Prayer of Jabez - If only You would bless me
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9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10 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.
If only You would bless him
If only You would bless him
Desiring God’s blessing
2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the whole heart!
That God would enlarge his territory
That God would enlarge his territory
23 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’
Ephesians 3:20 “20 Now to him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us—”
10 Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.
20 “When the Lord your God enlarges your territory as he has promised you, and you say, ‘I want to eat meat’ because you have a strong desire to eat meat, you may eat it whenever you want.
That God’s hand would be with him
That God’s hand would be with him
The “hand of God” or “in Thy hand” is an idiom referring to the supreme and almighty power and authority of God
That God would keep him from evil,
That God would keep him from evil,
that would not be pain to anyone else
that would not be pain to anyone else
And God granted what Jabez requested
