“Prayer of Jabez”

Read: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Is it selfish to pray for God’s blessing? Are you born for more? The writer of Chronicles was giving a history lesson and stopped in the middle to tell us about a man who knew he was born for more. His name meant ‘pain’ but he pursued a bless- ing. Are you ready for a blessing? Can God trust you with a blessing? Do you realize that we are blessed to be a blessing? Then he asked for his territory to be enlarged. I was born for more. There is more to life than working and paying bills. Lord I need more influence. More people to meet, more souls to win for The Lord. If this is how you feel then you are ready for more. Then he asked for The Lord to keep His hand on him. Lord keep me humble, don’t let me be filled up pride. Let me always remember you are the one who has blessed me. With your power ordinary people like us can do extraordinary things. “Keep me from evil should be our daily prayer.” Paul said it like this, ‘where there is good, evil is always present’. Jesus tests us but the devil tempts us. We will all have temptation but Jesus will give us an escape route. And lastly, he asked that ‘I may not cause pain’. Sin hurts God and un-repented sin sepa- rates us from God. Ask Adam? When he sinned God came for their daily fellowship but Adam was hiding. When God con- fronted him and asked him where he was he said I am hiding because I am naked. I have sinned. I disobeyed you. Wow, what a prayer! The question is: ‘are you ready for more?’ Un- derstanding that we are born for more will stop the writing pen of your life and God will say “I have granted them their request as he did Jabez.”

Daily prayer agreement for: Pastor Robinson, First family, BCOG-ATL, BCOG, Inc., the nation, souls. reaching the un- churched, church mortgage burning, unity, obedience. open our eyes to see You as You see us.