Today in Genesis 25-26 we read the account of Esau giving away his birth-right to his brother, Jacob, for a bowl of bean stew. I don’t know about you, but I can identify with Esau. We often feel hungry for things in the moment, whether it’s food, sex, drink, drugs, money, power or any other gratifier. At the time it feels like we have to have them. But like Esau, we may be sacrificing our inheritance as part of God’s kingdom, for something so very inferior. This passage emphasises the need for us to keep our eye on the long term goal (Jesus!), and not give it away for instant gratification.
That was short but sweet. I'm off to enjoy the terrible hair in 'American Hustle' now.
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