Remove Bitterness

Genesis 33:1-11 New International Version (NIV) Jacob Meets Esau 33 Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants. 2 He put the female servants and their children in...

Change in Character

Genesis 32:27-29 New International Version (NIV) 27 The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. 28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.” 29 Jacob...

Be Persistent

Genesis 32:26 New International Version (NIV) 26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” Jacob wrestled all night to be blessed. He was persistent. He would not give up. He would not let go....

God Is Bigger Than Your Problem

Genesis 32:9-12 New International Version (NIV) 9 Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, Lord, you who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’ 10 I am unworthy of all the kindness and...

Kindness and care

Genesis 32:3 New International Version (NIV) 3 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. The last time Jacob had seen his brother, his brother had been ready to kill him. Jacob had stolen the family blessing. Esau...