MFM Daily Devotional 21 November 2024 

TOPIC:  The Spirit Of Rebekah

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 48; Daniel 1; Colossians 3; Colossians 4

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Genesis 27:13-17
¹³ And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

¹⁴ And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

¹⁵ And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

¹⁶ And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

¹⁷ And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

MEMORY VERSE
And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
 Isaiah 54:13

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:  Joshua said: “As for me and my house, we shall serve the Lord.” Adopt this motto for your family.

PRAISE AND WORSHIP: Receive the mind of Christ, in the name of Jesus.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: The Lord Himself shall teach all your children. His peace shall reign in your home, in the name of Jesus.

MFM Daily Devotional 21 November 2024 

The issue of parental favouritism is a thorny one that must be dealt with in the Christian family because it usually aggravates sibling rivalry, which can cause trauma to parents. Jacob, Jesse, Isaac and Rebekah are examples of parents in the Bible who were guilty of favouritism to their own detriment.

Isaac and Rebekah were united in love (Genesis 24:67) but were opposites in their love for their children. The opposing characters of Esau and Jacob should have united them in praying for God’s will in their lives. Jacob, who should have learnt a lesson from how his mother’s favouritism nearly cost him his life, fared even worse. His favouritism towards one son led to the legendary jealousy of his brothers that led to their wanting him dead.

READ MFM Daily Devotional 20 Nov 2024 – Help Your Brethren

As a mother, are you guilty of openly or subtly creating hostility among your children? You should pray for each child’s success according to the unique talents and character traits that God has given them. Never ask your child why they cannot be like their sibling. Even Siamese Twins have different character traits.

For example, teach your children to settle their differences amicably among themselves, through love, mutual respect and a forgiving spirit. Teaching them to support one another will diminish rivalry among them.

More importantly, remind God all the time of His promise in Isaiah 54:13 (All your children shall be taught by the Lord and great shall be the peace of your children).

Finally, follow the example of our Lord Jesus Christ, who cares for all of us His own equally, whether Jew or Gentile (Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:11).

MFM DAILY PRAYER POINTS 21 NOVEMBER 2024 

MORNING
1.Dedicate all your children, born and yet unborn, to the Lord, just as Hannah did with Samuel.
2.I overcome the spirit of parental favouritism and cast it out of my family, in the name of Jesus.
3.My children will dwell together in unity all the days of their lives, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. Lord Jesus, let me be a loving and impartial parent like You.
5. Evil seeds that the enemy has sown in my family, be uprooted by fire, in the name of Jesus.
6. I send the fire of God to my roots to correct all ancestral and parental mistakes, in the name of Jesus.
7. Father, fill me, my children and all members of my extended family with Your love, in the name of Jesus.