To Get Healing And Restore Broken Relationships, Are We Willing To Humble Ourselves, Admit We Are Wrong And Ask For Forgiveness?

Have you experienced hurt from a broken relationship? Worse still, are you the one who caused the hurt in the relationship?Regardless of what side of the fence you are on, all parties in that broken relationship need healing. Jacob, now named Israel, knew this and after he had reconciled with YAHWEH, he had to make amends with his brother Esau. He had to humble himself and prepare to ask for forgiveness from Esau which he did in an elaborate fashion. And Esau forgave him and took him back. Healing and restoration took place in Jacob and Esau’s relationship after they owned up to their faults and forgave each other.‭

Genesis 32:24-32 And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.” Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him. So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.” The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip. Therefore to this day the people of Israel do not eat the sinew of the thigh that is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip on the sinew of the thigh.https://bible.com/bible/59/gen.32.24-32.ESV‭

Genesis 33:1-4 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants. And he put the servants with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all. He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. https://bible.com/bible/59/gen.33.1-4.ESV

‭2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. https://bible.com/bible/59/2ch.7.14.ESV

James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. https://bible.com/bible/1/jas.5.16.KJV

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