#1,274 - The Gospel of Reconciliation (Genesis 33:1–4)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 1 February 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:00.0	Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net. Genesis chapter 33, verses 1 through 4.
0:09.0	Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and 400 men with him. So he divided the
0:16.7	children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants, and he put the servants with their
0:21.6	children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all. He himself went on
0:27.9	before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times until he came near his brother. But Esau
0:35.5	ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him. And they
0:44.3	wept. What a scene. Remember, Jacob at this point is frightened, scared for his own life and for the life of his family, because
0:57.7	he's going to meet Esau. And last time he was near Esau, Esau wanted to kill Jacob. It's part of why he
1:06.3	fled. And now he's coming back. He's prayed to God for safety and protection as he meets Esau,
1:16.2	yet he's prepared for the worst. And in verse four, Esau runs to meet Jacob,
1:25.1	embraces him, falls on him, and they weep together.
1:31.0	This powerful reunion that happens between these two brothers who were enemies,
1:39.5	one desiring to kill the other, one having deceived the other, now reconciled together.
1:47.0	And as I read this story, I can't help but to think that there are likely many people
1:57.0	who are listening right now, we're about to pray together, and you have relationships in your life.
2:08.0	Maybe it's one particular relationship, or maybe it's multiple relationships that are
2:14.6	fractured and broken or tense and in need of reconciliation, in need
2:25.6	of reunion, where there is hostility based on things in the past, where there is just separation and division based on so many
2:37.8	different factors. You know, ultimately, God knows all that those factors involve. But I just
2:46.9	want to lead us to pray now for reconciliation of broken relationships.
2:53.6	Knowing this is ultimately possible only in Jesus, that through Jesus we are reconciled to God
3:03.6	and reconciled to one another. So for relationships with other followers of Jesus, the power is there
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