Day 187 of My 3rd Bible Study Journey - 6 July 2023 reflections
Day 187, 6 July 2023
1) Jonah 1, 2, 3, 4
Jonah 1
The Call of Jonah
1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
2 "Get up, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry out against it,
because their wickedness has come up before Me."
3 But Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
He went down to Joppa and found there a ship going to Tarshish.
He paid its fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish
from the presence of the Lord.
4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and a mighty storm
came upon the sea, so that the ship was in danger of breaking up.
5 Then the sailors were afraid, and each cried to his god.
They tossed the ship's cargo into the sea in order to lighten the load.
But Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship, had lain down,
and was fast asleep.
6 The captain came to him and said, "What are you doing asleep?
Get up, call to your god! Perhaps your god will consider us,
so that we will not perish."
7 The sailors said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots
that we may know on whose account this disaster has come upon us."
So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
8 Then the sailors said to Jonah, "Tell us why this disaster has come
upon us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from?
What is your country? And from what people are you?"
9 Jonah replied, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord,
the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."
10 Then the men were very afraid and said to him,
"What is this you have done?" For the men knew that he was fleeing
from the presence of the Lord because he had told them.
11 Then they said to Jonah, "What shall we do to you, so that the sea
may quiet down for us?" For the sea was growing stormier.
12 So Jonah said to them,"Pick me up and toss me into the sea.
Then the sea will quiet down for you. For I know that it is
on my account this great storm has come upon you."
13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to bring the ship to land,
but they could not do it, for the sea grew more tempestuous against them.
14 Then they cried to the Lord and said, "Please, Lord, do not let us perish
for this man's life, and do not make us guilty for innocent blood,
for You, Lord, have done as it pleased You."
15 So they picked up Jonah and tossed him into the sea.
Then the sea ceased from its raging.
16 Therefore the men were very afraid of the Lord,
and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
The Prayer and Deliverance of Jonah
17 Now the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah.
And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
[1] Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
[2] Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their
wickedness is come up before me.
[3] But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD,
and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid
the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from
the presence of the LORD.
[4] But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
[5] Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and
cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of
them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and
was fast asleep.
[6] So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O
sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us,
that we perish not.
[7] And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that
we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and
the lot fell upon Jonah.
[8] Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this
evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is
thy country? and of what people art thou?
[9] And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of
heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
[10] Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou
done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD,
because he had told them.
[11] Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may
be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
[12] And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so
shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great
tempest is upon you.
[13] Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they
could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
[14] Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD,
we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us
innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
[15] So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea
ceased from her raging.
[16] Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto
the LORD, and made vows.
[17] Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah
was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
2 He said:
"I called to the Lord out of my distress,
and He answered me.
Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
and You heard my voice.
3 You cast me into the deep,
into the heart of the seas,
and the flood surrounded me.
All Your billows and Your waves
passed over me.
4 Then I said, 'I am cast away
from Your sight;
yet I will look again
to Your holy temple.'
5 The waters encompassed me; even to my soul
the deep surrounded me;
weeds were wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to the foundations of the mountains;
the earth with its bars was around me forever;
yet You have brought up my life from the pit,
O Lord my God.
7 "When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered the Lord;
and my prayer came to You,
into Your holy temple.
8 "Those who follow vain idols
forsake their true loyalty.
9 But I will sacrifice to You
with the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have vowed.
Salvation is of the Lord!"
10 Then the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon dry land.
[1] Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
[2] And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he
heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
[3] For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the
floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
[4] Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward
thy holy temple.
[5] The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me
round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
[6] I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was
about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD
my God.
[7] When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer
came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
[8] They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
[9] But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will
pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
[10] And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry
land.
Jonah 3
Jonah Preaches at Nineveh
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
2 "Get up, go to Nineveh, the great city,
and proclaim to it the message that I tell you."
3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord.
Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three-day journey across.
4 Jonah began to enter the city, going a day's walk.
And he cried out, "In forty days' time, Nineveh will be overthrown!"
5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast.
And everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne,
removed his robe, covered himself in sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
7 Then he made a proclamation in Nineveh:
"By decree of the king and his nobles:
No man or animal, no herd or flock, shall taste anything.
They shall not eat or drink water.
8 Both man and animals shall cover themselves with sackcloth
and cry mightily to God. All shall turn from their evil ways
and from the violence that is in their hands.
9 Who knows? God may relent and change His mind.
He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish."
10 When God saw their actions, that they turned from their evil ways,
He changed His mind about the disaster that He had said He would bring
upon them, and He did not do it.
[1] And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
[2] Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the
preaching that I bid thee.
[3] So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the
LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
[4] And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried,
and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
[5] So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and
put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
[6] For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne,
and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in
ashes.
[7] And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the
decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd
nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
[8] But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto
God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence
that is in their hands.
[9] Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce
anger, that we perish not?
[10] And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God
repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he
did it not.
Jonah 4
Jonah's Anger and the Lord's Compassion
1 Now this greatly displeased Jonah, and he became angry.
2 He prayed to the Lord and said, "O Lord! Is this not
what I said while I was still in my own land?
This is the reason that I fled before to Tarshish,
because I knew that You are a gracious God and merciful,
slow to anger, abundant in faithfulness, and ready to relent from punishment.
3 Therefore, Lord, take my life from me,
for it is better for me to die than to live."
4 Then the Lord said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"
5 So Jonah went out of the city and sat down east of the city
and made for himself a booth there. He sat under it in the shade,
waiting to see what would happen to the city.
6 Then the Lord God appointed a plant, and it grew up over Jonah to provide
shade over his head, to provide comfort from his grief.
And Jonah was very happy about the plant.
7 But at dawn the next day, God appointed a worm to attack the plant
so that it withered.
8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind,
and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah so that he became
faint and asked that he might die.
He said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
9 Then God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?"
And Jonah replied, "It is right for me to be angry, even to death."
10 The Lord said, "You are troubled about the plant
for which you did not labor and did not grow.
It came up in a night and perished in a night.
11 Should I not, therefore, be concerned about Nineveh,
that great city, in which there are
more than a hundred and twenty thousand people,
who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?"
[1] But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
[2] And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this
my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto
Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to
anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
[3] Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is
better for me to die than to live.
[4] Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
[5] So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and
there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see
what would become of the city.
[6] And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah,
that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So
Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
[7] But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote
the gourd that it withered.
[8] And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a
vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he
fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die
than to live.
[9] And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd?
And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
[10] Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which
thou
hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and
perished in a night:
[11] And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than
sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and
their left hand; and also much cattle?
2) Our Daily Bread for 6 July 2023 titled
Hope Beyond Consequences
Numbers 20:2-12
2 (Nu 16:19; 16:42) And there was no water for the assembly, and they
gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
3 (Ex 17:2; Nu 16:31-35) The people argued with Moses, and spoke, saying,
"O that we had died when our brothers died before the Lord!
4 (Ex 17:3) And why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord
into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here?
5 (Nu 16:14) And why have you brought us up from Egypt, to bring
us into this evil place? It is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines,
or of pomegranates. Nor is there any water to drink."
6 (Nu 14:5; 16:4) Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly
to the door of the tent of meeting, and they fell on their faces,
and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
7 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
8 (Ex 4:17; 17:5-6) Take the rod, and gather the assembly together,
you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes,
and it will give its water, and you will bring out to them water
from the rock; so you will give the assembly and their livestock drink.
9 (Nu 17:10) So Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as He commanded him.
10 (Ps 106:32-33) Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock,
and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels.
Will we bring out water from this rock for you?"
11 (1Co 10:4; Ex 17:6) And Moses lifted up his hand, and he struck the rock
twice with his rod, and plenty of water came out, and the assembly drank,
and their livestock.
12 (Nu 27:14; Dt 1:37) The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,
"Because you did not believe in Me, to sanctify Me in the eyes of
the children of Israel, therefore you will not bring this assembly
into the land which I have given them"
[2] And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered
themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
[3] And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we
had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
[4] And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this
wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
[5] And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in
unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of
pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
[6] And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and
the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.
[7] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[8] Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy
brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give
forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock:
so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
[9] And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
[10] And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock,
and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of
this rock?
[11] And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice:
and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their
beasts also.
[12] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to
sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not
bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
Have you ever done something in anger you later regretted? When my son was
wrestling with drug addiction, I said some harsh things in reaction to his
choices. My anger only discouraged him more. But eventually he encountered
believers who spoke life and hope to him, and in time he was set free.
Even someone as exemplary in faith as Moses did something he later regretted.
When the people of Israel were in the desert and water was scarce, they
complained bitterly. So God gave Moses and Aaron specific instructions:
"Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water"
(Numbers 20:8). But Moses reacted in anger, giving himself and Aaron credit
for the miracle instead of God: "Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water
out of this rock?" (v. 10). Then he disobeyed God directly and "raised his
arm and struck the rock twice with his staff”" (v. 11).
Even though water flowed, there were tragic consequences. Neither Moses nor
Aaron was allowed to enter the land God promised His people. But He was
still merciful, allowing Moses to see it from afar (27:12-13).
As with Moses, God still mercifully meets us in the desert of our disobedience
to Him. Through Jesus' death and resurrection, He kindly offers us forgiveness
and hope. No matter where we've been or what we've done, if we turn to Him,
He'll lead us into life.
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
What undeserved kindnesses has God shown you?
How can you share His kindness with someone today?
Thank You, loving Father, that despite difficult
consequences, You give me eternal hope.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 5 When you pray
Mark 11:25
25 And when you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone,
so that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive you your sins.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any:
that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
"My prayer don't seem to be very effective," a man told his pastor." I try
to make contact with God, but my prayers seem to hit the ceiling and bounce
back."
The pastor thought for a moment, then gently suggested,
"Is there someone in your life you haven't forgiven?"
"What do you mean?" The man's face flushed; the pastor has obviuosly struck
a nerve. "Well, I guess I've had some struggles with my mother ... and then,
my wife, and I ... ." The hidden truth came to light: the man was bound in
unforgiving relationships with five of the closest people to him.
Forgiveness is an essential element in prayer. For a very good reason,
worship services in liturgical churches place the confession of sin and the
absolution near the beginning of the service, before the reading of God's
Word, prayer, and the sermon. Forgiveness - both the Lord's forgiveness
of us and our forgiveness of others - clears the way for unhindered
communication between God and his people.
When we carry anger and bitterness, or even deeply buried, well-subliminated
unforgiveness, into the presence of God, our prayers will be affected. We can,
however, free the Holy Spirit to work in our lives and the lives of others
through forgiveness. We can choose to forgive in light of God's forgiveness
of us. And when we do, the channels are re-established;
we can pray in power and open ourselves to an awareness of his activity
in our lives.
Application
a) Have my prayers ever been affected by unforgiveness in my life?
b) Is there someone in my life whom I need to forgive,
whether or not I can work toward?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
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 2022 edition?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we prayfor these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapoled for the 2011 National
Household Survay and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
6th Day of the Month
a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community
(
Deut 4:6-7
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7 ) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom and
your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear all these
statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and
understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god so near
to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and
your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these
statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and
understanding people.
7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them,
as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
Matt 5:13-16
13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt
loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good for
nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.
14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden.
15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) Neither do men light a candle and put it under a basket,
but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine before men that they
may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing,
but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set
on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on
a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Acts 1:8
8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes
upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
8 "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
b) Pray for the province of British Columbia
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence then to
act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4) 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone, 2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings
and for all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty, 3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and
acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all
men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 for kings,
and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable
life in all godliness and honesty. 3For this is good and acceptable
in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign and booklet
to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and and pray to honour him in the work you do in gladness.
Pray to the Lord: "Thank You, loving Father, that despite difficult
consequences, You give me eternal hope."
Pray to the Lord and pray to forgive honestly.
Pray to the Lord and pray to pay off all that is owed.
Pray to the Lord and pray to thank Him for His mercies.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every community
Pray for creative ways to bring ministry resources into Yemen .
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.
1) Jonah 1, 2, 3, 4
Jonah 1
The Call of Jonah
1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
2 "Get up, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry out against it,
because their wickedness has come up before Me."
3 But Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
He went down to Joppa and found there a ship going to Tarshish.
He paid its fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish
from the presence of the Lord.
4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and a mighty storm
came upon the sea, so that the ship was in danger of breaking up.
5 Then the sailors were afraid, and each cried to his god.
They tossed the ship's cargo into the sea in order to lighten the load.
But Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship, had lain down,
and was fast asleep.
6 The captain came to him and said, "What are you doing asleep?
Get up, call to your god! Perhaps your god will consider us,
so that we will not perish."
7 The sailors said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots
that we may know on whose account this disaster has come upon us."
So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
8 Then the sailors said to Jonah, "Tell us why this disaster has come
upon us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from?
What is your country? And from what people are you?"
9 Jonah replied, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord,
the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."
10 Then the men were very afraid and said to him,
"What is this you have done?" For the men knew that he was fleeing
from the presence of the Lord because he had told them.
11 Then they said to Jonah, "What shall we do to you, so that the sea
may quiet down for us?" For the sea was growing stormier.
12 So Jonah said to them,"Pick me up and toss me into the sea.
Then the sea will quiet down for you. For I know that it is
on my account this great storm has come upon you."
13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to bring the ship to land,
but they could not do it, for the sea grew more tempestuous against them.
14 Then they cried to the Lord and said, "Please, Lord, do not let us perish
for this man's life, and do not make us guilty for innocent blood,
for You, Lord, have done as it pleased You."
15 So they picked up Jonah and tossed him into the sea.
Then the sea ceased from its raging.
16 Therefore the men were very afraid of the Lord,
and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
The Prayer and Deliverance of Jonah
17 Now the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah.
And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
[1] Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
[2] Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their
wickedness is come up before me.
[3] But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD,
and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid
the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from
the presence of the LORD.
[4] But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
[5] Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and
cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of
them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and
was fast asleep.
[6] So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O
sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us,
that we perish not.
[7] And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that
we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and
the lot fell upon Jonah.
[8] Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this
evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is
thy country? and of what people art thou?
[9] And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of
heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
[10] Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou
done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD,
because he had told them.
[11] Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may
be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
[12] And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so
shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great
tempest is upon you.
[13] Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they
could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
[14] Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD,
we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us
innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
[15] So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea
ceased from her raging.
[16] Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto
the LORD, and made vows.
[17] Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah
was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
2 He said:
"I called to the Lord out of my distress,
and He answered me.
Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
and You heard my voice.
3 You cast me into the deep,
into the heart of the seas,
and the flood surrounded me.
All Your billows and Your waves
passed over me.
4 Then I said, 'I am cast away
from Your sight;
yet I will look again
to Your holy temple.'
5 The waters encompassed me; even to my soul
the deep surrounded me;
weeds were wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to the foundations of the mountains;
the earth with its bars was around me forever;
yet You have brought up my life from the pit,
O Lord my God.
7 "When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered the Lord;
and my prayer came to You,
into Your holy temple.
8 "Those who follow vain idols
forsake their true loyalty.
9 But I will sacrifice to You
with the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have vowed.
Salvation is of the Lord!"
10 Then the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon dry land.
[1] Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
[2] And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he
heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
[3] For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the
floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
[4] Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward
thy holy temple.
[5] The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me
round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
[6] I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was
about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD
my God.
[7] When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer
came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
[8] They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
[9] But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will
pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
[10] And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry
land.
Jonah 3
Jonah Preaches at Nineveh
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
2 "Get up, go to Nineveh, the great city,
and proclaim to it the message that I tell you."
3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord.
Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three-day journey across.
4 Jonah began to enter the city, going a day's walk.
And he cried out, "In forty days' time, Nineveh will be overthrown!"
5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast.
And everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne,
removed his robe, covered himself in sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
7 Then he made a proclamation in Nineveh:
"By decree of the king and his nobles:
No man or animal, no herd or flock, shall taste anything.
They shall not eat or drink water.
8 Both man and animals shall cover themselves with sackcloth
and cry mightily to God. All shall turn from their evil ways
and from the violence that is in their hands.
9 Who knows? God may relent and change His mind.
He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish."
10 When God saw their actions, that they turned from their evil ways,
He changed His mind about the disaster that He had said He would bring
upon them, and He did not do it.
[1] And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
[2] Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the
preaching that I bid thee.
[3] So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the
LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
[4] And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried,
and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
[5] So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and
put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
[6] For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne,
and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in
ashes.
[7] And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the
decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd
nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
[8] But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto
God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence
that is in their hands.
[9] Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce
anger, that we perish not?
[10] And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God
repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he
did it not.
Jonah 4
Jonah's Anger and the Lord's Compassion
1 Now this greatly displeased Jonah, and he became angry.
2 He prayed to the Lord and said, "O Lord! Is this not
what I said while I was still in my own land?
This is the reason that I fled before to Tarshish,
because I knew that You are a gracious God and merciful,
slow to anger, abundant in faithfulness, and ready to relent from punishment.
3 Therefore, Lord, take my life from me,
for it is better for me to die than to live."
4 Then the Lord said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"
5 So Jonah went out of the city and sat down east of the city
and made for himself a booth there. He sat under it in the shade,
waiting to see what would happen to the city.
6 Then the Lord God appointed a plant, and it grew up over Jonah to provide
shade over his head, to provide comfort from his grief.
And Jonah was very happy about the plant.
7 But at dawn the next day, God appointed a worm to attack the plant
so that it withered.
8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind,
and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah so that he became
faint and asked that he might die.
He said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
9 Then God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?"
And Jonah replied, "It is right for me to be angry, even to death."
10 The Lord said, "You are troubled about the plant
for which you did not labor and did not grow.
It came up in a night and perished in a night.
11 Should I not, therefore, be concerned about Nineveh,
that great city, in which there are
more than a hundred and twenty thousand people,
who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?"
[1] But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
[2] And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this
my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto
Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to
anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
[3] Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is
better for me to die than to live.
[4] Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
[5] So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and
there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see
what would become of the city.
[6] And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah,
that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So
Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
[7] But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote
the gourd that it withered.
[8] And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a
vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he
fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die
than to live.
[9] And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd?
And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
[10] Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which
thou
hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and
perished in a night:
[11] And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than
sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and
their left hand; and also much cattle?
2) Our Daily Bread for 6 July 2023 titled
Hope Beyond Consequences
Numbers 20:2-12
2 (Nu 16:19; 16:42) And there was no water for the assembly, and they
gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
3 (Ex 17:2; Nu 16:31-35) The people argued with Moses, and spoke, saying,
"O that we had died when our brothers died before the Lord!
4 (Ex 17:3) And why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord
into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here?
5 (Nu 16:14) And why have you brought us up from Egypt, to bring
us into this evil place? It is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines,
or of pomegranates. Nor is there any water to drink."
6 (Nu 14:5; 16:4) Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly
to the door of the tent of meeting, and they fell on their faces,
and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
7 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
8 (Ex 4:17; 17:5-6) Take the rod, and gather the assembly together,
you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes,
and it will give its water, and you will bring out to them water
from the rock; so you will give the assembly and their livestock drink.
9 (Nu 17:10) So Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as He commanded him.
10 (Ps 106:32-33) Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock,
and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels.
Will we bring out water from this rock for you?"
11 (1Co 10:4; Ex 17:6) And Moses lifted up his hand, and he struck the rock
twice with his rod, and plenty of water came out, and the assembly drank,
and their livestock.
12 (Nu 27:14; Dt 1:37) The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,
"Because you did not believe in Me, to sanctify Me in the eyes of
the children of Israel, therefore you will not bring this assembly
into the land which I have given them"
[2] And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered
themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
[3] And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we
had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
[4] And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this
wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
[5] And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in
unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of
pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
[6] And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and
the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.
[7] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[8] Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy
brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give
forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock:
so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
[9] And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
[10] And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock,
and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of
this rock?
[11] And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice:
and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their
beasts also.
[12] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to
sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not
bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
Have you ever done something in anger you later regretted? When my son was
wrestling with drug addiction, I said some harsh things in reaction to his
choices. My anger only discouraged him more. But eventually he encountered
believers who spoke life and hope to him, and in time he was set free.
Even someone as exemplary in faith as Moses did something he later regretted.
When the people of Israel were in the desert and water was scarce, they
complained bitterly. So God gave Moses and Aaron specific instructions:
"Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water"
(Numbers 20:8). But Moses reacted in anger, giving himself and Aaron credit
for the miracle instead of God: "Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water
out of this rock?" (v. 10). Then he disobeyed God directly and "raised his
arm and struck the rock twice with his staff”" (v. 11).
Even though water flowed, there were tragic consequences. Neither Moses nor
Aaron was allowed to enter the land God promised His people. But He was
still merciful, allowing Moses to see it from afar (27:12-13).
As with Moses, God still mercifully meets us in the desert of our disobedience
to Him. Through Jesus' death and resurrection, He kindly offers us forgiveness
and hope. No matter where we've been or what we've done, if we turn to Him,
He'll lead us into life.
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
What undeserved kindnesses has God shown you?
How can you share His kindness with someone today?
Thank You, loving Father, that despite difficult
consequences, You give me eternal hope.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 5 When you pray
Mark 11:25
25 And when you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone,
so that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive you your sins.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any:
that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
"My prayer don't seem to be very effective," a man told his pastor." I try
to make contact with God, but my prayers seem to hit the ceiling and bounce
back."
The pastor thought for a moment, then gently suggested,
"Is there someone in your life you haven't forgiven?"
"What do you mean?" The man's face flushed; the pastor has obviuosly struck
a nerve. "Well, I guess I've had some struggles with my mother ... and then,
my wife, and I ... ." The hidden truth came to light: the man was bound in
unforgiving relationships with five of the closest people to him.
Forgiveness is an essential element in prayer. For a very good reason,
worship services in liturgical churches place the confession of sin and the
absolution near the beginning of the service, before the reading of God's
Word, prayer, and the sermon. Forgiveness - both the Lord's forgiveness
of us and our forgiveness of others - clears the way for unhindered
communication between God and his people.
When we carry anger and bitterness, or even deeply buried, well-subliminated
unforgiveness, into the presence of God, our prayers will be affected. We can,
however, free the Holy Spirit to work in our lives and the lives of others
through forgiveness. We can choose to forgive in light of God's forgiveness
of us. And when we do, the channels are re-established;
we can pray in power and open ourselves to an awareness of his activity
in our lives.
Application
a) Have my prayers ever been affected by unforgiveness in my life?
b) Is there someone in my life whom I need to forgive,
whether or not I can work toward?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
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 2022 edition?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we prayfor these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapoled for the 2011 National
Household Survay and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
6th Day of the Month
a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community
(
Deut 4:6-7
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7 ) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom and
your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear all these
statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and
understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god so near
to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and
your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these
statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and
understanding people.
7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them,
as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
Matt 5:13-16
13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt
loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good for
nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.
14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden.
15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) Neither do men light a candle and put it under a basket,
but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine before men that they
may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing,
but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set
on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on
a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Acts 1:8
8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes
upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
8 "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
b) Pray for the province of British Columbia
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence then to
act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4) 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone, 2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings
and for all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty, 3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and
acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all
men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 for kings,
and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable
life in all godliness and honesty. 3For this is good and acceptable
in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign and booklet
to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and and pray to honour him in the work you do in gladness.
Pray to the Lord: "Thank You, loving Father, that despite difficult
consequences, You give me eternal hope."
Pray to the Lord and pray to forgive honestly.
Pray to the Lord and pray to pay off all that is owed.
Pray to the Lord and pray to thank Him for His mercies.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every community
Pray for creative ways to bring ministry resources into Yemen .
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
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