RHAPSODY OF REALITIES FOR TODAY.
Rhapsody of Realities daily devotional by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome for today is here. Read this devotional to improve your relationship with God, enrich your faith, and increase in knowledge of the Word.
The Topic of Rhapsody of Realities for Monday 15th May 2023 is
“Don’t Be a Prisoner of Your Past”.
Today’s Scripture: 2
Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old
things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
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RHAPSODY
OF REALITIES DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY MONDAY 15TH MAY 2023.
There
are those who are haunted by guilt and memories of the past. They’re fighting
so hard to overcome painful memories. They’re in bondage to their past,
probably because of some terrible things they had done or the hurt they
suffered, and they’ve been living with the pain ever since.
You
need to understand what it means to be born again, to be a new creation: you’re
a brand new person. You’re not the same person who had those horrible
experiences. That person died in Christ. The new “you” is absolved of all
guilt; free of errors and imperfections.
Romans 5:18 says, “Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all
men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came
upon all men unto justification of life.” Jesus wasn’t only delivered on
account of our sins, He was also raised for our justification (Romans 4:25).
What does this mean?
It
means you were declared “not guilty”; no charge against you. The reason is
simple: you’re a new creation; a brand new person without a past. So, even if
you did something wrong in the past that still makes you feel guilty, it’s all
based on memory and emotions. In Christianity, we don’t walk by our feelings;
we walk by faith. We live on the affirmation of God’s Word.
Don’t
recollect a bitter experience you might have had many years ago and start
crying that God should forgive you. Refuse to be held captive by guilt or
memories of the past.
Romans
4:25 AMPC says Jesus was raised from the dead for “… (our acquittal), [making
our account balance and absolving us from all guilt before God].” When you come
to Jesus, He makes you free from every kind of bondage: “If the Son therefore
shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed” (John 8:36). Hallelujah!
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for my new life in Christ; your divine
nature in me has made me a master over circumstances, with dominion over the
systems of this world. I serve you always with joy unspeakable and full of
glory, unencumbered by sin or reproach! Thank you for making me righteous, holy
and irreproachable in your sight, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER
STUDY
Galatians
6:14-16; John 1:12-13; Romans 6:4
1-YEAR
BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 7:1-24 & 1 Kings 15-17
2-YEAR
BIBLE READING PLAN:
Mark 10:23-31 & Numbers 18