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Esau sold his birthright as the firstborn of Isaac to his brother Jacob for a bowl of stew.

 

This story helps us see the difference between someone who COVETS the inheritance so much they would risk anything to have and keep it, and someone who disregards the value of that inheritance when faced with pressure.

 

In Jacob we see someone who was willing to risk it all to have the inheritance of the first born, and while he went about obtaining his brother's blessing in underhanded ways, he was finally confronted by God Himself, Who commended him for wrestling with God and with man, and for being so tenacious about the promise of God to his father and grandfather, Isaac and Abraham.

 

On the other hand we see Esau. When faced with hunger and pressure from the outside, he lost sight of the unmatched value of his birthright in the lineage and the promise of God. The promised Messiah came through Jacob rather than Esau, and it was JACOB who now bears the name of Israel forever because he persevered in his wrestle with God and man.

 

We can learn so much about our inheritance in Christ Jesus from this story and example in scripture, and we learn from THE WAY OF ESAU what we should NOT DO and how we can guard our hearts against the things that come to steal that glorious inheritance as we are united with Christ Jesus, the First Born from heaven.

Family is designed by God to reflect His love and security. There is no greater legacy and inversely no greater failure than what is established or neglected in our homes. When children have the security of a healthy family the statistics prove unequivocally that they are afforded high likelihood of reproducing stability and living an effectual life in society. When the security of a healthy home is not given to children, they often reproduce instability and brokenness in their own lives and in society. We have FAMILY set before us and modeled for us through Jesus Christ, who embodied God and exercised His great love.

 

Ex 3:14-15

 

Intention

 

Prov 22:6 amp

 

Judges 13:8 and 13:12

 

Inheritance

 Bold for battle

 

1) We can’t lead others if we don’t lead ourselves well - Others are depending on us! 

 

“A great danger to good leadership is the temptation to try to change others without first making changes to yourself” John C. Maxwell 

 

 

Joshua 1:1-5 

 

Acts 16:25-35 

 

2) We can’t lead ourselves well if we aren’t being led 

 

Joshua 1:5

 

Judges 6:16

 

Mt 28:18-20

 

3) There will be resistance 

 

Heb 13:5&6

 

Acts 4:18-20

 

Acts 4:23&29

 

4) There is victory in Jesus 

 

 

Eph 6:10-13 

 

2Cor 2:14 

The Lord called Joshua to lead Israel after the death of Moses, exhorting him over and over "be strong and very courageous."

 

Our calling in Christ is a mirror image of this transition, where the deliverer sent to us by God is "taken away" and the SPIRIT that empowered the ministry given to Moses/Jesus has now come to empower Joshua/us to walk in the way God has prepared for us, to INHERIT the promise.

Come Boldly

 

“Our beliefs about God - about His character, His attitude toward us, His value system, His desires - shape the premises for our prayers. In other words, the way we see God determines the way we approach Him?” Chad Veach 

 

James 1:17

 

Matt 7:7-11

 

Heb 4:15-16 

 

1) Jesus prayed as a discipline 

 

Mark 1:35

 

Luke 5:15-16

 

2) Jesus prayed before He made decisions

 

Luke 6:12

 

3) Jesus prayed for direction

 

Jn 12:49

 

4) Jesus prayed for others

 

Luke 23:31-32

 

Heb 4:16 

 

Psalm 91 

 In Him - From Him - For Him 

 

~Our revelation of our position IN Him - affects our experienced relationship WITH Him~

 

Mt 6:25-33

 

Joshua 21:43-45

 

Judges 2: 7-13

 

Jn 4:20-21

 

Rom 8:14-16

 

“Our beliefs about God - about His character, His attitude toward us, His value system, His desires - shape the premises for our prayers. In other words, the way we see God determines the way we approach Him” Chad Veach

 

 

 

“Prayer reminds us of the sufficiency of Christ. It helps us realize who we are in Him. It assures us that the blessings of Heaven are ours. It reaffirms that God has brought us this far and isn’t giving up on us” Chad Veach

 

 

Truth to pray from:

 

1) I am a child of God

 

2) I am loved

 

3) I am redeemed and forgiven

 

4) I am accepted

 

5) I have full access to help from God 

 

6) I live by faith and I live in Christ 

 

7) I am blessed

 

8) I am at peace 

 

9) I can hear God’s voice

 

10) I am more than a conqueror 

 

 Citizens and Sons 

 

Luke 15:11-32

 

Phil 3:20

 

Jn 1:12-13

 

Rom 8:14-17

 

Orphan Spirit says: DO something > HAVE something > BE something

 

“You are an image bearer with work to do, not a work doer with an image to maintain” Ian Simkins

 

Who you ARE and what you DO are not the same thing

 

We can live FOR God or FROM God

 

2Cor 5:17

 

Spirit of Adoption says: I AM > I HAVE > I DO 

 

Eph 3:14-15

 

“Orphans live in an atmosphere of fear - but sons learn to find their place at the family table” Leif Hetland 

 

Heart Smart

 

Pr 4:23

 

Prov 16:1-9

 

1) Preparing the heart is man’s job 

 

Preparations: the arrangement, disposition, to array, to set in a row

 

“Suddenly happens one day at a time on repeat…day after day” Al Purvis 

 

“You haven’t failed if you haven’t failed in your heart” Al Purvis

 

Suddenlies land on a heart that is prepared to handle them

 

2) The heart plans the way

 

Pr 16:9 NKJV & MSG

 

Pr16:3

 

MY Heart is MY responsibility!

 

Ps 27:8

 

“Wherever you go - there you are” Confucius

 

3) When the way pleases God - there is peace

 

Pr 16:7 NKJV & TPT

 

PR 16:2  

 

 

4) A prepared heart can be directed by God

 

Vs 9 again

 

Pr 19:21

 

Ps 90:12

 

Drawing on the story of David and Goliath, Sheldon Oakes shares how faithful stewardship of the small things entrusted, and incredible discipline had much more to do with God's preparation of His chosen King in SECRET than we often give credit and recognition for. When reflecting on the young anointed one and his destined battle with the giant, we sometimes fall into the erroneous thinking that David's preparation was an instantaneous deposit of faith and display of miraculous power, when in reality this climactic fight between David and Goliath only served to reveal what God had formed in the young man over the course of years of faithfulness. What a revelation and exhortation! Faithfulness and anointing begins NOW, not Infront of the masses, but in the secret place with God.

Follow Me?

 

Our Mouth - luke 6:45

 

Our Money - Mt 6:21

 

Our Time - Eph 5:15-17

 

1) What is the greatest love in my life?

 

“Show me where you spend your time, money, and energy, and I will show you what you worship” John Wimber

 

2) What is the greatest message of my life?

 

Phil 4:9

 

3) Who am I influencing with my life?

 

1 Cor 10:32 - 11:1

 

 

4) Who is influencing my life?

 

Jn 15:25-26

 

Isa 40:28-31