Activate the Glory in You

Text: Col. 1:27
MORE LESSON: Eph.1: 9-12

Everyone that is created of God is made with a measure of glory by reason of creation. There is a glory resident in every created man called the created glory. The Psalmists aid concerning man; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. Psa. 8:4-8.

Man is a creation of dominion, a product of God Himself, made in His image to be and do on earth what God is and does in heaven. I want you to know that every man, whether born again or not, carries glory by the reason of being created by God.

However, the glory in a believer is active by the reason of redemption while the glory in the unbeliever is inactive. Salvation activates the glory God created you with; so when you are born again, you need to partner with God to get your glory to work. The Bible says; . . . Christ in you is the hope of glory. Col 1:27; meaning that when you accept Christ, your glory comes alive. For example, it is possible to own a car but not know how to drive. You can buy a car and keep it on the same spot while it deteriorates till it rots there. What use is such a car to you? When Christ is in you, your glory comes alive and you cease to be ordinary. As a child of God, you are not ordinary; you are the offspring of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and the child of a lion is a lion. So you don't manifest the characteristics of a cat, even though science claims that the lion and the cat belong to the same family but we know that they differ.

A child of Jehovah and an unbeliever may belong both to the human race but they are different. Even though one is created with glory, the born again child of God has what it takes to make the inherent glory eternally relevant. If you are not born again or you are living in sin as a Christian, you can't manifest glory because the redemption makes the glory active and functional. As you rededicate your life to the Lord today, the glory of your destiny will manifest. I terminate whatever hindered your glory from being expressed in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Say, “Father by your redemptive power over my life, I activate any creative glory today”.
* Go ahead and terminate every anti-glory manifestations in your life by the right of your redemption promises.
* Command your glory to come alive and end the forces of shame and disgrace.
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PROPHETIC PRAYER
God of covenant, let not Your covenant of peace and safety be stolen from my destiny.

Activate the Glory in You

Text: Col. 1:27
MORE LESSON: Eph.1: 9-12

Everyone that is created of God is made with a measure of glory by reason of creation. There is a glory resident in every created man called the created glory. The Psalmists aid concerning man; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. Psa. 8:4-8.

Man is a creation of dominion, a product of God Himself, made in His image to be and do on earth what God is and does in heaven. I want you to know that every man, whether born again or not, carries glory by the reason of being created by God.

However, the glory in a believer is active by the reason of redemption while the glory in the unbeliever is inactive. Salvation activates the glory God created you with; so when you are born again, you need to partner with God to get your glory to work. The Bible says; . . . Christ in you is the hope of glory. Col 1:27; meaning that when you accept Christ, your glory comes alive. For example, it is possible to own a car but not know how to drive. You can buy a car and keep it on the same spot while it deteriorates till it rots there. What use is such a car to you? When Christ is in you, your glory comes alive and you cease to be ordinary. As a child of God, you are not ordinary; you are the offspring of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and the child of a lion is a lion. So you don't manifest the characteristics of a cat, even though science claims that the lion and the cat belong to the same family but we know that they differ.

A child of Jehovah and an unbeliever may belong both to the human race but they are different. Even though one is created with glory, the born again child of God has what it takes to make the inherent glory eternally relevant. If you are not born again or you are living in sin as a Christian, you can't manifest glory because the redemption makes the glory active and functional. As you rededicate your life to the Lord today, the glory of your destiny will manifest. I terminate whatever hindered your glory from being expressed in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Say, “Father by your redemptive power over my life, I activate any creative glory today”.
* Go ahead and terminate every anti-glory manifestations in your life by the right of your redemption promises.
* Command your glory to come alive and end the forces of shame and disgrace.
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PROPHETIC PRAYER
God of covenant, let not Your covenant of peace and safety be stolen from my destiny.

Steps to a Fulfilled Destiny

Wednesday 11 February
Text: Hab 2:1 - 4
MORE LESSON: Psa. 40:7 – 8

For a man’s destiny to be fulfilled he must prayerfully seek God to help him discover himself because the first step in the fulfilment of your glorious destiny is discovery. Until you discover what God has for you in destiny, you will continue to wander aimlessly in life. Anything goes for a man who has not discovered his life purpose and vision. However, when you discover your purpose, you become focused and disciplined because you realise that you cannot do just anything anymore. Without discovery of destiny, there cannot be recovery. Discovery also makes you save time. If a person lives to be a hundred years and for seventy out of those years, he does the wrong things and pursue the wrong vision, it is like he lives forty years.

Jesus lived for thirty three years but because He knew His purpose from day one, He achieved much more than people who lived to be a hundred and twenty. I pray that you will not wander in darkness anymore, but discover your destiny, save time, recover and have a fulfilled life, in Jesus’ name.

The second step in fulfilling destiny is pursuit. You can't stop at discovering your destiny, you must pursue it. There is an idea, talent or vision that is meant to showcase you to the world but you have to diligently work at it. Sharpen and polish that ability by training and consistent use. For Daniel, it was the ability to unravel hard sayings; for Joseph it was the ability to interpret dreams and for David it was the skill of war that God gave to them. God has put inside you what you need to get you to where you are going; discover the seed, talent and engage it until it takes you to where God intends for you. Pursue your vision and destiny, never giving up.

The final step to fulfilment of destiny is that you must defend your glorious destiny. I want you to know that glory has enemies and glorious destinies attract attacks. You have to defend the glory of your destiny so that the enemy will not spoil your glorious achievement. Some don't know the art of glory management; that is, how to maintain and defend the glory that they have attained in destiny, so they lose it as soon as they get it. But that will not be your portion, in Jesus’ name. I release upon you the wisdom to manage and maintain your glorious destiny. The three steps to a glorious destiny are discovery, pursuit and maintenance or defence. As you follow these three steps, you will end up with a fulfilled and glorious destiny.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that your destiny will not be truncated, delayed or hindered.
* Ask that the fullness of your destiny shall not be hidden from you.
* Pray that your destiny shall be as a shining light that shines more and more.
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PROPHETIC PRAYER
Jesus, without You my life is lost; help me not to lose touch with You today and don’t let me fall into my enemy’s trap, in Jesus’ name.

The Mercy of God II

Text: Is 55: 7.
MORE LESSON: 2 Chron 33: 1 – 16

When Jesus was to die on the cross, two criminals were crucified along with Him. Jesus was sinless but the criminals had done so much evil, probably all their lives until this last minute when they hanged on the cross. One of the criminals appealed to Jesus, I know I am being justly punished, for I am getting what I deserve for my sins. But you, Lord, are sinless. Please, remember me when you come into your kingdom: Luke 23:40-42 (NIV). Jesus in turn assured him, I tell you the truth, today you would be with me in paradise: verse 43. A man that had done evil all his life asked for mercy at the last minute and he qualified to go to a place reserved only for saints.
The mercy of God is the master key that opens the door to salvation. No matter what evil you have done in the past or what mistakes you have made, the mercy of God will answer for you. The mercy of God will turn a prostitute to an honourable woman, turn an armed robber to a servant of God, take guilt from the heart and change your story. If a terrorist that has killed people and burnt churches should repent and come to the Lord Jesus, I assure you that God in His mercy will accept him.

Manasseh was one of the worst kings Israel ever had. He did more evil than any other king in Israel and was worse than even the Gentile kings that the Lord removed from the land of Canaan for their abominations. He made altars for idols everywhere, including in the temple of Jehovah God, and so, used an idol to replace the Invisible God in His temple for people to worship. He sacrificed his own children to demons and did much evil in the land. Finally the Lord brought the armies of Assyria against Manasseh and they captured him, bound him with chains and carried him to Babylon. They tortured him and when he was in affliction, he humbled himself before God, whom he wronged and pleaded for mercy.

Anybody that knows the full weight of Manasseh's evil against the Lord would think that he would not receive pardon from the Lord. But when he prayed to God, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and He listened to his plea and brought him back to his kingdom in Jerusalem. Then Manasseh knew and acknowledged that the Lord is God (2 Chron 33:13). The Lord not only forgave him but restored him to his kingship in Israel. What a merciful God! If God can have mercy on Manasseh, He can have mercy on anyone. No matter what you have done in the past or what mistakes you have made that you are suffering the consequences, I declare that today is your day of mercy, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that the mercy of God will locate your destiny today for a turn around.
* With great humility and commitment, ask God for pardon for all things you ever did against God and His Word.
* Tell the Lord you are forsaking your old ways and that by His mercy He will restore all the blessings that sin has ever denied you.
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PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, help me to delight in You and do Your will always. Deliver me also from the forces of hell, in the name of Jesus.