WORD TO PONDER:  WARNING, JACOB STOP HEAL GRIPPING  12/29/07

Jacob, like the wild Mustang horses, you are equipped with strong passion that drives you to your goals.  Many years I have worked on your nature of presumption, taking risks without waiting upon Me for confirmation, and tenderizing your hardened heart.  I have been loving and patient with you, I have not treated you as you treat others.  I have lovingly kept you protected, blessed and in ample provision. 

It is true I have loved your passion and drive for faith, for Me, for My gifts.  I AM opening your eyes to where you have taken the gifts without relationship.  I have mentioned this before.  Resist the flesh's impulse to step on people to get to where you want to go.  When you “take” the gifts that are given with such sacrifice, you are using people and plundering the hearts of those that love and support you.  Dear passionate one, find room in your heart to be thankful, gracious, patient and loving for even the smallest gifts that come through vessels much weaker than yourself. 

Jacob, I love you with an everlasting love.  You have wrestled Me for the blessing and won but your nature will change as a result.  Dear beloved, repent, ask forgiveness of those you need to humble yourself to and then move in the right direction.  I AM the God of justice and will repay all fairly.

Gen 25:26 NKJV

Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob .

Gen 25:31 NKJV

But Jacob  said, "Sell me your birthright as of this day."

Gen 27:19 NKJV

Jacob  said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me."

Gen 27:35-36 NKJV

But he said, "Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing."

36 And Esau said,"Is he not rightly named Jacob ? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!"

Gen 32:24-32 NKJV

Then Jacob  was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. 25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. 26 And He said, "Let Me go, for the day breaks." But he said,"I will not let You go unless You bless me!"  27 So He said to him, "What is your name?" He said, "Jacob ."  28 And He said,"Your name shall no longer be called Jacob , but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed."  29 Then Jacob  asked, saying, "Tell me Your name, I pray." And He said, "Why is it that you ask about My name?" And He blessed him there.  30 So Jacob  called the name of the place Peniel: "For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." 31 Just as he crossed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip. 32 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.