Tag: Books

Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer

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Here’s a great book to refresh that zeal to chase after God: Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer.

Tozer in his book confronts various life transitions that permeate our lives, steal our attention in seeking God and leaves us complacent. You will find that though this book is over 50 years old, that is still very relevant today.

Pursuit of God can be a good warm up to restart your chase after God!

Prayer of Jabez

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And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested. (I Chronicles 4:10 NKJV)

The prayer of Jabez was a cry of a man, in his pain, to God for a breakthrough of blessing for his life. Dr. Bruce H. Wilkinson popularizes Jabez’s prayer in his book, Prayer of Jabez. From his focused study, Wilkinson reveals Biblical evidence that God wants to answer our prayers. He wants us to center ourselves around Him and He also wants us to bless our lives. We deprave ourselves of betterment in life when we neglect to involve God into our lives. Jesus himself said,”You have not because you ask not.”

Wilkinson leads readers to allow God transform their lives to be blessed and influence people to see Christ by personalizing the prayer of Jabez into our daily lives, taking Jabez’s initiative to just ask God. Wilkinson dissects the prayer into four parts: first Jabez ask God to bless him. Second, He ask to expand his territory or increase his responsibility. Third, He asks God to draw close to Him. Lastly, He asks for safety. It’s not prayer for prosperity, but a plea to change and succeed in order to exalt God.

I’ve used this book as a devotional, and I can say in this little prayer, there are giant openings to experience God uplifting your circumstances and directing your passion in prayer to be changed and blossom for God.