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RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 MON. 15TH MAY 2023
DON'T BE A PRISONER OF YOUR PAST
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Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Pastor Chris Says
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There are those who are haunted by guilt and memories of the past. They're fighting so hard to overcome painful memories. They're in bondage to their past, probably because of some terrible things they had done or the hurt they suffered, and they've been living with the pain ever since.
You need to understand what it means to be born again, to be a new creation: you're a brand new person. You're not the same person who had those horrible experiences. That person died in Christ. The new "you" is absolved of all guilt, free of errors and imperfections.
Romans 5:18 says, "Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life." Jesus wasn't only delivered on account of our sins, He was also raised for our justification (Romans 4:25). What does this mean?
It means you were declared "not guilty"; no charge against you. The reason is simple: you're a new creation; a brand new person without a past. So, even if you did something wrong in the past that still makes you feel guilty, it's all based on memory and emotions. In Christianity, we don't walk by our feelings; we walk by faith. We live on the affirmation of God's Word.
Don't recollect a bitter experience you might have had many years ago and start crying that God should forgive you. Refuse to be held captive by guilt or memories of the past.
🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, I thank you for my new life in Christ; your divine nature in me has made me a master over circumstances, with dominion over the systems of this world. I serve you always with joy unspeakable and full of glory, unencumbered by sin or reproach! Thank you for making me righteous, holy and irreproachable in your sight, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Galatians 6:14-16; But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
15. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
16. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
John 1:12-13; But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13. which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Romans 6:4; Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 7:1-24 & 1 Kings 15-17
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 10:23-31 & Numbers 18
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 SAT. 13TH MAY 2023
NEVER RULED BY FEAR
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There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love (1 John 4:18).
Pastor Chris Says
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There're certain negative forces that affect people's actions, choices and decisions, one of them is fear. Fear is a tormenting spirit. There're different kinds of fear: The fear of failure, the fear of the future, the fear of man, the fear of death, the fear of darkness, and so on.
Oftentimes, those who are driven by fear can't even define what they're afraid of. Yet, they perpetually live in fear. But we're never to be moved by fear, because we're born of God and live by faith. In your life, make up your mind that you'll never be ruled by fear.
Never allow fear to prompt you to take an action or stop you from taking one. The Bible says fear entraps, but if you trust in the Lord, you're safe (Proverbs 29:25).
There are people who are bound by the fear of insecurity. Even some leaders experience these fears in their leadership roles. But the Bible says, "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind" (2 Timothy 1.7). That means if you're born again and filled with the Holy Spirit, fear has no place in your life. You should never be ensnared by fear. You have the Spirit of power, of love, and of a sound mind. Blessed be God!
It makes no difference the darkness in the world and how dismal the state of the world economy gets; refuse to be agitated. Trust the Lord, He leads us in perpetual triumph. God has ordained your victory, promotion, and prosperity in the midst of darkness. He already planned that you'll be a success in this life, irrespective of what's going on in the world around you. So, live confidently every day, knowing that your faith is the victory that overcomes the world. "For whatever is born of God is victorious over the world; and this is the victory that conquers the world, even our faith" (1 John 5:4 AMPC).
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Satan and the powers of darkness are under my feet; therefore, I have nothing to fear. The impulses of fear have been completely disabled from my life. Irrespective of the situation, I'm bold and courageous, speaking the Word in faith. My faith is the victory that overcomes fear, sickness, disease and infirmities. I walk in dominion over the elements of this world, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Luke 12:32; Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
1 John 5:4; For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Romans 8:35-37; Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36. As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 6:25-59 & 1 Kings 10-11
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 10:1-12 & Numbers 16
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 THURS. 11TH MAY 2023
SENT TO TELL HIS STORY
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Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father, and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? (John 14:9).
Pastor Chris Says
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All over the world, people pray in the Name of Jesus. They preach Him on the streets and every week in churches. Some have written books about Him, sung about Him, and prophesied in His Name. But a very painful reality is that many don't know who He really is.
True, they've heard about Him, but He's not merely "a great religious leader" that many know Him as; He is God. Sadly, even among preachers, some only know Him as Saviour who saved us from our sins. But Jesus is much more than that. He's Himself God; the omnipotent, immortal God, living in unapproachable light of divine glory, coequal with the Father and the embodiment of the Godhead (Colossians 1:19; 2:9; 1 Timothy 6:14-16).
Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of all, who has all authority in heaven, in earth, and under the earth. We're His witnesses, and we have to let the world know that He's real and that He came to die as a man for all men; He was raised from the dead and lives forever. Let's get busy, telling the whole world about Him.
The work we're doing here on earth isn't an end in itself. One day, we would have told the last person; we would have held the last conference or the last church service; we would have completed everything He asked us to do, and then we'll hear that trumpet sound. The Lord will appear and we'll receive crowns of glory: "And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away" (1 Peter 5:4). Glory to His Name forever!
🙏 P R A Y E R
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Blessed Lord Jesus, how great you are! You're the immortal God, the King of kings and Lord of all, with all authority in heaven, in earth, and under the earth. You're the Master and Ruler, the One with supreme authority and pre-eminence. I believe with all my heart and declare with my mouth that you're my Lord; you're God over all, and the One who made all things! I love you Lord!
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John 17:3; And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
2 Corinthians 4:5-6; For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
6. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:18-20; And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19. to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 5:31-47 & 1 Kings 7-8
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 9:30-37 & Numbers 14
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 TUES. 9TH MAY 2023
PREDESTINATION AND PERSONAL CHOICE
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For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live] (Ephesians 2:10 AMPC).
Pastor Chris Says
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Some times people ask if there's such a thing as predestination. "Can really say that God prearranged my life?" they wonder. Absolutely! The Bible says He did, we just read it! Also, Romans 8:29 says, "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate...."
The question then arises: Is God, therefore, responsible for everything that happens in my life? Not really, because you're a free moral agent; you're responsible for your decisions and actions. Once you become an adult, you have a responsibility for your life, and the onus is on you to make the right decisions in line with God's destiny and perfect will for you.
Just because God predestined your life for something doesn't mean you'll fulfil it. People don't necessarily become what God planned for them to be. It's a personal choice you make to fulfil God's plan for your life and be all that He's destined you to be.
Paul, in his letter to the Colossian church, sent a specific instruction to Archippus, telling him: "... Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfill it" (Colossians 4:17). If the man didn't have the responsibility of fulfilling the ministry that God committed to him, Paul wouldn't have instructed him to see to it that he fulfilled it. This also meant it was possible for him not to fulfil it.
Make up your mind you'll be everything God has destined you to be, you'll do all that He's predestined you to do, and you'll walk in His preordained pathways.
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I'm walking in preordained pathways, rightly positioned in God's place of opportunity and set on the path of success, glory, victory and divine destiny! The course of events in my life has been structured by God to bring Him glory, for He's the One at work in me both to will and to do His good pleasure. Hallelujah!!
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Romans 8:29-30 TPT;For he knew all about us before we were born and he destined us from the beginning to share the likeness of his Son. This means the Son is the oldest among a vast family of brothers and sisters who will become just like him.
30. Having determined our destiny ahead of time, he called us to himself and transferred his perfect righteousness to everyone he called. And those who possess his perfect righteousness he co-glorified with his Son!
Deuteronomy 30:19; I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Ephesians 1:11; in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 4:27-54 & 1 Kings 2-3
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 9:2-13 & Numbers 12
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 SUN. 7TH MAY 2023
EVERLASTING LIFE
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).
Pastor Chris Says
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Our opening verse is about the most popular verse of the Bible. It contains the most powerful and most informative words in the entire Scripture. It says anyone who believes in the Son of God has everlasting life, meaning they're separated from destruction, waste, failure, damage, etc
What is everlasting life? is it just life that goes on and on? No, that definition doesn't even scratch the surface of what it is. To understand everlasting life, you first have to know what eternal life is. This might come as a surprise to some people who thought they were the same; but there's a difference.
To be etemal is to be ageless: ageless without a beginning and ageless without an end. It's a life that has no beginning and it has no end; it's timeless. Eternity, thus, refers to timelessness and agelessness. More specifically, it's a life that's incorruptible, Indestructible, imperishable, unending, and not subject to failure or death. This is the life and nature of God.
That's why He's called the Eternal One. The Bible says in Psalm 90:2, "Before you created the hills or brought the world into being, you were eternally God, and will be God for ever" (GNB).
Everlasting life is eternal life with a beginning, it has a beginning but no end. The angels, for instance, have eternal life with a beginning Though they live forever, they had a beginning. God, however, has no beginning. He's absolutely eternal. The angels became eternal because God, the Eternal One, made them everlasting. To make them everlasting, He had to impart them with eternal life.
When you're born again, you receive eternal life and become everlasting. You're brought from your humanity into eternity. Receiving that life is your first entry into it; that's the beginning of your life in eternity. From there on, you become a part of an endless life that's imperishable, indestructible and incorruptible
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I have received eternal life, and I'm absolutely death-free, incorruptible, indestructible, imperishable, not subject to failure, depravities and diseases because the law of life is operational in me! Divinity dwells in me, and I live the transcendent life! Glory to God!
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1 John 5:11-13, And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
John 3:36; He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 5:24; Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 3:22-36 & 2 Samuel 23-24
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 8:22-33 & Numbers 10
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 FRI. 5TH MAY 2023
A HERITAGE OF VICTORY
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Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place (2 Corinthians 2:14).
Pastor Chris Says
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In Christ, we don't pray to be victorious, victory is our heritage: it's our life! We were born to be triumphant always and in every place. That's what the Word says and it's immutable. Let your spirit get a hold of this truth, and live accordingly.
This doesn't mean you won't encounter challenges; but it sure means you'll always win, regardless of the challenges. So, it makes no difference what happens, where you find yourself or who's against you you're more than a conqueror. You can never be disadvantaged.
God has given you everything it takes to live victoriously every day. He gave you the Holy Spirit, gave you His Word, and gave you the Name of Jesus. Then, He also gave you the ability to speak, to use words.
By your words, you can chart your course in victory and success You can make your life permanently triumphant. Whatever you say will surely come to pass. Therefore, in the face of adversity, declare God's Word.
Every so often, affirm that good things are coming your way and happening for you and around you because the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Use your mouth- your words-to keep yourself on the victory highway, to transform circumstances, and to change situations to conform to God's perfect will for you.
🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, I thank you for your Word by which I live triumphantly today and always. It doesn't matter what happens around me; I win always! I enjoy my days in success, progress, peace, joy, health and unending prosperity. With my faith-filled words, I transform circumstances and change situations to conform to your perfect will for me, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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1 John 4:4; Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 Corinthians 15:57; But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 2:1-25 & 2 Samuel 20-21
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 8:1-9 & Numbers 8
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 WED 3RD MAY 2023
SUPREME AUTHORITY
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And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues (Mark 16:17 NKJV).
Pastor Chris Says
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There're two things I'll like you to observe in the theme verse. The first is the fact that the Lord Jesus gave us authority over demons. What is authority? Authority is delegated power; it's the right to command and be obeyed or the ability to command and enforce obedience. It's the right to command something, someone, or anything and be obeyed! For example, when we use the Name of Jesus to effect a change or make a command, that's authority!
Secondly, He also gave us the power of attorney, that is, the legal right to act on His behalf or in His stead as His agent: the legal right to act in His Name. So, having been given the power of attorney, how much power do you wield? How much force can you exercise? And how much authority do you really have? It depends on how much power is behind the one that gave it to you.
It doesn't matter how much power you've got, if someone with a higher authority than the one who authorized you comes, you have to submit.
Matthew 28:18-19 lets us in on the Master's authority. It says, "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."Notice He doesn't say some power, but ALL power; also observe that He didn't say that all power is given unto Him to exercise in Israel or some parts of the world; no! He said in heaven and in earth.
The Lord Jesus has supreme and unrivalled authority. Hallelujah! When you issue commands to Satan, his demons, and the elements of this world in His Name, they'll hear and obey you, because you function in Christ's supreme authority and dominion.
🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for giving me the ability to command and enforce obedience, and the power of attorney to use the Name of Jesus to effect changes and control circumstances. That Name wields all power in heaven and in earth. Therefore, I declare, in the Name of Jesus, that the Gospel shall have free course in the nations of the world. Amen.
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Mark 16:17-18; And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18. they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Acts 3:16; And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
John 16:24; Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 1:1-18 & 2 Samuel 15-17
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 7:14-23 & Numbers 6
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 MON. 1ST MAY 2023
ALL THE BLESSINGS OF HEAVEN IN YOU
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).
Pastor Chris Says
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I would to God every Christian grasps the import and profundity of what we just read in our opening verse! In 2 Corinthians 6:16, the Apostle Paul quoted God's promise in the Old Testament to indwell man and the ensuing fulfilment of that promise. He said, "...for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
What a blessing! What glory it is to have the Holy Spirit in our lives today! He's the greatest blessing of all; your greatest advantage. He knows everything and owns everything. Having Him in you means you're made for life. He's all you need to be everything God destined you to be and fulfil your destiny in life and in the Gospel.
1 Corinthians 2:12 says, "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God." Without Him, you can't know all that God has blessed and endowed you with in Christ. There're blessings and benefits from God for you every day (Psalm 68:19, Matthew 6:11, Luke 11:3). The Holy Spirit guides you into these blessings and sees to it that you enjoy them.
Live every day with the consciousness that you're indeed the temple of the Holy Spirit. He'll perfect His work and ministry in your life. He's the Spirit of grace: He's the Spirit of excellence. His joy is to make your life excellent and full of glory, and to perfect everything that concerns you.
The Holy Spirit in you is your assurance of an extraordinary life of victory, dominion, abundance and infinite possibilities. He's the power and glory of your life. Become more conscious of Him, and of His presence in you. In you abides all the graces, blessings, wisdom, and goodness of heaven, because the Holy Spirit lives in you. Therefore, live from within. Praise God!
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In me abides all the graces, blessings, wisdom and goodness of heaven, because the Holy Spirit lives in me. I'm His living tabernacle. Everything I require for life and godliness is in me by the Holy Spirit. He's the power and glory of my life. Hallelujah!
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Ephesians 1:3 AMPC; May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm!
1 Corinthians 3:21-23; Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;
22. whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;
23. and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
2 Peter 1:3; according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 24:13-35; 2 Samuel 9-11
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 6:45-56; Numbers 4
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 SAT. 29TH APRIL 2023
LIVE IN THE WILL OF THE FATHER
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Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10).
Pastor Chris Says
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The verse above is part of the prayer format that the Master taught His disciples. He said, “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth…”, because when the Kingdom comes, God’s will is done. When Jesus came, He was the manifestation of the will of the Father; He was the will of God in human flesh. Hallelujah!
Jesus was the embodiment of God’s will; He was at the right place at the right time for the right purpose, in the right way. Even when they wanted to arrest Him on a certain occasion, and He sneaked out from there (John 10:39), He was still in the will of God.
God's will is manifested in His Kingdom, and the Kingdom executes His will. This means that the will of God is expected to be wrought in your life one hundred per cent, as it was with Jesus.
Living in the will of the Father is very simple. All you have to do is to live according to the Word and walk by the Spirit. The Bible says, “...Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16). How could there be confusion in your life when you’re living in the will of the Father? Never!
The Bible says, “The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know…” (Ephesians 1:18). If the eyes of your understanding are enlightened—if your heart is flooded with light, with an abundance of the Word of God in your spirit—you become acquainted with the will of God, and the result is a life of unending victory!
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Dear Father, thank you for granting me spiritual understanding, which transcends the use of the mind and the senses. As I live in accordance with your Word and by your Spirit, your will is wrought in my life every day, causing me to walk in prosperity, health and victory over the world and its systems, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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Colossians 1:9; For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Hebrews 10:7; Then said I, Lo, I come (In the volume of the book it is written of me,) To do thy will, O God.
Romans 12:2; And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 23:26-49 & 2 Samuel 4-6
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 6:14-29 & Numbers 2
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 THURS. 27TH APRIL 2023
NO SICKNESS IN OUR KINGDOM
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And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity (Isaiah 33:24).
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There’re those who aver stoutly that sickness is for everybody, but it’s not true. God doesn’t get any glory out of us being sick. We belong in His Kingdom, and the Scripture shows us that divine health is one of our Kingdom rights; it’s one of the blessings we have in Christ.
Read again the inspiring description of Zion by Isaiah in our theme verse! He calls it a beautiful place where the inhabitants have no reason to say, “I am sick,” because there’s no sickness in Zion! Hallelujah! Being born again, you’re an inhabitant of this glorious land of health and abundance.
In Colossians 1:13, it’s called the Kingdom of God’s dear Son. You’ve been translated into that Kingdom, and all the blessings of the Kingdom are yours. So, become Kingdom conscious; live in the blessings of the Kingdom of God, in health and in strength.
If sickness tries to attack your body, remember that you’re in the Kingdom of God where His will is operational and in force. Take charge and rule over your body with the Word of God. Refuse to yield your body to sickness, disease or infirmity!
God gave you a life that’s superior to sickness, so you can serve Him and live for Him; so you can manifest His glory and His grace, and impact your world with the message of Christ’s salvation.
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I was born into the Kingdom of God where I reign over sickness, disease and infirmity. I walk in the fullness of the blessings of the Gospel, basking in divine prosperity, beauty and honour. Through my faith-filled confessions, I enforce the will of God concerning my health today and always. Glory to God!
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Hebrews 12:22; but ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
Mark 11:23; For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Mark 16:17-18; And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18. they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 22:39-65 & 1 Samuel 29-31
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 5:35-43 & Leviticus 27
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 TUES. 25TH APRIL 2023
RUN TO WIN
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Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain (1 Corinthians 9:24).
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What we read in our theme verse lets us know that in Christianity, there’s godly competition; we run to win, to obtain the prize. We’re likened to sportsmen: “And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air” (1 Corinthians 9:25-26).
The Bible shows you what to do to be at the top of your game: become temperate in all things; exercise selfcontrol. Like an athlete, there’re things you should do and there’re things you shouldn’t, just so you can keep in form. Those athletes do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we do ours for an incorruptible crown. Hallelujah.
Notice what He says in the 27th verse: “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway” (1 Corinthians 9:27). He instructs us to do everything to win, but according to the rules, so you’re not disqualified. Don’t run to miss the prize.
In Hebrews 12:1-2, the Bible says, “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith....”
As you run your race, as you fulfil your ministry in the Gospel, lay aside every weight. Don’t let sin be an encumbrance in your life. Refuse to allow anything to take your focus off the Master. Remain steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord (1 Corinthians 15:58).
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I’m a spiritual sportsman, disciplined to do the Word, and fully yielded to the leading of the Spirit. I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize and fulfil God’s call and destiny for me. I remain steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord. Hallelujah!
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Philippians 3:12-14; Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 12:1-2 AMPC; THEREFORE THEN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us,
2. Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 21:5-38 & 1 Samuel 23-25
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 5:14-20 & Leviticus 25
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 SUN. 23RD APRIL 2023
NEVER TOO LATE OR IMPOSSIBLE
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And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:2).
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It makes no difference where you are in life and the circumstances in which you find yourself today; you can still win; you can be a success. Perhaps you’ve had certain dreams and pursuits that you think are now impossible to achieve, or you think you’re now too old to achieve meaningful success in life; don’t give up. Renew your mind with the Word. Change your thinking.
Moses answered the call of God at the age of eighty. His old age didn’t truncate his destiny. It was the same with Abraham, who received the promise at seventy-five years of age. With God, nothing is ever too late or impossible. Therefore, don’t despair.
As you grow spiritually, there could be times of difficulties and tough challenges. But those challenges are your opportunities to demonstrate your faith in the Lord and prove His Word. God gave us His Word to live by, and to use in creating our glorious and triumphant lives. So, it’s your responsibility to use the Word; to work the Word.
Philippians 2:12 says, “…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” That was what Abraham did. God said to him, " (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were” (Romans 4:17).
At this time, Abraham was nearly a hundred years old and didn’t have a child, but he believed and acted on the Word. Romans 4:20 says He didn’t stagger at the promise of God through unbelief, but he was strong in faith, giving glory to God!
The change you desire in your ministry, finances, health and family is possible and dependent on you. Act on the Word. Insist that nothing but what the Word of God says will prevail in your life, and it shall be so. Be ever joyful, declaring your glorious life, righteousness and victory in Christ Jesus.
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My mind is constantly renewed by the Word to think and produce excellence. The Word of God is prevailing in my life, producing what it talks about. I make manifest the savour of God’s knowledge in every place, reigning with Christ, and bringing Him glory today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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Psalm 1:1-3; Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; And in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Mark 9:23; Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 20:1-19 & 1 Samuel 18-19
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 4:30-41 & Leviticus 23
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 FRI. 21ST APRIL 2023
SO MUCH TO BE GRATEFUL FOR
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Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 5:20).
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In your life, you must learn to count your blessings and be genuinely grateful to the Lord for all He’s done in your life. A grateful heart is very important to the Lord.
Some people hardly appreciate or recognize when they’re making progress or when God is doing something beautiful in their lives. It’s because they’re negatively programmed. They’ll rather wear a worried look, troubled all the time, only seeing their inabilities and what they don’t have.
Take stock of your life from the beginning of the year till now, for example, and you’d discover how much progress you’ve made. I’m sure you’ve learnt some new things; your knowledge and understanding of God’s Word improved. Perhaps you used to always arrive late to work or for meetings; but at the beginning of the year, you decided to work on it. Now, you’re always punctual; these are blessings the Lord has made possible for you that you should be grateful for.
Never think that such blessings are insignificant. Perhaps your prayer life has become richer; you pray better than you used to; that’s a huge blessing. Always consider these and other improvements the Spirit of God has brought into your life; centre your mind on them and be grateful.
Be thrilled by such blessings as the ministry and work of the Holy Spirit in your life! That’s greater than any material blessing or promotion you could ever get. In fact, it’s what will give rise to all other kinds of material blessings and promotions.
Therefore, learn to be content and grateful for all things, serving the Lord joyfully, irrespective and independent of circumstances. Praise God!
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Dear Father, you’re great, gracious and glorious; you’re loving, holy, just and true. Thank you for your blessings in my life: the divine favours that you cause me to experience always. I’m grateful, Lord, for your faithfulness towards me! You’ve given me all that pertains to life and godliness; thank you for making my life the effulgence of your glory and righteousness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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Psalm 68:19; Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
Psalm 103:2; Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:
Ephesians 5:20; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 19:1-27 & 1 Samuel 14-15
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 4:13-20 & Leviticus 21
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 WED. 19TH APRIL 2023
THE NATIONS ARE HIS FOCUS
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How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him (Acts 10:38).
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Some things happen by God's choice. When they do, there're often no human ways of explaining them. Only through the Scriptures do we discover the reason He does such things. In 2 Chronicles 9, for example, the Queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame and came to Jerusalem to see for herself.
When she arrived, she was stunned! She asked every question she could think of and was left amazed at Solomon's wisdom, his responses, and the many things she saw. This prompted her to extol God’s divine love for His people: “Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice” (2 Chronicles 9:8).
God made Solomon the king of Israel because He loved Israel. He chose a man that He loved (2 Samuel 12:24), and made him the king of a people He loved. So, Israel was His focus.
It brings to mind something the Lord told me years ago; He said the number one thing He wanted me to do was to take healing to the nations. The nations were His focus—the rendezvous of broken humanity—the sick, the weak, and all those who had become incapacitated due to sickness and disease. He loved them. His focus was on them to bring them healing and health.
And thanks be unto God that He created the platforms and opportunities for us to reach them through the Healing Streams Live Healing Services. Previous editions have seen billions of participants from nations receive healing from chronic ailments in real-time, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Dear Father, thank you for bringing healing, strength and vigour to the sick and causing them to walk in the finished works of Christ. You’ve made me a light in a dark world, and my light shines ever so brightly. I walk in your glory and perfection, manifesting your righteousness and exercising the dominion of the Spirit, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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Proverbs 8:30-31; Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him;
31. Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; And my delights were with the sons of men.
Acts 10:38 AMPC; How God anointed and consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the [Holy] Spirit and with strength and ability and power; how He went about doing good and, in particular, curing all who were harassed and oppressed by [the power of] the devil, for God was with Him.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 17:20-18:1-14 & 1 Samuel 8-10
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 3:20-35 & Leviticus 19
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 MON. 17TH APRIL 2023
A DIVINE PARENTAGE
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Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4).
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Being born again means you’re God’s offspring; you’re a divine being. You’re not an ordinary person, because you have in you the same life that God has. When Jesus walked the earth, He had this consciousness. In John 6:38, He said: "For I came down from heaven…." He affirmed His divine origin.
This is how you must think, talk, and live. Be conscious of your divine origin. You hail from God. Your true parentage is divine. Like the Lord Jesus, speak with confidence and authority in affirming who you are. Recall what the psalmist said in Psalm 82:6, “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.”
We're gods because we’re born of God. Just in case you’re thinking the psalmist might have gone too far, read the words of the Master Himself in John 10:34; He reiterated the same words. He said, “…Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?” Align yourself with God’s Word, His thoughts and visions of you, and speak accordingly.
Every so often, affirm that you’re an associate of the God-kind; as Jesus is, so are you: “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world” (1 John 4:17). Let your consciousness of who you are in Christ—the consciousness of your divinity—control everything you say and do. Let it control everything about your life.
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I walk in dominion over the elements of this world and over demons, disease and death, because I’m born of God! The life of Christ is manifested in me, from glory to glory, and I walk in the consciousness of my divine origin, in the Name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.
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2 Peter 1:4; whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
John 5:26; For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
1 John 5:11-13 NIV: And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
13. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 16 & 1 Samuel 1-2
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 3:1-7 & Leviticus 17
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 SUN. 14TH MAY 2023
DON'T HARBOUR RESENTMENT
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Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice (Ephesians 4:31).
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The Spirit says through Paul in 1 Corinthians 14:20, "In malice, as children, but in understanding be men."Children don't keep malice. They don't harbour resentment; they have a pure and innocent mind. That's how God wants us to live.
The same admonition He gave in our theme verse is repeated in Colossians 3:8. It says, "But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth." All these are listed together because they're all related.
Resentment will prompt you to negative actions and filthy communication; therefore, eschew it. So many ventures today were started on the basis of resentment. Someone was angry about the way things were being done in a certain establishment and went on to start his own. Even some churches have been started that way too.
You can't get God's approval on a venture, enterprise or action that has anger, resentment and bitterness as its driving force.
The Lord Jesus alluded to this in Matthew 23:27-28 when He said, "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity."
Harbouring resentment, bitterness, anger, hatred, or jealousy eventually produces adverse effects in a person, because these negative forces lead people to unwholesome actions. Remember, we're called to walk in love.
When you walk in love, you're a master, you're in dominion. The Bible says love isn't self-seeking, touchy, fretful or resentful. It takes no account of the evil done to it, neither does it pay attention to a suffered wrong (1 Corinthians 13:5 AMPC).
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I refuse to allow resentment, hatred, jealousy, envy, bitterness, anger, strife, spite, ill will or baseness of any kind to take root in me. My heart is full of God's love, kindness and compassion; and I express these lavishly everywhere and to everyone to the delight of the Father. Amen.
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Proverbs 14:30 NLT; A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.
1 Corinthians 13:3 CEV; What if I gave away all that I owned and let myself be burned alive? I would gain nothing, unless I loved others.
Hebrews 12:15; looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Ephesians 4:31 AMPC; Let all bitterness and indignation and wrath (passion, rage, bad temper) and resentment (anger, animosity) and quarreling (brawling, clamor, contention) and slander (evil-speaking, abusive or blasphemous language) be banished from you, with all malice (spite, ill will, or baseness of any kind).
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 6:60-71 & 1 Kings 12-14
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 10:13-22 & Numbers 17
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 FRI. 12TH MAY 2023
KNOWLEDGE IS IMPORTANT
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But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him (1 Corinthians 2:9).
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There's so much that the Lord wants to do through His children in the earth in these last days, but the limiting factor for many has been knowledge. How do you hope for something that you don't even know exists? You can't expect something that your imagination can't fathom.
But thanks be unto God! The Bible says in the last days, knowledge shall be increased. Through this knowledge, we're doing the Impossible, the unthinkable, and the unimaginable. The Holy Spirit is helping and preparing the Church for what He wants to do by availing us of true, accurate, and precise knowledge of His Word.
Through Him, we know the things that are freely given to us by God: "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God" (1 Corinthians 2:12). Life is limited by your knowledge or understanding. There's a whole lot that happens to you when you get the right knowledge, the knowledge of God's Word. Your capacity is tremendously increased; you become aware and are able to comprehend the wonderful blessings God has prepared for you to enjoy.
Acts 20:32 declares, "And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified." You already have an inheritance bequeathed to you in Christ, but through the knowledge of God, you're able to take a hold of what's rightfully yours. I admonish you today, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord" (Colossians 3:16). Hallelujah!
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Dear Father, I'm furnished with the requisite knowledge for life in Christ, through the Word. The eyes of my understanding are being enlightened. Therefore, I have insight into mysteries and secrets; there's nothing that I can't know. Christ is my wisdom, and the Word of God informs me daily, through the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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1 Corinthians 2:9-10; But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, Neither have entered into the heart of man, The things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
Ephesians 1:18 NKJV; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
Proverbs 11:9; An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: But through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 6:1-24 & 1 Kings 9
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 9:38-50 & Numbers 15
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 WED. 10TH MAY 2023
LET PATIENCE HAVE ITS FULL EFFECT
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..when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can! For you know that when your faith is tested it stirs up in you the power of endurance. And then as your endurance grows even stronger, it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking (James 1:2-4 TPT).
Pastor Chris Says
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Trials and temptations, as difficult as they are, are for your good. You'll ultimately find joy in them. Your faith blossoms under pressure and you learn true patience as you endure.
Sometimes we want God to effect a change right away. We're praying about a situation or something we want to prevent from happening, and we want instant answers. But there're times when patience is needed while expressing your faith. God never wants us to panic at such times.
James 1:4 in the Voice Translation says, "...true patience brought on by endurance will equip you to complete the long journey and cross the finish line-mature, complete, and wanting nothing."
Yes, there'll be challenging times and uncomfortable circumstances, but the Word encourages us to count them all joy. knowing that the trying of our faith produces patience in us. Then the 4th verse tells us what patience, in turn, produces in us when we allow it to do its work and have its full effect. So don't keep pushing and agitating: you could miss out on God's plan.
Let's read James 1:4 again, this time, in the Amplified Classic. It says, "But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed (with no defects), lacking in nothing." This is what patience produces in us: we become perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing." Glory to God!
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Dear Father, I thank you for my faith prevails over circumstances, and I live victoriously and triumphantly above sickness, disease, fear and terror. I'm in charge and in control of my life and circumstances. I'm strong, bold and courageous, functioning from a vantage position of rest, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Philippians 4:6-7; Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Proverbs 24:10; If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.
Hebrews 12:1; Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 5:1-30 & 1 Kings 4-6
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 9:14-29 & Numbers 13
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 MON 8TH MAY 2023
CHRIST IN YOU-THE WONDER OF CHRISTIANITY
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To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).
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To have the vital knowledge and live with the consciousness that christ lives in you is one of the greatest blessings of Christianity. It is, in fact, your solution to all problems and answer to all questions. Christ in you is the wonder of Christianity.
When Jesus walked the earth, He was with the disciples as Emmanuel, God with us. But the Father's dream was yet to be consummated. He wanted all of divinity in us, not just with us. He wanted His Spirit in us
It's the reason Jesus said, "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever, Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you" (John 14:16-17). The desire of the Father was actuated on the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came to live in us.
Consider the amazing truth in Romans 8:11: "But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you."
This means Christ in you—the Holy Spirit in you—is the life of your physical body, it's your health, your deliverance, /wholeness, and preservation. Christ in you is your right to walk out of any pain. Christ in you is your power over every crisis; it's your dominion over darkness, poverty, lack and want. Hallelujah! Christ in you is the greatest blessing of all. Blessed be God!
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Glory, wholeness, perfection, success and prosperity are guaranteed in my life because Christ is in me! He's in every fibre of my being, in every bone of my body, and in every cell of my blood! I've been granted the grace and ability in Christ to reign and rule over all circumstances. I'm shielded from all evil and harm because I'm in Christ and Christ is in me! Hallelujah!
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1 John 4:4; Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Romans 8:10 ESV; But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
1 Corinthians 6:19; What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 4:1-26 & 1 Kings 1
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 8:34-9:1 & Numbers 11
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD
Saturday, 6th May 2023
YOU'RE ON A UNIQUE ASSIGNMENT
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_But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness..._ (Acts 26:16)
There are billions of people on earth today and no two fingerprints are alike in the whole world. We're all uniquely gifted, blessed and called of God. So, let your joy be in fulfilling the calling that God has given you. You're on a unique assignment; stay in the grace that God gave you, as no one can do it exactly like you.
Think about Paul: He was an apostle to the Gentiles; that wasn't something fashionable in his day, but he celebrated his unique assignment. He said in Romans 11:13, "...I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my office." He didn't wish to have been sent to the Jews; Peter had that.
It's like Joshua too: though he walked closely with Moses before Moses died, he understood the uniqueness of what God wanted him to do. In Joshua Chapter 1, God said to him: "...go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them... for unto this people shall thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them" ( Joshua 1:2-6)
When Joshua got these marching orders, he understood that his assignment was unique from that of Moses. God has earlier told Moses, "I want you to bring my people out of Egypt" (Exodus 3:7-10). Moses brought them out of captivity in Egypt all right, but it was Joshua who took them into the land of promise and divided it for their inheritance (Joshua 1:2 & 6).
Have you established your unique assignment in that country, city, town, village, neighborhood, school, or office? Don't think you're just like everyone else, to do the same things they're all doing. Understand that you're on a unique assignment; fulfil your purpose with poise!
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_Dear Father, I'm immensely grateful and excited about the uniqueness of my assignments in the earth. I fulfil my purpose in Christ and walk in preordained paths that you planned before the foundation of the world, that I may serve and live for you. Through me, your kingdom reigns and expands in the earth, and in the hearts of men, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Acts 26:16: But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee
Colossians 4:17: And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
Ephesians 2:10 AMPC: For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), [a]recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].
1 Year Bible Reading Plan : John 3:1-21 & 2 Samuel 22
2 Year Bible Reading Plan : Mark 8:10-20 & Numbers 9
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 THURS. 4TH MAY 2023
THERE'S A DIVINE PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE
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And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it (Colossians 4:17).
Pastor Chris Says
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Several years ago, the Lord told me that one of the most important things for men to do is to discover their purpose and fulfil it, but most never do. Therefore, they live empty lives, never realizing that there was a divine plan for them.
Ephesians 2:10: AMPC says, "For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live]."
How important it is for you to discover your purpose! What joy and peace will flood your heart when you find yourself in the preordained paths in which you were born to walk! God doesn't just do things; He has a purpose for everything. He has a purpose for the world, and He sure has a purpose for your life. It's important that you find out God's purpose for you.
A generic purpose for all of God's children is that we were born for His glory; we were born to walk with God and bring Him honour. Let that basic purpose become established in your heart from today, and declare, "Lord, thank you, because was born for your glory."
Beyond that, however, there's a specific purpose for which you were created and placed on this earth. And it is in fulfilling that purpose that you truly bring glory and honour to God.
If you haven't discovered that specific purpose, you can today. Be bold to ask the Lord and He'll tell you. Sometimes, He'll speak expressly as He did to Paul the Apostle (read: Acts 26:13-16). Other times, He'll guide you into it, and every day, you'll discover more and more of His purpose for your life as you walk by faith in accordance with His Word in all things.
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Thank you, Father, for revealing to me the specific purpose for which I was created and placed on this earth. I'm a witness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, sent from your heavenly Kingdom for the salvation of souls in the earth. My daily passion is to establish the Kingdom of God in the earth and in the hearts of men and thus bring you glory and honour, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Ephesians 1:4-5; according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5. having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
2 Corinthians 5:18-20; And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19. to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
Colossians 3:1-2; If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 1:19-51 & 2 Samuel 18-19
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 7:24-37 & Numbers 7
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 TUES. 2ND MAY 2023
QUIT THE STRUGGLE
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For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his (Hebrews 4:10).
Pastor Chris Says
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Everything that God has placed in this world isn’t for the angels or for Himself, but for us! If this is true, why should any Christian labour endlessly in prayer just to get God to give him something which belongs to him in Christ? Think about it!
Sadly, I’ve heard those who gripe, “I’ve prayed for five years, with intense fasting, and even sown seeds just to get healed of this ailment!” Life, to them, has become a spiritual warfare, or as it were, an endless struggle in prayer, just to live in health, pay a meagre house rent, pass their exams, or to even have a decent job.
The problem usually stems from their ignorance of what rightfully belongs to them in Christ. Psalm 82:6-7 says, “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.” Why would they die like men? Why would they fall like one of the princes? It’s because “they know not”; that is, their ignorance!
First, you belong to a great and winning Kingdom. So, square up, chest out and chin up because Jesus already paid the full price for you to walk in victory and enjoy all the blessings. How would you talk, walk, or act if you knew that you’re superior to sickness, disease and infirmities? It’ll put an end to these unnecessary health struggles!
If you found out that you’re the seed of Abraham, an heir of blessings untold, and have been imbued with a life that’s incapable of poverty or failure—a life that can’t be defeated or destroyed—wouldn’t that immediately change the contents of your prayer? Get to know the Word for yourself; be acquainted with these truths. Remember, the life of blessings is your heritage in Christ Jesus. God already blessed you beyond measure (Ephesians 1:3). Hallelujah!
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I walk in the truths of God’s Word, getting acquainted with my inheritance in Christ and enjoying all of these numerous, multifaceted blessings. I live in the fulfilment and reality of God’s blessings. I’ve been brought into God’s rest. All things are mine. I take full advantage of all that’s available to me in Christ, and by my faith, I triumph gloriously always and in every place. Amen.
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1 Corinthians 3:21-22 AMPC; So let no one exult proudly concerning men [boasting of having this or that man as a leader], for all things are yours,
22. Whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas (Peter), or the universe or life or death, or the immediate and threatening present or the [subsequent and uncertain] future–all are yours,
Hebrews 4:3 AMPC; For we who have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on God) do enter that rest, in accordance with His declaration that those [who did not believe] should not enter when He said, As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest; and this He said although [His] works had been completed and prepared [and waiting for all who would believe] from the foundation of the world.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 24:36-53; 2 Samuel 12-14
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 7:1-13; Numbers 5
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 SUN. 30TH APRIL 2023
HIS LOVE IS PERFECT AND ETERNAL
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Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not (1 John 3:1).
Pastor Chris Says
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Romans 5:8 tells us something remarkable. It says, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Think about that! It’s the reason when Christians miss it and walk away from Him, to go the way of the world, the Holy Spirit never leaves them. He goes after them to win them back. Why doesn’t He ever give up on us?
It’s because He loves each one of us personally. He genuinely loves you. When He made you, He made you in His image. He sees Himself in you. Even when you're badly behaved, He looks at your potentials. He knows that if you’d listen to Him, you’d make amends and do the right thing. So, in Hebrews 13:5, He says, “…I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” How gracious He is!
The word “bestowed” in our theme verse also means “lavished”; the Father has lavished His love on you. It’s love without limits. When I found out that God loved me personally, it changed everything for me. I became bold and confident in His love for me. Hallelujah!
Maybe you’re a preacher, and some members of your congregation probably don’t like you. Perhaps, it’s even your children, your spouse or some family members; they don’t seem to be very proud of you. Or you have a neighbour or those at the office who despise you; don’t be bothered. God loves you and He’s always very proud of you. That’s what really counts.
He cares so much for you. You’re special and valuable to Him. His love for you is perfect and eternal; nothing can change it and nothing can taint it: “…Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee” (Jeremiah 31:3). Hallelujah!
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Dear Father, your love is pure and everlasting; you daily nourish me through your Word to lift my spirit and strengthen my faith, because you love me personally! I pray today, that sinners around the world will be drawn to this liquid love and be converted, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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Hebrews 13:5 AMPC; Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!]
Romans 8:37-39; Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39. nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 John 4:10; Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 23:50-24:1-12 & 2 Samuel 7-8
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 6:30-44 & Numbers 3
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 FRI. 28TH APRIL 2023
A KINGDOM OF LIGHT
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Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son (Colossians 1:12-13).
Pastor Chris Says
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Being born again, you’ve been translated from the domain of darkness into the Kingdom of God’s dear Son. But it’s important for you to understand the process. It wasn’t after you became a Christian that you were transferred from the place of darkness into the place of light. No! You were born from death: from darkness into light.
Remember, Jesus is called the first begotten of the dead (Revelation 1:5), because He died spiritually when our sins were laid on Him. He was cut off from God. Spiritual death isn’t just the cessation of life; it’s total separation from God (Ephesians 2:12).
Before you were a Christian, you were dead spiritually. You had to be born again! And when you were born again, you were born right into the Kingdom. You were born from the domain of darkness, into the Kingdom of God. So, your day one as a Christian was in the Kingdom of light—the Kingdom of God's dear Son.
This is why you never have to pray that God would “deliver” you from darkness; you don’t need deliverance from Satan, because you’re not in his jurisdiction. You’re not in the darkness; you’re in the light. What you need is to know the truth, for the Bible says, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).
For the one who seems to be experiencing anything of darkness despite being born again, the solution is simple: Receive God’s Word—His light—into you and walk accordingly; it’ll eject every satanic presence. You dwell in the Kingdom, seated with Christ, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named (Ephesians 1:19-21; Ephesians 2:6). Blessed be God!
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I’ve been translated from the domain of darkness into the Kingdom of God’s dear Son, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named. I’m permanently severed from sin, sickness, disease, depression, poverty, frustrations and everything associated with Satan and darkness. I walk in God’s eternal glory and reign in life through Jesus Christ. Glory to God!
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1 Peter 2:9; But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Colossians 1:12-13 AMPC; Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God's holy people) in the Light.
13. [The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 22:66-23:1-25 & 2 Samuel 1-3
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 6:1-13 & Numbers 1
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 WED. 26TH APRIL 2023
THE THRONE OF GRACE
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Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16).
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In the Old Testament, there was a place called the Mercy Seat; it was the place of grace. When the High Priest came into the Most Holy Place where the Ark of God was, he consulted with God from between the cherubim of glory, which sat over the Mercy Seat, where the blood was offered.
But in Hebrews 4, writing to the Jewish Christians to help them understand what God had done in the New Testament, Paul said, “…we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God…” (Hebrews 4:14). Jesus is our High Priest. While all the other priests ministered in the first sanctuary, the High Priest alone went into the inner sanctuary.
But Hebrews 4:16 says, “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” That Mercy Seat in the Old Testament is now called the throne of grace, meaning that grace has now been enthroned! Hallelujah! Romans 5:2 says we have access by faith into this grace.
The word translated “throne” is the Greek, “thronos” and it means seat. Our underlined portion in our theme verse can read as “Let us come boldly unto the seat of grace!” We don’t need an intermediary anymore. We now have access in Christ Jesus into this “throne of grace,” to obtain mercy and find grace to help in times of need.
The throne of grace is the place where grace reigns like a king! In that place or seat of grace, you don’t ask God for anything; you “obtain” what you want. The word translated “obtain” is the Greek, “lambano”, which means you come in there to collect or obtain grace!
Do you require grace for anything in your life today? Collect the grace you want; you’re already in the throne room where grace reigns; so boldly obtain the grace you need for that assignment, and for your next and higher level of glory in your walk with God.
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I’m sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency, and His superabundant grace upon my life is sufficient for me in all things. Grace—the lifting power of God that attracts the right people, materials and resources—has put me ahead and positioned me for success and victory. Glory to God!
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Hebrews 4:14-16; Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
15. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
16. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
2 Timothy 2:1; Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 22:1-38 & 1 Samuel 26-28
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 5:21-34 & Leviticus 26
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 MON. 24TH APRIL 2023
WE’VE RECEIVED THE KINGDOM
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Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom (Luke 12:32).
Pastor Chris Says
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Hebrews 12:28 tells us something similar to what we just read in our opening verse. It says, “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.”
The King James almost gives the impression that you’re in the process of receiving the Kingdom, but when you study the verse in the original Greek rendering, that's not what it’s saying; you got the Kingdom already.
The Complete Jewish Bible makes it clearer. It says, “Therefore, since we have received an unshakeable Kingdom, let us have grace, through which we may offer service that will please God, with reverence and fear.” We’ve received the Kingdom that we should live in it and express the life of the Kingdom. What is the life of the Kingdom? How can we know the true Christian life that God expects us to live today?
The first thing to do is to study the Book of Acts. The epistles also give us a lot of insight. Finally, the prophetic Word of blessings to the Jews about the millennial reign of Christ shows us an amazing picture of what the life of the Kingdom is. That’s what He’s already given to us to live in and experience NOW! Anything less than these isn’t full Christianity, and isn’t the life of the Kingdom.
This is the reason we’re raising and educating God's people on the Kingdom-life and the Kingdom-way of doing things. There’s a Kingdom way to think. Now that you’re in the Kingdom, you must learn to live by the principles of God’s Word. His Word is our blueprint and roadmap on how to live the ever-glorious, joyous and transcendent life of the Kingdom.
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Righteous Father, I thank you for not only bringing me into the Kingdom, but for also giving me the Kingdom. Thank you for your Word, which educates and enlightens me on the Kingdom-life and the Kingdom-way of doing things; I live the ever-glorious, joyous and transcendent life of the Kingdom, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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Mark 1:14;Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Luke 17:20-21 AMPC; Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He replied to them by saying, The kingdom of God does not come with signs to be observed or with visible display,
21. Nor will people say, Look! Here [it is]! or, See, [it is] there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you].
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 20:20-21:1-4 & 1 Samuel 20-22
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 5:1-13 & Leviticus 24
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 SAT. 22ND APRIL 2023
BE THE GIVER AND THE BLESSER
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Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand (Philippians 2:4 MSG).
Pastor Chris Says
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As a child of God, be known as one who remembers, cares for, and loves people genuinely. That’s what counts with God. Be the giver and the blesser. The Bible says, “…It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35).
The blessing you receive because of those who remember you is little compared to that which you receive when you remember others and give to them. When you receive from others, all you have is what you got. God’s promise isn’t to the one who receives but to the one who gives. So, rather than seek attention, give it instead. Don’t seek love; give love.
Demonstrate love to everyone, including those who might have offended you, and the ungodly that have no hope. That’s how God wants you to live. He said in Luke 6:27-31, “But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”
There’re people who only want to receive from others and enjoy attention from others; they only crave for others to love them. But read what the Lord said, “And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” You’re the seed of Abraham, and the seed of Abraham reaches out in love; he hears the cry of the needy and responds.
Isn’t that what God said concerning Abraham and His seed? He said in you shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. You’re the answer; you’re the solution. Fulfil your calling as the blesser and the giver; it’s the higher way of life! Hallelujah!
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Dear Father, I thank you for your grace upon my life to help, lift and build others; thank you for your love that’s shed abroad in my heart, which I dispense lavishly to everyone in my world. I was born as the answer to the cry of millions, and through me, your blessing flows to others today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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2 Corinthians 9:6-7; But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
7. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Proverbs 11:24-25; There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
25. The liberal soul shall be made fat: And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 19:28-48 & 1 Samuel 16-17
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 4:21-29 & Leviticus 22
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 THURS. 20TH APRIL 2023
ENTHRONED WITH HIM
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For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet (1 Corinthians 15:25).
Pastor Chris Says
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Talking about the Lord Jesus, the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:24-25 tells us, “Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.” That means He’s enthroned!
Notice that Paul didn’t say, “For he must reign, after he hath put all enemies under his feet,” no! Rather, he explained that He would reign till all enemies are under His feet. When did He start reigning? He started reigning when He sat down on the seat of the Majesty on high—at the right hand of the Father after His ascension.
Thanks be unto God! We’re seated together with Him, far above all principalities and powers. We’re enthroned with Him. He’s reigning right now through us over demons, hell and the grave. Romans 5:17 says, “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.”
We’ve received abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness. Now, we’re in office, reigning through Christ over the world and its systems, circumstances, Satan and his demonic community. Refuse sickness, failure, defeat, and death. Reign in life as a king. Reject everything that’s not of God, and endorse only that which is consistent with His perfect will for you. You’ve been enthroned to reign. Hallelujah!
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Christ reigns over all things for the glory of God and His Church. I’ve been graced to reign in this life, through righteousness. I exercise dominion through words, and I put Satan, his minions and the elements of this world in their place, for I function in, and with, the dominion of Christ. Hallelujah!
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Daniel 7:13-14; I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
14. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Psalm 110:1-2 AMPC; THE Lord (God) says to my Lord (the Messiah), Sit at My right hand, until I make Your adversaries Your footstool.
2. The Lord will send forth from Zion the scepter of Your strength; rule, then, in the midst of Your foes.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 18:15-43 & 1 Samuel 11-13
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 4:1-12 & Leviticus 20
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 TUES. 18TH APRIL 2023
YOU HAVE ALL YOU NEED
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And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation] (2 Corinthians 9:8 AMPC).
Pastor Chris Says
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What we just read is simply mind-blowing. It unveils God’s will for you; the life that He’s given you: it doesn’t require aid or support. Meaning that it doesn’t matter what you face, the solution is inside you. Being born again, you’ve already been given everything you’d ever need: “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue” (2 Peter 1:3).
Colossians 1:27 says, “…Christ in you, the hope of glory.” It doesn’t get better than that! Christ in you is everything. Jesus said in John 14:16, “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever.” The Holy Spirit is in you NOW! With the Holy Spirit in you, you have everything you could ever want in life; you can be anything and can do anything.
No level of greatness or height of success is too lofty for you to attain. You have infinite possibilities, limitless and unparalleled advantages in life. It’s part of the result of the God-life—the God-nature in you. God didn’t create you to be in want of anything. Everything is inside you. Eternity is in your heart (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
That’s why He said, “A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things…” (Matthew 12:35). What are the good things you desire? What do you want? What do you want to see? Bring them forth from within you with your faith-filled words! John 7:38 says, "Out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water"— words of life and power. Hallelujah!
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Dear Father, I thank you for my triumphant life in Christ! Thank you for the Holy Spirit who lives in me and in whom and through whom I can do all things and fulfil my destiny to your glory. Thank you for granting me all that I require for life and godliness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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1 Corinthians 3:21-23; Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;
22. whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;
23. and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
1 John 4:4; Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Psalm 23:1-2; The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 17:1-19 & 1 Samuel 3-7
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 3:8-19 & Leviticus 18
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
📅 SUN. 16TH APRIL 2023
GUARD YOUR HEART WITH THE WORD
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Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness (2 Peter 3:17).
Pastor Chris Says
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Notice some cautions and exhortations to the saints, given by the Spirit through the Apostle Peter in the verse we just read. When you study this same verse from the New International Version, it says, “Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.”
Peter, by the Spirit, calls it the error of the lawless. The Living Bible renders it slightly differently. It says, “I am warning you ahead of time, dear brothers, so that you can watch out and not be carried away by the mistakes of these wicked men, lest you yourselves become mixed up too.” Here, it’s called the mistakes of the wicked: their miscalculations because of their ignorance.
Then, the Bible also talks about an evil heart of unbelief which comes from disobedience: “Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God” (Hebrews 3:12). The Greek word for unbelief is “Apistia” which means disbelief, or arising from disobedience.
Then it says in the 13th verse, “… exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” How do we exhort one another daily? It’s with the Word. The Word is the only material to help us grow and be shielded from the error of the lawless and the miscalculations of the wicked.
With the Word, you can diligently guard your heart against unbelief and anything that tries to change or destroy the excellence that God already programmed in you. Study and meditate on the Scriptures until your whole spirit, soul and body are programmed to only think God’s thoughts and influenced only by His ideas and opinions. Hallelujah!
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Dear Lord, I delight in your Word and yield to it for exhortation, doctrine and counsel. In your Word, I’ve found life, peace, righteousness and everlasting joy. As I live in your Word, your glory is revealed in my life; I’m constantly transfigured from glory to glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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2 Timothy 3:16-17; All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17. that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Colossians 3:16;Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
2 Peter 3:18; But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 15:11-32 & Ruth 1-4
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 2:23-28 & Leviticus 16
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional