God calls Himself the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—not just the faithful, not just the promised, but the struggler. From the womb to wrestling with angels, Jacob’s life was marked by conflict—and so is ours. But what if the struggle isn’t a sign God has left you, but proof He’s with you? In this message, discover how God uses the fight to form you, how He favors the one who won’t quit, and why your struggle might just be the evidence of His love.
📖 Key Scriptures
• Exodus 3:4–6 (NKJV)
• God calls out to Moses from the burning bush
• Declares Himself as “the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob”
• Genesis 25:22–26
• Jacob and Esau struggle in the womb
• Jacob grabs Esau’s heel at birth — striving from the start
• Genesis 32:24–28 (NKJV)
• Jacob wrestles with the angel
• Receives the name “Israel” — because he struggled with God and prevailed
🔑 In this message:
• God identifies Himself with strugglers — not just the faithful (Abraham) or promised (Isaac), but Jacob, the one who wrestled.
• Jacob’s life was marked by rejection, deception, running, and wrestling — but he never gave up.
• Jesus Himself was a struggler — acquainted with grief and familiar with weakness.
• The presence of struggle isn’t a sign of God’s absence — it’s often a sign of His love.
The struggle isn’t the end of your story; it’s the proof God is still writing it. ✍️📖
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