🔑 *KEY VERSE:*
"Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob, O little Israel, for myself will help you, declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel" (lsa. 41:14, NIV)
*TODAY'S TEXT*
Genesis 27:1-29; 32:22-32
*MESSAGE*
Some years ago I attended a send-off ceremony for a prominent
religious leader. During testimony time, people were asked to say something about the man, and everyone testified glamorously, lavishing encomium on him. No one spoke on the contrary. Judging from the testimonies, he seemed not to have any weakness. But unlike God, He tells us both the good and bad sides of our lives. He starts with
the bad side of us so that He can teach us how He can change bad to good;
choose weak and foolish things of this world and make them mighty.
God referred to Jacob as "worm Jacob" instead of wonderful or glorious
Jacob. He could have addressed him as mighty Jacob or Prince Jacob
since He had changed him before this time. We have two great lessons to learn from God here. First, we are to learn what God can do in the lives of people. Second, we are to learn not to forget our roots but to look back to where God picked us from and appreciate Him.
Jacob, before his encounter with God, had some of the characteristics of a worm. He was an old heel-catcher, a supplanter, a trickster and a subtle person who deceived his blind father, Isaac, supplanted his elder brother, Esau, took his blessing and ran away to Haran. There he became very rich in cattle, wives and children, yet he was
spiritually bankrupt. Despite his glorious vision and experience in the wilderness of Haran, he was not changed and his harmful strength was not broken until he met God at Jabbok Ford and he became a prince. No man who encounters God remains the same. It is not enough to be a member of a church. The apostle Paul said that if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature, old things have passed away and behold all things have become new (2 Cor. 5:17). It pays to be a Christian. Are you a child of God? If you are not, please decide now. God who transformed worm Jacob into a prince is ready to transform you today.
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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS*
No man has ever met God and remains the same.
🙏🏿 *PRAYER*
Oh Lord m,y father, I surrender my life to You today. Break me and mend me that I may be what you want me to be in the name of Yeshua. Amen
*BIBLE STUDY IN ONE YEAR*
Nahum 3
Habakkuk; Zephaniah 1:1-13
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