The Power and the Glory

I want to be successful, if I wasn't I would be in another profession. Sometimes as Christians we feel think there is something wrong with glory or power. This is because we mistake glory and power for greed and pride. However, the Bible is filled with successful individuals, yet their success is always typically tied to their relationship with God. Joseph was second in command in Egypt, Daniel was third in command in Babylon, what is interesting about both Joseph and Daniel is that they both were in prison and from there God delivered them and brought them to the place of honor. Their glory and power were not because of their own doing but because of God in their life.

Success is independent of your employer. Daniel severed under more than one king and under each kingdom God raised him up. Likewise your success is independent of who you work for. Your success and your glory ultimately comes from above. Psalm 84:11 says, "The Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." If God is giving you the glory, there is nothing wrong with it, as long as we don't fall into pride.

Embrace the power God has given you because like Daniel or Joseph it was probably for a purpose remember power also comes from above, Deuteronomy 8:18 says "Thou shalt remember the Lord thy God' for it is he that giveth thee the power to get wealth." In Ecclesiastes 5:18-19, "As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor, this is the gift of God."