Protection from Evil Reading: Matthew 6:13, Ephesians 6:10-18Devotional: The final part of Jabez's prayer was for protection: "Keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." As we seek to expand...  Read More

Relying on God's Presence Reading: Exodus 33:14-16, Psalm 16:8-11Devotional: Jabez prayed, "Let your hand be with me." He recognized that any expansion of territory or influence would be meaningless w...  Read More

Expanding Your Spiritual Territory Reading: Isaiah 54:2-3, Matthew 28:19-20Devotional: Jabez prayed for God to "enlarge my territory." While this likely referred to literal land, for us it can represe...  Read More

Seeking God's Blessing Reading: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, James 4:2-3Devotional: Jabez's prayer begins with a bold request: "Oh, that you would bless me!" Many of us hesitate to ask God for blessings, fear...  Read More

How might praying for God to 'bless me' and 'enlarge my territory' change your perspective on your current circumstances and future possibilities?How does the concept of God's hand representing power,...  Read More

Day 5HOW DO I RECEIVE GOD’S BLESSINGS IN MY LIFE?It’s very simple: Do what Jabez did. He “called on the God of Israel.” Even though God has the power to drop every good thing into our lives automatica...  Read More

Day 5: Freedom from Pain and the Promise of Transformation Reading: Isaiah 61:1-3; 2 Corinthians 5:17Devotional: Jabez's final request was to be kept from harm and pain, perhaps a reference to breakin...  Read More

Day 4HOW DO I MAXIMIZE GOD’S BLESSINGS?INSIGHT #I“It’s not selfish to pray, ‘Bless me, indeed!’”For many Christians, the whole idea of praying for personal blessings sounds wrong.Aren’t we supposed to...  Read More

Day 4: Seeking God's Presence in Every Circumstance Reading: Psalm 23; Romans 8:35-39Devotional: Jabez asked for God's hand to be with him, recognizing his need for divine presence and guidance. Like ...  Read More

Day 3WHO ELSE IN THE BIBLE WAS EXTRAORDINARILY BLESSED?ABRAHAM: THE MAN GOD CHOSE TO BLESS.Read Genesis 12:1-3Jabez traced his “blessing inheritance” back to Abraham, the father of the Jewish people. ...  Read More

Day 3: Expanding Our Territory for God's Glory Reading: Matthew 25:14-30; Colossians 3:23-24Devotional: When Jabez prayed for God to enlarge his territory, he wasn't just asking for material prosperit...  Read More

Day 2WHAT DOES GOD’S BLESSING MEAN? Forms of the verb to bless (barak in Hebrew) appear nearly four hundred times in the Old Testament. To bless means to favor, honor, or bestow special gifts or statu...  Read More