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The Prayer of Jabez Audio

The Prayer of Jabez Audio

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Has changed my prayer life
Review: I had heard about this book several months ago, and I didn't think much of it. Frankly, I couldn't see how such a small book was making such a fervor.

I finally received it for Christmas, and I read a chapter each day as part of my daily devotion. WOW- this book takes the small prayer of Jabez and shows what strong Bibical truths are hidden in such a seemingly random prayer. The book will challenge the way you think and will make you reevaluate my prayer life. I begin each day with a prayer, and I've incorporated the principles in this book. I've already seen some great blessings!

You will see how the prayer of Jabez reveals the need to ask God for his blessings;to want to expand your "territory," which can mean anything from your ministry to your family to your business; to keep God's hand upon you; and to keep you from evil. Although this book is short enough to be read in one sitting, I found it very valuable to only read short sections at a time. That way, you can reflect on each principle individually.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A pop Christianity book that should be read with caution
Review: Bruce Wilkinson is to be commended for bringing an obscure figure from the Old Testament into focus, because Jabez really is a remarkable man who overcame much to enter into God's blessings. And I am touched by the way the Lord has used this prayer in Wilkinson's own life. But I feel that the author has co-opted this prayer and has turned it into almost a formula for how to get God's blessing on your life, and I'm not sure that this is the way I take the prayer. The book is written almost like an infomercial: If you do 'this,' God will do 'this,' and you will experience 'this.'

The fact of the matter is that many people all over the world have prayed prayers much like the prayer of Jabez, and have not always had the same experience. Read any of Phil Yancey's books, and you'll see lots of examples of Christians who have experienced this kind of disappointment with God.

So read this book with caution and care.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Play Hard and Pray Hard
Review: I think theology has to be practical, in addition to being theological or being theoretical. And being merely theological or merely theoretical is of no good. This book outlines a practical thing we can do to change what we do and change ourselves. That one thing is prayer.

Personally, I think that prayer is one of the greatest assets we have, and yet for some reason we do not tap into this power from above. This book has motivated me to pray deeper and harder, and to team myself up with the infinite.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ANY BOOK THAT GETS PEOPLE TALKING TO JESUS IS BLESSED
Review: This book has its multiple supporters (best seller in sales)
and detractors (see many reviews). Perhaps St.Paul has the best perspective on this book and the controversy surrounding it:

"Some preach Christ even from envy while some from goodwill;
some indeed preach Christ from selfish ambition,but others out of love...what then? Only that in every way,whether in pretense or in truth Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice and will continue to rejoice!" (Philippians 1:15-18)

Based on multiple interviews the author Dr. Wilkinson has given over the years and his follow-up book Secrets of the Vine, it is clear his motives are from goodwill and in love of truth. While it is understandable that many readers will get the wrong idea about the nature of genuine prayer, there is ample testimony about how many people have been blessed by having their relationship with Jesus established or re-established by this
book.

Any book that gets God's people praying more fervently is a blessing. Any book that challenges those who gave up on prayer or never believed in the Lord to begin a relationship with him
is worth the controversy.

As long as it is understood that no prayer can be a formula to
get things out of God, or to be what Jesus warned about as
'vain repetition', praying to the Living God and His Son Jesus
is just what this world needs right now.

A good companion book to get people back to a deeper Biblical
appreciation of the Lord's Prayer is Hank Hanegraaffs'
Prayer of Jesus. Where Jabez scratches the surface, Jesus takes us to the depths of the Heart,Mind,Will of the Father. What
Jabez whets the appetite for (Blessings from God), Jesus satisfies the deep heart's core by giving us the Blesser Who is
God Himself, pouring out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit.

Prayer of Jabez. Prayer of Jesus. Prayer of ________ (fill in your name). Thank you Lord for the privilege of relational prayer and Heaven's Kingdom blessings in Jesus' Name. AMEN&AMEN!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A Good Beginning, But
Review: this book should point the reader onward to Malachi 3:10 where the true secret of prosperity is in the Bible for all who dare to take God up on His financial challenge. Overall, the Prayer of Jabez certainly did work for Jabez and is a good start for those not familiar with the Bible or its promises. The book is easy to read. I do recommend the book. - James Russell, Author of the Christian devotional book, "Walking With The Lord."

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Shocking that people are so easily led!
Review: It saddens me to no end that people fall into line and accept without scrutiny whatever is popular. From the beginning, this book demands answers, that I feel Mr. Wilkinson cannot or will not give. One of the beginning sentences is . . ."I am going to teach you to pray a prayer, which when prayed every day, God always answers". WHAT??!! Is this voodoo chanting, or what? Since when is the only acceptable answer from God a yes? My parents raised me to understand that yes, no and later were all answers. Perhaps Mr. Wilkinson should learn this as well.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very glad I changed my mind about this book
Review: I had heard about "The Prayer of Jabez" a few months ago and checked out the reviews on Amazon.com.

Based on those reviews, I decided not to get the book. It seemed too greedy and grasping.

But then I had the opportunity to hear Bruce Wilkinson on a recent "Focus on the Family" broadcast talking about Jabez and also his new book.

It was immediately clear that Wilkinson was n-o-t coming from a greedy or grasping perspective. Absolutely the opposite. So I went out the next day, bought the book and am so glad I did.

What have I learned? That it's perfectly all right to ask God to give you what He wants you to have. What a wonderful thing to know.

P.S. Full disclosure. I am not a born-again Christian, not particularly "religious," not a church-goer - just someone who loves God and is interested in ways to have more of Him in my life.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Prayer of Jabez
Review: Imagine a prayer so simple it will bring untold blessings. Dr. Bruce Wilkinson in his new book, "The Prayer of Jabez", explains the mystery of Jabez and his powerful prayer for God's blessing. Jabez, born to a mother who at some point in life experienced great pain, gets his prayer tucked away into the lengthy roll-call of Tribes in the book of First Chronicles. No one is certain why. Wilkinson speculates here on meaning of the name Jabez. In the Hebrew language, Jabez means pain. Wilkinson guesses the name Jabez is possibly derived from of his mother's pain during childbirth.

Imagine yourself a kid. Your name is Pain. Imagine the taunts you always get from playmates and classmates while you are at school. Imagine the tears you shed. Imagine the anger you feel toward your mother for giving you such a horrible name. You cry to your mom, "All the other kids are named with pride. Why did you name me Pain?" Imagine years of suffering to prove to everyone your name is your mantle and it has special meaning. At least that's what your mom tells you when you come home crying after one of the unending battles you fight.

Somehow the Jabez prayer gets stellar placement amidst the many names of tribe members. His one sentence prayer, hidden in the midst of the First Chronicles, is a simple prayer request for blessings. Wilkinson calls it the Little Prayer, Giant Prize. He stops short of telling us this prayer is about abundance. This simple prayer unlocks the gates of divine source and abundance. He believes the Jabez prayer.

Wilkinson challenges us to make Jabez ours for a 30-day period. He also lets us know that prayer, of any kind, won't work unless we believe in its power to bring about a life change. His challenge has created immense public interest Jabez and his one sentence prayer asking God to bless him.

A bookstore customer referred me to the Prayer of Jabez. While working in the bookstore, she purchased Wilkinson's book. As I rang up her purchases, I asked her why she chose this book. She replied that one of her friends recommended the book to her after experiencing "minor miracles". Her friend observed some remarkable changes by making the petition on a daily basis.

Word of mouth catapults this book to the number one slot on many best-seller lists. Publisher expectations were set for an initial run of 80,000 copies. At the posting of this review, "Prayer of Jabez" has sold over 4 million copies.

The other day a friend asked me for a book recommendation. Although I hadn't at the time comitted to Wilkinson's challenge I was surprised when I blurted out..."Prayer of Jabez".

reviewed by Robert A. Moore

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: This book has received far more attention than it warrants
Review: Bruce Wilkinson has provided today's church with a teaching that it has enthusiastically embraced. Unfortunately, I am not sure this is a good thing and it may indicate that a large segment of today's church is in poor health when it comes to interpreting Scripture.

I don't think Wilkinson's study adequately addresses the historical context in which Jabez offered his prayer. This prayer is not in Scripture as a model, but more likely as a commentary on the nation of Israel at the time and Jabez's realization of God's ongoing purposes in redemption. Specifically, the comment of Jabez's mother refers us back to the consequences suffered by Eve after falling into sin - increased pain in child-bearing (Genesis 3), which serves as a reminder to all generations of their separation from God because of sin. The request for God to enlarge Jabez's territory is an expression of Jabez's desire to see God's plans for Israel fulfilled - that they would occupy the full territory that God had promised them as His people and no longer experience the "pain" of longing for this fulfillment. Jabez's plea to be kept from pain would be a plea for God's promised redemption through the seed of the woman (again, Genesis 3). Jabez is rewarded because he was a man of faith, looking forward to God's redemption in Jesus Christ (Hebrews 11). Sadly, Wilkinson doesn't seem to catch any of this.

From this understanding of Scripture, we can apply Jabez's prayer to our own lives as we look back at the redemption accomplished in Jesus Christ and pray, "Come, Lord Jesus" as we anxiously await His return (Revelation 22). We can pray for the purification of Christ's bride (Ephesians 5), and that the church would fulfill God's plan for her in history and fill the "territory" of the earth (Matthew 28) as the waters cover the sea (Isaiah 11:9). And we can look forward to the day when we will no longer groan inwardly (along with the rest of creation), as we eagerly await our adoption as sons (Romans 8).

Wilkinson focuses Jabez's prayer on Jabez's own personal fulfillment. His teaching tends to focus the reader on himself. A proper understanding of Jabez's prayer should open up our vision of God's kingdom so that we see far beyond ourselves and rather than seeking our own blessing, we seek God's blessing on His church as she proclaims the gospel throughout the earth.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: The Cult of Jabez
Review: All pseudo-Christian cults have one thing in common. They all claim to have "uncovered" some "hidden" or "secret" teaching or verse buried in the Bible.
The Prayer of Jabez, by Bruce H. Wilkinson is no different. The author of the popular Jabez books would have us to believe that he has uncovered a powerful prayer, that when recited "word for word for thirty days" or more "releases God's power, favor, and protection"? This is so far from Biblical Christian teaching that one would wonder how any professing believer could fall for it. But you know Jesus warned us that in the last days many false teachers would arise and "seduce, if it were possible, the very elect (believers)". On February 1st, 2002 a book will be released worldwide that exposes the dark teachings of the Wilkinson's "Jabez Revolution", as he calls it. "The Cult of Jabez" will be available to Amazon customers soon. Check it out!


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