Unless You Bless Me

The story of Jabez continue to fascinate us to this day. It is based on two lines in the enormous words of the Holy Bible in an unlikely place. "Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "because I bare him with sorrow." As Jabez was able to understand his environment and his circumstances, he did the best and the right thing. This is what the Bible told us: "And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed,...