Thieves of Glory

Text: II Pet. 1:5
MORE LESSONS: Judges 16:16-19
Bible Reading in one Year: Daniel 4-6

There are always representatives of satan to destroy your glory and no matter how long it takes them to achieve that they don't worry; they are enemies of glory on mission and until that mission is accomplished, they don't give up. Delilah didn't give up on Samson until she accomplished her mission in his life. You must insist on sustaining your glory as you never know the method which the enemy wants to use to terminate the glory of your life. I want you to know that glory has enemies. Everywhere glory is manifested attack is imminent. Whenever the devil sees your glory, agents are sent to begin to launch attacks on your glory until you give up.

Therefore, it is not sufficient to know that you have a glory within you. The first thing to do is to discover it, then pursue it and defend it. You have to be very careful and watchful, don't let your glory be taken from you; manage it well and be prayerful. Your glory must be defended because satan is interested in spoiling good things. You can't have honey around and ants are not there. In Isa. 60: 1-2, the same people that are asked to “arise, shine” are also told that darkness will threaten the glory.

Many people are in problem today because they don't know how to pursue their glory. Being the son of a president does not automatically make you a president, you have to pursue your glory. There is a son of a former president in a country who has been in trouble since the death of his father; he has been in problem with the financial crime commission over money laundering issue. He can't even win an election in that country because he did not know how to manage the glory when he had it. There was also one son of another president who pursued the office of the president until he became the president of that country. That is glory management. He rode on his parents’ pedigree and got into glory. He knew how to manage the glory. The glory of a family can be stolen. When glories are stolen, they are done in the spiritual realm.

This happens when wicked people are able to demonically peep into your destiny and invoke some demons to steal your destiny from you. For Samson, it was sex offered by a strange and demonic woman. After Delilah was done with Samson the Bible says that his strength left him. Just one woman offered him sex and took away what he carried. Don't let that strange being steal your glory. The same would have happened to Joseph but he resisted. However, it happened to Esau who couldn’t manage hunger and he lost it. Guard your glory by righteous living, careful walk, prayer and good company and you will never fail.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that your glory will not be available for harvesters of glory.
* Ask that the powers that defended the glory of Jesus will be at work in you.
* Ask God for sensitivity and grace to walk worthy of your divine glory.