I’m Not Worthy
Jacob sent messengers
ahead of him to his brother Esau. Esau lived in the
Jacob told the
messengers what to do. He said, "Here's what you must tell my master Esau. 'Your servant Jacob says, "I've been staying with Laban. I've remained there until now. I have cattle and
donkeys and sheep and goats. I also have male and female servants. Now I'm
sending this message to you. I hope I can please you." ' "
The messengers came
back to Jacob. They said, "We went to your brother Esau. He's coming now
to meet you. He has 400 men with him."
Jacob was very
worried and afraid. So he separated the people who were with him into two
groups. He also separated the flocks and herds and camels. He thought, "Esau
may come and attack one group. If he does, the group that's left can
escape."
Then Jacob prayed,
"You are the God of my grandfather Abraham. You are the God of my father
Isaac.
"Lord, you are
the one who said to me, 'Go back to your country and your relatives. Then I
will give you success.' You have been
very kind and faithful to me. But I'm not worthy of any of this. When I crossed
this
"Please save me
from the hand of my brother Esau. I'm afraid he'll come and attack me and the
mothers with their children. But you have said, 'I will certainly give you
success. I will make your children as many as the grains of sand on the
seashore. People will not be able to count them.' "
Jacob spent the night
there. He chose a gift for his brother Esau from what he had with him.
Genesis
32:3-13
Think about it. God
is God. He created the universe. All He wants is a relationship with us. All we
have to do, is give Him the glory for everything that
brings us closer to Him. It has been said we are the least of His mercies. In
fact, we are not worthy of His mercy. Jesus had to die for our sins for us to
receive that mercy.
As He did with Jacob,
God hears us when we humbly cry out to Him for mercy.
Mercy is
an unearned blessing bestowed by God on an unworthy recipient.
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