How's Your Limp?

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Dec 28

Why she always knows…(Genesis 30:49-50) "The LORD watch between you and me, when we are out of one another's sight. f you oppress my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one is with us, see, God is witness between you and me." -And why Mom and Dad always find out. LOL

Jacob and Laban made a covenant at Galeed, which means "witness," and also called Mizpah, which means "watchpost." (Genesis 30:52-53), saying, "This heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, to do harm. The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." Laban kissed his daughters and grandchildren goodbye the next morning, and returned to his home.

Now, Jacob, who ran to Laban to escape Esau, sends messengers ahead to Esau to let him know he's coming home. (Genesis 32:1-12) There's a lesson here for us. You never know when you may have to go back to where you came from. My dad taught us to always "leave the place better than when you arrived, or better than the way you found it." Jacob and Esau had unfinished business, didn't they? Jacob had cheated Esau twice. But this time, Jacob hits his knees and goes before God. (verses 9-12) YAY! That's what we all learn the hard way, I think. First thing you do is take it to Jesus! And, Jacob reminded God of what He had instructed him to do, and what He had promised him. I don't know how many of you know this, but when you speak God's word out loud, you're not just reciting or rehearsing it. You're planting seeds of faith (faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God)(Romans 10:17). You're also putting the devil on notice: 1) that you know God's Word, and your rights. 2) That God's got you. 3) that you are standing on God's Word. Then, Jacob sent his servants ahead to meet Esau, with presents. Don't we always get a happy welcome when we've got presents for everyone? (Proverbs 18:16)

Jacob spends the night across the river, and this is when he wrestle with the angel all night long. This is also when Jacob's name was changed to Israel, which means, "he struggles with God." Jacob's hip was put out of joint by the angel. Jacob walked with a limp for the rest of his life. How many of you know that might just make you decide to be a little more dependent on God? Let me tell you what my "limp" has done for me. I learned to take charge of my health. I learned to educate myself about that "limp," which is Systemic Inflammatory Disorder, and caused Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. I learned to modify my diet and lifestyle, which helped me to live an otherwise healthy life thus far-with some minor setbacks. But all of those have been cured or become manageable. And, I learned all of this because I first learned to listen to God. Let me tell you, He is always with us. He is always for us. He will always lead and guide us! (Matt. 28:20) (Romans 8:31) (John 16:13)

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