We continue today our study of the prayer of Jabez: "Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, ''Because I bore him in pain.'' 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." (1 Chronicles 4:9-10) (NKJV) 

The key words of this passage of scripture are those last ones: "So God granted him what he requested." This is why millions of people are studying this prayer. It was a prayer that God honored. We have learned thus far that Jabez began life under great challenges and tough circumstances. His name means pain and suffering. Every time his na…