The armor is of light in Romans 13:12 is meant for Christians. Every Christian, oo ku dhashay mar labaad Masiixa, is delivered from the power of darkness and transferred into the light. Christians don’t belong to the darkness anymore, but to the Kingdom of Light. Sidaa darteed, Christians shall not live in the kingdom of darkness, walk in darkness, and do the works of darkness. But Christians shall live in the Kingdom of God and do righteous works. Through the new birth and the change of sonship, dabeecadda, iyo boqortooyada, Christians shall put off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light and walk in the light. let’s look at the armor of light in Romans 13:12 and how you put on the armor of light according to the Bible.
Put off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light
Habeenkii aad ayuu u qaatay, Maalintu waa dhowdahay: Haddaba aynu shuqullada gudcurka ka tuurnee, and let us put on the armor of light. Aan si daacad ah aan si daacad ah u soconnee, Sida maalinta; aan rabshad iyo sakhraansan, ma aha jahwareerka iyo doonida, oo aan muranka ahayn oo hinaaso. Laakiinse Rabbiyow, Rabbi Ciise Masiix ku dheji, Oo ha u dhigin mid aan loo helin hilibka, to fulfill the lusts (Roomaanka 13:12-14)
The Day of the Lord is near. Sidaa darteed, it’s time, that all the Christians, Yaan dhahaa inay rumaysteen, wake up from their spiritual sleep. It’s time to arise in Christ and walk in boldness after the Spirit in obedience to the Word in the light.
Dhammaanteen hareerahayaga, we see an increase of the power of darkness. More and more spiritual ground is being taken by the power of darkness, which is visible in the natural realm in nature and the lives of people.
The main reasons for the increase of darkness are the increase of apostasy, sharci darleh, and the lukewarm state of people, kuwaas oo sheeganaya inay Masiixiyiin yihiin.
Many Christians don’t speak the truth but keep their mouths shut about the Truth of God to prevent conflicts or rejection by people.
Instead of standing on the Word, they compromise with the world and approve the works of darkness. They even partake in the works of darkness.
There is hardly any distinction between good and evil and the majority of believers and unbelievers.
Sidaa darteed, it’s time that those, Yaan dhahaa inay rumaysteen, become serious and show through their lives, that they believe in Jesus Christ; Erayga, and are sons of God (tani waxay khusaysaa lab iyo dheddig labadaba), who don’t belong to the darkness (aduunka) mar dambe, but the Light.
Dembigu yuusan mar dambe boqor u ahaan noloshaada
Sidaa darteed dembaabin haddaanad xukunku u talin, Waa inaad u dhawrtaan damacyada xun. Oo kulliga kulligaadana ha u soo bandhigin alaabtiinna sidii qalabyo xaqdarro dembi lagu xabaalo: laakiinse nafsaddiinna u bixiya Ilaah, sida kuwa dhintay kuwa dhintay, Oo xubnihiinnana waxay u ahaan doonaan alaab caddaalad oo Ilaah (Roomaanka 6:12-13)
People who keep walking in darkness and doing the works of darkness and obey and serve sin and death through their flesh, don’t walk in the light.
Sidaa darteed, dadka, who walk in darkness are not the light in the world.
They shall not be able to deliver other people from the power of darkness. They shall also not be able to teach others in the truth of God’s Word. Since they are blinded and walk in darkness themselves and sin still reigns as king noloshooda.
Laakiin Kitaabka Quduuska ah (Erayga Ilaahay) commands everyone, to put off the works of darkness and no longer walk after the lusts of the flesh. The Bible commands everyone to walk as children of light and put on the armor of light and yield their members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Oo aan xidhiidhsiinin shuqullada aan midhahayn., Laakiin waan canaanay iyaga. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light (Efesos 5:11-13)
The Word commands to not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but to reprove the works of darkness by the truth of God.
How do you cast off the works of darkness and put off the old man?
Every believer should cast off the works of darkness and ka saar ninkii hore. It is an action that every believer is supposed to do. No one can do it for you. Not even God.
Haddaba xubnihiinna dhulka ku jira dildillaac; sinada, wasakhnimo, kalgacal aan xad lahayn, damac xun, iyo bakhaylnimada, oo ah sanam caabudid: Waxyaabahaas oo ay yihiin’ aawadood cadhada Ilaah aawadood carruurta caasinimada: Taas oo aad wakhti ku socoteen, when ye lived in them. But now ye also put off all these; xanaaq, cadhado, xaasidnimo, cayda, isgaadhsiin wasakh leh oo ka baxsan afkaaga. Mid kale ha u jeedin mid kale, maxaa yeelay, maxaad odayga gaboobi doontaan camalkiisa; Oo ninka cusubi saaray, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created Him (Kolosay 3:5-10)
Haddaba shuqullada jidhku waa muuqdaan, kuwaas oo kuwan ah; Si qasab ah, sinada, wasakhnimo, xirtaa, Sanam caabudid, sixir, nacayb, kala duwanaqid ah, dirir, cadhado, dirir, Casharro, heses, Shuummo, dilid, sakhcid la'aan, dembi ka guur, iyo sida: ee aan horay kuugu sheegay, Maaddaama aan sidoo kale kuu sheegay waqtigii hore, in kuwa waxyaalahaas oo kale sameeya aan dhaxli doonin boqortooyada Ilaah(Galatiya 5:19-22)
God has given you in Christ all authority and power to resist the devil and resist sin; Shuqullada gudcurka.
Kadib Ciise Masiix, wiilka ilaahay, was baptized in water by Yooxanaa Baabtiisaha and received the Holy Spirit from the Father, Ciise Ruuxa Quduuska ah ayaa u horseeday cidlada.
Cidlada dhexdeeda, Ciise wuxuu ahaa jirrabay Ibliiska afartan maalmood. During those forty days, Jesus learned to stay obedient to His Father and resist the devil and all his temptations.
Jesus didn’t compromise and didn’t bow to the devil. But Jesus only bowed to His Father, by staying faithful and obedient to His Father and His will.
And just like Jesus, the sons of God should also walk in obedience to the Word and the Holy Spirit. They should resist the devil and don’t give into his deceptions and temptations, oo dembi u horseeda.
And that’s only possible if you Eebbe jecel qalbigaaga oo dhan, naf, maskax, iyo xoog,h and know His will and yield yourself to His will, sida Ciise, Who loved His Father with all His heart, naf, mind and strength and knew His Father’s will and yielded Himself to the will of the Father.
Waa maxay doonista Eebbe?
Waayo, tanu waa doonista Ilaah, xataa quduusnaantaada, inaad sinada ka fogaataan: in midkiin kastaaba ogaado siduu weelkiisa ugu hantiyi lahaa quduusnaanta iyo ciso; Ma aha in damaca hammiga, xataa sida dadka aan Ilaah aqoonin: In aanu ninna u dhaafin oo walaalkii ku khiyaamayn arrin kasta: maxaa yeelay, Rabbigu waa aargudihiisa kuwan oo dhan, sidaan sidoo kale kuugu dignay oo aan kuugu markhaati furnay. Waayo, Ilaah wasakhnimo nooguma yeedhin, laakiinse xagga quduusnimada. Haddaba kii wax quudhsada, Ninna ma quudhsado, laakiin Ilaah, kan haddana ina siiyey Ruuxiisa Quduuska ah (1 Tesaloniika 4:3-8)
Oo Ruuxayga ayaan idinku dhex gelin doonaa, oo waxaan idinku dayn doonaa inaad qaynuunnadayda ku socotaan, oo waa inaad xakummadayda xajisaan, oo samee iyaga (Yexessiel 36:27)
Oo aadan u waafajin adduunyadan: Laakiin waxaad isu beddelaysaa cusboonaysiinta maskaxdaada, inaad cadeysaan waxaas wanaagsan, iyo la aqbali karo, oo kaamil ah, Doodda Eebbe (Roomaanka 12:2)
Through the resurrection of the spirit from the dead and the baptism with the Holy Spirit, God’s will is written in the mind and heart of the new man. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, the carnal mind is not renewed with the Word and thinks like the world, and can become a hindrance in the lives of Christians. A carnal mind ensure that people keep walking in disobedience to the Word in unbelief.
Therefore Christians need to Cusboonaysiinta maskaxdooda oo leh ereyga Eebbe. Markaa sidaas, they will get to know the Father and His will.
Through their love for God and by faith in God and His Word, they shall obey the words of God. They shall apply His words in their lives and walk according to His words and abide in the Word. Iyaga oo addeeci doona Ilaahay, waxay Ku soco jacayl according to the will of God.
What does the Bible say about the process of sanctification?
The process of sanctification is a process that every person, who has repented and has become a new creation in Jesus Christ shall go through. Even when you are raised in a Christian family, you shall go through the process of sanctification after you’ve become born again (ah baabtiiska biyaha iyo baabtiiskii Ruuxa Quduuska ah).
Sidaa darteed, walaac ah, Waxaan nahay deyn, ma aha jidhka, si ay ugu noolaadaan jidhka ka dib. Waayo haddii aad ku nooshahay jidhka ka dib, waad dhiman doontaan: Laakiin haddaad Ruuxa ku dhisaan camalka jidhka, Waad noolaan doontaan in alla intii Ruuxa Ilaah hoggaamiyo, Iyagu waa wiilashii Ilaah. Waayo, ma aydnaan helin ruuxa addoonnimada inaad mar kale cabsataan; laakiinse waxaad heshay Ruuxa korsashada, taas oo aan ku ooyanahay, Abbaa, Aabbe (Roomaanka 8:12-15)
During the process of quduus ka dhigid, you shall put off the works of darkness. You’ll put off the old man, Ayaa leh nooca shaydaanka, and put on the armor of light. You will put on the new man and be clothed with Jesus Christ.
You shall no longer do the works of the flesh. But through (the power of) Ruuxa, you shall kill the works of the flesh and do the works of the Spirit, which produces life and peace.
You shall no longer listen to the lusts and desires of your flesh, that commands you to love yourself and the world and reject the words of God, oo raba inuu been sheego, rebel, sino, sinaysan, furriin, eegid lulataaye, and have sexual relationships with someone, who isn’t your spouse/of the same gender/multiple persons/yourself/children or animals.
You’ll no longer listen to your flesh that wants you to walk in pride and commands you to get involved with strange religions and/or (Bari ah) Fal-degga, sixir, fashmi, Kala tasho niyad, envy others and be jealous, drink alcohol, xadid, nacayb, dil, ahaan aan ceeblin towards others, recompense evil for evil, iwm.
Sababtoo ah sida ku cad Kitaabka Quduuska ah, all these works are the works of darkness that belong to the old man; dembiilaha. These works of darkness don’t belong in the life of the new man, who has been made holy and righteous by the blood of Jesus Christ and regeneration in Him.
Qof walba, who has been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ
Waayo, kulligiin waxaad ku tihiin xagga binu-aadmiga Ilaah rumaysad xagga Ciise Masiix. In alla intii idinka mid ah oo laydiin baabtiisay Masiix (Galatiya 3:26-27)
The new man is clothed with Christ. Sidaa darteed, the spiritual transformation of the oday into the new man should become visible in the natural realm in the life of the new man.
Ninka cusub, who has been made in the image of the Creator, shall put on Jesus Christ; the Word and walk in the light; xaqa Alle, in the armor of light.
When you have become the new man, you shall walk after the Spirit and shall love God with all your heart, naf, mind and strength and your neighbor as yourself, which means that you shall serve no other gods and have no idols, you shall not commit spiritual adultery with other religions and/or philosophies, and shall not commit witchcraft, sino, sinada, been sheegid, xadid, dil, envy etc.
How do you put on the armor of light?
You put on the armor of light by yielding to Jesus Christ; the Word and the Holy Spirit and doing what is written in the Word.
As long as you stay faithful to Jesus Christ and walk after the will of the Father you shall do righteous works; the works of light and shall walk in righteousness.
The path of righteousness is not the path of the world. It’s a narrow path and only few shall find it or keep walking on this path (Matthew 7:14). Your walk in life depends on your love for Jesus Christ and the Father.
Only if you are born again in Christ and love God with all your heart, naf, maskax, and strength and stay obedient to the Word and the Holy Spirit and walk by faith in righteousness after the will of God, you shall be able to:
- Resist all the temptations of the devil,
- Fulfill your task in the Kingdom of God on earth,
- Be a witness of Jesus Christ,
- Do the works of light,
- Stand in the faith.
‘Noqo cusbada dhulka’
