Day 74 - 15 Mar 2021 reflections
Day 74, 15 Mar 2021
Deuteronomy 11 - 13
DEUTERONOMY 11
Love and Obey
1 (Dt 6:5; 10:12) You must love the Lord your God and keep His charge,
His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments always.
2 (Dt 5:24) Know this day that I am not speaking with your children
who have not known and who have not seen the discipline of the Lord
your God, His greatness, His mighty hand, and His outstretched arm,
3 (Dt 7:19) and His signs and His works which He did in the midst of
Egypt to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to all his land,
4 (Ex 15:9-10; Ps 106:11) and what He did to the army of Egypt,
to their horses, and to their chariots, when He made the water
of the Red Sea to flow over them as they pursued after you,
and how the Lord utterly destroyed them,
5 and what He did to you in the wilderness until you came to this place,
6 (Ps 106:17; Nu 27:3) and what He did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of
Eliab, the son of Reuben, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed
them up, their households, their tents, and everything that was in their
possession, in the midst of all Israel.
7 But your eyes have seen all the great deeds of the Lord which He did.
8 (Jos 1:6-7; Dt 31:23) Therefore you must keep all the commandments
which I am commanding you today, so that you may be strong and go
in and possess the land which you are going to possess;
9 (Ex 3:8; Dt 4:40) and that you may prolong your days in the land
which the Lord swore to your fathers to give to them
and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.
10 For the land which you are entering to possess
is not like the land of Egypt from where you came,
where you sowed your seed and watered it with your foot
like a vegetable garden,
11 but the land, which you are entering to possess, is a land of hills
and valleys and drinks water from the rain of heaven,
12 (1Ki 9:3; Jer 24:6) a land for which the Lord your God cares.
The eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning
of the year even to the end of the year.
13 (Dt 4:29; 6:17) It will be, if you will diligently obey My commandments
which I am commanding you today, to love the Lord your God,
and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,
14 (Lev 26:4; Dt 28:12) then I will give you the rain of your land
in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather
in your grain and your wine and your oil.
15 (Dt 6:11; Ps 104:14) I will provide grass in your fields for your
livestock, that you may eat and be full.
16 (Job 31:27; Dt 8:19) Take heed to yourselves that your heart
be not deceived, and you turn away and serve other gods and worship them.
17 (Dt 4:26; 6:15) Then the Lord's wrath will be inflamed against you,
and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain
and the land will not yield its fruit, and you will quickly perish
from the good land which the Lord is giving you.
18 (Ex 13:9; 13:16) Therefore you must fix these words of mine
in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand,
so that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
19 (Dt 4:9-10; 6:7) You shall teach them to your children, speaking
of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way,
when you lie down, and when you rise up.
20 (Dt 6:9) You shall write them on the doorposts of your house
and on your gates,
21 (Ps 72:5; Pr 3:2) so that your days and the days of your children
may be multiplied in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers
to give them, as long as the days of heaven on the earth.
22 (Dt 6:17; 10:20) For if you diligently keep all these commandments
which I am commanding you to do-to love the Lord your God, to walk in
all His ways, and to hold fast to Him-
23 (Dt 4:38; 9:1) then the Lord will drive out all these nations from
before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and mightier than you.
24 (Ex 23:31; Jos 14:9) Every place where the soles of your feet tread
will be yours. Your border will be from the wilderness to Lebanon,
from the river, the River Euphrates, as far as the Mediterranean Sea.
25 (Ex 23:27; Dt 7:24) No man will be able to resist you, for the Lord
your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you on all the land
where you shall tread, just as He has spoken to you.
26 (Dt 30:1) See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:
27 (Dt 28:1–14) the blessing if you obey the commandments of the
Lord your God, which I am commanding you today,
28 (Dt 28:15–68) and the curse, if you will not obey the commandments
of the Lord your God, but turn from the way which I am commanding
you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.
29 Now it shall be, when the Lord your God has brought you into the land
which you are entering to possess, that you shall put the blessing
on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
30 (Ge 12:6; Jdg 7:1) Are they not on the other side of the Jordan,
west where the sun goes down, in the land of the Canaanites,
who dwell in the plain opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?
31 (Dt 9:1; Jos 1:11) For you will cross over the Jordan to go in to possess
the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess it,
and dwell in it.
32 (Dt 12:32) You must be careful to do all the statutes and judgments
which I am setting before you today.
DEUTERONOMY 12
The One Place of Worship
1 (1Ki 8:40) These are the statutes and judgments which you shall be careful
to observe in the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given
you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth.
2 (2Ki 16:4; Dt 7:5) You must utterly destroy all the places where
the nations which you will possess served their gods, on the high mountains,
and on the hills, and under every green tree.
3 (Nu 33:52; Jdg 2:2) And you shall overthrow their altars, and break
their pillars, and burn their Asherah polesWooden symbols of a female deity.
with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods,
and eliminate their names out of that place.
4 (Lev 20:23; Dt 16:21-22) You shall not act this way toward
the Lord your God.
5 (2Ch 7:12; Dt 12:11) But you must seek only the place which the Lord
your God shall choose out of all your tribes to establish His name,
and there you must go.
6 (Dt 15:19-20) There you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices,
your tithes, the offerings of your hand, your vows, your freewill offerings,
and the firstborn of your herds and of your flocks.
7 (Dt 12:18; 14:26; Lev 23:40) There you must eat before the Lord your God,
and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your
households, where the Lord your God has blessed you.
8 (Jdg 17:6; 21:25) You are not to do all the things that we are doing here
today, where every man does whatever is right in his own eyes.
9 (Dt 25:19; 1Ki 8:56) For you have not yet come to the rest
and to the inheritance which the Lord your God has given you.
10 (Dt 11:31) But when you cross the Jordan, and dwell in the land
which the Lord your God has given you to inherit, and when He gives
you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you dwell in safety,
11 (Dt 12:5; 15:20) then there will be a place which the Lord your God
will choose to cause His name to dwell. There you must bring all that
I command you: your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes,
the offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow
to the Lord.
12 (Dt 12:7; 10:9) You will rejoice before the Lord your God, you, your sons,
your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levite
who is within your gates, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.
13 Be careful that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place
that you see.
14 (Dt 12:5; 12:11) Rather, in the place which the Lord will choose in one
of your tribes, there you must offer your burnt offerings, and there you
must do all that I command you.
15 (Dt 14:5) Notwithstanding, you may kill and eat meat within all your gates,
whatever your heart desires, according to the blessing of the Lord your God
which He has given you. The unclean and the clean may eat of it,
of the gazelle and of the deer,
16 (Ge 9:4; Dt 15:23) only you must not eat the blood.
You shall pour it on the ground like water.
17 (Dt 12:6; 26:14) You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain,
your wine, your oil, the firstborn of your herds or of your flock,
any of your vows which you vow, your freewill offerings, or the offering
of your hand.
18 (Dt 12:7; 14:23; 12:5) Rather you must eat them before the Lord your God
in the place which the Lord your God will choose-you, your son,
your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, and the Levite
that is within your gates-and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God
in all that you undertake to do.
19 Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you
live on the earth.
20 (Dt 19:8; 11:24; Ge 28:14) When the Lord your God shall enlarge your
border as He has promised you, and you say, "I will eat meat," because
you desire to eat meat, then you may eat as much meat as your heart desires.
21 (Dt 12:5) If the place which the Lord your God has chosen to put His name
is too far from you, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock,
which the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you,
and you must eat in your gates whatever your heart desires.
22 Even as the gazelle and the deer are eaten, so you shall eat them.
The unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.
23 (Ge 9:4; Lev 17:11) Only be sure that you do not eat the blood.
For the blood is the life, and you may not eat the life with the meat.
24 You must not eat it. You must pour it on the ground like water.
25 (Ex 15:26; Dt 4:40) You must not eat it, so that it may go well
with you and with your children after you, when you do that
which is right in the sight of the Lord.
26 (Nu 5:9-10; 18:19) You shall take only your holy things which
you have, along with your vows, and go to the place
which the Lord shall choose.
27 (Lev 1:9; 1:13) You must offer your burnt offerings, the meat
and the blood, on the altar of the Lord your God,
and the blood of your sacrifices will be poured out on the altar
of the Lord your God, and you shall eat the meat.
28 Observe and hear all these words which I command you,
so that it may go well with you and with your children after you forever,
when you do that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.
29 (Jos 23:4; Dt 19:1) When the Lord your God shall cut off the nations from
before you, where you go to possess them, and you dispossess them,
and dwell in their land,
30 (Dt 7:16) take heed to yourself so that you are not ensnared by following
them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you not inquire
after their gods, saying, “How did these nations serve their gods?
Even so I will do likewise.â€
31 (Jer 32:35; Lev 18:3) You shall not do so to the Lord your God,
for every abomination to the Lord, which He hates, they have done
to their gods. They have even burned their sons and their daughters
in the fire to their gods.
32 (Dt 4:2; Jos 1:7)n Whatever I command you, be careful to do it.
You shall not add to it or take away from it.
DEUTERONOMY 13
Idolatry
1 (Jer 27:9; 29:8) If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among
you and gives you a sign or a wonder,
2 (Dt 18:22; Jer 28:9) and the sign or the wonder comes to pass
concerning that which he spoke to you, saying, "Let us go after other gods,"
which you have not known, "and let us serve them,"
3 (Dt 8:2; 6:5) you must not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer
of dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
4 (Dt 10:20; 2Ki 23:3; 2Ch 34:31) You must follow after the Lord your God,
fear Him, and keep His commandments, obey His voice, and you must
serve Him, and cling to Him.
5 (1Co 5:13; Dt 17:7) That prophet or that dreamer of dreams must be put
to death because he has spoken in order to turn you away from the Lord
your God, who brought you out ofthe land of Egypt and redeemed you
out of the house of bondage, to entice you away from the way in which
the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you must put the evil
away from your midst.
6 (Dt 28:54; 1Sa 18:1) If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son,
or your daughter, or your beloved wife, or your friend, who is as your
own soul, entices you secretly, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods,"
which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers,
7 namely, of the gods of the people who are all around you, near you
or far away from you, from one end of the earth to the other end
of the earth,
8 (Pr 1:10; Dt 7:16) you shall not consent to him or listen to him,
neither should your eye pity him, nor shall you spare or conceal him,
9 but you must surely kill him. Your hand must be first upon him
to put him to death, and afterwards, the hand of all the people.
10 (Jos 7:25) You shall stone him with stones so that he dies
because he has sought to entice you away from the Lord your God
who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
11 (Dt 19:20; 17:13) All Israel shall hear and fear and no more do any
such wickedness as this among you.
12 If you hear it said in one of your cities, in which the Lord your God
has given you to dwell, saying,
13 (Dt 13:2; 13:6) "Certain men, the sons of wickedness, are gone out
from among you and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying,
'Let us go and serve other gods,'" which you have not known,
14 (Dt 17:4) then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently.
If it be true and certain that such an abomination has been among you,
15 (Ex 22:20; Lev 27:28) you shall surely put the inhabitants of that city
to the sword, utterly destroying it, all that is in it and its livestock-with
the edge of the sword.
16 (Jos 8:28; Jer 49:2) You must gather all the spoils of it into the middle
of the street and burn the city with fire along with all the spoils within
it for the Lord your God, and it will be a heap forever. It must not be rebuilt.
17 (Ge 26:4; 26:24) Nothing of the cursed thing there must cling
to your hand, so that the Lord may turn from the fierceness
of His anger and show you mercy, have compassion on you,
and multiply you, just as He swore to your fathers,
18 (Dt 12:25; 12:28) if you listen to the voice of the Lord your God,
to keep all His commandments which I command you today, and
do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord your God.
2) Our Daily Bread for 15 Mar 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/03/15/caring-letters
entitled Caring Letters
1 Peter 2:4-10
4 (1Jn 1:8; 1:6) Whoever says, "I know Him," and does not keep
His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 (Jn 14:23; 1Jn 3:24) But whoever keeps His word truly has
the love of God perfected in him. By this we know we are in Him.
6 (1Pe 2:21; Mt 11:29) Whoever says he remains in Him ought to walk as
He walked.
The New Commandment
7 (1Jn 3:11; Lev 19:18; 2Jn 1:5-6) Brothers, I am writing no new commandment
to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning.
The old commandment is the word which you have heard from the beginning.
8 (Jn 1:9; 13:34) Yet a new commandment I am writing to you, which holds true
in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light
is already shining.
9 (1Jn 2:11; 4:20) Whoever says he is in the light but hates his brother
is in darkness even until now.
10 (2Pe 1:10; 1Jn 3:14) Whoever loves his brother lives in the light,
and in him there is no cause for stumbling.
Decades ago, Dr. Jerry Motto discovered the power of a "caring letter."
His research found that simply sending a letter expressing care
to discharged patients who had previously attempted suicide
reduced the rate of recurrence by half. Recently, health care providers
have rediscovered this power when sending "caring" texts, postcards,
and even social media memes as followup treatment for the severely depressed.
Twenty-one "books" in the Bible are actually letters-epistles-caringly
written to first-century believers who struggled for a variety of reasons.
Paul, James, and John wrote letters to explain the basics of faith
and worship, and how to resolve conflict and build unity.
The apostle Peter, however, specifically wrote to believers who were being
persecuted by the Roman emperor, Nero. Peter reminded them of their intrinsic
value to God, describing them this way in 1 Peter 2:9, "You are a chosen
people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession."
This lifted their gaze to God’s great purpose for them in their world:
"that you may declare the praises of him who called you
out of darkness into his wonderful light."
Our great God Himself wrote a book filled with caring letters to
us-inspired Scripture-that we might always have a record of the value
He assigns us as His own. May we read His letters daily and share them
with others who need the hope Jesus offers.
By: Elisa Morgan
Reflect & Pray
How does reading the Epistles as caring letters help you receive
God's encouragement? How will you share the
hope of God's caring letters today?
Loving God, thank You for the caring letters in the Bible!
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell
Matt 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,
neither will your Father forgive your sins.
Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger
and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying
support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw
her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was
"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought
back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of
unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to
forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered
and her bitterness grew worse.
Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers
of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her firend again, she was
able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own
healing and forgiveness.
"If you fo not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on
unforgiving hearts, "Neither weill you be forgiven." In one sense, God's
forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is
always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has
extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls
of bitterness in our hearts.
When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do
not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an
awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of
revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;
the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts
cleansed and purified.
Application
a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness in my own
life?
b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness to forgive others?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Prov 13:22
22 (Job 27:16-17; Pr 28:8) A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Angry of Vengeful
Romans 12:14-21
14 (Mt 5:44; Lk 6:28) Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.
15 (Heb 13:3; Job 30:25) Rejoice with those who rejoice,
and weep with those who weep.
16 (Ro 11:25; 15:5) Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not be haughty,
but associate with the lowly. Do not pretend to be wiser than you are.
17 (Pr 20:22; Mt 5:39) Repay no one evil for evil. Commend what is honest
in the sight of all men.
18 (Mk 9:50; Ro 14:19; Mt 5:9) If it is possible, as
much as it depends on you, live peaceably with all men.
19 (Dt 32:35; Pr 24:29) Beloved, do not avenge yourselves,
but rather give place to God's wrath, for it is written:
"Vengeance is Mine. I will repay,"(Dt 32:35.) says the Lord.
20(Pr 25:21–22; Mt 5:44)Therefore
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him a drink;
for in doing so you will
heap coals of fire on his head.â€(r 25:21–22.)
21(1Pe 3:9)Do not be overcome by evil,
but overcome evil with good.
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
15th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous
standards of living (John 16: 8 - 11
8 "When He comes, He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness
and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
10 of righteousness, because I am going to My Father,
and you will see Me no more;
11 and of judgment, because the ruler of this world stands condemned."
)
b) Pray for the province of Nova Scotia
I) Pray for the leaders of Nova Scotia, that God’s Spirit would influence
then to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 – 4 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may
lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and
to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses beaming forth the illuminating truth
of God’s Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and remember not to fall into the Pagan trap.
Pray to the Lord and to be an encouragement to someone today.
Pray to the Lord to seek forgiveness in your life and those around you.
Pray to the Lord to lay a good foundation in your life.
Pray to the Lord to leave a good legacy.
Pray to the Lord on how to render good for evil.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray your country so all will come to know Christ.
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.
Deuteronomy 11 - 13
DEUTERONOMY 11
Love and Obey
1 (Dt 6:5; 10:12) You must love the Lord your God and keep His charge,
His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments always.
2 (Dt 5:24) Know this day that I am not speaking with your children
who have not known and who have not seen the discipline of the Lord
your God, His greatness, His mighty hand, and His outstretched arm,
3 (Dt 7:19) and His signs and His works which He did in the midst of
Egypt to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to all his land,
4 (Ex 15:9-10; Ps 106:11) and what He did to the army of Egypt,
to their horses, and to their chariots, when He made the water
of the Red Sea to flow over them as they pursued after you,
and how the Lord utterly destroyed them,
5 and what He did to you in the wilderness until you came to this place,
6 (Ps 106:17; Nu 27:3) and what He did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of
Eliab, the son of Reuben, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed
them up, their households, their tents, and everything that was in their
possession, in the midst of all Israel.
7 But your eyes have seen all the great deeds of the Lord which He did.
8 (Jos 1:6-7; Dt 31:23) Therefore you must keep all the commandments
which I am commanding you today, so that you may be strong and go
in and possess the land which you are going to possess;
9 (Ex 3:8; Dt 4:40) and that you may prolong your days in the land
which the Lord swore to your fathers to give to them
and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.
10 For the land which you are entering to possess
is not like the land of Egypt from where you came,
where you sowed your seed and watered it with your foot
like a vegetable garden,
11 but the land, which you are entering to possess, is a land of hills
and valleys and drinks water from the rain of heaven,
12 (1Ki 9:3; Jer 24:6) a land for which the Lord your God cares.
The eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning
of the year even to the end of the year.
13 (Dt 4:29; 6:17) It will be, if you will diligently obey My commandments
which I am commanding you today, to love the Lord your God,
and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,
14 (Lev 26:4; Dt 28:12) then I will give you the rain of your land
in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather
in your grain and your wine and your oil.
15 (Dt 6:11; Ps 104:14) I will provide grass in your fields for your
livestock, that you may eat and be full.
16 (Job 31:27; Dt 8:19) Take heed to yourselves that your heart
be not deceived, and you turn away and serve other gods and worship them.
17 (Dt 4:26; 6:15) Then the Lord's wrath will be inflamed against you,
and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain
and the land will not yield its fruit, and you will quickly perish
from the good land which the Lord is giving you.
18 (Ex 13:9; 13:16) Therefore you must fix these words of mine
in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand,
so that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
19 (Dt 4:9-10; 6:7) You shall teach them to your children, speaking
of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way,
when you lie down, and when you rise up.
20 (Dt 6:9) You shall write them on the doorposts of your house
and on your gates,
21 (Ps 72:5; Pr 3:2) so that your days and the days of your children
may be multiplied in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers
to give them, as long as the days of heaven on the earth.
22 (Dt 6:17; 10:20) For if you diligently keep all these commandments
which I am commanding you to do-to love the Lord your God, to walk in
all His ways, and to hold fast to Him-
23 (Dt 4:38; 9:1) then the Lord will drive out all these nations from
before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and mightier than you.
24 (Ex 23:31; Jos 14:9) Every place where the soles of your feet tread
will be yours. Your border will be from the wilderness to Lebanon,
from the river, the River Euphrates, as far as the Mediterranean Sea.
25 (Ex 23:27; Dt 7:24) No man will be able to resist you, for the Lord
your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you on all the land
where you shall tread, just as He has spoken to you.
26 (Dt 30:1) See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:
27 (Dt 28:1–14) the blessing if you obey the commandments of the
Lord your God, which I am commanding you today,
28 (Dt 28:15–68) and the curse, if you will not obey the commandments
of the Lord your God, but turn from the way which I am commanding
you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.
29 Now it shall be, when the Lord your God has brought you into the land
which you are entering to possess, that you shall put the blessing
on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
30 (Ge 12:6; Jdg 7:1) Are they not on the other side of the Jordan,
west where the sun goes down, in the land of the Canaanites,
who dwell in the plain opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?
31 (Dt 9:1; Jos 1:11) For you will cross over the Jordan to go in to possess
the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess it,
and dwell in it.
32 (Dt 12:32) You must be careful to do all the statutes and judgments
which I am setting before you today.
DEUTERONOMY 12
The One Place of Worship
1 (1Ki 8:40) These are the statutes and judgments which you shall be careful
to observe in the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given
you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth.
2 (2Ki 16:4; Dt 7:5) You must utterly destroy all the places where
the nations which you will possess served their gods, on the high mountains,
and on the hills, and under every green tree.
3 (Nu 33:52; Jdg 2:2) And you shall overthrow their altars, and break
their pillars, and burn their Asherah polesWooden symbols of a female deity.
with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods,
and eliminate their names out of that place.
4 (Lev 20:23; Dt 16:21-22) You shall not act this way toward
the Lord your God.
5 (2Ch 7:12; Dt 12:11) But you must seek only the place which the Lord
your God shall choose out of all your tribes to establish His name,
and there you must go.
6 (Dt 15:19-20) There you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices,
your tithes, the offerings of your hand, your vows, your freewill offerings,
and the firstborn of your herds and of your flocks.
7 (Dt 12:18; 14:26; Lev 23:40) There you must eat before the Lord your God,
and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your
households, where the Lord your God has blessed you.
8 (Jdg 17:6; 21:25) You are not to do all the things that we are doing here
today, where every man does whatever is right in his own eyes.
9 (Dt 25:19; 1Ki 8:56) For you have not yet come to the rest
and to the inheritance which the Lord your God has given you.
10 (Dt 11:31) But when you cross the Jordan, and dwell in the land
which the Lord your God has given you to inherit, and when He gives
you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you dwell in safety,
11 (Dt 12:5; 15:20) then there will be a place which the Lord your God
will choose to cause His name to dwell. There you must bring all that
I command you: your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes,
the offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow
to the Lord.
12 (Dt 12:7; 10:9) You will rejoice before the Lord your God, you, your sons,
your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levite
who is within your gates, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.
13 Be careful that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place
that you see.
14 (Dt 12:5; 12:11) Rather, in the place which the Lord will choose in one
of your tribes, there you must offer your burnt offerings, and there you
must do all that I command you.
15 (Dt 14:5) Notwithstanding, you may kill and eat meat within all your gates,
whatever your heart desires, according to the blessing of the Lord your God
which He has given you. The unclean and the clean may eat of it,
of the gazelle and of the deer,
16 (Ge 9:4; Dt 15:23) only you must not eat the blood.
You shall pour it on the ground like water.
17 (Dt 12:6; 26:14) You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain,
your wine, your oil, the firstborn of your herds or of your flock,
any of your vows which you vow, your freewill offerings, or the offering
of your hand.
18 (Dt 12:7; 14:23; 12:5) Rather you must eat them before the Lord your God
in the place which the Lord your God will choose-you, your son,
your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, and the Levite
that is within your gates-and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God
in all that you undertake to do.
19 Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you
live on the earth.
20 (Dt 19:8; 11:24; Ge 28:14) When the Lord your God shall enlarge your
border as He has promised you, and you say, "I will eat meat," because
you desire to eat meat, then you may eat as much meat as your heart desires.
21 (Dt 12:5) If the place which the Lord your God has chosen to put His name
is too far from you, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock,
which the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you,
and you must eat in your gates whatever your heart desires.
22 Even as the gazelle and the deer are eaten, so you shall eat them.
The unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.
23 (Ge 9:4; Lev 17:11) Only be sure that you do not eat the blood.
For the blood is the life, and you may not eat the life with the meat.
24 You must not eat it. You must pour it on the ground like water.
25 (Ex 15:26; Dt 4:40) You must not eat it, so that it may go well
with you and with your children after you, when you do that
which is right in the sight of the Lord.
26 (Nu 5:9-10; 18:19) You shall take only your holy things which
you have, along with your vows, and go to the place
which the Lord shall choose.
27 (Lev 1:9; 1:13) You must offer your burnt offerings, the meat
and the blood, on the altar of the Lord your God,
and the blood of your sacrifices will be poured out on the altar
of the Lord your God, and you shall eat the meat.
28 Observe and hear all these words which I command you,
so that it may go well with you and with your children after you forever,
when you do that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.
29 (Jos 23:4; Dt 19:1) When the Lord your God shall cut off the nations from
before you, where you go to possess them, and you dispossess them,
and dwell in their land,
30 (Dt 7:16) take heed to yourself so that you are not ensnared by following
them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you not inquire
after their gods, saying, “How did these nations serve their gods?
Even so I will do likewise.â€
31 (Jer 32:35; Lev 18:3) You shall not do so to the Lord your God,
for every abomination to the Lord, which He hates, they have done
to their gods. They have even burned their sons and their daughters
in the fire to their gods.
32 (Dt 4:2; Jos 1:7)n Whatever I command you, be careful to do it.
You shall not add to it or take away from it.
DEUTERONOMY 13
Idolatry
1 (Jer 27:9; 29:8) If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among
you and gives you a sign or a wonder,
2 (Dt 18:22; Jer 28:9) and the sign or the wonder comes to pass
concerning that which he spoke to you, saying, "Let us go after other gods,"
which you have not known, "and let us serve them,"
3 (Dt 8:2; 6:5) you must not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer
of dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
4 (Dt 10:20; 2Ki 23:3; 2Ch 34:31) You must follow after the Lord your God,
fear Him, and keep His commandments, obey His voice, and you must
serve Him, and cling to Him.
5 (1Co 5:13; Dt 17:7) That prophet or that dreamer of dreams must be put
to death because he has spoken in order to turn you away from the Lord
your God, who brought you out ofthe land of Egypt and redeemed you
out of the house of bondage, to entice you away from the way in which
the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you must put the evil
away from your midst.
6 (Dt 28:54; 1Sa 18:1) If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son,
or your daughter, or your beloved wife, or your friend, who is as your
own soul, entices you secretly, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods,"
which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers,
7 namely, of the gods of the people who are all around you, near you
or far away from you, from one end of the earth to the other end
of the earth,
8 (Pr 1:10; Dt 7:16) you shall not consent to him or listen to him,
neither should your eye pity him, nor shall you spare or conceal him,
9 but you must surely kill him. Your hand must be first upon him
to put him to death, and afterwards, the hand of all the people.
10 (Jos 7:25) You shall stone him with stones so that he dies
because he has sought to entice you away from the Lord your God
who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
11 (Dt 19:20; 17:13) All Israel shall hear and fear and no more do any
such wickedness as this among you.
12 If you hear it said in one of your cities, in which the Lord your God
has given you to dwell, saying,
13 (Dt 13:2; 13:6) "Certain men, the sons of wickedness, are gone out
from among you and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying,
'Let us go and serve other gods,'" which you have not known,
14 (Dt 17:4) then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently.
If it be true and certain that such an abomination has been among you,
15 (Ex 22:20; Lev 27:28) you shall surely put the inhabitants of that city
to the sword, utterly destroying it, all that is in it and its livestock-with
the edge of the sword.
16 (Jos 8:28; Jer 49:2) You must gather all the spoils of it into the middle
of the street and burn the city with fire along with all the spoils within
it for the Lord your God, and it will be a heap forever. It must not be rebuilt.
17 (Ge 26:4; 26:24) Nothing of the cursed thing there must cling
to your hand, so that the Lord may turn from the fierceness
of His anger and show you mercy, have compassion on you,
and multiply you, just as He swore to your fathers,
18 (Dt 12:25; 12:28) if you listen to the voice of the Lord your God,
to keep all His commandments which I command you today, and
do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord your God.
2) Our Daily Bread for 15 Mar 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/03/15/caring-letters
entitled Caring Letters
1 Peter 2:4-10
4 (1Jn 1:8; 1:6) Whoever says, "I know Him," and does not keep
His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 (Jn 14:23; 1Jn 3:24) But whoever keeps His word truly has
the love of God perfected in him. By this we know we are in Him.
6 (1Pe 2:21; Mt 11:29) Whoever says he remains in Him ought to walk as
He walked.
The New Commandment
7 (1Jn 3:11; Lev 19:18; 2Jn 1:5-6) Brothers, I am writing no new commandment
to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning.
The old commandment is the word which you have heard from the beginning.
8 (Jn 1:9; 13:34) Yet a new commandment I am writing to you, which holds true
in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light
is already shining.
9 (1Jn 2:11; 4:20) Whoever says he is in the light but hates his brother
is in darkness even until now.
10 (2Pe 1:10; 1Jn 3:14) Whoever loves his brother lives in the light,
and in him there is no cause for stumbling.
Decades ago, Dr. Jerry Motto discovered the power of a "caring letter."
His research found that simply sending a letter expressing care
to discharged patients who had previously attempted suicide
reduced the rate of recurrence by half. Recently, health care providers
have rediscovered this power when sending "caring" texts, postcards,
and even social media memes as followup treatment for the severely depressed.
Twenty-one "books" in the Bible are actually letters-epistles-caringly
written to first-century believers who struggled for a variety of reasons.
Paul, James, and John wrote letters to explain the basics of faith
and worship, and how to resolve conflict and build unity.
The apostle Peter, however, specifically wrote to believers who were being
persecuted by the Roman emperor, Nero. Peter reminded them of their intrinsic
value to God, describing them this way in 1 Peter 2:9, "You are a chosen
people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession."
This lifted their gaze to God’s great purpose for them in their world:
"that you may declare the praises of him who called you
out of darkness into his wonderful light."
Our great God Himself wrote a book filled with caring letters to
us-inspired Scripture-that we might always have a record of the value
He assigns us as His own. May we read His letters daily and share them
with others who need the hope Jesus offers.
By: Elisa Morgan
Reflect & Pray
How does reading the Epistles as caring letters help you receive
God's encouragement? How will you share the
hope of God's caring letters today?
Loving God, thank You for the caring letters in the Bible!
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell
Matt 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,
neither will your Father forgive your sins.
Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger
and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying
support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw
her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was
"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought
back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of
unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to
forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered
and her bitterness grew worse.
Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers
of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her firend again, she was
able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own
healing and forgiveness.
"If you fo not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on
unforgiving hearts, "Neither weill you be forgiven." In one sense, God's
forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is
always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has
extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls
of bitterness in our hearts.
When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do
not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an
awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of
revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;
the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts
cleansed and purified.
Application
a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness in my own
life?
b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness to forgive others?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Prov 13:22
22 (Job 27:16-17; Pr 28:8) A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Angry of Vengeful
Romans 12:14-21
14 (Mt 5:44; Lk 6:28) Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.
15 (Heb 13:3; Job 30:25) Rejoice with those who rejoice,
and weep with those who weep.
16 (Ro 11:25; 15:5) Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not be haughty,
but associate with the lowly. Do not pretend to be wiser than you are.
17 (Pr 20:22; Mt 5:39) Repay no one evil for evil. Commend what is honest
in the sight of all men.
18 (Mk 9:50; Ro 14:19; Mt 5:9) If it is possible, as
much as it depends on you, live peaceably with all men.
19 (Dt 32:35; Pr 24:29) Beloved, do not avenge yourselves,
but rather give place to God's wrath, for it is written:
"Vengeance is Mine. I will repay,"(Dt 32:35.) says the Lord.
20(Pr 25:21–22; Mt 5:44)Therefore
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him a drink;
for in doing so you will
heap coals of fire on his head.â€(r 25:21–22.)
21(1Pe 3:9)Do not be overcome by evil,
but overcome evil with good.
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
15th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous
standards of living (John 16: 8 - 11
8 "When He comes, He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness
and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
10 of righteousness, because I am going to My Father,
and you will see Me no more;
11 and of judgment, because the ruler of this world stands condemned."
)
b) Pray for the province of Nova Scotia
I) Pray for the leaders of Nova Scotia, that God’s Spirit would influence
then to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 – 4 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may
lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and
to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses beaming forth the illuminating truth
of God’s Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and remember not to fall into the Pagan trap.
Pray to the Lord and to be an encouragement to someone today.
Pray to the Lord to seek forgiveness in your life and those around you.
Pray to the Lord to lay a good foundation in your life.
Pray to the Lord to leave a good legacy.
Pray to the Lord on how to render good for evil.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray your country so all will come to know Christ.
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.