January 14, 2011 A Nation Changes

Changing a Nation
Read Genesis 25-26

Gen 25:34 So Esau despised his birthright.

HAVE YOU ever been around a “drama queen”? You know, the kind of person who loves to accent the smallest trifle into a life or death situation. Esau is one of those. He thinks he will die in a few minutes if Jacob doesn’t give him his stew. He is hungry for immediate satisfaction. As a result, he gives up the most precious possession of a Hebrew first-born son—his birthright.
Esau in a moment of rash passion for a “meal in a minute”, let’s go of his life’s material promise and treasure. He gives up what is due him. And the structure of Isaac’s family changes. The whole structure and foundation of the Hebrew nation changes.
Now Jacob will be the “next in line”. And it will be his family God will bless, just as he told Rebekah.
For you, the lesson is to recognize your birthright: From 1 John 3:1: “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!”
When you call on Jesus as Lord, you are a child of God forever. But too often we resist. We are, as Esau was, concerned more about instant pleasure than we are about eternal life.
Be careful what you desire. Your decisions will change the structure of your life forever. Trust God, your Father, and receive your birthright in Jesus.


Pause and Consider: Rest for a moment as you consider God is your perfect Father, who loves you as his own.