22 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. 24 And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.” 29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him. 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.” 31 The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the people of Israel do not eat the sinew of the thigh that is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip on the sinew of the thigh. —Genesis 32:22-32
The significance of the encounter with God results in a change in the way Jacob
- A picture in our life of what happens when we encounter
3 things Jacob received through his encounter:
1. A New
- We can have a great calling but lack great
- Anointing is in the
o To get the oil, the fruit and its seed have to be crushed by a great weight in an olive press.
o The crushing also removes the bitterness.
His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. —Psalm 147:10-11
2. A New
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. —Ephesians 1:3
3. A New
Many of us are out to have a
- God is building what lasts.
- Our distinction is found in our
- It’s in that dependence that true success will take place.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the
may rest upon me. —2 Corinthians 12:9
In 2023 we are entering a time of paradigm shifts:
Instead of avoiding our
9 And Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O LORD who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,’ 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps. 11 Please
I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.Fear is the result of “the spirit of
- “The spirit of power” is the Spirit of
- Sound Mind is the ability to exercise self-control and ability to apply the wisdom of God.
God’s revelation of Himself is intended to change our