ENLARGE MY COAST
" JABEZ AS A PRAYERFUL
CHRISTIAN."
I Chronicles 4:9-10 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and
his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
10 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.
Intro: There are several things about
Jabez that I want to look at by way of introduction before we get into the
actual meat of the prayer.
INTRODUCTION:
1. THE HONOR THAT HE DEMONSTRATED
– vs. 9 And Jabez was more
honourable than his brethren…
*The Bible is clear – Jabez was more
honorable than his brethren.
*Honor is not a competition, but he
was more honorable.
*He wasn’t satisfied with the status
quo or just fitting in.
*Jabez had higher standards and a
higher plain that he strove to live on.
*His name means SORROW, but he didn’t
allow that to hold him back
2. THE HUNGER THAT HE DESCRIBED
– vs. 10 …Oh
that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast,…
*Nehemiah craved the blessing of God
upon his life.
*He prayed and asked God to enlarge
his coast.
3. THE HAND THAT HE DESIRED
– vs. 10 …and that thine hand
might be with me,…
*Ezra thanked God repeatedly in Ezra 7
and 8 for the good hand of God upon him.
*Nehemiah was able to build the wall
because of the good hand of God upon him.
*Nehemiah 2:18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was
good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they
said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good
work.
4. THE HOLINESS THAT HE DEMANDED
– vs. 10c
…and that thou wouldest keep me from evil…
*There are a lot of churches and
ministries that are trying to enlarge their coast by tossing holiness in the
garbage.
*They’ve stopped pursuing it; they’ve
stopped preaching it; they’ve stopped naming evil.
*Jabez wanted God to enlarge his
coast, but not at the expense of accepting evil!
*I want to focus on that one phrase –
ENLARGE MY COAST.
*What does that involve?
* When one prays this prayer, what
exactly are they asking for
+ Conclusion:
* God bless you all always*
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