Genesis 32:22-32 is a passage that puzzles me. It is the story of Jacob wrestling with God. Jacob met God face to face and lived through it. Genesis 32:25 says, “When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.” I heard a sermon about this passage today and the pastor said that God has a weakness. In that verse His weakness is shown. Now this puzzled me because I cannot see how God could have a weakness. I think I misinterpreted it though. God does not have a weakness. He is like a father wrestling with his sons. He knows he can over power them, but he does not. He lets them win, but sometimes just to let them know he still has power over them he makes a quick move and pins them down.
Jacob met God face to face. Have I tasted God? I have a problem with being a third party. I talk to others about God, but I do not talk to God on my own. I want to encounter God. I want Him to be the most important thing in my life. I struggle with making (not finding, but making) time for God. Why is it that I make time to spend with my friend and family, but I have such a hard time making time for God.
I want to meet God. Not just once, but over and over again. I want Him to be the most important thing in my life. I want to be bathed in His glory. I want to be a light to the world. My prayer is that everything I do reflects God. I know I will fail, but I want a fire to still press on.
Let me taste You, Lord. Bathe me in Your glory. Show me Your might.
Emily
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this is a wonderful desire Emily! and i know i struggle with making time for God too.. but just remember that God answers our prayers..especially when we are seeking His face. if we seek after God with our whole heart we will find Him!! so just keep praying that God will meet you where u are each day.
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