Friday, 23 November 2012

COME TO PENIEL


 COME TO PENIEL



Dear children of God, today let us go to the place called PENIEL, there Jacob was blessed, where he had a great transformation in his life. PENIEL means that I have seen God face to face and yet my life has been delivered. In Hebrew, PENIEL means seeing God face to face. The place PENIEL is situated north to Yapok River, and 40 miles away from North East of Jerusalem. When Jacob had went to Laban his uncle’s house, with emptied hands. But now he has two camps, two wives, two maid servants and eleven children. Jacob was blessed in that place, a great transformation took in his life, and he has prepared to reconcile with his brother Esau. So, he crossed the river with his two wives, two maid servants and 11 children. He was left alone in that place, where God intervened with Jacob, and he encountered with God face to face.


 PENIEL is the place where we encounter God face to face and our lives will be changed as a new creature. That is what happened in Jacob’s life. In that place the fear of the Lord God was engulfed Jacob, because he has to confessed his sins, what he had hidden from the face of his father Isaac. Now he had encountered God face to face, God asked him that what your name is. He could not hide before the face of God. Here he answered that lord I am Jacob the cheater. In PENIEL God had changed his name, his life, and his character. Dear brothers and sisters if you come to PENIEL, you have to meet God face to face, then you have to confess your sins which you cannot hide from his presences. There he will forgive your sins and bless you and call you by new name. The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my father and before angels. Jacob’s name was changed into Israel means you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed. Jacob has prepared to meet his brother Esau with gifts and appease him for reconciliation .Jacob, in the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God. He strove with angel and prevailed; he wept and sough his favor. Jacob said, I will not let you go unless you bless me, and there he blessed him, so Jacob called the name of the place PENIEL, saying, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.




Dear friends, are you left out alone like Jacob? Are you afraid of your future and facing problems like Jacob? Are you not getting sleep during nights engulfed with anxieties? Please come to Peniel, empty yourself before God, and confess your sins and he will ready to forgive sins and change your life new like Jacob’s. Just cling to God who bless you; sure he will bless you and make you a channel of blessing to others. Everybody must have the turning point in our life like Jacob had in his life. Peniel is a turning point in our life.  It is a meeting place with God who knows our weakness, failures, shortcomings and sins. Only thing is to empty ourselves, and to confess our sins and failures. He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. He will bless us then there in Peniel. Jacob had enjoyed happiness and reconciliation. He was transformed with new name of Israel a prince of God. Let us go to Peniel and be transformed as blessings. If you are blessed by coming to Peniel a turning point in your life and be blessed by God of Israel, kindly share with your friends and relatives. Please let me know your comments, send to my email ID.
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