EUPHORIA Devotional (The spirit of joy, an ecstasy that comes from God) December 24, 2025 WHY JESUS WAS BORN REV. AROME E. TOKULA Matthew 1:21 (Passion) - She will GIVE BIRTH to a son and you are to name him ‘SAVIOR,’ for he is DESTINED TO GIVE HIS LIFE to save his people from their sins. The Bible records some extraordinary events that took place on the night Jesus was born. For most people in that day and time of His birth, it was another cold winter’s night. Scripture tells us that angels declared to the shepherds who watched their flocks, “… Don’t be afraid, for I have come to bring you good news, THE MOST JOYOUS NEWS the world has ever heard! And it is for everyone everywhere!” (Luke 1:10 TPT). The reason for their joy was simple: “For there is born to you this day in the city of David A SAVIOR, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11). This child was born to be the savior of mankind! Heaven rejoiced because humanity – God’s creation – will be delivered from the bondage and grip of the devil! Our text says, “… he is DESTINED to GIVE HIS LIFE to SAVE HIS PEOPLE from their SINS!” The Bible tells us in Matthew 2:1(MSG), “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem village, Judah territory—this was during Herod's kingship—a BAND OF SCHOLARS arrived in Jerusalem from the EAST.” These scholars popularly known as ‘wise men’ were men of repute who were highly educated and schooled in astrology and prophecies. Some have said that they were students of the school in the east (Babylon) where Daniel, hundreds of years before, was raised by Nebuchadnezzar to head. Daniel 2:48 says, “Then the king PROMOTED DANIEL to a high position in the kingdom, lavished him with gifts, and made him governor over the entire province of Babylon and the CHIEF IN CHARGE OF ALL THE BABYLONIAN WISE MEN. “ This group of men had probably been studying the prophecies that Daniel taught and had been observing the stars. When they saw the constellation of the stars and knew that the child had been born, they came all the way to worship and see the prophecy fulfilled! Matthew 2:11 (MSG) says, “They entered the house and saw the child in the arms of Mary, his mother. Overcome, they kneeled and worshiped him. Then they opened their luggage and presented gifts: gold, frankincense, myrrh.” These men didn’t come to worship empty-handed! They came with gifts and their gifts were significant because of what they represented. While the _gold_ points to Jesus’ _royalty_ because He is ‘The Christ,’ the _frankincense_ spoke of his _divinity_ because it was an aromatic plant that was used in the worship of deities. But the interesting thing is that they also brought _‘myrrh’_ which is a spice used to embalm _the dead_ (John 19:39), and nobody brings such to a baby shower! The myrrh attested to his humanity because He was born to die! These wise men through their gifts preached and demonstrated with understanding the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. They were saying through their gifts, God laid aside His majesty to become a man to die for men. They worshipped because where others saw a baby, these wise men saw a God, a Savior and a Redeemer. They knew that this child was born to die! This is the same picture that every child of God should carry in their hearts as they celebrate the birth of Jesus! He is your God, He is Messiah – your King and He is your savior! PRAYER Thank You Father for Your great love for me. Thank You for coming down to earth as a man to die for my sins. As I celebrate the’ birth, of Jesus, I am reminded of His purpose which has been fulfilled in my life. Thank You Jesus for redemption! Thank You for life and victory over the works of the devil! Today, I worship Jesus my God, King and savior who was born to die for me! PONDER Jesus is your God, He is Messiah, your King and He is your savior! #IOFWithPastorArome #MorningDevotion #Euphoria #Devotional #December #RecompenseAndRestoration #2025_TheChristOurLord

Euphoria Devotional (The spirit of joy, an ecstasy that comes from God) December 20, 2025 A UNIVERSAL SOLUTION REV. AROME E. TOKULA Romans 3:23-24 23 For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 Being JUSTIFIED FREELY BY HIS GRACE through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, The message of the cross and what Jesus did for humanity in His death, burial and resurrection is the most powerful news that every man and woman desires and needs to hear. The message of the cross offers more than just the promise of healing, protection or financial prosperity – though they are all inclusive of it. If the gospel promised only financial prosperity, then some rich and wealthy sheiks in the Middle East will have a right to feel they don’t need the gospel! The truth is; sickness, hunger, poverty and economic depression might not be universal problems but one universal problem that is common to the rich, the educated, to the illiterate, to the poor and is common to every country and race is SIN and there is a desire in people’s hearts to know ‘how’ to be restored in fellowship to the God they have never known. Our text in Romans 3:23 says that “For ALL have SINNED, and come short of the glory of God.” It doesn’t matter if you are rich or poor, powerful or common, educated or illiterate, weak or strong, the sin nature and its antecedents is something that cannot be taken away by education, money or some work of charity. The only solution to this universal problem called sin is the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. This is what makes the church that understands the gospel message relevant in any nation. We have the solution that governments and institutions cannot provide. Governments can make laws but only God through the gospel can change lives and bring peace to hearts. The reason Jesus died for the whole world is because the whole world was born into sin and came short of God’s glory. The whole world needs a saviour and that saviour is Jesus. Through His sacrifice on the cross, every man and woman regardless of his/her status and where he/she lives can enjoy redemption and be justified freely by simply believing! (Romans 3:24) David in all his wealth, influence and fame defined the blessing as the forgiveness of sins. Romans 4:6-8 says, “In the Scriptures David talks about the blessings that come to people who are ACCEPTABLE to God, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON’T DO ANYTHING TO DESERVE THESE BLESSINGS. David says, “God blesses people WHOSE SINS ARE FORGIVEN and WHOSE EVIL DEEDS ARE FORGOTTEN. The Lord blesses people WHOSE SINS ARE ERASED FROM HIS BOOK”(CEV). Glory to God! The greatest blessing of God is the forgiveness of sins outside our works or self-efforts and because sins are eternally forgiven every other thing - healing, prosperity, protection etc. - flows freely into our lives. Romans 4:7 says, “God BLESSES people whose sins are forgiven and whose evil deeds are forgotten,” because when sins are forgiven, every other blessing flows into people’s lives. The forgiveness of sin is like the gate that when opened, every other thing flows through! The gospel of what Jesus has done for man is the only universal solution to the age long universal problem. Thank Him today because you have been freely forgiven of all your sins and God has given you a mandate to go and tell others that they have been forgiven too. As a child of God, you have the universal solution to the universal problem in the gospel of our Lord Jesus. Refuse to be quiet, share the gospel with someone today! DECLARE It is a great joy and blessing to know that I am eternally forgiven because of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. He took my place on the cross and paid the debt He didn’t owe so that I can have and live a life I didn’t deserve. In Christ Jesus, I am freely justified and I am committed to let others know what He has done for them because I have the solution in the message of the gospel. PONDER The gospel of what Jesus has done for man is the only universal solution to the age long universal problem. #IOFWithPastorArome #MorningDevotion #Euphoria #Devotional #December #RecompenseAndRestoration #2025_TheChristOurLord

EUPHORIA Devotional (The spirit of joy, an ecstasy that comes from God) December 9, 2025 GET UP RIGHTEOUS ONE! REV. AROME E. TOKULA Proverbs 24:16 For A RIGHTEOUS MAN may FALL SEVEN TIMES and RISE AGAIN, but the wicked shall fall by calamity. The bible tells us that when someone becomes a Christian, that person is made the very righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21). Righteousness means to be justified and acquitted by God and that is exactly what we have in Christ Jesus (Romans 5:1). This means that as a child of God, you can and should stand before the Father God without any sense of inferiority and you can also stand before the devil as a master because you’re in Christ. Jesus said in Mark 16:17, “…In MY NAME they will CAST OUT DEMONS…” This is only possible if as a believer you are conscious of your righteousness in Christ Jesus! In the parable of the lost son; despite the fact that the younger son had wasted his father’s goods through riotous living, he refused to allow condemnation ruin and keep him in that state of shame, guilt and disappointment. Some Christians struggle through life because they allow the guilt and condemnation of one bad decision to determine the outcome of their whole lives. Romans 8:1 says, “There is therefore NOW NO CONDEMNATION to those who are in Christ Jesus...” it is pertinent to say that no matter what you do as a child of God, He will NEVER condemn you! He will ‘convict’ but He will never ‘condemn.’ The bible says in John 3:17, “For God did not SEND HIS SON into the world TO CONDEMN THE WORLD, but that the world through Him MIGHT BE SAVED.” If God didn’t send Jesus to condemn to condemn the world, the unsaved, how much more the one who has received Him? In Luke 15:18, the bible tells us that the second son who left home came to himself and said, “I will arise and go to MY FATHER, and will say to him, "FATHER, I have sinned against heaven and before you…” _Notice that though he fell, he got up because no matter what happens, it is about him and his ‘father.’ He knew he was righteous before his father and because of this consciousness, he was able to get back up because according to our text, “… a righteous man MAY FALL SEVEN TIMES and RISE AGAIN…” It is righteousness that gives the believer the ability to rise up when he/she falls! Never forget that God has declared you righteous and He expects you to get back up when you fall and keep carrying on as His child! let go and rise in Jesus name! DECLARE I have been declared the righteousness of God because I am in Christ Jesus! I stand before the Father without any sense of inferiority because He loves me. I refuse to be kept under by guilt, shame and condemnation because in me is the ability to rise up when I fall so I get back up and keep moving in Jesus mighty name. PONDER No matter what you do as a child of God, God will NEVER condemn you! He will ‘convict’ but He will never ‘condemn.’ #IOFWithPastorArome #MorningDevotion #Euphoria #Devotional #December #RecompenseAndRestoration #2025_TheChristOurLord

EUPHORIA Devotional (The spirit of joy, an ecstasy that comes from God) December 2, 2025 GOD STILL RAISES THE DEAD REV. AROME E. TOKULA Acts 26:8 (TPT) And how should you judge this matter? Why is it that any of you THINK IT UNBELIEVABLE that GOD RAISES THE DEAD? I'd like to ask you, “Do you think it is strange or unbelievable that God still raises the dead?” Notice that I said, “ RAISES the dead” not “RAISED the dead!” The strength of the gospel message goes beyond making men morally upright rather it is the victory of life over death! Hebrews 11:35 (TPT) says, “FAITH-FILLED women saw their DEAD CHILDREN RAISED IN RESURRECTION POWER…” Isaiah 53:1 says, “Who has BELIEVED our report? And to whom has the ARM of the LORD been REVEALED?” The ‘Arm of the Lord’ is the power of God! This means there is a report that when believed, a power will be experienced. God’s power is always in demonstration to the degree of your belief in what that power can do. This means that the power of God is as elastic as your belief so don’t limit Him. Psalms 78:41-42 says concerning the children of Israel, “Yes, again and again, they tempted God, and LIMITED THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL. They did not REMEMBER HIS POWER: the day when He redeemed them from the enemy.” One of the attributes of God that makes Him God is the fact that He is ‘omnipotent’ meaning He is all-powerful and Colossians 2:10 (MSG) tells us that, “… His power EXTENDS OVER EVERYTHING.” When scripture says ‘everything,’ it means everything. This is the reason when Paul in our text stood before King Agrippa in his defense of the gospel as a prisoner wondered why people would THINK it was far-fetched that God would raise the dead! Now, it isn’t a question of God’s ability to raise the dead rather it is in our being able to think of it. The Apostle Paul felt, “WHY do people think that God can’t raise the dead?” or “Why do people think God can’t heal cancer, sickle cell anemia, stroke, HIV, etc.?” The answer is, they do not know that His power extends over everything – including death! Don’t become so death conscious that you fail to see life and what it can do. Enlarge your picture of the possibilities of what the power of God can do and you will see it produce miracles in your life in Jesus' Name! DECLARE Father, You are magnified through my words and in my heart and life. You’re the creator of the universe and there is nothing You can’t do. I do not limit Your great power. I believe that what men call impossible is possible with You and I declare that You are the God of miracles. I believe I receive healing, miracles, and the dead raised back to life even today in Jesus' Name. PONDER Be more conscious of the miracle power of our Lord Jesus Christ than you are of death. #IOFWithPastorArome #MorningDevotion #Euphoria #Devotional #December #RecompenseAndRestoration #2025_TheChristOurLord