Freebasing

 

Freebasing

Genesis 25:32 "And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob."

Romans 9:12 "It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."

Genesis 27

     In 1980, Richard Pryor, a comedian, lit himself on fire while freebasing cocaine.  To freebase means to mix cocaine with a flammable liquid like ether to create a substance that can be smoked.  He suffered multiple severe burns about his body.

     Jacob, I would say, never heard of freebasing.  Yet, he engaged in it.

     This season I watched the women’s 1A and 2A softball championships.  The batter cracked the ball, it bounced to midfield, and she scored a base hit.  With runner on first, the pitcher eyed her tentatively, wondering what she’d do next.  The pitch high, the catcher scrambled but missed, and the runner beat feet to second.  She had stolen the base and the crowd went wild.  It was clearly evident the runner wanted it. 

     Jacob was clear that he wanted it.  Buying his brother’s birthright for a simple bowl of porridge got him off and running.  Following Mom’s guidance, he landed the whole caboodle in deceiving his dad into praying over him a blessing.  This boy went to lengths to catch what Esau threw to the wind.  Trickery sent him off and running to Labon’s house.  In the end, God rewarded him for stealing the promise, the gained favor of God.

     Now lying, cheating, and stealing doesn’t seem the way to God’s heart, but in this case it was.  Jacob ran the gauntlet and paid the price for his sins.  Uncle Laban drug him through the dirt, promising then reneging. Jacob then brought home four wives for the one he coveted.  Yet, again in this we see Jacob’s wherewith in sticking to the goal.  His desire to win got him his prized Rachel and a sizable miscolored herd.

     So God rewards those who freebase.  Those who risk all to steal, through faith, a greater position.  Isn’t this what Luther discovered?  By faith a man is justified.  It is not by works as supposed in his day.  Through faith we receive Christ’s imputed righteousness.  We gain a higher position in His favor.  Thus, we follow our father Jacob in his pursuit, endeavoring to be on the right side of God in His blessing.

 

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