So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; for he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
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… And there he blessed him. So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, for I have seen God face to face, yet my life is preserved. The sun rose upon him as he passed Peniel, limping because of his hip. Limping because of his hip. Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. Jacob was left alone and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. May the Lord add a blessing to the reading and hearing of God's holy word. You may be seated in the presence of the Most High God. For the next several Sundays, we're going to be in Genesis as we were last week, looking at the story of Jacob and Jacob's family. And for today, as we place a tag here for our teaching on today, I want to, for us to deal with this idea, this has been pressed on my heart, this idea of wrestling with myself and God. Wrestling with myself and God. And if you'd be so kind as to turn to your neighbor at this time, even if they don't want to look at you. …
… 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. On that day, the annual marathon was to be run. And in the field of marathon runners was an elite runner named Haley Carruthers. …
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. And if they should see a little bit of her, may it be to your glory. It's in the name of Jesus we pray. Amen. Psalm 27, 7 and 8 says, Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice. …