RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. THE CHURCH IS MARCHING ON – PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15TH 2016.
And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and
upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it (Matthew 16:18).
Over the years, the Church of Jesus Christ has
continued to wax stronger and stronger, marching on in glory, regardless of the
many persecutions and oppositions orchestrated against it by the adversary. The
Church has remained unstoppable to this day, and will remain so for all time,
because the Lord meant it when He said, “…I will build my church; and the gates
of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18).
The word “Gates” is symbolic in prophetic language for
“power and dominion.” So, the powers of hell, the dominion of hell, shall not,
and cannot prevail against the Church. It doesn’t matter what they do. The
Church, right from inception, has survived and endured many terrible
persecutions. There have been kings who threatened to annihilate the Church.
Some even boasted that when they were through with the Church, history would
not remember that it ever existed. But the Church has out-lived them all.
The Church will always have the victory. It’ll crush
every opposition, and conquer everyone who ever stands against it. That’s the
blessing upon the Church. The Lord Jesus said to Saul of Tarsus when he was
persecuting the Church, “…it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks” (Acts
26:14). Then, in Luke 20:18, He said, “Whosoever shall fall upon that stone
shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.”
The Church of Jesus Christ isn’t a human organization;
it is, in fact, a living thing, and it’s indestructible. It doesn’t matter the
onslaught of evil and wickedness against the Church from Satan and wicked and
unreasonable men, nothing can stall or hinder the growth and impact of the
Church around the world. There isn’t enough fear, unbelief, doubt, or
persecutions that can prevail against the Church.
Being born again, you belong to the Church, and you’re
indestructible. Victory is yours, no matter what happens with you. You may be
in the deepest “dungeon” even now; right there, declare, “Greater is He that’s
in me than he that’s in the world.” The Word is guaranteed to put you over and
bring you out in victory. Hallelujah!
CONFESSION
I belong to Christ; in Him I live, and move and have
my being. No evil shall befall me; neither shall any plague come near my
dwelling. I’m strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. No weapon
formed against me shall prosper, and any tongue that rises against me in
judgment is condemned, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: || Isaiah 11:9 They shall not hurt nor
destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge
of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. ||
|| Matthew 21:12-14 And Jesus went into the temple of
God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew
the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 13 And
said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer;
but ye have made it a den of thieves. 14 And the blind and the lame came to him
in the temple; and he healed them. ||
|| 1 Timothy 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou
mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is
the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 5:12-42,
2 Chronicles 23-25
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6,
Isaiah 1
EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
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