Pastor Randy Crowley
PRAYER - "Venison for a Prayer"
Rebekah and Jacob committed a fraudulent deception against Isaac. She cooked goat meat to taste like Esau's venison. They put goat skins on Jacob's arms to simulate hairy Esau. Jacob blatantly lied to his blind father: "I am Esau..." Jacob wanted Isaac to pronounce the blessing on him. Esau despised it. How far will you go to secure the blessing of God? Isaac's prayer of blessing was the coveted prize.
Genesis 27:28 - "Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine."
PRINCIPALS - "Judah"
Judah, fourth son of Jacob, opposed his brothers' scheme to kill Joseph. He suggested that they could sell him as a slave. Throughout history, Jewish rabbis have argued that Judah should have saved Joseph from his brethren and returned him to his father, Jacob. Instead, Judah is blamed for Joseph's plight. Many think the death of Judah's wife and two sons was divine retribution for Judah's behavior.
Genesis 37:26,27 - "And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and let us sell him..."
PRINCIPLES - "The Deceiver is Deceived"
Jacob offered to serve Laban seven years for Rachel's hand in marriage. Seven years later, the old man pulled a fast one on Jacob. He woke up after the honeymoon to find the older daughter, Leah, instead of his desired Rachel. The beguiler was beguiled. Years later, Laban continued the deceit, and Jacob had to leave. What goes around, comes around. If you want truth, deal truthfully.
Genesis 29:25 - "...he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?"
PROPHECIES - "Laban"
Jacob's encounter with Laban was a prophetic fulfillment. Although Jacob was forced to flee as a fugitive from Esau's jealous rage, God was working for his good. We must not panic when God forces us out of a comfortable situation into a foreign environment. It just might be our divine destiny. Jacob found his wives, and the twelve tribes were born.
Genesis 29:13 - "And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house."
The Bridegroom Cometh
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
– Matthew 25:6
The Spirit of God is delivering a vital message to you today: Get ready for Jesus’ return! It’s an old message. But there’s a fresh urgency to it. An urgency you can’t afford to ignore.
Some believers make the mistake of saying, “Oh well, I just don’t think we’re supposed to know about the Second Coming. It’s supposed to come upon us like a thief in the night!”
But they’re wrong. The Word of God says that as children of light we shouldn’t be taken by surprise. We should be so keen in the spirit that even though we don’t know the day or the hour, we should sense that the season of Jesus’ return has come.
First Corinthians 2:10 tells us that God reveals His plans to us through His Spirit. I suspect that those who are walking in the spirit on the day the Lord comes again will actually begin to anticipate that something is about to happen.
Be like the five wise virgins in Matthew 25 who were prepared when the bridegroom’s arrival was announced. Stay full of the oil of the Holy Spirit and with your light shining!
Don’t get caught sleeping when Jesus returns. Wake up now to the Holy Spirit. Let Him put you on the inside track and get you ready for your Lord. Because just as Jesus foretold, there is a cry going out at midnight. The Spirit of the Lord is announcing His return.
Can you hear it in your spirit? Can you sense the Lord saying, Get up and come out to meet Me. Fellowship with Me. Get in the light now, and at that crucial hour, you’ll be on the inside of My plans.
Obey Him quickly. For, “Behold, the bridegroom cometh”!
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