Day 88 - 29 Mar 2021 reflections
Day 88, 29 Mar 2021
Joshua 22-24
JOSHUA 22
The Eastern Tribes Return Home
1 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
2 (Jos 1:12-18) He said to them, "You have done everything that Moses
the servant of the Lord commanded you and have obeyed me in everything
that I have commanded you.
3 You have not left your brothers these many days down to this day,
and you have observed the obligations
of the commandment of the Lord your God.
4 (Jos 13:8) Now the Lord your God has given rest to your brothers,
as He had said to them. So now, turn and go to your homes,
to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord
gave you on the other side of the Jordan.
5 (Dt 6:17; 11:22) Only carefully obey the commandment
and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you:
to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to obey
His commandments, to cling to Him, and to serve Him
with all your heart and soul."
6 (Jos 14:13; Ge 47:7) Joshua blessed them and sent them off,
and they went to their tents.
7 (Jos 17:1-12) Moses had assigned land in Bashan
to half the tribe of Manasseh, and to the other half Joshua
assigned land among their brothers on the west side of the Jordan.
When Joshua sent them also to their homes and blessed them,
8 (Nu 31:27; 1Sa 30:24) he said, "Return home with great wealth,
much livestock, silver, gold, copper, iron, and great quantities of clothing.
Divide the spoil of your enemies among your brothers."
9 (Nu 32:26; 32:29) So the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
left the children of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to go
to the land of Gilead, the land of their possession, according to the word
of the Lord through Moses.
10 The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh came
near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built a very large altar
by the Jordan.
11 (Dt 13:12-14) The children of Israel heard someone say,
"The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
have built an altar by the land of Canaan by the Jordan
on the Israelite side."
12 When the children of Israel heard this, they assembled
the whole congregation of the children of Israel at Shiloh
to go up against them in war.
13 (Nu 25:7; Ex 6:25) Then the children of Israel sent Phinehas,
son of Eleazar the priest, to the sons of Reuben, to the sons of Gad,
and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead,
14 (Nu 1:4) and with him ten chiefs, one chief each for each father's
household of every tribe of Israel; and each one of them was the head
of his father's house among the thousands of Israel.
15 They came to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
in the land of Gilead and said to them,
16 "The whole congregation of the Lord says,
'What is this trespass you have committed against the God of Israel?
Today you have turned from following the Lord
by building yourselves an altar to rebel against Him!
17 Is the sin of Peor, from which we have still not purified
ourselves even today, not enough for us, which brought a plague upon
the congregation of the Lord
18 (Nu 16:22; Jos 22:16) that today you have turned away
from following the Lord?
" 'If today you are rebelling against the Lord, then tomorrow
He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel!
19 (Jos 18:1) If indeed your own land is unclean, then cross over
to the land of the Lord where the tabernacle of the Lord stands
and take land among us. Yet do not rebel against the Lord or rebel
against us by building an altar other than the altar of the Lord our God.
20 (Jos 7:1; 7:5) Did not Achan son of Zerah commit a trespass in the things
under the ban, and wrath fall on all the congregation of Israel?
And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.' "
21 Then the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered
and said to the heads of the Israelite clans,
22 (Dt 10:17; 1Ki 8:39) "The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods,
He knows, and may Israel know-if we have acted in rebellion
or disloyalty against the Lord, do not spare us today.
23 (Dt 18:19; 1Sa 20:16) If we have built an altar to turn away
from following the Lord, to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings
or make peace offerings upon it, may the Lord Himself demand an account.
24 (Jos 4:6) "We did this deed because we were worried that in the future
your descendants might say, 'What have you to do with the Lord God of Israel?
25 The Lord made the Jordan a boundary between us and you,
the descendants of Reuben and Gad. You have no share in the Lord!'
In this way your descendants might make our descendants
to stop worshipping the Lord.
26 "So we said to each other, 'Let us build this altar, not for burnt
offering or sacrifice,
27 (Jos 24:27; Ge 31:48) but as a witness for us, for you,
and for the generations after us, that we may perform
the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings,
sacrifices, and peace offerings, and in the future your descendants
will not be able to say to our descendants,
"You have no share in the Lord!" '
28 "Therefore we said, ‘In the future, if they say this to us or to our
descendants, we will say, "Look at the replica of the altar of the Lord
that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices,
but as a witness between you and us." '
29 (Dt 12:13-14; Jos 24:16) "God forbid that we should rebel against
the Lord by turning from following the Lord today by building
an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrifices
other than the altar of the Lord God that stands before His tabernacle!"
30 (Jos 22:33) When Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the congregation,
and the heads of the Israelite clans who were with him heard
what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh said, it pleased them.
31 (Lev 26:11–12; 2Ch 15:2) Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said
to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, "Today we know
that the Lord is in our midst because you did not violate your obligations
to the Lord in this matter. Indeed, you have delivered the children of Israel
from the judgment of the Lord."
32 Then Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest and the leaders returned
from meeting the descendants of Reuben and Gad in the land of Gilead
to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. They brought back a report.
33 (1Ch 29:20; Da 2:19) This report was good in the eyes of the children
of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God.
They decided not to make war against the descendants
of Reuben and Gad to ruin the land in which they lived.
34 (Jos 22:27) The descendants of Reuben and Gad named the altar Witness,
"For it is a witness between us that the Lord is God."
JOSHUA 23
Joshua's Charge to the Leaders
1 (Jos 13:1; 21:44) A long time later, after the Lord had given Israel rest
from all their enemies around them, Joshua was old and advanced in years.
2 (Jos 24:1; Dt 31:28) Joshua called for all Israel, their elders,
clan heads, judges, and officials, and said to them,
"I am old and advanced in years.
3 (Ex 14:14; Jos 10:14) You have seen all that the Lord your God did to
all these peoples before you, for it is the Lord your God who has waged
war for you.
4 (Jos 13:2; 13:6-7) See, I have allotted to you as an inheritance the land
of these peoples who remain, along with the land of the peoples
whom I defeated, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
5 (Ex 33:2; 34:11) The Lord your God will drive them out and dispossess
them from before you, and you will inherit their land,
as the Lord your God told you.
6 (Dt 5:32; 28:14) "Now be very strong to observe and enact all that is
written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you do not deviate
from it to the right or the left.
7 (Ex 23:13; Ps 16:4) Do not assimilate with these peoples remaining
among you. Do not invoke the names of their gods, nor swear by, serve,
or worship them.
8 (Dt 10:20; 11:22) Instead, cling to the Lord your God, as you have done
until today.
9 (Dt 11:23; Jos 1:5) "For the Lord has dispossessed before you great
and mighty peoples, and as for you, not a single man has been able
to stand against you until today.
10 (Lev 26:8; Dt 3:22) One man from among you can make a thousand flee,
for it is the Lord your God who wages war for you, as He told you.
11 (Jos 22:5) Now be careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God!
12 (Dt 7:3) "For if you should turn and cling to the remainder
of these peoples who are left with you, and you intermarry
and assimilate with them, and they with you,
13 (Dt 7:16; Ex 23:33; Nu 33:55) know for certain that the Lord your God
will no longer drive out these nations from before you. But they shall
be snares and traps to you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes,
until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your
God has given you.
14 (1Ki 2:2) "Now, I am going the way of all the earth. You know
in all your hearts and souls that not a single word has failed out
of all the good things that the Lord your God has said concerning
you. All came true for you. Not a single word among them failed.
15 (Dt 28:15-68) So just as every good thing that the Lord your God
said to you came to be, even so the Lord can bring every bad thing
upon you until He has destroyed you from this good land that
the Lord your God gave you.
16 If you break the covenant of the Lord your God that He commanded you,
and go and serve other gods and worship them, the anger of the Lord
will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from
the good land that He gave you."
JOSHUA 24
Covenant Renewed at Shechem
1 (Jos 23:2; 1Sa 10:19) Joshua called for all the Israelite tribes
at Shechem and summoned the elders, clan heads, judges,
and officials of Israel. They presented themselves before God.
2 (Ge 31:53; 31:30) Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord
God of Israel: Long ago your fathers-Terah father of Abraham and Nahor
-lived beyond the Euphrates (Euphrates River). and served other gods.
3 (Ge 12:1-4; 21:2-3) I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates,
(Euphrates River). brought him through all the land of Canaan,
and gave him many descendants. To him I gave Isaac.
4 (Dt 2:5; Ge 36:8) To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau,
and to Esau I gave Mount Seir for his inheritance,
but Jacob and his descendants went down into Egypt.
5 (Ex 3:10; 7:1-12) "I sent Moses and Aaron, I struck Egypt down
with all I did in their midst, and afterward I brought you out.
6 I brought your fathers out of Egypt, then you came to the sea.
The Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.
7 (Ex 14:20; 14:10) Your fathers cried out to the Lord, and He placed darkness
between you and the Egyptians. He made the sea come upon them and cover them.
Your own eyes saw what I did to Egypt, and you lived in the wilderness
a long time.
8 (Nu 21:21-35) "I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived
on the other side of the Jordan. They waged war against you,
but I gave them into your hand so that you might inherit their land,
and I destroyed them before you.
9 (Jdg 11:25) Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and waged
war against Israel. He called for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
10 but I refused to listen to Balaam. Therefore he blessed you still,
and I delivered you out of his hand.
11 (Jos 3:14-17; 4:10-12) "You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho.
The leaders of Jericho, along with the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites,
Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, waged war against you,
but I gave them into your hand.
12 (Ex 23:28; Dt 7:20) I sent the hornet and drove out the two Amorite kings
from before you, but not with your sword or your bow.
13 (Jos 11:13'0 I gave you a land for which you did not work,
and cities that you did not build. You live in them, and you are eating
from the produce of vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.
14 (Jos 24:23; Dt 10:12; 1Sa 12:24) "Now fear the Lord, and serve Him
with sincerity and faithfulness. Put away the gods your fathers
served beyond the River (Euphrates River.) and in Egypt. Serve the Lord.
15 (Jdg 6:10; 1Ki 18:21) If it is displeasing to you to serve the Lord,
then choose today whom you will serve, if it should be the gods
your fathers served beyond the River (Euphrates River.)
or the gods of the Amorites' land where you are now living.
Yet as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
16 The people answered and said, "God forbid that we forsake
the Lord and serve other gods!
17 For it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers out from slavery
in the land of Egypt and performed these great signs in our sight and guarded
us all the way that we went and among all the peoples through whom we passed.
18 The Lord drove out before us all the people, even the Amorites,
who lived in the land. So we will indeed serve the Lord, for He is our God."
19 (Ex 20:5; 23:21) Then Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve
the Lord, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God, and He will not forgive
your transgressions nor your sins.
20 (1Ch 28:9; Ac 7:42) If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods,
then He will turn, bring disaster upon you, and finish you off,
after having been good to you."
21 The people said to Joshua, "No, we will serve the Lord!"
22 (Ps 119:173) Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses a
gainst yourselves, that you have chosen the Lord, to serve Him."
Then they said, "We are witnesses."
23 (Jos 24:14) "Now then," he said, "put away the foreign gods
in your midst, and stretch out your hearts to the Lord God of Israel!"
24 The people said to Joshua, "It is the Lord our God we will serve,
and His voice that we will obey."
25 (Ex 15:25; 2Ki 11:17) So that day Joshua made a covenant
for the people and established regulations and laws for them at Shechem.
26 (Jdg 9:6; Ge 35:4) Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God.
He took a large stone and set it up
under the oak by the sanctuary of the Lord.
27 (Jos 22:34; Dt 31:19) Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone
will be a witness for us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord
that He spoke to us. It will be a witness for us, lest you deny your God."
28 (Jdg 2:6) Then Joshua sent the people away, each man to his inheritance.
Joshua’s Death and Burial
29 (Jdg 2:8) After these events took place, Joshua son of Nun,
the servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.
30 (Jos 19:50) They buried him in the territory of his inheritance
in Timnath Serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim
north of Mount Gaash.
31 (Jdg 2:7; Dt 11:2) Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua
and of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known
all the deeds that the Lord had done for Israel.
32 (Ge 33:19; 50:25) They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children
of Israel had brought out of Egypt, in Shechem in the part of the field
that Jacob bought from the descendants of Hamor the father of Shechem
for one hundred pieces of silver.Heb. a hundred kesitahs;
a kesitah was a coin of unknown weight and value.
It became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph.
33 (Ex 6:25; Jos 22:13) Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they buried him
at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son,
which was in the hill country of Ephraim.
2) Our Daily Bread for 29 Mar 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/03/29/facing-the-battles-with-god
entitled Facing the Battles with God
Psalm 11
PSALMS 11
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 In the Lord I seek refuge;
how do you say to my soul,
"Flee as a bird to your mountain,
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) for the wicked bend their bow;
they make ready their arrow on the string,
that they may treacherously shoot
the upright in heart.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) If the foundations are broken,
what can the righteous do?"
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) The Lord is in His holy temple,
His throne is in heaven;
His eyes see,
His eyes examine mankind.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord tests the righteous,
but the wicked and one who loves violence
His soul hates.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Upon the wicked He will rain
coals of fire and brimstone and a burning wind;
this will be the portion of their cup.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) For the righteous Lord
loves righteousness;
His countenance beholds the upright.
The heroic deeds of US Army soldier Desmond Doss are featured
in the 2016 movie Hacksaw Ridge. While Doss' convictions
wouldn't allow him to take human life, as an army medic
he committed himself to preserving life even at the risk of his own.
The citation read at Doss' Medal of Honor ceremony on October 12, 1945,
included these words:"Private First Class Doss refused to seek cover
and remained in the fire-swept area with the many stricken,
carrying them one by one to the edge of the escarpment. . . .
He unhesitatingly braved enemy shelling and small arms fire
to assist an artillery officer."
In Psalm 11, David's conviction that his refuge was in God
compelled him to resist suggestions to flee
rather than face his foes (vv. 2-3). Six simple words comprised
his statement of faith: "In the Lord I take refuge" (v. 1).
That well-rooted conviction would guide his conduct.
David’s words in verses 4–7 amplified God's greatness.
Yes, life can sometimes be like a battlefield, and hostile fire
can send us scattering for cover when we're bombarded
with health challenges or financial, relational, and spiritual stresses.
So, what should we do? Acknowledge that God is the king
of the universe (v. 4); take delight in His amazing capacity to judge
with precision (vv. 5-6); and rest in His delight in what's right, fair,
and equitable (v. 7). We can run swiftly to God for shelter!
By: Arthur Jackson
Reflect & Pray
When have you experienced life's hostile fire and been tempted
to find shelter in something other than God? Can you recall times
when God came to your rescue and your hope in Him was renewed?
Father, help me to see You more clearly than any force that opposes
me and run to You for true safety and security.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 2 - God's purpose: The Image of Christ
Romans 8:28-29
28 (Gal 1:15; Ge 50:20) We know that all things work together for
good to those who love God,
to those who are called according to His purpose.
29 (Ro 11:2; 1Co 15:49; Eph 1:11) For those whom He foreknew,
He predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son,
so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.
A baby dies of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and the parents are
devastated, plagued with guilt, and Asking "Why?" A 17-year-old plunges
headfirst into a pond and to the surface a quadriplegic. A single mother
of 3, struck down by leukemia, has to release he children to foster homes.
And in all these cases, well-meaning Christians stand by and attempt to
comfort: "All thingswork together for good, you know," they say blithely,
"just trust God, and praise him for everything."
Such pat answers are often repeated because they do contain an element
of truth; they become "pat", meaningless, and superficial, when they are
used as a panacea for all ills, whether the cure fits or not.
The truth is, God does use everything for the benfit of his people -
even disaster and tragedy. Romans 8:28 says, "Ian all things God works ...."
God foes not cause human suffering. He is not the author of pain
and misery. But what the Enemy of our souls intends for
destructions, God can use for growth.
The key to understanding Romans 8:28 is Romans 8:29 . The Lord makes
clear what "his purpose" is: that we be "conformed to the
likeness of his Son." Everything that happens is not good,
but nothing is wasted in the economy of God. Even the sorrow,
misfortune, and calamity that strike all of us cam be used by the Spirit
to transform us into the image of Christ.
Application
a) Have I ever had experiences that made me doubt the
"all things work together for good"?
b) How does Romans 8:29 clarify Romans 8:28?
c) How can these verses help me deal with the struggles I have in my
own life?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
1 Tim 6:17-19
17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that they
not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,
who richly gives us all things to enjoy.
18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich
in good works, generous, willing to share,
19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 89:1 -8
PSALMS 89
A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
with my mouth I will make known
Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,
"Mercy shall be built up forever;
Your faithfulness shall be
established in the heavens."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,
"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to David my servant:
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,
and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) For who in the skies can
be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared
in the assembly of the holy ones
and awesome to all those who surround Him.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,
who is a mighty Lord like You,
with Your faithfulness all around You?
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 29 of the Month
a) Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion (
Ps 139:13-16
13 You brought my inner parts into being;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder;
marvelous are Your works,
and You know me completely.
15 My frame was not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw me unformed,
yet in Your book
all my days were written,
before any of them came into being.
)
b) Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight (
Gal 2:10
10 (Ac 24:17) Only they requested that we should remember the poor,
which I also was eager to do.
)
Conclusion:
Pray ot the Lord to Know anad serve Him with all you Heart and All your soul.
Pray to the Lord to help you when you face opposition.
Pray to the Lord to give knowledge and wisdom when all does not seem correct.
Pray to the Lord to put Faith in him and not in idols.
Pray to the Lord to know Him personally.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion.
Pray that the Church will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight ..
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.
Day 88, 29 Mar 2021
Joshua 22-24
JOSHUA 22
The Eastern Tribes Return Home
1 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
2 (Jos 1:12-18) He said to them, "You have done everything that Moses
the servant of the Lord commanded you and have obeyed me in everything
that I have commanded you.
3 You have not left your brothers these many days down to this day,
and you have observed the obligations
of the commandment of the Lord your God.
4 (Jos 13:8) Now the Lord your God has given rest to your brothers,
as He had said to them. So now, turn and go to your homes,
to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord
gave you on the other side of the Jordan.
5 (Dt 6:17; 11:22) Only carefully obey the commandment
and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you:
to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to obey
His commandments, to cling to Him, and to serve Him
with all your heart and soul."
6 (Jos 14:13; Ge 47:7) Joshua blessed them and sent them off,
and they went to their tents.
7 (Jos 17:1-12) Moses had assigned land in Bashan
to half the tribe of Manasseh, and to the other half Joshua
assigned land among their brothers on the west side of the Jordan.
When Joshua sent them also to their homes and blessed them,
8 (Nu 31:27; 1Sa 30:24) he said, "Return home with great wealth,
much livestock, silver, gold, copper, iron, and great quantities of clothing.
Divide the spoil of your enemies among your brothers."
9 (Nu 32:26; 32:29) So the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
left the children of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to go
to the land of Gilead, the land of their possession, according to the word
of the Lord through Moses.
10 The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh came
near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built a very large altar
by the Jordan.
11 (Dt 13:12-14) The children of Israel heard someone say,
"The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
have built an altar by the land of Canaan by the Jordan
on the Israelite side."
12 When the children of Israel heard this, they assembled
the whole congregation of the children of Israel at Shiloh
to go up against them in war.
13 (Nu 25:7; Ex 6:25) Then the children of Israel sent Phinehas,
son of Eleazar the priest, to the sons of Reuben, to the sons of Gad,
and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead,
14 (Nu 1:4) and with him ten chiefs, one chief each for each father's
household of every tribe of Israel; and each one of them was the head
of his father's house among the thousands of Israel.
15 They came to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
in the land of Gilead and said to them,
16 "The whole congregation of the Lord says,
'What is this trespass you have committed against the God of Israel?
Today you have turned from following the Lord
by building yourselves an altar to rebel against Him!
17 Is the sin of Peor, from which we have still not purified
ourselves even today, not enough for us, which brought a plague upon
the congregation of the Lord
18 (Nu 16:22; Jos 22:16) that today you have turned away
from following the Lord?
" 'If today you are rebelling against the Lord, then tomorrow
He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel!
19 (Jos 18:1) If indeed your own land is unclean, then cross over
to the land of the Lord where the tabernacle of the Lord stands
and take land among us. Yet do not rebel against the Lord or rebel
against us by building an altar other than the altar of the Lord our God.
20 (Jos 7:1; 7:5) Did not Achan son of Zerah commit a trespass in the things
under the ban, and wrath fall on all the congregation of Israel?
And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.' "
21 Then the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered
and said to the heads of the Israelite clans,
22 (Dt 10:17; 1Ki 8:39) "The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods,
He knows, and may Israel know-if we have acted in rebellion
or disloyalty against the Lord, do not spare us today.
23 (Dt 18:19; 1Sa 20:16) If we have built an altar to turn away
from following the Lord, to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings
or make peace offerings upon it, may the Lord Himself demand an account.
24 (Jos 4:6) "We did this deed because we were worried that in the future
your descendants might say, 'What have you to do with the Lord God of Israel?
25 The Lord made the Jordan a boundary between us and you,
the descendants of Reuben and Gad. You have no share in the Lord!'
In this way your descendants might make our descendants
to stop worshipping the Lord.
26 "So we said to each other, 'Let us build this altar, not for burnt
offering or sacrifice,
27 (Jos 24:27; Ge 31:48) but as a witness for us, for you,
and for the generations after us, that we may perform
the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings,
sacrifices, and peace offerings, and in the future your descendants
will not be able to say to our descendants,
"You have no share in the Lord!" '
28 "Therefore we said, ‘In the future, if they say this to us or to our
descendants, we will say, "Look at the replica of the altar of the Lord
that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices,
but as a witness between you and us." '
29 (Dt 12:13-14; Jos 24:16) "God forbid that we should rebel against
the Lord by turning from following the Lord today by building
an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrifices
other than the altar of the Lord God that stands before His tabernacle!"
30 (Jos 22:33) When Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the congregation,
and the heads of the Israelite clans who were with him heard
what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh said, it pleased them.
31 (Lev 26:11–12; 2Ch 15:2) Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said
to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, "Today we know
that the Lord is in our midst because you did not violate your obligations
to the Lord in this matter. Indeed, you have delivered the children of Israel
from the judgment of the Lord."
32 Then Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest and the leaders returned
from meeting the descendants of Reuben and Gad in the land of Gilead
to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. They brought back a report.
33 (1Ch 29:20; Da 2:19) This report was good in the eyes of the children
of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God.
They decided not to make war against the descendants
of Reuben and Gad to ruin the land in which they lived.
34 (Jos 22:27) The descendants of Reuben and Gad named the altar Witness,
"For it is a witness between us that the Lord is God."
JOSHUA 23
Joshua's Charge to the Leaders
1 (Jos 13:1; 21:44) A long time later, after the Lord had given Israel rest
from all their enemies around them, Joshua was old and advanced in years.
2 (Jos 24:1; Dt 31:28) Joshua called for all Israel, their elders,
clan heads, judges, and officials, and said to them,
"I am old and advanced in years.
3 (Ex 14:14; Jos 10:14) You have seen all that the Lord your God did to
all these peoples before you, for it is the Lord your God who has waged
war for you.
4 (Jos 13:2; 13:6-7) See, I have allotted to you as an inheritance the land
of these peoples who remain, along with the land of the peoples
whom I defeated, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
5 (Ex 33:2; 34:11) The Lord your God will drive them out and dispossess
them from before you, and you will inherit their land,
as the Lord your God told you.
6 (Dt 5:32; 28:14) "Now be very strong to observe and enact all that is
written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you do not deviate
from it to the right or the left.
7 (Ex 23:13; Ps 16:4) Do not assimilate with these peoples remaining
among you. Do not invoke the names of their gods, nor swear by, serve,
or worship them.
8 (Dt 10:20; 11:22) Instead, cling to the Lord your God, as you have done
until today.
9 (Dt 11:23; Jos 1:5) "For the Lord has dispossessed before you great
and mighty peoples, and as for you, not a single man has been able
to stand against you until today.
10 (Lev 26:8; Dt 3:22) One man from among you can make a thousand flee,
for it is the Lord your God who wages war for you, as He told you.
11 (Jos 22:5) Now be careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God!
12 (Dt 7:3) "For if you should turn and cling to the remainder
of these peoples who are left with you, and you intermarry
and assimilate with them, and they with you,
13 (Dt 7:16; Ex 23:33; Nu 33:55) know for certain that the Lord your God
will no longer drive out these nations from before you. But they shall
be snares and traps to you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes,
until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your
God has given you.
14 (1Ki 2:2) "Now, I am going the way of all the earth. You know
in all your hearts and souls that not a single word has failed out
of all the good things that the Lord your God has said concerning
you. All came true for you. Not a single word among them failed.
15 (Dt 28:15-68) So just as every good thing that the Lord your God
said to you came to be, even so the Lord can bring every bad thing
upon you until He has destroyed you from this good land that
the Lord your God gave you.
16 If you break the covenant of the Lord your God that He commanded you,
and go and serve other gods and worship them, the anger of the Lord
will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from
the good land that He gave you."
JOSHUA 24
Covenant Renewed at Shechem
1 (Jos 23:2; 1Sa 10:19) Joshua called for all the Israelite tribes
at Shechem and summoned the elders, clan heads, judges,
and officials of Israel. They presented themselves before God.
2 (Ge 31:53; 31:30) Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord
God of Israel: Long ago your fathers-Terah father of Abraham and Nahor
-lived beyond the Euphrates (Euphrates River). and served other gods.
3 (Ge 12:1-4; 21:2-3) I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates,
(Euphrates River). brought him through all the land of Canaan,
and gave him many descendants. To him I gave Isaac.
4 (Dt 2:5; Ge 36:8) To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau,
and to Esau I gave Mount Seir for his inheritance,
but Jacob and his descendants went down into Egypt.
5 (Ex 3:10; 7:1-12) "I sent Moses and Aaron, I struck Egypt down
with all I did in their midst, and afterward I brought you out.
6 I brought your fathers out of Egypt, then you came to the sea.
The Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.
7 (Ex 14:20; 14:10) Your fathers cried out to the Lord, and He placed darkness
between you and the Egyptians. He made the sea come upon them and cover them.
Your own eyes saw what I did to Egypt, and you lived in the wilderness
a long time.
8 (Nu 21:21-35) "I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived
on the other side of the Jordan. They waged war against you,
but I gave them into your hand so that you might inherit their land,
and I destroyed them before you.
9 (Jdg 11:25) Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and waged
war against Israel. He called for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
10 but I refused to listen to Balaam. Therefore he blessed you still,
and I delivered you out of his hand.
11 (Jos 3:14-17; 4:10-12) "You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho.
The leaders of Jericho, along with the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites,
Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, waged war against you,
but I gave them into your hand.
12 (Ex 23:28; Dt 7:20) I sent the hornet and drove out the two Amorite kings
from before you, but not with your sword or your bow.
13 (Jos 11:13'0 I gave you a land for which you did not work,
and cities that you did not build. You live in them, and you are eating
from the produce of vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.
14 (Jos 24:23; Dt 10:12; 1Sa 12:24) "Now fear the Lord, and serve Him
with sincerity and faithfulness. Put away the gods your fathers
served beyond the River (Euphrates River.) and in Egypt. Serve the Lord.
15 (Jdg 6:10; 1Ki 18:21) If it is displeasing to you to serve the Lord,
then choose today whom you will serve, if it should be the gods
your fathers served beyond the River (Euphrates River.)
or the gods of the Amorites' land where you are now living.
Yet as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
16 The people answered and said, "God forbid that we forsake
the Lord and serve other gods!
17 For it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers out from slavery
in the land of Egypt and performed these great signs in our sight and guarded
us all the way that we went and among all the peoples through whom we passed.
18 The Lord drove out before us all the people, even the Amorites,
who lived in the land. So we will indeed serve the Lord, for He is our God."
19 (Ex 20:5; 23:21) Then Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve
the Lord, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God, and He will not forgive
your transgressions nor your sins.
20 (1Ch 28:9; Ac 7:42) If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods,
then He will turn, bring disaster upon you, and finish you off,
after having been good to you."
21 The people said to Joshua, "No, we will serve the Lord!"
22 (Ps 119:173) Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses a
gainst yourselves, that you have chosen the Lord, to serve Him."
Then they said, "We are witnesses."
23 (Jos 24:14) "Now then," he said, "put away the foreign gods
in your midst, and stretch out your hearts to the Lord God of Israel!"
24 The people said to Joshua, "It is the Lord our God we will serve,
and His voice that we will obey."
25 (Ex 15:25; 2Ki 11:17) So that day Joshua made a covenant
for the people and established regulations and laws for them at Shechem.
26 (Jdg 9:6; Ge 35:4) Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God.
He took a large stone and set it up
under the oak by the sanctuary of the Lord.
27 (Jos 22:34; Dt 31:19) Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone
will be a witness for us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord
that He spoke to us. It will be a witness for us, lest you deny your God."
28 (Jdg 2:6) Then Joshua sent the people away, each man to his inheritance.
Joshua’s Death and Burial
29 (Jdg 2:8) After these events took place, Joshua son of Nun,
the servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.
30 (Jos 19:50) They buried him in the territory of his inheritance
in Timnath Serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim
north of Mount Gaash.
31 (Jdg 2:7; Dt 11:2) Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua
and of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known
all the deeds that the Lord had done for Israel.
32 (Ge 33:19; 50:25) They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children
of Israel had brought out of Egypt, in Shechem in the part of the field
that Jacob bought from the descendants of Hamor the father of Shechem
for one hundred pieces of silver.Heb. a hundred kesitahs;
a kesitah was a coin of unknown weight and value.
It became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph.
33 (Ex 6:25; Jos 22:13) Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they buried him
at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son,
which was in the hill country of Ephraim.
2) Our Daily Bread for 29 Mar 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/03/29/facing-the-battles-with-god
entitled Facing the Battles with God
Psalm 11
PSALMS 11
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 In the Lord I seek refuge;
how do you say to my soul,
"Flee as a bird to your mountain,
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) for the wicked bend their bow;
they make ready their arrow on the string,
that they may treacherously shoot
the upright in heart.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) If the foundations are broken,
what can the righteous do?"
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) The Lord is in His holy temple,
His throne is in heaven;
His eyes see,
His eyes examine mankind.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord tests the righteous,
but the wicked and one who loves violence
His soul hates.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Upon the wicked He will rain
coals of fire and brimstone and a burning wind;
this will be the portion of their cup.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) For the righteous Lord
loves righteousness;
His countenance beholds the upright.
The heroic deeds of US Army soldier Desmond Doss are featured
in the 2016 movie Hacksaw Ridge. While Doss' convictions
wouldn't allow him to take human life, as an army medic
he committed himself to preserving life even at the risk of his own.
The citation read at Doss' Medal of Honor ceremony on October 12, 1945,
included these words:"Private First Class Doss refused to seek cover
and remained in the fire-swept area with the many stricken,
carrying them one by one to the edge of the escarpment. . . .
He unhesitatingly braved enemy shelling and small arms fire
to assist an artillery officer."
In Psalm 11, David's conviction that his refuge was in God
compelled him to resist suggestions to flee
rather than face his foes (vv. 2-3). Six simple words comprised
his statement of faith: "In the Lord I take refuge" (v. 1).
That well-rooted conviction would guide his conduct.
David’s words in verses 4–7 amplified God's greatness.
Yes, life can sometimes be like a battlefield, and hostile fire
can send us scattering for cover when we're bombarded
with health challenges or financial, relational, and spiritual stresses.
So, what should we do? Acknowledge that God is the king
of the universe (v. 4); take delight in His amazing capacity to judge
with precision (vv. 5-6); and rest in His delight in what's right, fair,
and equitable (v. 7). We can run swiftly to God for shelter!
By: Arthur Jackson
Reflect & Pray
When have you experienced life's hostile fire and been tempted
to find shelter in something other than God? Can you recall times
when God came to your rescue and your hope in Him was renewed?
Father, help me to see You more clearly than any force that opposes
me and run to You for true safety and security.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 2 - God's purpose: The Image of Christ
Romans 8:28-29
28 (Gal 1:15; Ge 50:20) We know that all things work together for
good to those who love God,
to those who are called according to His purpose.
29 (Ro 11:2; 1Co 15:49; Eph 1:11) For those whom He foreknew,
He predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son,
so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.
A baby dies of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and the parents are
devastated, plagued with guilt, and Asking "Why?" A 17-year-old plunges
headfirst into a pond and to the surface a quadriplegic. A single mother
of 3, struck down by leukemia, has to release he children to foster homes.
And in all these cases, well-meaning Christians stand by and attempt to
comfort: "All thingswork together for good, you know," they say blithely,
"just trust God, and praise him for everything."
Such pat answers are often repeated because they do contain an element
of truth; they become "pat", meaningless, and superficial, when they are
used as a panacea for all ills, whether the cure fits or not.
The truth is, God does use everything for the benfit of his people -
even disaster and tragedy. Romans 8:28 says, "Ian all things God works ...."
God foes not cause human suffering. He is not the author of pain
and misery. But what the Enemy of our souls intends for
destructions, God can use for growth.
The key to understanding Romans 8:28 is Romans 8:29 . The Lord makes
clear what "his purpose" is: that we be "conformed to the
likeness of his Son." Everything that happens is not good,
but nothing is wasted in the economy of God. Even the sorrow,
misfortune, and calamity that strike all of us cam be used by the Spirit
to transform us into the image of Christ.
Application
a) Have I ever had experiences that made me doubt the
"all things work together for good"?
b) How does Romans 8:29 clarify Romans 8:28?
c) How can these verses help me deal with the struggles I have in my
own life?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
1 Tim 6:17-19
17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that they
not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,
who richly gives us all things to enjoy.
18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich
in good works, generous, willing to share,
19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 89:1 -8
PSALMS 89
A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
with my mouth I will make known
Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,
"Mercy shall be built up forever;
Your faithfulness shall be
established in the heavens."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,
"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to David my servant:
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,
and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) For who in the skies can
be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared
in the assembly of the holy ones
and awesome to all those who surround Him.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,
who is a mighty Lord like You,
with Your faithfulness all around You?
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 29 of the Month
a) Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion (
Ps 139:13-16
13 You brought my inner parts into being;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder;
marvelous are Your works,
and You know me completely.
15 My frame was not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw me unformed,
yet in Your book
all my days were written,
before any of them came into being.
)
b) Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight (
Gal 2:10
10 (Ac 24:17) Only they requested that we should remember the poor,
which I also was eager to do.
)
Conclusion:
Pray ot the Lord to Know anad serve Him with all you Heart and All your soul.
Pray to the Lord to help you when you face opposition.
Pray to the Lord to give knowledge and wisdom when all does not seem correct.
Pray to the Lord to put Faith in him and not in idols.
Pray to the Lord to know Him personally.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion.
Pray that the Church will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight ..
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 22-24
JOSHUA 22
The Eastern Tribes Return Home
1 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
2 (Jos 1:12-18) He said to them, "You have done everything that Moses
the servant of the Lord commanded you and have obeyed me in everything
that I have commanded you.
3 You have not left your brothers these many days down to this day,
and you have observed the obligations
of the commandment of the Lord your God.
4 (Jos 13:8) Now the Lord your God has given rest to your brothers,
as He had said to them. So now, turn and go to your homes,
to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord
gave you on the other side of the Jordan.
5 (Dt 6:17; 11:22) Only carefully obey the commandment
and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you:
to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to obey
His commandments, to cling to Him, and to serve Him
with all your heart and soul."
6 (Jos 14:13; Ge 47:7) Joshua blessed them and sent them off,
and they went to their tents.
7 (Jos 17:1-12) Moses had assigned land in Bashan
to half the tribe of Manasseh, and to the other half Joshua
assigned land among their brothers on the west side of the Jordan.
When Joshua sent them also to their homes and blessed them,
8 (Nu 31:27; 1Sa 30:24) he said, "Return home with great wealth,
much livestock, silver, gold, copper, iron, and great quantities of clothing.
Divide the spoil of your enemies among your brothers."
9 (Nu 32:26; 32:29) So the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
left the children of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to go
to the land of Gilead, the land of their possession, according to the word
of the Lord through Moses.
10 The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh came
near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built a very large altar
by the Jordan.
11 (Dt 13:12-14) The children of Israel heard someone say,
"The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
have built an altar by the land of Canaan by the Jordan
on the Israelite side."
12 When the children of Israel heard this, they assembled
the whole congregation of the children of Israel at Shiloh
to go up against them in war.
13 (Nu 25:7; Ex 6:25) Then the children of Israel sent Phinehas,
son of Eleazar the priest, to the sons of Reuben, to the sons of Gad,
and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead,
14 (Nu 1:4) and with him ten chiefs, one chief each for each father's
household of every tribe of Israel; and each one of them was the head
of his father's house among the thousands of Israel.
15 They came to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
in the land of Gilead and said to them,
16 "The whole congregation of the Lord says,
'What is this trespass you have committed against the God of Israel?
Today you have turned from following the Lord
by building yourselves an altar to rebel against Him!
17 Is the sin of Peor, from which we have still not purified
ourselves even today, not enough for us, which brought a plague upon
the congregation of the Lord
18 (Nu 16:22; Jos 22:16) that today you have turned away
from following the Lord?
" 'If today you are rebelling against the Lord, then tomorrow
He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel!
19 (Jos 18:1) If indeed your own land is unclean, then cross over
to the land of the Lord where the tabernacle of the Lord stands
and take land among us. Yet do not rebel against the Lord or rebel
against us by building an altar other than the altar of the Lord our God.
20 (Jos 7:1; 7:5) Did not Achan son of Zerah commit a trespass in the things
under the ban, and wrath fall on all the congregation of Israel?
And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.' "
21 Then the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered
and said to the heads of the Israelite clans,
22 (Dt 10:17; 1Ki 8:39) "The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods,
He knows, and may Israel know-if we have acted in rebellion
or disloyalty against the Lord, do not spare us today.
23 (Dt 18:19; 1Sa 20:16) If we have built an altar to turn away
from following the Lord, to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings
or make peace offerings upon it, may the Lord Himself demand an account.
24 (Jos 4:6) "We did this deed because we were worried that in the future
your descendants might say, 'What have you to do with the Lord God of Israel?
25 The Lord made the Jordan a boundary between us and you,
the descendants of Reuben and Gad. You have no share in the Lord!'
In this way your descendants might make our descendants
to stop worshipping the Lord.
26 "So we said to each other, 'Let us build this altar, not for burnt
offering or sacrifice,
27 (Jos 24:27; Ge 31:48) but as a witness for us, for you,
and for the generations after us, that we may perform
the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings,
sacrifices, and peace offerings, and in the future your descendants
will not be able to say to our descendants,
"You have no share in the Lord!" '
28 "Therefore we said, ‘In the future, if they say this to us or to our
descendants, we will say, "Look at the replica of the altar of the Lord
that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices,
but as a witness between you and us." '
29 (Dt 12:13-14; Jos 24:16) "God forbid that we should rebel against
the Lord by turning from following the Lord today by building
an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrifices
other than the altar of the Lord God that stands before His tabernacle!"
30 (Jos 22:33) When Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the congregation,
and the heads of the Israelite clans who were with him heard
what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh said, it pleased them.
31 (Lev 26:11–12; 2Ch 15:2) Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said
to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, "Today we know
that the Lord is in our midst because you did not violate your obligations
to the Lord in this matter. Indeed, you have delivered the children of Israel
from the judgment of the Lord."
32 Then Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest and the leaders returned
from meeting the descendants of Reuben and Gad in the land of Gilead
to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. They brought back a report.
33 (1Ch 29:20; Da 2:19) This report was good in the eyes of the children
of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God.
They decided not to make war against the descendants
of Reuben and Gad to ruin the land in which they lived.
34 (Jos 22:27) The descendants of Reuben and Gad named the altar Witness,
"For it is a witness between us that the Lord is God."
JOSHUA 23
Joshua's Charge to the Leaders
1 (Jos 13:1; 21:44) A long time later, after the Lord had given Israel rest
from all their enemies around them, Joshua was old and advanced in years.
2 (Jos 24:1; Dt 31:28) Joshua called for all Israel, their elders,
clan heads, judges, and officials, and said to them,
"I am old and advanced in years.
3 (Ex 14:14; Jos 10:14) You have seen all that the Lord your God did to
all these peoples before you, for it is the Lord your God who has waged
war for you.
4 (Jos 13:2; 13:6-7) See, I have allotted to you as an inheritance the land
of these peoples who remain, along with the land of the peoples
whom I defeated, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
5 (Ex 33:2; 34:11) The Lord your God will drive them out and dispossess
them from before you, and you will inherit their land,
as the Lord your God told you.
6 (Dt 5:32; 28:14) "Now be very strong to observe and enact all that is
written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you do not deviate
from it to the right or the left.
7 (Ex 23:13; Ps 16:4) Do not assimilate with these peoples remaining
among you. Do not invoke the names of their gods, nor swear by, serve,
or worship them.
8 (Dt 10:20; 11:22) Instead, cling to the Lord your God, as you have done
until today.
9 (Dt 11:23; Jos 1:5) "For the Lord has dispossessed before you great
and mighty peoples, and as for you, not a single man has been able
to stand against you until today.
10 (Lev 26:8; Dt 3:22) One man from among you can make a thousand flee,
for it is the Lord your God who wages war for you, as He told you.
11 (Jos 22:5) Now be careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God!
12 (Dt 7:3) "For if you should turn and cling to the remainder
of these peoples who are left with you, and you intermarry
and assimilate with them, and they with you,
13 (Dt 7:16; Ex 23:33; Nu 33:55) know for certain that the Lord your God
will no longer drive out these nations from before you. But they shall
be snares and traps to you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes,
until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your
God has given you.
14 (1Ki 2:2) "Now, I am going the way of all the earth. You know
in all your hearts and souls that not a single word has failed out
of all the good things that the Lord your God has said concerning
you. All came true for you. Not a single word among them failed.
15 (Dt 28:15-68) So just as every good thing that the Lord your God
said to you came to be, even so the Lord can bring every bad thing
upon you until He has destroyed you from this good land that
the Lord your God gave you.
16 If you break the covenant of the Lord your God that He commanded you,
and go and serve other gods and worship them, the anger of the Lord
will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from
the good land that He gave you."
JOSHUA 24
Covenant Renewed at Shechem
1 (Jos 23:2; 1Sa 10:19) Joshua called for all the Israelite tribes
at Shechem and summoned the elders, clan heads, judges,
and officials of Israel. They presented themselves before God.
2 (Ge 31:53; 31:30) Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord
God of Israel: Long ago your fathers-Terah father of Abraham and Nahor
-lived beyond the Euphrates (Euphrates River). and served other gods.
3 (Ge 12:1-4; 21:2-3) I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates,
(Euphrates River). brought him through all the land of Canaan,
and gave him many descendants. To him I gave Isaac.
4 (Dt 2:5; Ge 36:8) To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau,
and to Esau I gave Mount Seir for his inheritance,
but Jacob and his descendants went down into Egypt.
5 (Ex 3:10; 7:1-12) "I sent Moses and Aaron, I struck Egypt down
with all I did in their midst, and afterward I brought you out.
6 I brought your fathers out of Egypt, then you came to the sea.
The Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.
7 (Ex 14:20; 14:10) Your fathers cried out to the Lord, and He placed darkness
between you and the Egyptians. He made the sea come upon them and cover them.
Your own eyes saw what I did to Egypt, and you lived in the wilderness
a long time.
8 (Nu 21:21-35) "I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived
on the other side of the Jordan. They waged war against you,
but I gave them into your hand so that you might inherit their land,
and I destroyed them before you.
9 (Jdg 11:25) Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and waged
war against Israel. He called for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
10 but I refused to listen to Balaam. Therefore he blessed you still,
and I delivered you out of his hand.
11 (Jos 3:14-17; 4:10-12) "You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho.
The leaders of Jericho, along with the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites,
Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, waged war against you,
but I gave them into your hand.
12 (Ex 23:28; Dt 7:20) I sent the hornet and drove out the two Amorite kings
from before you, but not with your sword or your bow.
13 (Jos 11:13'0 I gave you a land for which you did not work,
and cities that you did not build. You live in them, and you are eating
from the produce of vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.
14 (Jos 24:23; Dt 10:12; 1Sa 12:24) "Now fear the Lord, and serve Him
with sincerity and faithfulness. Put away the gods your fathers
served beyond the River (Euphrates River.) and in Egypt. Serve the Lord.
15 (Jdg 6:10; 1Ki 18:21) If it is displeasing to you to serve the Lord,
then choose today whom you will serve, if it should be the gods
your fathers served beyond the River (Euphrates River.)
or the gods of the Amorites' land where you are now living.
Yet as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
16 The people answered and said, "God forbid that we forsake
the Lord and serve other gods!
17 For it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers out from slavery
in the land of Egypt and performed these great signs in our sight and guarded
us all the way that we went and among all the peoples through whom we passed.
18 The Lord drove out before us all the people, even the Amorites,
who lived in the land. So we will indeed serve the Lord, for He is our God."
19 (Ex 20:5; 23:21) Then Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve
the Lord, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God, and He will not forgive
your transgressions nor your sins.
20 (1Ch 28:9; Ac 7:42) If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods,
then He will turn, bring disaster upon you, and finish you off,
after having been good to you."
21 The people said to Joshua, "No, we will serve the Lord!"
22 (Ps 119:173) Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses a
gainst yourselves, that you have chosen the Lord, to serve Him."
Then they said, "We are witnesses."
23 (Jos 24:14) "Now then," he said, "put away the foreign gods
in your midst, and stretch out your hearts to the Lord God of Israel!"
24 The people said to Joshua, "It is the Lord our God we will serve,
and His voice that we will obey."
25 (Ex 15:25; 2Ki 11:17) So that day Joshua made a covenant
for the people and established regulations and laws for them at Shechem.
26 (Jdg 9:6; Ge 35:4) Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God.
He took a large stone and set it up
under the oak by the sanctuary of the Lord.
27 (Jos 22:34; Dt 31:19) Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone
will be a witness for us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord
that He spoke to us. It will be a witness for us, lest you deny your God."
28 (Jdg 2:6) Then Joshua sent the people away, each man to his inheritance.
Joshua’s Death and Burial
29 (Jdg 2:8) After these events took place, Joshua son of Nun,
the servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.
30 (Jos 19:50) They buried him in the territory of his inheritance
in Timnath Serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim
north of Mount Gaash.
31 (Jdg 2:7; Dt 11:2) Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua
and of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known
all the deeds that the Lord had done for Israel.
32 (Ge 33:19; 50:25) They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children
of Israel had brought out of Egypt, in Shechem in the part of the field
that Jacob bought from the descendants of Hamor the father of Shechem
for one hundred pieces of silver.Heb. a hundred kesitahs;
a kesitah was a coin of unknown weight and value.
It became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph.
33 (Ex 6:25; Jos 22:13) Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they buried him
at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son,
which was in the hill country of Ephraim.
2) Our Daily Bread for 29 Mar 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/03/29/facing-the-battles-with-god
entitled Facing the Battles with God
Psalm 11
PSALMS 11
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 In the Lord I seek refuge;
how do you say to my soul,
"Flee as a bird to your mountain,
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) for the wicked bend their bow;
they make ready their arrow on the string,
that they may treacherously shoot
the upright in heart.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) If the foundations are broken,
what can the righteous do?"
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) The Lord is in His holy temple,
His throne is in heaven;
His eyes see,
His eyes examine mankind.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord tests the righteous,
but the wicked and one who loves violence
His soul hates.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Upon the wicked He will rain
coals of fire and brimstone and a burning wind;
this will be the portion of their cup.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) For the righteous Lord
loves righteousness;
His countenance beholds the upright.
The heroic deeds of US Army soldier Desmond Doss are featured
in the 2016 movie Hacksaw Ridge. While Doss' convictions
wouldn't allow him to take human life, as an army medic
he committed himself to preserving life even at the risk of his own.
The citation read at Doss' Medal of Honor ceremony on October 12, 1945,
included these words:"Private First Class Doss refused to seek cover
and remained in the fire-swept area with the many stricken,
carrying them one by one to the edge of the escarpment. . . .
He unhesitatingly braved enemy shelling and small arms fire
to assist an artillery officer."
In Psalm 11, David's conviction that his refuge was in God
compelled him to resist suggestions to flee
rather than face his foes (vv. 2-3). Six simple words comprised
his statement of faith: "In the Lord I take refuge" (v. 1).
That well-rooted conviction would guide his conduct.
David’s words in verses 4–7 amplified God's greatness.
Yes, life can sometimes be like a battlefield, and hostile fire
can send us scattering for cover when we're bombarded
with health challenges or financial, relational, and spiritual stresses.
So, what should we do? Acknowledge that God is the king
of the universe (v. 4); take delight in His amazing capacity to judge
with precision (vv. 5-6); and rest in His delight in what's right, fair,
and equitable (v. 7). We can run swiftly to God for shelter!
By: Arthur Jackson
Reflect & Pray
When have you experienced life's hostile fire and been tempted
to find shelter in something other than God? Can you recall times
when God came to your rescue and your hope in Him was renewed?
Father, help me to see You more clearly than any force that opposes
me and run to You for true safety and security.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 2 - God's purpose: The Image of Christ
Romans 8:28-29
28 (Gal 1:15; Ge 50:20) We know that all things work together for
good to those who love God,
to those who are called according to His purpose.
29 (Ro 11:2; 1Co 15:49; Eph 1:11) For those whom He foreknew,
He predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son,
so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.
A baby dies of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and the parents are
devastated, plagued with guilt, and Asking "Why?" A 17-year-old plunges
headfirst into a pond and to the surface a quadriplegic. A single mother
of 3, struck down by leukemia, has to release he children to foster homes.
And in all these cases, well-meaning Christians stand by and attempt to
comfort: "All thingswork together for good, you know," they say blithely,
"just trust God, and praise him for everything."
Such pat answers are often repeated because they do contain an element
of truth; they become "pat", meaningless, and superficial, when they are
used as a panacea for all ills, whether the cure fits or not.
The truth is, God does use everything for the benfit of his people -
even disaster and tragedy. Romans 8:28 says, "Ian all things God works ...."
God foes not cause human suffering. He is not the author of pain
and misery. But what the Enemy of our souls intends for
destructions, God can use for growth.
The key to understanding Romans 8:28 is Romans 8:29 . The Lord makes
clear what "his purpose" is: that we be "conformed to the
likeness of his Son." Everything that happens is not good,
but nothing is wasted in the economy of God. Even the sorrow,
misfortune, and calamity that strike all of us cam be used by the Spirit
to transform us into the image of Christ.
Application
a) Have I ever had experiences that made me doubt the
"all things work together for good"?
b) How does Romans 8:29 clarify Romans 8:28?
c) How can these verses help me deal with the struggles I have in my
own life?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
1 Tim 6:17-19
17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that they
not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,
who richly gives us all things to enjoy.
18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich
in good works, generous, willing to share,
19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 89:1 -8
PSALMS 89
A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
with my mouth I will make known
Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,
"Mercy shall be built up forever;
Your faithfulness shall be
established in the heavens."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,
"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to David my servant:
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,
and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) For who in the skies can
be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared
in the assembly of the holy ones
and awesome to all those who surround Him.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,
who is a mighty Lord like You,
with Your faithfulness all around You?
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 29 of the Month
a) Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion (
Ps 139:13-16
13 You brought my inner parts into being;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder;
marvelous are Your works,
and You know me completely.
15 My frame was not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw me unformed,
yet in Your book
all my days were written,
before any of them came into being.
)
b) Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight (
Gal 2:10
10 (Ac 24:17) Only they requested that we should remember the poor,
which I also was eager to do.
)
Conclusion:
Pray ot the Lord to Know anad serve Him with all you Heart and All your soul.
Pray to the Lord to help you when you face opposition.
Pray to the Lord to give knowledge and wisdom when all does not seem correct.
Pray to the Lord to put Faith in him and not in idols.
Pray to the Lord to know Him personally.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion.
Pray that the Church will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight ..
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.
Day 88, 29 Mar 2021
Joshua 22-24
JOSHUA 22
The Eastern Tribes Return Home
1 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
2 (Jos 1:12-18) He said to them, "You have done everything that Moses
the servant of the Lord commanded you and have obeyed me in everything
that I have commanded you.
3 You have not left your brothers these many days down to this day,
and you have observed the obligations
of the commandment of the Lord your God.
4 (Jos 13:8) Now the Lord your God has given rest to your brothers,
as He had said to them. So now, turn and go to your homes,
to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord
gave you on the other side of the Jordan.
5 (Dt 6:17; 11:22) Only carefully obey the commandment
and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you:
to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to obey
His commandments, to cling to Him, and to serve Him
with all your heart and soul."
6 (Jos 14:13; Ge 47:7) Joshua blessed them and sent them off,
and they went to their tents.
7 (Jos 17:1-12) Moses had assigned land in Bashan
to half the tribe of Manasseh, and to the other half Joshua
assigned land among their brothers on the west side of the Jordan.
When Joshua sent them also to their homes and blessed them,
8 (Nu 31:27; 1Sa 30:24) he said, "Return home with great wealth,
much livestock, silver, gold, copper, iron, and great quantities of clothing.
Divide the spoil of your enemies among your brothers."
9 (Nu 32:26; 32:29) So the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
left the children of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to go
to the land of Gilead, the land of their possession, according to the word
of the Lord through Moses.
10 The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh came
near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built a very large altar
by the Jordan.
11 (Dt 13:12-14) The children of Israel heard someone say,
"The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
have built an altar by the land of Canaan by the Jordan
on the Israelite side."
12 When the children of Israel heard this, they assembled
the whole congregation of the children of Israel at Shiloh
to go up against them in war.
13 (Nu 25:7; Ex 6:25) Then the children of Israel sent Phinehas,
son of Eleazar the priest, to the sons of Reuben, to the sons of Gad,
and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead,
14 (Nu 1:4) and with him ten chiefs, one chief each for each father's
household of every tribe of Israel; and each one of them was the head
of his father's house among the thousands of Israel.
15 They came to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
in the land of Gilead and said to them,
16 "The whole congregation of the Lord says,
'What is this trespass you have committed against the God of Israel?
Today you have turned from following the Lord
by building yourselves an altar to rebel against Him!
17 Is the sin of Peor, from which we have still not purified
ourselves even today, not enough for us, which brought a plague upon
the congregation of the Lord
18 (Nu 16:22; Jos 22:16) that today you have turned away
from following the Lord?
" 'If today you are rebelling against the Lord, then tomorrow
He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel!
19 (Jos 18:1) If indeed your own land is unclean, then cross over
to the land of the Lord where the tabernacle of the Lord stands
and take land among us. Yet do not rebel against the Lord or rebel
against us by building an altar other than the altar of the Lord our God.
20 (Jos 7:1; 7:5) Did not Achan son of Zerah commit a trespass in the things
under the ban, and wrath fall on all the congregation of Israel?
And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.' "
21 Then the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered
and said to the heads of the Israelite clans,
22 (Dt 10:17; 1Ki 8:39) "The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods,
He knows, and may Israel know-if we have acted in rebellion
or disloyalty against the Lord, do not spare us today.
23 (Dt 18:19; 1Sa 20:16) If we have built an altar to turn away
from following the Lord, to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings
or make peace offerings upon it, may the Lord Himself demand an account.
24 (Jos 4:6) "We did this deed because we were worried that in the future
your descendants might say, 'What have you to do with the Lord God of Israel?
25 The Lord made the Jordan a boundary between us and you,
the descendants of Reuben and Gad. You have no share in the Lord!'
In this way your descendants might make our descendants
to stop worshipping the Lord.
26 "So we said to each other, 'Let us build this altar, not for burnt
offering or sacrifice,
27 (Jos 24:27; Ge 31:48) but as a witness for us, for you,
and for the generations after us, that we may perform
the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings,
sacrifices, and peace offerings, and in the future your descendants
will not be able to say to our descendants,
"You have no share in the Lord!" '
28 "Therefore we said, ‘In the future, if they say this to us or to our
descendants, we will say, "Look at the replica of the altar of the Lord
that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices,
but as a witness between you and us." '
29 (Dt 12:13-14; Jos 24:16) "God forbid that we should rebel against
the Lord by turning from following the Lord today by building
an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrifices
other than the altar of the Lord God that stands before His tabernacle!"
30 (Jos 22:33) When Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the congregation,
and the heads of the Israelite clans who were with him heard
what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh said, it pleased them.
31 (Lev 26:11–12; 2Ch 15:2) Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said
to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, "Today we know
that the Lord is in our midst because you did not violate your obligations
to the Lord in this matter. Indeed, you have delivered the children of Israel
from the judgment of the Lord."
32 Then Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest and the leaders returned
from meeting the descendants of Reuben and Gad in the land of Gilead
to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. They brought back a report.
33 (1Ch 29:20; Da 2:19) This report was good in the eyes of the children
of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God.
They decided not to make war against the descendants
of Reuben and Gad to ruin the land in which they lived.
34 (Jos 22:27) The descendants of Reuben and Gad named the altar Witness,
"For it is a witness between us that the Lord is God."
JOSHUA 23
Joshua's Charge to the Leaders
1 (Jos 13:1; 21:44) A long time later, after the Lord had given Israel rest
from all their enemies around them, Joshua was old and advanced in years.
2 (Jos 24:1; Dt 31:28) Joshua called for all Israel, their elders,
clan heads, judges, and officials, and said to them,
"I am old and advanced in years.
3 (Ex 14:14; Jos 10:14) You have seen all that the Lord your God did to
all these peoples before you, for it is the Lord your God who has waged
war for you.
4 (Jos 13:2; 13:6-7) See, I have allotted to you as an inheritance the land
of these peoples who remain, along with the land of the peoples
whom I defeated, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
5 (Ex 33:2; 34:11) The Lord your God will drive them out and dispossess
them from before you, and you will inherit their land,
as the Lord your God told you.
6 (Dt 5:32; 28:14) "Now be very strong to observe and enact all that is
written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you do not deviate
from it to the right or the left.
7 (Ex 23:13; Ps 16:4) Do not assimilate with these peoples remaining
among you. Do not invoke the names of their gods, nor swear by, serve,
or worship them.
8 (Dt 10:20; 11:22) Instead, cling to the Lord your God, as you have done
until today.
9 (Dt 11:23; Jos 1:5) "For the Lord has dispossessed before you great
and mighty peoples, and as for you, not a single man has been able
to stand against you until today.
10 (Lev 26:8; Dt 3:22) One man from among you can make a thousand flee,
for it is the Lord your God who wages war for you, as He told you.
11 (Jos 22:5) Now be careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God!
12 (Dt 7:3) "For if you should turn and cling to the remainder
of these peoples who are left with you, and you intermarry
and assimilate with them, and they with you,
13 (Dt 7:16; Ex 23:33; Nu 33:55) know for certain that the Lord your God
will no longer drive out these nations from before you. But they shall
be snares and traps to you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes,
until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your
God has given you.
14 (1Ki 2:2) "Now, I am going the way of all the earth. You know
in all your hearts and souls that not a single word has failed out
of all the good things that the Lord your God has said concerning
you. All came true for you. Not a single word among them failed.
15 (Dt 28:15-68) So just as every good thing that the Lord your God
said to you came to be, even so the Lord can bring every bad thing
upon you until He has destroyed you from this good land that
the Lord your God gave you.
16 If you break the covenant of the Lord your God that He commanded you,
and go and serve other gods and worship them, the anger of the Lord
will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from
the good land that He gave you."
JOSHUA 24
Covenant Renewed at Shechem
1 (Jos 23:2; 1Sa 10:19) Joshua called for all the Israelite tribes
at Shechem and summoned the elders, clan heads, judges,
and officials of Israel. They presented themselves before God.
2 (Ge 31:53; 31:30) Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord
God of Israel: Long ago your fathers-Terah father of Abraham and Nahor
-lived beyond the Euphrates (Euphrates River). and served other gods.
3 (Ge 12:1-4; 21:2-3) I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates,
(Euphrates River). brought him through all the land of Canaan,
and gave him many descendants. To him I gave Isaac.
4 (Dt 2:5; Ge 36:8) To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau,
and to Esau I gave Mount Seir for his inheritance,
but Jacob and his descendants went down into Egypt.
5 (Ex 3:10; 7:1-12) "I sent Moses and Aaron, I struck Egypt down
with all I did in their midst, and afterward I brought you out.
6 I brought your fathers out of Egypt, then you came to the sea.
The Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.
7 (Ex 14:20; 14:10) Your fathers cried out to the Lord, and He placed darkness
between you and the Egyptians. He made the sea come upon them and cover them.
Your own eyes saw what I did to Egypt, and you lived in the wilderness
a long time.
8 (Nu 21:21-35) "I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived
on the other side of the Jordan. They waged war against you,
but I gave them into your hand so that you might inherit their land,
and I destroyed them before you.
9 (Jdg 11:25) Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and waged
war against Israel. He called for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
10 but I refused to listen to Balaam. Therefore he blessed you still,
and I delivered you out of his hand.
11 (Jos 3:14-17; 4:10-12) "You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho.
The leaders of Jericho, along with the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites,
Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, waged war against you,
but I gave them into your hand.
12 (Ex 23:28; Dt 7:20) I sent the hornet and drove out the two Amorite kings
from before you, but not with your sword or your bow.
13 (Jos 11:13'0 I gave you a land for which you did not work,
and cities that you did not build. You live in them, and you are eating
from the produce of vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.
14 (Jos 24:23; Dt 10:12; 1Sa 12:24) "Now fear the Lord, and serve Him
with sincerity and faithfulness. Put away the gods your fathers
served beyond the River (Euphrates River.) and in Egypt. Serve the Lord.
15 (Jdg 6:10; 1Ki 18:21) If it is displeasing to you to serve the Lord,
then choose today whom you will serve, if it should be the gods
your fathers served beyond the River (Euphrates River.)
or the gods of the Amorites' land where you are now living.
Yet as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
16 The people answered and said, "God forbid that we forsake
the Lord and serve other gods!
17 For it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers out from slavery
in the land of Egypt and performed these great signs in our sight and guarded
us all the way that we went and among all the peoples through whom we passed.
18 The Lord drove out before us all the people, even the Amorites,
who lived in the land. So we will indeed serve the Lord, for He is our God."
19 (Ex 20:5; 23:21) Then Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve
the Lord, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God, and He will not forgive
your transgressions nor your sins.
20 (1Ch 28:9; Ac 7:42) If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods,
then He will turn, bring disaster upon you, and finish you off,
after having been good to you."
21 The people said to Joshua, "No, we will serve the Lord!"
22 (Ps 119:173) Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses a
gainst yourselves, that you have chosen the Lord, to serve Him."
Then they said, "We are witnesses."
23 (Jos 24:14) "Now then," he said, "put away the foreign gods
in your midst, and stretch out your hearts to the Lord God of Israel!"
24 The people said to Joshua, "It is the Lord our God we will serve,
and His voice that we will obey."
25 (Ex 15:25; 2Ki 11:17) So that day Joshua made a covenant
for the people and established regulations and laws for them at Shechem.
26 (Jdg 9:6; Ge 35:4) Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God.
He took a large stone and set it up
under the oak by the sanctuary of the Lord.
27 (Jos 22:34; Dt 31:19) Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone
will be a witness for us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord
that He spoke to us. It will be a witness for us, lest you deny your God."
28 (Jdg 2:6) Then Joshua sent the people away, each man to his inheritance.
Joshua’s Death and Burial
29 (Jdg 2:8) After these events took place, Joshua son of Nun,
the servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.
30 (Jos 19:50) They buried him in the territory of his inheritance
in Timnath Serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim
north of Mount Gaash.
31 (Jdg 2:7; Dt 11:2) Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua
and of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known
all the deeds that the Lord had done for Israel.
32 (Ge 33:19; 50:25) They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children
of Israel had brought out of Egypt, in Shechem in the part of the field
that Jacob bought from the descendants of Hamor the father of Shechem
for one hundred pieces of silver.Heb. a hundred kesitahs;
a kesitah was a coin of unknown weight and value.
It became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph.
33 (Ex 6:25; Jos 22:13) Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they buried him
at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son,
which was in the hill country of Ephraim.
2) Our Daily Bread for 29 Mar 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/03/29/facing-the-battles-with-god
entitled Facing the Battles with God
Psalm 11
PSALMS 11
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 In the Lord I seek refuge;
how do you say to my soul,
"Flee as a bird to your mountain,
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) for the wicked bend their bow;
they make ready their arrow on the string,
that they may treacherously shoot
the upright in heart.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) If the foundations are broken,
what can the righteous do?"
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) The Lord is in His holy temple,
His throne is in heaven;
His eyes see,
His eyes examine mankind.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord tests the righteous,
but the wicked and one who loves violence
His soul hates.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Upon the wicked He will rain
coals of fire and brimstone and a burning wind;
this will be the portion of their cup.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) For the righteous Lord
loves righteousness;
His countenance beholds the upright.
The heroic deeds of US Army soldier Desmond Doss are featured
in the 2016 movie Hacksaw Ridge. While Doss' convictions
wouldn't allow him to take human life, as an army medic
he committed himself to preserving life even at the risk of his own.
The citation read at Doss' Medal of Honor ceremony on October 12, 1945,
included these words:"Private First Class Doss refused to seek cover
and remained in the fire-swept area with the many stricken,
carrying them one by one to the edge of the escarpment. . . .
He unhesitatingly braved enemy shelling and small arms fire
to assist an artillery officer."
In Psalm 11, David's conviction that his refuge was in God
compelled him to resist suggestions to flee
rather than face his foes (vv. 2-3). Six simple words comprised
his statement of faith: "In the Lord I take refuge" (v. 1).
That well-rooted conviction would guide his conduct.
David’s words in verses 4–7 amplified God's greatness.
Yes, life can sometimes be like a battlefield, and hostile fire
can send us scattering for cover when we're bombarded
with health challenges or financial, relational, and spiritual stresses.
So, what should we do? Acknowledge that God is the king
of the universe (v. 4); take delight in His amazing capacity to judge
with precision (vv. 5-6); and rest in His delight in what's right, fair,
and equitable (v. 7). We can run swiftly to God for shelter!
By: Arthur Jackson
Reflect & Pray
When have you experienced life's hostile fire and been tempted
to find shelter in something other than God? Can you recall times
when God came to your rescue and your hope in Him was renewed?
Father, help me to see You more clearly than any force that opposes
me and run to You for true safety and security.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 2 - God's purpose: The Image of Christ
Romans 8:28-29
28 (Gal 1:15; Ge 50:20) We know that all things work together for
good to those who love God,
to those who are called according to His purpose.
29 (Ro 11:2; 1Co 15:49; Eph 1:11) For those whom He foreknew,
He predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son,
so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.
A baby dies of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and the parents are
devastated, plagued with guilt, and Asking "Why?" A 17-year-old plunges
headfirst into a pond and to the surface a quadriplegic. A single mother
of 3, struck down by leukemia, has to release he children to foster homes.
And in all these cases, well-meaning Christians stand by and attempt to
comfort: "All thingswork together for good, you know," they say blithely,
"just trust God, and praise him for everything."
Such pat answers are often repeated because they do contain an element
of truth; they become "pat", meaningless, and superficial, when they are
used as a panacea for all ills, whether the cure fits or not.
The truth is, God does use everything for the benfit of his people -
even disaster and tragedy. Romans 8:28 says, "Ian all things God works ...."
God foes not cause human suffering. He is not the author of pain
and misery. But what the Enemy of our souls intends for
destructions, God can use for growth.
The key to understanding Romans 8:28 is Romans 8:29 . The Lord makes
clear what "his purpose" is: that we be "conformed to the
likeness of his Son." Everything that happens is not good,
but nothing is wasted in the economy of God. Even the sorrow,
misfortune, and calamity that strike all of us cam be used by the Spirit
to transform us into the image of Christ.
Application
a) Have I ever had experiences that made me doubt the
"all things work together for good"?
b) How does Romans 8:29 clarify Romans 8:28?
c) How can these verses help me deal with the struggles I have in my
own life?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
1 Tim 6:17-19
17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that they
not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,
who richly gives us all things to enjoy.
18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich
in good works, generous, willing to share,
19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 89:1 -8
PSALMS 89
A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
with my mouth I will make known
Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,
"Mercy shall be built up forever;
Your faithfulness shall be
established in the heavens."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,
"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to David my servant:
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,
and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) For who in the skies can
be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared
in the assembly of the holy ones
and awesome to all those who surround Him.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,
who is a mighty Lord like You,
with Your faithfulness all around You?
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 29 of the Month
a) Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion (
Ps 139:13-16
13 You brought my inner parts into being;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder;
marvelous are Your works,
and You know me completely.
15 My frame was not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw me unformed,
yet in Your book
all my days were written,
before any of them came into being.
)
b) Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight (
Gal 2:10
10 (Ac 24:17) Only they requested that we should remember the poor,
which I also was eager to do.
)
Conclusion:
Pray ot the Lord to Know anad serve Him with all you Heart and All your soul.
Pray to the Lord to help you when you face opposition.
Pray to the Lord to give knowledge and wisdom when all does not seem correct.
Pray to the Lord to put Faith in him and not in idols.
Pray to the Lord to know Him personally.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion.
Pray that the Church will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight ..
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.