Message: Genesis 25:19-34 “The Gift”
Esau
was given a divine gift in being the firstborn of the family. Unfortunately,
his lesser pursuits gained his total devotion. In this way, Esau despised his
birthright. Jacob, on the other, desperately wanted this gift for himself. What
he didn’t realize is that even his desire for it was because God has already
called him to it. In the end, the birthright isn’t what mattered most. Instead,
it was the desire of one’s heart and what one pursues that matters most. Jacob
had always been chosen by God. Esau too was blessed by God. It would take a
long time for both of them to realize this. The question is, what are we doing
with this “Gift” of life that God has given us? What is it we are pursuing? In
what do we find our identity?
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