Grace For Riches

*Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional​​*

_​​Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD_

_Saturday, 18th March 2023_

*YOU’RE GOD'S HOPE FOR THE WORLD*

_Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God_ *(Hebrews 10:7)*

Sometimes, we try to get God to do something about the world, about the plight of suffering humanity, not realizing we’re actually His hope for the world. We’re His outstretched arm of blessing to the world. He blessed us, and made us the conveyors of His blessings to our world.

His Word says He made all things beautiful; He created humanity to live in peace, joy, safety, prosperity and abundance. He wants us to keep things that way. We’re supposed to look at the things happening in the nations that aren’t consistent with the will of God and effect changes.We’re the ones to prove His good, acceptable, and perfect will in the earth (Romans 12:2).

It brings to mind the words of Jesus in Matthew 18:18: *“Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”* Understand what this means: we give vent to the glory of God in the earth. We give vent to His will. We allow the good things of God to come into this world.

We’re the ones to scrutinize everything in the world and decide which is acceptable or is in the perfect will of God, and then bring that into this earth. It's our calling. No wonder the Bible says, *“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God… the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bo***ge of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God”* (Romans 8:19-21).

We’re the hope of the world to bring joy, righteousness, peace and prosperity. We’re the ones to deliver the world from the bo***ge of corruption into the glorious liberty of the sons of God, and we’re at it. Hallelujah!

*CONFESSION*

_I’m God’s outstretched arm of blessing to my world; a beacon of hope to a hurting world. Through me, the Lord spreads His righteousness and brings newness, excellence, perfection, beauty and life to all creation, delivering them into the glorious liberty of the sons of God. Hallelujah!_

*FURTHER STUDY:*

*Jeremiah 1:10-12* See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. *11* Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. *12* Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

*Romans 8:19-21 AMPC* For [even the whole] creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God’s sons to be made known [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship]. *20* For the creation (nature) was subjected to [a]frailty (to futility, condemned to frustration), not because of some intentional fault on its part, but by the will of Him Who so subjected it—[yet] with the hope *21* That nature (creation) itself will be set free from its bo***ge to decay and corruption [and gain an entrance] into the glorious freedom of God’s children.

*Mark 16:15-18* And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. *16* He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. *17* And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; *18* They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

*1 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Luke 2:1-20 & Deuteronomy 11-12

*2 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Matthew 24:1-11 & Exodus 27

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_​​Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD_

_Wednesday, 12th October 2022_

*YOUR BEHAVIOUR IN THE HOUSE OF GOD*

_But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth_ *(1 Timothy 3:15)*

The Church of Jesus Christ is the ground and pillar of truth; it’s not an organization or association of believers. The Church is the house of God, and the Bible is clear as to how we’re to comport ourselves in the house of God; there’s a behaviour that’s expected.

When we say the Church is the house of God, it also means, firstly, that as an individual, your body is God’s house. Secondly, the members of a particular local assembly—the local church—is God’s house. Thirdly, the place or building where we carry out our worship activities is also called the house of God.

Now, in all three references, the house of God demands and deserves reverence. The Lord is holy. The Lord is pure. The Lord is righteous. Therefore, our manner of life, our comportment in His *“house”*—in serving and worshipping Him—must depict His nature. It must be according to the Word and by the power of the Holy Spirit.

As you study the Scriptures, you discover the things He says we should do and not do. These aren’t commandments, but pictures of who we are, and how we should live. For example, for your physical body, He says,*“Present it as an instrument of righteousness”* (Romans 6:13). Then in Romans 12:1, He says, *“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”*

Also, Romans 16:17 says, *“Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.”* In the house of God, in the church, you don’t cause divisions and offences amongst God’s people. You don’t walk in rebellion or disobedience, but in faith, hope, love and humility. Hallelujah!

*CONFESSION*

_As I study and yield myself to the ministry of the Word, my spirit is inundated with divine truths; my mind is elevated to think Kingdom thoughts, causing me to display the character of the Word in my daily walk, with an increased manifestation of the glory of God in my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen._

*FURTHER STUDY:*

*Ephesians 4:22-23 NIV* You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; *23* to be made new in the attitude of your minds;

*Romans 12:2 GNB* Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God—what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.

*1 Year Bible Reading Plan :* 1 Thessalonians 1-2:1-16 & Isaiah 54-56

*2 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Hebrews 5:1-14 & Ezekiel 5-6