RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Dsc. Dsc. DD. SATURDAY, MARCH 1ST 2025 PERFECT AND COMPLETE But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing (James 1:4). There’re two key words I want you to notice in the verse above; the words "perfect" and "entire." The term "perfect" comes from the Greek word “teleios,” which means complete. While "entire," on the other hand, is translated from the Greek word “holokleros” and it means to be complete in every part; consummate, a wholeness, nothing that is needed is missing. This is the will of God for you. In Colossians 4:12, the Spirit, through the Apostle Paul, tells us something remarkable. He says, “Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.” Again, the word “perfect” here is the Greek “teleios.” And then Paul introduces another word, “pleroo” (Greek), translated as "complete." “Pleroo” means to be full, to be replete or chockful. It also signifies fulfilment, accomplishing a purpose, or bringing something to completion. This raises an important question: chockful or replete with what? It brings to mind Paul’s beautiful prayer of the Spirit in Colossians 1:9, that the Christians in Colossae may be filled, replete, with the knowledge of God’s will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding: “For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” Then the ensuing verse 10 tells us the reason for this repleteness in the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding: “That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Colossians 1:10). Think about that! God wants you perfect and complete; consummate, whole, replete with the knowledge of His will so that you may live a life that’s worthy of Him and pleases Him in every way, being fruitful in every good work as you increase in the knowledge of God. Hallelujah! PRAYER Dear Father, thank you for your Word that transforms and aligns me with your perfect will. As I meditate on your truth, I stand perfect and complete in all that you have planned for my life, guided by your Spirit into fullness and wholeness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. FURTHER STUDY 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Ephesians 3:19; Ephesians 4:13 1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN Mark 9:14-32; Numbers 7-8 2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN Matthew 19:1-12; Exodus 10 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬, 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! 📌👇👇 ☑ 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 1 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐏 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄👇👇👇 🔗 https://chat.whatsapp.com/FkTcR7awbjSEE1wXKs78Ly ☑ 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 https://www.kingsch.at/jl/d0ZJVU ☑ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 https://youtube.com/@thewatchersnetwork247?si=0cGo_RHuAGD3R12h ☑ 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 https://youtube.com/@thekinginglife?si=ss0InAXzh53tbOPu 𝐍𝐁: 𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐞 (𝟏) 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭! 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔❤️🙏