HOPE ni GUILLER VALENCIA
“OH that would bless me and expand my territory! Let your hand be with me and keep me from harm so that I’ll be free from pain.” (1 Chronicles 4:10) Iyan ang short prayer of Jabez na mula sa lahi ni Juda.
Ang pangalang Jabez ay may kahulugan na, “distress” or “pain.” Sa kanilang magkakapatid siya ang pinaka-honorable.
Ang prayer niya ay maiksi subalit may malawak o large scope. “Oh that would bless me,” hindi malinaw kung anong blessing ang kailangan niya. But I believe it is to bless him in all aspects of his life. Sa paniniwala niya, instead na distress or pain ang maging buhay tulad ng kahulugan ng pangalan niya, siya ay blessed sa lahat ng aspeto ng buhay niya.
Sa prayer, hiniling niya na “expand my territory,” masasabi natin na ang prayer na ito na palawakin pa ang teritoryo ay hindi lang ang kanyang pag-aari, moreover, na pasaganahin pa siya at mahango siya sa antas ng kanyang kalagayan. He likes to prosper and increase more his responsibility and productivity.
Jabez also requested, “Let your hand be with me.” Meaning, kailangan niya ang guidance, protection and wisdom ng Diyos sa kanyang pamumuhay. Just like what the Lord said to Moses, “I will be with you, Moses and I will give you peace and everything will be fine.”
Sabi rin ng Panginoon kay Joshua, “Be strong and be courageous, I’ll be with you wherever you go, I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Lastly, “Keep me from harm so that I’ll be free from pain.” Dahil ang pangalan niya ay nangangahulugan ng “pain or distress,” to relieve him from the curse of his name. He prayed to free him from pain and all tragedy in life. So, Jabez really needs the power and protection of God in his life.
Ang maikling panalangin na ito ni Jabez ay kadalasan minememorya o kinakabisa ng believers at bahagi ng kanilang panalangin. Katulad ni Jabez, ang prayer niya was granted by our Lord God. Tayo rin ay mag- pray, sabi nga “Ask, knock and seek!” (Guiller Valencia, giv777@myyahoo.com)
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