Genesis 25:19-34 [Between Brothers]

Miracles happen only through prayer and the grace of God. Rebekah of all people would know this after not being able to conceive. They prayed and prayed and God made her pregnant with twins! 

Genesis 25:22-23

[22] The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the LORD.

 [23] The LORD said to her,

   “Two nations are in your womb,

   and two peoples from within you will be separated;

one people will be stronger than the other,

   and the older will serve the younger.”

The twins names were Esau and Jacob. Now in this part of the bible we see two boys with completely different personalities. We especially see that Esau is lacking in the common sense department so to speak. Esau's decisions were based on what he wanted in the moment and rarely chose things based on long term consequences. In Genesis 25:29-34 we see Esau give his rights as first born up to his brother Jacob over a bowl of soup. If you were to continue reading you would see that he marries a woman outside of his parents' wishes. 

So what about you? Do you find yourself giving into things that may feel good at the moment and may fulfill you at the moment but may have consequences in the long run? If so, as Christians we can obtain a stronger bond and relationship with out Lord and Savior and he will help guide us on a daily basis. The question we should ask ourselves before making a decisions would be "What does God want?".