01/08/2026
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL
PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Dsc. Dsc. DD.
SATURDAY AUGUST 01 2026
USE WHAT YOU’VE GOT
But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you… (Acts 1:8 AMPC).
To you, Acts 1:8 isn’t a promise any longer but your present reality. The Holy Spirit in you means power in you, divine ability to effect changes and produce results. Therefore, stop looking outward for what is already within. Don’t ask God for power or wait on Him to “do” something about your case; use what you’ve got!
Your words have power. Whatever you say comes to pass (Mark 11:23). Therefore, refuse to live as a victim; you’re full of power: “But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might...” (Micah 3:8). Become conscious of who you are and the power at work in you and in your behalf.
Consider the testimony of Brother Andrew, a Christian missionary who secretly transported Bibles into communist Eastern Europe and the Soviet bloc during the Cold War. Whenever he was confronted by border officials, he never panicked or prayed out of fear. He often prayed a simple but bold prayer: “Lord, in my luggage I have Scripture I want to take to your children. When you were on earth, you made blind eyes see; now, I pray, make seeing eyes blind.”
The guards looked, yet wouldn’t see the Bibles, and in some cases helped him get them through, into the country. Also, take a cue from Elisha. When his servant trembled at the surrounding army, Elisha didn’t cry, “O God, send power.” His prayer was for his servant’s perception, that the young man’s eyes be opened to see the host of God that shielded them, protecting them from the adversaries.
Stop asking God for what He has already made available. Rather, walk in His truth, in the revelation of your identity and heritage in Christ. Don’t pray as though Heaven is withholding something from you: “Send down power, O Lord; Spirit of the Lord, come down and help me!” No! He already did in Christ. The power of God, in the Holy Spirit, is in you today.
That power works through your acknowledgement and proclamation. You’re not helpless; you’ve been endued with power; use what you’ve got. Speak the Word boldly; enforce your dominion and manifest the glory of God everywhere.
Prayer / Confession
Dear Father, I thank you for the power of the Holy Spirit in me. I walk in the consciousness of this power and speak your Word with boldness, knowing that your ability is working through me. I refuse to live in ignorance or fear; I exercise dominion and manifest your glory in every situation, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study
Ephesians 1:19-20 AMPC; 2 Timothy 1:7; Ephesians 3:20
1-year bible reading plan
Romans 6:1-14; Psalms 56-59
2-year bible reading plan
Ephesians 5:1-8; Isaiah 52
