“We met your brother, Esau, and he is already on his way to meet you—with an army of 400 men!” 7Jacob was terrified at the news.

O Lord, please rescue me from the hand of my brother, Esau. I am afraid that he is coming to attack me, along with my wives and children. 12But you promised me, ‘I will surely treat you kindly,

Jacob thought, “I will try to appease him by sending gifts ahead of me. When I see him in person, perhaps he will be friendly to me.

“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel, Israel means “God fights.” because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”

“But why should we let him treat our sister like a prostitute?” they retorted angrily.

Lord God my Father,

I see your plan is quite different than I would expect. Help me to live in your truth from your perspective and understand the struggle is important.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen