Wrestling with God — Part 5: 03/01/2024

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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