The Principle of Prayer For Godly Riches

 

The Principle Of Prayer 

" Is any among you  afflicted ? Let him pray, Is any merry let him sing psalms. " James 1:13

At times things can be so hard, no matter how industrious one is. This type of situation calls for prayer like that of Jabez, he had to call upon God in prayer, before his situation was reversed. " And Jabez called upon the God of Isreal, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thy hand might be with me and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me .And God granted him that which he requested. " 1 Chronicles 4:10

The prayer points in Jabez prayer is very important for all of us to learn and use in our prayer life. One of the  things we need to ask for in prayer is the  blessings of God that makes you rich to possess godly riches  .The next thing is for God to enlarge his coast or territory of business. This prayer is for the increase in business and the multiplication of everything in his hands. 

The next thing is that God's hand will be with him always;  this means the power of God should be with him continually. It is important because demonic powers can fight against your business,

God’s powerful hand must be with you to fight for you daily. " The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. " Exodus 14:14 Jabez also ask God in his prayer to keep him from evil, so that bad things will not happen in his life, business and family, that will bring him pain and grieve. 

Because his name Jabez means sorrow or trouble that brings sadness, so he was actually praying that Godwill take away such troubles from his financial and business life.

That is why we need to pray constantly so that such things will not befall us .Jesus emphatically told us to " watch and pray ,that ye enter not into temptation, the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak ." Matthew 26:41 It is therefore  a necessity that we give some of our time to prayers no matter how busy we are. 

Temptations like Job's losses, goods burning in a warehouse or shop, fraudsters duping could be avoided if we discover this principle of prayer and make it our life style.