The Daily Bread

The Daily Bread
April 26, 2024

Topic: Do not trade your Birthright
Text: Genesis 25:30-34

A birthright is like a glory that comes with a child when they are born. This right gives them assurance on certain things in the family without the need to work for it. This birthright can be determined by the position of the child in the family or the promise of God on the child.

Esau being the firstborn child had his birthright but he didn't know the value of what he had. He traded it with a pot of red pottage because he thought, what is the essence of birthright if I die of hunger? Will the birthright feed me? Will the birthright bring me back to life if I die?

There are so many people today who have also sold their birthright, glory for bread and pottage of lentiles. They also asked themselves poisonous questions like, if I die what's the essence of my glory? Will my glory be useful to me in my grave?

They don't want to wait for their own time anymore, they want to get rich as quickly as possible so that they can enjoy the world, they want to feed their stomach and in doing so, Satan is feeding on their souls. They think that they are living a luxurious life, buying worldly materials and not knowing that they are empty inside, living without Glory, a walking dead.

What poisonous thought have you been feeding your mind?
Do you think that trading your glory for what will take your life in the name of wealth is worth it?
Do you think that trading your soul to enjoy this world for a minimum time is the best for you?

Esau regretted trading his birthright when he finished eating, don't wait till you regret trading your soul for this world.

© Samuel Yomi Omole