And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” He said, “Why is it that you ask what my name is?” So he blessed him there.And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
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… with God and with humans and have overcome. Jacob said, please tell me your name. But he replied, why do you ask my name? Why do you ask my name? Then he blessed him there. So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, it is because I saw God face to face and my life was spared. My life was spared. The title of today's message is the blessing is hiding in the struggle. The blessing is hiding in the struggle. Say it with me. Say the blessing is hiding in the struggle. The blessing is hiding in your struggle. Nobody wants to struggle. It's not fun. Nobody wakes up saying, you know, today it's sunny. I got some great coffee. church is good but I'm not struggling enough I wish I could struggle more nobody says that nobody wakes up and is like man I wish I could struggle more but the blessing is in the struggle the blessing is in the struggle why do we talk about blessing the life of Jacob I want to I want to show you this the life of Jacob is about calling and blessing, calling and blessing. Jacob is first called by God and then he is blessed by God. …
… because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome. Jacob said, Please tell me your name. But he replied, Why do you ask my name? Then he blessed him there. So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared. The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip. Therefore, to this day, the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip because the socket of Jacob's hip was touched near the tendon. Let me reread verse 31 on this 31st day of December. The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel and he was limping because of his hip. Do me a favor, if there's anybody near you or someone you can text or chat with, simply share with them the title of this last message. I'll never be the same. I'll never be the same. Mark, it was a typical fall day in London in 2019. …
… But Israel, for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed. Then Jacob asked, saying, Tell me your name, I pray. And he said, Why is it that you ask me about my name? And he blessed him there. So Jacob called the name of this place, Peniel, for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. Just as he crossed over Penuel, the sun rose on him and he limped on his hip. Therefore, to this day, the children of Israel do not eat the muscle that shrank, which is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket of Jacob's hip in the muscle that shrank. as you take your seats. I will be meditating and I pray that you will meditate with me on the topic of facing God. Lord, it is in your will for me to stand here. So I pray, Lord, that you would hide me behind you. Hide your servant, hide your daughter, and let them see you only. …