Winning the Father’s blessings (Genesis 27:1-29)

Winning the Father’s blessings (Genesis 27:1-29)

Although this passage contains a lot of deceits, manipulations and self will that we are not supposed to emulate, there is a great deal of lesson in it. The fathers blessing originates and pass to the next generation through his willing pronouncements. Isaac wanted to pass the blessing on and knew exactly what will trigger it. He told his first born to prepare him a savoury meat that he loves in order to make him happy. This will draw out the blessing out of him. As it turned out a different person did what the father wanted and the blessing still came out to him.

Gen 27:33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

Sometimes there is only one thing we do that makes God’s blessings our portion. It could be evangelism, our prayers or care for others. It could even be only praises or fellowship. We may even be doing it unknowingly, unintentionally, but for the fact that we are doing that particular thing, it makes God’s blessings to flow.

May be you will like to pray with me like this: Oh Lord, teach me what to do to draw out your blessings.

May the Lord reveal to you the key to your blessing and breakthrough. May you also recognise it and do it for your blessing to flow.

May be a few example will give us a better understanding.

Phinehas carried out a kind of judgement on erring Israelite and this appeased the anger of God and wined his blessings. Numbers 25:3 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. …6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; 8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. 10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel. (Jeremiah 35:1-19)

Jonadab’s children adhered to their father’s instruction and thins made them to win the heart of God.

Jeremiah 35:18 And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you: 19 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.

David always sing praises on to God, (Psalm 86:5-12; 43:5; 71:14-24), and the bible declares that he is a man after God’s heart.

Samuel regularly interceded for Israel (I Samuel 12:23) and this became the secret of his power.

What are you doing that you have noticed makes God glad?

Jesus gave a parable of a man who has two children. He told the first one go to my farm and work today. The son agreed but did not go. The second son who initially refused to go changed his mind and did the father’s will. Who do you think the father will be pleased with?

Matthew 21:28

But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

Would you like God to be pleased with you?

Would you like to win his blessing?

Find out today what he want you to do always and his blessings will constantly be yours. God bless you