And Jacob was alone when a man came and wrestled with him through the night. The man said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go until you bless me.” And the man said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”
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The book of Micah both begins and ends with God storming off his throne to trample something beneath his feet.
The end of the book reads victorious, with God trampling everything that could be held against his followers:
He will again have compassion on us;
he will tread our iniquities [...]
Getting short-term priorities and long-term goals to line up is a whip.
We want to get in shape, but we need a caffeine fix… which is accompanied by mass amounts of sugar. We want strong relationships with God, but we’re too busy to pray or read Scripture regularly. We want to be pure, but it’s [...]
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