A Touch from God
Genesis 32:24-32
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. [25] And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. [26] And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. [27] And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. [28] 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. [29] 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. [30] And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. [31] And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. [32] Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
What the church needs more than anything is a touch from God. Jacob is wrestling with God. Just like Jacob, to receive a touch from God there will be a few things that will happen.
The touch is personal- it will involve no one else.
The touch will be painful- it effects the way you walk the rest of your life. Jacob was persisten. He wrestled all night. Sometimes we throw in the towel to soon because it's not really worth it we think.
The touch is powerful- it changed his life forever. It changed the lives of the children of Israel. They would not eat the hollow of the thigh that shrank. If we are saved it will truly effect the people that are around us. We need a touch from the master!
Bro. Ron Little
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