Becoming a Man of Unwavering Faith Read Free

who heals you.”
    The faith of Jabez began to rise and caused him to cry out to God. He became angry at his so-called destiny. He rebelled against the unbelief and doubts, and he became a man of faith!
    “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 4:10).
    Jabez wanted God to bless him, but he wanted more. He wanted to be loosed and freed. “Enlarge my territory!” he cried.“Deliver me from the confining walls of fear, disease, defeat, and pain! Enlarge my territory! Raise me up from this life of pain! Open these doors! Break down these iron gates!
Enlarge my territory!
”
    He also asked something very important in his prayer. He prayed that God would keep him from evil. He was saying, in effect, that he wanted to be healed and delivered in order to serve the living God. He would not use his freedom from fear, sickness, and trouble to serve Satan. Jabez wanted to live a life pleasing to God.
    The Bible says, “God granted him what he requested.” Jabez was free! He would not believe it was his destiny to go through life with pain and sorrow. He turned his eyes away from his name to
the name of the great Jehovah God
who had declared, “I am the L ORD who heals you” (Exodus 15:26).
J ABEZ C HANGED H IS D ESTINY, AND S O C AN Y OU !
    You can change the whole course of your life by looking at the promises of God and daring to believe them. Jesus said, “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).
    The first step to freedom and healing and miracles is to come to grips with God’s truth in the Bible.
    A woman who had been very sick told me one dayhow she was finally healed by the miracle-working power of God. She said, “Pastor Osteen,
I read the promises of God over and over and over until I suddenly saw that God wanted to heal me
.” When she believed that God really wanted to heal her, it was easy to have faith. Today, she is perfectly healthy.
    God does not want you sick or to suffer in pain. Your trouble and sorrow did not come from your loving heavenly Father. God is Jehovah-Rapha, “the L ORD your healer” (Exodus 15:26).
    Jesus said, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). It is the devil who tries to steal your health, kill your hopes with discouragement, and destroy your life.
    Jesus came that you might have life and have it more abundantly. This is your hour to enjoy abundant life. The will of God is that you might be victorious in the trials of life and not suffer defeat!
    Jesus came all the way from heaven to bring you deliverance. When He came, He came for
you
. When He died, He died for
you
.
    “Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains… and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we arehealed and made whole” (Isaiah 53:4–5 AMP ).
    “Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses” (Matthew 8:17). “Who heals all your diseases” (Psalm 103:3).
    Just as Jesus bore your sins, He bore your sicknesses. It is not God’s will for you to bear your sins, and it is not His will for you to bear your sicknesses.
    “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). “Resist the devil and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).
    Rise up in faith! Refuse to live a life of defeat!
    Take these promises and climb up into the presence of God! Change your destiny by calling upon the God of miracles!
    God is speaking to you now: “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it” (John 14:14). “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians