30/08/2025
๐ดRHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL, SATURDAY 30TH, AUGUST 2025
PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME
TOPICโจYOU HAVE A NEW LIFE AND A NEW NATUREโจ
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous manโฆ (1 Timothy 1:8-9).
Did you ever read in the Bible that the Law and its ordinances were abolished? Ephesians 2:15 says, โHaving abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace.โ Therefore, having become a Christian, the commandments, "Thou shalt not steal" or "Thou shalt not kill," etc., no longer apply.
Does that mean you can steal? No, and a thousand times, no! The reason they donโt apply isnโt because stealing and murder are permitted. Rather, itโs because in Christ, you have a new life, a new nature that doesnโt steal or kill. Youโre of a higher class. 1 Corinthians 6:11 says, โโฆ but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.โ
Consider what we read in our opening scripture: The law isnโt made for the righteous. In Christ, youโre the righteousness of God; therefore, the Law isnโt for you. The Law was for the children of Israel, which they couldnโt keep. They saw the commandments as laws to be obeyed and not as life. But the Word of God is life, and in Christianity, we live the Word because weโre born of the Word. We have the life of the Word.
For example, when the Lord Jesus said, โMan shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God,โ He wasnโt trying to obey it; He was describing His righteous nature. Also, when He said, โThou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God,โ it was a description of His identity. Likewise, when you read, โThou shall not killโ or โThou shall not steal,โ itโs the description of your righteous nature.
Being born again, youโre righteous and holy; therefore, itโs inconsistent with your nature to steal or to kill. Itโs like what the Bible says in Colossians 3:9-10: โLie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him.โ The reason it says donโt tell lies is because of who you are. Youโre born of God, and the Spirit of truth lives in you. Glory to God! You have a new nature thatโs created after God in righteousness and true holiness.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for making me righteous in Christ Jesus. I walk in the light of who I am in Christ. I'm governed by the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. I walk in righteousness, and I manifest the character of Christ effortlessly. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Ephesians 4:20-24; 2 Corinthians 5:17 & 21; Romans 6:4
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Corinthians 14 & Proverbs 3-4
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 19:41-48 & 1 Samuel 18
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We trust you have been blessed by this devotional. We invite you to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life by praying this:
โ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐, ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐; ๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ! ๐โ๐ฆ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐ก!โ
Congratulations! You are now a child of God.
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