Proclamation:
“I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have
shown Your servant. I had only my staff
when I crossed this Jordan ,
but now I have become two camps. Save
me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, Esau, for I am afraid he will come and
attack me, and also the mothers with their children.” Genesis 32:10-11 (NIV)
Explanation:
These are the words of God which were written by Moses under
the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.
When Jacob and Laban parted company, Jacob returned to his homeland and
prepared to face his brother Esau. It
had been more than twenty years since Jacob had left home after tricking his
father, Isaac, into giving him the blessing which was meant for Esau and caused
his brother to despise him and plan to kill him. (Genesis 27:1-45) Since that time he had acquired much wealth,
flocks, and herds, in addition to having a large family. Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to Esau
with a peace offering and his reply was that he was coming to meet him with
four hundred men. (Genesis 32:3-6) When
he heard this, Jacob became afraid and distressed, and prayed that The Lord God
would save him from his brother. (Genesis 32:7-11)
Application:
The Lord God may have forgiven us of our sins but the devil
will not let us forget them and frequently reminds us of them. Our sinful memories can rob us of our peace
of mind and cause us much distress. We
need to pray that God will forgive us and restore unto us the joy of our
salvation (Psalm 51:12) and grant us His peace. (Psalm 29:11) Each of us is a sinner, but some of us have
been saved by the grace of God and forgiven of our sins. The Bible teaches us that if we confess our
sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from
all of our unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
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