Title I wish you good luck. (Summary)
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Word: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Title: I wish you good luck.
There is a thing called phone fraud. The life of Jabez is such a case. He was born with the name 'Pain (Jabez)' for whatever reason. But Jabez changed his life from a ‘life of pain’ to a ‘life of blessing’. Through his brief prayer, Jabez has become a blessed person who no longer has to do with suffering. I hope that you will be blessed like Jabez.
1. Get the blessing of broadening your horizons.
Most of the Jews led a nomadic life, so they wanted more land in search of grasslands. The first prayer that Jabez asked for was also, “Please expand your boundaries.” This prayer of Jabez shows that he acknowledges God as the Creator. The psalmist said, “Open your mouth wide” (Psalm 81:10). To broaden the horizon is to develop, to expand, and to grow. I wish you the blessing of expanding the realm of your business, the realm of learning, and the realm of saving souls.
2. Have a worry-free blessing.
Life is a reversal of worries. So, Jesus came to give us real rest from these worries. If tribulation is an environmental thing that comes from the outside, anxiety is a psychological thing that comes from within. A person easily falls from the inside. “More than anything else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life” (Proverbs 4:24). Jesus protects a carefree heart.
3. Be blessed to get what you ask for.
A person who prays well is one who prays that is answered. In Jabez's prayer, God said, "He granted him what he asked for." God is sure to hear what we ask for in our faith. Like Jabez, I bless you to receive answers from God for everything you ask for in faith.
4. Jesus is the greatest blessing.
Even if you get the blessing of enjoying everything in the world, if you do not get Jesus, you are a failed life and you are a lost person. Even if you do not gain anything of the world or lose everything you have, even if you lose all that you have, those who embrace Jesus are also blessed. Even a gold bowl with dog food in it is nothing but a dog food bowl. However, even if it is an earthen vessel, if you put a treasure in it, it becomes a precious vessel. Jesus is the best treasure I bless you that you will become a valuable vessel by embracing the precious Jesus.