What does glory mean?
- "Kabod" - the star of your destiny; your shining, the totality of your uniqueness.
- Favor magnet, what makes you acceptable and likeable among people.
- They key to your greatness.
It should be noted that GLORY can be perverted and basturdised. Glory killers are internal termites that eat up people's glory from within.
Scriptures:
- Psalm 84:11
- 1 Peter 1:24
- 1 Corinthians 15:41
- Micah 5:12
- Exodus 22:18
Scriptural examples:
- Jacob and his sons ~Genesis 49:1-8 (NLT)
- Ephraim and Manasseh ~Genesis 48:14 (NLT)
- Jacob and Esau ~Genesis 27:32-36 (NLT) - Glory can be stolen, it can fade away, it can be killed. The shining of your glory has everything to do with the light of God illuminating your life. As long as light is shining on you, your glory must shine.
School of dreams ~Job 33:13-17 KJV: This school will reveal to you the state of your glory.
Evidence of glory tampering
- Your hair is shaved in the dream.
- Always losing things in the dream.
- You are speaking but your voice is not being heard.
- Fighting unknown people endlessly.
- Dreams in the village or your primary school days.
What does the life of someone whose glory has been tampered with look like?
- Grass to grace.
- Grace to disgrace.
- All round defeat.
- Incurable disappointment (promise and fail).
- Poverty of coordinated thinking (vagabond spirit - too busy doing nothing with no achievement to show for it).
What can you do to recover your glory?
- Take your relationship with God seriously.
- Obey God completely.
- Engage in prayers of recovery and restoration of glory.