Don't Despise Your Birthright

Lessons from Rebekah

“…thus
Esau despised his birthright.” Genesis 25:34

If
you have a Christian background, you have a birthright! Esau had a
birthright which was a spiritual privilege. Esau didn't value it and
as a result, he lost it. Jacob got it instead.

Do
you have a Christian upbringing or have some kind of Christian
influence? Then you have a spiritual privilege that a lot of other girls
don't have. You have a knowledge of the gospel, an understanding of
the Bible and a wealth of Christian values and principles.


Do
you value it? Or do you despise it?

What
would it take for you to give it all up?

I
know many girls who have despised it, thrown it away and gone
their own way. Just like Esau!

And
yet it's possible to hold onto your birthright and still not value
it. It can become tradition or what you're used to. Some people go to
church all their lives, live outwardly as Christians and still never
have a personal relationship with Christ. They never make it their
own.


Esau
had a birthright but it did him no good. Instead it caused him
regrets. Someone else got it and enjoyed the benefits of it instead
of him.

All
you have been taught won't do you good unless you make it your own
and value it. You're not going to go to Heaven because you're
parents are saved. As one person said, “God has no grandchildren.”
When you stand before God, you can't hide behind your mother's
skirt or your daddy's legs! You'll give account for your own life.

What
are you doing with your Bible knowledge and understanding? Do you
value the Biblical principles that you've been taught?

What
are you doing with your birthright?