Rhapsody of Realities Blog

Welcome to the month of July and to the second half of the year. I believe that you have been enjoying praying with Pastor Chris in the month of June.

Today's devotional is power packed and full of awesome phronesis(wisdom) from the word of God. The theme of today's devotional talks to us about the different kinds of truth we have in God's word which are the greater truths and the lesser truths. We ought to believe in and abide by the greater truth.

Living in divine health is the abiding/operating in the greater. Taking hold of the greater truth of God's word is the most awesome way of life. Make up your mind to abide by this truth and make it your way of life, you'll see yourself make tremendous progress in life.

God bless you.

For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven (Psalm 119:89).

God's promises are always sure. He is not like man who promises and fails at anytime. God's word is sure and is yea and Amen! Whatever it is that he has said concerning you will always come to pass.

His word for you concerning your divine health is sure, his word concerning your victory over life is sure, his word concerning all things that pertaineth unto life and Godliness is sure. All you have to do is trust him and you will see his mighty life upon your life.

Knowing that God’s Word isn’t void of power and is forever settled in heaven, what you need is to personalize it and apply it in your life. Maybe you woke up one morning and suddenly discovered a growth in your body, you ought to act your faith and command the growth to disappear. From then on, even if you can still see the growth, refuse to consider it! Keep testifying about it; tell everybody the growth is defeated and that you already have your miracle.

Your faith in God will move mountains, and his word doesn't and will never fail. Remember the story of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Elijah, Apostle Paul and many more men of God in the Bible. Learn and be encouraged by their stories.

Praise God! Halleluyah

In Mark 11:23 Jesus said, “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; AND SHALL NOT DOUBT IN HIS HEART, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” From this scripture, we understand that doubting
in your heart dissipates faith. Your mind may raise doubts and say, “How do you think it’s going to work?” That doesn’t mean you’ve doubted in your heart. Faith will work in your heart, even whilst there’re doubts in your mind. The doubt that messes up your faith is the one that comesfrom your heart.

When arguments, theories, and reasonings arise in your mind against what you’ve believed and laid hold of by faith, all you need do is pull them down with God’s Word.Declare boldly and loudly that those things your spirit has taken possession of are yours already, and no devil can take them away from you.

On the other hand, if there’s doubt in your heart, it’ll nullify your faith and cause you to lose what your faith hitherto possessed. What you need at such a time is to get more
information from God’s Word about the subject and remain steady and unflinching in your faith until you havethe desired results. Faith comes to your heart through God’s Believe With Your Heart And Give No Place To Doubt!

PRAISE THE LORD!

“Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth (Hosea 6:3)”.

This is indeed a very delightful message for the first day of June. Pastor Chris is telling us about how very important it is for you to discover your inheritance and your place in Christ Jesus.

There's a lot to discover in Christ Jesus. As a born again Christian, there's a whole lot to gain in Christ Jesus. You have to study the word of God and meditate on the scriptures, to discover yourself. In the word of God, You’ll see what you have; who you are and what you can do through the ability of the Spirit. The Spirit of God will help you discover your wealth, health, success, greatness, abilities, potentials and inheritance in Christ Jesus.

It's important that every day of this month of June, you take time out to study and mediate on the word of God. Attentively, give time to the study of God's word and his teachings, and you'll see your life grow from one level of glory to another.

Take this seriously and you will see God's mighty hand upon your life. Amen!

What a very good way to end the month of May!The power of the Holy Communion.

Today's devotional gives us a clear understanding of the meaning of the Holy Communion.The Holy Communion is a very important sacrament in the Church and there’s a lot we should know about it.

The significance and the importance of this sacrament can't be over emphasized.First and foremost:

- The eating of the bread:The eating of the bread is also very significant. When you eat the bread, you’re not only reaffirming that His body was broken for you, but also that you’ve become a part of it.You’re eating, as it were, His body into your
body. That means you’ve become responsible for Him as He is responsible for you. It also means you can’t take the Communion and then turn around and betray or deny Jesus; it’s forbidden. The Communion signifies a oneness with Him that makes you inseparable from Him.

-The Cup signifies the New Testament sealed in His blood. His divine blood was shed for us for the remission of sins, so that sin should not have dominion over us. Now we are the products of that New Testament; we are what He got for His sacrifice!

Thank God for enabling us conclude this beautiful month with this wonderful words from our Man of God, Pastor Chris. Anytime you take the Holy Communion, remember these things and declare them in prayer, giving God thanks for all that Christ has obtained for you.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life(John 6:63).

The word used by Jesus for “words” in our opening verse is the Greek word “rhema.” He said, “… the rhema that I speak UNTO YOU, they are spirit and they arelife.” “Rhema” is God’s Word for you; His personal Word to you in the NOW! It’s a definite word to a definite person, for a definite purpose and at a definite time. Notice Jesus didn’t say, “The words I speak to everybody, they are spirit and they are life”; He’s very specific; He says “the words that I speak unto YOU!” He’s talking to you.

There’s something exciting and beautiful about how God deals with His children; He relates with you uniquely and specifically as though you’re the only one on the face of the earth. So when you hear or study His Word, especially in the Epistles, personalize it, for He’s talking to you. The Greek word is “katalambano” which means “to take hold of something and make it personal to you”; “to arrest and take possession of!” So when you hear God’s Word, arrest and take possession of it; apprehend it and make it yours; take a hold of it and make it personal to you! That’s exactly what God wants us to do with His Word.

When His Word comes to you, don’t say, “He’s talking to us.” No! He’s talking to YOU! Apprehend and personalize that Word. Jesus said something powerful about this in John 15:7, that once you’ve apprehended His Word, that is, taken a hold of it and allowed it to dwell in you, you can ask what you will and it shall be done unto you: “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”

What Jesus is saying here is that when you personalize the Word and make it yours, then you can ask anything you want, and even if it doesn’t exist, it’ll be created for
you! Glory to God!

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).

God is more than able to take care of all our needs. He is the God that is more than able to provide us with all our wants and desires. In our devotional for today, Pastor Chris further stresses the importance of repling on God for all our supplies,by illustrating with the story of Apostle Paul who was talking about the Philippian church when he said “Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me concerning giving and receiving, but ye only” (Philippians 4:15). This must refer to some supply that Paul received. He said no church communicated with him concerning giving and receiving except the Philippian church, then he went on to say, “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

Reply on God for everything that you need in this life, no matter how big or how Much, Remember that he is Jehovah Our Provider, and he is ever willing to grant us our heartfelt desires, only if we can ask, trust and totally believe in him.

The Bible says that Obedience is better than sacrifice and Spiritual instructions are there to act as a guide in our every day to day lives.

And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams (1 Samuel 15:22).

Never neglect the instructions given to your by your spiritual heads (Pastors) because in obeying the instructions are your great rewards. Always heed to instructions, don't be a like a goat who stubbornly prefers to go left when he is being pulled in the right direction. Be like the sheep, that is always humble and always willing to follow instructions and go to any direction the shepherd wills.

If your Pastor says" Attend church services", always do as he has instructed you to, remember it's not him that is giving you that instruction; he is only doing so under the unction and authority of the Holy Spirit. Never be too proud to follow instructions, never find yourself asking questions on the reason you must obey spiritual instructions.

Remember, in obeying instructions are your life and all those who live according to it, will eat the fruit thereof.
Amen!

Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver (Job 22: 24-25).

What an inspiring devotional we have today. My God! My God!! How great thou art. His word has shown us that we lay up gold as dust. It means that we can never lack in life, God has given everything we need in life. So you don’t ever have to think or talk lack, for you’re plugged to an unending supply. No wonder David said, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures…” (Psalm 23:1-2). Therefore, never be afraid when it looks as though you just used up your last savings.

Never think that you have one material source, to sustain you in life. God is your eternal source and as soon as you start living in the consciousness that you're an heir of God, and you have unlimited access to his inexhaustible riches.

DO NOT HAVE THE LACK CONSCIOUS MENTALITY BUT CULTIVATE THE SUPPLY- CONSCIOUS MENTALITY.

Wow! Wow!!Wow!!!. COPY JESUS, EMULATE JESUS, WALK LIKE JESUS, BE LIKE JESUS, ACT LIKE JESUS.

What an exciting way to start a day. The devotional for today is admonishing us to be like Jesus. John the Baptist, who was the fore-runner of our lord Jesus Christ, humbly said that he must he (John) must decrease and Jesus must increase. Oh! What an attitude.

In our everyday lives, we ought to emulate Jesus. Ask yourself always" WHAT WILL JESUS DO". Cultivate the Jesus-kind of attitude. He never discriminated anybody, He wasn't a critic, He wasn't a snob, and He was kind, loving, gentle and very compassionate. No wonder the Bible says that, during Jesus' time of ministry on earth, he found favour in the sight of all men and in the sight of God. Can this be said of you?

Ponder on these thoughts for a while. Make up your mind to be like the lord Jesus Christ, who changed the lives of so many people while he was on earth. Allow the Holy Spirit to do mighty things in your life, ask him to reveal Jesus to you from the Word and help you get to know Him more, love Him more and become more like Him.

LET JESUS BE YOUR EXAMPLE IN EVERYTHING. COPY HIM, ACT LIKE HIM, WALK LIKE HIM, THINK LIKE HIM AND TALK LIKE HIM, if you do so, you will continuously see your life become more successful everyday.