“For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears” (Hebrews 12:17).
Just as you cannot un-ring a bell, there are some decisions you make in life which cannot be reversed, no matter how badly you would like to.
Esau serves as a tragic example of this.
The day when Isaac’s oldest son decided to exchange the spiritual blessings of his birthright for a meal of stew and bread could not be relived. No matter how many tears he shed, no matter how many regrets haunted him the rest of his life, he could not reverse the foolish and profane choice he had made.
The purpose for the inspired penman’s reference to Esau here in Hebrews is most sobering.
Like Esau, every Christian has a spiritual birthright. Like Esau, every Christian can prefer and pursue the here-and-now over the hereafter-and-forever. Like Esau, every Christian can choose to live foolishly as a profane/godless person. And, like Esau, every Christian who walks the profane path will come to a point of profound regret and eternal remorse without any way to reverse its destination. Like Esau, there will be no opportunity for repentance.
It will be too late.
