Becoming What God Reminds… or What God Designs?
The Year of The Great Commission Series - Part 6
Every person has a choice to make.
Will we become the person God designed us to be, or will we become a reminder of missed opportunities and neglected callings?
The story of Esau and Jacob presents one of the most sobering lessons in Scripture about destiny, priorities, and spiritual responsibility. Before the twins were even born, God had already spoken concerning their future.
"Two nations are in your womb... and the older shall serve the younger." (Genesis 25:23)
This prophetic word reveals a powerful truth: God has a design and purpose for every life. However, whether we walk into that design depends greatly on how we respond to the opportunities and responsibilities God places before us.
A Life Designed by God or a Life of Regret?
Esau was born as the firstborn son, carrying the rights and privileges of the birthright. Yet despite receiving something so valuable, he failed to recognize its worth.
In a moment of weakness and immediate gratification, Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of stew.
What seemed like a small decision became a defining moment that altered the course of his future.
Hebrews 12:16-17 warns believers not to follow Esau's example. Although he later desired the blessing, he could not reverse the consequences of the choices he had made.
The tragedy was not that Esau lacked opportunity. The tragedy was that he failed to value what God had entrusted to him.
God's Desired Response
A. Guard Your Birthright
Genesis 25:34 records the moment Esau despised his birthright.
The issue was never merely about inheritance. The birthright represented spiritual privilege, covenant blessing, and future destiny.
Once Esau opened the door by treating his birthright lightly, God allowed the blessing of the firstborn to pass to Jacob.
Isaac later declared concerning Jacob:
"I have blessed him, and indeed he will be blessed." (Genesis 27:33)
The lesson is clear: what God entrusts to us must be guarded carefully.
Our calling, our faith, our spiritual inheritance, our relationship with God, and the assignments He has given us should never be treated casually.
Every believer must learn to protect what God has placed in their hands.
B. Refuse Low Desires
One of Esau's greatest failures was allowing temporary physical desires to outweigh eternal spiritual values.
He prioritized immediate satisfaction over lasting blessing.
This is what Scripture describes as living according to the flesh rather than the Spirit.
Galatians 5:16-21 warns believers about the danger of feeding sinful desires while neglecting spiritual growth.
Low desires often sound harmless:
- Choosing comfort over obedience.
- Choosing entertainment over devotion.
- Choosing temporary pleasure over eternal purpose.
- Choosing worldly approval over God's approval.
The result is often the same—we lose sight of the greater things God has prepared for us.
Imagine the blessing that Isaac declared over Jacob:
"May God give you heaven's dew and earth's richness—an abundance of grain and new wine." (Genesis 27:28)
This blessing represented favor, provision, fruitfulness, and influence.
Esau lost sight of something extraordinary because he focused on what satisfied him in the moment.
As followers of Christ, we must continually ask ourselves:
Am I feeding my spirit or merely feeding my flesh?
C. Choose Forgiveness and Keep Moving Forward
After losing the blessing, Esau faced a critical decision.
He could have humbled himself, sought restoration, and rebuilt his future.
Instead, he allowed bitterness to take root.
Genesis 27:41 tells us that Esau harbored resentment and planned to kill Jacob.
Bitterness never restores what was lost.
It only creates new losses.
Many people today remain trapped by past disappointments, betrayals, or missed opportunities. Yet God's desire is not for us to live in anger, but to walk in forgiveness and renewed purpose.
Forgiveness does not erase the past, but it frees us from being controlled by it.
God is able to redeem every situation when we surrender our pain to Him.
Becoming What God Designs
The contrast between Jacob and Esau reminds us that destiny is not merely about potential—it is about stewardship.
God has entrusted each of us with gifts, opportunities, callings, and spiritual inheritance.
The question is not whether God has a design for our lives.
The question is whether we will value it enough to pursue it.
As we continue in The Year of The Great Commission, let us choose to become what God designs rather than becoming a reminder of what could have been.
Guard your spiritual inheritance.
Refuse low desires.
Forgive quickly.
And walk faithfully in the purpose God has prepared for you.
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Allow God's Word to challenge, strengthen, and align your life with His divine design.
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