Esau sold his birthright as the firstborn of Isaac to his brother Jacob for a bowl of stew.

This story helps us see the difference between someone who COVETS the inheritance so much they would risk anything to have and keep it, and someone who disregards the value of that inheritance when faced with pressure.

In Jacob we see someone who was willing to risk it all to have the inheritance of the first born, and while he went about obtaining his brother's blessing in underhanded ways, he was finally confronted by God Himself, Who commended him for wrestling with God and with man, and for being so tenacious about the promise of God to his father and grandfather, Isaac and Abraham.

On the other hand we see Esau. When faced with hunger and pressure from the outside, he lost sight of the unmatched value of his birthright in the lineage and the promise of God. The promised Messiah came through Jacob rather than Esau, and it was JACOB who now bears the name of Israel forever because he persevered in his wrestle with God and man.

We can learn so much about our inheritance in Christ Jesus from this story and example in scripture, and we learn from THE WAY OF ESAU what we should NOT DO and how we can guard our hearts against the things that come to steal that glorious inheritance as we are united with Christ Jesus, the First Born from heaven.

Family is designed by God to reflect His love and security. There is no greater legacy and inversely no greater failure than what is established or neglected in our homes. When children have the security of a healthy family the statistics prove unequivocally that they are afforded high likelihood of reproducing stability and living an effectual life in society. When the security of a healthy home is not given to children, they often reproduce instability and brokenness in their own lives and in society. We have FAMILY set before us and modeled for us through Jesus Christ, who embodied God and exercised His great love.

Ex 3:14-15

Intention

Prov 22:6 amp

Judges 13:8 and 13:12

Inheritance

The Lord called Joshua to lead Israel after the death of Moses, exhorting him over and over "be strong and very courageous."

Our calling in Christ is a mirror image of this transition, where the deliverer sent to us by God is "taken away" and the SPIRIT that empowered the ministry given to Moses/Jesus has now come to empower Joshua/us to walk in the way God has prepared for us, to INHERIT the promise.

Come Boldly

“Our beliefs about God - about His character, His attitude toward us, His value system, His desires - shape the premises for our prayers. In other words, the way we see God determines the way we approach Him?” Chad Veach

James 1:17

Matt 7:7-11

Heb 4:15-16

1) Jesus prayed as a discipline

Mark 1:35

Luke 5:15-16

2) Jesus prayed before He made decisions

Luke 6:12

3) Jesus prayed for direction

Jn 12:49

4) Jesus prayed for others

Luke 23:31-32

Heb 4:16

Psalm 91