“And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.”
Genesis 27:40 KJV
Isaac had blessed Jacob and now he blesses Esau that he will live by the sword and serve his brother; but when he grows restless, he will break free from his brother’s control. Esau was a man with his heart attached to the world. He lived by the sword-principle, always retaliating and unable to forgive. Many believers today have enough of God to get by, but live with unresolved anger and unforgiveness like Esau. Esau is described as careless about God’s blessing, and we know that later on when he wanted to inherit his father’s blessing, he was turned away, even though he begged for it with bitter tears, for it was too late then to repent. Let’s not be careless about God’s blessing on our lives, and know the inheritance of the saints Jesus has won for us. Instead let our hearts soar with joyful gratitude when we think of how God made us worthy to receive the glorious inheritance freely given to us by living in the light. Amen!
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