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CrimeRe: Man Smoking With Baby In Viral Video Declared Wanted by Skyfornia(m): 6:21am On Jan 11, 2023
It breaks my heart after watching that video
TravelRe: Man Shares His Look Before And After Leaving Nigeria.(photo) by Skyfornia(m): 6:18am On Jan 11, 2023
Those supporting this government.. may Nigeria happen to you.
CrimeRe: A 21 Year Pregnant Man Confessed Of Killing A Pregnant Woman. by Skyfornia(m): 6:16am On Jan 11, 2023
Dey play
PhonesRe: Airtel Acquires 5G, 4G Spectrums For $317 Million To Offer 5G Service In Nigeria by Skyfornia(m): 6:14am On Jan 11, 2023
Nice one.. I'm definitely buying a 5G phone before the end of the month..
Christianity EtcRe: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional 2023 by Skyfornia(op): 6:06am On Jan 11, 2023
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

WEDNESDAY 11TH JANUARY 2023. Pastor Chris

THEME: MANIFESTING FRUITS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

THEME SCRIPTURE: Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God (Philippians 1:11).

Jesus said, “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them” (Matthew 7:20). You can’t have fruits of something you’re not. An orange tree can only produce orange fruits. So, our theme verse is letting you know that if you’re righteous, you’ll have fruits of righteousness. In John 15:5, Jesus said, “I am the vine, ye are the branches….” And as common knowledge, the beauty of a tree is in its branches.

Being the “branch” of Jesus Christ means you carry the beauty of the Son of God. Hallelujah! You’re the fruit-bearing part of the vine, and you bear fruits of righteousness. That’s what your life is about: the manifestation of His righteousness.

You’ve been established as a tree of righteousness, to produce fruits and works of righteousness. Meaning that the things that come out of your life—your words and your actions—bring praise and glory to God. Isaiah 61:3 calls us trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord of hosts that He might be glorified. God’s glory and excellence are expressed through you.

The people of the world should see you and recognize the excellence and elegance of the Spirit. When Jesus restored sight to the blind, unstopped deaf ears, healed the crippled, raised the dead, fed the hungry, comforted the afflicted, and spoke divine words to encourage and bless people, He was manifesting fruits of righteousness. And as He is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17). Glory to His Name forever!

CONFESSION
I am the righteous; I flourish like the palm tree and grow like the cedar in Lebanon. I’m planted in the house of the Lord, and I flourish in the courts of our God. I produce fruits and works of righteousness; my life is the testimony of God’s glory and grace. His beauty is expressed through me; this is my heritage in Christ. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:
2 Corinthians 5:21 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.

Philippians 1:9-11 NIV And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

Proverbs 11:30 ESV The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 8:28-9:1-17 & Genesis 27-28

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 5:21-30 & Genesis 11
RomanceRe: Sex Romp: Is It Magun Or A Case Of Heart Attack? by Skyfornia(m): 10:30pm On Jan 10, 2023
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RomanceRe: Sex Romp: Is It Magun Or A Case Of Heart Attack? by Skyfornia(m): 10:19pm On Jan 10, 2023
Nothing like Magun or jazz.. it's just mere coincidence. Don't be deceived.
RomanceRe: Please My Nairalanders, What Is Okafor's Law? by Skyfornia(m): 12:21pm On Jan 10, 2023
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PoliticsRe: Biafra Quest Fuels Nigeria Conflict: Too Scared To Marry And Bury Bodies - BBC by Skyfornia(m):
The government is helpless and too proud to do the right thing. Release Nnamdi Kanu and negotiate. Not forgetting the issue of marginalization which us the foundation of the agitation
PoliticsRe: Peter Obi: If The Presidency Is By Turn, It Is my Turn As An Igbo Man by Skyfornia(m): 6:29am On Jan 10, 2023
May we never make another mistake that will last another 4 years. Peter Obi is the right man for this job.
PoliticsRe: Yoruba Nation Protesters Converged At 3 In The Morning, Members Killed by Skyfornia(m): 6:21am On Jan 10, 2023
People are tired
Christianity EtcRe: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional 2023 by Skyfornia(op): 6:04am On Jan 10, 2023
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

TUESDAY 10TH JANUARY 2023. Pastor Chris

THEME: WE’RE LIKE HIM

THEME SCRIPTURE: 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 (1 John 4:17).

Our theme verse is somewhat too big for some to grasp. They wonder, “How can we be like God?” Well, we didn’t know we were like Him until He told us. We read it: as He is, so are we in this world. We’re like Him because we’re born of Him; we were created in the image of Him that created us (Colossians 3:10). Blessed be God!

Being born again, we have the same life and nature as Jesus. It’s the reason we can think, talk, and live as He did, for we’re one with Him: “But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:17).

The Bible says He’s the embodiment of all wisdom and knowledge: “In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3). The same is true of you because you’re complete in Him (Colossians 2:10). You’re the custodian of divine knowledge and wisdom, for John 1:16 says, “And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.” Hallelujah!

You’re full of God as Jesus was full of God, because you have received of His fullness. That’s not all: You’re the effulgence of His glory just as He was and is the glory of the Father. If you’d live with this consciousness, it’ll transform your life. You’d walk in victory and dominion over circumstances, every day. Hallelujah!

CONFESSION
As Jesus is the glory of the Father, so am I in this world. God reigns, establishes, and spreads His righteousness on earth today through me, as I rule and reign in the dominion of Christ. Blessed be God!

FURTHER STUDY:
1 Peter 2:9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

1 John 5:11-13 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; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 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.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 8:1-27 & Genesis 25-26

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 5:11-20 & Genesis 10
SportsRe: Ronaldo: Al Nassr Terminates Contract With Cameroon Striker Aboubakar by Skyfornia(m): 6:34am On Jan 09, 2023
Nnukwu mmanwu puta, obodo agbaba oso
Christianity EtcRe: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional 2023 by Skyfornia(op): 6:10am On Jan 09, 2023
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PASTOR CHRIS

MONDAY 9TH JANUARY

THEME: AFFIRMING THE WORD IN FAITH

THEME SCRIPTURE: Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised (Hebrews 10:23).

What we read in our opening scripture reminds us of what Abraham did: “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong
in faith, giving glory to God” (Romans 4:20). How do you give glory to God? It’s through your affirmation of His Word; your affirmation of His greatness, power, majesty and love.

When we talk about affirming the Word of God, there’re those who wonder, “Must I say it?” Yes! It’s a principle of the Kingdom that works for salvation (Romans 10:9-10) and everything else. In Mark 11:23, the Lord Jesus said, “You shall have what you say.”

Understand this: You’re a spirit. You may pray and cry about a particular situation, but if you don’t declare what the Word says about that situation, nothing will change. Until you say what God has said concerning you, it’s not established in your life!
Hebrews 13:5-6 says, “…for he hath said…So that we may boldly say….”

You might have been praying, “Oh Lord, establish your Word in my life”; meanwhile, you’re the one to establish it. The Bible says, “For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven” (Psalm 119:89). But you don’t live in heaven; you live on earth. You’re to establish His Word on earth. When God says it, you establish it by declaring the same thing.
You may be wallowing in debts and desperately hard up for money, but you should say, “All things are mine! I have all things that pertain to life and godliness! God is able to channel all the resources that I need to me and much more; and He has, because He’s my shepherd.” Hallelujah! Make such proclamations continually and your whole spirit, soul and body, including circumstances, will conform to your affirmations.

Refuse to fret. Keep affirming the Word. Your faith proclamations produce realities. Refuse to waiver, cower or stagger; be strong in faith, giving thanks to the Lord. Hallelujah!

CONFESSION
I’m a victor forever! My confessions of faith create realities. I know who I am—the seed of Abraham! The world belongs to me. I’m triumphant always, because I’m in Christ and He’s the glory of my life. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:
Proverbs 18:21 (KJV) – 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Joshua 1:8 (KJV) – 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Mark 11:23 (KJV) – 23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 7:7-29 & Genesis 23-24

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 5:1-10 & Genesis 9
Christianity EtcRe: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional 2023 by Skyfornia(op): 6:13am On Jan 08, 2023
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

SUNDAY 8TH JANUARY 2023. Pastor Chris

THEME: NEVER GET FRANTIC

THEME SCRIPTURE: And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm (Mark 4:39).

The Scriptures show us how to respond when we’re confronted with challenges. Always, the Lord tells us not to fear. Never get frantic or flustered. We’recreatures of faith and not fear.

In Mark 4, Jesus was in the boat with His disciples and there was a tempest: “And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full” (Mark 4:37). Rattled by fear, the disciples cried out to the Master who was peacefully asleep at the rear of the boat. He wasn’t one to be flustered by circumstances.

When He woke up, He didn’t say, “This storm is quite tumultuous and a serious threat to our lives! I need to talk to the Father.” No! His amazing and inspiring response to the storm was, “Peace, be still!” Hallelujah! Some Christians find themselves in similar situations and respond in fear.They start speaking in tongues out of panic; no. Speak in tongues, but never out of fear.

Praying out of frenzy negates your faith; it’s ineffective. It’s not wrong to immediately start speaking in tongues when you’re in certain situations, but you must know why you’re speaking in tongues at such times. It should be to stir your spirit to pick the right words to deal with the situation.

While speaking with tongues, the Holy Spirit will also give you utterance in spiritual incantations which are coded words for the circumstances. Hallelujah! Refuse to fear, and remember who you are; then speak as the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!

CONFESSION
I live by faith in the Word of God, and I keep my mind steadfastly focused on Christ and the realities of the Kingdom of God! No matter what happens around me, I refuse to fear, because I’m born of God and I’ve overcome the world. Greater is He that’s in me than he that’s in the world. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:
Psalm 27:1-6 The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, [even] mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this [will] I [be] confident. 4 One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. 5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. 6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Psalm 107:29* He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 6:19-7:1-6 & Genesis 20-22

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 4:12-25 & Genesis 8
FamilyRe: Disadvantages Of Using Sponge To Bath by Skyfornia(m): 6:31am On Jan 07, 2023
I use sponge once in a week or whenever I did a stressful work that made me sweat.
PoliticsRe: Peter Obi: Hold Me Responsible If I Don’t Change Nigeria by Skyfornia(m): 6:10am On Jan 07, 2023
The man who the cap fits
Christianity EtcRe: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional 2023 by Skyfornia(op): 6:06am On Jan 07, 2023
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PASTOR CHRIS

SATURDAY 7TH JANUARY

THEME: FOUNDED ON THE ROCK

THEME SCRIPTURE: The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold (Psalm 18:2 NIV)

The Bible tells us about the spiritual rock that accompanied the children of Israel on their journey through the wilderness; that rock was Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4). He is the rock of our salvation. Anything that’s founded on Him is eternally fortified and unshakable.

It brings to mind the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:24-27. He said, “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.”

Notice the Lord didn’t say if you built your house on the rock, the winds would come and turn away, or that the floods would come and flow away. No! He said they’d beat upon the house. But because it’s on the rock, it’ll remain standing. That’s how your life is when you live in the Word of God. It doesn’t matter the fiery darts and tempest from Satan; you’re unflustered and unscathed.

Build your ministry on the Word. Build your life, your finances, your business, your relationships—all your endeavours—on the Word, and they’ll never crumble. Recall what the Bible says through the Prophet Isaiah, which parallels what we read from the Master in Matthew 7:24-27. He said, “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee” (Isaiah 43:2).

This is your heritage as one in Christ. You’re unconquerable. All things work together to produce blessings for you! You’re divinely protected because Christ is your rock and your fortress. Hallelujah!

PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for your Word, which is my sure and firm foundation. My life is built on Christ, the Rock on which I stand secured, strengthened, rooted and grounded, set for an upward course—the transcendent, victorious and prosperous life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
Acts 20:32 – And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

1 Corinthians 3:10-11 – According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Matthew 7:24-27 NIV “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 6:1-18 & Genesis 18-19

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 4:1-11 & Genesis 7
PhonesRe: Pls How Much Do U Charge Your Phone in your area by Skyfornia(m): 9:23pm On Jan 06, 2023
2saviourfriday9:
Due to fuel price am now charging my phone for N100 here in uyo.
how about your area?
Why Fuel price? What about getting a power bank or using electricity? Are they on strike?
PoliticsRe: Shettima & I Will Not Abuse Each Other Like Obasanjo & Atiku - Tinubu (Video) by Skyfornia(m): 8:49pm On Jan 06, 2023
Oga Tinubu na real comedian grin grin

I like his confidence

But I'm voting Obi cause Tinubu will not cut the cost of governance which is a major set back in this we country.
PoliticsRe: 2023: Second Niger Bridge Enough For South-east To Vote Tinubu – Uzodimma by Skyfornia(m): 6:38am On Jan 06, 2023
If we use some of Buhari's achievement to credit Tinubu, hope we can also use Buhari's poor performance in other areas to discredit Tinubu?
PoliticsRe: A Honest Yoruba Man Asked A Very Good Question by Skyfornia(m): 6:34am On Jan 06, 2023
Answer the question correctly and win a gift from me
Christianity EtcRe: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional 2023 by Skyfornia(op): 6:16am On Jan 06, 2023
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PASTOR CHRIS

FRIDAY 6TH JANUARY

THEME: SEE THE KINGDOM

THEME SCRIPTURE: For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory (2 Corinthians 4:17).

Think about what we just read; an amazing reality! It makes no difference how much persecution and adversities you’re facing right now; they’re “light afflictions,” with fleeting lifespans. That’s not all: those “light afflictions” produce for you an eternal weight of glory. Blessed be God!

That crisis you thought came to crush you has a transient lifespan! If you would stay focused on the Word, there’s a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory that’s sure to result from the situation.

Then the Spirit tells us how this happens in 2 Corinthians 4:17-18. It says, “…for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” Quit looking at the visible things in the natural world; remain focused, looking at the unseen. That’s because those unseen things are real.

The “things” your physical eyes or senses can relate with are not real; they’re temporary—here today, gone tomorrow. They’re subject to change! It’s like what we read about Elisha and his servant when they were surrounded by enemy chariots, horses and a great army. Terrified, Elisha’s servant cried out, “Master, we’re surrounded; what shall we do?”

Elisha replied, “Don’t be afraid; those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see” (2 Kings 6:17). The servant was looking at the wrong thing. The real armies and chariots were the unseen host of angels that surrounded Elisha, but the servant didn’t know it. So, in your life, see the unseen! Look and see spiritually. See the Kingdom way. Hallelujah!

PRAYER
Dear Lord, thank you for the far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory that I experience as I walk in your Word. I rejoice always, knowing that you, O Lord, are the strength of my life by whom I triumph gloriously in every situation, reigning in righteousness, grace, wisdom, and in the knowledge of Christ. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
James 1:2-4 (TPT) – My fellow believers, when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can! For you know that when your faith is tested it stirs up in you the power of endurance. And then as your endurance grows even stronger, it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (AMPC) – Therefore we do not become discouraged (utterly spiritless, exhausted, and wearied out through fear). Though our outer man is [progressively] decaying and wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day after day. 17 For our light, momentary affliction (this slight distress of the passing hour) is ever more and more abundantly preparing and producing and achieving for us an everlasting weight of glory [beyond all measure, excessively surpassing all comparisons and all calculations, a vast and transcendent glory and blessedness never to cease!], 18 Since we consider and look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but the things that are invisible are deathless and everlasting.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 5:21-48 & Genesis 15-17

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 3:10-17 & Genesis 6
CrimeRe: Lagos Police PRO Reacts As Man Expresses His Hate For Nigerian Police Force by Skyfornia(m): 9:11pm On Jan 05, 2023
You won't understand if you haven't been a victim of police brutality. Evil is understatement
CelebritiesRe: Davido Has Completed The Marriage Rites Of Chioma by Skyfornia(m): 2:49pm On Jan 05, 2023
And I just listened to 'Assurance' before opening nairaland. Congratulations Davido and Chioma. God will replenish all your loss.
CelebritiesRe: Chimamanda Adichie: I Am First Female Chief In My Hometown, People Make Culture by Skyfornia(m): 6:35am On Jan 05, 2023
Nice one.. I will believe all these equalities the moment women start going to man's village to seek his hand in marriage with her people and paying groom price.
PoliticsRe: Discos Hike Electricity Tariff Secretly, Consumers Kick by Skyfornia(m): 6:28am On Jan 05, 2023
It is now the more you look the more you see. This government no longer care or following due process. They are all out to finish the country before they leave. As e dey pain you.. e dey sweet them.
CrimeRe: DSS Apprehends Mastermind Of Explosion Near Palace Of Ohinoyi Of Ebiraland by Skyfornia(m): 6:25am On Jan 05, 2023
No peace for the wicked
Christianity EtcRe: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional 2023 by Skyfornia(op): 6:15am On Jan 05, 2023
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PASTOR CHRIS

THURSDAY 5TH JANUARY

THEME: HIS FULLNESS IN US

THEME SCRIPTURE: For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell (Colossians 1:19).

Though Abraham, Isaac and Jacob knew God as El Shaddai, God introduced Himself to Moses as Jehovah (Exodus 6). On this was based the hope of the Old Testament, revealed in the name Emmanuel—“God, with us!” (Matthew 1:23).

But God wasn’t satisfied with “Emmanuel”; His plan was different as revealed to us in Colossians 1:26-27: “Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints…which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Blessed be God!

God’s plan from the beginning wasn’t to be with us or amongst us but to be in us in His fullness. You may dance, scream and rejoice that God is with you; but until the reality and realization of His indwelling dawns on your spirit, your life will be empty. Your life of glory begins with the realization that Christ literally lives in you.

We see this in Paul’s beautiful prayer in Ephesians 3:14-19. It says, “…That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith…that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.” That’s God’s plan right there: that you might be filled (replete) with all the fullness of God, as Jesus was filled with the fullness of God.

You have a role in this; otherwise, the Spirit’s prayer through Paul in Ephesians 3:14-18 wouldn’t have been necessary. That’s why He told you to be filled with the Spirit always, and Ephesians 5:18-20 shows you how: “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Hallelujah!

PRAYER
Christ in me is the hope of glory! I’m eternally grateful for the privilege to be filled with the Spirit always for an all-day, all-time life of victory and dominion through the Holy Ghost! I’m led by the Spirit; synchronized with Him to fulfil God’s plan and purpose for my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
John 1:16 (KJV) – 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

Ephesians 3:14-19 (KJV) – 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Colossians 2:10 (KJV) – 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 5:1-20 & Genesis 12-14

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 3:1-9 & Genesis 5
Christianity EtcRe: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional 2023 by Skyfornia(op): 6:29am On Jan 04, 2023
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PASTOR CHRIS

WEDNESDAY 4TH JANUARY

THEME: IT’S FROM YOUR HEART

THEME SCRIPTURE: Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23).

Anything you want or could ever want won’t come to you from heaven or from anywhere else but from your heart. Your heart is the origin of all things, including matter. That’s what we read in our opening verse above.

Remember, universal matter came from the heart of God; everything was inside Him before He spoke them into being. You’re made in the image and likeness of God; meaning that you look like Him and function like Him. Therefore, everything you’ll ever need in your life will come out of you—out of your heart.

That business you want to start, the new structure you want to set up, that new facility you need, including the capital; they’re all in your heart! Bring them forth from within you! The Bible says God has set, that means deposited, eternity in our hearts: “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart…” (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

Your heart has the potential for infinite capabilities and possibilities. You can bring forth anything from within your spirit. Think about it: if your heart can contain God (for He lives in your heart; you’re the temple of the Holy Spirit), then it means heaven and earth, life, success, victory and joy—all the good things you could ever imagine or desire—are in your heart.

The reverse is also true for the one who isn’t born again: his heart is the habitation of evil, darkness, wickedness, failure and death. Recall the words of the Lord Jesus in Matthew 12:35: “A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.”

Being born again, you’re the “good” man that Jesus talked about. You’re the one to produce whatever God wants in the earth: we permit and bring forth only the things that are consistent with His perfect will. Our hearts or spirits scrutinize everything and decide that only the will of the Lord will be done in our world and upon the earth (Romans 12:2). Hallelujah!

CONFESSION
From within, I bring forth success, victory, health, prosperity, joy and all the good things I desire. I walk in the glory of God today, and in the full blessings of the Gospel as I impact those in my world with the life and nature of Christ in me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
Matthew 12:34 (KJV) – 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Luke 6:45 (KJV) – 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Romans 12:2 (KJV) – 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 4 & Genesis 9-11

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 2:13-23 & Genesis 4

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