Dave Yadallee's personal blog

2) Our Daily Bread for 20 June 2026 titled



Receiving from God



Galatians 5:13-25



Christian Freedom



13 (1Co 8:9; 9:19) You, brothers, have been called to liberty.

Only do not use liberty to give an opportunity to the flesh,

but by love serve one another.

14 (Lev 19:18; Mt 7:12; 19:18-19) For the entire law is fulfilled

in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

(Lev 19:18.)

15 But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that

you are not consumed by one another.



[13] For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty

for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

[14] For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love

thy neighbour as thyself.

[15] But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not

consumed one of another.



Spiritual Fruit and Fleshly Works



16 (Eph 2:3; Ro 8:4-5) I say then, walk in the Spirit,

and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

17 (Ro 8:5-8; 8:13) For the flesh lusts against the Spirit,

and the Spirit against the flesh. These are in opposition

to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

18 (Ro 8:14) But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19 (Mt 15:18-19; 1Co 3:3) Now the works of the flesh are revealed,

which are these: adultery, sexual immorality, impurity, lewdness,

20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousy,

rage, selfishness, dissensions, heresies,

21 (Ro 13:13; 1Co 6:9-10) envy, murders, drunkenness, carousing,

and the like. I warn you, as I previously warned you,

that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 (Eph 5:9; Ro 7:4) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,

patience, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 (Ac 24:25; 1Ti 1:9) meekness, and self-control; against

such there is no law.

24 (Ro 6:6; Gal 6:14) Those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh

with its passions and lusts.

25 (Gal 5:16) If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.



[16] This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust

of the flesh.

[17] For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the

flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the

things that ye would.

[18] But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

[19] Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery,

fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

[20] Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife,

seditions, heresies,

[21] Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which

I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do

such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

[22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,

gentleness, goodness, faith,

[23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

[24] And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections

and lusts.

[25] If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.



In his 1937 book Think and Grow Rich, author Napoleon Hill said, "Whatever

your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve." Hill's quote epitomises

the American Dream: If you work hard, you can achieve your wildest dreams.



Hard work may lead to earthly benefits; many passages of

Scripture - especially in Proverbs - link those things. But as I grow older,

I also see a real danger in following Hill's ideas: My grasping attempts to

achieve my dreams can be a self-focused attempt to live independently

from God.



In Galatians 5, Paul contrasts two ways of life: "Walk by the Spirit,

and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh" (v. 16). Eugene Petersen

paraphrases it this way: "Live freely, animated and motivated by God's Spirit.

Then you won't feed the compulsions of selfishness" (The Message). A few

verses later, Paul describes what a flourishing life in Christ looks like:

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (vv. 22-23).



Many voices in this world compel us to grasp our desires with both hands.

The life we long for, though, is not one we earn but one we receive as we

yield to the Holy Spirit - freely walking with Him - rather than striving

desperately to grasp blessing on our own terms.



By: Adam Holz



Reflect & Pray



How have you tried to achieve your dreams?

What habits help you to be in a posture to receive blessings from God?



Dear Father, sometimes I try to fill myself apart from You.

Please help me yield to Your Spirit's guidance and trust You to fill me.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 7 - Upheld by His Hand



Is 41:10



10 (Jos 1:9; Isa 41:13-14) Do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you,

yes, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.



10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God:

I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee;

yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.



Beth had the same recurring nightmare: she was running along a cliff,

then she slipped, and fell headlong, into a bottomless ravine.

Falling, without control, without end, falling, falling, falling...

Beth's dream may be one many of us identify with. The sense

of losing control can be nightmarish, and we may fear falling

without end, without remedy. Financial failure may be the chasm

that we face, or professional disgrace. Personal relationships

may go out of control, and we look into a never-ending

ravine of pain and misunderstanding

But God says, "Don't be afraid; I am holding you up."

Like the father who helps his child learn to swim,

God holds us above the water. We may not feel his hands;

indeed, we may suspect that he lets us go just so we can

do it on our own. But he promises that he doesn't let go.

"I am with you." he declares. "I give you strength

and hold you up."

God's promise never to let go takes on new meaning

in a world where relationships are temporary and life is

uncertain. We do not need to fear, for he is with us.

We can relax and stop striving, for he is our God.

His strength becomes ours; amid all our sin and rebellion,

he undergirds us with his righteousness. We cannot fall,

for he holds us firm.



Application



a) Under what circumstances have I felt myself "falling"?



b) How does God's promise in Is 41:10 help me to have faith

in the midst of my fears?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



3 John 2



2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be

in good health, even as your soul is well.



2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health,

even as thy soul prospereth.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Inexhaustible Strength



Is 40:27-31



27 Why do you say, O Jacob,

and assert, O Israel,

"My way is hidden from the Lord,

and my justice escapes the notice of my God"?

28 (Ps 147:5; Ge 21:33; Isa 57:15) Have you not known?

Have you not heard,

that the everlasting God, the Lord,

the Creator of the ends of the earth,

does not faint, nor is He weary?

His understanding is inscrutable.

29 (Isa 41:10) He gives power to the faint,

and to those who have no might He increases strength.

30 (Isa 9:17) Even the youths shall faint and be weary,

and the young men shall utterly fall,

31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4) but those who wait upon the Lord

shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles,

they shall run and not be weary,

and they shall walk and not faint.



27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid

from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God,

the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not,

neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might

he increaseth strength.

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall

utterly fall:

31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall

mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;

and they shall walk, and not faint.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Quebec



Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec



Quebec 2015 population 8214 000



est Muslim Population 418946



CNMM Networks: Montreal



There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering

of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority

of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim

population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone

African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.

And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more

Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.

This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches

and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small

by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that

is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now

this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly

or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br

easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,

yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.

Agree in prayer for :



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



20th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know

Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.



( Matthew 19:14



14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16-17)

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,

and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."



14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not,

to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.



)



b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not

against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.



(



Eph 6:12



12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers

of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces

of evil in the heavenly places.



12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,

against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against

spiritual wickedness in high places.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to seek His Wisdom and His Will in obedience

and not to be mislead by ungdoly forces.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, sometimes I try to fill myself apart from You.

Please help me yield to Your Spirit's guidance and trust You to fill me."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus Christ will uphold you.



Pray to the Lord and pray for the prosperity of the soul.



Pray to the Lord and pray to lean on the strength of the Lord.



Agree in prayer for Quebec:



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know

Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.



Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not

against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.





Using Isaiah 2:4



4 (Hos 2:18; Joel 3:10) He shall judge among the nations,

and shall rebuke many peoples;

and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,

and their spears into pruning hooks;

nation shall not lift up sword against nation,

nor shall they learn war any more.



[4] And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and

they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into

pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall

they learn war any more.



pray that Islamic militants will lay down their weapons

in Nigeria

and come to faith in Christ.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.

1 Kings 11



Solomon's Adversaries



14 The Lord stirred up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite.

He was a prince of Edom.

15 (2Sa 8:14; Dt 20:13) For when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander

of the army had gone to bury the slain, he had killed every male in Edom

16 (for six months Joab stayed there with his men

until he had killed every male in Edom).

17 But Hadad fled to Egypt, he and some Edomites who served his father,

Hadad still being a small child.

18 (Nu 10:12; Dt 1:1) They set out from Midian and went to Paran,

and they gathered men from Paran and then arrived in Egypt

and presented him before Pharaoh king of Egypt,

who gave him a house and provisions and land.

19 Pharaoh had great affection for Hadad, so much so that he gave

him his sister-in-law, the sister of Tahpenes the queen, as a wife.

20 Tahpenes' sister gave birth to his son, Genubath, whom Tahpenes

weaned in Pharaoh's house. Genubath lived in Pharaoh's house

among the sons of Pharaoh.

21 (1Ki 2:10) When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers

and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh,

"Allow me to depart and go to my own country."

22 Then Pharaoh said to him, "But what have you lacked with me that

you want to go to your own country?"

And he answered, "Nothing, however let me go anyway."

23 (2Sa 8:3; 1Ki 11:14) God stirred up another adversary against him,

Rezon the son of Eliada, who fled from his lord Hadadezer, king of Zobah.

24 (2Sa 10:8; 10:18) He gathered a group of men and became leader over

a band when David killed the men of Zobah, and they fled to Damascus

and lived and reigned there.

25 He was an enemy of Israel all the days of Solomon in addition

to the troubles caused by Hadad, and he hated Israel and reigned over Aram.



1 Kings 11



14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he

was of the king's seed in Edom.

15 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain

of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every

male in Edom;

16( for six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut

off every male in Edom:)

17 that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants

with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.

18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with

them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which

gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.

19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him

to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned

in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of

Pharaoh.

21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that

Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart,

that I may go to mine own country.

22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that,

behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered,

Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.

23 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which

fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:

24 and he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David

slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein,

and reigned in Damascus.

25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside

the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.



Jeroboam's Rebellion



26 (1Ki 12:2; 2Ch 13:6) Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah,

who was Solomon's servant and whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman,

even he lifted up his hand against the king.

27 (1Ki 9:24; 9:15) This is what led to his rebellion against the king.

Solomon built Millo and repaired the wall of the City of David his father.

28 (Pr 22:29) Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor, and when Solomon

saw that the young man was industrious, he made him ruler over all the labor

force of the house of Joseph.

29 (1Ki 12:15; 14:2) At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,

the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him along the way, and he had dressed

himself in a new garment, and the two of them were alone in the field.

30 (1Sa 15:27-28) Ahijah took off the new garment that he wore

and tore it into twelve pieces,

31 (1Ki 11:11-12) and he said to Jeroboam: Take ten pieces,

for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,

"See, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon

and will give ten tribes to you

32 (1Ki 11:13) (but he shall have one tribe for My servant David's sake

and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all

the tribes of Israel),

33 because they have forsaken Me and have worshipped

Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites,

and Molek the god of the children of Ammon and have not walked

in My ways and have not done that which is right in My eyes,

to keep My statutes and judgments, as his father David had done.

34 "However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand,

but I will make him prince all the days of his life

for David My servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept

My commandments and My statutes.

35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand

and will give ten tribes to you.

36 (1Ki 11:13; 15:4) To his son will I give one tribe,

so that My servant David will always have a light

before Me in Jerusalem, the city in which I have chosen to put My name.

37 (2Sa 3:21) I will take you, and you shall reign according to all

that your soul desires and shall be king over Israel.

38 (Jos 1:5; 2Sa 7:11) It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command

you and will walk in My ways and do what is right in My sight to keep

My statutes and My commandments, as David My servant did,

I will be with you and build you a sure house, as I built for David,

and will give Israel to you.

39 I will thus afflict the seed of David, but not forever."

40 (2Ch 12:2-9) Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam.

And Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt to Shishak, king of Egypt,

and he stayed in Egypt until the death of Solomon.



Jeroboam's Revolt



26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant,

whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand

against the king.

27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon

built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.

28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing

the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge

of the house of Joseph.

29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that

the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself

with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:

30 and Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve

pieces:

31 and he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD,

the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon,

and will give ten tribes to thee:

32 (but he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for

Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of

Israel: )

33 because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth

the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom

the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do

that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments,

as did David his father.

34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make

him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose,

because he kept my commandments and my statutes:

35 but I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto

thee, even ten tribes.

36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a

light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put

my name there.

37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy

soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and

wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes

and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee,

and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel

unto thee.

39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose,

and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt,

and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.



The Death of Solomon



2Ch 9:29-31

41 (2Ch 9:29-31) The rest of the acts of Solomon and all that he did

and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel

was forty years.

43 (1Ki 2:10; 2Ki 21:18) Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried

in the City of David his father, and his son Rehoboam reigned after him.



41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did,

and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem

over all Israel was forty years.

43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David

his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.



2 Chronicles 9

The Death of Solomon



1Ki 11:41-43



29 (1Ch 29:29; 1Ki 11:29) And the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning

to end, are they not written in the annals of Nathan the prophet,

and the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer

concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

30 (1Ki 11:42-43) So Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over

all Israel for forty years.

31 (1Ki 2:10) And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried

him in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son then ruled

in his place.



29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written

in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the

Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam

the son of Nebat?

30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city

of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 10



Wealth and Splendour

14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred

threescore and six talents of gold,

15 beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice

merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia,

and of the governors of the country.

16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold:

six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold

went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the

forest of Lebanon.

18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it

with the best gold.

19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind:

and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat,

and two lions stood beside the stays.

20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon

the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels

of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver:

it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once

in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory,

and apes, and peacocks.

23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches

and for wisdom.

24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom,

which God had put in his heart.

25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels

of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules,

a rate year by year.

26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand

and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in

the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made

he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's

me chants received the linen yarn at a price.

29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels

of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings

of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria,

did they bring them out by their means.



2 Chron 9



The Splendor of Solomon



1Ki 10:14-29; 2Ch 1:14-17



13 The weight of gold that came to Solomon every year was 660 talents

[About 25 tons, or 23 metric tons.] of gold.

14 In addition to what the explorers and merchants brought in,

all the kings of Arabia and governors of the land brought in gold

and silver to Solomon.

15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold,

and six hundred gold pieces [About 15 pounds, or 6.9 kilograms.]

were used for each large shield.

16 (1Ki 7:2) And he made three hundred shields of hammered gold;

three hundred gold pieces [About 7 1/2 pounds, or 3.5 kilograms.]

were used for each shield. And the king put them in the House

of the Forest of Lebanon.

17 And the king made a great throne of ivory,

and he covered it with fine gold.

18 And there were six steps and a gold footstool attached to the throne,

and on each side at the place of the seat were armrests with two lions

standing beside the armrests.

19 So twelve lions stood there on the six steps, one on each side,

and there was nothing like this in any kingdom.

20 Even all the drinking vessels of King Solomon were gold,

and all the vessels in the House of the Forest of Lebanon were fine gold.

And silver was not thought to be valuable in the days of Solomon.

21 The ships of Solomon went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram.

Once every three years the ships of Tarshish returned carrying gold,

silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

22 (2Ch 1:12) So King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth

in wealth and wisdom.

23 (1Ki 4:34) All the kings of the earth sought out an audience

before Solomon to hear his wisdom that God gave to his mind.

24 Every year each man brought his own tribute, vessels of silver and gold,

garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules.

25 (1Ki 4:26; 10:26; 2Ch 1:14) Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses

and chariots and twelve thousand horses, and he put them in designated cities

and with him in Jerusalem.

26 (Ge 15:18; 1Ki 4:21) He ruled over all the kings from the River

[Euphrates River.] to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt.

27 (2Ch 1:15-17) So the king made silver in Jerusalem as abundant as stones

and cedar as plentiful as sycamore trees in the lowlands of the Shephelah.

28 (2Ch 1:16) The horses of Solomon were imported from Egypt

and from all other lands.



Solomon's Wealth

13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred

and threescore and six talents of gold;

14 beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings

of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold:

six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.

16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels

of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house

of the forest of Lebanon.

17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory,

and overlaid it with pure gold.

18 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold,

which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side

of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:

19 and twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon

the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.

20 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold,

and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were

of pure gold: none were of silver;

it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram:

every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold,

and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.



His Wisdom



22 And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon,

to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.

24 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels

of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules,

a rate year by year.

25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots,

and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities,

and with the king at Jerusalem.

26 And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land

of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.

27 And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made

he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.

28 And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.

29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written

in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah

the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam

the son of Nebat?

30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city

of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.



1 Kings 11

Solomon's Apostasy

1 (Dt 17:17; Ne 13:23-27) But King Solomon loved many foreign women

in addition to the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites,

Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites,

2 (Ex 34:16; 23:32-33) from the nations which the Lord warned the children

of Israel about, saying, "You shall not go in to them, nor shall they come

in to you, for they will surely turn your heart away toward their gods."

Solomon clung to these in love.

3 (2Sa 5:13-16) He had seven hundred wives who were princesses

and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.

4 (1Ki 9:4; 8:61) For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away

after other gods, and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God

as the heart of David his father had been.

5 (Jdg 2:13; 1Ki 11:7) For Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the goddess

of the Sidonians, and after Molek, the abomination of the Ammonites.

6 Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not fully

follow the Lord as his father David had done.

7 (Nu 21:29; Jdg 11:24) Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh,

the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is close to Jerusalem,

and for Molek, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

8 He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense

and sacrificed to their gods.

9 (1Ki 3:5; 9:2) The Lord was angry with Solomon

because he turned his heart away from the Lord God of Israel,

who had appeared to him twice,

10 and had warned him about this, that he should not follow other gods,

but he was disobedient to the Lord's command.

11 (1Ki 11:31; 12:15-16) Therefore the Lord said to Solomon,

"Since you have done this and have not kept My covenant and statutes,

which I commanded you, I will surely take the kingdom from you

and give it to your servant.

12 I will not do this in your lifetime for your father David's sake,

but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

13 (1Ki 12:20; Dt 12:11) However, I will not take the whole kingdom away,

but will preserve one tribe for your son for David My servant's sake

and for the sake of Jerusalem which I chose."'



His Fall



1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter

of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians,

and Hittites;

2 of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel,

Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely

they will turn away your heart after their gods:

Solomon clave unto these in love.

3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines:

and his wives turned away his heart.

4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away

his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD

his God, as was the heart of David his father.

5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after

Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after

the LORD, as did David his father.

7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab,

in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech,

the abomination of the children of Ammon.

8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives,

which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from

the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

10 and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after

other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.

11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee,

and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded

thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy

servant.

12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake:

but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to

thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which

I have chosen.

Day 171, 20 June 2026



1) 1 Kings 10:1-13 , 2 Chronicles 9:1-12 , 1 Kings 10:14-29,

2 Chronicles 9:13-28 , 1 Kings 11, 2 Chronicles 9:29-31



The Queen of Sheba



2Ch 9:1-12



1 (Mt 12:42; Lk 11:31; Ge 10:7) Now when the queen of Sheba

heard of Solomon's fame connected to the name of the Lord,

she came to test him with hard questions.

2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue,

with camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones;

and when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.

3 Solomon answered all her questions; there was not anything

too difficult for the king which he could not answer.

4 When the queen of Sheba observed Solomon's wisdom and the house he had built

5 (1Ch 26:16) and the meat of his table and the sitting of his servants

and the attendance of his ministers and their clothing and his cupbearers

and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord,

it took her breath away.

6 She said to the king, "What I heard in my own land about your acts

and your wisdom was true!

7 I did not believe it until I came and saw it with my own eyes!

In fact, I was not even told half. Your wisdom and prosperity

are greater than the stories I heard!

8 (Pr 8:34) Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants

who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

9 (2Sa 8:15; 1Ki 5:7) Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you

and set you on the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel forever;

therefore He made you king in order to execute judgment and justice."

10 (1Ki 10:2) She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents

[About 41/2 tons, or 4 metric tons.] of gold and a great amount of spices

and precious stones. No one gave as many spices as the queen of Sheba

gave to King Solomon.

11 (1Ki 9:27-28) The ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir,

also brought from Ophir a large quantity of almug wood and precious stones.

12 The king made pillars for the house of the Lord out of the almug trees

and harps also and psalteries for singers for the king's house.

Never before had such almug wood been brought,

nor has any such been seen to this day.

13 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all she desired,

no matter what she asked for, in addition to what Solomon gave her

from his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country,

she and her servants.



1 Kings 10

The Queen of Sheba

1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning

the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that

bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was

come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid

from the king, which he told her not.

4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom,

and the house that he had built,

5 and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the

attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his

ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD;

there was no more spirit

in her.

6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land

of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it:

and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth

the fame which I heard.

8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually

before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the

throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he

thee king, to do judgment and justice.

10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices

very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of

spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from

Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD,

and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers:

there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.

13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever

she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she

turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.



2 Chronicles 9



The Queen of Sheba Visits



1Ki 10:1-13



1 (Mt 12:42; Lk 11:31) The queen of Sheba heard a report of Solomon,

and she came to Jerusalem with a very impressive retinue-with camels

carrying spices, an abundance of gold, and precious stones-to test

Solomon with riddles. When she came to Solomon she shared with him

everything that was on her heart.

2 Solomon declared to her everything that she asked, and there was not

any matter concealed from Solomon that he did not declare to her.

3 When the queen of Sheba had observed the wisdom of Solomon,

the house that he had built, 4the food on his table, the seating

of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, and their clothing,

his valets, and their clothing, and his burnt offerings that he offered

at the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit left in her.

5 Then she said to the king, "True was the report that I heard

in my land concerning your words and wisdom.

6 But I did not believe their reports until I came and my eyes saw;

and indeed, half the greatness of your wisdom was not declared to me.

You have exceeded the report that I heard.

7 How happy your men must be! How happy these servants,

those who are continually before you listening to your wisdom.

8 (2Ch 2:11; Dt 7:8) May the Lord your God be blessed, who has delighted

in you, to set you as king on the throne of the Lord your God.

Your God has loved Israel to establish them continually

and has set you as king over them to perform justice and righteousness."

9 Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents

[About 41/2 tons or 4 metric tons.[ of gold and a great abundance

of spices and precious stones. And there were no spices like those

that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

10 [2Ch 8:18; 1Ki 10:11] Moreover, the servants of Hiram and Solomon

who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.

11 (1Ki 10:12) And the king used the algum wood for steps for the house

of the Lord and the palace of the king, even for lyres and harps

for the singers. And there had not been anything seen

like these in the land of Judah.

12 (1Ki 10:13) And King Solomon gave everything to the queen of Sheba

in which she had pleasure, even what she asked for in addition to what

she brought to the king. Then she turned and left for her own land with

her servants.



2 Chronicles 9

The Queen of Sheba

1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove

Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company,

and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones:

and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was

in her heart.

2 And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid

from Solomon which he told her not.

3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon,

and the house that he had built,

4 and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants,

and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel;

his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which

he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

5 And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own

land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:

6 howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it:

and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for

thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually

before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

8 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his

throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel,

to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them,

to do judgment and justice.

9 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices

great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice

as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.

10 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon,

which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

11 And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD,

and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there

were none such seen before in the land of Judah.

12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever

she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned,

and went away to her own land, she and her servants.



1 Kings 10



Solomon's Wealth



2 Ch 1:14-17; 9:13-28



14 (1Ki 9:28) Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon

in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents

[About 25 tons, or 23 metric tons.] of gold.

15 In addition, he collected from the merchantmen and the traffic

of the spice merchants and from all the kings of Arabia

and the governors of the country.

16 (1Ki 14:26-28; 2Ch 12:9-10) King Solomon made two hundred

large shields of beaten gold made of six hundred shekels

[About 15 pounds, or 6.9 kilograms; and in v. 29.] of gold each.

17 (1Ki 7:2) He made three hundred shields of beaten gold with three pounds

[About 3 3/4 pounds, or 1.7 kilograms,]

or if double minas,

[about 7 1/2 pounds, or 3.5 kilograms.] of gold in each shield.

And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

18 (1Ki 10:22; Ps 45:8) The king also made a great throne of ivory

and overlaid it with the best gold.

19 The throne had six steps, and the back of the throne was round,

and there were armrests on either side of the seat with two lions

standing beside the armrests.

20 Twelve lions stood on the sides of the six steps,

and there was no other like it in any kingdom.

21 (1Ki 10:17) All of King Solomon's drinking cups were made of gold,

and all the cups of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were made of pure gold.

None were made of silver, for it was not considered valuable

in the days of Solomon.

22 (1Ki 22:48; Ge 10:4) For the king had ships at sea at Tarshish

with the ships of Hiram. Every three years the ships of Tarshish

came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

23 (1Ki 3:12-13) So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in terms

of riches and wisdom.

24 (1Ki 3:9; 3:12) All the earth came to Solomon to hear his wisdom,

which God had put in his heart. 25Everyone brought an annual tribute

in the form of presents, silver and gold cups, garments, armor, spices,

horses, and mules.

26 (2Ch 9:25; 1Ki 4:26; Dt 17:16) Solomon gathered together chariots

and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred chariots

and twelve thousand horsemen whom he stationed in the cities for chariots

and with the king at Jerusalem.

27 The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as plentiful as stones,

and he made cedars to be as plentiful as sycamore trees in the valley.

28 (Dt 17:16; 2Ch 9:28) Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt along

with linen yarn. The king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

29 He brought chariots from Egypt at a price of six hundred shekels of silver

and a horse for a hundred and fifty.

[About 3 3/4 pounds, or 1.7 kilograms.]

And he exported them to all the kings of the Hittites

and the kings of Aram, by their means.

2) Our Daily Bread for 19 June 2026



The Path of Life by Kenneth Petersen



Proverbs 3:1-6



1 (Pr 4:5; Dt 8:1) My son, do not forget my teaching,

but let your heart keep my commandments;

2 (Pr 4:10; Ps 91:16) for length of days and long life

and peace will they add to you.

3 (Pr 7:3; 6:21; 2Co 3:3) Do not let mercy and truth forsake you;

bind them around your neck,

write them on the tablet of your heart,

4 (Ps 111:10; 1Sa 2:26; Lk 2:52) so you will find favor and good understanding

in the sight of God and man.

5 (Ps 37:3; 37:5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

and lean not on your own understanding;

6 (1Ch 28:9; Pr 16:3; Jer 10:23) in all your ways acknowledge Him,

and He will direct your paths.



1 My son, forget not my law; But let thine heart keep my commandments:

2 For length of days, and long life, And peace, shall they add to thee.

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck;

Write them upon the table of thine heart:

4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding

In the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;

And lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.



He was born a slave in the 1860s. A sickly baby, he was sold to a slave owner

for the cost of a horse. As a teenager, he witnessed the killing of a black

man by a group of white people. Remarkably, George excelled in school, but

when he applied to Highland University in Kansas, he was denied admission

because of his skin colour. Yet through it all, the young man maintained a

deep faith in God. George Washington Carver's life verse was

Proverbs 3:6: “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”



We sometimes feel overwhelmed by our circumstances. We experience setbacks. We

find ourselves at a loss for where we should go. But Proverbs encourages us,

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding"

(v. 5). This is the Bible's way of saying, "Let go and let God" lead your life.



George Washington Carver followed God’s path, persevering against all odds,

teaching himself botany and geology and eventually becoming a renowned

scientist. He famously developed hundreds of uses for the peanut plant

but also developed methods of crop rotation that revolutionised agriculture

in the United States. God has a way of making the best out of bad situations.

Whatever you're facing today, the key is to "acknowledge Him"

and listen for His voice. Watch Him open up the paths of your life.



Reflect & Pray



What circumstances are troubling you?

How can you seek God's direction for your life?



Loving God, please help me focus on You always

and listen for Your direction for my life.



For further study, read Hope in Sorrow.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 6 - Through The Fire



Is 43:2



2 (Ps 66:12; Da 3:25-27) When you pass through waters,

I will be with you. And through the rivers,they shall not overflow you.

When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,

nor shall the flame kindle on you.



2 When thou passest through the waters,

I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:

when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned;

neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.



In the Book of Daniel, 3 young men provide one of the world's best-known

Bible stories. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, three of the finest young

men of Israel, were taken into capitivity to Babylon. There King

Nebuchadnezzar, filled with his own importance, commanded that

everyone bow down and worship his image.

When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to worship anyone

except the One True god, they were cast into Nebuchadnezzar's

furnace of fire.

Is 43:2 brings their experience into focus for us. There the Lord says,

"When you pass through the fire ... when you walk through the water ..."

Not if, but when. If we are committed to serving and honouring the Lord,

at some point we will be faced with "passing through the fire" for hm.

We may not face a physical furnace, but we may face the fires of

persecution, anger, hostility or suffering. And God says:

"I will be with you."

When the three young Israelites stepped into the king's furnace, all

the people looked and saw, not three, but four men in the fire, their

bonds burned away, walking freely among the flames. They did not

escape the fate decreed for them. But the Lord was with them in

the fire, as surely as he has promised to be with us in the flood

and the fire, as surely as he has promised to be with us in the

flood and fire tht life brings to us. The promise of god remains:

"I will be with you; the waters will not overflow, nor will the

flames burn you."



Application



a) What kinds of "fires" and "Floods" have I experienced?



b) How was I aware of the Lord's presence with me?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Chr 31:21



21 And in every deed that he undertook in the service of the house

of God and with the law and commandment to seek out his God,

he did this with all his heart, and he found success.



21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house

of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God,

he did it with all his heart, and prospered.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Protection in Times of Trouble



Ps 27:1-6



PSALMS 27



A Psalm of David.



1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom will I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life;

of whom will I be afraid?

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) When the wicked came against me

to eat my flesh -

my enemies and my foes -

they stumbled and fell.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Though an army should encamp against me,

my heart will not fear;

though war should rise against me,

in this will I be confident.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) One thing I have asked from the Lord,

that will I seek after -

for me to dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to see the beauty of the Lord,

and to inquire in His temple.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For in the time of trouble

He will hide me in His pavilion;

in the shelter of His tabernacle He will hide me;

He will set me up on a rock.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8 - 9) Now my head will be lifted up

above my enemies encircling me;

therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;

I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.



1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes,

came upon me to eat up my flesh,

They stumbled and fell.

3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear:

Though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after;

That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,

To behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion:

In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;

he shall set me up upon a rock.

6 And now shall mine head be lifted up,

Above mine enemies round about me:

Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy;

I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)



Quebec



Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec



Quebec 2015 population 8214 000



est Muslim Population 418946



CNMM Networks: Montreal



There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering

of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority

of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim

population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone

African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.

And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more

Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.

This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches

and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small

by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that

is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now

this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly

or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br

easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,

yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.

Agree in prayer for :



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



19th Day of the Month



a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders

as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society



(



1 Tim 2:1-2



)



b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island



I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,

that God's Spirit would influence

then to act justly,

serve with integrity

and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4



1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good

and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet

and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge

of the truth.



)



II) Pray for the churches of the province,

that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use

the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to keep His commandments.



Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, please help me focus on You always

and listen for Your direction for my life."



Pray to the Lord and pray the Lord who helps you through trials

and tribulations.



Pray to the Lord and pray to your work in the Name of the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and pray to rejoice in the Lord in all things.



Agree in prayer for Quebec:



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders

as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society



Pray for Jews and Muslims who are turning to Christ

despite strong opposition from their communities

in the

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.

Ecclesiastes 10

1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking

savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation

for wisdom and honour.

2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him,

and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place;

for yielding pacifieth great offences.

5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which

proceedeth from the ruler:

6 folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants

upon the earth.

8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge,

a serpent shall bite him.

9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith;

and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge,

then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment;

and a babbler is no better.

12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool

will swallow up himself.

13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of

his talk is mischievous madness.

14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be;

and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them,

because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child,

and thy princes eat in the morning!

17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy

princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness

of the hands the house droppeth through.

19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry:

but money answereth all things.

20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy

bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which

hath wings shall tell the matter.



Ecclesiastes 11



The Value of Diligence



1 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10) Cast your bread upon the waters,

for you will find it after many days.

2 (Ps 112:9; 1Ti 6:18-19) Give a portion to seven, or even eight,

for you do not know what calamity may happen on the earth.

3 If the clouds are full of rain,

they empty out on the land;

and if a tree falls to the north or south,

in the place that the tree falls, there it will be.

4 He who observes the wind will not sow,

and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

5 (Jn 3:8; Ecc 8:17) As you do not know the way of the wind,

or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child;

likewise you do not know the work of God

who has made everything.

6 (Ecc 9:10) In the morning sow your seed,

and in the evening do not let your hand rest;

because you do not know which activity will find success,

this way or that way,

or if the both will be good.



1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil

shall be upon the earth.

3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth:

and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place

where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth

the clouds shall not reap.

5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow

in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of

God who maketh all.

6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for

thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they

both shall be alike good.



Remember Your Creator in Your Youth



7 (Ecc 7:11) Light is sweet,

and good for the eyes to see the sun;

8 for if a man lives many years,

may he rejoice in all of them.

But let him also remember

that the days of darkness are many.

Everything that comes is vanity.

9 (Ecc 12:14; Job 31:7) Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,

and in your early years may your heart do you good;

walk in the path of your heart

and the desire of your eyes;

but know that in all these things

God will bring you into judgment.

10 (2Co 7:1; 2Ti 2:22) Take away anger from your heart,

and remove distress from your body,

for youth and the dawn are vanity.



7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes

to behold the sun:

8 but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember

the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days

of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart,

and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things

God will bring thee into judgment.

10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh:

for childhood and youth are vanity.



Ecclesiastes 12



1 (Ecc 11:8; 2Sa 19:35) Remember your Creator

in the days of your youth,

before the difficult days come

and the years arrive when you say,

"I have no pleasure in them":

2 before the sun, light,

moon, and stars are darkened,

and the clouds leave after the rain;

3 in the day when those watching the house tremble,

and the strong men are bent over;

when the grinders cease because they are few,

and those looking through the windows have dimmed eyes;

4 (2Sa 19:35; Jer 25:10) and the doors on the street are shut,

and the sound of grinding is low;

and one rises up at the sound of a bird,

and all the daughters of song are brought low;

5 (Job 17:13; 30:23) when they are afraid of heights,

even the terrors along the road;

the almond tree blossoms,

the grasshopper drags itself along

and desire fails,

because man goes to his eternal home,

and the mourners go about the streets.

6 Remember your Creator before the cord of silver is snapped,

or the bowl of gold smashed,

or the jar by the spring broken

or the wheel at the cistern crushed.

7 (Ge 3:19; Zec 12:1 ) The dust returns to the earth where it was,

and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

8 (Ecc 1:2) It is all vanity, says the Preacher;

all is vanity.



1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come

not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

2 while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor

the clouds return after the rain:

3 in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men

shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those

that look out of the windows be darkened,

4 and the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding

is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters

of musick shall be brought low;

5 also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in

the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a

burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the

mourners go about the streets:

6 or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the

pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall

return unto God who gave it.

8 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.



Epilogue

9 (1Ki 4:32; Pr 1:1) And in addition to being wise,

the Preacher still taught the people knowledge,

and he considered, sought out, and arranged many proverbs.

10 And the Preacher sought to discover words of delight,

and to write in uprightness words of truth.

11 (Ezr 9:8; Ps 80:1) The words of the wise are like goads,

and the collected sayings are like firmly embedded nails,

given by one shepherd.

12 (Ecc 1:18) My son, beware of anything beyond these.

Of making many books there is no end,

and much study is a weariness to the flesh.

13 (Dt 10:12; Ecc 5:7) Now all has been heard.

Let us hear the conclusion of the matter:

Fear God and keep His commandments,

for this is the whole duty of man.

14 (1Co 4:5; Ecc 11:9) For God will bring every deed into judgment,

including every secret thing,

whether good or evil.



9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people

knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many

proverbs.

10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words:

and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters

of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there

is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his

commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing,

whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Ecclesiastes 8





God's Unknowable Ways



10 (Ecc 9:5; Pr 10:7) Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in

and out of the holy place, and they were praised [Or the Heb. forgotten].

in the city where they did works. This is also vanity.

11 (Ps 10:6; Isa 26:10) Because the sentence against an evil deed

is not executed swiftly, the heart of the sons of men is fully set to do evil.

12 (Ps 37:11; 37:18-19) Since one who sins may do evil a hundred times

and extend his life, I also have experienced that it will be good for those

who fear God when they have reverence before Him.

13 (Job 14:2; Ecc 6:12) But it will not be well for the wicked, and he will

not prolong his days, like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

14 (Ecc 7:15; Mal 3:15) There is a vanity that takes place on the earth that

there are righteous men who are treated according to the deeds of the

wicked, and there are wicked men who are treated according to the deeds

of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

15 (Ecc 2:24; 3:12-13) And I commend joy, for man has nothing better

under the sun than to eat and drink and be joyful; for this will go with him

in his labor all the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.

16 (Ps 127:2; Ecc 1:13) When I set my heart to know wisdom and to experience

the affairs that are done on earth, though day and night there is no sleep

for one's eyes,

17 (Ecc 3:11; Ps 73:16) then I saw all the work of God, that a man cannot

comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Inasmuch as a man labors

to seek, he will not understand. Even if a wise man claims to know,

he cannot grasp it.



10 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place

of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done:

this is also vanity.

11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily,

therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

12 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged,

yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God,

which fear before him:

13 but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong

his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men,

unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there

be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous:

I said that this also is vanity.

15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun,

than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him

of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

16 When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that

is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth

sleep with his eyes: )

17 then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work

that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out,

yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it,

yet shall he not be able to find it.



Ecclesiastes 9



A Common Fate



1 (Dt 33:3; Ecc 8:14) For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could

declare it all: that the deeds of the righteous and the wise are in the hand

of God. No man knows whether love or hate awaits them; both are before him.

2 (Job 9:22; Mal 3:5) The same fate comes to all: There is one fate

for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the evil,

[Evil from Gk.] is missing in some [Heb. mss. for the clean and the unclean,]

for him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice.

As is the good,

so is the sinner;

he who takes an oath

as he who fears an oath.

3 (Ecc 1:17; 8:11) And this is an evil in all that is done under the sun:

that the same event happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are

filled with evil, and folly is in their hearts while they have life,

and after that they go to the dead.

4 But for him who is joined to all

the living here is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

5 (Job 14:21; Isa 26:14 ) The living know that they will die,

but the dead know nothing;

they have no more reward,

for the memory of them is forgotten.

6 What they loved, hated,

and envied has already perished;

and there is no reward for them from long ago

in everything that is done under the sun.

7 (Ecc 8:15) Go and eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine

with a pleasant heart; for God is already pleased with your deeds.

8 (Ps 23:5) At all times may your clothing be white,

and let not oil ever lack on your head.

9 (Ecc 2:10; 6:12) Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days

of your vain life which He has given you under the sun;

because that is your reward in life and in your toil

because you have labored under the sun.

10 (Ro 12:11; Col 3:23) Whatever your hands find to do, do with your strength;

for there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol,

the place where you are going.

11 (Jer 9:23; Ecc 4:1) Again I saw under the sun that-

the race is not to the swift,

nor the battle to the strong,

nor food to the wise,

nor riches to the intelligent,

nor favor to those with knowledge;

but time and chance happen to them all.

12 (Pr 29:6; 1Th 5:3) For man does not know his time:

Like fish caught in an unfortunate net,

like birds caught in a snare,

so the sons of men are ensnared at a tragic, yet appointed time,

when it suddenly falls on them.



1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the

righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man

knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous,

and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean;

to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good,

so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is

one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil,

and madness is in their heart while they live,

and after that they go to the dead.

4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog

is better than a dead lion.

5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing,

neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither

have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart;

for God now accepteth thy works.

8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy

vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity:

for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest

under the sun.

10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no

work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor

the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches

to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill;

but time and chance happeneth to them all.

12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil

net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men

snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.



The Excellence of Wisdom



13 I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me:

14 There was a small city with a few men in it; and a great king came

and surrounded it, and he built up great siege works against it.

15 (Ecc 4:13) But a poor, wise man was found there, and he himself

in his wisdom delivered the city, but no one remembered that poor man.

16 (Ecc 7:19; Pr 21:22) Then I said, "Wisdom is better than strength;

yet the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard."

17 The words of the wise heard in quietness are better

than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

18 (Jos 7:1; 7:5) Wisdom is better than weapons of war,

but only one sinner can destroy much that is good.



13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

14 there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king

against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

15 now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered

the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's

wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that

ruleth among fools.

18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.



Ecclesiastes 10



1 A dead fly causes a stench in mixed anointing oil,

so a little folly is more weighty than wisdom and honor.

2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right,

but the heart of a fool to the left.

3 (Pr 13:16; 18:2) Even when a fool walks on the road,

he lacks sense,

and he shows everyone that he is a fool.

4 (Pr 25:15; Ecc 8:3) If the anger of a ruler rises against you,

do not leave your post;

for calmness pacifies great offenses.

5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun

like an error that goes out from a ruler:

6 (Est 3:1; Pr 28:12) Folly is set in many high places,

but the rich sit in a low place.

7 (Pr 19:10; 30:22) I have seen slaves riding on horses,

and officials walking along the ground like slaves.

8 (Am 5:19; Pr 26:2)7 He who digs a pit will fall into it,

and whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.

9 He who quarries stones is injured by them,

and he who splits wood is in danger from them.

10 If an iron piece is blunt

and there is no one to sharpen it,

then he must prevail with more strength;

but wisdom is a benefit to succeed.

11 (Jer 8:17; Ps 58:4-5) If a serpent bites before it is charmed,

there is no advantage to the charmer.

12 (Lk 4:22; Pr 15:2) The words of a wise man's mouth bring favor,

but the speech of a fool consumes him;

13 the beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,

and the end of his talk is evil madness.

14 (Pr 15:2; Ecc 3:22) A fool multiplies words,

though no man knows what is to be;

who can tell him what will be after him?

15 The labor of the foolish makes him weary,

such that he does not know the way to the city!

16 (Isa 3:12; 2Ch 13:7) Woe to you, O land, when your king is a lad,

and your princes are feasting in the morning!

17 Happy are you, O land, when your king is from nobility,

and your princes are feasting at the appropriate time-

with self-control and not drunkenness!

18 (Pr 20:4 ) The roof beams sink in with slothfulness,

and with the idleness of one's hands the house drips.

19 (Ps 104:15) They make feasts for laughter,

and wine gladdens life;

but money resolves everything.

20 (Ex 22:28; Ac 23:5) Even in your mind do not curse the king;

and in your bedchamber do not curse the rich;

for a bird in the sky may carry your voice,

and a winged creature may declare the matter.

Day 170, 19 June 2026



1) Ecclesiastes 7-12



Ecclesiastes 7

The Value of Wisdom

1 (Pr 22:1; Ecc 4:2) A good name is better than precious ointment,

and the day of death than the day of birth.

2 (Ps 90:12) It is better to go to a house of mourning

than to go to a house of feasting,

for this is the end of all mankind;

and the living will lay it to heart.

3 Grief is better than laughter,

for with a downcast face the heart considers the good.

4 The heart of those who are wise is in the house of mourning,

but the heart of those who are foolish in the house of feasting.

5 (Ps 141:5; Pr 15:31-32) It is better to hear the rebuke from a wise man

than a man listen to the song of fools.

6 (Ps 58:9; 118:12) For like the crackling sound of thorns under a pot,

so is the mocking laughter of fools.

And this is also vanity.

7 (Dt 16:19; Ex 23:8) For oppression brings confusion to the wise man,

and a bribe destroys a man's heart.

8 (Pr 14:29; 16:32) The end of a matter is better than the beginning of it,

and the patient in spirit than the haughty in spirit.

9 (Pr 14:17; Jas 1:19; Pr 16:32) Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry,

for irritation settles in the bosom of fools.

10 Do not say, "Why were the earlier days better than these days?"

For it is not from wisdom that you inquire this.

11 (Ecc 11:7) Wisdom is good with an inheritance,

and an advantage to those who see the sun.

12 (Pr 3:18; 8:35) For the protection of wisdom

is like the protection of money,

and the advantage of knowledge is

that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

13 (Ecc 1:15; Job 12:14) Consider the work of God:

Who is able to make straight

what He has made crooked?

14 (Ecc 3:22; Dt 28:47) In the day of prosperity be joyful,

but in the day of distress consider:

God has made the one

as well as the other.

For this reason man will not be able to understand

anything that comes after him.

15 (Ecc 8:12-14; 6:12) I have seen everything in my days of vanity:

There is the righteous man who dies in his righteousness,

and there is the wicked man who extends his life of evil.

16 (Ro 12:3; Pr 25:16) Do not be excessively righteous,

and do not be extremely wise;

why should you destroy yourself?

17 (Ps 55:23; Pr 10:27) Do not be overly wicked,

and do not be a fool;

why should you die before your time?

18 (Ecc 8:12; 11:6) It is good that you should take hold of this,

and from the other not withhold your hand;

for he who fears God will come out from them all.

19 (Pr 21:22; 24:5) Wisdom strengthens the wise man

more than ten rulers who are in the city.

20 (1Ki 8:46; 2Ch 6:36; Pr 20:9) For there is not a righteous man on earth

who only does good and refrains from sin.

21 (Pr 30:10) Do not give heed to everything people say,

lest you hear your servant cursing you.

22 Your heart knows

that many times you have spoken a curse against others.



Ecclesiastes 7

The Vanity of Fame

1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than

the day of one's birth.

2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house

of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to

his heart.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance

the heart is made better.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning;

but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,

than for a man to hear the song of fools.

6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot,

so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof:

and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth

in the bosom of fools.

10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better

than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them

that see the sun.

12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency

of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight,

which he hath made crooked?

14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider:

God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man

should find nothing after him.

15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that

perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his

life in his wickedness.

16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise:

why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish:

why shouldest thou die before thy time?

18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this

withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men

which are in the city.

20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken;

lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

22 for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou

thyself likewise hast cursed others.



The Quest for Wisdom



23 (Ro 1:22) All this I have tested by wisdom. I said,

"I will be wise,"

but it was far from me.

24 (Ro 11:33; 1Ti 6:16) That which is, is far off,

and exceedingly deep.

Who can find it out?

25 (Ecc 10:13) And I turned my heart to know,

and seek and search out wisdom in how things are

and to experience wicked folly,

even foolishness and madness.

26 (Pr 22:14; 2:18-19) I find more bitter than death

the woman whose heart is snares

and nets,

and whose hands are fetters.

He who pleases God escapes her,

but the sinner is taken by her.

27 "See, this is what I found," says the Preacher,

"adding one thing to another to find the sum,

28 (Job 33:23) which my soul still seeks

but I do not find:

One man among a thousand I have found,

but a woman among all these I have not found.

29 (Ge 3:6-7) See, this only have I found:

that God made man upright,

but they have sought out many schemes."



23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far

from me.

24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom,

and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly,

even of foolishness and madness:

26 and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares

and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her;

but the sinner shall be taken by her.

27 Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, counting one by one, to find

out the account:

28 which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have

I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright;

but they have sought out many inventions.



Ecclesiastes 8



1 (Dt 28:50; Ex 34:29-30) Who is like a wise man?

And who knows the interpretation of a matter?

A man's wisdom makes his face shine,

and the harshness of his face is softened.



1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing?

a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall

be changed.



The Value of Obedience



2 (1Ki 2:43) I say, "Keep the king's command, because of your oath to God.

3 (Ecc 10:4) Do not be hasty to leave his presence. Do not take a stand

in an unpleasant matter, for he does whatever pleases him."

4 (Job 9:12; Da 4:35) For the word of the king is powerful,

and who would say to him, "What are you doing?"

5 He who keeps his command will know no evil thing;

and a wise heart will know the appropriate time and just way.

6 (Ecc 3:1; 3:17) For to every matter there is an appropriate time

and just way, though a man's distress weighs heavily on him.

7 (Ecc 6:12; 9:12) For he does not know what will happen;

for who can declare to him what will occur?

8 (Job 14:5; Isa 28:15 ) There is not a man with mastery

over the wind to restrain it,

nor with power over the day of death.

And no one can discharge a battle,

nor can wickedness rescue the one possessing it.

9 (Ecc 5:8) All this I saw while applying my heart to every work

that is done under the sun, when one man rules over another

to the other's hurt.



2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the

oath of God.

3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he

doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him,

What doest thou?

5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's

heart discerneth both time and judgment.

6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery

of man is great upon him.

7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him

when it shall be?

8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit;

neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge

in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done

under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another

to his own hurt.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)



Quebec



Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec



Quebec 2015 population 8214 000



est Muslim Population 418946



CNMM Networks: Montreal



There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering

of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority

of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim

population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone

African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.

And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more

Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.

This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches

and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small

by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that

is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now

this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly

or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br

easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,

yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.

Agree in prayer for :



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



18th Day of the Month



a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical

refreshing for the presence of the Lord



( Jer 31:25



25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.



25 For I have satiated the weary soul,

and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

)



b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from

danger and adversity



( Ps 34:7



7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,

and delivers them.



7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,

And delivereth them.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to not to be disillusioned and fear the Lord.



Pray to the Lord: "Gracious God, I take refuge in You. Please be my

place of protection and shelter as I trust in You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to renew your strength in the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the blessings of the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord as a refuge for the oppressed.



Agree in prayer for Quebec:



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical

refreshing for the presence of the Lord



Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from

danger and adversity



Pray for the peace and protection of Christians on the island of Mindanao in

the PHILIPPINES where

Islamists are active.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.

Ecclesiastes 6



1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun,

and it is common among men:

2 a man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth

nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power

to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is

an evil disease.

3 If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days

of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that

he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name

shall be covered with darkness.

5 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing:

this hath more rest than the other.

6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good:

do not all go to one place?

7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth

to walk before the living?

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire:

this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man:

neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain

life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after

him under the sun?



2) Our Daily Bread for 18 June 2026 titled

Taking Refuge in God by Bill Crowder



Psalm 91:2,9-16



PSALMS 91



2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,

my God in whom I trust."



9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,

even the Most High, your dwelling,

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) there shall be no evil befall you,

neither shall any plague come near your tent;

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) for He shall give His angels charge over you

to guard you in all your ways.

12 They shall bear you up in their hands,

lest you strike your foot against a stone.

13 You shall tread upon the lion and adder;

the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;

I will set him on high, because he has known My name.

15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble,

and I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life I will satisfy him

and show him My salvation.



Psalm 91



2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress:

My God; in him will I trust.



9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge,

Even the most High, thy habitation;

10 There shall no evil befall thee,

Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee,

To keep thee in all thy ways.

12 They shall bear thee up in their hands,

Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:

The young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:

I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:

I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him,

And shew him my salvation.





As the outdoor concert started, I felt a single raindrop on my cheek. Looking

up, I saw ominous dark clouds. Having paid a steep price for tickets, however,

I wasn't inclined to leave because of a little bad weather. Then umbrellas

began to pop open. One woman pulled a plastic grocery bag over her hair. It

took just one deafening boom of thunder for the performer to grab her

microphone and beg us to take refuge somewhere.



As the rain began to come in torrents, we splashed through muddy puddles and

rushed into a nearby school gym. Thoroughly soaked, we huddled with strangers

for the next half hour, still hoping the storm would end. When we ventured

back out, we saw that the band was packed up and ready to leave.



When the storms of life come, where can we run? Sorrow, worry, illness, and

confusion can make us fearful and in need of refuge. We need a strong shelter

that'll protect us. Psalm 91 reminds us that God has promised to rescue us

and to be with us in trouble.

"Because he loves me . . . I will rescue him; I will protect him,

for he acknowledges my name" (v. 14). When we need help, we can call

on His name and He "will answer" us (v. 15).



When our courage fails us, we can lean into His strength.

He's our shelter in any storm.



By: Cindy Hess Kasper

Reflect & Pray



What storms are you experiencing?

How can you gain the shelter and refuge that God has promised you?



Gracious God, I take refuge in You. Please be my

place of protection and shelter as I trust in You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 5 - Waiting for the Wind



Is 40:31



31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4)

but those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary,

and they shall walk and not faint.



31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;

and they shall walk, and not faint.



High above civilisation, alone on his craggy peak, the eagle waits.

He watches, senses, and then, with effortless grace, he spreads

his wings and soars. He does not flap frantically to gain altitude,

he merely turns his wings into the wind and rises.

Is 40:31 promises that we, too, can be like the eagle,

mounting up on wings, soaring effortlessly,

without weariness. But this is not often our experience.

We usually flap around like invalid pigeons, scratching

for mere existence, flying only when our place in the park is disturbed.

We need to learn to wait on the Lord. Like the wind that raises the eagle

to the heights, the wind of the Spirit will lift us up as well - beyond

the weariness of daily life, beyond the struggle for existence, beyond

the plodding pace of normal interaction.

But the eagle does not rise without plunging for the cliff into the wind.

His ability to stay aloft is based on his understand of wind currents;

when the wind is against him, he rises. He waits on the cliff

until the right moment, then allows the contrary breezes to lift him up.

Most of us are grounded by the winds that are against us. We give up

and never take the first flight. We fear the plunge from the cliff into the

buoyant breath of God, and so we stand fixed, afraid to launch out.

But when we do take the risk, when we wait upon the Lord, and then

give ourselves in obedience to a free-fall from the cliffs of his will,

we discover that there is rest in soaring with him. We do not have to

struggle; we have only to fly, and in flying, to find new strength.



Application



a) Why is "waiting upon the Lord" essential

to "Mounting up with wings as the eagle"?



b) How can this verse help me be more willing to take risks in God's will?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 9:8,11



8 God is able to make all grace abound toward you,

so that you, always having enough of everything,

may abound to every good work.

11 So you will be enriched in everything to all bountifulness,

which makes us give thanks to God.



8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having

all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

11 being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through

us thanksgiving to God.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are Facing Pain and Suffering



Ps 9:9-12



9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

a refuge in times of trouble.

10 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,

for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

11 Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;

declare His deeds among the people.

12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;

He does not forget the cry of the humble.



Waw

9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

A refuge in times of trouble.

10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:

For thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Zain

11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion:

Declare among the people his doings.

12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:

He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Ecclesiastes 2



The Vanity of Work and Riches



18 (Ps 39:6; 49:10) And I despised all the toil in which I labored

under the sun, which I will give up to the man who comes after me.

19 And who knows if this man will be wise or a fool? Yet he will gain

power over every labor that I have toiled and my use of wisdom under the sun.

Also this is vanity.

20 So I turned to give my heart up to despair concerning all the toil

of my labors under the sun.

21 For there is a man who labors with wisdom,

knowledge, and skill; yet to a man who did not labor for this, he leaves it

as his inheritance. This also is vanity and a great distress.

22 (Ecc 1:3; 3:9) For what becomes of a man with all his labor

and with the striving in his heart that he toils under the sun?

23 (Job 5:7; 14:1) For all his days are sorrowful, and his work is a vexation;

even at night his heart finds no rest. Also this is fleeting.

24 (Ecc 3:12-13; 3:22) There is nothing better for a man than to eat

and drink, and find enjoyment in his labor.

This also, I saw, is from the hand of God.

25 For who can even eat or have enjoyment more so than I?

[Some Heb. and Gk. texts, apart from Him.]

26 (Pr 13:22; Job 27:16-17) For to a man who is pleasing before Him,

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner

He gives the work of gathering and collecting to give him

who is pleasing before God. Also this is vanity and chasing the wind.



18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because

I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall

he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured,

and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour

which I took under the sun.

21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge,

and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall

he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart,

wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief;

yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink,

and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw,

that it was from the hand of God.

2 5For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?

26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge,

and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up,

that he may give to him that is good before God.

This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.



Ecclesiastes 3



A Time for Everything



1 (Ecc 3:17) To everything there is a season,

a time for every purpose under heaven:

2 (Heb 9:27; Job 14:5) a time to be born, and a time to die;

a time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted;

3 (1Sa 2:6; Hos 6:1-2) a time to kill, and a time to heal;

a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4 (Ex 15:20; Ro 12:15) a time to weep, and a time to laugh;

a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5 (2Ki 3:25; Joel 2:16) a time to cast away stones,

and a time to gather stones;

a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 a time to gain, and a time to lose;

a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7 (Am 5:13; Ge 37:29) a time to tear, and a time to sew;

a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 (Lk 14:26) a time to love, and a time to hate;

a time of war, and a time of peace.



1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose

under the heaven:

2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck

up that which is planted;

3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down,

and a time to build up;

4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to

embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence,

and a time to speak;

8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.



The God-Given Task



9 (Ecc 1:3; 2:11) What benefit does the worker have in his toil?

10 (Ge 3:19; Ecc 2:26) I have seen the task that God has given to sons of men

to be concerned with.

11 (Ecc 8:17; Ro 11:33) He has made everything beautiful in its appropriate

time. He has also put obscurity in their hearts Or timelessness,

or perpetuity. so that no one comes to know the work that God has done

from the beginning to the end.

12 (Ps 37:3; Ecc 3:22) I experienced that there is nothing better for them

than to be glad and do good in their life.

13 (Ecc 2:24) And also that everyone should eat and drink and experience

good in all their labor. This is a gift of God.

14 (Jas 1:17) I have perceived that everything that God has done

will be lasting. And to this there is nothing to be added, and from it there

is nothing to be taken away. And God has done this so that

in His presence men fear Him.

15 That which is has already been,

and what is to come has also already been;

and God seeks out what has been driven away.



9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men

to be exercised in it.

11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set

the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that

God maketh from the beginning to the end.

12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice,

and to do good in his life.

13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good

of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be

put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should

fear before him.

15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been;

and God requireth that which is past.



The Vanity of Injustice



16 (Ecc 4:1; 5:8) Moreover I saw what was under the sun:

In the place of justice, there was wickedness;

and in the place of righteousness, there was wickedness.

17 (Ecc 3:1; Mt 16:27) I thought in my heart:

God will bring judgment

to the righteous and the wicked,

for there is an appropriate time

for every matter and deed.

18 (Ps 73:22) Then I thought in my heart: Regarding the account

of sons of men, God is making clear to them to show that they are but animals.

19 (Ps 49:12) For what befalls the sons of men befalls animals; as one dies,

so dies the other. There is one breath for all of them; there is no advantage

for man any more than animals, for all is vanity.

20 (Ge 3:19; Job 34:15) All go to one place:

All are from the dust and all return to dust.

21 (Ecc 12:7) Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward

and the spirit of animals goes down to the earth?

22 (Ecc 2:24; 6:12) So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man

should rejoice in his labor, for that is his reward.

For who will bring him to see what will happen after his life?



16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness

was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked:

for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God

might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing

befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one

breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the

beast that goeth downward to the earth?

22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man

should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall

bring him to see what shall be after him?



Ecclesiastes 4



Evil Under the Sun



1 (Ecc 3:16; 5:8) Again I saw all types of oppression

that are done under the sun:

Look! The tears of the oppressed,

and no one was there to comfort them.

And there was force from the hand of the oppressors,

and no one was there to comfort them.

2 (Ecc 2:17) And I thought that fortunate were the dead

who had already died,

even more than the living

who were still alive.

3 (Lk 23:29) And still better than both

is he who has not been,

who has not seen the evil deeds

that are done under the sun.

4 (Ecc 1:14; 2:21) Then I saw that all toil and every skillful work come

from one man's envy of another. This also is vanity and like chasing the wind.

5 (Isa 9:20) The fool folds his hands

and eats his own flesh.

6 (Pr 15:16-17; 16:8) Better is a full hand of quietness

than handfuls of toil and chasing the wind.

7 (Ecc 4:1) Again, I saw vanity under the sun:

8 (Pr 27:20; Ecc 1:8) There is a man who is alone,

neither having son or brother,

and there is not an end to all his toil,

and his eyes are not satisfied with riches to say,

"For whom do I labor

and cause my life to lack good things?"

Also this is vanity

and a burdensome task.

9 Two are better than one,

because there is a good reward for their labor together.

10 For if they fall,

then one will help up his companion.

But woe to him who is alone when he falls

and has no one to help him up.

11 Also if two lie down together, then they will keep warm;

but how can one keep warm by himself?

12 And if someone might overpower another by himself,

two together can withstand him.

A threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 4

1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under

the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had

no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power;

but they had no comforter.

2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the

living which are yet alive.

3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been,

who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man

is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full

with travail and vexation of spirit.

7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child

nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye

satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave

my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that

is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat:

but how can one be warm alone?



The Vanity of Status



13 (Ecc 9:15-16) Better is a poor and wise youth than an old

and foolish king who will no longer be admonished.

14 (Ge 41:14) For out of prison he has come to reign,

even though he was born poor in the kingdom.

15 Then I saw all those who live and walk under the sun,

along with the next youth who will arise in the king's place.

16 (Ecc 1:14) There is no end of all the people, to all who were before them.

Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity

and chasing the wind.



12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him;

and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king,

who will no more be admonished.

14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that

is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second

child that shall stand up in his stead.

16 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them:

they also that come after shall not rejoice in him.

Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.



Ecclesiastes 5



Revere God



1 (Ex 3:5; Pr 15:8) Guard your steps when you enter the house of God,

and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools,

for they do not know that they are doing evil. [4:17 in the Heb. text.]

2 (Pr 10:19; Mt 6:7) Do not be quick to speak with your mouth,

nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word

before God.

For God is in heaven,

and you are on the earth;

therefore may your words be few.

3 (Pr 10:19; 15:2) For a dream comes when there is a great burden,

and a foolish voice when there are many words.

4 (Nu 30:2; Ps 66:13-14) When you make a vow to God, do not delay

in fulfilling it because He has no pleasure in fools.

Fulfill what you have vowed.

5 (Pr 20:25; Ac 5:4) Better it is that you do not make a vow than you

make a vow and not fulfill it.

6 (1Co 11:10) Do not let your mouth cause you to sin,

and do not say before the messenger that it was an error.

Why should God be angry with your words

and destroy the work of your hands?

7 (Ecc 12:13; 7:18) For when there is an abundance of dreams and futilities,

then words increase too. Therefore it is God you should fear.



1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to

hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they

do evil.

2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any

thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth:

therefore let thy words be few.

3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice

is known by multitude of words.

4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no

pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow,

than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the

angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice,

and destroy the work of thine hands?

7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers

vanities: but fear thou God.



The Vanity of Loving Money



8 (Ps 12:5; Ecc 4:1; Ps 82:1) If you see in a district the oppression

of the poor and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness,

do not be astounded at the matter; for the high official is watched over

by an even higher official, and there are even higher officials over them.

9 But this is an advantage to the land in every way, like a king committed

to a cultivated field.

10 (Ecc 4:8; 2:11 ) He who loves money will not be satisfied with money;

nor he who loves abundance with increase.

This also is vanity.

11 When there is an increase of good things,

then there is an increase of those who devour them.

And what profit have the owners

except to see them with their eyes?

12 (Pr 3:24 ) Sweet is the sleep of a laboring man,

whether he eats a little or much;

but the abundance of the rich

will not let him sleep.

13 (Ecc 6:1-2) There is a grave misery that I have seen under the sun:

when riches were kept by an owner to his hurt,

14 and those riches were lost in a misfortunate business deal;

and although he has a son,

there is nothing at all to put in his hand.

15 (Job 1:21; Ps 49:17) As he came from his mother's womb,

naked shall he return, to go as he came;

he shall take nothing from his labor

which he may carry away in his hands.

16 (Pr 11:29; Ecc 1:3) This also is a grievous evil:

Just as he came,

so shall he go.

And what profit is there to him who toils for the wind?

17 (Ps 127:2) Moreover, in all his days he eats in darkness,

while he is greatly irritated in sickness and anger.

18 (Ecc 2:10; 2:24) This is what I have seen to be good:

It is fitting to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all his labor

in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life,

which God has given to him; for this is his reward.

19 (Ecc 6:2; 3:13) And also everyone to whom God has given wealth

and possessions, and given him power to enjoy them,

and to receive his reward and to rejoice in his labor

-this is the gift of God.

20 For he will not much remember the days of his life

because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.



8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment

and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher

than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all:

the king himself is served by the field.

10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver;

nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is

there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much:

but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

13 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept

for the owners thereof to their hurt.

14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son,

and there is nothing in his hand.

15 As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go

as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away

in his hand.

16 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he

go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?

17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow

and wrath with his sickness.

18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat

and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under

the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him

power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour;

this is the gift of God.

20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life;

because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.



Ecclesiastes 6

1 (Ecc 5:13) There is an evil that I have seen under the sun,

and it lies heavy on mankind:

2 (Ps 17:14; Ecc 5:19) a man to whom God gives wealth,

possessions, and honor so that there is no want in his life

from among anything that he desires; yet God does not give him ability

to eat from them because another man eats and enjoys from his possessions.

This is vanity and a tormenting injustice.

3 (Job 3:16; Ecc 4:3) If a man fathers a hundred children

and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many,

but his soul is not satisfied with life's good things, and he has no burial,

I say that a stillborn child is better off than he-

4 for it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and in darkness its name

is covered up. 5Moreover, it has not seen the sun or known anything,

yet it finds rest rather than he.

6 Though the man may live a thousand years, twice over, yet he does not see

the good things. Does not everyone go to the same place?

7 (Pr 16:26) All the labor of man is for his mouth,

yet his appetite is not satisfied.

8 For what benefit is there for the wise

over the fool?

And what more does the poor man know

who walks before others?

9 (Ecc 1:14) Better to be content with the sight of eyes

than to have a wandering appetite.

This is vanity

and like chasing the wind.

10 (Job 9:32; Ecc 3:15) Whatever happens, it has already been given a name,

and it is known what man is;

he cannot contend with Him who is stronger than he.

11 The more words,

the more vanity,

so what profit is there to mankind?

12 (Job 14:2; Ecc 3:22) For who knows what is good for man

while he lives the few days of his vain life which pass like a shadow?

For who can tell men what will be after them under the sun?

Day 169, 18 June 2026



1) Ecclesiastes 1-6



Ecclesiastes 1

All Is Vanity

1 (Ecc 1:12; 7:27; 12:8-10) These are the words of the Preacher,

the son of David and king in Jerusalem.

2 (Ecc 12:8; Ro 8:20) "Vanity

[Heb. suggests something futile, temporal, or obscure.]

of vanities,"

says the Preacher;

"vanity of vanities,

all is vanity."

3 (Ecc 2:11; 3:9) What benefit is there to a man in all his labors

that he toils under the sun?

4 (Ps 104:5 )A generation comes, and a generation goes,

but the earth continually remains.

5 (Ps 19:4-6) The sun comes up, and the sun goes down,

and hurries to the place where it rises.

6 (Jn 3:8 ) It moves to the south,

and then moves around to the north;

the wind continually travels around,

and it keeps turning on its circuit.

7 All the streams flow into the sea,

and the sea is never filled up.

And to the place where the streams flow,

there they continually return to flow.

8 (Pr 27:20; Ecc 4:8) All matters are wearisome;

a man is not able to speak to them.

The eye is not satisfied with what it sees,

and the ear is not content with what it hears.

9 (Ecc 3:15; 2:12) What has been is the same as what will be,

and what has been done is the same as what will be done;

there is nothing new under the sun.

10 Is there a matter where it is said,

"See, this is truly new"?

Long ago in the past

every matter has already been in our midst.

11 (Ecc 2:16) There is not a memory for the former things,

and moreover, there will not be

a memory for the things coming after,

even those things that are yet to come.



1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh:

but the earth abideth for ever.

5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place

where he arose.

6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north;

it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according

to his circuits.

7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place

from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not

satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done

is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath

been already of old time, which was before us.

11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any

remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.



The Burden of Wisdom



12 (Ecc 1:1) I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 (Ecc 3:10; 1:17; Ge 3:19) I set my heart to seek and to investigate

with wisdom everything that is done under heaven.

It is a burdensome task that God has given to the sons of men,

by which they may be occupied.

14 (Ecc 2:11; 2:17) I have seen everything that is done under the sun,

and indeed, all is vanity and like chasing the wind.

15 What is bent cannot be straightened,

and what is missing cannot be counted.

16 (1Ki 4:30; Ecc 2:9) I spoke in my heart, saying,

"I have been great and increased in wisdom more than anyone else

who has been before me in Jerusalem, and my heart has had great experience

of wisdom and knowledge."

17 (Ecc 2:3) And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know the folly of ideas

and to know foolish behavior,

and I know that this as well is like chasing the wind.

18 For in an abundance of wisdom is an abundance of frustration,

and he who increases in knowledge also increases in sorrow.



The Vanity of Knowledge

12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all

things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given

to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun;

and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight:

and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate,

and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me

in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly:

I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth

knowledge increaseth sorrow.



Ecclesiastes 2



The Vanity of Pleasure



1 (Ecc 8:15; Lk 12:19) And I said in my heart,

"Come, and I will test you with selfish pleasures to experience desires."

And notice that this too is vanity.

2 (Pr 14:13) And I said of frivolous fun, "They are only senseless ideas";

and regarding selfish pleasure, "What purpose is this?"

3 (Pr 20:1; Ecc 1:17) I investigated how to cheer up my body with wine,

while my heart was still guiding me with wisdom, in order to grasp

folly until I might experience what is good for sons of men to do under

heaven during the number of days that they might have life.

4 (1Ki 7:1-12) I accomplished great works. I built houses for myself,

and planted myself vineyards.

5 I made for myself royal gardens and parks, and I planted in them

all sorts of fruit trees.

6 (Ne 2:14) I made for myself pools of water to irrigate the forests

of growing trees.

7 I even bought male and female slaves; even some were born to me

in my house. I had also great possessions of herds and flocks

more than any who had been in Jerusalem before me.

8 (2Sa 19:35; 1Ki 9:28) I also gathered for myself silver and gold

and treasures of kings and provinces. I obtained singers,

both men and women, and the delights of the sons of men,

and many concubines.

9 (1Ch 29:25; Ecc 1:16) So I became great and surpassed anyone

who had been in Jerusalem before me. All the while my wisdom

remained with me.

10 (Ecc 3:22; 5:18) And everything that my eyes wanted I did not refuse them.

And I did not withhold my heart from any selfish pleasure,

for my heart was glad from all my efforts;

and this was my reward for all my efforts.

11 (Ecc 1:14; 1:3) Then I turned to all the work that my hands had designed

and all the labor that I had toiled to make;

and notice, all of it was vanity and chasing the wind.

And there was no benefit under the sun.



The Vanity of Pleasure

1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth,

therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart

with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good

for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days o

f their life.

4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them

of all kind of fruits:

6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood

that bringeth forth trees:

7 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house;

also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all

that were in Jerusalem before me:

8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings

and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights

of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me

in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not

my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour:

and this was my portion of all my labour.

11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour

that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit,

and there was no profit under the sun.



The Fate of the Wise and the Fool



12 (Ecc 1:17; 7:25) So I turned to consider wisdom,

the folly of ideas, and foolish behavior;

for what else can a man do who comes after the king?

Or what more than those have already done?

13 (Ecc 7:11-12) Then I saw that there is more benefit in wisdom

than in foolishness, more benefit in light than in darkness.

14 (Ps 49:10; Pr 17:24) A wise man has eyes in his head so he sees

where he walks, but the fool continues in darkness.

Yet I perceived

that the same fate overtakes them all.

15 (Ecc 6:8) Then I said in my heart,

"What happens to the fool will happen to me also.

So to what advantage is my wisdom?"

Then I said to myself,

"This also is vanity."

16 (Ecc 1:11; 9:5) For there is no lasting memory for the wise or the fool,

by which in the coming days everyone will be forgotten.

How the wise dies just like the fool!

17 (Ecc 2:11) And I began to hate life for the labor that was done

under the sun was contemptible to me, for all of this was vanity

and chasing the wind.



12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can

the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and

I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even

to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also

is vanity.

16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever;

seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten.

And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun

is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.