“7 So Jacob was greatly afraid and
distressed… 8 And he said, “If Esau comes to the one company and attacks
it, then the other company which is left will escape.” 9 Then Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, The Lord who said to
me, ‘Return to your country and to
your family, and I will deal well with you’: 10 I am not worthy of
the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your
servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I have become
two companies. 11 Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of
my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I
fear him, lest he come and attack me and the mother with
the children. 12 For You said, ‘I will surely treat you well, and make your
descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’” 13 So he lodged there that same night, and took what came
to his hand as a present for Esau his brother… 16 Then he delivered them to the hand of his
servants, every drove by itself, and
said to his servants, “Pass over before me, and put some distance between
successive droves.” 17 And he commanded the first one, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you,
saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going? Whose are these in front of
you?’ 18 then you shall say, ‘They are your servant
Jacob’s. It is a present sent to my lord Esau; and behold, he also is behind us.’” 19 So he commanded
the second, the third, and all who followed the droves, saying, “In this manner
you shall speak to Esau when you find him; 20 and also say,
‘Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and
afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.” 21 So the present
went on over before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp…. 24 Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him
until the breaking of day. 25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He
touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint
as He wrestled with him. 26 And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I will
not let You go unless You bless me!” 27 So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.” 28 And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob,
but Israel;[b] for you have
struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed…. And He blessed him there. 31 Just as he crossed
over Penuel[d] the sun rose on
him, and he limped on his hip….
Genesis 33:4
“But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and
fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.“
When things seems to have no possible success, and fear tries
to get a grip on our life, distress kicks in and rises up the reality of our
own weaknesses revealing that unless a miracle happens, we are not going to
make it; for these times is that The Lord make sure, we got another great
testimony that shows us how things are to be done for with HIM, everything is
possible!
Here’s the backbone of this story…
- Jacob was afraid, terrified! – Genesis 32:7
- He prayed – vs. 9-12
- He claimed in detail, what God had promise to him: “you told
me, you’ve shown me…”
- He remember HIM what he was before meeting God
- He reminds HIM what he’s now
- He share his fearful state and the reason of it
- He reminds God again of His promises to him in detail
- After prayer, he slept for the night and then acted in faith
– vs. 13
- To appease his brother’s anger, Jacob selects gifts from his
own possessions vs. 20
- Gave instructions to his men about the chosen gifts, he order
of the events and what to say
- Jacob wrestles God, “until HE blessed him” - vs. 26
- God blesses Jacob, and changes his name to Israel
- Not before leaving him a scar to remember God’s mercy – vs.
30
- Esau, the angered brother shows up in peace, kissed him and
both wept. – Genesis 33: 4
- Jacob’s victory is accomplished, thanks to God!
Next time you
get in distress, remember what Jacob did, and follow the backbone of this
account. Our
Lord who is
FAITHFUL “
will NEVER
leave you or forsake you”,
for “
YOU ARE HIS MASTERPIECE”,
created with a GREAT purpose, and
for HIS glory!
If us in our “evil
nature”, know how to give good gifts to
our children, “how much more
will our Father who is in heaven give good things to
those
who ask Him”!
“Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants
of Jerusalem: BELIEVE IN THE LORD YOUR
GOD, and you shall be established; believe His
prophets, and you shall prosper.”
Please know
with the love of God, I love you, and I’m praying for you!
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