Day 216, 4 August 2026



1) Zephaniah 1, 2, 3



Zephaniah 1

1 (2Ch 34:1-33; Jer 1:2) The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah

the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah,

the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.



[1] The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son

of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah

the son of Amon, king of Judah.



The Great Day of the Lord



2 (2Ki 22:16-17) I will utterly consume all things

on the face of the earth,

says the Lord;

3 (Eze 7:19; Hos 4:3) I will consume man and beast;

I will consume the birds of the heavens

and the fish of the sea,

and the stumbling blocks with the wicked.

I will cut off man from the face of the land,

says the Lord.

4 (Hos 10:5; 2Ki 23:4-5) I will stretch out my hand against Judah,

and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal,

and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,

5 (1Ki 11:33; Jer 19:13) and those who bow down on the roofs

to the host of heaven;

those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord

and yet swear by Milcom;

6 (Isa 1:4; Jer 2:13) those who have turned back from following the Lord,

who have not sought the Lord nor inquired of Him.

7 (Isa 34:6; Jer 46:10) Be silent before the Lord God!

For the day of the Lord is at hand;

the Lord has prepared the sacrifice;

He has consecrated His guests.

8 (Isa 24:21) On the day of the Lord's sacrifice,

I will punish the officials

and the king's sons,

and all who clothe themselves

with foreign attire.

9 (1Sa 5:5) On that day I will punish

all who step over the threshold,

who fill their masters' houses

with violence and deceit.

10 (2Ch 33:14; 2Ki 22:14) On that day, says the Lord,

a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate,

a wail from the Second Quarter,

and a loud crash from the hills.

11 (Jas 5:1) Wail, you inhabitants of the Mortar!

For all the merchants are cut down;

all those who weigh out silver are cut off.

12 (Jer 48:11; Eze 8:12) At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps,

and I will punish the men

who are settled on their lees,

who say in their heart,

"The Lord will not do good, nor will He do evil."

13 (Am 5:11; Mic 6:15) Their goods will be plundered,

and their houses laid waste.

Though they build houses,

they will not inhabit them;

though they plant vineyards,

they will not drink from their wine.



[2] I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.

[3] I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven,

and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I

will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

[4] I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the

inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this

place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;

[5] And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them

that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;

[6] And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not

sought the LORD, nor inquired for him.

[7] Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD

is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

[8] And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I

will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are

clothed with strange apparel.

[9] In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold,

which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

[10] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall

be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second,

and a great crashing from the hills.

[11] Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut

down; all they that bear silver are cut off.

[12] And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem

with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in

their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.

[13] Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a

desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they

shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.



The Great Day of the Lord



14 (Joel 2:11; Zep 1:7) The great day of the Lord is near,

near and hastening quickly.

The sound of the day of the Lord is bitter;

the mighty man shall cry out there.

15 (Joel 2:2; Isa 22:5 ) That day is a day of wrath,

a day of trouble and distress,

a day of ruin and desolation,

a day of darkness and gloom,

a day of clouds and blackness,

16 (Isa 2:12-15) a day of trumpet and alarms

against the fortified cities

and against the high towers.

17 (Ps 83:10) I will bring distress on men,

so that they will walk like blind men.

Because they have sinned against the Lord,

their blood will be poured out like dust,

and their flesh like dung.

18 (Zep 3:8; Eze 7:19; Zep 1:2-3) Neither their silver nor their gold

will be able to deliver them

on the day of the Lord's wrath.

But the whole earth will be consumed

by the fire of His jealousy,

for He will make a sudden end

of all those who dwell on the earth.



[14] The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly,

even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there

bitterly.

[15] That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of

wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds

and thick darkness,

[16] A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against

the high towers.

[17] And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind

men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be

poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.

[18] Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in

the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the

fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them

that dwell in the land.



Zephaniah 2



Judgment on the Nations



1 (2Ch 20:4; Joel 1:14) Gather together, yes, gather together,

O shameless nation,

2 (Isa 17:13; La 4:11) before the decree takes effect,

before the day passes like chaff,

before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you,

before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you.

3 (Am 5:14-15; Ps 57:1) Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land,

who carry out His judgment.

Seek righteousness, seek humility.

Perhaps you will be hidden

on the day of the Lord's anger.

4 (Zec 9:5-7; Am 1:6-8 ) For Gaza will be forsaken,

and Ashkelon a desolation;

Ashdod will be driven out at noon,

and Ekron will be uprooted.

5 (Eze 25:16; Am 3:1) Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast,

the nation of Kerethites!

The word of the Lord is against you,

O Canaan, land of the Philistines:

I will destroy you,

so that there will be no inhabitant.

6 The seacoast will be pastures,

with meadows for shepherds and folds for flocks.

7 (Zep 3:20; Ex 4:31) The coast will be for the remnant of the house of Judah,

on which they will feed.

In the houses of Ashkelon

they will lie down at evening.

For the Lord their God will visit them

and restore their fortunes.



Zephaniah 2

[1] Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

[2] Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before

the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD's

anger come upon you.

[3] Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his

judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in

the day of the LORD's anger.

[4] For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive

out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

[5] Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the

Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the

Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

[6] And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and

folds for flocks.

[7] And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall

feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the

evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their

captivity.



8 (Jer 49:1; Am 1:13) I have heard these taunts of Moab,

and the revilings of the Ammonites,

by which they have reproached My people,

and made boasts against their territory.

9 (Dt 29:23; Isa 11:14) Therefore, as I live,

says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,

surely Moab will be like Sodom,

and the Ammonites like Gomorrah-

a land of weeds and salt pits,

and a perpetual desolation.

The remnant of My people will plunder them,

and the survivors of My nation will possess them.

10 (Isa 16:6; Zep 2:8) This will they have for their pride,

because they taunted and boasted against

the people of the Lord of Hosts.

11 (Ge 10:5; Ps 72:8-11) The Lord will be dreadful to them,

for He will weaken all the gods of the earth;

men will worship Him, every one from his place,

all the lands of the nations.

12 (Isa 18:1-7; 20:4-5) You also, O Ethiopians,

will be slain by My sword.

13 (Na 3:7; Isa 10:12) And He will stretch out His hand against the north

and destroy Assyria;

and He will make Nineveh a desolation,

and dry like the desert.

14 (Jer 22:14) Herds will lie down in her midst,

beasts of every kind;

the cormorant and the bittern

will lodge on her pillars.

Their voice will sing in the windows;

desolation will be on the threshold;

for He will lay bare the cedar work.

15 (Eze 28:2; Na 3:19) This is the rejoicing city

that dwelt securely,

that said in her heart,

"I am, and there is no one besides me."

How has she become a desolation,

a place for beasts to lie down!

Everyone who passes by her will hiss

and shake his fist.



[8] I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of

Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves

against their border.

[9] Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely

Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the

breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue

of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess

them.

[10] This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and

magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.

[11] The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of

the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the

isles of the heathen.

[12] Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

[13] And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy

Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

[14] And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the

nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper

lintels

of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the

thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

[15] This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her

heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a

place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss,

and wag his hand.



Zephaniah 3



Woe to Jerusalem



1 (Jer 6:6) Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,

the oppressing city.

2 (Jer 5:3; Ps 78:22) She obeys no voice,

she receives no correction;

she does not trust in the Lord,

she does not draw near to her God.

3 (Hab 1:8; Jer 5:6) Her princes within her are roaring lions;

her judges are evening wolves

who leave nothing until the morning.

4 (Eze 22:26; Hos 9:7) Her prophets are reckless,

treacherous men;

her priests have profaned the sanctuary

and done violence to the law.

5 (Dt 32:4; Zep 3:15 ) The Lord is righteous in her midst;

He does no unrighteousness.

Every morning He brings His justice to light;

He does not fail,

but the unjust knows no shame.

6 I have cut off nations,

their strongholds are devastated;

I have made their streets desolate,

with no one passing by.

Their cities are destroyed;

there is no man, no inhabitant.

7 (Hos 9:9; Jer 7:7) I said,

"Surely you will fear Me;

and you will receive correction."

So her dwelling will not be cut off,

according to all that I have appointed against her.

But they were more eager

to corrupt all their deeds.



[1] Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

[2] She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not

in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

[3] Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves;

they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

[4] Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have

polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

[5] The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every

morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust

knoweth no shame.

[6] I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their

streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that

there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.

[7] I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so

their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they

rose early, and corrupted all their doings.



The Conversion of the Nations



8(Joel 3:2; Zep 1:18) Therefore wait for Me, declares the Lord,

until the day when I rise up to seize the plunder;

for My decision is to gather nations,

to assemble kingdoms,

to pour on them My indignation,

all My fierce anger;

for all the earth will be devoured

with the fire of My jealousy.

9 (Isa 19:18; Ps 22:27) For then I will restore to the peoples a pure speech

that all of them may call on the name of the Lord,

to serve Him with one accord.

10 (Ps 68:31; Isa 11:11) From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia

My worshippers, the daughter of My dispersed ones,

will bring My offering.

11 (Isa 54:4; Joel 2:26-27) On that day you will not be ashamed

for all your deeds by which you have transgressed against Me;

for then I will remove from your midst

those who rejoice in your pride,

and you will no longer be haughty

in My holy mountain.

12 (Isa 14:32; Na 1:7) But I will leave in your midst

a meek and humble people,

and they will trust in the name of the Lord.

13 (Zep 2:7; Rev 14:5) The remnant of Israel will do no unrighteousness,

nor speak lies;

nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;

for they will feed and lie down,

and no one will make them afraid.



[8] Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up

to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may

assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my

fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my

jealousy.

[9] For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all

call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.

[10] From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of

my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.

[11] In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou

hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of

thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty

because of my holy mountain.

[12] I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people,

and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.

[13] The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither

shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and

lie down, and none shall make them afraid.



Israel's Song of Joy



14 (Isa 12:6; 54:1) Sing, O daughter of Zion!

Shout, O Israel!

Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

15 (Isa 51:22; Zep 3:5) The Lord has taken away your judgments,

He has cast out your enemies.

The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;

you will see evil no more.

16 (Heb 12:12; Isa 35:3-4) On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:

Fear not, O Zion;

let not your hands be slack.

17 (Jer 32:41; Zep 3:15) The Lord your God is in your midst,

a Mighty One, who will save.

He will rejoice over you with gladness,

He will renew you with His love,

He will rejoice over you with singing.

18 (Ps 42:2-4; La 1:4) I will gather those who grieve

for the appointed festival,

which is a reproach and burden on you.

19 (Isa 60:14; Eze 34:16) At that time I will deal

with all who oppress you;

I will save the lame

and gather the outcast;

I will give them praise and fame

in every land where they have been put to shame.

20 (Jer 29:14; Joel 3:1) At that time I will bring you in,

at the time when I gather you;

for I will make you renowned and praised

among all peoples of the earth,

when I restore your fortunes

before your eyes,

says the Lord.



[14] Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all

the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

[15] The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy:

the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not

see evil any more.

[16] In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion,

Let not thine hands be slack.

[17] The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will

rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee

with singing.

[18] I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are

of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.

[19] Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save

her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them

praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

[20] At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather

you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth,

when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.



2) Our Daily Bread for 4 August 2026 titled

The Help God Provides by James Banks



Hebrews 1:7-14



The Son Superior to Angels



7 (Ps 104:4) Of the angels He says:

"He makes His angels spirits,

and His servants a flame of fire."(-11 Ps 95:7-11.)

8 (Ps 45:6-7; Isa 7:14) But to the Son He says:

"Your throne, O God, lasts forever and ever;

a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.(Ps 45:6.)

9 (Isa 61:1; 61:3) You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;

therefore God, Your God, has anointed You

with the oil of gladness more than Your companions."(Ps 45:7; Isa 61:1, 3.)

10 (Ps 102:25-27) And,

"You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,

and the heavens are the works of Your hands.

11 (Isa 34:4; 51:6) They will perish, but You remain;

and they all will wear out like a garment;

12 (Heb 13:8) as a cloak You will fold them up,

and they will be changed.

But You are the same,

and Your years will not end."

13 (Ps 110:1; Mt 22:44) But to which of the angels did He at any time say:

"Sit at My right hand,

until I make Your enemies

Your footstool"(Ps 110:1.)?

14 (Ps 34:7; Mt 18:10) Are they not all ministering spirits sent out

to minister to those who will inherit salvation?



[7] And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his

ministers a flame of fire.

[8] But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a

sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

[9] Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even

thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

[10] And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the

earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

[11] They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as

doth a garment;

[12] And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed:

but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

[13] But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand,

until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

[14] Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them

who shall be heirs of salvation?



When commercial fisherman Scott Thompson fell out of his boat one moonless

night in the Santa Barbara Channel off the California coast, he didn't know if

he'd survive. He swam hard after the boat, but the motor was running and he

couldn't reach it. So he attempted to swim to a distant oil platform in the

darkness. Beginning to lose hope, Thompson heard a splash in the cold water

near him. A harbour seal swam with him for a while, nudging him along toward

the platform. Five hours later, Thompson completed the long swim and described

the seal as "an angel" sent to help him.



The writer of the book of Hebrews describes angels as "ministering spirits

sent to serve those who will inherit salvation" (Hebrews 1:14). The passage

highlights the greatness of Jesus and emphasises that angels - wonderful and

glorious beings that they are - exist to further His purposes in saving us.

Jesus sustains "all things by his powerful word" (v. 3).



All around us is an unseen reality in which God sends angels to aid those who

have gladly received the good news of Jesus. Sometimes our nights may be long,

and we may wonder if we can keep going. But He'll always give us the help we

need - help that will nudge us on in Him.



Reflect & Pray



In what ways has God sent you unexpected help?

How might He use you to help others today?



I praise You today, loving God, knowing that

because You sustain all things, I'll one day be able to praise You forever!



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 3 - All I need



Phil 4:19



19 But my God shall supply your every need according

to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.



19 But my God shall supply all your need according

to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.



"But Mom, I really need these!" The strident voice of a teenage girl

rose above the hum of voices in the department store. The item in question

was a pair of $80 blue Jeans, faded, bleached, and torn in the right knee.

Style . Fashion. Self-Image. The girl may not have needed the jeans to

enhance her wardrobe, but she obviously felt she needed then to

enhance her acceptability among her peers.

Phillippains 4:19 promises that God "shall supply your every need according

to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." But just what needs does this

promise cover? My need for a bigger house? A better job?

An $80 pair of Calvin Kleins?

Certainly God knows and cares about the physical, superficial need of our

lives, and he provides what we need to sustain life. But God's priority

goes much deeper than the kind of radial tires we buy or the brand name on

our back pockets. God is interested in eternal values, in spiritual needs, and

he knows what we need in our lives to draw us closer to him.

"Out of his glorious riches in Christ Jesus," God will enrich us spiritually.

The application of Phil 4:19 involves trusting God to know and care about our

real needs, the deep needs of our souls, and allowing him the freedom to

order our circumstances so that those needs are met. When we are bold

enough to pray, "Lord, do whatever is necessary to make me more like

Jesus Christ," our Father delights to answer that prayer and supply our needs.



Application



a) What is the difference between my "Needs" and my "wants"?



b) What spiritual needs can I identify in my life?



c) How can this verse help me keep my own priorities

in line with God's value system?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Matthew 6:19-21



Treasures in Heaven



Lk 12:33-34



19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth

where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21) But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,

where neither moth nor rust destroy

and where thieves do not break in nor steal,

21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."



19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth

corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust

doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.



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



God's Eternal Faithfulness



2 Tim 2:8-13



8 (Mt 1:1; Ro 2:16) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,

descended from David, according to my gospel,

9 (Php 1:7; 2Ti 1:8) in which I suffer trouble like a criminal,

even with chains. But the word of God is not bound.

10 (Col 1:24; 2Co 1:6; 4:17) Therefore I endure all things

for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain

the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 (Ro 6:8; 1Th 5:10) This is a faithful saying:

If we die with Him, we shall also live with Him.

12 (Mt 10:33; Ro 8:17 ) If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.

If we deny Him, He also will deny us.

13 (Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3 )If we are faithless,

He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.



8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead

according to my gospel:

9 wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of

God is not bound.

10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also

obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him,

we shall also live with him:

12 if we suffer, we shall also reign with him:

if we deny him, he also will deny us:

13 if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



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

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

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

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

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

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

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

and between 300 to 400 university students.

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

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

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

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

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

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

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

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

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



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

areas of concentration



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

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

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



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



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

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

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

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

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

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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



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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -



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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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



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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



4nd Day of the Month



a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada

(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,

but sin is a reproach to any people.



34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:

But sin is a reproach to any people.



)



b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right

use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to be just against oppression.



Pray to the Lord: "I praise You today, loving God, knowing that

because You sustain all things, I'll one day be able to praise You forever"



Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord Jesus Christ who provides your needs.



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



Pray to the Lord and pray to not to deny Lord Jesus Christ.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

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

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

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



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

areas of concentration



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

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada



Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right

use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.



Pray for Christian converts in

Benin who face persecution due to opposition from their community members.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

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



Remember eternity starts now -

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

2) Our Daily Bread for 3 August 2026 Titled Waiting for God by Poh Fang Chia



Psalm 27:1-3,13-14



1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom will I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life;

of whom will I be afraid?

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

to eat my flesh-

my enemies and my foes-

they stumbled and fell.

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

my heart will not fear;

though war should rise against me,

in this will I be confident.

13 I believe

I will see the goodness of the Lord

in the land of the living.

14 Wait on the Lord;

be strong, and may your heart be stout;

wait on the Lord.



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

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

[2] When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up

my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

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

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

[13] I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in

the land of the living.

[14] Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine

heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.



Kazuto and his wife, Migiwa, waited with trepidation for the ultrasound exam

results. Migiwa's liver had been failing for more than nine months, and she

urgently needed a liver transplant. Kazuto could donate a portion of his liver

to his wife, but there was one condition: Migiwa's heart had to be strong. The

last ultrasound had shown slight improvement to her heart.

Would it show more this time?



To their disappointment, the results were the worst yet. Kazuto shared, "After

I comforted my crying wife, I also cried by myself. But . . . as Henri Nouwen

writes, waiting isn't a waste of time because God is nurturing something

wonderful . . . while we wait, even though we can't see anything

on the surface."



Kazuto's confidence in God paralleled that of King David, who wrote, "Wait for

the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord" (Psalm 27:14).

Because God is our "light," "salvation," and "stronghold' (v. 1), we can trust

Him to offer hope amid darkness (v. 3), comfort us during our trials (v. 13),

and secure us safely in "his dwelling" (v. 5).



When God seems to delay in answering our prayers, we can still put our

complete trust in His unchanging attributes. As we bring our heartaches to

Him, let's also instruct our hearts: "Be strong and take heart and wait for

the Lord" (v. 14). He is with us and always working for our good.



Reflect & Pray



What are you waiting for from God?

Which of His attributes can you cling to as you wait?



Loving Father, please help me to be strong as I wait for You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season



Gal 6:9



9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,

for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.



9 And let us not be weary in well doing:

for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.



Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow

flowers from seeds, Each child took the seed, planted it carefully in the

bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day

for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,

unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"

he pouted after the first week. "Nothing's gonna grow in there."

We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.

We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -

immediate response, and when we have to wait,

we become impatient and irritable.

Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"

is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church

at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results,

and weariness sets in.

If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it

and move on to a new project.

But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too

soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily

when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in

another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,

"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."

In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has

had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions

are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for

the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.



Application



a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labours have produced no harvest at all?



b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"

for reaping the harvest?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



1 Tim 6:17-19



17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that they

not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,

who richly gives us all things to enjoy.

18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich

in good works, generous, willing to share,

19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good

foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.



17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded,

nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly

all things to enjoy;

18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works,

ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time

to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.



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



God's Eternal Faithfulness



Ps 89:1-8



PSALMS 89



A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.



1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;

with my mouth I will make known

Your faithfulness to all generations.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,

"Mercy shall be built up forever;

Your faithfulness shall be

established in the heavens."

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,

"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;

I have sworn to David my servant:

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,

and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;

Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For who in the skies can

be compared to the Lord?

Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared

in the assembly of the holy ones

and awesome to all those who surround Him.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,

who is a mighty Lord like You,

with Your faithfulness all around You?



1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:

With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:

Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen,

I have sworn unto David my servant,

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever,

And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD:

Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

6 For who in the heaven

Can be compared unto the LORD?

Who among the sons of the mighty

Can be likened unto the LORD?

7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,

And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee?

Or to thy faithfulness round about thee?



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



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

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

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

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

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

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

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

and between 300 to 400 university students.

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

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

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

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

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

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

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

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

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



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

areas of concentration



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

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

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



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



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

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

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

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

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

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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



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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -



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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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



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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



3nd Day of the Month



a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:

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

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

1 Tim 2:1-4

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

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

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

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

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

the sight of God our Savior,

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

to the knowledge of the truth.



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

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

2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;

that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

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

4 who will have all men to be saved,

and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.



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

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.

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

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin

and Canadian to faith in Christ.

( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment:



8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment: )



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and know Jesus Christ empowers you with truth.



Pray to the Lord and pray for reformers like Josiah to rise in your nation.



Pray to the Lord: "Loving Father,

please help me to be strong as I wait for You."



Pray to the Lord and pray not to be weary in doing good.



Pray to the Lord and pray to to be rich in good works.



Pray to the Lord and pray to sing the mercies of the Lord.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

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

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

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



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

areas of concentration



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

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin

and Canadian to faith in Christ.



Pray for unregistered churches that are experiencing harassment from governing

officials in TAJIKISTAN



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

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



Remember eternity starts now -

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

Day 215, 3 August 2026



1) 2 Kings 22,23 , 2 Chronicles 34, 35



2 Kings 22:1-2



Josiah, King of Judah



2Ch 34:1-28



1 (Jos 15:39) Josiah was eight years old when he became king,

and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name

was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath.

2 (Dt 5:32; Jos 1:7) He did what was right in the sight of the Lord

and walked in all the ways of David his father.

He did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.



[1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty

and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter

of Adaiah of Boscath.

[2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in

all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or

to the left.



2 Chronicles 34:1-7



Josiah, King of Judah



2Ki 22:1-7; 23:4-20



1 (Jer 1:2; Zep 1:1) And Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign,

and he was king for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

2 (2Ch 29:2) And he did what was correct in the eyes of the Lord,

and he walked in the ways of David his father

and did not turn either to the right or left.

3 (2Ch 15:2; 33:22) And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still

a young boy, he began to seek out the God of David his father;

and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem

from high places, Asherah poles, idols, and carved and cast images.

4 (Ex 32:20; Lev 26:30) So they tore down the altars for the Baals,

and he cut down the incense altars that were above them

and smashed the Asherah poles and carved and cast images.

And he crushed them to dust and scattered them before the graves

of those who sacrificed to them.

5 (1Ki 13:2) Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars

and so cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

6 In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali,

in their ruins all around,

7 (2Ch 31:1; Dt 9:21) he broke down the altars, beat Asherah poles

and the images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars

throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.



[1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in

Jerusalem one and thirty years.

[2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in

the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to

the left.

[3] For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to

seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to

purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the

carved images, and the molten images.

[4] And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the

images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the

carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of

them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.

[5] And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed

Judah and Jerusalem.

[6] And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even

unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

[7] And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten

the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the

land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.



2 Kings 22:3-20



The Book of the Law Found



3 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah the king sent Shaphan

son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord,

saying,

4 (2Ki 12:4) "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and have him prepare the money

that has been brought to the house of the Lord, which the keepers

of the threshold have gathered from the people.

5 (2Ki 12:11-14; 12:5) Let them deliver it to the hand of the appointed

workers of the house of the Lord, and let them give it to the workers

who are in the house of the Lord to repair the damages to the house,

6 that is, to the carpenters, the builders, and the masons to buy timber

and cut stone to repair the house.

7 (2Ki 12:15; 1Co 4:2) But there need be no settling of accounts with them

concerning the money that was given to their hand,

because they are behaving honestly."

8 (Dt 31:24-26) Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe,

"I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord."

Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

9 Then Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought the king a report.

He said, "Your servants have emptied the money that was found

in the house and have given it into the hand of the appointed workers

of the house of the Lord."

10 (Jer 36:21) Shaphan the scribe informed the king, saying,

"Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." So Shaphan read it before the king.

11 When the king had heard the words of the Book of the Law,

he tore his clothes.

12 (Jer 26:24; 2Ki 25:22) Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest,

Ahikam son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe,

and Asaiah, a servant of the king, saying,

13 (Dt 29:23-28; 31:17-18) "Go, inquire of the Lord for me, for the people,

and for all Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found,

for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us,

because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book

by doing according to all that is written concerning us."

14 (2Ch 34:22) So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Akbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah

went to Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum, son of Tikvah, son of Harhas,

keeper of the wardrobe (she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter),

and they spoke with her.

15 She said to them, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel:

Tell the man that sent you to Me,

16 (Jos 23:15; Da 9:11-14) Thus says the Lord: See, I will bring evil

on this place and on its inhabitants-all the words of the book

that the king of Judah has read.

17 Because they have forsaken Me and have made offerings to other gods,

so that they have provoked Me to anger with all the works of their hands,

therefore My wrath will be kindled against this place,

and it will not be quenched.

18 But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the Lord,

thus shall you say to him, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel

with regard to the words you have heard:

19 (1Ki 21:29; Ps 51:17) Because your heart was timid,

and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard

what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants,

that they should become a desolation and a curse,

and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me,

I also have heard you, declares the Lord.

20 (Ps 37:37; Isa 57:1-2) Therefore, I will gather you to your fathers,

and you will be gathered to your grave in peace.

Your eyes will not see all the evil which I am about to bring upon this place."

Then they brought the king a report.



[3] And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king

sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the

house of the LORD, saying,

[4] Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is

brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have

gathered of the people:

[5] And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that

have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the

doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches

of the house,

[6] Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn

stone to repair the house.

[7] Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was

delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

[8] And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found

the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to

Shaphan, and he read it.

[9] And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word

again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the

house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that

have the oversight of the house of the LORD.

[10] And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath

delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

[11] And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of

the law, that he rent his clothes.

[12] And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of

Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah

a servant of the king's, saying,

[13] Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all

Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the

wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not

hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which

is written concerning us.

[14] So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and

Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of

Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in

Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

[15] And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man

that sent you to me,

[16] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and

upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king

of Judah hath read:

[17] Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods,

that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands;

therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be

quenched.

[18] But to the king of Judah which sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus

shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the

words which thou hast heard;

[19] Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before

the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against

the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse,

and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee,

saith the LORD.

[20] Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt

be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the

evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word

again.



2 Chronicles 34:8-28



8 (2Sa 8:16) In the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged

the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah,

Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz,

the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.

9 (2Ch 30:10; 30:18) When they came to Hilkiah the high priest,

they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God,

which the Levites, the keepers of the door, had collected

from the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel,

and from all Judah and Benjamin, and from the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

10 And they gave it to those appointed to do the work

in the house of the Lord. And those who were doing the work on the house

gave it to repair and restore the house.

11 (2Ch 33:4-7) And they gave it to the craftsmen and builders to acquire

quarried stones and timber for joists and beams for the buildings

that the kings of Judah had ruined.

12 (2Ki 12:15; 1Ch 23:5) So the men did the work faithfully.

Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Le­vites,

of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam,

of the sons of the Kohathites, as supervisors.

And other Levites, all skillful with musical instruments,

13 (Ne 4:10; 2Ch 2:18) were over those laborers and supervised

all those doing the work in every type of service,

and other Le­vites were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.



[8] Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land,

and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor

of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the

house of the LORD his God.

[9] And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money

that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the

doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the

remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to

Jerusalem.

[10] And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of

the house of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the

house of the LORD, to repair and amend the house:

[11] Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone,

and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah

had destroyed.

[12] And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were

Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and

Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of

the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

[13] Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all

that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there

were scribes, and officers, and porters.



The Book of the Law Found

2Ki 22:8-20; 23:1-3



14 When they brought out the money that had been given to the house

of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord

from Moses.

15 Then Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the Book of the Law

in the house of the Lord." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.

16 Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported,

"Everything that has been designated to your servants, they are doing.

17 They have given out the money that was in the house of the Lord

and have allocated to those who are supervisors and those

who are doing the work."

18 Then Shaphan the scribe also declared to the king,

"Hilkiah the priest has given me a book."

And Shaphan read from it to the king.

19 (Jos 7:6) And it happened that when the king heard the words

of the Law, he tore his garments.

20 (2Ki 22:12) Then the king ordered Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan,

Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe,

and Asaiah the attendant of the king:

21 "Go and seek the Lord on my behalf and on the behalf of the remnant

in Israel and Judah concerning what is written in the book that was found,

for the wrath of the Lord that is poured out on us is great

because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord,

to do everything that is written in this book."

22 (Ex 15:20) So Hilkiah and those with the king went

to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath,

son of Hasrah, who kept the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem

in the Second Quarter, and they spoke to her about this.

23 And she said to them, "So says the Lord God of Israel:

Speak to the man who sent you all to Me,

24 (2Ch 36:14-20) Thus says the Lord: I am bringing disaster

on this place and all who dwell in it, even all the curses

that are written in the book that they read before the king of Judah.

25 (Jer 7:20) Because they have abandoned Me

and offered sacrifices to other gods in order to provoke Me

with everything they have made with their hands,

so My rage will be poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.

26 And the king of Judah who sent you all to seek out the Lord,

so you will speak to him: So says the Lord God of Israel:

The words that you have heard,

27 (2Ch 32:26) because your heart was tender and you humbled

yourself before God when you heard His words against this place

and those who dwell here, and you have brought yourself low

before Me and torn your clothes and wept before Me,

I have heard you, declares the Lord.

28 (2Ch 35:24) I am bringing you to be with your fathers,

and you will be brought to your grave in peace,

and your eyes will not see all the disaster that I am bringing

on this place and on those who dwell here."

So they returned this word to the king.





[14] And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of

the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by

Moses.

[15] And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the

book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to

Shaphan.

[16] And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word

back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.

[17] And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house

of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to

the hand of the workmen.

[18] Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath

given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

[19] And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that

he rent his clothes.

[20] And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and

Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the

king's, saying,

[21] Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel

and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is

the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have

not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.

[22] And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the

prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah,

keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and

they spake to her to that effect.

[23] And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the

man that sent you to me,

[24] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and

upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the

book which they have read before the king of Judah:

[25] Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods,

that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands;

therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be

quenched.

[26] And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, so

shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the

words which thou hast heard;

[27] Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before

God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the

inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy

clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.

[28] Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered

to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will

bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought

the king word again.



2 Kings 23:1-20



2 Kings 23



Josiah Renews the Covenant

2Ch 34:3-33; 35:1-36:1



1 Then the king sent them away and they gathered all the elders

of Judah and Jerusalem to him.

2 (2Ki 22:8; Dt 31:10-13) The king went up to the house of the Lord,

and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him,

the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great.

He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant

that was found in the house of the Lord.

3 (2Ki 11:14; 11:17) The king stood by a pillar and made a covenant

before the Lord to follow the Lord, to keep His commandments,

His testimonies, and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul,

to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book.

All the people agreed with the covenant.

4 (2Ki 21:3; 21:7) The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest,

the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold

to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the implements that were

made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven.

Then he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron

and carried their ashes to Bethel.

5 Then he removed the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah

had ordained to burn incense on the high places at the cities of Judah

and around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun,

to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.

6 (2Ch 34:4; 2Ki 23:15) He brought out the Asherah from the house of the Lord

to the outside of Jerusalem, to the Kidron Valley. Then he burned it

at the Kidron Valley, crushed it to dust, and threw its dust upon

the graves of the people.

7 (1Ki 14:24; 15:12) He tore down the houses of the male cult prostitutes

that were in the house of the Lord, where the women were weaving hangings

for the Asherah.

8 (1Ki 15:22; Jos 21:17) He brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah

and defiled the high places where the priests had made offerings, from Geba

to Beersheba. He broke down the high places of the gates at the entry

of the gates of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on the left

at the gate of the city.

9 (Eze 44:10-14) However the priests of the high places did not go up

to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem. Instead they ate unleavened bread

among their fellow priests.

10 (Isa 30:33; Lev 18:21; Jer 7:31-32) He defiled Topheth, which is

in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, so that no man would make his son

or his daughter pass through the fire to Molek.

11 (Eze 8:16) He removed the horses that the kings of Judah

had given to the sun, at the entry of the house of the Lord,

by the hall of Nathan-Melek the eunuch, which was in the vestibule.

The chariots of the sun he burned with fire.

12 (2Ki 21:5; Jer 19:13) The altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber

of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh

had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord the king tore down

and banished from there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.

13 (1Ki 11:5; 11:7) The high places east of Jerusalem, south of the Mount

of Corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth

the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites,

and for Molek the abomination of the Ammonites, the king defiled.

14 (Ex 23:24; Dt 7:5) He broke the standing stones, cut down the Asherah

poles, and filled their sites with human bones.

15 (1Ki 14:16) Moreover, the altar that was at Bethel and the high place

which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, had made,

both that altar and the high place he tore down. Then he burned the high place

and crushed it to powder, and he burned the Asherah.

16 As Josiah turned, he saw the tombs that were there on the mount.

He took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar and defiled it,

according to the word of the Lord that the man of God proclaimed,

the one who announced these things.

17 (1Ki 13:1; 13:30-31) Then he said, "What is this monument that I see?"

The men of the city said to him, "It is the tomb of the man of God

who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done

against the altar of Bethel."

18 (1Ki 13:31) He said, "Let him rest. No one shall disturb his bones."

So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet

who came out of Samaria.

19 (2Ch 34:6-7) Moreover, all the houses of the high places that were

in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke

the Lord to anger, Josiah removed. He did to them just

as he had done in Bethel.

20 (2Ki 11:18; Ex 22:20) He slaughtered on the altars all the priests

of the high places who were there, and burned human bones on them.

Then he returned to Jerusalem.



[1] And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah

and of Jerusalem.

[2] And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of

Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and

the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their

ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house

of the LORD.

[3] And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to

walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and

his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words

of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to

the covenant.

[4] And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the

second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple

of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and

for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the

fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.

[5] And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had

ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in

the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal,

to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of

heaven.

[6] And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without

Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and

stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of

the children of the people.

[7] And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of

the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.

[8] And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled

the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to

Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the

entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a

man's left hand at the gate of the city.

[9] Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of

the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their

brethren.

[10] And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of

Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the

fire to Molech.

[11] And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the

sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of

Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the

chariots of the sun with fire.

[12] And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which

the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the

two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them

down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.

[13] And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right

hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had

builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the

abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children

of Ammon, did the king defile.

[14] And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled

their places with the bones of men.

[15] Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which

Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar

and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it

small to powder, and burned the grove.

[16] And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there

in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned

them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD

which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

[17] Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city

told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and

proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.

[18] And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his

bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.

[19] And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of

Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger,

Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done

in Bethel.

[20] And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the

altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.



2 Chronicles 34:29-33



Josiah Restores True Worship



29 (2Ki 23:1-3) Then the king sent for all the elders of Judah

and Jerusalem.

30 (2Ki 23:2) Then the king went up to the house of the Lord

with men from Judah and those living in Jerusalem,

even the priests and Levites and all the people

from the greatest to the least, and he read within their hearing

all the words of the Book of the Covenant that was found

in the house of the Lord.

31 (2Ch 23:16; 29:10) Then the king stood in his place

and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord,

and to keep His commandments and His testimonies

and His statutes with all his soul, to perform the words

of the covenant written in this book.

32 Then he appointed all who were in Jerusalem and Benjamin

to carry this out, and those living in Jerusalem did according

to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

33 (2Ch 34:3-7) So Josiah took away all the detestable things

from the lands that belonged to the people of Israel

and caused all who were found in Israel to serve their Lord God.

And all his days they did not turn away from the Lord God of their fathers.



[29] Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and

Jerusalem.

[30] And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of

Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites,

and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words

of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

[31] And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD,

to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies,

and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the

words of the covenant which are written in this book.

[32] And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand

to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of

God, the God of their fathers.

[33] And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that

pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in

Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they

departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.



2 Kings 23:21-28



21 (Dt 16:1-8) The king commanded all the people, "Keep the Passover

to the Lord your God as it is written in this Book of the Covenant."

22 For such a Passover had not been kept from the days of the judges

who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel

and the kings of Judah.

23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was kept

to the Lord in Jerusalem.

24 (Lev 19:31; Ge 31:19; 2Ki 21:6) Moreover, Josiah disposed of the mediums,

the soothsayers, the teraphim, the idols, and all the abominations

that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so that he established

the words of the law that were written in the book that Hilkiah

the priest found in the house of the Lord.

25 (2Ki 18:5) Now there had been no king like him before or after,

who turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul,

and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses.

26 (2Ki 21:11-13; 24:4) However, the Lord did not turn from the fierceness

of His great wrath, by which His anger was kindled against Judah,

because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him.

27 (2Ki 18:11; 21:13) The Lord said, "I will also remove Judah from before Me,

as I have removed Israel. I will reject this city that I have chosen,

Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there."



Josiah Dies in Battle



28 Now the rest of the deeds of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not

written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?



[21] And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto

the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.

[22] Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges

that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the

kings of Judah;

[23] But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was

holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.

[24] Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the

images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land

of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the

words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest

found in the house of the LORD.

[25] And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD

with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according

to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.

[26] Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great

wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the

provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.

[27] And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have

removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen,

and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.

[28] Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not

written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?



2 Kings 23:29-30



29 (Jer 46:2; Jdg 5:19; 2Ch 35:20-24) In his days Pharaoh Necho,

king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria to the River Euphrates.

King Josiah went to meet him, but he killed him at Megiddo

when he had seen him.

30 (2Ki 9:28; 2Ch 36:1-4) His servants carried him dead in a chariot

from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb.

The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah,

anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.



[29] In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of

Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he

slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

[30] And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and

brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the

people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and

made him king in his father's stead.



2 Chronicles 35:1-19



2 Chronicles 35



Josiah Celebrates the Passover



2Ki 23:21-23



1 (Ex 12:6; Nu 9:3) Josiah kept a Passover for the Lord in Jerusalem;

they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month.

2 (2Ch 31:2) He appointed priests for their duties and encouraged them

in their service to the house of the Lord.

3 (Dt 33:10; 1Ch 23:26) And he said to the Levites who gave insight to

all Israel and were consecrated to the Lord, "Set the holy ark in the house

that Solomon, the son of David and king of Israel, built. You should not carry

it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel.

4 (2Ch 8:14; 1Ch 23:1-26) Prepare yourselves according to your fathers' houses

by your divisions, as instructed in the writing of David, king of Israel,

and the document of Solomon his son.

5 (Ps 134:1) "And stand in the Holy Place according to the divisions

of the fathers' households of your brothers, the laypeople,

and according to the Levites, by division of a father's household.

6 (2Ch 29:5; 29:15) Then slaughter the Passover lamb and consecrate yourselves

and prepare for your brothers to do according to the word of the Lord

by the hand of Moses."

7 (1Ki 8:63; 2Ch 30:24) Josiah contributed to the laypeople, as Passover

offerings for all who were present, lambs and young goats from the flock

to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bulls;

these were from the king's possession.

8 (2Ch 29:31-33) His officials contributed willingly to the people,

to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel,

the chief officers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover

offerings two thousand six hundred lambs and three hundred bulls.

9 Konaniah, his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, and Hashabiah,

Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, gave to the Levites

for the Passover offerings five thousand lambs and five hundred bulls.

10 (2Ch 30:16; Ezr 6:18) When the service was prepared, the priests

stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions,

according to the king's command.

11 (2Ch 29:34) And they slaughtered the Passover offerings,

and the priests sprinkled the blood given to them

while the Levites skinned animals.

12 And they set aside the burnt offering to distribute according

to each house of the fathers for the people to bring near to the Lord,

as written in the Book of Moses. And they did the same with the bulls.

13 (Ex 12:8-9; 1Sa 2:13-15) And they cooked the Passover lamb with fire

according to the rule, and they cooked the holy offerings in pots, jars,

bowls, and quickly brought them to all the people.

14 Afterward they prepared the offerings for them and the priests

because the priests, the sons of Aaron, offered the burnt offering

and fat portions until night. So the Levites prepared for themselves

and for the priests, the sons of Aaron.

15 (1Ch 9:17-19; 25:1-7) The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their places

according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun

the king's seer. The gatekeepers were at each of the gates;

they did not need to leave their service, for their brothers the Levites

made preparations for them.

16 So all the service of the Lord was carried out that day to have

the Passover, and to offer the burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord

according to the command of King Josiah.

17 (Ex 12:15-20) And the sons of Israel who were pres­ent had the Passover

at that time and the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

18 (2Ki 23:21-23; 2Ch 30:5) And no Passover had been made like this in Israel

since the days of Samuel the prophet. And none of the kings of Israel

had performed a Passover like Josiah had done. And the priests and Levites

and all Judah and Israel were present along with those living in Jerusalem.

19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was performed.



2 Chronicles 35

[1] Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they

killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

[2] And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the

service of the house of the LORD,

[3] And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto

the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king

of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve

now

the LORD your God, and his people Israel,

[4] And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your

courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to

the writing of Solomon his son.

[5] And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families

of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the

families of the Levites.

[6] So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your

brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of

Moses.

[7] And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for

the

passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty

thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.

[8] And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to

the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God,

gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six

hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.

[9] Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah

and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for

passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.

[10] So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and

the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.

[11] And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from

their hands, and the Levites flayed them.

[12] And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give

according to

the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it

is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.

[13] And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but

the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and

divided them speedily among all the people.

[14] And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests:

because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt

offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for

themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.

[15] And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the

commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer;

and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their

service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

[16] So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the

passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according

to the commandment of king Josiah.

[17] And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that

time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

[18] And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of

Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover

as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel

that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

[19] In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.



The Death of Josiah



2Ki 23:28-30



20 (2Ki 23:29-30; Isa 10:9) After all this when Josiah had prepared

the temple, Necho king of Egypt went up to war in Carchemish

on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to meet him.

21 (2Ki 18:25; 2Ch 25:19) And Necho sent messengers to him saying,

"What is there between you and me, king of Judah?

I am not against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war.

And God has commanded that I hurry. Refrain from being against God

who is with me so that He does not destroy you."

22 (Jdg 5:19; 2Ch 18:29) But Josiah did not turn away from him for he went

to battle against him disguised. He did not listen to the words of Necho

that came from the mouth of God,

but he came to battle in the plain of Megiddo.

23 (1Ki 22:34) So the archers shot King Josiah, and the king said

to his servants, "Take me away for I am severely wounded."

24 (Zec 12:11) Then his servants took him from the chariot,

and they set him in a second chariot, and they brought him to Jerusalem.

He died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers.

And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

25 (Jer 22:10; La 4:20) And Jeremiah composed a dirge for Josiah,

and all the male and female singers speak of Josiah in their laments

to this day. They set them as a statute over Israel.

They are written in the Laments.

26 And the remainder of the acts of Josiah, his deeds and covenant

faithfulness, according to what is written in the Law of the Lord,

27 and his acts from beginning to end are written

in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.



[20] After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of

Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out

against him.

[21] But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee,

thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house

wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from

meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

[22] Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised

himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of

Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

[23] And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants,

Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

[24] His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the

second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died,

and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and

Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

[25] And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the

singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made

them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the

lamentations.

[26] Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that

which was written in the law of the LORD,

[27] And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of

the kings of Israel and Judah.



2 Kings 23:31-37



Jehoahaz, King of Judah

2Ch 36:2-4



31 (2Ki 24:18; 1Ch 3:15) Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king,

and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal

daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

32 (2Ki 21:2-7) He did evil in the sight of the Lord,

according to all that his fathers had done.

33 (1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 25:6) Pharaoh Necho imprisoned him at Riblah

in the land of Hamath, so that he might not reign in Jerusalem,

and imposed tribute on the land of a hundred talents

[About 3 3/4 tons, or 3.4 metric tons.] of silver and a talent

[About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.] of gold.

34 (Eze 19:3-4; 2Ki 24:17) Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim son of Josiah king

in place of Josiah his father and changed his name to Jehoiakim.

He took Jehoahaz away and went to Egypt, and he died there.

35 (2Ki 23:33) Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh,

but he taxed the land to give the money according to Pharaoh's demand.

According to an assessed amount, he exacted the silver

and gold from the people of the land to give to Pharaoh Necho.



[31] Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he

reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the

daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

[32] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to

all that his fathers had done.

[33] And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath,

that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an

hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

[34] And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of

Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away:

and he came to Egypt, and died there.

[35] And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the

land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted

the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to

his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh.



Jehoiakim, King of Judah

2Ch 36:5-8



36 (2Ch 36:5) Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king.

He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebidah

daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

37 He did evil in the sight of the Lord,

according to all that his fathers had done.



[36] Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he

reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the

daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

[37] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to

all that his fathers had done.

Day 214, 2 August 2026



Today at Calvary Community Church

, Pastor Sebestien Merta spoke on Hard Questions for God :

Is God real or something we made up and can I Trust the Bible?



1 Peter 3



15 (Col 4:6; Isa 29:23) But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts.

Always be ready to give an answer to every man who asks you for

a reason for the hope that is in you, with

gentleness and fear.



[15] But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give

an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you

with meekness and fear:



John 1:1-5,14,18



The Word Became Flesh



1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,

and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were created through Him, and without Him nothing

was created that was created.

4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of mankind.

5 The light shines in darkness, but the darkness has not overcome it.

14 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory,

the glory as the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

18 No one has seen God at any time. The only Son, who is at the Father's side,

has made Him known.





[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the

Word was God.

[2] The same was in the beginning with God.

[3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made

that was made.

[4] In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

[5] And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

[14] And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his

glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace

and truth.

[18] No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in

the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.



-Unity



Moses



David



Daniel.



Shepherds and kings , fishermen and statesmen, prisoners and scholars.



-Consistency, The Old Testament



Dead Sea Scrolls as proof.



-Consistency, The New Testament



>5300 know Greek manuscripts.



-Historical Accuracy



Esarhaddon Prism makes mention of Manasseh King of Judah.



-The Historal Jesus

not only the 4 gospels and Acstt.



Tacitus write about the crucifixion.



Pliny the YOung, a Roman Governor, wrties about early Chrstians

worshipping Christ as God.



Jewish historian Josephus mentions Jesus, his Brother James and John

the Baptist.



Celsus , who despised Christianity, accuse Jesus of being a magician.



Bart Ehrman, a non-Christan , say the idea that Jesus was simply made up

"falters on every ground".



New testament ... written a far closer time to the original events ...



We can trust the Bible and Man did NOT invent God.



1 Corinthians 15:3-8



3 (1Pe 2:24; 1Co 11:23; Gal 1:4) For I delivered to you first of all

that which I also received: how Christ died for our sins according

to the Scriptures,

4 (Ps 16:10-11; Hos 6:2) was buried, rose again the third day

according to the Scriptures,

5 (Mk 16:14; Ac 10:41) and was seen by Cephas, and then by the twelve.

6 (Ac 7:60; 1Co 15:18) Then He was seen by over five hundred brothers

at once, of whom the greater part remain to this present time,

though some have passed away.

7 (Lk 24:50) Then He was seen by James and then by all the apostles.

8 (1Co 9:1; Ac 9:17) Last of all, He was seen by me also,

as by one born at the wrong time.



[3] For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how

that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

[4] And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according

to the scriptures:



[5] And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

[6] After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom

the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

[7] After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

[8] And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.



Matthew 28:17-20



17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.

18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,

"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

19 (Mk 16:15-16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things I have commanded

you. And remember, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.



[17] And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

[18] And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me

in heaven and in earth.

[19] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of

the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

[20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:

and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.



1) Nahum 1, Nahum 2, Nahum 3



Nahum 1

1 (Isa 13:1; Zep 2:13) An oracle for Nineveh, a writing of the vision

of Nahum, the Elkoshite.



God's Anger With Nineveh



2 (Ex 20:5; Ps 94:1; Zec 8:2) The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;

the Lord avenges and is furious.

The Lord takes vengeance on His enemies,

and He reserves it for His adversaries;

3 (Ex 34:6-7; Ne 9:17) the Lord is slow to anger and great in power,

and the Lord will in no way acquit the guilty.

In gale winds and a storm is His way,

and clouds are the dust of His feet.

4 (Isa 33:9; Ps 106:9) He rebukes and dries up the sea,

and He makes waterless all the rivers.

Bashan and Carmel wither up,

and the sprout of Lebanon wastes away.

5 (Mic 1:4; 2Sa 22:8 )The mountains quake before Him,

and the hills melt;

the land rises up before Him,

the earth and everything that dwells on it.

6 (Mal 3:2; Jer 10:10) Who can stand before His anger?

Who will rise up before His burning wrath?

His heat is poured out like fire,

and the rocks are broken up before Him.

7 (Ps 1:6; Jer 33:11) The Lord is good,

a stronghold in the day of distress;

and He knows those who take refuge in Him.

8 (Isa 8:22; 28:17) As a flood running forth,

He will bring to an end the distress,

and He will pursue His adversaries into darkness.

9 (Na 1:11) Why do you all scheme against the Lord?

He will bring it to an end.

It will not rise up a second time.

10 (Mic 7:4; Mal 4:1) Because they are like interwoven thorns

and as drunkards imbibing,

they are consumed like completely dry stubble.

11 (Na 1:9) Out of you, O Nineveh, comes one,

a worthless counselor,

who devises evil against the Lord.

12 (Isa 37:36) So the Lord says:

"Even though they are full and many,

they will be cut down, and it will pass away.

Even though I have afflicted you,

I will no longer afflict you, O Judah;

13 (Isa 9:4; 10:27) now I will break apart his yoke from over you,

and I will tear apart your bonds."

14 (Ps 109:13; 2Ki 19:37) The Lord has given a command concerning you:

"No longer will your name go forth.

I will cut off the carved image and metal image

from the house of your gods.

I will prepare your grave,

for you are despised."

15 (Isa 52:7; Ro 10:15) Look, on the mountains

come the feet of him who brings good news,

who proclaims peace!

Make your feasts, O Judah,

and complete your vows.

For the wicked one will never again pass through your midst;

he is completely cut down.



[1] The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

[2] God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is

furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth

wrath for his enemies.

[3] The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all

acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm,

and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

[4] He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers:

Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

[5] The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned

at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

[6] Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the

fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are

thrown down by him.

[7] The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth

them that trust in him.

[8] But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place

thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

[9] What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end:

affliction shall not rise up the second time.

[10] For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken

as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

[11] There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a

wicked counseller.

[12] Thus saith the LORD: Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus

shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted

thee, I will afflict thee no more.

[13] For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds

in sunder.

[14] And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of

thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven

image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

[15] Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings,

that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows:

for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.



Nahum 2



The Fall of Nineveh



1 (Jer 51:20-23) He who scatters has come to you.

Guard the fortifications!

Watch the road!

Prepare yourself,

and strengthen yourself!

2 (Ps 80:12-13) For the Lord is restoring the prominence of Jacob,

even the prominence of Israel,

for others have certainly

laid waste their vines.

3 (Eze 23:14-15) The shields of his mighty men are soaked red,

even the mighty men are clad in red.

In the day he prepares the chariots,

they are like a fire of iron.

The cypress spears are ready.

4 (Jer 4:13; Isa 66:15) The chariots run wildly through the streets,

they rush to and fro in the open areas;

their appearance is like torches,

they dash to and fro like lightning.

5 (Jer 46:12) He remembers his officers

as they stumble about on the road;

they hurry on to the wall

as the siege tower is set up.

6 The holding gates are opened wide,

and the palace washes away.

7 (Isa 38:14; 59:11) It is decreed:

She is uncovered and led away captive;

her handmaidens shall lead her as with the voice of doves,

beating their chests.

8 Nineveh is like a pool

whose waters run away.

"Halt! Halt!" they cry,

but no one turns back.

9 "Plunder the silver!

Plunder the gold!

There is no limit to the treasure,

or to the wealth of every precious thing."

10 (Ps 22:14; Joel 2:6) She is desolate, empty, and waste!

Hearts melt away, and knees shake;

pain is in all the loins, and all their faces grow pale.

11 (Isa 5:29; Jer 2:15) Where is the den of the lions,

and the feeding place of the young lions,

where the lion and lioness prowl,

and the lion's cub goes, with no one to disturb them?

12 (Jer 51:34) The lion tore enough food for his cubs,

and strangled prey for his lionesses;

he has filled his caves with prey,

and his dens with flesh.

13 (2Ki 19:23; Ps 46:9) I am against you,

says the Lord of Hosts,

and I will burn your chariots in smoke,

and the sword will devour your lions.

I will cut off your prey from the earth,

and the voice of your messengers

will be heard no more.



Nahum 2

[1] He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition,

watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

[2] For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the

excellency

of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine

branches.

[3] The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in

scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his

preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

[4] The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against

another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run

like the lightnings.

[5] He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they

shall make hast to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.

[6] The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be

dissolved.

[7] And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her

maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their

breasts.

[8] But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away.

Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.

[9] Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none

end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.

[10] She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees

smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all

gather blackness.

[11] Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young

lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and

none made them afraid?

[12] The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for

his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

[13] Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her

chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I

will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall

no more be heard.



Nahum 3



Woe to Nineveh



1 (Na 2:12; Hab )2:12 Woe to the bloody city!

It is full of lies

and plunder.

The prey never departs.

2 (Jdg 5:22; Job 39:22-25) The noise of the whip

and the noise of the rattling of the wheels,

galloping horses,

and rushing chariots!

3 (Hab 3:11; Isa 37:36) Horsemen charging

with flashing sword

and glittering spear.

Multitude of slain,

great number of corpses,

dead bodies without end-

they stumble on the corpses-

4 (Isa 47:9; 47:12-13) because of the countless harlotries

of the seductive harlot,

the mistress of sorceries,

who sells nations through her harlotries

and families through her sorceries.

5 (Na 2:13; Jer 13:22) I am against you, says the Lord of Hosts;

I will lift your skirts over your face,

and I will show the nations your nakedness,

and the kingdoms your shame.

6 (Job 9:31; Jer 51:37) I will throw filth on you,

and make you vile,

and make you a spectacle.

7 (Isa 51:19; Jer 15:5) All who look at you will flee from you, and say,

"Nineveh is devastated! Who will lament for her?"

Where shall I seek comforters for you?

8 (Am 6:2; Eze 30:14-16) Are you better than Thebes

that sat by the Nile,

with water around her,

whose rampart was the sea,

and whose wall was the water?

9 (Eze 27:10; 30:5) Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength,

and it was without limit;

Put and Libya were her helpers.

10 (Isa 20:4; Hos 13:16) Yet she went into exile,

she went into captivity;

her young children were dashed to pieces

at the head of every street;

they cast lots for her honorable men,

and all her great men were bound in chains.

11 (Isa 2:10; 49:26) You also will be drunk;

you will go into hiding;

you will seek refuge from the enemy.

12 (Rev 6:13) All your fortresses are like fig trees

with first-ripe figs:

If they are shaken,

they fall into the mouth of the eater.

13 (Jer 51:30; Isa 19:16; Jer 50:37) Your troops

are women in your midst!

The gates of your land

are wide open to your enemies;

fire has devoured your bars.

14 (Na 2:1; 2Ch 32:3-4) Draw water for the siege!

Strengthen your forts!

Go into the clay and

tread the mortar!

Take hold of the brick mold!

15 (Joel 1:4; Na 2:13) There the fire will devour you,

the sword will cut you off;

it will eat you up like the locust.

Multiply yourselves-like the locust!

Multiply-like the grasshopper!

16 You have multiplied your merchants

more than the stars of heaven.

The locust plunders

and flies away.

17 (Jer 51:27; Rev 9:7) Your leaders are like grasshoppers,

your commanders like swarms of locusts,

which camp in the hedges on a cold day;

when the sun rises they fly away,

and the place where they are is not known.

18 (1Ki 22:17; Ps 76:5-6 )Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria;

Your nobles lie in the dust.

Your people are scattered on the mountains,

and no one gathers them.

19 (La 2:15; Mic 1:9) There is no healing of your injury,

your wound is grievous.

All who hear news about you

clap their hands over you,

for upon whom has not your wickedness

continually passed?



Nahum 3

[1] Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey

departeth not;

[2] The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of

the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.

[3] The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear:

and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and

there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

[4] Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot,

the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms,

and families through her witchcrafts.

[5] Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover

thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and

the kingdoms thy shame.

[6] And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and

will set thee as a gazingstock.

[7] And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee

from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall

I seek comforters for thee?

[8] Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers,

that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall

was from the sea?

[9] Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim

were thy helpers.

[10] Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children

also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots

for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

[11] Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek

strength because of the enemy.

[12] All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs:

if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.

[13] Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy

land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.

[14] Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay,

and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.

[15] There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it

shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm,

make thyself many as the locusts.

[16] Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the

cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.

[17] Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great

grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun

ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

[18] Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the

dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.

[19] There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear

the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy

wickedness passed continually?



2) Our Daily Bread for 2 August 2026 Titled

Walking in Integrity By Winn Collier



Proverbs 10:6-14



6 (Pr 10:11; 28:20) Blessings are on the head of the just,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

7 (Ps 112:6; 9:5-6) The memory of the just is blessed,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

8 The wise in heart will receive commandments,

but a prating fool will fall.

9 (Ps 23:4; Pr 28:18) He who walks uprightly walks surely,

but he who perverts his ways will be known.

10 (Ps 35:19; Pr 6:13) He who winks with the eye causes sorrow,

but a prating fool will fall.

11 (Pr 10:6; 13:14) The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

12 (1Pe 4:8; Pr 17:9 ) Hatred stirs up strife,

but love covers all sins.

13 (Pr 26:3; 6:32) In the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found,

but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

14 (Pr 18:7; 10:8) Wise men store up knowledge,

but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.



6 Blessings are upon the head of the just:

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

7 The memory of the just is blessed:

But the name of the wicked shall rot.

8 The wise in heart will receive commandments:

But a prating fool shall fall.

9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely:

But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow:

But a prating fool shall fall.

11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life:

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes:

But love covereth all sins.

13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found:

But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

14 Wise men lay up knowledge:

But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.



An Uber driver named Esbon Kamau picked up a sixteen-year-old rider who was on

his way to purchase a motorcycle - a gift from his father. After Kamau dropped

the passenger off, he noticed the teen had left a bag in the back seat. There

was $8,000 inside - the cash needed for the purchase of the motorcycle. Kamau

quickly contacted Uber to try and locate the passenger. Soon Kamau delivered

the cash back to the grateful, relieved young man. "Do the right thing at the

right time," Kamau said, "and don't let selfishness overpower [you]."



Kamau displayed integrity. He resisted making a fast buck or taking advantage

of someone's mistake. Instead, he chose to simply do the right thing. "Whoever

walks in integrity walks securely," Proverbs says (10:9). When we practice

integrity, we never have to worry about remembering what we said to whom,

because truth is our only concern. When we practice integrity, we don't have

to fear for our reputation or that our schemes will catch up with us (v. 23).

We don't have to be concerned about being a person whose "crooked paths will

be found out" (v. 9). We simply live true - displaying wisdom (v. 13) that

comes from God. We're secure and free in Him.



We face numerous temptations to lie or manipulate in life, but God calls us to

walk with Him. And as we do, we can lead "blameless" (v. 29) lives

of integrity.



Reflect & Pray



When has your integrity been challenged?

How have you experienced others’ integrity?



Dear God, I want to live with integrity.

Please help me be blameless in You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain



Mark 11:24



24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,

believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.



24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,

believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.



"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him

a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."

Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him

I'd give him half!"

Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely

anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with

assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse

seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers

aren't answered in the way we expected.

But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the

kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of

Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,

commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for

the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions are any indication,

is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.

Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching

am "If it be Thy will" clause onto the end of our prayers. We need to know

God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to

him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer

is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Christ. We are

less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to share God's priorities,

as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,

as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes

on new dimensions.



Application



a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?



b) What changes need to take place in my life

so that I might pray with greater power?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



1 Cor 13:3



3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned,

and have not love, it profits me nothing.



3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,

and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity,

it profiteth me nothing.



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



God's Inexhaustible Strength



Ps 18:30-34



30 As for God, His way has integrity;

the word of the Lord is proven;

He is a shield to all those who take refuge in Him.

31 For who is God except the Lord?

Or who is a rock besides our God?

32 It is God who clothes me with strength,

and gives my way integrity.

33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

and causes me to stand on my high places.

34 He trains my hands for war,

so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.



30 As for God, his way is perfect:

The word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31 For who is God save the LORD?

Or who is a rock save our God?

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength,

And maketh my way perfect.

33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet,

And setteth me upon my high places.

34 He teacheth my hands to war,

So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



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

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

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

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

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

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

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

and between 300 to 400 university students.

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

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

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

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

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

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

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

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

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



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

areas of concentration



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

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

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



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



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

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

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

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

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

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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



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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -



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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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



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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



2nd Day of the Month



a) Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians (

Rom 10:14-15 -

14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not

believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?

And how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 I And how shall they preach

unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of

those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring good news of good

things!"



[14] How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how

shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they

hear without a preacher?

[15] And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How

beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring

glad tidings of good things!



)



b) Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom

and direction. (

Jer 33:3

- Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you

great and mighty things which you do not know.



3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee

great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to know Jesus , the Living Saviour, who

is the Word who became Flesh and who rose from the grave.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that he will punish the unjust.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, I want to live with integrity.

Please help me be blameless in You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to understand the purpose of prayer.



Pray to the Lord and pray to have charity.



Pray to the Lord and pray to the perfect ways of the Lord.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

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

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

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



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

areas of concentration



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

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians



Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision, wisdom

and direction.



Khodayar was transformed by God's Word.

May more Bibles be available in

Iran

to those hungry for the truth.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

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



Remember eternity starts now -

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

Day 213, 1 August 2026



1) 2 Kings 21:1-9 , 2 Chronicles 33:1-9, 2 Kings 21:10-17,

2 Chronicles 33:10-19 , 2 Kings 21:18 , 2 Chronicles 33:20,

2 Kings 21:19-26, 2 Chronicles 33:21-25



2 Kings 21:1-9



1 (Isa 62:4) Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king,

and he reigned 55 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah.

2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations

of the nations whom the Lord dispossessed before the children of Israel.

3 (2Ki 17:16; 18:4) He went back and rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah

his father had destroyed. He erected altars for Baal, made an Asherah pole

as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshipped all the host of heaven

and served them.

4 (2Sa 7:13; 1Ki 8:29) He built altars in the house of the Lord,

of which the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem I will put My name."

5 (1Ki 7:12; 6:36) He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts

of the house of the Lord.

6 (Lev 18:21; 19:31) He made his son pass through the fire,

was conjuring and seeking omens, and dealt with mediums and soothsayers.

He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.

7 (1Ki 8:29; 9:3) He put a carved image of Asherah that he had made

in the house of which the Lord said to David and to Solomon his son,

"In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes

of Israel, I will put My name forever.

8 (2Sa 7:10) I will not make the feet of Israel to wander homeless

from the land that I gave to their fathers, if only they will be careful

to do according to all that I have commanded them and according

to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them."

9 (Pr 29:12) But they did not listen. Manasseh led them to do more evil

than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.



[1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty

and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzi-bah.

[2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the

abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of

Israel.

[3] For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had

destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab

king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

[4] And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD

said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

[5] And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the

house of the LORD.

[6] And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used

enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much

wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

[7] And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of

which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in

Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my

name for ever:

[8] Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land

which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all

that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant

Moses commanded them.

[9] But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than

did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.



2 Chronicles 33:1-9



Manasseh, King of Judah

2Ki 21:1-18



1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king,

and he was king in Jerusalem for fifty-five years.

2 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations

of the nations whom the Lord previously cast out before the sons of Israel.

3 And he turned again to build the high places that his father Hezekiah

had torn down, and he set up altars to the Baals, and made Asherah poles,

and worshipped the starry assembly of heaven and served them.

4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord where the Lord said,

"In Jerusalem My name will be perpetual."

5 And he built altars for the starry assembly of heaven in the two courtyards

of the house of the Lord.

6 He even made his sons pass through the fire in the

Valley of Ben Hinnom; and he had conjurers, and practitioners of divination

and sorcery, and necromancers, and mediums. So he did a great amount of evil

in the eyes of the Lord, so that God was provoked.

7 And he set the carved image of a statue that he made and put in the house

of God where God said to David and to Solomon his son,

"In this house and in Jerusalem where I have chosen from among all the tribes

of Israel, there I have set My name perpetually.

8 And I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the ground that I have

designated to your fathers, if only they will keep on doing everything that

I have commanded them, the whole law, statutes, and judgments from

the hand of Moses."

9 So Manasseh made Judah and those living in Jerusalem to wander

and to perform more evil than the nations that the Lord destroyed

from before Israel.



[1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned

fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

[2] But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the

abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children

of Israel.

[3] For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken

down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped

all the host of heaven, and served them.

[4] Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had

said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

[5] And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the

house of the LORD.

[6] And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the

son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used

witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought

much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

[7] And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of

God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house,

and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will

I put my name for ever:

[8] Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land

which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do

all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes

and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.

[9] So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to

do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children

of Israel.



2 Kings 21:10-17



10 The Lord spoke by His servants the prophets, saying,

11 (1Ki 21:26; 2Ki 24:3-4)"Because Manasseh king of Judah

has done these abominations, things more evil than all that the Amorites did,

and has also caused Judah to sin with his idols,

12 (1Sa 3:11; Jer 19:3) therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel:

I am bringing evil on Jerusalem and Judah, such evil that the ears

of whoever hears about it will tingle.

13 (Isa 34:11; Am 7:7-8) I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring

line of Samaria and the level of the house of Ahab,

and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl,

wiping it and turning it upside down.

14 (Jer 23:33; 2Ki 19:4) I will disregard the remnant of My inheritance

and give them into the hand of their enemies.

They shall become plunder and spoil for all their enemies,

15 because they have done evil in My sight and have provoked Me

to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day."

16 (2Ki 21:11) Moreover, Manasseh shed innocent blood very much,

until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to the other;

besides his sin he caused Judah to sin by doing evil in the sight of the Lord.

17 Now the rest of the deeds of Manasseh, all that he did, and his sin

that he committed, are they not written in the book

of the annals of the kings of Judah?



[10] And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,

[11] Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath

done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and

hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:

[12] Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such

evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears

shall tingle.

[13] And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet

of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish,

wiping it, and turning it upside down.

[14] And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them

into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to

all their enemies;

[15] Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have

provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt,

even unto this day.

[16] Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled

Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made

Judah to

sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

[17] Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin

that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Judah?



2 Chronicles 33:10-19



Manasseh's Repentance



10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not pay attention.

11 So the Lord brought on them the officials

of the army of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks,

and they bound him in bronze chains and led him to Babylon.

12 And when he was distressed, he entreated the face of the Lord his God,

and he greatly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.

13 And he prayed to God, and He was moved and responded

to his plea and returned him to Jerusalem to his kingdom.

Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.

14 After this he built an outer wall for the City of David, west of Gihon,

in the valley and toward the entrance of the Fish Gate, where it went

around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. Then he positioned

military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

15 And he removed the foreign gods and statues from the house of the Lord,

and all the altars that he built on the hill of the house of the Lord

and Jerusalem, and he cast them outside the city.

16 He also restored the altar of the Lord, and he sacrificed fellowship and

thanksgiving offerings, and he ordered Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.

17 However, the people continued to sacrifice at the high places,

but only to the Lord their God.



[10] And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not

hearken.

[11] Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the

king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with

fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

[12] And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and

humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

[13] And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his

supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then

Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.

[14] Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west

side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and

compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put

captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

[15] And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the

LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the

LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.

[16] And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace

offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of

Israel.

[17] Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet

unto the LORD their God only.



The Death of Manasseh



18 And the remainder of the acts of Manasseh and his prayer to God

and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God

of Israel are written in the annals of the kings of Israel.

19 And his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin

and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and where he set

up the Asherah poles and images before he humbled himself,

indeed they are written in the sayings of Hozai.



[18] Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and

the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of

Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.

[19] His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and

his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves

and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the

sayings of the seers.



2 Kings 21:18



18 (2Ch 33:20; 2Ki 21:26) Manasseh slept with his fathers,

and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza.

Amon his son reigned in his place.



[18] And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of

his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his

stead.



2 Chronicles 33:20



20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his palace,

and Amon his son reigned in his place.



[20] So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own

house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.



2 Kings 21:19-26



Amon, King of Judah

2Ch 33:21-25

19 (2Ch 33:21-23) Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king.

He reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth,

daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

20 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done.

21 He walked in all the ways that his father walked,

served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them.

22 (1Ki 11:33; 2Ki 22:17) He abandoned the Lord God of his fathers,

and he did not walk in the way of the Lord.

23 (2Ki 12:20; 14:19) The servants of Amon conspired against him

and killed the king in his house.

24 (2Ki 14:5) But the people of the land struck all those who conspired

against King Amon, and the people of the land made

Josiah his son king in his place.

25 Now the rest of the deeds of Amon that he did,

are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

26 (2Ki 21:18) And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza,

and Josiah his son reigned in his place.



[19] Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he

reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the

daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

[20] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father

Manasseh did.

[21] And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the

idols that his father served, and worshipped them:

[22] And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way

of the LORD.

[23] And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in

his own house.

[24] And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against

king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

[25] Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in

the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

[26] And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah

his son reigned in his stead.



2 Chronicles 33:21-25



Amon, King of Judah

2Ki 21:19-24



21 And Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign,

and he was king for two years in Jerusalem.

22 And he did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord as his father Manasseh

had done. And Amon sacrificed to and served all the idols that Manasseh

his father had made.

23 He did not humble himself before the Lord as his father humbled himself.

But he increased his guilt all the more.

24 And his servants plotted against him, and they killed him in his palace.

25 Then the people of the land struck down all those who conspired against

King Amon. The people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.



[21] Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned

two years in Jerusalem.

[22] But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did

Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which

Manasseh his father had made, and served them;

[23] And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had

humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

[24] And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.

[25] But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against

king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his

stead.



2) Our Daily Bread for 1 August 2026

God's Better Country By Amy Boucher Pye



Hebrews 11:8-16



8 (Ge 12:1-4; 12:7) By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out

into a place which he would later receive as an inheritance. He went out

not knowing where he was going.

9 (Ge 12:8; 18:9) By faith he dwelt in the promised land, as in a foreign

land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs of the same promise,

10 (Heb 12:22; 13:14) for he was looking for a city which has foundations,

whose builder and maker is God.

11 (Ge 18:11-14; Heb 10:23) By faith Sarah herself also received the ability

to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age,

because she judged Him faithful who had promised.

12 (Ge 22:17; 15:5; 32:12) Therefore from one man, who was as good as dead,

sprang so many, a multitude as the stars of the sky and innumerable

as the sand by the seashore.

13 (Ge 23:4; Ps 39:12) These all died in faith not having received

the promises, but having seen them from afar were assured of them,

embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims

on the earth.

14 Those who say such things declare plainly that they are looking

for a homeland.

15 (Ge 24:6-8) And certainly, if they had been thinking of the country

out of which they came, they might have had the opportunity to return.

16 (Ex 3:6; 3:15) But they desired a better country, that is, a heavenly one.

Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared

a city for them.



[8] By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he

should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not

knowing whither he went.

[9] By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country,

dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same

promise:

[10] For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and

maker is God.

[11] Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and

was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him

faithful who had promised.

[12] Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as

the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore

innumerable.

[13] These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having

seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and

confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

[14] For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

[15] And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they

came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

[16] But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore

God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a

city.



Michele experienced a mixture of emotions as her father neared the end of his

life. She grieved when he said, "Honey, I won't be here to walk you down the

aisle." But she assured him of her love, clinging to the hope she found in

Hebrews 11 as she said, "You're heading for a better country, a country in

heaven." Michele believed that her dad, when he died, would be with God

forever. She reflected, "Heaven will be that good!"



The letter to the Hebrews was aimed at Jewish believers in Jesus experiencing

persecution by state and religious opponents. Although it was written before

the destruction of the temple in ad 70, the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans

may have occurred soon after. In this climate of fear, the author urged the

believers to hold firm to their faith as he highlighted a great "cloud of

witnesses" (Hebrews 12:1). Each "did not receive the things promised; they

only saw them and welcomed them from a distance" (11:13). They lived by faith,

"longing for a better country - a heavenly one," and God was pleased to be

called their God, and "prepared a city for them" (v. 16).



Although Michele ached with sadness when her father died, she embraced the

promises of her heavenly Father. We too can welcome these same promises

"from a distance" (v. 13), trusting in God.



Reflect & Pray



How can you embrace God's help and trust Him more today? How does the thought

of heaven inform your hopes, dreams, and actions?



Heavenly Father, please help me live knowing that

You're trustworthy and will one day welcome me home.



Learn more about God's wonderful plan for heaven and earth.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 7 Our God reigns!



Is 52:7



7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news,

who proclaims peace, who brings good news of happiness,

who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"



7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good

tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that

publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!



A messenger has a single duty: to carry information. During World War II, many

parents dreaded the arrival of the Western Union messenger, believing that

delivery of a telegram meant that their son has been wounded or killed.

Isaiah 52:7, however, indicates that a messenger's word is not always

unwelcome. "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring

good news ..." the prophet says. The "Good news"? Peace , salvation,

and the resultant message: "Your God reigns!"

Our God reigns - in forgiveness, in reconciliation, bringing peace and freedom

and joy. Our God reigns, controlling our lives with a loving hand, ordering

our experiences for our good, and his glory. Our God reigns in relationships,

in professional circumstances, in families, in churches. The good news is

proclaimed: Life is not unmanageable. Our God Reigns!

When we know that God reigns in our lives, we can relax, let go of the reins

of control, and live in peace. We can forgive those who have hurt us, knowing

that God will reveal to them what they need to know. We can live

with good times and bad, recognising that God uses every circumstance

of our lives to conform us to the image of his Son. We can rejoice in his

grace, free from the compulsion to earn his love and acceptance, and

we can live in the peace that comes only through his lordship in our lives.

Our God reigns - that is , indeed "Good news".



Application



a) Have I ever felt that life was "out of control"? Why?



b) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Romans 13:7-8



7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes

are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,

and honor to whom honour is due.

8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,

for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.



7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;

custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth

another hath fulfilled the law.



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



God's Eternal Faithfulness



Ps 117



1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.



1 O praise the LORD,

All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.

2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:

And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever.

Praise ye the LORD.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



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

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

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

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

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

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

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

and between 300 to 400 university students.

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

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

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

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

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

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

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

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

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



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

areas of concentration



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

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

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



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



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

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

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

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

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

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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



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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -



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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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



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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



1st Day of the month



1) Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada



(

Joel 2:28 And it will be that, afterwards,

I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream

dreams, and your young men will see visions.



28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon

all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men

shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:



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

that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall

prophesy, your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream

dreams.



17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,

I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:

And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

And your young men shall see visions,

And your old men shall dream dreams:



)



2) Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister

would be directed to do that which pleases God



(Prov 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord,

as the rivers of water; He turns it to any place He will.



1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD,

As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to for repentance in your nation.



Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, please help me live knowing that

You're trustworthy and will one day welcome me home."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that

Jesus is King of Peace and the one who reigns.



Pray to the Lord and pray to no one anything.



Pray to the Lord and pray to rejoice today

in the Lord Jesus Christ in the Lord Jesus Christ



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

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

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

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



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

areas of concentration



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

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada



Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister

would be directed to do that which pleases God



Pray that Christian immigrants now living in

Comoros will faithfully

share the "Good News" of Christ.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

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



Remember eternity starts now -

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