25/04/2026
Selling birthrights
Hebrews 12:14-17, Gen 25:30-34.
All children in a family are given physical
inheritances by their parents. All believers
that follow the bible in truth and in spirit are
given spiritual inheritance too (Eph 1:3).
Jesus Christ has shared inheritance for all
believers (John 1:10-12). These
inheritances are called birthright . Jesus
has given us spiritual birthrights, but we are
ignorant of our birthrights. And we sell
them out. Christians as children of God are
given birthrights when they become born
again. These birthrights are:
*Abraham’s blessing (Gen 22:17-18)
*God’s promises all over the scriptures (Deu
28:1-13)
*Grace
*Gifts of God (Joel 2:28, 1 Cor 12:1-11)
*God’s power (Mark 16:17-18, Psalm 82:6,
John 14:12-14, Act 1:8)
*Anointing
As we have physical inheritance, so we
have spiritual inheritance. It is our duty to
find out the inheritances given to us by
God. But there is battle to fight (2 Tim 4:7).
As people dispute over physical
inheritances, so we wrestle over spiritual
birthrights ( Eph 6:12). It is a believer’s
birthright to succeed and be the head, to
have sound health and a long life, to
perform signs and wonders, to win souls, to
bear children; but you must fight to get
these birthrights (Eph 6:12).
What makes people lost their birthrights?
Sin, disobedience and carelessness (Isaiah
59:1-3, Jeremiah 5:25, Isaiah 1:18-20). As
long as you are committing sin you are
selling your birthrights, because virtues are
leaving you. No man fulfills his life divine
destiny when he is in sin. God gave His
children birthrights but they are ignorant
and careless. It is very hard now to find a
virgin in the church because of worldliness
and love of the world. Lot of the sisters in
the church have sold their birthright in the
name of dating. The youths are committing
fornication and all sorts of immoralities. It
is very hard to see a true righteous and born
again youth in the church. Our young men
are into 419 (internet fraud) and
fornication. Reuben lost his birthright
because of this same sin of fornication
(Gen 49:3-4). Fraudsters will surely pay for
their evil deeds (Psalm 55:23, Jeremiah
17:11), and they are trading their birthrights
for money that cannot last long. That is the
reason the glory has left the church. The
church is full of evil. Even anointed men of
God are into iniquity also. Know this,
without holiness; no one can see the Lord.
Former things must go and the former
characters; the dating and worldly
friendship that leads to immorality must all
go. When one is in Christ, he is a new
creature, old things must go (2 Cor 5:17).
Believers today have sold their birthrights
and nothing remains ; that is the reason
they have no link, no connection with God.
You must be righteous. It is not going to
church that matters. Preach born again in
the church, repentance and talk about sin
of fornication and yahoo (internet fraud);
the church will be empty . All we want to
hear is prosperity and success. Christians
dupe people even with their level of prayer
and spirituality. The church is full of evil;
the society is full of evil; there is no
integrity. Call a sister today and say you
will marry her, that is all then fornication
begins. They will continue defiling
themselves. We condemn politicians but we
live same life as them. Politicians are after
worldliness, we also are after worldliness.
The bible says seek first the kingdom of
God and his righteousness and every other
thing shall be added unto you (Matt 6:33).
Today church seeks first money and
material things forsaking God’s kingdom;
all we preach is how to possess the world.
Today’s church love the world (1 John
2:15-17).
We must not lose our birthrights like Adam
and Eve. Esau lost his birthright by
carelessness (Gen 25:30-34). Reuben lost
his birthright by fornication (Gen 49:3-4).
Many Christians are blind like Esau; they
don’t know the value of their birthrights.
Esau sought for it with tears years later
after he knew the value of his birthright, but
it never came (Heb 12:17); same happen to
many Christians . Lots of anointed men of
God and believers sold their birthrights
because of pottage; careless people sell
their birthrights . Young girls sell their
birthrights associated with their virginity.
Young men do same as they go into yahoo
(internet fraud), sleeping with prostitutes,
drinking and smoking.
There are people that paid the price,
struggled and never sold their birthright.
Jesus struggled in prayer in Gethsemane
when he said the will of God be done (Matt
26:38-39). He never sold his birthright to the
devil. Joseph struggled day by day with
Portiphar’s wife and he never sold his
birthright at the altar of fornication like
Reuben (Gen 39:10). The three Hebrew men
also refused to give out their birthright by
serving the idol of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel
3:16-18). Esther fasted three days to get her
own birthright (Esther 4:15-16). Sisters
should not sell their birthright because of
poverty or money. A believer who sells his
birthright like Esau will surely regret it .
For Healing, Counselling and Deliverance:
Pastor Frank Uche,
+2348034062159, +2347087067155.
