RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. MANIFESTING THE WILL AND NATURE OF GOD BY PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME PHD THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH 2016.
And that ye put on the new man, which after
God is created in righteousness and true holiness (Ephesians 4:24).
The verse above is rendered beautifully in
the Amplified version. It says, and put on the new nature (the regenerate self)
created in Gods image, [Godlike] in true righteousness and holiness.
The phrase, which after God means in the
likeness of God. You’re created to be like God in righteousness and true
holiness. And what is righteousness? It’s the expression of the will and nature
of the Father.
Therefore, when the Bible says to put on the
new nature, which is created in righteousness, it means that you should walk in
the light of who you are: give expression to the will and nature of the Father!
The power to please Him always, everywhere,
and in all things bearing testimony to His character, and nature by your life,
actions, and words is in your spirit. You’re called to manifest and administer
the will, purpose, and character of God. This is true righteousness.
Jesus was the revelation of the Fathers will
and nature; thus, the expression of Gods righteousness. Likewise, our
righteousness is our expression of the will and nature of the heavenly Father!
Hebrews 1:3 tells us that Jesus was the
express image of the Father. The word express means to show, to evince, to
manifest, to articulate, and demonstrate. He was the perfect representative,
and representation, of the Father. And the Bible says ...as He is, so are we in
this world (1 John 4:17). This righteousness produces in us, right-standing
with the Father, without fear, inferiority or condemnation.
We’ve been gifted with the ability and power
to manifest, articulate, and demonstrate the will and nature of the Father
everywhere, in every situation. This is our calling; this is what He’s sent us
to do! This is our heritage. Glory to God!
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for making me the
effulgence of your glory, and one to manifest, articulate, and express your
will and nature everywhere, in every situation. I walk in the reality of the
life of righteousness, which I have in Christ, in Jesus Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
|| Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of
his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the
word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the
right hand of the Majesty on high; ||
|| 1 John 4:17 Herein is our love made
perfect, that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment: because as he is, so
are we in this world.||
|| 1 Peter 2:9 AMP But ye are a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye
should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into
his marvelous light:||
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Mark 3:13-35;
Leviticus 13-14
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 19:21-29;
Psalm 27-28
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