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RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL


SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH 2026

HE IS LORD JESUS
  
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last (Revelation 1:17)

PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME

To walk with the Lord Jesus for and truly serve Him, you must know who He really is.You can’t honour Him if you don’t know Him. You can’t love Him if you don’t know Him.Oftentimes, the way some call His Name reveals whether or not they truly recognise His divine identity and supreme lordship. 

 
For example, after His resurrection and ascension, no one who addressed Him called Him Jesus; they called  Him Lord Jesus. He’s Lord Jesus That’s what those who  truly encountered Him called Him.Consider Saul of Tarsus; he was knocked down by divine power on the road to Damascus and said, “Who are you, Lord?”

The moment he heard the answer, “I am Jesus”, his reverence changed because he had a real encounter. Read  it as Luke puts it: "And he fell to the earth, and heard  a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest  thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the  Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is  hard for thee to kick against the pricks" (Acts 9:4-5). Many say they have seen Him, yet continue to address Him without reverence. A true encounter with the glorified Christ transforms how you speak to Him or about Him. 
 
You recognise His majesty. You honour His lordship.John the Apostle saw Him in glory on the Isle of Patmos, and his response was recorded in Revelation 1:17: “...When I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead....” He fell under the power, because of the manifestation of divine glory. Then the Master laid His hand upon him and spoke blessing: “Fear not; I am the first and the last.” This is the glorified Christ.
 
Your worship, your words, and your life should reflect the greatest honour, the deepest awe, and the utmost reverence for Him. He is “…the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto me himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works” (Titus 2:13-14). He’s Lord of all, and Lord of heaven and earth (Acts 10:36, Acts 17:24). 

PRAYER

Blessed Lord Jesus, I thank you for unveiling your lordship and glory to my spirit. My worship, my words, and my life reflect the greatest honour, the deepest awe, and the utmost reverence for your majesty, unparalleled greatness, dominion, great glory, and everlasting reign. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Philippians 2:9-11; Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Acts 2:36; Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

Revelation 1:17-18 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 10:25-42 & Joshua 23-24

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 7:12-25 & Psalm 108

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