Then the man said, “From now on, your name will no longer be Jacob. You will be called Israel, because you have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won. (Verse 28) CEV
Jacob Wrestling with an Angel
Success is more than putting one’s best in a
quest but not giving up even when you are weak and tired. Jacob wrestled with
God from dusk till daybreak without letting go of God until he was blessed. We
need to know that during confusion, isolation, dejection, rejection, depression
and failure we ought to struggle with God in prayer and win. Do not allow circumstance
and situation subject you to fate rather struggle by faith surely you shall
overcome.
Jacob is a good example to that situation facing you to today in the
sense that, behind Jacob was Laban who is not at peace with Jacob and ahead was
Esau who was coming with men of war to kill Jacob, his sides are foreign land and
hostile to aliens. That was not the time to wrestle with any unknown person but
despite his trouble, he knew when to dive into a worthwhile venture, though all
looked hopeless and tiring, he did not give in to distraction. Jacob knew what
he wanted. He wanted a way out and he got it because he recognized the
opportunity to his way out. Wrestle tirelessly with your situation today by not
giving up and I can assure you of victory at last.
River Jabbok
PRAYER: Oh Lord, lead me to my place of change and
grant me the wisdom to recognise my place of change. (AMEN).
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