Wednesday July 12
Bible Reading: Gen. 27: 1 - 17
Topic: Who Is Qualified For The
Blessing?
Many have blamed Isaac for
wanting to bless Esau for the wrong reasons - because he ". . . .. . . . loved Esau because he ate of his
game" (Gen. 25: 28)
Some blame Rebekah for
manipulating her husband to accomplish God's purpose.
Yet others blame Jacob for
going along with his mother's ungodly plan.
However though they were
all wrong in manipulating situations for their selfish ends, it is clear that
the blessing was meant for Jacob.
Esau had spurned his
birthright for a plate of porridge (Gen. 25: 32); and God would not bestow His
blessings on those who would not value it.
Rebekah knew the
prophesies God gave even before the twins were born (Gen. 25: 23) but lacked
the faith to trust God to bring them to pass.
Have you through your
speech and character derailed the purpose of God concerning your life? the good
news is that we serve a merciful God who forgives us and grants us a second
chance as He did to Jacob.
Repentance will always put
us back on the pathway of God's will and blessing
Prayer
Gracious Father, teach me
to trust Your timing for Your purposes to be fulfilled in my life and help me
to repent of any ways in which I have derailed from Your path for my life,
Amen.
Memory Verse Gen. 27: 5
"And Rebekah heard
when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for
venison and to bring it"
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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