Rhapsody of Realities Today April 12 2023 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome | Alive To Spiritual Realities
Alive To Spiritual Realities (Rhapsody of Realities Today April 12 2023)
Theme Verse
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:11).
What we just read is absolutely life-transforming: we’re alive to God, alive to spiritual realities of the Kingdom. The Apostle Paul made a similar statement in Ephesians 2:1; it says, “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.”
To be quickened is to be made alive. When Jesus died, you died in Him. When God raised Him from the dead, you were raised together with Him. You were awakened in God; you came alive in the spirit. This is the reason you can understand the realities of God’s Kingdom.
The one who isn’t born again isn’t alive to God; he’s dead spiritually and gropes in the darkness. 1 Corinthians 2:14 says, “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” In Luke 8:10, the Lord Jesus said it is given to you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God.
Every so often, declare that you’re filled with the knowledge of God’s will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Affirm that you have an understanding heart. This is part of your heritage in Christ.
The Lord Jesus said in John 8:12, “…I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” 1 Corinthians 2:12 says, “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.” You have insight into the mysteries and realities of the Kingdom, into your inheritance, rights, benefits, privileges and blessings in Christ. Hallelujah!
PRAYER
I thank you, blessed Father, for granting me insight into the mysteries and secrets of the Kingdom. I’m filled with the knowledge of your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. I know the hope of your calling and the riches of the glory of your inheritance for me in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God [a]ordained before the ages for our glory, 8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 12:49-59 & Judges 10-11
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 1:14-28 & Leviticus 11
Summary of Rhapsody of Realities Today April 12 2023
The theme verse for Rhapsody of Realities Today April 12 2023 is Romans 6:11, which emphasizes that believers are alive to God and spiritual realities of the Kingdom through Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul also made a similar statement in Ephesians 2:1, highlighting that believers have been quickened or made alive in God. This new life in the spirit allows believers to understand the mysteries and realities of God’s Kingdom.
Pastor Chris emphasizes that those who are not born again are spiritually dead and cannot discern the things of God. However, believers have insight into the mysteries, inheritance, rights, benefits, privileges, and blessings in Christ. The prayer affirms gratitude for the knowledge and understanding of God’s will and the riches of the inheritance in Christ.
The further study passages from 1 Corinthians 2:7-12 and Matthew 13:10-11 emphasize that God reveals the secrets of His Kingdom to believers through His Spirit, and this knowledge is not known to the world. The devotion encourages believers to declare their filledness with the knowledge of God’s will and to have an understanding heart, as part of their heritage in Christ. The reading plan for the day includes passages from Luke 12:49-59, Judges 10-11, Mark 1:14-28, and Leviticus 11.
About Rhapsody of Realities
Rhapsody of Realities is no ordinary book: It’s a classic love-note from God to you, with the message of life! Oftentimes, referred to as the “Messenger Angel,” the devotional is a life guide designed to enhance your spiritual growth and development by bringing you a fresh perspective from God’s Word every day.
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