Humble Tenacity

Jacob knew he was not worthy of God’s blessing (Gen 32:10), but he clung to God anyway and claimed His promises (Gen 32:12). This relationship is graphically portrayed in Jacob’s wrestling match with God (Gen 32:24-28). The Yiddish term for this quality is “chutzpa” - brazen nerve, gall, moxie. Apparently God prefers a person’s slightly presumptuous faith over a quitter. God honors those who hold on. “But my righteous one shall live by faith and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him” (Heb 10:38). Don’t quit for any reason, not even your own sin and sense of unworthiness. Cling to him in times of blessing and times of trial. God honors Chutzpa.