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Divine Reversal of Misfortunes: Jabez, Bless 😇 Me Indeed!

By Pastor and Mrs Chifamba

1 Chronicles 4:10

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.

JABEZ REALIZED THAT GENUINE BLESSINGS COME FROM GOD SO HE PRAYED “OH THAT YOU WOULD BLESS ME INDEED” HE HAD THE EXAMPLES OF ABRAHAM AND ISAAC OF BEING BLESSED BIG TIME BY GOD‼️

Proverbs‬ ‭10‬:‭22‬ ‭‬

“The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.”

Genesis 24:34-35

And he said, I am Abraham's servant. 35And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 26:12-14

Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. 13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

THE BLESSINGS OF GOD ARE ALWAYS LINKED TO OBEDIENCE. UNLIKE ESAU WHO WANTED BLESSINGS WITHOUT OBEYING GOD TO FULFILL THE SPIRITUAL ROLE OF THE FIRST BORN.

Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬

“lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.”

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Deuteronomy 28:1-6

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. 3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 5Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. 6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

Deuteronomy 28:13-14

And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: 14And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

All His gifts are promised on condition of obedience. God has a heaven full of blessings for those who will co-operate with Him. All who obey Him may with confidence claim the fulfillment of His promises. – {Christ Object Lessons p. 145.1}

Isaiah 1:19-20

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: 20But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

Deuteronomy 29:9

Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

SONG Trust and Obey

When we walk with the Lord,

In the light of his word,

What a glory he sheds on our way!

While we do his good will,

He abides with us still,

And with all who will trust and obey.

CHORUS

Trust and obey,

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