Do you know your birthright?

"Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary.And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called Edom.But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.” And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?” Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.” So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright."

Genesis 25:29-34 (New King James Version)

Im sure most of us are familiar with the incident of Esau selling off his birthright. We have heard of it right from the time we were kids in sunday school.

Why did Esau trade off his birthright for a bowl of stew ? Sure ,he was hungry and he wanted to satisfy that desire of his flesh..... But why did he trade it off so easily ?

Its because he was ignorant of what his birthright meant !

Now if someone had just told Esau saying , hey you know what your birthright entitles you to ?
It means you will be blessed without measure... We read in Genesis 27:28-29

"Therefore may God give you
Of the dew of heaven,
Of the fatness of the earth,
And plenty of grain and wine.
Let peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And let your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who curses you,
And blessed be those who bless you!”

These are the blessings that Jacob got in the place of Esau. Now if only Esau had known that this is what his birthright entitled him to , he would have never traded it off

We are the sons and daughters of the most High...We are a royal priesthood.... We are commisioned by the almighty to change the world for His glory...We are washed by the the blood of Jesus Christ....

But a lot of us become like Esau !! We forget who we are.... We forget our birthright ! As being born again in Christ , purchased by His blood....we forget the authority that God has given us...We forget that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.

How many times have we traded off our birthright just to satisfy some desire of the flesh ? How many times have we forgotten who we are and have given in to the needs of the flesh ?

Let us be conscious of who we are ... Lets not trade off our birthright !!

God Bless