Prevailing Destiny

Text: Gen.32:24-28
More Lessons: Hos.12:3-6
Bible Reading in One Year: 2Kings 7-10

A prevailing destiny is one which wins in every area of life, be it spiritual, physical, financial or in the area of career. It is a destiny which conquers on all fronts from birth to the tomb. To prevail in destiny, one must live with the consciousness that when you die physically on earth, you start living somewhere else, and that what you do with your destiny while on earth is eternally important. The Bible says, For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit: Rom 14: 17 (NIV).

Life and destiny are not about drinking and eating; you cannot afford to live only for what you will get, eat, drink, enjoy and other mundane things of life. No! Your destiny is far beyond that. A man who lives just to satisfy himself- his belly and other appetites-cannot be a prevailing Christian. A prevailing destiny has a vision to pursue a career, to actualise, to raise children for God and bless people around him/her. All these are part of your destiny so you have to think about them.

Also, the prevailing destiny is not that which didn't have a fight but that which was able to handle the fight of life. We can't talk about prevailing and expect a smooth life that is devoid of any challenge. As a matter of fact, life becomes dull without challenges. The best of life comes from the moment of victories over battles. If you want an exciting and remarkable life, look for battles in life, and then go ahead and bring out the triumph. A lot of people give up the moment there is a challenge in life but what you need is to put up a fight of faith and lay hold on the victory by bringing out the best of the situation. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, .... 1 Tim 6:12.

Finally, a prevailing destiny has the wisdom to avoid distractions in all areas. Avoid things and relationships that don't take you to the right direction in destiny. Brethren, beware that sometimes the devil brings a fight for the purpose of distracting you in destiny. Your ability to overlook that distraction and concentrate on what you are doing is very important.

You will prevail in destiny, in Jesus’ name. Jacob was a symbol of many battles of life; in fact, from the womb to old age. He battled in life so much that he even had to wrestle with God but he prevailed and out of that the name Israel came forth, … for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.v28.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God for help to be a winner on the earth and not a loser.
* Ask for the blessing of Israel to prevail with man and with God.
* Ask God for a sound of rejoicing over every battle of your life.

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Maintaining the Glory

Text: Num.20: 1-12
More Lesson: Rev. 3:11
Bible Reading in One Year: 2Kings 4-6

We have been talking about the great glory that Moses experienced in God but do you know that he didn't enter into the Promised Land? The Bible says it came to pass on one occasion that the Israelites were murmuring because they wanted water; they murmured as usual and by then you would think that Moses should have been used to the murmuring of the people. Just this one occasion, the great man of glory struck the rock instead of speaking to it. He was angry with the people so he said and did things he shouldn't have and the Lord told him, 'That's it. You will see the Land but you will not enter into it'. He was to see the glory but not to partake of the glory. Moses, the man that the Bible says was the meekest man was brought down by a bout of anger. The man who said that without God's presence he would not go and God gave him a guarantee of His presence still missed it. If someone like Moses could miss it, then we all have to be careful. Thank God he made heaven.

Brethren, the great challenge I throw to you today is to daily take the responsibility of maintaining and guarding God's glory in your life. Job was another man who had experienced God’s wonderful glory but one day, something happened that made him say: He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head: Job 19:9. This shows us that glory can be withdrawn and removed. So, you don't only need to know how to prepare for glory; you also need to know how to handle and manage glory.

The first thing in sustaining glory is that no matter how great you have become, it is necessary for you to remain with God because it takes only a little thing for glory to be stripped off you. When pride, anger and arrogance begin to come into a man's life, the man's glory is nearing its end. If some men in the world today know that they can be stripped of glory, they will be more careful of how they handle it. Friends, do not allow wealth, titles and position to get into your head because glory can change.

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah: Psa. 4:2. The worst thing is that glory can turn into shame; and sin and seeking vanity (idolatry) are what cause this.

If your glory will not depart, cease or change, then you need to ask God to defend your glory. And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: FOR UPON ALL THE GLORY SHALL BE A DEFENCE: Isa 4:5.

Prayer/Action
* Today, you need to cry to heaven that your glory shall neither be taken nor become a shame.
* Ask that your glory and place another shall not take.
* Pray that you will start and finish well and strong.

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Ask for The Glory

Text: Exo 33: 18
More Lessons: 2 Chron.1:1-12
Bible Reading in One Year: 2Kings 1-3

A man was travelling from Nigeria to the United States of America and asked his son what to buy for him when coming back. The little boy requested for cakes and biscuits. Some years later, the man was travelling out of the country again and asked the boy what to buy. The boy asked the father to buy him a good pair of shoes. The father smiled and thought within him, ''Good, my boy is growing up; he is no longer asking for cakes.'' Years later the same boy asked for a car. The father knew that very soon his son would ask to go with him so that he could also do what the father was doing there. As the son grew, his requests changed. The requests you make to God are determined by the level of your growth and they determine the level of your glory.

Moses started a journey to another dimension of glory by making a request that nobody before him had ever made. Many of his forefathers had encountered God and at best asked for material things but he was different. Jacob was leaving home and he encountered God on his way; he got to a place where as he slept and had a revelation of angels of the Lord descending and ascending through a ladder to heaven. He testified that the Lord was in the place but he didn't know (Gen 28: 16). That would have been a wonderful opportunity to ask God for exceptional glory but Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God: Gen 28:20-21. Jacob stumbled upon the bedroom of God, got into the presence of Glory Himself and there he asked for bread and clothes.

And a lot of us are like Jacob; the glory and presence of God break forth in a meeting with signs and wonders but instead of using the opportunity to request for God's glory in our lives, we start watching the people falling under the anointing and analyzing the situations. Moses had experienced God at the burning bush (Exo. 2,3 ) He had spoken to God one on one as a man with his friend (Exo 33:11) and had seen and performed miracles, signs and wonders but he was still not satisfied so he asked for more: “Lord, show me your glory”.

Glory starts when a man desires and pursues the right thing, which is the knowledge of the glory of God. King Solomon was another man who made such wise request; his testimony and that of Moses remain indelible till today. I pray for you that you will make the right request from God today.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God for His unending glory.
* Ask for the glory that surpasses that of your fathers.
* Ask that the glory of God will beautify, impact and fill your whole life from today.

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His Glory II

Text: Psa 30: 10-12
More Lessons: Job 11: 13-19
Bible Reading in One Year: 1Kings 20-22

Glory can be described as the beauty, power, presence, favour, goodness and mercy of God on a man. Glory has many phases; there is the beginning of glory, the management of glory and the growth of glory. Glory in a destiny has to be requested for and when the glory comes it has to be maintained and sustained so that a man doesn't mess up the glory that God has given to him. Finally, the glory has to increase so that the man enjoys ever increasing glory from the beginning to the end of his life and ministry. I want to let you know a few things about the glory of God on the destiny of a man.

To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee forever: Psa. 30:12. The Bible talks about glory singing; glory sings when it is manifested. This is when the goodness and beauty of God is so evident on your life that all men can see and identify it without you even mentioning it. When your glory begins to sing, you become celebrated.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope: Psa. 16:9. When your glory rejoices, that is the superlative form of glory singing. God's glory upon a man is beautiful enough, but when the glory becomes extraordinary, it becomes like a sound of rejoicing. Not only do people see the glory on you and praise God for you, but even your own life praises God that it is chosen to bear such glory because the presence of God upon you is enough statement to the world. It is good to have the Spirit of God upon you but there are some people that the Holy Spirit Himself is rejoicing that He reside in them because they are such wonderful vessels God causes such people's glory to rejoice.

If your glory must rejoice, there is a condition. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. Ps 64:10

The Scripture makes us know that it is not whether you are rich or poor, educated or not, high or low born that determines glory. God's Word, which cannot be broken, says that all you need to be part of God's glory is to be upright in the heart. This means everyone is qualified for glory if they are willing to fulfil God's conditions for it. The conditions are that you must become righteous by being born again and that you must have a right heart with God.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that the glory of God will manifest fully in your life.
* Pray that the glory of God will not cease upon you.
* Pray that you will not be a waster of glory.

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