Genesis 32:24-32
There is no one more beautiful than one who is broken! Stubbornness and self-love give way to beauty in one who has been broken by God. We see Jacob in the Old Testament, how even in his mother\’s womb he struggled with his brother. He was subtle, tricky, and deceitful. Yet his life was full of sorrows and grief. When he was a youth, he fled from home. For twenty years Laban cheated him. The wife of his heart\’s love, Rachel, died prematurely. The son of his love, Joseph, was sold. Years later Benjamin was detained in Egypt. God, meeting misfortune after misfortune, successively dealt him with. God struck him once, twice; indeed, his whole history could be said to be a history of being stricken by God. Finally after many such dealings, the man Jacob was transformed. In his last few years, he was quite transparent. How dignified was his answer to Pharaoh! How beautiful was his end, when he worshipped God on his staff! How clear were his blessings to his descendants!
Pray that the Lord will not find you difficult to walk with! His dealings with you will be short lived so that you can be as clear and clean for his glory.
- Praise God for the ninth Gregorian month.
- Thank Him for His blessings over you and your loved ones
Proclaim Psalm 65 over the gates of this season and command the gates of this month to be lifted up so that the King of glory will come in through every gate of society in your territory.