Prayer of Jabez

Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” - I Chronicles 4:9.

              The Bible says that Jabez was more honorable to God. Jabez was given his name because of the pain his mother went through at birth. And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So, God granted him what he requested -1 Chronicles 4:10.

             First Jabez called on the God to bless him. Next, he asked God to enlarge his territory. He asked for God’s hand to be with Him. He also asked God to protect Him. The Lord granted him what he requested by blessing him, enlarging him, guiding him and protecting him. The Lord longs to fulfill the longings of our heart. Prayer is a privilege graciously given to us by God. God says, “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity - Jeremiah 29:13,14

               James reminds us, “You do not have, because you do not ask” (James 4:2). The Lord has promised us, ‘Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened’ - Matthew 7:7-8. Like Jabez, let us also claim God’s blessings in our life by asking God in prayer.

                                                        

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the Lord who blesses us. Bless us, Enlarge us, Be with us and Protect us. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.