Wednesday Service | Prayers God Wants To Answer Part 3: Enlarge My Territory! | Jordan Brawner

1 Chronicles 4:9-10 (NIV)

⁹ Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” ¹⁰ 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] God’s will is for my territory to !

Exodus 34:24 (NIV)

I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God.

Genesis 1:26-31 (NLV)

²⁶ Then God said, “Let Us make man like Us and let him be head over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every thing that moves on the ground.” ²⁷ And God made man in His own likeness. In the likeness of God He made him. He made both male and female. ²⁸ And God wanted good to come to them, saying, “Give birth to many. Grow in number. Fill the earth and rule over it. Rule over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” ²⁹ Then God said, “See, I have given you every plant that gives seeds that is on the earth, and every tree that has fruit that gives seeds. They will be food for you. ³⁰ I have given every green plant for food to every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to every thing that moves on the earth that has life.” And it was so. ³¹ God saw all that He had made and it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Deuteronomy 2:3-5 (NIV)

³ “You have made your way around this hill country long enough; now turn north. ⁴ Give the people these orders: ‘You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, but be very careful. ⁵ Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own.

[2] God’s blessing plus time equals !

Genesis 31:1, 4-7 (NIV)

Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that our father had. He has become rich with what had belonged to our father.” …

⁴ So Jacob called Rachel and Leah to come to his flock in the field. ⁵ He said to them, “I see that your father does not show me as much favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me. ⁶ You know that I have worked for your father with all my strength. ⁷ Yet your father has not been fair with me. He has changed my pay ten times. But God did not let him hurt me.

Genesis 33:3-9 (NLV)

³ Then Jacob went before them. He bowed to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother. ⁴ But Esau ran to meet him and put his arms around him and kissed him. And they cried.

⁵ Then Esau looked up and saw the women and the children. He said, “Who are these with you?” Jacob said, “They are the children whom God, in His loving-favor, has given your servant.” ⁶ Then the women who served Jacob came near with their children, and they bowed to the ground. ⁷ Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed to the ground. Then Joseph and Rachel came near and bowed to the ground.

⁸ Esau said, “What do you mean by all these animals I have met?” And Jacob said, “They are a gift so I may find favor in the eyes of my lord.” ⁹ But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.”

[3] If blessings means growth we better !

[a] I’m ready for more when I take blessings

Luke 14:28 (GWT)

“Suppose you want to build a tower. You would first sit down and figure out what it costs. Then you would see if you have enough money to finish it.

[b] I’m ready for more when I seek and

Proverbs 11:14 (ESV)

Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

[c] I’m ready for more when I take care of God’s blessings

Colossians 3:23 (NIRV)

Work at everything you do with all your heart. Work as if you were working for the Lord, not for human masters.

[d] I’m ready for more when I have godly

Proverbs 21:5 (NIRV)

The plans of people who work hard succeed.
    You can be just as sure that those in a hurry will become poor.

Zechariah 4:10 (NLT)

Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin…

[e] I’m ready for more when God can with what he’s given me

Luke 16:11 (NIRV)

Suppose you have not been worthy of trust in handling worldly wealth. Then who will trust you with true riches?