“And
Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. Esau said, Behold, I am at the
point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? … “Then Jacob
gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up,
and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.” (Gen. 25:31, 32 &34)
It all appeared uneventful. Esau ate,
got up, and went his way, thinking he had eaten ordinary pottage. But something
had already happened in the spirit realm. The fact that something is not physical
doesn’t mean it cannot happen. He ate the food that became his albatross.
Esau was slow of spiritual
understanding while Jacob knew better. Esau said, “Feed me … with that same red pottage….” (Gen
25:30) Esau was in the habit of
eating Jacob’s food for free. Jacob must have thought, “You can’t continue
eating my pottage for free; you must have to give me something in return.” That
was why he asked for Esau’s birthright. Do you see what food can do? Jacob knew
the value of the birthright and had been waiting for the right opportunity to get
in the real world the manifestation of the battle he won in the womb.
Jesus said in Luke 24:25, “O
fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.”
How well Scriptures work for you
depend on how fast you are at understanding and believing in what it says. Some
people hear the Word of God, believe it, apply it to their lives, and get
results. Others hear it, are slow to believe it, and like Esau, just eat the
pottage and go their way, not knowing the spiritual implication of what they
have done. Hard as it may sound, the Bible calls someone that is slow of
understanding a fool.
WORDS OF WISDOM: Understanding breeds speed.
PRAYER/CONFESSION:
I refuse to be
a fool. I will not sell my birth right, in Jesus’ name.
FURTHER READING: Luke 2:49, 2 Chronicles. 13:10-11
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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