RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE
Rhapsody of Realities February 1, 2023 Devotional By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy) Wednesday Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional Message
TOPIC: A Divine Reality
SCRIPTURE: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).
Rhapsody of Realities February 1, 2023 MESSAGE
Throughout this month, take some time every day, or at least for the next two weeks, to meditate on the verse of scripture above. Lie on your bed and repeat them out loud again and again. Walk around thinking and muttering, āChrist is in me.ā I did this many years ago and it sure transformed my life. I needed to capture the essence and reality of that verse. I wanted it to soak into my spirit, and it did!
āChrist in youā isnāt a religious talk; itās a divine reality. Sadly, the power of that reality isnāt yet as effectual in the lives of some as it should be. Thatās the reason for their whining and grumbling; the lack, headaches and fevers they complain of. Itās the reason some have wounds, sicknesses and diseases that are said to be incurable.
How could you be sick if indeed Christ indwells your physical body? Remember Aeneas who, though a Christian, had been paralysed and bedridden for eight years. Then came Peter to his house. All that Peter said was, āAeneas, Christ makes you well: get up!ā Immediately, the man was healed.
Peter understood the reality, the power and the essence of Christ living in a man. What did Paul say in Romans 8:10? He said, āAnd if Christ is in you, although the body may be dead because of sin, the Spirit gives it life because of righteousness.ā
Before Christ came into you, your body was death-doomed or death-prone. You were susceptible to the curse of sin and were therefore subject to Satan, condemnation, sickness, disease, poverty and death. But then, the Bible says, āā¦if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in youā (Romans 8:11 NKJV). This has already happened. The Spirit lives in you now and has given life, vitalized your mortal or hitherto death-doomed body.
Your life, now that youāre born again, is death-proof. You have to insist on that; otherwise, youāll be buffeted by the elements of life. But when you consciously meditate on Christ and His life in you, Heāll manifest Himself in your physical body and dispel everything thatās not of God. Christ in you is the greatest blessing of all!
CONFESSION
Iāve been granted the grace and ability in Christ to reign and rule over all circumstances. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Christ in me is my assurance of divine health, prosperity, success, victory, and dominion. Blessed be God!
FURTHER STUDY
Isaiah 60:1-2; 2 Corinthians 3:9-11; 2 Peter 1:17
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 22:15-46; Exodus 22-23
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 11:21-30; Genesis 32
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