(Seated Far Above Principalities and Powers)
Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo
Sunday, July 5th, 2026
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD
TO THE BIBLE
John 20:17
“Jesus said to her, ‘Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, “I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.”
LET’S TALK
Have you ever had an older sibling step in when someone tried to mess with you? Suddenly, the whole situation changes. Now imagine that your “Big Brother” is Jesus. Well, that’s the reality!
At different times during His earthly ministry, the Lord Jesus defined His relationship with His disciples. They had been His servants and followers, but shortly before His death, He said to them: ”You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you” (John 15:14-15).
But when He rose from the dead, He said to Mary, ”Go to My brethren, and say to them, I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God” (John 20:17): He referred to them as “His brethren”, for He had brought them into sonship with the Father. In John 1:14, Jesus is called the only begotten of the Father, but after His resurrection, the Bible no longer refers to him as the ”only begotten” of the Father but as “the first begotten from the dead” (Revelation 1:5). He’s the first to be born again.
This means that when we were born again, we became God’s begotten children just like Jesus. We became His brothers and sisters. He is the firstborn among a special race of super beings, and we’re not second to Him, since He’s given us the right of the firstborn by making us joint-heirs together with Himself (Romans 8:17).
Thus, not only is Jesus your Lord and Saviour, but He’s also your “Big Brother.” He’s got your back in every situation, from exam halls to difficult conversations; thus, no devil hatched out of hell can bully or mesmerise you. No pressure at school, no peer influence, no fear of the future has the right to intimidate you. You’re seated now with Christ in the place of authority, where you reign with Him, far above all principalities and powers. Yes, He’s our Lord and Master, yet He’s not ashamed to call us brethren. Praise God!
GO DEEPER
John 10:11-12: Psalm 23:1-4
PRAY
Dear Father, thank you for bringing me into your wonderful family, where I’m bold to call you Father, and call Jesus my Lord, Saviour, Friend and brother! Thank You for making me your heir and a joint-heir with Christ. Now I know that everything that belongs to Jesus belongs to me; therefore, I refuse to live as a servant, but through the knowledge of your Word, I position myself rightly to live as an heir of God, in Jesus’Name. Amen.
DAILY BIBLE READING
ONE YEAR
Acts 17:1-15, Job 3-5
TWO YEAR
Luke 6:31-38, Deuteronomy 32
ACT
Remind yourself three times today: “Jesus is my Big Brother, He’s got my back in every situation.”
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