The transformed Jacob could be so mightily used at the end of his life. True prophecy came when his natural strength had been dislocated. The blessings and warnings to Jacob's sons can be equally appropriate to us. Reuben warns us that if we cannot rule over our own passions we cannot lead in the church. "Am I in God's place?" is a good question to ask ourselves if we are secretly delighting in being God to other brothers and sisters.
