07/05/2026
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
THURSDAY 7TH MAY 2026
PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME
๐ซGRACE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
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).
God gives us grace according to His purpose for our lives. His grace works from within you to accomplish what He has designed or called you to do. That grace will influence and bless those who are connected to you according to Godโs plan.
But if someone isnโt called to be within the influence of that grace, they may not be blessed by it, because they are not assigned to that calling. However, righteousness is not like grace. We all have the same righteousness because our righteousness is the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Weโve been made righteous by His righteousness.
None of us stands before God on the basis of personal righteousness. None of us is accepted by God because of our own efforts. Whether you were born again five minutes ago, or ten years ago, or fifty years ago, the righteousness we all have is the same. You will never be more righteous than you are today, because you have received the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ. You canโt improve it.
Romans 5:17 makes this clear. It says, โ...they which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteousnessโฆ.โ Thereโs only one gift of righteousness and itโs a well-deserved gift for all humanity, following the vicarious sacrifice of the Lord Jesus in our behalf. Itโs not earned but received, and it doesnโt grow or increase.
Grace, on the other hand, can increase or be multiplied: โGrace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lordโ (2 Peter 1:2). God gives more grace, as James 4:6 says, โBut he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.โ But righteousness is the same for every Christian, being the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah!
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for your grace that youโve granted me for my calling, and for the gift of righteousness by which I stand before you, justified and reign in life through Jesus Christ. Iโm conscious of your grace at work in me, and Iโm secure in the righteousness of Christ. I live boldly and purposefully, fulfilling your will, in Jesusโ Name. Amen.
Further study
2 Corinthians 9:8; John 1:16; Philippians 3:9; 2 Corinthians 5:21
1-year bible reading plan
John 3:22-36; 2 Samuel 23-24
2-year bible reading plan
1 Corinthians 5:1-13; Proverbs 3
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โ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐, ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐; ๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ! ๐โ๐ฆ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐ก!โ
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