Today's Devotional (Sunday)

Guard Your Salvation Jealously

GENESIS 25:27-34

Key Verse:

"And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?" (Genesis 25:32).

When King Ahab coveted Naboth’s vineyard and requested to take it, Naboth declined, saying: "The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee" (1 Kings 21:1-3). Though he eventually lost his life through Jezebel’s plot, it was a noble act of bravery and protection of his inheritance. Isaac’s family was marred by ungodly preferences – Isaac loved Esau and Rebekah preferred Jacob. The children on their own did not help matters either, as the struggle for headship started from the womb. Esau’s request for pottage from his brother would have been uneventful were it not for this deep-seated rivalry. So, Jacob demanded for Esau’s birthright as an exchange for the food. Surprisingly, Esau acceded to the request and even swore to it. He got the food but lost the birthright. Today, Satan still makes demands on people, including believers, to surrender their "birthright" to him in exchange for some kind of "pottage of lentils" in the form of position, wealth or fame. The salvation from sin that Christ brought is the greatest gift ever given by God to man. As a believer, rejoice that your name is written in heaven. Paul counted all things "but dung", and all his sufferings as "light affliction", because he understood what salvation meant. He was ready to pay any price to keep it. The sad story of Esau should be an eye-opener to every heaven-bound citizen to preserve his "birthright" through watchfulness, constant prayer and obedience to the counsel of God.

Thought for the day: Keep your "birthright" with all diligence.

Bible Reading in one Year: JEREMIAH 18-22

30 DAYS SURE PLAN ABS CHALLENGE THAT CAN HELP YOU FLATTEN THE BELLY

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Here we are going to present you a 30-day abs challenge which helped numerous of people with the same problem like you.

You just need to follow the following exercises every day for one month, and the results will be amazing.

1. Crunches

You should lie on your back with the knees bent and feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart. Then place your hands behind your head. Gently pull your abdominals inward. Curl up and forward so that your head, neck, and shoulder blades lift off the floor. Hold the position for few seconds and slowly back down. Repeat it ten times.

2. Corkscrew

Start lying on your back with hands under your head. Then you should lift your legs in the air. Straighten the legs out, tilt your feet back, so the bottom of your feet is facing up, and touch your heels together. After that, you need to rotate your feet to the right in a small circle. Make a pause and then repeat the exercise.

3. Plank

Start with the pushup position. Your upper part of the body must be straight in line with the elbows and toes when they are slightly raised. Keep up this straight position, take deep breaths, and feel the muscles getting strong. When you contract the buttock muscles, equally divide the weight into both legs and elbows to have more strength and balance.

4. Russian Twist

You need to lie down on the floor. Then elevate your body with arms extended in front of you. Twist your torso to the right side until your arms are parallel to the floor. Hold it for a second and move back. Repeat it on the opposite side.

5. Side Plank

Start this exercise standing with your feet shoulder-width apart. Then do a regular squat and finish it jumping up in the air. When you land, lower your body back into a squat position. Repeat it ten times.

6. Spiderman Plank

You should start in plank position and then bring your right foot off the ground and drive your right knee up and out to your right elbow. After that bring your leg back in the starting position and repeat the movement with the other leg. Do it several times.

7. V-ups

You should lie on your back on the floor with extended arms behind your head. Your feet need to be together, and your toes pointed toward the ceiling. Then start lifting your legs up and at the same time raises your upper body off the floor and reaches for your toes. Squeeze your abdominal muscles and hold the position for several seconds. Then bring your body back to the starting position.

After 30 days regular workout you can make a pause form one week, and then continue the challenge another month. Do this till you get the results you want.

Source: Healthy Beauty