Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no
one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of
God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many
become defiled; lest there be any fornicator or profane person like
Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know
that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he
found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.
Hebrews 12:14-17
This scripture has been on my heart for a few
weeks now. I’ve read it many times before, but this time it spoke to my heart. In this day and time, it is very
easy for us to forsake what we know to be right. The world’s ways and views are
everywhere. Everything and anything that contradicts the Word of God is right
in our faces. If we are not careful (on guard), we can and will be swept away
with the ways of this world.
Since when did it become ok for Christians to
badmouth and fight one another? We are to pursue peace with one another. Since
when did it become ok to proclaim ourselves as Christians and not pursue
holiness anymore? We are to pursue holiness. Without holiness, no man shall see
God (Heb. 12:14). We are supposed to look out for one another lest the other
falls. When did we stop being our brother/sister’s keeper? We are to forsake
sexual immorality and profane things. Who told us that it’s ok to continue
sleeping around and show complete disrespect towards the presence of God? When
you know better, you do better. We have to do better.
The scriptures talk about Esau. The bible
calls him a profane person. Esau could care less about the traditions and blessings
of God (Read Gen. 25:29-34). When his brother Jacob asked for his birthright,
he said, “Look,
I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?” He was so eager to give up his inheritance for
something as simple as a morsel of food. He viewed his birthright as a common
thing. Sadly, many Christians do the same thing today. We treat the anointing and
the grace of God as a common thing. Don’t
you know that you have a birthright in Jesus Christ? When you become a born
again believer you inherit some things automatically. What are those things? Some
of them are: the anointing of God, the grace of God, the favor of God, the
promises of God, God’s hedge of protection, and God’s calling upon your life. What
is so important that you would so easily trade your birthright for it? I don’t care
what or who it is, don’t forfeit your inheritance. It’s not worth it.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been waiting 10-15
years for the promises of God to come to pass in your life. Don’t step outside
the will of God and disqualify yourself from what God has planned for you. The amplified
version of Hebrews 12:17 says, “For you understand that later on, when he
wanted [to regain title to] his inheritance of the blessing, he was rejected
(disqualified and set aside), for he could find no opportunity to repair by
repentance [what he had done, no chance to recall the choice he had made],
although he sought for it carefully with [bitter] tears.” Esau
disqualified himself by the decision he made and the lack of reverence he had
for the ways of God. Even when he wanted to repair what he had done by repentance,
it was too late. He had to live with the decision that he made. Be careful not
to abort the destiny you have in God. Your anointing and your calling is too
precious.
Keep Striving.
With Love,
A.M.