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First Chronicles chapter 4, verse 10,

Jbezz called upon the God of Israel saying,

Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my border,

and that your hand might be with me,

and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain.

And God granted what he asked.

So this is a verse that has been used in a variety of ways,

and even abused in a variety of ways,

taken out of context and applied in ways that are maybe a best questionable.

But the reality is, this is a beautiful verse,

picture of one man, Jbezz, calling boldly upon God,

asking for God's blessing in his life,

oh God, that you would bless me, that you would enlarge my border.

Even praying that is an acknowledgement

that every good thing we have or could have comes from God,

and that God is our Father in heaven,

and He delights in giving His children good things when they ask.

This is exactly what Jesus teaches about prayer.

So it is good to pray that God, our Father would bless us.

Bless me enlarge my border, Jbezz, praise,

that your hand might be with me.

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