Digging Deeper~ 6th Sunday of Pentecost

Gen. 25:19-34:The birth of Esau & Jacob: How Jacob steals Esau's birthright from him. 

Ps. 119:105-112: A prayer of praise to God and his Word: and for saving from enemies.

 

or Ps. 25: A prayer asking for mercy, saving from enemies & praise to God for his goodness.

Rom. 8:1-11: Jesus made it possible for sinful man to be free from bondage to sin when he paid for our sins on the cross. 

Mat. 13:1-9,18-23: Jesus tells the story of a man who goes out to plant seed. He also tells of the seeds and how we are like the seed. 

In Genesis 25:19-34, we read of the birth of Esau & Jacob's births. Esau was born first so he should have been the man that would be the Father  that provided the seed of God's chosen nation. But when they grew up Esau sold his birthright to his bother Jacob, who became the Father of God's chosen. This made Jacob and Esau enemies for many years. 

We too have a birthright to be sons and daughters of God,because of what Jesus did for us (Rom. 8:1-11).  But there is an enemy who wants to steal that right from us. Jesus tells of the spiritual seed of God's word and what can happen to it when it hits different types of souls. One thing that can happen to it is that the raven's can come and eat it. He also tells of how Satan is the enemy of our souls and how he tries to steal our birthright as heirs of salvation(Mat. 13:1-9,18-23).  Let us be careful that we do not sell our birthright for a short lived pleasure as a bowl of soup.This week has 2 prayers that we can pray thanking God for saving us from our enemy of the soul (Ps. 25; Ps.119:105-112).Let us pray these prayers this week.

Challenge of the week: 

This week, check yourself to see if you are indeed saved from the slavery of Satan. If you are not turn to God and ask Him to save you from this slavery and start following God. If you are already saved, check to make sure that you are not selling your birthright for an earthly pleasure that will not last very long. When you have done these, you can sing the songs that are in the verses in Psalms 25 and Ps. 119:105-112). 

Accomplishment of the week:

So where did you find yourself? What did you do to change it if you are not where you should be? Did you take the time to thank God for salvation from the slavery of sin?