EXCEPT THOU BLESS ME

EXCEPT THOU BLESS ME

Genesis 32:26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

When Jacob wrestled with the Angel of the Lord, he was ALONE. If he had been helped by anyone, he probably would not have broken through to victory. But he did break through-- and what a victory it turned out to be.

His NATURE and his NAME were both changed. The price was very high, however. He walked dragging one leg for the rest of his life. God Himself had TOUCHED him, and that TOUCH wrought a definite change in the life of Jacob. CHANGED BY THE TOUCH OF GOD ALMIGHTY.

If we are willing to pay the price, our lives can also be changed by God's power.

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

To receive the touch that Jacob did, we must expect to pay a high price in our seeking God. But IF WE ARE WILLING to pay that price, we can attain to the miracle of Regeneration.

The butterfly is a good example of a life which has been completely transformed. The ugly, lowly caterpillar spins its own death cell around itself, and dies to its former life. Out of that self-death emerges the beautiful butterfly.

However, emerging as a creature of beauty is also a SOLITARY EVENT. No one dares to "help" the process along, or the new life does not come forth. Christians should stay away from Counselors, however well intentioned they may be. Only God can cause the transformation to be complete and perfect. It HAS TO BE A WORK OF THE SPIRIT ALONE. HE is the ULTIMATE COUNSELOR. STAY WITH HIM.

Our wrestlings may produce blisters and sores in our lives, but they will be forgotten when we have broken through to victory over our former life, into a new life-- CHANGED BY THE TOUCH OF HIS HAND.

Always remember that God is more interested in you emerging into the New Life than you are. HE usually initiates the circumstances which bring about the struggles in your life-- because He LOVES YOU.