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26 “Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.”

 Genesis 32:24

 Surely Jacob wrestled with the very Son of God all night until the day break. He would not give up until he had received the blessing. How earnest are we to know God and to receive the outworking of the holy Spirit in our lives? Do we spend time alone with Him every day wrestling in prayer until the Lord should answer?

 Jacob was wise and would not give up on God no matter what it cost him. When we draw near to God each day, are we determined to know Him better or are we just going through the motions? Jacob was alone and separated out for God and so should we be. We should desire Him each day more than our necessary food. The Word of God is so precious, and we should value it as it teaches us to know our God and stay right with Him.

 We must stay close to the Lord and He will bless us. Those who are His own should love Him above all and be daily exercised to know Him more. We can never know all about God, but we can enter into deep fellowship with Him and be obedient in all things.

“that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.”

 1 John 1:3

 This is the inner desire of every saint of God that we should know Him experimentally in our lives and know His presence with us.