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. "



9If 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 to place your hope in Him.



Pray to the Lord: "Thank you, dear God, for telling us

that 'the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective'

(James 5:16). Please help me to be that kind of person."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know god's Word for discipline.



Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.



Pray to the Lord and pray to never deny the Lord.



Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,

and a burden to train outreach to Muslims

Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective

discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.



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 more Christian workers will be equipped

to reach Saudis with the message of Jesus.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

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

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



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?)



2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493



British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.

Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver

and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations

in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are

between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all

other nationalities.



Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant

and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,

Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this

region is about 200000.

Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,

more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small

numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.

We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.

A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,

for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that



- the church will catch a vision to pray,

and a burden to train outreach to Muslims

- the church will press in to participate in effective

discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



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

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

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

Job 13



13:1 "Notice, my eye has seen all this;

my ear has heard and understood it.

2 What you know, I also know the same;

I am not inferior to you.

3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty,

and I desire to reason with God.

4 But you are plasterers of falsehood;

you are all physicians of no value.

5 Oh, that you would altogether hold your peace,

and it would be your wisdom!

6 Hear now my reasoning,

and listen to the pleadings of my lips.

7 Will you speak wickedly for God?

And talk deceitfully for Him?

8 Will you take His side?

Will you plead for God?

9 Is it good that He would search you out?

Or as one man mocks another, do you so mock Him?

10 He will surely rebuke you,

if you secretly show partiality.

11 Will not His excellence make you afraid,

and the dread of Him fall upon you?

12 Your reminders are parables made of ashes;

your answers are answers made of clay.

13 "Hold your peace; leave me alone, that I may speak,

and let come on me what may!

14 Why do I take my flesh in my teeth

and put my life in my hand?

15 Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him,[a]

but I will defend my own ways before Him.

16 He also will be my salvation,

for a hypocrite could not come before Him.

17 Listen carefully to my speech,

and to my declaration with your ears.

18 See now, I have prepared my case;

I know that I will be justified.

19 Who is he who will plead with me?

For now, if I hold my tongue, I will give up my breath.

20 "Only grant me two things,

then I will not hide myself from You:

21 Withdraw Your hand far from me,

and let not the dread of You make me afraid.

22 Then call, and I will answer;

or let me speak, and You answer me.

23 How many are my iniquities and sins?

Make known to me my transgression and my sin.

24 Why do You hide Your face

and regard me as Your enemy?

25 Will You frighten a leaf driven to and fro?

And will You pursue dry stubble?

26 For You write bitter things against me

and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.

27 You put my feet in the stocks

and watch closely all my paths;

You draw a line around the soles of my feet.

28 "Man, as a rotten thing, decays,

as a garment that is moth eaten.



[1] Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.

[2] What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.

[3] Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

[4] But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

[5] O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your

wisdom.

[6] Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

[7] Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

[8] Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

[9] Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another,

do ye so mock him?

[10] He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

[11] Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

[12] Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

[13] Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me

what will.

[14] Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?

[15] Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine

own ways before him.

[16] He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before

him.

[17] Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.

[18] Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

[19] Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I

shall give up the ghost.

[20] Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.

[21] Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

[22] Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

[23] How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression

and my sin.

[24] Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?

[25] Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry

stubble?

[26] For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the

iniquities of my youth.

[27] Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all

my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

[28] And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.



Footnotes

1. Job 13:15 Original Heb. I have no hope.



(Our hope is always with the Lord)



2) Our Daily Bread for 5 January 2026 titled

Care Prayer by Dave Branon



1 Samuel 12:19-24



19 (Ex 9:28; 1Jn 5:16) All the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants

to the Lord your God, that we will not die, for we have added to all our sins

this evil, to ask for ourselves a king."

20 (Dt 11:16) Samuel said to the people, "Do not fear. You have done all this

wickedness, only do not turn aside from following the Lord,

and serve the Lord with all your heart.

21 (Hab 2:18; Jer 10:15) But do not turn aside, for then you would be going

after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing.

22 (Jos 7:9; 1Ki 6:13) As befits His great name, the Lord will not abandon

His people. For it has pleased the Lord to make you His people.

23 (1Ki 8:36; Pr 4:11) Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin

against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you. But I will teach you the good

and the right way.

24 (Dt 10:21; Isa 5:12) Fear the Lord; serve Him in truth with all your heart,

and consider what great things He has done for you.



[19] And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the

LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this

evil, to ask us a king.

[20] And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this

wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD

with all your heart;

[21] And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which

cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

[22] For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake:

because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.

[23] Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in

ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

[24] Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for

consider how great things he hath done for you.



A woman was unusually nervous as she sat in the dentist's chair. Family

burdens troubled her greatly, and it was noticeable. Her dentist sensed

her anxiety and asked her about it. Her story led him to ask, "Can I pray

for you?" When the dental hygienist came into the room, she also prayed for

the woman. Two prayers and one completed dentist's visit later, the woman

left the office knowing that she'd truly been cared for.



Praying for others is one of the best ways for us to show that we care because

it calls on the greatest resource we know - our heavenly Father - to be

actively involved in the lives of others. In 1 Samuel 12, the prophet Samuel

was faced with the concerns of a very nervous group of people (v. 19). The

Israelites had erroneously asked for a king, and they were afraid of how it

was going to go for themselves. The prophet told them to "not be afraid"

(v. 20) and assured them of God's goodness as seen in these words:

"Far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing

to pray for you" (v. 23).



We also have the privilege and calling to pray for others. Silently sometimes

and out loud at other times, we honor God when we petition Him for assistance

on behalf of others in need.



Reflect & Pray



How can you provide caring prayer right now?

What will it mean for people to know you're praying for them?



Thank you, dear God, for telling us

that "the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective"

(James 5:16). Please help me to be that kind of person.





For further study, read Man of God and Man of the People.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 2 - Growing Up



2 Tim 3:16-17



16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable

for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction

in righteousness,

17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete,

thoroughly equipped for every good work.



16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable

for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction

in righteousness:

17 that the man of God may be perfect,

throughly furnished unto all good works.



"I can't wait till I get big!" Marc, age 5, declared. "Then I do

what I want!" Most of us, as children, shared Marc's statement.

We looked forward to that "magic age" - 16, 18, 21 - when we

would be adults: mature, able to make our own decisions.

We find, of course, that adulthood has its own share of

difficulties and conflicts. But even in our spiritual lives

we often long for a "magic moment" of maturity. As one woman

confessed, "Ever since I became a Christian, I've hoped I'd wake up

one morning to find myself mature."

But growth in the spiritual life comes gradually, like growth in

the physical world. In 2 Tim 2:16-17, Paul gives the young pastor

Timothy an important key to spiritual growing up - the Word of God.

The Word is "profitable" or "useful," Paul says, for "teaching" - that is,

for developing a right concept of God. Scripture offers "rebuke" when

we go wrong, "correction" to set us on the right path, and "training

in righteousness" so that we can grow in the image of Christ.

The purpose of Scripture's work in our lives, Paul emphasises,

is that we may be "perfect" - mature, equipped for the good things

God has for us to do. Such maturity does not come easily

or instantaneously, but it does come - sometimes imperceptibly -

as we submit our lives to the transforming power of God's Word.



Application



a) In what areas of my life do I need to grow? How can I benefit

from the Bible's



i) teaching?



ii) rebuke?



iii) correction?



iv) training in righteousness?

Day 5, 5 January 2025



1) Job 11, 12, 13



Job 11



Zophar Speaks: Job Is Guilty

11:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered:

2 "Should not the multitude of words be answered?

And should a man full of talk be justified?

3 Should your empty talk make men hold their peace?

And when you mock, will no one shame you?

4 For you have said, `My teaching is pure,

And I am clean in your eyes.'

5 But oh, that God would speak

and open His lips against you,

6 and that He would show you the secrets of wisdom!

For they would double your prudence.

And know that God overlooks some of your iniquity.

7 "Can you search out the deep things of God?

Can you find out the totality of the Almighty?

8 It is as high as heaven; what can you do?

Deeper than Sheol; what can you know?

9 Its measure is longer than the earth

and broader than the sea.

10 "If He passes through, and shuts up, and gathers together for judgment,

then who can hinder Him?

11 For He knows worthless men;

He sees wickedness also; will He not then consider it?

12 For an empty-headed man will become wise,

when a wild donkey's colt is born a man.

13 "If you prepare your heart

and stretch out your hands toward Him;

14 if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,

and do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

15 for then you will lift up your face without blemish;

yes, you will be steadfast and will not fear,

16 because you will forget misery,

and remember it as waters that pass away,

17 and your life will be brighter than noonday,

even your darkness will be as the morning.

18 You will trust because there is hope;

yes, you will search about you,

and you will look around and rest in safety.

19 Also you will lie down, and none will make you afraid;

yes, many will court your favor.

20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail,

and they will not escape,

and their hope will be as the giving up of breath."



[1] Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

[2] Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of

talk be justified?

[3] Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall

no man make thee ashamed?

[4] For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

[5] But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

[6] And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double

to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine

iniquity deserveth.

[7] Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty

unto perfection?

[8] It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what

canst thou know?

[9] The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

[10] If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder

him?

[11] For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then

consider it?

[12] For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.

[13] If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

[14] If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness

dwell in thy tabernacles.

[15] For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be

stedfast, and shalt not fear:

[16] Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that

pass away:

[17] And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine

forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

[18] And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig

about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

[19] Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many

shall make suit unto thee.

[20] But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and

their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.



Job 12



12:1 And Job answered:

2 "No doubt but you are the people,

and wisdom will die with you!

3 But I have understanding as well as you;

I am not inferior to you.

Yes, who does not know such things as these?

4 "I am a laughingstock to my neighbor,

who calls upon God, and He answers him;

the righteous, upright man is a laughingstock.

5 He whose foot is unsteady

is despised in the thoughts of him who is at ease.

6 The tents of robbers are at peace,

and those who provoke God are secure,

into whose hand they bring their own god.

7 "But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you;

and the birds of the air, and let them tell you;

8 or speak to the earth, let it teach you;

and let the fish of the sea declare to you.

9 Who among all these does not know

that the hand of the Lord has done this,

10 in whose hand is the soul of every living thing

and the breath of all mankind?

11 Does not the ear test words

and the mouth taste its food?

12 Wisdom is with the elderly,

and understanding comes with long life.

13 "With Him are wisdom and strength;

He has counsel and understanding.

14 Surely, He tears down, and it cannot be built again;

He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

15 Surely, He withholds the waters, and they dry up;

also He sends them out, and they overthrow the earth.

16 With Him are strength and wisdom.

The deceived and the deceiver are His.

17 He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges.

18 He has loosened the bonds imposed by kings

and bound their waist with a belt.

19 He leads away priests stripped

and overthrows the mighty.

20 He removes speech from the trusted ones

and takes away the understanding of the aged.

21 He pours contempt upon princes

and loosens the belt of the mighty.

22 He uncovers deep things out of darkness

and brings the shadow of death to light.

23 He increases the nations and destroys them;

He enlarges the nations and guides them.

24 He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth,

and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

25 They grope in the dark without light,

and He makes them to stagger like a drunk man.



[1] And Job answered and said,

[2] No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

[3] But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea,

who knoweth not such things as these?

[4] I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he

answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

[5] He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the

thought of him that is at ease.

[6] The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are

secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

[7] But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the

air, and they shall tell thee:

[8] Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the

sea shall declare unto thee.

[9] Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought

this?

[10] In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all

mankind.

[11] Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

[12] With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

[13] With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

[14] Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up

a man, and there can be no opening.

[15] Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth

them out, and they overturn the earth.

[16] With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

[17] He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

[18] He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

[19] He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

[20] He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the

understanding of the aged.

[21] He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the

mighty.

[22] He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light

the shadow of death.

[23] He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the

nations, and straiteneth them again.

[24] He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and

causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

[25] They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger

like a drunken man.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 1 - God's Perspective



Philippians 4:13



13 (2Co 12:9-10; Eph 3:16) I can do all things because

of Christ who strengthens me.



13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.



Many of us live out self-fulfilling prophecies. We believe

what we tell ourselves - or what we have been told by others:

"You're stupid", "You're ugly", "You'll never amount to anything,"

"You can't do anything right."

We programme ourselves for spiritual failure as well.

"I just can't memorise Scripture," we say. "It comes and goes,

and I can't seem to get it to stay." Yet daily we memorise

volumes of information that is less significant than the

Scriptures - telephone numbers, identification codes,

songs lyrics, advertising jingles.

The answer to the dilemma of negativism is not positive

thinking, but right thinking - biblical thinking, according

to what the Bible reveals of God's perspective. God says,

"You are worthwhile. You are valued. You are loved. I created you

just as you are, and whatever I call you to do,

I will give you the strength to do it.

The context of Phillipians 4:13 shows that Paul had learned

this important secret of spiritual strength. Paul had known

poverty and plenty, trouble and victory. But he also knew

he did not have to let circumstances determine his response to God's will.

We need not be controlled by the negative messages life throws in our paths

- even those self-defeating pronouncements we make to ourselves.

Rather, we can respond according to God's perspective, with the

conviction that God has given us strength we need to meet the

challenges we face.



Application



a) What challenges do I face that make me realise my own insufficiencies?

IS memorising Scripture one of those challenges for me?



b) How does today's memory verse help me face those challenges?



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?)



2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493



British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.

Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver

and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations

in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are

between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all

other nationalities.



Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant

and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,

Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this

region is about 200000.

Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,

more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small

numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.

We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.

A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,

for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that



- the church will catch a vision to pray,

and a burden to train outreach to Muslims

- the church will press in to participate in effective

discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



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

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

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

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



http://www.ehc.ca



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 to help you shape your identity and not by worldly culture.



Pray to the Lord and pray for direction in the case of injustice

and pray to know Him during personal crisis.



Pray to the Lord : "God of all comfort, in seasons of suffering

please give me the presence of mind to consider Your beautiful world."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who strengthens you.



Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.



Pray to the Lord and pray for to His Covenant.



Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,

and a burden to train outreach to Muslims

Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective

discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.



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 that the Lord will bless the efforts of those who

are bravely sharing the “Good News” of His salvation in Afghanistan.



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.

Job: I Abhor My Life

10:1 "My soul loathes my life;

I will freely give my complaint,

I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

2 I will say to God, Do not condemn me;

show me why You contend with me.

3 Is it good for You that You should oppress,

that You should despise the work of Your hands

and smile on the counsel of the wicked?

4 Do You have eyes of flesh?

Or do You see as man sees?

5 Are Your days as the days of man?

Are Your years as the days of a mortal,

6 that You inquire after my iniquity

and search after my sin?

7 You know that I am not wicked,

and there is none who can deliver out of Your hand.

8 "Your hands have shaped me and made me completely,

yet You destroy me.

9 Remember, I pray,

that You have made me as the clay.

And would You return me to dust?

10 Have You not poured me out as milk

and curdled me like cheese?

11 You have clothed me with skin and flesh,

and have knit me together with bones and sinews.

12 You have granted me life and loyal love,

and Your care has preserved my spirit.

13 "These things You have hid in Your heart.

I know that this is with You.

14 If I have sinned, then You would watch me,

and You would not acquit me from my iniquity.

15 If I am wicked, woe unto me;

and if I am righteous, yet will I not lift up my head.

I am full of shame;

look at my affliction!

16 For if my head is lifted up, You would hunt me like a lion,

and again You show Yourself marvelous to me.

17 You renew Your witnesses against me

and increase Your indignation upon me.

Your troops come against me.

18s "Why then did You bring me forth out of the womb?

Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me!

19 I should have been as though I had not been;

I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

20 Are not my days few? Stop then,

and leave me alone that I may cheer up a little,

21 before I go and do not return,

even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death,

22 a land of darkness, as darkness itself;

and of the shadow of death, without any order,

and where the light is as thick darkness."



[1] Then Job answered and said,

[2] I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

[3] If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

[4] He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself

against him, and hath prospered?

[5] Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them

in his anger.

[6] Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof

tremble.

[7] Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

[8] Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of

the sea.

[9] Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the

south.

[10] Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without

number.

[11] Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I

perceive him not.

[12] Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What

doest thou?

[13] If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under

him.

[14] How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason

with him?

[15] Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make

supplication to my judge.

[16] If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that

he had hearkened unto my voice.

[17] For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without

cause.

[18] He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with

bitterness.

[19] If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall

set me a time to plead?

[20] If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am

perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

[21] Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my

life.

[22] This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and

the wicked.

[23] If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the

innocent.

[24] The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces

of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

[25] Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

[26] They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to

the prey.

[27] If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness,

and comfort myself:

[28] I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me

innocent.

[29] If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

[30] If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

[31] Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor

me.

[32] For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should

come together in judgment.

[33] Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon

us both.

[34] Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

[35] Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.



2) Our Daily Bread for 4 January 2026 Titled

God's Beautiful Creation

by John Blase



Luke 12:22-31



Care and Anxiety

Mt 6:25-34, 19-21



22 (Lk 12:29; 1Co 7:32) Then He said to His disciples,

"Therefore I say to you, do not be anxious for your life,

what you will eat, nor for your body, what you will wear.

23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.

24 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Consider the ravens: They neither sow nor reap,

they have neither storehouses nor barns. Yet God feeds them.

How much more valuable are you than birds?

25 Who of you by worrying can add one cubit [A cubit is about half a meter.]

to his height?

26 If you then cannot do what is least, why are you anxious

about the other things?

27 "Consider how the lilies grow. They neither spin nor weave.

Yet I say to you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed

like one of these.

28 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) If God so clothes the grass, which today

is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,

how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?

29 (Mt 6:31) And do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink,

nor be of an anxious mind.

30 (Mt 6:8; 6:32) For the nations of the world seek all these things,

and your Father knows that you need them.

31 (1Ki 3:11-13; Mt 6:33) But seek the kingdom of God, and all these

things shall be given to you.



[22] And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no

thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye

shall put on.

[23] The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

[24] Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have

storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than

the fowls?

[25] And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

[26] If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye

thought for the rest?

[27] Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and

yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one

of these.

[28] If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to

morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of

little faith?

[29] And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be

ye of doubtful mind.

[30] For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your

Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

[31] But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be

added unto you.



For a parent, the death of a child is devastating. But to lose two of your

children? Unimaginable! Yet that’s the experience of Australian musician,

writer, and actor Nick Cave. In 2015, his fifteen-year-old son fell from a

cliff and died. A few years later, Cave's oldest child also died. In the grip

of such overwhelming grief, how did Cave and his wife keep going? How would

you?



Cave attempted to find comfort in the world around him. "It's the audacity of

the world to continue to be beautiful . . . in times of deep suffering. That's

how I saw the world," he said. "It was just carrying on, being systemically

gorgeous."



Jesus spoke of such beauty, and He saw it for what it truly is: the creation

of God. His oft-quoted words in Luke 12 - "consider the lilies" (v. 27 esv) -

don't dismiss the reality of suffering in our lives. In fact, they honour our

great tragedies by offering an antidote to such harsh realities. Stop

and consider the lilies or the ravens (v. 24) or the sunrise. Christ taught

us, "If that is how God clothes the grass of the

field . . . how much more will he clothe you" (v. 28).



In the face of grief and loss, the world’s perspective falls short. Jesus

encourages us to consider our creator God, who holds His audacious creation

together and cares for us deeply.



Reflect & Pray



When was the last time you stopped and considered the world around you?

What did you notice?



God of all comfort, in seasons of suffering

please give me the presence of mind to consider Your beautiful world.



Learn how lament can help

you praise God in the storms of life.

Job 8

Bildad Speaks: Job Should Repent

1(Job 2:11)Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:

2(Job 6:26; 1Ki 19:11) "How long will you speak these things,

and the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?

3(Ge 18:25; Dt 32:4) Does God pervert judgment?

Or does the Almighty pervert justice?

4(Job 1:5; 1:18-19) If your children sinned against Him,

He cast them away for their transgression.

5(Job 11:13) If you yourself would seek God earnestly,

and seek favor from the Almighty,

6(Ps 7:6) if you were pure and upright,

surely now He would rouse Himself on your behalf,

and He would prosper your righteous dwelling.

7 Though your beginning was small,

your end will increase greatly.

8(Job 15:18; Dt 4:32; 32:7) 'Please, ask the former generation,

and prepare yourself for what their fathers searched out;

9(1Ch 29:15; Ge 47:9) for we were born but yesterday and know nothing,

because our days on earth are a shadow.

10 Will they not teach you, and tell you,

and bring forth words out of their heart?

11 Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?

Can the reed grow without water?

12(Jer 17:6) While it is yet green and not cut down,

it withers before any other plant.

13(Job 13:16; 15:34) So are the paths of all who forget God;

and the hypocrite's hope will perish,

14(Isa 59:5-6) whose confidence will be cut off,

and whose trust will be a spider's web.

15(Job 27:18) He will lean upon his house, but it will not stand;

he will hold it fast, but it will not endure.

16(Ps 80:11) He is green before the sun,

and his branch shoots forth in his garden.

17 His roots are wrapped around the rock heap,

and he sees the place of stones.

18 (Job 7:10; 7:8) If he is uprooted from his place,

then it will deny him, saying, 'I have not seen you.'

19(Job 20:5; 1Sa 2:8) See, this is the joy of his way,

and out of the ground others will grow.

20(Job 4:7) 'Surely, God will not cast away a perfect man,

nor will He strengthen the evildoers,

21(Ps 126:2; Ge 21:6) until He fills your mouth with laughing,

and your lips with rejoicing.

22(Ps 132:18; 35:26) Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,

and the dwelling place of the wicked will come to nothing."



[1] Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

[2] How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of

thy mouth be like a strong wind?

[3] Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

[4] If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for

their transgression;

[5] If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the

Almighty;

[6] If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and

make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

[7] Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly

increase.

[8] For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the

search of their fathers:

[9] (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon

earth are a shadow:)

[10] Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their

heart?

[11] Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

[12] Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth

before any other herb.

[13] So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall

perish:

[14] Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.

[15] He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it

fast, but it shall not endure.

[16] He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his

garden.

[17] His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

[18] If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I

have not seen thee.

[19] Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others

grow.

[20] Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the

evil doers:

[21] Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

[22] They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place

of the wicked shall come to nought.



(Ask in Prayer in supplication what happened - You do not know it all)



Job 9

Job Replies: There Is No Mediator

1 Then Job answered:

2(Job 4:17; 25:4) "Truly, I know it is so,

but how can a man be righteous with God?

3(Job 10:2; 40:2) If one would dispute with Him,

he cannot answer Him once in a thousand times.

4(Job 36:5; 9:19) He is wise in heart and mighty in strength.

Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?

5 He who removes mountains, and they know not,

who overturns them in His anger.

6(Isa 2:21; Hag 2:6) He who shakes the earth out of its place,

and its pillars tremble.

7(Isa 13:10) He who commands the sun, and it does not rise;

he seals off the stars.

8(Job 37:18; Ps 104:2-3) He who alone spreads out the heavens,

and treads on the waves of the sea.

9(Am 5:8; Ge 1:16) He who makes the Bear, Orion, and Pleiades,

and the constellations of the south.

10(Job 5:9; Ps 71:15) He who does great things, beyond discovery,

yes, and wonders beyond number.

11(Job 23:8-9; 35:14) Yes, He would cross before me, and I would not see Him;

He would pass on by, but I would not perceive Him.

12(Job 11:10; Isa 45:9) Yes, He takes away; who can hinder Him?

Who will say to Him, 'What are You doing?'

13(Job 26:12; Isa 30:7) God will not withdraw His anger.

The proud helpers bow down beneath Him.

14 'How, then, can I myself answer Him,

and choose my words to reason with Him?

15(Job 8:5; 10:15) Even if I were righteous I could not answer;

I would plead to my Judge for favor.

16 If I called, and He answered me,

I would not believe that He had listened to my voice.

17 (Job 2:3; 16:14) For He crushes me with a storm

and multiplies my wounds without cause.

18 (Job 7:19) He will not allow me to get my breath,

but fills me with bitterness.

19 (Job 9:4 )If it is a matter of strength, indeed, He is strong;

and if of justice, who will set me a time to plead?

20 Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;

though I were perfect, it would prove me perverse.

21 (Job 1:1) 'Though I were perfect,

I would not know myself;

I would despise my life.

22 It is all one thing; therefore I said,

'He destroys both the perfect and the wicked.'

23 If the whip kills suddenly,

He will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

24 (Job 10:3; 24:25) The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.

He covers the faces of its judges.

If it is not He, then who is it?

25 (Job 7:6-7) 'Now my days are swifter than a runner;

they flee away; they see no good.

26 (Hab 1:8; Isa 18:2) They pass by like reed skiffs,

like an eagle rushing upon its prey.

27 (Job 7:13) If I say, 'I will forget my complaint;

I will leave off my sad face and brighten up,'

28 (Ps 119:120) I am afraid of all my sorrows;

I know that You will not hold me innocent.

29 If I am guilty,

why then do I labor in vain?

30(Jer 2:22) If I wash myself with snow water

and cleanse my hands with soap,

31 yet You will plunge me into the pit,

and my own clothes will abhor me.

32 (Ecc 6:10; Ro 9:20) 'For He is not a man as I am, that I should answer Him,

and we should come together in judgment.

33(1Sa 2:25; Job 9:19) Nor is there a mediator between us,

who may lay his hand upon us both.

34(Ps 39:10; Job 33:7) Let Him take His rod away from me,

and let not dread of Him terrify me.

35 Then I would speak and not fear Him,

but it is not so with me.



[1] Then Job answered and said,

[2] I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

[3] If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

[4] He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself

against him, and hath prospered?

[5] Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them

in his anger.

[6] Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof

tremble.

[7] Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

[8] Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of

the sea.

[9] Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the

south.

[10] Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without

number.

[11] Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I

perceive him not.

[12] Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What

doest thou?

[13] If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under

him.

[14] How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason

with him?

[15] Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make

supplication to my judge.

[16] If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that

he had hearkened unto my voice.

[17] For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without

cause.

[18] He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with

bitterness.

[19] If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall

set me a time to plead?

[20] If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am

perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

[21] Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my

life.

[22] This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and

the wicked.

[23] If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the

innocent.

[24] The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces

of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

[25] Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

[26] They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to

the prey.

[27] If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness,

and comfort myself:

[28] I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me

innocent.

[29] If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

[30] If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

[31] Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor

me.

[32] For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should

come together in judgment.

[33] Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon

us both.

[34] Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

[35] Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.



(Thank you Lord for sending Jesus Christ as our mediator)

Day 4, 4 January 2026



Today at Calvary Community Church

pastor Barry Regier spoke on Identity in Christ - Who you are determines

how you love



1 Peter 1:21-22



21 (Heb 2:9; Jn 12:44) Through Him you believe in God who raised Him up

from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope might be

in God.

22 (Heb 13:1; Jas 4:8) Since your souls have been purified by obedience to

the truth through the Spirit unto a genuine brotherly love, love one another

deeply with a pure heart,



[21] Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and

gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

[22] Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the

Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another

with a pure heart fervently:



A) Identity anchored in Christ



Through Him you believe in God

Who by him do believe in God



who raised Him up from the dead and gave Him glory

that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory;



who raised Him up from the dead and gave Him glory

who raised Him up from the dead and gave Him glory



B) Identity determines obedience (obedience flows from Identity)



Since your souls have been purified by obedience to the truth

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth



Note



1 John 1:7



7 (Isa 2:5; Eph 1:7) But if we walk in the light as He is in the light,

we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ

His Son cleanses us from all sin.



[7] But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship

one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from

all sin.



and



Hebrews 10:14



14 (Heb 10:1) For by one offering He has forever perfected

those who are sanctified.



[14] For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are

sanctified.



Jesus cleans us Positionally (1 John 1:7 and Hebrews 10:14)

Obedience cleanses us Practically (1 Peter 1:22a)



c) Identity eggects how we treat others



22 (Heb 13:1; Jas 4:8) Since your souls have been purified by obedience to

the truth through the Spirit unto a genuine brotherly love, love one another

deeply with a pure heart,



[22] Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the

Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another

with a pure heart fervently:



Romans 5:5



5 (Gal 4:6; Php 1:20) And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God

is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.



[5] And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in

our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.



1 Timothy 1:5



5 (2Ti 1:5; 2:22) Now the goal of this command is love from a pure heart,

and from a good conscience, and from sincere faith.



[5] Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a

good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:



When your identity is anchored in Christ, when your heart is purified by truth,

when the Holy Spirit fills you heart with God's loves,

Love becomes possible, even when love feels impossible.



1) Job 7, 8, 9 , 10



Job 7



Job: My Suffering Is Endless

1(Job 14:5-6; Ps 39:4)

"Is there not a time of hard service for a man upon earth?

Are not his days also like the days of a hired worker?

2(Lev 19:13; Jer 6:4) Like a servant, he longs for the shade,

and like a hired worker, he looks for his wages,

3(Ps 6:6) so I have been assigned months of futility,

and nights of trouble have been appointed to me.

4(Dt 28:67; Job 7:13-14) When I lie down, I say,

'When will I arise and the night be ended?'

And I am full of restlessness until the dawn.

5(Job 17:14; Isa 14:11) My flesh is covered with worms and caked with dirt;

my skin is broken, and has become loathsome.

6(Job 9:25; 17:15) 'My days fly more swiftly than a weaver's shuttle,

and are spent without hope.

7(Ps 78:39; Jas 4:14) Oh, remember that my life is a breath!

My eye will never again see good.

8(Job 20:9; Ps 37:36) The eye of him who sees me will behold me no more;

your eyes will be on me, but I will be no more.

9(2Sa 12:23; Job 30:15) As the cloud disappears and vanishes away,

so he who goes down to Sheol will come up no more.

10(Job 8:18; 20:9) He will never return to his house,

and his place will not recognize him anymore.

11(Ps 40:9; 1Sa 1:10) 'Therefore, I will not restrain my mouth;

I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;

I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

12 Am I the sea, or a sea monster,

that You set a guard over me?

13(Ps 6:6) When I say, 'My bed will comfort me,

my couch will ease my complaint,'

14 then You scare me with dreams

and terrify me with visions,

15 so that my soul chooses strangling,

even death rather than my life.

16(Job 10:1; 6:9) I loathe my life; I would not live forever;

let me alone, for my days are emptiness.

17(Ps 8:4; 144:3) 'What is man, that You should exalt him,

and that You should set Your heart on him,

18 and that You should visit him every morning,

and test him every moment?

19 (Job 9:18) How long until You look away from me?

Will You not let me alone until I swallow my saliva?

20(Ps 36:6; La 3:12) Have I sinned? What am I doing to You,

O You watcher of men?

Why have You set me as Your target,

so that I am a burden to myself?

21(Job 10:14; Da 12:2) And why do You not pardon my transgression

and take away my iniquity?

For now I will lie down in the dust;

and You will seek me diligently, but I will not be."



[1] Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also

like the days of an hireling?

[2] As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh

for the reward of his work:

[3] So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are

appointed to me.

[4] When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I

am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

[5] My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and

become loathsome.

[6] My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

[7] O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.

[8] The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are

upon me, and I am not.

[9] As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to

the grave shall come up no more.

[10] He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him

any more.

[11] Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of

my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

[12] Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

[13] When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

[14] Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

[15] So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

[16] I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are

vanity.

[17] What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest

set thine heart upon him?

[18] And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every

moment?

[19] How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow

down my spittle?

[20] I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why

hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

[21] And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine

iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the

morning, but I shall not be.



(Do you when an injustice has been done to you? Ask the Lord for Direction)

2) Our Daily Bread for 3 January 2026 titled



The Friendship Bench by Poh Fang Chia



Nehemiah 3:6-12



6 (Ne 12:39) Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah

repaired the Old Gate. They constructed its beams, erected its doors,

and installed locks and bars for it.

7 Next to them repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite

and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah,

places under the authority of the governor of the province Beyond the River.

8 (Ne 12:38; 3:31-32) Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah,

one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Next to him Hananiah,

the son of one of the apothecaries, made repairs, and they repaired Jerusalem

as far as the Broad Wall.

9 (Ne 3:12; 3:17) Next to him Rephaiah the son of Hur, commander of half

of the Jerusalem district, made repairs.

10 Next to him Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house.

Next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs.

11 (Ne 12:38) Malkijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-Moab

repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Furnaces.

12 (Ne 3:9) Next to them Shallum the son of Hallohesh,

commander of the other half of the Jerusalem district, made repairs

along with his daughters.



[6] Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam

the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors

thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

[7] And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the

Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the

governor on this side the river.

[8] Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths.

Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries,

and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.

[9] And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the

half part of Jerusalem.

[10] And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over

against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of

Hashabniah.

[11] Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired

the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.

[12] And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler

of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.



Romans 12:6



6 (Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2) We have diverse gifts according to the grace

that is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;



[6] Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us,

whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;



A young patient committed suicide because he couldn’t afford the bus fare to

the hospital for mental health treatment. Distressed, Dr. Chibanda tested ways

to make treatment more accessible. Friendship Bench was born, a program where

therapists sit on discreetly placed benches, ready to counsel people with

needs. And who did he train as therapists? Grandmothers! In an interview,

Dr. Chibanda shared, "[Grandmothers] are rooted in their

communities . . . they have an amazing ability to . . . make people

feel respected and understood."



In Nehemiah 3, we read of another project that involved unconventional groups

of people. They understood that the city's wall had to be rebuilt so they'd

"no longer be in disgrace" (2:17). As Jerusalem lay in ruins, the surrounding

nations mocked its defeat. And besides professional craftsmen like Uzziel, who

was a goldsmith (3:8), others who may have had other talents - like Shallum,

a district ruler - chipped in too (v. 12).



Just as Dr. Chibanda saw the influence and compassion of grandmothers to make

a difference in mental healthcare in Zimbabwe, may God open our eyes to see

the strengths of each person. God has gifted each of us with unique

experiences, resources, and talents (Romans 12:6). Let's allow Him to use us

in building up the church and serving our community.



Reflect & Pray



What has God laid on your heart to do for the church or community?

Who can you invite to join you?



Dear Father, please help me see the strengths

in others so I may serve with them for good.



Discover more about being

a serving church.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



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



Is 41:10



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

that we face, or professional disgrace. Personal relationships

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

ravine of pain and misunderstanding

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

Like the father who helps his child learn to swim,

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

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

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

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

and hold you up."

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

in a world where relationships are temporary and life is

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

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

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

he undergirds us with his righteousness. We cannot fall,

for he holds us firm.



Application



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



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

in the midst of my fears?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



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?)



2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493



British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.

Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver

and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations

in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are

between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all

other nationalities.



Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant

and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,

Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this

region is about 200000.

Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,

more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small

numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.

We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.

A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,

for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that



- the church will catch a vision to pray,

and a burden to train outreach to Muslims

- the church will press in to participate in effective

discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



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.

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:

Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds, He was moved with

compassion for them, because they fainted and were scattered,

like sheep without a shepherd )



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and Pray TO UNDERSTAND A SITUATION before speaking;

empty yourselves of assumptions.



Pray to the Lord : "Dear Father, please help me see the strengths

in others so I may serve with them for good."



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



Pray to the Lord and pray to have love.



Pray to the Lord and pray to lean on the Lord God / Yahweh strength.



Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,

and a burden to train outreach to Muslims

Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective

discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.



Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin

and all on Earth to faith in Christ.



Pray that Christians in Ethiopia will stand firm

in their faith and courageously proclaim the Gospel.



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.

Job 5

Eliphaz: Job Is Chastised by God

1(Job 15:15) "Call out now; is anyone answering you?

And to whom among the holy ones will you turn?

2 For anger slays the foolish man,

and jealousy kills the gullible.

3(Ps 37:35-36; 73:18-20) Yes, I saw the foolish taking root,

and quickly I cursed his dwelling.

4 (Ps 119:155; 127:5) May his children be far from safety,

and may they be crushed in the gate without a deliverer;

5 whose harvest the hungry eats up,

and takes it even out of the thorns,

and the thirsty captures his wealth.

6 For affliction does not come out of the dust,

nor does trouble sprout up out of the ground;

7 (Job 14:1; Ge 3:17-19) but man is born to trouble,

as the sparks fly upward.

8 (Ps 50:15) "Indeed, I would appeal to God,

and before God I would set forth my case,

9 (Ps 40:5; Job 9:10; 37:5) who does the great and the inscrutable,

wonders without number.

10(Ps 147:8; Jer 5:24) He gives rain on the surface of the earth

and sends water on the outdoor places.

11 He sets on high those who are lowly,

and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 (Ne 4:15; Isa 8:10) He frustrates the schemes of the crafty,

so that their hands cannot perform their plans.

13 (Ps 9:15-16; 1Co 3:19) He catches the wise in their own craftiness,

and the scheme of the shrewd is swiftly stopped.

14 (Job 12:25; Dt 28:29) In the daytime they encounter darkness,

and at noontime they grope as in the night.

15 (Ps 35:10) But the needy He saves from the sword,

from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

16 (Ps 107:42; 63:11) So the helpless has hope,

and injustice shuts her mouth.

17 (Ps 94:12; Jas 1:12) "How happy is the man whom God corrects!

Therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty,

18 (Isa 30:26; Dt 32:39) for He wounds, but He applies the bandage;

He injures, but His hands also heal.

19 (Ps 34:19; 1Co 10:13) In six crises He will deliver you;

even in seven, disaster will not touch you.

20 (Ps 33:19) In famine He will redeem you from death,

and in war from the power of the sword.

21 (Ps 31:20) You will be hidden from the lash of the tongue,

and you will not fear violence when it comes.

22 (Eze 34:25; Isa 35:9) You will laugh at devastation and famine,

and you will not fear wild animals.

23 For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,

and the wild animals will be at peace with you.

24 You will know that your tent is peaceful,

and you will inspect your property and find nothing missing.

25(Ps 112:2; 72:16) You will know that your offspring will be many

and your descendants as the grass of the earth.

26(Ge 15:15; 25:8) You go to the grave in a full age,

as stalks of grain are gathered up in season.

27(Ps 111:2) "Look! We have investigated all this, and it is so;

hear it, and know for yourself."



[1] Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the

saints wilt thou turn?

[2] For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

[3] I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his

habitation.

[4] His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate,

neither is there any to deliver them.

[5] Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the

thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

[6] Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble

spring out of the ground;

[7] Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

[8] I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

[9] Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without

number:

[10] Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

[11] To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be

exalted to safety.

[12] He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot

perform their enterprise.

[13] He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the

froward is carried headlong.

[14] They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in

the night.

[15] But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the

hand of the mighty.

[16] So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

[17] Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not

thou the chastening of the Almighty:

[18] For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make

whole.

[19] He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no

evil touch thee.

[20] In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of

the sword.

[21] Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be

afraid of destruction when it cometh.

[22] At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be

afraid of the beasts of the earth.

[23] For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the

beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

[24] And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou

shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

[25] Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring

as the grass of the earth.

[26] Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn

cometh in in his season.

[27] Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for

thy good.



Job 6



Job Replies: My Complaint Is Just

1 But Job answered:

2 "Oh, that my grief were fully weighed,

and my calamity laid with it on the scales!

3 (Pr 27:3) For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea;

therefore my words are stuck in my throat.

4 (Ps 38:2; Job 30:15) For the arrows of the Almighty are within me;

my spirit drinks in their poison;

the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

5 Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass?

Or the ox bellow over his fodder?

6 (Lev 2:13; Col 4:6 ) Is tasteless food eaten without salt?

Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

7 My soul refuses to touch them;

they are like loathsome food to me.

8 "Oh, that I might have my request,

and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

9 (1Ki 19:4) That it would please God to crush me,

that He would let loose His hand and cut me off!

10 (Lev 19:2; Job 23:12) Then I would still have comfort;

I would revel in pain; it will not subside,

for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

11 "What strength do I have, that I should hope?

And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

12 Is my strength the strength of stones?

Or is my flesh made of brass?

13 Is there no help within me?

And is success banished from me?

14 (Pr 17:17) "A despairing man should be shown kindness from his friend,

or he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

15 (Jer 15:18; Ps 38:11) My brothers have acted deceitfully like a riverbed,

like the streams of the riverbeds that run dry;

16 which are dark because of the ice,

and into which the snow disappears.

17 In time they are scorched; they vanish!

When it is hot, they disappear from their place.

18 The caravans of their way turn aside;

they go nowhere, and they perish.

19 (Ge 25:15; Isa 21:14) The caravans of Tema looked,

the travelers of Sheba hoped for them.

20 They were disappointed because they were confident;

they arrived there and were dismayed.

21 (Ps 38:11) For now you are nothing;

you see terror and are afraid.

22 Did I say, 'Give to me'?

Or, 'Out of your wealth, bribe me'?

23 Or, 'Deliver me from the power of the enemy'?

Or, 'From the power of the oppressors, liberate me'?

24 "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue,

and make me understand how I have erred.

25 How forceful are right words!

But what does your arguing prove?

26(Job 8:2) Do you mean to correct my words,

and treat my desperate words as wind?

27(Job 22:9; 24:3) Yes, you cast lots for the fatherless,

and you bargain over your friend.

28 "And now, please give me your attention,

for surely I will not lie to you.

29(Job 17:10) Turn, I pray, let there be no injustice!

Yes, turn again, my righteousness still stands!

30(Job 12:11) Is there injustice on my tongue?

Cannot my taste discern pernicious things?



[1] But Job answered and said,

[2] Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the

balances together!

[3] For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words

are swallowed up.

[4] For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof

drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against

me.

[5] Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his

fodder?

[6] Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste

in the white of an egg?

[7] The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.

[8] Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing

that I long for!

[9] Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his

hand, and cut me off!

[10] Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow:

let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

[11] What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I

should prolong my life?

[12] Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?

[13] Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

[14] To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he

forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

[15] My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of

brooks they pass away;

[16] Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

[17] What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed

out of their place.

[18] The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and

perish.

[19] The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

[20] They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and

were ashamed.

[21] For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

[22] Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

[23] Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of

the mighty?

[24] Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein

I have erred.

[25] How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

[26] Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is

desperate, which are as wind?

[27] Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

[28] Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I

lie.

[29] Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my

righteousness is in it.

[30] Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse

things?



Note who your friends are

Day 3, 3 January 2026



1) Job 3, Job4, Job 5, Job 6



Job 3

Job Laments His Birth



1 After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.

2 Job said:

3 "Let the day perish in which I was born

and the night in which it was said, `A male child is conceived.'

4 As for that day, let it be darkness;

let God above not regard it;

and let not light shine upon it.

5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it;

let a cloud settle on it;

let the blackness of the day terrify it.

6 As for that night, let darkness capture it;

let it not rejoice among the days of the year;

let it not come into the number of the months.

7 Yes, as for that night, let it be barren!

Let no joyful cry come into it!

8 Let them curse it who curse any day,

those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan. (Leviathan, a sea dinosaur?)

9 Let its morning stars be dark;

let it look for light, but have none;

let it not see the rays of dawn,

10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb,

nor hide trouble from my eyes.

11" Why did I not die at birth?

Why did I not expire when I came out of the womb?

12 Why did her knees receive me?

And why her breasts that I should nurse?

13 For now I would be lying down and would be at peace;

I would have slept; then there would be rest for me,

14 with kings and counselors of the earth,

who built ruins for themselves,

15 or with princes who had gold,

who filled their houses with silver.

16 Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child,

like infants who never saw light?

17 There the wicked will have stopped causing trouble,

and there the exhausted will rest.

18 Captives will relax together;

they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

19 The small and great, they are there,

and the servant is free from his master.

20 "Why is light given to the miserable,

and life unto the bitter in soul,

21 who look for death, but it is not there;

and they search for it more than for hidden treasures;

22 who rejoice exceedingly,

and they are glad when they find the grave?

23 And why is light given to a man

whose way is hidden,

whom God has hedged in?

24 For my sighing comes before I eat,

and my groaning pours forth like the waters.

25 For the thing which I greatly feared has happened to me,

and that which I dreaded has come to me.

26 I am not at peace; I have no quiet,

I cannot rest, and turmoil has come."



[1] After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

[2] And Job spake, and said,

[3] Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was

said, There is a man child conceived.

[4] Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let

the light shine upon it.

[5] Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon

it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

[6] As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto

the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

[7] Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

[8] Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their

mourning.

[9] Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light,

but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:

[10] Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow

from mine eyes.

[11] Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I

came out of the belly?

[12] Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?

[13] For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept:

then had I been at rest,

[14] With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places

for themselves;

[15] Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

[16] Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never

saw light.

[17] There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

[18] There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the

oppressor.

[19] The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

[20] Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the

bitter in soul;

[21] Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for

hid treasures;

[22] Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

[23] Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged

in?

[24] For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like

the waters.

[25] For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I

was afraid of is come unto me.

[26] I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet

trouble came.



Job 4

Eliphaz Speaks: Job Has Sinned

1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:

2(Job 32:18-20) "If one attempts a word with you, will you be impatient?

But who can keep from speaking?

3(Isa 35:3) Surely you have instructed many,

and you have strengthened the weak hands.

4(Heb 12:12) Your words have raised up him who was falling,

and you have fortified the feeble knees.

5(Job 19:21) But now it comes upon you, and you are weary;

it reaches even you, and you are terrified.

6(Job 1:1; Pr 3:26) Is not your reverence your confidence?

And the integrity of your ways your hope?

7(Ps 37:25) "Remember now, who being innocent ever perished?

Or where were the upright ever wiped out?

8(Pr 22:8; Gal 6:7-8) Just like I have seen, those who plow iniquity

and sow trouble, reap the same.

9(Job 15:30; Isa 30:33 ) By the breath of God they perish,

and by the blast of His anger they are destroyed.

10(Ps 58:6; Job 29:17) The roaring of the lion,

and the voice of the fierce lion,

and the teeth of the young lions are broken.

11(Ps 34:10) The old lion perishes for lack of prey,

and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

12(Job 26:14) "Now a word was brought to me secretly,

and my ear received a whisper of it.

13(Ge 2:21; 15:12) Amid disquieting thoughts from night visions,

when deep sleep falls on mortals,

14(Hab 3:16) terror and trembling came to me,

which made all my bones shake.

15 A breath of wind was passing before my face,

and the hair on my body was standingup.

16(1Ki 19:12) It stood still,

but I could not recognize its appearance;

a form was in front of my eyes,

there was stillness, then I heard a voice saying:

17(Job 9:2; 25:4) 'Can a mortal be more righteous than God?

Can a man be more pure than his Maker?

18 He does not trust in His servants,

and He charges His angels with error;

19(Ge 2:7; Job 10:9) Even more, those who dwell in houses of clay,

whose foundation is in the dust,

who are crushed before the moth.

20(Job 20:7) They are broken in pieces from morning to evening;

they perish forever without anyone regarding it.

21(Job 36:12) Are not their tent ropes plucked up,

so they die, even without wisdom?'



[1] Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

[2] If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can

withhold himself from speaking?

[3] Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak

hands.

[4] Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened

the feeble knees.

[5] But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and

thou art troubled.

[6] Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of

thy ways?

[7] Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were

the righteous cut off?

[8] Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap

the same.

[9] By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are

they consumed.

[10] The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the

teeth of the young lions, are broken.

[11] The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps

are scattered abroad.

[12] Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little

thereof.

[13] In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on

men,

[14] Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

[15] Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:

[16] It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was

before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

[17] Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than

his maker?

[18] Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with

folly:

[19] How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is

in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

[20] They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever

without any regarding it.

[21] Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even

without wisdom.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493



British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.

Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver

and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations

in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are

between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all

other nationalities.



Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant

and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,

Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this

region is about 200000.

Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,

more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small

numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.

We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.

A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,

for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that



- the church will catch a vision to pray,

and a burden to train outreach to Muslims

- the church will press in to participate in effective

discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



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!"

)



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.

)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to know Him as Friend

for Satan is tempting you to denounce God the Creator.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, thank You for paying the price for my sin."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord Yahwah is with through

trials and temptations.



Pray to the Lord and pray to owe no person.



Pray to the Lord and give Him praise for his merciful knidness.



Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,

and a burden to train outreach to Muslims

Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective

discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.



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.



Ask the Lord to provide for the physical needs of tribal Christians,

who are often denied basic services in Vietnam.



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.

2) Our Daily Bread for 2 January 2026 Titled

No More Debt by Jennifer Benson Schuldt



Colossians 2:13-15



13 (Eph 2:1; Jas 2:26) And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision

of your flesh, He has resurrected together with Him, having forgiven you all

sins.

14 (Ac 3:19; Col 2:20) He blotted out the handwriting of ordinances that was

against us and contrary to us, and He took it out of the way, nailing it to

the cross.

15 (Eph 4:8; Lk 10:18) And having disarmed authorities and powers,

He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them by the cross.



[13] And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh,

hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

[14] Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which

was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

[15] And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them

openly, triumphing over them in it.



A doctor decided to retire after treating cancer patients for nearly thirty

years. While working with a billing company to resolve his clinic's finances,

he opted to forgive $650000 of debt people still owed him. "I've always been

rather uncomfortable with sick patients not only having to worry about their

own health," the physician explained in a related interview, "[but also] their

families, and their jobs, [and] money. That's always tugged at me."



Even if we've never been deep in financial debt, all of us have experienced

something similar in a spiritual sense. The Bible likens sin to "debts"

(Matthew 6:12). It also says there’s no way for us to repay what we owe God.

We can't donate money to charity, serve others, or work out a deal with Him

to cover what we owe. Jesus is our only hope. Through His death

and resurrection, Christ "canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness

which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away,

nailing it to the cross" (Colossians 2:14).



Accepting Jesus' sacrifice for the wrong things we’ve done means waking up to

a new day, completely free from the burden of sin. May God's mercy

and forgiveness shine into the world as He helps us lovingly address

people and circumstances in our lives.



Reflect & Pray



Why do you think God cares whether or not you show mercy to others?

How does your outlook on life reflect the freedom you have in Jesus?



Dear Jesus, thank You for paying the price for my sin.



Learn more here:



odbm.org/personal-relationship-with-god



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 6 - Through The Fire



Is 43:2



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

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

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

nor shall the flame kindle on you.



2 When thou passest through the waters,

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

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

neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.



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

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

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

Nebuchadnezzar, filled with his own importance, commanded that

everyone bow down and worship his image.

When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to worship anyone

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

furnace of fire.

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I will be with you."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

flames burn you."



Application



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



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



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



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.