Then Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your family, and I will deal well with you’: 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two companies. 11 Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and attack me and the mother with the children. 12 For You said, ‘I will surely treat you well, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’ ”—Genesis 32:9-12
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.—Hebrews 4:16
I love this prayer of Jacob.
I love that it occurred when he was weak in faith.
I love that it came from a heart desperate for deliverance.
I love that Jacob prayed God’s promises to him.
I love that Jacob confessed his own anxiety and fear...
I love that he knew he was not worthy of the least of God’s mercies.
I love ESPECIALLY that Jacob knew what God had promised but, LIKE ME, his heart had not quite caught up with what his mind understood and believed.
Lord, Help my unbelief! Unite my heart to fear Your name!
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”—Matthew 11:28-30
