*Be Inspired Bible Study March 25th 2021*
*Topic* : *Delete the hurting past and file*
*Anchor* : Sis Leah
*Text* : *Genesis 25:26 KJV*
*And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.*
https://bible.com/bible/1/gen.25.26.KJV
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So Jacob took the food to his father. “My father?” he said. “Yes, my son,” Isaac answered. “Who are you—Esau or Jacob?” Jacob replied, “It’s Esau, your firstborn son. I’ve done as you told me. Here is the wild game. Now sit up and eat it so you can give me your blessing.” As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and almost before Jacob had left his father, Esau returned from his hunt.
Genesis 27:18-19, 30 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/gen.27.18-30.NLT
Then Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming with his 400 men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and his two servant wives. He put the servant wives and their children at the front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last. Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother, he bowed to the ground seven times before him. Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept. Then Esau looked at the women and children and asked, “Who are these people with you?” “These are the children God has graciously given to me, your servant,” Jacob replied. Then the servant wives came forward with their children and bowed before him. Next came Leah with her children, and they bowed before him. Finally, Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed before him. “And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?” Esau asked. Jacob replied, “They are a gift, my Lord, to ensure your friendship.” “My brother, I have plenty,” Esau answered. “Keep what you have for yourself.” But Jacob insisted, “No, if I have found favor with you, please accept this gift from me. And what a relief to see your friendly smile. It is like seeing the face of God! Please take this gift I have brought you, for God has been very gracious to me. I have more than enough.” And because Jacob insisted, Esau finally accepted the gift. “Well,” Esau said, “let’s be going. I will lead the way.” But Jacob replied, “You can see, my Lord, that some of the children are very young, and the flocks and herds have their young, too. If they are driven too hard, even for one day, all the animals could die. Please, my Lord, go ahead of your servant. We will follow slowly, at a pace that is comfortable for the livestock and the children. I will meet you at Seir.” “All right,” Esau said, “but at least let me assign some of my men to guide and protect you.” Jacob responded, “That’s not necessary. It’s enough that you’ve received me warmly, my Lord!”
Genesis 33:1-15 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/gen.33.1-15.NLT
The story of Jacob and Esau is a very interesting story that anyone willing to learn can learn one or two things.
These two were born on thesame day but the Bible let us know in Genesis 25:26 that Jacob held the heels of Esau the two of them were two nations.
They were not just two individuals but two whole nations.
Born by same parents but their parents chose their favourite. Jacob was His mother's favourite while Esau was Isaac their father's favourite.
Fast forward to when Isaac decided to bless Esau their mother plotted with Jacob and deceived their father and Jacob a supplanter took the blessings that was his brother's as he pretended to be Esau his brother.
Many years moon and whatever had past. They had both become a nation indeed. Married with children, they had servants, they had flocks, they were amazingly blessed remember they stem down from generation of Abraham. So they had this Abrahamic blessings on them.
It came to that point when Jacob having repented and had encounter with God was going to meet up with his brother Esau.
He was unsure the kind of reception his brother would give to him. In Genesis 33:1-15 we can see how Jacob gathered his family, his workers and his flocks forward and Esau on the other hand welcomed him and embraced him.
Jacob ended up bowing and saying my lord of it please you, go ahead 0f your servant. Esau even offered to get security to guide Jacob and his family on their journey but you know the forgiveness and love he had shown to his brother was enough.
Esau is our person of interest, he had lots of memories of how his brother contended with him, to take his position even to the extent of taking his blessing on their father sick bed.
Esau did not just sit and nurse the past, because the longer you nurse your hurting past the longer you stay in stagnation.
Esau didn't say well I should have got that blessing that's why this and that. He didn't begin a pity party, he didn't allow the background of their relationship to stop him from moving forward with his brother.
These two were twins remember and the hurt could have been carried on and passed on to the next generation but no Esau deleted the files.
In life we will experience things that might want to keep us stuck in a position if we allow it but can I just encourage you to delete the file of your hurting past. You see the enemy of your soul is very cunning but he is not as wise as God in fact he lacks divine wisdom.
When you continue to replay the files and hurts you fail to remove the scale of backwardness and retrogression.
You are as great as you see yourself. You are as achieving as you allow yourself and you are as much a failure as you allow the enemy to penetrate into your hard drive of memoirs.
Are you one of those who sit and continuously recount your loss, what didn't go right, the marriage that didn't work,the divorce that broke your family, the strict teacher that made you hate the subject or course, the law of the land that kept you bound, the community you come from, the rape, the abuse, the fraud the health challenge the health scare, the job woes, the accident, the discrimination, the unprecedented happenings e.t.c.
It's high time you deleted those files, those things do not make you if you don't allow them.
Learn to move out of uncertainty by faith into certainty through the word of God and faith in God.
There is no change God can't make if we allow Him to so your circumstances isn't beyond God's hand work. In fact it is not a surprise or coincidence that you are reading this now. God meant this message for you.
I hope the summary gives more clarity to us all.
I pray for grace to actually delete unnecessary memories.
I pray that whatever we keep holding on to that God doesn't want us to anymore we receive wisdom to let go.
I pray that the kind of understanding that makes you outstanding in the midst of certainty and uncertainty is released unto us in Jesus name amen 🙏
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