𝙍𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙔 𝙊𝙁 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙀𝙎

                    Thursday, October 23, 2025

WORK THE WORD
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 Wherefore, my beloved…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12).

In Christianity, that you’re born again doesn’t automatically mean you’ll live like a true Christian or experience the results of the Christian life. It doesn’t mean things will automatically start happening of their own accord; no! You have to make them happen. You have to work out your salvation. That means you have to put your faith to work; you have to practise the Word of God.

It’s the doer of the Word that experiences the blessings of salvation: “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed” (James 1:22 & 25).

You have a life that’s superior to Satan, sickness, disease and infirmities—the divine life. You’re an associate of the God kind: “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” (2 Peter 1:4). You hail from God: “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).

Your origin is in God, and He lives in you. You must superimpose these realities upon the circumstances of life. That’s where your knowledge of the Word and meditation comes in. You have to know and meditate on the Word for yourself. Through meditation, the realities in the Word and the truths within your spirit are brought into your consciousness. They become real and tangible to you.

Also, through conscious meditation on the Word, you make your way prosperous, create your victories, and deal wisely in the affairs of life: “This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it; For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success” (Joshua 1:8 AMPC).

There you have it: your glorious and prosperous life isn’t up to God but up to you. He’s given you His Word which is what you need to live supremely blessed, walk in dominion and enjoy the full benefits of salvation. But you must work the Word; act on it to produce in and for you what it talks about.

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for the divine life you've given me. I live in the consciousness of who I am in Christ. I superimpose your Word over my thoughts, my body, and my daily circumstances. I walk in divine health, peace and victory every day because I live from the awareness of your indwelling presence and the power of the Spirit in me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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James 1:22 25 KJV; But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24. For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

Romans 12:2 KJV; 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 Timothy 4:15 KJV; Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1 Year Bible Reading Plan:
1 Timothy 5:1 25 & Jeremiah 13 14

2 Year Bible Reading Plan
John 7:11 19 & 2 Kings 10

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                    Tuesday, 21st October, 2025

HOLY EXPRESSIONS OF WORSHIP
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24).

God is a Spirit, and the Bible says those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. However, there’re certain things you do physically that help you activate your spirit.

For example, when you consciously and deliberately kneel in prayer, it causes your spirit to be immediately activated for prayer. That’s why He told you to do it, because immediately, you're moved from your mental state into a spiritual state, fulfilling the Scriptures. Psalm 95:6 says, “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.”

Daniel also knelt in prayer: “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house and... he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed...” (Daniel 6:10). Even the Lord Jesus knelt down to pray: “And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed” (Luke 22:41).

The same thing happens when you lift your hands in prayer, adoration, praise and worship to the Lord. These physical actions draw you from the natural into the spiritual. They are holy expressions of reverence, adulation and worship. The Bible says, “I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting” (1 Timothy 2:8).

King Solomon lifted his hands when he dedicated the temple: “And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer… he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven” (1 Kings 8:54). These examples show us the importance and spirituality of certain reverential actions, even though they’re physical.

Never take these spiritual postures lightly. They help shift your focus from the distractions of the flesh to the realities of the Spirit. They help you make contact with your spirit, and you’re stirred and awakened to deeper fellowship with the Lord. Recall the words of the Psalmist, “Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice” (Psalm 141:2). Hallelujah!

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for teaching me to worship you in spirit and in truth. I yield my body as an instrument of righteousness, aligning it with my spirit in worship, prayer and adoration. As I lift my hands and bow my knees, my spirit is stirred and awakened to deeper fellowship with you, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Romans 12:1; I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Luke 24:50; And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

1 Timothy 2:8 NIV; Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING;

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Timothy 3:1-16 & Jeremiah 9-10

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 6:61-71 & 2 Kings 7-8

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                    Sunday, 19th October, 2025

RESPOND PROMPTLY TO HIS VOICE
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness (Hebrews 3:8)

Cultivating a very rich and focused relationship with the Holy Spirit is essential for your spiritual growth and maturity. The Holy Spirit lives in you; He guides and leads you into all truth. Recognizing His voice and responding appropriately would transform your walk with Him and help you fulfil His purpose for your life gloriously.

Maybe you’ve been out talking with someone, and afterwards, the Holy Spirit says to you, “You talked too much today. You shouldn’t have said the things you said.” Don’t brush it off, thinking it’s just your mind. Take that simple correction seriously and thank Him for it. That way, you’re encouraging His ministry in your life.

Some ignore His promptings and get into trouble eventually. But His desire is always to help you avert every danger that might be lurking ahead. Isaiah 30:21 (NIV) says, “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Today, that voice is not behind you; it’s inside you.

When you hear His voice within you telling you what you should do or not do, act swiftly. Train yourself to recognize and respond to His voice. It’s easy to know His voice because He gives you guidance and direction in line with the Word. Everything He tells you sides with the Word.

Sadly, some continue to resist and ignore His voice. The result of that is stagnation and failure. Month after month, they remain the same, stuck in a cycle without progress, immature in their spiritual walk. Spiritual maturity is marked by sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.

Mature Christians yield quickly to His correction and instruction. They understand that the Spirit’s guidance is vital for effective Christian living and spiritual growth. Therefore, they respond quickly to His guidance and voice with humility. Hallelujah!

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for giving me a heart that’s sensitive to your Word and to your voice. Through the guidance and promptings of the Holy Spirit, I live an excellent life that’s fully pleasing to you as I fulfil my destiny in Christ. Your wisdom fills my heart, and your love flows freely through me as I walk in sync with the Spirit, growing in maturity, grace and purpose, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Romans 8:14; For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

John 16:13; Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Psalm 95:7-8; For he is our God; And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
[8] Harden not your heart, As in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Timothy 1:1-20 & Jeremiah 5-6

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 6:41-51 & 2 Kings 5

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2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 6:22-29 & 2 Kings

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                    Thursday, October 16th, 2025

THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2).

I n 1 John 3:4, the Apostle John writes, "Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." But then, Paul in 1 Timothy 1:9 tells us, "Knowing this that the law is not made for a righteous man;” and we are the righteous. It then gives rise to the question, “As Christians, are we under any law at all?”

Yes, we are, but it’s a different kind of law. It’s not the law of Moses. It’s not the law of sin and death. It’s the law of the Spirit of life. That’s what the Apostle James called the perfect law of liberty in James 1:25: “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.”

That phrase “perfect law of liberty” is an interesting play of words. Law typically implies restriction, yet here it produces liberty. This law works inside us to cancel the restrictions or inhibitions from Satan. For example, when sickness attacks the body, it’s a corruption or an inhibition of the person’s health. But thanks be unto God, the Bible says the Lord Jesus Christ abolished death and brought life and immortality to light” (2 Timothy 1:10). Hallelujah!

Being born again, you have eternal life, and eternal life doesn’t require healing. Therefore, it doesn’t matter what attacks your body; if you’d stir up the life of God in your spirit, your whole body will be vitalized. The Bible says, “If the Spirit of Him that raised up Christ from the dead lives in you, He’ll vitalize your body” (Romans 8:11).

The Holy Spirit in you is life-generating. Whereas everything in the natural world degenerates, life works in you and in everything that’s connected to you because you’re in the realm of life. You’ve passed from death to life (John 5:24). Hallelujah!

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for the perfect law of liberty by which I live and function. I walk in the liberty of the Spirit, free from every limitation and empowered to execute your will. I declare that your purpose is fulfilled in and through me, and I bring forth your righteousness in all I do, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Romans 8:10-11; And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
[11] (for the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

Galatians 5:1;Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

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
2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 & Isaiah 64-66

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 6:15-21 & 2 Kings 1-2

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                    Tuesday, 14th October, 2025

THE COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope (Romans 15:4).

God cared so much about us that He gave us the Holy Scriptures as a personal document so that through the comfort of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

That’s why I love to study the Bible again and again. As I study, I find direction. I’m filled with hope. I look at the future with great expectation. No matter what’s happening in the world, I’m focused on the Word. I set my face like a flint because I have hope through the comfort of the Scriptures.

The Bible has become for me a living thing, the living voice of Christ. For example, whenever I say, “Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world,” I’m not just quoting a verse. I’m responding to a living voice that God gave me for my journey. He knows we don’t see Him physically every day. He knows the pressures we deal with and the times we wish He would visibly show up. But He gave us something even more dependable, His Word.

He wants you to rely on His Word, for it never fails. Isaiah 55:11 says, "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth; it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." Then in Matthew 24:35, the Lord Jesus said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."

This shows that God's Word is the most dependable foundation. Not one word from Him has ever failed or could ever fail as Joshua 21:45 affirms, "Not one word of all the good promises which the Lord had made unto the house of Israel failed; all came to pass."

Furthermore, the Scriptures empower you to deal wisely in the affairs of life (Joshua 1:8 AMPC). That’s why we emphasize meditating on the Word. Everything you’d ever be in your life is wrapped up in the Word. So, stay on the Word. Live by the Word.

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for the blessing of the Scriptures, your living Word that guides, inspires and strengthens me. Through the comfort of the Scriptures, I have hope. I walk in wisdom, faith and bold expectation of a glorious future. Your Word is my daily light, and I live by its truth, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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2 Timothy 3:15-16; and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
[16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Joshua 1:8 AMPC; This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.

Psalm 119:105;Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And a light unto my path.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Thessalonians 4:1-18 & Isaiah 59-60

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 5:33-47 & 1 Kings 21

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Sunday, October 12th, 2025

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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee... (Job 22:28).

Did you know that through the power of the Holy Spirit, you can call forth anything that you desire? You have the power to appropriate into your current moment whatever it is you require. Never see yourself as being in need of something you think you can’t get. Instead, learn to call such things into existence.

We see God employ this same principle when He created all things in Genesis 1. He called them forth. Then in Romans 4:17, the Apostle Paul draws our attention to something profound that God said to Abraham: *_“(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations)....”_* This was God talking to Abraham at a time that Abraham had no child. Yet God wasn’t making him a promise; it was a declaration of what already was.

Now, think about this: Abraham had no child and was almost one hundred years old. He first wondered and said “...Shall a child be born to one who is a hundred years old...” (Genesis 17:17 NKJV)? But then he chose to believe God and staggered not at God’s promise through unbelief but became strong in faith, glorifying God, calling things that be not as though they were.

Faith declares what it sees in the spirit before it manifests in the physical realm. So what do you desire in your life right now? Mention it and call it forth in the Name of the Lord Jesus. Declare that it comes to you by free course. It already exists in its expanded form in the realm of the spirit; when you call it forth it’ll come together in its solid form and come to you.

The Bible says you shall have what you say (Mark 11:23). You shall decree a thing and it’ll be established unto you. That’s the law of the Spirit. Decree it, call it forth, and see it established before your eyes.

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for the creative ability and potency of my words. I function in divine authority and dominion, calling things into being and bringing unseen realities into manifestation. I decree favour, abundance, health, and victory, and I walk in the full experience of your perfect will, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

📖 FURTHER STUDY:
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Romans 4:17-21; (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.
18. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
19. And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb:
20. He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
21. And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. ||

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. ||

2 Corinthians 4:13; We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Thessalonians 1-2:1-16 & Isaiah 54-56

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 5:19-27 & 1 Kings 19

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Friday, October 10th, 2025

PROCLAIMING THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved (Romans 10:9).

The proclamation of the lordship of Jesus is what brings you into salvation. There’re those who believe in their hearts that Jesus died and that God raised Him from the dead, but they have never actively proclaimed His lordship over their lives. Therefore, the salvation that Jesus brought is not activated in their lives.

The Bible way to receive salvation is clearly stated for us in the Scriptures: “But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:8-10).

You believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and confess His lordship over your life; that’s what catapults you into salvation. Believing alone isn't enough. In fact, the Apostle James, while addressing the importance of genuine faith, especially in how it is demonstrated through actions, tells us, “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble” (James 2:19).

So, you've got to activate what you believe. It's the confession of the lordship of Jesus that makes salvation real. This explains why some people, though they believe in Jesus, are not born again. Without that confession, they could go to hell. So, in your evangelical work and outreaches, emphasize this, especially in these last days. It’s the declaration of the lordship of Jesus that breaks Satan’s grip over people’s lives and brings them out of darkness into the Kingdom of God’s Love-Son.

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, I thank you for the power of your Word and the revelation of salvation through the lordship of Jesus Christ. Jesus is Lord over my life, and I’m in His glorious Kingdom, where I reign in righteousness and victory forever, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Romans 10:8-10 NKJV; But what does it say? [ "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart"](that is, the word of faith which we preach):
9. that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
10. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ||

Philippians 2:9-11; Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;
11. And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father. ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Colossians 3:1-4:1 & Isaiah 50-51

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 5:1-9 & 1 Kings 16

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Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

SEE BY THE SPIRIT
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

...Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter (Revelation 4:1).

In life, what you see determines how you live. So it’s important that you see spiritually; you see by the Spirit. Seeing by the Spirit is seeing through the Word, seeing with the eyes of faith. Many are ruled by fear and anxiety because they’re seeing from the valley; they look at things from the human or earthly perspective.

But when you see by the Word through the Spirit, you realize that you’re neither the sick trying to get healed nor the poor trying to be rich. You’re not the defeated trying to become victorious. Rather, you see that you’re the glory of God, a victor in Christ Jesus, the perfection of divine excellence. Hallelujah!

The Word of God gives you spiritual elevation. It lifts your perspective and vision above the mundane and lets you see from God’s vantage point. This is what John experienced: he heard a voice saying, “Come up hither,” and when he did, he was transported in the spirit to see divine realities.

God has called us to function by revelation. We walk by faith, not by sight. And faith is living by the Word, acting on the basis of God’s Word and not on impulses or sensory perceptions. That’s how you live above limitations. That’s how you stay ahead of the world. That’s how you dominate circumstances and triumph over the adversary and adversities.

You may have been diagnosed with some terrible ailments without hope for a cure; see yourself through the Word and you’d discover that the sickness or disease is a mirage. You’re whole, perfect, and sound in Christ. You’re the perfection of divine beauty. This is the truth.

In John 8:32, the Lord said, “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” In Christ Jesus, you’re in the vantage position of health, prosperity and victory. This is why you have to develop yourself in the Word. Consciously increase your knowledge of the Word. The Bible says, “...grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ...” (2 Peter 3:18).

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I’m constantly metamorphosed and positioned by the Word for the higher life of glory and triumphs, filled with strength, courage, faith and wisdom to do the will of the Father and fulfil my destiny in Christ. I walk in divine health, excellence and dominion as I yield myself to be inspired, taught, educated and trained by the Word. Glory to God!

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Genesis 13:14-15; And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
15. For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. ||

2 Corinthians 4:18; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal. ||

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: ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Colossians 1:24-2:1-5 & Isaiah 46-47

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 4:30-42 & 1 Kings 14

EXCERPT FROM => Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional

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Monday, October 6th, 2025

PARTNERS IN DIVINE PURPOSE
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building (1 Corinthians 3:9).

One of the factors of spiritual maturity and walking in the wisdom of God is your alignment with His purpose in everything, including soul winning. You recognize that you’re His partner or co-labourer in His agenda in the earth. You were brought into Christ not just to escape condemnation but to fulfil divine destiny, to partner with the Lord in bringing others into the Kingdom.

Wake up to your calling as a minister of the Gospel and steward of the mysteries of Christ: “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament…” (2 Corinthians 3:5-6). 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 says, “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” Be fruitful and productive in the ministry of reconciliation.

He already said in Mark 16:15, “…Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” So, there’s no need to ask, “Lord, what would you have me do?” The mandate is clear. 2 Corinthians 5:18 says, “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.”

Function with Kingdom priorities. Win souls every day and commit your resources to the advancement of the Kingdom. Intercede passionately for those who haven’t yet known the Lord. Take up the Lord’s passion; the Bible says He’s patient towards all for their salvation, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9).

2 Corinthians 5:14-15 says, “For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.” Living unto Him means living for His divine purpose. It means a heart that beats with His desire, hands that serve His plan, and feet that walk in His paths.

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Dear Father, thank you for making me a labourer together with you in your vineyard. I walk in divine wisdom, fulfilling your purpose for my life, aligned with your vision, committed to your call, and fruitful in all the will of God, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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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 Corinthians 3:9 NIV; For we are co-workers in God's service; you are God's field, God's building. ||

John 20:21; Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you. ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Philippians 4:4-23 & Isaiah 42-43

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 4:10-18 & 1 Kings 12

EXCERPT FROM => Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional

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Saturday, October 4th, 2025

NO FOUNDATION WITHOUT THE WORD
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock (Luke 6:47-48).

Some Christians ignore the Word when they’re experiencing challenging situations. For example, if they have a difficulty and you try to get their minds or point their attention to the Word, they’d say, “I know that’s what the Word says, but….” They’re indirectly telling you to set the Word aside; they want another solution.

By doing this, they're rejecting and resisting help from God. The Holy Spirit won’t do anything without the Word. Everything that happens without the Word of God has no foundation; it'll fail. Remember what the Lord Jesus said in our opening scripture above. He gave a parable about the man who built his house on sand and the one who built his house on the rock. When the crisis of life came, the house built on sand fell, but the one built on the rock remained unshakable.

Then He explained that the one who built his house on the rock is the one who built on the Word, who made the Word His foundation. When you build your life on the Word, it blossoms; you’re impregnable to the crises of life. You’re always victorious and in dominion, come what may. But without the Word, whatever you have is empty.

Even in ministry, don’t build your ministry on some gifts or manifestations of the Spirit; build on the Word. Let the Word be the focus, the stay, and the anchor. Preach the Word. Believe the Word. Teach the Word and live the Word. Let your life and your message be founded on Truth, the Word is truth (John 17:17).

Moreover, when we say build on the Word, we’re not just referring to an isolated verse of scripture but to the “logos” (Greek) of God, the whole body of truth, the revelation of Jesus Christ in the Scriptures through the Gospel. We’re referring to that which is consistent with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who He is and what He came to do, His mission. Make that the foundation of your life.

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Dear Father, I live in and by your Word. Therefore, I’m unshakable, steadfast, and always victorious because my life is established on your truth; it’s my foundation and anchor and has pre-eminence in all I do, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

📖 FURTHER STUDY:
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Colossians 2:6-7 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] walk ye in him:
7. Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. ||

Matthew 7:24-25 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. ||

Acts 20:32; 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. ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Philippians 2:19-3:1-11 & Isaiah 38-39

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 3:22-36 & 1 Kings 9

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Thursday, October 2nd, 2025

YIELDING TO THE WORD
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 3:15).


The Word of God makes us wise unto salvation. This isn’t just about receiving eternal life; it’s about becoming mature in spiritual things, understanding how to walk in your inheritance and live out the Christ-life effectively. There're Christians who love God but still struggle through life because they haven’t yielded to the Word of God to regulate their lives. They haven’t allowed the Word to condition their minds, to renew their thinking, and reculture their character.

Romans 12:2 says, “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.” There’s a continuous transformation from glory to glory that takes place in your life as you yield yourself to the Word of God. So, it’s not enough for anyone to say, “I’ve received salvation, and that’s it”; you must continue in the Word to live victoriously in Christ.

Joshua 1:8 says, “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” As you meditate on the Scriptures, it causes everything about your life to blossom. The Spirit imparts light to your spirit to see and apprehend your inheritance in Christ.

God’s desire is for His Word to dwell in you richly in all wisdom and spiritual understanding (Colossians 3:16). He wants you to live in and by His Word. He said in Luke 4:4, “…man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” That’s how you live above the systems of this world. That’s the path of blessings, victory and success; doing the Word: “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed” (James 1:22 & 25).

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Dear Father, your Word has made me wise unto salvation. I’m trained to reign, equipped to succeed, and conditioned to manifest your righteousness. I walk in spiritual intelligence and produce divine results, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Psalms 119:98-100; Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they [are] ever with me.
99. I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies [are] my meditation.
100. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. ||

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. ||

James 1:22-25 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24. For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Philippians 1:1-30 & Isaiah 33-34

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 3:1-8 & 1 Kings 7

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Tuesday, September 30th, 2025.

CHRIST IN YOU MEANS GLORY FULFILLED
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery… which is Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).

The greatest revelation of the New Testament is not just that Jesus Christ died for us but that He resurrected and now lives in us. This is the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed: Christ in you, the hope of glory. Christ in you, the hope of glory means the glory has been realized or fulfilled. It’s not a promise but a present-hour reality.

There’re those who say, “God is great, He’ll never share His glory with anyone.” Yes! He’s great and will not share His glory with the pagan gods, but He did more than share His glory with us: He gave us His glory: “And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one” (John 17:22).

When you received Christ, you received glory. There’s glory in your life. No shame. No reproach. You were brought into the realm of divine possibilities, excellence and victory. Glory is now your life, your nature, and your environment. The Bible says, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). That was before Christ came. Christ in you means you’re now the bearer or carrier of God’s presence, power and righteousness. You’re not trying to access glory; you live in it.

This truth should change the way you think, talk, live, and see yourself. You’re not ordinary. You’re a God-carrier. You’re the mobile headquarters of divinity. Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Everywhere you go, Christ shows up in you, with you, and through you. This is why you can never be disadvantaged. The One who created the universe lives in you in the fullness of His glory.

Moreover, did you know that you’re the glory of God? Your name is the glory of God. That’s simple to understand because your heavenly Father is described in Ephesians 1:17 as “...the Father of glory....” If Mr Smith is described or introduced as “the father of John,” it means he has a son called John. Glory is who you’ve become in Christ. Your glory life is on. See yourself in the glory. See yourself walking in the glory. See yourself as the glory of God. Hallelujah!

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for making me the effulgence of your glory, the expression of your righteousness, and the dispenser of your grace. Thank you for making my life a manifestation of your beauty, presence, power, and excellence. I see myself as your glory, and live the glorious life in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Colossians 1:26-27 [Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
27. 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: ||

Romans 8:30; Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. ||

2 Corinthians 4:7; But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. ||

|| Romans 8:10-11 ESV; But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Ephesians 5:22-6:1-9 & Isaiah 29-30

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 2:1-11 & 1 Kings 5

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Monday, September 29th, 2025.

DECLARE WHAT YOU WANT
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways (Job 22:28).

As a child of God, it makes no difference the challenges you face; they’re bread for you. You’re a victor, not a victim. You can change hopeless situations. The power is in your mouth. Our opening scripture says you shall decree a thing, and it shall be established. That’s divine authority! It means your words are instruments for change, instruments for creating the realities you desire.

Keep declaring blessings and the changes you want even if you’re yet to “see” them with your optical eyes. The reason is that in the realm of the Spirit, the moment you speak in faith, it begins to take form. Your words are the raw materials to create the conditions and circumstances of your life. So, declare what you want.

Abraham called himself “the father of many nations” according to God’s plan for him, before Isaac was born. That’s the way of faith; it speaks things into being. Don’t wait for things to change. Declare the change. Don’t wait to “feel” blessed. Say, “I am blessed”; because that’s what the Word says: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3 NIV).

Keep declaring your health, your peace and your progress. Speak to your body. Speak to your finances. Speak to your circumstances. The more you affirm the Word, the more you establish heaven’s reality in your life. The blessings of God, the realities of the Kingdom, are voice-activated. Even your salvation was activated by words (Romans 10:9-10).

Every time you speak in line with the Word, you give divine substance to the unseen. So never stop talking. Keep prophesying your destiny. Keep releasing faith-filled words. Declare that your change has come. Affirm that your life is upward and forward. You’re excellent and full of glory.

If, for example, you’ve been in debt or in financial difficulty, declare that you’re in abundance and maintain your confession. Stick to what the Word says about your prosperity. Before long, you’ll receive clear guidance from the Spirit on steps to take that’ll keep you in an unending flow of resources. Remember, through the Holy Spirit we know the things God has freely given to us, and we speak them forth (1 Corinthians 2:12-13). Hallelujah!

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, I thank you for bringing me into a life of glory in Christ Jesus; blessed, fruitful, and favoured, walking in abundance, health, and divine wisdom. I’m guided by the Holy Spirit to know all that you’ve freely given to me in Christ, and I speak them forth and see them materialize and established in my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Romans 10:9-10; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ||

Romans 4:17; (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 theywere.
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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. ||

1 Corinthians 2:12-13; 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.

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DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Ephesians 4:1-16 & Isaiah 23-24

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 1:24-34 & 1 Kings 2

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                    Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025

YOUR WORDS ARE YOUR PERSON
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh (Luke 6:45).


Did you know that the best part of your personality is your words? The greatest gift given to us naturally by God is the ability to talk. That’s because your words are your person; your words are you. The character of your words is the character of your personality. You’re not different from your words. If your spirit is excellent, your words will be.

In emphasizing this, the Lord Jesus said, “Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit…for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things” (Matthew 12:33-35). Notice what the Lord said; the words that come out of you are from your heart, from your spirit. And your spirit is the real you.

Proverbs 23:7 says, "as he thinks in his heart so is he." In other words, you’re not different from your thoughts and words are thoughts clothed with vocabulary. So, your life as it is today is the image of what your words created months or years ago. And your life in the next few months or years is what you create now with your words. That’s how important words are.

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Righteous Father, I thank you for the gift of speech and the ability to manifest your grace through my words. My words are filled with wisdom as they spring forth from the treasures of your Kingdom in my heart. I speak excellence, purity and truth. My words reveal your righteousness, shaping my glorious life and destiny in you. Amen.

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Proverbs 16:23-24 NIV; The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.
[24] Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Matthew 12:33-35 NIV; “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.
[34] You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Colossians 4:6; Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Timothy 4:1-16 & Jeremiah 11-12

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 7:1-10 & 2 Kings 9

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                    Monday, October 20th, 2025
ETERNAL REMISSION
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace (Ephesians 1:7).

Did you know the Bible doesn’t actually instruct us to ask God for forgiveness? More so, God didn’t even make provision for your forgiveness in the way most people think. Rather, He did something far greater; He gave us remission.

Forgiveness means to pardon. That is, the wrongs or sins that the offender committed remain on record, but he or she is no longer held accountable or punished for them. This is how men forgive. But that’s not what God did in Christ Jesus. The New Testament introduces us to the greater reality of remission.

1 John 1:9 says, “...he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins....” But the Greek word translated forgive there is actually “aphiēmi,” which is from “aphesis.” This word does not primarily mean “pardon.” Instead, it means “to send away,” “to take away completely,” or “to separate from.” That’s remission, not forgiveness. God didn’t leave your sins on record and then pardon you. No! He removed them completely; they were taken away, blotted out.

This is why we don’t keep asking God to forgive us. In Christ, our sins were remitted; they were washed away, not covered up. The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus provided full payment for sin, resulting in your total justification.

Some quote verses from Matthew, Mark or Luke, to justify a forgiveness-based mentality. Jesus’ teachings in those gospels were to a people still under the old covenant before His death and resurrection. But now, we’re new creatures in Christ, and God has no record of your sin: “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). You’ve been cleansed, justified and sanctified. Blessed be God!

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, I thank you for the eternal remission of sins I have in Christ Jesus. I walk in the light of my righteousness, knowing that sin and its attendant effects have no dominion over me. I live boldly and confidently, enjoying unhindered fellowship with you, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

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Hebrews 10:16-17; This is the covenant that I will make with them After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, And in their minds will I write them;
[17] And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

Colossians 1:12-14; giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
[13] who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
[14] in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Acts 13:38-39; Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
[39] and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Timothy 2:1-15 & Jeremiah 7-8

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 6:52-60 & 2 Kings 6

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                    Saturday, October 18th, 2025

YOUR WORDS ARE ALIVE
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life (John 6:63).

The words you speak are not empty; they don’t just go away; they live on. Don't think the last thing you said ended when you said it. Every word that comes out of your mouth is alive in the spirit-realm. The only way to repel or counter already spoken words is by speaking words that are opposite and more powerful. Words are things; they have energy and tangibility.

This should make you put a premium on words. Never say what you don’t mean or don’t want to happen. Never speak negatively because the principle is simple but spiritual: you shall have what you say. The Lord Jesus said so: “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 11:23).

It’s for the same reason He tells us not to speak idle, inoperative words: “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned” (Matthew 12:36-37). Idle words are useless words, words you speak that don't mean anything. He says you’ll be held accountable for speaking such words.

Remember, you’re made in the image and likeness of God, and what did the Master say about Himself? He said, “...the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63). He put a premium on words. The difference between the words of the Lord Jesus and the words of any other person is that He spoke life. He gave us an example to follow.

Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue....” Speak only life and everything in your life and environment will live. Speak life to your business, your finances, your body, your children, and to everything around you. Remember, your words never die; they’re living and active; they determine the course or direction of your life. Whether you're going to be a success or a failure is all in your mouth.

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for teaching me the power of words. My words are full of life, power and faith. I speak only what I desire to see. I speak life to my body, progress to my work, growth to my finances, and peace to my environment. Thank you for making my tongue a tree of life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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1 Peter 3:10; For He that will love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

Matthew 12:36-37 NIV; But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.
[37] For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Job 22:28; Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: And the light shall shine upon thy ways.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 Thessalonians 3:1-18 & Jeremiah 3-4

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 6:30-40 & 2 Kings 4

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                    Friday, October 17th, 2025

BEING BORN AGAIN— A SPIRITUAL REALITY
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 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).

Once, a respected Jewish teacher, Nicodemus by name, came to see the Lord Jesus. He was a ruler among the Jews, but despite his religiosity, something was missing. The Master looked at him and made a profound statement that cut through all his religious knowledge and rituals: “...Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).

Nicodemus, somewhat flustered, asked, “How can a man be born when he is old?” But the Lord Jesus wasn’t speaking of physical birth; He was revealing a deep spiritual truth. Being born again isn’t a mere religious cliché or phenomenon but a spiritual reality. It means receiving a brand-new life, the life and nature of God Himself.

When you were born again, you weren’t brought into a religion; there was a supernatural transformation. It was an actual rebirth. Your human life was supplanted by the divine life at the new birth. Something actually took place in the spirit; you were brought from death into life and immortality: “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” (John 5:24).

Now that you’re born again, you’re born of the Word by the Spirit of the Lord: “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again” (John 3:6-7). 1 Peter 1:23 says, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”

The Bible also says in 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: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” This is what it means to be born again; you’re literally and vitally born of God, with His life and nature in your spirit. You’re taxonomically different from the non-Christians. As Jesus is, so are you in this world (1 John 4:17). Hallelujah!

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, I thank you for the supernatural life of Christ that’s now at work in me. I’m born of the incorruptible Word, which lives and abides forever; I’m not an ordinary person. I’m a new creation, born of your Word and your Spirit. I live the higher life, full of glory and righteousness. I walk in victory every day, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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John 3:3-8; Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
[4] Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
[5] Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
[6] That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
[7] Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
[8] The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

James 1:18; Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Galatians 2:20; I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 & Jeremiah 1-2

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                    Wednesday, 15th October, 2025

FOCUS ON YOUR DIVINE PURPOSE
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ (Colossians 3:23–24).

A lot of people allow themselves to be distracted. They get caught up in the busyness of life, petty worries, and worldly pursuits. Before they realize it, they’ve veered off course from God's divine purpose. Distractions can cause you to lose sight of what truly matters. They pull you away from your God-given assignment. So, stay alert and refuse to be distracted.

God has planned a specific work for you to do. There’s a divine assignment with your name on it. If you neglect it, you will have to give account to Him. So stay focused on your purpose. The Lord Jesus said, “...My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work” (John 4:34). “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work” (John 9:4).

Are you about the Father’s work? Is it your goal to finish your assignment, to fulfil your ministry in the Gospel? The Apostle Paul had the same mindset as the Lord Jesus; he refused every form of distraction and stayed focused on His assignment. In Philippians 3:13-14, he said, “… this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

In Hebrews 12:1, he gave an important admonition which, apparently, was a hallmark of his own life. He said, “…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.” At the end, he said, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7). That’s what truly matters.

Be mindful of your divine purpose and responsibilities. Be faithful and diligent in the things God has asked you to do. We have a clear mandate to complete the full preaching of the Gospel to the whole world. You have a role in this. Set your eyes on the goal, run your race with perseverance and finish your course with joy. Praise God!

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for the divine assignment you've given me. I refuse to be distracted by people, situations, or circumstances. I focus my heart and energy on fulfilling your purpose for my life. I run my race with determination and finish my course with joy, bringing glory to your Name, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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2 Timothy 4:7; I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

Acts 20:24; But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

John 17:4; I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Thessalonians 5:1-28 & Isaiah 61-63

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 6:1-14 & 1 Kings 22

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Monday, October 13th, 2025

THE RIGHTNESS OF GOD IN YOU
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness (Ephesians 4:24).

Righteousness is the rightness of God at work in you. It is divinity manifested in you. It is the unveiling of the Father’s heart, His life and love at work in you. Living right is the outworking of the righteousness of God in you. He is righteousness, and He is your righteousness. He gave you the righteousness of Jesus Christ: “...of Him are ye in Christ Jesus who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption” (1 Corinthians 1:30).

This is what gives you right standing with Him. Being born again, you’re in the presence of the Father without guilt, condemnation, or inferiority. We’re bold and confident before Him. We live in harmony with the Father, walking in the light of His Word. We know Him, and He knows us; we’ve become one with Him: “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1). “But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:17).

Righteousness is your life now; it’s your nature. You’ve received abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness: “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” (Romans 5:17). Now you can walk in Him, justified and at peace with God.

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for giving me your own righteousness: the ability to live right, think right, and live in your perfect will. I walk in the consciousness of my oneness with you, without guilt or condemnation. Your life and love are at work in me, producing fruits of righteousness. I reign in life through Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Romans 5:17 AMPC; For if because of one man’s trespass (lapse, offense) death reigned through that one, much more surely will those who receive [God’s] overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and the free gift of righteousness [putting them into right standing with Himself] reign as kings in life through the one Man Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). ||

2 Corinthians 5:21; For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. ||

Philippians 3:7-9; But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
8. Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,
9. And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:1-13 & Isaiah 57-58

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN;
John 5:28-32 & 1 Kings 20

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Saturday, October 11th, 2025
EVERYTHING IS IN HIM
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖...thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name (Psalm 138:2).

Some Christians pray using names like Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Rapha, and others, drawing from the different revelations of God’s names they learnt from the Old Testament. It’s however important to realize that all the power, glory and authority that those Old Testament names signify are fully present in Jesus. If you know Jesus, you don’t need all those other names.

The totality of deity, fully and permanently resides in Jesus. The Spirit, through the Apostle Paul, reveals this in Colossians 2:9, “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” John 1:1 &14 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."

The Lord Jesus is the living Word, and we read in our opening scripture that God has magnified His Word above all the revelations of His Name, and that Word is Jesus. You don’t need to call on Jehovah Rapha for healing; Jesus is your healer. You don’t need to call on Jehovah Jireh for provision; Jesus is your provider. He’s the embodiment and fulfilment of all those names.

So, get to know who the Lord Jesus is. He said, “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me” (John 5:39). When you know Him, you know God; you’ve found everything, for He’s everything. Eternal life, divine health, healing, prosperity, peace, righteousness, wisdom, strength; everything is in Him. Glory to His Name forever!

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for the unveiling of your glory in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is everything to me; He’s my life, my righteousness, my peace, my health, and my provider. I live in the fullness of Him, of His blessings and of His Kingdom because He lives in me. Hallelujah!

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Colossians 2:9 AMPC; For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature].

John 1:1-3; In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
[2] The same was in the beginning with God.
[3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Colossians 1:15-19; Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
[16] for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
[17] and he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
[18] And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
[19] For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Colossians 4:2-18 & Isaiah 52-53

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 5:10-18 & 1 Kings 17-18

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Thursday, October 9th, 2025

A NEW, JUSTIFIED BEING
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 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).

When we say Jesus paid the price for the whole world of sinners, you need to understand that we’re speaking generically. It doesn’t include Christians because the Christian isn’t counted among the sinners. Christians are a different species of being; they’re not from the world. They came into a new life through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

When you believed in Jesus Christ and confessed His lordship over your life, you were recreated; born again with a new life: “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” (Romans 6:4). This is the essence of Christianity; you’re a new creation born from the resurrection into a newness of life.

As a result, you walk as a justified person. What does it mean to be justified? It means to be declared not guilty, acquitted. The person who was guilty died with Christ on the Cross. And when Jesus resurrected, a new you came alive. This new you was created in righteousness and true holiness.

Romans 4:25, referring to the Lord Jesus, tells us that He "…was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification." Glory to God! You’re justified because you’re a new creation. This is why we preach the Gospel with urgency. We want men and women everywhere to come into Christ and become new creations. We want them to know they’ve been justified and that in Christ, they don’t have a past; they’re new species.

James 1:18 says, “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.” Notice the underlined expression; you’re a different breed, one with the divine nature; sanctified, glorified and justified. Hallelujah!

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, I thank you for the new life in Christ. I’m a new creation, justified and alive to God. Old things are passed away, and all things have become new. I walk in the consciousness of my divine nature, manifesting the glory and righteousness of God everywhere I go, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Romans 4:23-25; Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
24. But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
25. Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. ||

Acts 13:38-39; Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
39. And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. ||

1 Peter 1:23; Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Colossians 2:6-23 & Isaiah 48-49

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 4:43-54 & 1 Kings 15

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Tuesday, October 7th, 2025

PRAY EFFECTIVELY BY PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also (1 Corinthians 14:14-15).

Praying in the spirit is the primary way for Christians to pray and pray effectively. God wants you to have a productive life. Therefore, it’s important to know how to pray in an effective way because prayer is our communication with God. And from our opening scripture, a most effective way to engage and talk with the Lord and have real results is praying with the spirit.

The Apostle Paul in our opening scripture distinguishes between praying with the spirit or in the spirit and praying with the understanding. Praying with the spirit is when you pray in other tongues; tongues of the spirit. Praying in your understanding is praying through your mind, using a language that you understand. However, praying in the spirit takes pre-eminence over praying with the understanding.

Ephesians 6:18 says, “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.” This is as insightful as it is instructive: You’re to pray always in the Spirit. It’s one of the sure ways to pray effectively. James 5:16 AMPC, says, “…The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].”

A righteous man is one who’s born again, whose righteousness is the righteousness of Jesus Christ and that’s you. Therefore, when you pray, tremendous power is made available to produce amazing results. But many don’t experience this; their prayers aren’t effective because they don’t pray in tongues.

Make no mistakes about it; when you pray in tongues it generates a lot of fire-power that subdues the works and forces of evil amongst other transcendent benefits. The results will be evident in your home, in your place of work, in your city, in your country and around the world. Hallelujah!

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for the blessing of praying in the spirit. As I pray in other tongues, the forces of evil are subdued, and your will is accomplished in the earth and in the lives of people everywhere. My life is continually aligned with your perfect will, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Jude 1:20; But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, ||

1 Corinthians 14:2; For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. ||

Romans 8:26-27 AMPC ; So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance.
27. And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit [what His intent is], because the Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God’s will. ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Colossians 1:1-23 & Isaiah 44-45

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 4:19-29 & 1 Kings 13

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𝙍𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙔 𝙊𝙁 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙀𝙎

Sunday, October 5th, 2025

THE WORD TRAINS US IN RIGHTEOUSNESS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16).

An effective Christian life isn’t something you stumble into; it’s the result of spiritual training; training in righteousness through the Word. The Word conditions your life for victory every day. That’s why the Scriptures are given to us; they're not just to inform us but to form your personality, condition your thoughts, build your life and train your spirit to discern God’s way of doing things.

When you immerse yourself in the Word, it causes you to reason like God, judge like God, and respond like God. You’re no longer swayed by emotions or circumstances because your decisions are shaped by divine truth. That’s because God’s Word is His thoughts, opinions, character, personality, will and emotions revealed to us.

Consider the Lord Jesus; He didn’t respond to situations from the senses or based on pressure or sentiments. His words and actions were expressions of His divinity. He spoke and manifested truth. He had no sense of need or lack. He had no sense of limitation. He thought like God. He talked like God, and He acted like God. He was the manifestation of the Word of God, being the Word made flesh.

Guess what? As He is, so are you in this world (1 John 4:17). You were born again by the Word (1 Peter 1:23, James 1:18) and must grow and be trained by the Word because you have the life of the Word. Never be casual with the Word. Every time you study it, it’s an opportunity to be transformed, receive impartation and be established in righteousness.

God’s Word is what you need for your spiritual growth and development and for a balanced life of continual victory and success. Acts 20:32 says, “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.” The Word is able to build you up because that’s where you came from; you’re born of the incorruptible seed of the Word. The Word is your instruction manual for life and your guide in fulfilling God’s divine purpose.

🗣 C O N F E S S I O N
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I’m trained by the Word, instructed in righteousness and furnished unto every good work. I function with divine insight and precision. My life is a reflection of God’s wisdom and excellence, and through me, others are aligned to His perfect will. The Word of God is working in me, producing in and through me the result of its message, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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2 Timothy 3:15-17 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16. 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. ||

1 Peter 1:23; Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. ||

Acts 20:32; 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. ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Philippians 3:12-4:1-3 & Isaiah 40-41

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 4:1-9 & 1 Kings 10-11

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𝙍𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙔 𝙊𝙁 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙀𝙎

Friday, October 3rd, 2025

CARRIERS OF DIVINE WISDOM ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord (Luke 1:17).

The Word declares that John the Baptist came in the spirit and power of Elijah to prepare the way of the Lord. But observe the specifics of what his mission entailed: to turn the disobedient to the wisdom of the just. This is a profound spiritual reality. It tells us that there’s a wisdom that belongs to us, the just.

It’s the wisdom that prepares men to walk with the Lord and to please Him. It’s the wisdom that discerns purpose, sees beyond natural sequences, and acts in line with God’s Word and divine destiny. This wisdom isn’t academic; it’s not about mental alertness or philosophical depth. It’s a spiritual virtue imparted by God’s Spirit.

When the disobedient are turned to the wisdom of the just, they receive the knowledge and guidance that aligns them with God’s will and purpose. So, like John, we have a unique calling. We’ve been commissioned by God to turn the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous. It’s what we do when we preach the Gospel and lead men to Christ.

It’s this wisdom that draws men into repentance, reshapes their priorities and brings them into sync with the agenda of Heaven. That’s what the Spirit of God is doing through us today; He’s turning men from darkness to light, from confusion to clarity, and from rebellion to reverence and obedience. We’re carriers of divine wisdom, the wisdom that makes ready for the Lord a people prepared for Him. This wisdom dominates our thoughts, guides our choices and propels our actions.

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, I thank you for the ministry of your Spirit in me and the manifestation of your wisdom through me in turning the disobedient from darkness to light, making them ready for Christ's coming. Your wisdom dominates my thoughts, guides my choices, and propels my actions in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Proverbs 4:7; Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. ||

James 3:17; But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. ||

1 Corinthians 2:6-7; Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
7. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory: ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Philippians 2:1-18 & Isaiah 35-37

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 3:9-21 & 1 Kings 8

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𝙍𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙔 𝙊𝙁 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙀𝙎

Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

FAITH—A LAW OF THE SPIRIT
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him (Hebrews 11:6).

The Bible says without faith, it is impossible to please God. Someone might ask, “Why faith; can’t God just do things for us without us applying faith?” The answer is no because faith is a spiritual law in the Kingdom of God. Just as the law of gravity governs motion or inertia in our physical world, faith governs our activities in the spirit realm.

If you’re sitting on a chair right now, it’s because of the law of gravity, an invisible force that pulls everything toward the centre of the Earth. Without it, you’d be floating uncontrollably in the air. In the realm of the spirit, the law of faith is just as much in operation.

Romans 3:27 talks about this law of faith; it says, “Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.” Faith is believing in the unseen; to receive from a realm that’s invisible to the senses, and to bring spiritual realities into physical manifestation. Faith allows you to live beyond your circumstances. The earth exists within a broader spirit realm, the lesser is included in the greater.

Even if you don’t see angels around you, for instance, they’re ever present and ministering in our behalf and for our benefit. But it takes faith to recognize their spiritual reality. Divine health and healing are also from the spirit realm. God has already given you divine health; it’s a product of eternal life. But it won’t become your experience until you shift from natural thinking to spiritual understanding through faith. So, walk in faith. See with the eyes of your spirit. Speak from the realm of truth. Live by the law of faith.

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for the law of faith by which I live and walk in your power and blessings. I live in the consciousness of your Word and spiritual realities. I walk in health, strength, abundance, victory and dominion; I’m full of the Spirit. My life is upward and forward only, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Romans 3:27 NIV; Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. ||

Hebrews 10:38; Now the just shall live by faith: but if [any man] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. ||

Mark 11:22-24; And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
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.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them]. ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Ephesians 6:10-24 & Isaiah 31-32

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 2:12-25 & 1 Kings 6

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13. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Ephesians 5:3-21 & Isaiah 27-28

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 1:43-51 & 1 Kings 4

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𝙍𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙔 𝙊𝙁 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙀𝙎

Sunday, September 28th, 2025.

RIGHTEOUSNESS SPEAKS
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise… (Romans 10:6).

Righteousness has a voice; it speaks! The Bible says the righteousness which is of faith doesn’t beg, complain, or fear; it declares God’s truths. It speaks the language of victory, boldness and dominion.

Being born again, you were born righteous; you were born with the life and nature of God. His righteousness was imparted to your spirit, supplanting the sin nature. That righteousness is a nature and a position, but it also empowers your speech. It causes you to talk like God.

So, when you say, “I’m the righteousness of God in Christ,” it’s much more than a positive confession. It’s the affirmation of truth! You’re saying what God has said. The Bible says, “He has said, so that we may boldly say...” (Hebrews 13:5-6). He said in 2 Corinthians 5:21, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” Speaking the same things with God is how we activate and release the life and blessings of righteousness.

You can’t walk in your inheritance without saying it. You can’t reign in life unless you talk as the royalty that you are. The Lord Jesus said you shall have whatsoever you say (Mark 11:23). He also said, “By your words you shall be justified” (Matthew 12:37). Therefore, you have to speak and speak right.

The righteousness of faith doesn’t say, “I hope one day I’ll be healed or helped.” No! Rather, it says, “I have and walk in divine health, and I’m marvellously helped of the Lord.” The righteousness of faith calls things that are not as though they were; it speaks reality, and the Word of God is the reality.

When you speak the Word of God in faith, you align your life with heaven’s will. You silence doubt and confusion. You activate angels. You chart a course of divine success. So, speak boldly. Declare your health, peace, prosperity and victory. Express your righteousness through your words.

🗣 C O N F E S S I O N
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I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. I speak words of life, power and faith. My words are full of faith, hope and love, and they establish God’s will in my life, in the lives of others, and in my environment. I walk in divine favour and victory today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Romans 10:6-10; But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from above]:)
7. Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8. But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ||

2 Corinthians 5:21; For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. ||

2 Corinthians 4:13; We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Ephesians 4:17-5:1-2 & Isaiah 25-26

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 1:35-42 & 1 Kings 3

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𝙍𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙔 𝙊𝙁 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙀𝙎

Saturday, September 27th, 2025.

THE NAME OF JESUS—YOUR BADGE OF AUTHORITY
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.

📖 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son (John 14:13).

The Name of Jesus is not a religious formula; it’s your badge of authority. It represents everything Jesus is and everything He has accomplished. When you use His Name, it’s as though Jesus Himself were making the request or issuing the command. His Name is the greatest of all; it rules in heaven, in the earth, and under the earth.

Philippians 2:9-11 says, “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Hallelujah! That’s the name that’s been given to us to live by. The Lord Jesus gave us the legal right to use His Name.

He said in 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; 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.” That means when you speak in His Name, demons flee, sickness bows, and miracles happen. The power is not in how loud you speak, but in the authority of the Name.

It’s not about emotion; it’s about revelation. When you know what that Name represents and who you are in Him, you speak with boldness and results follow. The apostles understood this. In Acts 3:6, Peter said to a man who was crippled from birth, “...In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.”

Immediately, strength came to the man’s feet and anklebones, and he was healed instantly (Acts 3:7-8). That’s the power of the Name in action. You’ve been authorized to use that same Name. Use it to change situations. Use it in prayer. Use it to rebuke fear, command order and increase in your finances. Use it to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers and raise the dead.

Colossians 3:17 says, “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” In other words, live in and by the power of that Name: it’s your symbol of authority, your emblem of dominion. Use it to reign over circumstances, keep yourself in divine health, and maintain the triumphant life God has given you.

🙏 P R A Y E R
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Dear Father, thank you for giving me the power of attorney to use the Name of Jesus; I live and function in the authority of His Name which works and produces results for me everywhere. I cast out devils, heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead and reign over circumstances in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Philippians 2:9-11 AMPC; Therefore [because He stooped so low] God has highly exalted Him and has freely bestowed on Him the name that is above every name,
10. That in (at) the name of Jesus every knee should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11. And every tongue [frankly and openly] confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. ||

Acts 3:6-8; Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted [him] up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength.
8. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. ||

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. ||

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