Genesis 25:29-34 –29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. 30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.
31 Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.”
32 “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?”
33 But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left.
So Esau despised his birthright.
So do you think Esau consulted with God before this decision? Do you think God was happy with this decision?
We are getting ready to vote and I am shocked when I talk to people. I hear a hundreds of philosophies on why someone feels they need to vote a certain way. What I don’t hear is this: I am going to vote this way because its how God’s Word indicates I should vote.
I hear it’s good for the economy, we can tax it. This person isn’t threatening to take my free programs away. We need more government, we need less government.
I’m amazed. No one consults God anymore. It’s like they believe that God doesn’t care how you vote.
God cares about everything. How you think, how you vote, how you act. We will be held accountable for all aspects of our lives. Grace is forgiveness, but people have taken it to a new level that once that’s been accomplished, however I go about the rest of my business is my business. There certainly isn’t any biblical truth to that.
When you make decisions in life, consult with God first.