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10/05/2022

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

PASTOR CHRIS

POWER OF A STRONG DESIRE

TUESDAY, MAY 10TH

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD… (Jeremiah 29:13-14).

God never ignores a strong desire—a strong desire to know Him, walk with Him and do His will. That strong desire births an unquenchable urge for prayer. That’s what we mean sometimes when we say someone is taken over by the “spirit of prayer.” It means the Holy Spirit has brought an overwhelming atmosphere and influence of prayer on your heart.

When that happens, prayer becomes all that you do and think about. That influence could stay on you for a protracted period of time. However, this isn’t just something that happens when God chooses to; rather, it’s what you invite by desire. The Bible says He satisfies the thirsty soul (Psalm 107:9).

When you begin that fellowship of prayer, it won’t be long before that spirit of intercession comes on you and you find that you’re constantly praying. Every now and then the Spirit will pull you to His motivations, visions, plans and purposes, the things that He cares about and wants to do. He’d be expressing Himself through you in prayer.

This is something that should be evident in the life of every Christian; a strong desire for the Lord, His Word, and His influence in your life. When you have it, you can easily influence those around you with it. So, cultivate it. Stir your heart to have a strong desire and maintain your zeal, love and passion for the Lord at all times. David, inspired by a strong desire for the Lord, said, “O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is” (Psalm 63:1)

🔊PRAYER
Dear Father, you’re my glory, my joy and my all; my soul pants for you much more than the deer pants after the water brooks. Thank you for your glory in my life. My desire is to know you more and fulfill your perfect will for me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

📖FURTHER STUDY
Luke 18:1-8; Jeremiah 29:13-14 AMPC

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 5:1-30 & 1 Kings 4-6

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Corinthians 7:1-9 & Proverbs 6

*EXCERPT FROM:* Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional

26/04/2022

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

TUESDAY 26TH APRIL 2022

Pastor Chris OYAKHILOME

THEME: EVERYONE IS FIT FOR THE MASTER’S USE

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth” (Romans 1:16).

When you study the Scriptures, you would find that some soul-winning strategies we have often promoted may only be effective theoretically and not practically. For example, we may say bankers should reach the world of bankers with the Gospel, or judges should witness to other judges, etcetera. While that is a nice strategy, we should always bear in mind that everyone is fit for the Master’s use; meaning, anybody can reach anybody with the Gospel.

You do not have to be an engineer to lead engineers to Christ. That is not how the Word of God spreads. We must all have the mentality that we are missionaries – God’s agents of salvation everywhere we are – and therefore witness to everyone we meet. Consider the salvation of Naaman, a respected army general who had leprosy. Different people played vital roles in his testimony, especially a young Israelite maid.

The maid started with the general’s wife; she preached to her saying, “…I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy” (2 Kings 5:3 NLT). The woman believed, and that is how the matter got to the King of Syria and the result was Naaman’s miraculous healing and conversion.

Take advantage of your position, wherever God has placed you, and boldly preach the Gospel. There are people God has divinely ordained that you will be the one to reach them, and He has positioned you accordingly. They may be politicians, entrepreneurs, lecturers, health workers, etcetera; yet, God has connected with them in a way that only you can talk to them about Jesus.

Wealthy people have places they eat, order groceries and other supplies. If you happen to run such places or are the delivery person, use the opportunity to tell them about Jesus. If you were the waiter or a butler in a fancy restaurant for only rich people, after attending to them, especially if they leave you a tip, tell them, “Sir (or Ma’am) I have something for you too”; and then give them a copy of Rhapsody of Realities. That restaurant may be the only place and opportunity such people may have to receive the Gospel.

Let us take advantage of our opportunities and take the Gospel to everybody. Our message in Christ is true and is no respecter of persons.

PRAYER
Dear heavenly Father, thank you for making me effective in the ministry of reconciliation. I am an ambassador and a steward of the mysteries of Christ, and a soldier in Christ’s army. I remain militant in bringing God’s Word to those in my world, touching them with the love of Christ and the glory of His grace, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY
Acts 10:34-35 (KJV) “Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.”

1 Corinthians 1:25-29 (KJV) “Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence.”

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 22:1-38 & 1 Samuel 26-28
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 16:1-11 & Psalms 133-134

EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional

11/04/2022

Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc, DD

Monday, April 11th

LIFE DEMYSTIFIED
(Knowledge Of God’s Word Makes The Difference)

📖TO THE BIBLE : John 8:31-32
“…Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.””

LET'S TALK⏭
Many years ago, malaria and tuberculosis were dreaded as fatal diseases, because they were said to have no cure. Once contracted, death was inevitable. But as soon as man discovered the cure to these diseases, they were no longer regarded as death sentences.

Man fears what he has no knowledge of. Once he understands it, however, his fear goes. The mystery is taken away once knowledge arrives. It’s the same thing with the matters of faith. If we don’t understand how to apply our faith in a given situation, we become sceptical, judgmental, afraid, and unbelieving. But once we understand how it works, the confusion is removed; the mystery is dissolved.

Once you have accurate knowledge of the Word, nothing in life will mystify or discomfit you; no matter what the problem is, you just know that you’ll come out victoriously. Those who don’t know the Word are the ones who get overwhelmed by trouble and defeated by the crises of life. Get to know the Word. Have an insatiable appetite for God’s Word. Hosea 6:3 says, “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord…” (KJV). Getting the knowledge of God’s Word is one of the most important things you can do for yourself; that’s what will put you over in life, and keep you on the offensive against the adversary.

Go Deeper
2 Peter 1:2-3; Proverbs 11:9

Pray
Dear Father, I thank you for filling me with the knowledge of your Word in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Nothing is a mystery to me, because as I meditate on your Word, the Holy Spirit unveils spiritual realities to me, enlightening the eyes of my understanding to know and apprehend my inheritance in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen

Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
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Luke 12:49-59, Judges 10-11

TWO YEAR
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Mark 1:14-28, Leviticus 11
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11/04/2022

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*WATER-CARRYING CLOUD*

Monday, April 11th .
Pastor Chris

_*Drip down, heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness sprout with it. I, the Lord, have created it (Isaiah 45:8 NASB).*_

Jude, in his epistle, appealed to God’s people to earnestly contend for the faith against the attack of false teachers. In the 4th verse of his inspiring epistle, he explained why we should aggressively defend the truth because some godless people had crept in stealthily. These are people who distorted the message about the grace of God in order to excuse their immoral ways, and those who disowned and denied Jesus Christ as the supreme authority and Lord.

Now, notice what he says about these same people in verses 11-12: _*“Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots”*_ (Jude 1:11-12). He calls them “clouds without water, carried about by the winds; trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots!”

But what does the Lord call us? First, look at Isaiah 61:3; it says, _*“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.”*_ We’re trees of righteousness, producing fruits of righteousness.

Also, each one of us, according to Bible, is a cloud; we’re clouds of glory and clouds with water. That’s very significant because John 7:38 says, _*“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.”*_ We’re fountains of living water. From your cloud, righteousness and salvation rain upon the earth. As a water-carrying cloud, you pour forth righteousness and salvation in the earth, just as our theme verse says.

*PRAYER*

*Dear Father, I’m a water-carrying cloud, and I stay perpetually filled with the Holy Ghost, ministering in the spirit, singing and making melody in my heart to the Lord. From my innermost being flows gushers of living water; I rain down righteousness, salvation, healings, prosperity and victories, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:* *||* *John 4:14* But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. *||*

*||* *Isaiah 45:8 NIV* "You heavens above, rain down my righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it; I, the LORD, have created it. *||*

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Luke 12:49-59 & Judges 10-11

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Romans 9:14-25 & Psalm 118

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11/04/2022

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

SUNDAY 10TH APRIL 2022

Pastor Chris OYAKHILOME

THEME: CLOUD OF WITNESSES

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1).

It is important to know and understand the symbolic significance of “clouds” as revealed in Scripture. Human beings are referred to as clouds in the same way that they are referred to as trees. For example, Isaiah 61:3 helps us to see the parallel between humans and trees. We are referred to as the trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that He might be glorified.

In another instance, the Bible says, “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water…” (Psalm 1:3). Think about that. In the same way, we are also referred to as a “cloud.” When Jesus died on the Cross and descended into hell, he brought the Old Testament saints who were waiting for Him in the heavenlies out of hades. They came out of their graves after His resurrection and some of them actually appeared to many in the holy city. Acts 1:9 says, “And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.”

Observe that Luke, by the inspiration of the Spirit, tells us, “…a cloud received him out of their sight.” Here, Luke was not talking about that visible mass of condensed water vapour floating in the atmosphere. He was referring to what we read in our opening verse: “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1).

This huge cloud (crowd) of witnesses to the life of faith are those that the Bible talked about in Hebrews 11. These are men and women who through their faith performed great feats for the Kingdom of God (Hebrews 11:32-33). These witnesses of faith subdued kingdoms and did supernatural things in their time; they ruled their world. They wrought righteousness; meaning when others conformed to error, they stood their ground for the truth and prevailed. We sometimes refer to these as those in the “Faith Hall of Fame.” Indeed, they are a cloud of witnesses, op people, and everyone with his own glory. Hallelujah!

CONFESSION
I am a tree of righteousness, planted by the Lord; I am a water-carrying cloud, expressing the righteousness of the Lord and communicating His salvation everywhere and to every man. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY
Hebrews 11:32-33 (KJV) “And what shall I more say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jepthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets; Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions”

Hebrews 12:1 (NIV) “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us”

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 12:22-48 & Judges 9
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 9:1-13 & Psalm 116-117

EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
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