MFM Daily Devotional 20 March 2025
TOPIC: Lessons From The Life of Esau (IV)
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR – Numbers 30:1-31:54, Luke 4:1-30, Ps 63:1-11, Pro 11:20-21
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Genesis 27:30-40
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
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: 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 Daily Devotional 20 March 2025 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 be 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.
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“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.” (Genesis 27:38). In verses 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 in handy whenever we are talking about persistence, especially in the place of prayer. He had to pray the 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! The answer will come; it may not come at your own time.
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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 got a “Yes.” Receive the staying power to press and get what you want, in Jesus’ name.
MFM DAILY PRAYER POINTS 20 MARCH 2025
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.
