Genesis 32:26

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not
let thee go, except thou bless me.

“I will not let you go”

A small family band was moving slowly in the road from Pandaram with a huge herd of flock led
by the patriarch Jacob. They had received news of a great army coming against them, it was Esau
Jacob’s wild twin brother, the great hunter and now army commander. Esau was coming for
vengeance,

 vengeance against the man that stole and his tricked him of his birthright,
 revenge for the brother who cheated him of the blessing
 to bring retribution on the brother who made him cry with bitter tears

Jacob now remembered:

 he remembered his guilty before God, before his father and before his brother
 he remembered how he cheated his father and betrayed his brother
 he remembered how he was separated from his loving mother, never again to see her

Now he was reliving his experience, separated from his family he sought for a lonely place to
thing and pray when he felt a touch from a strong mighty hand. He began to wrestle with man,
the whole night they wrestled until day break when this man gave him a special crippling touch
that made him realize he was actually wrestling with an angel, wrestling with God… he then
held on to God and told him, I will not let you go until you bless.

 In times of distress and aguish,

 in days of despair and confusion,
 in circumstances when all is at the brink of loss,
 times when you reach your limits,
 times when you tried all you efforts and failed,
 times when you reach your breaking point and all seems to be falling apart,
It is not time to wallow in your misery

It is not time for a pity party

It is not time to give up on God, or to give up your faith in him

 It is time to hold on to God!

 it time to wrestle with God in prayer,
 it is time to wrestle with God’s promises,
 it is time to wrestle in God’s divine power
 It is time to Hold on to your faith
 It is time to hold on to his promises
 It is time to hold on to his word

It is time to tell God I will not let you go until you bless me, therefore child of God:

 Arise! Child of God arise! Hold on to God in prayer,

 Arise! Child of God arise! Hold on to God’s promises,
 Arise! Child of God arise! Hold on to God’s divine power
 Arise! Child of God arise! Hold on to your faith in God

No matter what your circumstance many be, however impossible the situation may be, remember
God is able, he will see you through, and he will do it again for you.