Remember the story of Esau? He made a terrible trade. He swapped his birthright for a bowl of stew. I’m sure Jacob was quite the cook and that the stew was next level. But the New Testament gives us a quick, tragic summary of that episode: “Esau sold his birthright for a single meal…and afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.” That’s a tough word, but a good reminder for us who are faced every day with temptations to trade the promises of Jesus for cheap substitutes. Join us at GraceLife this Sunday for a quick word about bowls of stew and birthrights. “A Terrible Trade.”