Bible Society of South Africa

40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 28

Struggling

by Noelene Curry

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

TSHIMOLOHO 32

24Yaba Jakobo o sala a inotshi mme a kolokotjhana le monna e mong ho fihlela mafube a hlaha. 25Monna eo ha a bona hore a ke ke a hlola Jakobo, a mo nonyetsa nokeng, mme ka hona noka ya Jakobo ya nonyetseha ha ba ntse ba kolokotjhana. 26Yaba monna eo o re: “Ntlohele ke tsamaye, hobane mafube a hlahile!”

Empa Jakobo a re: “Ha nka ke ka o tlohela wa tsamaya, haese haeba o ka ntlhohonolofatsa!”

27Eo a re ho Jakobo: “Lebitso la hao a mang?”

Yena a re: “Ke Jakobo.”

28Yaba monna eo o re: “Ha o sa tla hlola o bitswa Jakobo, empa o tla bitswa Iseraele, hobane o lwanne le Modimo le batho, mme o hlotse.”

29Jakobo a mmotsa, a re: “Ako mpolelle lebitso la hao hle!”

Empa eo a re: “O mpotsetsang lebitso la ka?” Yaba o mo hlohonolofaletsa hona moo.

30Jakobo a rea sebaka seo lebitso la Peniele, hobane o ne a re: “Ke bone Modimo ka mahlo, empa ke ntse ke phela.”

TSHIMOLOHO 32:24-30SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

Struggling with God? If we struggle with God, there will be consequences… we see in this text how Jacob’s hip was put out of joint. Take time to be alone with God. We need to cling to God and our struggles will be heard and we are promised direction in our times of struggle.  What if God gives us a new name that will enable us  to move from the place of the struggle. What would it be?

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