Engage

Fleeing one enemy by running toward another, Jacob finally came to the end of himself that night at Peniel. His years of scheming and deceiving had come to nothing at long last. Here he was alone and fearful – desperate. And to make matters worse, a man attacked him! Fighting through the night, Jacob refused to yield even when exhaustion and serious injury had taken their toll. “The grabber” hung on to the man he knew was no mere man. “Let me go!” “Not until you bless me!” And so God did, giving him a new name and declaring him to have prevailed with God and men. Isra El prevailed by *engaging* with God, and was blessed for it. So it shall be with us all.