*||RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL||*

*|||| PROGENIES OF THE KINGDOM ||||*

*|| The law and the prophets were until
John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it (Luke 16:16 NKJV).
||*

Monday 23rd, December.
Pastor Chris

The Kingdom of God is a real Kingdom, howbeit, a spiritual one, and being born again, we’re progenies of the Kingdom. The Kingdom of God includes
everything under God’s dominion, both on earth and in Heaven. But there’s also the Kingdom of Heaven, which is the earthly manifestation of the Kingdom of God, set up by Jesus.

So, when Jesus came and said, "The Kingdom of God is at hand" (Matthew 3:2, Mark 1:15), He was referring to the Kingdom of Heaven that He had come to establish or set up in the earth. This is the Kingdom that Jesus began to preach and to make known, something others couldn’t do because they hadn’t entered it themselves—it was promised to them.

But Jesus preached it and then brought us into it through the New Birth. Hallelujah! Colossians 1:12-13 says, “Giving thanks unto the Father… Who hath…translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.”

So, today, the same Kingdom that Jesus Himself preached is what He’s commissioned us to preach to the
ends of the earth: “And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God…” (Luke 9:2). But one day, very soon, this Kingdom, which is in the spirit realm right now, will manifest in this world and take over this world.

Intensify your efforts and stop at nothing in ensuring the good news of the Kingdom spreads to the ends of the earth; win more souls into the Kingdom. The Lord Jesus, referring to being born again, said in John 3:5, “…Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”

It’s our responsibility to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom so that every man, woman, boy and girl on the face of the earth might hear, believe and be brought into the Kingdom. Remember the words of the Master in Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” Blessed be God!

*||PRAYER||*
*|| Dear Father, thank you, because now that I’m born again, your Kingdom is in my heart. I proclaim the glorious news of your saving power to those who’re held bound by the shackles of the adversary, bringing them out of damnation into the glorious liberty of your Kingdom, in Jesus' Name. Amen. ||*

*||FURTHER STUDY||*
*|| Colossians 1:12-13 ||* Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son:

*|| Luke 12:32 ||* Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

*|| 1 Corinthians 15:24 ||* Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

*|| Luke 16:16 ||* The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.


*|| 1 YEAR READING PLAN ||*
Revelation 15
Zephaniah 1-3

*|| 2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN ||*
Revelation 18:1-12
Zechariah 1-2


*|| Thank You For Studying And Sharing With Others, God Bless You, HAPPY NEW MONTH OF DECEMBER ||*

I want to say a big thank you to this lovely family for a wonderful birthday wishes yesterday. I appreciate you all. May God bless you all. You made my day and I'm thankful.

i know for sure that my people here love God genuinely. happy sunday to y'all

tomorrow is monday, if you don't know tomorrow i have told you now

*UNDERSTAND LOVE FROM GOD'S PERSPECTIVE*

*PASTOR CHRIS OYAHKILOME*

*SUNDAY, 22ND DECEMBER 2024*

_*And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God (Ephesians 3:19).*_

I like the fact that at Christmas time many profess love; they say it's a season to love one another. But most only assume to know what love is, whereas they really don't. What most have experienced and understood is tolerance, not love. Tolerance is your ability to bear with others; it's a good thing, but it shouldn't be confused as love. That you tolerate people doesn't mean you love them.

Even the Jews had difficulty understanding love. The Jewish mind was complex, and one of the ways God could get their attention was to give them the golden rule: _*"Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: l am the LORD"*_ (Leviticus 19:18). He said to them, "Love your neighbour as yourself." But how could a man love his neighbour as himself when even he isn't conscious of loving himself?

This wasn't God's best delineation of love, but He had to work with them from the "outside." So, He said to them, "Do unto others as you want them to do to you" (Matthew 7:12, Luke 6:31). After a while, they began to abuse this. A man could take another's wife and say, "l don't mind if you do the same to me. Take my rude wife."

But when Jesus came, He manifested God's love in a way that was different. He said, _*"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends"*_ (John 15:13). He showed them love from God's perspective, and not only did He preach this love, He proved it. You can't show or manifest true love if you don't know Jesus.

When you hear someone say, "l can't please you and displease myself," such a person is quoting from the Old Testament. But Jesus says no; it's not about pleasing yourself; it's about laying down your life for others. It's about making others happy even at the expense of your own feelings. There's no greater love than this. Your understanding of this will completely change your life and your commitment to Jesus Christ, and to those for whom He died.

*CONFESSION*
*By the Spirit, I have an understanding of the dimensions of God's love. I'm filled with the love of Christ, which surpasses all knowledge. I love others as Christ has loved me; my actions are motivated by genuine love, and I serve others with joy and compassion, following the example of the Lord Jesus. Hallelujah!*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *1 John 4:7-10* Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins. *||*

*||* *Romans 12:10* [Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; *||*

*||* *1 Corinthians 13:4-5 NIV* Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. *||*


*SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 13:11-14:1-20 & Habakkuk 1-3

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 17:11-18 & Haggai 2

EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional

Aunty Gifty662 your birthday gift

Fresh Range Rover from California

Just hoping for better days

My birthday gifts oooo Mr Ranger, Mr Riesco, Mr Ivan1 and all my paddies i can mention all the names.

Today is my birthday

*ETERNAL LIFE DEFINED*

*PASTOR CHRIS OYAHKILOME*

*SATURDAY, 21ST DECEMBER 2024*

_*That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life (John 3:15).*_

Imagine preaching the Gospel to someone and the person asks you, "What is eternal life?" What will you say? I'll give you two simple statements that'll help you understand what it is. The first one is that eternal life is the life and nature of God. This in itself isn't a definition but an expression that describes what kind of life it is. Eternal life is a life that's different from other kinds of life; it's the life and nature of God.

As a definition, eternal life is the organic and existential attributes of deity. Why is this important? It's because all over the world, people talk about different gods. There're so many deities in different cultures represented in so many ways. But none of them has eternal life.

Eternal life is the life that Jesus, in Scripture, declared the Father has, which essentially distinguishes Him from all others that may be called gods: _*"For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself"*_ (John 5:26). The Bible declares, _*"...And now we are in God because we are in JESUS CHRIST HIS SON, WHO IS THE ONLY TRUE GOD: AND HE IS ETERNAL LIFE"*_ (1 John 5:20 TLB). Jesus Christ is God! In Him, we find and can relate with the organic and existential attributes of deity.

When He walked the earth, He was life encapsulated in a human body and manifested to us: _*"For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us"*_ (1 John 1:2).

This eternal life is what He brought to the world (John 10:10). This is the message of the Kingdom of God: that Jesus Christ offers eternal life freely. That's why it's called Gospel; you don't have to pay anything for it.

*CONFESSION*
*I rejoice in knowing that I have the life and nature of God in me—the organic and existential attributes of deity. This divine life sets me apart and empowers me to live victoriously. I walk in the consciousness of this incorruptible, impregnable and invincible life in me, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *John 17:3* And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. *||*

*||* *1 John 5:11-13* And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 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 5:20* And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. *||*


*SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 13:1-10 & Nahum 1-3

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 17:1-10 & Haggai 1

*EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional*

Do you remember On This Day in 1981, Dwight Muhammad Qawi dethroned Matthew Saad Muhammad in an all out brawl

𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋.

ONLY ONE CAN BE CROWNED TOMORROW SATURDAY

Are you readyyyyyy?

FRIDAY NEWS PAPERS

*YOU KNOW HIM*

*PASTOR CHRIS OYAHKILOME*

*FRIDAY, 20TH DECEMBER 2024*

_*You know the way to the place where I am going. Thomas said to him, Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way? (John 14:4-5 NIV).*_

The Lord Jesus, just before His crucifixion, had a meeting with His disciples where He told them He would be going away to Heaven. They were saddened by the news, but Jesus comforted them, saying, _*"...l go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going"*_ (John 14:3-4 NIV).

Notice His language: always succinct, always positive. It shows you the Master's mentality. He said, "You know the way to the place where I am going." But Thomas, who was thinking in the flesh, said, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus' response to him was profound. He said, _*"...l am the way, the truth, and the life..."*_ (John 14:6). What an answer!

Jesus was speaking by the Spirit, and His answer probably made Thomas more confused because Thomas was reasoning in the flesh. Then Jesus said in the next verse, _*"If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him"*_ (John 14:7). Remarkable!

Notice that Jesus didn't say, "Okay, Thomas, from henceforth, I'm going to try to introduce the Father to you"; no! Rather, He said, "You know Him." This is the way He wants you to think. He doesn't want you arguing and declaring your lack of knowledge. Respond in the spirit. The Bible says you have an unction from the Holy One and you know all things (1 John 2:20). Hallelujah!

The Lord has said you know the Father; therefore say, "Yes sir! I know Him." Blessed be God! When you agree and affirm the Word like that, suddenly, the knowledge of God will well up in your spirit, and you'll discover the truth. Remember, He is the way, the truth, and the life. What He tells you is truth. If He says you know Him, that's the truth. Moreover, He also said it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom (Mathew 13:11, Luke 8:10), and that includes knowing the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!

*PRAYER*
*I thank you Father, for you've revealed yourself to me in the Lord Jesus and by your Spirit. I declare with confidence that I know you, and I walk in that truth always. This knowledge transforms my life, my language and interactions. I walk as a victor, and your grace in my life is multiplied as a result of my knowledge of you, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *John 14:16-17* And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. *||*

*||* *John 17:3* And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. *||*

*||* *1 John 2:13* I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. *||*

*||* *Jeremiah 9:24* But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith the LORD. *||*


*SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 12 & Micah 6-7

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 16:11-21 & Zephaniah 3

EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional

THURSDAY NEWS PAPERS

*THE MESSAGE OF CHRIST*

*PASTOR CHRIS OYAHKILOME*

*THURSDAY, 19TH DECEMBER 2024*

_*Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart (2 Corinthians 3:2-3).*_

What's an epistle? It's a letter or written message. When Paul said, "Ye are our epistle...," he was saying, "You're our message, known and read of all men." Jesus Christ was the message of God. He was the Word of God—God's message—sent to the world to be read of all men. He was manifested in the flesh.

When men encountered Jesus in Bible days, they encountered the Word of God. When He spoke, it was the Word speaking. When He acted, it was God's Word in action. When He healed, it was God's Word performing the miracles. Everything He did was the manifestation of the Word of God in flesh. Therefore, He was manifestly declared to be the Word of God in the flesh.

Now, referring to us, Paul says exactly the same thing: _*"Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us..."*_ (2 Corinthians 3:3). Did you see that? You are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ the same way Jesus was manifestly declared to be the Word of God in the flesh. This means you're the message of Christ, and being the message of Christ means you're the message of God.

If you are the epistle of Christ, then you're the epistle of God. If you are the word of Christ, then you're the Word of God. Knowing this amazing truth, how are you going to live your life? That's why God has given us His written Word so we can learn His language and talk His language. The necessary result of that is an outflow of the God-life through you. That'll be your experience every day. There'll be no defeat in your life. Irrespective of who your adversaries are or the circumstances in which you find yourself, you'll be an absolute victor. Glory to God!

*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, thank you for making me the epistle of Christ, your living message to the world. I acknowledge that I'm your Word in the flesh, manifesting your glory, grace and truth. As I study the Word meditatively and speak it forth, I experience an outflow of the God-life, living in absolute victory and dominion in Christ Jesus. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *John 1:14* And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. *||*

*||* *1 John 4:17* Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. *||*

*||* *2 Corinthians 3:2-3 NKJV* You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3 clearly [you are] an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, [that is,] of the heart. *||*


*SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 11 & Micah 4-5

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 16:1-10 & Zephaniah 1-2

EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional

On 18 December, 2022,, Mbappe lost the world cup final to Argentina in Qatar after scoring a hat-trick.

Today, 18 December, 2024,, Mbappe won the Intercontinental Cup in the same stadium Interesting same stadium different results

Just one day

*DEMONS ARE REAL—CAST THEM OUT*

*PASTOR CHRIS OYAHKILOME*

*WEDNESDAY, 18TH DECEMBER 2024*

_*And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils...(Mark 16:17).*_

There're people who say they don't believe in the existence of demons, saying that devils or demons only exist in the imagination of certain people. Such folks are ignorant because the Bible tells us that Satan and demons are real. 1 Peter 5:8 says, _*"...your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour."*_

Jesus taught about demons and how they operate, and He cast out demons on several occasions. In fact, the very first sign He said would follow those who believe in Him is what we read in our opening scripture: the ability to cast out demons.

Once, He was teaching in the synagogue and the Bible tells us that a certain woman who was bent double and couldn't straighten up herself came into the synagogue. The Bible says, _*"And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity"*_ (Luke 13:12). In the 11th and 16th verses, it's clearly stated that the woman's condition was caused by the devil, and Jesus proved it when He touched her and commanded her to straighten up, and she was restored instantly.

There were also instances where He commanded deaf spirits to come out of people who were deaf and dumb, and they instantly began to hear and speak. Many of us have done the same thing over the years in His Name. We've cast out deaf and dumb spirits, and instantly, the people who were afflicted started to hear and to speak. We did exactly what Jesus said to do and what He did. Glory to God!

He told us to cast out demons because they are real and are responsible for many of the troubles and infirmities that people suffer with and that we see around us. So, don't be deceived by Satan's incognito; if he can get you to believe he doesn't exist, then he can mess up your life and mess up things around you. The Bible says we're not ignorant of his devices (2 Corinthians 2:11). Ephesians 4:27 tells us to give him no place, no foothold.

Satan and his demons may be real, but they're powerless, defenceless and paralyzed before us. Whenever they show up, cast them out; truncate their activities, manoeuvres and manipulations. You have absolute dominion over them; exercise it.

*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, thank you for the authority I have in the Name of Jesus to cast out demons and to destroy their works and schemes. Thank you for the victory and dominion I have over all the power of the enemy. I walk in this authority today and always, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *Luke 10:17-19* And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. *||*

*||* *Luke 13:10-13 NKJV* Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise [herself] up. 12 But when Jesus saw her, He called [her] to [Him] and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity." 13 And He laid [His] hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. *||*

*||* *Mark 3:14* And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, *||*


*SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 10 & Micah 1-3

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 15:1-8 & Habakkuk 3

EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional

TUESDAY NEWS PAPERS

See you in my garage someday

good day

Humans are quick to joke about death with a casual, “Something must kill a man,”

Some of you have made up your mind to eat anything this December.

You have already bragged that this December is gonna be detty.

”After all, this celebration only comes once a year”

So, you decided to ditch your nutritionist's advice and follow your stomach.

Hmmmmmm

Detty December.

You won't understand until you walk into a hospital with an unbearable headache or crippling stomach problems.

And after all the laboratory investigation, it was said that you have diabetes and you’ll need to take these medications for life.

Or your doctor ended up diagnosing you for gastritis and you are given medication kits before you understand that the Detty December has finally stained your white

In that moment, reality hits hard.

Your savings will vanish before your eyes, your mind will spiral into depression, and your life may become a constant struggle.

It’s then that you realize your most valuable asset isn’t your car, your job, investment or even your house—it’s your health.

Go to any hospital today, and you’ll find patients united in one prayer.

They all pray for sound health and here you are planning to eat unhealthy food in the name of the festive period.

I pity you.

Oh, that was harsh, right?

I am not sorry.

Credit: Doctor Of The Future (X)

MONDAY NEWS PAPERS

English Premier League after match day 16 stand.

MONDAY WEATHER

The Word Daily Devotion
(Global Evangelical Church)

ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
(Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:27-33)
🗓 Monday, December 16

"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV).

One great commitment that we should make as believers is to glorify God in all we do. In today’s base text, Paul counsels us: “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” To glorify God means to offer great honour, praise and thanks to God. When we do things that show that God is at work in and through us, it results in praise and thanksgiving to God; he is greatly honoured. Loving others glorifies God. Forgiving offenders glorifies God. Faithfulness and honesty glorify God. Helping the needy also brings thanksgiving and praise to God. This is what Paul meant when he wrote to the Corinthian believers concerning giving to God’s people who were in need: “This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God … others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ …” (2 Corinthians 9:12-13). Our good deeds show forth the love of God and people cannot help but glorify God. That is why our Lord Jesus urges his followers: “… let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). Whatever you do, do it all for God’s glory.

Key Lesson: Godly people seek to glorify God in all they do.
Meditation and Prayer: Lord, be glorified in my life and ministry.
Further Reading: Matthew 5:13-16; Philippians 1:18-21.
The Bible in One Year: Hebrews 1-4.

*THE WORD IN FLESH*

*PASTOR CHRIS OYAHKILOME*

*MONDAY, 16TH DECEMBER 2024*

_*And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth (John 1:14).*_

In one of our previous studies, I explained to you that Jesus is the Son of God—God in human flesh! The Bible shows us something more about who He is in John 1:1. It says, _*"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."*_ The 14th verse says, _*"...the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us...."*_ But a more accurate rendering is "the Word became flesh"; Jesus Christ is the Word of God become flesh.

It's easy to accept that Jesus is the living Word, the Word become flesh, but do you know that the same is true about you? The Bible says: _*"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever"*_ (1 Peter 1:23). You were born again by the Word of God, which lives and abides forever.

Think about it: Jesus Christ is the Logos of God, the Word of God, become flesh. Now, that same Word that became flesh gave birth to you. That makes you God's Word in flesh. Paul understood this and called us the epistles of Christ—the words of Christ: _*"Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart"*_ (2 Corinthians 3:3).

Then he points out something extraordinary in the 18th verse: _*"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord"*_ (2 Corinthians 3:18). He says as you reflect on God's Word, as you ponder and meditate on it, you see yourself—as the reflection of God's glory, for you're the offspring of the Word. Hallelujah!

*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, I thank you for your Word that has given birth to me; now I have and live the life of the Word. I'm influenced and transformed by your Word to live the glory-life. I walk in the consciousness of this truth as I manifest your righteousness, wisdom, grace and truth in my daily life. Thank you for this divine life that I have in Christ Jesus. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *2 Corinthians 3:2-3* Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: 3 [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. *||*

*||* *James 1:18* Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. *||*

*||* *1 Peter 1:23-25* Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 24 For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. *||*

*SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 8 & Obadiah

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 14:1-10 & Nahum 1-3

*EXCERPT FROM:* Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional

Me in bukom arena after eating a lot of food for the day

no be sey adey talk too much, but somebody come beg me for food today

On This Day in 2019, it only took Teofimo Lopez two rounds to KO Richard Commey in an outstanding performance 😮‍💨

*||RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL||*

*|||| ONLY JESUS CHRIST GIVES ETERNAL LIFE ||||*

*|| ...Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him (John 17:1-2).
||*

Saturday 14th, December.
Pastor Chris

What confidence Jesus had,
to
state
that
God
had
given Him power
over
all
flesh
to
give
them
eternal life. This means Jesus is the One who gives eternal life. If He’s the Lord of your life, you have eternal life in you because He gives eternal life to all those over whom He’s Lord.

You can only know and understand life when you know the source of life, and that’s Jesus Christ. The next verse says, “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” (John 17:3). Notice how Jesus classifies Himself here with God because He is Himself God. He didn't say, “that they might know thee, the only true God,” and stop there. He said “and Jesus Christ”; meaning you’ve got to know God and you’ve got to know Jesus Christ. You can't have one without the other.

Jesus is eternal life; that’s the reason He can give it. So, if you don't know Him, you can’t know life. The Bible says, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). Again, we see that God gives eternal life through Jesus Christ.

This truth gets even clearer in 1 John 5:11-12, which says, “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” He says, “…this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life….” Observe the tenses. It doesn’t say if you have the Son, God will give you life. Rather, it
says, “If you have the Son, you have life.” That’s the same thing Jesus said in John 6:47: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” Glory to His Name forever!

*||PRAYER||*
*|| Dear Father, I thank you for the eternal life that I have received through Jesus Christ. I rejoice that I have your life and nature in me, making me more than a conqueror. I walk in the consciousness of this divine life, and I manifest your glory, love and power as I share this truth with others, in Jesus' Name. Amen. ||*



*||FURTHER STUDY||*
*|| John 3:36 ||* He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

*|| John 10:26-27 ||* But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

*|| 1 John 5:11-13 NIV ||* And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.


*|| 1 YEAR READING PLAN ||*
Revelation 6
Amos 1-4

*|| 2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN ||*
Revelation 13:1-10
Micah 5-6

*|| Thank You For Studying And Sharing With Others, God Bless You, HAPPY NEW MONTH OF DECEMBER ||*

Do you know! On This Day in 2022, Naoya Inoue became the Undisputed Bantamweight champion after beating Paul Butler

just 3 days after Mahama was declared as President and we have started seeing money on the floor again

Parliament to sit at the Grand Arena on Monday 16th December, 2024.

FRIDAY NEWS PAPERS

*USE HIS AUTHORITY, PRAYING IN HIS NAME*

*PASTOR CHRIS OYAHKILOME*

*FRIDAY, 13TH DECEMBER 2024*.

_*Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind (Colossians 2:18).*_

In Christianity, we don't worship angels, neither do we ask angels to pray for us. No matter how much you call on them to pray for you, they won't pray for you because they can't pray for you. Jesus told us how to pray; He said, _*"...Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you"*_ (John 16:23). We pray to the Father in the Name of Jesus.

We're the only ones with the right, privilege and blessing to use His Name in prayer. We don't even ask Jesus to pray to the Father for us. Jesus said, _*"At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God"*_ (John 16:26-27). So, we don't say, "Lord Jesus, please talk to the Father for me." No; the Father Himself loves us, so we talk to Him directly.

I've always pointed out the difference between praying to God through Jesus Christ and praying to God in the Name of Jesus. They're not the same. Praying to God in the Name of Jesus is what Jesus told us to do. Praying to God through Jesus Christ is making Jesus a medium, and after you're born again, He's not a medium to you. He's a medium to God only for the sinner.

Remember what He said: _*"...I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me"*_ (John 14:6). But when you come by Him to the Father, you don't need a medium anymore because you're now in the presence of the Father. Praying in the Name of Jesus is a matter of authority. It means you're using His authority.

Why do you use His authority? Because He saved you, and He owns everything. His Name is on all creation; everything was created in His Name. Everything belongs to Him. The Father put the Name of Jesus as the stamp on all of His creation: _*"Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him"*_ (Colossians 1:15-16). Therefore, everything listens to Jesus (Matthew 17:5). Everything! So, use His Name today with boldness.

*PRAYER OF SALVATION*
*“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!”*

*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, I thank you for the authority you've given me to use the Name of Jesus in prayer. I exercise this authority with boldness, knowing that I have direct access to you and that all creation listens to me as they listen to Jesus. I walk in health, dominion, strength, victory, peace and the abundant Iife, because I live in the Name of Jesus. Hallelujah!*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *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]. *||*

*||* *Philippians 2:9-11* Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth; 11 And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father. *||*

*||* *Colossians 2:18 NIV* Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. *||*

*SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 5 & Joel 1-3

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 12:11-17& Micah 3-4

*EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional*

FRIDAY MEMES
GOOD FRIDAY TO ALL MUSLIMS BROTHERS AND SISTERS

What is the last thing you bought today

THURSDAY NEWS PAPERS

*LIFE AND IMMORTALITY UNVEILED*

*PASTOR CHRIS OYAHKILOME*

*THURSDAY, 12TH DECEMBER 2024*

_*But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel (2 Timothy 1:10).*_

What we just read in our opening scripture is extraordinary. There's no better way to explain it than how it's already stated. The message is very clear: Christ has abolished death and has brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. The Church has to come to the knowledge and profundity of this truth.

Now that you're born again, you've passed from death to life; you're in the place of immortality—deathlessness: _*"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life"*_ (John 5:24). You have the transcendent life—the overcoming life that makes you superior to Satan, darkness, disease, sickness, failure, defeat, and death.

Now, if this is true, and thank God it is, why are there still so many in the Church today struggling with their health and being buffeted by the elements of this world? The reason is their lack of understanding, consciousness and knowledge of this truth. God said in Hosea 4:6, "My people are destroyed for their lack of knowledge."

It brings to mind the lamentation of the psalmist, Asaph in Psalm 82:5-7, _*"They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes."*_ How sad! Being born again, you're a god because you're born of God; therefore, you have the God-life! That life isn't subject to sickness; it's death-proof and disease-proof! This is the truth, and unless you accept this reality, you'll never live it.

This is what Jesus came to accomplish for us, and He fulfilled it. He "finished" the work. On the Cross, before He died, He said, "It is finished"; in other words, mission accomplished; death is abolished; life and immortality are now unveiled! The Bible says, _*"But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God"*_ (Hebrews 10:12). Glory to God!

He made life and immortality available through the Gospel and sat down at the right hand of God. Now the Bible says whosoever believes in Him has everlasting life (John 3:16). Having believed, you have life and immortality. Blessed be God!

*CONFESSION*
*I was born into the realm of life and immortality; I have passed from death to life. I have the transcendent life—the overcoming life—that makes me superior to Satan, darkness, disease, sickness, failure, defeat and death: a life that's beyond this world! I reign gloriously over circumstances and live triumphantly every day, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *John 11:25-26* Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? *||*

*||* *Romans 8:10-11* And if Christ [be] in you, the body [is] dead because of sin; but the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. *||*

*||* *1 Corinthians 15:53-57* For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory? 56 The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law. 57 But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. *||*


*SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 4 & Hosea 11-14

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 12:1-10 & Micah 1-2

EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional

Today's Word/Idiom

Is time to flake out


MEANING
Other way to say I'm going to bed

I left the phone. I wasn't by my phone. Normally when they start bully!ng and doing all that stuff I just leave the phones to my cousins or some of my friends.

#DaybreakHitz
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WEDNESDAY NEWS PAPERS

*NOW THAT JESUS IS LORD OF YOUR LIFE*

*PASTOR CHRIS OYAHKILOME*

*WEDNESDAY, 11TH DECEMBER 2024*

_*...if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved (Romans 10:9).*_

When you confessed the Lordship of Jesus, believing that God raised Him from the dead, you received eternal life; you were born into Christ and Christ came into you. You now have His life, His nature, and His spirit. This also means you'll never go to hell because Jesus Christ, the light of the world, lives in you. He already went to hell in your place and defeated Satan and his cohorts of darkness in hell (Colossians 2:15).

When He obtained the victory in hell, you were in Him. Accordingly, you have victory over hell, sin and death. No wonder the Bible says, _*"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world"*_ (1 John 4:17). In the Day of Judgment, you'll boldly face the Master because as He is so are you. How is He? He's righteous and holy; and so are you.

Colossians 1:21-22 says, _*"And you...hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight."*_ 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, _*"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."*_ It's His doing; we didn't ask for any of these: It pleased Him to make us partakers of the divine nature—associates of the God-kind (2 Peter 1:4).

1 John 5:11-12 says, _*"And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life..."*_ (NIV). When you made Jesus the Lord of your life, His divine life supplanted your human life. Like Him, you possess the organic and existential attributes of deity. You're a God-carrying vessel; you're one in whom all of divinity dwells. The Bible says concerning Jesus: _*"For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily"*_ (Colossians 2:9). Then the very next verse says, _*"And ye are complete in him..."*_ (Colossians 2:10).

This means you have what He has, for you're a joint-heir with Him (Romans 8:17). You're where He is; you're seated with Him in the place of dominion, great glory, power and authority (Ephesians 2:6). You can do all things (Philippians 4:13), for you function in His Name and in His sufficiency (2 Corinthians 3:5). These and more are the realities now that Jesus is Lord of your life.

*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, I thank you for my new life in Christ Jesus; I rejoice that I am now in Christ and He is in me. His life, nature and Spirit are at work within me. I have what He has, for l'm a joint-heir with Him. I'm where He is because I'm seated with Him in the place of dominion, great glory, power and authority. I can do all things because I act in His Name and in His sufficiency. Blessed be God!*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *2 Corinthians 5:17* Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. *||*

*||* *Colossians 3:3-4* For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. *||*

*||* *James 1:18* Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. *||*


*SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 3:7-22 & Hosea 7-10

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 11:11-19 & Jonah 3-4

EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional

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