God speaks today Sunday | September 22, 2024
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
(1 Chronicles 4:10)Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
(Ephesians 3:20) Your prayers must be on the scale of God's heart
The story of Jabes in 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 is about a young man who was given a name associated with pain and suffering. However, he had a vision for his life that was different from his name, and he prayed to God for blessings, protection, and expansion of his territory. God granted his requests, and his life was transformed. This story teaches us to pray boldly and creatively, with a vision that honors God and challenges him to display his love, power, and splendor.
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And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
(2 Corinthians 9:8)And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
(Romans 4:21)Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
(Jude 1:24)But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
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