Enemies of Glory I

Text: Judg.16:1-20
More Lessons: Psa. 91
Bible Reading in one Year: Isaiah 19-21

It's been said before that glory must be discovered, pursued and defended. Any glory that will last must be well managed. When glory is not well managed, it can turn to shame. 'Kabowd' can become 'Ichabod'. This implies that the glory, though heavy and weighty, placed on a man by God can depart. The devil does not want anyone to manifest his created glory; therefore, he lays different traps for the one carrying glory to fall into. A man must recognise that not all like his existence; there are enemies of glory. To have a lasting glory, you must know satan's tricks to spoil the glory and labour to defend it. You will not experience Ichabod, in Jesus' name. What can the enemy, satan, do to a man's glory?

1. He can strip him of his glory (Job 19:9). The devil used calamities, disasters and death to strip Job of his glory. The blood of Jesus will speak for you. You will not be stripped of your glory; you will not be made naked by the enemy.
2. Satan sometimes steals a man's glory (Judg 16:20). Glory can be stolen at various levels; individual, family and community. Even national glory can be stolen. In Judg. 16: 19, Samson's glory was stolen by the tool of sex. How do you know your glory is stolen?
a. When you become a shadow of yourself.
b. Constant set backs though you are labouring.
c. When you become an object of ridicule as a weakling just as Samson after Delilah emptied him of his glory.
d. When there is perennial barrenness of good things.
e. When you lose self-confidence and become scared to step out in greatness.
These are all indications that the enemy has stolen your glory. You need to cry out to the Lord of glory if any of these indicators occur in your life. Check yourself like Samson did! Several times sin opens the door for glories to be stolen. If it’s sin that led to it, then quickly confess that sin to the Lord, repent of it and the Lord will forgive you. Now cry out for a restoration of what the thief has stolen from your life. Don't stop insisting on a restoration until you see your abilities/glory returned.

Prayer/Action
* Lord, forgive me for allowing sin into my life.
* Deliver me from glory robbers.
* Restore to me all that the enemy stole. I take it back.

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