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THE RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
*YOU KNOW HIM*
*Friday, December 20th 2024*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD*

_*You know the way to the place where I am going. Thomas said to him, Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way? (John 14:4-5 NIV).*_

The Lord Jesus, just before His crucifixion, had a meeting with His disciples where He told them He would be going away to Heaven. They were saddened by the news, but Jesus comforted them, saying, _*"...l go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going"*_ (John 14:3-4 NIV).

Notice His language: always succinct, always positive. It shows you the Master's mentality. He said, "You know the way to the place where I am going." But Thomas, who was thinking in the flesh, said, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus' response to him was profound. He said, _*"...l am the way, the truth, and the life..."*_ (John 14:6). What an answer!

Jesus was speaking by the Spirit, and His answer probably made Thomas more confused because Thomas was reasoning in the flesh. Then Jesus said in the next verse, _*"If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him"*_ (John 14:7). Remarkable!

Notice that Jesus didn't say, "Okay, Thomas, from henceforth, I'm going to try to introduce the Father to you"; no! Rather, He said, "You know Him." This is the way He wants you to think. He doesn't want you arguing and declaring your lack of knowledge. Respond in the spirit. The Bible says you have an unction from the Holy One and you know all things (1 John 2:20). Hallelujah!

The Lord has said you know the Father; therefore say, "Yes sir! I know Him." Blessed be God! When you agree and affirm the Word like that, suddenly, the knowledge of God will well up in your spirit, and you'll discover the truth. Remember, He is the way, the truth, and the life. What He tells you is truth. If He says you know Him, that's the truth. Moreover, He also said it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom (Mathew 13:11, Luke 8:10), and that includes knowing the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!

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*PRAYER*
*I thank you Father, for you've revealed yourself to me in the Lord Jesus and by your Spirit. I declare with confidence that I know you, and I walk in that truth always. This knowledge transforms my life, my language and interactions. I walk as a victor, and your grace in my life is multiplied as a result of my knowledge of you, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *John 14:16-17*
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. *||*

*||* *John 17:3*
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. *||*

*||* *1 John 2:13*
I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. *||*

*||* *Jeremiah 9:24*
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith the LORD. *||*

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 12 & Micah 6-7

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 16:11-21 & Zephaniah 3

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You might be at the end of the rope, but God said it's not over yet. Hold on to his word

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THE RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
*DEMONS ARE REAL—CAST THEM OUT*
*Wednesday, December 18th 2024*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD*

_*And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils...(Mark 16:17).*_

There're people who say they don't believe in the existence of demons, saying that devils or demons only exist in the imagination of certain people. Such folks are ignorant because the Bible tells us that Satan and demons are real. 1 Peter 5:8 says, _*"...your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour."*_

Jesus taught about demons and how they operate, and He cast out demons on several occasions. In fact, the very first sign He said would follow those who believe in Him is what we read in our opening scripture: the ability to cast out demons.

Once, He was teaching in the synagogue and the Bible tells us that a certain woman who was bent double and couldn't straighten up herself came into the synagogue. The Bible says, _*"And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity"*_ (Luke 13:12). In the 11th and 16th verses, it's clearly stated that the woman's condition was caused by the devil, and Jesus proved it when He touched her and commanded her to straighten up, and she was restored instantly.

There were also instances where He commanded deaf spirits to come out of people who were deaf and dumb, and they instantly began to hear and speak. Many of us have done the same thing over the years in His Name. We've cast out deaf and dumb spirits, and instantly, the people who were afflicted started to hear and to speak. We did exactly what Jesus said to do and what He did. Glory to God!

He told us to cast out demons because they are real and are responsible for many of the troubles and infirmities that people suffer with and that we see around us. So, don't be deceived by Satan's incognito; if he can get you to believe he doesn't exist, then he can mess up your life and mess up things around you. The Bible says we're not ignorant of his devices (2 Corinthians 2:11). Ephesians 4:27 tells us to give him no place, no foothold.

Satan and his demons may be real, but they're powerless, defenceless and paralyzed before us. Whenever they show up, cast them out; truncate their activities, manoeuvres and manipulations. You have absolute dominion over them; exercise it.

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*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, thank you for the authority I have in the Name of Jesus to cast out demons and to destroy their works and schemes. Thank you for the victory and dominion I have over all the power of the enemy. I walk in this authority today and always, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *Luke 10:17-19*
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. *||*

*||* *Luke 13:10-13 NKJV*
Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise [herself] up. 12 But when Jesus saw her, He called [her] to [Him] and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity." 13 And He laid [His] hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. *||*

*||* *Mark 3:14*
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, *||*

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 10 & Micah 1-3

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 15:1-8 & Habakkuk 3

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My Sufficiency is of God

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THE RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
*ONENESS WITH HIM*
*Tuesday, December 17th 2024*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD*

_*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 (Colossians 1:27).*_

When the Bible says "Christ in you," what does it mean? "Christ in you" means Christ literally dwells in you. You're His house; He lives in you, walks in you, and talks through you through the Holy Spirit.

The Bible says, _*"For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones"*_ (Ephesians 5:30). You're His feet, and you're His hands. You're the limbs of Christ: _*"Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ..."*_ (1 Corinthians 6:15). As a Christian, you're inseparably one with Christ; you're fused as one with Him. Remember His words in John 14:20, _*"...I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you."*_ Hallelujah!

In 2 Corinthians 3:5, Paul wrote about his experience of the Gospel as inspired by the Holy Spirit. He said, _*"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God."*_ Here was a man writing about his life, and he says, "My sufficiency is of God." The same is true about you.

In his letter to the Philippians, he said, _*"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me"* (Philippians 4:13). How could he have such a mentality? It's because he understood the meaning of "Christ in you." He knew he was no longer ordinary; he had become one with Christ, which means oneness with deity. The Word declares in 1 Corinthians 6:17, _*"But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit."*_

You're one with the Lord; therefore, every so often, boldly declare: "My sufficiency is of God!" That means the ability of God is working in and through you; that's the reason you're invincible, ever prosperous, fruitful and productive. Glory to God!

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*CONFESSION*
*Christ dwells in me, and I in Him. I'm inseparably one with Him, a member of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. I'm the vessel through which He manifests His glory and reveals His multifaceted wisdom without limits. My sufficiency is of Him and through Him, I can do all things. I walk in the consciousness of this divine reality today and always in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *John 14:20*
At that day ye shall know that I [am] in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. *||*

*||* *1 Corinthians 6:15*
Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make [them] the members of an harlot? God forbid. *||*

*||* *Philippians 4:13*
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. *||*

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 9 & Jonah 1-4

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 14:11-20 & Habakkuk 1-2

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THE RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
*WE LIVE TO PRAISE*
*Sunday, December 15th 2024*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD*

_*Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright (Psalm 33:1).*_

The Bible says, "Praise is comely for the upright." This is wonderful. It means that praise is consistent with, or befitting to, the custom of our Kingdom. We live to praise. No wonder the Bible says, _*"In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you"*_ (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Now, "Praise is comely" also means that praise is beautiful. The New King James Version says, _*"Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful."*_ In fact, The Passion Translation says, _*"...Praise him with all you have, for praise looks lovely on the lips of God's lovers."*_

This means that God loves to receive our praise. When we praise Him, we actually position ourselves where we ought to be as a people of praise: _*"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). We're called to show forth His praise.

The meaning of praise according to the Scriptures is the offering of thanks through our lips: _*"By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name"*_ (Hebrews 13:15). That means we see His goodness in the things that happen in and around us, and in our world, and for that we praise Him lavishly.

God intended that our whole life would be full of praise. You were created for His praise. When we express our praise to Him, sometimes it's with deep emotions, and at other times it's with an effulgence of joy that others may not see. But God sees it all; we do these in the light of the Spirit and in the place of His holiness. In such an atmosphere of praise, you're conscious of His love because in His presence is fullness of joy, and at His right hand are pleasures evermore (Psalm 16:11). Hallelujah!

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*PRAYER*
*Heavenly Father, I worship and adore you for your great love, your faithfulness, kindness and tender mercies. How gracious you are, for you've filled the earth with your goodness; you've blessed the nations and their peoples, causing your grace for salvation to appear unto all. Unto you be honour and everlasting power and dominion, forever, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *Hebrews 13:15*
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of [our] lips giving thanks to his name. *||*

*||* *Psalm 33:1-4 TPT*
It’s time to sing and shout for joy! Go ahead, all you redeemed ones, do it! Praise him with all you have, for praise looks lovely on the lips of God’s devoted lovers. [2] Play the guitar as you lift your praises loaded with thanksgiving. Sing and make joyous music with all you’ve got inside. [3] Compose new melodies that release new praises to the Lord. Play his praises on instruments with the anointing and skill he gives you. Sing and shout with passion; make a spectacular sound of joy— [4] For God’s Word is something to sing about! He is true to his promises, his word can be trusted, and everything he does is reliable and right. *||*

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 7 & Amos 5-9

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 13:11-18 & Micah 7

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*ONLY JESUS CHRIST GIVES ETERNAL LIFE*
*Saturday, December 14th 2024*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD*

_*...Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him (John 17:1-2).*_

What confidence Jesus had, to state that God had given Him power over all flesh to give them eternal life. This means Jesus is the One who gives eternal life. If He's the Lord of your life, you have eternal life in you because He gives eternal life to all those over whom He's Lord.

You can only know and understand life when you know the source of life, and that's Jesus Christ. The next verse says, _*"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent"*_ (John 17:3). Notice how Jesus classifies Himself here with God because He is Himself God. He didn't say, "that they might know thee, the only true God," and stop there. He said "and Jesus Christ"; meaning you've got to know God and you've got to know Jesus Christ. You can't have one without the other.

Jesus is eternal life; that's the reason He can give it. So, if you don't know Him, you can't know life. The Bible says, _*"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord"*_ (Romans 6:23). Again, we see that God gives eternal life through Jesus Christ.

This truth gets even clearer in 1 John 5:11-12, which says, _*"And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."*_ He says, "...this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life...." Observe the tenses. It doesn't say if you have the Son, God will give you life. Rather, it says, "If you have the Son, you have life." That's the same thing Jesus said in John 6:47: _*"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life."*_ Glory to His Name forever!

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*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, I thank you for the eternal life that I have received through Jesus Christ. I rejoice that I have your life and nature in me, making me more than a conqueror. I walk in the consciousness of this divine life, and I manifest your glory, love and power as I share this truth with others, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *John 3:36*
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. *||*

*||* *John 10:26-27*
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: *||*

*||* *1 John 5:11-13 NIV*
And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. *||*

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 6 & Amos 1-4

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 13:1-10 & Micah 5-6

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*USE HIS AUTHORITY, PRAYING IN HIS NAME*
*Friday, December 13th 2024*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD*

_*Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind (Colossians 2:18).*_

In Christianity, we don't worship angels, neither do we ask angels to pray for us. No matter how much you call on them to pray for you, they won't pray for you because they can't pray for you. Jesus told us how to pray; He said, _*"...Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you"*_ (John 16:23). We pray to the Father in the Name of Jesus.

We're the only ones with the right, privilege and blessing to use His Name in prayer. We don't even ask Jesus to pray to the Father for us. Jesus said, _*"At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God"*_ (John 16:26-27). So, we don't say, "Lord Jesus, please talk to the Father for me." No; the Father Himself loves us, so we talk to Him directly.

I've always pointed out the difference between praying to God through Jesus Christ and praying to God in the Name of Jesus. They're not the same. Praying to God in the Name of Jesus is what Jesus told us to do. Praying to God through Jesus Christ is making Jesus a medium, and after you're born again, He's not a medium to you. He's a medium to God only for the sinner.

Remember what He said: _*"...I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me"*_ (John 14:6). But when you come by Him to the Father, you don't need a medium anymore because you're now in the presence of the Father. Praying in the Name of Jesus is a matter of authority. It means you're using His authority.

Why do you use His authority? Because He saved you, and He owns everything. His Name is on all creation; everything was created in His Name. Everything belongs to Him. The Father put the Name of Jesus as the stamp on all of His creation: _*"Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him"*_ (Colossians 1:15-16). Therefore, everything listens to Jesus (Matthew 17:5). Everything! So, use His Name today with boldness

*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, I thank you for the authority you've given me to use the Name of Jesus in prayer. I exercise this authority with boldness, knowing that I have direct access to you and that all creation listens to me as they listen to Jesus. I walk in health, dominion, strength, victory, peace and the abundant Iife, because I live in the Name of Jesus. Hallelujah!*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *John 14:13-14*
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it]. *||*

*||* *Philippians 2:9-11*
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth; 11 And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father. *||*

*||* *Colossians 2:18 NIV*
Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. *||*

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 5 & Joel 1-3

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 12:11-17& Micah 3-4

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THE RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
*LIFE AND IMMORTALITY UNVEILED*
*Thursday, December 12th 2024*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD*

_*But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel (2 Timothy 1:10).*_

What we just read in our opening scripture is extraordinary. There's no better way to explain it than how it's already stated. The message is very clear: Christ has abolished death and has brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. The Church has to come to the knowledge and profundity of this truth.

Now that you're born again, you've passed from death to life; you're in the place of immortality—deathlessness: _*"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life"*_ (John 5:24). You have the transcendent life—the overcoming life that makes you superior to Satan, darkness, disease, sickness, failure, defeat, and death.

Now, if this is true, and thank God it is, why are there still so many in the Church today struggling with their health and being buffeted by the elements of this world? The reason is their lack of understanding, consciousness and knowledge of this truth. God said in Hosea 4:6, "My people are destroyed for their lack of knowledge."

It brings to mind the lamentation of the psalmist, Asaph in Psalm 82:5-7, _*"They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes."*_ How sad! Being born again, you're a god because you're born of God; therefore, you have the God-life! That life isn't subject to sickness; it's death-proof and disease-proof! This is the truth, and unless you accept this reality, you'll never live it.

This is what Jesus came to accomplish for us, and He fulfilled it. He "finished" the work. On the Cross, before He died, He said, "It is finished"; in other words, mission accomplished; death is abolished; life and immortality are now unveiled! The Bible says, _*"But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God"*_ (Hebrews 10:12). Glory to God!

He made life and immortality available through the Gospel and sat down at the right hand of God. Now the Bible says whosoever believes in Him has everlasting life (John 3:16). Having believed, you have life and immortality. Blessed be God!

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*CONFESSION*
*I was born into the realm of life and immortality; I have passed from death to life. I have the transcendent life—the overcoming life—that makes me superior to Satan, darkness, disease, sickness, failure, defeat and death: a life that's beyond this world! I reign gloriously over circumstances and live triumphantly every day, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *John 11:25-26*
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? *||*

*||* *Romans 8:10-11*
And if Christ [be] in you, the body [is] dead because of sin; but the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness. 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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Do not observe lieing vanities.
Just like Abraham refused to consider the deadness of Sarah's womb nor the deadness of his own body.

Every so often declare I refuse to observe lieing vanities. My gaze is on the word.

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THE RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
*NOW THAT JESUS IS LORD OF YOUR LIFE*
*Wednesday, December 11th 2024*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD*

_*...if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved (Romans 10:9).*_

When you confessed the Lordship of Jesus, believing that God raised Him from the dead, you received eternal life; you were born into Christ and Christ came into you. You now have His life, His nature, and His spirit. This also means you'll never go to hell because Jesus Christ, the light of the world, lives in you. He already went to hell in your place and defeated Satan and his cohorts of darkness in hell (Colossians 2:15).

When He obtained the victory in hell, you were in Him. Accordingly, you have victory over hell, sin and death. No wonder the Bible says, _*"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world"*_ (1 John 4:17). In the Day of Judgment, you'll boldly face the Master because as He is so are you. How is He? He's righteous and holy; and so are you.

Colossians 1:21-22 says, _*"And you...hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight."*_ 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, _*"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."*_ It's His doing; we didn't ask for any of these: It pleased Him to make us partakers of the divine nature—associates of the God-kind (2 Peter 1:4).

1 John 5:11-12 says, _*"And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life..."*_ (NIV). When you made Jesus the Lord of your life, His divine life supplanted your human life. Like Him, you possess the organic and existential attributes of deity. You're a God-carrying vessel; you're one in whom all of divinity dwells. The Bible says concerning Jesus: _*"For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily"*_ (Colossians 2:9). Then the very next verse says, _*"And ye are complete in him..."*_ (Colossians 2:10).

This means you have what He has, for you're a joint-heir with Him (Romans 8:17). You're where He is; you're seated with Him in the place of dominion, great glory, power and authority (Ephesians 2:6). You can do all things (Philippians 4:13), for you function in His Name and in His sufficiency (2 Corinthians 3:5). These and more are the realities now that Jesus is Lord of your life.

*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, I thank you for my new life in Christ Jesus; I rejoice that I am now in Christ and He is in me. His life, nature and Spirit are at work within me. I have what He has, for l'm a joint-heir with Him. I'm where He is because I'm seated with Him in the place of dominion, great glory, power and authority. I can do all things because I act in His Name and in His sufficiency. Blessed be God!*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *2 Corinthians 5:17*
Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. *||*

*||* *Colossians 3:3-4*
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. *||*

*||* *James 1:18*
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. *||*

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 3:7-22 & Hosea 7-10

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 11:11-19 & Jonah 3-4

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@IndianInve10186 The Lord Jesus. Do you know him?

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He calms the storm.

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Where is your focus?
Are you looking at The Storm or The Saviour?

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MONEY FACTS ***
It doesn't matter how much you make.
If you don't tell your money where to go,
You're going wonder where it all went.

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@notsothicccc No not yet..

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THE RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
*LIFE THROUGH HIS NAME*
*Tuesday, December 10th 2024*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD*

_*And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name (John 20:30-31).*_

When Jesus declared that He was the Christ, the Jews accused Him of blasphemy because they understood what the term "Christ" meant. Christ means "Son of God," and that expression means "God in human flesh." Recall that in John 10 the Jews asked Him, if He was the Christ? and Jesus said, "Yes." Then they cried, _*"...blasphemy; you, a mere man, have declared yourself to be God"*_ (John 10:33 TLB).

They understood the implication of Jesus saying He was the Christ and they vehemently opposed Him for making such a claim. But He was right; He is the Christ, the Son of God, and anyone who believes in Him has life. Hallelujah! Many years ago, as I took the Gospel to different places, I often would announce to the people that our purpose for coming to them was so they might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, they might have life through His Name.

Then, l'd give an altar call. Many believed in Him and the moment they did, they received eternal life for He has said, _*"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life"*_ (John 6:47). In Romans 6:11, Paul tells us how to respond to this: _*"Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord."*_

So, today, if you believe in Jesus, it means you're dead to sin but alive to God. You have eternal life. The Bible says through the Gospel, He brought life and immortality to light (2 Timothy 1:10). You've passed from death to life: _*"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life"*_ (John 5:24).

*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, I thank you for giving me eternal life! I walk in the full blessings and consciousness of this divine life, filled with your glory, power and love. I impact my world and those around me with your divine nature, as I live triumphantly each day, manifesting fruits of righteousness in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *John 6:47*
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. *||*

*||* *1 John 5:11-12*
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. *||*

*||* *John 20:30-31 NKJV*
And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. *||*

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 2:18-3:1-6 & Hosea 3-6

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 11:1-10 & Jonah 1-2

Extract From Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional

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Have a blessed today!

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THE RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
*HE CLEANSES YOU FROM ALL SINS*
*Monday, December 9th 2024*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD*

_*In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins (Colossians 1:14).*_

Our opening verse says in Christ Jesus we have redemption (riddance) through His blood, and then in the concluding part, it says, _*"...even the forgiveness of sins."*_ That word "even" is in parenthesis, which means it wasn't in the original text. The translators inserted it by their own prerogative, but it was wrongly applied.

The correct conjunction is the word "and": "In whom we have redemption through his blood, and the forgiveness of sins." To say "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins" suggests that "we have redemption of sins through His blood, meaning the forgiveness of sins." But that's not true, because they are two different things: first, in Christ Jesus, we have our riddance or redemption, and secondly, we have our freedom from sins (forgiveness). We're free from sins.

That means you don't have to sin. You don't have to keep watching to be sure that you don't sin; rather, just keep walking in righteousness; keep walking in the light in His Word—His Word is light (Psalm 119:105). 1 John 1:7 says, _*"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."*_ This happens automatically.

As you walk in the light of God's Word, and in fellowship with other Christians, He automatically cleanses you from all sins. Sin is everywhere because man's world has been polluted. But the Lord cleanses you from all sins, including sins you didn't necessarily commit but rubbed off on you.

This was the reason they had all kinds of ceremonial "washings" in the Old Testament. If they wanted to go into the presence of God, they'd wash their hands and their feet; they had to wash all the time. But it's not so today: the blood of Jesus Christ Himself cleanses us from all sin automatically. He takes care of any sin, whether from someone else, from the environment, etc., so that you can keep walking your way through life in victory, from glory to glory. Hallelujah!

Then in John 15:3, He says, _*"Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you."*_ It's the ministry of the Word to cleanse you of sin, guilt, and all unrighteousness so you can walk in perfection and excellence, producing works and fruits of righteousness.

*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, I thank you for my new life in Christ, a life of righteousness with freedom from sin. Thank you for the continuous cleansing that comes from walking in the light of your Word. I walk in perfection and excellence, producing works and fruits of righteousness, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *1 John 1:9*
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. *||*

*||* *Romans 3:24-26 NIV*
and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. *||*

*||* *Acts 13:38-39*
Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 2:1-17 & Hosea 1-2

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>*
Revelation 10:1-11 & Obadiah 1

Extract From Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional

Hello Beloved.
Have a blessed today

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