RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY 31ST JULY 2022
PASTOR CHRIS
THEME: HE’S FOREVER THE SAME
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” (Hebrews 13:8).
When we say, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever,” it is not a statement we made up, neither is it a cliché. It is absolute TRUTH and it came from the Scriptures! Jesus has not changed. He is the same, yesterday, today and forever.
Oftentimes when people go through difficulties, in their frustration they cry, “Oh God, where are you?” The reason is that they are ignorant of the fact that God has already laid out a good plan for them (Ephesians 2:10). He has a good plan for every man, woman, boy or girl.
Nevertheless, except and unless they look into the Scriptures, they may never discover that plan. And when the do not discover it, they may cry, beg or plead, and it will look like God is not listening to them; meanwhile, He already provided the solution even before they were born. But how can they know, except someone shows it to them? (Romans 10:14). That is why He sent us to preach the Gospel.
The Bible, for example, tells us in Psalm 33:5 that “…the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.” Yet, the experience of a good number of people is one of sadness, pain, frustration. Why is it so? Has God changed? Absolutely not!
There are two major reasons for this, aside ignorance: the number one reason is that there is a devil that makes them blind to God’s perfect will. The second reason is that other human beings who are inspired by Satan and the demons of darkness afflict other people with their selfishness and greed. They have used their own wickedness to frustrate other men. It is man’s inhumanity to man.
God knew what would happen and that is the reason He planned the answer long before you came. The answer is Jesus Christ! If you embrace the life that He brought and walk in the light of it, His glory will be manifested in your life. And in spite of the two aforementioned factors, you can use the power of His Name to live above Satan and the systems of this world. His Name has power in heaven, in the earth and under the earth.
PRAYER
Thank you, dear Lord, for the honour of helping people discover Jesus and their inheritance in Christ. I pray for new converts and God’s people around the world today, that they walk in the reality of the fullness of the blessings of Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Psalm 33:4-5 (KJV) “For the word of the LORD is right; And all his words are done in truth. He loveth righteousness and judgment: The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.”
John 10:10 (KJV) “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
Malachi 3:6 (KJV) “For I am the LORD, I change not; Therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 5:12-21 & Psalms 52-55
2 YEAR 10BIBLE READING PLAN
Ephesians 4:25-32 & Isaiah 51
PRAYER OF SALVATION
We trust you have been blessed by this devotional. We invite you to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life by praying thus:
“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!”