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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
11th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
(
Ps 86:12
12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify Your name forever.
12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:
And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
John 12:28
28 "Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying,
"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."
28 Father, glorify thy name.
Then came there a voice from heaven, saying,
I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
)
b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick
I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, 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.
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 be humble and obedient about what responsibilities
the Lord gives you and pray to overcome obstacles.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, thank You for Your lavish love.
Please help me depend upon You in all that I do."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that Lord Jesus in full control.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Blessings of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the upcoming Rapture of the Church.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray for Muslims you know and those that live around you.
Ask those who are serving Christ among
Muslim people how you can pray for them.
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 leaders of Muslim-majority nations to pursue peace and freedom
in the places they govern.
Pray for Muslim groups, tribes and communities in different regions to have
access to the gospel and respond to the message of Christ.
Pray for families and individuals to know the blessings of God and to be
saved and come to a knowledge of the truth.
Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout
the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion,
faithfulness and provision.
Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in your country.
Pray that secret police sent to monitor and raid worship services in
="https://www.vomcanada.com/azerbaijan.htm"> AZERBAIJAN will instead 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
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 10:22
22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.
22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich,
And he addeth no sorrow with it.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57
35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?
With what body do they come?"
36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,
perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.
38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.
51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed.
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,
for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,
and this mortal will put on immortality.
54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,
and this mortal will have put on immortality,
then the saying that is written shall come to pass:
"Death is swallowed up in victory."
55 "O death, where is your sting?
O grave, where is your victory?"
56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ!
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?
and with what body do they come?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,
but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him,
and to every seed his own body.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:
for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,
and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,
and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought
to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
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?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 day of Prayers from 10 March 2024 to 8 April 2024
1 Timothy 2:1-7
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 Saviour,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32) who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
5 (Gal 3:20; 1Co 8:6; Dt 6:4) There is one God and one mediator between God
and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
6 (1Co 1:6; 1Ti 6:15) who gave Himself as a ransom for all.
This was the testimony given at the proper time.
7 (Ac 9:15; 2Ti 1:11) For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle
(I speak the truth in Christ and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles
in faith and truth.
[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 Saviour,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32) who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
5 (Gal 3:20; 1Co 8:6; Dt 6:4) There is one God and one mediator between God
and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
6 (1Co 1:6; 1Ti 6:15) who gave Himself as a ransom for all.
This was the testimony given at the proper time.
7 (Ac 9:15; 2Ti 1:11) For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle
(I speak the truth in Christ and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles
in faith and truth.
How can we keep praying?
Pray for Muslims you know and those that live around you.
Ask those who are serving Christ among
Muslim people how you can pray for them.
When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray
for Muslims throughout the year and encourage them to also
participate in 30 Days.
What should you pray for?
Pray for the leaders of Muslim-majority nations to pursue peace and freedom
in the places they govern.
Pray for Muslim groups, tribes and communities in different regions to have
access to the gospel and respond to the message of Christ.
Pray for families and individuals to know the blessings of God and to be
saved and come to a knowledge of the truth.
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, ...) .
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1 Samuel 17
[1] Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were
gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between
Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.
[2] And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by
the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
[3] And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel
stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
[4] And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named
Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
[5] And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a
coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
[6] And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between
his shoulders.
[7] And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's
head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went
before him.
[8] And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them,
Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and
ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
[9] If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your
servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our
servants, and serve us.
[10] And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me
a man, that we may fight together.
[11] When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were
dismayed, and greatly afraid.
[12] Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name
was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man
in the days of Saul.
[13] And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the
battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab
the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
[14] And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
[15] But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at
Bethlehem.
[16] And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself
forty days.
[17] And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah
of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy
brethren;
[18] And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and
look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
[19] Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of
Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
[20] And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a
keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the
trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the
battle.
[21] For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army
against army.
[22] And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage,
and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
[23] And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the
Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines,
and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
[24] And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and
were sore afraid.
[25] And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up?
surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who
killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him
his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
[26] And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be
done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach
from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy
the armies of the living God?
[27] And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be
done to the man that killeth him.
[28] And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and
Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down
hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I
know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down
that thou mightest see the battle.
[29] And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
[30] And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner:
and the people answered him again after the former manner.
[31] And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them
before Saul: and he sent for him.
1 SAMUEL 17
32 (1Sa 16:18; Dt 20:1-3) David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail
because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."
33 (Nu 13:31) Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against
this Philistine to fight with him. For you are but a youth,
and he has been a man of war from his youth."
34 David said to Saul, "Your servant was a shepherd for my father's flock,
and the lion came and the bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.
35 (Am 3:12) And I went out after him, and struck him,
and delivered it out of his mouth. And when he arose against me,
I took hold of his beard, struck him, and killed him.
36 (1Sa 17:10; 17:26) Your servant slew both the lion and the bear.
And this uncircumcised Philistine will be as one of them,
because he has reviled the armies of the living God."
37 (1Sa 20:13; 1Ch 22:11) David said, "The Lord who delivered me out
of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear,
He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine."
And Saul said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with you."
38 Saul clothed David with his armor. And he put a helmet of bronze
on his head. He also clothed him with a coat of mail.
39 David secured his sword to his armor and tried to walk,
but he was not used to it, for he had not tested them.
And David said to Saul, "I cannot walk with these,
for I have not tested them." So David took them off.
40 (Jdg 20:16) He took his staff in his hand and chose for himself
five smooth stones out of the brook. And he put them in his shepherd's bag,
even in a pouch. And his sling was in his hand.
Then he drew near to the Philistine.
41 The Philistine came walking and drew near to David,
and the man bearing the shield went before him.
42 (1Sa 16:12; Ps 123:3-4) When the Philistine looked and saw David,
he despised him. For he was a youth and ruddy with a handsome appearance.
43 (1Sa 24:14; 2Sa 3:8) The Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you
come to me with sticks?" Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44 (1Ki 20:10-11) The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give
your flesh to the birds of the heavens and to the beasts of the field."
45 (2Ch 32:8; 1Sa 17:10) Then David said to the Philistine,
"You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a shield,
but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Hosts,
the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have reviled.
46 (Dt 28:26; Jos 4:24) This day will the Lord deliver you into my hand.
And I will strike you down and cut off your head. Then I will give
the corpses of the Philistine camp this day to the birds of the air
and to the beasts of the earth so that all the earth may
know that there is a God in Israel.
47 (Hos 1:7; Zec 4:6) And then all this assembly will know that it is not
by sword and spear that the Lord saves. For the battle belongs to the Lord,
and He will give you into our hands."
48 When the Philistine arose and came near to meet David,
David hurried and ran toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.
49 David put his hand in his bag and took from there a stone.
And he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead.
Therefore the stone sunk into his forehead and he fell
upon his face to the ground.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone.
And he struck down the Philistine and slew him,
but there was no sword in the hand of David.
51 (1Sa 21:9; Heb 11:34) Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine.
Then he took his sword and drew it from out of its sheath,
and he finished him off and he cut off his head with it.
When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
52 (Jos 15:11) And the fighting men of Israel and Judah arose and shouted.
And they pursued the Philistines from the entrance of the Valley of Elah
as far as the gates of Ekron. So the Philistine dead lay slain on the road
to Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron.
53 Then the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines
and they plundered their tents.
54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem,
but he put his armor in his tent.
55 (1Sa 16:21-22) When Saul saw David going out against the Philistine,
he said to Abner, the commander of the army, "Whose son is this youth, Abner?"
And Abner said, "As your soul lives, O king, I do not know."
56 The king said, "Inquire whose son the young man is."
57 So when David returned from slaying the Philistine, Abner took him
and brought him before Saul with the Philistine's head in his hand.
58 (1Sa 17:12) Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?"
And David answered, "I am the son of your servant, Jesse the Bethlehemite."
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1 Samuel 17
[32] And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy
servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
[33] And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine
to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his
youth.
[34] And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and
there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
[35] And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his
mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote
him, and slew him.
[36] Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised
Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the
living God.
[37] David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the
lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of
this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
[38] And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass
upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
[39] And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for
he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for
I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
[40] And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out
of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a
scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
[41] And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that
bare the shield went before him.
[42] And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him:
for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
[43] And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me
with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
[44] And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh
unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
[45] Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and
with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD
of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
[46] This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite
thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the
host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild
beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in
Israel.
[47] And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword
and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our
hands.
[48] And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh
to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the
Philistine.
[49] And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang
it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his
forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
[50] So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone,
and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand
of David.
[51] Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword,
and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head
therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
[52] And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the
Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And
the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto
Gath, and unto Ekron.
[53] And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines,
and they spoiled their tents.
[54] And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem;
but he put his armour in his tent.
[55] And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto
Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner
said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
[56] And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.
[57] And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took
him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his
hand.
[58] And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David
answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
2) Our Daily Bread for 11 April 2026 Titled
A Portrait of Dependence by Adam R. Holz
Psalm 63
PSALMS 63
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, You are my God;
early will I seek You;
my soul thirsts for You,
my flesh faints for You,
in a dry and thirsty land
with no water.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I have seen You in the sanctuary,
to see Your power and Your glory.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
my lips will praise You.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Thus will I bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) My soul will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
and my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) When I remember You on my bed,
and meditate on You in the night watches,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) because You have been my help,
therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) My soul clings hard to You;
Your right hand upholds me.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) But those who seek my soul to destroy it
will go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) They will fall by the sword;
they will be a portion for jackals.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) But the king will rejoice in God;
everyone who swears by Him will glory,
because the mouth of liars will be stopped.
Psalms 63
[1] O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for
thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water
is;
[2] To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
[3] Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise
thee.
[4] Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy
name.
[5] My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth
shall praise thee with joyful lips:
[6] When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night
watches.
[7] Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings
will I rejoice.
[8] My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
[9] But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower
parts of the earth.
[10] They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
[11] But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall
glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
As I write these words, our Lhasa Apso dog, Winston, lies curled up at my
feet. He'd watched me move from where I had been - the chair next to him - to
the dining room table. That extra ten feet had been too far away from me.
I've been traveling for work a lot lately, and I think it's getting to him.
If I even hint that I'm leaving, or use the word "go," he's right on top of
me. Practically clinging to me.
In human relationships, someone being "clingy" isn't normally a compliment.
But I see in my dog's clinginess a vivid portrait of trusting dependence - one
that's mirrored in Psalm 63.
Here, David paints a picture of loving dependence upon God: "You, God, are my
God," he begins in verse 1. "Earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole
being longs for you." In verse 3, he adds, "Because your love is better than
life, my lips will glorify you." Near the end, we read, "I cling to you;
your right hand upholds me" (v.
.
Like David - and maybe even a bit like my dog depends on me - I want to depend
on God with my whole being, earnestly seeking Him. Sometimes, I do. Other
times, my heart may be cooler, less trusting. But when I repent of my fickle
mistrust and return to Him, I remember that He alone fills me. He alone
is the one who will leave me "fully satisfied as with the richest of foods" (v. 5).
Reflect & Pray
What helps you experience God’s character as a loving Father most fully?
How does trusting Him help us depend on Him?
Dear Father, thank You for Your lavish love.
Please help me depend upon You in all that I do.
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that
publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
A messenger has a single duty: to carry information. During World War II, many
parents dreaded the arrival of the Western Union messenger, believing that
delivery of a telegram meant that their son has been wounded or killed.
Isaiah 52:7, however, indicates that a messenger's word is not always
unwelcome. "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring
good news ..." the prophet says. The "Good news"? Peace , salvation,
and the resultant message: "Your God reigns!"
Our God reigns - in forgiveness, in reconciliation, bringing peace and freedom
and joy. Our God reigns, controlling our lives with a loving hand, ordering
our experiences for our good, and his glory. Our God reigns in relationships,
in professional circumstances, in families, in churches. The good news is
proclaimed: Life is not unmanageable. Our God Reigns!
When we know that God reigns in our lives, we can relax, let go of the reins
of control, and live in peace. We can forgive those who have hurt us, knowing
that God will reveal to them what they need to know. We can live
with good times and bad, recognising that God uses every circumstance
of our lives to conform us to the image of his Son. We can rejoice in his
grace, free from the compulsion to earn his love and acceptance, and
we can live in the peace that comes only through his lordship in our lives.
Our God reigns - that is , indeed "Good news".
Application
a) Have I ever felt that life was "out of control"? Why?
b) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
1 SAMUEL 16
Samuel Anoints David as King
1 (1Sa 15:23; 15:35) The Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn
for Saul, since I have rejected him from ruling over Israel?
Fill your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite,
for I have chosen a king for Myself from among his sons."
2 (1Sa 9:12; 20:29) Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears it,
he will kill me."
And the Lord said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice
to the Lord.'
3 (1Sa 9:16; Ex 4:15) Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you
what you will do. And you will anoint for Me him whom I tell to you."
4 (1Ki 2:13; 2Ki 9:22) Samuel did that which the Lord spoke,
and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the town trembled at his coming,
and said, "Do you come in peace?"
5 (Ex 19:10; Jos 3:5) And he said, "I have come in peace to sacrifice
to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice."
And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and called them to the sacrifice.
6 (1Sa 17:13) When they came, he looked on Eliab, and said,
"Surely the anointed of the Lord is before Him."
7 (1Ki 8:39; 1Ch 28:9) But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look
on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because
I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees. For man looks
on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart."
8 (1Sa 17:13) Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel.
And he said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one."
9 (1Sa 17:13) Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said,
"Neither has the Lord chosen this one."
10 So Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel.
And Samuel said to Jesse, "The Lord has not chosen these."
11 (2Sa 7:8; Ps 78:70-71) Samuel said to Jesse,
"Are these all your young men?"
And he said, "There remains yet the youngest,
and there he is shepherding the flock."
Then Samuel said to Jesse,
"Send and bring him, for we will not sit down until he comes here."
12 (1Sa 9:17; 17:42) So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy
with beautiful eyes and a good appearance.
And the Lord said, "Arise, anoint him, for this is he."
13 (1Sa 10:1; 10:6) Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him
in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord came on David
from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
[1] And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing
I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and
go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a
king among his sons.
[2] And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he Will kill me. And the
LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the
LORD.
[3] And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt
do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
[4] And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the
elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
[5] And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify
yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and
his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
[6] And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and
said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.
[7] But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the
height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as
man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh
on the heart.
[8] Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he
said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
[9] Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD
chosen this.
[10] Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel
said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
[11] And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said,
There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And
Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he
come hither.
[12] And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a
beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise,
anoint him: for this is he.
[13] Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his
brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward.
So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
David Serves Saul
14 (Jdg 9:23; 1Sa 18:10) Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul
and an evil spirit from the Lord terrified him.
15 So the servants of Saul said to him, "See, an evil spirit from
God troubles you.
16 (2Ki 3:15; 1Sa 16:21-23) Let our lord now tell your servants, who are
before you, that they might seek out a man experienced in playing the lyre.
And it will come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is on you,
that he will play with his hand, and you will be well."
17 Saul said to his servants, "Find me now a man that can play well,
and bring him to me."
18 (1Sa 3:19; 17:32-36) Then one from the servants answered, and said,
"I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is experienced in playing
music, a mighty man of valor, a man of battle, and skillful in words, even
a man of fine appearance. And the Lord is with him."
19 (1Sa 16:11; 17:15) Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said,
"Send me David your son, who is with the sheep."
20 (1Sa 10:27; Pr 18:16) Jesse took a donkey laden with bread,
a bottle of wine, and a young goat and he sent them with his son David to Saul.
21 (Ge 41:46; Pr 22:29) David came to Saul, and stood before him.
And Saul loved him greatly and he became his armor bearer.
22 Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David stand before me, for he has found
favor in my sight."
23 It happened that when the evil spirit from God came on Saul,
David would take the lyre in his hand and play. So Saul was refreshed
and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
[14] But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from
the LORD troubled him.
[15] And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God
troubleth thee.
[16] Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek
out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass,
when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his
hand, and thou shalt be well.
[17] And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play
well, and bring him to me.
[18] Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son
of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant
man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the
LORD is with him.
[19] Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy
son, which is with the sheep.
[20] And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a
kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
[21] And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly;
and he became his armourbearer.
[22] And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before
me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
[23] And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that
David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was
well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
1 SAMUEL 17
David and Goliath
1 (Jos 15:35; 1Sa 13:5; 1Ch 11:13) Now the Philistines gathered their armies
for battle, and were gathered at Sokoh, which belongs to Judah. And they
camped between Sokoh and Azekah in Ephes Dammim.
2 (1Sa 21:9; 17:19) Saul and Israel's fighting men were gathered,
and they camped in the Valley of Elah. And they drew up in battle order
to meet the Philistines. 3Now the Philistines were standing at the base
of the mountain on the one side, and Israel was standing at the base
of the mountain on the other side, and the valley was between them.
4 (Jos 11:22) There went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines,
Goliath was his name, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
[About 9 feet 9 inches, or 3 meters.]
5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed
with a coat of mail. Now the weight of the bronze coat was 5000 shekels.
[About 125 pounds, or 58 kilograms.]
6 (1Sa 17:45) He had greaves of bronze on his legs and a bronze javelin
between his shoulders.
7 (2Sa 21:19; 1Sa 17:41) The staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam.
His iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels.
[About 15 pounds, or 6.9 kilograms.]
And a shield-bearer was walking before him.
8 (1Sa 8:17) He stood and called out to the ranks of Israel,
"Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am not I the Philistine,
and you the servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man
and let him come down to me.
9 (1Sa 11:1) If he is able to fight with me and to strike me down,
then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him
and strike him down, then you will be our servants and will serve us."
10 (1Sa 17:45; 2Sa 21:21) The Philistine said, "I defy the battle lines
of Israel this day. Give me a man, and let us fight together."
11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine,
they were filled with terror and were greatly afraid.
12 (Ge 35:19; 1Sa 16:18) Now David was the son of that Ephrathite
of Bethlehem in Judah whose name was Jesse, who had eight sons.
And the man was old in the days of Saul and advanced in years.
13 (1Ch 2:13) The three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed
Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons that went
to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab,
and the third was Shammah.
14 (1Sa 16:11) As for David, he was the youngest.
The three eldest followed Saul,
15 (1Sa 16:11) but David would go back and forth from Saul
to shepherd his father's flock in Bethlehem.
16 The Philistine stepped forward morning and evening
and took his stand daily for forty days.
17 (1Sa 25:18) Then Jesse said to David his son, "Take now for your brothers
an ephah [Likely about 36 pounds, or 16 kilograms.] of this parched grain
and these ten loaves and run to the camp to your brothers.
18 (Ge 37:14; 1Sa 16:20) Carry these ten cheeses
to the captain of their thousand, and look into your brothers' health,
and bring back news of them."
19 Now Saul, and they, and all Israel's fighting men were
in the Valley of Elah fighting with the Philistines.
20 (1Sa 26:5) So David rose up early in the morning and left the flock
with a keeper. And he carried away the food and went as Jesse had
commanded him. And when he came to the encampment,
the army was going out to the battle line, and they shouted a war cry.
21 And Israel and the Philistines ordered themselves in battle lines,
army against army.
22 David left his things with the keeper of the equipment,
and he ran to the battle line. And he went and greeted his brothers.
23 As he was speaking with them, the champion, Goliath,
the Philistine from Gath, was going up from the battle line
of the Philistines. And he spoke these same words and David heard them.
24 When all Israel's fighting men saw the man, they fled from him,
and were very afraid.
25 (Jos 15:16) The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who has
come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel, and it will be that the man
who kills him, the king will enrich him with great riches, will give him
his daughter, and will make his father's house exempt from taxes in Israel."
26 (Dt 5:26; 1Sa 11:2) David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying,
"What will be done for the man that kills this Philistine
and takes away this reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised
Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?"
27 And the people answered him in the same way, saying,
"So will it be done to the man who kills him."
28 (Ge 37:4; 37:8) Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men.
And Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said,
"Why have you come down here? And with whom have you left those
few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the evil of your heart.
For you have come down that you might see the battle."
29 David said, "What have I done now? Was it not only a word?"
30 (1Sa 17:26-27) And he turned from him toward another
and spoke in the same way. And the people answered him again as at the first.
31 When the words which David spoke were heard, they reported them to Saul
and he sent for him.
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Day 101, 11 April 2026
1) 1 Samuel 15, 1 Samuel 16, 1 Samuel 17
1 SAMUEL 15
The Lord Rejects Saul
1 (1Sa 9:16; 10:1) Samuel said to Saul, "The Lord sent me to anoint you to be
king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of
the words of the Lord.
2 (Dt 25:17-19; Ex 17:8-16) Thus says the Lord of Hosts,
'I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way,
when he came up from Egypt.
3 (Nu 24:20; Dt 20:16-18) Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy
all that they have, and do not have compassion on them but put to death
both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.' "
4 (Jos 15:24) So Saul summoned the people together, and numbered them
in Telaim, 200000 foot soldiers and 10000 men of Judah.
5 Then Saul came to the city of Amalek and laid an ambush in the valley.
6 (Jdg 1:16; Ex 18:19) Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart, go down from
among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness
to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites
departed from among the Amalekites.
7 (Ge 16:7; 25:18) Then Saul struck the Amalekites from Havilah
until you come to Shur, which is near Egypt.
8 (1Sa 30:1; Nu 24:7) He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive
and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
9 (1Sa 15:15; 15:3) But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best
of the sheep, oxen, fatlings, and lambs. And of all that was good, they were
not willing to utterly destroy them. But everything that was despised
and weak, that they completely destroyed.
10 Then came the word of the Lord to Samuel, saying,
11 (Ge 6:6; 1Sa 13:13) "I regret that I have set up Saul to be king because
he has turned back from following Me, and he has not carried out My words."
And it grieved Samuel, and he cried to the Lord all night.
12 (Jos 15:55; 1Sa 25:2) When Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning,
it was told Samuel, saying, "Saul came to Carmel and set himself up
a monument. Then he turned and has passed on down to Gilgal."
13 (Ge 14:19; Jdg 17:2) Samuel came to Saul. And Saul said to him,
"Blessed are you of the Lord. I have carried out the word of the Lord."
14 Samuel said, "Then what is the sound of this flock of sheep in my ears?
And the sound of the cattle which I am hearing?"
15 (1Sa 15:9; 15:21) And Saul said, "They have brought them from
the Amalekites. For the people spared the best of the sheep and oxen,
to sacrifice to the Lord your God, and the rest we have utterly destroyed."
16 Then Samuel said to Saul,
"Stop, and I will tell you what the Lord spoke to me this night."
And he said to him, "Speak."
17 (1Sa 9:21; 10:22) Samuel said, "When you were little in your own sight,
were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed
you king over Israel?
18 And the Lord sent you on a journey, and said, 'Go and utterly destroy
the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are destroyed.'
19 (1Sa 14:32) Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? And why
did you rush upon the spoil and do evil in the sight of the Lord?"
20 (1Sa 15:13) And Saul said to Samuel, "I have obeyed the voice of the Lord.
And I have followed in the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought
Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
21 (1Sa 15:15; Ex 32:22-23) But the people took from the plunder sheep
and oxen, the first fruits of the banned things to sacrifice
to the Lord your God in Gilgal."
22 (Hos 6:6; Jer 7:22-23; Mic 6:6-8) Samuel said,
"Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Obedience is better than sacrifice,
a listening ear than the fat of rams.
23 (1Sa 13:14 ) For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft,
and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
He has also rejected you from being king."
24 (2Sa 12:13; Pr 29:25) Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned. For
I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and your words,
because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
25 (Ex 10:17) Now therefore, please pardon my sin and return with me,
that I may worship the Lord."
26 (1Sa 13:14; 16:1) Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you.
For you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected
you from being king over Israel."
27 As Samuel turned about to go, he seized the edge of his robe and it tore.
28 (1Sa 28:17-18) Samuel said to him, "The Lord has torn the kingdom
of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours
who is better than you.
29 (Nu 23:19; Eze 24:14; Titus 1:2) Also the Strength of Israel will not
lie nor repent. For He is not a man, that He should repent."
30 (Jn 5:44; 12:43) Then he said, "I have sinned, yet please honor me
before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn back with me,
that I may worship the Lord your God."
31 So Samuel turned back after Saul, and Saul worshipped the Lord.
32 Then Samuel said, "Bring me Agag the king of the Amalekites."
And Agag came to him reluctantly. But Agag said,
"Surely the bitterness of death is past."
33 (Jdg 1:7; Ge 9:6) Samuel said,
"As your sword has made women childless,
so will your mother be childless among women."
And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.
34 (1Sa 11:4) Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up
to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
35 (1Sa 15:11; 16:1) Now Samuel did not see Saul up to the day of his death.
But Samuel mourned for Saul and the Lord regretted that he had made Saul
king over Israel.
1 Samuel 15
[1] Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king
over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of
the words of the LORD.
[2] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to
Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
[3] Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and
spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and
sheep, camel and ass.
[4] And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two
hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
[5] And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
[6] And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the
Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the
children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed
from among the Amalekites.
[7] And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur,
that is over against Egypt.
[8] And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed
all the people with the edge of the sword.
[9] But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of
the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and
would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse,
that they destroyed utterly.
[10] Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
[11] It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned
back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it
grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
[12] And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told
Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and
is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
[13] And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the
LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
[14] And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine
ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
[15] And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the
people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the
LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
[16] Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD
hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
[17] And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou
not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king
over Israel?
[18] And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy
the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
[19] Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly
upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
[20] And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD,
and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king
of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
[21] But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the
things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD
thy God in Gilgal.
[22] And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and
sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better
than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
[23] For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as
iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he
hath also rejected thee from being king.
[24] And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the
commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and
obeyed their voice.
[25] Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that
I may worship the LORD.
[26] And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast
rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being
king over Israel.
[27] And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of
his mantle, and it rent.
[28] And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from
thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better
than thou.
[29] And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not
a man, that he should repent.
[30] Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the
elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may
worship the LORD thy God.
[31] So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD.
[32] Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the
Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the
bitterness of death is past.
[33] And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy
mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the
LORD in Gilgal.
[34] Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of
Saul.
[35] And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death:
nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made
Saul king over Israel.
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3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 6 Reconciliation
2 Cor 5:18-19
18 All this is from God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ
and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation,
19 that is, that God was
in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their sins
against them, and has entrusted to us the message of reconciliation.
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus
Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself,
not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us
the word of reconciliation.
When Paul writes in 2 Cor 5:17 that we become a "new creation" in Christ
Jesus, the story does not end there. The verses following give us direction
for tht new life in Christ. "All This", Paul says, referring to the miracle of
new life in Christ, "is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ
and gave us the ministry of reconciliation."
Reconciliation means to bring back together what was once separated. Man was
separated from God by sin, and God took the initiative to reconcile man to
himself. Our "ministry of reconciliation" as Christians is twofold: to draw
others to the Lord and to work for reconciliation between individuals.
Reconciliation is the ultimate goal of forgiveness. God, through his grace ,
extends forgiveness to us when we are still sinners, unrepentant,
undeserving. When we respond, we come into reconciliation with him
and are brought back into oneness. Likewise, when we extend the grace
of forgiveness to another, we are set free by the act of forgiving, but we
hope that the ultimate outcome will be reconciliation.
God shows us the pattern: he is the wronged party, yet he does not wait for
the offender to come to him, hat in hand. He takes a bold initiative, offering
forgiveness freely with out regard to merit. The pattern applies to us;
as the new life in Christ takes hold of us, we must reach out, and reach,
and keep on reaching, breaking down the barriers, taking the risk of
rejection so that we may come to reconciliation.
Application
a) What barriers stand between me and reconciliation with another person?
b) How can I take a risk and reach out to offer forgiveness and
reconciliation to them?
c) What kind of attitude do I need to be a "minister of reconciliation"?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.
18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth
thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant
which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Guiding Presence
Ps 119:105-112
Nun
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am greatly afflicted;
revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,
and teach me Your judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand,
yet I do not forget Your law.
110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,
yet I do not depart from Your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,
for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,
even unto the end.
Nun
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
And a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
That I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107 I am afflicted very much:
Quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me thy judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand:
Yet do I not forget thy law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me:
Yet I erred not from thy precepts.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever:
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes
Alway, even unto the end.
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.
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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 day of Prayers from 10 March 2024 to 8 April 2024
1 Timothy 2:1-7
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 Saviour,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32) who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
5 (Gal 3:20; 1Co 8:6; Dt 6:4) There is one God and one mediator between God
and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
6 (1Co 1:6; 1Ti 6:15) who gave Himself as a ransom for all.
This was the testimony given at the proper time.
7 (Ac 9:15; 2Ti 1:11) For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle
(I speak the truth in Christ and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles
in faith and truth.
[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 Saviour,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32) who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
5 (Gal 3:20; 1Co 8:6; Dt 6:4) There is one God and one mediator between God
and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
6 (1Co 1:6; 1Ti 6:15) who gave Himself as a ransom for all.
This was the testimony given at the proper time.
7 (Ac 9:15; 2Ti 1:11) For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle
(I speak the truth in Christ and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles
in faith and truth.
How can we keep praying?
Pray for Muslims you know and those that live around you.
Ask those who are serving Christ among
Muslim people how you can pray for them.
When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray
for Muslims throughout the year and encourage them to also
participate in 30 Days.
What should you pray for?
Pray for the leaders of Muslim-majority nations to pursue peace and freedom
in the places they govern.
Pray for Muslim groups, tribes and communities in different regions to have
access to the gospel and respond to the message of Christ.
Pray for families and individuals to know the blessings of God and to be
saved and come to a knowledge of the truth.
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
10th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
(
John 3:16
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
)
b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray that the Lord will give you victory.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You that I'm safe in Your hands."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that we are ministers of reconciliation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to honour His covenant.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know his Holy Word is lap unto your feet.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray for Muslims you know and those that live around you.
Ask those who are serving Christ among
Muslim people how you can pray for them.
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 leaders of Muslim-majority nations to pursue peace and freedom
in the places they govern.
Pray for Muslim groups, tribes and communities in different regions to have
access to the gospel and respond to the message of Christ.
Pray for families and individuals to know the blessings of God and to be
saved and come to a knowledge of the truth.
Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout
the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion,
faithfulness and provision.
Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Pray for the protection and provision of Christian converts from Islam in
Burundi
who are enduring persecution.
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
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1 Samuel 14
[24] And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured
the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening,
that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any
food.
[25] And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the
ground.
[26] And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped;
but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
[27] But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the
oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and
dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were
enlightened.
[28] Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged
the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this
day. And the people were faint.
[29] Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you,
how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this
honey.
[30] How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil
of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater
slaughter among the Philistines?
[31] And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and
the people were very faint.
[32] And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and
calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the
blood.
[33] Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD,
in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a
great stone unto me this day.
[34] And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them,
Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them
here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And
all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them
there.
[35] And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar
that he built unto the LORD.
[36] And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil
them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they
said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us
draw near hither unto God.
[37] And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines?
wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that
day.
[38] And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and
know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
[39] For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan
my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people
that answered him.
[40] Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my
son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what
seemeth good unto thee.
[41] Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot.
And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.
[42] And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan
was taken.
[43] Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan
told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod
that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.
[44] And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die,
Jonathan.
[45] And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought
this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall
not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God
this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
[46] Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines
went to their own place.
[47] So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his
enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and
against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines:
and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.
[48] And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel
out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
Saul's Family
49 (1Sa 31:2; 1Ch 8:33) Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi,
and Malki-Shua. And the names of his two daughters were Merab,
the firstborn, and Michal, the youngest.
50 (2Sa 2:8) And the name of the wife of Saul was Ahinoam,
the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the captain of his army
was Abner, the son of Ner, the uncle of Saul.
51 (1Sa 9:1; 9:21) Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner
was the son of Abiel.
52 (1Sa 8:11) There was strong war against the Philistines
all the days of Saul, and when Saul saw any strong man,
or any valiant man, he took him into his service.
[49] Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua: and the
names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and
the name of the younger Michal:
[50] And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and
the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
[51] And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the
son of Abiel.
[52] And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul:
and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
2) Our Daily Bread for 10 April 2026 titled
Safe in God's Hands
by Nancy Gavilanes
Isaiah 41:8-14
8 (2Ch 20:7; Jas 2:23) But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
the seed of Abraham, My friend.
9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
and called from its remotest parts,
and said to you, "You are My servant;
I have chosen you and have not rejected you."
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.
11 (Isa 45:24; Ex 23:22) Certainly all those who were incensed against you
shall be ashamed and humiliated;
they shall be as nothing,
and those who strive with you shall perish.
12 (Ps 37:35-36; Job 20:7-9) You shall seek them
and shall not find them, even those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
shall be as nothing, as a thing of nonexistence.
13 (Isa 45:1) For I, the Lord your God,
will hold your right hand,
saying to you, "Do not fear;
I will help you."
14 (Ps 22:6; Isa 43:14) Do not fear, you worm Jacob,
and you men of Israel.
I will help you, says the Lord
and your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
[8] But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of
Abraham my friend.
[9] Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from
the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have
chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
[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.
[11] Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and
confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall
perish.
[12] Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended
with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a
thing of nought.
[13] For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear
not; I will help thee.
[14] Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee,
saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
I shut my eyes as the amusement park ride creeped higher - trying to ignore
all the creaking coming from this wildly popular ride I was on. When it
stopped for a moment, I made the mistake of peeking and was horrified to see
the plunge we were about to take. I closed my eyes again and screamed the
whole way down. That childhood memory still makes me shudder.
Sometimes in life it can feel like we're falling further and further with no
one to catch us. But when life seems chaotic and out of control, we can find
comfort in knowing that God is with us. As believers, we know that God dwells
in us through the Holy Spirit. We can speak to Him and be guided by Scripture.
God wanted to assure the Israelites that He would "catch" them even in the
midst of their "fall" of rebellion. He said through the prophet Isaiah,
"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will
strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand"
(Isaiah 41:10). God wanted them to know He would help them through their
trials (v. 13). How encouraging it must've been for the Israelites to know
that God hadn't abandoned them even while they were living as prisoners
in a foreign land.
When our life feels like it’s out of control, we can take courage knowing that
God is there to help us. We're safe in His loving and mighty hands.
Reflect & Pray
What challenge are you facing today? How does it feel knowing God is with you?
Dear God, thank You that I'm safe in Your hands.
1 SAMUEL 14
Jonathan Defeats the Philistines
1 A day came that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man that
bore his armor, "Come, and let us cross over to the Philistine garrison
which is on the other side." But he did not tell his father.
2 (1Sa 13:15-16) Now Saul was staying on the outskirts of Gibeah
under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron. And the people
that were with him were about six hundred men.
3 (1Sa 2:28; 4:21) And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother,
the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh,
was wearing the ephod. But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.
4 (1Sa 13:23) Between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over
to the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side,
and a sharp rock on the other side. And the name of the one was Bozez,
and the name of the other Seneh.
5 The crag of the one rose north opposite Mikmash,
and the other faced southward opposite Geba.
6 (1Sa 17:26; 17:36) Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor,
"Come, and let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised.
Perhaps the Lord will work for us. For the Lord is not limited
to save by many or by few."
7 His armor bearer said to him, "Do all that is in your heart.
Turn yourself, and I will be with you according to your heart."
8 (Jdg 7:9-14) Then Jonathan said, "Now we will cross over to these men,
and we will reveal ourselves to them.
9 If they say to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still
in our place, and we will not go up to them.
10 (Ge 24:14) But if they say, 'Come up to us,' then we will go up,
for the Lord has delivered them into our hand, and this will be a sign to us."
11 (1Sa 13:6; 14:22) So the two of them revealed themselves to the garrison
of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, "Look, the Hebrews are coming
out of the caves where they have hidden themselves."
12 (1Sa 17:43-44; 2Sa 5:24) The men of the garrison answered Jonathan
and his armor bearer, and said,
"Come up to us, and we will teach you something."
So Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Come up after me.
For the Lord has delivered them into the hand of Israel."
13 Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet with his armor
bearer behind him. And they fell before Jonathan. And his armor bearer
was dealing death blows after him.
14 That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made,
was about twenty men within about a half-acre field.
15 (1Sa 13:17; Ge 35:5) There was trembling in the camp, in the field,
and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled,
and the ground quaked. It was the fear of God.
16 The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold,
the multitude melted away, and they went even here and there.
17 Then Saul said to the people that were with him,
"Number now, and see who has gone from us."
And when they had numbered, Jonathan nor his armor bearer were there.
18 Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring here the ark of God." For the ark of God was
at that time with the children of Israel.
19 (Nu 27:21) It came to pass, while Saul talked to the priest,
that the noise which was in the camp of the Philistines went on
and increased. So Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand."
20 (Jdg 7:22; 2Ch 20:23) Saul and all the people who were
with him assembled, and they went to the battle. And every man's sword
was against his fellow, so that there was very great confusion.
21 (1Sa 29:4) Even the Hebrews who were with the Philistines the days
before, who went up with them into the camp from the country round
about, even they also turned to be with the children of Israel that were
with Saul and Jonathan.
22 (1Sa 13:6) Also all of Israel's fighting men, who had hidden themselves
in mountains of Ephraim, heard that the Philistines fled, and even they
followed hard after them in the battle.
23 (Ex 14:30; 1Sa 13:5) So the Lord saved Israel that day, and the battle
passed beyond Beth Aven.
[1] Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto
the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the
Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his
father.
[2] And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate
tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six
hundred men;
[3] And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I-chabod's brother, the son of Phinehas,
the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the
people knew not that Jonathan was gone.
[4] And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the
Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side and a sharp
rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of
the other Seneh.
[5] The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash,
and the other southward over against Gibeah.
[6] And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let
us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD
will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or
by few.
[7] And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn
thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
[8] Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we
will discover ourselves unto them.
[9] If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand
still in our place, and will not go up unto them.
[10] But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD
hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.
[11] And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the
Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of
the holes where they had hid themselves.
[12] And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and
said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto
his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into
the hand of Israel.
[13] And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his
armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer
slew after him.
[14] And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was
about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of
oxen might plow.
[15] And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the
people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth
quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
[16] And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the
multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.
[17] Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see
who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his
armourbearer were not there.
[18] And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of
God was at that time with the children of Israel.
[19] And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise
that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said
unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand.
[20] And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves,
and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his
fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.
[21] Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time,
which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even
they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.
[22] Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount
Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed
hard after them in the battle.
[23] So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto
Beth-aven.
Saul's Rash Oath
24 (Jos 6:26) Now Israel's fighting men were distressed that day.
For Saul had placed the people under a curse, saying,
"Cursed is the man that eats any food before it is evening,
and I have been avenged on my enemies."
So none of the people tasted any food.
25 All the people of the land came to the forest, and there was honey
on the ground.
26 When the people came into the forest there was flowing honey.
But no man put his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath.
27 (1Sa 30:12; 14:43) But Jonathan had not heard when his father made
the people swear. Therefore he put forward the end of the rod that was
in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb. Then he put his hand to his
mouth, and his eyes were brightened.
28 Then one of the people answered, and said, "Your father surely made
the people swear, saying, 'Cursed is the man that eats any food this day.' "
And the people were weary.
29 (1Ki 18:18) Then said Jonathan, "My father has troubled the land.
See how my eyes have brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
30 How much more, if the people had surely eaten freely today of the spoil
of their enemies which they found? But now the defeat of the Philistines
has not been great."
31 (Jos 10:12) And they struck the Philistines that day from Mikmash
to Aijalon, and the people were very weary.
32 (Lev 3:17; 1Sa 15:19) The people rushed upon the spoil;
they took sheep, oxen, and calves and slew them on the ground.
And the people ate them with the blood.
33 Then they reported to Saul, saying, "Look, the people are sinning against
the Lord by eating the blood."
And he said, "You have dealt faithlessly. Roll a great stone to me this day."
34 Saul said, "Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them,
'Bring to me here every man his ox or sheep. And slaughter them here,
and eat. But you shall not sin against the Lord by eating with the blood.' '
And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night,
and slew them there.
35 (1Sa 7:17) And Saul built an altar to the Lord. It was the first altar
that he built to the Lord.
36 Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night
and plunder them until the morning light. And let us not leave a man of them."
And they said, "Do whatever seems good to you."
Then the priest said, "Let us draw near here to God."
37 (1Sa 28:6) Saul asked of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines?
Will You deliver them into the hand of Israel?" But He did not answer him
that day.
38 (1Sa 10:19-20) Saul said, "Come here, all you leaders of the people,
and observe and see how this sin has come about this day.
39 (1Sa 14:44; 2Sa 12:5) For, as the Lord lives, who saves Israel,
even if it is in Jonathan my son, he will surely die."
But there was not one who answered him from among all the people.
40 Then he said to all Israel, "You will be on one side, and I and Jonathan
my son will be on the other side."
And the people said to Saul, "Do what seems good to you."
41 (Ac 1:24; Jos 7:16-18) Therefore Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel,
“Give a perfect lot.” And Saul and Jonathan were taken,
but the people escaped.
42 Saul said, "Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son."
And Jonathan was taken.
43 (Jos 7:19; 1Sa 14:27) Then Saul said to Jonathan,
"Tell me what you have done."
And Jonathan told him, and said,
"I indeed tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was
in my hand. Here I am. I must die."
44 (Ru 1:17; 1Sa 14:39) Saul said, "May God do so to me and more also,
for you will surely die, Jonathan."
45 (2Sa 14:11; 1Ki 1:52) The people said to Saul, "Will Jonathan die, who has
worked this great salvation in Israel? God forbid. As the Lord lives,
there will not one hair of his head fall to the ground.
For he has worked with God this day." So the people rescued Jonathan,
and he did not die.
46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines, and the Philistines
went to their own place.
47 (2Sa 10:6) So Saul took the kingdom over Israel and fought against
all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the Ammonites,
against Edom and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines.
Whatever place he turned himself, he defeated them.
48 He gathered an army, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel
out of the hand of its plunderers.
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Day 100, 10 April 2026
1) 1 Chronicles 9:35-39
1 Samuel 13, 1 Samuel 14
1 Chronicles 9:35-39
35 Now Jeiel the father of Gibeon,
whose wife's name was Maakah, dwelt in Gibeon.
36 His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. These also dwelt in Jerusalem
with their own families near their brothers.
39 (1Sa 13:22) Ner became the father of Kish; Kish the father of Saul;
Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
[35] And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was
Maachah:
[36] And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and
Nadab,
[37] And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
[38] And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at
Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
[39] And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and
Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
1 Samuel 13, 1 Samuel 14
1 SAMUEL 13
Saul Fails His Commission
1 Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned 42 years over Israel. [Lit. “The son of a year
was Saul in his ruling and two years he ruled over Israel.”]
[Most translations read in Saul’s age and length of reign
from external evidence (Josephus) or from the New Testament
(Paul, who mentions a forty-year reign for Saul in Ac 13:21).
2 (1Sa 10:26; 13:5) Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel.
2000 were with Saul in Mikmash and in mountains of Bethel,
and a 1000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin.
The rest of the people he sent each to his tent.
3 (1Sa 10:5; Jdg 3:27) Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines
that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew
the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear."
4 (Ge 34:30; Ex 5:21) All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison
of the Philistines, and that Israel had become odious to the Philistines.
And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
5 (Jos 11:4; 1Sa 14:23) The Philistines gathered together to fight
with Israel, 30000 chariots and 6000 horsemen, with people
like the sand which is on the seashore in multitude.
And they came up and camped in Mikmash, east of Beth Aven.
[1] Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
[2] Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were
with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan
in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his
tent.
[3] And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and
the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the
land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
[4] And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the
Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the
Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
[5] And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel,
thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand
which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in
Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven.
6 (Jdg 6:2; Heb 11:38) When Israel's fighting men saw that they
were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people
hid themselves in caves, in hollows, among rocks, and in cellars
and cisterns.
7 Some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead.
But as for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him,
trembling.
8 (1Sa 10:8) He waited seven days, according to the set time that Samuel
had appointed. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people
were scattered from him.
9 (1Ki 3:4; Dt 12:6) Saul said, "Bring here to me the burnt offering
and the peace offerings." Then he offered the burnt offering.
10 (1Sa 15:13) When he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel came.
And Saul went out to meet him to greet him.
11 (1Sa 13:2; 13:5) Samuel said, "What have you done?"
And Saul said, "Because I saw that the people were scattered from me,
and that you did not come to the appointed assembly days, and the Philistines
are gathering themselves together at Mikmash,
12 therefore I said, 'The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal,
and I have not yet appeased the face of the Lord.'
So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering."
13 (2Ch 16:9; 1Sa 15:11) Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly.
You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God,
which He commanded you. Truly now, the Lord would have established
your kingdom over Israel forever.
14 (1Sa 15:28; Ac 13:22) But now your kingdom will not continue.
The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart
and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over His people,
because you have not kept that which the Lord commanded you."
15 (1Sa 13:2; 14:2) Samuel arose, and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah
of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him,
about six hundred men.
Israel Unarmed
16 Now Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were with them,
were staying in Gibeah of Benjamin, but the Philistines encamped in Mikmash.
17 (Jos 18:23; 1Sa 14:15) Then raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines
in three companies. One company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah,
to the land of Shual.
18 (Ne 11:34; Jos 18:13-14) And another company turned the way to Beth Horon.
And another company turned to the way of the border that looks to the Valley
of Zeboyim toward the wilderness.
[6] When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people
were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in
thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
[7] And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead.
As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him
trembling.
[8] And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had
appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from
him.
[9] And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings.
And he offered the burnt offering.
[10] And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the
burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he
might salute him.
[11] And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that
the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days
appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at
Michmash;
[12] Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal,
and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore,
and offered a burnt offering.
[13] And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept
the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would
the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
[14] But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man
after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his
people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.
[15] And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin.
And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred
men.
[16] And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with
them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
[17] And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three
companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the
land of Shual:
[18] And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company
turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward
the wilderness.
19 (2Ki 24:14; Jdg 5:8) Now there was no blacksmith found throughout
all the land of Israel. For the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make
for themselves swords or spears."
20 So all the children of Israel went down to the Philistines, to sharpen
every man his plow-point, his axe, his adze and his hoe.
21 The sharpening charge was two-thirds of a shekel
(About 1/4 ounce, or 8 grams.) for plow-points, axes, pitchforks, and adzes,
and to fix an ox-goad.
22 (Jdg 5:8) So it came to pass on the day of battle, that neither sword
nor spear were found in the hand of any of the people who were with
Saul and Jonathan. But they were found in the hand of Saul
and Jonathan his son.
23 (Isa 10:28; 1Sa 14:1) And the garrison of the Philistines had marched
out to the ravine of Mikmash.
[19] Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the
Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
[20] But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every
man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
[21] Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the
forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
[22] So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword
nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and
Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
[23] And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of
Michmash.
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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
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!
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
9th Day of the Month
a) Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout
the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion,
faithfulness and provision.
(
Ps 100
A Psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before His presence with singing.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Know that the Lord, He is God;
it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with praise;
be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For the Lord is good; His mercy endures forever,
and His faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100
A Psalm of praise.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
2 Serve the LORD with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the LORD he is God:
It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise:
Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting;
And his truth endureth to all generations.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways
to wisely and effectively respond to pressing social issues.
(
1 Chr 12:32
32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar,
those having understanding of times
and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains
with all their brothers at their command.
32 And of the children of Issachar,
which were men that had understanding of the times,
to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred;
and all their brethren were at their commandment
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray that the Lord knows our heart.
Pray to the Lord: "Holy Spirit, please fill me afresh to love others well!"
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a gracious forgiver.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His richness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him as forgiveness.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout
the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion,
faithfulness and provision.
Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways
to wisely and effectively respond to pressing social issues.
Pray for evangelists who are sharing the Gospel among
Indonesia's more than
220 million Muslims.
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
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2) Our Daily Bread for 9 April 2026 titled
Prompted by Love
1 Thessalonians 1:2-7
The Thessalonians' Faith and Example
2 (Ro 1:8-9) We give thanks to God always for you all,
mentioning you in our prayers,
3 (2Th 1:11; Ro 15:4) remembering without ceasing your work of faith,
labor of love, and patient hope in our Lord Jesus Christ
in the sight of God and our Father.
4 (2Th 2:13; 2Pe 1:10) For we know, beloved brothers, your election by God.
5 (Col 2:2; 2Th 2:14) For our gospel did not come to you in word only,
but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance,
just as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
6 (Ac 13:52; 1Co 4:16) You became followers of us and the Lord,
having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit.
7 Therefore you were examples to all who believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
[2] We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our
prayers;
[3] Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and
patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our
Father;
[4] Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
[5] For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in
the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were
among you for your sake.
[6] And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word
in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
[7] So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
Emily Kenward walked down Lavender Street in Brighton, England. Having
recently become a believer in Jesus, she now saw the street differently. She
noticed how many homes had their curtains drawn in the daytime, and how few
older people were about, despite the area's high elderly population.
It spurred an idea.
Emily found out where Brighton's elderly lived and invited them to an
afternoon tea. Those who came told a similar story. Now living alone, they
often went months without seeing anyone. What they longed for, they said,
was a visitor.
Believing in Jesus changes how we respond to the world and its needs. We see
this happening to the Thessalonians.
Having turned to God (1 Thessalonians 1:9), they had become a model of faith
to others by their transformed lives (vv. 6-7). The apostle Paul noted their
"work produced by faith" and their "labour prompted by love" (v. 3). True
faith had moved them to acts of service that brought honor to Jesus.
Emily was so moved by what she heard at that afternoon tea that she started a
charity linking Brighton's elderly with volunteer visitors. She remembers one
woman hugging her tightly, sobbing, grateful for finally feeling seen and
heard. The work grew, inspiring others to do the same. It makes me wonder what
labours prompted by love the Holy Spirit might inspire you and me to do today.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
What need do you see in your community? Listening to the Spirit, what would
a labour prompted by love look like to help meet it?
Holy Spirit, please fill me afresh to love others well!
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 5 When you pray
Mark 11:25
25 And when you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone,
so that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive you your sins.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any:
that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
"My prayer don't seem to be very effective," a man told his pastor." I try
to make contact with God, but my prayers seem to hit the ceiling and bounce
back."
The pastor thought for a moment, then gently suggested,
"Is there someone in your life you haven't forgiven?"
"What do you mean?" The man's face flushed; the pastor has obviuosly struck
a nerve. "Well, I guess I've had some struggles with my mother ... and then,
my wife, and I ... ." The hidden truth came to light: the man was bound in
unforgiving relationships with five of the closest people to him.
Forgiveness is an essential element in prayer. For a very good reason,
worship services in liturgical churches place the confession of sin and the
absolution near the beginning of the service, before the reading of God's
Word, prayer, and the sermon. Forgiveness - both the Lord's forgiveness
of us and our forgiveness of others - clears the way for unhindered
communication between God and his people.
When we carry anger and bitterness, or even deeply buried, well-subliminated
unforgiveness, into the presence of God, our prayers will be affected. We can,
however, free the Holy Spirit to work in our lives and the lives of others
through forgiveness. We can choose to forgive in light of God's forgiveness
of us. And when we do, the channels are re-established;
we can pray in power and open ourselves to an awareness of his activity
in our lives.
Application
a) Have my prayers ever been affected by unforgiveness in my life?
b) Is there someone in my life whom I need to forgive,
whether or not I can work toward?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Cor 8:9
9 (Mt 20:28; 2Co 6:10; 13:14) For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor,
that through His poverty you might be rich.
9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich,
yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Freeing Forgiveness
Eph 1:3-8a
Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 (2Co 1:3; Eph 6:12; 2:6) Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual
blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
4 (Eph 5:27; Col 1:22) just as He chose us in Him
before the foundation of the world, to be holy
and blameless before Him in love;
5 (Ro 8:29-30; Eph 1:11) He predestined us to adoption as sons
to Himself through Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure
of His will,
6 (Mt 3:17; Eph 1:12) to the praise of the glory of His grace
which He graciously bestowed on us in the Beloved.
7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood
and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace,
8 which He lavished
3 Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 according as he hath chosen us in him
before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy
and without blame before him in love:
5 having predestinated us unto the adoption of children
by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure
of his will,
6 to the praise of the glory of his grace,
wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8 wherein he hath abounded
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.
1 SAMUEL 10
1 (1Sa 16:13; Dt 32:9; Ps 2:12) Then Samuel took a vial of oil
and poured it upon his head. And he kissed him and said,
"Has not the Lord anointed you over His inheritance as ruler?
2 (1Sa 9:3-5; Ge 35:19-20) When you have departed from me today,
you will find two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin
at Zelzah. And they will say to you "The donkeys which you went to look
for have been found. And now, your father has stopped caring
about the donkeys, and worries for you, saying, "What will I do for my son?"
3 (Ge 28:22; 35:1) "Then you will go forward from there, and you will come
to the plain of Tabor. And there you will meet three men going up to God
to Bethel: one carrying three kids, another carrying three loaves of bread,
and another carrying a bottle of wine.
4 And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will
receive from their hands.
5 (1Sa 13:3; 19:20) "After that you will come to the hill of God, where
the garrison of the Philistines is. And when you come there to the city,
you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place
with a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre before them.
And they will prophesy.
6 (1Sa 10:10; Nu 11:25; 1Sa 19:23-24) And the Spirit of the Lord will
come upon you, and you will prophesy with them. And you will
be turned into another man.
7 (Jdg 6:12; Ex 4:8) And it will be when these signs come to you,
do for yourself what the occasion requires; for God is with you.
8 (1Sa 11:14-15; 13:4) "Then you will go down before me to Gilgal.
And listen, I will be coming down to you, in order to offer burnt offerings,
and to offer sacrifices of peace offerings. Seven days you will wait, until I
come to you. Then I will make known to you what you will do."
9 And it happened, that when he turned his back to go from Samuel,
that God gave him another heart. And all those signs came to pass that day.
10 (1Sa 10:5-6) When they came to the hill, a group of prophets met him.
And the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
11 (1Sa 19:24; Jn 7:15) So when all who previously knew him saw that
he prophesied among the prophets, the people said one to another,
"What is this that has come upon the son of Kish?
Is Saul also among the prophets?"
12 (Isa 54:13; Jn 6:45) And a man from there answered and said,
"But who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb,
"Is Saul also among the prophets?"
13 When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.
14 (1Sa 14:50) And Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, "Where did you go?"
And he said, "To seek the donkeys. And when we saw that they were
nowhere around, we went to Samuel."
15 Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you."
16 (1Sa 9:20) Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly
that the donkeys were found." But the matter of the kingdom,
of which Samuel had spoken, he did not mention.
Saul Proclaimed King
17 (Jdg 20:1; 1Sa 7:5-6) Therefore Samuel called the people together
unto the Lord at Mizpah.
18 (Jdg 6:8-9) And he said to the children of Israel, "Thus says the Lord,
the God of Israel, 'I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you
out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms,
and of them that oppressed you.'
19 (1Sa 12:12; Jos 24:1) But you have today rejected your God,
who saves you from all your troubles and your distresses.
And you have said to Him, 'No, but set a king over us.'
Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord
by your tribes, and by your clans."
20 So Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel
and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
21 Then he brought near the tribe of Benjamin by its families.
And the family of Matri was chosen. Then Saul the son of Kish was taken.
But when they sought him, he could not be found.
22 Therefore they inquired again of the Lord, "Has the man come here yet?"
And the Lord answered, "He has hidden himself among the equipment."
23 (1Sa 9:2) So they ran and took him from there. When he stood among
the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders
and upward.
24 (2Sa 21:6; 1Ki 1:25) Then Samuel said to all the people,
"Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen?
Truly there is none like him among all the people."
And all the people shouted and said, "Long live the king."
25 (Dt 17:14-20; 1Sa 8:11-18) Samuel told the people the ordinances
of the kingdom, and wrote them in a book, and laid them up
before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
26 (1Sa 11:4; 15:34) Saul also went home to Gibeah. And there went with him
a band of valiant men whose hearts God had touched.
27 (Dt 13:13; 1Ki 10:25) But some worthless men said, "How will this man
save us?" And they despised him, and did not bring him a present.
But he remained silent.
1 Samuel 10
[1] Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed
him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain
over his inheritance?
[2] When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by
Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say
unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy
father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What
shall I do for my son?
[3] Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the
plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to
Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread,
and another carrying a bottle of wine:
[4] And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou
shalt receive of their hands.
[5] After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of
the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to
the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the
high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before
them; and they shall prophesy:
[6] And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy
with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
[7] And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as
occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
[8] And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come
down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of
peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew
thee what thou shalt do.
[9] And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God
gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
[10] And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets
met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
[11] And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that,
behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to
another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among
the prophets?
[12] And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father?
Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
[13] And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
[14] And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And
he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came
to Samuel.
[15] And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
[16] And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were
found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him
not.
[17] And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;
[18] And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of
Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand
of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that
oppressed you:
[19] And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of
all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay,
but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by
your tribes, and by your thousands.
[20] And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the
tribe of Benjamin was taken.
[21] When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their
families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken:
and when they sought him, he could not be found.
[22] Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come
thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.
[23] And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the
people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
[24] And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath
chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people
shouted, and said, God save the king.
[25] Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in
a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away,
every man to his house.
[26] And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of
men, whose hearts God had touched.
[27] But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they
despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
1 SAMUEL 11
Saul Rescues Jabesh Gilead
1 (Jdg 21:8; 1Sa 12:12) Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped
against Jabesh Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash,
"Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you."
2 (1Sa 17:26; Ge 34:14) Nahash the Ammonite answered them, "On this condition
will I make a covenant with you, that I may pluck out all your right eyes.
So I will inflict it as a reproach upon all Israel."
3 The elders of Jabesh said to him, "Give us seven days, that we may send
messengers to all the territory of Israel. And then if there is no one
to rescue us, we will come out to you."
4 (Jdg 2:4; 1Sa 10:26) So the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke
the words in the ears of the people. And all the people lifted
up their voices, and wept.
5 (1Ki 19:19) Now Saul was coming out of the field after the cattle,
and Saul said, "Why are the people weeping?" And they reported to him
the words of the men of Jabesh.
6 (1Sa 10:10; Jdg 3:10) The Spirit of God came strongly upon Saul
when he heard these words, and he became very angry.
7 (Jdg 19:29; 20:1) He took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces.
And he sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands
of messengers, saying, "Whoever does not come out after Saul
and after Samuel, so will it be done to his oxen." And the fear of the Lord
fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
8 (Jdg 1:4-5; 2Sa 24:9) When he numbered them in Bezek,
the children of Israel were three hundred thousand,
and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9 They said to the messengers that came, "Thus will you say to the
men of Jabesh Gilead, 'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot,
you will have help.'" And the messengers came and reported it
to the men of Jabesh and they were glad.
10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, "Tomorrow we will come out to you,
and you may do to us all that seems good to you."
11 (Jdg 7:16) On the next day Saul put the people in three companies.
And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning and struck down
the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those surviving were scattered,
so that even two of them were not left together.
Saul Confirmed as King
12 (1Sa 10:27; Lk 19:27) The people said to Samuel, "Who said,
'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring the men, that we may put them to death."
13 (Ex 14:13; 1Sa 19:5) Saul said, "There will not be a man put to death
this day. For today the Lord has worked deliverance in Israel."
14 (1Sa 10:8; 7:16) Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, and let us go
to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there."
15 (1Sa 10:8; 10:17) All the people went to Gilgal and there they made Saul
king before the Lord in Gilgal. And there they made sacrifices of peace
offerings before the Lord. And there Saul and all Israel's fighting
men rejoiced greatly.
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1 Samuel 11
[1] Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead:
and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we
will serve thee.
[2] And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a
covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for
a reproach upon all Israel.
[3] And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite,
that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if
there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
[4] Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the
ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
[5] And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said,
What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the
men of Jabesh.
[6] And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and
his anger was kindled greatly.
[7] And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them
throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying,
Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done
unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came
out with one consent.
[8] And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three
hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
[9] And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the
men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have
help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they
were glad.
[10] Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you,
and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
[11] And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three
companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch,
and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that
they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left
together.
[12] And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign
over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
[13] And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to
day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.
[14] Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and
renew the kingdom there.
[15] And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before
the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings
before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
1 SAMUEL 12
Samuel's Farewell Address
1 (1Sa 10:24; 11:14-15) Then Samuel said to all Israel: "I have listened to
your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
2 (1Sa 8:5; 8:1; 8:20) And now, see, the king walks before you, but I am old
and gray-headed. As for my sons, they are with you. But I have walked
before you from my childhood to this day.
3 (Nu 16:15; 1Sa 10:1) Behold, here I am. Witness against me before the Lord
and before His anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken?
Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have
I received any bribe to blind my eyes with? Indeed I will restore it you."
4 They said, "You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us. Neither have you
taken anything from any man's hand."
5Ex 22:4; Ac 23:9He said to them, "The Lord is witness against you,
and His anointed is witness this day, t
hat you have not found anything in my hand."
And they answered, "He is witness."
6 (Mic 6:4; Ex 6:26) Samuel said to the people: "It is the Lord that prepared
Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
7 (Isa 1:18) Now therefore stand still that I may reason with you before
the Lord, concerning all the righteous acts of the Lord, which He did for you
and your fathers.
8 (Ex 4:14-16; 2:23-24) "When Jacob went into Egypt and your fathers cried
out to the Lord, the Lord sent Moses and Aaron who brought forth your fathers
out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place.
9 (Jdg 3:12; 4:2) "When they forgot the Lord their God, He sold them
into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor,
and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab.
And they fought against them.
10 (Jdg 2:13; 10:10) They cried to the Lord, and said,
'We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord and have served
the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now deliver us out of the hand of
our enemies, and we will serve You.'
11 (Jdg 6:32; 6:14) The Lord sent Jerub-Baal, Bedan,Perhaps Barak here
(see LXX). Jephthah, and Samuel. And He delivered you out of the hand
of your enemies on every side, and you dwelled in safety.
12 (Jdg 8:23; 1Sa 8:5-7) "When you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites,
came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king will reign over us,'
when the Lord your God was your king.
13 (1Sa 10:24; Hos 13:11) Now therefore, look at the king whom you have chosen
and for whom you have asked! And see that the Lord has set a king over you.
14 (Jos 24:14) If you will fear the Lord, and serve Him, and obey His voice,
and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king
that reigns over you will continue following the Lord your God.
15 (Jos 24:20; Isa 1:20) But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord,
but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then will the hand of the Lord
be against you, as it was against your fathers.
16 (Ex 14:13; 14:31) "Even now, take your stand and see this great thing
which the Lord is doing before your eyes.
17 (1Sa 7:9-10; 8:7) Is it not the wheat harvest today?
I will call to the Lord. And He will send thunder and rain, that you may know
and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done
in the sight of the Lord, by asking for yourselves a king."
18 (Ex 14:31; Ezr 10:9) So Samuel called to the Lord.
And the Lord sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly
feared the Lord and Samuel.
19 (Ex 9:28; 1Jn 5:16) All the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants
to the Lord your God, that we will not die, for we have added to all our sins
this evil, to ask for ourselves a king."
20 (Dt 11:16) Samuel said to the people, "Do not fear. You have done all this
wickedness, only do not turn aside from following the Lord,
and serve the Lord with all your heart.
21 (Hab 2:18; Jer 10:15) But do not turn aside, for then you would be going
after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing.
22 (Jos 7:9; 1Ki 6:13) As befits His great name, the Lord will not abandon
His people. For it has pleased the Lord to make you His people.
23 (1Ki 8:36; Pr 4:11) Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin
against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you. But I will teach you the good
and the right way.
24 (Dt 10:21; Isa 5:12) Fear the Lord; serve Him in truth with all your heart,
and consider what great things He has done for you.
25 (Jos 24:20; 1Sa 31:1-5) But if you still do wickedly, both you
and your king will be swept away."
1 Samuel 12
[1] And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your
voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
[2] And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and
grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you
from my childhood unto this day.
[3] Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his
anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I
defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe
to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
[4] And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither
hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
[5] And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed
is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they
answered, He is witness.
[6] And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and
Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
[7] Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of
all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
[8] When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD,
then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of
Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.
[9] And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of
Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines,
and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
[10] And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have
forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us
out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
[11] And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and
delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled
safe.
[12] And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came
against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the
LORD your God was your king.
[13] Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have
desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.
[14] If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not
rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the
king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:
[15] But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the
commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as
it was against your fathers.
[16] Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do
before your eyes.
[17] Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall
send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is
great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
[18] So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that
day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
[19] And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the
LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this
evil, to ask us a king.
[20] And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this
wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD
with all your heart;
[21] And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which
cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
[22] For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake:
because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
[23] Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in
ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
[24] Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for
consider how great things he hath done for you.
[25] But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and
your king.