Are you a Jacob or an Esau?????

Many of us have heard of the sons of Issac, Esau and Jacob. The cunningness of Jacob to first get Esau's birthright and secondly going along with his mothers trickery to recieve Esau's blessing as well. Although we know these things if we look at this two sons a little closer we can ask ourselves a question? Am I a Jacob or am I an Esau?



Although Jacob was far from being the perfect angel one thing can be said of him. He did desire the things God wanted. He desired the birthright that was rightfully Esau's but realize with the birthright came responsiblities and not just the fact he would recieve a wealthier inheritance. For instance by aquiring the birthright from Esau it meant Jacob would be the head of the family. The priest of the family you could say. He would be responsible for keeping the family in the will of God, keeping the covenant of God that was passed down from Abraham and Issac. It was not an easy task as he would have to be seperate and peculiar from all other tribes or nations that were around him. So in essence Jacob not only wanted the plushness of a blessings from God but was willing to follow the covenant and will of God to preserve it.



Esau on the other hand as the bible said was a profane person. Esau did not value the things of God. The bible goes even as far as to say that he chose strange women who were a grievance to his parents. Esau was very happy to want the blessing from his father but when it came to his birthright the bible says he despised it. He didn't want the responsibilty of keeping the covenant of God and guiding others into his will. After all he sold his birthright for what we would call a bowl of Campbells soup.



Before you answer the question of whether you are a Jacob or Esau ask yourself am I selling out when it comes to doing what God says? Do I want the blessing more than I want the responsibility of doing what is God's will for my life? Do I run from the responsibility of keeping God's words as it pertains to living a godly Christian life. Jacob or Esau your choice.

Kenyetta Drain ©2011