RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH
PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POWER WITHIN
For it is God which worketh in you both
to will and to do of his good pleasure
(Philippians 2:13).
Ephesians 3:20 tells us that God, “…is
able to do exceeding abundantly above all
that we ask or think, according to the
power that worketh in us.” This means
He does what He plans to do in your life
through His power that’s at work in you.
He doesn’t want to work outside you, but
from within you. Imagine if you
functioned with this knowledge all
your life! Colossians 2:9-10 says, in Christ
dwells all the fullness of the Godhead
bodily,and we are complete
in Him. Imagine knowing this, and living
with the same consciousness every day;
what an extraordinary
difference it’ll make in your life!
It’s one thing to know you have
something, it’s another to know how to
use it. Some don’t even know they have
anything, and so they can’t even begin to
think of how to use it. The Apostle Paul
wrote the verses we read in the previous
paragraph. Read what he had to say about
himself: “I can do all things through Christ
which strengtheneth me” (Philippians
4:13). Notice, he didn’t say, “We can do
all things.” He was talking about himself;
this was his personal testimony. This
understanding imbued him with a
different mentality. He didn’t think in
terms of what he could or couldn’t do. He
said, “I can do all things….” Wow! Like
the Apostle Paul, you must be bold to
say, “I can do all things!” God wants you
to acknowledge that you’re sufficient in
His sufficiency;
His ability within you!
Again, in Colossians 1:29, the Apostle
Paul alludes to the inner working of God’s
power in him, saying, “Whereunto I also
labour, striving according to his working,
which worketh in me mightily.” The New
International Version reads, “To this end I
labor,struggling with all his energy, which
so powerfully
works in me.” He knew that the power of
God was at work in him, and he took full
advantage of it.
Acknowledge, and affirm, always that God
is at work in you. Take advantage of His
inherent power. in you.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for your mighty
power that’s at work in me; I declare that
I can do all things through Christ, because
I’m sufficient in His sufficiency. I function
by the might, wisdom, and excellence of
the Spirit today, in Jesus’s Name.
Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
1 John 4:4(Amp)
Little children, you are of God [you belong
to Him] and have [already] defeated and
overcome them [the agents of the
antichrist], because He Who lives in you is
greater (mightier) than he who is in the
world.
Acts 1:8(Amp)
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.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan
Luke 9:37-62
Joshua 20-22
2 Year Bible Reading Plan
Romans 7:1-11
Psalm 107