RHAPSODY OF REALITIES - DAILY DEVOTIONAL TOPIC: "TAKE YOUR PLACE IN CHRIST" SATURDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2025. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome ------------------------------------------------- Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses (Acts 13:38-39)📃 What we just read brings to mind what the Bible says in Romans 3:24, that we've been justified freely by grace through the redemption that's in Jesus Christ. Through Jesus Christ we've received remission of sins, the complete removal of sins, and by Him we've been justified from all things, from which we couldn't be justified by the Law of Moses. That means we've been declared acquitted, free from all charges and accusations. Blessed be God! Jesus made it so. He took your place so that you might take His place. Taking your place in Christ is what Christianity is about. Take what He gave up for you; take the place He has given you your new place in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." Take your place of righteousness and express the will and nature of the Father. 2 Corinthians 8:9 says, "For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich." This is your new place the place of wealth and abundance. Also, read Ephesians 2:4-5 and see your place: "But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)." You've been raised up together and made to sit together in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. This signifies a place of authority; you're recognized in the heavenly realm as a man or woman of dominion. Blessed be God! 🙇‍♀️PRAYER🙇‍♀️ Dear Father, I thank You for the place You've given me in Christ-a place of glory, dominion, wealth, abundance and power. I walk in the consciousness of this reality, expressing Your will, nature and purpose as I reign and rule in life, exercising authority over circumstances, in Jesus' Name. Amen. 📚FURTHER STUDY✍️ 2 Corinthians 5:21 Romans 5:17 Ephesians 2:6 NIV 1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Mark 5:21-43 & Leviticus 22-23 2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Matthew 16:21-28 & Exodus 3 ------------------------------------------------- #christEmbassy #pastorchris #healingstreams #Rhapsody #healingstreamswithpastorchris #LoveWorldNation

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES - DAILY DEVOTIONAL TOPIC: "INTIMACY WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT" THURSDAY 6TH FEBRUARY 2025. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome ------------------------------------------------- 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).📃 The foundational principles of developing a personal and intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit is through the Word of God and prayer. It's important to yield to Him through the Word and deepen your relationship with Him through prayer. Every relationship without communication dies, irrespective of what that relationship is, whether it's the relationship between parents and their children, spouses, co-workers, etc. On the other hand, good communication nourishes and enhances relationships. If you're going to have a richer fellowship with the Holy Spirit, you need to commune effectively with Him in prayer. He's a person, and you've got to relate to Him as a person. Read our opening scripture again; it indicates the kind of relationship we're supposed to have with the Lord. The Father is in heaven, and Jesus has gone to heaven; only the Holy Spirit is here with us. The God we know and relate to today is the Holy Spirit. He makes the presence of the Father and the presence of Jesus real to you. So, learn to talk to Him. That's why speaking in tongues is also vital. Speak in tongues often. The Apostle Paul serves as a great example of a successful Christian and minister, and one of his secrets was fellowship with the Holy Spirit through prayer. He said, "I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all" (1 Corinthians 14:18). If Paul realized it was necessary for him to speak in tongues so much that he could say he spoke with tongues more than the whole Corinthian church, then you must recognize its importance. Speak in tongues every day and every so often, and build a sturdy relationship with the Holy Spirit. 🙇‍♀️PRAYER🙇‍♀️ Dear Father, I thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit; I recognize His presence in my life and yield fully to His leading. As I fellowship with Him, my spirit is built strong, and I'm empowered to live victoriously, every day, in Jesus' Name. Amen. 📚FURTHER STUDY✍️ 1 Corinthians 14:2 Romans 8:26 John 14:16-17 1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Matthew 25:31-46 & Exodus 31 2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Matthew 12:39-50 & Genesis 37 ------------------------------------------------- #christEmbassy #pastorchris #healingstreams #Rhapsody #healingstreamswithpastorchris #LoveWorldNation

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES - DAILY DEVOTIONAL TOPIC: "LOVE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS" THURSDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 2025. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome ------------------------------------------------- For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ (Romans 5:17).📃 In our previous study, we talked about the gift of eternal life that's imparted to be born again. Now, that wonderful gift of eternal life comes with two associate virtues: love and righteousness. You can't get them anywhere else. Upon receiving eternal life, the love of God is automatically shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5). Christ in you means the nature of God is in you, and God's nature is love. The Bible says, "...God is love..." (1 John 4:16). That love resides in your spirit; your responsibility is to let that love flow through you. 2 Corinthians 5:19 says, "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation." Having reached out to us in love through Christ, He has given us the ministry of reconciliation, to win others and bring them into His love. The second thing is righteousness; Christ has made you righteous. Ephesians 4:24 says you were created in righteousness and true holiness. Romans 5:18-19 says, "Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." Think about that! With all the sins you've ever committed, with all the evil you may have done, Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, gives you His righteousness. Now you can stand in the presence of God just like He does. You have become as pure as He is washed, sanctified, justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of God. And having received this divine nature of righteousness, you reign in life through Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! 🙇‍♀️PRAYER🙇‍♀️ Dear Father, I thank You for Your liquid love that's shed abroad in my heart, and the gift of righteousness by which I reign in life through Jesus Christ. I live in the power of Your love and righteousness. Thank You for making me holy and blameless; I walk in the consciousness of this truth, in Jesus' Name. Amen. 📚FURTHER STUDY✍️ Romans 5:5 2 Corinthians 5:21 Isaiah 61:10 1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Matthew 28 & Leviticus 4-5 2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Matthew 14:1-10 & Genesis 44 ------------------------------------------------- #christEmbassy #pastorchris #healingstreams #Rhapsody #healingstreamswithpastorchris #LoveWorldNation

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES - DAILY DEVOTIONAL TOPIC: "EXERCISE YOUR AUTHORITY IN CHRIST" TUESDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2025. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome ------------------------------------------------- Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19)📃 The Lord Jesus gave us power and authority, and you don't need any special faith to exercise that authority. You don't need to 'work up' faith to exercise your dominion in Christ. Therefore, simply take your place in Christ and "...Resist the devil, and he will flee..." (James 4:7). Perhaps there have been recurrent cases of sickness or other kinds of challenges with members of your family; exercise your authority! Declare, "Satan, I command you to stop your manoeuvres and operations in my home and amongst my family members, in the Name of Jesus!" Every demon will bow and leave. Sometimes, in some homes, there could be so much anger-everyone seems to be on edge-tension fills the air and no one knows why. You that are born again in that home should exercise authority over the demon of anger. Find a quiet place to pray, and then say, "You spirit of anger, get out of this home." You don't need to shout or jump around; just speak with authority and command the devil to leave. In Mark 16:17, the Lord Jesus said, "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils...." In Matthew 10:8 He said, "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils...." Once you perceive or encounter situations that are caused or influenced by devils, don't negotiate; exercise the authority that Christ has given you. Take for example you were in a place where a child suddenly started convulsing or experiencing a bout of seizures; cast the devil out and command it to return no more. Then, declare wholeness and perfection for that child. Jesus gave us absolute dominion over demons and the powers of darkness; therefore, cast them out in the Name of Jesus. Amen. 🙇‍♀️PRAYER🙇‍♀️ Dear Father, I thank You for the authority You have given me in Christ Jesus. I declare that I walk in dominion, subduing every work of the enemy. By the power of the Holy Spirit, I exercise authority over every negative circumstance and demonic influence in my life, my home, and my environment. I thank You for the victory that is mine through Christ Jesus, and I live every day in the boldness of this authority, in Jesus' Name. Amen. 📚FURTHER STUDY✍️ Mark 16:17-18 Matthew 28:18-19 James 4:7 1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Matthew 27:27-44 & Exodus 40 2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Matthew 13:44-52 & Genesis 42 ------------------------------------------------- #christEmbassy #pastorchris #healingstreams #Rhapsody #healingstreamswithpastorchris #LoveWorldNation

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES - DAILY DEVOTIONAL TOPIC: "POWER TO EFFECT CHANGES" MONDAY 10TH FEBRUARY 2025. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome ------------------------------------------------- Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases (Luke 9:1)📃 Οbserve what the Bible says in the opening verse. It tells us the Lord Jesus gave His disciples both power and authority. We often speak about authority, but let's focus on power for a moment. Power is the dynamic, inherent ability to cause changes. It's the kind of power that reproduces itself, a power that shows through tangible results. When Jesus spoke of this power, He was referring to the ability to create real change in situations. He told us that He has given us power and authority over all devils and the ability to cure diseases. I wish that everyone who is sick, diseased or afflicted would grasp this. If they only understood that the divine ability is right there in their spirits to effect a change in their conditions. The Lord Jesus said in Acts 1:8, "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you...." Power here means the dynamic ability to effect changes, power that works like a dynamo, power with which you can create or recreate anything. Put this power to work today. It's not something that will flow into you from heaven; it's already within you, and it has the ability to cause cancer to dematerialize! I remember once laying hands on a man who had a large growth on his back, about the size of an egg. As I placed my hand on the growth, I could feel it move beneath my palm. It was the power of God working right there, causing the growth to move in and out as I spoke the Word. The power was effecting changes. I then commanded the growth to go, and it did! This dynamic, life-changing power is available to all who believe; put it to work today. 🙇‍♀️PRAYER🙇‍♀️ Dear Father, I thank You for enduing me with the dynamic power to effect changes and make a difference in the lives of others. As I minister Your Word, Your power works in me mightily, bringing healing, restoration, and deliverance to many. I'm full of faith, and I walk in this authority to transform lives for Your glory, in Jesus' Name. Amen. 📚FURTHER STUDY✍️ Acts 1:8 AMPC Mark 16:17-18 Luke 10:19 James 5:16 AMPC 1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Matthew 27:1-26 & Exodus 38-39 2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Matthew 13:34-43 & Genesis 41 ------------------------------------------------- #christEmbassy #pastorchris #healingstreams #Rhapsody #healingstreamswithpastorchris #LoveWorldNation

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES - DAILY DEVOTIONAL TOPIC: "INTIMACY WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT" THURSDAY 6TH FEBRUARY 2025. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome ------------------------------------------------- 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).📃 The foundational principles of developing a personal and intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit is through the Word of God and prayer. It's important to yield to Him through the Word and deepen your relationship with Him through prayer. Every relationship without communication dies, irrespective of what that relationship is, whether it's the relationship between parents and their children, spouses, co-workers, etc. On the other hand, good communication nourishes and enhances relationships. If you're going to have a richer fellowship with the Holy Spirit, you need to commune effectively with Him in prayer. He's a person, and you've got to relate to Him as a person. Read our opening scripture again; it indicates the kind of relationship we're supposed to have with the Lord. The Father is in heaven, and Jesus has gone to heaven; only the Holy Spirit is here with us. The God we know and relate to today is the Holy Spirit. He makes the presence of the Father and the presence of Jesus real to you. So, learn to talk to Him. That's why speaking in tongues is also vital. Speak in tongues often. The Apostle Paul serves as a great example of a successful Christian and minister, and one of his secrets was fellowship with the Holy Spirit through prayer. He said, "I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all" (1 Corinthians 14:18). If Paul realized it was necessary for him to speak in tongues so much that he could say he spoke with tongues more than the whole Corinthian church, then you must recognize its importance. Speak in tongues every day and every so often, and build a sturdy relationship with the Holy Spirit. 🙇‍♀️PRAYER🙇‍♀️ Dear Father, I thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit; I recognize His presence in my life and yield fully to His leading. As I fellowship with Him, my spirit is built strong, and I'm empowered to live victoriously, every day, in Jesus' Name. Amen. 📚FURTHER STUDY✍️ 1 Corinthians 14:2 Romans 8:26 John 14:16-17 1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Matthew 25:31-46 & Exodus 31 2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN✍️ Matthew 12:39-50 & Genesis 37 ------------------------------------------------- #christEmbassy #pastorchris #healingstreams #Rhapsody #healingstreamswithpastorchris #LoveWorldNation....