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Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Jacob's wrestle - Genesis32

Gen32
A few years ago I heard a great sermon about Jacob's wrestle by Benny Hinn.
Instead of Jacob wrestled with the angel, it's the angel wrestled with Jacob, wanting him to lean on him, to surrender. The angel couldn't get Jacob to surrender by wrestling, so in the end the angel had to touch the socket of his thigh and then Jacob had to lean on him.
Interesting sometimes this is the way God makes a stubborn child to surrender: by taking things away from him, by leaving him alone, and by wrestling with him all night, then by touching the socket of the thigh. For a prodigal son, he simply wouldn't return until all is gone and then his strength, his means of support is gone as well.

Thank you God for sending your angel to wrestle with us when we're stubborn!