Knowing JESUS Daily Devotional | March 4, 2020. Enrich and Sustain your relationship with Jesus reading our daily devotional – Genesis 25:29-34 – And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
Beloved, every story that happened to others in Bible days should give you concern.
You should never be deluded that what happened to them then,can not happen to you now. See what the Bible says and be very sober.
Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
1Co 10:11 — 1Co 10:12 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Anyone inside or outside the church who thinks he or she is standing, should be very careful to avoid falling. You shall not fall in Jesus name.
The devil is more active much more than before. This is because, he is running out of time.
Rev 12:9 — Rev 12:12 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
See the several warnings about his activities , which should guide you to avert what happened to others in Bible days.
So don’t be ignorant of his devices. He is deceptive and tirelessly pursing ,not the whole world, but just you.
2Co 2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
You can only subdue the devil on a singular condition and he knows it.
If you are not doing it, he knows you are not his match. Please don’t ever be deceived.
The few Christians in the kingdom that have the devil under their feet and can match him are those submitting to God and the entirety of His words.
Romans 16:20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
No marvel, see what the Bible says.
Eph 6:10 — Eph 6:13 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Now that the end of time is here with us, he is much more resolute and tireless, seeking whom to devour and steal their birthright as he did to Esau.
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Concerning you he will fall on the condition you are watchful and cleaving to our Lord Jesus Christ for succour, help and timely guidance.
Hebrews 2:18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
Heb 4:15 — Heb 4:16 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Our Lord has all it takes to keep you from falling, if you visit the throne of grace regularly and heed His unfailing warnings.
Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Always remember, Satan is not a dummy. He knows what time to reach to you and which weapon to apply.
You must be the servant of our Lord in deed, before his weapon will fall concerning you.
Don’t just quote scriptures. You must understand the conditions that makes, the word of God works for you.
Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper;and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn.This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
Before you quote this scripture against the devil, are you in deed a servant of the Lord Jesus?
Who is a biblical servant of Jesus?
Don’t be presumptuous. Let the scriptures tell us.
Daniel 3:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
Daniel 6:20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
Romans 6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Galatians 1:10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Job 1:8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Now sincerely examine yourself, from the scriptures above, do you think you are a servant of God?
Don’t forget, the devil is not a dummy. Don’t quote scripture that has nothing to do with your lifestyle.
Are you really submitting to God? That is the condition for which you can resist the devil.
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Our Lord quoted it is written and the devil bowed. You can not just quote it is written and the devil will now for you. Do you meet the conditions? See it.
Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Are you living by the entirety of the word of God?
You remember what the demon said to some nominal churchgoers who wanted to cast him out like Paul.
Please see this scenarios and check up, whether you can cast out devil.
Act 16:16 — Act 16:18 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
Act 19:13 — Act 19:16 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Beloved the devil is not a dummy and his time is fast running out.
He knows your present spiritual estate and he is going to tirelessly tempt you based on your present spiritual estate.
Jesus our Lord , just finished fasting, he tested Him based on what he knew about our Lord.
Remember, the four strategies of his tireless temptations. HALT.
1. H; HUNGRY
WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY FOR A JOB, SPOUSE, FRUIT OF THE WOMB, MONEY OR SOMETHING ELSE.
THAT IS THE TIME, HE WILL COME FOR YOUR BIRTHRIGHT,. LIKE HE CAME TO ESAU.
2 A. : ANGRY.
HE CAME TO MOSES AND GOT HIM. HE HINDERED HIM FROM GETTING TO THE PROMISED LAND.
HE WON’T HINDER YOU FROM THE DAWNING RAPTURE OR GLORY IN JESUS NAME.
SO WHO HAS OFFENDED YOU PRESENTLY? THE DEVIL IS AFTER YOUR BIRTHRIGHT. PLEASE FORGIVE THEN IMMEDIATELY.
3. L: LONELY.
ARE YOU LONELY? SEPARATED FROM YOUR SPOUSE?
THE DEVIL GOT DAVID, HE COMMITTED ADULTERY WITH BATHSHEBA.
DAVID PAID DEARLY FOR IT. THAT REPROACH WAS NOT WIPED AWAY ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE.
Proverbs 6:33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
IT WAS STILL A STIGMA AGAINST HIM IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.
Matthew 1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
THE DESIRE TO BE LONELY AND WALK UP AND DOWN IN UNGUIDED AND UNSCRIPTURAL LONELINESS, MADE EVE TO FALL INTO THE SNARE OF SATAN AND DROVE HER AND HER HUSBAND OUT OF EDEN, THE PARADISE OF GOD ON EARTH.
ARE YOU LONELY? WATCH OUT. THE DEVIL IS AFTER YOUR BIRTHRIGHT. DON’T GIVE IN.
4. T: TIRED.
ARE YOU TIRED? OF YOUR PRESENT CONDITION?
THE DEVIL GOT THE ISRAELITES.
THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THEIR FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS.
WATCH OUT. THE REASON FOR YOUR PRESENT TIREDNESS IS FROM THE DEVIL.
HE IS AFTER YOUR BIRTHRIGHT. HE WILL FAIL IN JESUS NAME.
Beloved , now learn from Esau. He sold his birthright for a meal.
What is the meal you desperately need now. You wouldn’t die, if you put your flesh under.
Gen 25:29 — Gen 25:34 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
Heb 12:15 — Heb 12:17 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.
See what Paul said.
1 Corinthians 9:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
See others in the Bible like Esau. The devil got their birthrights.
Demas.
2 Timothy 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
Judas
Mat 26:15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
Gehazi.
2Ki 5:25 — 2Ki 5:27 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
If the devil got the birthrights of these supposedly saints of God in the time past. He can get the birthright of any other person apart from you, if you remain wise.
See what you must be doing to remain wise till Christ comes for us in the dawning rapture.
Mat 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
1. Never gain anything, no matter the benefits derivable from it at the expense of your precious undying soul.
Mat 7:24 — Mat 7:27 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
2. Be committed and addicted to be doing the sayings of Jesus, that shall always make you wiser than satan.
Col 3:1 — Col 3:4 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
3. Be taking all your decisions till our Lord Jesus Christ comes from the perspective of living eternally with God.
See His grace is sufficient. It shall be sufficient for you in particular in Jesus name
2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
See you at the top in Jesus name
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