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Customer Reviews for Multnomah Publishers, Inc. The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
Multnomah Publishers, Inc. The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
Do you want to be extravagantly blessed by God? Are you ready to reach for the extraordinary? To ask God for the abundant blessings He longs to give you? Let Bruce Wilkinson help you discover how the remarkable prayer of a little-known Bible hero can release God's favor, power and protection. You'll see how one daily prayer can help you leave the past behind and break through to the life you were meant to live.
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Review 1 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Love it!
Date:April 21, 2013
Jamie
Location:Philadelphia, PA
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BTW Yahweh our Elohim is not Christian. Christian is now defined as to be Christ Like. How can Yahweh be like Christ when really Christ is trying to be like Him? Further, the scriptures state that there are seven churches (i.e. religions). He is not a respector of persons. Yahweh wants those who are willing to sacrifice their desires to please Him. Yashuah the Messiah did not call himself a Christian and you probably cannot find it in the scriptures because we were called saints, brothers, sons and other familial terms of endearment. The word Christian was made up well after the death of the messiah. It came from the word cretins which means ignorant ones or idiots. It was to make fun of beleivers. I prefer to be called saint. Galatians 5:22 will help all get through.
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Review 2 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Author denies God is Christian
Date:March 25, 2013
4Kinner
Should be of interest to a Christian reader to note that the author has denied that God is Christian. A principal I once worked with at a Christian school would use this book for devotions at times....I guess she didn't know.
Message is always skewed when theology is off.
Message is always skewed when theology is off.
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Review 3 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Sky is the limit!
Date:December 16, 2012
yssah
This book can change how you view God, how you value yourself, and how you pray. Yes, it can change your life!
Short enough to read in one sitting but substantial enough to challenge you to go beyond your comfort zone, it teaches Bible-based principles that are emphasized by anecdotes that will make it stick to your heart.
I will never tire of reading this book. It is one of my all-time favorites - as Bruce Wilkinson is an excellent teacher.
The one thing that I would recommend before picking up this book is to seek God first. The Bible says that the prayer of a righteous man avails much. And to have the righteousness that Jabez so obviously had above all the others that God would favor him...can be had through the salvation that is in Christ alone. That, I believe, is the greatest blessing - which the author himself declares. Read the excerpt. Enjoy the ride!
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Review 4 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Date:October 26, 2012
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I purchased prayer of Jabez several years ago and I use this
prayer in my daily prayers and meditation. I actually purchased this book to give to a friend and I have given this book away to friends before. Excellant reading and gives a lot
of room for thought.
JD
prayer in my daily prayers and meditation. I actually purchased this book to give to a friend and I have given this book away to friends before. Excellant reading and gives a lot
of room for thought.
JD
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Review 5 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Had potential, but missed
Date:August 1, 2012
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An Old Testament man, named Jabez, is mentioned but briefly in a long listing of names in I Chronicles 4. But there is a pause at his name before the next name of a long lineage is mentioned, and that pause provides the reader with a small window into one man and the powerful prayer he prayed. It is this pause that Wilkerson's 'Prayer of Jabez' expounds upon.
Jabez prayed a prayer that was so significant that the writer of I Chronicles recorded it. The prayer is a short and concise request to God. Comprising of four parts (to be blessed, for enlarged boundaries, for God's Hand to be with him, and to be kept from evil) it is also recorded in the passage that God answered Jabez's prayer. The prayer of Jabez is a treasure...a showcase flower among the flowers of a field.
Wilkerson examines the four parts of the prayer and encourages the reader to make the prayer their own prayer, too. So far so good. But then Wilkerson provides a personal example of how praying Jabez's prayer brought about great results in his 'ministry'. Wilkerson and his youth group went on a 'mission's trip' to the beaches of Long Island. There they try to wins souls by performing 'gospel magic' and they claim an x number of souls for Christ for that day. Wilkerson's credibilty with me is gone. Nothing he says in the remainder of the book interests me.
Souls are not numbers, people are not numbers, the impact of one's ministry is not significant because of the numbers they bring in. The paradigm Wilkerson represents is incorrect. The prayer that Jabez prayed is not a formula one plugs in to get desired results. Wilkerson encourages the reader to prayer the prayer for 30 days and expect to see amazing reults...stroke the belly of the buddha and get what you want.
From how i read that short passage in I Chronicles 4, Jabez prayed this pray only once, but what it showed was that his heart was desiring God's best and God's protection. Such was the man's character and his pilgrim walk. God answered his prayer because He saw his heart.
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Review 6 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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inspiration
Date:April 6, 2012
handylady
Location:new orleans,la
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33 yrs born again wish had known this sooner, saved a lot of time, finding answer,way of GOD's purpose,provision for me,my family life, never too late at 66 yrs old... pass it on...
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Review 7 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Date:March 26, 2012
Susie
Location:Dayton, OH
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This book is very interesting. You can read it quickly as the pages are short and interesting.
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Review 8 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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The Prayer of Jabez
Date:March 23, 2012
And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,
"Oh that you would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!"
So God granted him what he requested.
"Oh that you would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!"
So God granted him what he requested.
This is a verse in the New King James Version of the Bible from 1 Chronicles 4:10. It seems almost misplaced with the more than 500 names of the Hebrew family tree. Bruce Wilkinson explains that Jabez means "pain." Name meanings were a big thing in Jabez's time. A person's name defined him. Jabez wanted what God did in his life to define him, not his name.
Bruce Wilkinson explains the verse, line by line.
Oh that you would bless me indeed It's not wrong to ask for God to bless you the way He wants to bless you. Jabez didn't ask God to bless him with specific things, he just asked to be blessed. This is not being selfish, it's asking God to give you all He has for you.
And enlarge my territory Jabez wanted a bigger "territory" so he could do more for God. He knew he was born for more than just being known as one who caused pain. When our territory gets bigger we are reaching more people for God.
That Your hand would be with me Jabez knew he needed to depend on God to be able to do things for Him. Having God's hand on your life is having God's presence and power. Jabez wanted to be directed by God.
And that You would keep me from evil Jabez knew that with all of God's blessings he might fall into temptation of thinking how great he was. Also, because we are doing what God wants us to do, the devil is going to try to stop us, by sending evil our way.
This book can be misinterpreted very easily. People think that by praying this prayer that they will be blessed with every desire of their heart. The truth is that you will, if you are praying the way God would have you pray. Our goal in life should be to lead others to the saving grace of God that we found. If we are loving God with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all our strength like the Bible says, then we will pray Jabez's prayer the way it is intended.
I have been praying this prayer daily for more than ten years because I want live the life God has planned for me and not miss out on any blessings from Him. I want all I do to be directed by God and not let evil keep me from doing all I can for God. You have to read through this book a few times to fully understand what the verse is all about. I would recommend this book for everyone. Check out this book and see how this seemingly misplaced verse can change your prayer life.
My edition is from 2000.
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Review 9 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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I would reccomend this book to any one.
Date:January 6, 2012
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If you are interested in a personal walk with the Lord try this book for a starter.
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Review 10 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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This book is a excellent encouragement.
Date:September 30, 2011
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This is a great experience and will help people who are discouraged in this economy crisis. RLM
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Date:September 14, 2011
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Most powerful little book, everyone should read.Thanks for great and fast shipping.
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Review 12 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Date:October 17, 2009
Ted E. Dickerson
The most powerfull little book (other than the bible) that you will ever read. It has blessed Kathe and me INDEED in our personal lives as well as our business. It changed the way we look at prayer and what God really wants for our lives. Please let us share our story with everyone that reads this review.
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Review 13 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Date:October 7, 2009
Gloria Holcomb
We all pray for ourselves when in a crisis, but after reading "The Prayer of Jabez" I pray for myself daily...and have grown closer to God because I am fully accept that God wants to bless me just as I want to bless my own children. The best short read to come across my path.
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Review 14 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Date:April 21, 2009
Christine Dipaola
This book will truly change your life!!! If you want to experience more of God in your life get this book!!!
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Date:April 4, 2009
Jill Hersha
The book was a little smaller in size than I had anticipated. I have a copy from a couple years back and it is in a little different format and larger size. But, I also didn't read to find out the actual size when I ordered. I love the book and am giving it to my friends.
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Review 16 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Date:June 8, 2008
Denise Henderson
It was an excellent book for all ages. It was short and to the point and very well written. I never wanted to put it down. It was so easy to understand how I could improve my life and my walk with God. He has so much for me, all I HAVE to do is ASK. WOW...really powerful stuff.
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Review 17 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Date:February 7, 2008
Fleedie Reynolds
This little book has a very powerful message.It will make you stop and think about how to pray and what to pray for.Our Ladies Auxiliary chose this book as a study and we are looking for great things to happen because of it. I highly recommend this book.
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Review 18 for The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
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Date:August 29, 2007
Gloria Jackson
This is a very good book. It really help open my eyes to the power of Prayer. More people should read this book it is an excellent book to read.
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