Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional ,
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc DD,

WALK IN HIS LIGHT;
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:16).

The reason some Christians find themselves struggling with the flesh is that they’re not living the Word (James 1:22). The Word of God is clear: Walk in the Spirit, and you’ll not fulfil the lusts or desires of the flesh, as our opening verse states.

Some have been trying to crucify the flesh for a long time to no avail. God never told us to crucify the flesh, because the flesh has already been crucified; it happened the moment you were born again. Galatians 5:24 says, “And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.”

So, if you’re struggling with the flesh, simply stop; just act on the Word; walk according to the life and nature of God that’s in your spirit. 1 John 1:7 tells us to walk in the light, as He (God) is in the light; in other words, walk in the light of God’s provisions for you in Christ, as revealed in the Word.

For example, Romans 6:14 says, “For sin shall not have dominion over you…”; therefore, if you find yourself struggling with a sinful habit, don’t become frustrated! Use the Word. Affirm, “I’m the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus; sin has no power over me. I refuse to be entangled by any yoke of bondage. I put a stop to this habit, in Jesus’ Name.” Make this declaration and begin to walk in its light, and sin shall not lord it over you. Hallelujah!

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for enlightening me on the path of life through your Word; your Word is light and full of glory. I walk in the light of my righteousness, exercising dominion over Satan, sin, and the flesh with its affections and lusts. I’ve overcome the world, and I live triumphantly every day, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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FURTHER STUDY:
Hebrews 12:1
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, 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,

Romans 6:14-18
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Mark 15:1-20 & Numbers 32-33

• 2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:*
  Matthew 22:15-22 & Exodus 21

Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional , Monday, March 11, 2019;
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc DD;

THEME:HAVE NO CARES WHATSOEVER
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God… (Philippians 4:6-7).

If, indeed, you found out that God has blessed you with so much, and you have all the resources you require for anything whatsoever, how would you live every day? Would you still be worried over anything? I’m sure you wouldn’t! I mean, you have everything, and are able to enjoy everything that God has blessed you with on earth; you wouldn’t care about a thing in the world!

But did you know that’s how you’re expected to live every day? You ought to have no cares whatsoever, because God, indeed, already blessed you with everything: every resource—spiritual and physical—that you require to live a godly and successful life. Those who don’t have this consciousness are the ones who get agitated and worried in life.

The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 6:25, “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on….” This is your ticket to the
worry-free life. Read His words in Matthew 6:32 as He continues on the same subject:* “…for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.” How beautiful this is!*

Before you were born, God already knew everything you’d ever need, and in His love, He made them available to you in Christ, even before you ever had the sense or “faith” to consider asking Him. He said in 1 Corinthians 3:21, “…all things are yours.” No wonder David could say with such confidence, “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1).

In your life, refuse to worry; it’s something you have to consciously practise. Have confidence in the Lord, and in all that He’s done for you and made available to you in Christ Jesus. Instead of worrying,
which wouldn’t change your situation in the first place, turn your petitions to the Lord; with thanksgiving, present your requests to Him.

Choose the life of blessings and reject worry and anxiety. You’ll be amazed at the doors that’ll open to you; the blessings of God that’ll begin to work in your life without restraint. Praise God forevermore!

CONFESSION
I have all that pertain to life and godliness; all things are mine. My mind is stayed on the Lord, and His Word; thus, the blessings of God in Christ are working in my life without restraint. Blessed be God!

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FURTHER STUDY:
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you

2 Peter 1:1-4
1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

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:

4 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.

Matthew 6:31-34
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Mark 14:53-72 & Numbers 29-31

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 22:1-14 & Exodus 20

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo ,
Monday, March 11, 2019 ,Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc, D.D

THEME: SHINE BRIGHT;
(Keep Your Light Ablaze),

TO THE BIBLE Romans 12:11 AMPC
“Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.”

LET’S TALK
As a Christian, God wants you to live a vibrant life every single day. He wants you to be effective and efficient in everything you do, always aglow with the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Today, I want to show you
how to achieve just that.

When I was a teenager, I heard T. L. Osborn make a remarkable statement, which I’ve never forgotten. He said, “The first requirement for success is to look out for a human need and reach out to meet it.” This is the key to staying aglow! When you make it your aim, the fire of God won’t go out in your life, because the Holy Spirit will always inspire you, and give you the ability to make it happen. He’d set you on course for a truly successful life and also guide you there.

Ask yourself today: “What more can I do to add value to someone else?” For when you’re constantly reaching out to meet people’s needs, you’d never cease to burn for the Lord. Your fire just never goes out. You’d experience an unending string of miracles, and your life would be a fountain of ever-increasing glory.

Go Deeper
2 Timothy 1:6
Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Galatians 4:18
But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you.

Pray
Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for the inspiration of your precious Holy Spirit who lives in me. I’m aglow for you, O God, full of zeal for your works. My eyes are open to see people’s needs, and I’m empowered to always meet them, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Mark 14:53-72, Numbers 29-31

TWO YEAR
Acts 26:24-32, Psalm 71-72

Act
What more can you do to make a difference in someone’s life?

Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional , Sunday, March 10, 2019
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc DD,

HE REQUIRES YOUR OBLATIONS—NOT DONATIONS;

For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things (Ezekiel 20:40).

There’s a difference between a donation and an oblation. When you give to the Lord, it’s an offering, an oblation; it’s called a holy giving and it’s a connection between you and your heavenly Father, different from donations. There’re endeavours to which we can make donations; we can donate to charity organizations, NGOs, and worthy causes, but when it comes to giving to God, it’s not a donation; your offerings, and tithes that you give to the Lord are oblations and must be hallowed in your heart, and given reverently.

This is important because how you deal with your giving determines the results you’re going to get from God. If you give as a donation, you get what a donation promises. You don’t donate to God; you give an offering to Him, because He is God. Your offering is a testimony that you recognize, and are honouring Him as God, and not as a man.

Sometimes, donations or contributions may be called for in the church. These could be for some church project or endeavour, and could be classified accordingly. Nonetheless, your tithes and offerings, like seed offerings, first-fruit offerings, etc., are not donations or contributions: they are oblations to the Lord. Remember, worshipping the Lord must be according to His prescribed order or else we lose the blessing promised. The word teaches that there are blessings connected with oblations. Donations and contributions have their blessings as well.

For example, if you give alms to the poor, that’s not an offering; it’s a loan to God (Proverbs 19:17); it has its blessings. An offering to God is very different. This understanding is important, because when you want to have maximum results from God, you have to do God’s things, God’s way.

PRAYER
Dear heavenly Father, I worship you with my giving and oblations. I declare that I continually increase in the grace of giving, even as I abound in wisdom and understanding. Through my commitments, the furtherance of the Gospel is swift, and many lives are touched, all to the praise and glory of your Name. Amen.

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FURTHER STUDY:
2 Corinthians 9:7-8

7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Mark 14:27-52 & Numbers 27-28

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 21:33-46 & Exodus 19

Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional ; Saturday, March 9, 2019
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Dsc DD;

“THE FIRE OF CLEANSING”
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire (Matthew 3:11).

Fire is very significant in Scripture. In some places, it was used to symbolize the Spirit of God and the character in which He operated
or manifested Himself. When God revealed Himself to Moses, it was in the burning bush (Exodus 3:3-5). When the Holy Ghost came in Acts 2:1-4 as Jesus had promised His disciples, the Scriptures record that
Cloven tongues like as of fire appeared unto them and sat upon each of them, and they were filled with the Holy Ghost.

Then we read the words of John the Baptist in our opening verse above, where he talked about the baptism of the Holy Ghost and fire. Now, many have confused John’s statement to mean that both the power of the Holy Ghost, and the fire of the Holy Ghost are synonymous, but they aren’t. When John the Baptist said Jesus shall baptize with the Holy Ghost, and with fire, that “fire” meant judgment.

The fire of the Holy Ghost is about cleansing; it’s called, “The fire of Judgment” or “The fire of cleansing.” The Bible says, “…he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire” (Matthew 3:12). That’s Judgment! It’s the same thing we see in Malachi 3:2-3: “But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.”

Thus, Holy Ghost fire is the fire of purification; it takes away the unclean things from your life; it burns them up, that there be no impurities in you; that fire purifies you, removes everything that’s not of God. Thus, you’re sanctified for the Lord’s use; you’re His vessel unto honour, to bring Him glory, and establish His will in the earth. Hallelujah!

CONFESSION
I’m washed, sanctified, justified, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of our God! There’s no uncleanness in me, for the fire of the Holy Ghost purifies my heart from all filthiness. I’ve become the radiance of God’s glory, and the expression of His righteousness. Hallelujah!

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FURTHER STUDY:
Isaiah 4:3-4
And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:

“When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.”

1 Peter 1:7
7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

2 Timothy 2:19-21
19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Mark 14:1-26 & Numbers 24-26

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 21:18-32 & Exodus 18

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo, Saturday, March 9, 2019 ;
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc, D.D ,

A NEW BEGINNING,
(God Can Create For You A New Destiny),

TO THE BIBLE Hebrews 11:3 AMPC📖
“By faith we understand that the worlds [during the successive ages] were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God.so that what we see was not made out
of things which are visible. ”*

LET’S TALK➡
In 2 Kings 20, when King Hezekiah became critically ill, God sent the prophet Isaiah to tell him: “Set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live” (verse 1). However, the Bible says that the king turned
his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord intensely. Immediately, God stopped the prophet in his tracks and told him to go back to the king to tell him that he’d no longer die. God added fifteen more years to his life.

King Hezekiah was fated to die, but through God’s act of kindness, in response to his prayer, a new destiny was created for him. This is a remarkable quality of God’s divine character. He can create new destinies.

It doesn’t matter what you may have been through in life, or how badly things have turned out for you. God is big. He’s all-powerful. Even if you’ve failed several times already, don’t rule yourself out now. God can create a new destiny for you altogether. Get on your knees and pray to Him. Call for a change, and He’ll make it happen for you.

Go Deeper🔥
Romans 4:17
(as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;

Joel 2:25-26
25.“So I will restore to you the years that the swarming [a]locust has eaten,
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.

1. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
   And praise the name of the LORD your God,
   Who has dealt wondrously with you;
   And My people shall never be put to shame.

Pray🙋‍♂
Dear heavenly Father, I open my spirit to receive your abundant grace for newness. I’m not cast down by any kind of setback; I believe in your supernatural, unparalleled power to set me on a new path of success, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Act▶
If you need a turnaround in anything, take it before the Lord in prayer today.

Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo ,
Friday, March 8, 2019 , Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc, D.D

YOU’RE NOT A ROBOT!
(God Doesn’t Control Your Future For You—You Do!),

TO THE BIBLE 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.”

LET’S TALK➡
In Isaiah 46:9-10, God said about Himself: “…I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, “My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure.”” When Austin came across this scripture, he wondered quietly for a while, “Since God knows everything that’s going to happen, it must mean He already knows those who’ll go to heaven and those who won’t. What then is the point of preaching to everyone?”

It’s important for you to understand what the Bible says about the omniscience of Almighty God. He knows everything alright, but He’s not “running” our lives as some folks think; He isn’t busy controlling every human being like a robot. God gives you a will of your own, the ability to make decisions for yourself. This means you’re a free moral agent, and you’re ultimately responsible for the choices that you make in life.

Isn’t it remarkable that God would allow you to shape your own destiny? There are people who are sad and gloomy today because they don’t know what tomorrow holds for them, or how they can affect it, but you’re different. You’ve got the power to influence your future and create the kind of life you want. Get excited today about this awesome privilege, and share this with those around you.

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;

Proverbs 4:4
He also taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words;
Keep my commands, and live.

Pray🗣
Dear Father, I submit myself to the Lordship of your Word, so that I’ll be guided and inspired to take wise decisions. My life is improved as I make choices that favour your righteousness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Daily Bible Reading📚
ONE YEAR
Mark 13:1-37, Numbers 22-23

TWO YEAR
Acts 25:13-27, Psalm 65-66

Act▶
Spend some time to speak in tongues today. Also meditate on and speak the Word.