diariesofagirlinlovewithjesus

Faith and a Good Conscience ~ May 18th 2023 (RHAPSODY OF REALITIES EP.)

*DATE:* *THURSDAY 18 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: FAITH AND A GOOD CONSCIENCE* *KEY VERSE:* _*Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck (1 Timothy 1:19).*_ *MESSAGE:* From our theme scripture, we observe the connection between faith and a good conscience. You need both for a balanced and effective Christian life. Your conscience is the voice of your spirit. Your conscience can be trusted, but it’ll only be dependable if your spirit is educated with the Word of God. Some people do terrible things; they sponsor or participate in acts of wickedness, violence and bloodshed. And their conscience allows them to do such things. Why? It’s because of the condition of their spirits. Their conscience has been educated to permit such evil and wickedness. Their conscience has been seared with a hot iron (1Timothy 4:2). But if your spirit is conditioned by the Word of God, you’ll have the voice of God in your heart, and it’ll be different. The Bible says out of your heart-your spirit-are the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23). It’s therefore important that you train your spirit with the Word to be a sure guide. Never allow negative thoughts and ideas – thoughts of bitterness, wickedness, evil, violence or terror-grow in you. Colossians 3:16 says._*“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly….”*_ Store the Word of God richly in your heart, and you’ll be able to bring every negative thought into captivity to the obedience of the Word (2 Corinthians 10:5). Hallelujah! *CONFESSION:* *The Word of God has imparted wisdom to my spirit and renewed my mind to think divine thoughts; thoughts that are consistent with God’s eternal purpose and will for my life! I bring forth good things from within my spirit today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY* *Proverbs 4:20-23* _20- My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings._ _21- Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart._ _22- For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh._ _23- Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life._ *1 Timothy 1:19 AMPC* _19- Holding fast to faith (that leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence) and having a good (clear) conscience. By rejecting and thrusting from them [their conscience], some individuals have made shipwreck of their faith._ *1 Timothy 4:15 AMPC* _15- Practice and cultivate and meditate upon these duties; throw yourself wholly into them [as your ministry], so that your progress may be evident to everybody._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 8:31-47 &1 Kings 22 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 11:1-11 & Numbers 21

Prophecy As A Weapon ~ May 17th 2023 (RHAPSODY OF REALITIES EP.)

*DATE:* *WEDNESDAY 17 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: PROPHECY AS A WEAPON* *KEY VERSE:* _*This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare (1 Timothy 1:18).*_ *MESSAGE:* The Bible says,_*“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not was after the flesh”*_ (2 Corinthians 10:3). In other words, though we live in the human body, our war isn’t according to the flesh. Then the 4th verse tells us about the weapons of our warfare:_*“(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds).”*_ These weapons aren’t manmade or invented by human understanding; rather, they operate through God to the pulling down of strongholds. It doesn’t matter what kind of strongholds they are; whether they be intellectual strongholds, mental strongholds, political strongholds, scientific strongholds, or medical strongholds! We have weapons to dislodge these evil strongholds and render them ineffective and futile. Hallelujah! The Holy Spirit, through the Apostle Paul, tells us about one of these effectual weapons of our warfare in our opening scripture- prophecy! Use prophecies as a weapon as you wage spiritual warfare by faith. God’s Word about you is prophecy. Therefore, always speak forth His Word. The Word of God from your lips is the sword of the Spirit (the “rhema” of God. This is an inspired utterance of the Word of God from your mouth. It’s a prophetic word. With it, you chart your course in life from glory to glory. You can re-frame and re-plan your life. You can override the sequence of unpalatable events in vour life or circumstances. What has God said about vou? What has He said about lost souls? What has He said about your situation? Use those words to make war and cause His will to be established in your life, in your nation, and in the lives of men and women around the world. *PRAYER:* *I declare that righteousness is established in the hearts of people around the world; and through the truth of the Gospel, salvation, healing and health, prosperity and success, deliverance, wholeness, preservation, peace, and joy spread in the nations of the earth, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY* *1Corinthians 14:3-5* _3- But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them._ _4- A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally, but one who speaks a word of prophecy strengthens the entire church._ _5- I wish you could all speak in tongues, but even more I wish you could all prophesy. For prophecy is greater than speaking in tongues, unless someone interprets what you are saying so that the whole church will be strengthened._ *1 Corinthians 14:39 NLT* _39- So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking in tongues._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 8:12-30 & 1 Kings 20-21 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 10:46-52 &Numbers 20

Don't Be A Prisoner of Your Past ~ May 15th 2023 (RHAPSODY OF REALITIES EP.)

*DATE:* *MONDAY 15 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: DON’T BE A PRISONER OF YOUR PAST* *KEY VERSE:* _*Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17).*_ *MESSAGE:* There are those who are haunted by quit 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 offence 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 theSon therefore shallmakeyou 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* _14- May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world._ _15- Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation._ _16- Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to the Israel of God._ *John 1:12-13* _12- Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God_ _13- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God._ *Romans 6:4* _4- We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 7:1-24 & 1 Kings 15-17 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 10:23-31 & Numbers 18

Knowledge is Important ~ May 12th 2023 (RHAPSODY OF REALITIES EP.)

*DATE:* *FRIDAY 12 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: KNOWLEDGE IS IMPORTANT* *KEY VERSE:* _*But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him (1 Corinthians 2:9).*_ *MESSAGE:* There’s so much that the Lord wants to do through His children in the earth in these last days, but the limiting factor for many has been knowledge. How do you hope for something that you don’t even know exists? You can’t expect something that your imagination can’t fathom. But thanks be unto God! The Bible says in the last days, knowledge shall be increased. Through this knowledge, we’re doing the impossible, the unthinkable, and the unimaginable. The Holy Spirit is helping and preparing the Church for what He wants to do by availing us of true, accurate, and precise knowledge of His Word. Through Him, we know the things that are freely given to us by God:_*“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God”*_ (1 Corinthians 2:12). Life is limited by your knowledge or understanding. There’s a whole lot that happens to you when you get the right knowledge, the knowledge of God’s Word. Your capacity is tremendously increased; you become aware and are able to comprehend the wonderful blessings God has prepared for you to enjoy. Acts 20:32 declares,_*“And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.”*_ You already have an inheritance bequeathed to you in Christ, but through the knowledge of God, you’re able to take a hold of what’s rightfully yours. I admonish you today,_*“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”*_ (Colossians 3:16). Hallelujah! *PRAYER* *Dear Father, I’m furnished with the requisite knowledge for life in Christ, through the Word. The eyes of my understanding are being enlightened. Therefore, I have insight into mysteries and secrets; there’s nothing that I can’t know. Christ is my wisdom, and the Word of God informs me daily, through the Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY:* *1 Corinthians 2:9-10* _9- But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”_ _10- But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God._ *Ephesians 1:18 NKJV* _18- the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,_ *Proverbs 11:9* _9- The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered._ *1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 6:1-24; 1 Kings 9 *2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 9:38-50; Numbers 15

Sent To Tell His Glory ~ May 11th 2023 (RHAPSODY OF REALITIES EP.)

*DATE:* *THURSDAY 11 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: SENT TO TELL HIS STORY* *KEY VERSE:* _*Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? (John 14:9)*_ *MESSAGE:* AIl over the world, people pray in the Name of Jesus. They preach Him on the streets and every week in churches. Some have written books about Him, sung about Him, and prophesied in His Name. But a very painful reality is that many don’t know who He really is. True, they’ve heard about Him, but He’s not merely “a great religious leader” that many know Him as; He is God. Sadly, even among preachers, some only know Him as Saviour who saved us from our sins. But Jesus is much more than that. He’s Himself God: the omnipotent, immortal God, living in unapproachable light of divine glory, coequal with the Father and the embodiment of the Godhead. (Colossians 1:19; 2:9; 1 Timothy 6:14-16). Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of all, who has all authority in heaven, in earth, and under the earth. We’re His witnesses, and we have to let the world know that He’s real and that He came to die as a man for all men; He was raised from the dead and lives forever. Let’s get busy, telling the whole world about Him. The work we’re doing here on earth isn’t an end in itself. One day, we would have told the last person; we would have held the last conference or the last church service; we would have completed everything He asked us to do, and then we’ll hear that trumpet sound. The Lord will appear and we’ll receive crowns of glory:_*“And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away”*_ (1 Peter 5:4). Glory to His Name forever! *PRAYER* *Blessed Lord Jesus, how great you are! You’re the immortal God, the King of kings and Lord of all, with all authority in heaven, in earth, and under the earth. You’re the Master and Ruler, the One with supreme authority and pre-eminence. I believe with all my heart and declare with my mouth that you’re my Lord; you’re God over all, and the One who made all things! I love you Lord!* *FURTHER STUDY* *John 17:3* _3- And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent._ *2 Corinthians 4:5-6* _5- For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake._ _6- For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ._ *2 Corinthians 5:18-20* _18- Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,_ _19- that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation._ _20- Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God._ *1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 5: 37-47 & 1 Kings 7-8 *2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 9: 30-37 & Numbers 14