We do not know whether Jabez had to persevere in prayer to receive his breakthrough. I do know that his prayer is the kind you may not know has been granted right away - not if you are looking for physical evidence. I do not think his territory immediately expanded, or material blessings miraculously appeared before him the moment he finished his prayer. No, his name was still Jabez, so he would have had to stand firm on God's irrevocable blessing every single time he heard h

The centurion and Jabez both heard about God which caused them to believe. They put their faith into action by communicating their need to God in the confident expectation that God had the answer and would give it to them. Jabez's faith response to the problems of his name was to come to God via communication: "And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying..." 1 Chronicles 4:10 NKJV Similarly, the centurion sent Jewish elders to Jesus with a message: So when he heard about Je