“Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O Lord, who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’” Gen. 32:9.
God always fulfills His promises a hundred percent. Any unfulfilled promise is not from God. Specific promises like God promised Jacob are for Jacob alone and not anyone else. You cannot claim Jacob’s promise and hold God to account for it. For general promises, we must seek God’s face to know His specific will for our lives. Taking Bible verses out of context will always lead to misrepresenting God. It also erodes our faith as we do not see God answering our prayers. Jacob was personal with God because God made the promise to him personally. He was able to remind God about the promise He made to him. It is always better to pray and enquire about God’s will in any situation we are unsure of. After that, we can petition Him directly because we know His will. God is always delighted to reveal His will to us.
