One man of God was speaking sometime ago about his relationship with a senior minister. According to him; “A lot of people often think that this Bishop gave me money to run ministry. If I ever receive anything from my mentor, it was not money. It was wisdom. This intangible has produced the tangible stuff you see around me today.” He valued intangible blessings.
Friend, learn to value intangible blessings. This is the secret of those who would go far with God. It is a sign of maturity. Babies want something they can see, feel, or touch; they want something they can relate with in the now. But as we grow in destiny, we won’t mind trading the physical for the spiritual, the tangible for the intangible, the temporal for the eternal.
Perhaps one virtue that stood Jacob out was his eye on the future. Jacob valued the intangible (Genesis 25:32). He could give up his porridge in exchange for the birthright. Esau was only concerned with the here and now. He promoted temporary pleasure and satisfaction above permanent gain. He sold and lost the future (Genesis 27:37-38).
Esau was a profane person. This might be the reason God loved Jacob and hated Esau (Romans 9:13, Hebrews 12:16). Your posture around God and the things of destiny must be right. God would not give what is holy to dogs (Matthew 7:6). He would not commit something of eternal value to a careless person.
What Abraham blessed Isaac with was something intangible (Genesis 25:5). Isaac had passed the test of maturity. He would not be moved by the gifts that Abraham gave to the children of the concubine (Genesis 25:6). He was satisfied with the intangible that would eventually produce the tangible.
Value the intangibles. Put high premium on visions, prophecies, covenants, and things that others often despise. Value thoughts over things; it is thoughts that produce things. Value wisdom over money. Use the physical to get the spiritual and not vice versa (1 Corinthians 15:46). Don’t sell your birthright for porridge. Never sacrifice the ultimate for the immediate. Value the intangibles.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria