What
is glory?
Ø Glory speaks
of splendor, connotes excellent, distinction, greatness. Some dignifying and
impressive in appearance, a marvelous display.
Ø Your glory
makes you beautiful and attractive.
Ø Your glory
makes you what you are.
Ø It is an
uncommon grace and favour. E.g. Joseph’s glory in Egypt. Gen.4:40
Ø There is
glory attached to everyone from birth. There is a star attached to your glory
at birth.
Ø You have an
ordained glory that must shine forth.
Ø You are
created to be a star, a hero in your generation, a pacesetter, a leader.
Ø You cannot
afford to be anything less
Ø It does not
matters what has been your past or yesterday. Isa. 60:15.
This is a season for manipulation
of your glory. This is talking about now and tomorrow. Ps. 102:13; Job
14:13-14.
Ø Many have
gone into their grave with buried and lost glories.
Ø There are
wasted glories, wasted longtime, wasted priviledges. E.g. Methuselah, a
lifetime without single proof.
Ø Your glory
distinguishes you and set you apart on earth. Your glory is your strength.
Ø God does not
desire that your glory dies in obscurity.
Ø You are
created to manifest his glory.
Ø Your world
must know that you came. Rom. 8:19.
Ø You must
shine through him in all.
What
glory is?
Ø It is the
glory of a student to write exam and pass in flying colours.
Ø It is the
glory of a man at work to move from minimum level to maximum.
Ø It is the
glory of a servant of God to enjoy unlimited anointing.
Ø It is the
glory of a business person to make profit.
Ø It is the
glory of anyone to start a venture, finish it and enjoy the final result.
Ø It is the
glory of anyone to reach his goal.
Ø It is the
glory of everyone to do something new.
When
your glory shines you experience the following: -
Ø Divine
Explosion.
Ø It is an
overflow of God’s blessing that comes through God’s intervention.
This overflow cannot be
attributed to human effort or intelligent but wholesomely to God. Ps 92:12-14.
As your glory shines, you begin to blossom and flourish.
Ø Divine
favour and open doors. Ps. 5:12
Ø Mourning
shall cease.
Ø Surprising
connection. E.g. Mephiboseth
Ø Accelerated
progress and advancement.
Ø Season of
celebration and laughter.
Ø Celebration
will replace rejection. God will put a new song in your mouth. Ps. 40:1-3. You
will not remain the same again. Isa. 55:9, 15.
CHANNELS
OF GLORY MANIPULATION.
A man’s glory can be manipulated
Seven things can happen to man’s glory.
Ø Glory can be
exchange. E.g. Esau and Jacob.
Ø Glory can be
covered. E.g. Jabez.
Ø Glory can be
delayed. E.g. Daniel with Prince of Persia.
Ø Glory can
depart. E.g. Ichabod.
Ø Glory can be
terminated. E.g. Gehazi.
Ø Glory can be
diverted, redirected or perverted. E.g. Adam and Eve.
Ø Glory can be
decay. E.g. Samson
Glory
can be manipulated through these ways.
Ø Glory fragmenting
habit – Gal 5:19-23.
Destructive habit will fragment
your glory. Some of them include addiction to alcohol, smoking, drug, sexual
immorality, gambling, cheating, fraud, robbery, pride, unforgiveness, being
vengeful, disobedient, laziness, gossip. All are agent of glory fragmentation.
Ø Wrong
Association. Pro. 13:20
Your
association speaks a lot about you. Your association with the wrong people will
sentence your glory into the land of glory burial. 1Cor 15:33.
Ø Heinous
Sexual Immorality Rom 1:18-end.
All forms of
sexual perversion opens the door for the enemy to strike. Homosexuality,
lesbianism, incest, bestiality, fornication, adultery, promiscuity,
nymphomania, pedophila etc. Breaking the edge will attract serpent’s bite.
Ø Wrong
marriage. 2 Cor 6:14-18.
Many
beautiful and colourful destinies have been
wasted due to wrong marriage. It
is better to advance in age and get married to the right person than to have an
early marriage full of calamities. Don’t be unequally yoked.
Ø Sin. Hosea
4:7
Sin is a glory demoter. Many
people at the top have been demoted by what we call sin.
Ø Idolatry.
Psalm 16:4
Anything that takes the place of
God in your life amount to idolatry.
Ø Negative
pronouncement. Proverb 18:21
Negative pronouncement can damage
one’s glory.Many today are victims of glory fragmentation as a result of
negative pronouncement. Change your negative pronouncement and pronounce positive
things into your life.
HOW
TO BRING THE GLORY OF GOD TO YOUR LIFE
Ø Fully
surrender your life to Christ.
Ø Live right.
Isaiah 19:20
Ø Be commited
to God in service. Job 36:11.
Ø Carefully
select people of like minds that will add value into your life. Psalm 26:4-7;
Proverb 4:14-15 and be industrious.
Ø Live in fear
of God. Eccl.12:13
Ø Ask in
prayer. John 17:1; 4-5.