Instant Christianity

“…and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.” How many are like Esau, who sacrificed the permanent on the altar of the immediate. Carnality always puts the flesh before the Spirit. To such people, the taste of earthly pottage is preferred above heavenly manna.

Our age is characterized by instant gratification. This philosophy has moved into many Christians’ lives, in spite of the fact we are told in the Scriptures that God will honor those who are willing to wait.

A characteristic of children is wanting what they want right now. But by getting what we want now, we’ll lose what we could have had later. I am personally and throughly convinced that true spiritual maturity is seen best in those who are willing to wait.

“Though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”