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19/02/2026

*RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL*

*Thursday, February 19th*

*📜CONTINUAL FELLOWSHIP WITH THE SPIRIT*

*📖 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace (Romans 8:6).*

*👤 PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME DSc. DSc. DD.*

Oftentimes, people struggle to have true fellowship with the Holy Spirit because they’re constantly living from their minds. They’re children of the flesh, occupied with earthly consciousness, filled with worldly considerations, and driven by natural contemplations. Yet, the Bible says, “...to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”

If there’s anything that should be constant about you, it’s living in perpetual fellowship with the Holy Spirit, recognising His person, talking with Him, and walking with Him daily. 2 Corinthians 13:14 says, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.”

Talk to the Lord always. Don’t pray only when you need something; instead, maintain that ongoing communion of love between your spirit and His. That fellowship is what He desires. Keep it alive. 1 Corinthians 1:9 says, “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” Fellowship is communication, communion, a drinking together.

From Genesis to Revelation, we find that God talks. He spoke creation into being. He talked to Adam, to Noah, to Abraham, to Moses, to the prophets, and through His Son, Jesus Christ. Even today, through His Word and the Holy Spirit, He’s still talking. So, learn to listen and talk back to Him in true fellowship. That’s life in the Spirit. Hallelujah!

*PRAYER*

*Dear Father, thank you for bringing me into divine fellowship with you. I’m conscious of your presence in me and rejoice at the privilege and blessing of communing with you always. Through that fellowship, I’m guided, strengthened, and inspired to live the higher life in Christ and fulfil my purpose, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY📖=>*
*1 John 1:3 KJV; That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.*

*John 16:13-15 KJV; Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. [14] He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. [15] All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.*

*1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV; Pray without ceasing.*

*📖DAILY SCRIPTURE READING📖*

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan📖=> Mark 4:1-20 & Leviticus 15*

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan📖=> Acts 19:30-41 & Psalm 29-30*

18/02/2026

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Dsc. Dsc. DD.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18 2026

THE WORD IN YOU
..receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls (James 1:21).

The Word of God is anointed; it possesses the inherent ability to produce in you what it talks about. For example, when you meditate on the Word on protection and imbibe that message of divine preservation, you no longer need to pray for protection. The Word becomes your protector. The Bible declares, “..his truth shall be thy shield and buckler” (Psalm 91:4).

That's what the Word does; it becomes in you what it talks about. When you hear and receive the Word on prosperity, it will manifest prosperity in your life. The same applies to the Word concerning health; it produces divine health. Proverbs 4:20-22 says, "My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh."

The Word is life and medicine to your flesh but only if you keep it in your heart and in your mouth, and live by it. There are some who have been sick for a long time and aren’t getting better because they haven’t kept the Word in their hearts and in their mouths.

Keeping the Word in your heart and in your mouth is meditation; it’ll get rid of any health issue in your body. It’ll cleanse your blood vessels and get rid of the tumour. The key to divine health and whatever else you may desire in life is the Word in you; it’ll produce what it talks about.

PRAYER / CONFESSION

Dear Father, thank you for the power of your Word that’s at work in me. Your Word produces health, strength, wisdom, protection and prosperity in me. I live in the reality of all that your Word says about me. Thank you for the blessing of knowing your Word and living accordingly, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Proverbs 4:20-22; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; James 1:21-25

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Mark 3:13-35; Leviticus 13-14

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Acts 19:21-29; Psalm 27-28

17/02/2026

28/10/2025

*_RHAPSODY OF REALITIES_*

*_TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER_*

_Pastor Chris_

*_VICTORY OVER THE WORLD_*

_For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith (1 John 5:4)._

Think about the fact that the verse we just read was written by the Apostle John. God gave him that wisdom, that revelation. He wasn't just prophesying; he was writing about the life that we have in Christ, the life he and the rest of the apostles lived. This was the mentality they had. They were raised to think victory only.

They had been with the Lord Jesus and had come to understand the message of the divine life: whatsoever is born of God has victory over the world and subdues the world. This means you have power over the world because you’re born of God: “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures” (James 1:18).

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God” (John 1:12-13). Because you’re born of God, you’ve conquered the world. You’ve prevailed over the world. You didn’t need to make an effort; it happened simply by your being born of God. Hallelujah!

You’ve conquered the world and its systems and corrupting influences. Nothing in this world is to your disadvantage. This must be your way of thinking. You have to train and see yourself in this light. When the pressures of life come against you, remember who you are and affirm that you have power over this world, its pressures, adversities and decadence. You have power over Satan, sicknesses, diseases and infirmities. Your faith in Christ has given you the victory. Hallelujah!

*_PRAYER_*

*_Dear Father, I thank you for my faith that gives me victory over the world. I refuse to be moved by circumstances. I live triumphantly and reign victoriously over the systems of this world, its pressures, adversities, decadence and corrupting influences by the power of your Spirit and through the Word, in Jesus’ Name. Amen._*

*_FURTHER STUDY:_*
Romans 8:35-37; John 16:33; 1 Corinthians 15:57; 1 John 4:4

*_1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN_*
2 Timothy 4:1-22 & Jeremiah 26-28

*_2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN_*
John 8:12-21 & 2 Kings 19-20

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24/10/2025

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Dsc. Dsc. DD.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 24 2025

FOCUS ON THE WORD

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light (Genesis 1:1-3).

If you want to see supernatural things happen in your life, focus on the Word. The Word of God created the whole world and the entire universe. God manifests Himself in different ways and one of those extraordinary ways is the Word. He manifests Himself in and through the Word. Where the Word of God is, God is.

The Word of God is not like the word of a man; the Word of God is life. The Word of God is power. The Word of God is light. The Word of God is truth. The Word of God is God. If you centre your mind on the Word, you're centring your mind on God. Isaiah 26:3 says, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”

How do you stay or keep your mind on Him? It’s by staying your mind on His Word, meditating on the Word. It doesn’t matter what you face in life; let God be all you see. That means see the Word; have the Word on your mind. When you have the Word of God on your mind, you're in for the supernatural. The Word is where the supernatural power of God is.

It’s the reason the Holy Spirit never does anything without the Word. In Genesis 1, the Bible says in the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. But the earth was without form, and darkness covered the face of the deep. Then it says, the Spirit of God moved over the face of the waters but nothing changed. The darkness was still there, the chaos was still there, until the Word was given.

The Bible says, “And God said, let there be light, and light became” (Genesis 1:3). The Spirit of God caused the light to come into being only after God spoke. It shows the power and importance of God’s Word. You must focus on the Word. Speak it forth. Until the Word is given, the Spirit of God does nothing. So, to experience great things in your life as an individual and live transcendently as the Lord has ordained for you, live by the Word of God.

PRAYER / CONFESSION

Dear Father, thank you for the power and integrity of your Word. I centre my heart and mind on the Word, and I’m full of peace. Your Word produces in me what it talks about; I see only possibilities, walk in excellence, victory and dominion, because your Word is my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Joshua 1:8 AMPC; Colossians 3:16; Hebrews 4:12-13

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

1 Timothy 6:1-21; Jeremiah 15-16

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

John 7:20-31; 2 Kings 11-12

24/10/2025

22/10/2025

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Dsc. Dsc. DD.

WEDNESDAY, 22ND OCTOBER 2025

YOUR WORDS ARE YOUR PERSON

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh (Luke 6:45).

Did you know that the best part of your personality is your words? The greatest gift given to us naturally by God is the ability to talk. That’s because your words are your person; your words are you. The character of your words is the character of your personality. You’re not different from your words. If your spirit is excellent, your words will be.

In emphasizing this, the Lord Jesus said, “Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit…for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things” (Matthew 12:33-35). Notice what the Lord said; the words that come out of you are from your heart, from your spirit. And your spirit is the real you.

Proverbs 23:7 says, "as he thinks in his heart so is he." In other words, you’re not different from your thoughts and words are thoughts clothed with vocabulary. So, your life as it is today is the image of what your words created months or years ago. And your life in the next few months or years is what you create now with your words. That’s how important words are.

PRAYER
Righteous Father, I thank you for the gift of speech and the ability to manifest your grace through my words. My words are filled with wisdom as they spring forth from the treasures of your Kingdom in my heart. I speak excellence, purity and truth. My words reveal your righteousness, shaping my glorious life and destiny in you. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
Proverbs 16:23-24 NIV The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction. 24 Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Matthew 12:33-35 NIV “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.

Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Timothy 4:1-16 & Jeremiah 11-12

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 7:1-10 & 2 Kings 9

21/10/2025

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Dsc. Dsc. DD.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 21 2025

HOLY EXPRESSIONS OF WORSHIP

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24).

God is a Spirit, and the Bible says those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. However, there’re certain things you do physically that help you activate your spirit.

For example, when you consciously and deliberately kneel in prayer, it causes your spirit to be immediately activated for prayer. That’s why He told you to do it, because immediately, you're moved from your mental state into a spiritual state, fulfilling the Scriptures. Psalm 95:6 says, “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.”

Daniel also knelt in prayer: “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house and... he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed...” (Daniel 6:10). Even the Lord Jesus knelt down to pray: “And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed” (Luke 22:41).

The same thing happens when you lift your hands in prayer, adoration, praise and worship to the Lord. These physical actions draw you from the natural into the spiritual. They are holy expressions of reverence, adulation and worship. The Bible says, “I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting” (1 Timothy 2:8).

King Solomon lifted his hands when he dedicated the temple: “And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer… he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven” (1 Kings 8:54). These examples show us the importance and spirituality of certain reverential actions, even though they’re physical.
Never take these spiritual postures lightly. They help shift your focus from the distractions of the flesh to the realities of the Spirit. They help you make contact with your spirit, and you’re stirred and awakened to deeper fellowship with the Lord. Recall the words of the Psalmist, “Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice” (Psalm 141:2). Hallelujah!

PRAYER / CONFESSION

Dear Father, thank you for teaching me to worship you in spirit and in truth. I yield my body as an instrument of righteousness, aligning it with my spirit in worship, prayer and adoration. As I lift my hands and bow my knees, my spirit is stirred and awakened to deeper fellowship with you, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Romans 12:1; Luke 24:50; 1 Timothy 2:8 NIV

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

1 Timothy 3:1-16; Jeremiah 9-10

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

John 6:61-71; 2 Kings 7-8

18/10/2025

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Dsc. Dsc. DD.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 2025

YOUR WORDS ARE ALIVE

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life (John 6:63).

The words you speak are not empty; they don’t just go away; they live on. Don't think the last thing you said ended when you said it. Every word that comes out of your mouth is alive in the spirit-realm. The only way to repel or counter already spoken words is by speaking words that are opposite and more powerful. Words are things; they have energy and tangibility.

This should make you put a premium on words. Never say what you don’t mean or don’t want to happen. Never speak negatively because the principle is simple but spiritual: you shall have what you say. The Lord Jesus said so: “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith” (Mark 11:23).

It’s for the same reason He tells us not to speak idle, inoperative words: “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned” (Matthew 12:36-37). Idle words are useless words, words you speak that don't mean anything. He says you’ll be held accountable for speaking such words.

Remember, you’re made in the image and likeness of God, and what did the Master say about Himself? He said, “...the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63). He put a premium on words. The difference between the words of the Lord Jesus and the words of any other person is that He spoke life. He gave us an example to follow.

Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue....” Speak only life and everything in your life and environment will live. Speak life to your business, your finances, your body, your children, and to everything around you. Remember, your words never die; they’re living and active; they determine the course or direction of your life. Whether you're going to be a success or a failure is all in your mouth.

PRAYER / CONFESSION

Dear Father, thank you for teaching me the power of words. My words are full of life, power and faith. I speak only what I desire to see. I speak life to my body, progress to my work, growth to my finances, and peace to my environment. Thank you for making my tongue a tree of life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

1 Peter 3:10; Matthew 12:36-37 NIV; Job 22:28

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

2 Thessalonians 3:1-18; Jeremiah 3-4

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

John 6:30-40; 2 Kings 4

17/10/2025

17/10/2025

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Dsc. Dsc. DD.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2025

BEING BORN AGAIN— A SPIRITUAL REALITY

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Once, a respected Jewish teacher, Nicodemus by name, came to see the Lord Jesus. He was a ruler among the Jews, but despite his religiosity, something was missing. The Master looked at him and made a profound statement that cut through all his religious knowledge and rituals: “...Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).

Nicodemus, somewhat flustered, asked, “How can a man be born when he is old?” But the Lord Jesus wasn’t speaking of physical birth; He was revealing a deep spiritual truth. Being born again isn’t a mere religious cliché or phenomenon but a spiritual reality. It means receiving a brand-new life, the life and nature of God Himself.

When you were born again, you weren’t brought into a religion; there was a supernatural transformation. It was an actual rebirth. Your human life was supplanted by the divine life at the new birth. Something actually took place in the spirit; you were brought from death into life and immortality: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life” (John 5:24).

Now that you’re born again, you’re born of the Word by the Spirit of the Lord: “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again” (John 3:6-7). 1 Peter 1:23 says, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”

The Bible also says in John 1:12-13, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” This is what it means to be born again; you’re literally and vitally born of God, with His life and nature in your spirit. You’re taxonomically different from the non-Christians. As Jesus is, so are you in this world (1 John 4:17). Hallelujah!

PRAYER / CONFESSION

Dear Father, I thank you for the supernatural life of Christ that’s now at work in me. I’m born of the incorruptible Word, which lives and abides forever; I’m not an ordinary person. I’m a new creation, born of your Word and your Spirit. I live the higher life, full of glory and righteousness. I walk in victory every day, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

John 3:3-8; James 1:18; Galatians 2:20

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

2 Thessalonians 2:1-17; Jeremiah 1-2

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

John 6:22-29; 2 Kings 3