Gratify the “feelings” of the immediate moment!

What will it cost you to grafity your feelings of the immediate moment? 

In Genesis 25: 32-34 it costed Esau a lot.  It was just another meal to Esau. It was all so casual.From Jacob’s story we can see that God at times allows others to succeed because He has a greater lesson to teach that person at a later time. God’s timing is strategic.The cunning hunter fell into a better hunter’s trap, becoming prey to his own appetite.32 Esau valued his birthright so cheaply that he sold it for a bowl of stew in the same way. He “despised” it.  Satan is constantly tempting us to forfeit the eternal riches of our spiritual inheritance in Christ for the pleasure of immediate gratification: An evening of watching ungodly programming on the TV, an illicit affair, financial compromise to get ahead, lusting after money or material things, letting loose our anger in abandonment of reason, succumbing to depression without check, or cursing God in despair or disappointment. We are in constant danger of being tempted to give up something very precious in order to indulge a sudden strong desire.  Any temptation to gratify the “feelings” of the immediate moment in a way that shows we “despise” the promises of the living God for our future. Whatever you do make sure that your life is bent on accomplishing God’s will God’s way.He wants us to accomplish His will His way.At the very heart of Esau’s demise is the sad reality that he did not believe the word of God. God’s promise was, to him, intentional and unreal. Many believers are like Esau. There is a wreckage of lives to prove this.