JACOB LIMPING

JACOB LIMPING

God conquered him by knocking his joint out of socket and from then on, he limped. It seems like God knocked out his crutches didn't he? He conquered his will, conquered his nature and Jacob let him do it because he needed God in a great way. I have a saying that I give to leaders and others who will listen, "never trust a man that does not walk with a limp." Too many among our ranks walk with a swagger, a haughtiness, an arrogance, and a
self-anointed attitude. They have never let God really conquer their pride and they’ve never let God really conquer self.

We need to learn the art of "self-mastery." How are we going to lead people to victory if we do not have any ourselves. If you can’t let God help you conquer your passions and lusts you'll be forever falling short of your destiny.

The sun rose upon him and he began to walk with a limp. When I see people that walk in humility, walk in brokenness, and in submission, they are walking with a limp and I feel I can trust them. People who swagger, people that have no limp, people that have not been conquered are extremely dangerous people.

They are the ones that will hurt you because they have not controlled their passions. But Jacob was a God-conquered man. He got a name change, a character change because he let God win. By Jacob "losing" he won. Isn't that what the bible says, if you save your life you'll lose it, if you lose your life, for My sake, you'll find it. In other words, the only way to win is to lose. The way to lose is try to win the battle of the wills