Rhapsody Of Realities For October 7, 2024 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy): Topic - Fervent In Soul Winning

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TOPIC: Fervent In Soul Winning (Rhapsody of Realities 7 October 2024)

…the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day (Proverbs 4:18).

 MESSAGE:

In Matthew 5:16, the Lord Jesus said, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” The Bible says in Romans 12:11, “Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.”

Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional For October 3, 2024 : Topic - Praying For New Converts

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TOPIC: Praying For New Converts (Rhapsody of Realities 3 October 2024)

Wherefore also we pray always for you…That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12).

Rhapsody Of Realities For September 19, 2024 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy):Topic - Our Language Is Different

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Rhapsody Of Realities For October 2, 2024 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy) :Topic - Take As Much As You Want

TOPIC: Take As Much As You Want 

For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ (Romans 5:17).

Open Heaven Daily Devotional For October 1, 2024 By Pastor E. A. Adeboye : Topic – Prayers For Your Nation

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Open Heaven 1 October 2024 Tuesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Prayers For Your Nation

TOPIC: Prayers For Your Nation

MEMORISE: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV)

READ: Psalm 22:27-28 (KJV)

27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

Rhapsody Of Realities For September 30, 2024 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy): Topic - By His Power And Enablement

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TOPIC: By His Power And Enablement (Rhapsody of Realities 30 September 2024)

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you (John 16:23).

MESSAGE:

The Lord Jesus taught us to pray in His Name and not through His Name. To pray through His Name is to make Him a medium. To pray in His Name is to exercise the power of attorney He’s given to us (John 16:23-24). Someone might ask, “What then does the Bible mean in Hebrews 13:15, where it says for us to offer to God a sacrifice of praise through Jesus Christ?”

That’s a completely different thing and it doesn’t also suggest making Jesus a medium. It says, “Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name” (Hebrews 13:15 NIV). First, our understanding of the scripture must go beyond semantics. When it comes to offering praise to God “through” Jesus Christ, one option might be, “Oh Lord Jesus, give my praise to the Father for me.” Another could be, “Oh Father, I praise you through Jesus Christ.” While these phrases may seem viable to the senses, spiritually, they both are ridiculous.

For instance, in Hebrews 9:14, the Bible tells us how Jesus offered Himself to God through the Holy Spirit. This means He offered Himself by the power or the enablement of the Holy Spirit. He did it through the agency of the Holy Spirit’s power. In the same way, when we do whatever we do to the Father through Christ Jesus, it’s not about Christ being a medium. It’s us functioning in His power and enablement.

For example, when Paul says, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me,” (Philippians 4:13) he meant that it’s through Christ’s power and enablement that he accomplishes all things. That’s our testimony. Our sufficiency is of Him (2 Corinthians 3:5), which means we function by and through His divine ability. Only sinners need a medium, which Jesus is to them (John 14:6); but once in Christ, you no longer need a medium; you’re united with Christ in God. You’re a member of His body, the church. He is in us, and we are in Him. We have become inseparably one with Him. He gave us His Name to live by, to pray, and to offer our praises.

PRAYER

Dear Father, thank you for the privilege of praying in the Name of Jesus. I recognize the power and authority you have given me to live and do all things in His Name. I consciously act in alignment with this divine authority, understanding that I am empowered by Christ to accomplish all things. My life continually reflects your will and brings glory to you, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

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.

Colossians 3:17 – And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

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].

Acts 1:8 AMPC – But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Ephesians 5:22-6:1-9 & Isaiah 29-30

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 Timothy 4:11-22 & Jeremiah 48

Remember to share with all your friends and loved ones today. Thank you and God bless you richly.

Rhapsody of Realities 2024 Devotional was written by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (D.Sc., D.D.). President of Loveworld Inc. aka Christ Embassy Int’l.

Rhapsody Of Realities For September 24, 2024 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy): Topic - Divine Worship

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TOPIC: Divine Worship (Rhapsody of Realities 24 September 2024)

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son (Romans 1:9).

MESSAGE:

What a remarkable statement Paul made in the verse above. It’s amazing to serve God, not with the flesh, but with your spirit. This is true divine worship, where all you do—your whole life—is a life of worship. That’s why God’s people everywhere must be taught and trained to respond to Him with their spirits because faith is the response of the human spirit to the Word of God.