The Biblical Remix – Old Me

Genesis 32:22-31 – http://bit.ly/biblicalremixoldme

Jacob’s brother had been planning to kill him so Jacob bounced from his family’s home and went to stay with his uncle who lived very far away.

After 20 years at his uncle’s crib, God told Jacob to go back to his family’s home.  Scared about what his brother would do, Jacob took the journey to Canaan with his new family (wives, children, and plenty of money).

Alone one night on the journey, Jacob had a WWE wrestling match with an Angel of God.  Even though the Angel knocked Jacob’s hip out of joint, Jacob would not let go of the Angel. Jacob told the Angel he wouldn’t let go until the Angel blessed him.

Then the angel gave Jacob a new name. Jacob (wrongdoer) would now be changed to  Israel (prince).

Now blessed, the sun began to rise on Israel.  As he limped down the road, this T.I. song was playing in the background:

“Oh (eyyy), I’ve been travelin’ on this road too long, Just tryna find my way back home, The old me is dead and gone, Dead and gone…”

Reflection:

We have to die to our old nature in order to become a new man/woman.  Many of us still go by an old name of: loser/hoe/rejected/abused/abuser/promiscuous/a nobody/never amount to anything/no one listens to me/worthless.  That has to die in order for us to truly live.

Jesus died for this new nature.  That we could be born anew, or born again, spiritually.  In this renewal there is life like you would never believe.  I speak from experience.

Are you ready to leave the “old you”?