Jabez (6 of 7)
Series: It Matters
Joey Rodgers
1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Have you ever heard the term - Pregnant Pause? It is an intentional pause in a conversation that gives the impression that what is to follow is of great significance. It is a pause to build suspense and anticipation.
In 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, I believe we find such a pause in the Scriptures. For here, in the midst of running through the roll call of the family tree of Israel, God pauses to point out a person of significance - and this is no small thing. For this isn't God's typical modus operandi - He's making an important point - a point we'd do well to consider.
Do you know what's in the 1 Chronicles 1-9? If you said the genealogy of Israel - you'd be half correct. It's also God's cure for insomnia. If you've ever read it; you know I'm talking truth. Yet tucked into this list of begets is powerful interlude - a pregnant pause for a man named Jabez.
In Jabez we discover a man whose life journey began in pain. Pain was the banner written over his life from birth; but pain wasn't to be his destiny. For instead of accepting his plight in life, he determined to discover God's plan. He didn't settle for the ordinary when he could have the blessing of an extraordinary God. He didn't allow his heredity to determine his destiny. He decided faith would be his guide.
As a result of his faith in God, Jabez surrendered his life to seek and discover the heart and will of God. He wanted God's best instead of the least and leftovers. He wasn't willing to live contently w/ what he could achieve in his own ingenuity and ability - he wanted more. He wanted the God-more! So he did the only thing he could do to experience God's best. He abandoned himself completely to the glory of God and sought His will through prayer.
We discover this in his short, yet amazing prayer. As a result, he's been distinctly remembered in the pages of Scripture not for what he did but for what he prayed - and for how ...
Series: It Matters
Joey Rodgers
1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Have you ever heard the term - Pregnant Pause? It is an intentional pause in a conversation that gives the impression that what is to follow is of great significance. It is a pause to build suspense and anticipation.
In 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, I believe we find such a pause in the Scriptures. For here, in the midst of running through the roll call of the family tree of Israel, God pauses to point out a person of significance - and this is no small thing. For this isn't God's typical modus operandi - He's making an important point - a point we'd do well to consider.
Do you know what's in the 1 Chronicles 1-9? If you said the genealogy of Israel - you'd be half correct. It's also God's cure for insomnia. If you've ever read it; you know I'm talking truth. Yet tucked into this list of begets is powerful interlude - a pregnant pause for a man named Jabez.
In Jabez we discover a man whose life journey began in pain. Pain was the banner written over his life from birth; but pain wasn't to be his destiny. For instead of accepting his plight in life, he determined to discover God's plan. He didn't settle for the ordinary when he could have the blessing of an extraordinary God. He didn't allow his heredity to determine his destiny. He decided faith would be his guide.
As a result of his faith in God, Jabez surrendered his life to seek and discover the heart and will of God. He wanted God's best instead of the least and leftovers. He wasn't willing to live contently w/ what he could achieve in his own ingenuity and ability - he wanted more. He wanted the God-more! So he did the only thing he could do to experience God's best. He abandoned himself completely to the glory of God and sought His will through prayer.
We discover this in his short, yet amazing prayer. As a result, he's been distinctly remembered in the pages of Scripture not for what he did but for what he prayed - and for how ...
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