Matthew 26:38 (Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me).
Genesis 32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed).
A call to a race of destiny is an individual call; there is no joint destiny nor are there group calls. Everyone that wrestled with God for their change of name was left alone with Him; He does not want us to depend on other people anointing for a change of name; God wants you to come to Him alone. The road that leads to our glorious destiny is a lonely road; Jesus Christ has taught us different ways we can wrestle with God for a change of name. He was our example. Following his footsteps will help us to move faster in our pursuit of destiny. Everything we do to serve God earns us a point with Him; as we continue to follow His commandment of service we are proving to Him that we are qualified for a change of name. The only one that appears before God is the one with a clean hand (Psalm 24:3-4). It is also very important to know the point of the meeting. Jesus Christ was left alone to wrestle with God; His disciples were there but they could not help him. Matthew 26:38 (Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. 43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words). Jesus Christ wrestle with God for our freedom and God gave him a name that is above every other name. Philippians 2:8 (And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name): it wasn't easy to go to the cross but he did even though he cried (Matthew 27:46). He was left alone just like Jacob (Genesis 32:24) ; he even pleaded with his disciple to stay awake with him even if it is just one hour but they couldn't, which is not their fault because the battle needed to be fought alone. He prayed and pleaded with God to take the cup away if it is possible; even though he knew the cross was his destiny but yet he has to wrestle with God in prayer in order to make it and receive his throne. I am sure Joseph wept in secret asking God to take the burden away; Paul said he pleaded with God to take that one thing away from him but He said that His grace was sufficient for him. 2 Corinthians 12:8 (For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me). Sometimes we just need revelation of what we are going through so we will know how to position ourselves for victory. Every warrior in the scripture that got a change of name from God wrestle with Him alone; it is between you and Him. There is a testimony of a friend who was facing serious challenges; I can testify to some extent that he is really serving and fears God; he engaged the service of so many men of God for prayers but his situation was getting worse everyday. One thing that the sincere ones who are not positioning themselves to take the glory of God keep saying is that God said it is him alone that will pray himself out. What God was actually saying is that he should wrestle with Him. Friends, if you are still hiring professional prayer warriors to pray for you, then you are not ready for a change of name. God does not want anyone to take His glory concerning your life; if Peter and the rest of the Apostles help Jesus it would have shown in their sermon that oh we were with him in mount olive praying to God to help Jesus; so we are part of the victory that God gave him. If Jacob´s wives and children went with him God would not have shown up because Rachel actually has other gods with her and that will have kept God far away (Genesis 31:30-34). I don't know the level you are at right now in your journey but I have good news for you; you will make it to the end in the name of Jesus; God will accelerate your step in the name of Jesus. In case you have not aligned yourself with God, please do it quickly by praying these salvation prayers below and receive grace because the bible says that He gave grace to the humble (James 4:6).
Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and saviour. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.
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