Today is Day 89 of 3,650. This episode is a deep prayer and worship session. We did not preach or teach today; instead, we just went deep into pure prayer and worship. Anchoring our spirits in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, we dedicated this entire time to giving thanks, acknowledging that this is the perfect will of the Father for us in Christ Jesus.

This session was simply an outpouring of adoration, lifting a pure essence and sweet aroma to the Father. We lingered in His presence, offering our thanksgiving as a spiritual sacrifice of love. Today was entirely about pouring our hearts out before Him in deep worship and resting in the beauty of His holiness.

Prayer and Reflection Scriptures (NIV)

1 Thessalonians 5:18: "give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."

There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in our Lord Christ Jesus (Yeshua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This interceding is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.

Today is Day 88 of 3,650. In this episode, we stepped away from the mechanical patterns of religion to enter the true heartbeat of the Kingdom through the Lord’s Prayer. Journeying through Matthew 6:9 to 13, we explored the profound reality of relationship. Using both the King James Version and the Luganda Bible, we uncovered the depth of what it means to call God "Our Father." This prayer is not a religious norm, a vain repetition, or a formal lament. It is a walk of faith built entirely on the absolute security of sonship. Before we ask for daily bread or deliverance, we must know who we are talking to: a Father who intimately claims us.

We emphasized that crying out "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done" is not passive resignation. It is our active mandate to manifest the reality of Heaven here on earth. Christ has already made the Father’s will known to us, and as His sons and daughters, we are the living vessels authorized to execute that will in our generation. This session became a deep time of intercession, recognizing that all our authority in prayer stems from our primary identity. We do not beg from the outside, we pray from a position of inheritance.

Scriptures (AMP & KJV/Luganda Context)

Matthew 6:9 to 13 (AMP): "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we have also forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]'"

Matthew 6:9 (Luganda): "Munsabe bwe muti nti: Kitaffe ali mu ggulu, Erinnya lyo litiibwe." (Highlighting the intimate relationship of calling Him "Our Father" who is in the heavens).

Romans 8:15 (AMP): "For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear [of God’s judgment], but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons [the Spirit producing sonship] by which we [joyfully] cry, 'Abba! Father!'"

John 15:15 (AMP): "No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you."

Deep Word Study & Historical Context

Kitaffe / Abba (אבא): "Our Father." In the Luganda translation, "Kitaffe" carries a heavy weight of ancestral and familial belonging. Combined with the Aramaic "Abba", it strips away the distance of a cold, untouchable God. It destroys the orphan spirit, establishing that we belong to Him completely.

Hagiazō (ἁγιάζω): To make holy, to set apart, or to revere. Saying "Hallowed be Thy name" is a spiritual weapon. We are declaring that His character and reputation are the highest reality in our lives, reigning far above any earthly crisis.

Thelema (θέλημα): The divine decree and purpose of God. Praying for His will to be done is an aggressive act of spiritual alignment, where we agree to be the exact instruments He uses to expand His Kingdom on earth.

Basileia (βασιλεία): Kingdom. Not just a physical territory, but the active, royal dominion and lordship of God invading our present reality.

There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in our Lord Christ Jesus (Yeshua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This interceding is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.

Today is Day Eighty Seven of 3,650. In this episode, we expose the profound difference between the chronological time of this world and the divine appointed time of Yahweh. The world operates on a mechanical clock, measuring time by the atomic vibrations of a Cesium atom, but Yahweh operates on divine appointments. We journey deep into John 4, exploring the historical and cultural context of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. While the disciples were bound by natural earthly time, assuming the harvest was "four months" away, Jesus revealed a spiritual harvest happening right in front of them.

We connect this to John 15, where Christ is the True Vine and the Father is the Farmer. Because Christ is our Everlasting Light, our spiritual seasons are no longer dictated by the natural rotation of the Earth or atomic clocks. We are called to bear fruit in every single season. In every season, Christ brings unto harvest. We break down the Greek and Hebrew definitions of time and seasons to learn how to step out of the world's waiting period and into Yahweh's immediate harvest.

Scriptures (AMP)

John 4:34 to 36: "Jesus said to them, 'My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to completely finish His work. Do you not say, "It is still four months until the harvest comes?" Look, I say to you, raise your eyes and look at the fields and see, they are white for harvest. Already the reaper is receiving his wages and he is gathering fruit for eternal life; so that he who plants and he who reaps may rejoice together.'"

John 15:1 to 2: "I am the true Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit."

Isaiah 60:19: "The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor shall the bright glow of the moon give light to you, but the Lord will be an everlasting light for you; and your God will be your glory."

Genesis 1:14: "Then God said, 'Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) and for marking seasons, days, and years.'"

Deep Word Studies & Historical Context

• The Science of Human Time (Chronos & The Atomic Clock): Since 1967, human time has been defined by the exact vibrations of a Cesium 133 atom. The world measures waiting periods and seasons by a mechanical measurement invented by humans. In John 4, the disciples were looking at a literal agricultural calendar, assuming the harvest was four months away because they were bound by this natural earthly time.

  
  

• Chronos (χρόνος) vs. Kairos (καιρός): Chronos is quantitative, linear time (seconds, minutes, days). It is the ticking clock of the natural world. Kairos is qualitative time; an "opportune moment." It is a window where eternal purposes crash into human history. Jesus operated in Kairos, completely bypassing the disciples' Chronos timeline.

• Mo’ed (מוֹעֵד): In Genesis 1:14, God created the cosmos for "seasons" (mo'ed). This word does not mean a weather season like summer or winter; it literally translates to "a divine appointment." When God speaks of a season, He is talking about a scheduled meeting between heaven and earth.

  
  

Greek & Hebrew Word Study

• Chronos (χρόνος): Time as a measurable duration or a sequence of moments.

  
  

• Kairos (καιρός): The right, critical, or opportune moment for action.

  
  

• Mo’ed (מוֹעֵד): An appointed time, place, or meeting; a signal or solemn feast.

  
  

There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in our Lord Christ Jesus (Yeshua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This interceding is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.

Today is Day 86 of 3,650 Minutes of Prayer. We rested in Ephesians 3:14‑20 from the One New Man Bible, letting the Word itself lead us into the presence of the Father more than many words of teaching. We bowed our hearts with Paul before the Father, asking to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Messiah would dwell in our hearts through faith.

We spent much of the time speaking about and praying into His love. We asked to be rooted and grounded in love, to be able to grasp with all the saints the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Messiah that surpasses knowledge. We cried out to be filled with all the fullness of God, even in moments when we cannot see or feel His love, trusting that His love is still calling every person by name.

We finished by worshiping the One who is able to do far beyond all that we ask or imagine, according to the power that works in us. We asked the Holy Spirit to strengthen our inner being, to heal our view of the Father, and to stretch our expectation so that our thoughts, prayers, and imaginations agree with His limitless love and power at work in us.

Prayer and Reflection Scriptures (One New Man Bible)

Ephesians 3:14‑19 – Paul’s prayer to the Father, to be strengthened with power in the inner man, that Messiah may dwell in our hearts through faith, to be rooted and grounded in love, to know the love of Messiah which surpasses knowledge, and to be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:20 – “Now to Him Who is able to do far beyond all that we ask or imagine, according to the power that works in us.”

There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in our Lord Christ Jesus (Yeshua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This interceding is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.

This is Day 85 of 3,650 Minutes of Prayer. Today we anchored in 2 Peter 1:3, declaring that His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that pertain to life and godliness. This does not come through distant religion, but through the full, personal knowledge of Him who has called us to His own glory and excellence. We did not preach a long message today; instead, we shifted completely into prayer, glorifying the Lord and calling forth the reality of His glory to shine upon our lives.

As we reflected on yesterday's study in Philemon 1:6, we see the deep connection: our faith becomes powerful when we actively acknowledge every good thing He has placed in us. We are partakers of His divine nature. Because of this, we spent today speaking life. The power of life and death is in our tongue (Proverbs 18:21), and whatever we bind on earth will be bound in heaven (Matthew 18:18). We declared that we are like trees planted by the rivers of water, bringing forth fruit in every season (Psalm 1:3). Even when the Father prunes us, it is only so we can bear more fruit as branches connected to Christ, the True Vine (John 15:1-5).

This was a time of pure intercession. We declared the name of Jesus, which is above every other name (Philippians 2:9-10). We commanded the favor and glory of the Lord to rise upon us, remembering that greater is He who lives in us than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4). We prayed for the grace to continually stand as a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden (Matthew 5:14), releasing the dominion and power He has given us into our daily lives.

Prayer and Reflection Scriptures (AMP)

2 Peter 1:3: "For His divine power has bestowed on us [absolutely] everything necessary for [a dynamic spiritual] life and godliness, through true and personal knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence."

Philemon 1:6: "and I pray that the fellowship of your faith [the sharing of your broad and confident trust in God] may become effective and powerful through the full knowledge of every good thing which is ours in Christ."

Proverbs 18:21: "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words."

Philippians 2:9 to 10: "For this reason also [because He obeyed and so completely humbled Himself], God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow [in submission]..."

1 John 4:4: "Little children (believers, dear ones), you are of God and you belong to Him and have [already] overcome them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is in you is greater than he (Satan) who is in the world."

John 15:1 to 5: "I am the true Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser... every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit."

Psalm 1:3: "And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season; its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers."

Matthew 5:14: "You are the light of [Christ to] the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden."

Matthew 18:18: "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth shall have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth shall have [already] been loosed in heaven."

There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in our Lord Christ Jesus (Yeshua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This interceding is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.

Today is Day Eighty Four of 3,650. We explored Philemon 1:6, focusing on how faith becomes powerful. We discussed how koinonia overrides legal rights. I shared a testimony of a believer whose life preaches Christ through fruit. Faith is made energes through epignosis of the good in us. We must stay pruned as branches of the true vine to represent His Kingdom. Faith without works is dead; recognizing our redemption empowers us to extend mercy.

This word led us into a deep time of prayer, as we asked the Lord to help us walk in the full completion of this faith. We prayed that the Holy Spirit would testify to our spirits that we are children of God, rooted like trees by the rivers of water. Our intercession focused on being a city set on a hill as we asked for the grace to continually hold fast to our confession in every space we inhabit.

Scriptures (AMP)

Philemon 1:6: "and I pray that the fellowship of your faith [the sharing of your broad and confident trust in God] may become effective and powerful through the full knowledge of every good thing which is ours in Christ."

Hebrews 11:1: "Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), being the proof of things not seen [the conviction of their reality, faith perceives as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]."

Hebrews 11:6: "But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him."

Romans 10:17: "So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ."

John 1:1 to 3: "In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Logos), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. He was [continually existing] in the beginning with God. All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him not even one thing was made that has come into being."

John 15:1 to 5: "I am the true Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit... I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit."

James 2:17: "So too, faith, if it does not have works [to back it up], is by itself dead [inoperative and ineffective]."

Romans 8:16: "The Spirit Himself testifies and confirms together with our spirit [assuring us] that we [believers] are children of God."

Psalm 1:3: "And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season; its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers."

Matthew 5:14: "You are the light of [Christ to] the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden."

Greek Word Study

Koinonia (κοινωνία): Fellowship, partnership, or social intercourse. It implies a deep, active participation in a shared reality that demands practical action.

Energes (ἐνεργής): Effective, active, or powerful. It is the root of "energy," describing a faith that is not just theoretical but actively producing results in the physical world.

Epignosis (ἐπίγνωσις): Precise and correct knowledge. It represents a full, experiential acknowledgment of truth that has the power to transform the believer's behavior.

There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in our Lord Christ Jesus (Yeshua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This interceding is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.

Today is Day Eighty-Three of 3,650. In this episode, we finished Hebrews 13 from beginning to end. We talked about the kind of leaders we are called to honor, those who have faith and whose godly lives we should imitate. Leaders who believe in God the Creator and provider of all things. We reminded ourselves that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. We read about not neglecting to show hospitality to strangers for by doing so some have entertained angels without knowing it, and we remembered the story of Lot in Sodom and Gomorrah when the men came to warn him and he welcomed them in.

We spent time on helping the needy and doing good, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. But the heart of today was thanksgiving. Through Y'shua let us continually offer up the sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of our lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name. We ended by reading the prayer in verses twenty to twenty-two, that the God of peace who brought our Lord Jesus back from the dead would equip us in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight. Today was a prayer through thanksgiving for what God has already done and is continuing to do.

Scriptures (AMP)

Hebrews 13:7 "Remember your leaders [for it was they] who brought you the word of God; and consider the result of their conduct [the outcome of their godly lives], and imitate their faith."

Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ is [eternally changeless, always] the same yesterday and today and forever."

Hebrews 13:2 "Do not neglect to extend hospitality to strangers [especially among the family of believers], for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it."

Hebrews 13:15 "Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name."

Hebrews 13:16 "Do not neglect to do good, to contribute to the needy, and to share, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God."

Hebrews 13:20-21 "Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant, equip you with every good thing to carry out His will and strengthen you, producing in you that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever."

Genesis 19:1-3 "Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. And he said, 'Now my lords, please turn aside to your servant's house.'"

There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in Christ Jesus (Y'shua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This intercession is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.

Today is Day Eighty-Two of 3,650. In this episode, we went deep into Hebrews 12 from verse eighteen to the end. We studied the contrast between Mount Sinai and Mount Zion. Sinai was the Old Covenant of fear, a blazing fire, darkness, gloom, and a trumpet blast so terrifying that the people begged for the voice to stop. If even an animal touched the mountain it had to be stoned. The Law exposed sin but could not cure it. But in verse twenty-two the Scripture says we have come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, a joyful assembly of angels and the spirits of the righteous made perfect. Zion is the New Covenant of grace and access through Christ.

We spent time on verse twenty-four where the blood of Jesus speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. We went back to Genesis 4 and read the story of Cain and Abel. Abel's blood cried out from the ground for justice and vengeance. But the blood of Y'shua cries out for mercy, forgiveness, and reconciliation. We noticed how Cain, like Esau, was given a chance to repent when God told him if he did the right thing He would accept it. But Cain did not know how, just as Esau did not know what to ask for when the blessing was before him.
We ended by reading Philemon 1:4-6 as a prayer over every person, that our faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is ours in Christ.

Scriptures (AMP)

Hebrews 12:18-21 "For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, and to the blast of a trumpet and a sound of words such that those who heard begged that nothing more be said to them. For they could not bear the command, 'If even a beast touches the mountain, it will be stoned.' The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, 'I am full of fear and trembling.'"

Hebrews 12:22-24 "But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, who is Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the Mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks [of mercy], a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel."

Genesis 4:6-7 "The Lord said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? And why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted?'"

Genesis 4:10 "The Lord said, 'What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to Me from the ground.'"

Hebrews 12:28-29 "Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for our God is indeed a consuming fire."

Philemon 1:6 "I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective and powerful because of your accurate knowledge of every good thing which is ours in Christ."

There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in Christ Jesus (Y'shua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This intercession is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.

Today is Day Eighty-One of 3,650. In this episode, we continued from Esau and read Hebrews 12:17 where he found no opportunity for repentance though he sought it with tears. We read Genesis 27 and saw that even when asked what blessing he wanted, Esau had no words. He was lost. We connected this to Peter in John 21 who after denying Jesus three times went back to fishing because he did not know what to do. But Jesus came to him and performed a soul surgery, asking three times do you love Me, and three times giving him a mission. What Esau could not find, Peter found, because Peter had the Holy Spirit.

We talked about Moses who maintained his destiny even in Pharaoh's house and when God called him and he said he was not a man of words, God still gave him the invitation. We asked ourselves how many times has God called us and we traded it for cheap copies. But when we walk in obedience empowered by the Holy Spirit, we can fulfill what He has called us to do. Christ is our Firstborn of a higher blessing, a higher birthright, a higher covenant. We ended in deep prayer affirming ourselves in Christ.

Scriptures (AMP)

Hebrews 12:16-17 "See to it that no one is godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. For later, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought for it with tears."

Genesis 27:34 "When Esau heard his father's words, he cried out with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said to his father, 'Bless me, me also, O my father!'"

John 21:15-17 "Jesus said to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?'... 'Feed My lambs.'... 'Tend My sheep.'... 'Feed My sheep.'"

Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you."

Exodus 4:10-12 "Moses said to the Lord, 'Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent.' The Lord said to him, 'Who has made man's mouth? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.'"

Hebrews 11:24-26 "By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin."

Colossians 1:15 "He is the exact living image of the unseen God, the firstborn of all creation."

Colossians 1:18 "He is also the head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He will occupy the first place in everything."

Ephesians 5:15-16 "See that you walk carefully, not as the unwise, but as wise, making the very most of your time, because the days are evil."

Hebrew Word Study
Bekor (בְּכוֹר) "firstborn." The firstborn received the double portion, the authority, and the spiritual legacy. The first fruits were given to God as honor. Abel gave the best of his flock. The firstborn of Egypt were struck in the Passover. Christ is the true Bekor, Firstborn of all creation and Firstborn from the dead, carrying a birthright higher than any before Him.

There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in Christ Jesus (Y'shua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This intercession is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.

Today is Day Eighty of 3,650. In this episode, we went back to Hebrews 12:16 and paused to understand what Esau actually gave up. We read Genesis 25, from Abraham to Isaac and Rebecca, how the twins struggled in her womb and God told her two nations would come from her and the older would serve the younger. We talked about Esau who came out reddish, and how he sold his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew. We broke down the Hebrew word for red, adom, and how it connects to adamah, the earth. Esau chose the physical over the spiritual.

We then broke down the bekorah, the birthright, and what it truly carried. Not just wealth but family leadership and the spiritual legacy of the covenant. We reminded one another that Christ is the true Firstborn who restored the birthright for every believer. What Esau traded for stew, Y'shua purchased back with His blood. We challenged one another not to sell out our rights for the cheap copies of this world.

Scriptures (AMP)

Hebrews 12:16-17 "See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. For you know that later, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought for it with tears."

Genesis 25:22-23 "But the children struggled together within her; and she said, 'If it is so, why am I this way?' So she went to inquire of the Lord. The Lord said to her, 'Two nations are in your womb; and two peoples will be separated from your body; the older will serve the younger.'"

Genesis 25:30-34 "Esau said to Jacob, 'Let me have a quick swallow of that red stuff there, for I am exhausted.'... Jacob said, 'First sell me your birthright.' ... So Esau despised his birthright."

Deuteronomy 21:17 "But he shall acknowledge the firstborn by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn."

Colossians 1:15 "He is the exact living image of the unseen God, the firstborn of all creation."

Hebrews 12:2 "Looking away [from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith."

1 Peter 1:18-19 "You were not redeemed with perishable things like silver and gold, but with precious blood, like that of a sacrificial lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ."

2 Corinthians 4:18 "So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal, but the things which are invisible are everlasting."

Hebrew Word Study
Adom (אָדֹם) "red" connected to Adamah (אֲדָמָה) "earth, ground, dirt." Esau's redness and his craving for the red stew revealed his alignment with the earthly realm over the spiritual.

Bekorah (בְּכוֹרָה) "birthright" from Bekor (בְּכוֹר) "firstborn." The birthright carried the double portion, family authority, and the spiritual legacy of the covenant. Esau despised it. Christ the true Bekor restored it.

Edom (אֱדוֹם) the name given to Esau meaning "red." His identity became defined by the moment he chose the physical over the spiritual.

There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in Christ Jesus (Y'shua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This intercession is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.