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*Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional*


_Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD_

_Friday, August 14th 2026_ 

*YOU’RE A SPIRIT BEING*

_And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ_ *(1 Thessalonians 5:23)*

To live effectively as a Christian, you must understand your true nature and identity. If you define yourself merely by what you see in the mirror or what you feel in your body, you’ll be limited to the natural realm. But the Word reveals something deeper: you’re a spirit being, created in the image of God, living in a body, and expressing yourself through a soul.

This is foundational to understanding your life in Christ. The Bible says, *“…the body without the spirit is dead…”* (James 2:26). The real you is the spirit. The body is the house where the spirit lives. When the spirit departs, the body ceases to function. It may still be complete in form, but it’s lifeless, because the real person, the spirit, is gone.

This is why you’re not to relate to life through your senses; live from inside out. Don’t try to reach God externally; relate to Him from your spirit; you’re alive to Him from your spirit. Jesus said, *“...that which is born of the Spirit is spirit”* (John 3:6). When you were born again, your spirit was recreated. You didn’t become a spirit; you were always a spirit. But now, you’re a God-born spirit, alive with eternal life.

The Apostle Paul also affirms, *“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace”* (Romans 8:6). Your life is designed to be lived from the spirit, not from the senses. Many struggle because they’re more conscious of their body than their spirit; no! Live from your spirit. Speak from your spirit. 

Your spirit knows God; that’s where the light of God is, that’s where the Holy Spirit lives. You’re one spirit with the Lord. The Bible says, *“But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit”* (1 Corinthians 6:17). Live with this consciousness that you’re a spirit being, alive with the life of God. Therefore, today, express His nature and the fullness of His life in you.

*PRAYER*

_Dear Father, you are great and greatly to be praised; thank you for the life of Christ in me. I’m alive unto you and unto the realities of the Kingdom. I live from my spirit, expressing your life and nature; therefore, I walk in victory, dominion and excellence in Jesus’ Name. Amen._

*FURTHER STUDY:*

*Hebrews 12:9* Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

*1 Peter 3:4* But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

*John 3:6* That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

*1 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Romans 15:14-33 & Psalms 99-101

*2 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Philippians 2:19-30 & Isaiah 65

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