Rhapsody Of Realities 12 March 2024 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy): Say “Yes”
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TOPIC: Say “Yes” (Rhapsody of Realities 12 March 2024)
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men (Matthew 4:19).
Rhapsody Of Realities For Today’s MESSAGE:
Often, many are plagued with how to make the beautiful blessings of the Gospel they’ve read about in the Scriptures a reality. There seems to be a gulf between all the Bible says is theirs in Christ and their experience of Him.
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But Jesus’s words in our opening verse unveil a simple principle that can help us understand how to bring these blessings to light and manifest them in our lives. He said, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” He didn’t say, “Follow me and try to become fishers of men.”
Don’t try to be who you are; don’t struggle to get what you already have; say “Yes” to Him. Say yes to His Word. Every so often, you declare, “I’m what God says I am; I have what He says I have, and I can do what He says I can do.” So, if you were a cell leader, for example, don’t say, “I’ve been pursuing my members; I can’t understand why only 4 out of my 20 members come for meetings. I keep trying, and I have done everything.”
Jesus said, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” But here you are, “trying” to be a fisher of men, and it’s not working. Stop struggling. Stop trying to convert souls; become what you are by saying, “Yes!” It sounds too simple, but that’s how it works.
What could be more complex than the salvation of the human spirit? Even so, we received salvation by simply saying “Yes” to God! All the blessings we now enjoy came from our salvation by saying, “Yes, I believe in Jesus Christ that He died for me and that God raised Him from the dead, and I declare that He is Lord of my life.” And that was it.
You believed and said, “Yes!” You talked about “you’re believing,” and it was settled; it worked. Suppose it worked for salvation (and salvation includes everything that the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ consummated for us). In that case, the same principle will work for your ministry, family life, finances, job, and everything in this world! Just say, “Yes!” Believe and talk about your beliefs.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for giving me everything I need to live victoriously and succeed. I follow you in and by the Word. I’m what you say I am, I have what you say I have, and I can do what you say I can do. You’ve given me a life of praise, glory,ry, and thanksgiving. Thank you for your Word that prevails in and through me today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
2 Corinthians 1:20 NLT – For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for his glory.
James 1:22-25: But be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 15:1-20 & Numbers 32-33
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 27:1-8 & Psalm 73
Remember to share with all your friends and loved ones today. Thank you, and God bless you richly.
Rhapsody of Realities 2024 Devotional was written by Pastor Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (D.Sc., D.D.)—President of Loveworld Inc. aka Christ Embassy Int’l.
