GOD WILL CHANGE YOUR STORY
By Bishop Mike Okonkwo
Saturday 7th September 2024
“And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine 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 KJV
The scriptures gave the account of a man called Jabez from the tribe of Judah. His entire family members were nobodies. They were not honourable but stranded people. Nothing good came from that family. Even his name was called “sorrowful”. But I perceive that he learned this was not God’s plan for his life. So, Jabez changed the rule. He said: “Lord, I don’t want to end like my brethren. Bless me, indeed! I don’t want an ordinary blessing. For too long, I have not been able to speak for myself, but when you are ready to bless me, bless me with the blessing that will speak for me. Enlarge my coast, lengthen my cords, and preserve me from evil.” Then God answered him. That same God will answer you. He will change your story. Just like Jabez, you, too, will testify to the glory of God.
You will break protocol and become number one. You will take your seat of honour. You are taking the first place. They will not notice you coming. They will see you arrive suddenly. You will emerge from the back. You will pursue, overtake, and recover all. Henceforth, refuse to see yourself as ordinary. When you go to the examination hall, know that you will pass. Whether they like it or not, know that you will succeed. When you go to your marketplace, know that you will sell. You will build that house. You will drive that car. The Lord will fully satisfy every need in your life.
Beloved, God is still God. He has not changed, and He cannot change. He is still in the business of transforming lives and lifting the unlikely. That bad situation will turn around. God will intervene and change your story.
Further Reading: Genesis 45:3- 13, 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Proverbs 1-2; Evening- 1 Corinthians 16