RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL.{JULY__2014} THEME: THE SAME LINEAGE OF FAITH. MONDAY~14TH~JULY~2014 WITH: PASTOR ANITA OYAKHILOME And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire... (Hebrews 11:32-34). The Apostle Paul makes a very powerful claim in 2 Corinthians 4:13, referring to the new creation as having the same spirit of faith with the patriarchs of faith in the Bible: We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak. He actually quoted a portion of scripture in the Old Testament, precisely Psalms 116:10, one of the psalms of David. Here, he remembers the exploits of David and affirms that we have the same spirit of faith as David. David had the anointing of the Holy Spirit working in his life; and as a young lad, he tore a lion and a bear apart with his bare hands, on two separate occasions. He slew the great Goliath of Gath, the champion of the Philistines, and won the victory for Israel. David’s faithfilled words to the seemingly invincible giant, Goliath of Gath, are very inspiring. He said to him, This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand. And I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel (1 Samuel 17:46). What a faith proclamation! You can live every day in total victory, by putting your faith to work as others did in Bible days. The Bible says for us to be ...followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises (Hebrews 6:12). This refers to those who, through faith, faced and overcame whatever obstacle was before them. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, the prophets of old, the Lord Jesus Christ and the apostles have all set for us examples of faith to emulate. We’re of the same faith- lineage. We believe and speak in agreement with our heavenly Father; we proclaim His words and they produce the desired results. CONFESSION I walk by the same principles of faith by which my heavenly Father made the heavens and the earth! Today, by my confessions of faith, I’m framing my world and causing the circumstances of my life to synchronize with God’s perfect will for me in Jesus’ Name. Amen. F U R T H E R S T U D Y : Hebrews 13:5-6 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. ; Romans 4:16-17 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, 17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. DAILY SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 22:22-23:1-11, Job 36-39. 2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Galaxys 4:1-11, Isaiah 34
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