Genesis 32:28
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.”
Shalom sdr, my devotion today, Tue, Nov. 10, STRUGGLE (Gen. 32:28). The will of God can not co exist with the will of man. Meaning, the will of God can not exist and contradicting with the will of man. One of it has to adjust to the other, so the 2 of them would become 1. Of course, it is impossible for the will of God to adjust to the will of man. The will of man has to adjust to the will of God. If man doesn’t want to adjust, then, he would struggle just like Jacob here. He didn’t want to obey God. He wanted to live according to what he wanted. But God didn’t let him do that. Therefore, the struggle happened. We can see that his will is clear, the person. It can not be replaced by anything else.
a. Not by giving many gifts.
b. Not by sending other people to represent.
c. Not by saying nice words.
d. Not by doing complicated rituals. Etc.
God wants the person, not anything else. God wants the person to obey him. It can not replaced by anything. So let’s humble ourselves and obey him. ASH.
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