JABEZ 4
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JABEZ -- PART 4
1 Chronicles 4:9-10 (NKJV) Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 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 4:9-10 (NKJV) Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 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.
Bless Me Indeed -- From Pain to Gain
Enlarge My Borders -- From Pain To Domain
Keep Me From Evil -- From Pain To Sustain
TODAY --
THAT YOUR HAND MAY BE WITH ME -- FROM PAIN TO REIGN
You would think this should be the FIRST part of the prayer -- but -- after praying for
· BIG BLESSINGS
· BIG OPPORTUNITIES & INFLUENCE & VISION
ALL OF A SUDDEN -- IT STARTED LOOKING REALLY BIG AND UNMANAGEABLE TO JABEZ! JABEZ FELT LIKE IT COULD ALL GET REALLY OUT OF CONTROL AND MUCH TOO BIG FOR HIM!
Dependence on God makes heroes of ordinary people
The Hand Of God Is The Symbol Of:
· God’s Presence
· God’s Activity
· God’s Life
· God’s Anointing
· God’s Flowing Power
TODAY -- For Us -- The Hand Of Jesus Represents All Of The Above:
· Jesus Touched the Diseased -- they were healed
· Jesus touched the dead -- life flowed again
· Jesus touched the bound -- they were freed
· Jesus touched a sinking disciple -- held him above the raging waters
Jesus stands ready to do ALL OF THAT for US today -- BECAUSE HE HAS ALREADY PROVIDED IT FOR US!
MARK 9:23 (Ben Campbell Johnson -- Cottonpatch Translation) Jesus said, “It is not a question of whether I can do anything; rather, it is a question of whether you can believe. Anything can happen if you can believe.”
MARK 9:23 (Ben Campbell Johnson -- Cottonpatch Translation) Jesus said, “It is not a question of whether I can do anything; rather, it is a question of whether you can believe. Anything can happen if you can believe.”
· Seeking God’s Blessings -- Our Ultimate Act of Worship
· Asking To Do More For Him -- Our Utmost Ambition
· Asking For God’s Hand On Us -- Our Strategic Choice To Rule In This Life
HAVE DOMINION!!!
Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
THE WILL OF GOD FOR US FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WAS FOR US TO “Have Dominion”
THE WILL OF GOD FOR US FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WAS FOR US TO “Have Dominion”
HAVING DOMINION -- Does NOT mean Dictatorship over others but rather DOMINION OVER OUR LIVES BY WALKING WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF GOD’S WORD
THE PRAYER OF JABEZ IS A PRAYER FOR ACCOMPLISHING THAT VERY THING WE HAVE IN CHRIST JESUS FOR TODAY!
ROMANS 5:17 (Williams Translation) “For if by one man’s offence death reigned through that one, to a much greater degree will those who continue to receive the overflow of His unmerited favor and His gift of right standing with Himself, REIGN IN REAL LIFE THROUGH ONE, JESUS CHRIST.”
ROMANS 5:17 (Williams Translation) “For if by one man’s offence death reigned through that one, to a much greater degree will those who continue to receive the overflow of His unmerited favor and His gift of right standing with Himself, REIGN IN REAL LIFE THROUGH ONE, JESUS CHRIST.”
Romans 5:17 (Living Bible) The sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to be king over all, but all who will take God’s gift of forgiveness and acquittal are kings of life because of this one man, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:17 (Living Bible) The sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to be king over all, but all who will take God’s gift of forgiveness and acquittal are kings of life because of this one man, Jesus Christ.
We are not trying “to take dominion” -- Christ has already “Redeemed or Reinstated Us” into that place of dominion that God Created Us To Live Within -- Just like He did in the Garden before SIN ROBBED US OF OUR ORIGINAL POSITION IN HIM!
REVELATION 1:5- and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us, and released us from our sins by His blood, and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father; to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
REVELATION 1:5- and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us, and released us from our sins by His blood, and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father; to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
PRIESTS = An Anointed, Called, Set Apart People
PRIESTS = An Anointed, Called, Set Apart People
Our Reigning On The Earth Is Based On Our Obedience To His Call
ILLUSTRATION:
As a kid, I used to go to the community swimming pool everyday of the summer -- I loved to swim and I would watch my dad climb up the high diving board and jump off -- Man it looked like fun. I had gone from jumping off the side of the pool -- to gaining enough courage to jump off the low diving board and one day I started up the ladder of the high diving board -- Half way up I froze and I started calling for my dad -- “Dad, I can’t do this without your help!”
My Dad of course came running and climbed up behind me to help me down. Later, he taught me how to do it without fear.
YOU SEE -- that moment became a really, really BIG & Fearful experience for me Until I felt My Dad’s Hands grab my waist -- I knew I would be alright then!
JABEZ PRAYED ....
that Your hand would be with me,
When we are willing to Ask God For More -- To Do More -- sometimes we may run into something that seems “REALLY TOO BIG” for us to handle -- But when you “Have Faith In God” -- you will feel His Hands Upon You & He Will Turn Certain Failure Into A Miracle Experience For You!!!
When we are willing to Ask God For More -- To Do More -- sometimes we may run into something that seems “REALLY TOO BIG” for us to handle -- But when you “Have Faith In God” -- you will feel His Hands Upon You & He Will Turn Certain Failure Into A Miracle Experience For You!!!
God’s Power under us -- In us -- Surging through us is exactly what turns dependence into unforgettable experiences of Completeness!
SEE -- when you come to the points of certain failure -- of something looking too Big for you
IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU’VE ENDED UP IN THE WRONG PLACE OR TIME
IT MEANS GOD IS WAITING FOR YOU TO CALL UPON HIM
SO HE CAN TURN YOUR MESS INTO A MIRACLE