RHAPSODY OF REALITIES MONDAY 8TH AUGUST 2022. Pastor Chris.TOPIC :✨YOUR SURE GUIDE✨

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES MONDAY 8TH AUGUST 2022. Pastor Chris.

TOPIC :✨YOUR SURE GUIDE✨

SCRIPTURE 📖: 1 Corinthians 2:12

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.

The Spirit of God, through the Apostle Paul in our opening scripture, wasn’t referring to mental knowledge but spiritual knowledge—revelation knowledge. It’s possible for us to know the will of God for our lives. The Bible says spiritual things can only be spiritually understood: “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14). When your spirit is enlightened by God’s Word through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, you’re able to know God’s will and purpose. The guidance of the Holy Spirit is so important in our lives. He guides your steps and grants you understanding of the Word.

With Him, you’re never at a crossroads. Knowing Him and walking with Him is the key to that successful life you’ve always desired. He brings you into your inheritance and your destiny in God. Hallelujah! If you aren’t sure about God’s perfect will on any matter, give some time to praying in the Spirit. He’s the embodiment of all knowledge. Ask Him, and He’ll reveal the knowledge or guidance you need to your spirit. You can do the same with respect to your work; activate His ministry in your life and He’ll teach you how to be the best at what you do. He’ll grant you an extraordinary amplitude of comprehension and supernatural sagacity to excel in all that you do. He’ll make your thought pattern excellent; your ingenuity, creativity, intuition, sharp-wittedness will be limitless!

Remember the words of Jesus in John 14:26. He assured us, “…he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” With the Holy Spirit, you can never walk in darkness or be confused about anything. He’ll help you retain knowledge and information in your spirit and bring that information to your consciousness when occasion demands. Hallelujah!

PRAYER

Dear Father, thank you for the sweet Holy Spirit who teaches, guides and directs me on the right path you’ve preordained for me, and helps me follow through. I’m yielded to Him, for He guides me into all truth and teaches me to make the right choices and decisions that are consistent with your perfect will for me, making me an absolute success in life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

John 14:16-18; Romans 8:14; John 8:12

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Romans 11:1-24 & Psalms 79-81

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Philippians 1:1-8 & Isaiah 59

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 7TH SATURDAY AUGUST 2022. pastor Chris.TOPIC:✨ RECOGNIZE YOUR NEW IDENTITY✨

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 7TH SATURDAY AUGUST 2022. pastor Chris.

TOPIC:✨ RECOGNIZE YOUR NEW IDENTITY✨

SCRIPTURE 📖: And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness (Ephesians 4:23-24).

When you were born again, you were recreated in righteousness and true holiness. Unlike the unregenerate man, you’re completely awakened to the fatherhood of God; you’re alive to Him. 1 John 3:2 says, “Beloved, now are we the sons of God….” You’re in a sonship relationship with the Lord; you’re born of Him. That’s the meaning of 1 John 4:4: “Ye are of God, little children…”; you hail from Him; your origin is in Him. Hallelujah!

Peter calls us partakers of the divine nature (associates of the God-kind). You’ve put on the God-nature, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of God that created you (Colossians 3:10). This is your true identity. Walk in this light. You’re not the same person you were before you were born again. That’s why the Bible says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Messaiah, he is a new creation. Old things have disappeared, and-look!-all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 ISV).

The old sin-nature was supplanted with God’s life of righteousness. People may still associate you with some of the wrong things you did before you were born again, but the truth is the person that did those things doesn’t exist anymore. What the Bible says about you now is that you are washed, sanctified, justified, in the Name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God (1 Corinthians 6:11). Hallelujah!

CONFESSION:

Dear Father, I thank you for my new nature and identity in Christ; I’ve been washed, sanctified, justified, in the Name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Holy Spirit. I walk in the reality of the new life of righteousness, which I’ve received in Christ, producing fruits and works of righteousness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Ephesians 4:23-24 AMPC; Romans 6:5-7; Colossians 3:9-10

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Romans 9:30-33; Romans 10:1-21; Psalms 78

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Ephesians 6:21-24; Isaiah 58

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 6TH SATURDAY AUGUST 2022. pastor Chris.TOPIC: ✨SIN-FREE AND DEATH-FREE✨

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 6TH SATURDAY AUGUST 2022. pastor Chris.

TOPIC: ✨SIN-FREE AND DEATH-FREE✨

SCRIPTURE📖: For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2 NKJV).

When you read today’s theme verse as it’s presented, you’re likely to think it’s talking about the law of “sin and death” as one entity. But that’s not what the Spirit is communicating to us here. He’s actually referring to the law of sin on the one hand, and to death on the other. For clarity, we could rearrange the words and the verse would read: “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from ‘death and ‘the law of sin’ ” (Romans 8:2).

When you read it this way, it suddenly opens up and the meaning becomes very clear: it’s not “the law of sin and death” but “the law (or principle) of sin” on the one hand, and “death” on the other. This means the law of the Spirit of life in Chrịst Jesus has made you death-free in the same way that it made you sin-free! Hallelujah! This law of the Spirit of life or law of life is also referred to as the law of liberty in James 1:25 and James 2:12. John said, “He that hath the Son hath life: and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

These things have I written unto you.. that ye may know that ye have eternal life…” (1 John 5:12-13). This (eternal) life is in the Son, and since you have it, you’re not supposed to struggle with sin, sickness, disease, infirmities and death. Think about this: at 120 years, Moses’ eyes weren’t dim and his natural force was unabated (Deuteronomy 34:7).

Moses lived under the Old Covenant, but he had a consciousness of life: He knew the Word of God invigorates and makes alive (Deuteronomy 32:46-47). Have the same mentality, because when you were born again, you passed from death to life and from sin into righteousness. Hallelujah!

CONFESSION

I’ve been translated from the realm of death into the realm of life! In my path, there’s no death; there’s no darkness; the God-life is inherent in me. Therefore, I refuse to accommodate anything that’s of darkness, for I live by the law of the Spirit of life, and in that realm, only life controls. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:

John 5:24;1 John 5:11-13

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Romans 9:1-29 & Psalms 74-77

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Ephesians 6:10-20 & lsaiah 57

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES FRIDAY 5TH AUGUST 2022. Pastor Chris.TOPIC:✨YOUR HEART IS HIS NEW ALTAR✨

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES FRIDAY 5TH AUGUST 2022. Pastor Chris.

TOPIC:✨YOUR HEART IS HIS NEW ALTAR✨

SCRIPTURE 📖: Acts 17:24 CEV

This God made the world and everything in it. He is Lord of heaven and earth, and he doesn’t live in temples built by human hands.

Many today still love to have special “altars” where they “meet with God.” It might be a particular room in the house or a corner of the living room where they commune with the Lord. While it’s important for us to get some privacy with the Lord whenever possible, we really don’t need to create “special altars” today to meet Him. We’re now His living tabernacles; your heart is His new altar. In the Old Testament, men and women built altars where they worshipped the Lord. These altars became the place where they met with God and received direction.

Jacob, for example, had to return to Bethel where he first built an altar to the Lord (Genesis 35:3). Genesis 8:20 tells us about Noah; he “…builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.” This was the old order. Today, where you are is where the altar is, for the altar is in the temple, and you’re the temple of the living God: 2 Corinthians 6:16 NIV, “…For we are the temple of the living God.

As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” 1 Corinthians 3:16: “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” Everywhere you are is the place of His presence. You can pray in your room, speak in tongues in the kitchen, and worship in the Spirit even in the bathroom! And anyone who comes in contact with you is in contact with divinity because you’re a God-carrier, the home of His presence. Hallelujah!

CONFESSION

I’m a God-carrier, the home of His presence; I could never fail or be defeated, because the greater One lives in me. I impact my world with His divine presence today, and saturate my environment with His glory and righteousness. Blessed be God!

FURTHER STUDY

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 TPT; 2 Corinthians 6:16 NIV

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Romans 8:18-39 & Psalms 70-73

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Ephesians 6:1-9 & Isaiah 56

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 4TH THURSDAY AUGUST 2022. Pastor Chris.TOPIC:✨ THE PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF WORSHIP✨

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 4TH THURSDAY AUGUST 2022. Pastor Chris.

TOPIC:✨ THE PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF WORSHIP✨

SCRIPTURE 📖: For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers (Romans 1:9).

In the New Testament, it may surprise you to know that the use of the term “worship” is hardly applied to Christians. Of course, you find the term used in the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), but in the gospels, Jesus dealt with Jews, not Christians. In the Book of Acts, “worship” is used about four times, and in none of those occasions was it really applied to the Church.

Then you find the word only used once in First Corinthians, and twice in Hebrews. However, when you go into the Book of Revelation, worship is used about 22 times! “How could such a thing that we say is so important be missing in the epistles?” you may wonder.

It’s because, in the epistles, the Lord is actually giving us a practical understanding of worship; He tells us exactly what worship is. Remember, in John 4:24, He had said, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship (Greek: proskuneo) him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” So, in the epistles, instead of the term “worship,” the Apostle Paul gives us a particular phrase in our theme verse which sufficiently corroborates the words of Jesus in John 4:24. It’s the phrase “Serve with my spirit.”

Serving God with your spirit includes worship, because worship in the New Testament is different from worship in the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, it was mostly outward in nature. But in the New Testament, it’s spiritual, even in the cases where we have outward demonstrations.

This is why it’s important to understand that what matters in the worship isn’t that we worshipped; it’s whether the One that we worshipped accepted it. There’s a conditioning of your spirit through the Word of God, through the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, that makes your spirit a worshipper. The Father seeks such to worship Him.

CONFESSION

Dear Father, thank you for the privilege to express my love for you. I bless you for your greatness, kindness, love, mercies and grace! You’re the Governor among the nations, the King of kings and the Lord of lords. I offer to you today my sacrifice of praise, the fruit of my lips, giving you thanks for all you’ve done through your Church in these last days and even the greater works ahead! Be magnified continually, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Philippians 3:3; John 4:23-24; Hebrews 13:15

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Romans 8:1-17; Psalms 68-69

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Ephesians 5:25-33; Isaiah 55

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES WEDNESDAY 3RD AUGUST 2022. Pastor Chris.TOPIC:✨WORRY MAKES THINGS WORSE✨

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES WEDNESDAY 3RD AUGUST 2022. Pastor Chris.

TOPIC:✨WORRY MAKES THINGS WORSE✨

SCRIPTURE📖: Philippians 4:6-7 TLB

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank him for his answers. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus

Don’t you just like the fact that as a Christian, you’re not supposed to worry over anything? It takes the stress out of life. Worrying only makes things worse. Recall the words of Jesus in Matthew 6:27 (TPT); He asked, “So, which one of you by worrying could add anything to your life?” Refuse to worry about your rent. Refuse to worry about your health. Refuse to worry about anything! Some people believe until they’re worried and flustered, God won’t do anything about their situation.

What they don’t know is that worry actually shortcircuits the power of God in one’s life. If worrying had any positive effects, God would have said, “Be worried; in fact, be very worried.” But He never said that. Rather, He said, “…forsake your worries! Why would you say, ‘…what will we wear?’ For that is what the unbelievers chase after. Doesn’t your heavenly Father already know the things your bodies require?” (Matthew 6:31-32 TPT).

Worry is a “…fiery dart of the wicked” (Ephesians 6:16); so, when it attacks you, repel it. Use the Word against it. Every day, be resolute that you’re going to practise God’s Word. His Word says, “Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the centre of your life” (Philippians 4:6-7 MSG). Hallelujah!

CONFESSION

I repel worry with God’s Word. I’m anxious for nothing, but in everything, I make my requests known to God, and the peace of God that passes all understanding garrisons my heart and mind. All things are working together for my good; I can never be disadvantaged. Blessed be God!

FURTHER STUDY

Matthew 6:25-34

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Romans 7:7-25 & Psalms 64-67

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Ephesians 5:17-24 & Isaiah 54

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 2ND TUESDAY AUGUST. pastor Chris.TOPIC:✨CONNECT WITH YOUR FAITH✨

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 2ND TUESDAY AUGUST. pastor Chris.

TOPIC:✨CONNECT WITH YOUR FAITH✨

SCRIPTURE📖:Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).

The Apostle Paul was letting us know in our opening verse that we’ve been blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ. He strengthens the thought further in 1 Corinthians 3:21 when he says, “…all things are yours.” In the same vein, the Apostle Peter tells us that God’s “…divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness…” (2 Peter 1:3 NKJV). It’s one thing to know that you’ve been blessed with and in all things, but it’s another thing to actually take possession of the blessings. The key is connecting with your faith; that’s what Abraham did. In Genesis 17:5 NKJV, God said to him, “…I have made you a father of many nations.” Abraham connected with his faith; he had to see with the eyes of his mind. The Bible says Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness. He believed, because he had visualized the reality of his children as he attempted to number the stars (Genesis 15:5). By faith, he saw and accepted the reality of God’s Word

in his spirit, spoke it forth, and it came to pass. Romans 4:20-22 says, “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.” Learn to visualize and take a hold of God’s provisions for you in Christ Jesus. Refuse to stagger at God’s Word through unbelief; take a hold of your blessings first in the spirit, and speak them forth.

 PRAYER: Dear Father, I thank you for enlightening the eyes of my understanding through your Word. I’m the seed of Abraham and all things are mine. I’m a champion forever! The eyes of my mind are open to visualize and take a hold of every good thing that belongs to me in Christ Jesus, to the praise and glory of your name, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18; 2 Corinthians 4:17-18; Philemon 1:6

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN Romans 6:15-7:1-6 & Psalms 60-63

 2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN Ephesians 5:9-16 & Isaiah 53