Wrestling with God: Lessons from the Life of Jacob - Softcover

Macmillan, J.Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1850490910 ISBN 13: 9781850490913

Publisher: Evangelical Press of Wales, 1991

Synopsis

The central conviction behind this book is that God has encounters with men. This exciting truth is vividly portrayed in the experiences of Jacob's life. Douglas MacMillan takes us through the most important moments of Jacob's story and reveals 'the saving power of God in the life of a man. It is this power which makes the gospel the most significant thing in the world.' We also find that such a meeting with God is a transforming encounter. Although previously a devious and crafty man, God's dealings with him meant that Jacob could never be the same again. God changes a man when He saves him; he learns repentance and humility towards his fellow man and obedience to and trust in his Lord. And it is a prayerful encounter. If we feel that there is something missing in our prayer lives, that we are failing to get to grips with God, the lessons of Jacob's wrestling will be timely indeed. The reader will be searched and challenged regarding his own spiritual state as God's meeting with Jacob is expounded and applied to us today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Evangelical Press of Wales
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850490910
• ISBN 13: 9781850490913
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 141