0670. THE PRAYER OF JABEZ.

THE PRAYER OF JABEZ.

1Ch_4:9, 1Ch_4:10.

1. It was a prayer to God.

2. It was the prayer of an honourable man.

3. It was an earnest prayer. "Oh, that thou wouldest!"

4. It was a prayer for definite blessing. "Bless me indeed."

5. It was a prayer for enlarged possessions. "Enlarge my coast."

6. It was a prayer for power and guidance. "That thine hand might be with me."

7. It was a prayer for protection from evil. "Keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me."

8. It was a prayer that was answered. "God granted him that which he requested."

Autor: James Smith