2024 Ep. 290 The Blessing: The Wrestle to Surrender (Part 5)

What comes to your mind when you hear the word “Blessing”? Whether one is a Christ follower or not, most people probably think about blessing our food. While that’s important, that’s not the reason the word “Blessing” is used over 500 times in the Bible. This series will explore the many definitions of the word “Blessing,” but it’s most simple and straightforward definition, it means “to bestow good on one.”

Obviously, the frequency and meaning of the word “Blessing” says a lot of the One who blesses. Yet it is also important for us to know that as God’s children, He gives us the authority and ability to bless others. All of us want to receive blessings, but it is also vitally important for all of us to give blessings. 

The last message of this series is from one of the most famous passages in the Bible where an Angel wrestles with Jacob. Ultimately, all of us wrestle with God. Some of us wrestle proactively, but most of us wrestle reactively. Typically, the wrestling match is about something you can’t learn any other way. 

Listen to this message and discover the importance of surrender and submission. Surrender is the secret to all forms of reconciliation. First, reconciliation with God; second, reconciliation with one another. Reconciliation is the first blessing, but it is also the key to stewarding the blessings of God. 

Everyone wants to be blessed, but not everyone wants to surrender and submit. This message is an opportunity for you to surrender and submit proactively. This is the fastest and least painful way to receive the blessing. 

Don’t delay or doubt, the blessing is worth it on every level.