Blessings come with obedience
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: Jabez asks God for blessings, expansion of territory, the Hand of God to be with him, and protection from evil. The first request for blessings encompasses the other specific blessings. Living in Christ Jesus means living a life approved by God, which leads to prosperity and blessings on all levels. The Book of Deuteronomy and Psalm 128 discuss the blessings that come with obedience to God. Jabez's request for blessings is asking to live under the sign of God's approval, where everything he touches will be blessed. As children of God, we can expect blessings and have the right to ask for them. Living under the expectation of God's blessing leads to a different course in life.
Jabes dared to daydream. Jabes' 'Oh' is a deep exclamation that shows depth, passion, visualization of an alternative future, urgency, rebellion against the negative past that he was living and burning desire for a different future.
It is important that we also exercise that kind of capacity to see the things that we are wanting from God, to daydream, and that is part of the effectiveness of a creative life and an effective life and power in prayer.
It is important that we also exercise that kind of capacity to see the things that we are wanting from God, to daydream, and that is part of the effectiveness of a creative life and an effective life and power in prayer.
