(Live Your Best And Be Your Best For God)
Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo
Wednesday, July 17th 2024
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD
TO THE BIBLE:
James 1:18
“Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.”
LET’S TALK
Check out the start of today’s opening verse—it says, “Of His own will He brought us forth….” That means the Lord intentionally brought us into existence. It was His choice to give birth to us with the Word of truth that we should be a kind or a type of firstfruits of His creatures!
What’s the meaning of firstfruits? The term “firstfruits” means the first and best of anything; it implies top class and signifies top-notch quality. And guess what? That’s you—top class, excellent through and through because you’re born of God. Hallelujah!
Apostle Peter drives home the same point in 1 Peter 1:23 KJV: “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.” John also referenced the fact that this happened by God’s own design; it was His will: “But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God” (John 1:12-13 RSV).
It was His will to make you top-class. So, live your best and be your best for Him. Keep your mind on the image of you that God has given you in His Word. You’re His peculiar treasure, His reproduction, His excellent handiwork, a bundle of success, an achiever, and a victor in Christ Jesus.
He made you for glory and beauty. See how He describes you in Ephesians 2:10 AMPC: “For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].” Let this put springs in your steps.
It makes no difference who condemns you; refuse to be distracted by what others might be saying about you. What counts is who you are in Christ: you’re top-class; perfected in righteousness, holy, unblameable, and unreproveable in God’s sight (Colossians 1:22). Glory to His Name forever.
GO DEEPER
James 1:22-25
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
1 Peter 2:9 AMPC
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God’s] own [a]purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
PRAY
Dear Father, I thank you, for you’ve made me the expression of your beauty, excellence, perfections, and grace. Thank you for your glory in my life. I declare that my life is for your praise and glory, and I fulfill my destiny in Christ, bringing forth fruits unto righteousness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
DAILY BIBLE READING
ONE YEAR
Acts 25:1-12, Psalms 7-10
TWO YEAR
Luke 9:18-27, Joshua 13
ACT
Meditate on the opening scripture throughout today.
Extract From Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo
Hello Beloved.
Have a blessed today!
