Many of you are familiar with the famous book, The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkerson. Bruce based his book of I Chronicles 4:9-10. I agree with Bruce in that there are some important truths that we can glean from this prayer. However, I do not particularly encourage people (as Bruce does) to pray "the prayer of Jabez" every day. It is important that our prayers to God do not become stale and routine. This prayer should never become to us a chant or a magic spell. Prayer should be a fresh encounter with our God as we commune with Him and vice versa on a minute by minute basis. I Chronicles 6:31-32 mentions the importance of music in our active worship of God. Have you taken time lately to thank your music minister and your choir for all the work that they do around the church and the community?
In John 6:15, the people are ready to make Jesus King, however, Jesus withdraws away from the crowd. Many of us seek positions of honor, yet Jesus often ran away from them. Christ knew who He was and what his ultimate mission on earth was. Can you be content to serve God and win others to Christ in your workplace despite the position or function that you serve in?
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