This is a story about God's long-suffering for Jacob and how He wanted Jacob to come to the end of himself. God loves His children so much that sometimes He has to hurt them. Blessing comes to those who hold on tight to God.

Some principles for fruit bearing are: the producing principle; the purifying principle; the purging principle. God always has a purpose and a plan.

Why did the Lord choose a cross to symbolize our faith? The purpose of the cross was suffering and sacrifice. The pain of the cross was physical agony. The power of the cross was to kill. The people on the cross, in the middle was the Savior, the Son of God and two thieves on either side..

There is more to this life than what we see, a physical realm and a spiritual realm and God sees and protects His own.

Jesus knows that there is a betrayer at the table of the Last Supper and He knows the very heart of the betrayer and yet He still loves him. We all have a choice to choose to follow or reject Jesus. Great people to God are those who see themselves as servants. God does not share His glory with anyone.

As God has protected Jacob He also protects those that are His from the evil that surrounds them. Why does God protect some and not others? God is good in the times of protection and when there isn't protection from suffering.