Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Birthright

Having a birthright and keeping it until the day you inherit it's benefits are two different things. Being in covenant with God and remaining in the covenant until the day you inherit the eternal benefits are also two different things. Do not be like Esau, who failed to look beyond the temporal because he could only think about gratifying the flesh in the moment, because it felt good instantly. Instead, those who are keeping their birthright in Christ until the day He returns to give us our eternal inheritance are battling the lies of the flesh to gratify our present passions for sin. Although we will sin, there is a difference between loving the sin and continuing in it willingly and hating the sin in your life and wanting to be free of it. Don't give in to the lie - even if you have managed to avoid consequences in the past. Eventually, believing lies will eventually destroy you because they are only lies, and nothing more. Believe God no matter how good your flesh makes you feel because God will never lie to you. Look to the day that you will inherit your birthright in Christ - and live like it's worth waiting for!

5 comments:

Wanda said...

Alan,
How can I know the "difference between loving the sin and continuing in it willingly and hating the sin in your life and wanting to be free of it"?

I mean, if I struggle with the same sin over and over then aren't I "willingly" giving in to it? But then I hate that I gave in to it.

How do I know that I actually hate the sin and not just the consequences or the feelings that come after?

Anonymous said...

i dont think it was just me when I say that none of last week's massage got through to me...

Alan Bondar said...

Are you referring to the message previous to "Birthright" or this previous week's message on "Veil?"

Anonymous said...

the veil. and I didn;t mean to get ur panties in a bundle, Its just eveyone's always texting and crap. it's annoying. and its easier when you let us interact with you. Most of us have alot of questions, just not at the end, when we forget them.

Alan Bondar said...

Thanks, I appreciate the input. I'll work on incorporating more Q and A during the messages.