Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo Devotional February 21st – You’re Not Disobedient

(You’ve Been Moved From Disobedience To Obedience)

TO THE BIBLE: Ephesians 2:1-2
“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience.”

LET’S TALK
The word “disobedience” in the scripture above is translated from the Greek word “apeitheia” and it means disbelief (obstinate and rebellious); it’s characteristically unbelief.

So, it’s referring to the children of unbelief—those who haven’t received Jesus Christ as Lord. It describes something that’s very much like the spirit of the antichrist.

2 Thessalonians 2:7 AMPC says, “For the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the world, [but it is] restrained only until he who restrains is taken out of the way.”

“Mystery of lawlessness” refers to rebellion, a defiant opposition to God, to be highly opposed to God’s will and His Word.

There’re people who, without even knowing why, find themselves doing the things they do in defiance to God. That’s how come you find people who say, “I just don’t like Christians.” If you were to ask them the reason for such hatred, they’ll say, “Nothing; I just don’t like them.”

The Bible shows us what spirit is working in such people. 1 Corinthians 2:12 talks about the spirit of the world, and it’s the same spirit we read about in our opening scripture (Ephesians 2:2). Thank God the Bible says that’s not what we received!

We received the Spirit of God, and He teaches us and nurtures us in the will of the Father: “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God” (1 Corinthians 2:12). Hallelujah!

Go Deeper
Romans 8:12-14; Galatians 5:25; 1 Peter 1:14

Speak:
Now I’ve received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God that I may walk in truth and obedience. My life is Spirit-ruled and Spirit-controlled; I’m always under the sway and regulation of the Spirit. Hallelujah!

Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Mark 5:1-20, Leviticus 19-21
TWO YEAR
Matthew 16:13-20, Exodus 2

Act:
Read and meditate on these scriptures—Romans 6:16-18 and 1 Peter 1:13-14.