04/08/2026
STUDY YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL
THEME: DONβT TRY TO BECOME
TUESDAY, 4th AUGUST, 2026
PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME DSc DSc DD
βFor by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified (Hebrews 10:14).β
Many approach the Christian life as a process of βbecomingβ: trying to grow into righteousness, striving to attain perfection, and working toward a βglorious lifeβ they believe lies ahead. But the Gospel presents a different picture. Youβre not trying to become righteous; you are righteous. Youβre not working towards perfection; youβve been perfected in Christ. Youβre not striving to have the life of God; you have it now. You must therefore align your thinking accordingly, in agreement with God, for two canβt walk together except theyβre in agreement.
Christianity isnβt a journey toward an uncertain destination; itβs the revelation of what has already been accomplished for you, in you, and through you in Christ Jesus. The moment you were born again, you were brought into the finished redemptive works of Christ. The opening scripture says, _*βFor by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.β*_
The struggle many experience comes from trying to become what God has already made them. But the Bible says, _*βBut of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemptionβ*_ (1 Corinthians 1:30). Christ is your righteousness. He is your sanctification. He is your wisdom. Blessed be God!
Consider the profound truth penned by the Spirit through the Apostle John: _*βBeloved, now are we the sons of Godβ¦β*_ (1 John 3:2). Weβre not trying to become sons of God; we already are, and we reign in life (Romans 5:17). The world belongs to us because weβre joint-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17).
This understanding should change how you live. Donβt approach life from a place of lack or deficiency but with the mentality of abundance, completeness, dominion and power. Donβt struggle to please God; walk in the reality that youβre already accepted in Christ (Ephesians 1:6). When you understand this, your faith becomes bold and effective. You speak with certainty, act with confidence and live with assurance because you know all things are yours (1 Corinthians 3:21).
This is the power of the Gospel: youβre not trying to become anything; youβre expressing what God has already made you. Youβre living the life Heβs given you. Heβs made you an associate of the God-kind (2 Peter 1:4). Heβs blessed you with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:3). Live with this consciousness and your life will reflect the glory, righteousness and dominion of Christ.
π PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for making me righteous, perfect and complete in Christ. I live with the consciousness of who I am in Him, and my life is an unending stream of blessings and the miraculous as I reign in life and express your divine nature in me, in Jesusβ Name. Amen.
π FURTHER STUDY:
2 Peter 1:4 (KJV)
βWhereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.β
Ephesians 1:3 (KJV)
βBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.β*
Colossians 2:10 (KJV)
βAnd ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power.β
π DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Romans 8:1-17 & Psalms 68-69
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Ephesians 5:25-33 & Isaiah 55
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