Hebrews 12:16 (KJV)
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
I want to meditate for a few moments on the subject of the profane person.
First, we are admonished to look diligently—to beware of him.
The profane person can spoil our walk with the Lord as surely as anyone.
Second, he is associated with the bitter and the fornicator.
He may not be a bitter man, nor is he necessarily a fornicator, but he is not much different in the damage he can cause in our spiritual relationships.
- Bitterness is an attitude.
- Fornication is an action.
- Profanity is apathy.
Profanity is not religious. It is “open and accessible to all.” Profanity is to have no concern for the things of God or of eternal consequence.
We have an example in the text: “As Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.”
Profanity is to seek the pleasure of the flesh (I use this purposely instead of the word sin, to point out that the pleasure of the flesh is often sin) for a season.
Notice the Bible’s wording: “one morsel of meat.” It was a bite. It was barely enough to satisfy for a moment. Esau cared so little for the things that mattered that he gave them up for a moment’s pleasure.
Eternal things—things of weight and substance—are most often gained at great price. There is a separation from the world necessary for an appreciation and apprehension of those things of eternal value.
The profane—those who care nothing for them—will not only fail to possess them, but they will also encourage those of us who have them to let them go.
We cannot lose our salvation, but we can surely lose the joy of it.
Look diligently. Don’t let the profane person spoil your faith!
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