(1 Chronicles 4:10 AMP)
- I love this portion of scripture, especially how it ends..."And God granted his request."
- It's a little prayer backed up by big faith... And God answered in a Huge way!
- Jabez's name means "Pain". In Bible times a man's name was often taken as a prophecy about that child's future.
- But regardless of what was spoken over him, Jabez decided that it would not define his future.
- He dared to ask!
- Matthew 7:7 says, "Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you. For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, [the door] will be opened."
- Are there things in your life, dreams or goals, that you have given up on or stopped asking for?
- Dust off those dreams, and grab ahold of Faith again and ask!
- Hebrews 11:6 says that God "rewards those who earnestly seek him."
- Determine today that your past is not your future! What others have said about you does not define you. The only thing that defines you is what God says about you.
- 2 Cor. 5:17& 19 says "that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!". He also says that, He is "no longer counting people’s sins against them."
- You are New...Receive the newness & forgiveness and live it out!
- Today, don't live a life of regret or defeat. Don't accept failure in any area of your life.
- Don't let defeated thoughts direct your life.
- God created you for more and you know it!
- Be bold and ask for More!
- Dare to ask for God's abundant blessing!
- Have a great Thursday!