Boldly Pray Jabez Prayer (Jul 6)
Chronicles give a priestly account
on the history of God’s people,
a sort of divine commentary on
the kingdom period. It carefully
weds the nation’s history with the
active hand of God in Israel’s affairs
Chronicles centers on the southern
kingdom of Judah. First Chronicles
opens with a lengthy genealogy
tracing the line of David all the way
back to Adam. The genealogies
provide clear evidence of God
at work throughout history, by
selecting a people for Himself and
then protecting a family within
that people to provide leadership.
Lord, we Boldly Seek Your Blessing:
The sons of Judah were Perez,
Hezron, Carmi, Hur and Shobai.
And Reaiah the son of Shobai begot
Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai…
Now Jabez was more honourable
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 & enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me &
that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!”
So God granted him what he requested (1 Chron 4:1-2, 9-10).
Lord, thank You for putting Jabez
and his prayer in the scripture.
Thank You for loving us and
for being just as accessible
to us as You were to Jabez.
Thanks for wondrously good plans
for us and that through prayer
we can appropriate them to us.
Let me never take the privilege
of prayer for granted. And thank
You for hearing my prayers. Amen.
Lord, I thank You for Your goodness all that You have been giving me.
I pray for Your continued blessings, provision, guidance and protection.
And I pray that Your presence will
always be with me wherever I go
and no matter what happens.
Grateful You are pleased to share Yourself & Your kingdom with me.
Enable me to give back to You by
helping and blessing others. Amen.
Lord, I would love an easy life, free
of trouble and confusion; but You
have not promised such existence.
For Your goal for us is not purely earthly bliss, but Your glory
brought about thro our maturity.
So Lord, give me wisdom and courage so that I am willing to
walk with You wherever You lead.
Trust that when I seek You and
Your kingdom, all these things
will also be given to me. Amen.