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b"How do we find God? We\\u2019re looking now to, I think, probably the strangest of all narrative accounts in the Bible of a human being encountering God.\\nIt\\u2019s a long story. All of Jacob\\u2019s life, he\\u2019s been wrestling with his twin brother, Esau. He\\u2019s been away, but he decides to come back and finally have it out. He sends a bunch of gifts ahead of him, he divides his own family up, and he gets ready to meet Esau alone. And there in the dark when Jacob is alone, a mysterious man\\u2014not Esau\\u2014attacks him, and he wrestles him all night. Finally, as the day is about to break, Jacob realizes this is the Lord himself\\u2014that he\\u2019s wrestling with God.\\nJacob meets God, and the encounter tells us how we can meet God and how we can check our own hearts to find out if we\\u2019ve met God. Four things: 1) an encounter with God is personal, 2) an encounter with God is personal wrestling, 3) an encounter with God is always losing, but 4) an encounter with God is winning through losing.\\nThis sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 21, 1997. Series: Pointers to Christ \\u2013 Directional Signs in History. Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32.\\nToday's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting\\xa0https://gospelinlife.com/give\\xa0and making a one-time or recurring donation."