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Welcome to the Daily Blade. The word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.

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Alright, welcome to a new week of the Daily Blade. So as I was thinking through what to talk about on the Daily Blade this week, I literally felt like God put a single word inside of my head, and that's hunger. Hunger. And so immediately I started thinking of different times in my life where I was really hungry for the word of God, and other times where it was just kind of like an add-on or like an afterthought. And really, here's the thing: during those times of hunger for the word, my circumstances were all over the place. So there were some times where I was experiencing and recognizing a lot of blessings in my life, either, you know, with my job or my relationships or my body or whatever. And then there were other times where I was experiencing what can only be described as a dark night of the soul, right? So I can actually remember one specific time period of my life where I literally wasn't sure how I was going to make it from one hour to the next. And I'm, I mean, I'm not being hyperbolic, I'm not kidding. And some of you guys know exactly what I'm talking about, but I was that desperate for a movement of God in my life. I was desperate for some word of encouragement from a brother. I just needed that, you know, little bit of light that would sustain me for just a little bit longer, right? And so what I intend to do this week is to help elevate the hunger that you all have for the word of God. So I want to pour gasoline on that fire, if you will. And look, I can already tell you guys are hungry for it because you're here. You're listening to the Daily Blade. You know, you're in your truck, you're at the gym or the job site, or you're on a run, and you're listening to the Daily Blade because you want more of the Word of God in your head and in your heart and in your soul. So, guys, let's just go ahead and get to work today. So, today we're actually going to look at a story from Genesis 25. Uh, but to set the stage, so we have Isaac, the son of Abraham. He prays because his wife Rebecca is barren. God answers the prayers and they conceive twins. And inside the womb, there was a big struggle going on. This caused Rebecca to ask God what was going on exactly. God told her that the twins inside of her represented two nations and that eventually the older would serve the younger. And at birth, the first baby, Esau, comes out. He's red and hairy. The second one comes out grasping Esau's heel. This is Jacob. And as they grow up, Esau develops into a man's man. So he's a skilled outdoorsman and he's a hunter. And then we have Jacob, who was more of a mama's boy. He liked to kind of hang around inside. He liked to kind of stay inside the tent. So Isaac naturally favored Esau and Rebekah naturally favored Jacob. Okay, so that's the setup for Genesis 25. I'm gonna start reading in verse 29. Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field and he was exhausted. And Esau said to Jacob, Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted. Jacob said, Sell me your birthright now. Esau said, I'm about to die. Of what use is the birthright to me? Jacob said, Swear to me now. So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. So a lot has been made about this story, and honestly, to our modern ears and sensibilities, it seems, you know, absolutely preposterous that Esau would act in such an impetuous manner. I mean, really, you're so hungry and worn out that you're willing to give away your birthright as the firstborn son, which in this culture at this time was incredibly important, for some stew? I mean, look, guys, I can make a mean stew, but ain't nobody's stew that good, right? But the overall point of this story isn't as much about the impulsive nature of Esau, it's that Esau was hungry and undisciplined, which leads to a man that will make really, really stupid decisions. And here's the thing Esau was hungry for something worldly. He was only thinking about his earthly body, he only had that in mind, he was thinking with his flesh. And in this moment, as we see with later decisions and occurrences in his life, he was willing to trade eternal things for immediate relief, for immediate satisfaction and gratification. So he didn't hunger for the will of God and it cost him. It cost him a lot. So, guys, don't be like Esau. Don't just hunger for the things of this world, the things that will not surely and sufficiently satisfy you over the long haul. You must hunger for God's will for your life. And a great way to help surmise what that is, is to spend time with him reading his word. So don't just consume things like the Daily Blade and then call it a day. Use things like the Daily Blade to help increase your hunger for what God wants to reveal to you through the Holy Bible.

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