“And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.”
Genesis 32:27-28 KJV
“What is your name?” asked the Man. “Jacob” he replied. “Not anymore,” the Man said to him. “Your new name is Israel, for you have struggled both with God and with people and have overcome.” This was a strange question because God knew his name. God not only touched his thigh but his slumbering conscience. Jacob remembered how twenty years ago his father had asked him the same question and he had said, “I am Esau”, and got away with it! Jacob acknowledged that he had grabbed Esau’s heel and supplanted him. As Jacob confessed his true nature as a deceiver, cheat and heel grabber, it liberated Jacob and opened the way for inner transformation. Jacob was forgiven. Let’s not give up. For even though our outer person gradually wears out, our inner being is renewed every single day. Israel means the one who struggled with God and became a prince. Let us thank God for the Lord Jesus Who through the Cross forgave us. We confess our true nature and trust Him to forgive us, inwardly transform us and make a prince out of us! Amen
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