August 10, 2021 — The Moment Jacob Has Been Dreading

Very often it seems that our biggest calamities in life are actually the ones that never arrive. This is a great place to recall the words of William Cowper’s classic hymn, “God Moves in a Mysterious Way.” Its third stanza reads, “Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; The clouds you so much dread Are big […]

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August 9, 2021 — Sunrise For A New Man

God’s blessings often come in unlikely places: gravesides, hospital beds, or night wrestlings. After Jacob’s night of wrestling with the heavenly Man, we read a curious thing: “Just as he crossed over Penuel the sun rose on him” (Gen 32:31). It was like the sunrise was just for Jacob that morning! A new day had […]

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August 6, 2021 — The All-Night Wrestling Match

We all grapple with issues, and then one day discover it’s actually a Person we’re wrestling with. As we heard, Jacob sent everyone over the Jabbok River and is left alone as night falls. He could hardly be expecting a good night’s sleep as he anticipates the showdown with Esau, the man from whom he […]

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August 4, 2021 — Look Who’s Waiting For Jacob!

Jacob is soon going to meet Esau, someone known for both a long memory and a short fuse. With Laban in his rear-view mirror, look what’s straight ahead! “Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother” (Gen 32:3). Ah, yes, brother Esau—the man from whom Jacob first wrestled his birthright, then his blessing. […]

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August 3, 2021 — Men And Angels And God

The Lord is our Mizpah, our faithful Watcher; He who keeps you will not slumber or sleep. Galeed (in Jacob’s Hebrew), or Jegar Sahadutha (in Laban’s Aramaic) means “the Place of Witness.” Described in Genesis 31, it was really a kind of Iron Curtain between the two. Here’s how Laban described it: “This heap is […]

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July 29, 2021 — Flocks Breed Wealth; Wealth Breeds Jealousy

You’ve heard that “money doesn’t grow on trees.” But money does grow! Because loving it is “the root of all evil.” Due to Jacob’s God-given insights that led to remarkable breeding success, we read, “Thus the man became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, female and male servants, and camels and donkeys” (Gen 30:43). With […]

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