Rhapsody of Realities 19 May 2025 Daily Devotional By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy) is The Relationship Between Faith And Hope.
TOPIC: The Relationship Between Faith And Hope (Rhapsody of Realities May 19th 2025, Monday Daily Devotional)
📅MONDAY 18TH MAY 2025
Scripture Reading
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1).
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Rhapsody Of Realities Today May 19th 2025 Devotional MESSAGE:
Pst Chris
Faith is the essence, the title deed of things hoped for. Hope is usually in the future; it is something you look forward to, something you desire that’s not yet realized. It’s a picture of the future or an image of a desired outcome, accomplishment, possession, or fulfilment. So, hope is important as it precedes faith.
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Faith, on the other hand, is the essence of hope. Hope is foundational for faith to operate. Without hope, faith has no substance, no life. The Bible tells us that these three abide: faith, hope, and love (1 Corinthians 13:13). While it emphasizes that love is the greatest, it also shows the indispensable nature of all three. These elements—faith, hope, and love—are unique to us as part of our God-given nature.
Hope is critical because it sustains us, keeping us connected to the future. It is the picture, the image that faith gives substance to. When you can see it in hope, faith makes it real. The relationship between faith and hope is beautifully illustrated through the concept of wave-particle duality in quantum physics. Experiments in quantum mechanics reveal that subatomic particles, when unobserved, exist as waves. However, when observed, the wave collapses into a particle, forming matter.
This phenomenon parallels the operation of faith and hope. Hope is the potential energy—the wave, the possibility. When you focus on it, when you observe it through faith, it collapses into matter. It becomes real. The Bible already explained this reality. It shows us that hope must precede faith.
Hope provides the picture, and faith transforms that potential into a tangible reality. Without hope, faith has nothing to act upon. When you have hope, you possess the possibility of what can be realized and faith activates it, turning that which was hitherto intangible into substance.
Prayer / Confession
Dear Father, thank you for the three creative elements: faith, hope, and love. I set my heart on the vision of your Word, stirring hope in my heart for a greater and brighter future; my faith is alive and active; it brings every possibility to reality. My faith is active, producing results and materializing every promise in my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Romans 8:24-25: For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 25 But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].
Mark 9:23 – Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth.
2 Corinthians 4:17-18: For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory; 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.
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About the Rhapsody of Realities Devotional
Rhapsody of Realities 2025 Devotional was authored by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (D.Sc., D.D.), the distinguished President of Loveworld Inc., also known as Christ Embassy International.
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is a globally recognized spiritual leader whose ministry has profoundly impacted millions through his insightful teachings and unwavering commitment to the gospel.
The Rhapsody of Realities devotional offers daily spiritual nourishment and inspiration, guiding believers in their walk with Christ and deepening their understanding of God’s Word.
Loveworld Inc., under Pastor Chris’s visionary leadership, continues to spread the message of hope and salvation to every corner of the world.
During the Global Communion Service on May 4, 2025, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome declared May as the "Month of Blessings." Pastor Chris emphasized that believers should consciously walk in God's blessings, declaring, "In my going out and coming in, I’m blessed." Referencing Galatians 3:16 and 3:29, he taught that those in Christ are heirs to the promises made to Abraham, meaning that the blessings promised to Abraham are now the inheritance of believers. Pastor Chris read from Deuteronomy 28:1–13, affirming that the blessings outlined are the present-day inheritance of believers who walk in obedience to God's Word. He led the congregation in making faith-filled declarations over their lives, businesses, and families, emphasizing that blessings are activated by speaking God's Word boldly.
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