Reflecting the Glory

Friday 1 May
READ: 2 Cor. 3:18
MORE LESSON: Isa. 60:1-3

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit: 2 Cor 3:18 (NIV). Scientists have been able to prove that the moon has no light of its own; that it derives its light by positioning itself in such a way that the light of the sun falls on it. So the light of the moon that we see is nothing but a reflection of the light of the sun. However, the Bible tells us that the moon has its own glory, There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory: 1 Cor 15:41-42. This is not contradictory to the scientific discovery. The Bible makes us to know that even though the moon reflects the light of the sun, it derives glory just by doing that. In other words, the Bible affirms that it is possible to derive glory by reflecting the glory of a higher person.

Man has no light outside of Jesus the Light, Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life: John 8:12. The good news is that if you position yourself in Jesus, His light will fill you and you will begin to reflect His light and glory in the world. Then will the scripture below be fulfilled in your life,

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid: Matt 5:14. You become the light by allowing the light of the Word of God and the glory of the Spirit of God to so much fill you that you become a light in this generation.
This is the time for your light to shine bright in this world of darkness because you are reflecting the glory of the Lord, which is risen upon you.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that your home will reflect the glory of the Lord.
* Pray that everyone in your household will reflect the greater glory of God wherever they go.
* Pray that as the light of the world, your glory will not be covered in your generation.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, through it all, here I am in the month of May, I thank You! I praise You!

From Poverty to Wealth

Thursday 30 April
READ: Deut. 8:18
MORE LESSON: Amos 9:13

There is a law of cause and effect that governs everything in life. Wealth doesn't just happen, it is gotten as God reveals, thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day: Deut 8: 18. Notice that this scripture doesn't say that God gives you wealth but that He gives you the power to get wealth. So you can't sit at home doing nothing and expect wealth to come. God is committed to make things happen for you when you do something.

Another principle of increase is giving. People who hate to give will be poor because God doesn't prosper a tight-fisted man. Stinginess will activate the operation of poverty in a man's life. Equally, men that do not do anything will be poor because God doesn't prosper a lazy man. Laziness reduces a man to zero, The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. Prov. 12: 24. Another harbinger of poverty is reckless spending. Some waste all the resources that God puts in their hands because they buy everything they see, whether necessary or not. The Bible says that the lazy man and the man that cannot control his spending are brothers, and their father is poverty, He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster: Prov 18:9.

However, God's covenant with you is of wealth and not poverty. So you have to work by the principles of the Kingdom, and you will see that the Lord is committed to blessing you. God wants to bless you so abundantly that you will not be able to harvest it all, The time will come," says the Lord, "when the grain and grapes will grow faster than they can be harvested: Amos 9:13 (NLT). God's intention is to increase you till you become a thousand times more than you are presently, May the LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you as He has promised you! Deut 1: 11. I want you to believe this scripture so that it can impart on you the confidence to rise above poverty into prosperity. God is not satisfied with what you are now, no matter how big you think you are. He wants to make you a thousand times more. A hundred percent increase is not all that God can give, He can give you a thousand increase.

Break away from the habits that propagate poverty and commit to the Kingdom principles of diligence, giving, saving, investment, wisdom and prayer. And God will take poverty far away from your generation of children and make you prosperous.

Prayer/Action
*Ask the Lord for the power to get wealth.
* Ask God to give you grace to follow the principles of the Scripture for prosperity.
* Ask the Lord to make you a thousand times more and bless you as He has promised.
* Ask God for wisdom to manage the prosperity He will give you for His Kingdom and glory.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
I celebrate the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob for not giving me over to the wishes of my enemy this far into 2015.

Garment of Glory

Wednesday 29 April
READ: Ex 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
* Ask God for the garment of glory for beauty and divine immunity, protection and favour.
* Declare that your garment of glory shall never be removed.
* Pray that the power of sin that removed the garment of glory from Adam and Eve shall not be your portion.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
The Lord that answered Moses speedily at the Red sea, answer me by fire today and release my long awaited blessings to me now, in the name of Jesus.

Giant Killers

Tuesday 28 April
READ: 2 Sam 21: 15 - 22
MORE LESSON: Psa. 18:32-35

We need to exercise the same kind of faith and boldness that our fathers applied in the Scripture. David was probably a teenager when he was anointed king but when he saw the harassment of Israel by Goliath, he stood up to confront the challenge. He displayed a level of faith and boldness that is worthy of our emulation. There are many Goliaths facing the Church today and God is still looking for the Davids of our time that He will use to silence them. We need men that will stand up and take responsibility to stop the harassment of the Church by the enemy, as David stopped the reproach of Israel in the hands of Goliath (1 Sam 17: 8 – 10).

It wasn't only David that was the giant killer. There were some men that looked as if they had no future (1 Sam 22: 1 -2), who were more or less like the 'area boys' of the time: they were in debt, discontented, distressed and frustrated with life. They gathered around David and he started training and building them up. These same men were later dubbed by the Scripture as the mighty men of David. (2 Sam. 23:8).The Bible is replete with the amazing exploits of the ‘area boys’ turned great men of God. These mighty men became giant killers as well. David did not only confront his giant but also raised men that could confront giants. One of the problems of the present day Church is that we are not raising men that can confront giants but men that only jump up, shout and claim blessings but run when challenges face the Church. The leaders of the Church need to stand up to confront the giants facing the Church and take up the challenge of raising men that can slay giants as well.

A time came when David was old and there was another battle with the Philistines. Another giant faced David, got the upper hand and was determined to kill him. But one of the men that David raised quickly came to his rescue and slew the giant. The security of a leader is in how many giant killers he raises because they are the ones that will confront the giants of the future when they want to destroy the leader. As a believer or pastor, don't just raise your children or church members to be superficial Christians that seek convenience in the faith life. Rather raise them to be men that can stand up to confront the giants that face them and the Church. The only way you can teach them to be giant killers is to make them see you rise up when giants confront the Church and not run into hiding, because they will do what they see you do. Giant killers, arise and raise others too!

Prayer/Action
* Say, Lord, make me a giant killer and use me to raise greater giant killers.
* Pray that there shall be no more weaklings in the Church of Jesus.
Take oil and anoint yourself and family members for the release of the giants in you.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
In the name of Jesus, I receive the strength of the Lord to leap over every wall of impossibility.