December 13, 2024
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Praise: Shabbat's Torah portion has the story of Jacob wrestling with the Angel of God (Gen. 32:24; cp. Hos. 12:3-5).
He is so persistent that the Angel has to dislocate Jacob's hip to get him to release Him (32:25-26). His name is then changed from Jacob to Israel (32:27-28) – but although he becomes a prince with God, he also ends up limping for the rest of his life (Gen. 32:31-32).
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Thank You God for Isaiah 33:23b which declares that the lame take the spoil.
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Our flesh hates it, but we praise You for teaching us that when we are weak, then we are strong since we can no longer trust in our own strength but only in You (2 Cor. 12:10; cp. Eph. 6:10).
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Lord God, like Jacob confesses in the Torah portion, we too confess that we are
not worthy of the least of all Your mercies and truth which You have showed
to us, Your servants (Gen. 32:9-10). -
Lord Yeshua, we bless You for becoming our wisdom and righteousness today (1 Cor. 1:30).
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We bless You that as You never change (Mal. 3:6) we agree with Jacob that You have answered us in our time of distresses and looking back, we see how You were with us all the time (Gen. 35:3).
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