💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21ST, 2024. PASTOR CHRIS. 💎✨

💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21ST, 2024. PASTOR CHRIS. 💎✨

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TOPIC :🌏💦VESSELS OF DIVINE POWER - PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME💦🌎

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SCRIPTURE :📖.....But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us (2 Corinthians 4:7).

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Did you know that as a child of God, you have an indescribable treasure in you? God has deposited His divine power and glory within our "earthen vessels," our human bodies. We're vessels of divine power. Why did He do this? The Scripture tells us why: "...that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."

His extraordinary power and glory are tabernacled in our physical bodies so that when they're manifested, everyone would see and recognize they're not of human origin. They're beyond anything human strength can produce. Glory to God! No wonder Paul said, "Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God" (2 Corinthians 3:5).

Read our opening verse again, this time, from the Amplified Classic for a clearer understanding. It says, "However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves." Every day is an opportunity for you to manifest God's glory and power. The Bible says He's called us to a life of glory and virtue, a life of excellence (2 Peter 1:3).

Your life is for the glory of God. Hallelujah! Every day, as you live by faith and walk in the knowledge of God, you demonstrate the divine power that is within you. As a result of this divine power, the Bible says you've been granted all things that pertain to life and godliness. You've become a participator in the divine experience, a partaker of the divine nature.

Nothing is impossible with you. You can do the unthinkable and the unimaginable: "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us" (Ephesians 3:20). Live boldly and confidently every day, knowing that God's extraordinary power is at work in you and effuses through you for His glory. You're a vessel of divine power.

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            🗣PRAYER🗣

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Dear Father, thank you for the precious treasure of your divine power and glory within me. I am grateful that your extraordinary power is manifested in my life for your glory. I live in the consciousness of this truth, shining your light and manifesting your glory to the world as I walk in your power and righteousness, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

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📖FURTHER STUDY:🌏Colossians 1:27 To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 

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 2 Corinthians 3:5 AMPC Not that we are fit (qualified and sufficient in ability) of ourselves to form personal judgments or to claim or count anything as coming from us, but our power and ability and sufficiency are from God. 

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 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.  

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🌏🎄DAILY SCRIPTURE READING📖

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1-Year Bible Reading Plan=> James 4:13-5:1-20 & Ezekiel 24-26

2-Year Bible Reading Plan=> 2 John & Daniel 7-8

💎✨ RHAPSODY OF REALITIES WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER, 20TH. PASTOR CHRIS.💎✨

💎✨ RHAPSODY OF REALITIES WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER, 20TH. PASTOR CHRIS.💎✨

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TOPIC :✨HIS STANDARDS ARE UNCHANGING ✨

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SCRIPTURE :📖.....For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him (2 Corinthians 5:21).

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Without a proper understanding of righteousness, it's impossible to live a true Christian life. Why is righteousness so important? To truly understand righteousness, we must first understand God. This is because, in the world, righteousness isn't typically discussed. People might talk about doing what is right or wrong in terms of good and evil, but these are based on human definitions and moral standards.

These standards can change depending on cultural, societal, or individual beliefs about what is right or wrong. For example, in certain countries, though bizarre, their law allows for same-sex marriages, meaning that in such societies, if a man marries another man, it's considered okay. But in certain other societies, this act might be considered wrong or even punishable by death. In one place, it's seen as normal; in another, it's viewed as a grave sin. But God's position on it is clearly defined in the Scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments (Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:26-32).

God's concept of righteousness is different. Many people mistakenly believe that the majority opinion represents the voice of God, but that's not true. Whether the majority gets it right or wrong is irrelevant. God has His own voice, His own standards, His own Kingdom, and His own choices. He has expressed His will through Jesus Christ, whom He sent.

When we talk about righteousness, we're talking about God's ability and attribute, the character of God to be right and perfect. It is about who He is. How He thinks is always right. What He says is always right. What He does is always right because He's God. So, everything about God—His thoughts, His words, His actions—is always right. This is what we call the quality of rightness, the rightness of God.

Therefore, understanding righteousness is about understanding who God is. It is about recognizing that His standards are unchanging and not subject to human opinions or societal norms.

               🌏PRAYER🌎

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Righteous Father, I align my thoughts, words and actions with your unchanging standards and live in your righteousness in this crooked and perverse world, shining as a light. I'm the unveiling of your righteousness. I'm a tree of righteousness, planted to produce fruits of righteousness. My life is a reflection of your grace and a testimony of your goodness, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

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🌏FURTHER STUDY: 📖 Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 

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 Romans 1:26-32 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. 

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 Philippians 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:   

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🌏DAILY SCRIPTURE READING📖

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1-Year Bible Reading Plan=> James 3:14-4:1-12 & Ezekiel 22-23

2-Year Bible Reading Plan=> 1 John 5:1-21 & Daniel 5-6

💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024. PASTOR CHRIS. 💎✨TOPIC :✨THE PRIDE OF THE AGES✨

💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024. PASTOR CHRIS. 💎✨TOPIC :✨THE PRIDE OF THE AGES✨

SCRIPTURE📖 :Although you have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling through, I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations (Isaiah 60:15 NIV).

The prophetic words in Isaiah 60:15 are worth celebrating. It says, Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations."He said to lsrael, "I will make you." I love those words. It brings to mind the words of Jesus in Mark 1:17, ...Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

You don't have to struggle to "become" anything when you follow the Lord; He makes you. Read again what He said in Isaiah 60:15, ...I will make you an eternal excellency...." This is God's plan—to make the Church, every one of us, an eternal excellency; what a transcendent thought!

It means we're the pride of the ages. The Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) puts it beautifully: "In the past you were abandoned and hated, so that no one would even pass through you; but now I will make you the pride of the ages, a joy for many generations." You're the joy of many generations—that's what God is saying about you. This is His purpose for your life.

Believe and act on these words. Affirm that you're what God says you are. Respond by saying, "Blessed Father, I'm the pride of my family, city, and nation; I'm the pride of many generations in the Name of Jesus Amen!

PRAYER

Dear Father, thank you for making me the pride of the ages, a joy to many generations. I'm the pride of my family, city, and nation. I walk in this consciousness, filled with your glory. Your light shines through me, and I'm a beacon of hope and a testimony of your love, grace and goodness, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Isaiah 60:15 AMPC Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through you, I will make you [Jerusalem] an eternal glory, a joy from age to age. 

Psalm 135:4 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure. 

1 Peter 2:9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: 

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1-Year Bible Reading Plan James 2-3:1-13 & Ezekiel 20-21

2-Year Bible Reading Plan 1 John 4:15-21 & Daniel 3-4

💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES MONDAY NOVEMBER, 18TH. PASTOR CHRIS.💎✨TOPIC :✨HIS WONDROUS LIGHT✨

💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES MONDAY NOVEMBER, 18TH. PASTOR CHRIS.💎✨

TOPIC :✨HIS WONDROUS LIGHT✨

SCRIPTURE 📖:But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light (1 Peter 2:9).

Peter's beautiful words help us to further understand Christianity. In Christianity, we've been born into God's marvellous light, His wonderful light. The word "marvellous" means wondrous. Most translations interpret this as if we're being brought out of literal darkness into light. But that's not the full picture.

When it says He brought us out of darkness, the term "darkness" actually means obscurity. He called you out of obscurity. He's not referring to being called out of the kingdom of darkness in a general sense, but rather being brought out of obscurity—out of being unknown, unrecognized, unnoticed, where nobody knows or cares about you.

He brought you out of obscurity into limelight, His wondrous or wonderful light. Why does He call it wonderful light? It will take several scriptures to fully explain this, but I want you to understand that this is the light of Jesus Christ.

In Luke 1:79, Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist spoke about the message of salvation that would be brought forth, saying that this message would illuminate those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death: _*"To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."*_ They were sitting in darkness, sitting in obscurity, but Christ would be their light.

This means His wonderful light does two things: it illuminates you and then makes you luminous. You become lambent and resplendent. Yours is the kind of light that both illuminates and transforms into a light source itself. The light is so strong, so dazzling that it turns its subjects into lights. That's why it's described as His marvellous light, His wondrous light. You've been brought into this light, and now you are lambent. Hallelujah!

                             *PRAYER*

*Dear Father, thank you for bringing me into your marvellous light. I'm no longer hidden, unknown, or obscure; I'm a city set on a hill, lambent with unquenchable intensity. My life is a testament to your transformative power as I continue to grow and glow in your wondrous light, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:* *||* *Matthew 5:14-16* Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. *||*

*||* *Isaiah 60:1* Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. *||*

*||* *Ephesians 5:8* For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light: *||*

*||* *2 Corinthians 4:6 NIV* For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Christ. *||* 

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* James 1 & Ezekiel 17-19

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* 1 John 4:1-14 & Daniel 1-2

💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17TH, 2024. PASTOR CHRIS.💎✨ TOPIC:✨ DISPLAYING HIS EXCELLENCE AND PERFECTION✨

💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17TH, 2024. PASTOR CHRIS.💎✨ TOPIC:✨ DISPLAYING HIS EXCELLENCE AND PERFECTION✨

SCRIPTURE📖: But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light (1 Peter 2:9 NET).

In the book of Acts, Luke reports how Peter and John healed a man who had been lame from birth. As a result, Peter and John were arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin (the Jewish council). During their interrogation, Peter boldly spoke about Jesus and the power of His Name.

The Sanhedrin observed Peter and John's courage and their profound understanding of divine realities, despite their lack of formal education (Acts 4:13). They saw in Peter and John the display of the excellence and perfection of Christ. It's no surprise that the same Peter, by the Spirit, would write in 1 Peter 2:9, _*"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light."*_

This is very significant as the term "show forth" translates from the Greek "exaggellō," which means to display. Think about that as your calling, your assignment; it's to display the excellence and perfection of divinity. The King James Version uses the term ''praises" but that doesn't fully convey the meaning. The best word for it is a combination of excellence and perfection.

So, when it says you should show forth the praises of Him, it means you're to display the excellencies and perfections of the one who called you out of darkness. The AMPC renders it a bit more accurately: _*"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God's] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light."*_

Every day is an opportunity for you to fulfil this unique calling, to display the wonders, glory, perfections, love, grace, mercy and righteousness of Christ to the world. Hallelujah!

              *PRAYER*

*Dear Father, thank you for choosing me and bringing me into your marvellous light. I embrace my unique calling to display your virtues, perfection, love, grace, mercy and righteousness to the world. My life is a reflection of your glory, and the light of your glorious Gospel shines ever so brightly through me today, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY📚:* ** *Isaiah 60:1-3* Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. **

** *Matthew 5:14-16* Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. **

** *2 Peter 1:3 AMPC* For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue). ** 

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Hebrews 13 & Ezekiel 16

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* 1 John 3:13-24 & Ezekiel 48

💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH 2024. PASTOR CHRIS💎✨TOPIC: ✨HIS WORKS CONTINUE THROUGH US✨

💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH 2024. PASTOR CHRIS💎✨

TOPIC: ✨HIS WORKS CONTINUE THROUGH US✨

📖Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father (John 14:12).

That we just read are some of the most extraordinary What words from the lips of the Master. He said those who believe in Him, not only will they do the same works that He did, but they'll do greater works. This is only possible because Jesus has ascended to the Father, and through the Holy Spirit, His work continues through us.

Recall what the Scripture says in Isaiah 53:10, "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand." This verse speaks prophetically of the Church, the body of Christ, as the seed of Jesus Christ. It tells us that after His vicarious sacrifice, the Lord Jesus will see His seed-the Church- and we shall prolong His days. Hallelujah!

That's what's going on; Jesus multiplies Himself through the Church today; He continues His mission through us. In Acts 1:1, Luke writes to Theophilus about "...all that Jesus began both to do and teach." The key word here is "began"; Jesus started the work, but we continue it. We are the extension of His ministry, teaching, impacting and transforming lives as He did.

The same Spirit that anointed Jesus for His work resides in us, enabling us to continue and expand upon what He started. Through the Holy Spirit, we're empowered to reach more people and impact more lives for the Kingdom of God. Acts 1:8 says, "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

The Church is the extension of Christ on earth, living in His power and authority, fulfilling His mission. This is a calling of great honour and responsibility. We're His hands, His feet, and His voice in this world, carrying out the will of the Father just as Jesus did.

                       PRAYER

Dear Father, thank you for the privilege of being a part of the body of Christ. I'm forever grateful that through the Holy Spirit, I'm empowered to do your will and establish your righteousness. I walk in this calling with boldness and faith, knowing that my life glorifies you. Thank you for making me an extension of your Kingdom in the earth, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

📚FURTHER STUDY:

John 14:12 AMPC; Isaiah 61:1-2; John 20:21; Matthew 28:18-20

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Hebrews 12:14-29 & Ezekiel 13-15

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

1 John 3:1-12 & Ezekiel 47

💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2024. PASTOR CHRIS.💎✨TOPIC :✨MILK, MEAT, AND STRONG MEAT✨

💎✨RHAPSODY OF REALITIES, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2024. PASTOR CHRIS.💎✨

TOPIC :✨MILK, MEAT, AND STRONG MEAT✨

SCRIPTURE :📖For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age... (Hebrews 5:13-14).

Our opening scripture emphasizes the importance of growing to maturity spiritually. It tells us that anyone who lives on milk is still an infant and therefore not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. The Bible talks about the sincere milk of the Word of God. Milk is for beginners; therefore, to stay on milk means to remain in spiritual infancy.

1 Peter 2:1-2 tells us something instructive; it says, "Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby." Only those who are spiritually immature practice malice, guile, hypocrisy, envy and evil speaking. Such folks are to crave or desire the pure spiritual milk of the Word and grow unto maturity.

Take your Bible study seriously; learn the truth of God's Word, and grow. There's more to spiritual nourishment than just milk. There's the "meat" of God's Word, and then there's also "strong meat." Strong meat belongs to the mature in Christ, those who have learned to live spiritually.

Recall what Paul said to the Christians in Corinth: "And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able" (1 Corinthians 3:1-2). You must mature in the Word and develop a deep understanding of the Scriptures.

Just as in physical growth where a person moves from milk to solid food, there comes a time also when a Christian must transition from the elementary teachings to the deeper, more challenging doctrines of faith and then be ready to handle even more complex truths (read Hebrews 5:11-14).

Make your personal spiritual growth a top priority. Read Ephesians 4:14-15 NIV, and see God's desire for your life: "Then we will no longer be infants...Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ." Hallelujah!

                     PRAYER

Dear Father, Thank you for the spiritual nourishment you provide through your Word. I move beyond the basics and grow in understanding and application of the deeper truths of the Scriptures. I'm strengthened in my resolve to develop and exercise my faith, grow unto maturity, and manifest the glory life in Jesus' Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

1 Corinthians 3:1-2; Ephesians 4:14-15; Hebrews 6:1-2

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Hebrews 12:1-13 & Ezekiel 11-12

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

1 John 2:15-29 & Ezekiel 46