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TOTAL DESTINY
“Hungry For Destiny”
INTRODUCTION: Total God. Total Others. Total Destiny.
God has a DESTINY for me and you. God has a plan, a purpose for you on the earth. Not only that but God has a plan for you in eternity.
The life we live now is just preparation for eternity! TOTAL DESTINY!
WHAT IS YOUR DESTINY WORTH TO YOU?
Exodus 25:27-34 Turn and Read
Esau walks in from a hard day of hunting. He smells this wonderful stew cooking.
This was a soup or stew made of lentils or small beans, which are common In Egypt or Syria.
To the weary hunter, faint with hunger, it’s odor must have been irresistibly tempting.
So much so that Esau Sold His destiny!
A birthright was a special honor given to the firstborn son. It included a double portion of the family inheritance along with the honor of becoming the family’s leader.
****But ancient writings tell us it was legitimate for one to exchange his birthright for something else.*******
The oldest son could sell his birthright or give it away if he chose but in doing so he would lose both material goods and his leadership position.
THE BIRTHRIGHT COULD BE EXCHANGED AMONG MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY!
TRANSITION: Look at what is later wrote about Esau exchanging his birthright.
Hebrews 12:14-17 Turn and Read
If exchanging your birthright was common in that day and age then why is Esau labeled as being godless in this scripture?
Esau wasn’t just giving up some earthy birthright!
Esau impulsively traded his spiritual birthright for a bowl of lentil stew!
By trading his birthright, Esau showed complete disregard for the spiritual blessings that would have come his way if he would have kept it.
Genesis 22:18-18 Turn and Read
For Esau it was not simply the question of giving up his rights as the firstborn. It was his indifference to carrying on God’s plan for the redemption of the world through Abraham and his children.
ESAU DIDN’T CARE THAT HE WS NEXT IN LINE FOR CARRYING OUR GOD’S WORK OF REDEMPTION TO THE WORLD.
ESAU WAS MORE HUNGRY TO SATISFY THE APPETITES OF HIS FLESH THAN HE WAS HUNGRY TO FULFILL THE DESTINY OF GOD!
HIS DESIRE WAS TO SERVE HIS FLESH AND NOT HIS GOD!
ESAU WAS RULED BY HIS FLESH!
ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR DESTINY? TO BE HINGRY FOR DESTINY IS TO BE HUNGRY FOR GOD. TO BE HUNGRY FOR GOD IS TO BE HUNGRY FOR DESTINY.
TRANSITION: Let’s look at the life of someone else who was the “FIRSTBORN.”
Luke 2:7- “and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son…”
Jesus was the firstborn in the natural and also the spiritual.
Colossians 1:15- “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.”
Colossians 1:18- “And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.”
REMEMBER WE’RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT ESAU BEING THE FIRSTBORN.
John 4:31-35 Turn and Read
Jesus was saying, “I’m not controlled by my FLESHLY APPETITIES. MY LIFE IS CONTROLLED BY THE WILL OF GOD FOR ME!
I’M HUNGRY FOR DESTINY! GOD’S DESTINY!
I AM THE FIRSTBORN! I HAVE A BIRTHRIGHT! I HAVE AN INHERITANCE!
MY INHERITANCE IS THE HARVEST!
Psalm 2:7,8 Turn and Read
TRANSITION: Esau sold his inheritance, his spiritual blessings, HIS DESTINY, for an occasion of the flesh. HIS FLESHLY APPETITES CONTROLLED HIS LIFE!
JESUS WAS CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD AND HIS DESIRE TO DO GOD’S WILL!
With these things in mind we can better understand the following verses!
Matthew 16:21-26- Turn and read
WHAT WAS AT STAKE? JESUS BIRTHRIGHT! HIS INHERITANCE! HE WAS TO BE THE FIRSTBORN AMONG THE DEAD.
TRANSITION: How does all this apply to you and me today?
Romans 8:5-17 Turn and Read
We are heirs of God and co-heirs with Jesus Christ.
MY CONCERN: Many Christians are selling their birthright given them through Jesus Christ, their inheritance given them through Jesus Christ BECAUSE THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY FLESHLY APPETITES!
THEY ARE MORE HUNGRY FOR THE DESIRES OF THE FLESH, THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD THAN THEY ARE THE WILL OF GOD, THE DESTINY OF GOD!
CONCLUSION:
How can you and I live a life that is not controlled by the fleshly man?
“but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.”
YOU STARVE THE FLESH BUT FEED THE SPIRIT! HOW IS THAT DONE?
Matthew 4:1,2- “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.”
JESUS FASTED!
As you know I’m calling our church to a 21 Day Fast. Many times what we call a Daniel Fast.
Daniel 9:3- “And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.”
I’M HUNGRY FOR DESTINY, HOW ABOUT YOU?
JOIN ME IN 21 DAYS OF FASTING AND PRAYER
TOTAL DESTINY
“Hungry For Destiny”
INTRODUCTION: Total God. Total Others. Total Destiny.
God has a DESTINY for me and you. God has a plan, a purpose for you on the earth. Not only that but God has a plan for you in eternity.
The life we live now is just preparation for eternity! TOTAL DESTINY!
WHAT IS YOUR DESTINY WORTH TO YOU?
Exodus 25:27-34 Turn and Read
Esau walks in from a hard day of hunting. He smells this wonderful stew cooking.
This was a soup or stew made of lentils or small beans, which are common In Egypt or Syria.
To the weary hunter, faint with hunger, it’s odor must have been irresistibly tempting.
So much so that Esau Sold His destiny!
A birthright was a special honor given to the firstborn son. It included a double portion of the family inheritance along with the honor of becoming the family’s leader.
****But ancient writings tell us it was legitimate for one to exchange his birthright for something else.*******
The oldest son could sell his birthright or give it away if he chose but in doing so he would lose both material goods and his leadership position.
THE BIRTHRIGHT COULD BE EXCHANGED AMONG MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY!
TRANSITION: Look at what is later wrote about Esau exchanging his birthright.
Hebrews 12:14-17 Turn and Read
If exchanging your birthright was common in that day and age then why is Esau labeled as being godless in this scripture?
Esau wasn’t just giving up some earthy birthright!
Esau impulsively traded his spiritual birthright for a bowl of lentil stew!
By trading his birthright, Esau showed complete disregard for the spiritual blessings that would have come his way if he would have kept it.
Genesis 22:18-18 Turn and Read
For Esau it was not simply the question of giving up his rights as the firstborn. It was his indifference to carrying on God’s plan for the redemption of the world through Abraham and his children.
ESAU DIDN’T CARE THAT HE WS NEXT IN LINE FOR CARRYING OUR GOD’S WORK OF REDEMPTION TO THE WORLD.
ESAU WAS MORE HUNGRY TO SATISFY THE APPETITES OF HIS FLESH THAN HE WAS HUNGRY TO FULFILL THE DESTINY OF GOD!
HIS DESIRE WAS TO SERVE HIS FLESH AND NOT HIS GOD!
ESAU WAS RULED BY HIS FLESH!
ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR DESTINY? TO BE HINGRY FOR DESTINY IS TO BE HUNGRY FOR GOD. TO BE HUNGRY FOR GOD IS TO BE HUNGRY FOR DESTINY.
TRANSITION: Let’s look at the life of someone else who was the “FIRSTBORN.”
Luke 2:7- “and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son…”
Jesus was the firstborn in the natural and also the spiritual.
Colossians 1:15- “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.”
Colossians 1:18- “And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.”
REMEMBER WE’RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT ESAU BEING THE FIRSTBORN.
John 4:31-35 Turn and Read
Jesus was saying, “I’m not controlled by my FLESHLY APPETITIES. MY LIFE IS CONTROLLED BY THE WILL OF GOD FOR ME!
I’M HUNGRY FOR DESTINY! GOD’S DESTINY!
I AM THE FIRSTBORN! I HAVE A BIRTHRIGHT! I HAVE AN INHERITANCE!
MY INHERITANCE IS THE HARVEST!
Psalm 2:7,8 Turn and Read
TRANSITION: Esau sold his inheritance, his spiritual blessings, HIS DESTINY, for an occasion of the flesh. HIS FLESHLY APPETITES CONTROLLED HIS LIFE!
JESUS WAS CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD AND HIS DESIRE TO DO GOD’S WILL!
With these things in mind we can better understand the following verses!
Matthew 16:21-26- Turn and read
WHAT WAS AT STAKE? JESUS BIRTHRIGHT! HIS INHERITANCE! HE WAS TO BE THE FIRSTBORN AMONG THE DEAD.
TRANSITION: How does all this apply to you and me today?
Romans 8:5-17 Turn and Read
We are heirs of God and co-heirs with Jesus Christ.
MY CONCERN: Many Christians are selling their birthright given them through Jesus Christ, their inheritance given them through Jesus Christ BECAUSE THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY FLESHLY APPETITES!
THEY ARE MORE HUNGRY FOR THE DESIRES OF THE FLESH, THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD THAN THEY ARE THE WILL OF GOD, THE DESTINY OF GOD!
CONCLUSION:
How can you and I live a life that is not controlled by the fleshly man?
“but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.”
YOU STARVE THE FLESH BUT FEED THE SPIRIT! HOW IS THAT DONE?
Matthew 4:1,2- “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.”
JESUS FASTED!
As you know I’m calling our church to a 21 Day Fast. Many times what we call a Daniel Fast.
Daniel 9:3- “And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.”
I’M HUNGRY FOR DESTINY, HOW ABOUT YOU?
JOIN ME IN 21 DAYS OF FASTING AND PRAYER
