Day 69 of the 3rd Bible Study Journey - 10 March 2023 reflections
Day 69, 10 Mar 2023
1) Detueronmy 1, 2
DEUTERONOMY 1
The Command to Leave Horeb
1 (1Sa 25:1) These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel
on the other side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain
opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel and Laban
and Hazeroth and Dizahab.
2 (Nu 13:26; 32:8) (It is an eleven-day journey from
Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea.)
3 (Nu 33:38) In the fortieth year, in the eleventh month,
on the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the children of Israel,
according to all that the Lord had commanded him to give to them.
4 (Nu 21:21-35; Ne 9:22) It was after he had slain
Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon,
and Og the king of Bashan, who lived at Ashtaroth in Edrei.
5 Across the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare
this law, saying:
6 (Ex 3:1; Nu 10:11-13) The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying,
"You have dwelt long enough at this mountain.
7 (Dt 11:24; Jos 10:40) Turn, and take your journey, and go to the mountains
of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors, in the plain, in the mountains
and in the lowland, in the Negev and by the seacoast, to the land of the
Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.
8 (Ge 12:7; 15:18) See, I have set the land before you. Go in and possess
the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them."
Leaders Appointed
9 (Ex 18:18) I spoke to you at that time, saying,
"I am not able to bear you by myself.
10 (Ge 15:5; Dt 10:22) The Lord your God has multiplied you, and surely
you are this day as numerous as the stars of heaven.
11 (Ge 22:17; Ex 32:13) May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you
a thousand times more numerous and bless you, just as He has promised you!
12 How can I myself bear your load and your burden and your strife?
13 (Ex 18:21; Nu 11:16-17) Choose wise, discerning, and knowing men,
among your tribes, and I will appoint them as leaders over you."
14 You answered me, and said,
"The thing which you have said is good for us to do."
15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and well-known men,
and appointed them as leaders over you, leaders over thousands,
and leaders over hundreds, and leaders over fifties,
and leaders over tens, and officers among your tribes.
16 (Jn 7:24; Lev 24:22) I charged your judges at that time, saying,
"Hear the issues between your countrymen, and judge righteously
between every man and his fellow countryman, and the foreigner
that is with him.
17 (Ex 18:26; Lev 19:15) You shall not show partiality in judgment,
but you shallhear the small as well as the great. You shall not be afraid
in any man's presence, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too
hard for you, you shall bring it to me, and I will hear it."
18 At that time, I commanded you all the things you should do.
Israel Sends Spies
19 (Dt 1:2; 8:15; Jer 2:6) When we departed from Horeb, we went through
all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw by the way of the
mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us,
and we came to Kadesh Barnea.
20 I said to you, "You have come to the mountains of the Amorites,
which the Lord our God is giving to us.
21 (Jos 1:9) See, the Lord your God has set the land before you.
Go up and possess it, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers,
spoke to you. Do not fear or be discouraged."
22 So all of you came near to me and said,
"Let us send men before us, so that they shall scout out the land,
and bring back to us word concerning what way we should go up
and into what cities we shall come."
23 The thing pleased me, and I took twelve men from you,
one out of each tribe.
24 (Nu 13:21-27) They turned and went up into the hill country
and came to the Valley of Eshkol and scouted it out.
25 They took the fruit of the land in their hands,
and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said,
"It is a good land which the Lord our God is giving us."
Israel Rebels
26 (Nu 14:1-4) Yet you were not willing to go up,
but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God.
27 (Dt 9:28; Nu 14:3) You murmured in your tents, and said,
"Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land
of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.
28 (Dt 9:1-2; Nu 13:28-33) Where shall we go up? Our brothers have
discouraged our hearts, saying, "The people are greater and taller than we.
The cities are great and walled up to heaven.
And moreover, we have seen the sons of the Anakites there.' "
29 Then I said to you, "Do not be terrified, or afraid of them.
30 (Ex 14:14; Ne 4:20) The Lord your God who goes before you,
He shall fight for you, just as all that He did for you
in Egypt before your eyes,
31 (Isa 46:3-4; 63:9) and in the wilderness, where you saw how
the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all
the way that you went, until you came to this place.-
32 (Ps 106:24; Jude 1:5) Yet in this thing you did not believe
the Lord your God,
33 (Nu 10:33; Ps 78:14) who went in the way before you,
to find you a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night
and in a cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go.
34 The Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and vowed, saying,
35 "Not one of these men of this evil generation will see the good
land which I swore to give to your fathers.
36 (Nu 14:24) The exception will be Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
He shall see it, and to him I will give the land upon which he has walked,
and to his children, because he has wholly followed the Lord."
37 (Nu 20:12; Dt 4:21) Also the Lord was angry with me on your account,
saying, "You also shall not go in.
38 (Nu 14:30; Dt 3:28) But Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you,
he shall go in. Encourage him, for he will cause Israel to inherit it.
39 (Nu 14:3; Isa 7:15-16) Moreover, your little ones, who you said would
be a prey, and your children, who in that day had no knowledge
between good and evil, they shall go in, and to them will I give it,
and they shall possess it.
40 (Nu 14:25) But as for you, turn around, and take your journey
into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea."
41 Then you answered and said to me,
"We have sinned against the Lord. We will go up and fight,
just as the Lord our God commanded us."
So each of you girded on his weapons of war and you thought
it easy to go up into the hill country.
42 Then the Lord said to me, "Tell them,
'Do not go up nor fight, for I am not among you;
lest you be defeated before your enemies.' "
43 (Nu 14:44) So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. Instead,
you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord
and went presumptuously up into the hill country.
44 (Ps 118:12; Nu 14:45) The Amorites, who lived in the hill country,
came out against you, and chased you as bees do,
and destroyed you in Seir as far as Hormah.
45 Then you returned and wept before the Lord,
but the Lord would neither listen to your voice nor give ear to you.
46 (Nu 20:1; 20:22) So you dwelt in Kadesh many days,
according to the days you dwelt there.
Deuteronomy 1
[1] These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan
in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and
Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
[2] (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto
Kadesh-barnea.)
[3] And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the
first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel,
according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
[4] After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in
Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
[5] On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this
law, saying,
[6] The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long
enough in this mount:
[7] Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites,
and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in
the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the
Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
[8] Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which
the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto
them and to their seed after them.
[9] And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you
myself alone:
[10] The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as
the stars of heaven for multitude.
[11] (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as
ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
[12] How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your
strife?
[13] Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and
I will make them rulers over you.
[14] And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good
for us to do.
[15] So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them
heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and
captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your
tribes.
[16] And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between
your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and
the stranger that is with him.
[17] Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small
as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the
judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me,
and I will hear it.
[18] And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
[19] And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and
terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the
Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
[20] And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites,
which the LORD our God doth give unto us.
[21] Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and
possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not,
neither be discouraged.
[22] And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men
before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by
what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
[23] And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a
tribe:
[24] And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley
of Eshcol, and searched it out.
[25] And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it
down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which
the LORD our God doth give us.
[26] Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the
commandment of the LORD your God:
[27] And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he
hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand
of the Amorites, to destroy us.
[28] Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart,
saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and
walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims
there.
[29] Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
[30] The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you,
according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
[31] And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God
bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye
came into this place.
[32] Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,
[33] Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your
tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a
cloud by day.
[34] And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware,
saying,
[35] Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see
that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
[36] Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I
give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he
hath wholly followed the LORD.
[37] Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt
not go in thither.
[38] But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in
thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
[39] Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your
children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they
shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess
it.
[40] But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by
the way of the Red sea.
[41] Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we
will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us.
And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go
up into the hill.
[42] And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for
I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
[43] So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the
commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
[44] And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you,
and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
[45] And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not
hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
[46] So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode
there.
DEUTERONOMY 2
The Wilderness Years
1 (Nu 21:4; 14:25) Then we turned, and set out toward the wilderness
by the way of the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke to me, and we circled
Mount Seir for many days.
2 Then the Lord spoke to me, saying,
3 (Dt 1:6) "You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north.
4 (Nu 20:14-21; Ex 15:15) Command the people, saying: You are to pass
through the territory of your brothers the children of Esau, who dwell
in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you. So carefully watch yourselves.
5 (Ge 36:8; Jos 24:4) Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any
of their land, no, not so much as a footprint, because I have given
Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
6 You may buy food from them with money so that you may eat,
and you may also buy water from them with money so that you may drink.
7 (Dt 8:2-4; Job 23:10) "For the Lord your God has blessed you in all
the works of your hands. He knows your wanderings through this
great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you.
You have lacked nothing."
8 (1Ki 9:26; Jdg 11:18) So we passed by our brothers, the children of Esau,
who lived in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath and from
Ezion Geber, and we turned and passed by the way of the Wilderness of Moab.
9 (Ge 19:36-37; Nu 21:15) The Lord said to me, "Do not harass the Moabites,
nor contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land
for a possession, because I have given Ar
to the children of Lot as a possession."
10 (Ge 14:5) (The Emites lived there in times past, a people as great
and as many and as tall as the Anakites.
11 These people, as well as the Anakites, also were regarded as giants,
(About 14 feet long and 6 feet wide, or 4 meters long and 1.8 meters wide.)
but the Moabites call them Emites.
12 (Dt 2:22; Ge 14:6) The Horites also formerly lived in Seir,
but the children of Esau dispossessed and destroyed them,
and settled there in their place, just as Israel did to the land
of its possession, which the Lord gave to them.)
13 (Nu 21:12) "Cross over the Zered Valley." So we went over the Zered Valley.
14 (Dt 1:34-35; Nu 13:26) Now the length of time it took for us to come to
Kadesh Barnea until we crossed over the brook Zered was 38 years,
until all the generation of the men of war perished from among
the army, just as the Lord swore to them.
15 (Ps 106:26) For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them,
to destroy them from among their midst, until they were gone.
16 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were gone
and dead from among the people,
17 then the Lord spoke to me, saying,
18 "Today, you are to pass over through Ar, the border of Moab.
19 (Dt 2:9) When you come close to the Ammonites,
do not harass them or provoke them,
for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites
as a possession, because I have given it
to the children of Lot for a possession."
20 (Ge 14:5) (That also is considered the land of giants.
Giants formerly lived there, but the Ammonites
call them Zamzummites.
21 They were a great people, as numerous and tall as the Anakites.
But the Lord destroyed them before the Ammonites.
Then they dispossessed them and lived in their place,
22 (Ge 36:8; 14:6) just as He had done for the children
of Esau, who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites
from before them, and they dispossessed them,
and lived in their place even to this day.
23 (Ge 10:14; Jos 13:3) And the Avvites, who lived in villages
as far as Gaza, the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor,
destroyed them, and lived in their place.)
King Sihon Defeated
24 "Arise, set out, and cross the River Arnon.
See, I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon,
and his land into your hand. Begin to possess it
and contend with him in battle.
25 (Ex 15:14-16; Dt 11:25) This day I will begin to put
the dread of you and the fear of you on the nations
that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear
the report of you, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of you."
26 (Jos 13:18) I sent messengers out of the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon,
king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,
27 (Jdg 11:19) "Let me pass through your land. I will only go
on the main road. I will not turn aside to the right or the left.
28 (Nu 20:19) You shall sell me food for money so that I may eat,
and give me water for money so that I may drink,
only allow me to pass through on foot,
29 (Nu 20:18; Dt 23:3-4) just as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir
and the Moabites who dwell in Ar did for me, until I pass over
the Jordan into the land which the Lord our God is giving us."
30 (Ex 4:21; Nu 21:23) But Sihon, king of Heshbon,
would not let us pass by him, for the Lord your God hardened
his spirit and made his heart obstinate, so that He might deliver
him into your hand as he is to this day.
31 (Dt 1:8) The Lord said to me, "See, I have begun to give Sihon
and his land to you. Begin to possess it, so that you may inherit his land."
32 (Nu 21:23-30) Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people,
to fight at Jahaz.
33 (Dt 7:2) Then the Lord our God delivered him over to us, and we struck
him down with his sons and all his people.
34 (Dt 7:2; 3:6) We took all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed
the men, the women, and the children of every city. We left no survivors.
35 We took only the livestock for plunder
and the spoils of the cities which we took.
36 (Jos 13:9; Dt 3:12; 4:48) From Aroer, which is on the bank
of the River Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley,
all the way to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us.
The Lord our God delivered all to us.
37 (Ge 32:22; Nu 21:24) Only you did not come near the land of the Ammonites,
nor to any place on the River Jabbok, nor to the cities in the hill country,
nor to any place the Lord our God had forbidden us.
Deuteronomy 2
[1] Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of
the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many
days.
[2] And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
[3] Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
[4] And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of
your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be
afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
[5] Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so
much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a
possession.
[6] Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also
buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
[7] For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he
knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the
LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
[8] And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which
dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from
Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
[9] And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend
with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a
possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a
possession.
[10] The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and
tall, as the Anakims;
[11] Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call
them Emims.
[12] The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau
succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in
their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD
gave unto them.
[13] Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over
the brook Zered.
[14] And the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come
over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation
of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware
unto them.
[15] For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from
among the host, until they were consumed.
[16] So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from
among the people,
[17] That the LORD spake unto me, saying,
[18] Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
[19] And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress
them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the
children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children
of Lot for a possession.
[20] (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old
time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
[21] A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD
destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their
stead:
[22] As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he
destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in
their stead even unto this day:
[23] And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims,
which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
[24] Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I
have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land:
begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
[25] This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee
upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of
thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
[26] And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king
of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
[27] Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will
neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
[28] Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water
for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
[29] (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which
dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land
which the LORD our God giveth us.
[30] But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD
thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might
deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
[31] And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his
land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
[32] Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at
Jahaz.
[33] And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his
sons, and all his people.
[34] And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men,
and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
[35] Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the
cities which we took.
[36] From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the
city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too
strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
[37] Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto
any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor
unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us.
(The Lord is always just)
2) Our Daily Bread for 10 March 2023 Titled
Waters of Encouragement
1 Thessalonians 5:4-11
4 (1Jn 2:8) But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this Day
should overtake you as a thief.
5 (Lk 16:8; Ac 26:18) You are all the sons of light
and the sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
6 (Lk 22:46; 1Pe 1:13) Therefore let us not sleep as others do.
But let us be alert and sober.
7 (Ac 2:15; 2Pe 2:13) For those who sleep, sleep at night,
and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.
8 (Isa 59:17; 1Th 5:5) But let us, who are of the day, be sober,
putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet,
the hope of salvation.
9 (1Th 1:10; 2Th 2:13-14) For God has not appointed us to wrath,
but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 (2Co 5:15) who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep,
we should live together with Him.
11 (Eph 4:29; Heb 10:25) So comfort yourselves together,
and edify one another, just as you are doing.
[4] But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you
as a thief.
[5] Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are
not of the night, nor of darkness.
[6] Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
[7] For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are
drunken in the night.
[8] But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of
faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
[9] For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our
Lord Jesus Christ,
[10] Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live
together with him.
[11] Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as
also ye do.
I call it the "lean to green" miracle. It's happened every spring for more
than fifteen years. Coming out of the winter months, the grass in our yard
is dusty and brown, so much so, a casual passerby might believe it's dead.
Colorado has snow in the mountains, but the climate on the plains
-"the Front Range"-is dry, with most warmer months full of drought warnings.
But every year around the end of May, I turn on the sprinklers-not huge
amounts of water but simply small, consistent waterings. And in about
two weeks, what was dry and brown builds up into something lush and green.
That green grass reminds me how vital encouragement is. Without it, our lives
and our faith can resemble something almost lifeless. But it's amazing what
consistent encouragement can do to our hearts, minds, and souls. Paul's first
letter to the Thessalonians emphasizes this truth. The people were struggling
with anxiety and fear. Paul saw he needed to bolster their faith. He urged
them to keep up the good work of encouraging one another and building each
other up (1 Thessalonians 5:11). He knew that without such refreshment, their
faith could wither. Paul experienced this firsthand, for those very same
Thessalonian believers had been an encouragement to him, building him up.
You and I have the same opportunity to encourage-to help one another
bloom and grow.
By: John Blase
Reflect & Pray
What’s the most recent encouragement you've received?
Whose heart could you water today or this week?
Father, thank You for the encouragement
I've received, and help me to encourage others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 6 God Works!
Phil 2:12-13
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence,
but so much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence
only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will
and to do of his good pleasure.
"I just can't do it!" Marlys, a career woman in her 30s, was struggling to fit
her new Christian pricinples into the business world. Accustomed to the
cutthroat tactics of the corporate hierarchy, she has a hard time knowing
Jesus' examples of grace and mercy applied.
Marlys was right. She couldn't do it. In our own strength, none of us is able
to "live the Christian life." Someone has said, " The Christian life isn't
difficult -- it's impossible!" Only the power of the Holy Spirit is
effective to work the needed changes in our priorities and behaviour;
only God can accomplish what he calls us to do.
In Phillippians 2:12, Paul says "work it out." If we stop there,
we are likely to throw up our hands in despair.
But the good news appears in verse 13:
" For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure."
WE are not left on our own to figure out how to live the Christian life.
God gives us both the will and the ability to obey him, to live in a way
that will please him.
The key to a God-pleasing life is not performance, but obedience. God does not
expect us to "do great things" for him, to deserve his love and grace.
Our part in the process of salvation is to respond in obedience to the Lord,
to say "yes" to what he asks of us. We cannot change ourselves;
we cannot even know ourselves apart from the Spirit's insight. But
as we cooperate with him, as we agree to be obedient, the Spirit changes us
within, and those changes are "worked out" into our lives.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to "Live the Christian life" on my own strengh?
What was the result?
b) In what practical ways is Paul's declaration that "God works in me"
good new in my life?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 29:9
9 (Dt 4:6; Jos 1:7)Therefore, keep the words of this covenant
and do them, so that you may prosper in all you do.
9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them,
that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are ill or injured
Psalm 103:1-5
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul:
And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
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?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
10th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
(
John 3:16
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
)
b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray that the Lord will give your victory and justice.
Pray to the Lord: "Father, thank You for the encouragement
I've received, and help me to encourage others."
Pray to the Lord and pray to His Life with His help.
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand His covenant.
Pray to the Lord and pray to experience His forgivness and Lovingkindness.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Pray for effective Bible distributions amoung the Tuareg people in Niger.
1) Detueronmy 1, 2
DEUTERONOMY 1
The Command to Leave Horeb
1 (1Sa 25:1) These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel
on the other side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain
opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel and Laban
and Hazeroth and Dizahab.
2 (Nu 13:26; 32:8) (It is an eleven-day journey from
Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea.)
3 (Nu 33:38) In the fortieth year, in the eleventh month,
on the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the children of Israel,
according to all that the Lord had commanded him to give to them.
4 (Nu 21:21-35; Ne 9:22) It was after he had slain
Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon,
and Og the king of Bashan, who lived at Ashtaroth in Edrei.
5 Across the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare
this law, saying:
6 (Ex 3:1; Nu 10:11-13) The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying,
"You have dwelt long enough at this mountain.
7 (Dt 11:24; Jos 10:40) Turn, and take your journey, and go to the mountains
of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors, in the plain, in the mountains
and in the lowland, in the Negev and by the seacoast, to the land of the
Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.
8 (Ge 12:7; 15:18) See, I have set the land before you. Go in and possess
the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them."
Leaders Appointed
9 (Ex 18:18) I spoke to you at that time, saying,
"I am not able to bear you by myself.
10 (Ge 15:5; Dt 10:22) The Lord your God has multiplied you, and surely
you are this day as numerous as the stars of heaven.
11 (Ge 22:17; Ex 32:13) May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you
a thousand times more numerous and bless you, just as He has promised you!
12 How can I myself bear your load and your burden and your strife?
13 (Ex 18:21; Nu 11:16-17) Choose wise, discerning, and knowing men,
among your tribes, and I will appoint them as leaders over you."
14 You answered me, and said,
"The thing which you have said is good for us to do."
15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and well-known men,
and appointed them as leaders over you, leaders over thousands,
and leaders over hundreds, and leaders over fifties,
and leaders over tens, and officers among your tribes.
16 (Jn 7:24; Lev 24:22) I charged your judges at that time, saying,
"Hear the issues between your countrymen, and judge righteously
between every man and his fellow countryman, and the foreigner
that is with him.
17 (Ex 18:26; Lev 19:15) You shall not show partiality in judgment,
but you shallhear the small as well as the great. You shall not be afraid
in any man's presence, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too
hard for you, you shall bring it to me, and I will hear it."
18 At that time, I commanded you all the things you should do.
Israel Sends Spies
19 (Dt 1:2; 8:15; Jer 2:6) When we departed from Horeb, we went through
all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw by the way of the
mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us,
and we came to Kadesh Barnea.
20 I said to you, "You have come to the mountains of the Amorites,
which the Lord our God is giving to us.
21 (Jos 1:9) See, the Lord your God has set the land before you.
Go up and possess it, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers,
spoke to you. Do not fear or be discouraged."
22 So all of you came near to me and said,
"Let us send men before us, so that they shall scout out the land,
and bring back to us word concerning what way we should go up
and into what cities we shall come."
23 The thing pleased me, and I took twelve men from you,
one out of each tribe.
24 (Nu 13:21-27) They turned and went up into the hill country
and came to the Valley of Eshkol and scouted it out.
25 They took the fruit of the land in their hands,
and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said,
"It is a good land which the Lord our God is giving us."
Israel Rebels
26 (Nu 14:1-4) Yet you were not willing to go up,
but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God.
27 (Dt 9:28; Nu 14:3) You murmured in your tents, and said,
"Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land
of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.
28 (Dt 9:1-2; Nu 13:28-33) Where shall we go up? Our brothers have
discouraged our hearts, saying, "The people are greater and taller than we.
The cities are great and walled up to heaven.
And moreover, we have seen the sons of the Anakites there.' "
29 Then I said to you, "Do not be terrified, or afraid of them.
30 (Ex 14:14; Ne 4:20) The Lord your God who goes before you,
He shall fight for you, just as all that He did for you
in Egypt before your eyes,
31 (Isa 46:3-4; 63:9) and in the wilderness, where you saw how
the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all
the way that you went, until you came to this place.-
32 (Ps 106:24; Jude 1:5) Yet in this thing you did not believe
the Lord your God,
33 (Nu 10:33; Ps 78:14) who went in the way before you,
to find you a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night
and in a cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go.
34 The Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and vowed, saying,
35 "Not one of these men of this evil generation will see the good
land which I swore to give to your fathers.
36 (Nu 14:24) The exception will be Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
He shall see it, and to him I will give the land upon which he has walked,
and to his children, because he has wholly followed the Lord."
37 (Nu 20:12; Dt 4:21) Also the Lord was angry with me on your account,
saying, "You also shall not go in.
38 (Nu 14:30; Dt 3:28) But Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you,
he shall go in. Encourage him, for he will cause Israel to inherit it.
39 (Nu 14:3; Isa 7:15-16) Moreover, your little ones, who you said would
be a prey, and your children, who in that day had no knowledge
between good and evil, they shall go in, and to them will I give it,
and they shall possess it.
40 (Nu 14:25) But as for you, turn around, and take your journey
into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea."
41 Then you answered and said to me,
"We have sinned against the Lord. We will go up and fight,
just as the Lord our God commanded us."
So each of you girded on his weapons of war and you thought
it easy to go up into the hill country.
42 Then the Lord said to me, "Tell them,
'Do not go up nor fight, for I am not among you;
lest you be defeated before your enemies.' "
43 (Nu 14:44) So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. Instead,
you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord
and went presumptuously up into the hill country.
44 (Ps 118:12; Nu 14:45) The Amorites, who lived in the hill country,
came out against you, and chased you as bees do,
and destroyed you in Seir as far as Hormah.
45 Then you returned and wept before the Lord,
but the Lord would neither listen to your voice nor give ear to you.
46 (Nu 20:1; 20:22) So you dwelt in Kadesh many days,
according to the days you dwelt there.
Deuteronomy 1
[1] These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan
in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and
Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
[2] (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto
Kadesh-barnea.)
[3] And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the
first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel,
according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
[4] After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in
Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
[5] On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this
law, saying,
[6] The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long
enough in this mount:
[7] Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites,
and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in
the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the
Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
[8] Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which
the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto
them and to their seed after them.
[9] And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you
myself alone:
[10] The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as
the stars of heaven for multitude.
[11] (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as
ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
[12] How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your
strife?
[13] Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and
I will make them rulers over you.
[14] And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good
for us to do.
[15] So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them
heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and
captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your
tribes.
[16] And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between
your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and
the stranger that is with him.
[17] Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small
as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the
judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me,
and I will hear it.
[18] And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
[19] And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and
terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the
Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
[20] And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites,
which the LORD our God doth give unto us.
[21] Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and
possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not,
neither be discouraged.
[22] And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men
before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by
what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
[23] And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a
tribe:
[24] And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley
of Eshcol, and searched it out.
[25] And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it
down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which
the LORD our God doth give us.
[26] Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the
commandment of the LORD your God:
[27] And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he
hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand
of the Amorites, to destroy us.
[28] Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart,
saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and
walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims
there.
[29] Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
[30] The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you,
according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
[31] And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God
bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye
came into this place.
[32] Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,
[33] Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your
tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a
cloud by day.
[34] And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware,
saying,
[35] Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see
that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
[36] Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I
give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he
hath wholly followed the LORD.
[37] Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt
not go in thither.
[38] But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in
thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
[39] Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your
children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they
shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess
it.
[40] But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by
the way of the Red sea.
[41] Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we
will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us.
And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go
up into the hill.
[42] And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for
I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
[43] So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the
commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
[44] And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you,
and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
[45] And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not
hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
[46] So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode
there.
DEUTERONOMY 2
The Wilderness Years
1 (Nu 21:4; 14:25) Then we turned, and set out toward the wilderness
by the way of the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke to me, and we circled
Mount Seir for many days.
2 Then the Lord spoke to me, saying,
3 (Dt 1:6) "You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north.
4 (Nu 20:14-21; Ex 15:15) Command the people, saying: You are to pass
through the territory of your brothers the children of Esau, who dwell
in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you. So carefully watch yourselves.
5 (Ge 36:8; Jos 24:4) Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any
of their land, no, not so much as a footprint, because I have given
Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
6 You may buy food from them with money so that you may eat,
and you may also buy water from them with money so that you may drink.
7 (Dt 8:2-4; Job 23:10) "For the Lord your God has blessed you in all
the works of your hands. He knows your wanderings through this
great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you.
You have lacked nothing."
8 (1Ki 9:26; Jdg 11:18) So we passed by our brothers, the children of Esau,
who lived in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath and from
Ezion Geber, and we turned and passed by the way of the Wilderness of Moab.
9 (Ge 19:36-37; Nu 21:15) The Lord said to me, "Do not harass the Moabites,
nor contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land
for a possession, because I have given Ar
to the children of Lot as a possession."
10 (Ge 14:5) (The Emites lived there in times past, a people as great
and as many and as tall as the Anakites.
11 These people, as well as the Anakites, also were regarded as giants,
(About 14 feet long and 6 feet wide, or 4 meters long and 1.8 meters wide.)
but the Moabites call them Emites.
12 (Dt 2:22; Ge 14:6) The Horites also formerly lived in Seir,
but the children of Esau dispossessed and destroyed them,
and settled there in their place, just as Israel did to the land
of its possession, which the Lord gave to them.)
13 (Nu 21:12) "Cross over the Zered Valley." So we went over the Zered Valley.
14 (Dt 1:34-35; Nu 13:26) Now the length of time it took for us to come to
Kadesh Barnea until we crossed over the brook Zered was 38 years,
until all the generation of the men of war perished from among
the army, just as the Lord swore to them.
15 (Ps 106:26) For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them,
to destroy them from among their midst, until they were gone.
16 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were gone
and dead from among the people,
17 then the Lord spoke to me, saying,
18 "Today, you are to pass over through Ar, the border of Moab.
19 (Dt 2:9) When you come close to the Ammonites,
do not harass them or provoke them,
for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites
as a possession, because I have given it
to the children of Lot for a possession."
20 (Ge 14:5) (That also is considered the land of giants.
Giants formerly lived there, but the Ammonites
call them Zamzummites.
21 They were a great people, as numerous and tall as the Anakites.
But the Lord destroyed them before the Ammonites.
Then they dispossessed them and lived in their place,
22 (Ge 36:8; 14:6) just as He had done for the children
of Esau, who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites
from before them, and they dispossessed them,
and lived in their place even to this day.
23 (Ge 10:14; Jos 13:3) And the Avvites, who lived in villages
as far as Gaza, the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor,
destroyed them, and lived in their place.)
King Sihon Defeated
24 "Arise, set out, and cross the River Arnon.
See, I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon,
and his land into your hand. Begin to possess it
and contend with him in battle.
25 (Ex 15:14-16; Dt 11:25) This day I will begin to put
the dread of you and the fear of you on the nations
that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear
the report of you, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of you."
26 (Jos 13:18) I sent messengers out of the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon,
king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,
27 (Jdg 11:19) "Let me pass through your land. I will only go
on the main road. I will not turn aside to the right or the left.
28 (Nu 20:19) You shall sell me food for money so that I may eat,
and give me water for money so that I may drink,
only allow me to pass through on foot,
29 (Nu 20:18; Dt 23:3-4) just as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir
and the Moabites who dwell in Ar did for me, until I pass over
the Jordan into the land which the Lord our God is giving us."
30 (Ex 4:21; Nu 21:23) But Sihon, king of Heshbon,
would not let us pass by him, for the Lord your God hardened
his spirit and made his heart obstinate, so that He might deliver
him into your hand as he is to this day.
31 (Dt 1:8) The Lord said to me, "See, I have begun to give Sihon
and his land to you. Begin to possess it, so that you may inherit his land."
32 (Nu 21:23-30) Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people,
to fight at Jahaz.
33 (Dt 7:2) Then the Lord our God delivered him over to us, and we struck
him down with his sons and all his people.
34 (Dt 7:2; 3:6) We took all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed
the men, the women, and the children of every city. We left no survivors.
35 We took only the livestock for plunder
and the spoils of the cities which we took.
36 (Jos 13:9; Dt 3:12; 4:48) From Aroer, which is on the bank
of the River Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley,
all the way to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us.
The Lord our God delivered all to us.
37 (Ge 32:22; Nu 21:24) Only you did not come near the land of the Ammonites,
nor to any place on the River Jabbok, nor to the cities in the hill country,
nor to any place the Lord our God had forbidden us.
Deuteronomy 2
[1] Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of
the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many
days.
[2] And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
[3] Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
[4] And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of
your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be
afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
[5] Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so
much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a
possession.
[6] Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also
buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
[7] For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he
knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the
LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
[8] And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which
dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from
Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
[9] And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend
with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a
possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a
possession.
[10] The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and
tall, as the Anakims;
[11] Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call
them Emims.
[12] The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau
succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in
their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD
gave unto them.
[13] Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over
the brook Zered.
[14] And the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come
over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation
of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware
unto them.
[15] For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from
among the host, until they were consumed.
[16] So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from
among the people,
[17] That the LORD spake unto me, saying,
[18] Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
[19] And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress
them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the
children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children
of Lot for a possession.
[20] (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old
time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
[21] A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD
destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their
stead:
[22] As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he
destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in
their stead even unto this day:
[23] And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims,
which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
[24] Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I
have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land:
begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
[25] This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee
upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of
thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
[26] And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king
of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
[27] Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will
neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
[28] Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water
for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
[29] (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which
dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land
which the LORD our God giveth us.
[30] But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD
thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might
deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
[31] And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his
land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
[32] Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at
Jahaz.
[33] And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his
sons, and all his people.
[34] And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men,
and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
[35] Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the
cities which we took.
[36] From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the
city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too
strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
[37] Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto
any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor
unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us.
(The Lord is always just)
2) Our Daily Bread for 10 March 2023 Titled
Waters of Encouragement
1 Thessalonians 5:4-11
4 (1Jn 2:8) But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this Day
should overtake you as a thief.
5 (Lk 16:8; Ac 26:18) You are all the sons of light
and the sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
6 (Lk 22:46; 1Pe 1:13) Therefore let us not sleep as others do.
But let us be alert and sober.
7 (Ac 2:15; 2Pe 2:13) For those who sleep, sleep at night,
and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.
8 (Isa 59:17; 1Th 5:5) But let us, who are of the day, be sober,
putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet,
the hope of salvation.
9 (1Th 1:10; 2Th 2:13-14) For God has not appointed us to wrath,
but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 (2Co 5:15) who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep,
we should live together with Him.
11 (Eph 4:29; Heb 10:25) So comfort yourselves together,
and edify one another, just as you are doing.
[4] But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you
as a thief.
[5] Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are
not of the night, nor of darkness.
[6] Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
[7] For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are
drunken in the night.
[8] But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of
faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
[9] For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our
Lord Jesus Christ,
[10] Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live
together with him.
[11] Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as
also ye do.
I call it the "lean to green" miracle. It's happened every spring for more
than fifteen years. Coming out of the winter months, the grass in our yard
is dusty and brown, so much so, a casual passerby might believe it's dead.
Colorado has snow in the mountains, but the climate on the plains
-"the Front Range"-is dry, with most warmer months full of drought warnings.
But every year around the end of May, I turn on the sprinklers-not huge
amounts of water but simply small, consistent waterings. And in about
two weeks, what was dry and brown builds up into something lush and green.
That green grass reminds me how vital encouragement is. Without it, our lives
and our faith can resemble something almost lifeless. But it's amazing what
consistent encouragement can do to our hearts, minds, and souls. Paul's first
letter to the Thessalonians emphasizes this truth. The people were struggling
with anxiety and fear. Paul saw he needed to bolster their faith. He urged
them to keep up the good work of encouraging one another and building each
other up (1 Thessalonians 5:11). He knew that without such refreshment, their
faith could wither. Paul experienced this firsthand, for those very same
Thessalonian believers had been an encouragement to him, building him up.
You and I have the same opportunity to encourage-to help one another
bloom and grow.
By: John Blase
Reflect & Pray
What’s the most recent encouragement you've received?
Whose heart could you water today or this week?
Father, thank You for the encouragement
I've received, and help me to encourage others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 6 God Works!
Phil 2:12-13
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence,
but so much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence
only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will
and to do of his good pleasure.
"I just can't do it!" Marlys, a career woman in her 30s, was struggling to fit
her new Christian pricinples into the business world. Accustomed to the
cutthroat tactics of the corporate hierarchy, she has a hard time knowing
Jesus' examples of grace and mercy applied.
Marlys was right. She couldn't do it. In our own strength, none of us is able
to "live the Christian life." Someone has said, " The Christian life isn't
difficult -- it's impossible!" Only the power of the Holy Spirit is
effective to work the needed changes in our priorities and behaviour;
only God can accomplish what he calls us to do.
In Phillippians 2:12, Paul says "work it out." If we stop there,
we are likely to throw up our hands in despair.
But the good news appears in verse 13:
" For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure."
WE are not left on our own to figure out how to live the Christian life.
God gives us both the will and the ability to obey him, to live in a way
that will please him.
The key to a God-pleasing life is not performance, but obedience. God does not
expect us to "do great things" for him, to deserve his love and grace.
Our part in the process of salvation is to respond in obedience to the Lord,
to say "yes" to what he asks of us. We cannot change ourselves;
we cannot even know ourselves apart from the Spirit's insight. But
as we cooperate with him, as we agree to be obedient, the Spirit changes us
within, and those changes are "worked out" into our lives.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to "Live the Christian life" on my own strengh?
What was the result?
b) In what practical ways is Paul's declaration that "God works in me"
good new in my life?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 29:9
9 (Dt 4:6; Jos 1:7)Therefore, keep the words of this covenant
and do them, so that you may prosper in all you do.
9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them,
that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are ill or injured
Psalm 103:1-5
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul:
And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
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?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
10th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
(
John 3:16
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
)
b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray that the Lord will give your victory and justice.
Pray to the Lord: "Father, thank You for the encouragement
I've received, and help me to encourage others."
Pray to the Lord and pray to His Life with His help.
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand His covenant.
Pray to the Lord and pray to experience His forgivness and Lovingkindness.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Pray for effective Bible distributions amoung the Tuareg people in Niger.
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