Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow! God granted him that which he requested.
 “Search.” See whether the blessings are true blessings, and do not be satisfied unless you know that they are from God: signs of his grace, and an assurance of his saving purpose.
