Day 68 - 9 Mar 2021 reflections
Day 68, 9 Mar 2021
NUMBERS 33-34
NUMBERS 33
Recounting Israel's Journey
1 (Ps 77:20; Mic 6:4) These are the journeys of the children of Israel,
who went out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand
of Moses and Aaron.
2 (Nu 9:17-23) Moses recorded the starting points of their journeys
at the command of the Lord. These are their journeys according
to their starting points.
3 (Ex 14:8; 12:37) They set out from Rameses in the first month,
on the fifteenth day of the first month. On the day after the Passover
the children of Israel went out with a high hand
in the sight of all the Egyptians,
4 (Ex 12:12; Isa 19:1) because the Egyptians buried all their firstborn,
whom the Lord had killed among them. Upon their gods the Lord
executed judgments.
5 (Ex 12:37) The children of Israel set out from Rameses
and camped in Sukkoth.
6 (Ex 13:20) They set out from Sukkoth and camped in Etham,
which is on the edge of the wilderness.
7 (Ex 14:2; 14:9) They set out from Etham and turned to Pi Hahiroth,
which is before Baal Zephon, and they camped before Migdol.
8 They set out from before Pi Hahiroth, and passed through the midst
of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey
in the Wilderness of Etham, and camped in Marah.
9 (Ex 15:27) They set out from Marah, and came to Elim, and in Elim
were twelve fountains of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
10 They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.
11 (Ex 16:1) They set out from the Red Sea and camped
in the Wilderness of Sin.
12 They set out from the Wilderness of Sin and camped in Dophkah.
13 They set out from Dophkah and camped in Alush.
14 They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim,
where there was no water for the people to drink.
15 (Ex 19:1-2) They set out from Rephidim and camped
in the Wilderness of Sinai.
16 (Nu 11:34) They set out from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped
at Kibroth Hattaavah.
17 (Nu 11:35) They set out from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
18 (Nu 12:16) They set out from Hazeroth and camped in Rithmah.
19 They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.
20 They set out from Rimmon Perez and camped in Libnah.
21 They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
22 They set out from Rissah and camped in Kehelathah.
23 They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.
24 They set out from Mount Shepher and camped in Haradah.
25 They set out from Haradah and camped in Makheloth.
26 They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
27 They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.
28 They set out from Terah and camped in Mithkah.
29 They went from Mithkah and camped in Hashmonah.
30 They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.
31 (Dt 10:6) They set out from Moseroth and camped in Bene Jaakan.
32 (Dt 10:7) They set out from Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.
33 (Dt 10:7) They set out from Hor Haggidgad and camped in Jotbathah.
34 They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.
35 (Dt 2:8; 1Ki 9:26) They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.
36 (Nu 20:1; 27:14) They set out from Ezion Geber and camped
in the Wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
37 (Nu 21:4; 20:22-23) They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor,
at the edge of the land of Edom.
38 (Dt 10:6; 32:50) Aaron the priest went up onto Mount Hor at the word
of the Lord and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel
came out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.
40 King Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the south in the land of Canaan,
heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
41 They set out from Mount Hor and camped in Zalmonah.
42 They set out from Zalmonah and camped in Punon.
43 (Nu 21:10) They set out from Punon and camped in Oboth.
44 (Nu 21:11) They set out from Oboth and camped in Iye Abarim,
on the border of Moab.
45 They set out from Iye Abarim and camped in Dibon Gad.
46 They set out from Dibon Gad and camped in Almon Diblathaim.
47 (Dt 32:49) They set out from Almon Diblathaim
and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
48 (Nu 22:1) They set out from the mountains of Abarim
and camped in the plains of Moab near Jordan of Jericho.
49 They camped by Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth
to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab.
Instructions for Conquering Canaan
50 The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho,
saying:
51 (Jos 3:17; Dt 9:1) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
When you are crossing over Jordan into the land of Canaan,
52 (Ex 23:24; Lev 26:1) then you will drive out all the inhabitants
of the land from before you, and destroy all their carved images,
and destroy all their molded images, and destroy all their high places,
53 and you will drive out the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it,
because I have given you the land to inherit it.
54 (Nu 26:53-56) You will possess the land by lot for an inheritance
among your families, and to the larger you will give the larger inheritance,
and to the smaller you will give the smaller inheritance. Every man's
inheritance will be in the place where his lot falls. By the tribes of your
fathers you will inherit.
55 (Jdg 2:3) But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from
before you, then those whom you let remain will be like thorns in your
eyes and thorns in your sides. They will show hostility to you in the land
in which you live.
56 (Dt 28:63) And what I had planned to do to them, I will do to you.
NUMBERS 34
The Borders of Canaan
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ge 17:8; Ps 105:11) Command the children of Israel, and say to them:
When you are going into the land of Canaan, this is the land that will fall
to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan with its borders.
3 (Ge 14:3; Eze 47:13) Then your south side will be from the Wilderness
of Zin along by the border of Edom, and your south border will be
the end of the Dead Sea to the east.
4 (Nu 32:8) And your border will turn from the south
to the Ascent of Akrabbim, and continue to Zin, and the end of it will be
from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will continue to Hazar Addar,
and pass on to Azmon.
5 (Jos 15:4; Ge 15:18; Jos 15:47) And the border will circle around
from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and the end of it will be
at the Mediterranean Sea.
6 For the western border, you will have the Mediterranean Sea
and its coastline. This will be your western border.
7 (Nu 33:37) This will be your northern border:
From the Mediterranean Sea you will mark a line to Mount Hor;
8 (Nu 13:21; 2Ki 14:25) from Mount Hor you will mark a line of your border
to Lebo Hamath, and the limits of the border will be to Zedad.
9 (Eze 47:17) And the border will go on to Ziphron, and the limits of it will
be at Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.
10 You will mark a line for your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham.
11 (Dt 3:17; 2Ki 23:33) And the border will go down from Shepham to Riblah,
on the east side of Ain, and the border will go down and will reach the side
of the Sea of Kinnereth to the east.
12 (Nu 34:3) And the border will go down to the Jordan, and the limits of it
will be at the Dead Sea.
This will be your land with its borders all around.
13 Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying:
This is the land which you will possess by lot,
which the Lord commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe
14 (Nu 32:33) because the tribe of the children of Reuben by the house
of their fathers and the tribe of the children of Gad by the house of their
fathers have received their inheritance, and half the tribe of Manasseh
has received their inheritance.
15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance
on this side of the Jordan near Jericho to the east, toward the sunrise.
The Leaders to Divide the Land
16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
17 (Jos 14:1; 19:51) These are the names of the men who will divide the land
for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.
18You will take one leader of each tribe to divide the land by inheritance.
19 (Nu 26:65; 13:30) These are the names of the men:
of the tribe of Judah,
Caleb the son of Jephunneh;
20 of the tribe of the children of Simeon,
Shemuel the son of Ammihud;
21 of the tribe of Benjamin,
Elidad the son of Kislon;
22 the leader of the tribe of the children of Dan,
Bukki the son of Jogli;
23 the leader of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh,
Hanniel the son of Ephod;
24 the leader of the tribe of the children of Ephraim,
Kemuel the son of Shiphtan;
25 the leader of the tribe of the children of Zebulun,
Elizaphan the son of Parnak;
26 the leader of the tribe of the children of Issachar,
Paltiel the son of Azzan;
27 the leader of the tribe of the children of Asher,
Ahihud the son of Shelomi;
28 the leader of the tribe of the children of Naphtali,
Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
29 These are the ones whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance
among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
(Remember you root in the Lord and build a strong foundation)
2) Our Daily Bread for 9 Mar 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/03/09/snow-muse
entitled Snoq Muse
Job 36:26-29; 37:5-7
Job 36
26 (Ps 90:2; Heb 1:12) Look, God is great, and we do not know Him,
nor can the number of His years be searched out.
27 (Ps 147:8) "For He draws up the drops of water;
they distill rain according to its mist,
28 (Pr 3:20) which the clouds drop down,
and drip upon man abundantly.
29 (Job 37:16) Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds,
or the noise of His tent?"
Job 37
5 (Job 5:9; 26:14) God thunders marvelously with His voice;
He does great things that we cannot comprehend.
6 (Job 36:27; 38:22) For He says to the snow, ‘Come on the earth,’
likewise to the gentle rain and to the heavy rain of His strength.
7 (Ps 109:27; 111:2) He seals up the hand of every man,
that all men may know His work.
Named for a tough blue-collar neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio,
the grassroots musical group Over the Rhine sings about a transformation
that took place each year in the city. "Whenever we'd get our first real
snowfall of the year, it felt like something sacred was happening,"
explains band co-founder Linford Detweiler.
"Like a little bit of a fresh start. The city would slow down and grow quiet."
If you've experienced a heavy snowfall, you understand
how it can inspire a song. A magical quietness drapes
the world as snow conceals grime and grayness. For a few moments,
winter's bleakness brightens, inviting our reflection and delight.
Elihu, the one friend of Job who may have had a helpful view of God,
noted how creation commands our attention.
"God's voice thunders in marvelous ways," he said (Job 37:5).
"He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower,
'Be a mighty downpour.' "
Such splendor can interrupt our lives, demanding a sacred pause.
"So that everyone he has made may know his work,
he stops all people from their labor," Elihu observed (vv. 6-7).
Nature sometimes seizes our attention in ways we don't like.
Regardless of what happens to us or what we observe around us,
each moment-magnificent, menacing, or mundane-can inspire our worship.
The poet's heart within us craves the holy hush.
By: Tim Gustafson
Reflect & Pray
What events or things motivate you to ponder God's greatness and creativity?
How can you experience His wonder in your ordinary moments today?
Father, help me to see Your hand in everything today.
Give me a heart to appreciate Your amazing works.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 3 The song of Exaltation
Exodus 15:2
2 The Lord is my strength and song,
and He has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise Him;
my father's God, and I will exalt Him.
The world is full of music that communicates human emotion: love, joy, sadness, separation.
A love song makes us misty-eyed; a song of protest arouses anger; a song
describing loss stimulates feelings of hurt and abandonment. Music is a powerful force to sway
the human spirit.
Exodus 15:2 indicates that God should be the source of the songs in our hearts.
Human emotions vacillate; human relationships disappoint, but God is our "strenght" and our "song".
To exalt the Lord includes many different type of "songs".
"I can't carry a tune in a bucket," one woman complained. "How can I sing to the Lord
anything that will be pleasing to him?" But the Lord does not delight in the
professionalisn of our songs, but in the motivation of our hearts.
We can "sing to the Lord" when we enjoy a Bach organ piece played for his glory.
We can exalt him in the words of Scripture - either remembered or sung.
We can worship him by enjoying the songs of others.
The key to making the Lord our song is exaltation. When our thoughts lift him up in
praise, we are singing a song of exaltation to the Lord.
When God is exlted in our songs, in our hearts, and in our thoughts, that focus gives
strength to our lives. We can face the difficulties that are an inevitable
part of experience, because God is our "strengh and our song".
Application
a) What is the difference between a song that is professionally performed
and one that exalts the Lord?
b) What practical steps can I take to make my daily life a "song of praise" to God?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 22:7
7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
John 14:1 - 7
1 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in Me.
2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself,
that where I am, you may be also.
4 You know where I am going, and you know the way."
5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know
where You are going. How can we know the way?"
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
From now on you do know Him and have seen Him."
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."
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
9th Day of the Month
a) Pray a prayter of thanksgiving throughout
the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion, faithfulness and provision.
(
Ps 100
A Psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before His presence with singing.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Know that the Lord, He is God;
it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with praise;
be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For the Lord is good; His mercy endures forever,
and His faithfulness to all generations.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways to wiesly and effectively
respond to pressing social issues
(
1 Chr 12:32
32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar,
those having understanding of times
and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains
with all their brothers at their command.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to place a firm foundation of belief.
Pray to the Lord to seeHis work in your daily walk.
Pray to the Lord to sing to Him from your heart.
Pray to the Lord to be as humble as a servant.
Pray to the Lord to know Him better .
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray for the Lord for thanksgiving throughout the day.
Pray for the Lord that the Church will seek wisdom in social issues.
Repent of and turn away from your sins
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.
NUMBERS 33-34
NUMBERS 33
Recounting Israel's Journey
1 (Ps 77:20; Mic 6:4) These are the journeys of the children of Israel,
who went out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand
of Moses and Aaron.
2 (Nu 9:17-23) Moses recorded the starting points of their journeys
at the command of the Lord. These are their journeys according
to their starting points.
3 (Ex 14:8; 12:37) They set out from Rameses in the first month,
on the fifteenth day of the first month. On the day after the Passover
the children of Israel went out with a high hand
in the sight of all the Egyptians,
4 (Ex 12:12; Isa 19:1) because the Egyptians buried all their firstborn,
whom the Lord had killed among them. Upon their gods the Lord
executed judgments.
5 (Ex 12:37) The children of Israel set out from Rameses
and camped in Sukkoth.
6 (Ex 13:20) They set out from Sukkoth and camped in Etham,
which is on the edge of the wilderness.
7 (Ex 14:2; 14:9) They set out from Etham and turned to Pi Hahiroth,
which is before Baal Zephon, and they camped before Migdol.
8 They set out from before Pi Hahiroth, and passed through the midst
of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey
in the Wilderness of Etham, and camped in Marah.
9 (Ex 15:27) They set out from Marah, and came to Elim, and in Elim
were twelve fountains of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
10 They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.
11 (Ex 16:1) They set out from the Red Sea and camped
in the Wilderness of Sin.
12 They set out from the Wilderness of Sin and camped in Dophkah.
13 They set out from Dophkah and camped in Alush.
14 They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim,
where there was no water for the people to drink.
15 (Ex 19:1-2) They set out from Rephidim and camped
in the Wilderness of Sinai.
16 (Nu 11:34) They set out from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped
at Kibroth Hattaavah.
17 (Nu 11:35) They set out from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
18 (Nu 12:16) They set out from Hazeroth and camped in Rithmah.
19 They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.
20 They set out from Rimmon Perez and camped in Libnah.
21 They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
22 They set out from Rissah and camped in Kehelathah.
23 They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.
24 They set out from Mount Shepher and camped in Haradah.
25 They set out from Haradah and camped in Makheloth.
26 They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
27 They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.
28 They set out from Terah and camped in Mithkah.
29 They went from Mithkah and camped in Hashmonah.
30 They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.
31 (Dt 10:6) They set out from Moseroth and camped in Bene Jaakan.
32 (Dt 10:7) They set out from Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.
33 (Dt 10:7) They set out from Hor Haggidgad and camped in Jotbathah.
34 They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.
35 (Dt 2:8; 1Ki 9:26) They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.
36 (Nu 20:1; 27:14) They set out from Ezion Geber and camped
in the Wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
37 (Nu 21:4; 20:22-23) They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor,
at the edge of the land of Edom.
38 (Dt 10:6; 32:50) Aaron the priest went up onto Mount Hor at the word
of the Lord and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel
came out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.
40 King Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the south in the land of Canaan,
heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
41 They set out from Mount Hor and camped in Zalmonah.
42 They set out from Zalmonah and camped in Punon.
43 (Nu 21:10) They set out from Punon and camped in Oboth.
44 (Nu 21:11) They set out from Oboth and camped in Iye Abarim,
on the border of Moab.
45 They set out from Iye Abarim and camped in Dibon Gad.
46 They set out from Dibon Gad and camped in Almon Diblathaim.
47 (Dt 32:49) They set out from Almon Diblathaim
and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
48 (Nu 22:1) They set out from the mountains of Abarim
and camped in the plains of Moab near Jordan of Jericho.
49 They camped by Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth
to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab.
Instructions for Conquering Canaan
50 The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho,
saying:
51 (Jos 3:17; Dt 9:1) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
When you are crossing over Jordan into the land of Canaan,
52 (Ex 23:24; Lev 26:1) then you will drive out all the inhabitants
of the land from before you, and destroy all their carved images,
and destroy all their molded images, and destroy all their high places,
53 and you will drive out the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it,
because I have given you the land to inherit it.
54 (Nu 26:53-56) You will possess the land by lot for an inheritance
among your families, and to the larger you will give the larger inheritance,
and to the smaller you will give the smaller inheritance. Every man's
inheritance will be in the place where his lot falls. By the tribes of your
fathers you will inherit.
55 (Jdg 2:3) But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from
before you, then those whom you let remain will be like thorns in your
eyes and thorns in your sides. They will show hostility to you in the land
in which you live.
56 (Dt 28:63) And what I had planned to do to them, I will do to you.
NUMBERS 34
The Borders of Canaan
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ge 17:8; Ps 105:11) Command the children of Israel, and say to them:
When you are going into the land of Canaan, this is the land that will fall
to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan with its borders.
3 (Ge 14:3; Eze 47:13) Then your south side will be from the Wilderness
of Zin along by the border of Edom, and your south border will be
the end of the Dead Sea to the east.
4 (Nu 32:8) And your border will turn from the south
to the Ascent of Akrabbim, and continue to Zin, and the end of it will be
from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will continue to Hazar Addar,
and pass on to Azmon.
5 (Jos 15:4; Ge 15:18; Jos 15:47) And the border will circle around
from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and the end of it will be
at the Mediterranean Sea.
6 For the western border, you will have the Mediterranean Sea
and its coastline. This will be your western border.
7 (Nu 33:37) This will be your northern border:
From the Mediterranean Sea you will mark a line to Mount Hor;
8 (Nu 13:21; 2Ki 14:25) from Mount Hor you will mark a line of your border
to Lebo Hamath, and the limits of the border will be to Zedad.
9 (Eze 47:17) And the border will go on to Ziphron, and the limits of it will
be at Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.
10 You will mark a line for your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham.
11 (Dt 3:17; 2Ki 23:33) And the border will go down from Shepham to Riblah,
on the east side of Ain, and the border will go down and will reach the side
of the Sea of Kinnereth to the east.
12 (Nu 34:3) And the border will go down to the Jordan, and the limits of it
will be at the Dead Sea.
This will be your land with its borders all around.
13 Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying:
This is the land which you will possess by lot,
which the Lord commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe
14 (Nu 32:33) because the tribe of the children of Reuben by the house
of their fathers and the tribe of the children of Gad by the house of their
fathers have received their inheritance, and half the tribe of Manasseh
has received their inheritance.
15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance
on this side of the Jordan near Jericho to the east, toward the sunrise.
The Leaders to Divide the Land
16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
17 (Jos 14:1; 19:51) These are the names of the men who will divide the land
for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.
18You will take one leader of each tribe to divide the land by inheritance.
19 (Nu 26:65; 13:30) These are the names of the men:
of the tribe of Judah,
Caleb the son of Jephunneh;
20 of the tribe of the children of Simeon,
Shemuel the son of Ammihud;
21 of the tribe of Benjamin,
Elidad the son of Kislon;
22 the leader of the tribe of the children of Dan,
Bukki the son of Jogli;
23 the leader of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh,
Hanniel the son of Ephod;
24 the leader of the tribe of the children of Ephraim,
Kemuel the son of Shiphtan;
25 the leader of the tribe of the children of Zebulun,
Elizaphan the son of Parnak;
26 the leader of the tribe of the children of Issachar,
Paltiel the son of Azzan;
27 the leader of the tribe of the children of Asher,
Ahihud the son of Shelomi;
28 the leader of the tribe of the children of Naphtali,
Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
29 These are the ones whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance
among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
(Remember you root in the Lord and build a strong foundation)
2) Our Daily Bread for 9 Mar 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/03/09/snow-muse
entitled Snoq Muse
Job 36:26-29; 37:5-7
Job 36
26 (Ps 90:2; Heb 1:12) Look, God is great, and we do not know Him,
nor can the number of His years be searched out.
27 (Ps 147:8) "For He draws up the drops of water;
they distill rain according to its mist,
28 (Pr 3:20) which the clouds drop down,
and drip upon man abundantly.
29 (Job 37:16) Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds,
or the noise of His tent?"
Job 37
5 (Job 5:9; 26:14) God thunders marvelously with His voice;
He does great things that we cannot comprehend.
6 (Job 36:27; 38:22) For He says to the snow, ‘Come on the earth,’
likewise to the gentle rain and to the heavy rain of His strength.
7 (Ps 109:27; 111:2) He seals up the hand of every man,
that all men may know His work.
Named for a tough blue-collar neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio,
the grassroots musical group Over the Rhine sings about a transformation
that took place each year in the city. "Whenever we'd get our first real
snowfall of the year, it felt like something sacred was happening,"
explains band co-founder Linford Detweiler.
"Like a little bit of a fresh start. The city would slow down and grow quiet."
If you've experienced a heavy snowfall, you understand
how it can inspire a song. A magical quietness drapes
the world as snow conceals grime and grayness. For a few moments,
winter's bleakness brightens, inviting our reflection and delight.
Elihu, the one friend of Job who may have had a helpful view of God,
noted how creation commands our attention.
"God's voice thunders in marvelous ways," he said (Job 37:5).
"He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower,
'Be a mighty downpour.' "
Such splendor can interrupt our lives, demanding a sacred pause.
"So that everyone he has made may know his work,
he stops all people from their labor," Elihu observed (vv. 6-7).
Nature sometimes seizes our attention in ways we don't like.
Regardless of what happens to us or what we observe around us,
each moment-magnificent, menacing, or mundane-can inspire our worship.
The poet's heart within us craves the holy hush.
By: Tim Gustafson
Reflect & Pray
What events or things motivate you to ponder God's greatness and creativity?
How can you experience His wonder in your ordinary moments today?
Father, help me to see Your hand in everything today.
Give me a heart to appreciate Your amazing works.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 3 The song of Exaltation
Exodus 15:2
2 The Lord is my strength and song,
and He has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise Him;
my father's God, and I will exalt Him.
The world is full of music that communicates human emotion: love, joy, sadness, separation.
A love song makes us misty-eyed; a song of protest arouses anger; a song
describing loss stimulates feelings of hurt and abandonment. Music is a powerful force to sway
the human spirit.
Exodus 15:2 indicates that God should be the source of the songs in our hearts.
Human emotions vacillate; human relationships disappoint, but God is our "strenght" and our "song".
To exalt the Lord includes many different type of "songs".
"I can't carry a tune in a bucket," one woman complained. "How can I sing to the Lord
anything that will be pleasing to him?" But the Lord does not delight in the
professionalisn of our songs, but in the motivation of our hearts.
We can "sing to the Lord" when we enjoy a Bach organ piece played for his glory.
We can exalt him in the words of Scripture - either remembered or sung.
We can worship him by enjoying the songs of others.
The key to making the Lord our song is exaltation. When our thoughts lift him up in
praise, we are singing a song of exaltation to the Lord.
When God is exlted in our songs, in our hearts, and in our thoughts, that focus gives
strength to our lives. We can face the difficulties that are an inevitable
part of experience, because God is our "strengh and our song".
Application
a) What is the difference between a song that is professionally performed
and one that exalts the Lord?
b) What practical steps can I take to make my daily life a "song of praise" to God?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 22:7
7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
John 14:1 - 7
1 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in Me.
2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself,
that where I am, you may be also.
4 You know where I am going, and you know the way."
5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know
where You are going. How can we know the way?"
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
From now on you do know Him and have seen Him."
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."
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
9th Day of the Month
a) Pray a prayter of thanksgiving throughout
the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion, faithfulness and provision.
(
Ps 100
A Psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before His presence with singing.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Know that the Lord, He is God;
it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with praise;
be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For the Lord is good; His mercy endures forever,
and His faithfulness to all generations.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways to wiesly and effectively
respond to pressing social issues
(
1 Chr 12:32
32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar,
those having understanding of times
and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains
with all their brothers at their command.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to place a firm foundation of belief.
Pray to the Lord to seeHis work in your daily walk.
Pray to the Lord to sing to Him from your heart.
Pray to the Lord to be as humble as a servant.
Pray to the Lord to know Him better .
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray for the Lord for thanksgiving throughout the day.
Pray for the Lord that the Church will seek wisdom in social issues.
Repent of and turn away from your sins
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.