READ YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. HOLD FAST TILL HE COMES– PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND 2016
But that which ye have
already hold fast till I come (Revelation 2:25).
The Lord won’t ask you to
hold fast to that which you’ve received if there wasn’t the possibility of
losing it. For instance, people lose their healing; they receive healing from
God and after sometime, maybe due to carelessness or not walking in the Word,
they lose the healing. So, as a Christian, it’s important you stay in the Word.
The Word of God is your life, and every day presents opportunities for you to
live-out the Word; to keep the faith and maintain your confession of who Jesus
is and all He means to you.
Nothing should ever make
you take your gaze and focus off the Master; He’s all that truly matters.
Protect your love for Him, and your passion for the Gospel. Love the Lord
selflessly, with an undying passion. Refuse to allow anger or bitterness douse
your zeal, fervency, and effectiveness in ministering to others. Hebrews 12:15
says, “Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root
of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled.”
Imagine a Christian who was
fervently involved in soul-winning, and suddenly stopped winning souls; became
cold about the things of God, because someone offended him. All the while he
was winning souls and establishing the kingdom of heaven everywhere, there was
a crown of righteousness awaiting him; but because he stopped, he’ll lose it; someone
else is going to get it.
Don’t let anything quench
your love and passion for the Lord. To see someone else doing what the Lord had
told you to do which you didn’t do, is one of the deepest pains in life. When
God called Saul to be king of Israel, He promised him an eternal dynasty, but
he lost it, and David got it. Don’t take the privilege of your service to God
for granted. In Luke 19:40 (MSG), He said, “...If they kept quiet, the stones
would do it for them, shouting praise.”
Whatever He’s deposited in
you, whatever responsibility He’s given you, hold fast to it, for the end of
all things is near. The Word of His grace and His salvation has been
communicated to you. You’ve been endowed with the ability and grace to lead
people to Christ, unveiling to them the mysteries of the Kingdom; keep at it;
there’s a crown of glory waiting for you at the end.
CONFESSION
I press on toward the goal
to win the prize for which God, in Christ Jesus, has called me. The Lord is my
strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I’m helped and energised.
He has begun a good work in me, and I’m yielded to Him to perfect His work in,
and through me now and forever, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: || Romans
12:11-12 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; ||
|| 1 Corinthians 16:13
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. ||
|| 2 Chronicles 15:7 Be ye
strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be
rewarded. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan:
Galatians 6:1-18,
Isaiah 9-10
Isaiah 9-10
2-Year Bible Reading Plan:
1 Timothy 5:19-25,
Jeremiah 40
Jeremiah 40
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Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
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