Thursday, January 10, 2019,

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo,
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome,

THE CHRIST LIFE,
(Christianity Is The Christ-In-You Life),

📖TO THE BIBLE Colossians 1:27 NIV
“To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

LET’S TALK➡
You’ve probably filled an application document of some sort, perhaps at school or elsewhere, where you were required to fill in your biodata, on a website or written form. You got to the section where it asked “Religion,” and wondered what that meant. Various options were cited for you to tick, such as “Buddhism,” “Islam,” “Christianity” or some other religion, but you knew Christianity wasn’t a religion at all. What was your reaction then?

The Bible never presents Christianity as a religion. The reason many equate Christianity with religion is because of some of the activities in Christianity which seem consistent with religion. James 1:27 clarifies that for us: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” (NIV). The foregoing scripture doesn’t make all of Christianity a religion.

For example, that you have a kitchen in your home doesn’t make your whole home a kitchen. In religion, man is in search of a “God”; he wants to serve and relate with “God,” because he believes there’s a God. So, he wants to pray to, and worship, that “God.” Therefore, in pursuit of his dream to serve and please that “God,” whoever “that God” may be, he carries out so many different activities; that’s religion.

The difference in Christianity is the man Jesus; it’s about His life that was poured out, so that you, instead of searching for God, could be an associate of the God-kind. That’s Christianity; it’s the life of Christ in a human being. It’s the actual supplanting of the human life by the supernatural life of Christ; the outworking of divinity in a human vessel; the unveiling of the Christ-life in a believing one. Understanding this about Christianity sets you on course to live triumphantly every day, because you’ve come to know that greater is He that’s in you, than he that’s in the world.

🔥Go Deeper🔥
Colossians 1:26-27; 1 John 4:4; 1 John 5:4

🙋‍♂Pray
Dear Father, thank you for the reality of the divine life in Christ Jesus, who has defeated death and has brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Now, I live a life of victory and dominion over Satan and circumstances, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

📚Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Matthew 8:1-27, Genesis 25-26

TWO YEAR
Acts 8:1-13, Esther 1-2

Act➡
Thank God for the life of Christ that’s in you right now.

Tuesday, January 9 , 2019,

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo,
👤Pastor Chris Oyakhilome,

BE BOLD; BE STRONG!
(Be Of Good Courage And Let Nothing Stop You),

📖TO THE BIBLE Acts 20:22-24 CEV
“I don’t know what will happen to me in Jerusalem, but I must obey God’s Spirit and go there. In every city I visit, I am told by the Holy Spirit that I will be put in jail and will be in trouble in Jerusalem. But I don’t care what happens to me….”

LET’S TALK➡
Paul was one man that dared to do the things of God in an extraordinary way. He was neither afraid of his adversaries nor for his life. He preached the gospel everywhere he went, irrespective of the laws and dictates of the authorities against the propagation of the Gospel. Our opening scripture shows one of his many declarations of faith. Even while he was aware, through the Spirit’s witness, that he’d be put in jail and be in trouble in Jerusalem, he was undeterred. He said, “I don’t care what happens to me!” He was truly bold and courageous for the Gospel.

Like the Apostle Paul, you’ve got to refuse to fear. Never get to the point where you’re intimidated or overwhelmed by the pressures and adversities of life, to affect your commitment to the Gospel. Never faint or give up in the face of adversity. Be strong. Be courageous. Preach the Gospel with boldness.

If you’re a church leader, for example, and for some reason, you’re told your fellowship meetings can no longer hold or you can’t use a certain venue, it’s a fight of faith! Don’t chicken out because of human threats! Don’t act as though you’re helpless. We’re not hamstrung. Pray, and let God’s wisdom guide you. There’s a power and force greater than what we see with our optical eyes. Get on your knees and pray fervently in tongues, declaring your dominion.

As you pray, proclaim words of faith until you’re stirred to prophesy to, and over, the situation. Remember, we’re unstoppable. So, let nothing deter you. Be strong and be of good courage, and before long, your victory will be evident to all.

🔥Go Deeper🔥
Isaiah 41:13-14; Act 18:9-11

Speak🗣🗣
I refuse to fear, for God hasn’t given me a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind. The life of God is in me; therefore, I’m a victor in Christ Jesus! Greater is He that’s in me than he that’s in the world!

🗓Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Matthew 7:7-29, Genesis 23-24
TWO YEAR
Acts 7:54-60, Nehemiah 13

▶Act
If you’re faced with any challenge today, get on your knees and pray fervently in tongues. Then declare words of faith to change that situation!

Tuesday, January 8 , 2019,

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo,
👤Pastor Chris Oyakhilome,

THERE’S AN ANOINTING….,
(Take Advantage Of The Anointing In You),

📖TO THE BIBLE 1 John 2:27 NIV
“As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit— just as it has taught you, remain in him.”

LET’S TALK➡
Being born again, the anointing of the Holy Spirit is on your life. That anointing makes your life supernatural! You’re different from the rest of the world. Your words have power because you’re an associate of the God-kind. When Moses stood before the Red Sea and God said to him, “Moses, stretch your hand over the water and divide it,” he obeyed God and stretched his hand over the water. At that moment, he ceased to be a mere man; he was in union with divinity. Why? Because when he stretched forth his hand, the hand of God was stretched forth also. When he spoke words, they weren’t the words of Moses but the words of God, for his words became anointed by the Holy Spirit.

The anointing of the Holy Spirit is for you, and in you, if you’re born again. If you’ve received the Holy Ghost, that anointing of God’s Spirit will come upon everything that you do. This is what it means to be blessed; the anointing is deposited on everything you touch. That anointing leads and guides you. That anointing makes you a success, irrespective of the happenings in the world.

The economy of this world has been designed since the fall of Adam. So, when you hear of economic downturns, don’t fear because the anointing sets you apart! Go higher, by applying spiritual principles through the power of the Holy Spirit. Never lose the consciousness of the anointing in your life. It’s for your advantage; use it for your health, academics, family, finances, and every area of your life. I’m not speaking of some oil in a bottle or a piece of cloth from a preacher, but of the real person of the Holy Spirit, and your consciousness of His indwelling and abiding presence!

🔥Go Deeper
Isaiah 10:27; Luke 4:18; 2 Corinthians 1:21

🗣Speak
I have an anointing from the Holy One! That anointing is working in my body, finances, family, and all that concerns me. It sets me apart for greatness, causing me to spread and make progress on every side, to the glory of the Father. Blessed be God!

Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Matthew 6:19-7:1-6, Genesis 20-22
TWO YEAR
Acts 7:43-53, Nehemiah 12

▶Act
Speak in tongues under your breath throughout today, and the anointing will be activated in you for your use.

Monday 7 January 2019,

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo,
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome,

GOD IS NEVER LATE,
(He Is Merciful And Wants Everyone Saved),

📖TO THE BIBLE 2 Peter 3:9 MSG
“God isn’t late with his promise as some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding back the End because he doesn’t want anyone lost. He’s giving everyone space and time to change.”

LET’S TALK➡
One time in Scripture, God sent Jonah to a city called Nineveh to warn the people to turn away from their sins. Jonah thought God was too compassionate and forgiving, and that He would change His mind about destroying them. Rather than going to preach to them, he declined and went towards Tarshish (Jonah 1:3). On his way there, on a ship with other mariners, a mighty storm ensued and when his co-travellers realised that his disobedience to God was responsible for their trouble, they cast him out of the ship into the sea. The Bible says God prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah in the sea, and he was in the fish’s tummy for three days and three nights (Jonah 1:17).

Eventually, Jonah prayed to God and the fish vomited Jonah upon the dry land (Jonah 2:10). Now he was ready to follow God’s initial instruction and thus went to preach in Nineveh. As he did, the people were converted but Jonah felt offended and complained to God (Jonah 4:2 AMPC). God chided Jonah: “…should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons not [yet old enough to] know their right hand from their left…” (Jonah 4:11 AMPC). He felt they were ignorant; therefore, He had to be merciful to them.

It’s the same scenario today; there’re many people who, on a Sunday morning during service, would rather play football or video games. The Lord expects us to reach them with the Gospel. He loves them and wants to show them mercy. They’re missing the way, walking in darkness, not knowing the truth, but we’re the custodians of the truth. We must, therefore, keep praying and travailing for them to come to the knowledge of the truth, even as we proclaim the truth.

🔥Go Deeper🔥
2 Corinthians 5:18; Nehemiah 9:31

🙋‍♂Pray
Dear Father, my passion for lost souls is stirred with renewed commitment, and I declare that the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ blazes intensely in the hearts of the ignorant and unconverted around the world today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

🗓Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR: Matthew 6:1-18, Genesis 18-19
TWO YEAR: Acts 7:33-42, Nehemiah 11

▶Act
Reach out to those people you haven’t spoken to in your neighbourhood today and tell them of God’s mercy, love and compassion for them.

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL;

10TH JANUARY , 2019 BY PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME;

SPIRITUAL INSIGHT;

[For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the deep and intimate knowledge of Him (Ephesians 1:17 AMPC).

Something beautiful transpired in John 20:2122, after the resurrection of Jesus. While His disciples were in a room, He came in among them and the Bible says He “…breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost.” Luke 24:45 gave us a clearer insight into what Jesus actually did to the disciples; it says, “Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures.”

He granted them spiritual insight. Suddenly, they understood why Christ had to suffer, and the glory that was to be revealed. Prior to that time, He had shared the same thoughts with them, but they didn’t quite get it. Peter, for one, rebuked Him when He said He would have to be crucified on the Cross. But after He opened their understanding, they became spiritually enlightened! They had insight.

Insight means clear, deep, and usually sudden understanding and perception of a situation, subject, or mystery. It’s one of the many blessings of having the Holy Spirit in you: He gives you insight into mysteries and secrets. He grants you unusual perception and understanding of the inner workings of things, their compositions, functionalities, etc.

There’re certain things that would have been difficult for you to understand, but because of the ministry of the Holy Spirit in your life, the intricacies of those things are unveiled to you. You can always trust Him for insightful knowledge that gives skill, understanding, and great amplitude of comprehension.

PRAYER

Dear Father, you’ve granted me the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of you; the eyes of my understanding are flooded with light to know and walk in your perfect will. I have skill, discernment, rare understanding, and function with the spirit of excellence, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Ephesians 1:17-18; 2 Timothy 2:7 AMPC

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Matthew 8:1-27 & Genesis 25-26

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Matthew 5:11-20 & Genesis 10