[07:07, 7/29/2014] Emmanuel Karikari: RHAPSODY OF REALITIES. Theme:EMPOWERED WITH ALL MIGHT. Date:TUESDAY.JULY 29TH, 2014. Speaker:PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME, PhD. …That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness (Colossians 1:9-11). I t’s God’s will for us to be strengthened; that is, empowered with ALL might (miracle-working) power in our spirits! Ponder on that for a moment. He wants us filled, not with some of His power, but with all of it. He’s dealing here with “dunamis” (Greek); inherent power. He wants this power working in you. This shouldn’t be difficult for any Christian to comprehend at all, because the one who’s born again, and has received the Holy Spirit, has received the power of God; for the Holy Spirit is the power of God. Acts 1:8 says, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you….” The question now is, how can you make this power you have inside you, work for you? The first thing is to recognize that you have it in you. You don’t need to ask God for more power. The power of God is in you. That means you can’t be disadvantaged. Acknowledge this about yourself always. In Philippians 4:13, Paul didn’t say, “O God, I pray you’ll give me power to do all things.” Realizing that all the power he needed was already in him, he declared, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Secondly, know that the power you’ve received works with attitude. Yes, you’ve been empowered with all might, and can do all things, but you must balance it with good character: love, patience, joyfulness, meekness, and humility. Observe that the latter part of our opening verse says, “…Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness.” Some people endure with anger when they face certain situations. But we’re admonished to endure with joyfulness; patient and hopeful that the righteousness of God will be established in that situation. Therefore, in exercising your power to do anything, and effect changes in your life and in your environment, do so with patience, longsuffering (endurance), joyfulness, and humility. CONFESSION I’m strengthened with all might by God’s Spirit in my inner man. I have the right attitude of humility in the face of staggering opposition. Glory to God! FURTHER STUDY: 2 Corinthians 3:5(KJV) Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Ephesians 3:20(KJV) Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, DAILY SCRIPTURE READING 1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Romans 4:1-25 Psalm 45-48 2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Ephesians 4:11-16 Isaiah 49 EXTRACT FROM:http//:rhapsodyofrealities.org/reachout/rogha [10:18, 7/29/2014]: THE OIL AND THE MANTLE. BY.REV.CHRIS OYAKHILOME, PhD. INTRODUCTION Spiritual Understanding God wants His children to have a perfect under-standing of spiritual things; He does not want us to always find ourselves in a position where we don’t understand what He desires of us. Talking about the day of the Church through the prophets, God said, “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest”. Hebrews 8:10-11 God wants us to have a personal relationship with Him through His Word. Though He has given the five -fold ministry gifts to the Church to teach the saints, and build them up, He re-quires every one of His children to search the scriptures for himself. He does not want us to know His acts alone. He wants us to have an insight into His mind, purposes and plans. The children of Israel knew the acts of God, but, Mo-ses knew His ways ( Psalm 103:7) . 1 Corinthians 14:20 is an instructive verse. “Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men”. Some Christians unfortunately are children when it comes to understanding. They always require someone to tell them what God has said, instead of going through the scriptures themselves. This is not right. It is possible to be a man physically but only a child in other things. In malice God wants us to be children. There is an innocence that children possess, which God wants His people to have. God doesn’t want you to be perfected in the wrong things of life. Rather, He wants you to be perfected in the right things. He doesn’t want you to become a professional in the wrong things. If you must be-come an expert at anything, it should be in things that are praise-worthy. Become an expert in understanding, in wis-dom and in knowledge. It is possible to have a good understanding of sci-ence, or politics. You could even be very successful at your job, or be a celebrated businessman. But in 1 Corinthians 14:20 God is not talking about that kind of understanding. To be Continued...
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