Oh nice. I love this line:"I also know this too . . . that every day that Jacob walked on that bad hip of his for the rest of his days, the pain of it made him remember how one day he had held on to God so close that he felt God’s breath on his face." Perhaps both are true--He wrestled with himself, since we are the image of God and with God himself (perhaps Jesus?) Thanks for sharing.
My brother doesn’t like me writing that “God cheats.” But I told him that God sure as hell cheated the Devil out of his wicked winnings on the Cross at Calvary. He agreed with that.
I loved it so much that I bought a framed print of it from an online art gallery. I’ll give it to Karen to give it to me for our upcoming anniversary present! 😜
I agree, Mark. It's a great story - wherever you come from. Looking at what Jacob had done up to that point - and what would happen to him and his sons in the future makes that incident of wrestling and disability a significant point of his life.
Oh nice. I love this line:"I also know this too . . . that every day that Jacob walked on that bad hip of his for the rest of his days, the pain of it made him remember how one day he had held on to God so close that he felt God’s breath on his face." Perhaps both are true--He wrestled with himself, since we are the image of God and with God himself (perhaps Jesus?) Thanks for sharing.
My brother doesn’t like me writing that “God cheats.” But I told him that God sure as hell cheated the Devil out of his wicked winnings on the Cross at Calvary. He agreed with that.
Very true
Oh love the water color too.
I loved it so much that I bought a framed print of it from an online art gallery. I’ll give it to Karen to give it to me for our upcoming anniversary present! 😜
Is this print for sale to the public? It captures the subject matter so well.
It’s a great painting. What fun
I agree, Mark. It's a great story - wherever you come from. Looking at what Jacob had done up to that point - and what would happen to him and his sons in the future makes that incident of wrestling and disability a significant point of his life.
My post today, Malcolm, was inspired by a post of a blogger that I follow, Dr. Richard Beck, who is a psychologist / theologian, prolific author, and volunteer prison chaplain. https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/psalm-44?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=1qts0e&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Been following Richard Beck for years… have his excellent book, Reviving Old Scratch!