Feb 23 - How Your Actions And Attitude Can Qualify Or Disqualify You Of Assessing The Fathers Innermost Blessings And Rather Make Way For Another Person

🕯Theme: How Your Actions And Attitude Can Qualify Or Disqualify You Of Assessing The Fathers Innermost Blessings And Rather Make Way For Another Person.

 

📖Texts: Genesis 27: 1 - 4, Proverbs 20: 11 - 12, Genesis 25: 21- 26 , 31, Malachi 1: 1 – 3

 

Introduction:

In Our Walk With God, As We Serve God, One Of The Areas We Need To Give Attention Is The Area Of Attitude And Actions; Attitude Of Our Heart Towards God And One Another, Attitude Of Our Actions Towards The Things Of God.

 

> Definition > Attitude >> A Settled Way Of Thinking Or Feeling About Something >> Synonyms > Point Of View, View,  Viewpoint.

 

Scriptural Background

@ Malachi 1: 1 - 3 > Genesis 25 : 21 - 26, Proverbs 20: 11 - 12

* One Of The Scriptural Passages It Has Taken Me A Greater Part Of My Christian Life To Understand Is The One Above > I Had Asked Questions Such Us, What At Did Esau Do As A Baby To Warrant Such Hatred From God > How Can A Child Incur The Hatred Of God Right From The Womb Of The Mother.

Until Professor Rhema ( The Holy Spirit  ) Took Me To Genesis 25: 21 - 26 & Proverbs 20: 11 - 12.

> Esau Was The First Born Of Isaac, Hence Firstfruits .

> In The Bible Time,The Issue Of The First Born And Firstfruits Were Taken Highly Serious

> Right In The Womb,A Struggle Ensued Between The Two Brothers > Genesis 25: 22 - 26

> Both In The Womb Were Just Displaying The Nature The Inherited From Adam.

 

1. Jacob Inherited And Demonstrated

> Aggressiveness

> Passionate Pursuit

 

> Acting With The Sense Of Urgency > 1 Samuel 21: 8

> The Only Problem God Had With Him Was That He Took Advantage Of The Brothers Predicament.

1. Esau

> Casualness

> Lukewarm

> Slackness

 

1. By Both Actions And Dispositions There Was A Divine Orchestrations.

 

> Esau Got What His Actions Portrayed > He Sold Out His Birthrights > His Firstfruits And Lost The Fathers Blessings Of The Soul.

 

> Jacob Aggressively And Passionately With Urgency Sort After The Top Position And Got It

1. Due To The Attitude He Exhibited, God Saw That Esau ( Though The Firstfruits ) Was Not The Right Person That God's Promises And Covenant With Abraham Will Be Fulfilled > Genesis 15, > From Abraham To Isaac To Jacob ( Why Not Esau ).

 

1. Humanly We Have Firstfruits By
2. Positioning > Adam, Cain, Esau, Reuben > They All Lost It

Ii. Qualification > The Following Qualified Themselves > Jesus Christ The Last Adam, Abel, Jacon, Judah

Iii. In What Attitude Do You.

 

> Obey God

> Love God

> Serve God

> Sacrifice To God

> Having Faith In God

 

Iv. Isaac Knew Esau Did Not Qualify > He Knew Esau Will Loose It

> Isaac Was Disappointed In What Esau Did When He Sold His Birthrights > Isaac Lost His Firstfruits

> Just As God Was Disappointed In What Adam Did

 

1. Firstfruits Is

> The First Manifestation Of Strength

> First Display Of Fruitfulness

> First Display Of Dominion

> Firstfruits Shows The Way > Waymaker

> Firstfruits Carves The Path For Others To Follow

 

> Manifestation Of The Dream

> Is The Model Or Pattern Set For Others To Follow

> Is The Pointer

 

Vi. God Is Very Much Obessed And Passionate About First Things > Firstfruits > First Position

> Hence > Genesis 1:1, Rev 1:8.

> God Is Much Obsessed And Passionate About The Position We Place Him In Everything.

 

Vii. God Demanded First Borns To Be Set Apart For Him >> Ex13:2/ Ex 34: 19/ Lev 27: 26 / Num 3: 13/ Deuteronomy 21: 17/ Nehemiah 10:36.

 

Viii. God Demanded Firstfruits > Ex 22: 29/ Lev 2: 12/ Numbers 18:12 / Deuteronomy 18: 4 / Deuteronomy 26:2/ Nehemiah 10: 35/ Proverbs 3:9/ Romans 11:16/Romans 16:5/ 1 Corinthians 15: 20/ James 1: 18.

 

Ix Prayer

> Any Attitude Of Mine That Is Denying Me Access Into God's Treasure Chamber > Into The Fathers Innermost Blessings > Blessings Of The Soul.

 

Lord, I Surrender That Attitude To You

> Lord I Offer My Life To You As Your Firstfruits > Equip Me And Use Me As Your Model, As Your Reference >Like Others Such As Job, Moses, Mary.

 

> Lord I Give To You The First Place In Every Aspect Of My Life > My Day, My Decisions, My Choices, My Actions, My Finances, In Facing My Daily Challenges.

> Oh Lord, Deliver Me from The Attitude Of Esau > Some Are Suffering Their Parental And Ancestral Birthrights Motgage.

> Holy Give Me The Attitude Of Jacob Or Israel Who Was So Passionate About The Best Of God.