07-10-2021, 06:31 AM
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES,
SATURDAY 10TH JULY 2021.
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome
TOPIC: PROSPERITY BY GRACE
But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth... (Deuteronomy 8:18).
Prosperity has nothing to do with how hard you fast and pray; it’s the Lord’s doing. God is the One who prospers you. He delights in your prosperity (Psalm 35:27). You don’t have to wonder whether or not God wants you to prosper. He doesn’t want you to put your trust in step-by-step human calculations, because that won’t work. They may seem to work for some time, but they won’t last.
True and lasting prosperity comes by grace.
A story is told in Mark 10, of a rich young ruler’s attitude to wealth. He wanted to know what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus told him to obey all the commandments; but he said, “Master, all these have I observed from my youth.” The Bible says Jesus looked at him with love, and said to him, “Go and sell all that you have, and give it to the poor, and come and follow me” (Mark 10:21). At that, the rich young ruler went away sad. He was tied to his possessions, for the Bible says he had great possessions; or as someone rightly put it: “his great possessions had him.”
Jesus then looked round about and said to His disciples, “...How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!” (Mark 10:23). Jesus was letting them understand that salvation wasn’t going to be by their money, or great possessions, but by the Spirit of God. Jesus wanted the rich young man to put his trust, not in his wealth, but in God, the giver of wealth.
Your prosperity isn’t dependent on any man, your business, the systems and governments of this world, or the economy, but on God. It’s by His grace. Now you can understand why He says in 2 Corinthians 9:8: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” The power that God gives His children to get wealth is spiritual power, not political power or economic power. It’s the power He gives every Christian to propagate God’s righteous course. Praise God!
CONFESSION
My purpose in life is to establish God’s righteousness in the earth and in the hearts of men around the world. And I’m blessed with all I require to carry this out. Therefore, I’m committed to advancing God’s agenda, favouring His righteous course with my time and resources, for His glory. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
1 Chronicles 29:12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
2 Corinthians 9:8 AMPC; And God is able to make all grace (every favor andearthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the needbe self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].
Psalm 35:27 AMPC Let those who favor my righteous cause and have pleasure in my uprightness shout for joy and be glad and say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, Who takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Acts 20:17-38 & Job 22-24
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 8:1-10 & Joshua 6
#AFFIRMATIONTRAIN
I affirm that my heart is full of joy! I rejoice exceedingly today with joy unspeakable and full of glory, for the Lord has done great and wondrous things in my life! I rejoice in His goodness, for He has filled my mouth with laughter. Hallelujah.
I am filled with the fullness of God, loaded with all power, glory, might, and grace of divinity! I am strengthened on the inside, for the joy of the Lord in my heart is my strength. Gloom, depression, and heaviness are far from me, for I carry an atmosphere of joy with me everywhere I go.
I am rightly positioned today, in God’s place of opportunity for me. Wisdom guides me and moves me from within to take the right steps that are consistent with God’s purpose and calling for my life. The Lord has glorified me and I am not small.
Therefore, I refuse to think or act small. I think big and I do big things. I walk in supernatural prosperity and enjoy my glorious inheritance in Christ Jesus today, and everyday. Hallelujah! I will never lose my way. I am set on the path of success, glory, and victory!
I walk in preordained pathways, for predestination is at work in me! The course of events in my life has been structured by God to bring Him glory, having established me to fulfil my destiny of Him. Hallelujah!
I refuse to worry about anything in this life because I am a child of God, and I know all things work together for my good.
No negative thought, comment, or situation can distract me from the work God has planned for me to do! I live every day, in line with God’s will and purpose for me. Blessed be God.
God bless you
SATURDAY 10TH JULY 2021.
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome
TOPIC: PROSPERITY BY GRACE
But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth... (Deuteronomy 8:18).
Prosperity has nothing to do with how hard you fast and pray; it’s the Lord’s doing. God is the One who prospers you. He delights in your prosperity (Psalm 35:27). You don’t have to wonder whether or not God wants you to prosper. He doesn’t want you to put your trust in step-by-step human calculations, because that won’t work. They may seem to work for some time, but they won’t last.
True and lasting prosperity comes by grace.
A story is told in Mark 10, of a rich young ruler’s attitude to wealth. He wanted to know what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus told him to obey all the commandments; but he said, “Master, all these have I observed from my youth.” The Bible says Jesus looked at him with love, and said to him, “Go and sell all that you have, and give it to the poor, and come and follow me” (Mark 10:21). At that, the rich young ruler went away sad. He was tied to his possessions, for the Bible says he had great possessions; or as someone rightly put it: “his great possessions had him.”
Jesus then looked round about and said to His disciples, “...How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!” (Mark 10:23). Jesus was letting them understand that salvation wasn’t going to be by their money, or great possessions, but by the Spirit of God. Jesus wanted the rich young man to put his trust, not in his wealth, but in God, the giver of wealth.
Your prosperity isn’t dependent on any man, your business, the systems and governments of this world, or the economy, but on God. It’s by His grace. Now you can understand why He says in 2 Corinthians 9:8: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” The power that God gives His children to get wealth is spiritual power, not political power or economic power. It’s the power He gives every Christian to propagate God’s righteous course. Praise God!
CONFESSION
My purpose in life is to establish God’s righteousness in the earth and in the hearts of men around the world. And I’m blessed with all I require to carry this out. Therefore, I’m committed to advancing God’s agenda, favouring His righteous course with my time and resources, for His glory. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
1 Chronicles 29:12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
2 Corinthians 9:8 AMPC; And God is able to make all grace (every favor andearthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the needbe self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].
Psalm 35:27 AMPC Let those who favor my righteous cause and have pleasure in my uprightness shout for joy and be glad and say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, Who takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Acts 20:17-38 & Job 22-24
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 8:1-10 & Joshua 6
#AFFIRMATIONTRAIN
I affirm that my heart is full of joy! I rejoice exceedingly today with joy unspeakable and full of glory, for the Lord has done great and wondrous things in my life! I rejoice in His goodness, for He has filled my mouth with laughter. Hallelujah.
I am filled with the fullness of God, loaded with all power, glory, might, and grace of divinity! I am strengthened on the inside, for the joy of the Lord in my heart is my strength. Gloom, depression, and heaviness are far from me, for I carry an atmosphere of joy with me everywhere I go.
I am rightly positioned today, in God’s place of opportunity for me. Wisdom guides me and moves me from within to take the right steps that are consistent with God’s purpose and calling for my life. The Lord has glorified me and I am not small.
Therefore, I refuse to think or act small. I think big and I do big things. I walk in supernatural prosperity and enjoy my glorious inheritance in Christ Jesus today, and everyday. Hallelujah! I will never lose my way. I am set on the path of success, glory, and victory!
I walk in preordained pathways, for predestination is at work in me! The course of events in my life has been structured by God to bring Him glory, having established me to fulfil my destiny of Him. Hallelujah!
I refuse to worry about anything in this life because I am a child of God, and I know all things work together for my good.
No negative thought, comment, or situation can distract me from the work God has planned for me to do! I live every day, in line with God’s will and purpose for me. Blessed be God.
God bless you