(Genesis 32:26)," I will not let you go unless you bless me".
Jacob's fight with the angel of the Lord began with the angel wrestling with him (v. 24).
The angel was trying to overpower Jacob, to break the stubborn and deceptive will that kept them from attaining greatness of God.
Jesus told his disciples," take my yoke upon you" (Matthew 11:29) – an obvious statement of learning the rest of submission.
You will not go very far with God until you allow him to subdue your drive, energies, ambitions and passions.
When he wins that battle over you, the rest of God is what follows.
Later in Jacobs struggle, he held onto the angel of the Lord, instead of the angel wrestling with him (Genesis 32:26).
Now it is Jacob who was forcefully pressing in for a blessing from the one who had subdued him.
Jesus told his disciples that" the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful man lay hold of it" (Matthew 11:12).
God want you to rest in your flesh, and be forceful in your spirit!
That balance changed Jacob from a trickster to a prince with God
!
Daily reading:
Genesis 32:13 – 34:31
Psalms 14:1 – 7
Proverbs 3:19, 20
Matthew 11:7 – 30
Jacob's fight with the angel of the Lord began with the angel wrestling with him (v. 24).
The angel was trying to overpower Jacob, to break the stubborn and deceptive will that kept them from attaining greatness of God.
Jesus told his disciples," take my yoke upon you" (Matthew 11:29) – an obvious statement of learning the rest of submission.
You will not go very far with God until you allow him to subdue your drive, energies, ambitions and passions.
When he wins that battle over you, the rest of God is what follows.
Later in Jacobs struggle, he held onto the angel of the Lord, instead of the angel wrestling with him (Genesis 32:26).
Now it is Jacob who was forcefully pressing in for a blessing from the one who had subdued him.
Jesus told his disciples that" the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful man lay hold of it" (Matthew 11:12).
God want you to rest in your flesh, and be forceful in your spirit!
That balance changed Jacob from a trickster to a prince with God
!
Daily reading:
Genesis 32:13 – 34:31
Psalms 14:1 – 7
Proverbs 3:19, 20
Matthew 11:7 – 30