Pastor, I mistakenly sold my birthright. What do I do to recover it? - Emeka Anslem

 "Pastor, I mistakenly sold my birthright. What do I do to recover it?

Simple, do what Esau did.

Our perception of Esau over the years hasn't really been helpful to the body of Christ. There's really no difference between what Esau did and what many Christians do daily. Each time a Christian committed fornication, he sold his birthright. That's right, that lie you told just to cover your shame was an unconscious trade of your birthright. You cheated someone just yesterday because of your greed, and while you're thinking that you now have all the gain to yourself, you lost your birthright.

Salvation gives us a new birth experience with a new right, but each time we sin, we unknowingly sell our birthright. Like Jacob, Satan wants to have a right to what should be your right, and just as Esau traded his birthright with pottage, Christians trade their birthright daily by the pleasures of sin. The last time I checked, the wages of sin has not changed, it's still death.

Esau clearly didn't understand the consequences of his action until it dawned on him in Genesis 27:36. That scripture says, "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...". Many Christians are like that, nobody saw them when they sinned, but everybody will see how Satan robbed them of their blessing.

But don't be scared, I'm about to show you a mystery that will help you recover your Christian dignity.

Genesis 27:

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.

So Esau's case wasn't as hopeless as some of us thought. He still had an opportunity to break the yoke and regain dominion over his bother. But that would not happen except he lived by his sword.

That's right, live by your sword! Ephesians 6:17 confirms that the Word of God is the sword of the Spirit. The earth will still drop fatness for you, the heaven will still release dew upon you, but how much of that you get would be determined by how much you're able to engage the word of God in your life.

Just in case you're wondering how effective this sword/word is, Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart".

So go ahead, live by the word, and that begins by genuine repentance. Then you can begin to reclaim the promises of God into your life. It won't be long before you gain dominion again.

If Esau could regain his dominion, then you can. Let's read that interesting episode from scriptures:

Genesis 33:

3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept. 8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

Just look at that! Jacob didn't only bow to Esau seven times, he also called him his lord. If that's not dominion regained, then what is it?

So my dear, I know things may look pretty messed up for you right now. Your family and friends may have rejected you because of what you did. Your boss may have trimmed your pay because you goofed. And you've probably been mourning about this all year. Reading this now may even make you cry. But that's okay, arise and fight with your sword! They may have relegated you, but God did not. He still loves you and has created a system for you to regain your position.

I hope this has brought deliverance to someone.

Remain ever blessed!

#EmekaAnslem