There are two shadows in life, where a person can abide. A person can abide in the shadow of the Most High or a person can abide in the shadow of death. Christians shall say, that they abide in the shadow of the Almighty God. Laakiin taasi waa run? It is so easily said, but what does it mean to abide in the shadow of the Most High? When do you abide in the shadow of the Most High and when do you abide in the shadow of death according to the Bible?
What is the shadow of death?
When man was misled by the lie of the devil and rebelled against God and sinned, geeridu waxay gashay nin, and the spirit of man died and man came under the authority of the devil and his kingdom and lived in the shadow of death.
Man belonged to the death and every person, who would be born, ku dhalan lahaa dembiile boqortooyada gudcurka ah oo ku noolaan lahaa hooska dhimashada iyo ka dib dhimashadii dabiiciga ahi waxay gashay Haadees..
Odaygii (Nin dhacay) waxay ku xidhan tahay boqortooyadii gudcurka oo dhimasho baa leh.
Inta aanu qofku mar kale dhalan oo uu jidhku sii noolaanayo, geeridu waxay ku talin doontaa sida boqor nolosha qofka, qofkuna wuxuu ku sii jiri doonaa hooska dhimashada.
Goormaad hadhkii geerida ku hoyanaysaa?
Qofku markuu hadhkii geerida ku hoydo, Maanka jidhka ee qofka waa madoobaan doonaa oo waxaa xukumi doona boqortooyada gudcurka. Wax kasta oo uu qofku sameeyo waxa ay ka soo jeedaan maskaxda madoobaaday iyo iyada oo loo marayo saamaynta iyo xakamaynta boqortooyada mugdiga iyo awoodaheeda.
Sidaa darteed qof, who abides in the shadow of death shall do unrighteous works and produce the fruit of death, taas oo ah dembiga.
The person shall live after the flesh and be sense-ruled and do the works of the flesh and persevere in sin, whereby a person doesn’t please God but the devil. Because sin doesn’t please God, but grieves God and causes separation.
Sin pleases the devil and exalts and honors the devil and empowers him (Sidoo kale akhri: ‘Awoodda Ibliisku waxa ku shaqeeya dembiga )
The valley of death is the place, where death reigns through sin. And because death reigns, the result will become visible in the natural realm, which is perceivable by the senses of man.
What is the shadow of the Most High?
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined (Ishacyaah 9:2)
Dadkii fadhiyey gudcurka waxay arkeen iftiin weyn; Kuwii fadhiyey dhulka, oo hooska dhimashada ayaa u soo baxay (has dawned) (Matthew 4:16)
And thou child, waxaa loogu yeedhi doonaa nebigii ugu sarreeyay: waayo, waxaad hor mari doontaa Rabbiga hortiisa inaad jidadkiisa diyaariso; to give knowledge of salvation unto His people by the remission(cafis) ee dembiyadooda, through the tender mercy of our God; Oo taas oo ka soo baxaysa xagga sare ayaa nagu soo booqday, inuu iftiimiyo kuwa fadhiya gudcurka iyo hooska dhimashada, to guide our feet into the way of peace (Luukos 1:76-79)
Ciise waa qofka keliya, who can redeem man from the power of darkness and the shadow of death.
Therefore the only way to be redeemed from the shadow of death and the power of the kingdom of darkness is by faith in Jesus Christ and dib u soo kabashada Isaga ku jira; dhimashada jidhka iyo sarakicidda ruuxa kuwii dhintay.
Iyada oo loo marayo dib-u-soo-celinta, your flesh has been crucified in Christ and your spirit is raised from the dead, whereby you no longer abide in the shadow of death and live in the kingdom of darkness, being controlled by the spirits of the kingdom of darkness (aduunka), but you shall abide in the shadow of the Most High and live in His Kingdom and be controlled by His Holy Spirit.
Oo inagu soocay xoogga gudcurka, Oo wuxuu inoo beddelay boqortooyadii wiilkiisa gacaliyahaysan: Kaas oo aynu ku leennahay madaxfurashada dhiiggiisa, xitaa cafiska dembiyada (Kolosay 1:13-14)
Iyada oo loo marayo dib-u-soo-celinta, you have been transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, halkaas oo Ciise Masiix boqor u yahay oo boqornimadiisa.
When do you abide in the shadow of the Most High?
Waayo, isagu wuxuu ku dhergi doonaa nafta dheer, oo nafta gaajaysanna waxay ka buuxisaa nafta wanaagsanaanta. Such as sit in darkenss and in the shadow of death, Ku xidhnaanta dhibaatada iyo birta; Maxaa yeelay, waxay ku caasiyoobeen erayadii Ilaah, and contemned (despised) the counsel of the Most High: Sidaas daraaddeed isagu qalbigoodii ayuu foororsaday; way dhacday, oo ma jirin wax caawimaad ah. Markaasay Rabbiga ugu qayshadeen iyagoo dhibban, Oo isna wuu ka badbaadiyey dhibaatooyinkoodii. Wuxuu ka soo bixiyey gudcurkii iyo hooska dhimashada, oo fallaadhahooda ku xoqday. Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men! (Aawadood 107:9-15)
You shall no longer rebel against the words of God and abide in the shadow of death and your mind shall no longer be darkened by lies and be controlled by the powers of the kingdom of darkness and bear the fruit of death, which is sin and persevere in sin and be unhappy and dejected and live in depression and fear. But you shall abide in the shadow of the Most High.
Kan meesha ugu sarreeya degganu wuxuu joogi doonaa hooska Qaadirka (Sabuurrada 91:1)
You shall abide in the shadow of the Most High and because your mind is enlightened with the Truth of God and He reigns in your life, you shall walk after the Word and the Spirit and produce the fruit of the Spirit and do righteous works and be joyful, satisfied and live in the peace of God.
You will rejoice in Him and you shall obey God and His Word and walk in His will and you shall do all those things, which please the Lord and exalt Him.
You shall no longer trust and rely on yourself and the world and walk in darkness, but you shall put your trust in God and rely on His Word and you shall walk by faith according to His Word in the light.
As long as you obey God and abide in Jesus Christ; the Word and walk after the Spirit, you shall abide in His shadow and walk in His authority and power and reign over your flesh, dembi, and death and over the whole army of the enemy, who tries to seduce the people to sin and cause them to rebel against God and live in rebellion against God.
Abiding in the shadow of the Most High in the valley of death
Haa, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, Shar ka cabsan maayo: waayo, waad ila jirtaa; they rod and thy staff they comfort me (Aawadood 23:4)
Although the world is in decline and evil is present and sin reigns supreme, you shall not be moved and shall not be afraid, because you trust in God and rely on His Word and stand on His Word and don’t deviate from His Word.
You know that the Most High is with you and protects you. His Word and His Holy Spirit abide in you and shall lead you, comfort you, and keep you.
The world abides in the shadow of death
When we look around, we see that the world abides in the shadow of death. Sin is so great, that evil and death reign and cause destruction and make many victims. How did it get this far? It could have gotten this far, because the Church has neglected her task and has gone her own way instead of keeping God’s way and do His will on earth (Sidoo kale akhri: ‘Aroosadda Masiixa ee la xoreeyey‘).
Many churches are not spiritual anymore, but they are carnal and soulish and instead of being witnesses of Jesus Christ and preach the words of God, they are ashamed of Him and His words and have changed and adjusted His words so that it fits into their carnal lives and the world.
They have changed the gospel and compromised with the world, to avoid persecution and to prevent people, yaa iska leh aduunka, from being offended.
They are focused upon their own well-being and prosperity in the world and in their pride, they have gone after their own will, instead of submitting unto God and His Word and do His will and represent, establish and bring His Kingdom to the people, who are seated in darkness.
Because of that sin has rampant and has taken more and more ground, whereby death has increased its power. Haa, death has gained more power, even from Christians, who confess Jesus with their mouth but serve the devil with their hearts and lives and deny Jesus Christ and persevere in sin. Their hearts are not circumcised in Jesus Christ, but their hearts still belong to the devil, whereby they still want to do the lusts of their father (Sidoo kale akhri: ‘Gudniinka axdiga cusub’)
And so the world abides in the shadow of death and death has seduced many believers of the church with his lies and carried them away and caused the lights to become weaker and even extinguished in many places.
Is it possible to change that? Dhab ahaantii, but the question is, whether people are willing to pay the price.
‘ Dhulka milix ahow’
