THE PRAYER OF JABEZ

 His birth was in pangs of pain

Despised,debased and disdained

Jabez the man born into sorrow

Seemed he had no hope for tomorrow.

Lived a life of pain and misery

Had no gain in all his mastery

All around him was an aura of shame

Until his day came.....

One day was all it took

When unto the Lord God he looked

Earnestly cried out to the Lord

Jabez remembered his God

Oh Lord bless me was his cry

Enlarge my territory O God Most High

Let your mighty hand be with me

That from shame and pain I'll be truly free

That day his life was turned around

Joy and glory in the Lord  He  found

His pain was traded for gain

God does wonders again and again

Jabez became a man of honor

Decorated with fame and favor

A man reckoned with among men

A man more honorable  than his brethren.

The Lord still works wonders today

When we humble ourselves and pray

Call upon His marvelous name

Your life will never again be the same.

Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! 

Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.1 Chronicles 4:10(NIV)

BENJAMIN ANABARAONYE © July 2017

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MY DAYS ARE THE LORD'S

By Deborah Ann Belka

Lord, You know my days,

the number of my years

You know the exact time

that my life will be here.

I pray I will use it wisely,

giving honor to Your name

I ask that You will help me

not to bring You any shame.

Lord, You have given me,

this place for me to dwell

You've given me a chance

to choose heaven over hell.

                                                                                                                                                          

 I pray I'll be a good steward,

in the seasons allotted me

I ask for Your guidance

so, in eternity, we can be.

                                                                                                                                                       

 Lord, You understand me

and know my every side

You've given me Your light

to be my constant guide.

 I pray I will not falter,

on the narrowest of ways

I ask that You will lead me

all my nights and all my days.

Lord, let me not stray,

from You while I am here

for You are my Shepherd

who I trust with all my years.

© Deborah Ann Belka

Used with permission from the Author

Deborah Ann Belka is a Christian poet and Mum based in the United States of America.

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