Often, He will give me something special that I know is for the group I am training in a certain story. I have been teaching the story of Joseph for years! But I finally caught this truth this morning. As I was reading the last few verses of Genesis 45:25-28, I read that Jacob was listed first and at the end of of verses Israel was listed as his name. I couldnt help but wonder, "Why?"
Oh my! According to Dr. David Guzik, it is because Jacob was deceived about the death of Joseph, but now as he knows the truth, he is Israel walking in the blessing of knowing and believing.
My mind immediately went to his naming as a baby as Jacob for grabbing the heal of his brother and then how he stole his brother's birth right. My mind then jumped to his struggle with God at the Jabbok River. Jacob held on until God blessed him. It was in this moment, he was named Israel. God was revealing how He would be sufficient and bless Jacob to be Israel.
I then was caught by the fact that Israel said that God was sufficient. That is worthy of repeating, God is sufficient. Jacob was able to move into his new name because he saw God's sufficiency and believed.
As I shared this during our study this morning, my translator started to cry. She said, "I am sorry. This caught me."
I love the beauty of God's Word and His sufficiency. I love that He revealed this truth to me on the morning my translator needed it. I am so humbled by His sufficiency in giving us the truth in the moment we need it.
We all need to walk into the blessing of knowing that God is sufficient in our circumstances.
Amen!
Shalom! Shalom!
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