| You can forfeit your destiny part 1 Hebrews 12:15-17: "Looking diligently, lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled: Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears." Esau sells his destiny-- And one day Jacob was cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food; And Esau said to Jacob, Give me a full meal of that red soup, for I am overcome with need for food: for this reason he was named Edom. And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright. And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me? And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his birthright. Genesis 25:29-34 Esau�s birthright, destiny, and blessing is passed onto Jacob-- May God give you the dew of heaven, and the good things of the earth, and grain and wine in full measure: Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing. And when Isaac had come to the end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob had not long gone away from Isaac his father, Esau came in from the field. And he made ready a meal, good to the taste, and took it to his father, and said to him, Let my father get up and take of his son's meat, so that you may give me a blessing. And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your oldest son, Esau. And in great fear Isaac said, Who then is he who got meat and put it before me, and I took it all before you came, and gave him a blessing, and his it will be? And hearing the words of his father, Esau gave a great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Give a blessing to me, even to me, O my father! And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing. And he said, Is it because he is named Jacob that he has twice taken my place? for he took away my birthright, and now he has taken away my blessing. Genesis 27:28-36 Everyone has a divine destiny fo their lives but those self same people can deny their divine destiny and follow the way of the flesh and Satan instead of walking into their divine destiny. As we shake off the Hellenistic (Greek mythological) notions that no one can do anything unless God or so called gods have desired it to be so, let us realize that we do not serve this sort of a pagan higher being. See Destiny page. Satan and his deceived do not wish that humankind walks in their divine destiny that God desires for them. Once a man or woman begins walking in their divine destiny desired by God, Satan tries to slow them down, detour, and even tries to get them to step out of divine destiny into countless areas that are out of God�s will. See God�s Will page. Have you ever heard it said that if you do not operate in your calling or use a gift God has given you then He may pass it along to someone else who is willing? There is an urgency in the gifts and callings of God. Quoting DC Talk, �You gotta gift? Then you better start using it. Cause if you don�t you�re gonna wind up losin� it.� My friends, God could have chosen to have done everything Himself or had angels to. But, He has chosen to use those who are adore Him to share the Gospel for this dying world. I do not speak of a pagan Gospel that is based upon mythology and those renditions of early Christians who were successful in tainting and distorting Orthodoxy. I speak of the Good News! The Good News is that God sent Jesus to overcome all obstacles. The Good News is that Jesus came and paid all penalties! The Good News is that no human has to die lost! The Good News is that anyone who yields to the Holy Spirit and receives Jesus as Lord and Savior can receive the reserved divine destiny that God desires for every man, woman, boy, and girl who has ever been born upon this world. Satan and the demons know this! And they tremble! Misery loves company and the fallen ones wish to take everyone they can down with them. Reject their every doctrine including that only a few can be saved. Reject it! Reject Satan�s every lie! Get hungry! Pursue your divine destiny! You can be saved! Time is running out! Today is the day of salvation! Now is the appointed time! Do not allow any thoughts, fears, person, or teaching allow you to bypass your opportunity to walk into the eternal life reserved for you. Move quickly. --Jeremy Brown 2003 |
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