06-29-2018, 09:01 AM
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
FRIDAY, 29TH JUNE.
LET YOUR LIGHT “SO” SHINE
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven (Matthew 5:16).
If the Master had only said, “Let your light shine before men…,” that would have been beautiful, but He emphasized the intensity by including the adverb, “so.” He wants you to shine with blazing intensity. He wants men to see your good works and glorify your heavenly Father. Also notice that He didn’t say, “I’m going to make your light so shine”; rather, you’re the one to make it happen!
Even Prophet Isaiah didn’t allude that God is the one to make your light shine”; he said, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee” (Isaiah 60:1). You’re the one to arise, and shine! It’s like what we read in Romans 12:11 (AMPC): “Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.” What a counsel!
Again, we observe that the responsibility is yours to fan your zeal aglow. God is telling you what you can do. If you couldn’t be aglow and burning with the Spirit, He wouldn’t ask you to do it. He’s telling you to do it because He’s given you the power, the ability, to do it.
Jesus said in Matthew 5:14, “Ye are the light of the world….” Your response should be, “Yes, Lord, I’m a light in a dark world, and my light shines everywhere.” Act on the Word. Act on that idea God has placed in your heart, and bring God’s vision to pass! Get busy. Do something that’ll impact and improve the lives of those around you.
If you’re a student for example, beam the light of the glorious Gospel in the academic world! If you’re a businessman, a policeman, a soldier, a politician, a fashion designer, a lawyer or an athlete, impact your world! Change your environment.
Through your light, others will see; their lives will be improved; they’d be plucked out of darkness, confusion, poverty, sickness and death. Make a difference in your world by making impact with the Gospel.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the special privilege to be a blessing to my world, a light in a dark world, bringing blessings, illumination and meaning to the lives of many with the Gospel. My light shines so brightly, causing your glory to be revealed in, and through me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
Philippians 2:14-15 Do all things without complaining and disputing, 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 14 & Nehemiah 11-13
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 Corinthians 10:8-18 & Isaiah 18
#AFFIRMATIONTRAIN
29TH JUNE.
I affirm that I was born for this purpose and for this reason I was raised. I came in the volume of the book; for it is written of me, I came to establish the will of the Father on the earth. I’m in the centre of will, and all things are working together for my good.
The hand of the Lord is on me and I am on the go for the master. I will never walk in confusion or uncertainty; I have an understanding of the times. I know what tomorrow holds for me because my spiritual antenna is attuned to the right frequency. I am in sync with the Spirit of God, and I know the mind of God concerning me. Hallelujah! I have first-hand information, and I am more accurate than the current affair units of this world.
There’s no accident in my path! Nothing happens in and within my world without my knowledge. I have insight into the secrets and mysteries of the Kingdom. The Spirit of God is alive in me, that same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead is at work on the inside of me; therefore, my physical body and its organs are being vitalized by the Holy Ghost.
I can never have a down day because Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life and the Holy Spirit has made His abode in me. Hallelujah. My life is full of glory and I am anointed to produce excellent results because the source of life dwells in me. Glory to God. Hallelujah!
SPEAK IN OTHER TONGUES NOW
• Be bold to say the same things that God has said concerning you in His Word. That is what takes you beyond salvation, to enjoy the benefits of salvation ~ Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.
God bless you.
FRIDAY, 29TH JUNE.
LET YOUR LIGHT “SO” SHINE
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven (Matthew 5:16).
If the Master had only said, “Let your light shine before men…,” that would have been beautiful, but He emphasized the intensity by including the adverb, “so.” He wants you to shine with blazing intensity. He wants men to see your good works and glorify your heavenly Father. Also notice that He didn’t say, “I’m going to make your light so shine”; rather, you’re the one to make it happen!
Even Prophet Isaiah didn’t allude that God is the one to make your light shine”; he said, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee” (Isaiah 60:1). You’re the one to arise, and shine! It’s like what we read in Romans 12:11 (AMPC): “Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.” What a counsel!
Again, we observe that the responsibility is yours to fan your zeal aglow. God is telling you what you can do. If you couldn’t be aglow and burning with the Spirit, He wouldn’t ask you to do it. He’s telling you to do it because He’s given you the power, the ability, to do it.
Jesus said in Matthew 5:14, “Ye are the light of the world….” Your response should be, “Yes, Lord, I’m a light in a dark world, and my light shines everywhere.” Act on the Word. Act on that idea God has placed in your heart, and bring God’s vision to pass! Get busy. Do something that’ll impact and improve the lives of those around you.
If you’re a student for example, beam the light of the glorious Gospel in the academic world! If you’re a businessman, a policeman, a soldier, a politician, a fashion designer, a lawyer or an athlete, impact your world! Change your environment.
Through your light, others will see; their lives will be improved; they’d be plucked out of darkness, confusion, poverty, sickness and death. Make a difference in your world by making impact with the Gospel.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the special privilege to be a blessing to my world, a light in a dark world, bringing blessings, illumination and meaning to the lives of many with the Gospel. My light shines so brightly, causing your glory to be revealed in, and through me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
Philippians 2:14-15 Do all things without complaining and disputing, 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 14 & Nehemiah 11-13
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 Corinthians 10:8-18 & Isaiah 18
#AFFIRMATIONTRAIN
29TH JUNE.
I affirm that I was born for this purpose and for this reason I was raised. I came in the volume of the book; for it is written of me, I came to establish the will of the Father on the earth. I’m in the centre of will, and all things are working together for my good.
The hand of the Lord is on me and I am on the go for the master. I will never walk in confusion or uncertainty; I have an understanding of the times. I know what tomorrow holds for me because my spiritual antenna is attuned to the right frequency. I am in sync with the Spirit of God, and I know the mind of God concerning me. Hallelujah! I have first-hand information, and I am more accurate than the current affair units of this world.
There’s no accident in my path! Nothing happens in and within my world without my knowledge. I have insight into the secrets and mysteries of the Kingdom. The Spirit of God is alive in me, that same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead is at work on the inside of me; therefore, my physical body and its organs are being vitalized by the Holy Ghost.
I can never have a down day because Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life and the Holy Spirit has made His abode in me. Hallelujah. My life is full of glory and I am anointed to produce excellent results because the source of life dwells in me. Glory to God. Hallelujah!
SPEAK IN OTHER TONGUES NOW
• Be bold to say the same things that God has said concerning you in His Word. That is what takes you beyond salvation, to enjoy the benefits of salvation ~ Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.
God bless you.