Day 85 - 26 March 2021 reflections
Day 85, 26 Mar 2021
Joshua 12 - 15
JOSHUA 12
The List of Defeated Kings
1 (Dt 3:8-9; Nu 21:13) These are the kings on the east side of the Jordan,
from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon and all the eastern Arabah, whom the
children of Israel struck down to take over their land:
2 (Ge 32:22) Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon and ruled from
Aroer, which is on the bank of River Arnon, and from the middle of the valley
as far as the River Jabbok, which is the border of the Ammonites, that is,
half of Gilead,
3 (Dt 3:17; Jos 11:2; 13:20) and the Arabah to the Sea of Galilee eastward,
and toward Beth Jeshimoth, to the Sea of Arabah, the Dead Sea, southward
below the slopes of Pisgah;
4 (Dt 1:4; Nu 21:33-35) and Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant
of the giants, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei
5 (Dt 3:14; Jos 13:11) and ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah, and all
of Bashan to the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathites, and
over half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
6 (Nu 32:33) Moses the servant of the Lord and the children of Israel
struck them down, and the servant of the Lord Moses gave their land
to Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
7 (Jos 11:17) These are the kings of the land whom Joshua
and the children of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan,
from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, that rises
toward Seir. Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel according
to their allotted portions as an inheritance,
8 (Jos 11:16; 9:1) in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah,
in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negev —
the land of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
9 The king of Jericho, one;
the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
10 (Jos 10:23) the king of Jerusalem, one;
the king of Hebron, one;
11the king of Jarmuth, one;
the king of Lachish, one;
12 (Jos 10:33) the king of Eglon, one;
the king of Gezer, one;
13 (Jos 10:38) the king of Debir, one;
the king of Geder, one;
14 (Nu 21:1) the king of Hormah, one;
the king of Arad, one;
15 the king of Libnah, one;
the king of Adullam, one;
16 (Jos 8:17; 10:28) the king of Makkedah, one;
the king of Bethel, one;
17 (1Ki 4:10) the king of Tappuah, one;
the king of Hepher, one;
18 the king of Aphek, one;
the king of Lasharon, one;
19 (Jos 11:1) the king of Madon, one;
the king of Hazor, one;
20 (Jos 11:1) the king of Shimron Meron, one;
the king of Akshaph, one;
21 (Jos 17:11) the king of Taanach, one;
the king of Megiddo, one;
22 (Jos 19:37; 21:32) the king of Kedesh, one;
the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
23 (Jos 11:2) the king of Dor in Naphoth Dor, one;
the king of the people in Gilgal, one;
24 the king of Tirzah, one - 31 kings in all.
JOSHUA 13
Land Still to be Taken
1 (Jos 14:10; Dt 31:3) Now Joshua was old and well advanced in years.
The Lord said to him, "You are old and advanced in years, but very much
of the land still remains to be possessed.
2 (Jos 13:11; Jdg 3:1) "This is the land that remains: all the districts of
the Philistines and those of the Geshurites
3 (Dt 2:23; Jdg 3:3) (from the Shihor east of Egypt northward to
the boundary of Ekron, which is counted as Canaanite;
the cities of the five Philistine governors: Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath,
and Ekron), and also the Avvites' lands.
4 (Jos 19:30; Jdg 1:34-36) Also remaining in the south
is all the land of the Canaanites, Arah owned by the Sidonians, as far
as Aphek at the Amorite boundary,
5 (Jos 12:7; 1Ki 5:18) the land of the Gebalites and all Lebanon to the east,
and from Baal Gad at the foot of Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
6 (Jos 11:8; 23:13) "I will drive out from before the children of Israel
all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim
and all the Sidonians. Be sure to divide these lands by lot as an inheritance
for Israel as I have commanded you.
7 So now, divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes
and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
Division of the Land East of the Jordan River
8 (Jos 12:6) With the other half-tribe of Manasseh, Reuben and Gad took
their inheritance that Moses gave to them on the east side of the Jordan,
as Moses the servant of the Lord had given them:
9 (Nu 21:30; Jos 13:16) from Aroer on the bank of the River Arnon, the city
in the middle of the valley, all the plain from Medeba to Dibon,
10 all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon,
and the land up to the Ammonite border. 11Moses had also given them Gilead,
the territory of the Geshurites and Maakathites, all of Mount Hermon,
and all of Bashan as far as Salekah,
12 (Jos 12:4) and in Bashan all the kingdom of Og, one of the last remnant
of the giants, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. Moses struck them down
and took their lands.
13 (Jos 13:11) Yet the children of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites
or the Maakathites, and Geshur and Maakah live among Israel until this day.
14 (Nu 18:20-24; Jos 14:3-4) However Moses did not give an inheritance
to the tribe of Levi. The burnt offerings of the Lord God of Israel
are their inheritance, as He said to them.
15 Moses assigned land to the tribe of the Reubenites
according to their clans.
16 (Jos 13:9; 12:2) Their territory was from Aroer
on the edge of the Arnon Valley, the city in the middle of the valley,
all the plain of Medeba,
17 Heshbon and all its towns in the plain: Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
18 (Nu 21:23) Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
19 (Nu 32:37-38) Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley,
20 (Dt 4:46; Jos 12:3) Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, Beth Jeshimoth,
21 (Nu 31:8; Dt 3:10) all the cities of the plain, and the whole kingdom
of King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. Moses struck
him down along with the leaders of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur,
and Reba, who were princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
22 (Nu 31:8) The children of Israel killed Balaam son of Beor,
who practiced divination, with the sword along with the rest of the slain.
23 The border of the Reubenites was the banks of the Jordan.
This was the inheritance of the Reubenites according to their clans:
those towns and their settlements.
24 Moses assigned land to the tribe of Gad for the Gadites according
to their clans.
25 (Nu 32:35; Dt 3:11) Their territory was Jazer, all the cities of Gilead,
and half of the Ammonite land as far as Aroer, which is east of Rabbah,
26 (2Sa 17:27; 2:8) from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah, Betonim,
and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir.
27 (Ge 33:17; Nu 32:36) In the valley were Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,
Sukkoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon,
the Jordan as its boundary to the lower Sea of Galilee
to the east of the Jordan.
28 This was the inheritance of the Gadites according to their clans:
those towns and their settlements.
29 Moses assigned land to the half-tribe of Manasseh
for the descendants of Manasseh according to their clans.
30 (Jos 13:26) Their territory was from Mahanaim, through all of Bashan,
all the kingdom of King Og of Bashan, all the sixty villages of Jair
that are in Bashan,
31 (Jos 12:4; Nu 32:39-40) half of Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei:
cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. This was for the descendants
of Makir son of Manasseh, half of the descendants of Makir by their clans.
32 This is the territory Moses assigned in the desert plains of Moab,
on the eastern side of Jericho and the Jordan.
33 (Jos 18:7; 13:14) Yet Moses did not assign land to the tribe of Levi
as an inheritance. The Lord God of Israel was their inheritance,
as He said to them.
JOSHUA 14
Division of the Land West of the Jordan
1 (Nu 34:17-29) These are the territories that the children of Israel
inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest,
Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite
tribes assigned to them.
2 (Nu 33:54; 34:13) Their inheritance fell to them by lot, as the Lord
commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.
3 (Jos 13:14; 13:8) For Moses had assigned the inheritance of two
and a half tribes on the other side of the Jordan,
but he had not assigned an inheritance among them to the Levites.
4 (Ge 48:5; 1Ch 5:1-2) The descendants of Joseph were two tribes:
Manasseh and Ephraim. They did not give territory to the Levites
in the land, but only towns in which to live, along with the pastures,
livestock, and property.
5 (Jos 21:2) Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children
of Israel did when they divided the land.
Hebron Given to Caleb
6 (Nu 14:30; 13:6) The descendants of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal,
and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him,
"You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God about you
and me at Kadesh Barnea.
7 (Nu 13:6; 13:16-20) I was forty years old when Moses the servant
of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land,
and I brought word back to him as it was in my heart.
8 (Nu 14:24; Dt 1:36) My companions who went up with me made
the hearts of the people melt, but I wholeheartedly followed
after the Lord my God.
9 (Dt 1:36; Jos 1:3) On that day Moses swore an oath,
"The land on which your foot treads shall be your inheritance,
for your descendants perpetually, because you completely followed
after the Lord my God."
10 "Now, the Lord has kept me alive, just as He said, for 45 years,
since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered
in the wilderness. Now, here I am this day, 85 years old.
11 (Dt 34:7; 31:2) I am still just as strong today as I was on the day
that Moses sent me. My strength now is just like my strength then,
both for battle and for going out and returning.
12 (Nu 13:33; 13:28) So now, give me this hill country that the Lord
spoke about on that day. That day you heard that the Anakites
live there in large, fortified cities. Perhaps the Lord will be with me,
and I will drive them out, as the Lord said."
13 (Jos 22:6; Jdg 1:20) Then Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb
son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
14 (Jos 14:8-9) Therefore Hebron became an inheritance of Caleb
son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite until this day because he completely
followed after the Lord, the God of Israel.
15 (Jos 11:23; Ge 23:2) The former name of Hebron was Kiriath Arba.
Arba was the greatest man among the Anakites.
Then the land had rest from war.
JOSHUA 15
Allotment for Judah
Jdg 1:11-15
1The allotment for the tribe of Judah, by their clans, stretches southward
to the border of Edom, to the Zin wilderness in the south.
2 Their southern border runs from the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
3 (Nu 34:4; Jdg 1:36) to south of the Ascent of Akrabbim,
crosses to Zin, rises south of Kadesh Barnea, crosses to Hezron,
then rises to Addar, turns toward Karka,
4 (Nu 34:5; Jos 13:3) then crosses to Azmon, goes out to the Brook of Egypt,
and then to the sea. This is your southern border.
5 (Nu 34:12) The eastern border is the Salt Sea up to the mouth of the Jordan.
The northern border runs from the northern extremity of the Dead Sea at the
mouth of the Jordan River,
6 (Jos 18:17) then rises to Beth Hoglah, crosses north of Beth Arabah,
rises to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben,
7 (2Sa 17:17; 1Ki 1:9) and rises to Debir from the Achor Valley,
turns northward to Gilgal opposite the Ascent of Adummim
south of the valley, and crosses to the waters of En Shemesh
and onward to En Rogel.
8 (Jos 18:16; 15:63; 18:28) The border rises to Valley of Ben Hinnom,
to the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem),
then rises to the top of the hill west of the Valley of Ben Hinnom,
at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
9 (1Ch 13:6; Jos 18:15) The border turns from the top of the hill
to the waters of Nephtoah and goes out to the cities of Mount Ephron,
then turns to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim).
10 (Jdg 14:1) The border turns west of Baalah to Mount Seir,
crosses to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon),
descends to Beth Shemesh, and crosses to Timnah.
11 The border goes out to the northern slope of Ekron, turns to Shikkeron,
crosses to Mount Baalah, goes out to Jabneel, and ends at the sea.
12 (Nu 34:6-7; Jos 15:47) The western border was the coastline
of the Mediterranean Sea.
These were the borders surrounding the tribe of Judah
according to their clans.
13 According to the word of the Lord to Joshua, Caleb son of Jephunneh
was given an allotment among the tribe of Judah: Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron).
Arba was the father of Anak.
14 (Jdg 1:10; 1:20) Caleb drove out from there three Anakites:
Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
15 (Jos 10:38) He went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir.
Before the name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher.
16 Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to whoever
attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it."
17 (Jdg 1:13; 3:9) Othniel son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it,
so Caleb gave him Aksah his daughter in marriage.
18 When she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field.
She dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What can I do for you?"
19 She answered, "Please give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in
the Negev, now give me springs of water." So he gave her the upper
and lower springs.
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah according to their clans.
21 (Ge 35:21) The cities at the southern extremity of the tribe of Judah
toward the border with Edom were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24 (1Sa 23:14; 23:19) Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),
26 (1Ch 4:28) Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
28 (Ge 26:33) Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29 Baalah, Iyim, Ezem,
30 (Jos 19:4) Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
31 (1Sa 27:6; 30:1) Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon.
The cities numbered 29 with their villages.
33 (Jdg 13:25; 16:31) In the lowland were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 (1Sa 17:1; 22:1) Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,
36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah (GederothaÂim):
fourteen cities with their villages.
37 Also there were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,
38 (2Ki 14:7) Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
39 (Jos 10:3; 10:31-32; 2Ki 22:1) Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40 Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
41 (Jos 10:21) Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah:
sixteen cities with their villages.
42 (Jos 10:29) Also there were Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 Keilah, Akzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
45 (Jos 13:3) Also there were Ekron, its towns and villages;
46 from Ekron to the sea, all the land near Ashdod and their villages,
47 (Jos 15:4) Ashdod, its towns and villages, Gaza, its towns
and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea
with its coast.
48 In the hill country were Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,
49 (Jos 15:15) Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 (Jos 10:41; 11:16) Goshen, Holon, and Giloh:
eleven cities with their villages.
52 Also there were Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
54 (Jos 15:13) Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron),
and Zior: nine cities with their villages.
55 (Jos 15:24; 1Sa 23:25) Also there were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 (Jos 15:10) Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.
58 Also there were Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.
60 (Jos 18:14) Also there were Kiriath Baal (that is, KirÂiath Jearim)
and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
61 (Jos 15:6) In the wilderness were Beth Arabah, Middin, Sekakah,
62 (1Sa 23:29) Nibshan, City of Salt, and En Gedi: six cities
with their villages.
63 (Jdg 1:21; 1:8) The people of Judah were not able to drive out
the Jebusites living in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live
with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
2) Our Daily Bread for 26 Mar 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/03/26/slum-songs
entitled Slum Songs
Isaiah 35
ISAIAH 35
The Future Glory of Zion
1 (Isa 51:3; 55:12-13) The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad,
and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;
2 (Isa 60:13; 25:9) it shall blossom abundantly
and rejoice even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the excellency of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the Lord
and the excellency of our God.
3 (Heb 12:12; Job 4:3-4) Strengthen the weak hands,
and support the feeble knees.
4 (Isa 34:8; 28:16) Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
"Be strong, fear not.
Your God will come
with vengeance,
even God with a recompense;
He will come and save you."
5 (Isa 29:18; 32:3-4) Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 (Lk 11:14; Jn 5:8-9) Then the lame man shall leap as a deer,
and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
For in the wilderness waters shall break out
and streams in the desert.
7 (Isa 13:22; 34:13) The parched ground shall become a pool,
and the thirsty land springs of water;
in the habitation of jackals where each lay,
there shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8 (Isa 52:1; 11:16) A highway shall be there, a roadway,
and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
The unclean shall not pass on it,
but it shall be for the wayfaring men,
and fools shall not wander on it.
9 (Isa 62:12) No lion shall be there,
nor any ravenous beast shall go up on it;
these shall not be found there,
but the redeemed shall walk there,
10 (Rev 21:4; Isa 25:8) and the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with songs
and everlasting joy upon their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Cateura is a small slum in Paraguay, South America. Desperately poor,
its villagers survive by recycling items from its rubbish dump. But from
these unpromising conditions something beautiful has emerged-an orchestra.
With a violin costing more than a house in Cateura, the orchestra had
to get creative, crafting its own instruments from their garbage supply.
Violins are made from oil cans with bent forks as tailpieces.
Saxophones have come from drainpipes with bottle tops for keys.
Cellos are made from tin drums with gnocchi rollers for tuning pegs.
Hearing Mozart played on these contraptions is a beautiful thing.
The orchestra has gone on tour in many countries,
lifting the sights of its young members.
Violins from landfills. Music from slums. That's symbolic of what God does.
For when the prophet Isaiah envisions God’s new creation, a similar picture
of beauty-from-poverty emerges, with barren lands bursting into blooming
flowers (Isaiah 35:1-2), deserts flowing with streams (vv. 6-7), castaway
war tools crafted into garden instruments (2:4), and impoverished people
becoming whole to the sounds of joyful songs (35:5-6, 10).
"The world sends us garbage," Cateura's orchestra director says.
"We send back music." And as they do, they give the world
a glimpse of the future, when God will wipe away the tears of every eye
and poverty will be no more.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
How have you seen God turn the "garbage" of your life into something
beautiful? How might He wish to bring "music" out of your pain?
Holy Spirit, turn the poverty in my life into something beautiful.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 6 Humility and Exaltation
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 (Jas 4:10; Mt 23:12) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time.
7 (Ps 55:22; 37:5) Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.
"I was so humble I was given an award for humility," the pastor quipped.
"They gave me a humility plaque - but they had to take it back when I hung it
on my office wall."
Humility is rare among 20th Centuey Christians. Our pride tkaes two
seemingly contradictory forms: Self-exaltation and self-denial. But both
focus on self, not on God.
Francois Fenelon, 17th century French archibishop, FRom his
"Letters of Spiritual Counsel" wrote:
"He who so completely forgetd himself that he never thinks of self ... is
truly humble. If we had the light to discern it, we should see clearly that
when we think we are humbling ourselves we are exalting ourselves;
when we think we are annihilating ourseles we are seeking out own life."
True humility, as Fenelon implies, means recognising who we are in the light
of who God is. Excess of self-importance and low self-esteem are both
self-centered perspectives; true humility is God-centered.
When we humble ourselves, we become intensely aware of God and less
aware of ourselves. We can focus on his face and get our eyes off our own
image. We can stop worrying about how others percieve us. Such humbling
is diffiuclt - as one 70-year-old saint joked, "It ain't the heat that gets
you, it's the humility." But when we submit to him and fell the weight of the
"Mighty hand of God" upon us, we can forget ourselves, abandon
ourselves to his presence, and cast our cares upon him.
Application
a) What form does my pride usualy take - self-exaltation or self-degradtion?
b) Why must I humble myself in order for the Lord to lift me up?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mattehw 6:25-33
Care and Anxiety
Lk 12:22–34
25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you, take no thought about
your life, what you will eat, or what you will drink, nor about your body,
what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body than clothing?
26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air, for they do not sow,
nor do they reap, nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are you not much better than they? 27 Who among you by taking thought
can add a cubit(A cubit is about half a meter.) to his stature?
28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing? Consider the
lilies of the field, how they grow: They neither work, nor do they spin.
29 (1Ki 10:4–7; 2Ch 9:4–6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory
was not dressed like one of these. 30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so
clothes the grass of the field, which today is here and tomorrow is thrown
into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?'
or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30)(For the Gentiles seek after all these things.)
For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11–13)
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,
and all these things shall be given to you.
34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself.
Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Inexhaustible Strength
Philip 4:10-13
10 (2Co 11:9) I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last you have revived
your concern for me. Regarding this, you did care, but you lacked opportunity.
11 (Php 3:8; 1Ti 6:6–9) I do not speak because I have need, for I have learned
in whatever state I am to be content.
12 (2Co 11:27; 11:9) I know both how to face humble circumstances and how
to have abundance. Everywhere and in all things I have learned the secret,
both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13 (2Co 12:9–10; Eph 3:16) I can do all things because of Christ
who strengthens me.
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, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 26 of the Month
a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,
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 to work completely in you
Pray to the Lord to make something beautiful of your garbage.
Pray to the Lord to make you humble to His liking.
Pray to the Lord to seek Him first in everything you do.
Pray to the Lord to give you Strength.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
Joshua 12 - 15
JOSHUA 12
The List of Defeated Kings
1 (Dt 3:8-9; Nu 21:13) These are the kings on the east side of the Jordan,
from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon and all the eastern Arabah, whom the
children of Israel struck down to take over their land:
2 (Ge 32:22) Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon and ruled from
Aroer, which is on the bank of River Arnon, and from the middle of the valley
as far as the River Jabbok, which is the border of the Ammonites, that is,
half of Gilead,
3 (Dt 3:17; Jos 11:2; 13:20) and the Arabah to the Sea of Galilee eastward,
and toward Beth Jeshimoth, to the Sea of Arabah, the Dead Sea, southward
below the slopes of Pisgah;
4 (Dt 1:4; Nu 21:33-35) and Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant
of the giants, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei
5 (Dt 3:14; Jos 13:11) and ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah, and all
of Bashan to the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathites, and
over half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
6 (Nu 32:33) Moses the servant of the Lord and the children of Israel
struck them down, and the servant of the Lord Moses gave their land
to Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
7 (Jos 11:17) These are the kings of the land whom Joshua
and the children of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan,
from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, that rises
toward Seir. Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel according
to their allotted portions as an inheritance,
8 (Jos 11:16; 9:1) in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah,
in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negev —
the land of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
9 The king of Jericho, one;
the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
10 (Jos 10:23) the king of Jerusalem, one;
the king of Hebron, one;
11the king of Jarmuth, one;
the king of Lachish, one;
12 (Jos 10:33) the king of Eglon, one;
the king of Gezer, one;
13 (Jos 10:38) the king of Debir, one;
the king of Geder, one;
14 (Nu 21:1) the king of Hormah, one;
the king of Arad, one;
15 the king of Libnah, one;
the king of Adullam, one;
16 (Jos 8:17; 10:28) the king of Makkedah, one;
the king of Bethel, one;
17 (1Ki 4:10) the king of Tappuah, one;
the king of Hepher, one;
18 the king of Aphek, one;
the king of Lasharon, one;
19 (Jos 11:1) the king of Madon, one;
the king of Hazor, one;
20 (Jos 11:1) the king of Shimron Meron, one;
the king of Akshaph, one;
21 (Jos 17:11) the king of Taanach, one;
the king of Megiddo, one;
22 (Jos 19:37; 21:32) the king of Kedesh, one;
the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
23 (Jos 11:2) the king of Dor in Naphoth Dor, one;
the king of the people in Gilgal, one;
24 the king of Tirzah, one - 31 kings in all.
JOSHUA 13
Land Still to be Taken
1 (Jos 14:10; Dt 31:3) Now Joshua was old and well advanced in years.
The Lord said to him, "You are old and advanced in years, but very much
of the land still remains to be possessed.
2 (Jos 13:11; Jdg 3:1) "This is the land that remains: all the districts of
the Philistines and those of the Geshurites
3 (Dt 2:23; Jdg 3:3) (from the Shihor east of Egypt northward to
the boundary of Ekron, which is counted as Canaanite;
the cities of the five Philistine governors: Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath,
and Ekron), and also the Avvites' lands.
4 (Jos 19:30; Jdg 1:34-36) Also remaining in the south
is all the land of the Canaanites, Arah owned by the Sidonians, as far
as Aphek at the Amorite boundary,
5 (Jos 12:7; 1Ki 5:18) the land of the Gebalites and all Lebanon to the east,
and from Baal Gad at the foot of Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
6 (Jos 11:8; 23:13) "I will drive out from before the children of Israel
all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim
and all the Sidonians. Be sure to divide these lands by lot as an inheritance
for Israel as I have commanded you.
7 So now, divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes
and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
Division of the Land East of the Jordan River
8 (Jos 12:6) With the other half-tribe of Manasseh, Reuben and Gad took
their inheritance that Moses gave to them on the east side of the Jordan,
as Moses the servant of the Lord had given them:
9 (Nu 21:30; Jos 13:16) from Aroer on the bank of the River Arnon, the city
in the middle of the valley, all the plain from Medeba to Dibon,
10 all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon,
and the land up to the Ammonite border. 11Moses had also given them Gilead,
the territory of the Geshurites and Maakathites, all of Mount Hermon,
and all of Bashan as far as Salekah,
12 (Jos 12:4) and in Bashan all the kingdom of Og, one of the last remnant
of the giants, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. Moses struck them down
and took their lands.
13 (Jos 13:11) Yet the children of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites
or the Maakathites, and Geshur and Maakah live among Israel until this day.
14 (Nu 18:20-24; Jos 14:3-4) However Moses did not give an inheritance
to the tribe of Levi. The burnt offerings of the Lord God of Israel
are their inheritance, as He said to them.
15 Moses assigned land to the tribe of the Reubenites
according to their clans.
16 (Jos 13:9; 12:2) Their territory was from Aroer
on the edge of the Arnon Valley, the city in the middle of the valley,
all the plain of Medeba,
17 Heshbon and all its towns in the plain: Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
18 (Nu 21:23) Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
19 (Nu 32:37-38) Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley,
20 (Dt 4:46; Jos 12:3) Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, Beth Jeshimoth,
21 (Nu 31:8; Dt 3:10) all the cities of the plain, and the whole kingdom
of King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. Moses struck
him down along with the leaders of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur,
and Reba, who were princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
22 (Nu 31:8) The children of Israel killed Balaam son of Beor,
who practiced divination, with the sword along with the rest of the slain.
23 The border of the Reubenites was the banks of the Jordan.
This was the inheritance of the Reubenites according to their clans:
those towns and their settlements.
24 Moses assigned land to the tribe of Gad for the Gadites according
to their clans.
25 (Nu 32:35; Dt 3:11) Their territory was Jazer, all the cities of Gilead,
and half of the Ammonite land as far as Aroer, which is east of Rabbah,
26 (2Sa 17:27; 2:8) from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah, Betonim,
and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir.
27 (Ge 33:17; Nu 32:36) In the valley were Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,
Sukkoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon,
the Jordan as its boundary to the lower Sea of Galilee
to the east of the Jordan.
28 This was the inheritance of the Gadites according to their clans:
those towns and their settlements.
29 Moses assigned land to the half-tribe of Manasseh
for the descendants of Manasseh according to their clans.
30 (Jos 13:26) Their territory was from Mahanaim, through all of Bashan,
all the kingdom of King Og of Bashan, all the sixty villages of Jair
that are in Bashan,
31 (Jos 12:4; Nu 32:39-40) half of Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei:
cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. This was for the descendants
of Makir son of Manasseh, half of the descendants of Makir by their clans.
32 This is the territory Moses assigned in the desert plains of Moab,
on the eastern side of Jericho and the Jordan.
33 (Jos 18:7; 13:14) Yet Moses did not assign land to the tribe of Levi
as an inheritance. The Lord God of Israel was their inheritance,
as He said to them.
JOSHUA 14
Division of the Land West of the Jordan
1 (Nu 34:17-29) These are the territories that the children of Israel
inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest,
Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite
tribes assigned to them.
2 (Nu 33:54; 34:13) Their inheritance fell to them by lot, as the Lord
commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.
3 (Jos 13:14; 13:8) For Moses had assigned the inheritance of two
and a half tribes on the other side of the Jordan,
but he had not assigned an inheritance among them to the Levites.
4 (Ge 48:5; 1Ch 5:1-2) The descendants of Joseph were two tribes:
Manasseh and Ephraim. They did not give territory to the Levites
in the land, but only towns in which to live, along with the pastures,
livestock, and property.
5 (Jos 21:2) Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children
of Israel did when they divided the land.
Hebron Given to Caleb
6 (Nu 14:30; 13:6) The descendants of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal,
and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him,
"You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God about you
and me at Kadesh Barnea.
7 (Nu 13:6; 13:16-20) I was forty years old when Moses the servant
of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land,
and I brought word back to him as it was in my heart.
8 (Nu 14:24; Dt 1:36) My companions who went up with me made
the hearts of the people melt, but I wholeheartedly followed
after the Lord my God.
9 (Dt 1:36; Jos 1:3) On that day Moses swore an oath,
"The land on which your foot treads shall be your inheritance,
for your descendants perpetually, because you completely followed
after the Lord my God."
10 "Now, the Lord has kept me alive, just as He said, for 45 years,
since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered
in the wilderness. Now, here I am this day, 85 years old.
11 (Dt 34:7; 31:2) I am still just as strong today as I was on the day
that Moses sent me. My strength now is just like my strength then,
both for battle and for going out and returning.
12 (Nu 13:33; 13:28) So now, give me this hill country that the Lord
spoke about on that day. That day you heard that the Anakites
live there in large, fortified cities. Perhaps the Lord will be with me,
and I will drive them out, as the Lord said."
13 (Jos 22:6; Jdg 1:20) Then Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb
son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
14 (Jos 14:8-9) Therefore Hebron became an inheritance of Caleb
son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite until this day because he completely
followed after the Lord, the God of Israel.
15 (Jos 11:23; Ge 23:2) The former name of Hebron was Kiriath Arba.
Arba was the greatest man among the Anakites.
Then the land had rest from war.
JOSHUA 15
Allotment for Judah
Jdg 1:11-15
1The allotment for the tribe of Judah, by their clans, stretches southward
to the border of Edom, to the Zin wilderness in the south.
2 Their southern border runs from the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
3 (Nu 34:4; Jdg 1:36) to south of the Ascent of Akrabbim,
crosses to Zin, rises south of Kadesh Barnea, crosses to Hezron,
then rises to Addar, turns toward Karka,
4 (Nu 34:5; Jos 13:3) then crosses to Azmon, goes out to the Brook of Egypt,
and then to the sea. This is your southern border.
5 (Nu 34:12) The eastern border is the Salt Sea up to the mouth of the Jordan.
The northern border runs from the northern extremity of the Dead Sea at the
mouth of the Jordan River,
6 (Jos 18:17) then rises to Beth Hoglah, crosses north of Beth Arabah,
rises to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben,
7 (2Sa 17:17; 1Ki 1:9) and rises to Debir from the Achor Valley,
turns northward to Gilgal opposite the Ascent of Adummim
south of the valley, and crosses to the waters of En Shemesh
and onward to En Rogel.
8 (Jos 18:16; 15:63; 18:28) The border rises to Valley of Ben Hinnom,
to the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem),
then rises to the top of the hill west of the Valley of Ben Hinnom,
at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
9 (1Ch 13:6; Jos 18:15) The border turns from the top of the hill
to the waters of Nephtoah and goes out to the cities of Mount Ephron,
then turns to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim).
10 (Jdg 14:1) The border turns west of Baalah to Mount Seir,
crosses to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon),
descends to Beth Shemesh, and crosses to Timnah.
11 The border goes out to the northern slope of Ekron, turns to Shikkeron,
crosses to Mount Baalah, goes out to Jabneel, and ends at the sea.
12 (Nu 34:6-7; Jos 15:47) The western border was the coastline
of the Mediterranean Sea.
These were the borders surrounding the tribe of Judah
according to their clans.
13 According to the word of the Lord to Joshua, Caleb son of Jephunneh
was given an allotment among the tribe of Judah: Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron).
Arba was the father of Anak.
14 (Jdg 1:10; 1:20) Caleb drove out from there three Anakites:
Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
15 (Jos 10:38) He went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir.
Before the name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher.
16 Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to whoever
attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it."
17 (Jdg 1:13; 3:9) Othniel son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it,
so Caleb gave him Aksah his daughter in marriage.
18 When she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field.
She dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What can I do for you?"
19 She answered, "Please give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in
the Negev, now give me springs of water." So he gave her the upper
and lower springs.
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah according to their clans.
21 (Ge 35:21) The cities at the southern extremity of the tribe of Judah
toward the border with Edom were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24 (1Sa 23:14; 23:19) Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),
26 (1Ch 4:28) Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
28 (Ge 26:33) Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29 Baalah, Iyim, Ezem,
30 (Jos 19:4) Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
31 (1Sa 27:6; 30:1) Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon.
The cities numbered 29 with their villages.
33 (Jdg 13:25; 16:31) In the lowland were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 (1Sa 17:1; 22:1) Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,
36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah (GederothaÂim):
fourteen cities with their villages.
37 Also there were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,
38 (2Ki 14:7) Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
39 (Jos 10:3; 10:31-32; 2Ki 22:1) Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40 Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
41 (Jos 10:21) Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah:
sixteen cities with their villages.
42 (Jos 10:29) Also there were Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 Keilah, Akzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
45 (Jos 13:3) Also there were Ekron, its towns and villages;
46 from Ekron to the sea, all the land near Ashdod and their villages,
47 (Jos 15:4) Ashdod, its towns and villages, Gaza, its towns
and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea
with its coast.
48 In the hill country were Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,
49 (Jos 15:15) Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 (Jos 10:41; 11:16) Goshen, Holon, and Giloh:
eleven cities with their villages.
52 Also there were Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
54 (Jos 15:13) Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron),
and Zior: nine cities with their villages.
55 (Jos 15:24; 1Sa 23:25) Also there were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 (Jos 15:10) Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.
58 Also there were Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.
60 (Jos 18:14) Also there were Kiriath Baal (that is, KirÂiath Jearim)
and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
61 (Jos 15:6) In the wilderness were Beth Arabah, Middin, Sekakah,
62 (1Sa 23:29) Nibshan, City of Salt, and En Gedi: six cities
with their villages.
63 (Jdg 1:21; 1:8) The people of Judah were not able to drive out
the Jebusites living in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live
with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
2) Our Daily Bread for 26 Mar 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/03/26/slum-songs
entitled Slum Songs
Isaiah 35
ISAIAH 35
The Future Glory of Zion
1 (Isa 51:3; 55:12-13) The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad,
and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;
2 (Isa 60:13; 25:9) it shall blossom abundantly
and rejoice even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the excellency of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the Lord
and the excellency of our God.
3 (Heb 12:12; Job 4:3-4) Strengthen the weak hands,
and support the feeble knees.
4 (Isa 34:8; 28:16) Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
"Be strong, fear not.
Your God will come
with vengeance,
even God with a recompense;
He will come and save you."
5 (Isa 29:18; 32:3-4) Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 (Lk 11:14; Jn 5:8-9) Then the lame man shall leap as a deer,
and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
For in the wilderness waters shall break out
and streams in the desert.
7 (Isa 13:22; 34:13) The parched ground shall become a pool,
and the thirsty land springs of water;
in the habitation of jackals where each lay,
there shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8 (Isa 52:1; 11:16) A highway shall be there, a roadway,
and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
The unclean shall not pass on it,
but it shall be for the wayfaring men,
and fools shall not wander on it.
9 (Isa 62:12) No lion shall be there,
nor any ravenous beast shall go up on it;
these shall not be found there,
but the redeemed shall walk there,
10 (Rev 21:4; Isa 25:8) and the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with songs
and everlasting joy upon their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Cateura is a small slum in Paraguay, South America. Desperately poor,
its villagers survive by recycling items from its rubbish dump. But from
these unpromising conditions something beautiful has emerged-an orchestra.
With a violin costing more than a house in Cateura, the orchestra had
to get creative, crafting its own instruments from their garbage supply.
Violins are made from oil cans with bent forks as tailpieces.
Saxophones have come from drainpipes with bottle tops for keys.
Cellos are made from tin drums with gnocchi rollers for tuning pegs.
Hearing Mozart played on these contraptions is a beautiful thing.
The orchestra has gone on tour in many countries,
lifting the sights of its young members.
Violins from landfills. Music from slums. That's symbolic of what God does.
For when the prophet Isaiah envisions God’s new creation, a similar picture
of beauty-from-poverty emerges, with barren lands bursting into blooming
flowers (Isaiah 35:1-2), deserts flowing with streams (vv. 6-7), castaway
war tools crafted into garden instruments (2:4), and impoverished people
becoming whole to the sounds of joyful songs (35:5-6, 10).
"The world sends us garbage," Cateura's orchestra director says.
"We send back music." And as they do, they give the world
a glimpse of the future, when God will wipe away the tears of every eye
and poverty will be no more.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
How have you seen God turn the "garbage" of your life into something
beautiful? How might He wish to bring "music" out of your pain?
Holy Spirit, turn the poverty in my life into something beautiful.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 6 Humility and Exaltation
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 (Jas 4:10; Mt 23:12) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time.
7 (Ps 55:22; 37:5) Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.
"I was so humble I was given an award for humility," the pastor quipped.
"They gave me a humility plaque - but they had to take it back when I hung it
on my office wall."
Humility is rare among 20th Centuey Christians. Our pride tkaes two
seemingly contradictory forms: Self-exaltation and self-denial. But both
focus on self, not on God.
Francois Fenelon, 17th century French archibishop, FRom his
"Letters of Spiritual Counsel" wrote:
"He who so completely forgetd himself that he never thinks of self ... is
truly humble. If we had the light to discern it, we should see clearly that
when we think we are humbling ourselves we are exalting ourselves;
when we think we are annihilating ourseles we are seeking out own life."
True humility, as Fenelon implies, means recognising who we are in the light
of who God is. Excess of self-importance and low self-esteem are both
self-centered perspectives; true humility is God-centered.
When we humble ourselves, we become intensely aware of God and less
aware of ourselves. We can focus on his face and get our eyes off our own
image. We can stop worrying about how others percieve us. Such humbling
is diffiuclt - as one 70-year-old saint joked, "It ain't the heat that gets
you, it's the humility." But when we submit to him and fell the weight of the
"Mighty hand of God" upon us, we can forget ourselves, abandon
ourselves to his presence, and cast our cares upon him.
Application
a) What form does my pride usualy take - self-exaltation or self-degradtion?
b) Why must I humble myself in order for the Lord to lift me up?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mattehw 6:25-33
Care and Anxiety
Lk 12:22–34
25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you, take no thought about
your life, what you will eat, or what you will drink, nor about your body,
what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body than clothing?
26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air, for they do not sow,
nor do they reap, nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are you not much better than they? 27 Who among you by taking thought
can add a cubit(A cubit is about half a meter.) to his stature?
28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing? Consider the
lilies of the field, how they grow: They neither work, nor do they spin.
29 (1Ki 10:4–7; 2Ch 9:4–6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory
was not dressed like one of these. 30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so
clothes the grass of the field, which today is here and tomorrow is thrown
into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?'
or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30)(For the Gentiles seek after all these things.)
For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11–13)
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,
and all these things shall be given to you.
34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself.
Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Inexhaustible Strength
Philip 4:10-13
10 (2Co 11:9) I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last you have revived
your concern for me. Regarding this, you did care, but you lacked opportunity.
11 (Php 3:8; 1Ti 6:6–9) I do not speak because I have need, for I have learned
in whatever state I am to be content.
12 (2Co 11:27; 11:9) I know both how to face humble circumstances and how
to have abundance. Everywhere and in all things I have learned the secret,
both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13 (2Co 12:9–10; Eph 3:16) I can do all things because of Christ
who strengthens me.
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, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 26 of the Month
a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,
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 to work completely in you
Pray to the Lord to make something beautiful of your garbage.
Pray to the Lord to make you humble to His liking.
Pray to the Lord to seek Him first in everything you do.
Pray to the Lord to give you Strength.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.