Gen. 32:24-25 And Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. And when the man saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was dislocated as he wrestled with Him. 2 Cor. 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart; but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. Genesis 32:22-32 relates a crucial experience in the life of Jacob, God’s chosen one. This is truly an extraordinary portion of the Holy Word. Jacob had no peace. Suddenly, as Jacob was left alone, “a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn” (v. 24). This combatant was not an angel but the Lord Himself in the form of a man....Much to Jacob’s surprise, in the depths of the night, while he was desperate, a man came to him trying His best to pin him down. Because Jacob would not give in, the two of them wrestled all night until the breaking of day. Before this, Jacob was afraid of being slaughtered. Now, he was afraid of being defeated in this wrestling match, and he thrust all his energy into the struggle. The Lord did not subdue him immediately so that He might expose to Jacob how natural he was and how great his natural strength was. Eventually, the Lord touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh, causing him to become lame. The way of religion is to change mans outward behavior; the way God in His economy is to touch mans inward life in order to change his inward being.. HWMR WK26 day4
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:36:26 +0000
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