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