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Day 218 of My 6th Bible study Journey

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Day 218, 6 August 2026

1) Jeremiah 4, Jeremiah 5, Jeremiah 6

Jeremiah 4

Judah Threatened With Invasion

1 (Joel 2:12; Jer 3:22) If you will return, O Israel,

says the Lord,

return to Me.

And if you will put away your abominations out of My sight,

then you shall not be moved.

2 (Isa 65:16; Jer 9:24; Ge 22:18) You shall swear, "As the Lord lives,"

in truth, in justice, and in righteousness;

then the nations shall bless themselves in Him,

and in Him they shall glory.

3 (Hos 10:12; Mt 13:7) For thus says the Lord to

the men of Judah and Jerusalem:

Break up your fallow ground,

and do not sow among thorns.

4 (Dt 10:16; Jer 9:26) Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,

and take away the foreskins of your heart,

you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,

lest My fury come forth like fire,

and burn so that no one can quench it,

because of the evil of your deeds.

5 (Jer 8:14; Jos 10:20) Declare in Judah and publish in Jerusalem, and say:

Blow the trumpet in the land.

Cry aloud and say,

"Assemble yourselves,

and let us go into the fortified cities."

6 (Jer 1:13-15; 50:2 ) Set up the standard toward Zion.

Seek refuge, do not delay.

For I will bring disaster from the north,

and a great destruction.

7 (Jer 2:15; Isa 1:7) The lion has come up from his thicket,

and the destroyer of the nations is on his way.

He has gone forth from his place

to make your land desolate.

And your cities shall be laid waste

without an inhabitant.

8 (Isa 22:12; Jer 6:26) For this gird yourself with sackcloth,

lament and howl.

For the fierce anger of the Lord

is not turned back from us.

9 (Isa 22:3-5; 29:9-10) It shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord,

that the heart of the king will fail and the heart of the officials;

and the priests will be astonished

and the prophets will wonder.

10 (Jer 5:12) Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Surely You have greatly deceived

this people and Jerusalem, saying, 'You shall have peace,'

whereas the sword reaches the throat."

11 (Eze 17:10; Hos 13:15) At that time it will be said to this people

and to Jerusalem: A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness

toward the daughter of My people, not to fan or to cleanse,

12 (Jer 1:16) even a full wind from those places, will come to Me.

Now also I will pronounce judgments against them.

13 (Isa 5:28; 19:1) Look! He shall come up as clouds,

and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind.

His horses are swifter than eagles.

Woe to us, for we are ruined!

14 (Jas 4:8; Pr 1:22) O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness,

that you may be saved.

How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?

15 (Jer 8:16) For a voice declares from Dan,

and publishes wickedness from Mount Ephraim:

16 (Jer 5:15; Eze 21:22) "Report it to the nations, now!"

Indeed, proclaim against Jerusalem:

"Besiegers come from a far country,

and lift their voices against the cities of Judah.

17 (Jer 5:23; 2Ki 25:1-4) As watchmen of a field,

they are against her all around,

because she has been rebellious against Me,

says the Lord.

18 (Jer 2:19; Ps 107:17; Isa 50:1) Your way and your deeds

have procured these things to you.

This is your wickedness.

How bitter it is!

How it touches your heart!"

Sorrow for a Doomed Nation

19 (Isa 16:11; 22:4) My soul, my soul!

I am pained at my very heart.

My heart makes a noise in me.

I cannot hold my peace,

because you have heard, O my soul,

the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

20 (Ps 42:7) Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed,

for the whole land is devastated.

Suddenly are my tents devastated,

and my curtains in a moment.

21 How long shall I see the standard

and hear the sound of the trumpet?

22 (Ro 16:19; 1Co 14:20) "For My people are foolish,

they have not known Me.

They are foolish children,

and they have no understanding.

They are wise to do evil,

but to do good they have no knowledge."

23 (Ge 1:2; Isa 5:30) I looked on the earth,

and it was without form and void.

And to the heavens,

and they had no light.

24 (Isa 5:25; Eze 38:20 ) I looked on the mountains,

and they trembled,

and all the hills moved to and fro.

25 I looked, and there was no man,

and all the birds of the heavens had fled.

26 (Ps 107:34) I looked, and the fruitful place was a wilderness,

and all the cities were broken down

at the presence of the Lord, and by His fierce anger.

27 (Jer 5:10; 5:18) For thus says the Lord:

The whole land shall be desolate.

Yet I will not make a full end.

28 (Nu 23:19; Isa 50:3) For this the earth shall mourn,

and the heavens above be black,

because I have spoken it, I have purposedit,

and will not relent, nor will I turn back from it.

29 (Isa 2:19-21; Jer 4:7) The whole city shall flee

for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen.

They shall go into thickets

and climb up upon the rocks.

Every city shall be forsaken,

and not a man dwell in it.

30 (2Ki 9:30; La 1:2) When you are devastated, what will you do?

Though you clothe yourself with crimson,

though you deck yourself with ornaments of gold,

though you enlarge your eyes with paint,

in vain you will make yourself fair.

Your lovers will despise you;

they will seek your life.

31 (Isa 1:15; La 1:17) For I have heard a voice as of a woman in labor,

and the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child,

the voice of the daughter of Zion,

that bewails herself, that spreads her hands, saying,

"Ah, woe is me,

for my soul is wearied because of murderers."

Jeremiah 4

[1] If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if

thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not

remove.

[2] And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in

righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him

shall they glory.

[3] For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your

fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

[4] Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your

heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth

like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your

doings.

[5] Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the

trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves,

and let us go into the defenced cities.

[6] Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil

from the north, and a great destruction.

[7] The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles

is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate;

and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.

[8] For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger

of the LORD is not turned back from us.

[9] And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of

the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall

be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.

[10] Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this

people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword

reacheth unto the soul.

[11] At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry

wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people,

not to fan, nor to cleanse,

[12] Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I

give sentence against them.

[13] Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a

whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are

spoiled.

[14] O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be

saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

[15] For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount

Ephraim.

[16] Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that

watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the

cities of Judah.

[17] As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she

hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.

[18] Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is

thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.

[19] My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a

noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the

sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

[20] Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled:

suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.

[21] How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

[22] For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish

children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to

do good they have no knowledge.

[23] I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the

heavens, and they had no light.

[24] I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved

lightly.

[25] I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens

were fled.

[26] I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the

cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his

fierce anger.

[27] For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will

I not make a full end.

[28] For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because

I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I

turn back from it.

[29] The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen;

they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall

be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

[30] And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest

thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold,

though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself

fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

[31] For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as

of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of

Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me

now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

Jeremiah 5

The Justice of God's Judgment

1 (2Ch 16:9; Eze 22:30) Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,

see now and know;

seek in the open places

if you can find a man,

if there is any who executes justice, who seeks the truth,

that I may pardon her.

2 (Titus 1:16; Isa 48:1) Though they say, "The Lord lives,"

surely they swear falsely.

3 (Jer 2:30; 2Ch 16:9) O Lord, are not Your eyes upon the truth?

You have stricken them, but they have not grieved.

You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction.

They have made their faces harder than a rock;

they have refused to return.

4 (Jer 8:7; Isa 27:11) Therefore I said, "Surely these are the poor.

They are foolish;

for they know not the way of the Lord

or the judgment of their God.

5 (Jer 2:20) I will go to the great men

and will speak to them,

for they have known the way of the Lord

and the judgment of their God."

But these have altogether broken the yoke

and burst the bonds.

6 (Jer 4:7; Hab 1:8) Therefore a lion out of the forest will slay them,

and a wolf from the deserts will destroy them;

a leopard will watch over their cities.

Everyone who goes out from there will be torn in pieces,

because their transgressions are many

and their backslidings have increased.

7 (Dt 32:21; Jos 23:7) How shall I pardon you for this?

Your children have forsaken Me

and sworn by those who are not gods.

When I had fed them to the full,

then they committed adultery

and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.

8 (Jer 13:27; Eze 22:11) They were as fed horses in the morning;

everyone neighed after his neighbour's wife.

9 (Jer 9:9; 5:29) Shall I not punish for these things? says the Lord,

and shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

10 (Jer 4:27; 39:8) Go up upon her walls and destroy,

but make not a full end.

Take away her battlements.

For they are not the Lord’s.

11 (Jer 3:20) For the house of Israel and the house of Judah

have dealt very treacherously againstMe,

says the Lord.

12 (2Ch 36:16; Jer 43:2-3) They have lied about the Lord,

and said, "Not He.

Neither shall evil come upon us,

nor shall we see sword or famine."

13 (Jer 14:15; Job 8:2) And the prophets shall become wind,

and the word is not in them.

Thus it shall be done to them!

14 (Jer 1:9; 23:29) Therefore thus says the Lord God of Hosts:

Because you speak this word,

indeed I will make My words in your mouth fire

and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

15 (Dt 28:49; Isa 5:26) Truly, I will bring a nation upon you from far,

O house of Israel, says the Lord.

It is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation,

a nation whose language you do not know,

nor do you understand what they say.

16 (Ps 5:9; Isa 5:28) Their quiver is as an open sepulcher,

they all are mighty men.

17 (Lev 26:16; Dt 28:33) They will eat up your harvest and your bread

which your sons and your daughters should eat.

They will eat up your flocks and your herds;

they will eat up your vines and your fig trees;

they will impoverish your fenced cities,

in which you trusted, with the sword.

18 (Jer 4:27; 5:10) Nevertheless in those days, says the Lord,

I will not make a full end of you.

19 (1Ki 9:8-9; Jer 13:22) It shall come to pass when they say,

"Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?"

then you shall answer them, "As you have forsaken Me

and served strange gods in your land, so you will serve

strangers in a land that is not yours."

Jeremiah 5

[1] Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and

know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there

be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

[2] And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.

[3] O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but

they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to

receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have

refused to return.

[4] Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know

not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

[5] I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they

have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these

have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

[6] Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the

evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every

one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their

transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

[7] How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and

sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then

committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.

[8] They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his

neighbour's wife.

[9] Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my

soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

[10] Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take

away her battlements; for they are not the LORD's.

[11] For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very

treacherously against me, saith the LORD.

[12] They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil

come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

[13] And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus

shall it be done unto them.

[14] Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word,

behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it

shall devour them.

[15] Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith

the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose

language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

[16] Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

[17] And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and

thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they

shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced

cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

[18] Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end

with you.

[19] And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD

our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye

have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve

strangers in a land that is not yours.

20 Declare this in the house of Jacob and publish it in Judah, saying:

21 (Isa 6:9-10; Eze 12:2) Hear this now, O foolish people

and without understanding, who have eyes but do not see,

who have ears but do not hear.

22 (Ps 119:120; Dt 28:58) Do you not fear Me? says the Lord.

Will you not tremble at My presence?

For I have placed the sand for the boundary of the sea

by a perpetual decree so that it cannot pass over it.

And though the waves toss themselves, yet they cannot prevail;

though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.

23 (Jer 6:28) But this people has a revolting and a rebellious heart;

they have revolted and gone aside.

24 (Ge 8:22; Ps 147:8) They do not say in their heart,

"Let us now fear the Lord our God,

who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season.

He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest."

25 (Jer 3:3) Your iniquities have turned away these things,

and your sins have withheld good things from you.

26 (Pr 1:11; Jer 18:22) For among My people are found wicked men.

They lie in wait, as he who sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit.

Therefore they have become great and rich.

28 (Dt 32:15; Isa 1:23) They are fat, they are sleek.

Indeed, they excel in deeds of wickedness.

They do not judge the cause of the fatherless,

so that they may prosper;

and the right of the needy they do not defend.

29 (Jer 5:9; Mal 3:50) Shall I not punish them for these things?

says the Lord. Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

30 (Jer 23:14; Hos 6:10) An appalling and horrible thing

has been committed in the land.

31 (Eze 13:6; Mic 2:11) The prophets prophesy falsely,

and the priests rule by their own authority;

and My people love to have it so.

Yet what will you do in the end?

[20] Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

[21] Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have

eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

[22] Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence,

which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree,

that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet

can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

[23] But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are

revolted and gone.

[24] Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that

giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth

unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

[25] Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have

withholden good things from you.

[26] For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that

setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

[27] As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit:

therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

[28] They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the

wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they

prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

[29] Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul

be avenged on such a nation as this?

[30] A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;

[31] The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their

means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end

thereof?

Jeremiah 6

Siege of Jerusalem

1 (Ne 3:14; Jdg 1:21) O sons of Benjamin, gather yourselves

to flee from the midst of Jerusalem,

and blow the trumpet in Tekoa,

and set up a sign of fire in Beth Hakkerem;

for disaster appears out of the north,

and great destruction.

2 (Isa 1:8; Jer 4:31) I have likened the daughter of Zion

to a comely and delicate woman.

3 (Lk 19:43) The shepherds with their flocks will come to her.

They will pitch their tents against her all around.

They will pasture each in his place.

4 (Jer 15:8; Joel 3:9) "Prepare war against her;

arise, and let us go up at noon."

"Woe to us, for the day declines,

for the shadows of the evening are stretched out."

5 (Isa 32:14; Jer 52:13) "Arise, and let us go by night

and let us destroy her palaces."

6 For thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Hew down trees

and build a mound against Jerusalem.

This is the city to be punished.

She is full of oppression in her midst.

7 (Eze 7:11; 7:23) As a fountain casts out her waters,

so she casts out her wickedness.

Violence and devastation are heard in her;

before Me continually are grief and wounds.

8 (Eze 23:18; Hos 9:12) Be instructed, O Jerusalem,

lest My soul depart from you;

lest I make you desolate,

a land not inhabited.

9 (Jer 16:16; 49:9) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

They will thoroughly glean

the remnant of Israel as a vine.

Turn back your hand

as a grape gatherer into the baskets.

10 (Ac 7:51; Jer 7:26) To whom shall I speak and give warning

that they may hear?

See, their ears are closed,

and they cannot listen.

Indeed, the word of the Lord is a reproach to them;

they have no delight in it.

11 (Jer 9:21; 20:9) Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord;

I am weary with holding in.

I will pour it out upon the children in the street

and upon the assembly of young men together;

for even the husband with the wife shall be taken,

the aged with him who is full of days.

12 (Jer 8:10; Isa 5:25) Their houses shall be turned to others,

with their fields and wives together;

for I will stretch out My hand

upon the inhabitants of the land,

says the Lord.

13 (Jer 8:10; 23:11) For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,

everyone is given to covetousness.

And from the prophet even to the priest,

everyone deals falsely.

14 (Eze 13:10; Jer 4:10) They have healed also the brokenness

of the daughter of My people superficially,

saying, "Peace, peace," when there is no peace.

15 (Jer 3:3; 8:12) Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination?

They were not at all ashamed, nor could they blush.

Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;

at the time that I punish them they shall be cast down,

says the Lord.

16 (Jer 18:15; Isa 8:20) Thus says the Lord

Stand in the ways and see,

and ask for the old paths

where the good way is and walk in it,

and you shall find rest for your souls.

But they said, "We will not walk in it."

17 (Isa 21:11; 58:1) Also I set watchmen over you, saying,

"Listen to the sound of the trumpet."

But they said, "We will not listen."

18 Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

19 (Jer 8:9; Isa 1:2) Hear, O earth.

I will bring calamity on this people,

even the fruit of their thoughts,

because they have not listened to My words,

nor to My law, but rejected it.

20 (Isa 1:11; Ps 40:6; Isa 60:6 ) To what purpose does incense

from Sheba come to Me, and the sweet cane from a far country?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices sweet to Me.

21 (Isa 8:14; 9:14-17) Therefore thus says the Lord:

See, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people,

and the fathers and the sons together will fall upon them.

The neighbor and his friend will perish.

22 (Jer 10:22; 50:41-43) Thus says the Lord: See, a people comes

from the north country, and a great nation will be raised

from the remote parts of the earth.

23 (Isa 13:18; Jer 50:42) They will lay hold on bow and spear;

they are cruel and have no mercy.

Their voice roars like the sea,

and they ride upon horses,

set in array as men for war

against you, O daughter of Zion.

24 (Jer 4:31; 49:24) "We have heard the report of it;

our hands grow feeble.

Anguish has taken hold of us, and pain as of a woman in labour.

25 (Jer 49:29; Job 18:11) Do not go out into the field, nor walk on the road.

For the sword of the enemy and terror is on every side."

26 (Jer 4:8; Zec 12:10) O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth

and wallow in ashes.

Mourn as for an only son,

a most bitter lamentation;

for the destroyer

shall suddenly come upon us.

27 (Jer 1:18; 15:20) I have set you as an assayer

and fortress among My people

that you may know

and try their way.

28 (Jer 9:4; 5:23) They all are stubborn rebels

walking about practicing slander.

They are bronze and iron;

they all are corrupters.

29 The bellows blow fiercely,

the lead is consumed by the fire;

the founder melts in vain,

for the wicked are not plucked away.

30 (Ps 119:119; Isa 1:22) Men will call them rejected silver,

because the Lord has rejected them.

[1] O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of

Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in

Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

[2] I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

[3] The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch

their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.

[4] Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto

us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

[5] Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.

[6] For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a

mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly

oppression in the midst of her.

[7] As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness:

violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.

[8] Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I

make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

[9] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of

Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.

[10] To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold,

their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the

LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

[11] Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding

in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of

young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the

aged with him that is full of days.

[12] And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and

wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the

land, saith the LORD.

[13] For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is

given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one

dealeth falsely.

[14] They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly,

saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

[15] Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were

not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall

among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down,

saith the LORD.

[16] Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old

paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for

your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

[17] Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the

trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

[18] Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

[19] Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the

fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor

to my law, but rejected it.

[20] To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet

cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your

sacrifices sweet unto me.

[21] Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks

before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon

them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.

[22] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country,

and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.

[23] They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no

mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in

array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

[24] We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath

taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

[25] Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the

enemy and fear is on every side.

[26] O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself

in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation:

for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

[27] I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou

mayest know and try their way.

[28] They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass

and iron; they are all corrupters.

[29] The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder

melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

[30] Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected

them.

2) Our Daily Bread for 6 August 2026 titled Part of God's Story

Judges 4:4-9,14

4 Now Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophetess.

She judged Israel at that time.

5 (Ge 35:8) She would sit under the palm tree of Deborah

between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim.

The children of Israel would go up to her for her to render judgment.

6 (Heb 11:32; Jos 19:37) She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh

in Naphtali and said to him, "The Lord God of Israel commands you,

'Go and deploy troops at Mount Tabor, and take 10000 from the tribes

of Naphtali and Zebulun with you.

7 (Jdg 5:21; 1Ki 18:40) I will draw Sisera, the commander of the army

of Jabin, with his chariots and large army to you at the River Kishon

and give him into your hands.' "

8 Barak said to her, "If you will go with me, then I will go,

but if you will not go with me, then I will not go."

9 (Jdg 2:14) She said, "I will indeed go with you. However, the way

you are going will gain you no glory, for the Lord will deliver Sisera

into the hand of a woman." Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

14 (Dt 9:3; 2Sa 5:24) Then Deborah said to Barak,"Get up, for this is the day

that the Lord has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the Lord gone

out before you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with 10000 men

behind him.

[4] And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at

that time.

[5] And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in

mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

[6] And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali,

and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and

draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children

of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

[7] And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of

Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him

into thine hand.

[8] And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if

thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.

[9] And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey

that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell

Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to

Kedesh.

[14] And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD

hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee?

So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.

Archaeologist Jodi Magness and her team have been excavating a synagogue in

the ancient village of Huqoq in Lower Galilee, where they've found an

incredible collection of mosaics, paintings, and carvings. Particularly rare,

however, is a mosaic telling the biblical story of Deborah and her role in

Israel's battle against the Canaanites; there's no other known ancient

depiction of this heroine.

During twenty years of oppression by Canaan, Deborah, a prophetess, "was

leading Israel" (Judges 4:4). At God's prompting, Deborah urged Israel's

general Barak to mount an attack on the Canaanite forces and their commander,

Sisera. Barak heeded God's instructions to "take . . . ten thousand men of

Naphtali and Zebulun and lead them up to Mount Tabor" (v. 6), and Deborah

lured the enemy's army to the area. The Canaanite troops indeed fell in the

battle, and though Sisera initially fled on foot, he too ultimately met his

demise. "On that day God subdued . . . Canaan before the Israelites" (v. 23)

through the courageous obedience of Deborah and Barak.

The Bible preserves for us a literary mosaic of historical events in the life

of God's people - collectively and individually. We can take courage from

these examples to heed God’s instructions even in the face of hardship and

struggle. We can trust Him to equip us with the strength to do so.

By: Kirsten Holmberg

Reflect & Pray

When has God asked you to do something difficult?

How did He equip and sustain you in that situation?

Heavenly Father, please give me the courage to heed Your instructions.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 5 The Way Out

1 Cor 10:13

13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken

you except what is common to man. God is faithful,

and He will not permit you to be tempted above

what you can endure, but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.

13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common

to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be

tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Becky had experienced some hard knocks in the past few weeks; the stress

was beginning to show, and she wasn't sure she should handle anything else.

"Why me?" Becky wept, covering her face. "I just can't stand it any more!

I can't pay my bills; I just lost my job, and now my car broke down

on the highway. How much more of this can I take?"

Some people seem to have more than their share of trouble and temptation.

Within six months, one family faced financial trouble, cancer, quadruple

bypass surgery, and leukemia; their trials brought them face to face with

anger, bitterness, and despair as well. Other people seem to go through

life with relatively minor stresses and few real temptations to sin.

But whether our problems are great or small, they are part of the common

thread that ties humanity together. All of us face temptation; it is ,

Paul says, "Common to man." But Paul assures us that

"God ... will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear."

Often what we can bear is more that what we think we can bear. God will use

the troubled times in our lives for our maturity in him, but he promises

as well that he will not let temptation break us. He will provide "a way out,"

"a way of escape".

Sometimes the "way out" is true escape, being removed from what caused the

trouble. At other times, rather than being removed from it, we must

withstand the stress, face the temptation, enure the pain. Whether we escape

or endure, God is faithful to provide what we need; we can trust him

not to give us more than we can bear.

Application

a) Have I ever faced more stress or temptation than I thought I could bear?

b) Under what circumstances has God provided an "escape" for me?

When have I had to walk "through" my difficulties?

c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

Philip 4:19

19 (Ro 2:4) But my God shall supply your every need according

to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

19 But my God shall supply all your need according

to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

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

God's Reconciling Peace

Ps 85:8-13

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will hear what God the Lord will speak,

for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints,

but let them not turn again to folly.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Surely His salvation is near to them who fear Him,

that glory may dwell in our land.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Mercy and truth have met together;

righteousness and peace have kissed.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Truth springs from the ground,

and righteousness looks down from the sky.

12 Yes, the Lord gives that which is good,

and our land shall yield its increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before Him

and prepare a way for His footsteps.

8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak:

For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints:

But let them not turn again to folly.

9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him;

That glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth are met together;

Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Truth shall spring out of the earth;

And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good;

And our land shall yield her increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before him;

And shall set us in the way of his steps.

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 2021 edition?)

New Brunswick

Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543

Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."

Peter's Speech at Pentecost

14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .

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

http://www.ehc.ca

6th Day of the Month

a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community

(

Deut 4:6-7

6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7 ) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom and

your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear all these

statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and

understanding people."

7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god so near

to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?

6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and

your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these

statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and

understanding people.

7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them,

as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

Matt 5:13-16

13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt

loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good for

nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.

14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden.

15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) 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.

16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine before men that they

may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,

wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing,

but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set

on an hill cannot be hid.

15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on

a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,

and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Acts 1:8

8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes

upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and

Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

8 "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:

and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,

and in all Juda, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

b) Pray for the province of British Columbia

I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence then to

act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.

( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4) 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone, 2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings

and for all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life

in all godliness and honesty, 3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and

acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all

men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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

intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 for kings,

and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable

life in all godliness and honesty. 3For this is good and acceptable

in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 who will have all men to be saved,

and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.

III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign and booklet

to turn many hearts to Jesus

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray that the Lord will

guide you through decisions of dissension.

Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, please give me the courage to heed

Your instructions."

Pray to the Lord and pray to give the Lord all your temptations.

Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who supplies your needs.

Pray to the Lord and pray to Jesus The Prince of Peace.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community.

Pray for Christian widows like Lydia and Asabe whose husbands have been killed

by Islamic militants

in Nigeria.

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.

Day 217 of My 6th Bible Study Journey

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:41:00 +0000

Day 217, 5 August 2026

1) Jeremiah 1, Jeremiah 2, Jeremiah 3

Jeremiah 1

The Commission of Jeremiah

1 (1Ch 6:60; 2Ch 36:21) The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah,

of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,

2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah

the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

3 (2Ki 23:34; 2Ch 36:5-8) It came also in the days of Jehoiakim

the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah

the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem

in the fifth month.

4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

5 (Isa 49:1; Ps 71:5-6) "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;

and before you were born I sanctified you,

and I ordained you a prophet to the nations."

6 (Ex 6:12) Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Truly, I cannot speak,

for I am a youth."

7 (Nu 22:20) But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a youth.'

For you shall go everywhere that I send you,

and whatever I command you, you shall speak.

8 (Ex 3:12; Jos 1:5) Do not be afraid of their faces.

For I am with you to deliver you," says the Lord.

9 (Ex 4:11-12; 4:15-16) Then the Lord put forth His hand

and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me,

"Now, I have put My words in your mouth.

10 (Jer 31:28; 24:6) See, I have this day set you over the nations

and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down,

to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant."

[1] The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in

Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

[2] To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon

king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

[3] It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah,

unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of

Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

[4] Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

[5] Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest

forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto

the nations.

[6] Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

[7] But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to

all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

[8] Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith

the LORD.

[9] Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD

said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

[10] See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms,

to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build,

and to plant.

The Almond Rod and Boiling Pot

11 (Am 7:8) Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

"Jeremiah, what do you see?"

And I said, "I see a branch of an almond tree."

12 Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well. For I will hasten

My word to perform it."

13 (Eze 11:3; 11:7) The word of the Lord came to me the second time,

saying, "What do you see?"

And I said, "I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north."

14 (Isa 41:25; Jer 4:6) Then the Lord said to me: Out of the north calamity

will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.

15 (Jer 4:16; 9:11) For I will call all the families of the kingdoms

of the north, says the Lord.

And they will come and they will set each one his throne

at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem,

and against all the walls all around,

and against all the cities of Judah.

16 (Jer 7:9; 19:4) I will utter My judgments against them

concerning all their wickedness, whereby they have forsaken Me

and have burned incense to other gods,

and have worshipped the works of their own hands.

17 (1Ki 18:46; Job 38:3) You therefore gird up your loins

and arise, and speak to them all that I command you.

Do not be dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.

18 (Isa 50:7; Jer 6:27) For indeed, I have made you this day a fortified city

and an iron pillar and bronze walls against the whole land,

against the kings of Judah, against the officials, against the priests,

and against the people of the land.

19 (Jer 1:8) They will fight against you, but they will not prevail

against you, for I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you.

[11] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what

seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

[12] Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my

word to perform it.

[13] And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What

seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward

the north.

[14] Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth

upon all the inhabitants of the land.

[15] For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north,

saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne

at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof

round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

[16] And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their

wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods,

and worshipped the works of their own hands.

[17] Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all

that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee

before them.

[18] For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron

pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah,

against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the

people of the land.

[19] And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against

thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.

Jeremiah 2

God Pleads With Israel to Repent

1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 (Dt 2:7; Eze 16:8) Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying,

Thus says the Lord:

I remember you, the kindness of your youth,

the love of your espousals,

when you followed Me in the wilderness,

in a land that was not sown.

3 (Jas 1:18; Ex 19:5-6) Israel is holy to the Lord,

and the first fruits of His harvest.

All who eat of it will become guilty;

disaster will come upon them,

says the Lord.

4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob

and all the families of the house of Israel.

5 (2Ki 17:15; Jer 2:31) Thus says the Lord:

What iniquity have your fathers found inMe,

that they have gone far from Me,

and have walked after vanity

and have become vain?

6 (Dt 32:10; Hos 13:4) They did not say, "Where is the Lord

who brought us up out of the land of Egypt,

who led us through the wilderness,

through a land of deserts and of pits,

through a land of drought and of the shadow of death,

through a land that no man passed through and where no man lived?"

7 (Dt 8:7-9; Jer 16:18) And I brought you into a plentiful country

to eat its fruit and its goodness.

But when you entered, you defiled My land

and made My heritage an abomination.

8 (Hab 2:18; Jer 5:31) The priests did not say,

"Where is the Lord?"

And those who handle the law did not know Me;

the shepherds also transgressed against Me,

and the prophets prophesied by Baal

and walked after things that do not profit.

9 (Eze 20:35-36; Jer 2:35) Therefore I will yet contend with you,

says the Lord,

and with your sons' sons I will contend.

10 (Ps 120:5) For pass over the coastlands of Cyprus and see,

and send to Kedar and consider diligently,

and see if there is such a thing.

11 (Ps 106:20; Isa 37:19) Has a nation changed their gods,

though they are not gods?

But My people have changed their glory

for that which does not profit.

12 (Isa 1:2) Be astonished at this, O heavens,

and be horribly afraid, be very desolate,

says the Lord.

13 (Ps 36:9; Jer 17:13) For My people have committed two evils.

They have forsaken Me,

the fountain of living waters,

and hewed out for themselves cisterns,

broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

14 (Ex 4:22) Is Israel a servant? Is he a homeborn slave?

Why has he been plundered?

15 (Jer 4:7; 50:17) The young lions roared at him

and roared loudly,

and they made his land a waste;

his cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.

16 (Jer 46:14; Dt 33:20) Also the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes

have shaved the crown of your head.

17 (Jer 4:18) Have you not brought this on yourself,

in that you have forsaken the Lord your God

when He led you in the way?

18 (Jos 13:3; Isa 31:1) And now what are you doing in the way of Egypt,

to drink the waters of the Nile?

Or what are you doing in the way of Assyria,

to drink the waters of the River?

19 (Isa 3:9; Hos 5:5) Your own wickedness will correct you,

and your backslidings will reprove you.

Know therefore and see

that it is an evil thing and bitter for you

to have forsaken the Lord your God,

and the fear of Me is not in you,

says the Lord God of Hosts.

20 (Dt 12:2; Lev 26:13; Isa 1:21) For long ago I have broken your yoke

and burst your bonds;

and you said, "I will not serve."

For upon every high hill

and under every green tree

you wander, playing the harlot.

21 (Ex 15:17; Ps 80:8) Yet I had planted you a noble vine,

a wholly faithful seed.

How then have you turned

into the degenerate plant of a strange vine to Me?

22 (Job 14:17; Jer 17:1) For though you wash yourself with lye,

and take much soap,

yet your iniquity is marked before Me,

says the Lord God.

[1] Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

[2] Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I

remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when

thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

[3] Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase:

all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.

[4] Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of

the house of Israel:

[5] Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that

they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

[6] Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land

of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and

of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a

land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

[7] And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and

the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine

heritage an abomination.

[8] The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law

knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets

prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

[9] Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your

children's children will I plead.

[10] For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and

consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

[11] Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people

have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

[12] Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye

very desolate, saith the LORD.

[13] For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the

fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns,

that can hold no water.

[14] Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

[15] The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land

waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

[16] Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy

head.

[17] Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken

the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?

[18] And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters

of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters

of the river?

[19] Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall

reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter,

that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee,

saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

[20] For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou

saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every

green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

[21] Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art

thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

[22] For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet

thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.

Jeremiah 2

23 (Jer 7:31; Pr 30:12) How can you say, "I am not polluted,

I have not gone after the Baals"?

See your way in the valley.

Know what you have done.

You are a swift young camel

entangling her ways,

24 (Jer 14:6) a wild donkey used to the wilderness

that sniffs the wind in her passion.

In the time of her heat, who can turn her away?

All those who seek her will not weary themselves;

in her month they shall find her.

25 (Dt 32:16; Jer 3:13) Withhold your foot from being unshod

and your throat from thirst.

But you said, "There is no hope. No!

For I have loved strangers,

and after them I will go."

26 (Jer 32:32) As the thief is ashamed when he is found,

so is the house of Israel ashamed.

They, their kings, their officials,

and their priests, and their prophets

27 (Isa 26:16) say to a tree, "You are my father."

And to a stone, "You gave birth to me."

For they have turned their back to Me,

and not their face.

But in the time of their trouble they will say,

"Arise and save us."

28 (Dt 32:37; Isa 45:20) But where are your gods

that you have made for yourself?

Let them arise, if they can save you

in the time of your trouble;

for according to the number of your cities

are your gods, O Judah.

29 (Jer 5:1; 6:13) Why will you plead with Me?

You all have transgressed against Me,

says the Lord.

30 (Ne 9:26; 1Th 2:15) In vain I have smitten your children;

they received no correction.

Your own sword has devoured your prophets

like a destroying lion.

31 (Dt 32:15O) generation, consider the word of the Lord:

Have I been a wilderness to Israel?

A land of darkness?

Why do My people say, "We are free to roam.

We will come no more to You"?

32 (Ps 106:21; Isa 17:10) Can a virgin forget her ornaments,

or a bride her attire?

Yet My people have forgotten Me

for days without number.

33 You prepare your way very well to seek love.

Therefore you have also taught the wicked women your ways.

34 (2Ki 21:16; 24:4) Also in your skirts is found

the blood of the souls of the innocent poor.

I have not found it by breaking in,

but in spite of all these things.

35 (Pr 28:13) Yet you say, "Because I am innocent,

surely His anger shall turn away from me."

Now I will plead with you,

because you say, "I have not sinned."

36 (Jer 31:22; Hos 5:13) Why do you go about so much

to change your way?

You also shall be ashamed of Egypt,

as you were ashamed of Assyria.

37 (2Sa 13:19; Jer 37:7-10) Indeed, you shall go forth from him

with your hands upon your head;

for the Lord has rejected those in whom you trust,

and you shall not prosper in them.

[23] How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim?

see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift

dromedary traversing her ways;

[24] A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her

pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her

will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

[25] Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but

thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after

them will I go.

[26] As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel

ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their

prophets,

[27] Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast

brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their

face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

[28] But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if

they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number

of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

[29] Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me,

saith the LORD.

[30] In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction:

your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

[31] O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness

unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we

will come no more unto thee?

[32] Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people

have forgotten me days without number.

[33] Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also

taught the wicked ones thy ways.

[34] Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor

innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

[35] Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn

from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not

sinned.

[36] Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be

ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

[37] Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for

the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.

Jeremiah 3

Unfaithful Israel

1 (Dt 24:1-4; Jer 2:20) If a man divorces his wife,

and she goes from him and becomes another man's,

shall he return to her again?

Shall not that land be greatly polluted?

But you have played the harlot with many lovers;

yet return again to Me,

says the Lord.

2 (Ge 38:14; Jer 2:7) Lift up your eyes to the high places,

and see! Where have you not been ravished?

In the roads you have sat for them

as the Arabian in the wilderness.

And you have polluted the land

with your harlotry and with your wickedness.

3 (Jer 6:15; Lev 26:19) Therefore the showers have been withheld,

and there has been no latter rain.

And you had a harlot's forehead;

you refused to be ashamed.

4 (Jer 2:2; 3:19) Shall you not from this time cry to Me,

"My Father, You are the guide of my youth?

5 (Isa 57:16; Jer 3:12) Shall He reserve His anger forever?

Shall He keep it to the end?"

Indeed, you have spoken

and done evil things as you could.

[1] They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become

another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be

greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet

return again to me, saith the LORD.

[2] Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not

been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the

wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy

wickedness.

[3] Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no

latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be

ashamed.

[4] Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide

of my youth?

[5] Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold,

thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.

A Call to Repentance

6 The Lord said also to me in the days of Josiah the king:

Have you seen that which backsliding Israel has done?

She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree,

and there has played the harlot.

7 (Eze 16:46) I said after she had done all these things, "Turn to Me."

But she did not return. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.

8 (Dt 24:1; Isa 50:1) I saw that for all the adulteries of backsliding Israel,

I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce. Yet her treacherous

sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also.

9 (Jer 2:27; Isa 57:6) Through the lightness of her harlotry

she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and with trees.

10 (Hos 7:14) Yet for all this, her treacherous sister Judah has not

turned to Me with her whole heart, but feignedly, says the Lord.

[6] The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou

seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high

mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

[7] And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But

she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.

[8] And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed

adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her

treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

[9] And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she

defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.

[10] And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto

me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.

[11] And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified

herself more than treacherous Judah.

God Invites Repentance

11 (Eze 16:51-52; 23:11) The Lord said to me: Backsliding Israel has proved

herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

12 (Ps 86:15; Eze 33:11) Go and proclaim these words toward the north,

and say: Return, backsliding Israel, says the Lord,

and I will not cause My anger to fall on you.

For I am merciful, says the Lord,

and I will not keep anger forever.

13 (Dt 12:2; 30:1-3) Only acknowledge your iniquity,

that you have transgressed against the Lord your God

and have scattered your ways to the strangers

under every green tree,

and you have not obeyed My voice,

says the Lord.

14 (Isa 54:5; Jer 31:32) Return, O backsliding sons, says the Lord.

For I am married to you. And I will take you, one from a city

and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.

15 (Ac 20:28; Jer 23:4) And I will give you shepherds according to My heart,

who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

16 (Isa 65:17) It shall come to pass when you are multiplied

and increased in the land in those days, says the Lord, they will say no more,

"The ark of the covenant of the Lord."

And it will not come to mind, nor will they remember it,

nor will they call for it, nor will it be made any more.

17 (Jer 11:8; 17:12) At that time they will call Jerusalem,

the Throne of the Lord, and all the nations will be gathered to it,

to Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord; nor will they walk any more

after the stubbornness of their evil hearts.

18 (Jer 31:8; 50:4) In those days the house of Judah will walk

with the house of Israel, and they will come together out of the land

of the north to the land that I have given to your fathers for an inheritance.

19 (Jer 3:4; Isa 63:16) But I said:

How can I put you among My sons

and give you a pleasant land,

the most beautiful heritage of the nations?

And I said: You shall call Me, My Father,

and shall not turn away from Me.

20 (Isa 48:8; Jer 5:11) Surely as a wife treacherously departs

from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with Me, O house of Israel,

says the Lord.

21 (Isa 15:2; 17:10) A voice was heard upon the high places,

the weeping and the supplications of the sons of Israel,

because they have perverted their way,

they have forgotten the Lord their God.

22 (Hos 14:4) Return, O backsliding sons,

and I will heal your backslidings.

"We come to You;

for You are the Lord our God.

23 (Ps 3:8; 121:1-2) Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills,

and from the multitude of mountains.

Truly, in the Lord our God

is the salvation of Israel.

24 (Hos 9:10) For shame has devoured the labor

of our fathers from our youth,

their flocks and their herds,

their sons and their daughters.

25 (Jer 22:21) We lie down in our shame,

and our humiliation covers us.

For we have sinned against the Lord our God,

we and our fathers,

from our youth even to this day,

and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God."

[12] Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou

backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall

upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for

ever.

[13] Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against

the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every

green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.

[14] Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto

you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will

bring you to Zion:

[15] And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed

you with knowledge and understanding.

[16] And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the

land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the

covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they

remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.

[17] At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all

the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to

Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their

evil heart.

[18] In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel,

and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I

have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.

[19] But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a

pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou

shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

[20] Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye

dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.

[21] A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of

the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have

forgotten the LORD their God.

[22] Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings.

Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.

[23] Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the

multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.

[24] For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth;

their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

[25] We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have

sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even

unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.

2) Our Daily Bread for 5 August 2026

Family in God by Arthur Jackson

John 14:5-11

Jesus the Way to the Father

5 (Jn 11:16) Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going.

How can we know the way?"

6 (Jn 10:9; 1:14; Ac 4:12) Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,

and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

7 (Jn 8:19) If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.

From now on you do know Him and have seen Him."

8 Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father,

and that is sufficient for us."

9 (Heb 1:3; Jn 12:45; Col 1:15) Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you

such a long time, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen

Me has seen the Father. So how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

10 (Jn 5:19; 10:38) Do you not believe that I am in the Father

and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak

on My own authority. But the Father who lives in Me does the works.

11 (Jn 5:36; 10:38) Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father

is in Me. Or else believe Me on account of the works themselves.

[5] Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how

can we know the way?

[6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man

cometh unto the Father, but by me.

[7] If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from

henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

[8] Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

[9] Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet

hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the

Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

[10] Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?

the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father

that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

[11] Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else

believe me for the very works' sake.

"What makes you smile when you think about your son?" That was my question for

Clarence - a younger man I was mentoring. The proud father proceeded to share

some of his bright four-year-old's accomplishments. One particular detail left

me amused. Not only does the child have his father's first and last names, but

he already looks so much like his father that he can unlock his father's

smartphone using facial recognition!

In John 14, Jesus made it clear how closely He resembled His Father. When an

inquisitive Philip requested, "Lord, show us the Father" (v. 8), Jesus

responded, "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a

long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father" (v. 9). How was it that

the Father was revealed through the Son? It was through Jesus' "words" (v. 10)

and "works" (v. 11) that God's love, mercy, grace, and more were brilliantly

displayed.

Empowered by God's Spirit, believers in Jesus are privileged to share family

likeness. The invisible God becomes visible through His children. Regarding

Christlike love, John reminds us, "No one has ever seen God. But if we love

each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in

us" (1 John 4:12 nlt).

By:

Reflect & Pray

What is it about your words and deeds that remind others of Jesus?

How might you pray about the Holy Spirit working in and through you

to bring honor to God the Father and Christ the Son?

Dear Father, please strengthen me to

love Jesus, and to live like Him and for Him.

3) Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 4 - Giving and Receiving

Luke 6:38

38 "Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down,

shaken together, and running over will men give unto you.

For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you."

38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down,

and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.

For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured

to you again.

"Just give the Lord", the voice on the radio declared. "Give, and he will

give back to you, a hundredfold." The preacher went on to explain how

an old woman on social security had sent her last $10 to support his

ministry, and the next day she got an anonymous money order for

a $1000 . "The Lord will be faithful to his Word," the preacher

concluded. "You give, and you'll receive."

The Lord is, of course, faithful to his Word. But many well-meaning Christians

have interpreted Luke 6:38 as a "payment in kind" bargain with God:

if I give God my dollar, he's obliged to return it to me with interest.

This "seed-sowing" fallacy, where $20 supposedly becomes $2000 by

an act of divine, multiplication, has caused much

disappointment and frustration.

The "giving and receiving" principle is a valid one; the Lord does, indeed say

"Give, and it will be given to you," but he does not specify what the "return"

will be. The verse appears in the context of forgiveness, of not judging; the

principle is not investment, in any material sense, but generosity.

As we give, as few are compassionate with others, we take on the

character of the Lord himself. He is generous and giving, and he gives

to us as we give ourselves in love to others.

Application

a) Have I ever "given" to God to others as a bribe, to get something

in return?

b) What is God's concept of giving, as demonstrated

in the gift of Jesus Christ?

c) How can this verse help me to give more selflessly?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

Luke 16:10-12

10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful

also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also

in much.

11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who will give you that which is your own?"

10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:

and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who shall give you that which is your own?

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

God's Reconciling Peace

Col 3:12-17

12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,

a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another

and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,

even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.

14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,

which is the bond of perfection.

15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,

to which also you are called in one body,

rule in your hearts. And be thankful.

16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,

kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have

a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things put on charity,

which is the bond of perfectness.

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye

are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;

teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

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 2021 edition?)

New Brunswick

Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543

Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."

Peter's Speech at Pentecost

14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .

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

http://www.ehc.ca

5th Day of the Month

a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself

(PS 145:13-18

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

14 The Lord upholds all who fall,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon You,

and You give them their food in due season.

16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways

and loving in all His works.

18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,

to all who call upon Him in truth.

)

Mem

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

Samek

14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Ain

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;

And thou givest them their meat in due season.

Pe

16 Thou openest thine hand,

And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Zade

17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,

And holy in all his works.

Qoph

18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,

To all that call upon him in truth.

b) Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness

( ps 139:24 " and see if there is any rebellious way in me,

and lead me in the ancient way. "

24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,

And lead me in the way everlasting.

1: John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us

our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. "

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

)

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray for your nation

in intervention to repent from its sins.

Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, please strengthen me to

love Jesus, and to live like Him and for Him."

Pray to the Lord and pray to be a generous giver.

Pray to the Lord and pray to be faithful in all you do.

Pray to the Lord and pray to be imitators of the Lord.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself

Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness

Pray that faithful Christians will proclaim the Gospel in areas of

Guinea torn by tribal division.

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.

Day 216 of My 6th Bible Study Journey

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:47:00 +0000

Day 216, 4 August 2026

1) Zephaniah 1, 2, 3

Zephaniah 1

1 (2Ch 34:1-33; Jer 1:2) The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah

the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah,

the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

[1] The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son

of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah

the son of Amon, king of Judah.

The Great Day of the Lord

2 (2Ki 22:16-17) I will utterly consume all things

on the face of the earth,

says the Lord;

3 (Eze 7:19; Hos 4:3) I will consume man and beast;

I will consume the birds of the heavens

and the fish of the sea,

and the stumbling blocks with the wicked.

I will cut off man from the face of the land,

says the Lord.

4 (Hos 10:5; 2Ki 23:4-5) I will stretch out my hand against Judah,

and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal,

and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,

5 (1Ki 11:33; Jer 19:13) and those who bow down on the roofs

to the host of heaven;

those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord

and yet swear by Milcom;

6 (Isa 1:4; Jer 2:13) those who have turned back from following the Lord,

who have not sought the Lord nor inquired of Him.

7 (Isa 34:6; Jer 46:10) Be silent before the Lord God!

For the day of the Lord is at hand;

the Lord has prepared the sacrifice;

He has consecrated His guests.

8 (Isa 24:21) On the day of the Lord's sacrifice,

I will punish the officials

and the king's sons,

and all who clothe themselves

with foreign attire.

9 (1Sa 5:5) On that day I will punish

all who step over the threshold,

who fill their masters' houses

with violence and deceit.

10 (2Ch 33:14; 2Ki 22:14) On that day, says the Lord,

a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate,

a wail from the Second Quarter,

and a loud crash from the hills.

11 (Jas 5:1) Wail, you inhabitants of the Mortar!

For all the merchants are cut down;

all those who weigh out silver are cut off.

12 (Jer 48:11; Eze 8:12) At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps,

and I will punish the men

who are settled on their lees,

who say in their heart,

"The Lord will not do good, nor will He do evil."

13 (Am 5:11; Mic 6:15) Their goods will be plundered,

and their houses laid waste.

Though they build houses,

they will not inhabit them;

though they plant vineyards,

they will not drink from their wine.

[2] I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.

[3] I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven,

and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I

will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

[4] I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the

inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this

place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;

[5] And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them

that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;

[6] And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not

sought the LORD, nor inquired for him.

[7] Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD

is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

[8] And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I

will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are

clothed with strange apparel.

[9] In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold,

which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

[10] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall

be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second,

and a great crashing from the hills.

[11] Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut

down; all they that bear silver are cut off.

[12] And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem

with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in

their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.

[13] Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a

desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they

shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.

The Great Day of the Lord

14 (Joel 2:11; Zep 1:7) The great day of the Lord is near,

near and hastening quickly.

The sound of the day of the Lord is bitter;

the mighty man shall cry out there.

15 (Joel 2:2; Isa 22:5 ) That day is a day of wrath,

a day of trouble and distress,

a day of ruin and desolation,

a day of darkness and gloom,

a day of clouds and blackness,

16 (Isa 2:12-15) a day of trumpet and alarms

against the fortified cities

and against the high towers.

17 (Ps 83:10) I will bring distress on men,

so that they will walk like blind men.

Because they have sinned against the Lord,

their blood will be poured out like dust,

and their flesh like dung.

18 (Zep 3:8; Eze 7:19; Zep 1:2-3) Neither their silver nor their gold

will be able to deliver them

on the day of the Lord's wrath.

But the whole earth will be consumed

by the fire of His jealousy,

for He will make a sudden end

of all those who dwell on the earth.

[14] The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly,

even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there

bitterly.

[15] That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of

wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds

and thick darkness,

[16] A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against

the high towers.

[17] And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind

men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be

poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.

[18] Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in

the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the

fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them

that dwell in the land.

Zephaniah 2

Judgment on the Nations

1 (2Ch 20:4; Joel 1:14) Gather together, yes, gather together,

O shameless nation,

2 (Isa 17:13; La 4:11) before the decree takes effect,

before the day passes like chaff,

before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you,

before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you.

3 (Am 5:14-15; Ps 57:1) Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land,

who carry out His judgment.

Seek righteousness, seek humility.

Perhaps you will be hidden

on the day of the Lord's anger.

4 (Zec 9:5-7; Am 1:6-8 ) For Gaza will be forsaken,

and Ashkelon a desolation;

Ashdod will be driven out at noon,

and Ekron will be uprooted.

5 (Eze 25:16; Am 3:1) Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast,

the nation of Kerethites!

The word of the Lord is against you,

O Canaan, land of the Philistines:

I will destroy you,

so that there will be no inhabitant.

6 The seacoast will be pastures,

with meadows for shepherds and folds for flocks.

7 (Zep 3:20; Ex 4:31) The coast will be for the remnant of the house of Judah,

on which they will feed.

In the houses of Ashkelon

they will lie down at evening.

For the Lord their God will visit them

and restore their fortunes.

Zephaniah 2

[1] Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

[2] Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before

the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD's

anger come upon you.

[3] Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his

judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in

the day of the LORD's anger.

[4] For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive

out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

[5] Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the

Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the

Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

[6] And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and

folds for flocks.

[7] And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall

feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the

evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their

captivity.

8 (Jer 49:1; Am 1:13) I have heard these taunts of Moab,

and the revilings of the Ammonites,

by which they have reproached My people,

and made boasts against their territory.

9 (Dt 29:23; Isa 11:14) Therefore, as I live,

says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,

surely Moab will be like Sodom,

and the Ammonites like Gomorrah-

a land of weeds and salt pits,

and a perpetual desolation.

The remnant of My people will plunder them,

and the survivors of My nation will possess them.

10 (Isa 16:6; Zep 2:8) This will they have for their pride,

because they taunted and boasted against

the people of the Lord of Hosts.

11 (Ge 10:5; Ps 72:8-11) The Lord will be dreadful to them,

for He will weaken all the gods of the earth;

men will worship Him, every one from his place,

all the lands of the nations.

12 (Isa 18:1-7; 20:4-5) You also, O Ethiopians,

will be slain by My sword.

13 (Na 3:7; Isa 10:12) And He will stretch out His hand against the north

and destroy Assyria;

and He will make Nineveh a desolation,

and dry like the desert.

14 (Jer 22:14) Herds will lie down in her midst,

beasts of every kind;

the cormorant and the bittern

will lodge on her pillars.

Their voice will sing in the windows;

desolation will be on the threshold;

for He will lay bare the cedar work.

15 (Eze 28:2; Na 3:19) This is the rejoicing city

that dwelt securely,

that said in her heart,

"I am, and there is no one besides me."

How has she become a desolation,

a place for beasts to lie down!

Everyone who passes by her will hiss

and shake his fist.

[8] I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of

Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves

against their border.

[9] Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely

Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the

breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue

of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess

them.

[10] This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and

magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.

[11] The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of

the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the

isles of the heathen.

[12] Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

[13] And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy

Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

[14] And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the

nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper

lintels

of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the

thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

[15] This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her

heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a

place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss,

and wag his hand.

Zephaniah 3

Woe to Jerusalem

1 (Jer 6:6) Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,

the oppressing city.

2 (Jer 5:3; Ps 78:22) She obeys no voice,

she receives no correction;

she does not trust in the Lord,

she does not draw near to her God.

3 (Hab 1:8; Jer 5:6) Her princes within her are roaring lions;

her judges are evening wolves

who leave nothing until the morning.

4 (Eze 22:26; Hos 9:7) Her prophets are reckless,

treacherous men;

her priests have profaned the sanctuary

and done violence to the law.

5 (Dt 32:4; Zep 3:15 ) The Lord is righteous in her midst;

He does no unrighteousness.

Every morning He brings His justice to light;

He does not fail,

but the unjust knows no shame.

6 I have cut off nations,

their strongholds are devastated;

I have made their streets desolate,

with no one passing by.

Their cities are destroyed;

there is no man, no inhabitant.

7 (Hos 9:9; Jer 7:7) I said,

"Surely you will fear Me;

and you will receive correction."

So her dwelling will not be cut off,

according to all that I have appointed against her.

But they were more eager

to corrupt all their deeds.

[1] Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

[2] She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not

in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

[3] Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves;

they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

[4] Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have

polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

[5] The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every

morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust

knoweth no shame.

[6] I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their

streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that

there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.

[7] I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so

their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they

rose early, and corrupted all their doings.

The Conversion of the Nations

8(Joel 3:2; Zep 1:18) Therefore wait for Me, declares the Lord,

until the day when I rise up to seize the plunder;

for My decision is to gather nations,

to assemble kingdoms,

to pour on them My indignation,

all My fierce anger;

for all the earth will be devoured

with the fire of My jealousy.

9 (Isa 19:18; Ps 22:27) For then I will restore to the peoples a pure speech

that all of them may call on the name of the Lord,

to serve Him with one accord.

10 (Ps 68:31; Isa 11:11) From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia

My worshippers, the daughter of My dispersed ones,

will bring My offering.

11 (Isa 54:4; Joel 2:26-27) On that day you will not be ashamed

for all your deeds by which you have transgressed against Me;

for then I will remove from your midst

those who rejoice in your pride,

and you will no longer be haughty

in My holy mountain.

12 (Isa 14:32; Na 1:7) But I will leave in your midst

a meek and humble people,

and they will trust in the name of the Lord.

13 (Zep 2:7; Rev 14:5) The remnant of Israel will do no unrighteousness,

nor speak lies;

nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;

for they will feed and lie down,

and no one will make them afraid.

[8] Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up

to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may

assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my

fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my

jealousy.

[9] For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all

call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.

[10] From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of

my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.

[11] In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou

hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of

thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty

because of my holy mountain.

[12] I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people,

and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.

[13] The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither

shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and

lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Israel's Song of Joy

14 (Isa 12:6; 54:1) Sing, O daughter of Zion!

Shout, O Israel!

Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

15 (Isa 51:22; Zep 3:5) The Lord has taken away your judgments,

He has cast out your enemies.

The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;

you will see evil no more.

16 (Heb 12:12; Isa 35:3-4) On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:

Fear not, O Zion;

let not your hands be slack.

17 (Jer 32:41; Zep 3:15) The Lord your God is in your midst,

a Mighty One, who will save.

He will rejoice over you with gladness,

He will renew you with His love,

He will rejoice over you with singing.

18 (Ps 42:2-4; La 1:4) I will gather those who grieve

for the appointed festival,

which is a reproach and burden on you.

19 (Isa 60:14; Eze 34:16) At that time I will deal

with all who oppress you;

I will save the lame

and gather the outcast;

I will give them praise and fame

in every land where they have been put to shame.

20 (Jer 29:14; Joel 3:1) At that time I will bring you in,

at the time when I gather you;

for I will make you renowned and praised

among all peoples of the earth,

when I restore your fortunes

before your eyes,

says the Lord.

[14] Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all

the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

[15] The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy:

the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not

see evil any more.

[16] In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion,

Let not thine hands be slack.

[17] The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will

rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee

with singing.

[18] I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are

of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.

[19] Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save

her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them

praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

[20] At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather

you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth,

when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.

2) Our Daily Bread for 4 August 2026 titled

The Help God Provides by James Banks

Hebrews 1:7-14

The Son Superior to Angels

7 (Ps 104:4) Of the angels He says:

"He makes His angels spirits,

and His servants a flame of fire."(-11 Ps 95:7-11.)

8 (Ps 45:6-7; Isa 7:14) But to the Son He says:

"Your throne, O God, lasts forever and ever;

a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.(Ps 45:6.)

9 (Isa 61:1; 61:3) You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;

therefore God, Your God, has anointed You

with the oil of gladness more than Your companions."(Ps 45:7; Isa 61:1, 3.)

10 (Ps 102:25-27) And,

"You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,

and the heavens are the works of Your hands.

11 (Isa 34:4; 51:6) They will perish, but You remain;

and they all will wear out like a garment;

12 (Heb 13:8) as a cloak You will fold them up,

and they will be changed.

But You are the same,

and Your years will not end."

13 (Ps 110:1; Mt 22:44) But to which of the angels did He at any time say:

"Sit at My right hand,

until I make Your enemies

Your footstool"(Ps 110:1.)?

14 (Ps 34:7; Mt 18:10) Are they not all ministering spirits sent out

to minister to those who will inherit salvation?

[7] And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his

ministers a flame of fire.

[8] But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a

sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

[9] Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even

thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

[10] And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the

earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

[11] They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as

doth a garment;

[12] And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed:

but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

[13] But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand,

until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

[14] Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them

who shall be heirs of salvation?

When commercial fisherman Scott Thompson fell out of his boat one moonless

night in the Santa Barbara Channel off the California coast, he didn't know if

he'd survive. He swam hard after the boat, but the motor was running and he

couldn't reach it. So he attempted to swim to a distant oil platform in the

darkness. Beginning to lose hope, Thompson heard a splash in the cold water

near him. A harbour seal swam with him for a while, nudging him along toward

the platform. Five hours later, Thompson completed the long swim and described

the seal as "an angel" sent to help him.

The writer of the book of Hebrews describes angels as "ministering spirits

sent to serve those who will inherit salvation" (Hebrews 1:14). The passage

highlights the greatness of Jesus and emphasises that angels - wonderful and

glorious beings that they are - exist to further His purposes in saving us.

Jesus sustains "all things by his powerful word" (v. 3).

All around us is an unseen reality in which God sends angels to aid those who

have gladly received the good news of Jesus. Sometimes our nights may be long,

and we may wonder if we can keep going. But He'll always give us the help we

need - help that will nudge us on in Him.

Reflect & Pray

In what ways has God sent you unexpected help?

How might He use you to help others today?

I praise You today, loving God, knowing that

because You sustain all things, I'll one day be able to praise You forever!

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 3 - All I need

Phil 4:19

19 But my God shall supply your every need according

to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

19 But my God shall supply all your need according

to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

"But Mom, I really need these!" The strident voice of a teenage girl

rose above the hum of voices in the department store. The item in question

was a pair of $80 blue Jeans, faded, bleached, and torn in the right knee.

Style . Fashion. Self-Image. The girl may not have needed the jeans to

enhance her wardrobe, but she obviously felt she needed then to

enhance her acceptability among her peers.

Phillippains 4:19 promises that God "shall supply your every need according

to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." But just what needs does this

promise cover? My need for a bigger house? A better job?

An $80 pair of Calvin Kleins?

Certainly God knows and cares about the physical, superficial need of our

lives, and he provides what we need to sustain life. But God's priority

goes much deeper than the kind of radial tires we buy or the brand name on

our back pockets. God is interested in eternal values, in spiritual needs, and

he knows what we need in our lives to draw us closer to him.

"Out of his glorious riches in Christ Jesus," God will enrich us spiritually.

The application of Phil 4:19 involves trusting God to know and care about our

real needs, the deep needs of our souls, and allowing him the freedom to

order our circumstances so that those needs are met. When we are bold

enough to pray, "Lord, do whatever is necessary to make me more like

Jesus Christ," our Father delights to answer that prayer and supply our needs.

Application

a) What is the difference between my "Needs" and my "wants"?

b) What spiritual needs can I identify in my life?

c) How can this verse help me keep my own priorities

in line with God's value system?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

Matthew 6:19-21

Treasures in Heaven

Lk 12:33-34

19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth

where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21) But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,

where neither moth nor rust destroy

and where thieves do not break in nor steal,

21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth

corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust

doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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

God's Eternal Faithfulness

2 Tim 2:8-13

8 (Mt 1:1; Ro 2:16) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,

descended from David, according to my gospel,

9 (Php 1:7; 2Ti 1:8) in which I suffer trouble like a criminal,

even with chains. But the word of God is not bound.

10 (Col 1:24; 2Co 1:6; 4:17) Therefore I endure all things

for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain

the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 (Ro 6:8; 1Th 5:10) This is a faithful saying:

If we die with Him, we shall also live with Him.

12 (Mt 10:33; Ro 8:17 ) If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.

If we deny Him, He also will deny us.

13 (Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3 )If we are faithless,

He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.

8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead

according to my gospel:

9 wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of

God is not bound.

10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also

obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him,

we shall also live with him:

12 if we suffer, we shall also reign with him:

if we deny him, he also will deny us:

13 if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

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 2021 edition?)

New Brunswick

Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543

Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."

Peter's Speech at Pentecost

14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .

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

http://www.ehc.ca

4nd Day of the Month

a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada

(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,

but sin is a reproach to any people.

34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:

But sin is a reproach to any people.

)

b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right

use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray to be just against oppression.

Pray to the Lord: "I praise You today, loving God, knowing that

because You sustain all things, I'll one day be able to praise You forever"

Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord Jesus Christ who provides your needs.

Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.

Pray to the Lord and pray to not to deny Lord Jesus Christ.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada

Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right

use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.

Pray for Christian converts in

Benin who face persecution due to opposition from their community members.

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.

Day 215 of My 6th bible Study Journey PArt 2

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:28:00 +0000

2) Our Daily Bread for 3 August 2026 Titled Waiting for God by Poh Fang Chia

Psalm 27:1-3,13-14

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom will I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life;

of whom will I be afraid?

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

to eat my flesh-

my enemies and my foes-

they stumbled and fell.

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

my heart will not fear;

though war should rise against me,

in this will I be confident.

13 I believe

I will see the goodness of the Lord

in the land of the living.

14 Wait on the Lord;

be strong, and may your heart be stout;

wait on the Lord.

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

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

[2] When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up

my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

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

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

[13] I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in

the land of the living.

[14] Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine

heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Kazuto and his wife, Migiwa, waited with trepidation for the ultrasound exam

results. Migiwa's liver had been failing for more than nine months, and she

urgently needed a liver transplant. Kazuto could donate a portion of his liver

to his wife, but there was one condition: Migiwa's heart had to be strong. The

last ultrasound had shown slight improvement to her heart.

Would it show more this time?

To their disappointment, the results were the worst yet. Kazuto shared, "After

I comforted my crying wife, I also cried by myself. But . . . as Henri Nouwen

writes, waiting isn't a waste of time because God is nurturing something

wonderful . . . while we wait, even though we can't see anything

on the surface."

Kazuto's confidence in God paralleled that of King David, who wrote, "Wait for

the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord" (Psalm 27:14).

Because God is our "light," "salvation," and "stronghold' (v. 1), we can trust

Him to offer hope amid darkness (v. 3), comfort us during our trials (v. 13),

and secure us safely in "his dwelling" (v. 5).

When God seems to delay in answering our prayers, we can still put our

complete trust in His unchanging attributes. As we bring our heartaches to

Him, let's also instruct our hearts: "Be strong and take heart and wait for

the Lord" (v. 14). He is with us and always working for our good.

Reflect & Pray

What are you waiting for from God?

Which of His attributes can you cling to as you wait?

Loving Father, please help me to be strong as I wait for You.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season

Gal 6:9

9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,

for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.

9 And let us not be weary in well doing:

for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow

flowers from seeds, Each child took the seed, planted it carefully in the

bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day

for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,

unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"

he pouted after the first week. "Nothing's gonna grow in there."

We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.

We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -

immediate response, and when we have to wait,

we become impatient and irritable.

Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"

is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church

at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results,

and weariness sets in.

If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it

and move on to a new project.

But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too

soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily

when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in

another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,

"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."

In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has

had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions

are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for

the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.

Application

a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labours have produced no harvest at all?

b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"

for reaping the harvest?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

1 Tim 6:17-19

17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that they

not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,

who richly gives us all things to enjoy.

18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich

in good works, generous, willing to share,

19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good

foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.

17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded,

nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly

all things to enjoy;

18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works,

ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time

to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

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

God's Eternal Faithfulness

Ps 89:1-8

PSALMS 89

A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;

with my mouth I will make known

Your faithfulness to all generations.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,

"Mercy shall be built up forever;

Your faithfulness shall be

established in the heavens."

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,

"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;

I have sworn to David my servant:

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,

and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;

Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For who in the skies can

be compared to the Lord?

Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared

in the assembly of the holy ones

and awesome to all those who surround Him.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,

who is a mighty Lord like You,

with Your faithfulness all around You?

1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:

With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:

Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen,

I have sworn unto David my servant,

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever,

And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD:

Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

6 For who in the heaven

Can be compared unto the LORD?

Who among the sons of the mighty

Can be likened unto the LORD?

7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,

And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee?

Or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

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 2021 edition?)

New Brunswick

Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543

Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."

Peter's Speech at Pentecost

14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .

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

http://www.ehc.ca

3nd Day of the Month

a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:

I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence then to

act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards. (

1 Tim 2:1-4

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

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

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

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

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

the sight of God our Savior,

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

to the knowledge of the truth.

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

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

2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;

that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

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

4 who will have all men to be saved,

and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.

III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus

b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin

and Canadian to faith in Christ.

( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment:

8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment: )

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and know Jesus Christ empowers you with truth.

Pray to the Lord and pray for reformers like Josiah to rise in your nation.

Pray to the Lord: "Loving Father,

please help me to be strong as I wait for You."

Pray to the Lord and pray not to be weary in doing good.

Pray to the Lord and pray to to be rich in good works.

Pray to the Lord and pray to sing the mercies of the Lord.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin

and Canadian to faith in Christ.

Pray for unregistered churches that are experiencing harassment from governing

officials in TAJIKISTAN

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.

Day 215 of My 6th Bible Study Journey Part 1

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:26:00 +0000

Day 215, 3 August 2026

1) 2 Kings 22,23 , 2 Chronicles 34, 35

2 Kings 22:1-2

Josiah, King of Judah

2Ch 34:1-28

1 (Jos 15:39) Josiah was eight years old when he became king,

and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name

was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath.

2 (Dt 5:32; Jos 1:7) He did what was right in the sight of the Lord

and walked in all the ways of David his father.

He did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

[1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty

and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter

of Adaiah of Boscath.

[2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in

all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or

to the left.

2 Chronicles 34:1-7

Josiah, King of Judah

2Ki 22:1-7; 23:4-20

1 (Jer 1:2; Zep 1:1) And Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign,

and he was king for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

2 (2Ch 29:2) And he did what was correct in the eyes of the Lord,

and he walked in the ways of David his father

and did not turn either to the right or left.

3 (2Ch 15:2; 33:22) And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still

a young boy, he began to seek out the God of David his father;

and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem

from high places, Asherah poles, idols, and carved and cast images.

4 (Ex 32:20; Lev 26:30) So they tore down the altars for the Baals,

and he cut down the incense altars that were above them

and smashed the Asherah poles and carved and cast images.

And he crushed them to dust and scattered them before the graves

of those who sacrificed to them.

5 (1Ki 13:2) Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars

and so cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

6 In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali,

in their ruins all around,

7 (2Ch 31:1; Dt 9:21) he broke down the altars, beat Asherah poles

and the images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars

throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

[1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in

Jerusalem one and thirty years.

[2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in

the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to

the left.

[3] For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to

seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to

purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the

carved images, and the molten images.

[4] And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the

images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the

carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of

them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.

[5] And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed

Judah and Jerusalem.

[6] And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even

unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

[7] And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten

the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the

land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

2 Kings 22:3-20

The Book of the Law Found

3 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah the king sent Shaphan

son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord,

saying,

4 (2Ki 12:4) "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and have him prepare the money

that has been brought to the house of the Lord, which the keepers

of the threshold have gathered from the people.

5 (2Ki 12:11-14; 12:5) Let them deliver it to the hand of the appointed

workers of the house of the Lord, and let them give it to the workers

who are in the house of the Lord to repair the damages to the house,

6 that is, to the carpenters, the builders, and the masons to buy timber

and cut stone to repair the house.

7 (2Ki 12:15; 1Co 4:2) But there need be no settling of accounts with them

concerning the money that was given to their hand,

because they are behaving honestly."

8 (Dt 31:24-26) Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe,

"I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord."

Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

9 Then Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought the king a report.

He said, "Your servants have emptied the money that was found

in the house and have given it into the hand of the appointed workers

of the house of the Lord."

10 (Jer 36:21) Shaphan the scribe informed the king, saying,

"Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." So Shaphan read it before the king.

11 When the king had heard the words of the Book of the Law,

he tore his clothes.

12 (Jer 26:24; 2Ki 25:22) Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest,

Ahikam son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe,

and Asaiah, a servant of the king, saying,

13 (Dt 29:23-28; 31:17-18) "Go, inquire of the Lord for me, for the people,

and for all Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found,

for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us,

because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book

by doing according to all that is written concerning us."

14 (2Ch 34:22) So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Akbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah

went to Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum, son of Tikvah, son of Harhas,

keeper of the wardrobe (she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter),

and they spoke with her.

15 She said to them, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel:

Tell the man that sent you to Me,

16 (Jos 23:15; Da 9:11-14) Thus says the Lord: See, I will bring evil

on this place and on its inhabitants-all the words of the book

that the king of Judah has read.

17 Because they have forsaken Me and have made offerings to other gods,

so that they have provoked Me to anger with all the works of their hands,

therefore My wrath will be kindled against this place,

and it will not be quenched.

18 But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the Lord,

thus shall you say to him, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel

with regard to the words you have heard:

19 (1Ki 21:29; Ps 51:17) Because your heart was timid,

and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard

what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants,

that they should become a desolation and a curse,

and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me,

I also have heard you, declares the Lord.

20 (Ps 37:37; Isa 57:1-2) Therefore, I will gather you to your fathers,

and you will be gathered to your grave in peace.

Your eyes will not see all the evil which I am about to bring upon this place."

Then they brought the king a report.

[3] And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king

sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the

house of the LORD, saying,

[4] Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is

brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have

gathered of the people:

[5] And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that

have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the

doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches

of the house,

[6] Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn

stone to repair the house.

[7] Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was

delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

[8] And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found

the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to

Shaphan, and he read it.

[9] And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word

again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the

house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that

have the oversight of the house of the LORD.

[10] And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath

delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

[11] And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of

the law, that he rent his clothes.

[12] And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of

Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah

a servant of the king's, saying,

[13] Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all

Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the

wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not

hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which

is written concerning us.

[14] So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and

Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of

Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in

Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

[15] And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man

that sent you to me,

[16] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and

upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king

of Judah hath read:

[17] Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods,

that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands;

therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be

quenched.

[18] But to the king of Judah which sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus

shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the

words which thou hast heard;

[19] Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before

the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against

the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse,

and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee,

saith the LORD.

[20] Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt

be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the

evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word

again.

2 Chronicles 34:8-28

8 (2Sa 8:16) In the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged

the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah,

Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz,

the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.

9 (2Ch 30:10; 30:18) When they came to Hilkiah the high priest,

they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God,

which the Levites, the keepers of the door, had collected

from the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel,

and from all Judah and Benjamin, and from the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

10 And they gave it to those appointed to do the work

in the house of the Lord. And those who were doing the work on the house

gave it to repair and restore the house.

11 (2Ch 33:4-7) And they gave it to the craftsmen and builders to acquire

quarried stones and timber for joists and beams for the buildings

that the kings of Judah had ruined.

12 (2Ki 12:15; 1Ch 23:5) So the men did the work faithfully.

Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites,

of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam,

of the sons of the Kohathites, as supervisors.

And other Levites, all skillful with musical instruments,

13 (Ne 4:10; 2Ch 2:18) were over those laborers and supervised

all those doing the work in every type of service,

and other Levites were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.

[8] Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land,

and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor

of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the

house of the LORD his God.

[9] And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money

that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the

doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the

remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to

Jerusalem.

[10] And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of

the house of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the

house of the LORD, to repair and amend the house:

[11] Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone,

and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah

had destroyed.

[12] And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were

Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and

Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of

the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

[13] Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all

that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there

were scribes, and officers, and porters.

The Book of the Law Found

2Ki 22:8-20; 23:1-3

14 When they brought out the money that had been given to the house

of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord

from Moses.

15 Then Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the Book of the Law

in the house of the Lord." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.

16 Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported,

"Everything that has been designated to your servants, they are doing.

17 They have given out the money that was in the house of the Lord

and have allocated to those who are supervisors and those

who are doing the work."

18 Then Shaphan the scribe also declared to the king,

"Hilkiah the priest has given me a book."

And Shaphan read from it to the king.

19 (Jos 7:6) And it happened that when the king heard the words

of the Law, he tore his garments.

20 (2Ki 22:12) Then the king ordered Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan,

Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe,

and Asaiah the attendant of the king:

21 "Go and seek the Lord on my behalf and on the behalf of the remnant

in Israel and Judah concerning what is written in the book that was found,

for the wrath of the Lord that is poured out on us is great

because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord,

to do everything that is written in this book."

22 (Ex 15:20) So Hilkiah and those with the king went

to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath,

son of Hasrah, who kept the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem

in the Second Quarter, and they spoke to her about this.

23 And she said to them, "So says the Lord God of Israel:

Speak to the man who sent you all to Me,

24 (2Ch 36:14-20) Thus says the Lord: I am bringing disaster

on this place and all who dwell in it, even all the curses

that are written in the book that they read before the king of Judah.

25 (Jer 7:20) Because they have abandoned Me

and offered sacrifices to other gods in order to provoke Me

with everything they have made with their hands,

so My rage will be poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.

26 And the king of Judah who sent you all to seek out the Lord,

so you will speak to him: So says the Lord God of Israel:

The words that you have heard,

27 (2Ch 32:26) because your heart was tender and you humbled

yourself before God when you heard His words against this place

and those who dwell here, and you have brought yourself low

before Me and torn your clothes and wept before Me,

I have heard you, declares the Lord.

28 (2Ch 35:24) I am bringing you to be with your fathers,

and you will be brought to your grave in peace,

and your eyes will not see all the disaster that I am bringing

on this place and on those who dwell here."

So they returned this word to the king.

[14] And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of

the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by

Moses.

[15] And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the

book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to

Shaphan.

[16] And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word

back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.

[17] And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house

of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to

the hand of the workmen.

[18] Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath

given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

[19] And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that

he rent his clothes.

[20] And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and

Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the

king's, saying,

[21] Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel

and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is

the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have

not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.

[22] And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the

prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah,

keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and

they spake to her to that effect.

[23] And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the

man that sent you to me,

[24] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and

upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the

book which they have read before the king of Judah:

[25] Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods,

that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands;

therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be

quenched.

[26] And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, so

shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the

words which thou hast heard;

[27] Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before

God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the

inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy

clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.

[28] Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered

to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will

bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought

the king word again.

2 Kings 23:1-20

2 Kings 23

Josiah Renews the Covenant

2Ch 34:3-33; 35:1-36:1

1 Then the king sent them away and they gathered all the elders

of Judah and Jerusalem to him.

2 (2Ki 22:8; Dt 31:10-13) The king went up to the house of the Lord,

and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him,

the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great.

He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant

that was found in the house of the Lord.

3 (2Ki 11:14; 11:17) The king stood by a pillar and made a covenant

before the Lord to follow the Lord, to keep His commandments,

His testimonies, and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul,

to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book.

All the people agreed with the covenant.

4 (2Ki 21:3; 21:7) The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest,

the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold

to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the implements that were

made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven.

Then he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron

and carried their ashes to Bethel.

5 Then he removed the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah

had ordained to burn incense on the high places at the cities of Judah

and around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun,

to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.

6 (2Ch 34:4; 2Ki 23:15) He brought out the Asherah from the house of the Lord

to the outside of Jerusalem, to the Kidron Valley. Then he burned it

at the Kidron Valley, crushed it to dust, and threw its dust upon

the graves of the people.

7 (1Ki 14:24; 15:12) He tore down the houses of the male cult prostitutes

that were in the house of the Lord, where the women were weaving hangings

for the Asherah.

8 (1Ki 15:22; Jos 21:17) He brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah

and defiled the high places where the priests had made offerings, from Geba

to Beersheba. He broke down the high places of the gates at the entry

of the gates of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on the left

at the gate of the city.

9 (Eze 44:10-14) However the priests of the high places did not go up

to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem. Instead they ate unleavened bread

among their fellow priests.

10 (Isa 30:33; Lev 18:21; Jer 7:31-32) He defiled Topheth, which is

in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, so that no man would make his son

or his daughter pass through the fire to Molek.

11 (Eze 8:16) He removed the horses that the kings of Judah

had given to the sun, at the entry of the house of the Lord,

by the hall of Nathan-Melek the eunuch, which was in the vestibule.

The chariots of the sun he burned with fire.

12 (2Ki 21:5; Jer 19:13) The altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber

of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh

had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord the king tore down

and banished from there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.

13 (1Ki 11:5; 11:7) The high places east of Jerusalem, south of the Mount

of Corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth

the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites,

and for Molek the abomination of the Ammonites, the king defiled.

14 (Ex 23:24; Dt 7:5) He broke the standing stones, cut down the Asherah

poles, and filled their sites with human bones.

15 (1Ki 14:16) Moreover, the altar that was at Bethel and the high place

which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, had made,

both that altar and the high place he tore down. Then he burned the high place

and crushed it to powder, and he burned the Asherah.

16 As Josiah turned, he saw the tombs that were there on the mount.

He took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar and defiled it,

according to the word of the Lord that the man of God proclaimed,

the one who announced these things.

17 (1Ki 13:1; 13:30-31) Then he said, "What is this monument that I see?"

The men of the city said to him, "It is the tomb of the man of God

who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done

against the altar of Bethel."

18 (1Ki 13:31) He said, "Let him rest. No one shall disturb his bones."

So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet

who came out of Samaria.

19 (2Ch 34:6-7) Moreover, all the houses of the high places that were

in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke

the Lord to anger, Josiah removed. He did to them just

as he had done in Bethel.

20 (2Ki 11:18; Ex 22:20) He slaughtered on the altars all the priests

of the high places who were there, and burned human bones on them.

Then he returned to Jerusalem.

[1] And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah

and of Jerusalem.

[2] And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of

Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and

the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their

ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house

of the LORD.

[3] And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to

walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and

his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words

of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to

the covenant.

[4] And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the

second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple

of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and

for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the

fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.

[5] And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had

ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in

the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal,

to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of

heaven.

[6] And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without

Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and

stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of

the children of the people.

[7] And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of

the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.

[8] And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled

the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to

Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the

entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a

man's left hand at the gate of the city.

[9] Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of

the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their

brethren.

[10] And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of

Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the

fire to Molech.

[11] And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the

sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of

Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the

chariots of the sun with fire.

[12] And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which

the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the

two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them

down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.

[13] And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right

hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had

builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the

abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children

of Ammon, did the king defile.

[14] And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled

their places with the bones of men.

[15] Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which

Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar

and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it

small to powder, and burned the grove.

[16] And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there

in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned

them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD

which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

[17] Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city

told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and

proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.

[18] And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his

bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.

[19] And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of

Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger,

Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done

in Bethel.

[20] And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the

altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 34:29-33

Josiah Restores True Worship

29 (2Ki 23:1-3) Then the king sent for all the elders of Judah

and Jerusalem.

30 (2Ki 23:2) Then the king went up to the house of the Lord

with men from Judah and those living in Jerusalem,

even the priests and Levites and all the people

from the greatest to the least, and he read within their hearing

all the words of the Book of the Covenant that was found

in the house of the Lord.

31 (2Ch 23:16; 29:10) Then the king stood in his place

and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord,

and to keep His commandments and His testimonies

and His statutes with all his soul, to perform the words

of the covenant written in this book.

32 Then he appointed all who were in Jerusalem and Benjamin

to carry this out, and those living in Jerusalem did according

to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

33 (2Ch 34:3-7) So Josiah took away all the detestable things

from the lands that belonged to the people of Israel

and caused all who were found in Israel to serve their Lord God.

And all his days they did not turn away from the Lord God of their fathers.

[29] Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and

Jerusalem.

[30] And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of

Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites,

and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words

of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

[31] And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD,

to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies,

and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the

words of the covenant which are written in this book.

[32] And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand

to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of

God, the God of their fathers.

[33] And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that

pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in

Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they

departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.

2 Kings 23:21-28

21 (Dt 16:1-8) The king commanded all the people, "Keep the Passover

to the Lord your God as it is written in this Book of the Covenant."

22 For such a Passover had not been kept from the days of the judges

who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel

and the kings of Judah.

23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was kept

to the Lord in Jerusalem.

24 (Lev 19:31; Ge 31:19; 2Ki 21:6) Moreover, Josiah disposed of the mediums,

the soothsayers, the teraphim, the idols, and all the abominations

that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so that he established

the words of the law that were written in the book that Hilkiah

the priest found in the house of the Lord.

25 (2Ki 18:5) Now there had been no king like him before or after,

who turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul,

and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses.

26 (2Ki 21:11-13; 24:4) However, the Lord did not turn from the fierceness

of His great wrath, by which His anger was kindled against Judah,

because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him.

27 (2Ki 18:11; 21:13) The Lord said, "I will also remove Judah from before Me,

as I have removed Israel. I will reject this city that I have chosen,

Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there."

Josiah Dies in Battle

28 Now the rest of the deeds of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not

written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

[21] And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto

the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.

[22] Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges

that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the

kings of Judah;

[23] But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was

holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.

[24] Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the

images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land

of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the

words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest

found in the house of the LORD.

[25] And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD

with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according

to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.

[26] Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great

wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the

provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.

[27] And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have

removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen,

and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.

[28] Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not

written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2 Kings 23:29-30

29 (Jer 46:2; Jdg 5:19; 2Ch 35:20-24) In his days Pharaoh Necho,

king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria to the River Euphrates.

King Josiah went to meet him, but he killed him at Megiddo

when he had seen him.

30 (2Ki 9:28; 2Ch 36:1-4) His servants carried him dead in a chariot

from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb.

The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah,

anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.

[29] In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of

Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he

slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

[30] And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and

brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the

people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and

made him king in his father's stead.

2 Chronicles 35:1-19

2 Chronicles 35

Josiah Celebrates the Passover

2Ki 23:21-23

1 (Ex 12:6; Nu 9:3) Josiah kept a Passover for the Lord in Jerusalem;

they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month.

2 (2Ch 31:2) He appointed priests for their duties and encouraged them

in their service to the house of the Lord.

3 (Dt 33:10; 1Ch 23:26) And he said to the Levites who gave insight to

all Israel and were consecrated to the Lord, "Set the holy ark in the house

that Solomon, the son of David and king of Israel, built. You should not carry

it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel.

4 (2Ch 8:14; 1Ch 23:1-26) Prepare yourselves according to your fathers' houses

by your divisions, as instructed in the writing of David, king of Israel,

and the document of Solomon his son.

5 (Ps 134:1) "And stand in the Holy Place according to the divisions

of the fathers' households of your brothers, the laypeople,

and according to the Levites, by division of a father's household.

6 (2Ch 29:5; 29:15) Then slaughter the Passover lamb and consecrate yourselves

and prepare for your brothers to do according to the word of the Lord

by the hand of Moses."

7 (1Ki 8:63; 2Ch 30:24) Josiah contributed to the laypeople, as Passover

offerings for all who were present, lambs and young goats from the flock

to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bulls;

these were from the king's possession.

8 (2Ch 29:31-33) His officials contributed willingly to the people,

to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel,

the chief officers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover

offerings two thousand six hundred lambs and three hundred bulls.

9 Konaniah, his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, and Hashabiah,

Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, gave to the Levites

for the Passover offerings five thousand lambs and five hundred bulls.

10 (2Ch 30:16; Ezr 6:18) When the service was prepared, the priests

stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions,

according to the king's command.

11 (2Ch 29:34) And they slaughtered the Passover offerings,

and the priests sprinkled the blood given to them

while the Levites skinned animals.

12 And they set aside the burnt offering to distribute according

to each house of the fathers for the people to bring near to the Lord,

as written in the Book of Moses. And they did the same with the bulls.

13 (Ex 12:8-9; 1Sa 2:13-15) And they cooked the Passover lamb with fire

according to the rule, and they cooked the holy offerings in pots, jars,

bowls, and quickly brought them to all the people.

14 Afterward they prepared the offerings for them and the priests

because the priests, the sons of Aaron, offered the burnt offering

and fat portions until night. So the Levites prepared for themselves

and for the priests, the sons of Aaron.

15 (1Ch 9:17-19; 25:1-7) The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their places

according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun

the king's seer. The gatekeepers were at each of the gates;

they did not need to leave their service, for their brothers the Levites

made preparations for them.

16 So all the service of the Lord was carried out that day to have

the Passover, and to offer the burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord

according to the command of King Josiah.

17 (Ex 12:15-20) And the sons of Israel who were present had the Passover

at that time and the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

18 (2Ki 23:21-23; 2Ch 30:5) And no Passover had been made like this in Israel

since the days of Samuel the prophet. And none of the kings of Israel

had performed a Passover like Josiah had done. And the priests and Levites

and all Judah and Israel were present along with those living in Jerusalem.

19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was performed.

2 Chronicles 35

[1] Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they

killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

[2] And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the

service of the house of the LORD,

[3] And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto

the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king

of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve

now

the LORD your God, and his people Israel,

[4] And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your

courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to

the writing of Solomon his son.

[5] And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families

of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the

families of the Levites.

[6] So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your

brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of

Moses.

[7] And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for

the

passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty

thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.

[8] And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to

the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God,

gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six

hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.

[9] Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah

and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for

passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.

[10] So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and

the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.

[11] And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from

their hands, and the Levites flayed them.

[12] And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give

according to

the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it

is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.

[13] And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but

the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and

divided them speedily among all the people.

[14] And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests:

because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt

offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for

themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.

[15] And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the

commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer;

and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their

service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

[16] So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the

passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according

to the commandment of king Josiah.

[17] And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that

time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

[18] And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of

Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover

as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel

that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

[19] In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.

The Death of Josiah

2Ki 23:28-30

20 (2Ki 23:29-30; Isa 10:9) After all this when Josiah had prepared

the temple, Necho king of Egypt went up to war in Carchemish

on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to meet him.

21 (2Ki 18:25; 2Ch 25:19) And Necho sent messengers to him saying,

"What is there between you and me, king of Judah?

I am not against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war.

And God has commanded that I hurry. Refrain from being against God

who is with me so that He does not destroy you."

22 (Jdg 5:19; 2Ch 18:29) But Josiah did not turn away from him for he went

to battle against him disguised. He did not listen to the words of Necho

that came from the mouth of God,

but he came to battle in the plain of Megiddo.

23 (1Ki 22:34) So the archers shot King Josiah, and the king said

to his servants, "Take me away for I am severely wounded."

24 (Zec 12:11) Then his servants took him from the chariot,

and they set him in a second chariot, and they brought him to Jerusalem.

He died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers.

And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

25 (Jer 22:10; La 4:20) And Jeremiah composed a dirge for Josiah,

and all the male and female singers speak of Josiah in their laments

to this day. They set them as a statute over Israel.

They are written in the Laments.

26 And the remainder of the acts of Josiah, his deeds and covenant

faithfulness, according to what is written in the Law of the Lord,

27 and his acts from beginning to end are written

in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

[20] After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of

Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out

against him.

[21] But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee,

thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house

wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from

meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

[22] Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised

himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of

Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

[23] And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants,

Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

[24] His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the

second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died,

and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and

Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

[25] And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the

singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made

them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the

lamentations.

[26] Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that

which was written in the law of the LORD,

[27] And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of

the kings of Israel and Judah.

2 Kings 23:31-37

Jehoahaz, King of Judah

2Ch 36:2-4

31 (2Ki 24:18; 1Ch 3:15) Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king,

and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal

daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

32 (2Ki 21:2-7) He did evil in the sight of the Lord,

according to all that his fathers had done.

33 (1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 25:6) Pharaoh Necho imprisoned him at Riblah

in the land of Hamath, so that he might not reign in Jerusalem,

and imposed tribute on the land of a hundred talents

[About 3 3/4 tons, or 3.4 metric tons.] of silver and a talent

[About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.] of gold.

34 (Eze 19:3-4; 2Ki 24:17) Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim son of Josiah king

in place of Josiah his father and changed his name to Jehoiakim.

He took Jehoahaz away and went to Egypt, and he died there.

35 (2Ki 23:33) Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh,

but he taxed the land to give the money according to Pharaoh's demand.

According to an assessed amount, he exacted the silver

and gold from the people of the land to give to Pharaoh Necho.

[31] Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he

reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the

daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

[32] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to

all that his fathers had done.

[33] And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath,

that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an

hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

[34] And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of

Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away:

and he came to Egypt, and died there.

[35] And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the

land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted

the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to

his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh.

Jehoiakim, King of Judah

2Ch 36:5-8

36 (2Ch 36:5) Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king.

He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebidah

daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

37 He did evil in the sight of the Lord,

according to all that his fathers had done.

[36] Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he

reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the

daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

[37] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to

all that his fathers had done.

Day 214 of My 6th Bible Study Journey

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Day 214, 2 August 2026

Today at Calvary Community Church

, Pastor Sebestien Merta spoke on Hard Questions for God :

Is God real or something we made up and can I Trust the Bible?

1 Peter 3

15 (Col 4:6; Isa 29:23) But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts.

Always be ready to give an answer to every man who asks you for

a reason for the hope that is in you, with

gentleness and fear.

[15] But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give

an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you

with meekness and fear:

John 1:1-5,14,18

The Word Became Flesh

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,

and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were created through Him, and without Him nothing

was created that was created.

4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of mankind.

5 The light shines in darkness, but the darkness has not overcome it.

14 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory,

the glory as the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

18 No one has seen God at any time. The only Son, who is at the Father's side,

has made Him known.

[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the

Word was God.

[2] The same was in the beginning with God.

[3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made

that was made.

[4] In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

[5] And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

[14] And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his

glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace

and truth.

[18] No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in

the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

-Unity

Moses

David

Daniel.

Shepherds and kings , fishermen and statesmen, prisoners and scholars.

-Consistency, The Old Testament

Dead Sea Scrolls as proof.

-Consistency, The New Testament

>5300 know Greek manuscripts.

-Historical Accuracy

Esarhaddon Prism makes mention of Manasseh King of Judah.

-The Historal Jesus

not only the 4 gospels and Acstt.

Tacitus write about the crucifixion.

Pliny the YOung, a Roman Governor, wrties about early Chrstians

worshipping Christ as God.

Jewish historian Josephus mentions Jesus, his Brother James and John

the Baptist.

Celsus , who despised Christianity, accuse Jesus of being a magician.

Bart Ehrman, a non-Christan , say the idea that Jesus was simply made up

"falters on every ground".

New testament ... written a far closer time to the original events ...

We can trust the Bible and Man did NOT invent God.

1 Corinthians 15:3-8

3 (1Pe 2:24; 1Co 11:23; Gal 1:4) For I delivered to you first of all

that which I also received: how Christ died for our sins according

to the Scriptures,

4 (Ps 16:10-11; Hos 6:2) was buried, rose again the third day

according to the Scriptures,

5 (Mk 16:14; Ac 10:41) and was seen by Cephas, and then by the twelve.

6 (Ac 7:60; 1Co 15:18) Then He was seen by over five hundred brothers

at once, of whom the greater part remain to this present time,

though some have passed away.

7 (Lk 24:50) Then He was seen by James and then by all the apostles.

8 (1Co 9:1; Ac 9:17) Last of all, He was seen by me also,

as by one born at the wrong time.

[3] For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how

that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

[4] And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according

to the scriptures:

[5] And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

[6] After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom

the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

[7] After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

[8] And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

Matthew 28:17-20

17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.

18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,

"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

19 (Mk 16:15-16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things I have commanded

you. And remember, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

[17] And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

[18] And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me

in heaven and in earth.

[19] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of

the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

[20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:

and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

1) Nahum 1, Nahum 2, Nahum 3

Nahum 1

1 (Isa 13:1; Zep 2:13) An oracle for Nineveh, a writing of the vision

of Nahum, the Elkoshite.

God's Anger With Nineveh

2 (Ex 20:5; Ps 94:1; Zec 8:2) The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;

the Lord avenges and is furious.

The Lord takes vengeance on His enemies,

and He reserves it for His adversaries;

3 (Ex 34:6-7; Ne 9:17) the Lord is slow to anger and great in power,

and the Lord will in no way acquit the guilty.

In gale winds and a storm is His way,

and clouds are the dust of His feet.

4 (Isa 33:9; Ps 106:9) He rebukes and dries up the sea,

and He makes waterless all the rivers.

Bashan and Carmel wither up,

and the sprout of Lebanon wastes away.

5 (Mic 1:4; 2Sa 22:8 )The mountains quake before Him,

and the hills melt;

the land rises up before Him,

the earth and everything that dwells on it.

6 (Mal 3:2; Jer 10:10) Who can stand before His anger?

Who will rise up before His burning wrath?

His heat is poured out like fire,

and the rocks are broken up before Him.

7 (Ps 1:6; Jer 33:11) The Lord is good,

a stronghold in the day of distress;

and He knows those who take refuge in Him.

8 (Isa 8:22; 28:17) As a flood running forth,

He will bring to an end the distress,

and He will pursue His adversaries into darkness.

9 (Na 1:11) Why do you all scheme against the Lord?

He will bring it to an end.

It will not rise up a second time.

10 (Mic 7:4; Mal 4:1) Because they are like interwoven thorns

and as drunkards imbibing,

they are consumed like completely dry stubble.

11 (Na 1:9) Out of you, O Nineveh, comes one,

a worthless counselor,

who devises evil against the Lord.

12 (Isa 37:36) So the Lord says:

"Even though they are full and many,

they will be cut down, and it will pass away.

Even though I have afflicted you,

I will no longer afflict you, O Judah;

13 (Isa 9:4; 10:27) now I will break apart his yoke from over you,

and I will tear apart your bonds."

14 (Ps 109:13; 2Ki 19:37) The Lord has given a command concerning you:

"No longer will your name go forth.

I will cut off the carved image and metal image

from the house of your gods.

I will prepare your grave,

for you are despised."

15 (Isa 52:7; Ro 10:15) Look, on the mountains

come the feet of him who brings good news,

who proclaims peace!

Make your feasts, O Judah,

and complete your vows.

For the wicked one will never again pass through your midst;

he is completely cut down.

[1] The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

[2] God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is

furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth

wrath for his enemies.

[3] The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all

acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm,

and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

[4] He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers:

Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

[5] The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned

at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

[6] Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the

fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are

thrown down by him.

[7] The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth

them that trust in him.

[8] But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place

thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

[9] What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end:

affliction shall not rise up the second time.

[10] For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken

as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

[11] There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a

wicked counseller.

[12] Thus saith the LORD: Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus

shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted

thee, I will afflict thee no more.

[13] For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds

in sunder.

[14] And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of

thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven

image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

[15] Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings,

that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows:

for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

Nahum 2

The Fall of Nineveh

1 (Jer 51:20-23) He who scatters has come to you.

Guard the fortifications!

Watch the road!

Prepare yourself,

and strengthen yourself!

2 (Ps 80:12-13) For the Lord is restoring the prominence of Jacob,

even the prominence of Israel,

for others have certainly

laid waste their vines.

3 (Eze 23:14-15) The shields of his mighty men are soaked red,

even the mighty men are clad in red.

In the day he prepares the chariots,

they are like a fire of iron.

The cypress spears are ready.

4 (Jer 4:13; Isa 66:15) The chariots run wildly through the streets,

they rush to and fro in the open areas;

their appearance is like torches,

they dash to and fro like lightning.

5 (Jer 46:12) He remembers his officers

as they stumble about on the road;

they hurry on to the wall

as the siege tower is set up.

6 The holding gates are opened wide,

and the palace washes away.

7 (Isa 38:14; 59:11) It is decreed:

She is uncovered and led away captive;

her handmaidens shall lead her as with the voice of doves,

beating their chests.

8 Nineveh is like a pool

whose waters run away.

"Halt! Halt!" they cry,

but no one turns back.

9 "Plunder the silver!

Plunder the gold!

There is no limit to the treasure,

or to the wealth of every precious thing."

10 (Ps 22:14; Joel 2:6) She is desolate, empty, and waste!

Hearts melt away, and knees shake;

pain is in all the loins, and all their faces grow pale.

11 (Isa 5:29; Jer 2:15) Where is the den of the lions,

and the feeding place of the young lions,

where the lion and lioness prowl,

and the lion's cub goes, with no one to disturb them?

12 (Jer 51:34) The lion tore enough food for his cubs,

and strangled prey for his lionesses;

he has filled his caves with prey,

and his dens with flesh.

13 (2Ki 19:23; Ps 46:9) I am against you,

says the Lord of Hosts,

and I will burn your chariots in smoke,

and the sword will devour your lions.

I will cut off your prey from the earth,

and the voice of your messengers

will be heard no more.

Nahum 2

[1] He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition,

watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

[2] For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the

excellency

of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine

branches.

[3] The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in

scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his

preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

[4] The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against

another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run

like the lightnings.

[5] He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they

shall make hast to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.

[6] The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be

dissolved.

[7] And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her

maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their

breasts.

[8] But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away.

Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.

[9] Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none

end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.

[10] She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees

smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all

gather blackness.

[11] Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young

lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and

none made them afraid?

[12] The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for

his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

[13] Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her

chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I

will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall

no more be heard.

Nahum 3

Woe to Nineveh

1 (Na 2:12; Hab )2:12 Woe to the bloody city!

It is full of lies

and plunder.

The prey never departs.

2 (Jdg 5:22; Job 39:22-25) The noise of the whip

and the noise of the rattling of the wheels,

galloping horses,

and rushing chariots!

3 (Hab 3:11; Isa 37:36) Horsemen charging

with flashing sword

and glittering spear.

Multitude of slain,

great number of corpses,

dead bodies without end-

they stumble on the corpses-

4 (Isa 47:9; 47:12-13) because of the countless harlotries

of the seductive harlot,

the mistress of sorceries,

who sells nations through her harlotries

and families through her sorceries.

5 (Na 2:13; Jer 13:22) I am against you, says the Lord of Hosts;

I will lift your skirts over your face,

and I will show the nations your nakedness,

and the kingdoms your shame.

6 (Job 9:31; Jer 51:37) I will throw filth on you,

and make you vile,

and make you a spectacle.

7 (Isa 51:19; Jer 15:5) All who look at you will flee from you, and say,

"Nineveh is devastated! Who will lament for her?"

Where shall I seek comforters for you?

8 (Am 6:2; Eze 30:14-16) Are you better than Thebes

that sat by the Nile,

with water around her,

whose rampart was the sea,

and whose wall was the water?

9 (Eze 27:10; 30:5) Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength,

and it was without limit;

Put and Libya were her helpers.

10 (Isa 20:4; Hos 13:16) Yet she went into exile,

she went into captivity;

her young children were dashed to pieces

at the head of every street;

they cast lots for her honorable men,

and all her great men were bound in chains.

11 (Isa 2:10; 49:26) You also will be drunk;

you will go into hiding;

you will seek refuge from the enemy.

12 (Rev 6:13) All your fortresses are like fig trees

with first-ripe figs:

If they are shaken,

they fall into the mouth of the eater.

13 (Jer 51:30; Isa 19:16; Jer 50:37) Your troops

are women in your midst!

The gates of your land

are wide open to your enemies;

fire has devoured your bars.

14 (Na 2:1; 2Ch 32:3-4) Draw water for the siege!

Strengthen your forts!

Go into the clay and

tread the mortar!

Take hold of the brick mold!

15 (Joel 1:4; Na 2:13) There the fire will devour you,

the sword will cut you off;

it will eat you up like the locust.

Multiply yourselves-like the locust!

Multiply-like the grasshopper!

16 You have multiplied your merchants

more than the stars of heaven.

The locust plunders

and flies away.

17 (Jer 51:27; Rev 9:7) Your leaders are like grasshoppers,

your commanders like swarms of locusts,

which camp in the hedges on a cold day;

when the sun rises they fly away,

and the place where they are is not known.

18 (1Ki 22:17; Ps 76:5-6 )Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria;

Your nobles lie in the dust.

Your people are scattered on the mountains,

and no one gathers them.

19 (La 2:15; Mic 1:9) There is no healing of your injury,

your wound is grievous.

All who hear news about you

clap their hands over you,

for upon whom has not your wickedness

continually passed?

Nahum 3

[1] Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey

departeth not;

[2] The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of

the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.

[3] The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear:

and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and

there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

[4] Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot,

the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms,

and families through her witchcrafts.

[5] Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover

thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and

the kingdoms thy shame.

[6] And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and

will set thee as a gazingstock.

[7] And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee

from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall

I seek comforters for thee?

[8] Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers,

that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall

was from the sea?

[9] Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim

were thy helpers.

[10] Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children

also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots

for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

[11] Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek

strength because of the enemy.

[12] All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs:

if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.

[13] Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy

land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.

[14] Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay,

and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.

[15] There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it

shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm,

make thyself many as the locusts.

[16] Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the

cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.

[17] Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great

grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun

ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

[18] Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the

dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.

[19] There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear

the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy

wickedness passed continually?

2) Our Daily Bread for 2 August 2026 Titled

Walking in Integrity By Winn Collier

Proverbs 10:6-14

6 (Pr 10:11; 28:20) Blessings are on the head of the just,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

7 (Ps 112:6; 9:5-6) The memory of the just is blessed,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

8 The wise in heart will receive commandments,

but a prating fool will fall.

9 (Ps 23:4; Pr 28:18) He who walks uprightly walks surely,

but he who perverts his ways will be known.

10 (Ps 35:19; Pr 6:13) He who winks with the eye causes sorrow,

but a prating fool will fall.

11 (Pr 10:6; 13:14) The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

12 (1Pe 4:8; Pr 17:9 ) Hatred stirs up strife,

but love covers all sins.

13 (Pr 26:3; 6:32) In the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found,

but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

14 (Pr 18:7; 10:8) Wise men store up knowledge,

but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

6 Blessings are upon the head of the just:

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

7 The memory of the just is blessed:

But the name of the wicked shall rot.

8 The wise in heart will receive commandments:

But a prating fool shall fall.

9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely:

But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow:

But a prating fool shall fall.

11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life:

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes:

But love covereth all sins.

13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found:

But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

14 Wise men lay up knowledge:

But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

An Uber driver named Esbon Kamau picked up a sixteen-year-old rider who was on

his way to purchase a motorcycle - a gift from his father. After Kamau dropped

the passenger off, he noticed the teen had left a bag in the back seat. There

was $8,000 inside - the cash needed for the purchase of the motorcycle. Kamau

quickly contacted Uber to try and locate the passenger. Soon Kamau delivered

the cash back to the grateful, relieved young man. "Do the right thing at the

right time," Kamau said, "and don't let selfishness overpower [you]."

Kamau displayed integrity. He resisted making a fast buck or taking advantage

of someone's mistake. Instead, he chose to simply do the right thing. "Whoever

walks in integrity walks securely," Proverbs says (10:9). When we practice

integrity, we never have to worry about remembering what we said to whom,

because truth is our only concern. When we practice integrity, we don't have

to fear for our reputation or that our schemes will catch up with us (v. 23).

We don't have to be concerned about being a person whose "crooked paths will

be found out" (v. 9). We simply live true - displaying wisdom (v. 13) that

comes from God. We're secure and free in Him.

We face numerous temptations to lie or manipulate in life, but God calls us to

walk with Him. And as we do, we can lead "blameless" (v. 29) lives

of integrity.

Reflect & Pray

When has your integrity been challenged?

How have you experienced others’ integrity?

Dear God, I want to live with integrity.

Please help me be blameless in You.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain

Mark 11:24

24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,

believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.

24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,

believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him

a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."

Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him

I'd give him half!"

Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely

anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with

assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse

seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers

aren't answered in the way we expected.

But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the

kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of

Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,

commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for

the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions are any indication,

is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.

Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching

am "If it be Thy will" clause onto the end of our prayers. We need to know

God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to

him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer

is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Christ. We are

less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to share God's priorities,

as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,

as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes

on new dimensions.

Application

a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?

b) What changes need to take place in my life

so that I might pray with greater power?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

1 Cor 13:3

3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned,

and have not love, it profits me nothing.

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,

and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity,

it profiteth me nothing.

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

God's Inexhaustible Strength

Ps 18:30-34

30 As for God, His way has integrity;

the word of the Lord is proven;

He is a shield to all those who take refuge in Him.

31 For who is God except the Lord?

Or who is a rock besides our God?

32 It is God who clothes me with strength,

and gives my way integrity.

33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

and causes me to stand on my high places.

34 He trains my hands for war,

so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.

30 As for God, his way is perfect:

The word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31 For who is God save the LORD?

Or who is a rock save our God?

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength,

And maketh my way perfect.

33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet,

And setteth me upon my high places.

34 He teacheth my hands to war,

So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

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 2021 edition?)

New Brunswick

Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543

Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."

Peter's Speech at Pentecost

14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .

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

http://www.ehc.ca

2nd Day of the Month

a) Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians (

Rom 10:14-15 -

14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not

believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?

And how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 I And how shall they preach

unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of

those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring good news of good

things!"

[14] How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how

shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they

hear without a preacher?

[15] And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How

beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring

glad tidings of good things!

)

b) Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom

and direction. (

Jer 33:3

- Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you

great and mighty things which you do not know.

3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee

great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

)

Conclusion:

Pray to know Jesus , the Living Saviour, who

is the Word who became Flesh and who rose from the grave.

Pray to the Lord and pray to know that he will punish the unjust.

Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, I want to live with integrity.

Please help me be blameless in You."

Pray to the Lord and pray to understand the purpose of prayer.

Pray to the Lord and pray to have charity.

Pray to the Lord and pray to the perfect ways of the Lord.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians

Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision, wisdom

and direction.

Khodayar was transformed by God's Word.

May more Bibles be available in

Iran

to those hungry for the truth.

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.

Day 213 of MY 6th Bible Study Journey

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:32:00 +0000

Day 213, 1 August 2026

1) 2 Kings 21:1-9 , 2 Chronicles 33:1-9, 2 Kings 21:10-17,

2 Chronicles 33:10-19 , 2 Kings 21:18 , 2 Chronicles 33:20,

2 Kings 21:19-26, 2 Chronicles 33:21-25

2 Kings 21:1-9

1 (Isa 62:4) Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king,

and he reigned 55 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah.

2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations

of the nations whom the Lord dispossessed before the children of Israel.

3 (2Ki 17:16; 18:4) He went back and rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah

his father had destroyed. He erected altars for Baal, made an Asherah pole

as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshipped all the host of heaven

and served them.

4 (2Sa 7:13; 1Ki 8:29) He built altars in the house of the Lord,

of which the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem I will put My name."

5 (1Ki 7:12; 6:36) He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts

of the house of the Lord.

6 (Lev 18:21; 19:31) He made his son pass through the fire,

was conjuring and seeking omens, and dealt with mediums and soothsayers.

He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.

7 (1Ki 8:29; 9:3) He put a carved image of Asherah that he had made

in the house of which the Lord said to David and to Solomon his son,

"In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes

of Israel, I will put My name forever.

8 (2Sa 7:10) I will not make the feet of Israel to wander homeless

from the land that I gave to their fathers, if only they will be careful

to do according to all that I have commanded them and according

to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them."

9 (Pr 29:12) But they did not listen. Manasseh led them to do more evil

than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.

[1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty

and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzi-bah.

[2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the

abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of

Israel.

[3] For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had

destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab

king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

[4] And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD

said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

[5] And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the

house of the LORD.

[6] And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used

enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much

wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

[7] And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of

which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in

Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my

name for ever:

[8] Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land

which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all

that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant

Moses commanded them.

[9] But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than

did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.

2 Chronicles 33:1-9

Manasseh, King of Judah

2Ki 21:1-18

1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king,

and he was king in Jerusalem for fifty-five years.

2 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations

of the nations whom the Lord previously cast out before the sons of Israel.

3 And he turned again to build the high places that his father Hezekiah

had torn down, and he set up altars to the Baals, and made Asherah poles,

and worshipped the starry assembly of heaven and served them.

4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord where the Lord said,

"In Jerusalem My name will be perpetual."

5 And he built altars for the starry assembly of heaven in the two courtyards

of the house of the Lord.

6 He even made his sons pass through the fire in the

Valley of Ben Hinnom; and he had conjurers, and practitioners of divination

and sorcery, and necromancers, and mediums. So he did a great amount of evil

in the eyes of the Lord, so that God was provoked.

7 And he set the carved image of a statue that he made and put in the house

of God where God said to David and to Solomon his son,

"In this house and in Jerusalem where I have chosen from among all the tribes

of Israel, there I have set My name perpetually.

8 And I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the ground that I have

designated to your fathers, if only they will keep on doing everything that

I have commanded them, the whole law, statutes, and judgments from

the hand of Moses."

9 So Manasseh made Judah and those living in Jerusalem to wander

and to perform more evil than the nations that the Lord destroyed

from before Israel.

[1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned

fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

[2] But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the

abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children

of Israel.

[3] For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken

down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped

all the host of heaven, and served them.

[4] Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had

said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

[5] And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the

house of the LORD.

[6] And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the

son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used

witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought

much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

[7] And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of

God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house,

and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will

I put my name for ever:

[8] Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land

which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do

all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes

and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.

[9] So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to

do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children

of Israel.

2 Kings 21:10-17

10 The Lord spoke by His servants the prophets, saying,

11 (1Ki 21:26; 2Ki 24:3-4)"Because Manasseh king of Judah

has done these abominations, things more evil than all that the Amorites did,

and has also caused Judah to sin with his idols,

12 (1Sa 3:11; Jer 19:3) therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel:

I am bringing evil on Jerusalem and Judah, such evil that the ears

of whoever hears about it will tingle.

13 (Isa 34:11; Am 7:7-8) I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring

line of Samaria and the level of the house of Ahab,

and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl,

wiping it and turning it upside down.

14 (Jer 23:33; 2Ki 19:4) I will disregard the remnant of My inheritance

and give them into the hand of their enemies.

They shall become plunder and spoil for all their enemies,

15 because they have done evil in My sight and have provoked Me

to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day."

16 (2Ki 21:11) Moreover, Manasseh shed innocent blood very much,

until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to the other;

besides his sin he caused Judah to sin by doing evil in the sight of the Lord.

17 Now the rest of the deeds of Manasseh, all that he did, and his sin

that he committed, are they not written in the book

of the annals of the kings of Judah?

[10] And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,

[11] Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath

done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and

hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:

[12] Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such

evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears

shall tingle.

[13] And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet

of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish,

wiping it, and turning it upside down.

[14] And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them

into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to

all their enemies;

[15] Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have

provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt,

even unto this day.

[16] Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled

Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made

Judah to

sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

[17] Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin

that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Judah?

2 Chronicles 33:10-19

Manasseh's Repentance

10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not pay attention.

11 So the Lord brought on them the officials

of the army of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks,

and they bound him in bronze chains and led him to Babylon.

12 And when he was distressed, he entreated the face of the Lord his God,

and he greatly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.

13 And he prayed to God, and He was moved and responded

to his plea and returned him to Jerusalem to his kingdom.

Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.

14 After this he built an outer wall for the City of David, west of Gihon,

in the valley and toward the entrance of the Fish Gate, where it went

around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. Then he positioned

military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

15 And he removed the foreign gods and statues from the house of the Lord,

and all the altars that he built on the hill of the house of the Lord

and Jerusalem, and he cast them outside the city.

16 He also restored the altar of the Lord, and he sacrificed fellowship and

thanksgiving offerings, and he ordered Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.

17 However, the people continued to sacrifice at the high places,

but only to the Lord their God.

[10] And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not

hearken.

[11] Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the

king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with

fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

[12] And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and

humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

[13] And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his

supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then

Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.

[14] Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west

side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and

compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put

captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

[15] And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the

LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the

LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.

[16] And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace

offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of

Israel.

[17] Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet

unto the LORD their God only.

The Death of Manasseh

18 And the remainder of the acts of Manasseh and his prayer to God

and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God

of Israel are written in the annals of the kings of Israel.

19 And his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin

and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and where he set

up the Asherah poles and images before he humbled himself,

indeed they are written in the sayings of Hozai.

[18] Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and

the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of

Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.

[19] His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and

his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves

and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the

sayings of the seers.

2 Kings 21:18

18 (2Ch 33:20; 2Ki 21:26) Manasseh slept with his fathers,

and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza.

Amon his son reigned in his place.

[18] And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of

his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his

stead.

2 Chronicles 33:20

20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his palace,

and Amon his son reigned in his place.

[20] So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own

house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kings 21:19-26

Amon, King of Judah

2Ch 33:21-25

19 (2Ch 33:21-23) Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king.

He reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth,

daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

20 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done.

21 He walked in all the ways that his father walked,

served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them.

22 (1Ki 11:33; 2Ki 22:17) He abandoned the Lord God of his fathers,

and he did not walk in the way of the Lord.

23 (2Ki 12:20; 14:19) The servants of Amon conspired against him

and killed the king in his house.

24 (2Ki 14:5) But the people of the land struck all those who conspired

against King Amon, and the people of the land made

Josiah his son king in his place.

25 Now the rest of the deeds of Amon that he did,

are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

26 (2Ki 21:18) And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza,

and Josiah his son reigned in his place.

[19] Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he

reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the

daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

[20] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father

Manasseh did.

[21] And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the

idols that his father served, and worshipped them:

[22] And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way

of the LORD.

[23] And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in

his own house.

[24] And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against

king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

[25] Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in

the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

[26] And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah

his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 33:21-25

Amon, King of Judah

2Ki 21:19-24

21 And Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign,

and he was king for two years in Jerusalem.

22 And he did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord as his father Manasseh

had done. And Amon sacrificed to and served all the idols that Manasseh

his father had made.

23 He did not humble himself before the Lord as his father humbled himself.

But he increased his guilt all the more.

24 And his servants plotted against him, and they killed him in his palace.

25 Then the people of the land struck down all those who conspired against

King Amon. The people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.

[21] Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned

two years in Jerusalem.

[22] But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did

Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which

Manasseh his father had made, and served them;

[23] And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had

humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

[24] And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.

[25] But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against

king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his

stead.

2) Our Daily Bread for 1 August 2026

God's Better Country By Amy Boucher Pye

Hebrews 11:8-16

8 (Ge 12:1-4; 12:7) By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out

into a place which he would later receive as an inheritance. He went out

not knowing where he was going.

9 (Ge 12:8; 18:9) By faith he dwelt in the promised land, as in a foreign

land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs of the same promise,

10 (Heb 12:22; 13:14) for he was looking for a city which has foundations,

whose builder and maker is God.

11 (Ge 18:11-14; Heb 10:23) By faith Sarah herself also received the ability

to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age,

because she judged Him faithful who had promised.

12 (Ge 22:17; 15:5; 32:12) Therefore from one man, who was as good as dead,

sprang so many, a multitude as the stars of the sky and innumerable

as the sand by the seashore.

13 (Ge 23:4; Ps 39:12) These all died in faith not having received

the promises, but having seen them from afar were assured of them,

embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims

on the earth.

14 Those who say such things declare plainly that they are looking

for a homeland.

15 (Ge 24:6-8) And certainly, if they had been thinking of the country

out of which they came, they might have had the opportunity to return.

16 (Ex 3:6; 3:15) But they desired a better country, that is, a heavenly one.

Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared

a city for them.

[8] By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he

should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not

knowing whither he went.

[9] By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country,

dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same

promise:

[10] For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and

maker is God.

[11] Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and

was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him

faithful who had promised.

[12] Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as

the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore

innumerable.

[13] These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having

seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and

confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

[14] For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

[15] And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they

came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

[16] But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore

God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a

city.

Michele experienced a mixture of emotions as her father neared the end of his

life. She grieved when he said, "Honey, I won't be here to walk you down the

aisle." But she assured him of her love, clinging to the hope she found in

Hebrews 11 as she said, "You're heading for a better country, a country in

heaven." Michele believed that her dad, when he died, would be with God

forever. She reflected, "Heaven will be that good!"

The letter to the Hebrews was aimed at Jewish believers in Jesus experiencing

persecution by state and religious opponents. Although it was written before

the destruction of the temple in ad 70, the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans

may have occurred soon after. In this climate of fear, the author urged the

believers to hold firm to their faith as he highlighted a great "cloud of

witnesses" (Hebrews 12:1). Each "did not receive the things promised; they

only saw them and welcomed them from a distance" (11:13). They lived by faith,

"longing for a better country - a heavenly one," and God was pleased to be

called their God, and "prepared a city for them" (v. 16).

Although Michele ached with sadness when her father died, she embraced the

promises of her heavenly Father. We too can welcome these same promises

"from a distance" (v. 13), trusting in God.

Reflect & Pray

How can you embrace God's help and trust Him more today? How does the thought

of heaven inform your hopes, dreams, and actions?

Heavenly Father, please help me live knowing that

You're trustworthy and will one day welcome me home.

Learn more about God's wonderful plan for heaven and earth.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 7 Our God reigns!

Is 52:7

7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news,

who proclaims peace, who brings good news of happiness,

who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"

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"?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

Romans 13:7-8

7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes

are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,

and honor to whom honour is due.

8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,

for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;

custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth

another hath fulfilled the law.

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

God's Eternal Faithfulness

Ps 117

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

1 O praise the LORD,

All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.

2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:

And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever.

Praise ye the LORD.

Remember God's promises when You pray

The Lord's prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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

9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

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

New Brunswick

Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543

Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."

Peter's Speech at Pentecost

14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .

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

http://www.ehc.ca

1st Day of the month

1) Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada

(

Joel 2:28 And it will be that, afterwards,

I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream

dreams, and your young men will see visions.

28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon

all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men

shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Acts 2:17 "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.

17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,

I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:

And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

And your young men shall see visions,

And your old men shall dream dreams:

)

2) Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister

would be directed to do that which pleases God

(Prov 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord,

as the rivers of water; He turns it to any place He will.

1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD,

As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

)

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray to for repentance in your nation.

Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, please help me live knowing that

You're trustworthy and will one day welcome me home."

Pray to the Lord and pray to know that

Jesus is King of Peace and the one who reigns.

Pray to the Lord and pray to no one anything.

Pray to the Lord and pray to rejoice today

in the Lord Jesus Christ in the Lord Jesus Christ

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada

Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister

would be directed to do that which pleases God

Pray that Christian immigrants now living in

Comoros will faithfully

share the "Good News" of 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.

Day 212 of My 6th bible Study journey

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:34:00 +0000

Day 212, 31 July 2025

1) Isaiah 64, Isaiah 65, Isaiah 66 , 2 Kings 20:20-21 , 2 Chronicles 32:32-33

Isaiah 64

1 (Mic 1:3-4; Ps 68:8) Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down,

that the mountains might shake at Your presence,

2 (Ps 99:1; Jer 5:22) as when the melting fire burns,

as the fire causes the waters to boil,

to make Your name known to Your adversaries,

that the nations may tremble at Your presence!

3 (Ps 66:3; 66:5) When You did awesome things for which we did not look,

You came down; the mountains quaked at Your presence.

4 (Ps 31:19; Isa 25:9) For since the beginning of the world men

have not heard, nor perceived by ear,

neither has the eye seen a God besides You,

who acts for the one who waits for Him.

5 (Ex 20:24) You meet him who rejoices in doing righteousness,

those who remember You in Your ways.

Indeed, You were angry, for we had sinned;

in our sins we remained a long time,

and shall we be saved?

6 (Ps 90:5-6; Isa 6:5) But we all are as an unclean thing,

and all our righteousness is as filthy rags;

and we all fade as a leaf,

and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

7 (Eze 22:30; Hos 7:7) There is no one who calls on Your name,

who stirs up himself to take hold of You;

for You have hidden Your face from us

and have consumed us because of our iniquities.

8 (Isa 63:16; 29:16) But now, O Lord, You are our Father;

we are the clay, and You are our potter;

and we all are the work of Your hand.

9 (Ps 74:1-2; 79:13) Do not be wrathful beyond measure, O Lord,

nor remember iniquity forever;

look upon us, we pray,

we all are Your people.

10 (Isa 1:7) Your holy cities are a wilderness;

Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

11 (2Ki 25:9; Ps 74:5-7) Our holy and beautiful house

where our fathers praised You

is burned up with fire;

and all our precious things are laid waste.

12 (Isa 42:14; Ps 74:10-11) Will You refrain Yourself from

these things, O Lord?

Will You hold Your peace and afflict us beyond measure?

Isaiah 64

[1] Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down,

that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

[2] As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil,

to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at

thy presence!

[3] When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest

down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

[4] For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived

by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath

prepared for him that waiteth for him.

[5] Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that

remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in

those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

[6] But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as

filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the

wind, have taken us away.

[7] And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself

to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed

us, because of our iniquities.

[8] But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our

potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

[9] Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever:

behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.

[10] Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a

desolation.

[11] Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is

burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

[12] Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy

peace, and afflict us very sore?

Isaiah 65

Judgment and Salvation

1 (Ro 10:20; Hos 1:10) I was sought by those who did not ask for Me;

I was found of those who did not seek Me.

I said, "Here I am, here I am,"

to a nation that did not call on My name.

2 (Ro 10:21; Isa 1:2) I have spread out My hands all day

to a rebellious people

who walk in a way that was not good,

after their own thoughts;

3 (Isa 1:29; Job 1:11) a people who provoke Me continually

to My face, presenting sacrifices in gardens

and burning incense on altars of brick;

4 (Lev 11:7; Isa 66:17) who sit among the graves

and lodge in the monuments;

who eat swine's flesh,

and the broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

5 (Mt 9:11; Lk 7:39) who say, "Stand by yourself; do not come near to me,

for I am holier than you!"

These are smoke in My nose,

a fire that burns all day.

6 (Ps 50:3; Jer 16:18) See, it is written before Me:

I will not keep silent, but I will recompense,

even recompense into their bosom,

7 (Ex 20:5; Isa 57:7) your iniquities and the iniquities

of your fathers together, says the Lord;

because they have burned incense on the mountains

and blasphemed Me on the hills,

therefore, I will measure their former work

into their bosom.

8 Thus says the Lord:

As the new wine is found in the cluster,

and one says, "Do not destroy it

for a blessing is in it,"

so I will do for the sake of My servants

that I may not destroy them all.

9 (Am 9:11-15; Isa 27:6) I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,

and out of Judah an inheritor of My mountains;

and My chosen ones shall inherit it,

and My servants shall dwell there.

10 (Isa 35:2; 33:9) Sharon shall be a fold of flocks,

and the Valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in,

for My people who seek Me.

11 (Isa 1:28; 2:2) But you are those who forsake the Lord,

who forget My holy mountain,

who prepare a table for Fortune,

and who furnish the drink offering for Destiny.

12 (Jer 7:13; 2Ch 36:15-16) I will destine you for the sword,

and you all shall bow down to the slaughter;

because when I called, you did not answer;

when I spoke, you did not hear

but did evil before My eyes

and chose that in which I did not delight.

13 (Isa 61:7; 66:5)Therefore, thus says the Lord God:

My servants shall eat,

but you shall be hungry;

My servants shall drink,

but you shall be thirsty;

My servants shall rejoice,

but you shall be ashamed;

14 (Mt 8:12; Ps 66:4) My servants shall sing for joy

with a glad heart,

but you shall cry

with a heavy heart

and shall wail with grief of spirit.

15 (Zec 8:13; Isa 62:2) You shall leave your name

for a curse to My chosen ones;

for the Lord God shall slay you,

but My servants shall be called by another name;

16 (Ps 31:5; Isa 19:18) because he who is blessed in the earth

shall bless himself in the God of truth;

and he who swears in the earth

shall swear by the God of truth;

because the former troubles are forgotten

and because they are hidden from My eyes.

[1] I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that

sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not

called by my name.

[2] I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which

walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;

[3] A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that

sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;

[4] Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat

swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

[5] Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than

thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

[6] Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will

recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

[7] Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the

LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon

the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.

[8] Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one

saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my

servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.

[9] And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an

inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants

shall dwell there.

[10] And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place

for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

[11] But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain,

that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering

unto that number.

[12] Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to

the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye

did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I

delighted not.

[13] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but

ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be

thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:

[14] Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for

sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

[15] And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord

GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

[16] That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the

God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of

truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid

from mine eyes.

The New Creation

17 (2Pe 3:13; Isa 66:22; Jer 3:16) For I create

new heavens and a new earth;

the former things shall not be remembered

or come to mind.

18 (Ps 98:1-9) But be glad and rejoice forever

in that which I create;

for I create Jerusalem for rejoicing

and her people for joy.

19 (Isa 35:10; 25:8) I will rejoice in Jerusalem

and be glad in My people;

and the voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her,

nor the voice of crying.

20 (Dt 4:40; Job 5:26) There shall no longer be

an infant who lives only a few days

nor an old man who has not filled out his days.

For the child shall die

a hundred years old,

but the sinner being a hundred years old

shall be accursed.

21 (Am 9:14) They shall build houses and inhabit them;

and they shall plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them.

22 (Ps 92:12-14) They shall not build and another inhabit;

they shall not plant and another eat;

for as the days of a tree

are the days of My people,

and My chosen ones shall long enjoy

the work of their hands.

23 (Isa 61:9; Dt 28:3-12; Ac 2:39) They shall not labor in vain

nor bring forth children for trouble;

for they are the descendants of the blessed of the Lord

and their offspring with them.

24 (Da 9:20-23; 10:12) Before they call, I will answer;

and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

25 (Isa 65:11; Mic 4:3) The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,

and the lion shall eat straw like the bull,

and dust shall be the serpent's food.

They shall not hurt nor destroy

in all My holy mountain,

says the Lord.

[17] For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former

shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

[18] But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for,

behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

[19] And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of

weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

[20] There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that

hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but

the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.

[21] And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant

vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

[22] They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and

another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine

elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

[23] They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they

are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

[24] And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and

while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

[25] The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw

like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt

nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 66

True Worship

1 (1Ki 8:27; Mt 5:34-35) Thus says the Lord:

Heaven is My throne,

and the earth is My footstool.

Where then is the house that you could build for Me?

And where is the place of My rest?

2 (Isa 57:15; Ps 34:18) For My hand made all those things,

thus all those things have come to be,

says the Lord.

But to this man I will look,

even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,

and trembles at My word.

3 (Lev 2:2) He who kills a bull

is as if he kills a man;

he who sacrifices a lamb,

as if he breaks a dog's neck;

he who offers a grain offering,

as if he offers swine's blood;

he who burns incense,

as if he blesses an idol.

They have chosen their own ways,

and their soul delights in their abominations;

4 (Isa 65:12; 2Ki 21:2; 21:6) I also will choose their punishments

and will bring their fears on them,

because when I called, no one answered;

when I spoke, they did not listen;

but they did evil before My eyes

and chose that in which I did not delight.

[1] Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my

footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place

of my rest?

[2] For all those things hath mine hand made, and those things have been,

saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of

a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

[3] He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a

lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he

offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol.

Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their

abominations.

[4] I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon

them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not

hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I

delighted not.

The Vindication of Zion

5 (Ps 38:20; Isa 5:19) Hear the word of the Lord,

you who tremble at His word:

Your brothers who hate you,

who cast you out for My name's sake, said,

"Let the Lord be glorified

that we may see your joy."

Yet they shall be ashamed.

6 (Isa 59:18) A voice of noise from the city,

a voice from the temple,

the voice of the Lord

who renders recompense to His enemies.

7 (Isa 54:1) Before she was in labor,

she gave birth;

before her pain came,

she delivered a son.

8 (Isa 64:4) Who has heard such a thing?

Who has seen such things?

Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day?

Shall a nation be born at once?

For as soon as Zion was in labor,

she brought forth her sons.

9 (Isa 37:3) Shall I bring to the point of birth

and not cause delivery? says the Lord.

Shall I who cause delivery

shut the womb? says your God.

10 (Dt 32:43; Ps 26:8) Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her,

all you who love her;

rejoice exceedingly with her,

all you who mourn for her,

11 (Isa 60:16; Joel 3:18) that you may feed and be satisfied

with her consoling breasts,

that you may feed

and be delighted with the abundance of her bosom.

12 (Isa 48:18; 60:16) For thus says the Lord:

I will extend peace to her like a river

and the glory of the nations like a flowing stream.

Then you shall nurse, you shall be carried on her sides,

and dandled on her knees.

13 (Isa 51:3) As one whom his mother comforts,

so I will comfort you;

and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

[5] Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; your brethren

that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be

glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

[6] A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the

LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.

[7] Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was

delivered of a man child.

[8] Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth

be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as

soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.

[9] Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the

LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

[10] Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her:

rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:

[11] That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her

consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of

her glory.

[12] For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a

river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye

suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.

[13] As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall

be comforted in Jerusalem.

God's Reign and Final Judgment

14 (Ezr 8:31; 7:9) Then you shall see this, and your heart shall rejoice,

and your bones shall flourish like an herb;

and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward His servants,

and His indignation toward His enemies.

15 (Ps 68:17; Isa 30:33) For the Lord shall come with fire

and with His chariots like a whirlwind,

to render His anger with fury

and His rebuke with flames of fire.

16 (Isa 27:1; Eze 38:21-22) For by fire and by His sword on all flesh,

the Lord shall execute judgment;

and the slain of the Lord shall be many.

17 (Isa 65:3-4) Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves

in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh,

and abominable things, and mice shall be consumed together, says the Lord.

18 (Isa 2:2) For I know their works and their thoughts. The time shall come

to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory.

19 (Eze 27:10; Ge 10:2) I will set a sign among them, and send from

them survivors to the nations: to TarÂshish, Pul, and Lud-who draw the bow-to

Tubal, and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame

nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the nations.

20 (Isa 11:9; 43:6) They shall bring all your brothers out of all nations

as an offering to the Lord on horses, and in chariots, and in litters,

and on mules, and on swift beasts to My holy mountain Jerusalem,

says the Lord, as the sons of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel

into the house of the Lord.

21 (Ex 19:6; Isa 61:6) I will also take some of them for priests

and for Levites, says the Lord.

22 (Isa 65:17; Rev 21:1) For as the new heavens and the new earth

which I will make shall remain before Me, says the Lord,

so shall your descendants and your name remain.

23 (Eze 46:1; Ps 86:9) From one New Moon to another, and from

one Sabbath to another, all flesh shall come to worship before Me,

says the Lord.

24 (Isa 14:11; Da 12:2) And they shall go forth and look on the corpses

of the men who have transgressed against Me. For their worm shall not

die, nor shall their fire be quenched. And they shall be an abhorrence

to all flesh.

[14] And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall

flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his

servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.

[15] For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a

whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of

fire.

[16] For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and

the slain of the LORD shall be many.

[17] They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens

behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and

the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.

[18] For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will

gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

[19] And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of

them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to

Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame,

neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the

Gentiles.

[20] And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD

out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon

mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD,

as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house

of the LORD.

[21] And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.

[22] For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall

remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

[23] And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from

one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the

LORD.

[24] And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that

have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall

their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

2 Kings 20:20-21

The Death of Hezekiah

20 (Ne 3:16; 2Ch 32:32) The rest of the deeds of Hezekiah, all his power,

how he made a pool and a conduit and brought water into the city,

are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

21 (2Ch 32:33) Hezekiah slept with his fathers,

and Manasseh his son reigned in his place.

[20] And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he

made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not

written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

[21] And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in

his stead.

2 Chronicles 32:32-33

The Death of Hezekiah

2Ki 20:1-21; Isa 37:21-38; 38:1-8

32 And the remainder of the acts of Hezekiah and his kind acts,

they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, son of Amoz,

in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

33 So Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper tombs

of the sons of David. And all those from Judah and those living in Jerusalem

paid him honor at his death. Then Manasseh his son reigned in his place.

[32] Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they

are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in

the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

[33] And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the

chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the

inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son

reigned in his stead.

2) Our Daily Bread for 31 July 2026 Titled

The Battle Is God's By Leslie Koh

2 Chronicles 20:14-19

14 (2Ch 15:1; 24:20) And in the midst of the assembly the Spirit of the Lord

came on Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel,

the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from the line of Asaph.

15 (1Sa 17:47; 2Ch 32:7-8) And he said, "Pay attention all Judah,

and those dwelling in Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat:

Thus says the Lord to you, 'Do not fear, nor be dismayed

because of this great army, for the battle is not yours, but God's.

16 Tomorrow, go down against them. They will travel up by the Ascent of Ziz.

You will find them at the back of the valley, before the Wilderness of Jeruel.

17 (2Ch 15:2; Ex 14:13-14) It will not be necessary for you to fight

in this conflict. Take your positions, stand, and observe the deliverance

of the Lord for you, O Judah and Jerusalem.' Do not fear or be filled

with terror. Tomorrow, go out before them, and the Lord will be with you."

18 (Ex 4:31) Then Jehoshaphat bowed his face to the ground, and all Judah

and those dwelling in Jerusalem fell before the Lord to worship Him.

19 And the Levites from the descendants of the Kohathites and Korahites

rose up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a very loud voice.

[14] Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of

Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit

of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;

[15] And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem,

and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor

dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but

God's.

[16] To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of

Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness

of Jeruel.

[17] Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye

still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem:

fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will

be with you.

[18] And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all

Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the

LORD.

[19] And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children

of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice

on high.

Though she enjoyed befriending and helping folks in her church's seniors

ministry, Carol found herself being picked on by its domineering leader. She

felt so bothered by it that she had to seek counseling. She was advised to

quit the ministry, but she didn't want to "abandon" the seniors. Feeling

caught in between, she prayed to God for guidance, and He gave her comfort

and assurance as she submitted her fears to Him. He showed her that she

should talk to the leader but trust Him to resolve the issue.

When King Jehoshaphat heard of a powerful enemy approaching Jerusalem,

his first response was to pray. Appealing to God's sovereignty, he said,

"We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you" (2 Chronicles 20:12).

Instead of relying on their own strength, the king and people of Judah

submitted themselves and their troubles to God (v. 18).

God's answer to the king and people through the prophet Jahaziel was

heartening: "Do not be afraid or discouraged . . . . For the battle is not

yours, but God's" (v. 15). God commanded Judah to march out, but to trust

Him with the result. They did so in faith, praising God as if the prayer was

already answered (vv. 20-21) - and found the battle already won (v. 24).

Whenever we face difficult situations, let's pray and look to God for help.

We may not always see victory, but whatever happens, we need not be afraid,

for the battle is His.

Reflect & Pray

What difficulties are you facing now? How can you submit your troubles to God?

Mighty God, as I rest in Your sovereign hands,

please help me to trust in You, for the battle is Yours.

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) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

3 John 2

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

in good health, even as your soul is well.

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

even as thy soul prospereth.

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

God's Inexhaustible Strength

Is 40:27-31

27 Why do you say, O Jacob,

and assert, O Israel,

"My way is hidden from the Lord,

and my justice escapes the notice of my God"?

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

Have you not heard,

that the everlasting God, the Lord,

the Creator of the ends of the earth,

does not faint, nor is He weary?

His understanding is inscrutable.

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

and to those who have no might He increases strength.

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

and the young men shall utterly fall,

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

shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles,

they shall run and not be weary,

and they shall walk and not faint.

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

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

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

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

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

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

he increaseth strength.

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

utterly fall:

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

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

and they shall walk, and not faint.

Remember God's promises when You pray

The Lord's prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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

9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

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

New Brunswick

Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543

Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."

Peter's Speech at Pentecost

14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray to Thank Jesus Christ that he controls all.

Pray to the Lord: "Mighty God, as I rest in Your sovereign hands,

please help me to trust in You, for the battle is Yours."

Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord Jesus

Christ who is forgiveness and reconciliation.

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

Pray to the Lord and pray to Jesus Christ for his strength.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- 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!

Praise God that Emiratis now

have access to the Bible via the Internet and other various means.

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.

Day 211 of My 6th bible Study Journey

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:28:00 +0000

Day 211, 30 July 2025

1) Isaiah 59, Isaiah 60, Isaiah 61, Isaiah 62, Isaiah 63

Isaiah 59

The Consequence of Sin

1 (Nu 11:23; Isa 50:2) Certainly, the hand of the Lord is not

so short that it cannot save,

nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear.

2 (Isa 50:1; Jer 5:25) But your iniquities have made a separation between

you and your God,

and your sins have hidden His face from you

so that He will not hear.

3 (Isa 1:15; 1:21) For your hands are defiled with blood

and your fingers with iniquity;

your lips have spoken lies,

your tongue has muttered perverseness.

4 (Job 15:35; Isa 30:12) No one calls for justice,

nor does anyone plead for truth.

They trust in vanity and speak lies;

they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.

5 They hatch adders' eggs

and weave the spider's web;

he who eats of their eggs dies,

and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.

6 (Isa 57:12; Jer 6:7) Their webs shall not become garments,

nor shall they cover themselves with their works;

their works are works of iniquity,

and an act of violence is in their hands.

7 (Pr 1:16; 6:17) Their feet run to evil,

and they make haste to shed innocent blood;

their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity;

devastation and destruction are in their paths.

8 (Lk 1:79; Isa 48:22) The way of peace they do not know,

and there is no justice in their ways;

they have made their paths crooked;

whoever walks in them does not know peace.

[1] Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither

his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

[2] But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your

sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

[3] For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity;

your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

[4] None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in

vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

[5] They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth

of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

[6] Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover

themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act

of violence is in their hands.

[7] Their feet run to evil, and they make hast to shed innocent blood: their

thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

[8] The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their

goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not

know peace.

The Confession of Sin

9 (Isa 5:30) Therefore, justice is far from us,

nor does righteousness overtake us;

we wait for light, but there is darkness,

for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

10 (Dt 28:29; Job 5:14) We grope along the wall like the blind,

and we grope as if we had no eyes;

we stumble at noonday as in the night;

among those who are vigorous, we are as dead men.

11 (Isa 38:14; Eze 7:16) We all roar like bears

and mourn sadly like doves;

we look for justice, but there is none;

for salvation, but it is far from us.

12 (Ezr 9:6; Jer 14:7) For our transgressions are multiplied before You,

and our sins testify against us;

for our transgressions are with us.

And as for our iniquities, we know them:

13 (Mk 7:21-22) transgressing, and lying against the Lord,

and departing away from our God,

speaking oppression and revolt,

conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

14 (Hab 1:4 )Justice is turned backward,

and righteousness stands far off;

for truth is fallen in the street,

and equity cannot enter.

15 Truth is lacking,

and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.

The Redeemer of Zion

Then the Lord saw it, and it displeased Him

that there was no justice.

16 (Ps 98:1; Isa 52:10) He saw that there was no man

and was astonished that there was no intercessor;

therefore, His own arm brought salvation to Him,

and His righteousness sustained Him.

17 (Isa 9:7; Eph 6:14 ) For He put on righteousness as a breastplate

and a helmet of salvation on His head;

He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing

and was clad with zeal as a cloak.

18 (Isa 63:6; Job 34:11) According to their deeds,

accordingly He will repay:

fury to His adversaries,

recompense to His enemies;

to the islands He will make recompense.

19 (Ps 113:3; Isa 49:12) So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west

and His glory from the rising of the sun;

when the enemy shall come in like a flood,

the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.

20 (Ro 11:26-27; Eze 18:30-31) The Redeemer shall come to Zion

and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,

says the Lord.

21 (Isa 51:16; Jer 31:31-34) As for Me, this is My covenant with them,

says the Lord: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have

put in your mouth shall not depart out of your mouth,

nor out of the mouth of your descendants, nor out of the mouth

of your descendants' descendants, says the Lord,

from this time forth and forever.

[9] Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we

wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in

darkness.

[10] We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no

eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as

dead men.

[11] We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for

judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.

[12] For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify

against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities,

we know them;

[13] In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from

our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the

heart words of falsehood.

[14] And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off:

for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

[15] Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a

prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no

judgment.

[16] And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no

intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his

righteousness, it sustained him.

[17] For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of

salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for

clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.

[18] According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his

adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay

recompence.

[19] So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory

from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the

Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.

[20] And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from

transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

[21] As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit

that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not

depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the

mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.

Isaiah 60

The Glory of Zion

1 (Eph 5:8; 5:14) Arise, shine, for your light has come,

and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

2 For the darkness shall cover the earth

and deep darkness the peoples;

but the Lord shall rise upon you,

and His glory shall be seen upon you.

3 (Isa 49:23; 45:14; Rev 21:24) The nations shall come to your light

and kings to the brightness of your rising.

4 (Isa 49:18; 49:20-22) Lift up your eyes all around, and see:

They all gather themselves together; they come to you;

your sons shall come from afar,

and your daughters shall be carried at your side.

5 (Isa 61:6; 23:18) Then you shall see and be radiant,

and your heart shall thrill and rejoice

because the abundance of the sea shall be converted to you,

the wealth of the nations shall come to you.

6 (Ps 72:10; Mt 2:11) The multitude of camels shall cover your land,

the young camels of Midian and Ephah;

all those from Sheba shall come;

they shall bring gold and incense

and shall bear good news of the praises of the Lord.

7 (Ge 25:13; Isa 56:7) All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together

to you, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;

they shall come up with acceptance on My altar,

and I will glorify My glorious house.

8 Who are these who fly as a cloud

and as the doves to their roosts?

9 (Isa 2:16; 55:5) Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me,

and the ships of Tarshish shall come first,

to bring your sons from afar,

their silver and their gold with them,

to the name of the Lord your God

and to the Holy One of Israel

because He has glorified you.

10 (Isa 49:23; Zec 6:15) The sons of foreigners shall build up your walls,

and their kings shall minister to you;

for in My wrath I struck you,

but in My favor I have had mercy on you.

11 (Isa 60:5; Rev 21:25-26) Therefore, your gates shall be open continually;

they shall not be shut day nor night,

so that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations,

and that their kings may be brought.

12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish,

and those nations shall be utterly destroyed.

13 (Isa 35:2; 1Ch 28:2) The glory of Lebanon shall come to you,

the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box tree together,

to beautify the place of My sanctuary;

and I will make the place of My feet glorious.

14 (Isa 49:23; Rev 3:9) The sons also of those who afflicted you shall come

bowing before you,

and all those who despised you shall bow themselves down

at the soles of your feet;

and they shall call you, The City of the Lord,

the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 (Isa 65:18; Jer 30:17) Whereas you have been forsaken

and hated so that no man went through you,

I will make you an eternal excellency,

a joy of many generations.

16 (Isa 49:23; 66:11-12) You shall also suck the milk of the nations

and suck the breast of kings;

then you shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior

and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold,

and instead of iron I will bring silver;

and instead of wood, bronze;

and instead of stones, iron.

I will also make your officers peace

and your exactors righteousness.

18 (Isa 26:1; 11:9) Violence shall no more be heard in your land,

nor devastation or destruction within your borders;

but you shall call your walls Salvation

and your gates Praise.

19 (Rev 21:23; 22:5) The sun shall no longer be your light by day,

nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;

but the Lord shall be an everlasting light to you

and your God for your glory.

20 (Isa 35:10; Rev 21:4) Your sun shall no more go down,

nor shall your moon wane;

for the Lord shall be your everlasting light,

and the days of your mourning shall end.

21 (Ps 37:11; 37:22) Then all your people shall be righteous;

they shall inherit the land forever,

the branch of My planting,

the work of My hands,

that I may be glorified.

22 (Hab 2:3) A little one shall become a thousand,

and a small one a strong nation.

I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.

Isaiah 60

[1] Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen

upon thee.

[2] For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the

people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen

upon thee.

[3] And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of

thy rising.

[4] Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves

together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters

shall be nursed at thy side.

[5] Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and

be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee,

the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.

[6] The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and

Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense;

and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.

[7] All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams

of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on

mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.

[8] Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

[9] Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to

bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the

name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath

glorified thee.

[10] And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings

shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour

have I had mercy on thee.

[11] Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut

day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and

that their kings may be brought.

[12] For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea,

those nations shall be utterly wasted.

[13] The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree,

and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make

the place of my feet glorious.

[14] The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee;

and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of

thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the

Holy One of Israel.

[15] Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through

thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

[16] Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the

breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy

Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

[17] For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for

wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and

thine exactors righteousness.

[18] Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction

within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates

Praise.

[19] The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall

the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an

everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

[20] Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself:

for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning

shall be ended.

[21] Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for

ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be

glorified.

[22] A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation:

I the LORD will hasten it in his time.

Isaiah 61

The Lord's Favour

1 (Ps 45:7; Isa 42:7) The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me

because the Lord has anointed me

to preach good news to the poor;

He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives,

and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

2 (Isa 34:8; 57:18) to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord

and the day of vengeance of our God;

to comfort all who mourn,

3 (Ps 45:7; 23:5) to preserve those who mourn in Zion,

to give to them beauty

for ashes,

the oil of joy

for mourning,

the garment of praise

for the spirit of heaviness,

that they might be called trees of righteousness,

the planting of the Lord,

that He might be glorified.

4 (Isa 58:12) They shall build the old ruins;

they shall raise up the former desolations,

and they shall repair the waste cities,

the desolations of many generations.

5 (Isa 14:1-2) Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,

and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

6 (Ex 19:6; Isa 66:21) But you shall be named the priests of the Lord;

men shall call you the ministers of our God.

You shall eat the riches of the nations,

and in their glory you shall boast.

7 (Isa 40:2; Zec 9:12) Instead of your shame

you shall have double honor,

and instead of humiliation

they shall rejoice over their portion.

Therefore, in their land they shall possess a double portion;

everlasting joy shall be theirs.

8 (Isa 55:3; Ps 11:7) For I, the Lord, love justice,

I hate robbery in the burnt offering;

and I will faithfully give them their recompense

and make an everlasting covenant with them.

9 (Isa 44:3) Their descendants shall be known among the nations

and their offspring among the peoples.

All who see them shall acknowledge them

because they are the descendants whom the Lord has blessed.

10 (Rev 21:2; Isa 49:18; 52:1) I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,

my soul shall be joyful in my God;

for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,

He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,

as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

11 (Ps 85:11; Isa 60:18) For as the earth brings forth her buds,

and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,

so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise

to spring forth before all the nations.

Isaiah 61

[1] The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me

to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the

brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the

prison to them that are bound;

[2] To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of

our God; to comfort all that mourn;

[3] To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for

ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of

heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of

the LORD, that he might be glorified.

[4] And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former

desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many

generations.

[5] And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the

alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

[6] But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the

Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their

glory shall ye boast yourselves.

[7] For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall

rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the

double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

[8] For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I

will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant

with them.

[9] And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring

among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are

the seed which the LORD hath blessed.

[10] I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God;

for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me

with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with

ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

[11] For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the

things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause

righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

Isaiah 62

The Salvation of Zion

1 (Pr 4:18; Isa 62:6-7) For the sake of Zion I will not keep silent,

and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not rest

until her righteousness goes forth as brightness

and her salvation as a lamp that burns.

2 (Isa 62:4; 62:12) The nations shall see your righteousness,

and all kings your glory.

And you shall be called by a new name,

which the mouth of the Lord shall name.

3 (Zec 9:16; 1Th 2:19) You shall also be a crown of glory

in the hand of the Lord

and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

4 (Jer 32:41; Zep 3:17) You shall no more be termed Forsaken,

nor shall your land be termed Desolate;

but you shall be called My Delight Is In Her,

and your land Married;

for the Lord delights in you,

and your land shall be married.

5 (Isa 65:19) For as a young man marries a virgin,

so your sons shall marry you;

and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,

so your God shall rejoice over you.

6 (Isa 52:8; Ps 74:2) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,

who shall never hold their peace day nor night.

You who remind the Lord,

do not keep silent;

7 (Jer 33:9; Zep 3:19-20 ) give Him no rest until He establishes

and makes Jerusalem a glory in the earth.

8 (Dt 28:33; Jer 5:17) The Lord has sworn by His right hand

and by His strong arm:

Surely I will no longer give your grain

as food for your enemies;

and the sons of the foreigners shall not drink your wine

for which you have labored.

9 (Dt 12:12) But those who have gathered it shall eat it

and praise the Lord;

and those who have brought it shall drink it

in the courts of My sanctuary.

10 (Isa 57:14; 49:22) Go through, go through the gates.

Prepare the way of the people;

build up, build up the highway.

Remove the stones;

lift up a standard over the peoples.

11 (Zec 9:9; Mt 21:5; Rev 22:12) The Lord has proclaimed

to the ends of the earth:

Say to the daughter of Zion,

"See, your salvation comes;

see, His reward is with Him,

and His recompense before Him."

12 (Isa 62:4; 35:9) They shall call them The Holy People,

the Redeemed of the Lord;

and you shall be called Sought Out,

a City Not Forsaken.

Isaiah 62

[1] For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I

will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and

the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

[2] And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory:

and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall

name.

[3] Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal

diadem in the hand of thy God.

[4] Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more

be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land

Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

[5] For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and

as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over

thee.

[6] I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold

their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not

silence,

[7] And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a

praise in the earth.

[8] The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength,

Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the

sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast

laboured:

[9] But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and

they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my

holiness.

[10] Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people;

cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for

the people.

[11] Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to

the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is

with him, and his work before him.

[12] And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD:

and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.

Isaiah 63

The Revenge of God

1 (Ps 137:7; Isa 34:5-6) "Who is this who comes from Edom

with dyed garments from Bozrah?

This one who is glorious in His apparel,

traveling in the greatness of His strength?"

"It is I who speak in righteousness,

mighty to save."

2 "Why is Your apparel red,

and Your garments like him who treads in the wine vat?"

3 (Mic 7:10) "I have trodden the winepress alone;

and from the peoples there was no one with Me.

For I will tread them in My anger,

and trample them in My fury,

and their blood shall be sprinkled upon My garments,

and I will stain all My raiment.

4 (Isa 34:8; 35:4) For the day of vengeance is in My heart,

and My year of redemption has come.

5 (Ps 44:3; 98:1) I looked and there was no one to help,

and I was astonished, and there was no one to uphold;

therefore, My own arm brought salvation to Me;

and My fury upheld Me.

6 (Isa 49:26) I will tread down the peoples in My anger

and make them drunk in My fury,

and I will pour out their lifeblood on the earth."

[1] Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this

that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his

strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

[2] Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that

treadeth in the winefat?

[3] I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none

with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury;

and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my

raiment.

[4] For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed

is come.

[5] And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was

none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my

fury, it upheld me.

[6] And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in

my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.

The Mercy of God Remembered

7 (Ps 51:1; Eph 2:4 ) I will mention the steadfast love of the Lord

and the praises of the Lord,

according to all that the Lord has bestowed on us,

and the great goodness toward the house of Israel,

which He has bestowed on them

according to His mercy,

and according to the multitude of His kindnesses.

8 (Ex 6:7; Isa 12:2) For He said, "Surely they are My people,

sons who will not lie."

So He became their Savior.

9 (Dt 7:7-8; Ex 33:14) In all their affliction He was afflicted,

and the angel of His presence saved them;

in His love and in His mercy He redeemed them;

and He lifted them and carried them

all the days of old.

10 (Ps 78:40; Ac 7:51) But they rebelled

and grieved His Holy Spirit;

therefore, He turned Himself to be their enemy,

and He fought against them.

11 (Nu 11:17; Ex 14:30) Then His people remembered the days of old,

of Moses, saying:

Where is He who brought them up out of the sea

with the shepherds of His flock?

Where is He who put

His Holy Spirit in their midst,

12 (Ex 15:16; Jos 3:16) who led them with His glorious arm

by the right hand of Moses,

dividing the water before them,

to make Himself an everlasting name,

13 who led them through the deep,

as a horse in the wilderness,

that they should not stumble?

14 (Jos 23:1; Isa 63:12) As the cattle which go down into the valley,

the Spirit of the Lord caused them to rest,

so You led Your people,

to make Yourself a glorious name.

[7] I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the

LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great

goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them

according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his

lovingkindnesses.

[8] For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so

he was their Saviour.

[9] In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence

saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them,

and carried them all the days of old.

[10] But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned

to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

[11] Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying,

Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his

flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?

[12] That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm,

dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?

[13] That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that

they should not stumble?

[14] As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused

him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious

name.

A Prayer of Penitence

15 (Dt 26:15; Ps 80:14) Look down from heaven and see,

from Your holy and glorious habitation.

Where are Your zeal and Your strength?

The stirrings of Your heart and Your mercies toward me are restrained.

16 (Isa 44:6; Dt 32:6) For You are our Father,

though Abraham is ignorant of us

and Israel does not recognize us.

You, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer;

Your name is from everlasting.

17 (Nu 10:36; Ps 90:13) O Lord, why have You made us to err from Your ways

and hardened our heart from fearing You?

Return for Your servants' sake,

the tribes of Your inheritance.

18 (Ps 74:3-7) Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while;

our adversaries have trodden it down.

19 We have become

as those over whom You have never ruled,

as those who were not called by Your name.

[15] Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness

and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy

bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?

[16] Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and

Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy

name is from everlasting.

[17] O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our

heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine

inheritance.

[18] The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our

adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

[19] We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by

thy name.

2) Our Daily Bread for 30 July 2026

New Life for Dead Hearts by Elisa Morgan

Colossians 3:1-4

1 (Ps 110:1; Mk 16:19) If you then were raised with Christ, desire those

things which are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God.

2 (Mt 16:23) Set your affection on things above, not on things on earth.

3 (Ro 6:2; Col 2:20) For you are dead,

and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

4 (1Jn 3:2; Jn 11:25) When Christ who is our life shall appear, then you also

shall appear with Him in glory.

[1] If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above,

where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

[2] Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

[3] For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

[4] When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear

with him in glory.

Heartwood is the central supporting pillar of certain trees. Although dead, it

won't decay or lose strength while the outer, living layers are intact.

Composed of fibers bound together by a chemical glue called lignin, heartwood

can be as strong as steel. This element of a tree's structure enables it

to survive nature's travails.

When Paul encouraged the Colossians to live a resurrected life, he could have

used the metaphor of heartwood to express how those who have been saved are

transformed. "For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God"

(Colossians 3:3). While Paul's reference to us as "dead" might seem

discouraging, when understood from the perspective of the resurrection we

grasp the hope of such a statement. God transforms the dead core of our

beings, strengthening us in the power of the resurrected Jesus to endure

the trials of this life.

Our prior inner beings are as dead as the heartwood of a tree. Yet we

still exist as the unique people God created us to be - and more.

We're made new (Revelation 21:5). We're new creatures in Christ

(2 Corinthians 5:17). In Jesus "we live and move

and have our being" (Acts 17:28).

We see a living example of how the structure of trees represents our life in

Christ. Thanks be to God for transforming us from death to life!

Reflect & Pray

What does understanding God's heartwood in trees teach you about Him?

How are you embracing His transformational power in your life?

Dear God, I pray You would strengthen my inner being, my life hidden in You.

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 Chr 31:21

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

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

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

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

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

he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

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

God's Protection in Times of Trouble

Ps 27:1-6

PSALMS 27

A Psalm of David.

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom will I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life;

of whom will I be afraid?

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

to eat my flesh -

my enemies and my foes -

they stumbled and fell.

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

my heart will not fear;

though war should rise against me,

in this will I be confident.

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

that will I seek after -

for me to dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to see the beauty of the Lord,

and to inquire in His temple.

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

He will hide me in His pavilion;

in the shelter of His tabernacle He will hide me;

He will set me up on a rock.

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

above my enemies encircling me;

therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;

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

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

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

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

came upon me to eat up my flesh,

They stumbled and fell.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;

he shall set me up upon a rock.

6 And now shall mine head be lifted up,

Above mine enemies round about me:

Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy;

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

Remember God's promises when You pray

The Lord's prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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

9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

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 2021 edition?)

New Brunswick

Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543

Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."

Peter's Speech at Pentecost

14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .

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

http://www.ehc.ca

Day 30 of the Month

a) Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout

Canadian society, as it is in Heaven

( Matt 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.

)

b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city

or community, and across our nation. (

Rom 2:4

4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,

tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God

leads you to repentance?

4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance

and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth

thee to repentance?

)

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray for repentance

and confession to come to your country.

Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, I pray You would strengthen

my inner being, my life hidden in You."

Pray to the Lord and pray to be an honest and truthful forgiver.

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

Pray to the Lord and pray to know JEsus your Light and Salvation.

Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them

- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration

- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray for a young mother in Jordan who was held hostage by relatives

for several weeks because of her Christian faith.

Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout

Canadian society, as it is in Heaven

Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city

or community, and across our nation.

Pray that the testimonies of believers in

Burundi will

lead their persecutors to repentance and salvation 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.

Day 210 of My 6th Bible Study Journey

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:03:00 +0000

Day 210, 29 July 2026

1) Isaiah 54, Isaiah 55, Isaiah 56, Isaiah 57, Isaiah 58

Isaiah 54

The Covenant of Peace

1 (1Sa 2:5; Gal 4:27) Sing, O barren,

you who did not bear a child.

Break forth into singing and cry aloud,

you who did not travail with child.

For more are the children of the desolate

than the children of the married wife,

says the Lord.

2 (Isa 49:19-20; Ex 35:18) Enlarge the place of your tent,

and let them stretch out the curtains of your habitations;

spare not,

lengthen your cords,

and strengthen your stakes.

3 (Isa 43:5-6) For you shall spread out to the right hand and to the left,

and your descendants shall inherit the nations

and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

4 (Jer 31:19) Do not fear, for you shall not be ashamed nor be humiliated;

for you shall not be put to shame,

for you shall forget the shame of your youth

and shall not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

5 (Jer 3:14; Zec 14:9) For your Maker is your husband,

the Lord of Hosts is His name;

and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel;

He shall be called the God of the whole earth.

6 (Isa 62:4) For the Lord has called you

as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,

and a wife of youth

when you were refused, says your God.

7 (Isa 26:20) For a small moment I have forsaken you,

but with great mercies I will gather you.

8 (Isa 54:5; 55:3)In a little wrath

I hid My face from you for a moment;

but with everlasting kindness

I will have mercy on you,

says the Lord your Redeemer.

9 (Ge 8:21; Isa 12:1) For this is as the waters of Noah to Me;

for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no longer cover the earth,

so I have sworn that I would not be wrathful with you

nor rebuke you.

10 (2Sa 23:5; Ps 46:2) For the mountains may be removed,

and the hills may shake,

but My kindness shall not depart from you,

nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,

says the Lord who has mercy on you.

11 (1Ch 29:2) O afflicted one, tossed with tempest and not comforted,

I will lay your stones with fair colors

and lay your foundations with sapphires.

12 I will make your windows of agates,

and your gates of crystal,

and all your borders of precious stones.

13 (Jn 6:45; Isa 48:18) All your sons shall be taught of the Lord,

and great shall be the peace of your sons.

14 (Isa 1:26) In righteousness you shall be established;

you shall be far from oppression,

for you shall not fear,

and from terror,

for it shall not come near you.

15 Indeed they shall surely assail you fiercely, but not from Me.

Whoever assails you shall fall for your sake.

16 See, I have created the smith

that blows the coals in the fire

and who brings forth an instrument for his work;

and I have created the destroyer in order to cause ruin.

17 (Isa 50:8) No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper,

and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment, you shall condemn.

This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,

and their vindication is from Me,

says the Lord.

Isaiah 54

[1] Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and

cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children

of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.

[2] Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains

of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords,

and strengthen thy stakes;

[3] For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy

seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

[4] Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for

thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy

youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

[5] For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy

Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be

called.

[6] For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,

and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

[7] For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I

gather thee.

[8] In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with

everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy

Redeemer.

[9] For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the

waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I

would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

[10] For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my

kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace

be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

[11] O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I

will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with

sapphires.

[12] And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and

all thy borders of pleasant stones.

[13] And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be

the peace of thy children.

[14] In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from

oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come

near thee.

[15] Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever

shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

[16] Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire,

and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the

waster to destroy.

[17] No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue

that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the

heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me,

saith the LORD.

Isaiah 55

The Invitation to the Waters

1 (SS 5:1; Rev 21:6) Ho! Everyone who thirsts,

come to the waters;

and you who have no money,

come, buy and eat.

Come, buy wine and milk

without money and without price.

2 (Ps 22:26; Hos 8:7) Why do you spend money for that which is not bread,

and your labor for that which does not satisfy?

Listen diligently to Me, and eat what is good,

and let your soul delight itself in abundance.

3 (Isa 61:8; Ac 13:34) Incline your ear, and come to Me.

Listen, so that your soul may live,

and I will make an everlasting covenant with you,

even the sure mercies of David.

4 (Jer 30:9; Da 9:25) See, I have given him as a witness to the people,

a leader and commander to the people.

5 (Isa 60:9; Ge 49:10) Surely you shall call a nation that you do not know,

and nations that did not know you shall run to you

because of the Lord your God,

even the Holy One of Israel;

for He has glorified you.

6 (Ps 32:6; Isa 45:19 ) Seek the Lord while He may be found,

call you upon Him while He is near.

7 (Isa 44:22; Pr 28:13) Let the wicked forsake his way,

and the unrighteous man his thoughts;

and let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him,

and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts,

nor are your ways My ways,

says the Lord.

9 (Ps 103:11) For as the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are My ways higher than your ways,

and My thoughts than your thoughts.

10 (Isa 30:23) For as the rain comes down,

and the snow from heaven,

and do not return there

but water the earth

and make it bring forth and bud

that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

11 (Isa 45:23; 46:10) so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;

it shall not return to Me void,

but it shall accomplish that which I please,

and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

12 (Isa 44:23; Ps 105:43) For you shall go out with joy,

and be led out with peace;

the mountains and the hills

shall break forth into singing before you,

and all the trees of the field

shall clap their hands.

13 (Isa 41:19; 60:13) Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree,

and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;

and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial,

for an everlasting sign

that shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 55

[1] Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no

money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and

without price.

[2] Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour

for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that

which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

[3] Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and

I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

[4] Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and

commander to the people.

[5] Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that

knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the

Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

[6] Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

[7] Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts:

and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to

our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

[8] For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,

saith the LORD.

[9] For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than

your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

[10] For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth

not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that

it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

[11] So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not

return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it

shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

[12] For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the

mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all

the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

[13] Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the

brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name,

for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 56

Salvation for the Nations

1 (Ps 85:9; Isa 46:13) Thus says the Lord:

Preserve justice

and do righteousness,

for My salvation is about to come

and My righteousness to be revealed.

2 (Isa 58:13; Ex 31:13-16) Blessed is the man who does this,

and the son of man who takes hold of it,

who keeps from polluting the Sabbath

and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

3 Do not let the son of the foreigner

who has joined himself to the Lord

speak, saying,

"The Lord has utterly separated me from His people";

do not let the eunuch say,

"I am only a dry tree."

4 For thus says the Lord:

To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,

and choose the things that please Me,

and take hold of My covenant,

5 (Isa 55:13; Jn 1:12) to them I will give in My house and within My walls

a memorial, and a name

better than that of sons and of daughters;

I will give them an everlasting name

that shall not be cut off.

6 Also the sons of the foreigner who join themselves to the Lord

to serve Him,

and to love the name of the Lord,

and to be His servants,

to everyone who keeps from polluting the Sabbath

and takes hold of My covenant,

7 (Mt 21:13; Mk 11:17) even them I will bring to My holy mountain

and make them joyful in My house of prayer.

Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices

shall be accepted on My altar;

for My house shall be called

a house of prayer for all people.

8 (Jn 10:16; Isa 60:3-11) The Lord God

who gathers the outcasts of Israel says,

Yet I will gather others to them

besides those who already are gathered to him.

[1] Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation

is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

[2] Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold

on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from

doing any evil.

[3] Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the

LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people:

neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.

[4] For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and

choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;

[5] Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and

a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting

name, that shall not be cut off.

[6] Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to

serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one

that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

[7] Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my

house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be

accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer

for all people.

[8] The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I

gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.

God Accuses the Wicked

9 (Jer 12:9) All you beasts of the field,

all you beasts in the forest, come to devour.

10 (Isa 29:10; Jer 14:13-14) His watchmen are blind;

they all are ignorant;

they all are dumb dogs,

unable to bark;

sleepers lying down,

who love to slumber.

11 (Eze 13:19; Mic 3:11) They are greedy dogs

which can never have enough,

and they are shepherds who cannot understand;

they all turn to their own way,

every one for his gain, from his territory.

12 (Ps 10:6; Isa 5:22) "Come," they say, "let us get wine,

and let us fill ourselves with strong drink;

and tomorrow shall be as today,

only more so."

[9] All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the

forest.

[10] His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs,

they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

[11] Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are

shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one

for his gain, from his quarter.

[12] Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with

strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

Isaiah 57

Israel's Futile Idolatry

1 (2Ki 22:20; Ps 12:1) The righteous man perishes,

and no man lays it to heart;

and merciful men are taken away

while no one understands,

for the righteous man is taken away

from the evil to come.

2 (2Ch 16:14; Eze 32:25) He shall enter into peace;

they shall rest in their beds,

each one walking in his uprightness.

3 (Mt 16:4) But draw near to here, you sons of a sorceress,

offspring of an adulterer and prostitute.

4 (Ps 35:21; Isa 1:4) Whom do you mock?

Against whom do you open wide your mouth

and stick out your tongue?

Are you not children of transgression,

offspring of falsehood,

5 (2Ki 16:3-4; Isa 1:29) inflaming yourselves with idols

under every green tree,

slaying the children in the valleys

under the clefts of the rocks?

6 (Jer 3:9; 7:18) Among the smooth stones of the stream is your portion;

they are your lot.

Even to them you have poured out a drink offering;

you have offered a grain offering.

Should I relent concerning these things?

7 (Eze 16:16; 23:41) On a lofty and high mountain you have set your bed;

even there you went up to offer sacrifice.

8 Behind the doors and the doorposts

you have set up your memorial;

far removed from Me, you have uncovered yourself;

you have enlarged your bed and made a covenant with them;

you have loved their bed,

you have looked on their nakedness.

9 (Eze 23:16) You went to the king with ointment,

and increased your perfumes,

and sent your messengers far off,

and made them go down to Sheol.

10 (Jer 2:25; 18:12) You were wearied by the length of your road;

yet you did not say, "There is no hope."

You have found renewed strength;

therefore, you did not faint.

11 (Ps 50:21; Pr 29:25) Of whom were you afraid or fearful

when you lied

and you did not remember Me,

nor give Me a thought?

Have I not held My peace for a long time

so that you do not fear Me?

12 (Mic 3:2-4) I will declare your righteousness, and your works,

yet they shall not profit you.

13 (Ps 37:9; 37:3) When you cry out,

let your collection of idols deliver you.

But the wind shall carry them all away,

a breath shall take them away.

But he who puts his trust in Me

shall possess the land

and shall inherit My holy mountain.

Healing for the Contrite

14 (Isa 62:10; 40:3) And it shall be said,

"Build up, build up, prepare the way,

take up every stumbling block out of the way of My people."

15 (Ps 34:18; 138:6) For thus says the High and Lofty One

who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:

I dwell in the high and holy place

and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit,

to revive the spirit of the humble,

and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

16 (Ps 85:5; Mic 7:18) For I will not contend forever,

nor will I always be angry;

for the spirit would grow faint before Me,

and the souls whom I have made.

17 (Isa 56:11; Jer 6:13) For the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry

and struck him;

I hid My face and was wrathful,

and he went on turning away in the way of his heart.

18 (Jer 3:22) I have seen his ways but will heal him;

I will lead him and restore comfort to him and to his mourners,

19 (Ac 2:39; Heb 13:15) by creating the fruit of the lips.

Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near,

says the Lord, and I will heal him.

20 (Job 18:5-14; Isa 3:11) But the wicked are like the troubled

sea when it cannot rest,

whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

21 (Isa 48:22) There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.

Isaiah 57

[1] The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men

are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the

evil to come.

[2] He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one

walking in his uprightness.

[3] But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the

adulterer and the whore.

[4] Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth,

and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of

falsehood,

[5] Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the

children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?

[6] Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy

lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a

meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?

[7] Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither

wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

[8] Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance:

for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou

hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst

their bed where thou sawest it.

[9] And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy

perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself

even unto hell.

[10] Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not,

There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou

wast not grieved.

[11] And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and

hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace

even of old, and thou fearest me not?

[12] I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not

profit thee.

[13] When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall

carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust

in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;

[14] And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the

stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

[15] For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose

name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a

contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to

revive the heart of the contrite ones.

[16] For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for

the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

[17] For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid

me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

[18] I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and

restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

[19] I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off,

and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.

[20] But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose

waters cast up mire and dirt.

[21] There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

Isaiah 58

The Chosen Fast

1 Cry aloud, do not hold back;

lift up your voice like a trumpet,

and show My people their transgression

and the house of Jacob their sins.

2 (Isa 29:13; Titus 1:16) Yet they seek Me daily

and delight to know My ways,

as a nation that has done righteousness

and has not forsaken the ordinance of their God.

They ask Me for the ordinances of justice;

they take delight in approaching God.

3 (Mal 3:14; Lev 16:29) "Why have we fasted

and You do not see?

Why have we humbled ourselves

and You take no notice?"

Certainly, on the day of your fast you find your desire

and are exacting on all your laborers.

4 (1Ki 21:9-13; Joel 2:13-14) Certainly, you fast for strife and debate

and to strike with the fist of wickedness.

You do not fast as you do this day,

to make your voice to be heard on high.

5 (Zec 7:5; Lev 16:29) Is it such a fast that I have chosen,

a day for a man to humble himself?

Is it to bow down his head as a bulrush,

and to spread out sackcloth and ashes under him?

Will you call this a fast

and an acceptable day to the Lord?

6 (Ne 5:10-12) Is not this the fast that I have chosen:

to loose the bonds of wickedness,

to undo the heavy burdens,

and to let the oppressed go free,

and break every yoke?

7 (Eze 18:7; Isa 58:10; Eze 18:16) Is it not to divide your bread

with the hungry

and bring the poor who are outcasts into your house?

When you see the naked, to cover him

and not hide yourself from your own flesh?

8 (Ex 14:19; Job 11:17) Then your light shall break forth as the morning,

and your healing shall spring forth quickly,

and your righteousness shall go before you;

the glory of the Lord shall be your reward.

9 (Pr 6:13; Ps 12:2) Then you shall call, and the Lord shall answer;

you shall cry, and He shall say, Here I am.

If you take away the yoke from your midst,

the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,

10 (Job 11:17; Isa 58:7-8) and if you give yourself to the hungry

and satisfy the afflicted soul,

then your light shall rise in obscurity,

and your darkness shall become as the noonday.

11 (SS 4:15; Jer 31:12) And the Lord shall guide you continually,

and satisfy your soul in drought,

and strengthen your bones;

and you shall be like a watered garden,

and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

12 (Isa 61:4; Am 9:11) Those from among you shall rebuild

the old waste places;

you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;

and you shall be called, the Repairer of the Breach,

the Restorer of Paths in which to Dwell.

13 (Ps 84:2; 84:10) If because of the Sabbath you turn away your foot

from doing your pleasure on My holy day,

and call the Sabbath a delight,

the holy day of the Lord honorable,

and honor it, not doing your own ways,

nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words,

14 (Dt 32:13; Job 22:26) then you shall delight yourself in the Lord,

and I will cause you to ride upon the high places of the earth,

and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.

For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.

Isaiah 58

[1] Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my

people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.

[2] Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that

did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of

me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

[3] Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have

we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of

your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

[4] Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of

wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be

heard on high.

[5] Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his

soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and

ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the

LORD?

[6] Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of

wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and

that ye break every yoke?

[7] Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor

that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover

him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

[8] Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall

spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory

of the LORD shall be thy rereward.

[9] Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he

shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke,

the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

[10] And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted

soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the

noonday:

[11] And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in

drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden,

and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

[12] And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou

shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be

called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

[13] If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on

my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD,

honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding

thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

[14] Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of

Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

2) Our Daily Bread for 29 July 2026

The Company We Keep By Marvin Williams

Proverbs 13:14-20

14 (Pr 10:11; 14:27) The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

to depart from the snares of death.

15 (Pr 3:4; Lk 2:52) Good understanding gives favor,

but the way of transgressors is hard.

16 (Pr 15:2; Ecc 10:3) Every prudent man deals with knowledge,

but a fool lays open his folly.

17 (Pr 25:13) A wicked messenger falls into mischief,

but a faithful envoy is health.

18 (Pr 15:5; 15:31-32) Poverty and shame will be

to him who refuses instruction,

but he who regards reproof will be honored.

19 (Pr 13:12) The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,

but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

20 (1Ki 12:8) He who walks with wise men will be wise,

but a companion of fools will be destroyed.

14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life,

To depart from the snares of death.

15 Good understanding giveth favour:

But the way of transgressors is hard.

16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge:

But a fool layeth open his folly.

17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief:

But a faithful ambassador is health.

18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction:

But he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul:

But it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise:

But a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

A scientific study revealed that watching TV programs featuring mean

characters can actually lead people to be mean. Various forms of aggression

- whether outright fighting or subtle gossip - primes viewers' brains for

similar behaviour. This connection is often subconscious, meaning that even

shows with seemingly "harmless" jokes at others' expense can subtly influence

how we treat others. So, too, the people we choose to spend our time with

will affect our behavior.

Solomon provides timeless wisdom on this important subject: "Walk with the

wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm" (Proverbs 13:20).

He implies that individuals may not achieve this wisdom alone, so they should

associate with wise, God-honoring people-teachers and friends-instead of those

who are foolish. Surrounding oneself with wise individuals fosters "good

judgment" and helps us steer clear of "destruction" (v. 15). One scholar calls

this "education by friendship." Regular companions inevitably influence each

other, for better or worse. Solomon urges us to be aware of the company we

keep, recognising that "the teaching of the wise is a fountain

of life" (v. 14).

As God helps us, let's consistently surround ourselves with people who will

encourage us to revere Him, love others, and grow in wisdom.

Reflect & Pray

Why is it vital to learn from people who love others and act wisely?

How can you encourage others to grow in love and wisdom?

Loving God, thank You for the people

who've taught me wisdom, kindness, and love.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 4 "Formula" for Forgiveness

Luke 17:3 - 4

3 (Lev 19:17; Mt 18:21)"Take heed to yourselves."

"If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. And if he repents,

forgive him.

4 (Mt 18:21-22) If he sins against you seven times in a day,

and seven times in a day turns to you, saying,

'I repent,' you must forgive him."

3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him;

and if he repent, forgive him.

4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day,

and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent;

thou shalt forgive him.

The context of these verses give us an interesting perspective of Jesus'

disciples. In a corollary passage in Matthew 18, the disciples (through

Peter, the designated mouthpiece) ask Jesus,

21 (Mt 18:15; Lk 17:3-4) Then Peter came to Him and said,

"Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me?

Up to seven times?" (Matthew 18:21)

The disciples wanted a "formula" for forgiveness: they wanted to be able to

develop a checklist. Once, twice, maybe three times a brother could be

forgiven, but after that, you could write him off. After all, if

he keeps on offending over and over again, he doesn't deserve to be forgiven!

But Jesus says, " Rebuke him - let him know his fault; if he repents,

forgive him - even seven times in the same day!"

And the disciplines' response is predictable: "Lord, increase our faith!" They

were more comfortable with their own formula for forgiveness than with the

outrageous demands of the love that Christ imposed upon them.

We are so like the disciples. We want to draw a line and say. "This far

- no more. I'll forgive you once, but don't do it again. Now that you're

forgiven, you'd better shape up!". Yet God's love doesn't recognise "again".

He forgives, and no matter how often we come to him in repentance

for repeated offenses, his arms of forgiveness are open to us.

That is the way God wants us to forgive. He wants us to lay aside our

checklists, put away our suspicions, abandon our scoreboards, and forgive.

Seven times, or seventy times seven, as often as we have sinned against God

and been forgiven, we are to forgive.

Application

a) Have I ever kept a "scorecard" of performance on someone I

have forgiven ? Why?

b) Why do I need "increased faith" to be able to forgive as

Jesus calls me to?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

2 Cor 9:8,11

8 God is able to make all grace abound toward you,

so that you, always having enough of everything,

may abound to every good work.

11 So you will be enriched in everything to all bountifulness,

which makes us give thanks to God.

8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having

all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

11 being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through

us thanksgiving to God.

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

When you are Facing Pain and Suffering

Ps 9:9-12

9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

a refuge in times of trouble.

10 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,

for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

11 Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;

declare His deeds among the people.

12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;

He does not forget the cry of the humble.

Waw

9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

A refuge in times of trouble.

10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:

For thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Zain

11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion:

Declare among the people his doings.

12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:

He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

Remember God's promises when You pray

The Lord's prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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

9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

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

Where do Muslims live?

Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.

Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial

BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%

Adding further

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

Under the Keep Praying page

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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

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

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

http://www.ehc.ca

Day 29 of the Month

a) Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care

to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true

integrity and compassion (

Ps 139:13-16

13 You brought my inner parts into being;

You wove me in my motherâ€™s womb.

14 I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder;

marvelous are Your works,

and You know me completely.

15 My frame was not hidden from You

when I was made in secret,

and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw me unformed,

yet in Your book

all my days were written,

before any of them came into being.

13 For thou hast possessed my reins:

Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:

Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

15 My substance was not hid from thee,

When I was made in secret, and curiously wrought

in the lowest parts of the earth.

16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect;

And in thy book all my members were written,

Which in continuance were fashioned,

When as yet there was none of them.

)

b) Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor

and compassionately respond to their plight (

Gal 2:10

10 (Ac 24:17) Only they requested that we should remember the poor,

which I also was eager to do.

10 Only they would that we should remember the poor;

the same which I also was forward to do.

)

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as Salvation in a land of corruption.

Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, thank You for the people

who've taught me wisdom, kindness, and love."

Pray to the Lord and pray not to keep scorecards in forgiveness.

Pray to the Lord and pray to give thanksgiving to the Lord.

Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord the refuge for the oppressed,.

Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- 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!

May many in Kuwait become

curious about Christ, seeking truth through His followers

and online resources.

Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care

to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true

integrity and compassion.

Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor

and compassionately respond to their plight.

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.

Day 209 of My 6th Bible Study Journey

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:28:00 +0000

Day 209, 28 July 2026

1) Isaiah 49, Isaiah 50, Isaiah 51, Isaiah 52, Isaiah 53

Isaiah 49

The Servant of the Lord

1 (Jer 1:5; Isa 42:1-4) Listen to me, O coastlands,

and pay attention, you peoples from afar.

The Lord called me from the womb;

from the body of my mother He named me.

2 (Isa 11:4; Rev 1:16) He has made my mouth like a sharp sword;

in the shadow of His hand He has hidden me

and made me a select arrow;

in His quiver He has hidden me.

3 (Isa 44:23; Zec 3:8) He said to me, "You are My servant,

Israel, in whom I will be glorified."

4 (Isa 53:10-12; 65:23 Then I said, "I have labored in vain;

I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity,

yet surely the justice due to me is with the Lord,

and my reward with my God."

5 (Mt 17:5; 28:18) Now says the Lord,

who formed me from the womb to be His servant,

to bring Jacob back to Him,

so that Israel might be gathered to Him

(yet I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,

and my God is my strength),

6 (Isa 42:6; Lk 2:32) He says,

"It is a light thing that you should be My servant

to raise up the tribes of Jacob

and to restore the preserved ones of Israel;

I will also make you a light to the nations

so that My salvation may reach to the ends of the earth."

7 (Isa 52:15; 53:3) Thus says the Lord,

the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One,

to the despised one, to the one whom the nation abhors,

to the servant of rulers:

"Kings shall see and arise,

princes also shall worship,

because of the Lord who is faithful

and the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you."

[1] Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD

hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made

mention of my name.

[2] And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand

hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

[3] And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be

glorified.

[4] Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for

nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work

with my God.

[5] And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant,

to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be

glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.

[6] And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to

raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will

also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation

unto the end of the earth.

[7] Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him

whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of

rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of

the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose

thee.

The Restoration of Israel

8 (Isa 42:6; Ps 69:13; 2Co 6:2) Thus says the Lord:

In an acceptable time I have heard you,

and in a day of salvation I have helped you;

and I will preserve you, and give you

as a covenant of the people,

to restore the earth,

to make them inherit the desolate heritages,

9 (Isa 42:7; 61:1) saying to the prisoners, "Go forth,"

to those who are in darkness, "Show yourselves."

They shall feed along the paths,

and their pastures shall be in all desolate heights;

10 (Rev 7:16-17) they shall not hunger nor thirst,

neither shall the heat nor sun strike them;

for He who has mercy on them shall lead them,

even by the springs of water He shall guide them.

11 (Isa 11:16; 62:10) I will make all My mountains a road,

and My highways shall be raised up.

12 (Isa 43:5-6) See, these shall come from afar;

and these will come from the north and from the west,

and these from the land of Sinim.

13 (Isa 44:23; 51:3) Sing, O heavens!

And be joyful, O earth!

And break forth into singing, Omountains!

For the Lord has comforted His people

and will have mercy on His afflicted.

14 (Isa 40:27) But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me,

and the Lord has forgotten me."

15 (Isa 44:21) Can a woman forget her nursing child,

and have no compassion on the son of her womb?

Even these may forget,

yet I will not forget.

16 (SS 8:6; Hag 2:23) See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands;

your walls are continually before Me;

17 your builders hurry;

your destroyers and those who devastated you shall depart from you.

18 (Isa 49:12; 54:9) Lift up your eyes and look all around;

all these gather themselves together and come to you.

As I live, says the Lord,

you shall surely put on all of them as ornaments

and bind them on you as a bride does.

19 (Zec 10:10; Ps 56:1-2) For your waste and your desolate places,

and the land of your destruction,

shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants,

and those who swallowed you up shall be far away.

20 The children whom you shall have,

after you have lost the others,

shall say again in your ears,

"The place is too cramped for me;

make room for me that I may dwell here."

21 Then you shall say in your heart,

"Who bore these for me,

since I have lost my children and am barren,

a captive and a wanderer?

And who has brought these up?

I was left alone;

from where did these come?"

22 Thus says the Lord God:

See, I will lift up My hand to the nations

and set up My standard to the peoples;

and they shall bring your sons in their arms,

and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders;

23 (Isa 60:3; 60:16) kings shall be your foster fathers

and their queens your nursing mothers;

they shall bow down to you with their faces toward the ground

and lick up the dust of your feet.

And you shall know that I am the Lord,

for those who wait for Me shall not be ashamed.

24 (Mt 12:29) Can the prey be taken from the mighty

or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?

25 (Jer 50:33-34) For thus says the Lord:

Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away,

and the prey of the tyrant shall be delivered;

for I will contend with him who contends with you,

and I will save your sons.

26 (Isa 9:20; Eze 39:7) I will feed those who oppress you

with their own flesh,

and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine.

And all flesh shall know

that I, the Lord, am your Savior

and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

[8] Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a

day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee

for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit

the desolate heritages;

[9] That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in

darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures

shall be in all high places.

[10] They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite

them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of

water shall he guide them.

[11] And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

[12] Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and

from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

[13] Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing,

O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy

upon his afflicted.

[14] But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

[15] Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have

compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not

forget thee.

[16] Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are

continually before me.

[17] Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee

waste shall go forth of thee.

[18] Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves

together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely

clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a

bride doeth.

[19] For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction,

shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that

swallowed thee up shall be far away.

[20] The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other,

shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to

me that I may dwell.

[21] Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing

I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and

fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where

had they been?

[22] Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the

Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy

sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their

shoulders.

[23] And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing

mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and

lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for

they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

[24] Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

[25] But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken

away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend

with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

[26] And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they

shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh

shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One

of Jacob.

Isaiah 50

The Servant, Hope of Israel

1 (Jer 3:8; Dt 32:30; 2Ki 4:1) Thus says the Lord:

Where is the certificate of divorce

by which I sent your mother away?

Or to which of My creditors

did I sell you?

For your iniquities you were sold,

and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

2 (Nu 11:23; Jos 3:16) Why, when I came, was there no man?

When I called, was there no one to answer?

Is My hand so short that it cannot redeem?

Or have I no power to deliver?

Indeed, at My rebuke I dry up the sea,

I make the rivers a wilderness;

Their fish stink because there is no water,

and die for thirst.

3 (Rev 6:12) I clothe the heavens with blackness,

and I make sackcloth their covering.

4 (Mt 11:28; Ex 4:11-12) The Lord God has given me the tongue of the learned,

that I may know how to sustain him who is weary with a word;

He awakens me morning by morning;

He awakens my ear to listen as the learned.

5 (Jn 14:31; Heb 5:8) The Lord God has opened my ear,

and I was not rebellious,

nor did I turn back.

6 (Mt 26:67; Mk 15:19; 14:65) I gave my back to those who struck me,

and my cheeks to those who plucked out my beard;

I did not cover my face

from shame and spitting.

7 (Eze 3:8-9; Isa 42:1) For the Lord God will help me;

therefore, I shall not be disgraced;

therefore, I have set my face like a flint,

and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

8 (Isa 41:1; Ro 8:32-34) He who vindicates me is near;

who will contend with me?

Let us stand up to each other.

Who is my adversary?

Let him come near to me.

9 (Job 13:28; Isa 41:10) Certainly the Lord God will help me;

who is he who condemns me?

Indeed they all shall grow old as a garment;

the moth shall eat them up.

10 (Isa 9:2) Who among you fears the Lord,

who obeys the voice of His servant,

who walks in darkness

and has no light?

Let him trust in the name of the Lord,

and rely upon his God.

11 (Isa 8:22; Jn 9:39) But now, all you who kindle a fire,

who encompass yourselves with sparks:

Walk in the light of your fire

and among the sparks that you have ignited.

This you shall have from My hand:

You shall lie down in sorrow.

[1] Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement,

whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold

you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your

transgressions is your mother put away.

[2] Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none

to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no

power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a

wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for

thirst.

[3] I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

[4] The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know

how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by

morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

[5] The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither

turned away back.

[6] I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off

the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

[7] For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded:

therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be

ashamed.

[8] He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand

together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

[9] Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo,

they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.

[10] Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his

servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the

name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

[11] Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with

sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have

kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

Isaiah 51

The Eternal Salvation of Zion

1 (Isa 51:7; Ps 94:15; Ge 17:15-17) Listen to Me,

you who pursue righteousness,

you who seek the Lord:

Look to the rock from which you were hewn

and to the quarry from which you were dug.

2 (Eze 33:24) Look to Abraham your father

and to Sarah who bore you;

for I called him alone,

and blessed him, and multiplied him.

3 (Isa 52:9; Ge 13:10) For the Lord shall comfort Zion,

He will comfort all her waste places;

He will make her wilderness like Eden,

and her desert like the garden of the Lord;

joy and gladness shall be found in it,

thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

4 (Isa 2:3; 42:6) Listen to Me, O My people;

and give ear to Me, O My nation:

for a law shall proceed from Me,

and I will set My justice as a light of the peoples.

5 (Isa 46:13; 42:4) My righteousness is near,

My salvation has gone forth,

and My arms shall judge the peoples;

the coastlands shall wait for Me,

and for My arm they shall expectantly wait.

6 (Mt 24:35; Isa 34:4) Lift up your eyes to the heavens,

and look on the earth beneath.

For the heavens shall vanish away like smoke,

and the earth shall grow old like a garment,

and those who dwell in it shall die in like manner;

but My salvation shall be forever,

and My righteousness shall not be abolished.

7 (Ps 37:31; Mt 5:11) Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,

the people in whose heart is My law;

do not fear the reproach of men

nor be afraid of their revilings.

8 (Isa 50:9; 51:6) For the moth shall eat them up like a garment,

and the worm shall eat them like wool;

but My righteousness shall be forever

and My salvation from generation to generation.

9 (Isa 27:1; Ps 74:13-14; Isa 52:1) Awake, awake, put on strength,

O arm of the Lord.

Awake as in the ancient days,

in the generations of old.

Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces

and wounded the dragon?

10 (Ex 14:21-22; 15:13 ) Was it not You who dried up the sea,

the waters of the great deep,

who made the depths of the sea a pathway

for the ransomed to pass over?

11 (Isa 35:10; Rev 7:17) Therefore, the redeemed of the Lord shall return

and come with singing to Zion,

and everlasting joy shall be upon their head.

They shall obtain gladness and joy,

and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

12 (Ps 118:6; Isa 2:22) I, even I, am He who comforts you.

Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who shall die,

and of the son of man who shall be made as grass,

13 (Ps 104:2; Isa 17:10) and forget the Lord your maker

who has stretched out the heavens

and laid the foundations of the earth?

And have feared continually every day

because of the fury of the oppressor

as he makes ready to destroy?

Yet where is the fury of the oppressor?

14 (Isa 48:20; 52:2) The exile shall soon be freed,

and shall not die in the dungeon,

nor will his bread be lacking.

15 (Jer 31:35) But I am the Lord your God

who divided the sea whose waves roared;

the Lord of Hosts is His name.

16 (Isa 59:21; Dt 18:18) I have put My words in your mouth,

and I have covered you in the shadow of My hand

that I may plant the heavens,

and lay the foundations of the earth,

and say to Zion, "You are My people."

The Wrath of God Ceases

17 (Job 21:20; Isa 52:1) Awake, awake,

stand up, O Jerusalem,

you who have drunk at the hand of the Lord

the cup of His fury;

the cup of reeling

you have drained to the dregs.

18 (Ps 88:18; Isa 49:21) There is no one to guide her

among all the sons she has brought forth;

nor is there anyone to take hold of her hand

of all the sons that she has brought up.

19 (Isa 47:9; Am 7:2) These two things have befallen you;

who shall be mournful for you?

Desolation, and destruction, and famine, and sword-

how shall I comfort you?

20 (La 2:11-12) Your sons have fainted;

they lie at the head of all the streets

as an antelope in a net;

they are full of the fury of the Lord,

the rebuke of your God.

21 Therefore please hear this,

you afflicted who are drunk but not with wine.

22 (Isa 51:17; Jer 50:34) Thus says your Lord, the Lord,

and your God who pleads the cause of His people:

See, I have taken out of your hand

the cup of reeling,

even the dregs of the cup of My fury;

you will never drink it again.

23 (Jos 10:24; Zec 12:2) But I will put it into the hand of those

who afflict you,

who have said to you,

"Lie down that we may walk over you."

And you have laid your back as the ground

and as the street for those who walk on it.

[1] Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the

LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit

whence ye are digged.

[2] Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I

called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

[3] For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places;

and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the

garden of

the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the

voice of melody.

[4] Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law

shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of

the people.

[5] My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms

shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall

they trust.

[6] Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for

the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a

garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my

salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

[7] Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart

is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their

revilings.

[8] For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat

them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation

from generation to generation.

[9] Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the

ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut

Rahab, and wounded the dragon?

[10] Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep;

that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?

[11] Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing

unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain

gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

[12] I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest

be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made

as grass;

[13] And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the

heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually

every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to

destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

[14] The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should

not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

[15] But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared:

The LORD of hosts is his name.

[16] And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the

shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations

of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

[17] Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of

the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of

trembling, and wrung them out.

[18] There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought

forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that

she hath brought up.

[19] These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee?

desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I

comfort thee?

[20] Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a

wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy

God.

[21] Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

[22] Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of

his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling,

even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

[23] But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have

said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body

as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

Isaiah 52

1 (Rev 21:27; Ne 11:1; Isa 51:17) Awake, awake!

Put on your strength, O Zion;

put on your beautiful garments,

O Jerusalem, the holy city.

For the uncircumcised and the unclean

will no longer enter you.

2 (Isa 51:14; 51:23) Shake yourself from the dust;

arise, O captive Jerusalem.

Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck,

O captive daughter of Zion.

3 (Isa 45:13; Ps 44:12) For thus says the Lord:

You were sold for nothing,

and you shall be redeemed without money.

4 (Ge 46:6) For thus says the Lord God:

My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there;

then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

5 (Ro 2:24) Now therefore, what do I have here, says the Lord,

seeing that My people have been taken away for nothing?

Those who rule over them make them wail,

says the Lord,

and My name is continually blasphemed

all day long.

6 Therefore, My people shall know My name;

therefore, they shall know in that day

that I am He who does speak:

Here I am.

7 (Isa 40:9; Na 1:15; Ps 93:1) How beautiful upon the mountains

are the feet of him who brings good news,

who proclaims peace,

who brings good news of happiness,

who proclaims salvation,

who says to Zion,

"Your God reigns!"

8 (Isa 62:6; 1Co 13:12) Your watchmen lift up their voices;

they sing joyfully together;

for they shall see with their own eyes

when the Lord brings Zion back.

9 (Isa 51:3; 48:20) Break forth into joy, sing together,

you waste places of Jerusalem.

For the Lord has comforted His people;

He has redeemed Jerusalem.

10 (Isa 51:9; Lk 3:6) The Lord has bared His holy arm

in the eyes of all the nations,

and all the ends of the earth shall see

the salvation of our God.

11 (Isa 48:20; 2Co 6:17) Depart, depart, go out from there,

touch no unclean thing;

go out of the midst of her; be clean,

you who bear the vessels of the Lord.

12 (Ex 12:33; Isa 58:8) For you shall not go out with haste

nor go by flight.

For the Lord will go before you,

and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

[1] Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful

garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more

come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

[2] Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose

thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

[3] For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye

shall be redeemed without money.

[4] For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into

Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

[5] Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken

away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD;

and my name continually every day is blasphemed.

[6] Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in

that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.

[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!

[8] Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they

sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.

[9] Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for

the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

[10] The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations;

and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

[11] Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go

ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.

[12] For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will

go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

The Suffering Servant

13 (Isa 42:1; 9:6-7; 53:10-11) See, My servant shall deal prudently;

he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

14 (Ps 22:15; 22:17) Just as many were astonished at you,

his visage was so marred, more than any man,

and his form more than the sons of men;

15 (Isa 49:7; 49:23) so he shall sprinkle many nations.

Kings shall shut their mouths at him;

for that which had not been told them they shall see,

and that which they had not heard they shall consider.

[13] Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and

extolled, and be very high.

[14] As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any

man, and his form more than the sons of men:

[15] So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at

him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which

they had not heard shall they consider.

Isaiah 53

1 (Jn 12:38; Isa 51:9) Who has believed our report?

And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

2 (Isa 52:14; 11:1; Jer 23:5) For he grew up before Him as a tender plant

and as a root out of a dry ground.

He has no form or majesty that we should look upon him

nor appearance that we should desire him.

3 (Isa 49:7; 53:10) He was despised and rejected of men,

a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.

And we hid, as it were, our faces from him;

he was despised, and we did not esteem him.

4 (Mt 8:17; Jn 19:7) Surely he has borne our grief

and carried our sorrows;

Yet we esteemed him stricken,

smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 (Ro 4:25; 1Co 15:3) But he was wounded for our transgressions,

he was bruised for our iniquities;

the chastisement of our peace was upon him,

and by his stripes we are healed.

6 (Ps 69:4; 1Pe 2:25) All of us like sheep have gone astray;

each of us has turned to his own way,

but the Lord has laid on him

the iniquity of us all.

7 (Mk 14:61; Mt 26:63) He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,

yet he opened not his mouth;

he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter,

and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,

so he opened not his mouth.

8 (Da 9:26; Isa 53:12) By oppression and judgment he was taken away,

and who shall declare his generation?

For he was cut off out of the land of the living;

for the transgression of my people he was struck.

9 (1Pe 2:22; Mt 27:57-60) His grave was assigned with the wicked,

yet with the rich in his death,

because he had done no violence,

nor was any deceit in his mouth.

10 (Ps 22:30; 69:26) Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him;

He has put him to grief.

If he made himself as an offering for sin,

he shall see his offspring, he shall prolong his days,

and the good pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

11 (Ro 5:18-19; Isa 42:1) He shall see of the anguish of his soul

and be satisfied.

By his knowledge My righteous servant shall justify the many,

for he shall bear their iniquities.

12 (Mk 15:27; Lk 22:37) Therefore, I will divide him a portion with the great,

and he shall divide the spoil with the strong,

because he poured out his soul to death,

and he was numbered with the transgressors,

thus he bore the sin of many

and made intercession for the transgressors.

Isaiah 53

[1] Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD

revealed?

[2] For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of

a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him,

there is no beauty that we should desire him.

[3] He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted

with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and

we esteemed him not.

[4] Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did

esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

[5] But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our

iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes

we are healed.

[6] All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own

way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

[7] He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he

is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her

shearers is

dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

[8] He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his

generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the

transgression of my people was he stricken.

[9] And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death;

because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

[10] Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when

thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he

shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his

hand.

[11] He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his

knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their

iniquities.

[12] Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall

divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto

death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of

many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

2) Our Daily Bread for 28 July 2026

Recovering from Betrayal By Sheridan Voysey

Psalm 55:12-20

12 For it is not an enemy who reproaches me;

then I could bear it.

Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me;

then I could hide from him.

13 But it was you, my peer,

my guide, and my acquaintance.

14 We took pleasant counsel together,

and walked to the house of God in company.

15 May death surprise them,

and may their lives go down to Sheol,

for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.

16 As for me, I will call on God,

and the Lord will save me.

17 Evening and morning and at noon,

I will make my complaint and murmur,

and He will hear my voice.

18 He has ransomed my life in peace

from the battle against me,

for there were many against me.

19 God will hear and afflict them,

even He who sits enthroned from of old. Selah

Because they do not change,

therefore they do not fear God.

20 My friend has set his hands against those at peace with him;

he has violated his covenant.

Psalms 55

[12] For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it:

neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I

would have hid myself from him:

[13] But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

[14] We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in

company.

[15] Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for

wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

[16] As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

[17] Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he

shall hear my voice.

[18] He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me:

for there were many with me.

[19] God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah.

Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

[20] He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he

hath broken his covenant.

In one of her novels, Toni Morrison tells the story of Nel and Sula, friends

since childhood. But the friendship frays as Sula's self-centeredness grows,

culminating in her seducing Nel's husband. "Why didn't you think about me?"

Nel asks Sula. "Didn't I count?" Sadly, Sula doesn't even care enough

to answer.

As anyone who's experienced it knows, the pain of a friend's betrayal is hard

to rival. King David felt such "malice and abuse" when a political conspiracy

of "threats and lies" engulfed him (Psalm 55:10-11). The worst part was who

was behind it. "If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it," he says.

"But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend" (vv. 12-13).

How should we respond to such betrayal? While David takes his turmoil to God

(vv. 16, 20), he prays retribution will fall on his betraying friend (v. 15).

We see a different approach taken by Jesus. Faced with Judas' betrayal, he

says, "Do what you came for, friend," refusing to retaliate

in kind (Matthew 26:49-50).

Can a friendship recover from betrayal? Only if the offended can stay open to

reconciliation and the offender proves their repentance over time. Sula's lack

of remorse means Nel must walk away. As God helps us, let's treasure our

friendships and swiftly make amends for any hurt we cause.

Reflect & Pray

Why would it have been wrong for Nel to stay friends with Sula?

How can Jesus' response to Judas help us keep reconciliation open?

Dear God, please empower me by Your Spirit

to be a faithful, trustworthy friend.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 3 The Kind Heart of Forgiveness

Ephesians 4:32

32 (2Co 2:10; Col 3:12-13; Mt 6:12) And be kind one to another,

tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,

even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Don had lost his job because he stood against his boss and refused to

compromise his Christian principles. Certain friends in the company had

turned against him, choosing to save their own jobs at any cost,

and he felt very alone, abandoned when he most needed the support

of those who cared.

But Don showed no signs of bitterness or unforgiveness. He refused to

recite the details of his firing to those around him, saying simply and

honestly, " I believe my boss was wrong in what he did. But God can show

him." The kindness of Don's heart, and the tenderness with which he

extended forgiveness, became a testimony to all who knew him. Don's

boss never "saw the light", never repented, but Don lived in the freedom of

forgiving.

Comparison is a rare commodity among Christains today. We seem to be

overstocked with judgment and crammed full of condemnation, but we have

little space in the corners of our lives for tenderheartedness. We are quick

to assume that we know another person's heart and have the remedy for

the problem, rather then giving that person the benefit of the doubt,

the room to grow, the freedom to make a mistake and seek forgiveness.

Jesus demonstrated the king compassion necessary in forgiveness when he

looked down at the soldiers who has crucified him, gambling at his feet

for his cloak, and said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what

are doing."

When others hurt and betray us, they often "do not know what they are

doing." we can, in Christ, offer compassionate forgiveness to them -

not condoning their actions or excusing their wrong, but forgiving ,

in the simplicity and purity of God's love.

Application

a) What is the difference between excusing a wrong and forgiving?

b) How has God forgiven me for Christ's sake?

c) What does today's verse tell me about my attitude in forgiveness?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

Hebrews 7:8

8 In the one case mortal men receive tithes,

but in the other he of whom it is witnessed

that he is alive receives them.

8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them,

of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

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

When you are Facing Pain and Suffering

2 Cor 12:7-10

7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance

of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan,

to torment me, lest I be exalted above measure.

8 I asked the Lord three times that this thing might depart from me.

9 But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made

perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will boast in my weaknesses,

that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 So I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in hardships,

in persecutions, and in distresses for Christ's sake.

For when I am weak, then I am strong.

7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of

the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh,

the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is

made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my

infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities,

in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak,

then am I strong.

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?)

Where do Muslims live?

Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.

Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial

BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%

Adding further

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

Under the Keep Praying page

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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

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

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

http://www.ehc.ca

Day 28 of the Month

a) Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear

and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.

(

John 5:24

24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever

hears My word and believes in Him who sent

Me has eternal life and shall not come into condemnation,

but has passed from death into life."

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word,

and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,

and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

)

b) Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you

know today . (

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.

)

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus Christ as Redeemer.

Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please empower me by Your Spirit

to be a faithful, trustworthy friend."

Pray to the Lord and pray to be a true forgiver.

Pray to the Lord and pray to Jesus who receives your tithes and offerings.

Pray to the Lord and pray to Jesus your strength.

Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear

and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.

Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you

know today .

Pray that believers in

UZBEKISTAN who are rejected by loved ones will be encouraged to stand

strong in their faith.

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.

Day 208 of My 6th Bible Study Journey

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:10:00 +0000

Day 208, 27 July 2026

1) Psalms 46, 48, 80, 135

Psalms 46

For the Music Director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.

A Song.

1 God is our refuge and strength,

a well-proven help in trouble.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed,

and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) though its waters roar and foam,

though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) There is a river whose streams make glad the city

of God, the holy dwelling place of the Most High.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) God is in the midst of her; she will not be moved;

God will help her in the early dawn.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The nations roared; the kingdoms were moved;

He uttered His voice; the earth melted.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The Lord of Hosts is with us;

the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Come, see the works of the Lord,

who makes desolations in the earth.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;

He breaks the bow and cuts off the spear;

He burns the chariot in the fire.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Be still and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) The Lord of Hosts is with us;

the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

Psalm 46

[1] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

[2] Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though

the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

[3] Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains

shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

[4] There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God,

the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

[5] God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her,

and that right early.

[6] The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the

earth melted.

[7] The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

[8] Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in

the earth.

[9] He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow,

and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

[10] Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen,

I will be exalted in the earth.

[11] The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Psalms 48

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised

in the city of our God, in His holy mountain.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Beautiful in elevation,

the joy of the whole earth,

is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north,

the city of the great King.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) God is known in her citadels

as a refuge.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For the kings were assembled,

they passed by together.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) They saw it, and so they were astounded;

they were alarmed, they hurried away.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Trembling seized them there,

and pain like a woman in labor;

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) As we have heard, so have we seen

in the city of the Lord of Hosts, in the city of our God;

God will establish it forever. Selah

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) We have thought of Your lovingkindness, O God,

in the midst of Your temple.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) According to Your name, O God,

so is Your praise to the ends of the earth;

Your right hand is full of righteousness.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) May Mount Zion rejoice,

may the daughters of Judah be glad, because of Your judgments.

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her; count her towers;

13 mark well her bulwarks; consider her citadels;

that you may tell it to the generation following.

14 For this God is our God forever and ever;

He will be our guide even to death.

Psalm 48

A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.

[1] Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in

the mountain of his holiness.

[2] Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on

the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

[3] God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

[4] For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

[5] They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted

away.

[6] Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

[7] Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

[8] As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in

the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

[9] We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy

temple.

[10] According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the

earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

[11] Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of

thy judgments.

[12] Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

[13] Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell

it to the generation following.

[14] For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even

unto death.

Psalms 80

For the Music Director. To the melody of "Lilies of the Testimony."

A Psalm of Asaph.

1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,

You who lead Joseph like a flock;

You who are enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) In the sight of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,

stir up Your strength,

and come and rescue us.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Restore us again, O God,

and cause Your face to shine,

and we shall be delivered.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) O Lord God of Hosts,

how long will You be angry

against the prayers of Your people?

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You have fed them with the bread of tears

and have given them tears to drink in great measure.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You make us contention for our neighbors,

and our enemies laugh among themselves.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Restore us again, O God of Hosts,

and cause Your face to shine,

and we shall be delivered.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) You have brought a vine out of Egypt;

You have cast out the nations and planted it.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) You cleared the ground for it;

it took deep root and filled the land.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) The mountains were covered with its shadow

and the mighty cedars with its branches.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) It sent out its branches to the sea

and its shoots to the River.

12 Why have You then broken down its walls,

so that all those who pass by the way pluck its fruit?

13 The boar from the woods ravages it,

and the insects of the field devour it.

14 Return again, O God of Hosts;

look down from heaven, and behold,

have regard for this vine

15 and the root that Your right hand has planted,

and the shoots that You made strong for Yourself.

16 It is burned with fire; it is cut down;

may they perish at the rebuke from Your presence.

17 Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,

the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.

18 So we will not turn back from You;

give us life, and we will call upon Your name.

19 Restore us again, O Lord God of Hosts;

cause Your face to shine,

and we shall be delivered.

Psalm 80

[1] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;

thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

[2] Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come

and save us.

[3] Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be

saved.

[4] O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of

thy people?

[5] Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to

drink in great measure.

[6] Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among

themselves.

[7] Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall

be saved.

[8] Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen,

and planted it.

[9] Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root,

and it filled the land.

[10] The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof

were like the goodly cedars.

[11] She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

[12] Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass

by the way do pluck her?

[13] The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field

doth devour it.

[14] Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and

behold, and visit this vine;

[15] And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that

thou madest strong for thyself.

[16] It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of

thy countenance.

[17] Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man

whom thou madest strong for thyself.

[18] So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy

name.

[19] Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we

shall be saved.

Psalms 135

Ps 115:4-11

1 Praise the Lord!

Praise the name of the Lord praise Him, O servants of the Lord,

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) you who stand in the house of the Lord,

in the courts of the house of our God!

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;

sing praises unto His name, for it is pleasant.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself,

and Israel for His special possession.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For I know that the Lord is great,

and that our Lord is above all gods.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Whatever the Lord pleases,

He does in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He causes the clouds to ascend from the ends

of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain;

He brings the wind out from His storehouses.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,

both of man and animal.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,

against Pharaoh and all his servants;

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He struck down great nations and slew mighty kings-

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Sihon, king of the Amorites,

and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan-

12 and gave their land for an inheritance, a possession to Israel His people.

13 Your name, O Lord, endures forever;

and Your renown, O Lord, throughout all generations.

14 For the Lord will defend His people,

and He will have compassion on His servants.

15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

16 They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see;

17 they have ears, but do not hear;

neither is there any breath in their mouths.

18 Those who make them are like them; so is everyone who trusts in them.

19 Bless the Lord, O house of Israel; bless the Lord, O house of Aaron.

20 Bless the Lord, O house of Levi; you who fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

21 Blessed be the Lord from Zion, who dwells at Jerusalem.

Praise you the Lord!

Psalm 135

[1] Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye

servants of the LORD.

[2] Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of

our God,

[3] Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for

it is pleasant.

[4] For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar

treasure.

[5] For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.

[6] Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the

seas, and all deep places.

[7] He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh

lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

[8] Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

[9] Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon

Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

[10] Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;

[11] Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms

of Canaan:

[12] And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his

people.

[13] Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD,

throughout all generations.

[14] For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself

concerning his servants.

[15] The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

[16] They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

[17] They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their

mouths.

[18] They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth

in them.

[19] Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:

[20] Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.

[21] Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye

the LORD.

2) Our Daily Bread for 27 July 2026 titled

Words That Honour God By Karen Huang

James 1:19-21

Hearing and Doing the Word

19 (Pr 10:19; 14:29) Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift

to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

20 for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.

21 (Eph 1:13; 4:22) Therefore lay aside all filthiness

and remaining wickedness and receive with meekness the engrafted word,

which is able to save your souls.

[19] Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to

speak, slow to wrath:

[20] For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

[21] Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and

receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

My friend, Alex, a book editor, checked his inbox, anticipating an angry email

from an author. He'd been working with a prominent business leader on the

client's manuscript for months. Unexpectedly, the publisher had decided to

halt the publication of the book due to company problems. After emailing the

author the bad news, Alex braced himself.

A week later a reply came. "I didn't answer right away because I wanted to

think first about my words and how to respond," the author wrote. He expressed

disappointment, then calmly stated how he thought the publisher could've

handled the issue.

The author's wise, measured response left a deep impression on me. His

behaviour reflected what the Bible says our communication should be like,

especially when we're angry. The apostle James tells us to keep "a tight rein

on [our] tongues" because it's easy to sin with our words

(James 1:26; see 3:5-6). We're to prioritise listening to others so we can

understand them, choose our words, and consider whether it's

necessary to get angry (1:19).

Not only does restraint in speech help us to avoid sin and allow the

Scriptures to change us (v. 21), but it also reflects who God is to others:

"compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love" (Psalm 103:8).

Let's model our loving God with our words - and our silences.

Reflect & Pray

When angered, how can you restrain your communication?

How do your words reflect your faith?

Wise Father, please help me to be quick to listen,

and slow to speak and become angry.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell

Matt 6:14-15

14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will

also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,

neither will your Father forgive your sins.

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will

also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,

neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger

and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying

support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw

her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was

"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought

back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of

unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to

forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered

and her bitterness grew worse.

Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers

of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was

able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own

healing and forgiveness.

"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on

unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's

forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is

always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has

extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls

of bitterness in our hearts.

When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do

not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an

awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of

revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;

the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts

cleansed and purified.

Application

a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness

in my own life?

b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness

to forgive others?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

Malachi 3:10-12

10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in

My house, and test Me now in this, says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not

open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing,

that there will not be room enough to receive it.

11 I will rebuke the devourer

for your sakes, so that it will not destroy the fruit of your ground,

and the vines in your field will not fail to bear fruit,

says the Lord of Hosts.

12 Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be

a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.

10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in

mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not

open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall

not be room enough to receive it.

11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy

the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit

before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be

a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.

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

When you are Worried Over Money

Matt 6:19-21

Treasures in Heaven

Lk 12:33-34

19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth

and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

20 But store up

for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy

and where thieves do not break in nor steal,

21 for where your treasure is,

there will your heart be also.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth

and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth

nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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?)

Where do Muslims live?

Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.

Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial

BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%

Adding further

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

Under the Keep Praying page

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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

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

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

http://www.ehc.ca

Day 27 of the Month

a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to

hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.

(

2 Cor 10:4-5

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,

but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,

5 casting down imaginations and every high thing

that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,

bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,

but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5casting down imaginations, and every high thing

that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,

and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

)

b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who

are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as Refuge and Strength.

Pray to the Lord: "Wise Father, please help me to be quick to listen,

and slow to speak and become angry."

Pray to the Lord and pray to be an honest forgiver.

Pray to the Lord and pray to be a generous giver .

Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.

Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to

hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.

Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who

are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.

Pray for the strength and unity of

Russian Christians whose governing officials want to divide them.

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.

Day 207 of My 6th Bible Study Journey

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:16:00 +0000

Day 207, 26 July 2026

Toda yat Calvary Community Church

Pastor Barry Regier spoke on Hard questions for God - God,

is masculinity toxic?

Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field

which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman,

"Has God said, "You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?"

[1] Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the

LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall

not eat of every tree of the garden?

Satan tempts Eve

Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasing to

the eyes and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit

and ate; and she gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

[6] And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was

pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of

the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and

he did eat.

Adam is with Eve; he is silent and passive

Genesis 3:12 The man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of

the tree, and I ate."

[12] And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me

of the tree, and I did eat.

Adam avoids responsibility

Genesis 3:9 The Lord God called to the

man and said to him, "Where are you?"

[9] And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

A) Take responsibility B) Reject Passivity

What does JEsus do?

JOhn 13:3

3 (Jn 8:42; Mt 11:27) Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things

into His hands and that He came from God and was going to God,

[3] Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and

that he was come from God, and went to God;

John 13:4-5

4 (Lk 12:37; 22:27) rose from supper, laid aside His garments,

and took a towel and wrapped Himself.

5 (Lk 7:44; Ge 18:4) After that, He poured water into a basin

and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel

with which He was wrapped.

[4] He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel,

and girded himself.

[5] After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the

disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

Jesus shows servant leadership, humble leadership.

John 13:14 (1Pe 5:5) If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,

you also ought to wash one another's feet.

[14] If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought

to wash one another's feet.

1) Isaiah 44, Isaiah 45, Isaiah 46, Isaiah 47, Isaiah 48

Isaiah 44

God's Blessing on Jacob

1 (Isa 41:8; Jer 30:10) Yet now listen, O Jacob, My servant,

and Israel, whom I have chosen.

2 (Dt 32:15; Isa 41:10) Thus says the Lord

who made you, and formed you from the womb,

who will help you:

Do not fear, O Jacob, My servant, and you,

Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

3 (Joel 2:28; Isa 59:21) For I will pour water on him who is thirsty,

and floods on the dry ground;

I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants,

and My blessing on your offspring;

4 (Ps 1:3) and they shall spring up as among the grass,

as willows by the water courses.

5 One will say, "I am the Lord's";

another will call himself by the name of Jacob;

and another will write on his hand, "Belonging to the Lord,"

and name himself by the name of Israel.

[1] Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

[2] Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which

will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I

have chosen.

[3] For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry

ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine

offspring:

[4] And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water

courses.

[5] One shall say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the

name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and

surname himself by the name of Israel.

Idolatry Condemned

6 (Rev 1:8; Isa 41:4; 43:1) Thus says the Lord the King of Israel,

and his Redeemer the Lord of Hosts:

I am the first, and I am the last; besides Me there is no God.

7 (Isa 41:26; 41:22) Who is like Me? Let him proclaim

and declare it, and recount it in order for Me,

since I appointed the ancient people.

And let them declare to them the things that are coming, and shall come.

8 (Isa 43:10; Dt 4:35; 1Sa 2:2) Do not fear, nor be afraid;

have I not told you from of old, and declared it? You are My witnesses!

Is there a God besides Me? There is no Rock; I know not any.

9 (Isa 41:24; Ps 97:7) Those who make a graven image are, all of them, vain,

and their delectable things shall not profit;

and they are their own witnesses;

they do not see nor know, that they may be ashamed.

10 (Jer 10:5; Hab 2:18) Who has formed a god or molded a graven image

that is profitable for nothing?

11 (Isa 42:17; 45:16) All his companions shall be ashamed;

and the workmen, they are mere men.

Let them all be gathered together; let them stand up,

yet they shall fear; they shall be ashamed together.

12 (Isa 40:19; 41:6-7) The smith with the tongs both works in the coals

and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms.

He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; He drinks no water and is faint.

13 (Jdg 17:4-5; Ps 115:5-7) The carpenter stretches out his measuring line;

he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes,

and he marks it out with the compass,

and makes it after the figure of a man,

according to the beauty of a man, that it may remain in the house.

14 (Isa 40:20) He hews down cedars for himself,

and takes the cypress and the oak,

which he raises for himself among the trees of the forest.

He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow.

15 (2Ch 25:14 ) Then it shall be for a man to burn,

for he will take some of it and warm himself;

he kindles it and bakes bread;

he also makes a god and worships it;

he makes it a graven image and bows down to it.

16 He burns half of it in the fire;

over this half he eats meat;

he roasts it and is satisfied.

Also he warms himself and says,

"Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire."

17 (Isa 45:20) And the rest he makes into a god, even his carved image.

He falls down to it, and worships it,

and prays to it, and says,

"Deliver me, for you are my god."

18 (Ps 81:12; Isa 29:10 ) They have not known nor understood;

for He has shut their eyes so that they cannot see,

and their hearts so that they cannot understand.

19 (Dt 27:15; 1Ki 11:5) No one considers in his heart,

nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say,

" have burned part of it in the fire;

I also have baked bread on the coals;

I have roasted meat and eaten it;

and shall I make the rest into an abomination?

Shall I fall down to a block of wood?"

20 (Job 15:31; Ps 102:9 )He feeds on ashes;

a deceived heart has turned him aside

so that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say,

"Is there not a lie in my right hand?"

[6] Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of

hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

[7] And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for

me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming,

and shall come, let them shew unto them.

[8] Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and

have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea,

there is no God; I know not any.

[9] They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their

delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they

see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

[10] Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for

nothing?

[11] Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of

men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall

fear, and they shall be ashamed together.

[12] The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it

with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is

hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

[13] The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line;

he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and

maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that

it may remain in the house.

[14] He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he

strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash,

and the rain doth nourish it.

[15] Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm

himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and

worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

[16] He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh;

he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith,

Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:

[17] And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he

falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith,

Deliver me; for thou art my god.

[18] They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that

they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

[19] And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor

understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have

baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and

shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the

stock of a tree?

[20] He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he

cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

Israel Not Forgotten

21 (Isa 44:1-2) Remember these things, O Jacob,

and Israel, for you are My servant;

I have formed you; you are My servant;

O Israel, you shall not be forgotten by Me.

22 (Isa 43:25; 1Co 6:20) I have blotted out, as a thick cloud,

your transgressions, and your sins, as a cloud.

Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

23 (Ps 69:34; Isa 49:3 ) Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it.

Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth;

break forth into singing, you mountains,

O forest, and every tree in it.

For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,

and glorified Himself in Israel.

Jerusalem to Be Inhabited

24 (Isa 42:5; 43:14; 44:2) Thus says the Lord,

your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb:

I am the Lord

who makes all things,

who stretches out the heavens alone,

who spreads abroad the earth by Myself,

25 (2Sa 15:31; Ps 33:10) who frustrates the omens of the boasters

and makes fools out of diviners,

who turns wise men backward

and makes their knowledge foolish,

26 (Zec 1:6) who confirms the word of His servant

and performs the counsel of His messengers,

who says to Jerusalem, "You shall be inhabited,"

and to the cities of Judah, "You shall be built."

And I will raise up her ruins again;

27 (Isa 42:15; Jer 50:38) it is I who says to the deep, "Be dried up!"

And I will dry up your rivers;

28 (2Ch 36:22-1:3; Isa 45:1) it is I who says of Cyrus, "He is My shepherd,

and shall perform all My desire";

and he declares to Jerusalem, "You shall be built,"

and to the temple, "Your foundation shall be laid."

[21] Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have

formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

[22] I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a

cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

[23] Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of

the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree

therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

[24] Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the

womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the

heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

[25] That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that

turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

[26] That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of

his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the

cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places

thereof:

[27] That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

[28] That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my

pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple,

Thy foundation shall be laid.

Isaiah 45

Cyrus, God's Anointed

1 (Isa 41:13; Ps 73:23) Thus says the Lord to Cyrus, His anointed,

whose right hand I have held-to subdue nations before him

and to loosen the loins of kings, to open doors before him

so that the gates will not be shut:

2 (Ps 107:16; Isa 40:4) I will go before you

and make the crooked places straight;

I will break in pieces the gates of bronze and shatter the bars of iron.

3 (Isa 43:1; Jer 50:37) And I will give you the treasures of darkness

and hidden riches of secret places so that you may know that I, the Lord,

who calls you by your name, am the God of Israel.

4 (Isa 41:8-9; Ac 17:23) For Jacob My servant's sake and Israel My chosen one,

I have even called you by your name; I have named you,

though you have not known Me.

5 (Isa 44:8; Ps 18:39; Job 12:21) I am the Lord and there is no other;

there is no God besides Me. I strengthen you, though you have not known Me,

6 (Mal 1:11; Isa 37:20) so that they may know from the rising of the sun

and from the west that there is no one besides Me.

I am the Lord, and there is no other;

7 (Am 3:6 ) I form the light and create darkness;

I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.

8 (Hos 10:12; Ps 72:6 ) Drip down, O heavens, from above,

and let the clouds pour down righteousness; let the earth open up,

and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together.

I, the Lord, have created it.

9 (Isa 29:16; 64:8) Woe to him who strives with his Maker,

the potsherd with the potsherds of the earth!

Shall the clay say to the potter,

"What are you making?"

Or the thing you are making say,

"He has no hands"?

10 Woe to him who says to his father,

"What are you begetting?"

Or to the woman,

"To what are you giving birth?"

11 (Isa 29:23; 43:7) Thus says the Lord,

the Holy One of Israel and his Maker:

Ask Me of things to come

concerning My sons,

and you shall commit to Me the work of My hands.

12 (Isa 42:5; Ge 2:1; Ne 9:6) I have made the earth

and created man on it.

I, even My hands, have stretched out the heavens,

and I have ordained all their host.

13 (Isa 41:2; 2Ch 36:22-23) I have raised him up in righteousness,

and I will direct all his ways;

he shall build My city,

and he shall let My captives go,

neither for price nor reward,

says the Lord of Hosts.

[1] Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have

holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings,

to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

[2] I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will

break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

[3] And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of

secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by

thy name, am the God of Israel.

[4] For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called

thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

[5] I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I

girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

[6] That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that

there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.

[7] I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I

the LORD do all these things.

[8] Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down

righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and

let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.

[9] Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with

the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it,

What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

[10] Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the

woman, What hast thou brought forth?

[11] Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of

things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands

command ye me.

[12] I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have

stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

[13] I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways:

he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor

reward, saith the LORD of hosts.

The Only Saviour

14 (Isa 49:23; Jer 16:19; Zec 8:20-23) Thus says the Lord:

The products of Egypt and merchandise of Ethiopia

and of the Sabeans-men of stature-

shall come over to you,

and they shall be yours;

they shall come after you;

in chains they shall come over,

and they shall fall down before you.

They shall make supplication to you, saying,

"Surely God is with you, and there is no other;

there is no other God."

15 (Ps 44:24; Isa 57:17) Truly You are a God who hides Yourself,

O God of Israel, the Savior.

16 (Isa 42:17; 44:9) They shall be ashamed and also humiliated, all of them;

the craftsmen of idols shall go away in confusion together,

17 (Isa 26:4; 54:4) but Israel shall be saved by the Lord

with an everlasting salvation;

you shall not be ashamed nor humiliated

to all eternity.

18 (Isa 42:5; Ge 1:2) For thus says the Lord,

who created the heavens,

who is God,

who formed the earth and made it,

who has established it,

who did not create it in vain,

who formed it to be inhabited:

I am the Lord,

and there is no other.

19 (Isa 48:16; 2Ch 15:2) I have not spoken in secret

in a dark place of the earth;

I did not say to the descendants of Jacob,

"Seek Me in a waste place";

I, the Lord, speak righteousness;

I declare things that are right.

20 (Isa 43:9; 46:1) Assemble yourselves and come;

draw near together, you fugitives of the nations.

They have no knowledge who set up the wood of their carved image,

and pray to a god that cannot save.

21 (Isa 43:9; 43:11) Declare and set forth your case;

let them take counsel together.

Who has declared this from ancient times?

Who has told it from that time?

Have not I, the Lord?

And there is no God besides Me,

a righteous God and Savior;

there is no other besides Me.

22 (Nu 21:8-9; 2Ch 20:12) Turn to Me and be saved,

all the ends of the earth.

For I am God, and there is no other.

23 (Php 2:10; Ps 63:11) I have sworn by Myself,

the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness

and shall not return,

that to Me every knee shall bow,

every tongue shall take an oath.

24 (Isa 41:11) Surely, one shall say, "Only in the Lord

are righteousness and strength."

Men shall come to him,

and all who are incensed at Him shall be ashamed.

25 (Isa 41:16) In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel

be justified and shall glory.

[14] Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia

and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they

shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over,

and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee,

saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

[15] Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

[16] They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go

to confusion together that are makers of idols.

[17] But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation:

ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

[18] For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that

formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in

vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

[19] I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not

unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness,

I declare things that are right.

[20] Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped

of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven

image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.

[21] Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who

hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have

not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a

Saviour; there is none beside me.

[22] Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God,

and there is none else.

[23] I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in

righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow,

every tongue shall swear.

[24] Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength:

even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be

ashamed.

[25] In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

Isaiah 46

The Idols of Babylon

1 (Isa 21:9; Jer 50:2) Bel bows down, Nebo stoops,

their idols are appointed to the beasts and the cattle.

The things that you carry are burdensome;

they are a burden to the weary beast.

2 (Jdg 18:17-18; 2Sa 5:21) They stoop, they bow down together;

they could not deliver the burden,

but themselves have gone into captivity.

3 (Dt 1:31; Ps 71:6) Listen to Me, O house of Jacob,

and all the remnant of the house of Israel,

who are borne by Me from birth

and are carried from the womb:

4 (Ps 71:18; Isa 43:13) And even to your old age I am He,

and even to your graying years I will carry you;

I have done it, and I will bear you;

even I will carry, and will deliver you.

5 (Isa 40:18; 40:25 ) To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal,

and compare Me that we may be alike?

6 They lavish gold out of the bag,

and weigh silver on the scales;

they hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god;

they fall down and worship it.

7 (Isa 45:20; Jer 10:5) They lift it on the shoulder, they carry it,

and they set it in its place, and it stands;

from its place it does not move.

If one shall cry to it, it cannot answer

nor save him out of his trouble.

8 Remember this, and show yourselves men;

bring it to mind again, O transgressors.

9 (Dt 32:7; Isa 42:9) Remember the former things of old,

for I am God, and there is no other;

I am God, and there is no one like Me,

10 (Pr 19:21; Ps 33:11) declaring the end from the beginning,

and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying,

"My counsel shall stand,

and I will do all My good pleasure,"

11 (Nu 23:19; Isa 41:2) calling a ravenous bird from the east,

the man who executes My counsel from a far country.

Indeed, I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass.

I have purposed it; I will also do it.

12 (Ps 119:150; Isa 46:3) Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted,

who are far from righteousness;

13 (Isa 61:3; 44:23) I bring My righteousness near;

it shall not be far off,

and My salvation shall not tarry.

And I will grant salvation in Zion,

and My glory for Israel.

Isaiah 46

[1] Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and

upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the

weary beast.

[2] They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden,

but themselves are gone into captivity.

[3] Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of

Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the

womb:

[4] And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry

you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

[5] To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may

be like?

[6] They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and

hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they

worship.

[7] They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his

place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall

cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

[8] Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye

transgressors.

[9] Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else;

I am God, and there is none like me,

[10] Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things

that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my

pleasure:

[11] Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my

counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to

pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

[12] Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:

[13] I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my

salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my

glory.

Isaiah 47

The Fall of Babylon

1 (Ps 137:8; Isa 3:26) Come down, and sit in the dust,

O virgin daughter of Babylon;

sit on the ground; there is no throne,

O daughter of the Chaldeans.

For you shall no more be called

tender and delicate.

2 (Mt 24:41; Ex 11:5) Take the millstones and grind meal.

Uncover your veil,

strip off the skirt, uncover the leg,

pass over the rivers.

3 (Na 3:5) Your nakedness shall be uncovered,

and your shame shall be seen;

I will take vengeance,

and I will not meet you as a man.

4 (Isa 41:14; 43:14) As for our Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts is His name,

the Holy One of Israel.

5 (Isa 47:7) Sit silently, and go into darkness,

O daughter of the Chaldeans;

for you shall no more be called

the queen of kingdoms.

6 (Dt 28:50; 2Ch 28:9) I was angry with My people;

I have polluted My inheritance

and given them into your hand.

You did not show them mercy;

on the aged

you have laid your yoke very heavily.

7 (Dt 32:29; Isa 47:5) You said, "I shall be a queen forever,"

but you did not take these things to heart,

nor remember the outcome of them.

8 (Zep 2:15; Isa 32:9; 45:6) Therefore, now hear this,

you who are given to pleasures,

who dwell carelessly,

who say in your heart,

"I am, and there is no one besides me;

I shall not sit as a widow,

nor shall I know the loss of children";

9 (Na 3:4; Ps 73:19) but these two things shall come to you

in a moment, in one day,

the loss of children and widowhood.

They shall come upon you in their fullness

because of the multitude of your sorceries

and for the great abundance of your enchantments.

10 (Ps 52:7; Isa 5:21) For you have trusted in your wickedness;

you have said, "No one sees me";

your wisdom and your knowledge have perverted you;

and you have said in your heart,

"I am, and there is no one besides me."

11 (1Th 5:3) Therefore, evil shall come upon you,

which you shall not know from where it rises.

And disaster shall fall upon you,

for which you shall not be able to atone.

And desolation shall come upon you suddenly,

which you shall not know.

12 Stand fast now with your enchantments,

and with the multitude of your sorceries

in which you have labored from your youth.

Perhaps you shall be able to profit,

perhaps you may cause trembling.

13 (Isa 44:25; 57:10) You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels;

let now the astrologers, the stargazers,

the monthly prognosticators stand up

and save you from these things that shall come upon you.

14 (Na 1:10; Mal 4:1) Surely they shall be as stubble,

the fire shall burn them;

they shall not deliver themselves

from the power of the flame;

it shall not be coal to be warmed by

nor a fire to sit before.

15 Thus those shall be to you

with whom you have labored,

even your merchants, from your youth;

they shall wander, everyone to his quarter.

No one shall save you.

[1] Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the

ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no

more be called tender and delicate.

[2] Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the

leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.

[3] Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will

take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.

[4] As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name,

the Holy One of Israel.

[5] Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the

Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.

[6] I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given

them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast

thou very heavily laid thy yoke.

[7] And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay

these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.

[8] Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest

carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I

shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

[9] But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss

of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection

for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine

enchantments.

[10] For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me.

Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in

thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.

[11] Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it

riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it

off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not

know.

[12] Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy

sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be

able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

[13] Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the

astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save

thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

[14] Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall

not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a

coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

[15] Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy

merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none

shall save thee.

Isaiah 48

Israel Refined for God's Glory

1 (Ps 68:26; Jer 4:2) Hear this, O house of Jacob,

who are called by the name of Israel,

and have come forth from the waters of Judah;

who swear by the name of the Lord,

and invoke the God of Israel,

but not in truth or in righteousness;

2 (Mic 3:11; Isa 10:20) for they call themselves after the holy city,

and lean on the God of Israel;

the Lord of Hosts is His name:

3 (Isa 41:22; 42:9) I have declared the former things from the beginning;

and they went forth from My mouth, and I announced them.

Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

4 (Ex 32:9; Dt 31:27) Because I knew that you are obstinate,

and your neck is an iron sinew,

and your brow bronze;

5 (Isa 48:3; Jer 44:15-18) I have even from the beginning declared it to you;

before it came to pass I announced it to you,

lest you should say,

"My idol has done them,

and my carved image and my molded image has commanded them."

6 (Isa 42:9) You have heard; see all this.

And will you not declare it?

I have shown you new things from this time,

even hidden things, and you did not know them.

7 They are created now and not from the beginning;

even before the day when you did not hear them,

lest you should say,

"Yes, I knew them."

8 (Ps 58:3) You have not heard, you have not known,

indeed, from long ago your ear has not been open.

For I knew that you would deal very treacherously,

and that from birth you have been called a rebel.

9 (Ps 78:38; Ne 9:30-31) For My name's sake I will defer My anger,

and for My praise I will restrain it for you

so that you are not cut off.

10 (Dt 4:20; Jer 9:7) See, I have refined you, but not with silver;

I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.

11 (Isa 42:8; Eze 20:9) For My own sake, even for My own sake, I will do it;

for how can My name be polluted?

And I will not give My glory to another.

[1] Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel,

and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of

the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in

righteousness.

[2] For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the

God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.

[3] I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went

forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came

to pass.

[4] Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew,

and thy brow brass;

[5] I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to

pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them,

and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

[6] Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed

thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know

them.

[7] They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day

when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.

[8] Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that

thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very

treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.

[9] For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I

refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

[10] Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in

the furnace of affliction.

[11] For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should

my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.

The Lord's Call to Israel

12 (Isa 41:4; Rev 22:13) Listen to Me, O Jacob

and Israel, whom I called: I am He;

I am the First, and I am the Last.

13 (Isa 40:26; Ex 20:11) My hand also has laid the foundation of the earth,

and My right hand has spanned the heavens; when I call to them,

they stand up together.

14 (Isa 43:9; 13:4-5) Assemble, all of you, and listen.

Who among them has declared these things? The Lord has loved him;

he will do His pleasure on Babylon,

and His arm shall be against the Chaldeans.

15 I, even I, have spoken, and I have called him;

I have brought him, and his way will prosper.

16 (Isa 45:19) Come near to Me, hear this:

I have not spoken in secret from the beginning;

from the time that it was, there I am.

And now the Lord God has sent me and His Spirit.

17 (Ps 32:8; Isa 43:14) Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of

Israel: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit,

who leads you in the way you should go.

18 (Dt 32:29; Isa 66:12) Oh, that you had listened to My commandments!

Then your peace would have been as a river

and your righteousness as the waves of the sea.

19 (Ge 22:17; Isa 10:22) Your descendants also would have been as the sand

and your offspring like grains of sand;

their name would not have been cut off

nor destroyed from before Me.

20 (Isa 52:9; Jer 50:8; 51:6) Go forth from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans!

With a voice of singing declare, proclaim this,

utter it even to the ends of the earth;

say, "The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob."

21 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11) They did not thirst when He led them

through the deserts;

He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them;

He also split the rock,

and the waters gushed out.

22 (Isa 57:21) "There is no peace," says the Lord, "for the wicked."

[12] Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the

first, I also am the last.

[13] Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand

hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

[14] All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared

these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon,

and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.

[15] I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him,

and he shall make his way prosperous.

[16] Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from

the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD,

and his Spirit, hath sent me.

[17] Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the

LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way

that thou shouldest go.

[18] O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace

been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

[19] Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels

like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed

from before me.

[20] Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of

singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say

ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

[21] And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused

the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the

waters gushed out.

[22] There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.

2) Our Daily Bread for 26 July 2026 titled

Living Water of Christ By Lisa M. Samra

John 4:7-8,13-18,21,23-26

7 A woman of Samaria came there to draw water.

Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink."

8 For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.

9 (Jn 8:48; Mt 10:5) Then the woman of Samaria said to Him,

"How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?"

For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.

13 Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,

14 (Jn 6:35; Isa 49:10) but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give

him will never thirst. Indeed, the water that I shall give him will become

in him a well of water springing up into eternal life."

15 (Jn 6:34) The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, so that

I will not thirst, nor come here to draw."

16 Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here."

17 The woman answered, "I have no husband."

Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband,'

18 for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have

is not your husband. So you have spoken truthfully."

21 (Mal 1:11; 1Ti 2:8) Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me,

the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor

in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.

23 (Php 3:3; Jn 5:25) Yet the hour is coming, and is now here,

when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.

For the Father seeks such to worship Him.

24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him

in spirit and truth."

25 (Jn 4:29) The woman said to Him, “"I know that Messiah is coming"

(who is called Christ). "When He comes, He will tell us all things."

26 Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am He."

[7] There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her,

Give me to drink.

[8] (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

[9] Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a

Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no

dealings with the Samaritans.

[13] Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water

shall thirst again:

[14] But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never

thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water

springing up into everlasting life.

[15] The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not,

neither come hither to draw.

[16] Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

[17] The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her,

Thou hast well said, I have no husband:

[18] For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy

husband: in that saidst thou truly.

[21] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall

neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

[23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall

worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to

worship him.

[24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit

and in truth.

[25] The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called

Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

[26] Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

As I gazed at the intricate etching Christ and the Woman of Samaria by Dutch

artist Rembrandt, two interesting details caught my eye. The first was Jesus'

humble pose - leaning over, with His hand over His heart - as he addressed the

Samaritan woman. Due to centuries of hostilities between the two groups, Jews

typically didn't "associate with Samaritans" (John 4:9). Yet Jesus reached out

with respect and dignity to a woman considered an outcast (vv. 17-18).

Jesus knew the woman's struggles and offered "living water" (v. 10) to satisfy

her deepest need - the gift of cleansing and life-giving grace available

through a restored relationship with God.

The second detail that caught my eye was the dark shadow covering the woman's

face, symbolizing her initial struggle to recognise Jesus as the Messiah, or

Israel's promised rescuer. When the woman told Jesus, "I know that Messiah is

coming" (v. 25) and He responded, "I am he" (v. 26), her eyes

and heart were opened (v. 29).

As we encounter people who are spiritually thirsty, Jesus' example reminds me

to speak with humility and kindness, praying for God to remove the shadow that

"has blinded the minds of unbelievers" (2 Corinthians 4:4) so they can fully

understand Christ's life-changing offer of living water.

Reflect & Pray

How did you first experience Christ's "living water"?

Who can you pray for that needs Jesus' gift of living water?

Heavenly Father, with Your kindness and humility, please help

me share with the hurting Your offer of living, life-transforming water.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 1 Call to the Lord - 2 Samuel 22:3-4

3 (Ge 15:1; Ps 9:9) the God of my strength, in whom I will trust;

my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my fortress and my sanctuary;

my Savior, You save me from violence.

4 (Ps 48:1; 96:4) I call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy,

and I am saved from my enemies.

3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust:

He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge,

My saviour; thou savest me from violence.

4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised:

So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

In the old Days of Television Western, we could always tell who the enemy was.

The bad guys wore black hats; the evil villain had a scar across

his cheek or a patch over one eye. But real life is

not quite so simple . Enemies come in many forms, and often are not easy to

recognise. Sin is an enemy; even those we love can seek

to undermine our faith;

modern materialism and distorted values lead us away from biblical principles.

These enemies may not seek our death in a physical sense,

but their influence results in spiritual death or, at the very least,

immaturity.

Yet God promises to rescue us from our enemies. David describes the Lord as a

"rock", a "shield", a "stronghold", and a "refuge". God provides a stable

foundation for our faith; he products us from the attacks of the enemy;

he offers a place of rest in battle.

Our battles are usually not physical ones, but rather spiritual

and emotional wars.

We struggle with difficult relationships, the burdens of the past,

the subtle accusations of the devil.

But these enemies can be overcome. David says,

"I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise" .

When we turn to the Lord, trust his Word, acknowledge his

worthiness, we put our own problems and difficulties in perspective.

We see that God is able to rescue us, and has promised to do so.

And as we respond to his grace by focusing

on him, we abandon trust in ourselves and allow him to do what he promised.

Application

a) What kinds of enemies do I face?

b) How have I tried to deal with those enemies by myself?

c) How can today's verses help me turn to the sources of my rescue?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

2 Cor 9:6

6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,

and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly;

and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

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

When you are Worried Over Money

1 Tim 6:6-10

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain

that we can carry nothing out.

8 If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with these things.

9 But those who desire

to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish

and harmful lusts, which drown men in ruin and destruction.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil.

While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith

and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain

we can carry nothing out.

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9 But they that will

be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish

and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil:

which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith,

and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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?)

Where do Muslims live?

Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.

Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial

BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%

Adding further

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

Under the Keep Praying page

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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

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

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

http://www.ehc.ca

Day 26 of the Month

a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary

work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16

16 Let your light so shine before men that they may

see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your

good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

)

b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut

I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,

that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,

serve with integrity

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

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

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

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

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

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

and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

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

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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

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

2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;

that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

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

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

of the truth.

II) Pray for the churches of the province,

that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.

III) Pray that the Lord would use

the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus

)

Conclusion:

Pray to Lord to understand your gender role in His Kingdom.

Pray to the Lord and pray to remember The Lord blessings and authority.

Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, with Your kindness and humility, please

help me share with the hurting Your offer of living, life-transforming water."

Pray to the Lord and pray to trust in the Lord Your strength

who will save you from your enemies.

Pray to the Lord and pray to reap bountifully.

Pray to the Lord and pray to have godliness with great contentment.

Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary

work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ

Pray that believers will courageously share the Gospel with Buddhist

monks in Bhutan.

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.

Day 206 of My 6th Bible Study Journey

nospam@example.com (DSY) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:29:00 +0000

Day 206, 25 July 2026

Isaiah 40, Isaiah 41, Isaiah 42, Isaiah 43

Isaiah 40

Comfort for God's People

1 (Isa 51:12; 51:3) Comfort, O comfort, My people, says your God.

2 (Isa 61:7; Jer 16:18) Speak kindly to Jerusalem,

and cry to her

that her warfare has ended,

that her iniquity has been pardoned,

that she has received of the hand of the Lord

double for all her sins.

3 (Mal 3:1; Jn 1:23; Mal 4:5-6 ) The voice of him who cries out,

"Prepare the way of the Lord

in the wilderness,

make straight in the desert

a highway for our God.

4 (Isa 45:2; Eze 21:26 ) Let every valley be lifted up,

and every mountain and hill be made low,

and let the rough ground become a plain,

and the rough places a plain;

5 (Isa 1:20; 52:10) then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,

and all flesh shall see it together,

for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it."

6 (Job 14:2; Ps 102:11) The voice said, "Cry out."

And he said, "What shall I cry out?"

All flesh is grass,

and all its loveliness is as the flower of the field.

7 The grass withers, the flower fades

because the Spirit of the Lord blows upon it;

surely the people are grass.

8 (Mt 5:18; 1Pe 1:25) The grass withers, the flower fades,

but the word of our God shall stand forever.

9 (Isa 25:9; 12:2) O Zion, bearer of good news,

get yourself up onto a high mountain;

O Jerusalem, bearer of good news,

lift up your voice with strength,

lift it up, do not be afraid;

say to the cities of Judah,

"Here is your God!"

10 (Isa 62:11; Rev 22:12) See, the Lord God will come with a strong hand,

and His arm shall rule for Him;

see, His reward is with Him,

and His recompense before Him.

11 (Eze 34:23; Mic 5:4) He shall feed His flock like a shepherd;

He shall gather the lambs with His arm,

and carry them in His bosom,

and shall gently lead those that are with young.

12 (Pr 30:4; Heb 1:10-12) Who has measured the waters

in the hollow of His hand,

and meted out heaven with the span,

and calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,

and weighed the mountains in scales,

and the hills in a balance?

13 (Ro 11:34; 1Co 2:16 ) Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord,

or as His counselor has taught Him?

14 (Col 2:3; Job 21:22) With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him,

and taught Him in the path of justice,

and taught Him knowledge,

and showed to Him the way of understanding?

15 (Jer 10:10) Certainly the nations are as a drop in a bucket,

and are counted as the small dust of the balance;

He takes up the coastlands as a very little thing.

16 (Mic 6:6-7) Lebanon is not sufficient to burn,

nor the beasts sufficient as a burnt offering.

17 (Ps 62:9) All nations before Him are as nothing,

and they are counted by Him as less than nothing

and meaningless.

18 (Isa 46:5; Ac 17:29; Ex 8:10) To whom then will you liken God?

Or what likeness will you compare to Him?

19 (Ps 115:4-8; Hab 2:18-19) The workman melts a graven image,

and the goldsmith spreads it over with gold,

and casts silver chains.

20 (1Sa 5:3-4; Isa 41:7) He who is too impoverished for such an offering

chooses a tree that will not rot;

he seeks for himself a skillful workman

to prepare a graven image that shall not totter.

21 (Ac 14:17) Have you not known?

Have you not heard?

Has it not been told to you from the beginning?

Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

22 (Nu 13:33; Ps 104:2) It is He who sits upon the circle of the earth,

and the inhabitants are as grasshoppers,

who stretches out the heavens as a curtain,

and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in.

23 (Job 12:21; Ps 107:40) He brings the princes to nothing;

He makes the judges of the earth meaningless.

24 (Isa 41:16; 17:13) Scarcely shall they be planted;

scarcely shall they be sown;

scarcely shall their tree take root in the earth,

when He will also blow on them,

and they will wither,

and the whirlwind will take them away as stubble.

25 (Isa 40:18) To whom then will you liken Me,

that I should be equal to him? says the Holy One.

26 (Ps 89:11-13; Isa 48:13) Lift up your eyes on high,

and see who has created these things,

who brings out their host by number;

He calls them all by name,

by the greatness of His might and the strength of His power;

not one of them is missing.

27 Why do you say, O Jacob,

and assert, O Israel,

"My way is hidden from the Lord,

and my justice escapes the notice of my God"?

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

Have you not heard,

that the everlasting God, the Lord,

the Creator of the ends of the earth,

does not faint, nor is He weary?

His understanding is inscrutable.

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

and to those who have no might He increases strength.

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

and the young men shall utterly fall,

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

shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles,

they shall run and not be weary,

and they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40

[1] Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

[2] Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is

accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the

LORD's hand double for all her sins.

[3] The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of

the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

[4] Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made

low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

[5] And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it

together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

[6] The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass,

and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

[7] The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD

bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

[8] The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall

stand for ever.

[9] O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain;

O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength;

lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

[10] Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule

for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

[11] He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with

his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are

with young.

[12] Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out

heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure,

and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

[13] Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counseller hath

taught him?

[14] With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in

the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of

understanding?

[15] Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the

small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little

thing.

[16] And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof

sufficient for a burnt offering.

[17] All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less

than nothing, and vanity.

[18] To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto

him?

[19] The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over

with gold, and casteth silver chains.

[20] He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree

that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven

image, that shall not be moved.

[21] Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from

the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

[22] It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the

inhabitants

thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain,

and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

[23] That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth

as vanity.

[24] Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their

stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them,

and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

[25] To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

[26] Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things,

that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the

greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

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

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

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

LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?

there is no searching of his understanding.

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

increaseth strength.

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

utterly fall:

[31] But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall

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

shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 41

The Lord Helps Israel

1 (Hab 2:20; Zec 2:13) Keep silent before Me, O islands,

and let the peoples renew their strength.

Let them come near, then let them speak;

let us come near together to judgment.

2 (Isa 40:24; 45:1) Who raised up the righteous man from the east,

called him to His foot,

gave the nations before him,

and made him rule over kings?

He makes them as the dust with his sword,

and as driven stubble with his bow.

3 He pursued them, and passed safely,

by paths his feet have not traveled.

4 (Isa 41:26; 48:12) Who has performed and done this,

calling the generations from the beginning?

I, the Lord, am the first,

and with the last. I am He.

5 (Jos 5:1; Ps 67:7) The coastlands saw it and feared,

the ends of the earth were afraid;

they drew near and came.

6 Every one helped his neighbor,

and every one said to his brother, "Be of good courage."

7 (Isa 40:19-20) So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith,

and he who smooths metal with the hammer

encourages him who strikes the anvil,

saying, "It is ready for the soldering";

and he fastened it with nails so that it should not totter.

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.

15 (Mic 4:13; Hab 3:12) See, I will make you a new sharp threshing instrument

with double edges;

you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small,

and shall make the hills as chaff.

16 (Jer 51:2) You shall fan them, and the wind shall carry them away,

and the whirlwind shall scatter them;

and you shall rejoice in the Lord,

and shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.

17 (Isa 30:19; 42:16) When the poor and needy seek water,

and there is none,

and their tongues fail for thirst,

I, the Lord, will hear them,

I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

18 (Ps 107:35; Isa 30:25) I will open rivers in high places,

and fountains in the midst of the valleys;

I will make the wilderness a pool of water,

and the dry land springs of water.

19 (Isa 55:13; 60:13) I will plant in the wilderness

the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive tree;

I will set in the desert

the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together,

20 (Job 12:9) that they may see, and know,

and consider, and understand together,

that the hand of the Lord has done this,

and the Holy One of Israel has created it.

[1] Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their

strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near

together to judgment.

[2] Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot,

gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as

the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

[3] He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not

gone with his feet.

[4] Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the

beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

[5] The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew

near, and came.

[6] They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother,

Be of good courage.

[7] So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with

the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering:

and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

[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.

[15] Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth:

thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the

hills as chaff.

[16] Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the

whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt

glory in the Holy One of Israel.

[17] When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue

faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not

forsake them.

[18] I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the

valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land

springs of water.

[19] I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the

myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the

pine, and the box tree together:

[20] That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together,

that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath

created it.

The Futility of Idols

21 Present your case, says the Lord.

Bring forth your arguments, says the King of Jacob.

22 (Isa 45:21; 46:10) Let them bring them forth, and show us

what shall happen;

let them show the former things, what they were,

that we may consider them

and know their outcome,

or declare to us things to come.

23 (Isa 42:9; 44:7-8) Show the things that are to come hereafter,

that we may know that you are gods;

do good, or do evil,

that we may be dismayed and see it together.

24 (Ps 115:8; 1Co 8:4) Indeed you are nothing,

and your work amounts to nothing;

he who chooses you is an abomination.

25 (Isa 41:2; 2Sa 22:43) I have raised up one from the north,

and he shall come;

from the rising of the sun he shall call on My name;

and he shall come on princes as on mortar,

and as the potter treads clay.

26 (Isa 41:22; 44:7) Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know?

And from former times, that we may say, "He is right!"?

There is no one who shows,

no one who declares,

no one who hears your words.

27 (Isa 40:9; 52:7) Formerly I said to Zion, "Look, here they are,"

and to Jerusalem, "I will give one who brings good news."

28 (Isa 63:5) But when I look, there is no man,

even among them, and there is no counselor

who, when I ask of them, could answer a word.

29 (Isa 41:24; Jer 5:13) See, they all are vanity;

their works are nothing;

their molded images are wind and emptiness.

[21] Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons,

saith the King of Jacob.

[22] Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew

the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the

latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.

[23] Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye

are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it

together.

[24] Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is

he that chooseth you.

[25] I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising

of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as

upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.

[26] Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime,

that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea,

there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.

[27] The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to

Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

[28] For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no

counseller, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

[29] Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten

images are wind and confusion.

Isaiah 42

The Servant of the Lord

1 (Isa 43:10; 52:13) Here is My servant, whom I uphold,

My chosen one, in whom My soul delights.

I have put My Spirit upon him;

he shall bring forth justice to the nations.

2 (Zec 9:9) He shall not cry out, nor lift up his voice,

nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

3 (Ps 96:13; 147:3) A bruised reed he shall not break,

and the smoking flax he shall not quench;

he shall bring forth justice faithfully.

4 (Ge 49:10; Isa 60:9) He shall not be disheartened nor be discouraged,

until he has set justice in the earth;

and the coastlands shall wait for his law.

5 (Ac 17:25; Job 12:10) Thus says God the Lord,

who created the heavens and stretched them out,

who spread forth the earth and that which comes out of it,

who gives breath to the people on it,

and spirit to those who walk in it:

6 (Lk 2:32; Isa 49:6; 49:8) I the Lord have called You in righteousness,

and will hold Your hand,

and will keep You and appoint You

for a covenant of the people,

for a light of the nations,

7 (Isa 35:5; 61:1; 49:9) to open the blind eyes,

to bring out the prisoners from the prison,

and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.

8 (Isa 48:11; Ex 20:3-5) I am the Lord, that is My name;

and My glory I will not give to another,

nor My praise to graven images.

9 (Isa 43:19) See, the former things have come to pass,

and new things I declare;

before they spring forth

I tell you of them.

[1] Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul

delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to

the Gentiles.

[2] He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the

street.

[3] A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not

quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

[4] He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the

earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

[5] Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them

out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he

that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk

therein:

[6] I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand,

and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light

of the Gentiles;

[7] To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and

them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

[8] I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another,

neither my praise to graven images.

[9] Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do declare:

before they spring forth I tell you of them.

A Song of Praise

10 (Ps 33:3; 40:3) Sing to the Lord a new song,

and His praise from the ends of the earth,

you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,

the coastlands, and the inhabitants.

11 (Isa 32:16; 60:7) Let the wilderness and the cities lift up their voices,

the villages that Kedar inhabits.

Let the inhabitants of Sela sing,

let them shout from the top of the mountains.

12 Let them give glory to the Lord,

and declare His praise in the islands.

13 (Ps 78:65; Hos 11:10) The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;

He shall stir up zeal like a man of war.

He shall cry out, yes, raise a war cry;

He shall prevail against His enemies.

[10] Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the

earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and

the inhabitants thereof.

[11] Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the

villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let

them shout from the top of the mountains.

[12] Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.

[13] The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like

a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his

enemies.

The Lord's Help Is Promised

14 I have for a long time held My peace;

I have been still and refrained Myself.

Now I will cry like a travailing woman;

I will destroy and devour at once.

15 (Isa 50:2; Na 1:4-6) I will lay waste mountains and hills

and dry up all their vegetation,

and I will make the rivers islands,

and I will dry up the pools.

16 (Isa 29:18; 32:3 ) I will bring the blind by a way that they did not know;

I will lead them in paths that they have not known.

I will make darkness light before them

and crooked things straight.

These things I will do for them

and not forsake them.

17 (Ps 97:7; Isa 1:29) They shall be turned back,

they shall be greatly ashamed,

who trust in graven images,

who say to the molded images, "You are our gods."

[14] I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained

myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at

once.

[15] I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and

I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

[16] And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead

them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before

them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not

forsake them.

[17] They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in

graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.

Israel's Disobedience

18 (Isa 29:18) Hear, you deaf;

look, you blind, that you may see.

19 (Jer 5:21; Eze 12:2) Who is blind, but My servant?

Or deaf, as My messenger whom I sent?

Who is blind as he who is at peace with Me,

and blind as the servant of the Lord?

20 You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;

your ears are open, but no one hears.

21 The Lord is well pleased

for His righteousness' sake

to magnify the law and make it honorable.

22 (Isa 14:17) But this is a people robbed and despoiled;

they are all snared in holes,

and they are hidden in prison houses;

they are for a prey,

and no one delivers,

for a spoil,

and no one says, "Restore them."

23 (Isa 48:18) Who among you will give ear to this?

Who will listen and hear for the time to come?

24 Who gave up Jacob as spoil,

and Israel to the robbers?

Did not the Lord,

against whom we have sinned?

For they would not walk in His ways,

nor were they obedient to His law.

25 (Hos 7:9; Isa 57:11) Therefore, He has poured on him the fury of His anger

and the strength of battle;

and it has set him on fire all around, yet he did not recognize it;

and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

[18] Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

[19] Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who

is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant?

[20] Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he

heareth not.

[21] The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify

the law, and make it honourable.

[22] But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in

holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none

delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

[23] Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the

time to come?

[24] Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the

LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways,

neither were they obedient unto his law.

[25] Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the

strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew

not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

Isaiah 43

The Redeemer of Israel

1 (Isa 43:7; 44:2) But now, thus says the Lord

who created you, O Jacob,

and He who formed you, O Israel:

Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;

I have called you by your name; you are Mine.

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

I will be with you.

And through the rivers,

they shall not overflow you.

When you walk through the fire,

you shall not be burned,

nor shall the flame kindle on you.

3 (Ex 20:2; Pr 21:18) For I am the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;

I gave Egypt for your ransom,

Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

4 (Ex 19:5-6) Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honorable,

and I have loved you;

therefore, I will give men for you,

and people for your life.

5 (Isa 49:12; 44:2) Do not fear, for I am with you;

I will bring your descendants from the east,

and gather you from the west;

6 I will say to the north, "Give them up,"

and to the south, "Do not keep them back.

Bring My sons from afar,

and My daughters from the ends of the earth,

7 (Ps 100:3; Isa 43:1) even everyone who is called by My name,

for I have created him for My glory;

I have formed him, and I have made him."

8 (Isa 6:9; Eze 12:2) Bring forth the blind people who have eyes,

and the deaf who have ears.

9 (Isa 41:1; 43:26) Let all the nations be gathered together,

and let the people be assembled.

Who among them can declare this,

and show us former things?

Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified;

or let them hear and say, "It is true."

10 (Isa 41:4; 42:1) You are My witnesses, says the Lord,

and My servant whom I have chosen

that you may know and believe Me,

and understand that I am He.

Before Me there was no God formed,

nor shall there be after Me.

11 (Hos 13:4; Dt 6:4) I, even I, am the Lord,

and besides Me there is no savior.

12 (Dt 32:12; Isa 43:10) I have declared, and have saved, and I have shown,

when there was no strange god among you;

therefore, you are My witnesses, says the Lord, that I am God.

13 (Ps 90:2; Job 9:12) Indeed, from eternity I am He;

there is no one who can deliver out of My hand;

I act, and who can reverse it?

14 (Isa 23:13) Thus says the Lord,

your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:

For your sake I have sent to Babylon,

and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans,

into the ships in which they rejoice.

15 (Isa 43:1) I am the Lord, your Holy One,

the Creator of Israel, your King.

16 (Ps 77:19; Isa 51:10) Thus says the Lord,

who makes a way in the sea

and a path in the mighty waters,

17 (Isa 1:31; Ex 14:4-9) who brings forth the chariot and horse,

the army and the mighty men

(they shall lie down together, they shall not rise;

they are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):

18 (Isa 65:17) Do not remember the former things

nor consider the things of old.

19 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11) See, I will do a new thing,

now it shall spring forth; shall you not be aware of it?

I will even make a way in the wilderness,

and rivers in the desert.

20 (Isa 48:21; 13:22) The beast of the field shall honor Me,

the jackals and the owls,

because I give waters in the wilderness,

and rivers in the desert,

to give drink to My people, My chosen ones.

21 (1Pe 2:9; Ps 102:18) This people I have formed for Myself;

they shall declare My praise.

[1] But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that

formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called

thee by thy name; thou art mine.

[2] When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through

the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the

fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

[3] For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave

Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

[4] Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I

have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

[5] Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and

gather thee from the west;

[6] I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring

my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

[7] Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my

glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

[8] Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

[9] Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be

assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let

them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them

hear, and say, It is truth.

[10] Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen:

that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me

there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

[11] I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.

[12] I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no

strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD,

that I am God.

[13] Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out

of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

[14] Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your

sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the

Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

[15] I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.

[16] Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the

mighty waters;

[17] Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power;

they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they

are quenched as tow.

[18] Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

[19] Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not

know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

[20] The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls:

because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give

drink to my people, my chosen.

[21] This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

Pleading With Israel

22 (Mic 6:3; Mal 1:13) But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob;

but you have been weary of Me, O Israel.

23 (Am 5:25; Zec 7:5-6) You have not brought Me the sheep

for your burnt offerings,

nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices.

I have not burdened you with offerings,

nor wearied you with incense.

24 (Isa 1:14; 7:13) You have bought Me no sweet cane with money,

nor have you filled Me with the fat of your sacrifices;

but you have made Me burdened with your sins;

you have wearied Me with your iniquities.

25 (Isa 37:35; 44:22) I, even I, am He who blots out

your transgressions for My own sake,

and will not remember your sins.

26 (Isa 1:18; 43:9) Put Me in remembrance;

let us plead together;

state your cause, that you may be justified.

27 (Jer 5:31; Isa 28:7) Your first father has sinned,

and your teachers have transgressed against Me.

28 (Jer 24:9; Ps 79:4) Therefore, I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary,

and have given Jacob to the curse,

and Israel to reproaches.

[22] But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of

me, O Israel.

[23] Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings;

neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to

serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.

[24] Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled

me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy

sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

[25] I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own

sake, and will not remember thy sins.

[26] Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou

mayest be justified.

[27] Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed

against me.

[28] Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given

Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.

2) Our Daily Bread for 25 July 2026 Serving God, Not Self

2 Samuel 18:12-18

12 The man said to Joab, "Not even if I had felt the weight

of a thousand shekels [About 25 pounds, or 12 kilograms.] of silver in

my hand would I have laid a hand on the king's son. In our hearing

the king commanded you, Abishai, and Ittai saying:

Beware lest anyone touch the young man Absalom!

13 (2Sa 14:19-20) Otherwise, I would have worked falsehood

against my own life. For nothing is hidden from the king,

and you yourself would have set yourself against me."

14 Then Joab said, "I will not waste any more time with you."

He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom

while he was still alive in the midst of the tree.

15 Then ten young men, armor bearers for Joab, gathered around

and struck down Absalom, killing him.

16 (2Sa 2:28; 20:22) When Joab blew the horn, the people returned

from pursuing Israel, for Joab held back the people.

17 (Jos 7:26; 8:29) Then they took Absalom, disposed of him in a large pit

in the forest, and piled over him a very large heap of stones.

Then all Israel fled, everyone to his home.

18 (1Sa 15:12; Ge 14:17; 2Sa 14:27) Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken

and set up for himself a memorial stone in the Valley of the King,

for he said, "I have no son by whom my name may be remembered."

So he named the memorial stone after himself; and to this day,

it is called the monument of Absalom.

[12] And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels

of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the

king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai,

saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

[13] Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for

there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set

thyself against me.

[14] Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts

in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet

alive in the midst of the oak.

[15] And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote

Absalom, and slew him.

[16] And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after

Israel: for Joab held back the people.

[17] And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and

laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to

his tent.

[18] Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a

pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my

name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is

called unto this day, Absalom's place.

The ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II thought so much of himself that he

had numerous structures built in his honor, including many monuments that

captured his physical features. One, the colossal statue of Ramesses II,

stands thirty-six feet tall and weighs eighty-three tons in all its

red-granite glory. Age was'’t kind to the proud ruler, however. In fact,

when he died, he was suffering from bad teeth, arthritis, and chronic heart

problems. Some of his monuments might last for a while,

but - like all mortals - he himself passed.

Absalom, one of King David's sons, also built "a monument to himself"

(2 Samuel 18:18). Fueled by rage from past tragedy (see ch. 13) and selfish

ambition, this younger man worked to steal "the hearts of the people of

Israel" from his father (15:6). When Absalom attempted to pilfer the throne,

however, God didn't allow him to overpower David, His anointed king

(1 Samuel 16:12-13), and David's fighting men (2 Samuel 18:6). In the end,

Absalom was killed for his treachery. Although his monument still stood

(v. 18), he died humbled and defeated.

Building monuments to ourselves and serving our own pride and desires won't

end well. But as we humbly serve God and love Him well (Philippians 2:3-8),

we'll find true meaning and fulfillment in His presence.

By: Tom Felten

Reflect & Pray

Why is living for and serving yourself an empty pursuit?

What does it look like for you to humbly serve God?

All-powerful God, please help me to serve You in love and

humility. You’re the only one who's worthy of my worship.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 7 Break up Your Fallow Ground

Hosea 10:12

12 Sow to yourselves righteousness, reap mercy,

break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord,

until He comes and rains righteousness upon you.

12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy;

break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD,

till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

When a farmer prepares to plant his crop, a great deal of preparation

is necessary before the seen can be sown. He has to plow up the ground,

turning under the stubble from the previous harvest, harrow the field to

break up the clods, and fertilise- readying the soil for optimum growth.

A fallow field, one that was not planted the previous season, must be

broken and worked so that the seed can find root in the ground.

The Bible likens spiritual growth to raising crops. God is the one

who brings rain and gives growth, but the success or failure

of the seed - both in initial salvation and in ongoing maturity -

is often linked to how well the soil has been prepared.

That preparation isn't always a pleasant or rewarding process.

We may resist the plowing or harrowing that comes through

the Holy Spirit's conviction of sin. We may need to dig up boulders

of bitterness and thistles of anger; we may have to plow under the

stubble of the last crop of lessons, working that mulch deep into our lives.

But the final outcome is worth the effort - even the pain - that

preparation brings. Broken up, harrowed, readied for the seed of God's Word,

we are rich and fertile ground, and the seed of righteousness produces

an abundant crop in us.

Application

a) In what ways have I been "broken up" and "harrowed" by the Holy

Spirit to prepare me for God's work in me?

b) How can I apply these verses to myself? How can I

"sow in righteousness," "reap in mercy," "break up my fallow ground"?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

Luke 6:38

38 "Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down,

shaken together, and running over will men give unto you.

For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you."

38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down,

and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For

with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

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

When you are Burdened by Doubt

Proverbs 30:5

5 Every word of God is pure;

He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

5 Every word of God is pure:

He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Remember God's promises when You pray

The Lord's prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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

9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

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

Where do Muslims live?

Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.

Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial

BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%

Adding further

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

Under the Keep Praying page

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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

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

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

http://www.ehc.ca

Day 25 of the Month

a) Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or

community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.

(Acts 2: 41,47b

41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized,

and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:

and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

)

b) Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true

justice for all.

( Prov 11:1

1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,

but a just weight is His delight.

1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:

But a just weight is his delight.

)

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord to know him as the One who gives you strength

and as redeemer.

Pray to the Lord: "All-powerful God, please help me to serve You in love and

humility. You’re the only one who's worthy of my worship."

Pray to the Lord to sow in righteouness and reap in mercy

and for Him to break your fallow ground.

Pray to the Lord to be a generous giver.

Pray to the Lord to know God's word.

Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or

community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.

Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true

justice for all.

Pray for those who were wounded or widowed due to a recent Islamist attack

that killed 28 Christians in

Burkina Faso.

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.

Day 205 of my 6th Bible Study Journey Part 2

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2) Our Daily Bread for 24 July 2026 titled

Anchored in God

Hebrews 6:17-20

17 (Heb 11:9; Pr 19:21) So God, wanting to show more abundantly

the immutability of His counsel to the heirs of promise, confirmed it

by an oath.

18 (Titus 1:2; Nu 23:19; Heb 12:1-2) So that by two immutable things,

in which it was impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge

might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

19 (Heb 9:7; Lev 16:2) We have this hope as a sure and steadfast anchor

of the soul, which enters the Inner Place behind the veil.

20 (Heb 4:14; 5:6; 1:3) This is where Jesus has entered for us as

a forerunner, since He has become the everlasting High Priest in

the order of Melchizedek.

[17] Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise

the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

[18] That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to

lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay

hold upon the hope set before us:

[19] Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast,

and which entereth into that within the veil;

[20] Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high

priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

It's morning, so my husband opens his phone to select his favorite gospel

song, "My Soul Is Anchored." The lyrics express hope in God in turbulent

times. Dan sings along, the words warning of billows rolling and breakers

dashing. But we don't sway, the song says, because God holds us fast.

The words perfectly describe the work of a ship's anchor. An anchor steadies a

vessel by sinking its "arms" into the seabed, keeping the ship from drifting

or getting tossed about during a violent squall.

The anchor has become a classic symbol of the Christian faith - reflecting

our hope in Christ, to whom we hold tightly, even in life's chaos. As the

writer of Hebrews said, "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm

and secure" (Hebrews 6:19). This hope is Jesus, whose "unchanging nature"

(v. 17) is a trusted holding ground for those who believe in Him. Moreover,

what God promised He confirmed with an oath, and in these "two unchangeable

things . . . it's impossible for God to lie" (vv. 17-18). That's why we who

hold on to His promises "may be greatly encouraged" (v. 18).

Some may anchor in unreliable things - their own ambition, unhealthy friends,

or negative habits. How much better to anchor in the one whom we know we can

trust and depend on. When the waves crash around us, we'll be held fast.

Our soul is anchored in God.

By: Patricia Raybon

Reflect & Pray

In what stormy sea of life have you held tightly to God?

Why is He a trustworthy holding ground?

I'm holding tight to You, dear God. Thank you for

anchoring my soul amid all of life's currents.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 6 God Works!

Phil 2:12-13

12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence,

but so much more in my absence, work out your own salvation

with fear and trembling.

13 For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure.

12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence

only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation

with fear and trembling.

13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will

and to do of his good pleasure.

"I just can't do it!" Marlys, a career woman in her 30s, was struggling to fit

her new Christian principles into the business world. Accustomed to the

cutthroat tactics of the corporate hierarchy, she has a hard time knowing

Jesus' examples of grace and mercy applied.

Marlys was right. She couldn't do it. In our own strength, none of us is able

to "live the Christian life." Someone has said, " The Christian life isn't

difficult -- it's impossible!" Only the power of the Holy Spirit is

effective to work the needed changes in our priorities and behaviour;

only God can accomplish what he calls us to do.

In Phillippians 2:12, Paul says "work it out." If we stop there,

we are likely to throw up our hands in despair.

But the good news appears in verse 13:

" For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure."

WE are not left on our own to figure out how to live the Christian life.

God gives us both the will and the ability to obey him, to live in a way

that will please him.

The key to a God-pleasing life is not performance, but obedience. God does not

expect us to "do great things" for him, to deserve his love and grace.

Our part in the process of salvation is to respond in obedience to the Lord,

to say "yes" to what he asks of us. We cannot change ourselves;

we cannot even know ourselves apart from the Spirit's insight. But

as we cooperate with him, as we agree to be obedient, the Spirit changes us

within, and those changes are "worked out" into our lives.

Application

a) Have I ever tried to "Live the Christian life" on my own strength?

What was the result?

b) In what practical ways is Paul's declaration that "God works in me"

good new in my life?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

Mark 4:19

19 But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,

and the desires for other things entering in choke the word,

and it proves unfruitful.

19 and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,

and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word,

and it becometh unfruitful.

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

When you are Burdened by Doubt

James 1:2 to 8

Faith and Wisdom

2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations,

3 knowing that the trying of your faith develops patience.

4 But let patience perfect its work, that you may be perfect and complete,

lacking nothing.

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men

liberally and without criticism, and it will be given to him.

6 But let him ask in faith, without wavering. For he who wavers

is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed with the wind.

7 Let not that man think that he will receive anything from the Lord.

8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.

2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

3 knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect

and entire, wanting nothing.

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men

liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth

is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

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?)

Where do Muslims live?

Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.

Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial

BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%

Adding further

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

Under the Keep Praying page

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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."

Ideas for prayer

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

And

Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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

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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

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

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

http://www.ehc.ca

Day 24 of the Month

a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel

at every level of Canadian Society. (

Col 4:3

3 while praying also for us, that God would open to

us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ,

for which I am also in chains,

3 withal praying also for us, that God would open unto

us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ,

for which I am also in bonds:

)

b) Pray for the Province of Saskatchewan

I) Pray for the leaders of Saskatchewan,

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 pray to be a humble leader in the eyes of the Lord Jesus

Christ.

Pray to the Lord: "I'm holding tight to You, dear God. Thank you for

anchoring my soul amid all of life's currents."

Pray to the Lord and pray to live the Christian life in Jesus Christ.

Pray to the Lord and pray to not to be deceived by the riches of this world.

Pray to the Lord and pray to seek His Wisdom in all things.

Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel

at every level of Canadian Society.

Praise God for the distribution of hundreds of study Bibles and training

materials to pastors in

Tanzania.

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.