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Wrestling With God - Part 5
Genesis 32:30
03/01/2024
30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel,
saying, ``For I have seen God face to face, and
yet my life has been delivered.'' (ESV)
Thus Jacob wrestled with God and man, yet prevailed. In
faith he went forward to meet his estranged brother, to reconcile
with him, and to raise his family. ``So Jacob called the name of
the place Peniel, saying, `For I have seen God face to face, and
yet my life has been delivered.'''
In faith, as we struggle with the crosses of life, we learn
to recognize and experience God properly. We call upon Him in
every trouble, knowing that He will bless and keep us. Although
His answer may not agree with our desires, we know He will do
that which leads us to eternal life with Him. One commentary
says:
Alone and faced with danger, Jacob finds God to be his
adversary. Yet faithful Jacob wrestles and receives a
new name and God's blessing. It does not always seem
that God is on our side. Sometimes He causes
Christians to bear trials, temptations, and suffering
-- the cross. Yet, this is not to destroy us, but to
strengthen us and finally bless us. Christian faith
clings to God's Word of mercy in Jesus Christ.[3]
Please join us at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday morning
at 9:00 a.m. to learn more of God's rich love, grace, and favor.
Amen.
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3. Lutheran Study Bible, p. 68