March 10, 2024 | Pastor Joel Christiansen
Passage: Genesis 32:22-32
"And a Man wrestled with Jacob until daybreak." Genesis 32:24
Jacob means he grasps; he deceives.
Jacob is a broken man who has broken relationships.
Jacob had a broken relationship with his brother.
Jacob has a broken relationship with his dad.
"I will kill my brother!" Genesis 28:41
"I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go." Genesis 28:18
"If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear, so that I return safely to my Father’s house, then the Lord will be my God." Genesis 28:20-21
Jacob had a broken relationship with God.
"Jacob was left alone and a Man wrestled with Jacob until daybreak." Genesis 32:24
Israel means "he struggles with God."
When we lose ourselves, when we die to ourselves and abandon our schemes, then we win.
Jacob named the place Peniel, "It is because I saw God face to face." Genesis 32:30 -- The Man is God!
"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us." 1 John 1:8 -- We are Jacob.
Hold on to God. He has blessed you and He will bless you.
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