RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

THE QUALITY OF YOUR PERSONALITY

SUNDAY, NOV. 16TH, 2014
-PASTOR CHRIS

…For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was (James 1:22-24).

Our opening scripture isn’t dealing with the image, in terms of the external form or representation of the man who looks at himself in the mirror, but with the “manner” or “kind” of man. A doer of the Word doesn’t forget the “manner” of man he is: the quality of his personality.
You’d understand this better if we read from the eighteenth verse; it says, “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures” (James 1:18).
God gave birth to us by the Word of truth; that is, the Gospel of Christ, so that we should be a kind or type of firstfruits of His creatures. That’s awesome! What's the meaning of firstfruits? It means the first and the best of God’s creatures.
When you were born again, you came up with a new kind and quality of life—the God-life. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “...If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation...” As a new creation in Christ Jesus, you're the perfection of beauty, and the best of everything God made. You’re superior to Satan.
Thus, when a Christian says, “I need deliverance from the devil,” it’s because he has forgotten what “manner” or “type” of man he is. How could you need deliverance from Satan when you're superior to him?
The Bible says you’re seated together with Christ in the heavenly realms, far above all principality and power. You occupy the place of the highest authority in Christ Jesus, far above Satan and everything that’s connected to him.
Get to know the quality of your personality. It’s the reason we bring the Word of God to you everyday on different platforms, to enlighten you on who you are in Christ.

PRAYER:
Dear Father, I thank you for making me the first and the best of everything you created. I’m the perfection of beauty, fashioned for excellence. My life is the manifestation of your glorious and majestic splendour; I display your perfections and unveil your multifaceted wisdom to the world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
Romans 6:4 Living Bible (TLB)
4 Your old sin-loving nature was buried with him by baptism when he died; and when God the Father, with glorious power, brought him back to life again, you were given his wonderful new life to enjoy.
Ephesians 2:10 Living Bible (TLB)
10 It is God himself who has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus; and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Hebrews 12:14-29 Ezekiel 13-15
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 John 3:1-12 Ezekiel 47.
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FAITH IT!
CONFESSION FOR TODAY: I AM CONSCIOUS OF THE EXCELLENCE OF THE POWER OF GOD INSIDE OF ME....."BUT WE HAVE THIS TREASURE IN
EARTHEN VESSELS, THAT THE EXCELLENCE OF THE POWER MAY BE OF GOD and NOT OF
US" (2Cor4:7). I AM AN OUTSTANDING TREASURE UNTO GOD, BORN ANEW WITH THE SUPERNATURAL LIFE OF GLORY, EXCELLENCE and POWER IN MY SPIRIT. I WILL SHOW FORTH the BEAUTY and PERFECTION of MY HEAVENLY FATHER IN EVERYTHING I DO AND SAY, BECAUSE HE HAS CALLED ME INTO A LIFE GLORY, HONOUR, BEAUTY and EXCELLENCE. PRAISE HIS GLORIOUS NAME!!! Have a FANTASTIC DAY
LIVING FOR HIS GLORY...