Evelyn Hone GEC Royal Academy- Kabulonga Branch

20/02/2023

STUDY RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH PASTOR MWAPE ​​

MONDAY, 20th FEBRUARY 2023.

PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME PhD

TITLED: ✨THE FIRSTBORN OF THE FATHER✨

_And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence_ *(Colossians 1:18)*

Notice that the Bible didn’t call Jesus the firstborn from Mary; rather, He’s called *“the firstborn from the dead.”* It’s talking about spiritual death, because Jesus died spiritually. Our sins were laid on him (Isaiah 53:6; 1 Peter 2:24) as He was the representative of all sinners. But upon fulfilling the righteous demands of justice, God raised him from the dead. Hallelujah!

When He was raised from the dead, God declared: *“…Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee”* (Acts 13:33). That’s why He’s called the first begotten or firstborn of the Father. Before His death, He was called the only begotten of the Father.

Jesus being the firstborn of the Father means He’s the Head and we, the Church, are His Body. God raised Him from the dead together with His Body. We’re therefore inextricably one with Him. He heads up the new creation who are begotten of the Father.

The Bible says *“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren”* (Romans 8:29). He’s the first among us, and as He is, so are we in this world! Hallelujah!

He is the glory of God; and like Him, we're the glory of God. The Bible says He has brought many sons to glory (Hebrews 2:10). He was the first to be born again; and like Him, we’ve been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which lives and abides forever (1 Peter 1:23). Blessed be God!

🔊 PRAYER

_Dear Father, I thank you for the vicarious death of Jesus in my behalf, who was delivered for my offences, and was raised again for my justification. Now, I walk in the consciousness of my oneness with Him, walking in, and manifesting your righteousness; reigning and ruling with Christ from the heavenly realms, in Jesus’ Name. Amen._

📚 FURTHER STUDY:

Ephesians 2:19-22* Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; *20* And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; *21* In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: *22* In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Hebrews 2:11* For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

John 20:17* Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

📚 1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN :
Mark 4:21-41 & Leviticus 16-18

📚 2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN :
Matthew 16:1-12 & Exodus 1

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES IS AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR MASS EVANGELISM, COMMIT TO ENSURING THE GOSPEL REACHES THE UNREACHED, AND GETS EVEN TO THE REMOTEST VILLAGES BY SHARING.
GOD BLESS 🙏🏽

17/02/2023

IT IS A MATTER OF WHEN NOT IF- YOU MUST BE TESTED

Listen to me, everyone MUST face storms and tests in this life. It is not a matter of IF but WHEN. It is bound to happen. What matters is not whether storms and tests will come or not but whether you will stand after they are gone or not.

That is why you must BUILD YOUR LIFE ON THE WORD OF GOD. See the passage below:

Matthew 7:24-27 The Passion Translation (TPT)

“Everyone who hears my teaching and applies it to his life can be compared to a wise man who built his house on an unshakable foundation. When the rains fell and the flood came, with fierce winds beating upon his house, it stood firm because of its strong foundation. “But everyone who hears my teaching and does not apply it to his life can be compared to a foolish man who built his house on sand. When it rained and rained and the flood came, with wind and waves beating upon his house, it collapsed and was swept away.”

You see, this scripture only has two types of people and one common occurrence which is storms.

So it is not whether storms will come or not because they must come to everyone but what matters is WHAT QUALITY ARE YOU BUILDING WITH. Will you still be standing after the storm?

Don’t fear storms, just build with the word. Sometimes rejoice when storms have shaken you yet you are still here. It shows you that you have been building with quality.

If you are going through any fierce storm, I declare now in the name of Jesus Christ that the word of God in your heart is winning in that matter.

13/02/2023

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES, DAILY DEVOTIONAL, MONDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 2023. Pastor Chris

TOPIC: ✨ HE NEVER COMPELS YOU ✨

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live (Deuteronomy 30:19).

As you study the Scriptures, you’ll discover that God gave man the power to choose. He may give several options and show you which one is right for you, but He never forces you to make a choice. In our theme scripture, He told Israel what to choose: life over death; blessings and not curses; but He didn’t force them.

This is an important lesson for leaders. Only tyrants compel or force obedience. In Matthew 20:25 AMPC, Jesus said, “…You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men hold them in subjection [tyrannizing over them].” The Lord isn’t that way.

Think about Jesus and His message of love: He gave His own life for all. Through the ages, many rulers and religious leaders forced people to accept their beliefs through intimidation, fear and terror. But the Lord Jesus gave His own life in our place and still lovingly lets us know we have a choice to accept or reject Him. Think about that!

However, even though He doesn't force us into the choices we make, He lets us understand the consequences of making the wrong choices. What you must do, therefore, is to live according to His Word and by His Spirit.

To the one who’s yet to be born again, I encourage you to do so NOW. Don’t live another day without making Jesus Christ the Lord of your life! You have the power to choose; so, make this right choice NOW. The Bible says, “That 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). It’s so simple, yet so powerful.

To be born again is to have the very nature of God in your spirit; it’s to have the active life of Christ in every fibre of your being—in your spirit, soul and body. Hallelujah!

PRAYER
Dear Father, by the Holy Spirit and through the guidance from your holy Word, I make wise and accurate choices in line with your perfect will and destiny for my life. Your Word is my all-time guide, and Christ has been made unto me wisdom; therefore, I make only godly and Spirit-inspired decisions, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY: Isaiah 30:21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, [that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 28 & Leviticus 4-5

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 14:1-10 & Genesis 44

🙏 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🙏

We trust you have been blessed by this devotional. We invite you to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life by praying this:

“𝐎 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐝, 𝐈 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐝. 𝐈 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝. 𝐈 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞’𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞, 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞; 𝐈’𝐦 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥! 𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝. 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐡!”

Congratulations! You are now a child of God.

Let us know that you made that declaration by sending a mail to [email protected]

12/02/2023

🟢STUDY YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL🟢
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🌍WE ALWAYS WIN - PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME🌍
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SUNDAY, 12TH FEBRUARY 2023
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📖.....Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place (2 CORINTHIANS 2:14)
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There’s a reason for the Church being the most persecuted of the demographics in the world: Satan is terrified of us; therefore, he’s making so much effort to cause fear in the hearts of many. But he’s a failure.The mighty things that are happening in, with and through the Church of Jesus Christ in our day are even about to be taken to a higher level.

In Matthew 16:18, Jesus said, “…I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” The word “Gates” is symbolic in prophetic language for “power and dominion.” The powers and dominion of hell shall not, and can never, prevail against the Church.

The Church, right from inception, has survived and endured many terrible persecutions, and will always outlive her enemies and detractors. That’s because the Word of God is clear: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us” (Romans 8:35-37).

The Church will always have the victory; it’ll crush every opposition and conquer everyone who ever stands against it. That’s the blessing upon the Church. The Holy Spirit is the Boss of the Church, and He’s God. He’s doing His work, and we’re labourers together with Him. It’s impossible for us to fail.

We won before we started; we’re just acting out the script that’s already been written. The Amplified version of our theme verse says, “But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ's victory….” That’s what’s happening. We’re in a Holy Ghost victory parade. What you need is to stay focused on the work of the ministry, carrying it out with joy. Hallelujah!

🌍CONFESSION🌍
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Being born again, I belong to the Church, the body of Christ. Therefore, I’m indestructible; no matter what happens, I always win, because the Word puts me over and guarantees my victory. Greater is He that’s in me than he that’s in the world. I reign and rule with Christ, now and always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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🌍FURTHER STUDY🌍
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ROMANS 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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1 JOHN 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
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1 CORINTHIANS 15:57-58 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
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🌍DAILY SCRIPTURE READING🌍
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1 Year Bible Reading Plan : Matthew 27:45-66 & Leviticus 1-3

2 Year Bible Reading Plan : Matthew 13:53-58 & Genesis 43

10/02/2023

STUDY RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

FRIDAY, 10th FEBRUARY 2023

PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME PhD

TITLED: ✨HE SHARES HIS GLORY WITH US✨

_And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one_ *(John 17:22)*

There are Christians who say God won’t share His glory with another. Some have said it for so long that they now believe it’s scriptural, but it’s not. They misunderstood what God said in Isaiah 42:8 and use it to buttress their position. There, the Lord said, *“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”*

If you understand Isaiah’s prophetic ministry and his expressions, you’d understand that he portrays a dual communication of the same truth in most of his prophecies. For instance, what he refers to as *“another”* is also, spiritually, what he refers to as *“graven images.”*

You’ll observe the same thing in Isaiah 48:11 where the Lord says, *“For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.”* How’s God’s name polluted? It’s by mixing the worship of God with idolatry. Every time the Lord talked about not giving His glory to another, He was referring to idols, not human beings.

It was always God’s plan from the beginning to share His glory with human beings; He always wanted to do it. When He made man, He glorified man, but when man sinned, he fell short of the glory of God: *“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”* (Romans 3:23).

It was sin that took man out of the glory of God. But when Jesus came, He restored man to the glory of God: *“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). This is the revelation and essence of Christianity.

We’re not trying to take glory from God; He gave us His glory. Every day of your life, thank Him that you’re in the glory. That’s what He’s given to you; and that’s what He’s made you: you’re the glory of God! Hallelujah!

🔊 CONFESSION

_God’s glory is evident in my physical body, coursing through my being, ridding me of every infirmity, feebleness or weakness; it’s seen in my family, job, business, and all areas of my life, in Jesus' Name. Amen._

📚 FURTHER STUDY:

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

*2 Corinthians 3:18* But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

*Romans 8:30* Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN :
Matthew 27:1-26 & Exodus 38-39

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN :
Matthew 13:34-43 & Genesis 41

08/02/2023

STUDY YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES, DAILY DEVOTIONAL

WEDNESDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2023.

PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME

✨ THREE IMPORTANT THINGS JESUS CAME TO DO ✨

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8).

Jesus had a clear purpose for coming to this world. The first is to destroy the works of the devil. The Bible tells us in Acts 10:38, “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”

Not only did Jesus come to destroy the works of the devil, He also came so that we may have and enjoy life. The Bible says in John 10:10, “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows)” (AMPC). He made us dispensers of life—the God-life.

Thirdly, and this is the chief of all that He came to do; He came to bring us into fellowship with divinity. The Bible says, “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:9). This means we’ve been brought into oneness with Jesus Christ. We’ve been brought into friendship with Him.

In this fellowship, He knows you personally and shares His life and EVERYTHING He has and represents with you. Hallelujah! That’s why the Bible calls us joint-heirs with Him (Romans 8:17). We’re partakers—associates or comrades of the God-kind.

No wonder Paul said, “...all things are yours” (2 Corinthians 3:21), because you’re one with the Monarch of the universe—the One who owns and reigns over all things.

CONFESSION

I take charge of my life and enjoy it to its fullest, for Christ has made me a sharer, partner and participator of the divine nature. I'm an associate of the God-kind, having been made free from the corrupting influences, decadence and destruction in the world. Therefore, I take advantage of the immense treasures and blessings of the Christ-life. Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY:

1 John 3:8 AMPC

[But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done].

2 Peter 1:4

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Romans 8:17

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1-Year Bible Reading Plan:

Matthew 26:31-56 & Exodus 34-35

2-Year Bible Reading Plan:

Matthew 13:10-23 & Genesis 39

01/02/2023

DID THE CHURCH USE YOU? ~ REVEREND KEN OYAKHILOME.

You served in the media arm, learnt how to record, capture and edit, and now you edit for Nollywood and make money from it... Did the church use you? You served in the choir, you were corrected severally by your choir director who almost gave up on you till you gradually started learning to sing, sustain keys, compose songs even do the slurs and dynamics... now you have released your album...! Did the church use you? You served in the sound department, learnt to produce good sound, it has become your skill and you even make money from it... Did the church use you? You served a Pastor, from cleaning his shoes and carrying his Bible to becoming his assistant pastor, now you have your work, you’re impacting your world and fulfilling your God-given purpose and destiny... Did the church use you? Please, people, let’s get it right! It is wrong to say ”the church is using you! The church is using me!”... The tune of some unwise advisers and brethren. In the first place, it is always a privilege to be used of God. God does not use you and dump you. He uses you, builds you, trains you, and makes you what He talks about. You can’t be useful until you are used of Him. It is the process of being used that makes you useful to Him and your world for Him. Your service in the church does not improve God, it only improves you. So be guided, be wise and be Smart. Whether you are available or not, the work must be done. Your availability to serve is for your enrichment, enhancement, and Enlargement. I encourage every worker/steward in the church, to keep doing what you’re instructed to do. God is aware of your service. Count it a great privilege to be used by God, and want to be used over and over and over again. Love what you do for the Lord and in the Lord. Do it with all your heart, with joy and gladness. Thank the Lord for the privilege to serve and be useful in God’s house. Remember He gave you His Life to make you His kind - An Associate of the God-kind. The God-kind never speaks of being used. God bless you.

04/01/2023

4TH JANUARY.

DISTRIBUTOR OF HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS…

I affirm that God’s divine power is at work in me. Christ is my life, my sufficiency, wisdom, and righteousness. He’s made my life beautiful, fruitful, productive, and sound! I am a custodian of divine verities; money is a slave of my ideas. I fill my mind daily with the Word of God, and as I do, my eyes are opened to see opportunities all around me. I am not ordinary; the Father has made me prosperous and effective; a blessing to this world, and a dispenser and distributor of His righteousness, love, kindness, and goodness. I’m an heir of God and a joint-heir with Christ; the world belongs to me. I’m the seed of Abraham; therefore, I’m blessed with faithful Abraham; I’m blessed with the dew of heaven, with the fatness of the earth, and with plenty of corn and wine. My prosperity is endless. The silver and the gold are mine, including the cattle upon a thousand hills; thus, I refuse to be limited by anything in this world. I am a free-flowing conduit of God’s wealth and blessings to others, and I am plugged to an unending supply. I rule and reign in this life, independent of the financial systems of this world. I am fulfilling God’s purpose and plan for my life, walking in paths that He’s arranged for me. He’s made all things I require for life and godliness available to me, and I celebrate the grace of prosperity and abundance that I enjoy as the seed of Abraham. Hallelujah! The works of my hands are blessed and I am set on the path of permanent success and prosperity. I do not know when the heat comes, for I am fashioned to flourish like the cedar in Lebanon. Glory to God. Hallelujah!

31/12/2022