“Look,
I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?”
I
understand. Esau was hungry. Hunger is immediate. Birthrights are promises that
loom far in the future. What would be most important to any man who is hungry?
Food.
This,
of course, brings us to “hunger” as a metaphor. Hunger is a longing thirst for
something we lack…or believe we lack. So, we can have a hunger for affection, a
hunger for food, a hunger for fame, a hunger for fortune, a hunger for peace…
Whatever,
the reservoir is empty and needs to be filled…
And
oftentimes, what we purchase today…we pay for tomorrow. For Esau it was his
birthright. I don’t know what you are paying to satisfy your hunger today. I
only ask…is it worth it? Esau never even thought about it until Isaac was on
his deathbed. Too late!
Let’s
take a longer more strategic view of our hungers, no matter how immediate they
may be.
Live
boldly out there today…
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