RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

FRIDAY 31 DECEMBER 2021

PASTOR CHRIS

TOPIC: OUR BLESSINGS UNVEILED

KEY VERSE: But as it is written, Eye hath not seen,

nor ear heard, neither have entered

into the heart of man, the things which

God hath prepared for them that love

him (1 Corinthians 2:9).

MESSAGE

There’re those who read the verse above and

conclude that there’re things God hasn’t

revealed to us. But they are wrong. When it says,

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,

neither have entered into the heart of man, the things

which God hath prepared for them that love him, ”

he’s quoting the Old Testament.

The next verse shows us the fulfillment: “But God

hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit

searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God” (1

Corinthians 2:10). The twelfth verse refers to them as

“the things that are freely given to us of God.” The

Holy Spirit came to show you the things that are freely

given to you. What are these things?

1 Corinthians 3:21 tells us: “Therefore let no

man glory in men. For all things are yours.” In other

words, don’t glory in the flesh; don’t say, “My parents

or my uncle is the owner or director of such and such

organization; they’re going to help me stand strong

financially.” Let your expectations not be in men, for

all things are yours!

The next verse says, “Whether Paul, or Apollos,

or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or

things present, or things to come; all are yours” (1

Corinthians 3:22). Things present and even things in the future: They’re all granted you in Christ Jesus. The

Holy Spirit was sent into your life so that you’d know

these things, and then you’d use words to appropriate

them in your life.

Knowing this therefore, have no consciousness

of lack or need. There’s nothing you require that God

hasn’t already granted you: “According as his divine

power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto

life and godliness, through the knowledge of him

that hath called us to glory and virtue” (2 Peter 1:3).

He granted you all things and called you to glory and

virtue; not to shame and suffering.

All that you require—whether money, ideas,

human and material resources—have been granted you

in Christ Jesus. You have everything required for an

extraordinary life of righteousness and glory; everything

that’s necessary for you to live and excel in the God-life.

Christ is in you, and Christ is everything. Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: Psalm 23:1 GNB, 2 Peter 1:2-3 NASB & Ephesians 1:3

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

THURSDAY 30 DECEMBER 2021

PASTOR CHRIS

TOPIC: SEEING VISIONS IN PRAYER

KEY VERSE: …I will pour out of my Spirit upon all

flesh: and your sons and your daughters

shall prophesy, and your young men

shall see visions… (Acts 2:17).

MESSAGE God loves to show us visions when we pray.

If you’re going to have extraordinary results

in life, it’s important that you learn to catch the visions

that the Spirit of God brings to you. When I pray, I see;

I relate with divine visions; I’m lifted above this world;

I receive ideas from God and get directions for life.

Some people don’t see visions when they pray.

To be visionless is to be stagnated. But one sound

idea from God can transform your life forever. This

happens as you shut out the world and fellowship

with the Holy Spirit in prayer. Then He shows you the

future and helps you know the next vital step to take,

and how to take it.

As you give yourself to the Word of God and

yield to the leading of the Holy Spirit in prayer, He’d

show you things to come, such that you don’t walk in

darkness. Jesus said in John 16:13, “Howbeit when he,

the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all

truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever

he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”

Being born again and filled with the Holy Spirit,

you can know something of your future. You should

never find yourself in a situation where you don’t know

what to do next in your life. In John 8:12, the Master

said, “...I am the light of the world: he that followeth

me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light

of life.” Knowing this, you don’t have to worry about

tomorrow; you can take His light and set it into your

future, and your path will be illuminated to know and

walk in His perfect will for you. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:

Joel 2:28-29,

2 Chronicles 26:5

& John 16:13-14

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

*WEDNESDAY 29 DECEMBER 2021*

PASTOR CHRIS

*TOPIC:* *A LESSON IN FORGIVENESS*

*KEY VERSE:* _*Judge not, and ye shall not be

judged: condemn not, and ye shall

not be condemned: forgive, and ye

shall be forgiven (Luke 6:37).*_

*MESSAGE*

In John 7-8, the Bible tells us of how the scribes

and the Pharisees brought a woman before

Jesus. She was said to have been caught in the very act

of adultery. The Spirit, through John, specifically tells

us they were trying to trap Him into saying something

incriminating so they could bring charges against him

(John 8:6).

However, the Master’s response to them was, _*“…

He that is without sin among you, let him first cast

a stone at her”*_ (John 8:7). When they heard it, they

all went away, disgruntled, leaving Him alone with

the woman. When the woman’s accusers left, Jesus

neither lashed out on her nor condemned her. Rather,

He said to her, _*“…go, and sin no more”*_ (John 8:11).

How inspiring and comforting! His actions were ever

so gracious. Also, consider when Peter denied Him

after His arrest. To others, Peter should have been

written off, not worthy to be called an apostle; but

not with Jesus!

The third time He appeared to the disciples after

His resurrection, He reinstated Peter. He asked Peter

three times, “Do you love me?” to Peter’s affirmative

responses, Jesus said, “Feed my sheep” (John 21:15-

18). The Greek word translated “feed” in verses 15

and 16 aren’t the same. The first “feed” in verse 15

is “bosko¯” and it means to feed and keep the lambs.

But when Jesus repeated it in verse 16, He used

a different Greek word “poimaino¯” which means to

tend or to govern the sheep. Jesus didn’t say, “Peter,

you’re such a disappointment; after all the miracles you

saw with me and all your bragging that you’d follow

me till the end, you still denied me. How can I even

trust you, going forward?” No; He didn’t take Peter’s

error to account.

O, the inspiration of the Master’s love! No wonder

the same Peter, inspired by the Master’s great example,

penned those beautiful words in 1 Peter 2:21-25: “For

even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also

suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should

follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile

found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled

not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but

committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on

the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto

righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. For

ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned

unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.”*

FURTHER STUDY:*

*Luke 11:4, Luke 17:3-4 & Ephesians 4:32

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

TUESDAY 28 DECEMBER 2021

PASTOR CHRIS

TOPIC: BE INSPIRED BY HIS EXAMPLE KEY VERSE: Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear

children (Ephesians 5:1).

MESSAGE

When you explore every aspect of Jesus’ life

and teachings and study what He did, the

words He spoke, the miracles He performed and the

lives He changed, you’d be inspired by His example.

Nobody ever talked like Jesus. Not only did His

words demonstrate His faith, hope and love, they also

imparted same to His hearers.

In John 10:30, He said, “I and my Father are one.” On another occasion, He said, “…I am from above…I

am not of this world” (John 8:23). No wonder, when

He walked the earth, the High Priests and Pharisees

were so concerned about His rising influence that

they decided to send officers to arrest Him (John

7:32), but they returned without Him. And when they

were queried, their response was such an intriguing

one. They said, “...Have you heard the way he talks?

We’ve never heard anyone speak like this man” (John

7:46 MSG).

Think about how He spoke words and great

miracles ensued. He told Peter and His colleagues who

had toiled all night and caught no fish, “…Launch out

into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught” (Luke 5:4). When they cast their net, they had a great

haul of fish, such that they experienced great difficulty bringing it to the shore. What a miracle wrought by

His words!

The Bible records how He fed the multitude with

a little boy’s lunch by speaking words; He invoked the

power of multiplication on five loaves of bread and

two pieces of fish and they became more than enough

to feed five thousand men, women and children not

counted (Luke 9:12-17).

We read in Luke 7:11-17 how He spoke words

and brought a dead man (a widow’s only son) back

to life who was already being carried to the place of

interment. How about Lazarus who was dead, buried

for four days and decomposing? Jesus, right in front of

Lazarus’ tomb, spoke words and Lazarus came back

to life. Amazing! (Read the entire account in John 11).

This is the Jesus that we serve; He used words like no one else and changed hopeless situations. Talk

like Jesus. He said, “I speak the words of my Father.”

So, like Him, speak words from the Father; speak the

words of Christ. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:

1 Corinthians 11:1 & 1 Peter 2:21-23

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES MONDAY 27 DECEMBER 2021

PASTOR CHRIS

TOPIC: FOCUSED AND CONSISTENT

KEY VERSE: A double minded man is unstable in all

his ways (James 1:8)

If you want to be perpetually successful, living the

ever-victorious life you’ve been called to live, you

have to be focused and consistent. In your confessions

of faith, for example, you can’t talk strength, courage,

victory, prosperity, health and wholeness, and at the

same time speak weakness, fear, failure, poverty and

sickness. The Bible says, _*“Doth a fountain send forth

at the same place sweet water and bitter?”*_ (James

3:11). That’s not going to work.

Our theme verse in the Amplified Version says, _*“…a

man of two minds (hesitating, dubious, irresolute),

[he is] unstable and unreliable and uncertain about

everything [he thinks, feels, decides].”*_ That means in

his way of prosperity, he’ll be unstable; on his road of

greatness, he’ll be unstable as well.

There’re lots of people who believe in a life

that’s “up and down”; by that I mean an inconsistent,

unreliable and uncertain life. That’s not for the

Christian; we go upward and forward only. We allow

no distractions. Set your sail. It doesn’t matter what

tries to pull you this way or that way; make the Word

of God your focus: _*“…Turn not from it to the right

hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever

you go”*_ (Joshua 1:7 AMPC). Praise God!

The Bible says, _*“Looking away [from all that will

distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source

of our faith…”*_ (Hebrews 12:2 AMPC). Set your focus

and go for the goal; and the great God of glory, who’s

at work in you both to will and to do of His good

pleasure, will see to it that you’re a success and you

fulfill His destiny for your life. Hallelujah!

*PRAYER*

*Dear Father, thank you for your Word that inspires

faith in my spirit and helps me maintain focus,

attention and consistency on your Word in fulfilling

my divine call. I remain steady, firm, resolved and

unflinching in my confidence in you to guide me

victoriously through life, every day, in Jesus’ Name.

Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*

*James 1:5-8, Ephesians 4:14 $Deuteronomy 5:32

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

SUNDAY 26 DECEMBER 2021

PASTOR CHRIS

TOPIC: JESUS IS THE REAL POWER

KEY VERSE: Forasmuch then as the children are

partakers of flesh and blood, he also

himself likewise took part of the same;

that through death he might destroy him

that had the power of death, that is, the

devil (Hebrews 2:14).

The word “destroy” in the verse above is from

the Greek “katargeo¯”, and it means “to bring

to nought.” That means Satan has been brought to

nothing; he was made powerless—he and his cohorts

of hell. Colossians 2:15 (Conybeare) says, “He

DISARMED the Principalities and the Powers [which

fought against Him….” The principalities and powers

have been disarmed by Jesus. Hallelujah!

The Phillips New Testament puts it thus: “And

then having drawn the sting of all the powers ranged

against us, He exposed them, shattered, empty and

defeated, in His final glorious triumphant act!” He

exposed them; He got them stripped and took away

from them all of their armour—everything of value!

Blessed be God!

That hasn’t changed; they’re in that condition till

today: Disarmed! Crushed! Shattered! Exposed and

defeated! The devil we’re dealing with today is crushed

and dethroned. 1 Corinthians 2:6 talks about “…the

dethroned Powers who rule this world” (Moffatt

translation). In the spirit, they’re dethroned even

though they seem to rule this world; the real power

in the world today is the Name of Jesus!

Now you can understand why the apostles, in their day, were fearless and used the Name of Jesus

fearlessly. It didn’t matter the persecution they faced;

they were dauntless because they knew what power

was really in office. They knew they were backed by

the real power—Jesus Christ!

It’s the same in our day. We’re bold and confident

in, and through Him. In His Name, we tame this world

and keep Satan and his demons in subjection to us.

In John 16:33 WEB, Jesus said, “...Cheer up! I’ve

overcome the world”; when He did it, we were in

Him. We overcame Satan, the world and its systems.

His Name has all authority. God has decreed

that at His Name, every knee should bow—things and

beings in heaven, on earth, and under the earth. And

that every tongue should confess His Lordship, to the

glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:10-11). Nothing

and no one can stand against that Name. Thus, in

celebrating Christmas, we’re proclaiming His victory,

glory, power and dominion over the nations. The whole

world belongs to Him. Blessed be God!

FURTHER STUDY:

Colossians 2:15 AMPC, Hebrews 2:14 ASV & Ephesians 1:19-21 AMPC

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

SATURDAY 25 DECEMBER 2021

PASTOR CHRIS

TOPIC: JESUS OF NAZARETH—THE ONLY TRUE GOD

KEY VERSE: And we believe and are sure that thou

art that Christ, the Son of the living God

(John 6:69).

When Jesus walked the streets of Galilee,

Capernaum, Jerusalem, many didn’t quite

give attention to who He really was. Today is

Christmas—the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Yet,

the most that some know about Him is that He was

born of a virgin, while others see Him as one of the

greatest miracle workers to ever grace Israel. But His

life was more than miraculous.

When Jesus walked the earth, He was God in

the flesh; all of divinity was tabernacled in Him. He

was the living body of the Almighty God. He was

God alive, walking and talking in a man’s body. Read

what Colossians 1:19 AMPC says about Him: “For it

has pleased [the Father] that all the divine fullness

(the sum total of the divine perfection, powers, and

attributes) should dwell in Him permanently.”

This should help you understand John’s statement

in John 1:14: “And the Word was made flesh, and

dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as

of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and

truth.” Jesus was the glory of God manifested to us.

Hebrews 1:3 AMPC says, “He is the sole expression

of the glory of God [the Light-being, the out-raying or

radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint

and very image of [God’s] nature, upholding and

maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe

by His mighty word of power….”

Jesus is the love of God manifested to us. He

showed us a good example by loving everyone

unconditionally, including His accusers. He loved and offered His life for us as a sacrifice for our sins: “Be

ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And

walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath

given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God

for a sweetsmelling savour” (Ephesians 5:1-2).

Romans 5:8 says, “But God commendeth his love

toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ

died for us.” These aren’t the attributes or works of

a religious leader. No one in history loves, or could

ever love like Jesus. He was God’s light, of whom John

the Baptist bore witness, so that all men through Him

might believe. John 1:9 says of Jesus: “That was the

true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into

the world.” Amazing reality!

No wonder He’s celebrated, honoured and

adored in heaven and in the earth. He has the greatest

honour even in hell. He’s the greatest of all. The only

one who could save man to the uttermost, and make

the divine life available and possible for all men to

receive: Jesus of Nazareth—the only true God!

FURTHER STUDY:

Colossians 2:9, John 17:3, Acts 2:36 & 1 Timothy 6:14-16

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

FRIDAY 24 DECEMBER 2021 PASTOR CHRIS

TOPIC: AMBASSADORS OF GOOD NEWS

KEY VERSE: We then, as workers together with

him, beseech you also that yev

receive not the grace of God in vain.

(For he saith, I have heard thee in

a time accepted, and in the day of

salvation have I succoured thee:

behold, now is the accepted time;

behold, now is the day of salvation)

(2 Corinthians 6:1-2).

We’re living in the day of salvation; the day

of God’s grace, not His wrath. The Bible

says, “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation

hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying

ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,

righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking

for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of

the great God and oue Saviour Jesus Christ” (Titus

2:11-13).

As we approach the end of this present world,

we’re to live circumspectly, warning every man,

and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may

present them perfect in Christ Jesus (Colossians 1:28).

He wants all men to be saved and to come to the

knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4).

That’s why He sent us to preach the Good News

of salvation; to preach the Gospel. This is the day of

the Gospel, and “Gospel” means good news! We’re

ambassadors of Good News: “To wit, that God

was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself,

not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath

committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now

then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead,

be ye reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:19-20).

In Matthew 9:37-38, Jesus said to His disciples, “...

The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are

few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that

he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” We’re

His labourers for the harvest, His witnesses, sent with

the message of His saving power. We’re the bearers

of the Gospel of His grace.

Take the message everywhere this Yuletide.

Preach it boldly, and He’ll confirm your words with

signs, wonders and miracles. Remember, Jesus said,

“…this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in

all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then

shall the end come” (Matthew 24:14).

This Gospel is the power of God unto salvation

to everyone who believes. It’s the power of God to

make sinners righteous, to bring men into fellowship

with God. What an honour it is to be the bearer of

the Good News of Christ’s salvation, helping people

discover Jesus, and turning them from darkness to light,

and from the power of Satan unto God.

FURTHER STUDY:

2 Timothy 4:2 TLB, Romans 10:13-14, 2 Corinthians 5:18 & Mark 16:15-16

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

THURSDAY 23 DECEMBER 2021

PASTOR CHRIS

TOPIC: HIS LIFE IN YOU

KEY VERSE: I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless

I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me:

and the life which I now live in the

flesh I live by the faith of the Son of

God, who loved me, and gave himself

for me (Galatians 2:20). MESSAGE

How inspired are you about the life of Christ

in you? Not many realize how sublime this is.

Christ in you is everything; that was God’s dream and

the purpose of Christ’s redemptive work. He came

to make us sons of God, to make it possible for us to

be indwelt by God and have His life imparted to our

spirits. So, today, He lives in you by His Word and

His Spirit.

Colossians 3:16 says, “Let the word of Christ

dwell in you richly in all wisdom….” The Word

you’ve received dwells in you; and what does He do

in you? Acts 20:32 gives us an idea; it says, “And now,

brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word

of his grace, which is able to build you up….” The

Word of His grace in you is effective in itself and by

itself to build you up! And if His Word builds you up,

it means you can’t fail, be destroyed, or be defeated.

His life in you by the Word is extraordinary; it

causes you to grow up in God, in all things and in all

areas. Ephesians 4:14-15 says, “That we henceforth

be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried

about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of

men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in

wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may

grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ.”

Then, John 14:23 tells us, “…If a man love me,

he will keep my words: and my Father will love him,

and we will come unto him, and make our abode

with him.” So, the Father and Jesus live in you by the

Holy Ghost; He’s alive in you by the power of the Holy

Ghost; so, you aren’t alone!

It makes no difference where you are in this world;

be conscious and aware that the Father and Jesus are

at work in you—to achieve in and through you the

extraordinary, the unthinkable, and the unexpected.

The Bible tells us in Ephesians 3:20-21, “Now unto him

that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that

we ask or think, according to the power that worketh

in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus

throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.”

Colossians 1:27 tells us, “To whom God would

make known what is the riches of the glory of this

mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you,

the hope of glory.” You’re not an ordinary person;

every step you take is a “Christ-in-you” person walking.

“Christ in you, the hope of glory” means there’s glory

in you everywhere you go; your life is full of glory.

Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:

1 John 4:4 & Colossians 3:16 AMPC

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

WEDNESDAY 22 DECEMBER 2021

PASTOR CHRIS

TOPIC: EXCITED ABOUT HIS RETURN

KEY VERSE: Watch ye therefore, and pray always,

that ye may be accounted worthy to

escape all these things that shall come to

pass, and to stand before the Son of man

(Luke 21:36).

Jesus Christ is coming again. 1 Thessalonians

4:16-17 gives us a graphic revelation of His

amazing return. It says, “For the Lord himself shall

descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of

the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the

dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive

and remain shall be caught up together with them in

the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall

we ever be with the Lord.”

I’m so inspired just to think that one day, the

Lord will show up with a shout. It isn’t someone else

that’s going to shout for Him, but the Lord Himself

will! Some people think we’re hyping His return too

much, but that’s because they don’t know who Jesus

is. He’s the Monarch of the universe. The whole earth

belongs to Him—governments and galaxies inclusive.

He rules the world.

While on earth, He often went with a multitude

of disciples. How about when He entered Jerusalem?

The Bible says, “…all the city was moved, saying, Who

is this?” (Matthew 21:10). People came out from everywhere and lined the streets. All these happened

when He was the lamb to be sacrificed. What do you

think will happen now that He’s coming as the King

of kings and Lord of lords!

Be inspired by the new heaven and the new

earth; Revelation 22:5 says, “And there shall be no

night there; and they need no candle, neither light

of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and

they shall reign for ever and ever.” How glorious! We

haven’t followed cunningly devised fables (2 Peter

1:16); we’ve received truth; we’ve trusted in His truth

and lived in His truth.

What we’re doing for the Lord, reaching out with

the Gospel and winning souls around the world, aren’t

for nothing; we’re preparing for His return. He told us

He’ll be back; so, we’re telling everybody. These are

the final moments of the last days; the time left is so

short. Therefore, we’ll fulfill His vision and prepare the

world for His return. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:

Acts 4:12 & Hebrews 9:28