Rhapsody of Realities 23 September 2020 Devotional By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome
TOPIC: Living in Christ
SCRIPTURE: So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him (Colossians 2:6 NIV).
MESSAGE: Before we review Paul’s amazing submission in the verse above, let’s read what he said in the 20th verse: “Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances” (Colossians 2:20). Notice his amazing communication; he says the Christian doesn’t live in this world, in this natural plane of life. Where then does the Christian live? He lives in Christ!
Christ is the home and new environment of the one who’s born again. Notice 2 Corinthians 5:17; it says, “If any man be in Christ…”; Christ is a place. You’re not supposed to be affected, ruled or influenced by the rudiments of this world, because you live in a different environment. In that environment, everything is perfect; there’s no failure, weakness, defeat, sickness, disease, poverty or anything of darkness. We only have God’s glory and righteousness.
Now you can better understand what we read in our opening verse; “just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him.” Living in Christ is living in the kingdom of heaven in the earth, with absolute mastery over circumstances, shielded, nourished and protected by His divine power. Hallelujah!
CONFESSION
Christ is my home; Christ is my life and Christ is my all! In Him I live, and move and have my being. His glory is all I see, have and experience. I’m not subject to circumstances; rather, I reign and manifest the glory and righteousness of Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Philippians 3:20-21; Romans 8:1; 2 Corinthians 5:17
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Ephesians 1:1-14; Isaiah 11-12
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Timothy 6:1-16; Jeremiah 41
Rhapsody of Realities 23 September 2020 Devotional was written by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is the founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, based in Lagos, Nigeria