“OH THAT YOU WOULD BLESS ME!”

 1 Chronicles 4:9-10                    (ESV)

“[9] Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”[10] Jabez called upon the GOD of Israel, saying, “OH THAT YOU WOULD BLESS ME” and enlarge my border, and that YOUR HAND might be with me, and that YOU would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And GOD GRANTED WHAT HE ASKED”.”

My self-centered mind is not focused on the THINGS OF CHRIST a lot of the time.  In the Scripture above, Jabez asked of GOD, “OH THAT YOU WOULD BLESS ME”, not with whatever might be placed in our minds, but that GOD would “enlarge my border, and that YOUR HAND might be with me, and that YOU would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!”

I am no doubt nearing the backside of my time on earth.  My prayer is “OH THAT YOU WOULD BLESS ME”, not so I can have “things”, but that YOUR NAME can be GLORIFIED to accomplish YOUR PLAN for my life!!!