1 Chronicles 4.9 observes Jabez was more honorable than his brothers.

A few years ago a book become very popular that discussed receiving God’s blessing like Jabez who prayed for God to bless him. Those who tell the secrets for receiving God’s blessing and prosperity tend to have the largest churches and sell the most books but often misrepresent the true nature of God and how He lived among us as a poor carpenter in Jesus.

God is good and as the Father of all and particularly His adopted, He loves to do good to them.

Jesus taught the faithful in little will be given more so too Jabez was first an honorable or righteous man. God blessing Jabez was made easier by Jabez’s character – a character that could withstand being blessed without losing faith or becoming too arrogant so as to be of no use to God.

Few indeed are those who can handle the power, prominence and responsibility of having much unrighteous mammon and still enter the Kingdom of heaven.

The hardest people to get to heaven God warned are the rich.One man who was deeply loved by God and was also very rich was Job.

Job was chosen for his assignment not because he could handle wealth but because he could handle poverty and sickness.

The most mature is not the one has the most wealth or power but he who has learned to be content and rejoice in whatever circumstances they find themselves.

The Christian duty is to glorify God by spending all of our time, talent and treasure possible for bringing God’s Kingdom to earth as it is in heaven. Life is not about us and our comfort but about God and His greatness.

Our blessings and curses are to be used to help others see and experience Jesus otherwise they are wasted.