Who would ever wish for a physical handicap? Yet a spiritual handicap - a limp to be precise - is the best thing that could ever happen to us.

Genesis 32 tells the story of Jacob wrestling with God. In fact, he wrestled long enough that the angel of the Lord finally encouraged him to quit, because it was almost daybreak. Not Jacob, though. He wanted God’s blessing, and He wouldn’t quit until he received it. This time — legitimately. » Continue Reading