Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional ; Sunday, 26th May 2019  ;

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc., DD ;

WE LIVE IN THE VICTORY OF CHRIST ;

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:57).

In Christianity, we pose a solid front! We don’t chicken out; we don’t live in fear; we’re bold and strong, irrespective of the troubles or adversities we face. We maintain our faith-filled confessions. We’re confident about life; confident that come what may, we’re more than conquerors.

There’re those who say, “Well, you don’t know what life will bring forth; you never can tell what’s going to happen tomorrow.” That’s not us; we don’t talk like that! We know what will happen tomorrow: tomorrow, we’ll win; we’ll still be shouting, dancing, and rejoicing in the victory. Why? It’s because the script has been written: all things work together for good, to them that love God (Romans 8:28). Our light afflictions produce for us a far more exceeding, and eternal weight of glory *(2 Corinthians 4:17). *We triumph always in all things and in every place (2 Corinthians 2:14). Hallelujah!

The “Script,” the Word by which we live, says we’re victors forever, come rain, come shine, and we’re simply acting it out. Part of that script says in Romans 8:35, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?” After considering all these things, the Spirit’s conclusion, who is the “Scriptwriter,” is that we’re more than conquerors.

In Isaiah 54:16-17, again, the “Scriptwriter” wrote, “Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work, and I have created the waster to destroy. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.” What a word! If this doesn’t give anyone the confidence to face life and win, then nothing will.

You’re invincible. Your life is for the glory of God. Nothing in this world can defeat you or put you under as long as you live in the victory of Christ. There’s nothing to struggle with or try to overcome because you have triumphed already with, and in Christ. Don’t allow the circumstances of life to try to make you think otherwise

CONFESSION

I walk in the reality of all that’s written about me in the Scriptures. The Lord is my Rock and my Strength, He’s the glory of my life. In Him, I’ve overcome the world. I’m walking in the victory of Christ. I win every day, reigning in life through Christ Jesus. I make progress. I walk in peace with prosperity. I’m healthy, vibrant and strong. Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY:

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

2 Corinthians 2:14
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place.

2 Corinthians 4:15-18
15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

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.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

John 12:20-50 & 2 Kings 18-19

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Mark 13:1-11 & Numbers 29

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo ; Sunday, 26th May 2019 ;

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc., DD

IT BEGINS FROM INSIDE FIRST!
(Your Receiving Begins From Within)

TO THE BIBLE John 16:24
“Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”

LET’S TALK➡
“Dad, why can’t I walk like every normal child? Why do the doctors say I have to use a wheelchair? When would I go back to school? Would I ever be well again?” little Jocelyn inquired of her father as he carried her on his shoulders out of the hospital after a medical examination. Her dad answered, “You’ll be fine, darling. You will surely walk again!”

This story of Jocelyn reminds me of a similar experience. Many years ago, the younger of my two daughters was diagnosed with a paralytic condition. This meant that she’d never be able to stand, walk or even run. She was just a little girl at the time! However, I refused to accept the medical report but prayed and received her healing as today’s opening verse tells us. I refused to fear but through the eyes of my spirit, I saw my daughter walking, in Jesus’ Name. I saw and called her healthy and strong! Guess what? She’s walking today!
You may be reading this devotional today and thinking, “I need healing for this pain that would never go.” It may be someone you know who requires healing. It may as well be another form of miracle that you require. Whatever the case is, you must see that change or miracle first in your spirit. Then take hold of your miracle from your spirit and declare it by faith in the Name of Jesus. This principle works every time!

GO DEEPER

2 Corinthians 4:18
while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

PRAY🗣
My spirit is flooded with the light of God’s Word, and I see and apprehend what belongs to me by faith. Therefore, I declare that I live in divine health and prosperity; I enjoy success and victory every day, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise the Lord!

Daily Bible Reading

ONE YEAR
John 12:20-50, 2 Kings 18-19

TWO YEAR
1 Corinthians 12:22-31, Proverbs 22

Act▶
What you’ve learned today is a principle of God’s Word that works for the child of God. Share this principle with a friend today; show him/her the way out of any challenge!

Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional; Saturday, 25th May 2019 ;

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc., DD ;

BE SPIRITUALLY MINDED ;

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be (Romans 8:6-7)

When we talk about being spiritually minded, the context here is being spiritually minded towards God; setting your mind and affection on Him and things pertaining to His Kingdom. Some have asked, “How do I set my mind on the Lord and on spiritual things?” It’s by setting your attention on the Word! The Word shows you what spiritual things are and delivers them to you. That’s because God’s Word is Light (John 1:1-5), and light defines and reveals (Ephesians 5:13). Your spiritual eyes need God’s light—His Word—to show you what spiritual things from Him are, so you can “mind” those things; set your focus on them.

Romans 8:5 declares, “For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.” You’re after the Spirit if your affection, the things that excite you, and what you focus your attention on, are things pertaining to Christ, His Gospel, and the eternal life that He brought to us.

Some Christians don’t show or give sufficient interest, time, attention, and effort to studying God’s Word and other spiritually-edifying endeavors as praying, attending church services regularly, etc. They’d rather set their minds and attention on worldly things. But the Spirit sounds a strong warning to such folks. We read it as part of our opening scripture; it says, “For to be carnally minded is death…” (Romans 8:6). But if you want to live the life of righteousness, with the peace of prosperity, you have to be spiritually minded.

The fact that you study this devotional to learn God’s Word, to learn about Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Kingdom of God, is being spiritually minded towards God. Continue in it.

PRAYER

Dear Father, thank you for awakening in me the consciousness of my spirituality through the Word. My attention is set on things above—not on earthly, carnal, mundane, or transient things. I walk in victory, power and the dominion of the Spirit, because I’m spiritually minded, with my unalloyed attention on the true light of the Word, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Colossians 3:2-4
2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

1 Corinthians 15:48-49
48 As is earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

John 12:1-19 & 2 Kings 16-17

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Mark 12:35-44 & Numbers 28

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo; Saturday, 25th May 2019  ;

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc., DD ;

HE’S ALWAYS NEAR ;

(Never Fear: God Is With You Everywhere You Go)

TO THE BIBLE Hebrews 13:5-6 ;

“…He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?””

LET’S TALK➡
“I need to get home but I can’t use that dark alley passage!” Harold thought as he walked home from church late in the evening. “What if someone’s waiting in there to hurt me?” He always dreaded being alone in dark corners and alleys because he had been bullied in that alley at age 7, and that nasty experience left a mark on his memory. He was just about to take the longer route home when he suddenly heard a very calming voice talk to him from deep within: “Fear not, son, I’m always with you. No one will hurt you.” Immediately there arose confidence in him to walk the alley, and as he did, he realized that his fears were unnecessary because the Lord was with him, protecting and guiding him.

I wonder if you’ve been cautious like Harold. Well, look again at the opening scripture, and you’ll realize that you shouldn’t be. From the way a lot of Christians live their lives, one can’t but wonder whether or not they’ve ever seen this portion of the Bible. Some Christians are afraid of just about everything. Having come across this truth from the Word of God, fear should forever be banished from your life, because God is with you.

He says, “I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!]” (Hebrews 13:5-6 AMPC). That’s God’s solemn Word to you, letting you know that you’re never alone. He’s with you and He’s got your back covered. Refuse to fear and worry; just rest and enjoy the glory of His presence, and when you’re conscious of God’s presence with you, you wouldn’t recognize the absence of others. Be restful and at peace, knowing that He is with you always to perfect all that concerns you.

GO DEEPER

Psalm 138:8
The LORD will perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever;
Do not forsake the works of Your hands.

Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”Amen.

Hebrews 13:5-6
5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He, Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

6 So we may boldly say:
“The LORD is my helper;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?”

PRAY▶
Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for your presence with me. I know you’re with me always. I do not fear, fret or despair because you’re more than able to perfect what concerns me today and always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen!

DAILY BIBLE READING

ONE YEAR
John 12:1-19, 2 Kings 16-17

TWO YEAR
1 Corinthians 12:12-21, Proverbs 21

Act▶
Speak in tongues, and banish fear from operating in your heart right now.

Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional ; Friday, 24th May 2019 ;

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc., DD

HE KNOWS YOUR DESIRE

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them (Mark 11:24).

Due to the misconception of the purposes of prayer, when some Christians read the verse of Scripture above, what comes to their mind is making requests of God. But the scripture needs to be well understood. Jesus didn’t say, “What things soever ye ask for when ye pray….” Rather, He said, “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them….” He didn’t say you should ask!

This means, when you’re praying, whether in praise or in worship, and you have a desire, just believe that that desire has been granted you. You don’t need to ask Him. The Bible says, “…for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him” (Matthew 6:8). He knows what you desire; He knows your heart.

Therefore, your times of prayer aren’t times of asking Him for your desires, yet you can receive anything during prayer. Prayer primarily is a fellowship,
communication with your heavenly Father. As you fellowship with Him, because He knows exactly what’s on your mind, you say, “Thank you, Lord, for they’ re-granted!” You may not even mention them, but your Father who sees the heart will grant your desires.

As you speak in tongues in fellowship, praising and worshipping the Lord, receive whatever you desire of Him. Be specific and declare that they’re granted
you. This is a principle in the Kingdom of God. Practice it, and you’d be amazed at the result. Praise God!

PRAYER

Righteous Father, you’re great and greatly to be praised. Your love reaches to the heavens, and your faithfulness is everlasting. Your greatness is unsearchable, and the depth of your wisdom is beyond comprehension! Thank you for granting me all that I require for life and for godliness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Romans 8:27
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

Luke 18:1
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

John 11:17-57 & 2 Kings 13-15

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Mark 12:28-34 & Numbers 27

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo ; Friday, 24th May 2019 ;

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc., DD ;

TALK RIGHT, LIVE RIGHT ;

(Watch The Kind Of Words You Speak) ;

TO THE BIBLE Proverbs 18:21 CEV ;

“Words can bring death or life! Talk too much, and you will eat everything you say.”

LET’S TALK➡

Reading this scripture above lets you know how powerful and creative words can be. With your choice of words, you can bring yourself more of life or more of death. It’s therefore important that you’re careful not to speak of yourself in a way that contradicts the Word of God in your life. It’s quite easy to get caught up with the negative language of the world: people, young and old alike, easily talk fear, lack, defeat, and failure. They see nothing wrong with it because it’s second nature to them. However, as God’s child, you shouldn’t imbibe such culture or talk because you’re not of this world. Your language, therefore, must be different.

When a Christian talks negatively, it rubs off on his spirit, contradicts the work of God in his life and affects his spirit. This is why some Christians who claim to know the Word of faith find it difficult to produce supernatural results in their lives. Their spirits have been loaded with the wrong stuff which must be removed through the knowledge of God’s Word. As you study and meditate on the Word, the circumstances of your life are altered to conform to the realities of God’s Word. The more you imbibe His Word, the more you’re transformed from glory to glory, with the Word building in you a positive mentality (2 Corinthians 3:18).

If you’re a student in the university or college, for example, no matter what task or project that’s set before you, learn to say “I can do this through Christ!” That’s what Apostle Paul meant when he said, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). Recognize that you’re sufficient with God’s sufficiency, and as a result, you can do all things. Eliminate all forms of negativism and pessimism from your speech and vocab. Train yourself through God’s Word to see only boundless possibilities, and have the “I can do “mentality and talking”.

GO DEEPER

Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;

Matthew 12:37
37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words, you will be condemned.”

PRAY🗣

Dear Lord, I thank you for the glory of your Word in my life! Your Word lightens my path through life, and I can see all the great levels of glory you’ve planned out for me to walk in. Amen.

DAILY BIBLE READING

ONE YEAR
John 11:17-57, 2 Kings 13-15

TWO YEAR
1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Proverbs 20

Act▶
Practise talking right to yourself. Say, “I’m smart and intelligent,” “I have
abundant health and I’m rich!” continually throughout today.

Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional ; Thursday, 23rd May 2019 ;

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc., DD

THINK THE WORD

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things (Philippians 4:8).

God didn’t only instruct us to mount guard at the door of our hearts against the wrong thoughts from passing through, He also tells us the kind of thoughts to allow. That’s what we read in our theme scripture.

There’re people who have heard something that wasn’t true, or honest, or pure, or of good report, yet they kept it in their minds until it controlled their lives and led to depression. No; that’s the wrong way to live. Don’t brood over anything that’s detrimental to your spirit. Rather, make a practice of forming the right images in your mind in consistency with the Word. When you do, those thoughts will create realities.

Thoughts have power and create realities. What you think about, you become. That’s the reason your thoughts must be wholesome. The admonition in our opening verse is actually a call to think on the Word; to have Word-based thoughts.

When you think on the Word, it’ll create and produce in your ideas and pictures of success, endless possibilities, and victories, love, and fellowship with God. When things get tough, refuse to be stressed or flustered. Rather, get a hold of God’s Word and brood over it. Don’t think or talk about the problem; just ponder on, and mutter God’s Word about the situation. Soon enough, there’ll be a change; a permanent change. Hallelujah!

PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you because the entrance of your Word illuminates my spirit and causes me to think the right thoughts. I brood only on things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of a good report, virtuous and praiseworthy. Therefore, I make my way prosperous and walk in absolute victory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Joshua 1:8
8 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.

1Timothy 4:15
15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

Acts 20:32
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:

John 11:1-16 & 2 Kings 10-12

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Mark 12:18-27 & Numbers 26

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo; Thursday, 23rd May 2019 ;

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc., DD ;

GO AFTER GOD’S HEART ;
(Examine Your Heart With The Word) ;

TO THE BIBLE 1 Samuel 16:7 ;

“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

LET’S TALK➡
On a certain day, Samuel the prophet went to the house of Jesse to anoint one of the sons of Jesse to become king of Israel. As soon as Samuel saw Eliab, Jesse’s first son, he said, “Behold the Lord’s anointed is before Him,” and wanted to anoint Eliab to be the king. But God stopped Samuel and said, “I have refused him.” God didn’t say, “I have not chosen him”; if He had said so, that would have been rather okay, because He had the right to choose whomever He wanted to be king. However, He said, “I have rejected him,” meaning that He considered Eliab and found him unsuitable.

God must have seen something in his heart that made him unfit to be king; none of his other brothers were chosen either. David, who at the time was tending his father’s sheep, was then sent for, and as soon as he arrived, God said, “Samuel, get up and anoint him, this is he” (1 Samuel 16:6-12). What did God see in David? Why did God want him? The answer is in God’s remarkable testimony of David in Acts 13:22. He said, “…I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.” David was a man whose heart was after God. Some of his actions may not have been perfect, but his heart was perfect towards God. Your heart is so important to God; that’s where He seeks to work. He said, “My son, give me your heart, And let your eyes observe my ways” (Proverbs 23:26).

You must watch your heart, and serve God with a perfect heart. A perfect heart is one that seeks after God, and wants to please Him always; a heart that’s after His Word. Your attitude to God and to service in His Kingdom must be inspired by, and reflect His love. Examine yourself with the Word today!

GO DEEPER

2 Chronicles 16:9
9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”

Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life

SPEAK🗣
Thank you Lord for giving me your Word. Your Word is the truth that sanctifies my heart and makes it perfect towards you. As I meditate on and declare your Word, it builds my character, and my life is transformed from glory to glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

DAILY BIBLE READING

ONE YEAR
John 11:1-16, 2 Kings 10-12

TWO YEAR
1 Corinthians 11:30-34, Proverbs 19

Act▶
Say this: *“I’m after God’s heart; I seek the things that are dear to His
kingdom and His Son Jesus Christ today.”*

Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional ; Wednesday, 22nd May 2019 ;

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc., DD ;

BAR THE WRONG THOUGHTS FROM YOUR HEART ;

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23).

The word, “keep” as used in the scripture above is the same used in Genesis 2:15: “And the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.” It actually implies taking care of something in a protective way and ensuring its security against an external aggressor.

The Good News Bible translation puts it clearer. It says, “…the LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and guard it.” The word “guard” has a military connotation, which suggests protecting from attack or maintaining safety from danger. This is the sense in which we’re to defend our hearts against wrong thoughts.

Wrong, unwholesome thoughts are enemies you must ward off continually. Read James Moffat’s rendering of our opening verse; it’s profound. It says, “Guard above all things, guard your inner self so you can live and prosper. Bar out all thoughts of evil and banish wayward words.” This doesn’t suggest or give room for you to be casual in dealing with wrong thoughts.

There’s a devil out there trying to send wrong thoughts into your heart through your mind; that’s his job. But you’re to bar his evil thoughts and banish his wayward suggestions by simply saying, “No” to them; erect a blockade against them.

God isn’t going to guard your heart for you. The responsibility is yours. But the good news is that you’re not helpless as to what to do. You’ve been equipped with “…the whole armor of God…” (Ephesians 6:11), and what you need to do is put it on and never take it off!

With your armor in place, you’ll be able to banish every evil thought or contrary idea that tries to assault your mind. Moreover, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 declares, “(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”

CONFESSION

I refuse to accommodate unwholesome, unhealthy and noxious thoughts or let the news of fear, poverty, economic meltdown, diseases or death run my life or determine the circumstances of my existence. My mind is guarded by the Word and completely yielded to the right ideas, thoughts, materials, and messages. Therefore, I’m built up, edified and strengthened in the Word, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Philippians 4:8
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Romans 12:2
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

John 10:22-42 & 2 Kings 8-9

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Mark 12:13-17 & Numbers 25

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo ; Wednesday, 22nd May 2019  ;

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc., DD ;

YOUR TRUE REFLECTION ;
(God’s Word Mirrors Your True Picture To You) ;

TO THE BIBLE James 1:22 ;

“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”

LET’S TALK➡

God’s Word is for us to live by; it’s for doing; it’s for us to live out. But some Christians are trying to “obey” the Word, and that’s where their problem is because the Word isn’t for us to obey. In the Old Testament, God gave the children of Israel laws, commandments to obey, but they failed. So, He changed the order. He said, “…I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people” (Jeremiah 31:33). As a result, in the New Testament, you’re not called to obey the Word, because you’re born of the Word; you’re one with the Word.

The Word of God is a mirror that shows you who you are so that you can know and act accordingly. We hear, study, understand, and meditate on the Word, to act accordingly. 2 Corinthians 3:18 says, “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” When you look into the Word, you see yourself. The Word mirrors you. For example, the Word says, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21). That’s not for you to “obey”; it’s simply showing you who you are: the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

It, therefore, makes no difference that your senses tell you otherwise; God already showed you who you are; act accordingly. That’s doing the Word: accepting, and endorsing God’s image of you, and walking in that light. When you look in the mirror of God, which is the Word, you see the glory of God, and that’s you! The more you look into the Word, the more you become what you see in the Word; a transformation takes place in your life, from glory to glory. Hallelujah!

GO DEEPER

James 1:22-25
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;

24 for he observes himself, goes away and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

PRAY🗣

Dear Father, thank you for the impact of your Word in my life. Your Word is the reflection of your immense glory deposited in my spirit. As I look into that mirror, I’m transformed into the same image that I see, from glory to glory, by your Spirit, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

DAILY BIBLE READING

ONE YEAR
John 10:22-42, 2 Kings 8-9

TWO YEAR
1 Corinthians 11:20-29, Proverbs 18

Act▶
Open up your Bible and pick out scriptures to meditate on from the letters of Paul to the Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians, and Philippians.