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Introduction
Guatemala - Banging on Logan’s door and window - Missions Pastor can’t get up for his own mission trip!
Needs to see a Dr.! Millennial!
One thing to fight getting out of bed - another thing to fight with God! Reality — some of you have been wrestling with God your whole life and tonight it’s time to stop.
For many of us, Jacob’s story is our story - and this story is especially pertinent on Good Friday.
Three challenges:
You must acknowledge that you’ve been wrestling with God.
Jacob - momma’s favorite child - told from a young age that he would be blessed by God.
Immediately, Jacob starts fighting -
does everything in his power to be blessed rather than waiting on God to bless him in His time and His way.
· Jacob – a man on the run.
Running from home, Esau, and now from Laban.
Deceived his brother and his father.
For years, running from Esau afraid Esau would kill him if he ever saw him again.
Met love of his life, Rachel, and met his match in Laban - who deceived him.
After 14 years of working for Laban Jacob wanted to go home.
He made a deal with Laban that caused their relationship to go bad.
Now, running from Laban.
Jacob – a man on the run but tired of running.
You been there?
Running from home, Esau, and now from Laban.
· Laban’s deception – Jacob was stealing from the firstborn, and he wasn’t having it.
Result: two wives and Leah was hated.
Laban’s deception – Jacob was stealing from the firstborn, and he wasn’t having it.
Result: two wives and Leah was hated.
· Ch. 30 – birth wars – Rachel and Leah jealous of each other – competing for children – 12 children in all.
Ch. 30 – birth wars – Rachel and Leah jealous of each other – competing for children – 12 children in all.
After 12 children, Jacob wants to go home.
He makes a deal with Laban – tend to Laban’s flock for six years if Laban would give him the “unwanted” sheep – speckled, striped, and black.
Laban keeps white sheep.
Great deal, but God prospers Jacob and multiplies the unwanted sheep.
· After 12 children, Jacob wants to go home.
He makes a deal with Laban – tend to Laban’s flock for six years if Laban would give him the “unwanted” sheep – speckled, striped, and black.
Laban keeps white sheep.
Great deal, but God prospers Jacob and multiplies the unwanted sheep.
Laban mad that Jacob prospered more than he did, so Jacob flees from Laban in the night.
Laban pursues Jacob for seven days.
Confrontation and agreement to stay out of each other’s way.
(pile of rocks)
· Laban mad that Jacob prospered more than he did, so Jacob flees from Laban in the night.
Laban pursues Jacob for seven days.
Confrontation and agreement to stay out of each other’s way.
(pile of rocks)
· On his way home detours to Edom – the land of Esau.
He’s tired of running from his brother.
He’s going to confront even if it cost him his life, and that’s what he fears.
On his way home detours to Edom – the land of Esau.
He’s tired of running from his brother.
He’s going to confront even if it cost him his life, and that’s what he fears.
· Sends messengers to Esau – they come back with a report that Esau has 400 men.
Sends messengers to Esau – they come back with a report that Esau has 400 men.
Vs. 9-12 – Jacob’s first recorded prayer.
He’s finally desperate enough to know he needs the God who promised to protect him.
· Vs. 9-12 – Jacob’s first recorded prayer.
He’s finally desperate enough to know he needs the God who promised to protect him.
Divides his people and then sends his servants to Esau in 4 different groups carrying gifts to appease Esau – He’s going to make Esau wealthy – 200 goats and other animals.
· Divides his people and then sends his servants to Esau in 4 different groups carrying gifts to appease Esau – He’s going to make Esau wealthy – 200 goats and other animals.
· Later in the evening, Jacob crosses the ford of the Jabbok.
He sends his family away and left alone in the night.
In the night, a mysterious stranger comes and wrestles with Jacob.
Is it Esau?
Is it a robber?
Whoever it is, it is grueling.
They seemed evenly matched, and the match lasts all night long.
We discover Jacob is wrestling with God.
Later in the evening, Jacob crosses the ford of the Jabbok.
He sends his family away and left alone in the night.
In the night, a mysterious stranger comes and wrestles with Jacob.
Is it Esau?
Is it a robber?
Whoever it is, it is grueling.
They seemed evenly matched, and the match lasts all night long.
We discover Jacob is wrestling with God.
· Why would God show up to wrestle with Jacob?
And why would God wrestle with him all night long?
This wrestling match illustrates Jacob’s life.
God saying to Jacob: “Your whole life you’ve been wrestling with me.
You haven’t submitted to me.
You’ve fought me.”
Why would God show up to wrestle with Jacob?
And why would God wrestle with him all night long?
This wrestling match illustrates Jacob’s life.
God saying to Jacob: “Your whole life you’ve been wrestling with me.
You haven’t submitted to me.
You’ve fought me.”
· How are you fighting God?
In what area are you telling God no? Giving?
Going?
Growing?
Trust?
I’m not doing life your way, but mine.
How are you fighting God?
In what area are you telling God no? Giving?
Going?
Growing?
Trust?
I’m not doing life your way, but mine.
We’re a room full of Jacobs.
We know what God wants from us, yet we fight it.
We want to be blessed by God, but on our terms.
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