Rhapsody of Realities

Tuesday, March 18th

Express His Love

Pastor Anita Oyakhilome

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).

If you’re born again, then the love of Christ is in
your heart by the Holy Spirit. Since God has put
His love in your heart, He now expects you to
share that love with those around you. He wants
the world to see and appreciate the matchless
beauty of His love through you. Therefore, you
should take every opportunity in your daily
encounter with people to express God’s love to
them.

Love for people is what really counts with God.
God is love, and we’re to love like Him: “Be ye
therefore followers of God, as dear children; And
walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and
hath given himself for us an offering and a
sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling
savour” (Ephesians 5:1-2). Hatred for anyone,
irrespective of what they may have done against
you is unacceptable to God. Jesus showed us the
excellent example by loving everyone He met. He
loved even His accusers; those who put Him on
the cross. We ought to emulate the Master by
loving everyone, no matter the circumstances.

Love is self-giving; it makes you think of others
and accept them just as they are. Love is
unselfish and doesn’t seek its own; it breaks the
barriers of race, ethnicity, and social status. Take
some time to express the love of Christ to
someone today.

Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for your love that fills my
life to overflowing, having been shed abroad in my
heart by the Holy Spirit. That love radiates
through me today, and I manifest it to everyone in
my world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

F U R T H E R S T U D Y:
Romans 13:8 Owe no man any
thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth
another hath fulfilled the law. ;

Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are
manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath,
strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders,
drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the
which I tell you before, as I have also told you in
time past, that they which do such things shall
not inherit the kingdom of God. ;

Ephesians 5:1-2 Be ye therefore followers of God,
as dear children; 2 And walk in love, as Christ
also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us
an offering and a sacrifice to God for a
sweetsmelling savour.

Daily Scripture Reading

1 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Luke 2:1-20,
Deuteronomy 11-12

2 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 28:21-31,
Psalm 83-84

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
MONDAY, MARCH 17TH

PASTOR CHRIS
KNOWLEDGE WITH AWARENESS!

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. Which things also we speak…
(1 Corinthians 2:12-13).

The word translated “know” above is the Greek “aido,” and it means to become aware, or to have knowledge with awareness. We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit, which is of God, that we might become aware of the things that are freely given to us of God. The thirteenth verse says, “Which things also we speak….” This means there's a spiritual vocabulary granted us by the Holy Spirit with which to communicate what we have received as absolute knowledge.

For example, Romans 8:28 says, “...We know that all things work together for good to them that love God....” The word “know” here, again, is the Greek “aido.” The Apostle Paul is saying, we are aware, that no matter what happens in life, there's no need to fret or be apprehensive; you don't need to cry. There’s an awareness in our spirits that all things are working together for our good.

You need to come to that awareness in your life. You need to have that assurance and rest in your spirit that you can never be defeated. It makes no difference what happens, refuse to be moved. Just know that whatever it is, it can only work out for your good. As a result, laugh your way victoriously through life.

No wonder Philippians 4:6-7 says, “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep (garrison) your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

The Greek word translated “peace” above is akin to the Hebrew word “shalom,” which refers to peace with prosperity. In other words, the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your heart and mind when you have “aido” knowledge. Those around you won't understand why you can be so at peace, and full of rest in spite of oppositions, challenges and contrary winds that may come your way. The reason is that you have become aware that nothing in this life is set against you; it has become part of the scope of your knowing that you can never be disadvantaged. Halleluiah.

P R A Y E R

Dear Father, thank you for granting me the spirit of wisdom and revelation to know you, and become aware of all that you've done for me, and made available to me in Christ Jesus. Thank you for helping me walk in my inheritance and experience your glory in my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

F U R T H E R S T U D Y

1 John 5:13(Amp)
I write this to you who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) the name of the Son of God [in the peculiar services and blessings conferred by Him on men], so that you may know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that you [already] have life, yes, eternal life.

(KJV)
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

1 John 3:14(Amp)
We know that we have passed over out of death into Life by the fact that we love the brethren (our fellow Christians). He who does not love abides (remains, is held and kept continually) in [spiritual] death.

KJV
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1 Year Bible Reading Plan
Luke 1:57-80
Deuteronomy 8-10

2 Year Bible Reading Plan
Acts 28:11-20
Psalm 81-82

Sunday special...breakfast...for every child of God. Enjoy!

RHAPSODY OF REALITES

RESPOND FROM YOUR SPIRIT.

*PASTOR CHRIS*
SUNDAY,MARCH 16TH,2014.

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak (2 Corinthians 4:13).

Romans 10:8 tells us that the word of salvation is near you, even in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach. Verses 9-10, also place much emphasis on the heart, that is, the human spirit, because you believe with your spirit. Your spirit makes contact with God. That’s the reason believing is very important. Faith is not a response of the brain or of the mind; it’s the response of the human spirit to the Word of God.
Recall the encounter between the Lord Jesus and the man with the withered arm; Jesus called him forth while He was teaching in the synagogue and said, “… Stretch forth thy hand…”. (Matthew 12:13). How could he have done it when he had a withered arm? Read the concluding part of the verse: “…And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.” How did that happen? That was faith. What is faith? Faith is the response of the human spirit to the Word of God. The man heard Jesus in his spirit and acted upon His infallible Word, from within!

Understand that if he had acted from his mind, he would have said, “Well, you know my hand is withered. I can’t do that.” But his spirit took a hold of the instruction and responded accordingly. We find a similar example in Mark 2:11. Here, Jesus said to a man who was lame, “…Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.” The man acted on the Word and got a miracle. There’s no way he could have gotten up if he didn’t respond from his spirit.

Understand this: the man’s spirit wasn’t crippled; it was his body that was afflicted with palsy. Thank God He didn’t argue, but acted from his spirit on the Master’s instruction. Mark 2:12 tells us that while the people watched, the man got up, picked up his mat, and hurried away. They were all completely amazed and praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!"
I’ve seen people struggle with faith, trying to help somebody stand, stretch forth his hand, or to open his eyes when he couldn’t open them. What they didn’t realize was that they were working from the outside; that doesn’t work. The response from your spirit, not your mind, or physical body, is what produces result. Once you can believe the Word with your heart and voice it out with your mouth, it’ll produce result. That’s what Jesus said in Mark 11:23.
CONFESSION:
I look away from all distracting influences and act on God’s eternal and infallible Word. Irrespective of what I see, hear or feel, I’m convinced that I’m a victor and a success in Christ Jesus! I’m what God says I am; I have what He says I have, and I can do what He says I can do. Halleluiah.

FURTHER STUDY:
Mark 11:22-23(CEV) Jesus told his disciples: Have faith in God!
23 If you have faith in God and don't doubt, you can tell this mountain to get up and jump into the sea, and it will.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Luke 1:26-56,
Deuteronomy 5-7

2 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 28:1-10,
Psalm 79-80

He's Your Father For Real - Saturday
March 15th, 2014 - Pastor Anita
Therefore take no thought, saying, What
shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For
after all these things do the Gentiles
seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth
that ye have need of all these things
(Matthew 6:31-32).
How comforting, and what a blessing to
know that the Almighty God is truly your
heavenly Father. This should give you
extraordinary confidence and boldness to
win every day in life. Think about it:
you're the child of the Monarch of the
universe! Now that you're born again,
you've been baptized into Christ, and
awakened to the fatherhood of God.
In John 15:15 the Lord Jesus, prior to His
crucifixion, said to His disciples,
"Henceforth I call you not servants; for
the servant knoweth not what his lord
doeth: but I have called you friends; for
all things that I have heard of my Father I
have made known unto you." This
signified the kind of relationship He had
with them at the time; it was one of
friendship.
However, after He was raised from the
dead, He said to Mary, "....but go to my
brethren, and say unto them, I ascend
unto my Father, and your Father; and to
my God, and your God" (John 20:17). He
called them brethren; meaning they have
become His brothers, having the same
Father. A new relationship had been born
by virtue of His death and resurrection;
you now belong in God's family! You're
now a joint-heir with Christ. Hallelujah.
Observe again the inspiring teaching of
the Lord Jesus in our opening scripture.
He's saying, "Relax, be at peace, and be
full of joy! Refuse to fret over what you'll
eat or drink, what to wear, or where to
stay! I know everything you need, and
I've already made provision for you."
2 Peter 1:3 lets us know that our
heavenly Father has already given us
everything we need for life and godliness,
through the knowledge of Him that has
called us to glory and virtue. Refuse to
accept poverty, sickness or anything
negative in your life. Nothing is too good
for you; you're blessed beyond measure.
Be bold to lay hold of your prosperity,
health, success, and victory, for they are
legitimately yours in Christ.
Constantly meditate on the Word, and
it'll produce in you the right mindset, to
function as the true royalty that you are.
PRAYER:
Dear Father, I thank you for giving me
such an extraordinary life of victory,
success, and excellence. I'm prospering
and living in the manifestation of your
infinite blessings because I'm the King's
kid. I'm a joint-heir with Christ, therefore
I walk in the dominion and liberty of the
Spirit, enjoying the blessedness of my
heavenly Father, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Further Study: John 1:12; Galatians 4:6
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 1:1-25,
Deuteronomy 3-4
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 27:32-44,
Psalm 78

AN AWESOME PIECE I JUST FOUND ON THE NET....ENJOY!

“Let’s just go for fun! We’ll see how
much we can push their buttons,” Amy
teased her girlfriend, who didn’t like
the idea of hanging around a bunch of
Christians.
“Come on,” Amy insisted. “I hear their
motto is ‘Come as you are.’ I just want
to prove that they’re ‘come as you
are ... unless you’re gay.'”
Amy had been in a nine-year lesbian
relationship that had broken up, leaving
her wondering why her deepest
longings could never be satisfied. She
and Rachel had just started hanging out
when they decided to attend one
Sunday morning.
“I came on a mission to shock people,”
Amy admits. “Rachel and I would hold
hands in front of people, but instead of
the disgusted looks of contempt we
expected, people met eyes with us and
treated us like real people. So we
started coming to church weekly. We
kept moving closer to the front each
week, trying to get a reaction so that
we’d be rejected sooner rather than
later. When we couldn’t shock people,
we stopped trying and started
learning."
“Not long after that, Rachel and I
stopped seeing each other, but I kept
coming to church because I was
searching for something,” Amy admits.
“I definitely wasn’t looking to change. It
wasn’t my lesbian lifestyle that I was
bringing to God, but I wondered if God
had answers to my deeper longings.
Problem was, I didn’t trust God at all!
“The more I listened and learned about
the teachings of Jesus, the more I
started to actually believe that God
really did love me. I heard more and
more about being His masterpiece, and
in time, I actually started to believe it.
The more I believed God actually could
see something of value in me, the more
I trusted Him.”
Over time, Amy slowly opened her
heart and struggles to Christ.
“It took several years, but as I moved
closer and closer to Christ, He gently
took me on a very surprising journey,"
she says. "First, I found out my father
had nine affairs while I was growing up
—a secret that rocked my world. Jesus
began to show me how the roots of my
sexual issues tie together with my dad’s
—I was just like him, using people to
find comfort, life and love outside of
God.”
Amy continued to grow in her
knowledge of the Scriptures, falling
more and more in love with the Lord.
The following year, God had another
surprise for her: “I went to the seminar
called ‘To Be Told,’ hosted at Gateway.
I wanted to see how God could put
closure to my brokenness, but what He
showed me shocked me.”
“As Dan Allender was telling a story of a
bully," Amy recalls, "I suddenly had a
flashback of getting off the school bus. I
lived down the street from Jimmy, a
boy who had bullied me all year. But
this particular day, Jimmy acted nice to
me as I got off the bus.
“He apologized for being so mean, and
he invited me to come to his house.”
That day in the seminar, all else faded
to black as this vivid nightmare crept
back to life. Amy saw herself walking
through Jimmy’s front door, noticing all
the shades pulled down. Startled, she
spied two teenage boys eyeing her with
a ravenous look as the door slammed
shut. Her screams never escaped the
evil darkness that enveloped that
house. They pinned her down and
raped her.
She was only 9!
Amy swam in a pool of tears as the
seminar continued. Others were
oblivious to her divine epiphany. She
realized the Lord had been drawing her
near to strengthen her for this
revelation—to show her the source of
so much sexual struggle hidden for
years beneath layers of protective mud.
“After that, I realized God knows more
about me than I know about myself,”
Amy recalls, “and He wants to bring
healing to these wounds, so I fully gave
Him my heart and body—everything. As
I continued to seek intimacy with Him,
the lesbian struggles fell away. I’m not
saying that’s how God works with
everyone, but it’s how He’s healing me.
The more I focus on God’s intimate love
for me and try to see His masterpiece
emerge, the less I want anything to get
in the way of His work in me.”
Seven years later, Amy leads our
ministry to help people find healing and
wholeness from all kinds of sexual and
relational struggles. She’s helping
others become God’s restored
masterpiece.
Jesus Is Never Shocked
Do you realize that Jesus is not shocked
by the shocking things people do? Jesus
knew Zacchaeus had robbed people
blind and profited off much unethical
behavior, yet Jesus was not shocked.
He did not offer Zach correction, but
relationship: “Come down, Zacchaeus.
I’m staying at your house tonight.” (See
Luke 19:5.) That shocked everyone! Yet
relationship changed Zacchaeus.
Jesus knew that the Samaritan woman
at the well had been married and
divorced five times. He knew about her
current “hookup” and how sexually
entangled she was with the guy she was
living with. (See John 4.) Jesus was not
repulsed. (Samaritans of Jesus’ day
were treated by the religious
community like gay people often get
treated by some of today’s Christian
community.) None of this kept Jesus
away or kept Him from offering her
living water. Maybe Jesus wants Christ-
followers who will be less like the
Pharisees and more like Him—
unshockable.
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Luke tells of a time Simon the Pharisee
invited Jesus to dinner. Jesus and His
disciples went and “reclined at the
table” (Luke 7:36) along with Simon’s
religious friends, who were skeptical
about Jesus’ true identity—mainly
because He showed more love for
“sinners” than love for the Law of
Moses. (Jesus had just made it clear
this wasn’t true; He came to fulfill the
intent of the Law of Moses.) They
invited Jesus there to judge Him, not
learn from Him.
Middle Eastern dining style consisted of
a 1-foot-high table with pillows on the
floor for seating, with people sitting
usually with feet stretched out to the
side or behind them. As the meal
proceeded, an immoral woman crashed
the party. She sheepishly made her way
over to stand behind Jesus. Luke makes
sure we know she had “lived a sinful
life” (v. 37). She did not just have a few
slip-ups, but rather had made a life out
of her sexual deviancies, and everyone
knew it! Her mud was public
knowledge. Her whole life, she had felt
judged and condemned by the religious
establishment, so to go into the house
of her tormentors took enormous
courage.
Yet there she stood ... because Jesus
was there! Somehow word on the
street had traveled to her through the
crowd she hung out with—there’s hope
in Jesus for the muddiest human.
Hearing He had come near, an
unstoppable force welling up from
within had drawn her to His feet. As
she stood in His presence, hope burst
through the dam of all that pain that
had driven her mudslinging behavior—
she started to cry. Her tears
accidentally landed on Jesus’ dirty feet
(that His host had not shown the
common courtesy to wash).
The tension in the room mounted;
everyone’s shoulders tightened as she
fell to her knees behind Jesus, bent
down and wiped His wet, dirty feet with
her hair. She took out a bottle of oil
mixed with perfume, took the oil in her
hands and gently stroked His feet with
the oil—kissing them as she anointed
Him with the perfume.
Jesus just sat there, never flinching,
eyes fixed on the Pharisees, watching
them react in shock and disbelief—
flames of contempt shooting out of
their merciless eyes.
Simon could stand it no more. This
outrageous scene had proven his point.
He muttered to himself and his “more
respectable” guests, “If this man were a
prophet, he would know who is
touching him and what kind of woman
she is—that she is a sinner” (v. 39).
In other words, if Jesus were truly a
prophet, He would know about her
scandalous sexual sin, and He would be
shocked. But Jesus did know and was
not shocked!
Now, you have to realize this was a
controversial situation. Imagine a
known prostitute coming up to your
pastor, kissing his feet and rubbing oil
on them after the Sunday service. It
would be his last Sunday at most
churches if he didn’t put an end to it
fast! What was Jesus thinking? Why
didn’t this shock Jesus like it would all
of us?
Jesus looks at the heart. It’s about the
heart. Jesus confronted the unloving
hearts of His host and friends while this
woman demonstrated a heart
overflowing with love. Jesus said,
“Simon, I have something to tell
you” (v. 40).
“Two people owed money to a certain
moneylender. One owed him five
hundred denarii [a whole lot of money],
and the other fifty [one tenth as much].
Neither of them had the money to pay
him back, so he forgave the debts of
both. Now which of them will love him
more?”
Simon replied, “I suppose the one who
had the bigger debt forgiven.”
“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
(The only thing Simon had judged
correctly that day!)
Then He turned toward the woman and
said to Simon, “Do you see this woman?
I came into your house. You did not
give me any water for my feet, but she
wet my feet with her tears and wiped
them with her hair. You did not give
me a kiss, but this woman, from the
time I entered, has not stopped kissing
my feet. You did not put oil on my
head, but she has poured perfume on
my feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many
sins have been forgiven—as her great
love has shown. But whoever has been
forgiven little loves little” (Luke 7:41–
47)
It’s all about love! Don’t miss this very
critical point Jesus makes to us all: If
you truly recognize how much it cost
God to forgive you, it will flood your
heart with love for God and others who
need more of the same.
It’s all about love! Not a love that
ignores the mud and the damage that
destroys God’s Masterpiece, but a love
that recognizes how much loving mercy
God has given a messed-up person like
me!
That great love brings grace and truth
together to give hope to a broken world
in need of forgiveness and restoration.

“And I will restore to you the years that
the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm,
and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm,
my great army which I sent among
you” (Joel 2:25).
Most people start their lives, businesses,
marriages, jobs, education, and indeed
other ventures with God (since He is the
Alpha) but abandon Him when they feel
He’s delaying. These folks find it difficult
relating to God as the Omega in Whom all
things work together.
Here is a true story.
She was a first-class student and a true
trailblazer. Her cocktail of accolades was
enviable. She rose to the echelon of her
banking career in record time, working for
the most innovative bank in Nigeria. She
specialized in the technological aspect of
banking when it was dominated by men.
In her insatiable quest for knowledge, she
resigned and went to one of the foremost
business schools in the United Kingdom
and once again, came out with laurels.
She was appointed the pioneer managing
director of a Nigerian bank in the United
Kingdom. She recently resigned from the
top management position of one of the
biggest banks in Nigeria to set up her
consulting firm!
All the while, she remained a faithful and
devout Christian and devoted wife. Her
successes never affected her marriage or
her relationship with Jesus. There was,
however, a challenge she was battling.
She did not have the fruit of the womb
after nineteen years of marriage! She still
held on to her Omega.
Then, Omega showed her why His name
is Alpha and Omega!
She conceived and delivered three
bouncing baby boys!
Beloved of God, please don’t give up on
God, for He does not give up on His
children. If He could offer up Jesus Christ,
His first begotten Son, what can He not
give you? In His time, He makes all things
beautiful and possible!
What you are waiting for is still possible -
babies, jobs, education, spouses,
businesses, houses, promotions, etc. All
things will surely work together for your
good, and He will surely restore all that
you think you’ve lost!
Have a spledid weekend in Jesus name.
Amen!

Rhapsody of Realities
PASTOR CHRIS
FRIDAY, MARCH 14TH
"ASK AND RECEIVE!"
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my
name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your
joy may be full.
John 16:24
Not only is the Lord able, He's equally
willing to grant any request you make of
Him. No wonder the Lord Jesus, with
excitement and assurance, said in Luke
11:9, "...Ask, and it shall be given you...."
God is a giver; He gives generously and
graciously to all without holding back
(James 1:5). He's more willing to give to
you, than you could ever be willing to
receive. He never considers anything too
good for you. He gives us richly all things
to enjoy (1 Timothy 6:17). How gracious
and loving He is!
Yours is to act on His Word! Ask in the
Name of Jesus, and receive. Luke 12:32
says, "Fear not, little flock; for it is your
Father's good pleasure to give you the
kingdom." It delights the Lord to bless
you and do you good. It's His joy to
answer your prayers and grant you your
heart's desires. This clearly shows that
the Lord is interested in your joy and
happiness. He doesn't want you to be sad
or depressed for any reason.
You may be facing a situation right now
that's limiting your joy: the Lord is saying
to you, "Ask and receive so that your joy
may be full." He wants your joy to be
complete. However, don't ask in unbelief;
don't ask doubting. Ask in faith. Faith
means what you asked for is yours NOW;
therefore, you take possession.
Don't stop at asking; Jesus didn't just say,
"Ask!" He said, "Ask and receive." The
word, "receive," is the Greek "lambano,"
which means to take possession of; to
take something and make it yours. For
example, if having been married, you've
desired to have a child; having prayed,
receive. Say, "In the Name of Jesus I
receive my child." Right after that, start
testifying. If you're asked, "Sister, is there
any sign at all?" Say, "I'm not waiting for
any sign; my baby is already inside me!"
Learn to give God praise for receiving in
your spirit what you've desired of Him.
When you receive from God, you must act
like it; that's why Jesus said, "Ask and
take it—(lambano)"; start acting like you
know it's done. If there's anything you
desire, put your faith to work today. Ask
the Father in the Name of Jesus, and
receive the answer!
CONFESSION
I'm walking in the glory of God! My life is
the testimony of His love, power,
greatness and grace; and in the Name of
Jesus, I am making progress, excelling,
and getting greater by the day. All things
are working together for my good, and I
rejoice exceedingly today knowing that
the Lord gives attention to my prayers, to
grant me my heart's desires. My joy
overflows today, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Matthew 7:9-11
Matthew 21:22
Matthew 7:7
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan
Mark 16:1-20
Deuteronomy 1-2
2 Year Bible Reading Plan
Acts 27:21-31
Psalm 75-77

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES. RAISED AS
KINGS... *PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME*
THURSDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2014
...I was my father's son, tender and only
beloved in the sight of my mother. He
taught me also, and said unto me, Let
thine heart retain my words: keep my
commandments, and live (Proverbs
4:3-4).
2 Chronicles 1 tells us how the Lord
appeared to Solomon on a certain night
and said, "Ask for whatever you want."
Solomon, being smart, answered: "Give
me now wisdom and knowledge, that I
may go out and come in before this
people: for who can judge this thy people,
that is so great?" (2 Chronicles 1:10).
How did Solomon know he should ask for
wisdom, and not for anything else, such
that even God made a wonderful remark
about him? (Read 2 Chronicles 1:11-12).
Solomon's words in our opening verse
give us an idea. Certainly, he wasn't
David's only son, yet he said, "I was my
father's son." This meant he was the
"adopted son"; the one groomed for the
throne. There was a special training David
bequeathed to him, which the other sons
didn't have.
In the Scriptures, being the "adopted
son" doesn't refer to fostering another
person's son as your son and getting all
the legal documentations to that effect.
Rather, it describes the situation in those
days, where a monarch with several sons,
chose which one of them would be his
heir-apparent. He'd then give him (the
chosen heir-apparent) to the governors,
teachers or instructors to train in military
service and in all kinds of discipline and
learning, until he came to maturity. When
he was trained and ready for office, he
was brought back to the king as the
"adopted son."
In the same way, not all who are born
again have understood the leading of the
Spirit and the life of dominion He's
brought us to. Many are yet to
understand spiritual realities; so they've
got to be properly taught and nurtured in
Christ unto maturity. That's the reason
God "...gave some, apostles; and some,
prophets; and some, evangelists; and
some, pastors and teachers; For the
perfecting of the saints....Till we all come
in the unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, unto a
perfect man, unto the measure of the
stature of the fulness of
Christ" (Ephesians 4:11-13).
He wants every one of us to grow unto
perfection; unto maturity in the things of
the Spirit and live as His adopted sons—
walking in the supernatural; winning and
excelling every day in life.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for instructing,
directing, and training me for a life of
victory and dominion over the elements
of this world, and preparing me to be a
steward of the powers of the age to
come, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Romans 8:19
Living Bible (TLB)
19 For all creation is waiting patiently and
hopefully for that future day when God
will resurrect his children.
Galatians 4:6-7
Living Bible (TLB)
6 And because we are his sons, God has
sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts,
so now we can rightly speak of God as our
dear Father. 7 Now we are no longer
slaves but God’s own sons. And since we
are his sons, everything he has belongs to
us, for that is the way God planned.
Galatians 4:1-2
Living Bible (TLB)
4 But remember this, that if a father dies
and leaves great wealth for his little son,
that child is not much better off than a
slave until he grows up, even though he
actually owns everything his father had. 2
He has to do what his guardians and
managers tell him to until he reaches
whatever age his father set.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Reading Plan : Mark 15:21-47
Numbers 34-36
2 Year Reading Plan : Acts 27:9-20 Psalm
74

Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional
Pastor Anita Oyakhilome
Theme: Knowing His Voice
Date: Wednesday March 12th, 2014
Scriptural Ref: Revelation: 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if
any man hear my voice, and open the
door, I will come in to him, and will sup
with him, and he with me (Revelation
3:20).
The Lord Jesus said, "My sheep hear my
voice, and I know them, and they follow
me" (John 10:27). In other words, if you
belong to Christ, you have no problem
discerning His voice. Many wonder if it's
possible to hear God speak, in a world
where there're so many voices. The
words of the Master in John 10:2-5 clarify
this: "But he that entereth in by the door
is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the
porter openeth; and the sheep hear his
voice: and he calleth his own sheep by
name, and leadeth them out. And when
he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth
before them, and the sheep follow him:
for they know his voice. And a stranger
will they not follow, but will flee from
him: for they know not the voice of
strangers."
The more you study the Word, the more
you recognize and know the voice of God,
because God and His Word are one. He
speaks through His Word. Even if He were
to give you a prophecy or a word from
the Spirit, it'll always be consistent with
His written Word. Through constant
meditation on His Word, His voice
becomes clearer to you, and His blessings
become manifest in all you do. Joshua 1:8
says, "This book of the law shall not
depart from your mouth, but you shall
meditate on it day and night, that you
may observe to do according to all that is
written therein: for then thou shalt make
thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt
have good success."
If, as a Christian, you've found it difficult
to recognize God's voice, you need to
keep hearing and receiving His Word into
your spirit, to become sensitive to His
voice. You'd need to develop a voracious
appetite for the Word. Colossians 3:16
says, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you
richly in all wisdom...." The voice of God's
Spirit is made known to you through the
written Word. Moreover, you have to
learn to act on the Word quickly. When
you receive instructions or counsel from
God's Word, don't delay; act quickly.
That's learning to train your spirit.
In addition, praying in the spirit, that is,
praying in tongues, helps your spirit to be
conditioned to be in sync with God's
ideas, visions and promptings. The more
you pray in tongues, the more sensitive
your spirit will be to His voice.
CONFESSION:
I know the voice and the leading of the
Spirit, for I'm a child of God. I'm always
quick to respond to the promptings,
instructions and counsel from God's
Word, and from His Holy Spirit within me.
Amen.
Further Study: Colossians 3:16; Proverbs
4:20-22; Isaiah 55:10-11
Let the word [spoken by] Christ (the
Messiah) have its home [in your hearts
and minds] and dwell in you in [all its]
richness, as you teach and admonish and
train one another in all insight and
intelligence and wisdom [in spiritual
things, and as you sing] psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, making melody to God
with [His] grace in your hearts.
(Colossians 3:16 AMP)
My son, attend to my words; consent and
submit to my sayings. Let them not
depart from your sight; keep them in the
center of your heart. For they are life to
those who find them, healing and health
to all their flesh. (Proverbs 4:20-22 AMP)
For as the rain and snow come down from
the heavens, and return not there again,
but water the earth and make it bring
forth and sprout, that it may give seed to
the sower and bread to the eater, [II Cor.
9:10.] So shall My word be that goes forth
out of My mouth: it shall not return to
Me void [without producing any effect,
useless], but it shall accomplish that
which I please and purpose, and it shall
prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
(Isaiah 55:10, 11 AMP)
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Mark 15:1-20,
Numbers 32-33
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 27:1-8,
Psalm 73

Hebrews 11:33 says, “Who through faith
subdued kingdoms, wrought
righteousness, obtained promises,
stopped the mouths of lions.”
Millions of people existed from the times
of Abel and Abraham until the days of the
apostles, but only few were mentioned in
the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11. They all
had one thing in common: they
conquered life’s biggest challenges
through unwavering faith (the same faith
you and I have)!
A man without faith calls excuses
challenges. If you think you have
challenges, then go back and read the
stories of Abraham, Joseph, David, and
Apostle Paul to mention but a few. Many
people in Biblical times must have
conquered more than those challenges
you are facing, yet their names were
never mentioned in God’s Hall of Faith.
Faith is measured by the value of victory
it conquers. Remember that the greatest
bull-riders are the ones who stay the
longest on top of raging bulls! The
greatest oaks are the ones that withstand
the greatest storms. The best sailors are
the ones who train in the deadliest seas.
Olympic Gold medallists are those few
who continue after everyone else gives
up!
As Christians, our best qualities are
revealed when we pass through our
greatest trials in life! We should never be
afraid to ride the bulls of life. What is
keeping you from achieving your God-
inspired dreams? Are they truly challenges
or excuses?

Rhapsody of Realities
PASTOR CHRIS
TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH
UNDERSTANDING HIS WILL FOR ASKING
And this is the confidence that we have in
Him, that, if we ask anything according to
his will, he heareth us: And if we know
that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we
know that we have the petitions that we
desired of him.
1 John 5:I4-15
Praying according to the will of God is a
key ingredient for success in prayer,
especially the prayer of petition.
However, many have a misconception of
what exactly it means to "ask according to
God's will." Some have assumed, mostly,
because they haven't been adequately
taught the Word, that the reason they
didn't receive answers to their prayers
was because such prayers weren't in line
with God's will for them. They assume
God didn't want them to have what they
were asking for.
But this is an erroneous interpretation of
God's Word in the context of prayer.
Those who hold this mistaken notion that
their prayers weren't answered because
they didn't pray according to God's will
fail to understand that the Holy Spirit's
emphasis in our opening verse isn't
primarily the consistency of their request
with God's will, but their exclusive
privilege of having a hearing with God.
When He tells us to "ask according to
God's will," He isn't talking about "WHAT"
we ask for, but "HOW" we ask for it.
In other words, the way and manner you
present your petitions ought to be
consistent with God's stipulated pattern.
It's important to know, therefore, how to
ask the Father according to His will for
asking. John 16:23-24 gives us a clear
idea: "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. Hitherto have
ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye
shall receive, that your joy may be full."
Jesus, at this instance, introduced the
exclusive deal—the new, acceptable way
of asking from God. The Father's will for
asking is asking in the Name of Jesus.
When you make requests to the Father in
Jesus' Name, you're actually functioning in
Jesus' stead. It's as though Jesus were
the one making that request. The Father
loves you unconditionally; all He wants is
for you to ask according to His will—in
the Name of Jesus—and receive answers.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I rejoice at the awesome
privilege and blessing of praying in the
Name of Jesus. Thank you for ordaining
me to receive answers to prayers, and
teaching me the acceptable way of asking
in accordance to your will! I'm thus
confident of answers to my petitions as I
offer them in the Name of Jesus today.
Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
John 16:26-27
John 15:16
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan
Mark 14:53-72
Numbers 29-31
2 Year Bible Reading Plan
Acts 26:24-32
Psalm 71-72

Exodus 16:19 - And Moses said, Let no
man leave of it till the morning.
It’s another beautiful day, indeed, the
start of another beautiful week. Like He
did yesterday, God has deposited yet
another 24 hours into your ‘life account’
today. How do you intend to spend it?
Like manna in the wilderness, the 24
hours cannot be stored beyond each
particular day! You have to exhaustively
utilize them as you will be supplied with
yet another 24 hours tomorrow.
I have observed that money and time are
like chameleons – they take the colour of
their surroundings. Money without a
purpose is useless. Money and time in
the hands of a prodigal will produce an
unending life of squander. Money in the
hands of a believer is on a mission! Money
in the hands of a son of consolation will
lead to the propagation of the gospel.
Because God is a shrewd investor Who
searches the heart before investing His
resources, ministers only bread to the
eater but seed to the sower – (2
Corinthians 9:10 - Now he that
ministereth seed to the sower both
minister bread for your food, and multiply
your seed sown, and increase the fruits of
your righteousness;). Can you now
understand why it was not coincidental
that it was the foolish unproductive
servant that got one ‘talent’?
Ecclesiastes 11:6 - In the morning sow
thy seed, and in the evening withhold not
thine hand: for thou knowest not whether
shall prosper, either this or that, or
whether they both shall be alike good.
Be prudent in spending your time and
resources today as we will all give
accounts to the One that has graciously
supplied them to you.
May this day, indeed this week, turn out
to be the best ever in your life in Jesus
name. Amen! Remain blessed!

Divine Networking - Monday March 10th,
2014 - Pastor Chris
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which
belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there:
behold, I have commanded a widow
woman there to sustain thee (1 Kings
17:9)
In Exodus 1-2, the Bible tells us how
Pharaoh issued an edict for all male
children from two years and below among
the Hebrews to be killed. Moses was born
to his Hebrew parents during this period,
and his mother hid him for three months.
When she could no longer hide him, she
placed him in a basket, which she left at
the edge of the river. Soon enough,
Pharaoh's daughter came to have a bath
at the same river and noticed a basket in
the tall grass. She sent a servant to get it,
and when she opened the basket, she
saw the baby, and instantly fell in love
with him. She chose to take care of him
and ordered her servants to get one of
the Hebrew women to help nurse the
baby. The woman they found was Moses'
very own mother, and she was paid a
salary to take care of her own baby.
This didn't happen by chance; God
orchestrated everything. He knows who
to place right where you're going. He
said, "I am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end, the first and the
last" (Revelation 22:13). This means in
your life, there shouldn't be unpleasant
surprises; He's the first and the last, and
He's organized everything from start to
finish. Make a choice to go only in the
direction He's already charted for you.
Some people go in the direction they
created for themselves, and this is
dangerous. In that path, there's a lot of
trouble, struggling and hardship. In God's
path, however, there's no darkness.
Everything is already prearranged
according to the timing of His Spirit to be
right there at the time you require it.
Instead of praying, "O Lord, network and
connect me to the right people," speak in
tongues. The more you speak in tongues,
the more He links you with the materials,
circumstances, people, and the funding
that align with His call for your life. As
you speak in tongues, you won't find
yourself "labouring" to connect with
people; there'll be response from the
realm of the spirit. God knows everybody
and He knows everything. He knows what
you need and He can get it all across to
you. He's big enough to do that.
PRAYER:
Dear Father, thank you for the Holy Spirit,
who always helps me with the right
connections I need to put me over in life.
I declare that I am divinely connected
with all resources—human, material,
financial—that are consistent with my
destiny in Christ, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Further Study: John 14:16; Hebrews
11:23
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Mark 14:27-52,
Numbers 27-28
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 26:12-23,
Psalm 69-70

Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional;

Dispensers Of Life

Sunday March 9th,
2014 - Pastor Anita

For the scripture says, "The first man,
Adam, was created a living being"; but
the last Adam is the life-giving Spirit (1
Corinthians 15:45 GNB).

In John 10:10 the Lord Jesus declared,
"...I am come that they might have life,
and that they might have it more
abundantly." He left no one in doubt as
to His purpose; He came to give eternal
life to those who would believe in Him.
He gave further confirmation to this truth
when He said, "My sheep hear my voice,
and I know them, and they follow me:
And I give unto them eternal life..." (John
10:27-28). No wonder He's described in
our opening scripture as the life-giving
Spirit.
Having been born again, you're one with
Christ. 1 Corinthians 6:17 says, "...he that
is joined unto the Lord is one spirit." You
have become one spirit with the Lord; as
He is, so are you (1 John 4:17); therefore,
you're a life-giving spirit. Not only has He
made you a partaker of His life, you're
also the dispenser or distributor of divine
life. This is your life's purpose on earth; to
bring the lost into the life of
righteousness through the Gospel.
Jesus said in John 20:21, "...as my Father
hath sent me, even so send I you." He
has appointed you as His representative
on earth, to manifest the God-life to the
nations of the world. He has sent you as
a bearer of His Gospel to bring the lost
into the liberty of the sons of God; into
the glorious life in Christ. Eternal life is
unveiled through the preaching of the
Gospel. As people listen to you preach,
eternal life—salvation, prosperity and the
righteousness of God—are unveiled to
them.
PRAYER:
Dear Father, I thank you for your blessed
Word, and the joy it brings to me daily.
Thank you for the glorious life you've
given me, and for making me a life-giving
spirit. As I preach the Word today,
eternal life is imparted to those to whom
I minister, in the Name of Jesus. Amen.
Further Study: John 3:16: For God so
loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
2 Corinthians 5:20: Now then we are
ambassadors for Christ, as though God did
beseech you by us: we pray you in
Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Mark 14:1-26,
Numbers 24-26
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 26:1-11,
Psalm 67-68

Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD
Theme: “The God-Kind Of Talk”
Date: Saturday March 8th, 2014
... for he hath said, I will never leave
thee, nor
forsake thee. So that we may boldly say,
The
Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what
man
shall do unto me (Hebrews 13:5-6).
Proverbs 6:2 says, “Thou art snared with
the
words of thy mouth, thou art taken with
the
words of thy mouth.” This scripture
underscores the precarious situations
many
have found themselves in today. They’ve
been
taken captive by their negative
confessions;
bound by their words.
However, if you’ve been taught right,
you’ll
think right, and the result of that is, you’ll
talk
right. Moreover, when you talk right,
you’ll act
right. When you talk right and act right,
your
life will turn out right.
Our confessions rule us. When it comes
to
words, there’s no such thing as “I actually
didn’t mean it.” Jesus didn’t say, “You
shall
have what you mean,” He said, you shall
have
what you say (Mark 11:23). When you
joke,
don’t joke against the Word. Consciously
speak
in consonance with the Word always—
over
your life, finances, business, health, etc.
Proverbs 18:20 says, “A man’s belly shall
be
satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and
with
the increase of his lips shall he be filled.”
Here,
the scripture isn’t talking about how big
your
lips are. It’s talking about the words of
wisdom
pouring out of your mouth. If you’re not
going
to live a hungry life, then you’re advised
to
speak the right words. If you don’t want
to be
broke, then talk the right kind of talk—
the God
talk!
Proverbs 18:21 tells us, “Death and life
are in
the power of the tongue: and they that
love it
shall eat the fruit thereof.” This means
you can
speak life and reap a harvest of good
things.
Whatever you believe and voice out with
your
mouth is what’s going to happen in your
life.
This is a law of the spirit, and it works,
whether or not you believe it.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for showing me
the
way to a life of continuous victory,
through my
faith-filled confessions, in accordance to
your
word! I’ll never be discouraged nor
subject to
the crippling principles of this world,
because
the Word of God on my lips is God
talking. I
reign triumphantly over all the
negativities of
life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study:
Romans 10:9-10, Mark 11:22-23
1 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Mark 13:1-37, Numbers 22-23
2 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 25:13-27, Psalm 65-66

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
FRIDAY, MARCH 7TH
JESUS: THE REIGNING KING
==>PASTOR CHRIS
For he must reign, till he hath put all
enemies under his feet
(1 Corinthians 15:25).
Whenever certain things are trendy, such
as a hairstyle, clothes, shoes, cars, designs
or a business for example, many make
comments like, “This is the reigning
thing.” What they’re trying to say is, “This
is the vogue of the moment.” I always
interject when anyone makes such a
statement around me, because the only
One who’s reigning is Christ Jesus; and
I’m reigning with Him.
Notice what our opening verse says: “For
he (Christ) must reign, till he hath put all
enemies under his feet.” He’s the
reigning King, and you’re reigning with
Him: “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). Colossians
1:13 tells us that we belong to the
Kingdom of God’s dear Son. So, as a child
of God you live in this spiritual kingdom
where Jesus reigns.
You therefore shouldn’t accept that
anything else but the Lord is reigning.
He’s the only King, and we only recognize
His eternal Kingdom to which we belong.
He must reign over demons, devils, hell,
and the grave. He must reign over
sickness, disease, and infirmities. He must
reign over them until they’re all subdued,
and have no more voice or way to
express themselves.
As long as a tumour, cancer or any kind of
sickness can express itself in your body,
it’s against your reign. So what do you do
in such a condition? Don’t keep quiet.
Refuse to accommodate sickness in the
Name of Jesus. That’s how to make the
Word of God reign in your life. Reject
everything that’s not of God and endorse
only that which is consistent with His
perfect will for you.
CONFESSION
I dwell in Zion; the Kingdom of light, and
of God’s dear Son where I reign with
Christ and rule by the power of the Spirit!
I thank you Father, for bringing me into
such a beautiful place of glory, honour and
prosperity. Halleluiah!
FURTHER STUDY
Hebrews 12:22(KJV)
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and
unto the city of the living God, the
heavenly Jerusalem, and to an
innumerable company of angels,
(Amp)
But rather, you have come to Mount Zion,
even to the city of the living God, the
heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless
multitudes of angels in festal gathering,
Isaiah 33:24(KJV)
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am
sick: the people that dwell therein shall
be forgiven their iniquity.
(Amp)
And no inhabitant [of Zion] will say, I am
sick; the people who dwell there will be
forgiven their iniquity and guilt.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan
Mark 12:18-44
Numbers 20-21
2 Year Bible Reading Plan
Acts 25:1-12
Psalm 61-64

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY
DEVOTIONAL:
LIVING IN HIS EXCELLENT NAME ~
Thursday, March 6th - Pastor Anita.
For in him we live, and move, and have
our being; as certain also of your own
poets have said, For we are also his
offspring
Acts 17:28.
True Christianity is living in the Name of
Jesus. The very thought of this is so awe-
inspiring! Colossians 3:17 says “And
whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all
in the name of the Lord Jesus….” Notice
that the underlined phrase says “…do all
in the name of the Lord Jesus,” not
“through the name of the Lord Jesus.”
There’s a big difference between the two.
Doing all things in His Name means living
in His Name. That’s the way to live a
supernatural life. That means you’re living
for Him, in His authority. Therefore,
defeat, failure, and poverty can’t be a
part of your life. Life for you is glory all
the way, because the Name of Jesus is
named upon you.
Not realizing this truth is the reason some
Christians erroneously, pray through
Jesus. Nowhere in the scriptures are we
told to pray through Jesus Christ. Rather,
we’re to pray ‘in’ the Name of Jesus. To
pray through Him is to make Him a
medium; but to pray in His Name is to
exercise the power of attorney that He
has given to you. The former is a
demonstration of unbelief, while the
latter is real Christianity.
Nothing could be more sublime than our
call to live in the Name of the Creator of
the universe. His is the most wonderful
and excellent Name there is. Living with
this consciousness will stir unprecedented
boldness in your spirit, such that you’re
totally unruffled by any crisis! What a
glorious life we have in Christ!
Everything in life is subject to the power
and authority of His Name. God gave a
decree to that effect; He commanded all
of nature—everything in life—animate or
inanimate, to hear and obey Jesus
(Matthew 17:5). He has all authority in
heaven, and on earth. So if you find
yourself in a challenging situation,
declare, “In the Name of the Lord Jesus
Christ, I decree a change! I command
peace and calmness,” and that’ll be it!
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for giving me
the Name of Jesus, to use and to live by.
By the power and authority of that Name
I declare that the lines are falling unto
me in pleasant places; I’m making
progress with giant strides today, with all
of nature, and everything that exists,
working together in my favour, in Jesus’
Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for
there is none other name under heaven
given among men, whereby we must be
saved.
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.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Mark 11:27-33-12:1-17
Numbers 18-19
2 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 24:22-27
Psalm 59-60

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5TH

YOUR PROSPERITY IS GOD-ORDAINED
==>PASTOR CHRIS

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth (3 John 1:2).
The first step to living in prosperity is to believe in prosperity. Some Christians don’t believe in it. Most times, they’re the same who condemn and criticize preachers who teach God’s Word on prosperity. Not to believe in prosperity or in the message of prosperity is not to believe in God, for if you study the Bible carefully, you will discover that the prosperity of the Christian is God-ordained, God’s idea, and God’s desire.

If anyone must question, doubt, or get skeptical about the message of prosperity, it shouldn’t be the Christians. We must understand that God already gave the Christian his heritage in Christ Jesus. Man is a spirit and his life isn’t dependent on circumstances. What matters to God is your spiritual condition. Therefore, whether or not you have money in your bank account doesn’t change who you are, and it shouldn’t change your testimony of God.

Money is only a tool to get the things you want, and where money isn’t enough to get them, you can obtain them through faith. The Bible says, “…all things are yours” (1 Corinthians 3:21). Your purchasing power isn’t money, it’s faith. So you’re prosperous irrespective of the value of the currencies in the world. It’s the same thing with your health; it doesn’t matter if you’re feeling headaches or pains in your body, divine health is your divine present-hour heritage. Declare, “I refuse to be sick, because I’ve got the life of God in me.”

If you’re a child of God, believe in prosperity and don’t be apologetic about it. Don’t accept to be poor or average. You’ve been made rich (2 Corinthians 8:9); refuse to talk lack and poverty. Instead, keep talking your abundance!

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Thank you, heavenly Father, for my heritage in Christ. I believe and acknowledge the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ who though was rich, made Himself poor that I might become rich. I accept my prosperity as your will and plan for my life in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

F U R T H E R S T U D Y

Deuteronomy 8:18(AMP)
But you shall [earnestly] remember the Lord your God, for it is He Who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

(KJV)
But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

2 Corinthians 8:9(AMP)
For you are becoming progressively acquainted with and recognizing more strongly and clearly the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (His kindness, His gracious generosity, His undeserved favor and spiritual blessing), [in] that though He was [so very] rich, yet for your sakes He became [so very] poor, in order that by His poverty you might become enriched (abundantly supplied).

(KJV)
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan
Mark 11:1-26
Numbers 16-17

2 Year Bible Reading Plan
Acts 24:10-21
Psalm 57-58

You Can Win Always – Tuesday, March
4th, 2014 – Pastor Chris
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).
One Bible character that inspires me
greatly is King David; there's so much
about him in Scriptures that's so inspiring.
He was a very successful king, who never
lost a battle. The only time Israel ever
lost a battle in David's day was when he
didn't go. How could a man be so
successful? It shows us the kind of
mindset that he had. Think like that:
you're ordained of God to win always and
never lose.
There're people who are used to winning
and losing. They say, "Sometimes you
win, sometimes you lose; sometimes
you're healthy, and sometimes you're
sick." For them, life is full of ups and
downs, but that's not the way it should
be. You can, and should, always win.
That's the life of the man in Christ – a life
of glory, excellence, and constant
victories. Jesus was always a winner; He
was always victorious because of who He
was and what He knew. Success or failure
will depend on who you are and what you
know.
God said, "My people are destroyed for
lack of knowledge..." (Hosea 4:6). Some
of God's people suffer because they lack
spiritual knowledge – true knowledge of
God's Word. However, 2 Peter 14:1 says,
"Grace and peace be multiplied unto you
through the knowledge of God, and of
Jesus our Lord." Notice he didn't say
grace and peace will be added, but that
they'll be multiplied through knowledge.
This is a special kind of knowledge; it's
not "ginosko" (the introductory
knowledge you receive when you accept
Christ as Lord of your life). This knowledge
is "epignosis"; it's specialized and
accurate knowledge. It is experiential
knowledge; knowledge that relates with
that which is known.
All the beautiful and wonderful blessings
and promises God has given you in His
Word won't do you any good if you don't
know about them and know what to do
with them. To win always in life, you
need the knowledge of God, and of Jesus
our Lord. Through this knowledge, you
multiply grace and peace in your life.
"Peace" here means "power over crisis."
Meaning that, in the midst of the storms
and troubles of life, you'll always win.
Glory to God!
Confession:
I'm a winner, a success, and a victor at
every count. I walk in continual victory
because I know who I am. Everything I'm
involved in prospers because I have the
life of God in me and have overcome the
world.
Further Study: Proverbs 11:9: An
hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his
neighbour: but through knowledge shall
the just be delivered.
2 Peter 1:3: According as his divine
power hath given unto us all things that
pertain unto life and godliness, through
the knowledge of him that hath called us
to glory and virtue:
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Mark 10:32-52;
Numbers 14-15
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 24:1-9;
Psalm 56

I usually don’t like Indian films, but
there’s this one I watched a long time ago
that has stuck in my memories.
A poor woman was framed for murdering
her husband. With the poison as the
evidence, there was no possible way of
absolving her of the crime she did not
commit. Her lawyer was a bright law
graduate, fresh from law school.
He could have wished for a better case to
start his legal career, but wishes are not
horses.
Something remarkable happened the day
the case was judged in court. The judge
wanted a quick trail, as the overwhelming
evidence (the poison) was offered as the
one and only piece of evidence by the
prosecution team.
The young lawyer stood up and told the
judge that his client was innocent and
that the purported poison could not kill
even a rat. Before anyone could imagine
where he was going with his argument,
he grabbed the poison and emptied it
into his mouth. The court was in shock.
The widow was acquitted instantly.
The lawyer was operated upon in an
ambulance on the way to the hospital a
few seconds after the court drama, and
he didn’t die. Agreed, this is just fiction,
but the story mirrors what the Bible says
in
John 15:13: “Greater love hath no man
than this, that a man lay down his life for
his friends.” Jesus actually died for you
and me. There’s therefore no limit to how
far He can go in helping us in times of
trouble!
Psalm 50:15 says, “And call upon me in
the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and
you shall glorify me.”
And Psalm 46:1 say, “God is our refuge
and strength, an ever-present help in
trouble.”
May God's grace, love, joy, goodness and
mercies overshadow you and yours today,
this week, this month, and indeed this
year in Jesus mighty Name. Amen!
Remain blessed!