OVERCOMING CURSE (1CHRON 4:9-10)

OVERCOMING CURSE ( 1 CHRON. 4:9-10)

In the midst of a long and dull genealogical record is the story of Mr. Jabez, who experienced a radical emancipation and liberation from an unusual curse. In this simple two verses is a story of personal revolution through prayer which has no equal in the whole of the scripture. This text attest to the fact that after each test, for those who will lean on God, is a testimony. In God, there is a sure cure for every curse. The truth in this passage is that it is not the situation that you find yourself that really matters but what you do with the situation.
The following observation are noticed from the passage and they will surely inform the way the interpretation and application of the text will be done.

1. The end at the beginning: The story of this man is simply strange both in content and in arrangement. Thank God that the beautiful thing about it is that the end precedes the beginning. The good end of the man swallowed up the bad and the rough beginning he had. That he was more honorable than his brethren was the end of the matter. It does not therefore matter how you began, your good end will swallow up your rough beginning. The end of a thing is better than the beginning thereof. The truth that your end will be great should motivate you to keep keeping on. If you have the end in view, you will not give up now, for there is hope and great destiny for you in Christ. I see your story positively changing for the best in Jesus name.
2. Conditioned Condition:- Because the situation of the mother was bad at the time he was born, she overshadowed the destiny of the baby by her own personal experience. Sorrow became his name because the mother was experiencing sorrow when he was born. There are people in similar situation conditioned and been controlled by others. Every limitation set over you by your family or the environment where you live will give way to the transforming power of God that is ordering your great destiny. The Lord will release you from every negative condition struggling to overshadow your destiny.
3. The mother named him:- Another strange thing about this naming is the person who gave him name. It is a misnomer for a woman to name the child. The father of Jabesh was never mentioned. The beginning of the negatives in the life of Jabesh began with the wrong person giving the name. There are people who have been wrongly named by wrong people. There is no doubt that the scriptures recognize the spiritual significance of name, no wonder God Himself has to change the name of Abram to Abraham to correspond with his destiny. Jesus dealt with the display instability in Simon by changing his name to Peter. There is a great deal in the name you respond to, for it can either hinder or enhance your destiny in this life. What ought to be in your life but are not will be re-ordered by God.
4. Greater authority:- Jabesh sent his appeal to the supreme court of the universe where God himself is seated as the Chief Judge. The mother called him sorrowful but he knew God has the final say, so he cried to God directly. You have a place you can appeal to in life if anything is wrong. God is our final authority in all situations.
5. Aggressive Prayers:- There is no progression without aggression. Jabesh prayed one of the most radical and revolutionary prayer in the scripture. If indeed you are expecting radical emancipation to reclaim your lost glory, you must get serious with God and pray like Jabesh.




NAVIGATING PRAYER.

 Lord I need a change, a positive change indeed.

 I destroy every childbirth and rite of passage evil.

 I destroy every representational covenant and curse over my life.
 Any evil pronouncement over my life are terminated in Jesus name.

 God bless me indeed.

 Enlarge my coast oh Lord!

 Let your hands be u[on me for good oh Lord.

 Deliver, protect and preserve my life.