KwiZenzo 19:13-16, sifunda ngoonyana abasixhenxe bakaSkeva, ababephethwe ngumoya okhohlakeleyo. Babengoonyana abasixhenxe bakaSkeva? The seven sons of Sceva were sons of the Jewish chief of the priests Sceva and part of the vagabond Jews, abakhupha iidemon, who went from place to place employing a formula of conjuration to expel demons. When they entered a house to deliver a person from an evil spirit, the sons of Sceva used the Name of Jesus, Whom Paul preached, and expected to have the same result as Paul, who preached and brought the Kingdom of God at that moment in Ephesus, whereby everyone who resided in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks, and God performed miracles by the hand of Paul. But the evil spirit leaped upon the seven sons of Sceva and overcame the sons of Sceva and prevailed against them, which wasn’t the case with Paul. Why did the evil spirit overcome the sons of Sceva? Benza ntoni oonyana abasixhenxe bakaSkeva? Why did the sons of Sceva fail to overpower the evil spirit?
Paul was born again in Christ, uMbingeleli Omkhulu
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, abakhupha iidemon, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, esithi, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, UmYuda, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, noPawulos ndiyamazi; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, ngokokude babaleke baphume kuloo ndlu beze, bengxwelerhiwe (IZenzo 19:13-16)
Paul was born again in Christ, uNyana kaThixo, High Priest and King, and the Holy Spirit dwelled in him. He was a son of God and belonged to the Kingdom of God.
Paul spoke and acted from his position in Christ from the Kingdom of God and knew who he was in Him (Owu. IZenzo 17:28, 1 KwabaseKorinte 8:6, 2 KwabaseKorinte 1:20-22; 5:21; 13:5-6, Kwabase-Efese 1:4, KwabaseKolose 1:19; 2:6-10).
UPawulos wayezithobile kuYesu yaye enolwalamano noYesu yaye ethobela imiyalelo Yakhe yaye elingqina Lakhe emhlabeni.
Ngenxa yoko, UPawulos wayesisisongelo nobungozi kumtyholi nobukumkani bakhe kunye nezo, ababengabakamtyholi nobumnyama. Benza konke okusemandleni abo, ukumisa uPawulos.
Kodwa phezu kwayo yonke inkcaso kunye nentshutshiso nguMtyholi kunye nabo, abangabamtyholi nobumnyama, UPawulos waqhubeka eshumayela waza wazisa ivangeli kaYesu Krestu wabiza abantu, kokubini amaYuda kwanamaGrike, enguqukweni.
Oonyana abasixhenxe bakaSkeva bazalwa nguSkeva umbingeleli omkhulu
UPawulos wayesaziwa nguMtyholi noomoya abangendawo, kodwa oonyana abasixhenxe bakaSeva babengaziwa ngumtyholi noomoya abakhohlakeleyo.
Nangona babezelwe kwimbewu yesizwe sakwaLevi yaye bengoonyana bentloko yababingeleli yaye ngokuzalwa kwemvelo baba nesigxina esikhethekileyo endlwini kaSirayeli yaye basebenza bekwisikhundla sasemhlabeni., indawo yabo yendalo yayingathethi nto kumtyholi needemon.
Kanye njengakwixesha lethu, ukuba ngunyana okanye intombi yomshumayeli, umvangeli, umprofeti, njl., okanye ukufumana isidanga senkosi okanye iPh.D. okanye enye idigri ayithethi nto kumtyholi kwaye ayinaxabiso kummandla womoya.
Kungenxa yokuba imfazwe yokomoya phakathi koBukumkani bukaThixo nobumnyama, ayenzeki kummandla wendalo, Kodwa kwindawo yokomoya.
Isiphumo (isiphumo) Imfazwe yokomoya inokubonwa kummandla wendalo, kodwa imvelaphi (unobangela) hayi. Oku unokukubona kuphela ngomoya womntu, ovuswe kwabafileyo ngokuzalwa ngokutsha kuKristu, noMoya oyiNgcwele, Ohlala emntwini omtsha.
UPawulos wayengumntu wokomoya, ke oonyana abasixhenxe bakaSkeva babengabenyama
Oonyana bakaSkeva abazange bazalwe ngokutsha kuKristu, uMbingeleli Omkhulu, kwaye akazange enze ngegunya likaKristu, kodwa babengabenyama, kwaye babethetha kwaye benza oko bakuvileyo ngeendlebe zabo kwaye bakubona ngamehlo abo.
Babeyivile intshumayelo kaPawulos baza bayibona nemimangaliso, awathi uThixo wawenza ngesandla sikaPawulos, kwaye babecinga ukuba bangenza okufanayo, ngokusebenzisa iGama elinye, awawushumayelayo uPawulos, eliGama likaYesu, kwaye ufumane umphumo ofanayo nokaPawulos.
Ke kaloku oonyana abasixhenxe bakaSkeva bazama ukuthabatha igunya koomoya abakhohlakeleyo kwizikhundla zabo zexhego, ongaphantsi kweengelosi, kwaye wazama ukusebenzisa enye ifomula, emva koko ifomyula ababeyiqhelile, to expel demons. They used the Name of Jesus, Whom Paul preached, while they didn’t know Jesus personally and were not born again in Him and seated in Him, but they were still the old creation.
The evil spirit knew Jesus and knew about Paul, but the evil spirit didn’t know the seven sons of Sceva
The evil spirit knew Jesus and knew about Paul, but the evil spirit didn’t know the seven sons of Sceva. Instead of taking authority over the evil spirit, the evil spirit took authority over the seven sons of Sceva.
Although the seven sons of Sceva were born of the chief of the priests and had a certain position and carnal authority in the natural realm, they lacked spiritual authority. They didn’t have a clue what they were doing and played with the spiritual authorities, which can be very dangerous.
Since the evil spirit was so much stronger than they were, the evil spirit leaped on the seven sons of Sceva and overcame them and prevailed against them, ngokokude babaleke baphume kuloo ndlu beze, bengxwelerhiwe.
Act from your position in Christ
And just like the seven sons of Sceva, Maninzi amaKristu, who maybe believe, but are not born again in Christ and don’t live and act from their position of the new man, but from their position of the old man (umntu owileyo) and use the Name of Jesus as some kind of formula in order to achieve something or receive something.
They use words, ubugcisa, and formulas that they heard during service, a seminar or conference, or education and/or may have read in Christian books.
They gather information and insights from the natural world, but they don’t have any knowledge or insights into the spiritual realm themselves. Ngenxa yoko, they act from the knowledge, ubulumko, and experiences of others instead of from Christ and the Holy Spirit.
They apply all they heard and saw from their carnal state as the old man and because of that they are just like the seven sons of Sceva, an easy target for the devil and darkness (Funda kwakhona: Ukholo lobuchwephesha kwaye Inkolo okanye ubudlelwane?)
But you can only do the works from your position in Christ and your relationship with Jesus Christ; iLizwi noMoya oyiNgcwele.
Only through regeneration in Christ and by walking in Him after the Spirit, you are seated in Christ above the (iwile) angels and you have received spiritual authority and power over the devil and (iwile) iingelosi.
KuKristu, you have been given all authority over spiritual powers, Uncedo, and rulers of the darkness, kwaye akukho nto iya kuthi nangayo nayiphi na indlela yokwenzakalisa. Jesus has given this promise to those, who belong to Him and follow Him and are His disciples and belong to His Body (Owu. ULuka 10:19, Kwabase-Efese 1:20-23).
False doctrines that show fear and hinder the Kingdom of God
There are false doctrines that use the story of the seven sons of Sceva to sow fear and make you afraid of spiritual warfare and the devil and evil spirits and cause you to stay away from the things Jesus has commanded you to do, like supplication and militant prayer, evangelizing, healing the sick and casting out devils.
These false doctrines make you believe that demons will leap on you, when you mess with them and command them to leave.
But if you are born again in Christ and the Holy Spirit abides in you and you know who God is and who you are in Christ and what authority and power and inheritance you have received in Him, you have nothing to be afraid of, because He that lives in you is stronger than he who is in the world.
Nina ningabakaThixo, abantwana abancinci, kwaye nibeyisile: because greater is He that is in you, kunalowo usehlabathini (1 UYohane 4:4)
If you are not born again and are not seated in Christ, you don’t have any authority and power in the spiritual realm. When you do try to take authority from your carnal position over evil spirits, then instead of taking authority over evil spirits, the evil spirits will take authority over you, just like they did with the seven sons of Sceva.
Should you be afraid to do what Jesus has commanded you to do? Hayi, ngokupheleleyo akunjalo! But you must know who God is, Who Jesus Christ is and the authority of Christ and who you are in Him and what authority you have received in Christ and what power you have received by the Holy Spirit
Jesus has all authority in heaven and in earth
Weza uYesu wathetha kubo, esithi, Linikwe Mna lonke igunya ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Hambani ke ngoko, kwaye ufundise zonke izizwe, nibabhaptiza eGameni loYise, kunye noNyana, kunye noMoya oyiNgcwele: Nibafundisa ukuba bazigcine zonke izinto endikuwisele umthetho ngazo nina: kwaye, khangela, Ndihleli nani, Kwanasekupheleni kwehlabathi. Amen (UMateyu 28:18-20)
Lumka hleze nawuphi na umntu ukonakalisa intanda-bulumko kunye nenkohliso, Emva kwesiko lamadoda, Emva korhafi lwehlabathi, hayi emva kukaKristu. For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. Kwaye niphelele kuye, Yeyiphi iNtloko yazo yonke kunye namandla (KwabaseKolose 2:8-10)
Jesus has all authority in heaven and in earth and if you are seated in Him and stay in Him, you have all authority in Him and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Just like Jesus and His disciples, who were never overpowered by evil spirits, as the sons of Sceva were overpowered by evil spirits, but they were overcomers and took authority over them
‘Yiba yityuwa yomhlaba’
