"Thus Esau despised his birthright." Genesis 25:34
Adam rejected God's anointing, Esau rejected Isaac's anointing, Judas Iscariot rejected Jesus' anointing and the same spirit of rebelliousness has continued to be passed on from generation to generation.
Those who turn their backs on the anointing of the Divine are subject to Satan's power. You can't have God as your Lord and the devil as your lord at the same time. You are either a child of God or a child of the devil. You are either a temple of the Holy Spirit or a vessel of the devil.
This is why most believers are troubled, unsuccessful and possessed by demons. They have accepted Jesus as their Savior but have rejected Him as their Lord.
"And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils, then he ate and drank, arose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright." Genesis 25:34
The birthright signified the anointing and authority of God. Adam despised his anointing and was thrown out of paradise. Esau exchanged it for a bowl of lentil soup, quenched his hunger and unfortunately endured the same fate.
Jesus, God's Firstborn Son, has given us this anointing, but many have exchanged it for an immediate solution to their love life. They prefer to exchange the anointing of eternal salvation for momentary sexual pleasure.
"I waited patiently for the Lord, and He inclined to me and heard my cry." Psalm 40.1
Trust is a virtue very few people possess. This is why very few people are also saved. Those who trust in God's promises aren't shaken by the storms. Instead, they wait patiently for their blessings because they trust that He who promised them is faithful and does not fail.
"But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience." Luke 8:15
Only 1 out of every 4 people that hears the word, bears fruit.
Out of every 4 who hear the Word of God, only 1 keeps it and gives good fruit.
What is this person's secret of success?
They listen and practice, listen and practice, listen and practice...
In other words, they fight, persevere and defend their faith with teeth and nails, even if they have to go against the world all by themselves.
"By your patience, possess your soul." Luke 21.19
The devil is persistent. He tries, tries, tries and continues trying to corrupt the heart and conquer the soul. The secret to defeat him is to resist, resist, resist and continue resisting at all cost. It is better to remain in the Kingdom of God without a boyfriend, without a husband, without family and without friends, then it is to have the whole world at your feet and lose your soul.
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." Psalm 51.10
No sincere prayer goes unanswered. No matter how great the sin was against God, against others or against yourself, sincerity will destroy all of hell's plans. David was an example of this. He received God's mercy because his heart was sincere.
You can destroy all of hell's plans too. Tear your heart open before the Lord Almighty and your life will never be the same.
"Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit." Psalm 51.12
The biggest and most difficult thing to attain in this world is the salvation of the soul. Jesus compared it to a hidden treasure buried in a field, and when someone finds it, they are willing to sell EVERYTHING THEY OWN to buy that field. However, it is even harder to get back the joy of salvation after it has been lost. If you, dear reader, doubt this is true, just ask anyone who has been through a similar experience.
"Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your loving kindness, according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions." Psalm 51.1
Every sincere prayer has an immediate answer. Especially when it's from a sinner who is repentant. Look at David, for example, who sinned greatly and God still forgave him. The same is true for you too.
The Secret: sincerity and faith.
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." Proverbs 1.7
When the fear of God is absent from someone's life, the spirit of sin will dominate even the strongest man. With him come suffering, followed by death. These people's daily bread have shortened their days.
But the wise man prolongs his days by practicing the words that come from the mouth of God.
"The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death." Proverbs 14.27
Where there is fear of the Lord, there is justice, true love, faith and abundance of life. But in the absence of the fear of the Lord, the spirit of sin triumphs.
Those who are wise fear the Lord, run from sin and live according to the teachings of the Divine.
"Let your garments always be white and let your head lack no oil."
Ecclesiastes 9.8
It is difficult to live in a world that is so entangled in sin and yet maintain your garments white. However, it is not impossible. The secret behind maintaining yourself pure in an impure world is fearing the Lord and obeying His voice. The more sinful you are, the more effective God's power is.
The Almighty never asks for something that is impossible to do.
"I, even I, am the Lord and besides Me there is no Savior." Isaiah 43:11
Jesus is only Lord to those who serve Him. He is only a Savior to those who consider themselves lost. Many consider Him their Lord and Savior, yet they do not serve Him and much less think they were lost.This is why they have led a life of poor quality, even though they believe.
"Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts." Zechariah 4.6
When a Christian freely surrenders his life over to God and sacrifices his will daily to remain in the faith, he is given the power to win all of his battles by the Spirit of the Lord Jesus.
"The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly." John 10.10
The Lord Jesus gives us two clear alternatives in this verse: Good and evil. Everyone must choose one. The world has witnessed evil's actions because they have turned their back on Good. But those who learn the Word of God and obey it, will surely reap it's fruit in abundance.
"Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." Hebrews 12.1
The great cloud of witnesses has been proof that the Lord takes care of His people. Unfortunately, not everyone has truly believed. And among those who have believed, there are those who insist on carrying the weight of their past instead of fighting against the sins of the present. My advice is: immediately get rid of all those burdens and move forward.
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death." Revelation 2.11
The phrase: 'He who has an ear...' doesn't seem to make sense, since everyone has ears. However, the Lord is speaking to those who are born of the Spirit. Only those who are born of the Spirit have ears that are able to listen to His voice. And in the case of those who are convinced but aren't born of God, they will not have an excuse when Judgement Day comes because they had ears and did not obey. Those who overcome are not the ones who start out well, but they finish well.
"And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast saying, "God, be merciful to me a sinner!" Luke 18:13
When you are sincere in acknowledging your sins and repent, you receive forgiveness, salvation and perfect inner peace.
"... not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith..." Philippians 3.9
The righteousness of Paul did not come from his behavior before God. He was justified because he maintain his faith alive, practical and active in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That is why he was known as the apostle of the gentiles.
"Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war may rise against me, in this I will be confident." Psalm 27.3
David was a man of war and conquests because He trusted in his parent's God. He knew that God would never leave him alone. Confident is the key word in this verse. This is the kind of faith that pleases the Lord.
"For the word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit and of joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
When the Holy Spirit finds a heart that is thirsty to know Him, His voice is heard in the person's spirit. From that moment on there is transformation of life.
Usually, the heart is hungry for solutions to circumstantial problems, which makes it difficult to receive His Son and Savior Jesus.
"We love Him because He first loved us." 1 John 4:19
Even though we are sinners and have no merits, we were shown the love of the Lord God when He sent His only Son to die for us. Therefore, when you recognize that love and have faith in Him, you become His child. And because of that, you also gain his character traits.
"And have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him." Colossians 3:10
The new birth gives the children of God a new life. As much as you may prophesy about it, it still remains difficult for those who haven't been born of the Spirit to understand.
Knowledgeable and enlightened minds, and above all, being according to the image of God the Father. The children of God see and think according to Him.
"And He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light." Matthew 17:2
Surely, the Mount of Transfiguration remained marked in the lives of the three apostles. They saw what they would later experience after receiving the Holy Spirit: transformed life. New spirit, new heart and new character. A character after the Father's, the Son's and the Holy Spirit's own character. This is the transformation that happens when you are born of the Spirit.
"How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings." Psalm 36:7
The experience of the goodness of God meets the spirit's needs and gives peace to the soul.
"Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord God, "That I will send famine on the land, not a famine of bread, nor a famine of water, but of hearing the words of the Lord." Amos 8:11
Satisfy your hunger while there is food, because the manna of God won't be around forever...
Unbelief, spiritual coldness, lack of love and fear are some of the signs that precede the arrival of this famine.
"But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience." Luke 8:15
It has been extremely difficult to find good ground! It exists and is ready to receive seeds and fruit. But... Where can we find it among such contaminated ground? If at this very moment you feel the touch of the Holy Spirit, don't resist, surrender immediately because you have been chosen.
"Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away." Hebrews 2:1
When Daniel decided to fast and seek the will of God, he was willing to sacrifice for a just cause. For that reason, the Lord came to him. God sees the effort of those who want to be born of His Spirit and/or receive His Seal. There is no way that He will overlook the opportunity to establish His Kingdom in their hearts.
"Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God..." Psalm 146:5
The word happy is written many times throughout the Bible. Is this a utopia? Were all of God's servants, including Jesus, exaggerating? No. Happiness does exist in this world, but in order for you to attain it, you must live in the dependence of the Almighty.
"Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him." Hebrews 10:38
First of all, no one is just. But when a sinner becomes DEPENDENT on the Lord, there is faith. This faith is exactly what makes him just, pure and godly to come before Him.
But, if the just, pure and godly person stops being dependent on Him, then there will no longer be faith.
As a consequence, he will go back to being a lost sinner.
"Then He who sat on the throne said: Behold, I make all things new." Revelation 21:5
New year, new life. That is what everyone hopes for. However, that is only possible when man listens to the words that come from the Throne of the Almighty. A new life depends on a new way of thinking and having a new attitude. What good is it to wish someone a happy new year, if that person continues doing the same mistakes? Those who are wise listen to God's good counsel.
