Title: Jacob Wrestling with God
Contents
Genesis 32:24~32 Jacob wrestling with God Topic: 14. Prayer 2005. 3. 13.
◎ Introduction ; Prayer is the solution to all problems. Whatever the problem, the first key to solving it is prayer.
※ Jacob learned the secret of prayer for victory. In other words,
We learned to pray to contend with God to win and to have God answer our needs. If we only learn to pray until we overcome God, all our pressing problems and needs will be met.
※ The theme is “Jacob seeks reconciliation with Esau”. - The most important condition for reconciliation is prayer.
1. Jacob's Prayer (22-24)
One). Jacob prayed alone (22)
※ Jacob left his family and all belongings across the Yabbok River and was left alone without anyone disturbing him.
Now there is no one but God (In despair, the only way is to seek the face of God)
※ To pray first, you must be alone with God.
※ God says we are alone
① He wants you to focus only on God, ② He wants you to be able to fully focus your mind on the matter.
※ God takes better care of us and makes us stronger as we draw closer,
Finally, He wants to take us to the promised land of God. (Mt 14:23, Mark 1:35, ...., Heb 4:15~16)
2). Jacob had to learn that God wrestles with men. (24)
※ Jacob began to pour the deep pain of his soul into God.
※ I felt that God was with me, but I still could not have the assurance of salvation because he did not respond.