Hosea 12:4-5 - He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel and talked with him there—the LORD God Almighty, the LORD is his name!
Genesis 32:24,26,28 - So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak…Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”… Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”
Genesis 28:12,15 - He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it…I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Application:
· Am I convinced that my opponent is God Himself? Do I struggle to prevail? Do I wrestle with God?
· Am I determined to be blessed? Am I reluctant to release God? Am I persistent? Do I acknowledge that my blessings come from God?
· Do I strive with God? Do I struggle with others? Do I realize the importance of being blessed by God?
· Jesus is the bridge between heaven and earth, the only Mediator between God and man!!!
· God will always be with me wherever I go!!!
ll Scripture verses taken from NIV
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