God faithfully brings Jacob back home, and Jacob finally comes home to God.

• God’s faithfulness – God had promised to safely bring Jacob back home, and God keeps his promise. How has God been faithful to you this week?
• Jacob’s prayer – Afraid of his brother Esau, Jacob cries out to God in prayer. Notice that Jacob approaches humbly, claims God’s promises, and makes his request. How might you incorporate these three elements in your prayers?
• Jacob’s humility – Jacob shows an amazing character change from when he left several years ago. He humbly acknowledges his unworthiness to God. And he treats his brother with utmost humility and respect that undoubtedly helps to end a family quarrel. How do you relate to God and the people around you?
• Jacob’s God – Our passage ends with a most striking verse. Until now, Jacob (renamed Israel in the wrestling match) always refers to God as the God of Abraham or Isaac. Now he builds an altar to God and calls it El-Elohe-Israel, meaning God, the God of Israel. Finally, Jacob (or Israel) has come to serve the God of his fathers. Have you come to the place where you can fill in the blank with your name? God, the God of _______