ECHOES OF HIS SPIRIT

Undoubtedly you would have to agree with me that the Greatest leader who has walked on the face of the earth is Jesus Christ, the Son of God, right?  One of His invaluable leadership qualities was His selfless Love and sacrifice even for the ones who despised him and were not worth it. Also His commitment to never leave nor forsake us even when we miss the mark, and to stand with us till we get it right and we are made Perfect and whole in Him. Now it is written that through one man i.e Adam, came death, but through The One Man Jesus Christ came Life Eternal which far outweighed and swallowed up death.  (John 3:16, Roman's 5:14-21). Now we need to understand that the sacrifice of The One Man Jesus Christ was not to the end that we be born again and become "children of God", rather that we be raised as sons who will enter into the fullness of His Glory and reign with Him in life having received the fullness of His Grace. (Hebrews 2:10, Romans 8:18, Romans 5...

 This is an encouragement from the story of a man who got "the blessing of the first born" by being a  trickster,  or from another perspective, as it is written, "according to election" (Romans 9: 11). This is about man who had an encounter with God,  yea two,  and had his name (Character and Authority) changed from Jacob i.e Supplanter, to Israel i.e "prevails with God" or "God prevails". Jacob had 3 major encounters with God. 1-When he fled  from Esau to his Uncle Laban's house and named the place of encounter Bethel (House of God). (Genesis 28:10-22) 2-When he was about to meet with his brother, Esau, and on his way, wrestled with a "Man" who dislocated Jacob's hip and later blessed him and  changed his Name,  thus changing his identity and  mindset, realigning Him to a life of Purpose. He named this place Penuel (Face of God). (Genesis 32:22-32) 3-When God had him return to Bethel to be blessed again, and ...