Make sure that no one
is immoral or godless like Esau, who traded his birthright as the firstborn son
for a single meal. – Hebrews 12:16
This verse really hit me. I used to look at it like “duh,
I’d never trade anything for just a meal. Stupid Esau.” but how often do we do
exactly that? How often do we give up what God has made us for and created us
to do for tiny, inconsequential things?
“I feel called to Africa but I don’t like spiders.”
“I know I should help that man, but I’m late.”
“I’m afraid of what people think of me.”
“I’m too busy.”
Wow… If God made us, then He knows exactly what brings us
true life. He’s created each of us for a specific purpose and given each of us
a spectacular destiny, yet we don’t follow Him for the silliest reasons.
I don’t want to know the number of times where God has laid
someone on my heart to pray for, put someone in my path to help, or given me an
opportunity to speak life to someone and I traded it. I traded a chance to make
an impact – to fulfill in greater measure my calling – for things even more
trivial than a bowl of soup. “I don’t have time”, “Maybe someone else will
help”, and “I don’t want to” – those small fleeting comforts and excuses aren’t
worth giving up what God has created me for.
