22/03/2026
๐ด ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐๐โจ
SUNDAY 22ST, MARCH 2026
PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME
TOPICโจTHE REALITY OF RESURRECTION โจ
๐Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever (Hebrews 13:8).
There are those who preach reincarnation, claiming that after death, a person returns in another body, perhaps as an animal, bird, insect, or even another human. But this teaching is unscriptural. The Bible teaches resurrection, not reincarnation. Resurrection is life after death, but itโs the same person whoโs brought back to life by God's power. That is the truth.
Reincarnation is a lie, a false doctrine, but resurrection is God's reality. Itโs interesting how many believe in what they canโt prove. Christianity can be proven. The resurrection of Christ proves His deity. Romans 1:4 says He was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.
Thatโs why His Name still has power today. Whatever He accomplished before He died, His Name continues to do today. The Bible says, โJesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and foreverโ (Hebrews 13:8). Furthermore, the Bible says God has appointed a day of judgment, confirmed by the resurrection of Jesus Christ (read Acts 17:31).
The resurrection is the undeniable proof that the Lord Jesus is the appointed Judge. Believing in this truth excludes the idea of reincarnation. Some misunderstand the words of the Master about John the Baptist, calling him โElijah.โ He didnโt mean Elijah reincarnated as John the Baptist; rather, He meant that John the Baptist came in the power and spirit of Elijah (Luke 1:13-17). If Elijah himself were to appear again, he would still be Elijah, not John.
The Bible also speaks of two witnesses who will minister in Israel during the last days, and many believe one of them will be Elijah, since he never died but was taken alive to heaven (2 Kings 2:11). When he appears, it will not be a reincarnation, but Elijah himself manifesting again according to Godโs plan.
How about Moses? The Bible says he died and God Himself buried him (Deuteronomy 34:5-6). Yet, he appeared with Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration with the Lord Jesus (Matthew 17:1-3). That wasnโt reincarnation either; it was Moses in a glorified, transfigured body, demonstrating the resurrection power of God. Hallelujah!
๐PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the assurance of eternal life through the Lord Jesus Christ. I live in the reality of His resurrection power and look forward with joy to the glorious rapture of the Church and resurrection of the saints. Thank you for the truth of your Word that has made me free to live joyfully in the love, joy, peace, and dominion of your righteousness, in Jesusโ Name. Amen.
๐FURTHER STUDY:
John 11:25-26; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 4:14-44 & Deuteronomy 22-24
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 2:1-11 & Psalm 90
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We trust you have been blessed by this devotional. We invite you to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life by praying this:
โ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐, ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐; ๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ! ๐โ๐ฆ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐ก!โ
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God bless you greatly.