Through GenesisSample

FLEEING & RECONCILIATION

Jacob comes back to Bethel. The brother who threatened to kill him was there to receive him. The mother who, in fear, sent her son away was not there to enjoy her son and his family.

Now Esau and Jacob lived together with their father, Isaac, and buried him when he died. The land was not enough to support them both, so Esau, also called Edom, settled in the hill country of Seir.

Now there is a full chapter dedicated to Esau and his descendants. Maybe there is no interesting nail-biting incident about him. From this chapter we see that he was blessed, they were strong and ruled over Edom, even though this is not mentioned in his dad’s blessing, but it was what God prophesied when he was in his mother’s womb.

The blessings mentioned here are prophetic sayings of what God had revealed to the parents about their children. We see the same pattern between Isaac and Ishmael. Both were blessed. What God was revealing was that the Messiah would come through that particular child.

Parents need to be careful as to how they bless their child. In today's world, it’s how they speak over their child. Let it be positive, encouraging, edifying, and, most importantly, from the Lord. They also include messages pointing out their mistakes and correcting them.

Children, realize that God is above what your parents speak into your lives. He is a just God who would appropriately bless each of you according to your relationship with Him. Just because your parents or others feel you are good or not good at something, it really doesn't matter. God’s knowledge overrides it. In my personal life, I realized I had some God-given interests and talents, which some wrote me off saying it was not mine. God has surprised me by giving me opportunities to manifest these talents to the best of my ability.

Learn to accept yourself the way God accepts you.