Genesis 25:34
And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Our hearts need to be completely set on the spiritual treasures of heaven. We are to let our meditation be on things above, not on the things of the earth. There is a daily choice that we make in choosing what we are going to pursue. Will it be the things of this world or the things of heaven? Surely we will possess things of this world but will they possess us? Jesus warned that the pleasures of this life have the power to choke out the word of God and the life truly lived from heaven. The Lord wants our whole hearts to be set on things above, not on the things of the earth. All of the anxieties of this life are intimately connected with “things” that are of earthly origin. The atmosphere of heaven brings nothing but peace, righteousness and joy in the Holy Spirit. This is the Kingdom of God. We need to be infatuated with our inheritance and heritage as saints and sons of God.

Colossians 3:2
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

Esau despised his birthright. This means that he “intensely” disliked it. He did not value it. He sold it for a morsel of food! He did not see that treasure of God that was in his grasp and that was to be his. It is so important that we see the immense treasure that the Lord has given us access to. We must apprehend it with the entirety of our hearts. The lust of the flesh is that which is infatuated with the things of earth instead of the things of heaven. Just as lust took Adam and Eve in the garden, it was a choice between earthly and heavenly. You won’t pursue what you don’t value.

1 John 2:15-17
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

Jacob so valued the birthright of Esau that He deceived him to get it. This is a picture of how hungry we need to be for the Lord, things of heaven, His revealings and encounters that He desires to give us. Half-hearted commitment will yield half-hearted results. (Gal. 6:7) If we are only partially committed we may make it to heaven but we will have been deceived, robbed and plundered from the fullness that God has for us in this life on earth. Our passion in every way should cry for the Kingdom of Heaven to be manifest on the earth, in our lives and in the lives of others.

Psalms 27:4
One thing I have desired of the LORD,That will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD
All the days of my life,To behold the beauty of the LORD,
And to inquire in His temple.

Jacob postured himself to get the birthright of Esau. He had prepared a stew and waited for Esau to come. When Esau showed up he already knew that he did not value the birthright and that he could be bought. We need to be sure that we cannot be bought for a little fleshly fulfillment. We need to be in a completely different position. There needs to be a desperation in us that motivates us to be ready for the divine transfer of Kingdom blessings, revelation, impartation and encounters. God is continually pouring out the things of His Kingdom. We just need to be positioned to receive them.