Rhapsody of Realities 22 March 2019 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome – All That Truly Matters

Topic: All That Truly Matters

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad (2 Corinthians 5:10).

As a Christian, every opportunity of service that God gives to you is important, and it means a lot in the Kingdom. You should realise that each one of us is going to give an account to God for the life we lived and for all He asked us to do. You’ll give an account to Him for your participation in the ministry of the Gospel; that’s what we read in our opening verse.

Sometimes, when we’re involved in something, whether an activity or a project, we often become oblivious of some important realities. People aren’t able to often stand outside of themselves to examine their ways and actions. And so, not many realise that their actions are a message every day, for which they must give an account to God.

You have to remember that your service of God, and to God, is written in God’s Book. Every word spoken, every act of your life, is in God’s Book. Your story is being written by God; you inspire that story. He has a plan that He’s already written concerning you, but you write your own story too every day in the way and manner you live your life.

One day, there’ll be a comparison between the life God drew up for you, the life He ordained for you, and what you eventually turned out to be; how you eventually lived. And your reward will be in line with how the life you lived measured up to the life He drew up for you.

The most important thing in your life is to discover God’s purpose for you, and fulfil it. Nothing on earth compares with serving the Lord and living for Him. Nothing could be better for time and eternity than to live for Jesus Christ; He’s all that truly matters: “And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again” (2 Corinthians 5:15).

CONFESSION
I’m risen with Christ, and my affection is set on things above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God. I love you Lord with all my heart, and living for you is all that matters to me; to be relevant to the expansion of your Kingdom, and the establishment of your righteousness on earth. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:
1 Corinthians 3:12-15; 1 Corinthians 10:31 AMPC;
Colossians 3:1-4

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Luke 4:14-44 & Deuteronomy 22-24

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 24:45-51 & Exodus 31

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Rhapsody of Realities 22nd March 2019 Devotional was written by Pastor Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (D.Sc., D.D.). President of Loveworld Inc. aka Christ Embassy Int’l.

Topic Benefits of Fasting [Open Heavens for Teens 22 March 2019]

Memorise: “And he said unto them, this kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.” – Mark 9:29

Read: Matthew 6:16-18

16 And whenever you are fasting, do not look gloomy and sour and dreary like the hypocrites, for they put on a dismal countenance, that their fasting may be apparent to and seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full already.

17 But when you fast, perfume your head and wash your face,

18 So that your fasting may not be noticed by men but by your Father, Who sees in secret; and your Father, Who sees in secret, will reward you in the open.

Bible In One Year: Joshua 7-8, Luke 2:25-52

MESSAGE:

Many teenagers see fasting as something meant for adults alone, most of the teenagers who even fast don’t know why they do so. Many think that fasting is a spiritual duty to God, but it isn’t. Fasting is a spiritual duty to yourself. When people fast, they place emphasis on what they are giving up when in actual fact, fasting is about what you are getting; you are making your spirit man more awake and sensitive to receive from God.

Fasting cleanses the soul, and the cleaner a person’s soul is, the larger its capacity to take in more of the Holy Spirit who in turn empowers you to live a life pleasing to God and beyond the natural.

When you fast, you shut down all the noise around you and become more sensitive to God’s voice. As a teenager, nothing beats striving to hear God’s voice as early as possible to know what exactly your purpose in life is.

Action Point: Take out a day in every week to fast and pray.

Also Read: Teen Open Heaven Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye

Hymn 3

1. There shall be showers of blessing
This is the promise of love;
There shall be season refreshing
Sent from the Savior above

Chorus:
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need;
Mercy drop ’round are falling,
But for the showers we plead.

2. There shall be showers of blessing
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.

3. There shall be showers of blessing
Send them upon us O Lord
Grant to us a refreshing;
Come now and honor Thy Word.

4. There shall be showers of blessing
Oh that today thy might fall,
Now as to God we are confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!

Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.

MFM Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional 22 March 2019 By Dr. D.K Olukoya – The God-Kind Personality

TOPIC: The God-Kind Personality (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Daily Devotional 22 March 2019)

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 10-12; Luke 1:39-56

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Daniel 5:8-11

MEMORY VERSE: “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” – Psalms 82:6

The MESSAGE:

What would you say about a man whose life is an epitome of excellence. What would you say about a man who is asked a riddle or given an aged equation to solve and the man dissolves it like water in seconds?

What would you say about a man that the Bible describes as being ten times better in all matter of wisdom and understanding in the whole of an empire? A biblical example is Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar had no choice than to label Daniel as a man whose life is an epitome of the holy gods. His life was always too far from ordinary. In fact, this man was very relevant in the era of three kings such that one of them sought to make him the president over the whole empire.

Beloved, you too can get to that stage in life where people cannot start a thing and even end it without you. You too can become an indispensable tool. Little wonder Romans 8:19 says that the earnest expectation of the creature awaits the manifestations of the sons of God. As a child of God, your life must radiate the glory of God. In all sphere of life, the world is expecting something different from you.

If Daniel were to be on campus today, his results would of course be record-breaking, and his life would be a challenge to others. Some would envy him. His lecturers would be willing to be friends with him and would want to unravel the mystery behind his strange nature.

If he were to be in our offices today, many would wonder if he were to be human and his bosses would respect him. If he were to be in the helms of affairs of our world today, people would say he is not ordinary. What do you think that the world is saying about you? Think about it. You can pray for the spirit that set Daniel apart and made him to excel to come upon you. Do so now!

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
THE GOD-KIND OF MAN IS THAT MAN WHO RULES HIS WORLD.

PROPHETIC WORD:
May you encounter the Spirit of the Holy God.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. O Lord, mould my life the way You want it, in the name of Jesus.
2. My life, become a wonder to many, in the name of Jesus.
3. Every power burying my head, be wasted, in the name of Jesus.
   EVENING
4. My glory and lifter of my head, Jesus Christ, lift my head, in the name of Jesus.
5. Every unprogressive spirit, release me, in the name of Jesus.
6. Every habit in my life, working against my destiny, die, in the name of Jesus.
7. O Lord, deliver me from those killing my spiritual antenna, in the name of Jesus.

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MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)

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Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

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Topic: Where are the Shepherds? [DCLM Daily Manna 22 March 2019 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi]

Text: Matthew 9:27-38 (KJV)

Key Verse: “But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd” (Matthew 9:36).

MESSAGE:

As at March 2018, the world’s population was estimated to be approximately 7.6 billion. 2.91 billion of them live in unreached people groups with little or no access to the gospel of Jesus Christ. According to Joshua Project, there are approximately 16,500 unique people groups in the world with about 6,900 of them considered unreached. The vast majority (95%) of these least reached groups exist in the 10/40 window and less than 10% of missionary work is done among these people. Another missionary-minded group called Finishing the Task, said there are 440 unengaged, unreached people groups with populations over 25,000, together numbering over 24 million souls that are still beyond the reach of the gospel. These 440 are perhaps the neediest of the needy as they are unengaged, which means that they have no contact with church, missionary or mission agency. Thus, no one has yet taken responsibility to tell them about Jesus Christ.

The summary of Christ’s earthly ministry is that He “went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him (Acts 10:38). He never considered the multitude of people that came to Him for help as mere statistics. What people see in the multitude determines how they react to them or treat them. Politicians, business people, advertisers, etc. see the multitudes from different perspectives.

The human soul is beyond statistics to God and it should also be to those who are God’s. If we have accepted Christ as Lord and Savior, we must like Him, seek to have a shepherd’s heart and compassion on the many who live around us daily without the knowledge of the true God. We must, in utmost compassion, reach out to them before it is too late.

Thought For The Day: It is virtuous to be a shepherd to wandering souls.

The Bible In One Year: Deuteronomy 4-6

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Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

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Topic: Healing Always Comes [Kenneth Copeland Devotional 22 March 2019]

And these signs shall follow them that believe…they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. – Mark 16:17-18

I used to get upset over people I’d lay hands on who wouldn’t get well. I was praying one day and seeking God about it when He spoke to my spirit and said, Healing always comes.

I remember I said, “What do You mean, Healing always comes? Not everyone gets healed.”

I didn’t say they all received it, He answered. Then He spoke very sternly to me. I do My part. And I said they would recover!

Those words hit me like a ton of bricks. He said they would recover. He never lies. So if He said they would recover, then that means healing always comes. It’s not God who’s holding back. It’s the receivers who aren’t receiving.

Since then, I’ve never had any trouble laying hands on people and believing for them to be healed. Whether they walk away well or not, I just keep standing in faith for them. In fact, I know if that fellow who went away still sick ever lines his faith up with God and me—I don’t care if it’s five years from now—he’ll be healed.

If you’ve laid hands on someone who didn’t receive his healing, don’t cut off the flow of God’s power by withdrawing your faith. Stand fast. Keep believing that healing always comes and somewhere down the line that poor sick fellow may just decide to stand up and agree with you!

Scripture Reading: Mark 10:46-52

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Topic: Jesus Shared His Father’s Glory [Andrew Wommack Devotional 22 March 2019]

John 5:18, “Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”

Text: John 5:16-27

When the Jewish authorities heard Jesus call God “my (own) Father”, they immediately understood that Jesus claimed for Himself deity in the highest possible sense of that term. That claim was either blasphemy, to be punished by death, or else Jesus was who He claimed to be.

Jesus never associated Himself with His disciples by using the plural pronoun “our” Father. Rather, He always used the singular “my” Father, since His relationship was unique and eternal, whereas theirs was by grace and regeneration.

We should ponder carefully our Lord’s own conception of who He was. He said “I am from above” (Jn. 8:23); “Before Abraham was, I AM” (Jn. 8:58); “I and my Father are one” (Jn. 10:30); “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father” (Jn. 14:9); and “I am not of the world” (Jn. 17:16). He also declared His eternal pre-existence and that He shared the Father’s glory (Jn. 6:62; 17:5).

We can’t just honor Jesus, but we have to honor Him “even as” (in like manner or the same way) we honor the Father. This is what separates true Christianity from the religions of the world. Most religions honor Jesus as a great man (examples: Islam, Unification Church, Jehovah’s Witnesses, etc.), but they are violently opposed to making Jesus equal with Almighty God (1 Jn. 2:23). The names and titles given to Jesus in John’s gospel clearly present Jesus as being equal with God. He is all you need Him to be.

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Topic: A Pure Heart [Billy Graham Devotional 22 March 2019]

Keep thyself pure. — 1 Timothy 5:22

The Pharisees were not happy men. They had furrowed brows, nervous tension, frustration. They were full of resentments, bitterness, prejudices, and hatreds. Why? Simply because they had lost sight of God’s conception of the pure in heart. They thought that as long as they kept the letter of the law that was enough. But this was not God’s plan. This did not produce purity of heart. This did not bring about happiness of soul. Jesus taught that God looks deeper than the outside actions of an individual. He searches and ponders the heart. God judges not so much the outside as He does the inside. He looks to the motives, thoughts, and intents of your heart.

Prayer for the day: Father, give me purity of heart that in true humility I may serve and praise You.

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Written by Billy Graham, Founder of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association(BGEA). BGEA exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means and to equip the church and others to do the same.