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MESSAGE TITLE:
“I Knew I Was (Hungry)… But I Didn’t Know It Would Cost Me This Much”
SCRIPTURE TEXT:
“Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing-but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.” – Hebrews 12:16–17 (MSG)
DATE: April 14, 2025
BY: EFFIONG ETOK
Carrier of God’s Word
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Sometimes, the greatest loss isn’t what you gave away-it’s what you never lived to receive because your (hunger) led you elsewhere.
MESSAGE:
Esau didn’t fall because of demons, witchcraft, or warfare. He fell because of (hunger)-a natural desire he satisfied without asking what it would cost. He said, “What good is a birthright to me if I’m starving?” (Genesis 25:32). What he didn’t know was that he wouldn’t die if he waited-but he would lose everything if he didn’t.
One moment of comfort destroyed a lifetime of covenant. One bowl of food erased a generational blessing. Esau felt good for a moment-but he cried for a lifetime. He later begged for what he gave away, but it was too late. The blessing had moved on. His tears were loud-but they couldn’t undo the damage.
Today, we are not far from Esau’s mistake. You may not have been hungry for food-but maybe you were hungry for love, attention, power, comfort, or success. And maybe, like Esau, you chose what felt good over what God said. And now the fire is low. The prayers are dry. The presence feels far. You cry-but something feels lost.
This is a warning and a lifeline: some moments don’t wait forever. Some appetites are more dangerous than they appear. And sometimes, it’s not the devil stealing from us-it’s our own refusal to surrender what God said to kill.
Lord, I know I chose it… but please don’t let it end like this. Don’t let my tears be like Esau’s-loud, but too late.
TAKEAWAY STATEMENT:
When you let your desires control you, you can lose what God planned for you. But if you choose to surrender instead, God’s mercy can still give you a new beginning.
CLOSING PRAYER POINTS:
1. Oh Lord, I knew I was (hungry), but I didn’t know it would cost me this much. Lord, have mercy on me and restore what I traded away. Please reopen the doors that I-and even my child-shut with our own hands, in Jesus’ Name.
2. Lord Jesus, please don’t let my tears be like Esau’s-loud, but without remedy. Let this moment of surrender unlock what my appetite has delayed or destroyed-in my life, and in the life of my child, in Jesus’ Mighty Name.
3. Father, for everyone under the weight of this message-those still secretly feeding hunger while their inheritance silently slips away-please interrupt the damage now. Don’t let this season end in regret. Let mercy step in, in Jesus’ Mighty Name, Amen.
