RHAPSODY OF REALITIES **Live Out His Righteousness** Friday, December 11th . Pastor Chris
…Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is
the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated
iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil
of gladness…(Hebrews 1:8-9).
As a child of God, one thing you must
do in your life is to sanctify yourself. You may be endowed with gifts,
and great potentials, but you can’t run your gifts together with bad
behaviour. And that’s one of the reasons some people can’t experience
real spiritual growth.
If you want the anointing that promotes,
lifts, and consistently keeps you at the top, and makes you untouchable,
then you must love righteousness and hate iniquity. You can’t live in
both. There has to be a consistency between the Gospel you believe and
preach, and your life as a Christian. Where the consistency stops, is
where your “blessings” stop. Then you find that things aren’t really
working out in your life.
Even when things seem to be working for
you, somehow, you’d find that your life isn’t glorious or honourable.
You’re restless in your spirit, because things aren’t right between you
and God. You’re grieving the Holy Spirit continually with your
lifestyle, and you know it inside you. Fellowshipping with Him soon
becomes a drag. Don’t let your life be like that. Live right and live
for Him. Let this be an opportunity for you to change things.
Change
that aspect of your life that doesn’t portray the character of Christ.
Sometimes, this is all some people need to experience unprecedented
growth and success in life, and see the power of the Spirit move in, and
through, them gloriously.
Those that are closest to you should
respect you, not just because there’s an anointing on your life. Rather,
they should also respect and honour you because of the decency of your
character. There’s a life of righteousness that’s consistent with God’s
nature and ways of doing things; that’s the life we’ve been called to
live. It’s a walk in righteousness.
PRAYER
Dear Lord, thank you
for the gift of righteousness. My life is the demonstration of your
righteousness as I’m the epistle of Christ, seen and read by all men! I
testify that my life is for your glory; I’m pleasing you in all things
and bearing fruits of righteousness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further
Study: || 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts,
known and read of all men: 3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to
be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but
with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy
tables of the heart. ||
|| 1 Thessalonians 5:22-23 Abstain from all
appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly;
and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved
blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ||
|| Proverbs
11:5-6 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the
wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the
upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their
own naughtiness. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Revelation 3:7-22,
Hosea 7-10
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: John 19:23-37,
2 Chronicles 23-24
EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
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