Christian Daily Devotional

The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts..Haggai 2:9

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POWER WITHIN

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POWER WITHIN

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure (Philippians 2:13).

Ephesians 3:20 tells us that God, “…is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.” This means He does what He plans to do in your life through His power that’s at work in you. He doesn’t want to work outside you, but from within you. Imagine if you functioned with this knowledge all your life! Colossians 2:9-10 says, in Christ dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, and we are complete in Him. Imagine knowing this, and living with the same consciousness every day; what an extraordinary difference it’ll make in your life! It’s one thing to know you have something; it’s another to know how to use it. Some don’t even know they have anything, and so they can’t even begin to think of how to use it.

The Apostle Paul wrote about himself: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13).

Notice, he didn’t say, “We can do all things.” He was talking about himself; this was his personal testimony. This understanding imbued him with a different mentality. He didn’t think in terms of what he could or couldn’t do. God wants you to always acknowledge that you’re sufficient in His sufficiency and His ability within you!

Acknowledge, and affirm, always that God is at work in you. Take advantage of His inherent power in you.

Further Study:
1 John 4:4;
Acts 1:8

REDEMPTION AND REMISSION

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28TH JULY , 2018 ; PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME;

REDEMPTION AND REMISSION;

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace (Ephesians 1:7).

“Redemption” in the verse above, is the Greek word, “apolutrosis” and it means riddance. In Christ, we have our riddance. He rids or plucks you out of trouble, and rids your life of anything that’s wrong. So, you can say, “I have my riddance in Christ, no matter what!” That’s redemption. It doesn’t matter what mess you may think you’re in, you can trust Him to get you out.

In Christ Jesus, we also have remission of sins. The King James translation uses the word “Forgiveness” of sins, but the Greek word is “aphesis” and it means remission; the total removal or blotting away of sins. God did much more than forgive us; He blotted out our sins. There’s no trace or record of your sins; it’s as though you never sinned.

That’s why it’s wrong for a Christian to keep a consciousness of sin. Some are forever praying and asking God for forgiveness, because they’re always overwhelmed by the burden of sin-consciousness. The truth is that the Bible never tells us to ask God for forgiveness. God never made provision for your “forgiveness.” This might upend some people’s theology, but it’s a present truth.

To forgive means to pardon, in which case the record of wrong remains, though you’ll not be punished. But that’s not the case with God and us. The actual Greek rendering is “to take away completely, to put away, blot out, separate from.” You might want to ask, “How about 1 John 1:9 that says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness?”

What that simply means is that if we acknowledge (confess) our sins, God is faithful and just to put them away, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. There’s an automatic cleansing going on. That’s what it says in the seventh verse: “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).

God wants you to walk free of guilt or condemnation! He wants you to walk in the light of your riddance, your righteousness, your justification, your holiness, and your sanctification in Christ Jesus, not snowed-under by guilt or sin-consciousness.

PRAYER

Thank you dear Father for this glorious truth in your Word! Christ is my riddance; He rids me of trouble, and of anything that’s inconsistent with the provisions of the Gospel. I walk victorious, conscious of my right-standing with you, and my triumphant life in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Romans 3:2-25; Romans 6:14; Luke 24:46-47

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Romans 3 & Psalms 42-44

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Ephesians 4:1-10 & Isaiah 48

THE IMPORTANCE OF CHRIST’S SUFFERING

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THURSDAY, 26TH JULY 2018;

THE IMPORTANCE OF CHRIST’S SUFFERING

Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow (1 Peter 1:10-11).

Luke 24:46-47 says, “…Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” The crucifixion of Christ was necessary for the salvation of man; salvation couldn’t have been accomplished otherwise. Our opening scripture talks about the glory that follows the sufferings of Christ. Part of that glory is the salvation of man.

Salvation is an all-encompassing word that encapsulates all that God wrought for us in Christ: life, health, wealth, prosperity, abundance, etc. He suffered for your sake. He was your substitute on the cross. He took your place that you might take His place. Your place was that of sin and death; His place was that of life and righteousness.

The Bible says, “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5). He was made sin for us, who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus didn’t just save you from sin; He gave you His life and nature.

When you cometo therealization of the importance of the sacrifice of Christ, then you’ll appreciate His vicarious death and appropriate the benefits of salvation in your life. Today, sin and its effects and consequences have no dominion over you. You’re free to serve the Lord and live for Him. You’re now accepted in the presence of God, all because of Jesus.

Man became separated from the glory-life due to Adam’s transgression, but as a result of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the glory has been restored. You were brought into that life of glory the moment you were born again.

*CONFESSION*

I manifest the glory and righteousness of God, because I have His life and nature in my spirit. Jesus suffered in my place; therefore, I live in the ensuing glory and beauty of His vicarious sacrifice. My life is upward and forward, and my light shines ever more brightly, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
Isaiah 53:1‭-‬5 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. 3He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.

II Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.

I Peter 2:21‭-‬24 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: 22 “Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;
23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness— by whose stripes you were healed.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 1:18-32 & Psalms 35-37

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Ephesians 3:1-12 & Isaiah 46

A PURE LANGUAGE OF THE SPIRIT

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21ST JUNE, 2018 ; PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME;

A PURE LANGUAGE OF THE SPIRIT;

For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also (1 Corinthians 14:14-15).

No matter how many earthly languages exist, there’re not enough words in the human vocabulary with which to adequately and accurately express yourself to God. Our human earthly vocabulary isn’t pure enough to commune with the holy God that our heavenly Father is. That’s the reason the Holy Spirit gave us a language, pure and holy, with which to communicate in a way that’s acceptable to God: praying in other tongues.

Many only know how to pray in their understanding; that is, in their native language, but that won’t take you far enough. No matter how beautiful your words are in any earthly language, and how loaded with revelation they are, they’re no match for the pure language of the Spirit.

It’s for this reason that Paul, by the Spirit, penned the words we read in the latter part of our opening verse. Notice that praying with the spirit comes before praying with the understanding. Sadly, some Christians would rather pray with their understanding first, and then pray with the spirit, if they do pray in the spirit at all. They’ve made praying with the spirit the “also,” and that’s the wrong order.

Before you pray with your understanding, pray intensely and profusely first with the spirit. In fact, your praying in the understanding would be more effectual if you’d pray first with the spirit. And praying with the spirit doesn’t mean shutting your eyes and being mute, hoping that somehow, God’s looking into your sincere heart to know what you want; no. It means praying in tongues; praying in the language of the Spirit—a divine coded language. Your mind can’t interpret what you’re saying, but in the realm of the spirit, you’re speaking mysteries.

The devil and his cohorts of darkness are confounded when we pray in other tongues, for it’s an esoteric language for our direct communication with our heavenly Father. What a privilege and blessing to be able to access and speak forth divine mysteries and secrets from the realm of the Spirit. Blessed be God!

PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for the blessing and privilege of being able to speak in tongues. My life is excellent and full of glory because of the awesome ministry of the Holy Spirit in me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Luke 18:1; Romans 8:26-27; Jude 1:20 AMPC

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Acts 9:32-43 & Ezra 1-3

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

2 Corinthians 7:1-8 & Isaiah 8

BE QUICK TO ACT

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16TH JUNE, 2018 ; PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME;

BE QUICK TO ACT;

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves (James 1:22).

One of the ways to make the Word of God effective in your life is by acting quickly on it. Never be hesitant or slothful to act on God’s Word. Many miss too much without realizing it when they’re slow or hesitant to act on the Word.

Whatever instruction the Lord gives to you, whatever inspiration comes to you as you study the Word or listen to it preached and taught in church, respond swiftly. That’s the kind of faith-response that gets God’s attention. When you respond swiftly to God, He’ll always respond quickly to you as well.

The Bible says, “Quench not the Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 5:19). That means you can quench the Spirit, after He has tried to no avail to stir you up and have you do something for which you were either hesitant or unresponsive. When your faith is stirred, it’s an indication of the Spirit of God working in you; don’t suppress His work in you. Act immediately on whatever instruction, guidance or direction He gives you, even when such doesn’t seem to appeal to the senses.

Think about it: To the man who had a paralyzed limb, and couldn’t move his hand, Jesus said, “…Stretch forth thine hand…” (Matthew 12:13). If the man had tried to rationalize the instruction instead of responding swiftly, perhaps he’d have lost his miracle. Peter and John did the same thing to the man at the gate of the temple called Beautiful.

After Peter ministered healing to him, he yanked the man up, and the Bible says, “…and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.” The man was smart; he dared to act on his healing: “And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God” (Acts 3:8).

Don’t be hesitant or reluctant when it comes to acting on God’s Word. Be smart to respond boldly and swiftly in doing the Word, for that’s how to honour the Lord in your life.

PRAYER

Dear Father, I’m quick to act on your Word, and have it produce in me the message that it carries. I’m transformed, strengthened and energised for the glory-life as I live in, and by your Word, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Proverbs 13:13; Philippians 2:13; Luke 5:5

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Acts 6 & 2 Chronicles 26-28

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

2 Corinthians 4:7-18 & Isaiah 2

ACTIVATING HIS POWER THROUGH WORSHIP

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ACTIVATING HIS POWER THROUGH WORSHIP

And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever (2 Chronicles 20:21).

As Christians, God hears and answers when we pray, but how to make His power that is released on our behalf work for us is what many don’t know. One of the ways to activate that power is through praise! Throughout the Scriptures, we find amazing and inspiring accounts of how God delivered His people from imminent destruction and dire circumstances, when they activated His power through praise.

Three nations—Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir—came out against Judah and made ready to attack her. However, King Jehoshaphat was wise. He gathered all Judah together to seek the Lord in prayer and fasting. When they prayed, God revealed to them the exact location of their enemies’ camp, and gave them the strategy to defeat them. 2 Chronicles 20:22 says, “When they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.” When trouble strikes, like Jehoshaphat, “put the singers in front” and you’ll have the same result.

Don’t wait until you feel like singing before you make a melody in your heart and sing praises unto the Lord. Whether you feel like it or not, whether you’re happy or not, praise Him all the same. Paul and Silas experienced a supernatural jailbreak by offering this kind of unusual praise.

For preaching the Gospel, they were tortured and incarcerated in a Roman maximum-security prison. However, at midnight, Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises to God. As they did, the power of God was activated and they were supernaturally set free (Acts 16:25-26). This miraculous encounter led to the salvation of the prison warden and his entire family. You may be faced with a difficult situation today for which you’ve prayed and confessed that it’s all working out for your good, yet, nothing seems to have changed. Don’t give up! It’s time you offered to God the unusual praise. Speak and sing joyous tongues of praise and thanksgiving, and as you do, the power of God will move on your behalf, and you’ll have a great Miracle.

Further Study:
Hebrews 2:12;
Hebrews 13:15

THE LANGUAGE OF OUR KINGDOM

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12TH JUNE, 2018 ; PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME;

THE LANGUAGE OF OUR KINGDOM;

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak… (1 Corinthians 2:12-13).

As Christians, we belong to a real spiritual kingdom: the Kingdom of God’s love-Son. In that kingdom, we have our peculiar Kingdom language. We don’t just talk; we speak the wisdom of God; that’s the language of our Kingdom: “Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought” (1 Corinthians 2:6).

Too many Christians don’t understand how to speak the Kingdom language, because they’ve never been rightly and adequately taught, and as a result, they talk fear, and unbelief. Some of them call it “reality”; “Let’s face reality” they’d say, referring to the things that their senses can perceive. The only reality is God’s Word.

Don’t say you’re broke just because there’s no money in your pocket or bank account. Instead, affirm, “The Lord is my shepherd and I lack nothing; He’s brought me into a large place, a place of wealth untold. I’m supernaturally supplied, and all my needs are met; I have no consciousness of lack, because all things are mine!” That’s speaking the language of our Kingdom.

Somebody says, “But we have to say it as it is; if I feel a headache why can’t I say I have a headache?” You can’t say, “I have a headache,” because headaches don’t exist in our Kingdom. The things we speak are the things God has freely given to us, and sickness, disease, failure, lack, and death aren’t part of those things.

When you speak contrary to your divine nature and provisions in Christ, it’s an “illegal operation”; it’s like entering the wrong codes into a programme or computer system; it won’t work.

Therefore, speak the wisdom of God always. Only affirm your glorious life in Christ. When you declare, “I’m the manifestation of the glory of God,” you’re speaking the language of our Kingdom; you’re communicating with the right sound code. Hallelujah!

CONFESSION

I speak the wisdom of God always, and the circumstances of life are subdued before me. I reason with the mind of Christ, and my outlook on life is from the perspective of the Word. I’m making unstoppable progress in life and ministry, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Luke 6:45; 1 Corinthians 2:6-7; Colossians 4:6

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Acts 3 & 2 Chronicles 12-15

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

2 Corinthians 2:8-17 & Songs Of Solomon 3-4

YOU SPEAK THE WISDOM OF GOD IN A CODE.

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11TH JUNE , 2018 ; PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME;

CODES AND SECRETS

(You Speak The Wisdom Of God In A Code)

TO THE BIBLE 1 Corinthians 2:7

“But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,”

LET’S TALK

Notice that our opening verse doesn’t say, “we talk about the wisdom of God,” but that “…we speak the wisdom of God….” Have you ever spoken wisdom? Do you know what it is to speak wisdom? The wisdom of God is creative wisdom; that’s the wisdom that made this world: “He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens at His discretion” (Jeremiah 10:12). Just like Him, we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even God’s hidden wisdom, which He ordained before the world unto our glory. That’s like saying we speak in codes and secrets!

The wisdom of God is spoken in esoteric language; it’s not a language for everybody! It’s a closed communication, revealed only to the “initiated.” Only those who’re spiritually mature understand when we speak the wisdom of God: “However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing” (1 Corinthians 2:6). For instance, when you say, “I have the life of God in me”; you’re speaking the wisdom of God. When you say, “I’m full of wisdom, glory and strength; I’m walking in victory, righteousness and grace,” that’s speaking the wisdom of God. Someone might say to you, “How dare you speak so highly of yourself; aren’t you being boastful?” No, you’re not! You’re speaking the wisdom of God.

The Word of God is the wisdom of God. Those who think we’re bragging when we speak the Word, and boldly declare who we are in Christ—our rights, privileges, inheritance, and abilities in Him—don’t understand the esoteric nature of our communication, and there’re not enough reasons in the world to lose out on the blessings of speaking God’s wisdom.

Go Deeper

1 Corinthians 2:6-8; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13

Speak

Daily Bible Reading

ONE YEAR

Acts 2:22-47, 2 Chronicles 8-11

TWO YEAR

Luke 1:1-10, Deuteronomy 9

Act

Speak in tongues and release words of prophecy about your day. That way, you’re speaking God’s wisdom for your life today.

SAFEGUARDED BY THE ANOINTING

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SAFEGUARDED BY THE ANOINTING

Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things (1 John 2:18-20).

We’re in the last days, therefore the activities of the antichrists referenced in our opening verses are already happening. Many have come in their own names, with false doctrines. A false doctrine isn’t essentially the opposite of the true Gospel, but a perversion of it. Its objective is to deceive and lure men into believing a lie, instead of the true Gospel of our Lord Jesus.

As a child of God, however, you need not worry about the cunning craftiness of antichrists, false preachers and teachers, because you’re anointed of God, and therefore can’t be deceived. The Word says, you have an unction from the Holy One, and you know all things. The anointing of the Holy Spirit that’s on your life safeguards you and helps you discern the right teaching of the Gospel from false doctrines.

1 John 2:27 says, “But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.”

The Holy Spirit is the Lord of the Church, and when you hear the Word of God under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, the same Spirit in you will bear witness with your spirit, that what you’re hearing is the truth. The implication of this is that you won’t find yourself deceived, tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine; rather, you’d be established on the truth of God’s Word. If the anointing can help you know the truth of God’s Word, it’ll certainly also guide you in the natural things of life, because the lesser is included in the greater.

Further Study:
John 4:1;
John 14:26

RECEIVING THE HOLY SPIRIT

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RECEIVING THE HOLY SPIRIT

He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost (Acts 19:2).

God desires that we receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit, so we can experience and demonstrate His power as He imparts our spirits with the divine enablement, to live the victorious Christian life. If you’ve not received the Holy Spirit, you can do so even now, and I’ll show you how.

First, there’re several ways to receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit. During the Apostle Paul’s missionary journey through Asia, he met twelve men in Ephesus who had not received the Holy Spirit. The Bible records that “…when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied” (Acts 19:6).

This is one of the ways to receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Those men had to have someone else, who had received the fullness of the Spirit, lay hands on them, and pray over them. So, if you have not received the infilling of the Holy Spirit, you can have someone (who’s full of the Spirit) lay hands on you, and you’ll receive.

Secondly, you can receive the Holy Spirit by asking in prayer. The Lord Jesus said in Luke 11:13, “…how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?” You can ask the Father in faith, in the Name of Jesus, and receive the Holy Spirit. In fact, during one of our Live TV Programmes, a young Christian asked if it was possible to receive the Holy Spirit while watching from another country. Emphatically yes! Beautifully, while I prayed by the power of the Holy Spirit for those in that category, who were watching from different parts of the world, he received the Holy Spirit, along with many others. We received several similar testimonies afterwards.

No matter where you are, you can receive not only a miracle of healing or any other kind of miracle, you can receive the Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit is the secret of success for every believer. Having Him in your life means you’re set up for an extraordinary life of excellence and the supernatural. He’s the One to lead you through life, and direct your steps in victory, glory, dominion and power.

Further Study:
Acts 19:6-7;
Acts 10:44-45

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