BEYOND GENDER—ONE IN CHRIST By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

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BEYOND GENDER—ONE IN CHRIST

Saturday, July 11th

Pastor Chris

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28).

The Word of God reveals something profound about your identity in Christ: it transcends natural distinctions. When the Bible says, “there is neither male nor female,” it’s unveiling a spiritual reality. Your identity in Christ is not defined by your physical body but by your spirit. 

In Romans 16:1, the Apostle Paul introduces Phebe and calls her “a servant of the church.” The word translated “servant” is from the Greek “diakonos,” the same word used for deacon. This means Phebe functioned as a deaconess in the church. 

Yet, some have tried to reinterpret this, suggesting she was merely a helper, or perhaps the wife of a deacon, or even a widow supported by the church. But the Scripture doesn’t say that. They have found it difficult to accept that a woman can function in ministry, teaching or preaching. But the Scriptures are clear. 

For example, we’re told that Philip the evangelist had four daughters who prophesied: “And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy” (Acts 21:9). The Word says, “But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort” (1 Corinthians 14:3). Prophecy is for the Church. It builds, strengthens and uplifts God’s people. 

That means these women were ministers, speaking forth the Word by the Spirit. Thus, the distinction between male and female pertains to the body, not the spirit. In Christ, your spirit is what defines your identity and your capacity to function. The anointing and grace of the Spirit are not limited by gender. 

There are, however, natural and relational structures, especially within marriage. The Bible teaches order in that context. But outside of that union, spiritual function is not restricted by gender. The same Spirit works in all and through all. 

The question, therefore, is not whether one is male or female but whether one is yielded to the Spirit. God works through those who make themselves available to Him. So, refuse to interpret Scripture through tradition or human bias. Let the Word speak for itself. In Christ, we’re one. And in that oneness, each of us is empowered to function in the grace given to us by God. So, recognise who you are in the Spirit, and walk in the fullness of that calling.

                 PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for the truth of your Word and the revelation of my identity in Christ. I function by your Spirit, unhindered by natural limitations, expressing the grace you’ve given me for your glory. I walk in boldness and clarity, fulfilling my calling in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. 

FURTHER STUDY

Romans 16:1-5 NIV 

I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. 

2] I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me. 

3] Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus. 4] They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. 

5] Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.

Galatians 3:26-29 NIV

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 

27] for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 

28] There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 

29] If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan  Acts 21:1-16 & Job 25-28

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan Galatians 3:1-12 & Isaiah 31

MORTIFY THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE BODY By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

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MORTIFY THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE BODY

Friday, July 10th

Pastor Chris

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live” (Romans 8:13).

There’s a depth to the scripture above that you must understand. When the Apostle Paul speaks of “the deeds of the body,” he’s not merely referring to actions or habits. He’s dealing with something deeper, which is the transactions of the body; the dealings of the body. 

The body has its operations. It carries out its activities through the senses—what you feel, what you see, what you experience physically. Through these, it conducts its “business,” bringing reports and conditions into your life. At times, the body “brings” something home; it may be a symptom, a weakness, or a discomfort, something it picked up through natural processes. 

But you must understand that you’re not subject to those transactions. You’re not to be regulated by the rudiments of this earthly realm but to live above them. The Bible says, “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace” (Romans 8:6). To be carnally minded is to live according to the dictates and reports of the body, to respond to what it says and what it feels. But that’s not your life. 

You’re called to live by the Spirit. The Word says if through the Spirit, you mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live. That means through the Holy Spirit, you can paralyse those transactions. You can nullify the operations of the body. You can bring its activities under subjection. You don’t let the body dictate your condition or define your reality. 

The life in you is greater. It’s the life of God. And that life gives you authority over the body. The Scripture says, “But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you… shall also quicken your mortal bodies…” (Romans 8:11). He gives life to your physical body. He overrides its limitations. 

So, when the body brings its report, you answer by the Spirit. When it suggests weakness, you respond with strength. When it presents a condition, you enforce the higher law of the Spirit, the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, by which you’re governed. Hallelujah! So, take charge and exercise dominion over your body. Keep it in health with the Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. 

                 PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for the authority I have through the Holy Spirit over my body. I refuse to be governed by the senses; rather, I choose to walk in life, strength and dominion, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. 

FURTHER STUDY

Romans 8:6-10 KJV

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. [7] Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. [8] So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. [9] But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. [10] And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

Galatians 5:16 KJV This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

1 Corinthians 9:27 NKJV

But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan Acts 20:17-38 & Job 22-24

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan Galatians 2:13-21 & Isaiah 30

A NEW CLASS OF MEN WITH A DISTINCT LIFE By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

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A NEW CLASS OF MEN WITH A DISTINCT LIFE

Thursday, July 9th

Pastor Chris

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son (1 John 5:11).

2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” You’re a new man in Christ, with the resurrection life: “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4). 

We’re a new class of men, a new species. This is what you must understand about our life in Christ. The life we have is from God and not from man. The Apostle John was deliberate with his language. He didn’t say, “Life is in His Son”; rather, he said, “This life is in his Son.” He’s talking about a specific life, the very life of God. 

In 1 John 1:2, he calls it “…that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us.” This life is different from all others. It’s what makes us divine. It’s what makes us gods: “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High” (Psalm 82:6). The Bible says as He is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17). 

Even the angel in the Book of Acts understood the peculiarity and taxonomic difference of our life in Christ when he said to the apostles in Acts 5:20, “Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.” This life is distinct, divine and superior. That’s what you received when you were born again. 

Being born again is not about joining a church; it’s about receiving eternal life—the life and nature of God. It means God is your Father. It means you’ve been brought into a new order of existence. Paul captures it this way: “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me…” (Galatians 2:20). The concluding portion says, “…the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God….” This is the distinct, divine life of the new man in Christ. 

                 PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for your divine life in me. I’m conscious that I’m a new kind of man, born of your Spirit and filled with your glory. I walk in righteousness and live by your Spirit; I express your divine nature, revealing Christ to my world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. 

FURTHER STUDY

1 John 1:1-2 KJV 

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 

2] (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 5:11-13 KJV 

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 Peter 2:9 AMPC 

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God's] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan Acts 20:1-16 & Job 19-21

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan Galatians 2:3-12 & Isaiah 29.

THE FELLOWSHIP THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

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THE FELLOWSHIP THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING

Wednesday, July 8th,2026

Pastor Chris

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen (2 Corinthians 13:14).

Our opening scripture above is a powerful benediction. It reveals a divine order: the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. The grace comes from the Lord Jesus. The love is from the Father. But the enjoyment, the living experience of all that God has made available to you, comes through your fellowship with the Holy Spirit. 

You may talk about grace and celebrate the love of God. But it’s through the Holy Spirit that these become living realities in your life. He’s the One who brings them into your daily experience and makes them tangible. When you come to know the Holy Spirit, everything changes. There’s a beauty that comes into your life. There’s a colour, a glory, a richness in your walk in righteousness. He empowers you from within. 

This Holy Spirit is in you and with you always and forever, not for a season. The Lord Jesus said, “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever” (John 14:16). He’s your teacher. The Bible says, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost… he shall teach you all things…” (John 14:26). He opens your understanding to the Scriptures that you may know and walk in the calling and blessings of God for your life. 

1 Corinthians 2:12 says, “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.” He anoints your understanding and grants you insight into divine truths and mysteries of the Kingdom. Through Him, your life takes on a higher dimension. You see beyond the natural, you function with clarity, purpose and certainty. 

When you know the Holy Spirit, life becomes limitless. You carry an inward assurance of success, not based on circumstances, but on the One who lives in you. Keep building your fellowship with the Spirit. Walk with Him. Talk with Him. Let Him guide you every day and in all things, and you’ll always walk in glory.

                 PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit and the privilege of fellowship with Him. I walk in conscious communion with Him every day, and my life is beautified, guided and empowered by His presence. I live above limitations, expressing your glory in all that I do, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. 

FURTHER STUDY

John 16:13 KJV 

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

2 Corinthians 13:14 AMPC

 The grace (favor and spiritual blessing) of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the presence and fellowship (the communion and sharing together, and participation) in the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen (so be it).

1 Corinthians 2:12 NIV What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. 

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan Acts 19:8-41 & Job 15-18

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan Galatians 1:18-2:1-2 & Isaiah 28.

DON’T BEG GOD IN PRAYER By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

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DON’T BEG GOD IN PRAYER

Tuesday, July 7th, 2026

Pastor Chris

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father (Romans 8:15).

Your understanding and opinion of God, your relationship with Him, will certainly define how you pray. When your understanding is right, your prayer life will be filled with confidence, boldness and assurance. But when it’s skewed, prayer can become a struggle, filled with uncertainty, pleading and a sense of inadequacy.

Never approach God as though you’re a stranger trying to gain His attention. He’s your Father. What kind of children does a father delight in? Not the ones who come crying and pleading for everything as though they have no place in the home. Relate to God as your gracious, loving and caring heavenly Father who seeks your best more than you could ever imagine or desire for yourself. 

That’s the truth. He loves you more than you love yourself. Therefore, understand your place in Him and with Him. He said in Hebrews 4:16, “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” What an invitation! He wants you to always approach Him with confidence, knowing that He delights in you. 

The Bible says the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and His ears are open to their prayer (Psalm 34:15). He delights in you to do you good. He daily loads you with benefits (Psalm 68:19). Hallelujah! In Christ Jesus, you have direct access to the Father. You have unhindered, unlimited access; use it: “In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him” (Ephesians 3:12). 

Read our opening scripture again; the slavish mentality has been taken away. Instead, you’ve been brought into sonship. When you beg, you’re not expressing humility but a lack of understanding of who you are. God doesn’t respond to that mentality. What He recognises is the consciousness of sonship, the confidence that comes from knowing Him as your Father and functioning from that perspective. Praise God.

                 PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for the Spirit of adoption in me by which I relate to you as my Father. I live with boldness and confidence, knowing that I belong to you and that all things are mine in Christ. I walk in the consciousness of my oneness with you, and in the fullness of my inheritance in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. 

FURTHER STUDY

Galatians 4:6-7 KJV And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. [7] Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Hebrews 4:16 AMPC 

Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].

Matthew 6:6-8 KJV 

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. [7] But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8] Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan Acts 18:24-19:1-7 & Job 12-14

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan Galatians 1:10-17 & Isaiah 27.

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT YOU By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

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THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT YOU

Monday, July 6th,2026

Pastor Chris

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 (Romans 8:11).

Christianity is not a religion; it’s Christ in you (Colossians 1:27). It’s the outworking of the God-life in a human person. The Christian is one who has received and manifests the organic and existential attributes of divinity. That’s what makes you different. You didn’t come into religion when you received Christ. You came into reality. 

The Bible 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…” (1 John 5:11-12). This life is the transcendent life. Consider the human body. Even in its present, fallen state, it has the ability to reproduce cells, to repair and restore itself. That is human life, yet that life is corrupted due to the fall of Adam. 

If that corrupted life can still function at that level, then think about the life of God in you that’s incorruptible, indestructible and divine! The Bible says, “…being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever” (1 Peter 1:23).

This is what you have now, a life that carries within it the ability to produce and effect changes. The Lord Jesus said, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you…” (Acts 1:8). That power is the dynamic ability to cause changes. It’s at work in you even now; it’s in your system. 

It helps you understand when the Scripture says if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He will vitalize your mortal body (Romans 8:11). He gives life to your physical body. 2 Corinthians 4:7-11 tells us something remarkable; it says, “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed....” 

You’re indestructible. You’re a victor forever. You can never be disadvantaged. You have the ability to produce and reproduce success. You carry that power, the genes of excellence within you. It’s for the same reason that the Bible says whatsoever you do, shall prosper (Psalm 1:3). 

You must realise and walk in the consciousness of this reality. There’s something about you: something divine and powerful; something that sets you apart from the ordinary. The Bible says, “...greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Let this be the mindset that defines your life every day.

                 PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for your life in me, and I’m conscious of its power and work in my spirit, and the ministry of the Holy Ghost in my entire being. The divine life vitalizes my body and produces changes in every area of my life. I walk in dominion, strength and victory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. 

FURTHER STUDY

2 Corinthians 4:7-11 NIV

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 

8] We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 

9] persecuted, but not abandoned; struckdown, but not destroyed. 

10] We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 

11] For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body.

1 John 5:11-12 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.

1 Corinthians 6:19 NIV 

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan  Acts 18:1-23 & Job 9-11

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan Galatians 1:1-9 & Isaiah 26.

KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR TRUE NATURE By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL   

KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR TRUE NATURE

Sunday, July 5th,2026

Pastor Chris

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… (1 John 5:13).

God wants you to know who you are. Not to guess, not to assume, but to know. The Apostle John, writing by the Spirit, says, “These things have I written unto you…that ye may know that ye have eternal life.” This is about your identity—what you have and who you are in Christ—NOW. You’re divine because you have eternal life, the divine life. 

Consider the Apostle John, who wrote what we read in our theme scripture. During the time of the Great Persecution, after John had been arrested, they put him in a large boiling pot to fry him alive. They were determined to destroy him. But when the fire had burnt out and consumed itself, John stood up. They couldn’t kill him because there was something about him. 

That’s how the expression came about, “St. John the Divine.” They couldn’t explain him. They said, “This is not an ordinary man.” So they banished him to the island of Patmos and left him there. Now think about it: was John the only one who was divine? No. What made him divine was the life he had, the eternal life of God in him, and the consciousness of that life. 

That same life is what you’ve received in Christ. The Bible says you’re a partaker of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). That means you’re not an ordinary person. You’re not merely human. You’re a God-being because you have the life of God in your spirit. But this must dawn on you; otherwise, you’ll think, talk, and respond from a natural standpoint. Yet that’s not your true identity. 

When the Bible says, “…that ye may know that ye have eternal life...” (1 John 5:13), it means God wants you to know and function by that revelation. He wants it in your present-hour consciousness. He wants you to be fully aware that the life in you is divine. He knows that when this becomes real to you, your responses will reflect your nature and your expectations will rise to match the life in you. Hallelujah

!

               CONFESSION 

I’m a partaker of the divine nature, and I live in the full consciousness of the God-life in me. I walk in dominion, boldness and victory, manifesting Christ in all that I do, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. 

FURTHER STUDY

2 Peter 1:4 KJV

Whereby 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.* 

John 1:12-13 KJV

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: [13] Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

1 John 4:17 KJV 

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.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan Acts 17:16-34 & Job 6-8

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan 2 Corinthians 13:7-14 & Isaiah 25.

DON'T LOSE YOUR SALVATION

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional

Thursday, July 2nd 2026

Pastor Chris

DON'T LOSE YOUR SALVATION

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall (1 Corinthians 10:12)

Nothing in this world compares to the value of your salvation.Not your accomplishments, not your visions, not your impact; nothing. Your salvation is the very reason for your existence; without it, everything else amounts to nothing. Your main purpose on earth is to secure your salvation and help others find theirs. Once you understand this, you'll live a fulfilled life.

 

There're those who laboured diligently, gave generously, and served fervently, yet lost their salvation because they strayed from the path. You can be engaged, committed, and even celebrated, yet miss the essence. Never let that happen. Your salvation is your most priceless possession; don't treat it lightly.

 Refuse to be drawn away. Some have allowed others to guide them off course, becoming entangled in conflicts they had no business with; defending positions that corrupted their focus and weakened their walk with God. That''s not your path. Stay with the truth. Continue in Christ and guard your heart. The Bible says, "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving" (Colossians 2:6-7). 

Your walk with God is personal. When God called Abraham, He called him alone. In the same way, your accountability to the Lord is a personal one. These are the last days; therefore, don't let anyone lead you astray, and don't lead yourself astray either. Be discerning and remain established in the Word. Receiving Christ is the beginning, not the end. Build yourself up in Him. Give yourself to deep and intense study of the Word.

 The Lord Jesus said, Search the Scriptures "(John 5:39). Paul said, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15). As you give yourself to the Word, the Spirit of God unveils deeper truths to you, strengthens your convictions, and keeps you grounded in the truth.

            PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for the priceless gift of salvation that I've received in Christ. I remain steadfast, vigilant and rooted in your Word, refusing to be swayed or led astray by any influence contrary to your truth. I'm built up in Christ, I'm growing in grace and in the knowledge of your Word. Thank you for the grace to lead others into this same glorious life, in Jesus'Name. Amen.

 

FURTHER STUDY: 

Hebrews 2:1 NIV; We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Philippians 2:12; Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Acts 20:29-31 NIV; I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. [30] Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. [31] So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

 

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN Acts 15:36-16:1-15 & Esther 8-10

 

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 & Isaiah 21.

THANK YOU KINDLY AND REMAIN BLESSED

DEVELOPING YOUR SPIRIT - PASTOR ANITA OYAKHILOME

 RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH

PASTOR ANITA OYAKHILOME

DEVELOPING YOUR SPIRIT

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life, that now is, and of that which is to come.

1 Timothy 4:8

All the schools and colleges of the world merely provide knowledge and information relevant to the development of the mind and the senses, which, at best, will only make you a mental giant. Many, through some form of physical training have also been able to develop their physical body to keep fit and raise their overall fitness levels. However, there're not many schools that teach on the development of the human spirit. Incidentally, that's the most important; you ought to give primacy to the development of your spirit, for that's the real you.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:23, the Apostle Paul, by the Spirit, penned a beautiful prayer for the saints, saying, "...and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." Notice the order: The spirit first, then the soul, before the body. Unfortunately, many are only concerned about what takes place in their physical bodies, or how their minds function, losing sight of the most important-the spirit.

Your spirit is where the "issues of life"-prosperity, health, blessings, victory and joy-emanate from. Training to be an intellectual giant is okay; likewise, the training of your physical body to gain physical strength, agility and stamina is commendable. However, all the physical and mental training you could ever get will only profit your body and the senses. Training your spirit, on the other hand, is useful and of value in everything and in every way-for it holds promise for the present life and for the life that is to come.

Keep training your spirit through the study and meditation on the Word, fasting and prayer-especially praying in other tongues. Other spiritual exercises that energize your spirit include fellowshipping with other believers, soul winning, and acting swiftly on spiritual instructions; being quick to act on the Word.

PRAYER:

Dear Father, I thank you for your Word that I receive every day, which builds my spirit and transforms me from glory to glory. I live in health, peace and prosperity, and I deal wisely in all my affairs because I've made your Word my constant meditation. Therefore, I'm programmed for the extraordinary life of dominion, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

F U R T H E R S T U D Y:

1 Timothy 4:8(AMP)
For physical training is of some value (useful for a little), but godliness (spiritual training) is useful and of value in everything and in every way, for it holds promise for the present life and also for the life which is to come.

Joshua 1:8(Amp)
This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.

John 7:38(Amp)
He who believes in Me [who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me] as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being shall flow [continuously] springs and rivers of living water.

1YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Matthew 19:1-15

Exodus 13-14

2YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Acts 13:1-12

Job 24-25