Jacob has obeyed God, returning to the land promised to him when God told him to (31:3). Fearing his "reunion" with his brother Esau, expecting he will still hold an angry grudge (32:6-7), he prays for God's protection (32:11).
Now, in the dark of night, someone wrestles with him, it turns out to be God himself, wrestling with Jacob to lay aside his own means and schemes. Only when Jacob is broken of his own strength can God provide for him. Does this mean that Jacob wasn't really trusting and obeying when he started his journey home and prayed for protection, or does God wrestle with him, break him down because he has obeyed, because he has prayed? Is this God answering his first steps of faith, now taking him further to deeper dependence?
Would I want God to take me there?
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Romans - Living in God's Great Work
The book of Roman's is perhaps the apostle's opus, Paul's great work about God's great work. God's great work through history is the restoration of humanity. Our series in the book of Romans will take us deeper into God's great work. As you follow the series, join the conversation by adding your comments below.
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