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?