RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Dsc. Dsc. DD. WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH 2025. THEME: *PERFECT AND FULL-GROWN* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vacmw4GCcW4tU6ZEPi1m SCRIPTURE: COLOSSIANS 4:12 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. The Apostle Paul, in the verse above, highlights God's desire for us to grow into spiritual maturity. Epaphras, a servant of Christ, prayed fervently for the Christians in Colossae, asking the Lord to keep them perfect and complete in all the will of God. This prayer reflects God’s vision for His children; He wants us to be fully mature, complete, and fully established in His will. The words "perfect," Greek (teleios) and "complete," Greek (plēroō) in this context are synonymous and often used interchangeably in the Scriptures to specifically refer to being full-grown or mature. They denote a state of spiritual maturity where one becomes a full-grown Christian. Just as earthly parents raise their children with the hope that they grow up to become responsible adults, capable of making a difference in society, God also desires His children to grow spiritually. He doesn't want us to remain as spiritual infants, reliant on others for everything. Instead, He nurtures us through His Word, trains us, and raises us to become mature Christians who can influence and help others. 2 Timothy 3:17 says, “That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” Maturity in Christ means reaching a level where you are grounded in the Word, able to discern God’s will, and fully equipped to carry out His purposes. James 1:4 says, _*“But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”*_ This is God’s will and desire for His children. Ephesians 4:13 (AMPC) says, _*"...until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the [full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ's own perfection)...."*_ Blessed be God! *PRAYER* _Dear Father, thank you for your Word that guides and nurtures me to grow spiritually. I yield to your Spirit and embrace your training, knowing it’s your will for me to be perfect and filled with the exact knowledge of your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. I fulfil your purpose for my life without reproach, in Jesus’ Name. Amen._ *FURTHER STUDY* *|| 2 Timothy 3:16-17 AMPC Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose, and action), 17 So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work. ||* *|| James 1:4 NIV Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. ||* *|| Ephesians 4:11-13 NKJV And He Himself gave some [to be] apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; ||* *DAILY SCRIPTURE READING* *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 13:31-14:1-14 & 2 Kings 23-25 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 13:24-37 & Numbers 31 *DIVINE HEALTH CONFESSIONS -28TH MAY 2025.* *I am of God. I live in the ageless and deathless zone. I have eternal life; therefore, no disease or infection can fasten itself to my body. I do not suffer from diseases or old age, for I am renewed daily by the Word. I am bursting forth in divine health always. I have the eternal life of God. Hallelujah!* 📢 *SALVATION PRAYER:* We trust you have been blessed by this devotional. We invite you to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life by praying thus: “𝗢 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗱, 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶ev𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗦𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼𝗱. 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱. 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲; 𝗜’𝗺 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹! 𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱. 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗷𝗮𝗵!” Let us know that you made that declaration by replying with "𝒀𝒆𝒔, 𝑰 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑨𝑳𝑽A𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑷𝑹𝑨𝒀𝑬𝑹"