“Now
therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to
the field, and take me some venison; And make me savory meat, such as I love,
and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.”
(Gen 27:3-4)
God saw that Esau’s birthright had
been taken away. Being the God of a second chance, He decided to give him
another chance to be blessed. So he used Isaac. When Isaac received the
instruction to bless Esau, he gave him an assignment.
Isaac, in other words, told Esau to
use what he had to get what he wanted. “Use what you have to get what you
want,” is by no means a call to lawlessness and sin. Rather, it is a call to
use your God-given gift to get God’s blessing.
Esau was slow to understand that God
wanted to bless him. He went to the field and didn’t return until Jacob had
collected the available blessing. If you don’t understand the Bible, you would
think Jacob actually stole Esau’s blessing, but the truth is that as at that
time, Esau had married two Hittite women who were a grief of mind unto Isaac
and Rebecca. They refused to worship Jehovah, made Esau serve their gods, and
drove him far from God’s altar. Jacob was still very close to God’s altar. When
an Esau grieves his mother, she turns around to support Jacob.
If you stay close to God’s altar,
there is no way he will bless another who is dependent on another altar ahead
of you.
Esau demonstrated his lack of
understanding of spiritual things. He was slow because he had strayed from
God’s altar. You must not be slow when it comes to God’s business.
WORDS OF WISDOM: When an Esau grieves his mother, she turns around
to support Jacob.
PRAYER/CONFESSION:
Father, give me understanding and speed when it comes
to obeying your word, in Jesus’ name.
FURTHER READING: 1 Sam. 21:8, Gen. 26:35
Eagles Devotional is a daily revelatory and inspirational Publication by Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the founder and presiding Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church, Warri, Nigeria.
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