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What Made Him That Way? |
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| We speak of Jabez
who, though borne in sorrow, was declared to be more honorable than
his brethren. What made him that way? We are not told specifically in the
Scriptures, but consider the following idea.
The adversity that was connected with his birth could well have been a blessing in disguise. Adversity often produces more stalwart characters than the softness of luxury and ease. Poverty is no disgrace in and of itself. Neither is it an excuse for doing evil. Hard times often are the motivating forces that develop manliness, discipline, self-control and determination to rise. Some of the greatest figures of history were people who came from a lowly birth and circumstances of poverty. (We read of Jabez in First Chronicles 4: 9, 10). |
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