Garment of Glory

Wednesday 23 November
READ: Exo. 28: 1-2
MORE LESSON: Num. 20: 25 - 29

God instructed that holy garments be made for Aaron the high priest for glory and for beauty and on the garments were written, Holiness to the Lord: Exo. 28: 36. When Aaron was to die and cease to be the high priest, God said that he should be stripped of the garment that he wore and the garment was to be given to Eleazar his son. It was only after the garment was removed from him that he died, And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount: Num 20: 28.
Aaron’s garment was for glory, beauty and also for divine immunity upon his life. In other words, God wanted to take away Aaron but He couldn't until the garment of glory that he wore was removed. Conversely, Eleazar didn't become high priest until the garment of glory was put on him. The garment of glory put upon a man is the spiritual cover of God on him for glory, favour and protection.
The enemy always tries to strip believers of the garment of glory that God puts upon them because he knows that he cannot tamper with them as long as they have that garment on their lives. This garment is a holy garment; so satan's age long strategy to remove the garment of glory from a man's destiny is to introduce sin into the man's life. I pray that the enemy will not be able to strip you of the garment of glory, in Jesus’ name. If you are in a position of glory in ministry, family, business or career, abide in the holiness of God because that is the security and sustenance of your garment of glory.
Your prayer daily should be that God should clothe you with the heavenly garment of glory that the enemy cannot take away. When God clothes you with glory, you will never see shame. This is the prayer of Paul, For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked: 2 Cor 5:2-3. Nakedness stands for shame. I pray that you will neither see shame nor be found naked. The garment of glory will be upon your destiny continually in life and eternity.

Prayer/Action
* Father, You clothed the flower of the field with glory, clothe me Lord with Your glory.
* Lord, the enemy shall not strip me of my glory, in Jesus' name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
God is not a man, He cannot lie, His promises for my destiny shall not fall to the ground, in the name of Jesus.

Don't be Ungrateful

Tuesday 22 November
READ: 2 Tim. 3: 1-2
MORE LESSON: Psa. 103: 1 - 5

One of the traits that the Bible gives to characterise the end-time is that people will become increasingly ungrateful (2 Tim 3: 2). It is necessary to know the attitudes that constitute ingratitude so that you can guard against such in your life.
The first is that an ungrateful man does not give thanks, either to God or to man. When you refuse to give thanks, you play down on what is done for you. Ingratitude insults the mighty works of God; it is like saying that the deed was not remarkable enough to be appreciated.
Another trait of an ungrateful man is that he is forgetful. If you are a person who soon forgets a good done to you, you are ungrateful. Ps 106: 1-12 speaks of all the amazing things God did for Israel, but then in verse 13, it describes their ingratitude, . . . But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel: Psa. 106:13 (NIV). This is similar to how some people soon forget all the things God did for them and then behave as if He has never done anything before when they were hard pressed with a need.
The third attitude of an ungrateful man is that he is impatient. God has been faithful to him but because of one thing that he has not yet received, he becomes impatient. We have seen people rashly renounce their faith in Christ because answers to their prayers were not forthcoming according to their own sense of timing (not God's sense of timing). That is ingratitude. An ungrateful person will not think twice before he deserts someone who did good to him.
Lust and greed are also characteristics of an ingrate. When you have so strong a desire for something to the extent that you can't praise God until you get it, that is gross ingratitude. Envious people also are always ungrateful people. Envy is when you see someone blessed by God and then wish that you, and not that person, are the one with the blessing. Envious people are ungrateful for the blessing they have, they want another person's.
Murmuring and complaining are also the language of an ingrate. The children of Israel during the Exodus were not grateful that God parted the Red Sea and fed them with heavenly food – manna, they started complaining about lack of fleshy meat to eat. In the Western part of Nigeria, there is a saying that a person who goes around complaining, kills faster than a witch. Ingratitude is the beginning of the spirit of witchcraft. A person who always complains is digging his own grave.
An ungrateful man cannot be great: he is 'un-great-ful'. Uproot any manifestation of ingratitude in your life. Show gratitude for what God has done and He will do greater things.

Prayer/Action
* Father, the negative end time prophecies shall not be fulfilled in my life.
* Recall the goodness of God in your life this year and thank God for them.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, today, let Your jealousy arise against every satanic begrudging of my success, in the name of Jesus.

Honour for Honour

Monday 21 November
READ: Matt.15:4-9
MORE LESSON: Eph.6:2-3

A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? Mal.1:6. One of the greatest sins a man can commit against God is despising His name, Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain: Exo. 20:7.
God wants the work of His hand to honour Him because He is worthy, and when we do so God has a booty for us, So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine: Prov. 3:9. Moreover, it is not only the LORD the believer should honour. There are so many other relationships that require honour.
These include our relationship with:
1. Christ – That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him: John 5:23.
2. Parents – Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;): Eph. 6:2.
3. Aged – Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren...: 1Tim 5:1,3.
4. Church officials – Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour....Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation: Phil. 2:25,29
5. Other persons – Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another: Rom. 12:10
6. Priests and pastors – Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.: 1 Tim. 5:17
7. Wives – Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered: 1 Pt. 3:7.
8. Fathers –Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: Lk. 18:20.
9. Mothers – Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: Matt 19:19.
10. Kings and rulers – Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king: 1Peter 2:17.
11. Widows indeed – Honour widows that are widows indeed: 1 Tim 5:3.
Dearly beloved, honour begets honour. When you begin to honour God and man, you will also begin to receive honour from both God and man.

Prayer/Action
* Father, the humility I need to give honour to those to whom it is due, grant it to me, in Jesus' name.
* As I honour Your name, let not my life be void of honour and praise, in Jesus' name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Every evil boasting against my destiny, I prophesy against you, your works shall not stand, in the name of Jesus.

On Mission for God

Sunday 20 November
READ: Psa. 105: 16-22
MORE LESSON: Gen. 37:13-14, 23-27

If God sends you to do something significant for Him, how would you expect to be treated? How would you feel? Our first step along the pathway of serving God may feel like the end of our hopes and dreams. Jesus was going to throw in the towel because of rough handlings and maltreatment. But praise God He allowed the sovereign will of the Father to prevail. He prayed and received strength to go on even though it was very difficult, And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done: Lk. 22:41-42.
Most times, God's beginning for His servants often bear little resemblance to the end He has in mind. But it is sure that if God has given you a difficult mission, He will sustain you until you reach the end that He has in mind. The story of Joseph in our text today is a great encouragement, especially when God's dealings with us seem impossible to understand, He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: Psa. 105:17-18. It took going into slavery and prison for Joseph to be able to fulfil God's mission for him.
This implies that being sent by God may begin with pain and loss; it could involve injustice or being penalised for being truthful and refusing to compromise. It may also hurt as much as Joseph's leg in iron and being imprisoned. But definitely, it will end in commendations and good reward at the end, His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord: Matt. 25: 23.
Dearly beloved, whatever your mission here is, and no matter how difficult and risky it seems, all God requires from you is faithfulness. It is being faithful to the one who called you and to the assignment you are given that gets you a welcome and well done at the end. You can be rest assured that the God who sent you will sustain you. So, keep working!

Prayer/Action
* Lord, grant me the grace to be faithful as Your steward.
* Lord, I shall not draw back in the service of God, in Jesus' name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
I shall not fall for someone to rise, neither shall I fail for someone to succeed; my destiny shall stand strong, in the mighty name of Jesus.