(The Book of Genesis 32: 22-32)
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Jacob renamed Israel,
Strove with the Lord’s Angel…
Up went the sun
Both had won,
As Israel’s hip pain would tell!
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Wrestled all night with God,
Stubbornly living abroad…
Planted when
They were then,
God’s loving shoulders are broad.
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The “Liar” became the “Winner”,
In faith so can all sinners…
Truly find cleansing
Relationship mending,
To break out of spiritual winters!
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A new Creation was he,
The lying was gone you see…
In its place
Active holy grace,
The Angel brought him to his knees.
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The Bible says he strove with God,
Not a man or a vision odd…
The pre-incarnate Christ
Before His birth night,
Was the Angel of God!
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God striving with man,
Doesn’t flatten us although He certainly can…
But gives choice
Listening to His voice,
Instead of a absolute demand!
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God wants love voluntary,
Not robotic or ancillary…
Jacob renamed
By the Most High Name,
Became a friend of God, not adversary.
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–Jonathan Caswell
(Caught from a recent WALK IN THE WORD Radio broadcast series)
By the Mighty Mumford 