‘Isaac…loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.’ Genesis 25:28 NIV The prophet wrote, ‘Our fathers sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment.’ (Lamentations 5:7 NIV) Parents, no responsibility is greater than yours! Imperfect and limited though you are, God has...
‘Isaac…loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.’ Genesis 25:28 NIV Rejection by parents can drive children to extremes of rebellion or compliance. Children often rebel out of their need for acceptance. Esau understood the principle of a marriage approved by his mum and...
‘Isaac…loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.’ Genesis 25:28 NIV Isaac’s favouritism triggered rivalry between his two sons. Now some rivalry is normal and healthy and is usually outgrown, but not in Esau’s and Jacob’s case. Time only turned their rivalry into hatred....
‘Isaac…loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.’ Genesis 25:28 NIV How your children turn out says more about your parenting skills than about their genes! The story of Esau and Jacob is a case study in favouritism, sibling rivalry, conditional acceptance and parental...
‘…we were bold in our God…’ 1 Thessalonians 2:2 NKJV If you want to be led by God you must learn to be bold; not rude or insensitive, but bold, because God will sometimes direct you to do things other people don’t understand or agree with. Any time you...
