Thursday, February 20, 2025
Wrestling with God – Genesis 32:24
And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. Genesis 32:24 (ESV)
Jacob had stolen his brother’s blessing (Gen. 27:1-40) and had to flee to his mother’s family (Gen. 27:41-28:5).
After twenty years of serving Laban, his mother’s brother, he was returning home with four wives, a dozen children, and great wealth in the form of herds and flocks.
But there was a problem. The brother he had wronged was heading his way with 400 men. Jacob was frightened and took what measures he could to appease Esau. But would it be enough?
Jacob found himself alone the night before Esau arrived, having sent everyone else on ahead. At least Jacob had thought himself to be alone.
Suddenly, he found himself in a wrestling match that lasted until dawn (Gen. 32:22-32). Who was he wrestling with? The text does not say. However, Jacob’s reaction afterward made it clear he believed it to be God.
This is a strange and confusing story that raises many questions. But what is significant is that Jacob received a new name at the end of the wrestling match.
His name was Jacob, variously understood as heel-grabber or deceiver. His new name was Israel, representing one who struggles with God. And this is the name his descendants took for themselves as a people group.
Be Persistent in Prayer
What is the significance of this event? Jacob struggled with God and prevailed. He didn’t give up. He persisted until he received God’s blessing (Gen. 32:29). And his life was changed.
I have never had a physical wrestling match with God, and I know of no one else who has. But we do have a record of another who wrestled with God, this time in prayer.
Colossians 4:12 tells us of Epaphras, who Paul said was always wrestling in prayer for the Colossian believers. This same thought is found in the Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8), where Jesus taught us to always pray and not give up.
Are you facing a crisis in your life like Jacob? Or burdened with concern for others like Epaphras? Or have anything else that is heavy on your heart? Take it to God in prayer. Wrestle with him. And he will bless your persistence.
SAD NEWS
The White House announced the death of
Hurricane the White House guard dog.
He was a Special Operations Canine and reportedly "the most decorated K-9 in US history."
Most notably, he took down the White House intruder in 2014 while former President Obama and his family were home.
Thankfully all dogs go to heaven.
Uncovering Massive Fraud & Treason Leads to Upheaval
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By Greg Hunter
Renowned radio host, filmmaker, book author and archeological dig expert Steve Quayle continues to warn about tough times coming to America.
DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) is going to uncover massive fraud and treason in America. How much fraud does Quayle say they will find?
Quayle says, “They are going to come close to $20 trillion to $25 trillion that’s what they can find immediately. . . . This is just the beginning. I think it will go to $36 trillion. . . . It’s going to $36 trillion, and it’s going to freak out everybody.
You are seeing all the crybabies and the woke folk already complaining. . . . Maxine Waters is on record as saying, ‘We don’t know what all they have on us.’ That is a pretty powerful statement. . . . There are a lot of people flipping out over the IRS audits.
The reason these people are flipping out is that some of them have become millionaires on $250,000 a year salary. AOC and others are panicked because they can’t account for how they made this money.
It is interesting how many Demo-rats and Republican zombies are absolutely terrified. . . . Those on the left and some on the right are going to lose their minds. Can you imagine getting a jeopardy assessment, and you only claimed $1 million and you made $5 million?”
Quayle says the crime and theft of taxpayer dollars is the worst in history. Quayle says, “The theft on this level and stealing of taxpayers’ funds are off the chart.
All of the pirates in history . . . nobody can match the level of theft that has happened. . . . This is premeditated fraud . . . . I think this is going to be the biggest upheaval in history. . . .This will absolutely shake the foundation of the nation. This is why the weasels are complaining about Elon Musk.”
Quayle predicts, “Civil war, civil war, civil war, they want it. Every communist takeover and take down of nations, they need armed revolution.”
Another problem is the drug cartels that the US State Department recently declared terrorist organizations. Look for US military conflict coming on the southern border.
Quayle, who has excellent military sources, says, “The cartels are more well-armed than we even know. . . . We don’t even have enough ammo for our aircraft carriers to have full missile tubes.
We gave them to Zelensky (Ukraine). I believe that there were deals made in the background, that will come out, that will show our highest officers, starting with the President (Biden) and on down, were traitors.
We are going into an armed conflict with the cartels. The US military has been stripped of its offensive weaponry and defensive weaponry. . . . Biden did his best to destroy the country no matter who the puppet masters were. It’s important that people get a handle on this. . . . We were sold out.”
Quayle says, “Expect the US to be at war with the Mexican drug cartels in 2025.”
Quayle also likes gold and said, “It can easily go to $10,000 per ounce, and it might go to $100,000 per ounce.”
Quayle points out that there are 150 paper contracts for every ounce of physical gold. When the supply far exceeds demand, Quayle says, “Look for a lot of people with paper gold to end up with nothing.” Quayle hates digital currency and says it is the fastest way to lose our freedom.
In closing, Quayle says people can get prepared by storing food, water and above all, get right with Jesus and pray often for Him to intercede against evil.
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