Rhapsody Of Realities 25 March 2024 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy) – A Divine Relationship
TOPIC: A Divine Relationship (Rhapsody of Realities 25 March 2024)
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17).
Rhapsody Of Realities For Today’s MESSAGE:
While there may be some religious activities or practices in Christianity, Christianity fundamentally distinguishes itself as a relationship rather than a religion. To grasp the distinction, consider the relationship between a child and his or her parents. This familial connection is not defined by religious adherence but is deeply rooted in a personal, intimate relationship.
In Christianity that is what Jesus came to do; He came to bring us into a relationship with God beyond religion. Before Jesus came, various religions existed but Jesus brought something different: a relationship with God!
No wonder when Jesus referred to God as “Father,” it left the Jews astonished. They wondered, “How could anyone call God Father?” Well, Jesus called God His Father because He had a relationship with Him. It was a Father-and-Son relationship.
Addressing God as a Father was unfamiliar and perplexing to the Jews. In John 10:30, Jesus said, “I and my Father are one,” stressing the essence of this divine relationship. He had the same life with God. John 1:14 tells us He was God in the flesh.
The Jews couldn’t take it. In fact, when He dared to go further and explain that relationship, they sought to kill Him. But thanks be unto God; through His death, burial and resurrection, we’ve been brought into the same oneness with God. We’ve been brought into a divine relationship with the Father!
Now we can call God our heavenly Father; you don’t find that in any religion. 1 John 3:1 says, “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God….” Then in Galatians 4:6, the Bible says, “…because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” Hallelujah!
Dear Father, thank you for my oneness with you through Jesus Christ. Christ is alive in me! I’m not ordinary, for I’ve been called into the fellowship of the God-kind. Every day, I manifest the resplendent life of Christ, exercising dominion over sickness, disease, failure, lack and everything that’s of the devil! Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY:
1 John 5:11-13 – And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
1 Corinthians 1:9 – God [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
1-Year Bible Reading Plan
Luke 6:1-16 & Deuteronomy 29-30
2-Year Bible Reading Plan
Romans 3:1-12 & Psalm 94
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.
