RHAPSODY OF REALITIES FOR TODAY.
Rhapsody of Realities daily devotional by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome for today is here. Read this devotional to improve your relationship with God, enrich your faith, and increase in knowledge of the Word.
The Topic of Rhapsody of Realities for Saturday 27th April 2024 is “Rejuvenated by The Holy Ghost”.
Today’s Scripture: Romans 8:10
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY SATURDAY 27TH APRIL 2024.
Often, in a well-translated King James Version of the Bible, you’d observe some parenthesized words due to missing links in the manuscripts. Consequently, the correct rendering of our opening verse ought to have been, ”And if Christ be in you, though your body is dead because of sin, the Spirit gives it life because of righteousness.”
The updated New International Version actually renders it similarly. Then we come to the 11th verse of the same Romans 8; it says, “But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” The word translated as “but” doesn’t necessarily have to be ‘but’. It’s best rendered as ‘and’, ‘now’, ‘then’ or ‘so’.
Either of these foregoing words provide a more fitting connection. So, let’s now put these in the right context and read: ”And if Christ be in you, though your body is dead because of sin, the Spirit gives it life because of righteousness. Now, if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you” (Romans 8:10-11).
Even now, as you read this, if your physical body has already been so battered, bruised, damaged and ravaged by sickness and disease, there can be a change. If it has been paralyzed, the Holy Spirit can give life to your physical body and restore you to perfect health. It’s one of the reasons we speak in tongues. The Bible says, ”He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself..”. (1 Corinthians 14:4). The Greek word translated “edifieth” is “oikodomeo,” which means to construct or build up, to embolden or charge up like you’d charge a battery.
Thus, the one who speaks in tongues builds himself up, charges himself, and rejuvenates himself. What happens when you do this is that the power of God within you courses through your being, vitalizing your physical body. Spend some time right now to speak in tongues; the power that’s at work in you even now will revive, vitalize and produce life in your body or wherever you require it.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for the impact of the Holy Spirit in my life and on my physical body. I activate the power by speaking in tongues; therefore, I’m invigorated, refreshed, energized and vitalized; health courses through my being, and sickness and all that hurts and binds are dispelled, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Acts 9:32-34;
32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
Romans 8:10-11 AMPC
10 But if Christ lives in you, [then although] your [natural] body is dead by reason of sin and guilt, the spirit is alive because of [the] righteousness [that He imputes to you].
11 And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Luke 22:39-65 & 1 Samuel 29-31
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Romans 16:12-27 & Psalm 135-136
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