yeah so Genesis 26 sorry 27 6 to 29
Rebecca said to her son Jacob I heard your father speak to your brother Esau
bring me game and prepare for me delicious food that I may eat it and bless you before the Lord
before I die now therefore my son obey my voice as I command you go to the flock and bring me two
good young goats so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father such as he loves
and you shall bring it to your father to eat so that he may bless you before he dies
but Jacob said to Rebecca his mother behold my brother Esau is a hairy man and I'm a smooth man
perhaps my father will feel me and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and
not a blessing his mother said to him let your curse be on me my son only obey my voice and go
bring them to me so he went and took them and brought them to his mother and his mother prepared
delicious food such as his father loved then Rebecca took the best garments of Esau her older son
which were with her in the house and put them on Jacob her younger son and the skins of the young
goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck and she put the delicious food and the
bread which she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob so he went into his father and said
my father and he said here I am who are you my son Jacob said to his father I am Esau your firstborn
I have done as you told me now sit up and eat of my game that your soul may bless me
but Isaac said to his son how is it that you found it so quickly my son
he answered because the Lord your God granted me success then Isaac said to Jacob please come near
that I may feel you my son to know whether you are really my son Esau or not so Jacob went near to
Isaac his father who felt him and said the voice is Jacob's voice but the hands are the hands of Esau
and he did not recognize him because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands so he blessed him
he said are you really my son Esau he answered I am then he said bring it near to me that I may eat of
my son's game and bless you so he brought it near to him and he ate and he brought him wine and he drank
then his father Isaac said to him come near and kiss me my son so he came near and kissed him
and Isaac smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said see the smell of my son is as
the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed may God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness
of the earth and plenty of grain and wine let people serve you and nations bow down to you
be lord over your brothers and may your mother's sons bow down to you
cursed be everyone who curses you and blessed be everyone who blesses you
it's good to be back at church and especially seeing Alex and and and Liz
giving us in music as well and also glad to see the Smith family back with verses too
for these two weeks I'll be talking about the story of a cha ego it started in March when I promised the church in Malaysia that when I when I
went back or go back there supposed to be next week then I'll be
helping them out because they don't have a pastor to preach for three weeks three Sundays and I said I will be talking about the story of
a cha ego
why is that so it's because a lot of time when we especially when we go back to Malaysia and attend weddings
the if it's a christian christian wedding then the pastors or people there will in prayer they always say god will bless this family and and that is the the main theme almost in all the christian weddings and it's about god's blessing and the
and it's about god's blessing on the families
however I always have this feeling that maybe people don't actually understand what it meant
to be blessed by god
do you do you really want to be blessed that's what my mind is thinking when when people are using this word blessing so
lightly and as if it is
something that is comfortable or easy
in the bible we shall see that is not or that
that is the case not the case
I think
we
you could
blessing with happiness
or blessedness with happiness
but in the bible
blessing is a type of happiness
but it's a type of happiness that can only be experienced if
you're holy
so it comes to holiness if there's no holiness there's no blessedness and that's why if we may ask god why are you so busy trying to make us holy just make me happy but god will say i can't make you happy until you're holy otherwise the happiness you're you're going through is not the real real thing and we shall see that in in this story in this coming today and next week hopefully I as I prepare this sermons I
I just get so so much out of it I it's just so much to talk about
even in
I thought even in three sermons for back in Malaysia if I go back eventually it won't be enough to
to finish
the story
and as you read even as just you read in the bible you read that
Jacob told his mom
my brother is a hairy man
and I'm a smooth man
even even if that has this
very interesting
double meaning in it
he's definitely Jacob is a smooth man
he's smooth
he's even talking to the mom smoothly
he's trying to get the mom to take the blame and he couldn't he doesn't so he's very smooth in that case
but it's very interesting as you read deeper into it and it just so much
inside that
you can we can get out
of it and see
God's amazing work in people
shall we pray before we start
let's pray
Father God we thank you for this time that we could spend in your word
and we
want to hear you speaking to us
and we
also want to
honor the Lord
Jesus Christ
for his freedom
on the cross
for us to
really enjoy
your blessing
thank you Lord
we pray in Jesus name
Amen
so
just now the story
already
Alex has shared with us
so most of us would know about this
story about
Esau
and Jacob
one thing
I think
you may not notice
is the fact that when
Jacob was holding
Esau's heel
at birth
it means that
he will need to come out of the birth can now
with his head and arm together
which is very rare in birth
usually
the baby won't come out
if you do that
you either have a caesarean section
or you try to push the hand
arm back in
before the baby comes out
if you feel that the baby
if the midwife or the
doctor
fell there
and to
to do that
it means that
Jacob must be quite smaller
much smaller than Esau
smaller head
at least
for him to
to come through
physically
and that also have implication
to know why
Jacob ended
inside the house
while Esau
was a hunter
and
and that also
I mean
explain
why
Jacob is so keen
to inherit this
the blessing
you can
imagine
imagine that
for Jacob
to be secure
in future
it's very hard
he learned to cook
with the mom
but at that day and age
cooking
skill
for men
is really
not much of a use
you need to be outdoor
you need to be able to hunt
or plant
or
be a shepherd
of some sort
for Jacob
it is quite
hopeless
isn't it
in terms of
for his future
and that's how
we can feel for him
in terms of why
he wanted that
blessing so
desperately
and how did they know
about this blessing
it's just because
the blessing was initially
given to Abraham
their grandfather
Abraham
was still alive
during their birth
for 15
until they are 15 years
old
and Abraham died
so they would have
heard
from Abraham
and also their father
Isaac
about God's blessing
and promise
to this special family
that
God said that
they will be made
into a great nation
and through them
all the families
of the earth
shall be blessed
there's the
summary of the blessing
and this blessing
is being passed
from generation
to generation
just one person
though
just one person
in each generation
inherit this blessing
and that person
as they look at
Abraham and Isaac
will become rich
and strong
and that's why
Jacob wanted that
blessing
you notice that
God says that
all the families
of the earth
shall be blessed
it's quite interesting
to see that
God
didn't use
all the nations
of the earth
to be blessed
all the people
all the languages
but he said
all the families
why all the families
we can see
even in this family
now
looking at
Isaac
Rebecca
Esau and Jacob
as a family
we can see
why this family
really needs
that blessing
and why we
do as well
so in Genesis
so
sorry
Jacob had
two
obstacles
for him to
inherit the blessing
the first one
is the fact
that he wasn't
the firstborn
and
the inheritance
usually given
to the firstborn
first
the rest
would get a bit
of it
but
majority
will be given
to the firstborn
and the second
is the fact
that his father
loved Esau
more than
loving him
or more than him
Genesis 25
28
says that
Isaac
loved Esau
because he
acts of his game
but Rebecca
loved Jacob
Esau could be
disappointed in Jacob
because he had
wished that
Jacob would go out
hunting like a man
instead
Jacob
learned to cook
like a woman
we don't know why
but we don't know
why Isaac
had that feeling
but there's
a possibility
however
we can
we see that
Jacob is
a very smart man
he was able
to even make
use of his
cooking skill
to get
what he wanted
so as we saw
just now
he exchanged
Esau's birthright
with his stew
so he
somehow
got his
first obstacle
first problem
settled
at least
apparently
Isaac said
well you can
have my birthright
whether Isaac
made it
we don't know
I mean
when you're hungry
you can
you will say anything
and that's how
it works
and
this
today's story
we come to
the point
where
Jacob
trying to
solve his
second problem
that the
father
would not
give him
the blessing
because the
father
would not
like him
to start
with
so
at this
point
of the
story
we
come to
the part
when we
think about
partiality
when we
look at
the fact
that
Isaac
loved
Esau
Rebecca
loved
Jacob
and this
is
partiality
we
are all
we
all have
this
problem
we're
all
partial
people
in the
sense
that
nine
of
us
is
complete
unless
we're
in
Christ
but
we are
partial
in the
sense
that
because
we
all have
needs
unmet
needs
so
we
tend
to
favor
people
who
give
us
or
satisfy
our
needs
or
give
us
more
joy
so
that
is
very
natural
for us
to do
however
as
parents
one
of the
things
that
parents
would
learn
is
to
love
their
children
because
they
are
their
children
not
because
of
how
their
children
perform
or
how
their
children
meet
their
needs
if
the
parents
love
their
children
in a
partial
way
then
the
children
in turn
will
learn
to
love
their
parents
in a
partial
way
as
well
in
times
to
come
and
we
can
see
that
the
partiality
in
the
family
does
a lot
of
damage
to
the
child
both
the
child
who
is
partial
or
who
is
favored
and
the
child
who
are
not
favored
so
the
child
who
is
favored
would
usually
become
very
proud
and
careless
because
the
parents
would
do
now
and
it's
the
type
of
families
that
we
all
grew up
in
and
so
it's
very
relevant
for
God
to
say
that
through
Abraham's
offspring
all
families
of
will
be
blessed
so
we
know
that
it's
only
lateral
for
Isaac
wanting
to
pass
the
blessing
to
the
firstborn
regardless
of
who
he
loves
however
before
the birth
of the
twins
God
already
told
them
that
the
older
shall
serve
the
younger
so
that
is
when
Rebecca
had
the
twins
fighting
inside
she
was
in
much
trouble
and
God
told
them
about
this
already
but
Isaac
like the
rest of
the
family
did
not
take
God's
word
seriously
you
know
almost
none
of
them
took
God's
word
seriously
except
maybe
Esau
surprisingly
you
thought
that
Esau
was
a
rough
or
careless
man
in
the
sense
that
if
Esau
really
understood
what
God
meant
he
would
say
oh
you
want
to
be
the
first
one
go
ahead
I
would
rather
be
the
younger
one
because
God
said
that
the
older
should
serve
the
younger
so
why
on
earth
did
Jacob
want
to
be
the
older
if
God
already
said
that
the
older
shall
serve
the
younger
but
there
is
us
I
suppose
we
don't
listen
to
God
and
if
they
did
then
all
these
things
would
not
have
happened
but
then
in
here
we
need
to
consider
one
question
is
that
is
God
showing
partiality
in
choosing
the
younger
to
be
served
by
the
older
even
before
they
were
born
even
before
they
show
whether
they're
good
or
bad
nothing
before
they
were
born
God
already
said
that
is
there
a
partiality
we
will
consider
this
in
the
next
sermon
which
is
on
God
of
the
blessing
first
I
titled
the
sermon
God
of
blessing
I
the
saw
Jacob
being
a
smart
man
he
was
a
bit
reluctant
he
knew
that
it's
a
big
risk
if
he
did
nothing
at
least
he
could
stay
on
maybe
the
brother
would
talk
after
him
but
if
he
tried
to
get
the
blessing
and
fail
he
could
be
cast
out
of
the
family
he
could
lose
everything
and
so
he
thought
about
it
but
then
his
mom
reassured
him
that
it's
all
right
will
take
the
plan
whatever
happens
well
you
know
that
Jacob
there's
too
good
a
chance
not
to
take
up
and
that's
why
he
went
with
the
plan
and
Rebecca
prepared
three
things
for him
that
is
delicious
food
such as
Isaac
love
Esau's
garment
with Esau's
smell
and the
skin
of the
young
goat
which
she
killed
for
the
food
so
Isaac
was
old
he
had
blood
vision
his
eyes
were
most
affected
by
cataracts
he
thought
he
heard
Jacob's
voice
but
he
tasted
Esau's
food
and
he
felt
Esau's
hairy
hands
and
smell
Esau's
smell
so
after
Isaac
ate
and
drank
he
blessed
Jacob
as
we
read
from
verse
27
to
29
so
Jacob
came
near
and
kissed
him
and
Isaac
smelled
the smell
of his
garments
and
blessed
him
and
said
see
the smell
of my
son
is as
the smell
of a
field
that the
Lord
has
blessed
may
God
give
you
all
the
dew
of
heaven
and
of
the
fatness
of
the
earth
and
plenty
of
grain
and
wine
let
people
serve
you
and
nations
bow
down
to
you
be
lord
over
your
brothers
and
may
your
mother's
sons
bow
down
to
you
curse
be
everyone
who
cursed
you
and
blessed
be
everyone
who
blesses
you
so
there
are
three
things
Isaac
mentioned
there
are
three
things
in
particular
I
would
like
to
mention
in
these
three
verses
one
is
fragrance
smell
two
is
security
to do
with
harvest
number
three
is
significance
to do
with
honor
so
there's
fragrance
from
yang
we
learn
to
distinguish
what
frequency
like
what
frequency
and what
stent
different
people may
have
different
but at
least
for
each
of
us
there
are
smells
that we
like
and
smells
that
we
don't
like
and
we
associate
fragrance
with
love
cleanliness
purity
acceptance
warmth
and stench
with
danger
or decay
filth
something
that we
just
want to
avoid
and
we
all
use
or
we
not
all
most
of
us
can
use
perfume
to
promote
our
acceptance
by
others
which
is
a
very
profitable
business
in the
world
so
the
frequency
is very
important
in here
and
Isaac
blessed
Jacob
because
he
smelled
the
frequency
of food
and
Esau's
garment
and
so
while
Esau
not knowing
it
or
given
his
birthright
to
Jacob
now in
practice
Jacob
already
taken
up
this
Esau's
identity
to get
the
father's
acceptance
and the
blessing
and
inside
the
blessing
he
mentions
about
security
as
he
said
may
God
give
you
of
the
dew
of
heaven
and
the
fatness
of
the
earth
and
plenty
of
grain
and
wine
the
fact
that
Isaac
emphasized
this
in
the
blessing
tells
us
that
it
is
not
natural
to
have
good
harvest
from
our
labors
as
a
consequence
of
man's
rebellion
against
God
the
ground
became
infertile
in
Genesis
chapter 3
verses
17 to
19
we read
and to
Adam
he said
because
you have
listened
to the
voice
of your
wife
and have
eaten
of the
three
of which
I
commended
you
you shall
not eat
of it
curse
is a
ground
because
of you
in pain
you shall
eat
of it
all the
days
of your
life
fawns
and
teasels
it shall
bring forth
to you
and you
shall eat
the plants
of the
field
by the
sweat of
your face
you shall
eat bread
till you
return to
the ground
for out of
it you were
taken for
your dust
and to
dust you
shall return
out of
your
people
and you
will
know
life is
difficult
we
invest
our
life
in our
time
for
a
secure
future
we spend
time and
energy
in education
occupation
or next
generation
and many
a time
we do not
get
much fruit
from our
labor
years
Jacob
spent his
time learning
how to
cook
there was
no
restaurant
then
and so
Jacob's
scale was
not going
to be
of much
use for
him to
provide for
himself
and for
his own
family
so he
desperately
lead to
this blessing
of God
for his own
survival
in years
to come
in the
story
did Jacob
become secure
at the end
in a way
he did
but only
through
much
hardship
he didn't
get it
quite
very easily
and then
there's
seven years
of famine
and he
lost a
lot of
things
it's only
through his
son Joseph
that he
already got
security
in
provided him
in Egypt
that was
before he
died
okay
so the
next one
in the
blessing is
about
significance
as Isaac
said
let people
serve you
and nations
bow down
to you
be lord
over your
brothers and
your mother's
sons
bow down
to you
curse be
everyone who
curses you
and blessed
be everyone
who blesses
you
so the
two things
that
Jacob
would
need
most of
all of us
would need
security
and significance
so the
blessing
of
this
promise
that
the
significant
in him
been
honored
by
everyone
Jacob
wished that
his father
would approve
him
he wished
that Isaac
would tell
him
well done
my son
I think
that's what
he was
longing for
he also
wished that
his brother
Esau
would take
him seriously
and
respected him
so he
wanted to
prove himself
to be worthy
of honor
but what
could he
do
he
hasn't
spent much
time
outdoor
he didn't
know
how to
do
outdoor
work
and
learning how
to cook
would bring
Jacob
more
dishonor
than honor
at that
time
people
know
how to
cook
it's a
woman's
job
why
it's
an honor
and so
for Jacob
not only
security
he needs
significance
he needs
respect
but did
he get
it at
the end
in a
way
he's
also
in a
way
he did
but
as we
read the
story
even his
own
family
his own
children
didn't
respect
him
much
until
Joseph
his son
became
the
prime
minister
of
Egypt
and
then
took
him
to
Egypt
and
Jacob
met
with
the
Egyptian
Pharaoh
and
blessed
this
king
of
Egypt
imagine
being able
to bless
the most
powerful
man in
the world
at that
time
so
it is
quite a
significant
thing
that he
did
in life
so
while
those
promises
of blessing
didn't
actually
come
true
as
Jacob
thought
it would
be
but
in
some
way
he
did
get
some
of it
fulfilled
in
his
life
but
a lot
of it
need
to be
fulfilled
much
later
not
during
his
lifetime
so
when
Esau
knew
about
this
Jacob's
deception
he
became
very
angry
and
he
wanted
to
kill
Jacob
but
at
least
Esau
respected
the
father
so
he
said
I
won't
kill
Jacob
until
our
father
Isaac
died
and
when
Rebecca
knew
about
this
plan
Rebecca
devised
another
plan
so
he
requested
Isaac
to send
Jacob
to their
home
country
to get
a wife
the home
country
means that
both
Isaac
and
Rebecca
came from
that area
Abraham
came first
from the
area
and then
Abraham's
servant
went back
there to
get
Rebecca
and so
Isaac
and
Rebecca
got
married
and now
Rebecca
asked
Isaac
to send
Jacob
back
to
Haram
where
they
came
from
and
to
their
uncle's
place
and
well
Isaac
agreed
and so
Jacob
left
in a hurry
I suppose
we will
continue
the story
next week
but
Jacob
did not
know
that
he
would
become
stuck
in his
uncle's
place
for 20
years
after
he left
and
during
these
20
years
Jacob
went
through
a lot
of
suffering
we will
read that
if you
got chance
in future
he actually
talked about
his suffering
at the end
when his
uncle was
chasing
after him
meanwhile
over
the 20
years
Esau
became
quite a
strong
and wealthy
family
wealthy
clan
so
it's
quite
paradoxical
in a
sense
that
the
blessing
that
Esau
didn't
get
for
Esau
to
develop
into
a
very
powerful
family
strong
family
while
Jacob
was
suffering
and
also
Rebecca
I suppose
she suffered
as well
because
she never
saw
Jacob
again
since
then
I
couldn't
imagine
how hard
it would
be
for
them
to
be
apart
and
Rebecca
died
and
Jacob
didn't
even
know
that
his
mom
died
over
those
20
years
until
he
went
back
home
so
this
is
the
blessing
that
Jacob
thought
he
would
get
but
not
knowing
that
it
was
the
blessing
we
will
go
through
that
but
before
we
do
that
we
think
about
this
story
of
the
issue
of
communication
so
we
talk
about
partiality
in
the
family
and
communication
in
the
family
is
also
a
very
difficult
thing
we
can
ask
why
didn't
Isaac
call
a
family
conference
to talk
about
the
problem
created
by
Jacob's
deception
why
didn't
Jacob
just
apologize
to
Isaac
and
Esau
and
settle
the
things
into
running
away
and
why
didn't
Isaac
resolve
the
issue
with
Rebecca
and
talk
about
their
differences
in
terms
of
their
treatment
with
the
children
if
Jacob
would
explain
he
just
wanted
respect
from
the
father
and
the
brother
and
he
just
wanted
some
security
for
the
future
maybe
he
wouldn't
need
to
run
away
but
this
is
this
is
life
isn't
it
there
are
many
times
we
just
could
not
explain
ourselves
for
whatever
reasons
sometimes
we don't
even
know
why
we
do
something
but
many
times
I
think
we
fear
that
when
we
talk
about
deep
inside
other
people
would
either
look
down
on
us
or
ignore
us
we don't
want to
be
rejected
or
sometimes
we
fear
that
we
might
escalate
the
problem
make
it worse
as we
try to
explain
all of
us
have
I
think
problem
with
explaining
ourselves
it's
not
only a
man's
problem
I
think
women
as
well
even
though
we
can say
that
women
talk
a lot
but
many
times
you
still
don't
talk
what
is
deep
inside
talk
what
is
superficial
and
that
is
how
it
is
especially
in the
family
when we
cannot
communicate
well
and most
families
like this
including
my own
family
there's
a lot
of
restlessness
a lot
of
trouble
inside
our
hearts
and
that
is
we
can
hope
that
we
can
sort
of
feel
this
for
Isaac
and
Rebecca
and
Jacob
are
most
of
Esau
because
Esau
is
quite
a
rough
man
he
may
not
think
much
but
all
these
things
make up
of
this
family
and
maybe
our
families
as well
so
because
of
this
blessing
Jacob
needed
to
run
away
and
the
family
broke
apart
so
what
kind
of
blessing
is
this
what
sort
of
blessing
did
Jacob
get
so
the
blessing
of God
is much
greater
than
Isaac
and
Jacob
could
imagine
we'll
see
next
week
that
God
wanted
to
bless
all
the
families
of
the
earth
not
just
Isaac's
family
and
Jacob's
family
so
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
and
their
descendants
were just
the pieces
of
jigsaw
parcel
God
was
putting
together
so
that
this
blessing
may
come
true
so
that's
one
way
of
seeing
it
but
God
was
not
using
just
using
Jacob
as a
tool
regardless
of your
experience
you just
fulfill
my
plan
but
God
is
not
this
sort
of
God
and
it's
wonderful
to see
how
God
actually
was
blessing
Jacob
as he
went
through
all the
troubles
as he
unknowingly
fulfilling
God's
plan
to
bring
about
this
great
blessing
God
was
at
the
same
time
blessing
Jacob
even
though
Jacob
didn't
think
that
at
that
time
but
through
the
sufferings
Jacob
became
a
very
skillful
shepherd
he
never
imagined
that he
would
become
one
he
wanted
to
he
wished
that
he
would
he
got
there
not
because
it's
easy
but
because
somehow
God
led
him
through
that
way
and
he
became
one
and
he
mature
into
someone
who
knew
God
he
learned
to
fear
God
and
trust
God
and
that
made
a
big
difference
in
his
life
do
you
see
Isaac
Rebecca
Esau
and
Jacob
in
yourself
I
do
I
think
in
different
times
I
can
see
one
or
the
other
playing
in
my
life
but
today
I
just
want
to
talk
about
Jacob
the
second
born
who
was
desperately
trying to
get the
blessing
from
his
father
let
me
read
to
you
a
message
from
a
woman
named
June
who
is
the
daughter
of
my
high
school
friend
that's
what she
wrote to
me
two weeks
ago
I
felt
I
was
neglected
I
always
overachieved
to
get
attention
but
I
always
did
not
feel
I
get
enough
attention
from
my
mom
and
I
think
she
always
treats
others
better
than
she
treats
me
you
notice
so
many
always
in
the
sentences
that's
how
she
felt
and
this
one
what
we
feel
when
we
talk
about
how
other
people
treat
us
we
use
the
word
always
even
though
it's
not
usually
true
for
this
interesting
encounter
with
her
Leigh
and I
knew
this
family
well
every
time
we
went
back
to
Malaysia
my
friend
and
her
husband
would
take
us
out
for
meals
and
we
talked
for
hours
for
many
things
but
they
are
not
Christians
and
Jun
two
years
ago
Jun
gave
birth
to
her
first
daughter
and
then
she
got
very
bad
post
natal
depression
and
I
think
the
breakup
relationship
between
her
and
the
mom
surface
then
I
didn't
know
about
this
breakup
I
just
knew
there
was
some
problem
because
my
friend
had
been
asking
me
to
talk
to
her
daughter
they
live
in
different
towns
so
they
don't
live
in
the
same
town
so
she
asked
her
I
sensed
there
was
a problem
but
she
couldn't
tell me
what
the
problem
was
until
two
weeks
ago
when
the
daughter
wrote
this
I
realized
there
is
such
a
deep
problem
between
them
on the
surface
in the
family
as
they
younger
we
couldn't
see
anything
unusual
they
are
just
like
a
normal
family
I
couldn't
see
any
my
friend
is
very
even
though
she's
not
a
Christian
but
she's
quite
a
good
in
terms
of
person
I
just
couldn't
imagine
that she
would
do that
to her
daughter
but
there's
something
that they
couldn't
communicate
inside
the
family
and
how do
we
solve
this
problem
how do
we solve
Jun's
problem
with her
mom
how do
we solve
the problem
for Jacob
and the
family
and we
think
deeper
about
it
is
difficult
to
solve
until
we
have
God
as our
reference
and
as our
guide
yeah
for Jun
is
very
difficult
in terms
of trying
to
help
her
she
absolutely
would not
want to
believe
in God
and she
said
that
there's
no
right
or wrong
everybody
can have
their own
opinions
of things
things
happen
whether
it's
convenient
whether
it's
efficient
whether
it
shoots
the
purpose
of the
society
but it's
not right
or wrong
it just
there's
no such
standard
when a
person
thought like
this is
very hard
to help
without
even that
concept
of right
or wrong
in terms
of if
there's
no right
or wrong
how do
you then
say that
your mom
was wrong
in the
way she
treated you
which I
wouldn't
challenge her
on that
because I
don't think
she would
be able
to withstand
that sort
of challenge
but she
you see her
daughter is
more than
two years old
now
within two to three
I can only
tell her
I wish
that you
would tell
your daughter
there's
something
right or
wrong
it's
time to
come
I couldn't
imagine how
you can
bring out
a child
without
saying that
there's
something
that's
right or
wrong
how do
you bring
a child
before that
even
but that's
how
people
think
in this
day and
age
so even
before right
or wrong
before you
can come
to God
before God
then a lot
of problem
is difficult
to be
resolved
and so
these families
are stuck
in this
cycle
of
disharmonia
and on
the surface
they might
pretend that
everything is
alright but
deep inside
people are
hurting
and not
knowing how
to
resolve
the problem
so how
are all
the families
on earth
going to
be blessed
through
Abraham
it comes
from
Abraham's
descendant
Jesus
Christ
after men
rebel
against God
our hearts
become
fealty
what we
think
what we
do
have become
a stench
to God
like Jacob
we may
feel lucky
if we
manage to
deceive
someone
for our
own gain
not knowing
that we
are becoming
more and
more rotten
inside
for God
to accept
us
he needs
to first
change
our stench
into a
fragrance
to God
there is
only one
person
who has
fragrance
that is
Jesus
Christ
the son
of God
Jesus
obeyed God
joyfully
even unto
death
on the
cross
on the
cross
Jesus
offered
himself
a
fragrant
offering
and
sacrifice
to God
Ephesians
5 2
and walk
in love
as Christ
loved us
and gave
himself
up for
us
a
fragrant
offering
and sacrifice
to God
we do
not need
to steal
the fragrance
of Jesus
to get
God's
blessing
Jesus
offers
himself
for anyone
who wants
God's
blessing
in Christ
we no longer
have the need
to compete
for security
and significance
with other
people
because
God
has given
us this
significance
and security
because
he loved
us so much
that Christ
would die
for us
isn't that
significant
enough
and if
Christ
died
for us
he
will
keep
us
there
is
security
for us
and if
we have
that
then God
can start
blessing us
by changing
our characters
God
does this
by bringing
us through
all sorts
of sufferings
Romans
5 1
5
1 to 5
therefore
since we
have been
justified
by faith
we have
peace
with God
through
our Lord
Jesus
Christ
through him
we have
also
obtained
access
by faith
into
this
grace
in which
we stand
and rejoice
in the hope
of the glory
of God
not only
that
but we
rejoice
in our
sufferings
knowing
that
suffering
produces
endurance
produces
character
and character
produces
hope
and hope
does not
put us
to shame
because
God's
love
has been
poured
into our
hearts
through
the Holy
Spirit
who has
been given
to us
the blessing
of God
does not
usually
come
with comfort
in fact
it usually
comes
through
suffering
but it
always
comes
with
peace
when we
know
that our
sins
past
present
and future
have been
forgiven
and we
know
that
God
is in
control
of
everything
there will
be peace
in our
hearts
as God
blesses us
we could
start
to love
other people
and we
could admit
our wrong
to one
another
because it
doesn't matter
anymore
my significance
is in
Christ
not in
my
performance
when
children do
not need
to scheme
to get
parents
attention
when parents
could talk
with each
other honestly
and kindly
and when
unrelated
people
can serve
one another
like a
family
we know
that the
blessing
that God
promised
Abraham
has come
especially
come to
us
let us
pray
father
god
we
all
that we
live in
a messy
world
a world
that has
fallen
short of
your glory
and that
even though
on the
surface
we might
look happy
but deep
inside us
we are
uncertain
and we
have deep
needs
that is
not met
like
Jacob
oh father
we are
so thankful
for the
lord jesus
invitation
for those
who are
tired
who are
heavy laden
to come
to him
and he
will give
us rest
thank you
father
we pray
in jesus name
amen
let us