The point of Revelation is to reveal consolation in Jesus, not to revel in chaos and confusion.
The good news for Jacob is that God humbled himself so that he could lose a wrestling match to a man with a dislocated hip so that he could give him a new name.
Despite the fact that this could sound strange to modern ears, Luther has an important reason for saying what he does about the Commandments.

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Seasons of prolonged suffering have a way of beating your spirit down into the dust. Relational suffering. Physical suffering. Emotional suffering. Financial suffering.
God’s children spent 40 years wandering in the wilderness. Imagine the hopelessness. Imagine the frustration.
If you are going to memorize a passage of Scripture, can I suggest these two verses?
Oh Come, see Him loving you before He was ever even born.
There are mornings I wake up beleaguered by my past sins. It is almost as though my conscience waits until I am too tired to fight it, and then it wages its war against me.
We should take great care in observing how the psalmist relates to God. Our eyes and hearts should be open to seeing what the psalmist appeals to and how he addresses God.
The disciples and Christ have just finished their last meal together. The disciples, of course, didn't know this, but Jesus did.
Today I want to give you some good news. It is good news for the relationship failure; for the one who is self-focused;
I have the easiest time remembering all the good things I have done. How I was kind in the face of anger.
You are free to love your children without any expectations because you have been loved immeasurably.
One of my podcast addictions is Criminal. Their tagline is “Criminal is a podcast about crime. Stories of people who've done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle.”
To say that I have been in a funk would be a huge understatement, it would probably also give you the impression that maybe since I have known I haven’t been conquering and moving forward in my sanctification I have felt sad about it.