Genesis 32: 3-5: “And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.”
Even though Jacob had experienced a victory in his battle with Laban and this victory was entirely the result of the Lord’s merciful intervention, he still reverted to his natural ways when he was faced with prospect of meeting with Esau his brother. More than twenty years before Jacob had swindled his brother and father and had to leave his homeland in a great hurry because he thought that he would die. Now he had to face Esau again because the Lord told him to go back to his homeland. Jacob quickly forgot the lesson he had just learnt and decided to go back to his old ways. He tried to persuade Esau that he was in a much stronger position than he was before by letting him know how good he was. Every Christian has to face the same temptation. Even though the Lord continually shows us that He loves us and that He will care for us from day to day, as soon as we face a problem we go back to our old ways and try to save ourselves. But God is gracious and He cares for us anyway.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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