An Acquired Taste
from The Truth Church
Pastor Hilton opens from Matthew 5:6, 'Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.' He develops the message around the concept of an acquired taste, using analogies from dietary changes—how one learns to prefer healthy food over junk, or acquires a taste for coffee through persistence. The central scripture is Genesis 25-27, the story of Jacob and Esau. Pastor Hilton highlights that Isaac loved Esau because of the venison he brought, and Isaac's soul would bless Esau as a result of that savory meat. Rebekah, loving Jacob, conspired to trick Isaac by making goat meat taste like venison, and Jacob deceived his father. The critical point is that Isaac discerned Jacob by feeling his hairy hands, overriding what he heard—Jacob's voice. This illustrates the danger of letting feeling and appetite override truth. Pastor Hilton contrasts this with the denominational teaching that one can be saved by merely accepting Jesus without producing fruits of repentance. Truth comes from God's Word, not from emotion or taste. The enemy tempts believers by crinkling the 'Dorito bag' of old desires, but believers must develop a hunger for righteousness. Even when they slip or fall, as Pastor Hilton humorously confesses about sneaking a cinnamon roll, repentance means turning around; grace enables this work, making it no longer mere works. The message calls believers to choose suffering with God's people over the pleasures of sin, praying for grace to acquire a taste for the truth that will satisfy eternally.
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