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The Topic of Daily Fountain Devotional for 16th August 2024 Is “Be Reconciled With God!”
Read: Genesis 33: 1-20(NKJV)
1 Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.
2 And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.
3 Then he crossed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
5 And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?” So he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
6 Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down.
7 And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.
8 Then Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” And he said, “These are to find favor in the sight of my lord.”
9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”
10 And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.
11 Please, take my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” So he urged him, and he took it.
12 Then Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.”
13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard one day, all the flock will die.
14 Please let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, are able to endure, until I come to my lord in Seir.”
15 And Esau said, “Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.
17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
18 Then Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city.
19 And he bought the parcel of land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.
20 Then he erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel.
ANGLICAN COMMUNION DEVOTIONAL OUTLINE FOR 16TH AUGUST 2024.
Whatever motive Esau had for coming along with four hundred men to meet his brother, Jacob would have been influenced by God. If it was for vengeance as he had vowed in Genesis 27: 41, God changed his mind. If it was to honour his brother or to show off power, the humility displayed by Jacob in verse 3 satisfied his ego, and melted his heart that he ran to meet him completely broken (v.4). Esau had to take Jacob’s present as a token and pledge of peace between them.
God is calling us today unto reconciliation! It is a reconciliation that must begin between us and God (Gen. 32: 24-30). Paul says,“Be reconciled to God” (2 Cor. 5: 20), then to all other people we have offended in the past, who have bitter feeling of resentment towards us. Whether you are the offender or the offended, you must arise now, leaving your ‘Padan Aram’ in humility like Jacob, or like Esau, leave your ‘Seir’ and be reconciled to your brother or sister. Take a step of faith and be reconciled with your wife, husband, or a relationship gone sour. Do it today and receive God’s peace in your heart.
PRAYER: Please Lord, deal with any pride and bitter feeling of resentment in my heart. Amen.
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