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"The LORD be magnified, Who delights in the prosperity of His servant." Psalm 35:27

YOU’VE BEEN PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE

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BELIEVE IN PROSPERITY

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES TEEVO DEVOTIONAL ;

20TH JUNE, 2018 ; PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME;

YOU’VE CROSSED OVER;

(You’ve Been Passed From Death To Life)

TO THE BIBLE John 5:24 NIV

“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.”

LET’S TALK

“Hey you, you’re a new creation!” Bruce said to his image on the other side of the mirror, “The life of God is in you and I’m passed from death into life. Therefore, no sickness can dwell in my body! I’m as healthy as Jesus is!” Bruce was putting to practice what he had learnt in church about speaking life to his body. If you’re born again like Bruce, you’ve already crossed over from death to life.

You’re no longer in the domain of death where Satan, sin, sickness, disease, poverty, disadvantage, and failure hold people in bondage; rather, you’ve crossed over into the realm of life! Some Christians, however, still find themselves battered by the challenges of life. Their problem, for the most part, is their ignorance of God’s Word. God said, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…” (Hosea 4:6).

The quality of life you live here on earth depends on the knowledge of God you have and live by. The Apostle John recognised this when he said, “We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren…” (1 John 3:14). The word “know” in this verse is from the Greek “aido,” which means, “to be aware.” Have you come to the awareness that you’ve crossed over from death to life, therefore, nothing in you should produce death? Has it dawned on you that you’re not supposed to be sick, broke or snowed-under by the pressures and adversities of life? The Spirit of God, speaking through the Apostle John said, “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know (aido) that you have eternal life…” (1 John 5:13).

You need to become aware of these realities! Take possession of the knowledge that you’ve been called into the transcendent life: the supernatural life of dominion, where you reign by grace through righteousness.

Go Deeper

John 5:24; Romans 8:2

Pray

Dear Father, I thank you for bringing me out of spiritual death into the arena of life. I have eternal life now; therefore, nothing in me produces death. I live in absolute victory and mastery over Satan, the world and its systems because the greater One lives in me. Hallelujah.

Daily Bible Reading

ONE YEAR

Acts 9:1-31, 2 Chronicles 35-36

TWO YEAR

Luke 2:33-40, Deuteronomy 18

Act

Invite someone today to your next Church service, so they can learn about the life that you have in Christ.

YOUR DIVINE ROOTS

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GOD CREATES NEW DESTINIES

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES TEEVO DEVOTIONAL ;

14TH JUNE , 2018 ; PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME;

YOUR DIVINE ROOTS;

(You’ve Been Regenerated By God’s Word)

TO THE BIBLE 1 Peter 1:23 AMPC

“You have been regenerated (born again), not from a mortal origin (seed, sperm), but from one that is immortal by the ever living and lasting Word of God.”

LET’S TALK

The difference between the Christian and the nonChristian isn’t just in the fact that the Christian goes to church while the non-Christian doesn’t; the difference is in their nature. The Christian has a new nature, the nature of God; his spirit has been recreated to have a new life—the divine life. The Christian is born of God; His origin is in God (1 John 4:4). It wasn’t just a mere change that took place in you when you were born again; it was an actual translation, a replacement of the life with which you were born of your parents, with the eternal and indestructible life of God. It’s a brand new life. You no longer carry the “genes” of your earthly parents; you don’t belong in the family tree of the first Adam; you hail from Christ—the Second and Last Adam.

You’re of a chosen breed; you’re from a new lineage. 1 Peter 2:9 declares, “But you are a chosen generation….” The word “generation” derives from the root-word “gene,” and it’s akin to the word “lineage.” A gene is the basic unit of heredity in a living organism. Genes determine the physical, mental, and other characteristics an individual inherits from his parents. Therefore, that you’re “a chosen generation” means you belong to a special lineage of “associates of the God-kind,” with divine genetic material (2 Peter 1:3-4).

You have Christ’s “DNA” in you because He’s your root; He’s your life (Colossians 3:4). Hallelujah! This means the natural human life which was terrestrial (of the earth)— that could get sick and afflicted with disease and pain—has been replaced by the life of Christ, which is celestial and indestructible. No earthly impediments or inhibitions can work against or destroy you, because you’re a new creation; you’re peculiar. You have the life and nature of your heavenly Father.

Go Deeper

Jeremiah 8:9; Colossians 3:16

Pray

Precious heavenly Father, thank you for the blessings of my new life in Christ Jesus! I declare that the lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage. Health is mine! Strength is mine. Thank you for helping me discover myself in your Word, and live the victorious life in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Daily Bible Reading

ONE YEAR

Acts 4:32-5:1-11, 2 Chronicles 20-22

TWO YEAR

Luke 1:39-56, Deuteronomy 12

Act

Pray for those you know in your neighbourhood who haven’t received the divine life that you have, that they may become Christians just like you.

NEW CREATION REALITIES

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GOD CREATES NEW DESTINIES

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES TEEVO DEVOTIONAL ;

13TH JUNE, 2018 ; PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME;

NEW CREATION REALITIES;

(God’s Word Is The Truth About You)

TO THE BIBLE John 17:17 NIV

“Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.”

LET’S TALK

Whatever God has said about you in His Word is the reality; that’s the truth about you. For example, the Word says, “…Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4 NASB). That means you can’t be oppressed; you can’t be defeated or disadvantaged in life, because the greater One, with all His wisdom, power, and glory, lives in you. Another truth is in 1 John 3:2 that says, “Beloved, we are [even here and] now God’s children…” (AMPC). You’re a child of God right now; not next year or when you get to heaven; it’s a present-hour reality. You’re born of Him, and that makes you an associate of the God-kind.

Moreover, 1 John 4:17 says, “…As He is, so are we in this world”; that means you’re His express image; the effulgence of His glory. Anyone who has seen you has seen the Master, because you’re His icon. No wonder He said in John 17:22, “And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one.” Thus, as He is—glorified— so are you! Affirming the truth of our uniqueness, peculiarity, and superiority, the Apostle James writes, “Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures” (James 1:18).

1 Peter 2:9 also reiterates that you’re peculiar; the first and the best of everything that God created. You’re His most precious and prized possession, called to display the excellence, beauty and perfections of divinity! So, it doesn’t matter what you may be going through in your life today; don’t despair; you’re more than a conqueror. You’re the seed of Abraham and a success. Everything and everyone you touch is blessed because you’re the dispenser of God’s goodness! These are new creation realities and truths revealed about you in the Word of God; and they’re indeed worth singing, dancing, and shouting about!

Go Deeper

Psalm 87:2-3; James 1:22

Pray

Dear Father, I thank you, for my heart has embraced your words of life and truth. Thank you for granting me the revelation knowledge of the glorious truths you’ve spoken concerning me, and the wisdom to appropriate and walk in the reality of my blessings in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Daily Bible Reading

ONE YEAR

Acts 4:1-31, 2 Chronicles 16-19

TWO YEAR

Luke 1:26-38, Deuteronomy 11

Act

Jot down scriptures containing more new creation realities about you, by reading the New Testament letters of Apostles Paul, Peter, and John.

CHRIST OUR LIFE .

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GOD CREATES NEW DESTINIES

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

CHRIST OUR LIFE .

Sunday, June 3rd , 2018

Pastor Chris

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory (Colossians 3:4).

Romans 8:11 declares: “If the Spirit of Him that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He shall vitalise your mortal body.” The life of the human body is in the blood (Leviticus 17:11), but for the one who’s born again, his body is made alive by the Spirit. Thus, your life is from the Spirit. There’s an effect of the Holy Spirit’s presence in your physical body.

Jesus said,
“And these signs shall follow them that believe…if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them…”*_ (Mark 16:17-18). Why? It’s because we don’t live by blood; we live by the Holy Ghost! It’s incongruous with our true nature and identity for a Christian to be sick. That you feel a headache doesn’t mean you “have” it. But because many haven’t been taught right, they possess the headache because they feel it.

Another one says, “I have cancer,” because he was diagnosed with cancer. Yes, the doctors may have seen a growth somewhere in your body, but since Christ is in you, though your body be dead or ravaged by cancer, the Spirit gives it life because of righteousness (Romans 8:10). Just the realisation—your consciousness that Christ is your life, and that He has already quickened your mortal body is enough. The Bible says Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).

How could you be sick when Christ lives in you? How could anything be wrong with your liver, heart, or kidney when Christ is your life? How could you fail, be defeated, or act foolishly when Christ, the embodiment and totality of wisdom, lives in you? It’s not possible! The trouble is that not too many are conscious of the life of Christ that’s in them.

For example, when Peter visited Aeneas, one of the believers in the early Church who was sick and paralyzed for eight years, he didn’t pray for him. All he said was, “Aeneas, Christ makes you well; rise and make your bed”; and that was it. The man rose up immediately (Acts 9:33-34). Become conscious that Christ lives in you; He’s your life, and He makes you well. Hallelujah! Walk in the dominion and power of His glory and righteousness in you.

PRAYER

Christ is my life, and I walk in the glory and power of His righteousness; I live by the law of the spirit of life, and I’m thoroughly vitalised by that divine life, walking in dominion over sickness, disease, poverty, and every consequence of sin, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
1 John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Romans 8:11
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

1 John 5:11-12 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1-Year Bible Reading Plan=> John 18:1-27 & 1 Chronicles 11-13

2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>
1 Corinthians 15:20-28 & Proverbs 30

HE TOOK THEM ALL AWAY

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HE TOOK THEM ALL AWAY

When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses
(Matthew 8:16-17).

In Isaiah 53, the prophet Isaiah, by revelation, foretold the sufferings of Christ, His passion on the cross, and gives us a picture of His crucifixion: “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted” (Isaiah 53:3-4). This is what Matthew quoted in our opening scripture. The Lord Jesus took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.

The Hebrew word translated “borne” in Isaiah 53:4 is “nâsâh,” and it means, “to take or carry away,” while the word “bare” in Matthew 8:17, is translated from the Greek “bastazo,”which also means “to remove or to take away.” Both words connote taking the burden of another upon oneself, and carrying it away, which is what Jesus did with our sicknesses and diseases.

There’re those who say, “When you’re sick, Jesus comes to you and shares your sickness and pain with you.” No, He doesn’t! He took them away so you’d never have them. Why are many still sick then? It’s because they’re ignorant of what He’s done for them. He died that you might have eternal life (Greek: Zoë). This life is full of glory. It makes no difference if you feel pain or symptoms of sickness in your body; stand your ground in faith and declare, “I refuse to be sick!” Every so often, declare, “I walk in health in the Name of Jesus!”

Further Study:
1 Peter 2:24;
Isaiah 53:3-4

GOD’S WORD: HIS CHARACTER AND DNA

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WHY THE RESURRECTION IS IMPORTANT BY PASTOR CHRIS

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES TEEVO DEVOTIONAL;

22ND APRIL,2018 ; PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME;

YOU CARRY GOD’S DNA

(God’s Word: His Character And DNA);
TO THE BIBLE – John 6:63
“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”

LET’S TALK
Everything that proceeds from God, is “God”; that doesn’t mean His “Person,” but that it carries His life: His characteristics. It’s like the human DNA, which can be traced from something as little as a follicle of hair from your body.

That tiny strand of hair has your unique identity in it. In the same way, everything that comes out of Jesus—His Word—has His identity, power, and life in it. His Word that comes to you carries His “DNA,” as it were. This is the limitless power of God’s Word. Jesus said His words are spirit and life (John 6:63).

No wonder His Word never returns to Him void. See how beautiful the Message translation puts it: “So will the words that come out of my mouth not come back empty-handed.

They’ll do the work I sent them to do, they’ll complete the assignment I gave them” (Isaiah 55:11 MSG). If His Word to you is the Word of healing and health, it’ll work in you and complete its assignment of perfecting your health. If it’s about your academics, it’ll do the same.

When the Apostle Paul received the words of Jesus, the life of the Word permeated His entire being, so much that when handkerchiefs and aprons taken from his body were placed on the sick, miracles took place (Acts 19:11-12).

You’ve been born again by the same Word that carries the divine life (1 Peter 1:23); therefore, not only are you indestructible, everything about you is also blessed. Everything that emanates from you carries the life of God in it. Everything about you has been touched by divine energy, and preserved by the life and power of God that’s at work in you. Be conscious of this, and live the supernatural life every day

Go Deeper
Isaiah 55:10-11; 2 Corinthians 3:18
Speak
I thank you Father for the efficacy of your Word and its ability to produce life in me, causing all I do to prosper. I’ve been perfected in righteousness, through the power and life of your Word; besides, my life is a testimony of the wonder-working power of the Word. Hallelujah!

Daily Bible Reading

ONE YEAR
Luke 19:28-48, 1 Samuel 16-17
TWO YEAR
Mark 4:21-29, Leviticus 22
Act
Meditate on 1 John 5:4 and declare it about you.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR DIVINE NATURE

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RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL;

20TH APRIL , 2018; PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME;

UNDERSTANDING YOUR DIVINE NATURE;

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature… (2 Peter 1:4).

Did you know that as a Christian, you’re actually born of God? The Bible says in 1 John 4:4, “Ye are of God, little children…”; meaning that your origin is in God; you’re born of Him; you came from Him. No wonder John exclaimed, “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world…” (1 John 5:4).

The Christian isn’t an ordinary person; he’s a partaker of the divine nature. I would to God that every Christian understood what that means! It means you’re in God’s class of being; you belong to a heavenly pantheon; you’re an associate of the God-kind. So, when we say we’re more than conquerors, this is what it’s about; we’re not merely quoting scriptures. As He (Jesus) is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17); meaning that as He’s divine, so are we divine.

He said in John 5:26, “For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself.” Then 1 John 5:11-12 says, “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life….” We have the same life with Him; it’s the divine life; it’s what makes us absolutely indestructible.

When we say a Christian ought not to be sick, it’s premised on this reality. Divine health is your nature, not a hope or promise from God, because you’re born of God’s incorruptible seed—His Word (1 Peter 1:23). Therefore, the life in you can’t be corrupted by sickness, disease or death. Refuse to accept that it’s “normal” or okay for a Christian to be sick; it’s not.

In Mark 16:17-18, the Lord Jesus, referring to the Christian, said, “…if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them….” You’re not among those that can be “infected” by anything. Jesus said so, and if He did, then it’s an absolute reality. No infection should thrive in your body.

Meditate on this truth until it gains the ascendancy in your spirit and becomes your experience. Refuse to accommodate anything that’s inconsistent with your divine nature.

PRAYER

Blessed Father, I thank you for giving me a life of glory, dominion and excellence; I walk in the reality of this truth. You’ve made me impregnable to sickness, disease, poverty, and anything that hurts. Therefore, I walk conscious of my divine nature today and always, reigning over Satan and his cohorts of hell, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Mark 16:17-18; Luke 10:19; 1 Peter 2:9

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 18:15-43 & 1 Samuel 11-13
Romans 13:1-14 & Psalm 120-122

PROPAGATE AND PROJECT HIS LOVE .

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BELIEVE IN PROSPERITY

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PROPAGATE AND PROJECT HIS LOVE .

Monday, March 26th , 2018

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).

The Lord Jesus came to the world with the love message; He loved us, and showed us how to love others. As a child of God, not only are you an offspring of love, because the Bible tells us that God is love (1 John 4:8), you’re also an ambassador of Christ in this world. You’re His representative, continuing His life of love in this world (2 Corinthians 5:20). It’s therefore your responsibility to propagate and project the love of God in your world.

Romans 5:5 says, “…hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” God has put His love in your heart, and He expects you to show it forth by loving the people around you. That’s the only way the world can see and appreciate the matchless beauty of His love.

Your language must build and lift. Those who hurt or destroy others with their words don’t know the love of Christ. Speak highly and lovingly of others. You may ask, “What if their character is really bad?” You’re not to judge or condemn them. Be like the Lord Jesus who said to the woman caught in the act of adultery, _*“…Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more”*_ (John 8:11).

He not only defended her before her accusers, He loved her in spite of her sins. He did the same for us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood, giving us His righteousness to live for Him.

Take every opportunity of your daily encounter with people to express love to them. Be a blessing to your world. Love others selflessly and unconditionally as Christ has loved us. 1 John 3:16 says, “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”

PRAYER

Precious Father, thank you for your great mercy, your gift of righteousness and your unconditional love for me! Just like you, I’m merciful, kind, loving and gracious to others. Your love is a light that shines brightly from me to others, giving them hope, and life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 John 4:7-9* Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Romans 13:8-10 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*

1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 6:17-49,
Deuteronomy 31-32

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 3:13-19,
Psalm 95-96

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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You’VE Got Everything!

(You Have All Things In Christ)

TO THE BIBLE: Romans 6:23

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

LET’S TALK

The fundamental truth of the Gospel is that the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ. However, as you grow in your understanding of the Gospel, you recognize that God didn’t stand apart from  you to hand you eternal life; He is Himself eternal life. So, He actually gave you Himself! No wonder 1 Corinthians 3:21 says, “…all things are yours.” This is so because all things are in Christ, and He’s in you; therefore, you have all things in Him, glory to God!

When you believe and accept this truth, it’ll change the way you pray; you’ll stop asking God for things, because you’ll realize He already gave you everything when He gave you Himself. You’ll then better appreciate why Jesus said, “…do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on” (Luke 12:22). In other words, “Don’t bother about anything!” Why worry when everything good that you could ever imagine is already yours in Christ.

God has given you the key to all things, because you’re His heir (Romans 8:17). Hence, if there’s ever anything you think you need, don’t “beg” Him for it. Simply take possession of it in your spirit by faith: declare that it’s yours now and thank God for it. From that moment on, think, talk and act like it’s yours, because, indeed, it is.

Go Deeper: 1 Corinthians 1:30, John 17:10

Pray

Dear Father, I thank you for giving me all things in Christ Jesus. I cast all my cares upon you and lay all burdens down at your feet! I rejoice, knowing that you’ve supplied all my needs according to your riches in glory by Christ Jesus. I live in abundance today, and always, celebrating your goodness in my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Act

What needs do you have today? Write them down and begin to declare that you have them.

 

There’s More To The Righteousness of God.

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THE GOODNESS OF GOD

(There’s More To The Righteousness of God)

TO THE BIBLE: Luke 18:18-19

“Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.”

LET’S TALK

Righteousness is a gift that we received, but there’s more to it. The righteousness of God is also about the goodness and justness of God. In our opening scripture, Jesus was teaching that rich young ruler something about the “goodness” of God. He was showing him that goodness is about righteousness (rightness or right judgment), which is from God

How can you judge what’s right and what’s wrong? How do you determine what’s of God and what’s not? It’s by the righteousness of God! How then can one walk in the righteousness of God? It’s by siding with His Word. For example, maybe you find yourself having to judge an issue between two friends. You’re not supposed to look for who’s right or who’s wrong; you’re to take sides with the Word! If you lead your life with such a mentality, your life will become beautiful, because you look at the world from the standpoint of God’s righteousness, not man’s opinion.

Think about living your life like that, because it would take away such base things as envy, wrath, malice, anger, etc.  Then, there’ll be an awesome force—a love-attraction—in your life that pulls people to you. You become the epitome of God’s goodness: the expression and representation of how good God is.

Go Deeper: Romans 14:17 TLB, Psalm 27:13

Pray

Thank you Lord for the gift of righteousness bestowed upon me. Now, I have your righteousness, which causes me to always do right, manifesting your goodness, nature, grace, and kindness, to my world, seeing things from your perspective, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Act

Your siblings, friends, or classmates are quarrelling, and you’re called in to settle the argument. Write in a few words what you would do.

 

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