Now there was a fellow without a panting heart! In the KJV he’s called a profane person.

“Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau…” (Hebrews 12:16).

Profane — that sounds terribly bad. Ungodly makes a good synonym.

From the rest of the verse I learn why God put such an awful label on Esau.

“…who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.”

His spiritual heritage, his covenant right meant little to him — worth as much as a good supper.

Later, though, he developed a panting heart. Alas, too much later.

I don’t want to have an Esau heart. I want a panting hart’s heart!