What happens when you finally run out of road—and God meets you there?

In Genesis 32, Jacob stands alone beside a river at midnight, carrying twenty years of unfinished business, fear, and a name he’s been trying to outrun his whole life. By morning, he will walk away limping, renamed, and blessed—but not in the way he expected. This Bible study explores one of Scripture’s strangest and most intimate encounters: a man wrestling God in the dark, refusing to let go, and discovering that grace sometimes comes with a wound.

This teaching was originally prepared for our Wednesday night midweek fellowship and Sunday worship gathering, but due to a winter snowstorm, we recorded it quietly from the vestry so you could still join us. Same Word. Same honesty. Just a smaller room and a slower pace.

This episode leans into narrative Bible study, theological reflection, and devotional preaching—inviting listeners to sit with the tension of the text rather than rush toward easy answers. It’s for anyone who has ever struggled with identity, faith, fear of the future, or the courage it takes to tell the truth about who we’ve been.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re wrestling with God, with yourself, or with what’s waiting on the other side of tomorrow—this story is for you.