The Church of the First Born

The life that we live before God must have a daily routine with goals and objectives, based upon God’s intention, in order to have the benefits of what I’m entitled to as a child of the firstborn.

The revelation of Hebrews 12, concerning the Church of the First Born, and my birthright of priesthood, kingship, prophetic spirit, double portion, and overcomer’s privilege is another paradigm shift in this life given to me by God.

The pursuit of peace and holiness is, without a doubt, a mind-altering and thought-provoking concept. It is achievable and persuasive, empowering us to change life’s playing field. The “Esau Model of Failure” [because of fleshly desires that we have choice over] brings about the challenge to conquer and overcome.

The on-going principle of “First the natural; then the spiritual” is a concept found throughout the scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation. It is the primary theme of God’s intention for His people. Without a fully established understanding of this precept, we can be tempted [as was Esau] and sell out our inheritance over an out-of-control appetite.

Esau represents the remorseful, pain-filled person who cries, but has no thought of repentance [“metanoia”…change-of-mind,] but is angered over his loss, which disables him from coming to God and saying: “I sold out to my appetite and lost my Birthright; please forgive me.” The inability to repent, in order to bring about change, is a frightening thought and a life where opportunity is waiting for the repentant, humble heart.

The cross represents the mystery that the Jews did not understand. It is the “vertical and horizontal” concept of “death and resurrection,” where the natural can inherit the spiritual. Esau sold his Birthright for a cup of soup, putting the natural before the spiritual. The mystery begins to unfold with the principle of “First and last reversals,” found in Matthew 19:30 “But many who are first will be last and the last, first.”

It is important for me to note in this Evaluation [concerning “why I’m challenged in my thinking”] that I am no longer a natural man as I was from birth at the age of 30; but I was born from above at age 30 and became a spiritual man, according to I Cor. 15:44-47. I was from the First Adam until the age of 30. I am now from the Last Adam these past 36 years. The last has become first in my life. The first was replaced by the last. It is no longer I who lives, but Christ Who lives in me, the Hope of Glory!