Restoration of all Things
“When Isaac was very old and blind, he called for his oldest son, Esau, and asked him, “My son?”
“I am here, father,” Esau answered. “As you can see, I am now an old man,” Isaac said. “And I may die any day now. So please take your hunting gear—your bow and arrows—and go out into the field and hunt some wild game for me. Then prepare me a savory meal, the food I love, and bring it to me. After I eat it, I will bless you from my innermost being before I die.” Genesis 27
The Father craves the authentic you. Isaac asked Esau to hunt for wild game to bring to him. This wild game represents the authentic nature of you and me. He wants the person He designed you to be. The alternative is someone who is in captivity. This person believes or chooses to believe something about themselves that is not authentic to the design of the Father.
This part of the passage shows us true blessings come upon us when we are authentically who Abba created us to be. Sometimes this can be very difficult to know. Unfortunately, our identity can be hindered during childhood. Yesterday, we discussed the condition of the heart. Only healed hearts can heal other hearts. This is true especially in regard to parenting. If you were raised with parents who were misidentified or had broken hearts, then unfortunately your parents could not see your true identity either. It is a cycle we are breaking in Jesus’ name.
We see a clear example in this story in Genesis. Rebekah, Esau and Jacob’s mother overheard Isaac speaking to his oldest son. She then does something that will mark her son Jacob for the rest of his life. She taught him to deceive but most tragically what she communicated was he was not enough as he was. He needed to become someone else to get his father’s blessing.
We have all had situations in our upbringing we could point back to and say, “this was the point in my childhood things changed,” or maybe it was when you were a teenager, and it came as peer pressure to fit in because you believed you were not enough. Somewhere along the way our innocence was stolen. Our true identity as beloved, one who is loved by the Father and found complete in Him was lost. We took on identities formed by the words of others or wounds we experienced.
Do you remember a moment when your life was marked and your identity was stolen? Take some time to ask Abba to show you. Maybe you’re a parent who has spoken words to your children that have marked them. This is a great time to ask Abba. These markings and loss of identity are not gone forever. We have a God who redeems all of time.
Jesus gave everything so you and I could know who we are in Him and who we are designed to be on the Earth. He will redeem what was lost as a child. He will redeem the mishaps as a parent. The first step is being honest with Him and allowing Him to reveal those moments to heal them. Even at an old age, He re-identifies us and restores our innocence. Lean into His mercy and grace today.
