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PRAY FIRST THE PRAYER OF JABEZ | 1 CHRONICLES 4:9-10
WAVE CHURCH SD | JAN. 24, 2021 1Chronicles4:9-10(ESV)9Jabezwasmorehonorablethanhisbrothers;andhismothercalledhisnameJabez,saying,“BecauseIborehiminpain.”10JabezcalledupontheGodofIsrael,saying,“Ohthatyouwouldblessmeandenlargemyborder,andthatyourhandmightbewithme,andthatyouwouldkeepmefromharmsothatitmightnotbringmepain!”AndGodgrantedwhatheasked.
JABEZ = PAIN TWO CHARACTER TRAITS OF JABEZ
• More honorable than his brothers
• Jabez called upon the God of Israel
WHERE YOU TAKE YOUR PAIN
WILL DETERMINE WHO YOU WILL BECOME
THE PAIN OF EVIL CAN BE OVERCOME BY
BELIEVING PRAYER AND THE POWER OF A
PRAYER-ANSWERING GOD
1Chronicles4:10a(ESV)10JabezcalledupontheGodofIsrael,saying,“Ohthatyouwouldblessmeandenlargemyborder,JABEZ PRAYED FOR INFLUENCE 1Chronicles4:10b(ESV)andthatyourhandmightbewithme,JABEZ PRAYED FOR GOD’S PRESENCE Isaiah41:8-10(ESV)8Butyou,Israel,myservant,Jacob,whomIhavechosen,theoffspringofAbraham,myfriend;9youwhomItookfromtheendsoftheearth,andcalledfromitsfarthestcorners,sayingtoyou,“Youaremyservant,Ihavechosenyouandnotcastyouoff”;10fearnot,forIamwithyou;benotdismayed,forIamyourGod;Iwillstrengthenyou,Iwillhelpyou,Iwillupholdyouwithmyrighteousrighthand.John16:33(ESV)Ihavesaidthesethingstoyou,thatinmeyoumayhavepeace.Intheworldyouwillhavetribulation.Buttakeheart;Ihaveovercometheworld.”1Chronicles4:10c(ESV)andthatyouwouldkeepmefromharmsothatitmightnotbringmepain!”JABEZ PRAYED FOR PROTECTION
• THE REAL ENEMY IS SATAN
Matthew6:13(ESV)Andleadusnotintotemptation,butdeliverusfromevil.
1Peter5:8(ESV)bewatchful.Youradversarythedevilprowlsaroundlikearoaringlion,seekingsomeonetodevour.
1Chronicles4:10d(ESV)AndGodgrantedwhatheasked
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