Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional 20 March 2025 By Dr. D.K Olukoya — Lessons From The Life Of Esau (4)

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TOPIC: Lessons From The Life Of Esau (4) (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Devotional 20 March 2025)

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 30:1-31:54, Psalm 63:1-11, Luke 4:1-30, Proverbs 11:20-21

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Genesis 27:30-40 (KJV)

30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.

32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

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.

34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

MEMORY VERSE: “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:” – Matthew 7:7 (KJV)

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES:
There is power in persistence. Have they said ‘No’ to you, go back and ask again!

PRAISE AND WORSHIP:
Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
I pray for you, your prayers shall receive speedy answers, in the name of Jesus.

MFM Devotional For Today 2024 MESSAGE:

Another lesson we can learn from the life of Esau is what I call ‘The Power of Persistence’. After Jacob manipulated their father Isaac to bless him instead of Esau, Isaac told Esau in verse 35 Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.”. Upon hearing this, Esau broke down in bitter tears and cried but he was so wise to quickly get up and go back to ask his father for a blessing even if it was just one. He was persistent. He did not take ‘No” for an answer. He knew he needed a blessing from his father. Without a blessing, his life would miserable. He understood the power of being blessed, especially from an anointed father like Isaac. Although Isaac had told him that he had already given the blessings to Jacob, Esau did not relent. He pressed his father to bless him also. “And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.(” Vs 38). In vs 39-40, we see Isaac blessing him with even more than the one blessing that he asked for. He blessed him with the fatness of the earth and the dew of heaven. He also gave him the blessing of dominion. No wonder, Esau was able to make something meaningful out of his life.

The story of Elijah, when he was praying for rain, comes handy whenever we are talking about persistence, especially in the place of prayer. He had to pray same prayer point for seven times before he saw a sign. How persistent are you in the place of prayer beloved? Do you give up so soon simply because you have not seen a sign of answered prayers yet? Please keep praying! Answer will come, just that it may not come in your own timing.

The story of the widow and the judge in Luke 18:1-8 also corroborates the power of importunity. The judge told her ‘NO” but the widow stayed and pressed more. She stayed until she got a positive answer. How many times have you been told a ‘NO” and you just left and gave up? Keep pressing beloved, you will surely get it.

Have you ever been told a ‘NO’? Pray, go back there and ask again. Have they told you there’s no job? Pray, go back and reapply. Have doctors given you a negative medical report? Pray and go back for another checkup. Do not give up. Esau got a ‘NO’ the first time but he pressed further and he got a ‘YES’. Receive the staying power to press and get what you want, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

Supplanters of my father’s and mother’s houses, wanting to hijack my place and my blessing, you are liars, die grievously, in the name of Jesus.
Powers saying NO to the YES of God in my life, die by fire, in the name of Jesus.
Negative reports, I am not your candidate, be reversed by the power in the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

I receive the fatness of the earth, in the name of Jesus.
I receive the dews of heaven, in the name of Jesus.
I receive the blessing of dominion, in the name of Jesus.
⁠I receive the blessings of Abraham, in the name of Jesus.

MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)

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