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Day 120, 30 Apr 2021
2 Samuel 5 , 1 Chron 11-12
2 SAMUEL 5
David Anointed King Over Israel
1 Ch 11:1–3
1 (1Ch 11:1–3; Ge 29:14) All of the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron
and said, "We are your bone and flesh.
2 (1Sa 18:13; 2Sa 7:7) Previously, when Saul was king over us, you were
the one leading Israel out and in. Also, the Lord said to you:
You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over Israel."
3 (2Sa 2:4; Jdg 11:11So all of the elders of Israel came to the king
at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the Lord at Hebron.
They anointed David king over Israel.
4 (1Ch 26:31; 29:27) David was thirty years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned forty years.
5 (2Sa 2:11; 1Ch 3:4) He reigned over Judah from Hebron for seven years
and six months, and he reigned over all of Israel and Judah
from Jerusalem for33 years.
David Conquers Jerusalem
1Ch 3:5-9; 11:4-9; 14:1-7
6 (Jdg 1:8; Jos 15:63)The king and his men went to Jerusalem against
the Jebusites, who were living in the land. They said to David,
"You will not enter here; even the blind and the lame will turn you away"
-thinking, "David cannot enter here."
7 (1Ki 2:10; 2Sa 6:12) Nevertheless, David overthrew the stronghold of Zion,
which is now the City of David.
8 David said on that day, "Whoever defeats the Jebusites, let him go through
the water shaft to reach the lame and the blind, who are despised by David."
Therefore, it is said, "The blind and lame shall not come into the house."
9 (1Ki 9:15; 9:24) So David occupied the stronghold, and he called it the
City of David. He built on all sides from the terraces inward.
10 (2Sa 3:1) David went on and became great, because the Lord,
the God of Hosts, was with him.
11 (1Ch 14:1; 1Ki 5:1-2) King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David
with cedar wood, carpenters, and stonemasons,
and they built a house for David.
12 Then David understood that the Lord had appointed him king over Israel,
and that He had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
13 (1Ch 3:9; Dt 17:17) David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem,
after having come from Hebron, and they bore him more sons and daughters.
14 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem:
Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
David Defeats the Philistines
1Ch 14:8–17
17 (2Sa 23:14; 1Ch 11:16) When the Philistines heard that they had
anointed David king over Israel, all of the Philistines went up
to search for David, but David heard about this and went down
to the stronghold.
18 (Jos 15:8; Ge 14:5) Now the Philistines had come
and were spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
19 (2Sa 2:1; 1Sa 23:2) So David asked the Lord,
"Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You give them into my hand?"
The Lord said to David, "Go up, because I will certainly
give them into your hand."
20 (Isa 28:21) So David came to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there.
He said, "The Lord has breached my enemies before me like bursting tides."
Therefore, he named that place Baal Perazim.
21 (Dt 7:5) The Philistines abandoned their idols there,
and David and his men carried them away.
22 Once again, the Philistines went up
and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
23 When David inquired of the Lord, He said,
"You shall not go up. Circle around behind them and come against them
opposite the trees.
24 (Jdg 4:14; 2Ki 7:6) When you hear the sound of marching in the tops
of the trees, pay attention, because at that point the Lord is going
before you to defeat the army of the Philistines."
25 (1Ch 14:16) So David did just as the Lord commanded,
and he defeated the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.
2) Our Daily Bread for 29 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/29/working-together
entitledWorking Together
Exodus 18:13-23
13 On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood
around - Moses from the morning until the evening.
14 When Moses' father-in=law saw all that he was doing for the people,
he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people?
Why are you sitting by yourself while all the people stand
around you from morning until evening?"
15 (Nu 15:34; 27:5) Then Moses said to his father-in-law,
"Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
16 (Ex 24:14; Dt 4:5) When they have a dispute, it comes to me,
and I judge between a man and his neighbor,
and I make known the statutes of God and His laws."
17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing
is not good. 18 You will surely wear yourself out, both you,
and these people who are with you, for this thing is too heavy for you.
You are not able to do it by yourself.
19 (Nu 27:5; Ex 3:12) Now listen to me, I will advise you, and may God
be with you: You be a representative for the people to God so that you
may bring their disputes to God.
20 (Dt 1:18; Ps 143:8) And you shall teach them the statutes and laws
and shall show them the way in which they must walk
and the work that they must do.
21 (2Ch 19:5-10; Ac 6:3) Moreover, you shall choose out of all the people
capable men who fear God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain,
and place these men over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds,
rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
22 (Nu 11:17; Ex 18:26) Let them judge the people at all times, and let it be that
every difficult matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter
they shall judge, so that it will be easier for you,
and they will bear the burden with you.
23 (Ex 18:18) If you shall do this thing and God commands you so,
then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will
go to their place in peace."
1 CHRONICLES 11
David, King of Israel
2Sa 5:1-10
1 Then all Israel assembled before David at Hebron,
saying, "We are your own people, even your flesh and blood.
2 (2Sa 5:2; 7:7) Also from times past until now, even when Saul was king,
you were the one who led Israel going out and coming in,
and the Lord your God said to you, Indeed, you will shepherd
My people Israel as the ruler of Israel."
3 (1Sa 16:1; 16:12-13) Then all the elders of Israel came to King David
at Hebron, and he made a covenant with them there before the Lord.
So they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of the Lord
delivered by Samuel.
David Conquers Jerusalem
4 (Jdg 1:21; Ge 10:16) Now David and all Israel with him went to Jerusalem
(that is, Jebus, since the Jebusites still dwelt there in the land).
5 And the Jebusites said to David, "You will not come here," but he captured
the stronghold of Zion (it is the City of David).
6 (2Sa 8:16) Now David had said, "Whoever strikes Jebus first will be
the commander and leader of the army," so Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
went up first and became the commander.
7 Then David dwelt in the stronghold, which is why they called
it the City of David,
8 and he fortified the city all around from the Millo encircling
the stronghold, while Joab preserved the rest of the city.
9 (2Sa 3:1) So David kept on going, becoming greater and greater,
and the Lord of Hosts was with him.
David's Mighty Men
2Sa 23:8-39
10 (1Ch 11:3) Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had,
who strengthened him in his kingdom, along with all Israel,
to establish him as king according to the word of the Lord to Israel.
11 (2Sa 23:8) These make up the number of the mighty men who fought for David:
Jashobeam, the son of Hakmoni, the head of the thirty, who lifted his spear
in triumph over three hundred slain at one time.
12 (1Ch 27:4) After him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite,
who was among the three mighty men.
13 He was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines were gathered
there for battle. There was a piece of ground full of barley.
Now the men fled from the Philistines.
14 But they stood their ground in the middle of the field, defended it,
and killed the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great victory.
15 (1Ch 14:9; Isa 17:5) Now three of the thirty captains climbed
down the rock to David at the cave of
while the camp of the Philistines was set up in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 (1Sa 10:5) (At that time, David was in the stronghold, but a garrison
of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.)
17 Now David was overcome with longing and said,
"Who will get me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem by the gate?"
18 These three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well
of Bethlehem by the gate, and carried it back to David. However, he was not
willing to drink it but poured out the water to the Lord.
19 For he said, "Far be it from me before my God to do this.
Should I drink the life blood of these men who put their lives in jeopardy?
For at the risk of their lives they brought it." Therefore
he would not drink it.
The three mighty men did these things.
20 (1Sa 26:6) Also Abishai himself, the brother of Joab,
was a captain of the three who lifted his spear in triumph
over three hundred slain and was given a name among the three.
21 He was honored as a leader by the second company of the three,
but he did not attain to the first three.
22 (Jos 15:21; 2Sa 8:18) Benaiah son of Jehoiada was
the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds.
He killed two Moabite warriors. Indeed, once he went down into a well
and struck a lion on a snowy day.
23 (1Sa 17:7) And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits
[About 7 feet 6 inches, or 2.3 meters.] tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a
spear like a weaver's beam, and he went down to him with a staff,
wrested the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
2 4Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, did these things, and won a name among
the three mighty men.
25 Out of the thirty captains, he himself was honored, and although
he did not attain to the three, David set him over his guard.
26 (1Ch 27:7)Now the other mighty men of valor of the army were
Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite,
Helez the Pelonite,
28 (1Ch 27:12) Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibbekai the Hushathite,
Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite,
Heled the son of Baanah, the NetophÂathite,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah in Benjamin,
Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai from the rivers of Gaash,
Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan the son of Shagee, the Hararite,
35 Ahiam the son of Sakar, the Hararite,
Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mekerathite,
Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite,
Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan,
Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite,
Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite,
Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina the son of Shiza, the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites,
and thirty with him,
43 Hanan the son of Maakah,
Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,
Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham, the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri and
Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite,
and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam,
Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
1 CHRONICLES 12
The Mighty Men Join David
1 (1Sa 27:2-6) Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he yet
kept himself away from Saul the son of Kish. They were among the brave men,
helpers in the war.
2 (Jdg 3:15; 20:16) They were armed with bows, and could use
both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows
out of a bow. They were Saul's brothers of Benjamin.
3 (1Ch 11:28)The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah
the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berakah,
and Jehu the Anathothite;
4 (Jos 9:3; 15:36) and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a brave warrior
among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan,
and Jozabad the Gederathite;
5and Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah,
and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
6and Elkanah, Ishiah, Azarel, Joezer,
and Jashobeam the Korahites;
7 (Jos 15:58) and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 (2Sa 2:18; 17:10) From the Gadites mighty men of valor, men of the war
battalion, who could handle shield and sword, whose faces were like the
faces of lions, and who were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains,
separated themselves for David in the stronghold in the wilderness:
9 Ezer the captain,
Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
1 1Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Makbannai the eleventh.
14 (Lev 26:8; Dt 32:30) These were from Gad, captains of the battalions.
One of the least of them was as a hundred and the greatest as a thousand.
15 (Jos 3:15; 4:18) These were the ones who crossed over the Jordan
during the first month when it had overflowed its banks and caused the valley
dwellers to flee to the east and to the west.
16 Some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold of David.
17 So David went out before them and said to them, "If you have come in peace
to help me, then I will have a heart united with yours, but if to betray me
to my adversaries, when there is no violence in my hand, may the God of our
fathers see, and may He decide between us."
18 (Jdg 6:34; 2Sa 17:25)Then the Spirit came upon Amasai the captain
of the officers, and he said,
"We are for you, David,
and with you, son of Jesse.
Peace, peace to you,
and peace to the one helping you,
for your God helps you."
So David welcomed them and appointed them as captains of the troops.
19 (1Sa 29:2-9) Now some from Manasseh joined forces with David
when he came with the Philistines for battle against Saul,
but they did not help them. For after taking counsel,
the lords of the Philistines sent him away, saying,
"It will be our heads if he falls back to his lord Saul."
20 As he went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh deserted to join him:
Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai,
chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
21 So they helped David against the bands of raiders because all of them
were mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
22 (Ge 32:2; Jos 5:14) For at that time, day by day, they came to help
David until they became a great camp like the camp of God.
David's Army at Hebron
23 (2Sa 2:3-4; 1Ch 11:10) Now these make up the number of the leaders equipped
for the battalion who came to David at Hebron in order to turn the kingdom
of Saul over to him, as the mouth of the Lord had spoken.
24 The sons of Judah who carried shields and spears:
six thousand eight hundred equipped for war.
25 From the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor, fit for war: 7100.
26 From the sons of the Levites: four thousand six hundred.
27 Jehoiada was the principal leader of the Aaronites,
and he brought with him three thousand seven hundred,
28 (2Sa 8:17; 1Ch 6:8) while Zadok, a brave young warrior,
brought twenty-two leaders from the house of his father.
29 (2Sa 2:8-9; 1Ch 12:2) From the sons of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul:
three thousand (up to that time the greater number of them were keeping
their loyalty with the house of Saul).
30 From the sons of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred
mighty men of valor, men of reputation in the house of their fathers.
31 From the half-tribe of Manasseh:
eighteen thousand who were marked by name to come and crown David king.
32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar, those having understanding of times
and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains
with all their brothers at their command.
33 (Ps 12:2) Of Zebulun, fifty thousand seasoned troops, equipped for battle
with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of purpose.
From Zebulun, those going out to war, equipped for battle with all
the weapons of war, to help David with an undivided heart: fifty thousand.
34From Naphtali: one thousand leaders and thirty-seven thousand with shields
and spears.
35 From the Danites, competent for battle: twenty-eight thousand six hundred.
36 (1Ch 12:33) From Asher, those going out to war, arranged for battle: 40000.
37 Also from the other side of the Jordan, from the Reubenites, the Gadites,
and half of the tribe of Manasseh with all their battle array: 120000.
38 (1Ki 8:61)All these made up the men of war, arranged in ranks,
who came to Hebron with a sincere heart to make David king over all Israel,
along with the all the rest of Israel who with one heart came to make David
king.
39 Now all these were there with David three days, eating and drinking,
for their brothers had made provisions for them,
40 (1Sa 25:18; 2Sa 16:1) and also the ones who were as near to them as
Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali were bringing bread on donkeys, on camels,
on mules, and on oxen, food of fine flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, oil,
herds, and flocks in abundance, for there was joy in Israel.
2) Our Daily Bread for 30 April 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/30/milk-before-meat
called Milk Comes First
Hebrews 5:11–6:2
Warning Against Apostasy
11 (2Pe 3:16) Concerning this we have much to say that is hard to explain,
since you have become hard of hearing.
12 (Heb 6:1; Ac 7:38) For though by now you should be teachers, you need
someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God
and have come to need milk rather than solid food.
13 (1Co 14:20; 1Pe 2:2) Everyone who lives on milk is unskilled
in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.
14 (Isa 7:15; 1Co 2:6) But solid food belongs to those who are mature,
for those who through practice have powers of discernment that are
trained to distinguish good from evil.
HEBREWS 6
1 (Heb 9:14) Therefore, leaving the elementary principles of the doctrine
of Christ, let us go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of
repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
2 (Ac 6:6; 17:31-32) of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands,
the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
In the seventh century, what is now called the United Kingdom
was many kingdoms often at war. When one king, Oswald of Northumbria,
became a believer in Jesus, he called for a missionary
to bring the gospel to his region. A man named Corman was sent,
but things didn’t go well. Finding the English "stubbon" "barbarous,"
and uninterested in his preaching, he returned home frustrated.
"I am of the opinion," a monk named Aidan told Corman,
"that you were more severe to your unlearned hearers
than you ought to have been." Instead of giving the Northumbrians
"the milk of more easy doctrine," Corman had given them teaching
they couldn't yet grasp. Aidan went to Northumbria, adapted
his preaching to the people's understanding, and thousands
became believers in Jesus.
Aidan got this sensitive approach to mission from Scripture.
"I gave you milk, not solid food," Paul told the Corinthians,
"for you were not yet ready for it" (1 Corinthians 3:2).
Before right living can be expected from people, Hebrews says,
basic teaching about Jesus, repentance, and baptism must be grasped
(Hebrews 5:13–6:2). While maturity should follow (5:14),
let's not miss the order. Milk comes before meat.
People can’t obey teaching they don't understand.
The faith of the Northumbrians ultimately spread to the rest of the country
and beyond. Like Aidan, when sharing the gospel with others, we meet people
where they are.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
In simple terms, how would you explain the gospel?
How can you avoid expecting people who aren't believers in Jesus to think
or behave as you do?
Jesus, thank You for reaching me in ways I could understand.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 -The Blessings of Grace Day 6 - A Reasonable Alternative
Isaiah 1:18
18 (Ps 51:7; Rev 7:14) "Come now, and let us reason together, "
says the Lord.
Though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool.
"Is Christianity Reasonable?" Linda Wanted to Know. "I've heard all my life
that faith is a crutch, an invention of weak minds to assure them
of some order in the world."
Linda was not alone in her objection; thinking people for generations
have been asking themselves the same question.
God is not intimidated by our questions; in fact, he confronts the issue
head-on in the Scriptures. "Let us reason together," the Lord invites.
Even according to the most basic of human reasoning,
faith is a reasonable alternative , a rational choice for a thinking person.
God indicates in his Word that confession and forgiveness are "reasonable".
"Think!" God says. "You sin, and you know it,. You are not even able to be
true to your own principles. You cannot deal with your sin by will power
or effort. Bit I can deal with it! I can forgive it - and I will"
We cannot come to faith in God through Christ by intellect alone, of course.
Our spirits much reach out in faith, beyond what we can see. But intellect
supports faith; trusting in Christ is an eminently rational decision.
In Deut 30:1-20 , God set before the people a choice: Life or Death, blessing
or cursing. "Choose Life!" he tells them. We have the same choice.
The ultimate decision is thus simplified, the 'rational' alternative becomes
clear. We can choose death, by attempting to control our own destinies ,
or life, by giving ourselves fully into the hand of the Master.
Application
a) Why is the choice to acknowledge my sin and receive forgiveness a
'Rational choice'?
b) What are the alternatives to such a decision?
c) What other aspects of God's word
and work in my life seem 'reasonable' to me?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Is 55:11
11 (Isa 45:23; 46:10) so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
it shall not return to Me void,
but it shall accomplish that which I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are ill or injured
James 5:13-16
13 (Ps 50:15; Eph 5:19) Is anyone among you suffering?
Let him pray. Is anyone merry? Let him sing psalms.
14 (Mk 6:13; 16:18; Ac 14:23) Is anyone sick among you?
Let him call for the elders of the church,
and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil
in the name of the Lord.
15 (Isa 33:24; Jas 1:6) And the prayer of faith will save
the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.
And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
16 (Ge 20:17; 18:23-32) Confess your faults to one another
and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/for-nour-conversion-began-in-a-catacomb/
FOR NOUR, CONVERSION BEGAN IN A CATACOMB
PALESTINIANS IN METRO NEW YORK
"Your prayers, your fasting, your charity, none of these get you to heaven!"
said Nour, a 42-year-old Palestinian who once lived in the Midwest but moved
to New York City, hoping that its large community of 16 000 Palestinian
Muslims could help him find a job.
"You've got to have faith, my brother," said Nour, who was counseling
a young Muslim man. "Faith in Jesus the Messiah.
It's your heart that matters most."
There are approximately 13 million Palestinians in the world,
most of them living in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and Israel.
That's where Nour's conversion began.
One day he stumbled upon an ancient Christian catacomb,
a former underground church, in his homeland.
There in the darkness, using his flashlight to illuminate the Christian
graffiti on the walls, Nour felt a strange peace come over him,
a peace he had never experienced.
His spiritual and geographic journeys have been long and winding,
but as a recently baptized Christian living in the Metro New York area,
he has easy access to Palestinian Muslim communities in the nearby
cities of Paterson, Clifton, and Bay Ridge.
There are an estimated 250 000 American Palestinians, including
U.S. Representative Rashida Tliab from Michigan,
whose parents were Palestinian refugees living in Detroit.
As Nour studies the scriptures, he thinks and prays about
how he can introduce more of these Palestinians to Jesus Christ.
Pray for Christians working among the Palestinian people.
Pray for new believers and the Arab Christians discipling
them in Metro New York.
May they be faithful gospel witnesses.
Palestinians often feel rejected by the church.
Pray for them to encounter a diverse gospel witness.
Pray for a new Metro area church composed of Arabs,
including Palestinians. May they lead Palestinians to the Lord in the city
and around the world.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 30 of the Month
a) Pray for God's will to be done wher you live and throughout
Canadian society, as it is in Heaven
( Matt 6:9-13
9 “Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
)
b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation. (
Rom 2:4
4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,
tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God
leads you to repentance?
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to be humble in his ways
Pray to the Lord for reaching me in ways I could understand.
Pray to the Lord for Him for forgiveness
and taking away your sins when you cannot do it.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for his powerful Word .
Pray to the Lord when you feel sick for He will heal you .
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray for Christians working among the Palestinian people.
Pray for new believers and the Arab Christians discipling
them in Metro New York.
May they be faithful gospel witnesses.
Palestinians often feel rejected by the church.
Pray for them to encounter a diverse gospel witness.
Pray for a new Metro area church composed of Arabs,
including Palestinians. May they lead Palestinians to the Lord in the city
and around the world.
Pray for God's will to be done wher you live and throughout
Canadian society, as it is in Heaven
Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
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Day 119, 29 Apr 2021
Ps 102 , 103, 104
PSALMS 102
A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is overwhelmed
and pours out his complaint before the Lord.
1 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and let my cry come unto You.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Do not hide Your face from me
in the day when I am in trouble;
incline Your ear to me;
in the day when I call answer me quickly.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For my days are consumed like smoke,
and my bones are burned as a furnace.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) My heart is struck down and withered like grass,
so that I forget to eat my bread.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Because of the sound of my groaning
my bones cling to my skin.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I am like an owl of the wilderness,
like a screech owl of the desert.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) I stay awake and am
as a sparrow alone upon the housetop.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) My enemies reproach me all the day,
and those who taunt me curse my name.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) For I have eaten ashes like bread
and mixed my drink with weeping,
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) because of Your indignation and Your wrath,
for You have lifted me up, and cast me down.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) My days are like an evening shadow that vanishes,
and I wither away like grass.
12 But You, O Lord, shall endure forever enthroned
and Your reputation to all generations.
13 You shall arise, and have mercy upon Zion,
for the time to favor her,
indeed, the appointed time has come.
14 For Your servants take pleasure in her stones,
and have pity on her dust.
15 So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord,
and all the kings of the earth Your glory.
16 For the Lord shall build up Zion;
He shall appear in His glory.
17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.
18 Let this be written for the generation to come,
that a people who shall be created shall praise the Lord.
19 For He has looked down from the height of His sanctuary;
from heaven the Lord looked down on the earth,
20 to hear the groaning of the prisoners
and to set free those who are appointed to death,
21 that they may declare the name of the Lord in Zion
and His praise in Jerusalem;
22 when the peoples are gathered together,
and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He has weakened my strength in my midlife;
He has shortened my days.
24 I said,
"O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days-
Your years endure throughout all generations."
25 From before You have laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 They shall perish, but You shall endure;
indeed, all of them shall wear out like a garment;
like a robe You shall change them,
and they shall pass away,
27 but You are the same,
and Your years shall have no end.
28 The children of Your servants shall be secure,
and their offspring shall be established before You.
PSALMS 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord does righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the people of Israel.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He will not always accuse,
neither will He keep his anger forever.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He does not treat us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.
14 For He knows how we are formed;
He remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass;
as a flower of the field he flourishes.
16 For the hot wind passes over it, and it is gone;
the place where it was is not known.
17 But the mercy of the Lord
is from everlasting to everlasting
upon those who fear Him,
and His righteousness to children’s children,
18 to those who keep His covenant,
and to those who remember to do His commandments.
19 The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,
and His kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, you His angels,
who are mighty, and do His commands,
and obey the voice of His word.
21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts;
you servants who do His pleasure.
22 Bless the Lord, all His works,
in all places of His dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
PSALMS 104
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very great!
You are clothed with honor and majesty,
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) covering Yourself with light as a garment,
who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who lays the upper beams
of His chambers on the waters above,
who makes the clouds His chariot,
who rides upon the wings of the wind,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who makes His angels as winds,
His ministers a flaming fire.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You laid the earth on its foundations,
so that it should never be moved.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You covered it with the deep as a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) At Your rebuke they fled;
at the sound of Your thunder they departed away.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 ) The mountains rose up;
the valleys went down
to the place that You appointed them.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) You set a boundary that they may not pass over,
that they may not again cover the earth.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) You send the springs to gush forth in the valleys,
which flow between the hills.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) They give drink to every animal of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation;
they sing among the branches.
13 You water the mountains from Your lofty chamber;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.
14 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle
and plants for the cultivation of man,
that he may bring forth food from the earth
15 and wine that makes glad the heart of man,
and oil that makes shine his face,
and bread that strengthens his heart.
16 The trees of the Lord are well watered,
the cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
17 where the birds make their nests,
where the stork has its home in the fir trees.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats,
and the rocks a refuge for the badgers.
19 He set the moon to mark the appointed seasons;
the sun knows its time for going down.
20 You make darkness, and it is night,
when all the animals of the forest go forth.
21 The young lions roar after their prey
and seek their food from God.
22 When the sun arises, they gather themselves together
and lay down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work
and to his labor until the evening.
24 O Lord, how manifold are Your works!
With wisdom You have made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures—
25 so is this great and wide sea,
which is full of innumerable creatures,
living animals both small and great.
26 There go the ships,
and there is Leviathan, which You have made to play in it.
27 These all wait upon You,
that You may give them their food in due season.
28 When You give it to them,
they gather it;
when You open Your hand,
they are filled with good food.
29 When You hide Your face,
they are troubled;
You take away their breath,
and they die and return to their dust.
30 When You send forth Your Spirit,
they are created,
and You renew the surface of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in His works.
32 He looks on the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 May my meditation be sweet to Him,
for I will be glad in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Praise the Lord!
2) Our Daily Bread for 29 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/29/working-together
entitledWorking Together
Exodus 18:13–23
13 On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood
around - Moses from the morning until the evening.
14 When Moses' father-in=law saw all that he was doing for the people,
he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people?
Why are you sitting by yourself while all the people stand
around you from morning until evening?"
15 (Nu 15:34; 27:5) Then Moses said to his father-in-law,
"Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
16 (Ex 24:14; Dt 4:5) When they have a dispute, it comes to me,
and I judge between a man and his neighbor,
and I make known the statutes of God and His laws."
17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing
is not good. 18 You will surely wear yourself out, both you,
and these people who are with you, for this thing is too heavy for you.
You are not able to do it by yourself.
19 (Nu 27:5; Ex 3:12) Now listen to me, I will advise you, and may God
be with you: You be a representative for the people to God so that you
may bring their disputes to God.
20 (Dt 1:18; Ps 143:8) And you shall teach them the statutes and laws
and shall show them the way in which they must walk
and the work that they must do.
21 (2Ch 19:5-10; Ac 6:3) Moreover, you shall choose out of all the people
capable men who fear God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain,
and place these men over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds,
rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
22 (Nu 11:17; Ex 18:26) Let them judge the people at all times, and let it be that
every difficult matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter
they shall judge, so that it will be easier for you,
and they will bear the burden with you.
23 (Ex 18:18) If you shall do this thing and God commands you so,
then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will
go to their place in peace."
Joe worked more than twelve hours a day, often without taking breaks.
Starting a charitable business demanded so much time and energy
that he had little left to offer his wife and children when he got home.
After the toll of chronic stress landed Joe in the hospital, a friend
offered to organize a team to help him. Though he dreaded
giving up control, Joe knew he couldn't keep up his current pace.
He agreed to trust his friend-and God-as he delegated
responsibilities to the group of people they chose together.
A year later, Joe admitted that the charity and his family
could never have prospered if he’d refused the help God had sent him.
God didn't design people to thrive without the support of a loving community.
In Exodus 18, Moses led the Israelites through the wilderness.
He tried serving God's people as a teacher, a counselor, and a judge
all on his own. When his father-in-law visited, he offered Moses advice:
"You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out,"
said Jethro. "The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone"
(Exodus 18:18). He encouraged Moses to share the workload
with faithful people. Moses accepted help and the whole community benefited.
When we trust that God works in and through all His people
as we work together, we can find true rest.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
How can you trust God by asking for help or offering help
to someone in leadership this week? How has He provided you
the support of trustworthy people?
Father God, thank You for never asking me to handle life
without Your help or the support of others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 5 - 1 John 1:9
9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
"If God already knows everything about me, everything I've done,
then why do I need to confess it?" Grant struggled with a common
dilemma for many Christians. Indeed, God, knew all his sin - much
better than Grant did himself. But Grant needed to confess,
not for God's benefit, but for his own. Grant needed to agree with God
that his sin was wrong, and put himself in a position to receive God's
grace in forgiveness.
1 John 1:9 make the process quit clear. We confess,
and God forgives and cleanses. Many of us, however, want to take on
God's part as well. We confess, agreeing with God that our sin is wrong.
But then we proceed to try to 'clean up our act,'bargaining with God,
promising that if he will forgive us just this once,
we won't ever to it again.
The problem is, we can never keep such a promise.
We probably will do it again, and then we are back where we started,
begging for forgiveness, and trying once more to cleanse
ourselves for our unrighteousness.
God offers freedom from such futile performance. He says, "Just confess.
Agree that you sinned. Submit yourself to me. Then I'll take over from there."
God's grace does not give us freedom to keep on sinning, of course - we need
to cooperate with the work of his Spirit in our lives and do all we can
to avoid sin. But we do not have to beg God for forgiveness - forgiveness
is offered to us freely.
We do not have to clean up out act before God will accept us; God can make
the necessary changes in our lives. When we confess, submit ourselves to God,
and allow him to work within us, he is able both to forgive us and to cleanse
us from unrighteousness.
Application
a) In what ways have I bartered with God and tried to "Clean up my act"
in order to deserve his forgiveness?
b) What is my part in confession? What is God's response?
Why it is important for me to recognize God's part in my
confession and forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 29:9
9 (Dt 4:6; Jos 1:7)Therefore, keep the words of this covenant
and do them, so that you may prosper in all you do.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are ill or injured
Psalm 103:1-5
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/pursuing-the-american-dream/
PURSUING THE AMERICAN DREAM
MUPPIES (OR MUSLIM URBAN PROFESSIONALS) EPITOMIZE SUCCESS
While first-generation immigrants typically focus on survival
and fitting in, their children aim higher: worldly success,
plus a slice of the American Dream.
Muppies' experiences with Islam can prove frustrating.
Many seek a deeper, richer spiritual experience than
that offered at local mosques, but they're not easily
swayed by Christian evangelists.
One Christian woman pointed to her relationships with two Muppies:
Sadia, a hedge fund manager in her 30s, told me our friendship
is different from her relationships with Muslims.
Muslim women often hide their difficulties,
but I was open and honest about my struggles.
I explained that as a Christian, I am not judged by my failings,
but saved by the love and grace of Jesus,
who has compassion for those who struggle.
"I'd like to be a part of a spiritual community like that,"
Sadia told me one day. I invited her to join us,
but she hasn't done so yet.
Amira, a top computer programmer in her 20s,
felt her sin was too vast for her to be close to God.
I encouraged her that the true God is the one
who knows our sins and loves us completely.
I shared Paul's teaching in Romans 5:8.
8 (Jn 15:13; 1Pe 3:18) But God demonstrates His own
love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. He desires relationship
with us more than efforts to earn His love. She now believes in a forgiving
God, but she continues to look for Him in Islam.
Neither Sadia nor Amira have become Christians, but God is moving among
Muppies seeking something deeper than what Islam offers.
Pray for the salvation of Sadia and Amira, and other Muppies.
Pray that urban Christians in the workplace will seek opportunities
to share Jesus with Muppies.
Pray that we can help Muppies know Jesus as Lord.
(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 to the Lord when you feel overwhelmed
Pray to the Lord for never asking you to handle life
without His help or the support of others.
Pray to the Lord for Him for forgiveness
and let Him handle the rest.
Pray to the Lord to keep His covenant .
Pray to the Lord when you feel sick .
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray for the salvation of Sadia and Amira, and other Muppies.
Pray that urban Christians in the workplace will seek opportunities
to share Jesus with Muppies.
Pray that we can help Muppies know Jesus as Lord.
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 in Canada 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.
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Day 118, 28 Apr 2021
1 Chron 7 - 10
1 CHRONICLES 7
Sons of Issachar
1 (Ge 46:13) Now the sons of Issachar were
Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four in all.
2 (2Sa 24:1-9) The sons of Tola were
Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel. They were heads
of their father's house. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor
in their generations. Their number in the days of David was 22600.
3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were
Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah, five chiefs in all.
4 With them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers,
were 36000 troops of war, battle-ready, for they had many wives and sons.
5 Now their brothers from all the families of Issachar were mighty
men of valor, in all eighty-seven thousand registered by genealogy.
Sons of Benjamin
6 (Ge 46:21; 1Ch 8:1-40) Benjamin had Bela, Beker, and Jediael,
three sons in all.
7 The sons of Bela were five:
Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads
of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, and registered
by their genealogies, 22034 in number.
8 The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri,
Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these are the sons of Beker.
9 Now their registration according to their generations,
heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor,
was 20200.
10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan, along with the sons of Bilhan:
Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11All these sons of Jediael were heads of their fathers' houses,
mighty men of valor, numbering 17200 soldiers,
ready to go out to war for battle.
12 And the Shuppites and Huppites were the sons of Ir;
the Hushites the sons of Aher.
Sons of Naphtali
13 ()Nu 26:48-49) The sons of Naphtali were
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, descendants of Bilhah.
Sons of Manasseh
14 The sons of Manasseh were
Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore. She also bore Makir
the father of Gilead.
15 (Nu 26:33; 36:1-12) Now Makir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim,
whose sister's name was Maakah.
The name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.
16 Maakah the wife of Makir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh.
His brother's name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 (1Sa 12:11)The son of Ulam was Bedan.
These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.
18 His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 The sons of Shemida were
Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
Sons of Ephraim
20 (Nu 26:35-36) The sons of Ephraim were
Shuthelah, Bered his son,
Tahath his son, Eleadah his son,
Tahath his son,
21 Zabad his son,
Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath
born in that land killed because they came down to take their livestock.
22 ()Ge 37:34; Job 2:11) Ephraim their father mourned many days,
and his brothers came to comfort him.
23 Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son,
so he called his name Beriah, because evil had been in his house
24 (Jos 16:3; 16:5) (his daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower
and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah).
25 Rephah was also his son, as were Resheph, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 (Ex 17:9-14; 24:13) Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
28 Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns,
and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer with its towns,
Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns;
29 (Jdg 1:22-29) also along the borders of the Manassites,
Beth Shan and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns,
and Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.
Sons of Asher
30 (Ge 46:17; Nu 26:44-46) Now the children of Asher were
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
31 The sons of Beriah were
Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.
33 The sons of Japhlet were
Pasak, Bimhal, and Ashvath.
These were the children of Japhlet.
34 The sons of Shomer were
Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 The sons of his brother Helem were
Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Zophah were
Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 The sons of Jether were
Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
39 The sons of Ulla were
Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers' houses,
choice men, mighty men of valor, and heads of the leaders. They were
registered by their genealogy among the army fit for war.
Their number was 26000 men.
1 CHRONICLES 8
The Generations of Benjamin
1Ch 9:34-44
1 (Ge 46:21; Nu 26:38) Now Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn,
Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3 (Ge 46:21) The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
5 (1Ch 7:12) Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 (Jdg 3:20-30; 1Ch 2:54) These are the sons of Ehud,
who were the heads of the fathers' houses to those dwelling in Geba,
and who exiled them to Manahath.
7 So he exiled Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera and
then became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab
after he had sent away his wives Hushim and Baara.
9 He had sons with his wife Hodesh, namely Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam,
10 Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of the fathers' houses.
11 He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
12 (Ezr 2:33; Ne 6:2) The sons of Elpaal were
Eber, Misham, Shemed (he built Ono and Lod with its towns),
13 Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers' houses
to those dwelling in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath,
14 as well as Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah.
17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
19 Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi,
20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23 Abdon, Zikri, Hanan,
24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.
28 These were heads of the fathers' houses according to their generations,
chief men who dwelt in Jerusalem.
29 The father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon, and Maakah was his wife's name.
30 His firstborn son was Abdon, along with Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
31 Gedor, Ahio, and Zeker.
32 Mikloth also became the father of Shimeah. Now these also dwelt
in Jerusalem with their own families near their brothers.
33 (1Sa 9:1; 31:2; 2Sa 2:8) Ner became the father of Kish;
Kish the father of Saul; Saul the father of Jonathan,
Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
342Sa 9:12; 4:4Jonathan’s son was
Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal became the father of Micah.
35 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 Ahaz became the father of JehoadÂdah, and Jehoaddah
became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth,
and Zimri. Zimri became the father of Moza,
37a nd Moza became the father of Binea.
Now Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
38 Azel had six sons, and their names were
Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
All these were the sons of Azel.
39 The sons of his brother Eshek were
Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, even archers,
and had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty in all.
These were all the sons of Benjamin.
1 CHRONICLES 9
1 So all Israel was registered by genealogies, and these were written
in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was led into exile
to Babylon for their unfaithfulness.
2 (Ne 7:73; Ezr 2:43; 2:58) Now the first ones to dwell in their possessions
in their cities were children of Israel, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
A Post-Exilic Genealogy
Ne 11:3-19
3 (Ne 11:1) Some of the sons of Judah dwelt in Jerusalem alongside
some of the sons of Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh:
4 (Ge 46:12; Nu 26:20) Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri,
the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the sons of Perez the son of Judah;
5 of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons;
6of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred and ninety.
7 Those of the sons of Benjamin were
Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;
8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham; Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Mikri;
Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
9 and their brothers according to their generations, 956.
All these men were heads of families according to their fathers' houses.
10 Those of the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin;
11 (Ne 11:11) Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam,
the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub,
the head official of the house of God;
12 Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah;
Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam,
the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
13 and their brothers, heads of the houses of their fathers, 1760
very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
14 Those of the Levites were Shemaiah the son of Hasshub,
the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
15 (Ne 11:22) Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mika,
the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph;
16 Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun;
Berekiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah,
who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 Now the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman,
and their brothers (Shallum was the head officer
18 (Eze 46:1-2) who until then had served at the king's eastern gate).
They were the gatekeepers for the camps of the Levites.
19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
and his brothers from his father's house, the Korahites,
were over the work of the service, gatekeepers of the tabernacle.
Their fathers had been over the camp of the Lord, guards at the entrance.
20 Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the official over them in previous times,
and the Lord was with him.
21 (1Ch 26:14; 26:2) Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper
at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
22 (1Sa 9:9) All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve.
They were registered by their genealogy in their villages. Now David
and Samuel the seer established them in their trusted offices.
23 So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house
of the Lord, that is, the house of the tabernacle, as guards.
24 The gatekeepers were on four sides: east, west, north, and south.
25 (2Ki 11:5; 2Ch 23:8) Their brothers in their villages were to come
for seven days from time to time to serve with them.
26 For in their trusted offices the four main gatekeepers who were
Levites had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
27 They spent the night around the house of God, for the watch
was entrusted to them, and they were responsible for opening it every morning.
28 Some of them were in charge of the vessels of service, that they should
bring them in and out by number.
29 (1Ch 23:29) Some others were appointed over the furnishings
and all the implements of the sanctuary as well as the fine flour, the wine,
the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
30 (Ex 30:23-25) And some of the sons of the priests mixed the ointment
of the spices.
31 (1Ch 9:19; 9:22) Mattithiah, one of the Levites (he was the firstborn of
Shallum the Korahite), was entrusted with making the flat cakes.
32 (Lev 24:5-8) Others of the sons of the Kohathites and from their brothers
were given charge over the showbread to prepare it every Sabbath.
33 (1Ch 6:31-33; 25:1-31) Now these are the singers, heads of the fathers'
houses of the Levites, who stayed in the temple chambers, free from
other service, because they were occupied with the work day and night.
34 These were the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites according
to their generations, leaders, who dwelt in Jerusalem.
The Genealogy of Saul
1Ch 8:28-38
35 Now Jeiel the father of Gibeon,
whose wife’s name was Maakah, dwelt in Gibeon.
36 His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. These also dwelt in Jerusalem
with their own families near their brothers.
39 (1Sa 13:22) Ner became the father of Kish; Kish the father of Saul;
Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal
became the father of Micah.
41 (1Ch 8:35) The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 () 1Ch 8:36Ahaz became the father of Jarah,
and Jarah the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.
Zimri became the father of Moza,
43 (1Ch 8:37) and Moza became the father of Binea, Rephaiah his son,
Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
44 Azel had six sons, and these were their names:
Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
These were the sons of Azel.
1 CHRONICLES 10
The Death of Saul
1Sa 31:1-13; 2Sa 1:4-12
1 (1Sa 31:1-13; 1Ch 10:8) Now when the Philistines fought against Israel,
every Israelite fighter fled before the Philistines, and the slain fell
on Mount Gilboa.
2 But the Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and struck down Saul's sons
Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.
3 As the battle with Saul became heavy, the archers' bows found their target
and mortally wounded him.
4 (1Sa 31:4) So Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and pierce me
through lest these uncircumcised Philistines come and make a fool of me."
But his armor bearer was unwilling to do it because he was overwhelmed
with fear, so Saul took the sword and fell on it himself.
5 When the armor bearer saw that Saul was dead,
he too fell on his sword and died.
6 Thus, Saul and his three sons, namely all his house, died together.
7 Now when all the children of Israel in the valley saw that they had fled
the battlefield, and Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities
and escaped, leaving the Philistines to come and dwell in them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to pillage the slain,
they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
9 So they stripped Saul, removed his head and his armor,
and circulated the news of his demise throughout the land of the Philistines
to their idols as well as the people.
10 Then they placed his armor in the temple of their gods, while his head
they impaled in the house of Dagon.
11 Now all Jabesh Gilead heard about everything the Philistines did to Saul,
12 so their valiant men rose up and carried the body of Saul and the bodies
of his sons to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh
and fasted, mourning seven days.
13 (Lev 19:31; 20:6) So Saul died because of his unfaithful
deeds against the Lord,
because of his failure to keep the word of the Lord, and because he sought
to consult a spirit of divination
14 (1Sa 15:28; 13:14) but did not seek the Lord. So He killed him and turned
the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
2) Our Daily Bread for 28 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/28/cuddling-in
entitled cuddling In
Psalm 116:1–7
PSALMS 116
1 I love the Lord, because He has heard my voice
and my supplications.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Because He has inclined His ear to me,
therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) The cords of death encircled me,
and the pains of Sheol took hold ofme;
I found trouble and sorrow.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Then called I upon the name of the Lord:
"O Lord, I plead with You, deliver my soul."
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
indeed, our God is merciful.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord protects the simple;
I was brought low, and He helped me.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Return to your rest, O my soul;
for the Lord has vindicated you.
"Daddy, will you read to me?" my daughter asked. It's not an unusual question
for a child to make of a parent. But my daughter is eleven now. These days,
such requests are fewer than they were when she was younger. "
“Yes," I said happily, and she curled up next to me on the couch.
As I read to her (from The Fellowship of the Ring), she practically melted
into me. It was one of those glorious moments as a parent, when we feel
perhaps just an inkling of the perfect love our Father has for us and
His deep desire for us to "cuddle in" to His presence and love.
I realized in that moment that I'm a lot like my eleven-year-old.
Much of the time, I’m focused on being independent. It's so easy to lose
touch with God's love for us, a tender and protective love that Psalm 116
describes as "gracious and righteous . . . full of compassion" (v. 5).
It's a love where, like my daughter, I can curl up in God's lap,
at home in His delight for me.
Psalm 116:7 suggests that we might need to regularly remind
ourselves of God's good love, and then crawl up into His waiting arms:
“Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has vindicated you.â€
And indeed, He has.
By: Adam R. Holz
Reflect & Pray
When was the last time you rested quietly in God's love?
What barriers, if any, might keep you from experiencing
the Father's delight for you?
Father, thank You for Your perfect love for me.
Help me to remember that love and to rest in Your goodness and delight in me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
of whom will I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,
and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money l
oses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Joshua 1:8
8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.
Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according to all
that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,
and you will be wise.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are discouraged or Depressed
Matthew 11: 25-30
25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things
from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.
26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.
27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me
by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.
And no one knows the Father, except the Son and he to whom
the Son will reveal Him.
28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily
burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.
For I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(Jer 6:16).
30 (1Jn 5:3) For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/bay-area-afghans/
BAY-AREA AFGHANS
CHRISTIANS REACH OUT TO PEOPLE FLEEING DECADES OF WAR
Afghans first came to the San Francisco Bay area in the late 1970s
after the Russian invasion. They kept coming through years of civil wars
and the 20 years of American and NATO fighting. Now, the Bay Area is home
to more than 60 000 Afghan immigrants and refugees.
Some of the new arrivals were well-educated and secular Muslims.
They were leaders in business and education and have assimilated
into American life. Others were widows and children with a limited
understanding of English, a lack of education, and minimal financial
resources. These Afghans often struggle with housing, language
and job skills, and chronic illness. Still others were translators who
assisted the U.S. military and desperately sought asylum.
Many of these Afghans could benefit from mental health services
to treat their war trauma. Having endured decades of war and tribalism,
Afghans understandably struggle with trusting others, but many seem
comfortable engaging with their Western neighbors.
A core group of Christians in the Bay Area has reached out to their Afghan
neighbors with the love of Christ for more than 15 years. Mike, an Afghan
pastor in the Bay Area, disciples groups of Afghans throughout California
and spends hours each day reaching Afghans worldwide through Facebook.
Mike is grateful that Afghans responded to the Gospel in such positive ways.
But he prays that God will send more workers to connect with more Afghans,
many of whom still remain in touch with family and friends back home.
Pray that Afghan war victims will heal from their trauma.
Pray that local churches will extend hospitality and resources
to the Afghan community.
Ask God to grant wisdom and courage to Mike and other Afghan
believers as they share Jesus with Afghans in California and Afghanistan.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 28 of the Month
a) Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.
(
John 5:24
24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever
hears My word and believes in Him who sent
Me has eternal life and shall not come into condemnation,
but has passed from death into life."
)
b) Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you
know today . (
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 “Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord not to be like Saul died because of his unfaithful
deeds against the Lord,
because of his failure to keep the word of the Lord, and because he sought
to consult a spirit of divination
Pray to the Lord to thank Him for His perfect love for me.
Help me to remember that love and to rest in His goodness and delight in me.
Pray to the Lord for Him for being your security.
Pray to the Lord to know The Word .
Pray to the Lord to place your burdens on Him .
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that Afghan war victims will heal from their trauma.
Pray that local churches will extend hospitality and resources
to the Afghan community.
Ask God to grant wisdom and courage to Mike and other Afghan
believers as they share Jesus with Afghans in California and Afghanistan.
Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.
Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you
know today .
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.
Posted by DSY on
Day 117, 27 Apr 2021
Psalms 81,88,92,93
PSALMS 81
For the Music Director. According to The Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Sing aloud unto God our strength;
make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Lift up a melody, and sound the tambourine,
the pleasant lyre with the harp.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,
at the full moon on our feast day.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For this is a statute for Israel,
a decree of the God of Jacob.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) This He ordained in Joseph as a decree
when He went out against the land of Egypt.
I heard a voice that I had not known:
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) "I removed his shoulder from the burden;
his hands were released from holding the basket.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You called in trouble, and I delivered you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Hear, O My people, and I will testify against you.
O Israel, if you would listen to me!
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) There shall be no strange god among you;
neither shall you bow down to any strange god.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of the land of Egypt;
open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) "But My people would not listen to My voice;
Israel would not submit to Me.
12 So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts,
to walk in their own counsels.
13 "Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
and Israel would follow in My ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies,
and turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 Let those who hate the Lord cower before Him
and their fate might last forever.
16 But I would feed them with the finest of wheat,
and with honey out of the rock I would satisfy you."
PSALMS 88
For the Music Director. A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the melody
of "Suffering of Affliction." A Contemplative Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
1 O Lord, God of my salvation,
I cry out day and night before You.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Let my prayer come before You;
incline Your ear to my cry.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For my soul is full of troubles,
and my life draws near to Sheol.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) I am counted with those who go down to the grave;
I am a man who has no strength,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) like one who is set free among the dead,
like the slain who lie in the grave,
like those whom You remember no more,
for they are cut off from Your hand.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You have laid me in the depths of the pit,
in dark and deep regions.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Your wrath lies heavy upon me,
and You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) You have caused my companions to be far from me;
You have made me an abomination to them;
I am shut up, and I cannot escape;
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) my eye is dim from my affliction.
Lord, I call daily upon You,
and I have stretched out my hands to You.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Will You show wonders to the dead?
Shall the dead rise up to praise You? Selah
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave,
or your faithfulness in Abaddon?
12 Shall Your wonders be known in the darkness
or Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13 But unto You have I cried, O Lord,
and in the morning my prayer comes before You.
14 O Lord, why do You cast away my soul?
Why do You hide Your face from me?
15 I am afflicted and close to death since my youth;
while I suffer Your terrors I am helpless.
16 Your fierce wrath sweeps over me;
Your terrors destroy me.
17 They come around me daily like a flood;
they encircle me together.
18 You have caused to be far from me my lovers and friends,
and my companion is darkness.
PSALMS 92
A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath day.
1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
and to sing praises unto Your name, O Most High:
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) to declare forth Your lovingkindness in the morning
and Your faithfulness in the night,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) on a ten-stringed lute and on the harp,
and on the lyre with a solemn sound.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For you, O Lord, have made me glad through Your work;
I will sing joyfully at the works of Your hands.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) O Lord, how great are Your works!
Your thoughts are very deep!
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) A brutish man does not recognize,
neither does the fool understand this.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Though the wicked spring up as the grass
and all those who do iniquity flourish,
they shall be destroyed forever:
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) But You, O Lord, are on high forever.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) For Your enemies, O Lord,
for Your enemies shall perish;
all those who do iniquity shall be scattered.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) But my horn You have exalted like the horn of the wild ox;
You have anointed me with fresh oil.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) My eyes also shall see the downfall of my enemies,
and my ears shall hear the doom of my wicked adversaries.
12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those that are planted in the house of the Lord
shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age;
they shall be filled with vitality and foliage,
15 to show that the Lord is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
PSALMS 93
1 The Lord reigns; He is robed in majesty;
the Lord is robed; He has put on strength as His belt.
Indeed, the world is established;
it cannot be moved.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Your throne is established of old;
You are from everlasting.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their roaring waves.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) The Lord on high is mightier
than the noise of many waters,
yes, than the mighty waves of the sea.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Your statutes are very sure;
holiness is becoming to Your house,
O Lord, forever.
2) Our Daily Bread for 27 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/27/learning-from-foolishness
entitled Learning from Foolishness
Ecclesiastes 10:1–14
ECCLESIASTES 10
1 A dead fly causes a stench in mixed anointing oil,
so a little folly is more weighty than wisdom and honor.
2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of a fool to the left.
3 (Pr 13:16; 18:2) Even when a fool walks on the road,
he lacks sense,
and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
4 (Pr 25:15; Ecc 8:3) If the anger of a ruler rises against you,
do not leave your post;
for calmness pacifies great offenses.
5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun
like an error that goes out from a ruler:
6 (Est 3:1; Pr 28:12) Folly is set in many high places,
but the rich sit in a low place.
7 (Pr 19:10; 30:22) I have seen slaves riding on horses,
and officials walking along the ground like slaves.
8 (Am 5:19; Pr 26:27) He who digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.
9 He who quarries stones is injured by them,
and he who splits wood is in danger from them.
10 If an iron piece is blunt
and there is no one to sharpen it,
then he must prevail with more strength;
but wisdom is a benefit to succeed.
11 (Jer 8:17; Ps 58:4-5) If a serpent bites before it is charmed,
there is no advantage to the charmer.
12 (Lk 4:22; Pr 15:2) The words of a wise man’s mouth bring favor,
but the speech of a fool consumes him;
13 the beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
14 (Pr 15:2; Ecc 3:22) A fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be;
who can tell him what will be after him?
A man walked into a convenience store in Wollongong,
Australia, put a $20 bill on the counter and asked for change.
When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun
and asked for all the cash in the register,
which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash
from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter.
The total amount of cash he got from the drawer? Fifteen dollars.
We all act foolishly at times-even if, unlike this thief, we're trying
to do the right thing. The key is how we learn from our foolish behavior.
Without correction, our poor choices can become habits,
which will negatively shape our character.
We’ll become "fools . . . [who] lack sense" (Ecclesiastes 10:3).
Sometimes it's hard to admit our foolishness because of the extra work
it requires. Perhaps we need to reflect on a particular character flaw,
and that's painful. Or maybe we need to admit that a decision was made
hastily and next time we should take more care. Whatever the reason,
it never pays to ignore our foolish ways.
Thankfully, God can use our foolishness to discipline and shape us. Discipline
isn't "pleasant at the time," but its training yields good fruit in the long
run (Hebrews 12:11). Let’s accept our Father's discipline for our foolish
behavior and ask Him to make us more like the sons and daughters
He intends us to be.
By: Con Campbell
Reflect & Pray
What’s a recent foolish choice you’ve made?
What do you think God wants you to learn from it?
Thank You, Father, for using my foolishness to train me.
May I accept Your discipline graciously as You continue to work in me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 3 - From Darkness to Light
Col 1:13-14
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has transferred us
into the kingdom of His dear Son,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
Most of us have no real concept of darkness. We live in a world illuminated
not only by sun, moon and start, bit by streetlights and electric lamps and,
when the power goes off, flashlights and candles. We resist the darkness
For the sighted, being in absolute darkness is a frightening experience.
The dark blots out everything; we can see nothing, not even our own bodies,
and we may become disoriented. The dark seems to press in upon us,
with an almost physical weight that oppresses.
Spiritual darkness is like that. Spiritual darkness,
the absence of light in Christ, is oppressive, weighing us down,
distorting our perceptions of realty.
We cannot judge clearly, for we cannot see at all.
Yet God breaks into our darkness, bringing his light - Jesus Christ,
The Light of the World. When the awareness of Christ invades our lives,
our eyes are opened and we can see for the first time. We see our sin,
God's grace, and the Way he has provided for escape from the dark.
And as we continue to walk in his light, we see even more - the need
for changes in our lives, and God's power to work those changes.
Discernment and wisdom come through his light,
and we understand spiritual truths we could never see before.
Paul says that God has 'rescued' us from darkness and brought us
into the light. We cannot, on our own, accomplish this rescue,
but god through Christ's sacrifice brings it about in us.
He is the light who illuminates our darkness.
Application
a) Many different kinds of spiritual darkness invade our lives
and keep us blind to the truth - sin, lack of understanding,
resistance to the Holy Spirit. What kinds of spiritual darkness
have I experienced?
b) What changes took place in me when I first 'came into the light'?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Isaiah 1:19
19 (Dt 30:15-16) If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Discouraged or Depressed
Psalm 13
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me for good?
How long will you hide Your face from me?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) How long will I harbor cares in my soul
and sorrow in my heart by day?
How long will my enemy loom over me?
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Take note and answer me, O Lord my God!
Brighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) lest my enemy say, 'I have him,'
lest my foes exult when I stumble.
5(Ps 42:11; 43:5) I for my part confide in Your kindness;
may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6(2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I will sing to the Lord,
because He has dealt bountifully with me.
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/salvation-via-social-media/
SALVATION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
CONNECTED MUSLIMS ENCOUNTER GOOD NEWS
Sabrina is a Muslim from South Asia who lives with her husband
and two young children in Queens, New York. After taking care of her kids
and preparing meals, she has little time or energy for venturing out,
except for her regular visits to the mosque and produce stores.
But she can always find time to browse Facebook and other social media sites
throughout the day, and she regularly connects with her American friends
and her family back home.
One day, a video caught her eye. The audio featured a voice speaking
her native language and praying for New York City in the name of Jesus.
Intrigued, Sabrina clicked the "Message Us" button and was soon engaged
in online dialogue with a ministry team member who graciously told her
about Christ's ministry and message.
The dialogue softened her heart, but she remained skeptical,
largely because of the anti-Christian sermons she heard from imams.
Later, when Sabrina’s family faced a crisis, she used social media
to request prayer. The woman who prayed for her over the phone told Sabrina
that she too had been a Muslim but had found true peace in Jesus Christ.
Social media is empowering Muslims around the world, giving some their
first freedoms to express themselves and discover new ideas.
Christians are using digital resources to make the truth of Jesus readily
available to all who seek it, fulfilling the prophecy of Jeremiah:
"You shall seek Me and find Me, when you shall search for Me
with all your heart.I will be found by you, " (Jeremiah 29:13-14).
Pray that more Muslims will find the Lord through social media.
Pray for believers worldwide as they develop social media engagement
strategies to share Jesus and find seekers throughout the Muslim world.
Pray for Muslims online to encounter content about Jesus and see
"the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:4).
4 (2Co 4:6; Jn 12:31; Heb 1:3)The god of this world has blinded
the minds of those who do not believe,
lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God,
should shine on them.
Ask the Holy Spirit to give Muslim-background believers boldness
to share their faith through social media.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 27 of the Month
a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
(
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
)
b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord tand thank Him for being certainty.
Pray to the Lord for using my foolishness to train me..
Pray to the Lord for being the light of your life
and light of the world.
Pray to the Lord to be willing and obeidnt in His Will .
Pray to the Lord to thank him for dealing bountifully with me.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that more Muslims and non-Christians and non-Believers
will find the Lord through social media.
Pray for believers worldwide as they develop social media engagement
strategies to share Jesus and find seekers throughout the Muslim world.
Pray for Muslims online to encounter content about Jesus and see
"the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ" .
Ask the Holy Spirit to give Muslim-background believers boldness
to share their faith through social media.
Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
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.
Posted by DSY on
Day 116, 26 Apr 2021
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ We addressed Thriving is chaos
1 Chron 6
1 CHRONICLES 6
Sons of Levi
1 (Ge 46:11; Ex 6:16) The sons of Levi were
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 (Ex 6:18) The sons of Kohath were
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 (Lev 10:1; Ex 6:20) The children of Amram were
Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.
The sons of Aaron were
Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 (Ex 6:25; 1Ch 6:50) Eleazar became the father of Phinehas,
Phinehas the father of Abishua,
5 Abishua the father of Bukki, and Bukki the father of Uzzi.
6 Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah the father of Meraioth.
7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah father of Ahitub.
8 (2Sa 8:17; 15:27) Ahitub became the father of Zadok,
and Zadok father of Ahimaaz.
9 Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah father of Johanan.
10 (1Ki 6:1-7; 2Ch 3:1) Johanan became the father of Azariah
(he was the one who ministered as a priest in the temple
that Solomon built in Jerusalem).
11 (Ezr 7:3) Azariah became the father of Amariah,
and Amariah the father of Ahitub.
12 (Ne 11:11) Ahitub became the father of Zadok,
and Zadok the father of Shallum.
13 (2Ki 22:12-14; 2Ch 35:8) Shallum became the father of Hilkiah,
and Hilkiah the father of Azariah.
14 (2Ki 25:18; Ne 11:11) Azariah became the father of Seraiah,
and Seraiah of Jehozadak.
15 (2Ki 25:18; 25:21) Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord led Judah
and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 Ex 6:16The sons of Levi were
Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17 (1Ch 23:7) These are the names of the sons of Gershom:
Libni and Shimei.
18 (1Ch 23:12) The sons of Kohath were
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 (1Ch 23:21; 24:26) The sons of Merari were
Mahli and Mushi.
Now these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
20 Of Gershom were
Libni his son, Jahath his son,
Zimmah his son, 21Joah his son,
Iddo his son, Zerah his son,
and Jeatherai his son.
22 (Ex 6:24) The sons of Kohath were
Amminadab his son, Korah his son,
Assir his son, 23Elkanah his son,
Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son,
Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25 The sons of Elkanah were
Amasai and Ahimoth.
26 (1Sa 1:1) As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son,
Nahath his son,
27 (1Sa 1:1) Eliab his son,
Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
28 (1Sa 8:2; 1Ch 6:33) The sons of Samuel were
the firstborn Joel and Abijah.
29 (1Ch 6:19)The sons of Merari were
Mahli, Libni his son,
Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son,
and Asaiah his son.
The Temple Musicians
Jos 21:4-39
31 (2Sa 6:17; 1Ch 15:16-22) These are the ones whom David appointed
over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after the ark rested there.
32 Now they were ministering before the dwelling place of the tabernacle
of meeting with singing until Solomon had built the house of the Lord
in Jerusalem, and they were arranged
by their order according to their service.
33 (1Ch 6:28; 15:17) These are the ones standing in order with their sons.
Of the sons of the Kohathites were
Heman the singer,
the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham,
the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah,
the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel,
the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir,
the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath,
the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
39 (2Ch 5:12; 29:13) His brother Asaph, the one standing at his right hand, was
Asaph the son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,
40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah,
the son of Malkijah,
41 the son of Ethni,
the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah,
the son of Shimei,
43 the son of Jahath,
the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
44 Of the sons of Merari, their brothers, standing on the left hand was
Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi,
the son of Malluk,
45 the son of Hashabiah,
the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani,
the son of Shemer,
47 the son of Mahli,
the son of Mushi, the son of Merari,
the son of Levi.
48 Their brothers the Levites also were appointed for
all kinds of service to the tabernacle of the house of God.
49 (Ex 27:1-8; 30:1-7) But Aaron and his sons were making sacrifices
on the altar of the burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all
the work of the Most Holy Place and to make atonement for Israel,
according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50 Now these are the sons of Aaron:
Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son,
Abishua his son,
51 Bukki his son,
Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son,
Ahitub his son,
53 (2Sa 8:17) Zadok his son,
and Ahimaaz his son.
54 (Ge 25:16) And these are their dwelling places according to their walled
settlements in their territory, for they were given to them, namely
to the sons of Aaron and to the families of the Kohathites, by lot.
55 (Jos 14:13) They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah,
and its surrounding outlands.
56 (Jos 15:13) But the open fields of the city, and its villages,
they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57 (Jos 15:48; 21:13-14) To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah
with the cities of refuge: Hebron and Libnah with its outlands,
Jattir and Esh-temoa with their outlands,
58 (Jos 10:3) Hilen with its outlands, Debir with its outlands,
59 (Jos 21:16; 15:42) Ashan with its outlands, and Beth Shemesh
with its outlands.
60 (Jer 1:1) From the tribe of Benjamin, they gave Geba with its outlands,
Alemeth with its outlands, and Anathoth with its outlands.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen.
61 To the sons of Kohath, those remaining from the family of that tribe,
they gave ten cities by lot from half the tribe of Manasseh.
62 To the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave
from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe
of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities in all.
63 (Jos 21:7; 21:34-40) To the sons of Merari, throughout their families,
they gave by lot from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad,
and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities in all.
64 (Jos 21:41-42; 21:3) Thus, the sons of Israel gave cities with their
outlands to the Levites.
65 They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah,
and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon,
and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin,
these cities, which are called by their names.
66 Then some from the families of the sons of Kohath
received cities for their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 (Jos 21:21) They gave to them with the cities of refuge:
Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim with its outlands,
Gezer with its outlands,
68 Jokmeam with its outlands, Beth Horon with its outlands,
69 (Jos 10:12) Aijalon with its outlands, and Gath Rimmon with its outlands.
70 Also the half-tribe of Manasseh gave Aner with its outlands
and Bileam with its outlands for the remaining family of the sons of Kohath.
71 (Jos 21:27; 9:10) To the sons of Gershom, the family of the half-tribe
of Manasseh gave Golan in Bashan with its outlands and Ashtaroth
with its outlands.
72 From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh
with its outlands, Daberath with its outlands,
73 Ramoth with its outlands, and Anem with its outlands.
74 From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its outlands,
Abdon with its outlands,
75 Hukok with its outlands, and Rehob with its outlands.
76 (Jos 21:32) From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee
with its outlands, Hammon with its outlands, and Kiriathaim with its outlands.
77 (Jos 21:34-35) To the remaining sons of Merari, the tribe of Zebulun gave
Rimmono with its outlands and Tabor with its outlands.
78 (Jos 20:8) Then on the other side of the Jordan opposite Jericho,
to the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer
in the wilderness with its outlands, Jahzah with its outlands,
79 Kedemoth with its outlands, and Mephaath with its outlands.
80 (Ge 32:2; 2Ki 9:1) And from the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth
in Gilead with its outlands, Mahanaim with its outlands,
81 (Jos 21:39) Heshbon with its outlands, and Jazer with its outlands.
[The preistly line of Israel]
2) Our Daily Bread for 26 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/26/at-our-worst
entitled At Our Worst
Ephesians 4:20–32
20 But you did not learn about Christ in this manner,
21 (Eph 1:13) if indeed you have heard Him and have been
taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22 (Ro 6:6; Heb 3:13) that you put off the former way of life
in the old nature, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
23 (Ro 12:2; Col 3:10) and be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
24 (Ro 6:4; Eph 2:10) and that you put on the new nature, w
hich was created according to God in righteousness and true holiness.
Rules for the New Life
25 (Col 3:9; Zec 8:16; Ro 12:5) Therefore, putting away lying, let every man
speak truthfully with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
26 (Ps 37:8; 4:4) Be angry but do not sin. Do not let the sun go down
on your anger.
27 (Jas 4:7D) o not give place to the devil.
28 (Ex 20:15; 1Th 4:11-12) Let him who steals steal no more. Instead,
let him labor, working with his hands things which are good,
that he may have something to share with him who is in need.
29 (Col 4:6) Let no unwholesome word proceed out of your mouth,
but only that which is good for building up, that it may give grace
to the listeners.
30 (1Th 5:19; Isa 63:10; Ro 8:23) And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,
in whom you are sealed for the day of redemption.
31 (Col 3:8; Ecc 7:9; Col 3:19) Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outbursts,
and blasphemies, with all malice, be taken away from you.
32 (2Co 2:10; Col 3:12-13; Mt 6:12) And be kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.
"She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me." This sentence,
pronounced by Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, is the reason
I will never forget that novel and its impact on me. Because after reading
that one sentence, I firmly decided I would never like Mr. Darcy.
But I was wrong. Like Austen's character Elizabeth Bennet,
I had the humbling experience of slowly-and quite reluctantly-changing
my mind. Like her, I'd been unwilling to get to know Darcy's character
as a whole; I preferred to hang onto my reaction to one of his worst moments.
After finishing the novel, I wondered who I'd made that same mistake
with in the real world. What friendships had I missed because I wouldn't
let go of a snap judgment?
At the heart of faith in Jesus is the experience of being seen, loved,
and embraced by our Savior-at our worst (Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:19).
It's the wonder of realizing we can surrender our old,
false selves for who we truly are in Christ (Ephesians 4:23-24).
And it's the joy of understanding that we are no longer alone but part
of a family, a "body" of those learning to walk the "way of love"
-real, unconditional love (5:2).
When we remember what Christ has done for us (v. 2),
how can we not long to see others the way He sees us?
By: Monica La Rose
Reflect & Pray
Why do you think you sometimes cling to negative judgments about others?
What experiences have you had of "being wrong" about someone?
God, it's really hard, sometimes, to let go of that impulse to judge
and compare, to resist that need to see myself as better than others.
Help me to grasp, deep in my heart, the truth that I don't need
to compete and that I am loved.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 2 - Alienation and Reconciliation
Col 1:21-22
21 (Eph 2:12) And you, who were formerly alienated
and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled
22 (Ro 7:4; Eph 5:27) in the body of His flesh through death,
to present you holy and blameless and above reproach in His sight,
Some 50 years ago, Orson Welles's radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds
threw the nation into panic; people on the East Coast ran for their lives,
expecting at any moment to be destroyed by alien invaders from outer space.
Today, of course, we are more sophisticated about such matters.
Television and movies have educated us about alien life forms.
Star Wars and Star Trek have taught us that their appearance can be much
different than ours. Sometimes they are unable to exist in our atmosphere
with artificial life-support systems; their physical makeup is often
incompatible with our environment.
God says that we, apart from Christ, are as incompatible with his kingdom
as the 'aliens' of movies are with Earth's environment.
We are at war with God, a true "war of the worlds" that staggers
the imagination.
Yet God has 'reconciled' us to his world. He has made us fit,
made us able to exist in his kingdom. He has made us part of
his world through Christ's death and resurrection.
Now, through Christ, we are 'holy' and 'without blemish' in God's sight.
And that transformation, ironically, make us 'alien' in the world around us.
No longer do we fit in a world of selfishness and greed, a world where Self
is god and everyone does what is right in his own heart.
We belong, instead, in the kingdom of God's righteousness.
Application
a) In what ways am I an 'alien' in this world?
b) How have I been an 'alien' to God's kingdom?
c) How can today's verses help me deal with my sense of 'not fitting'?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 28:11
11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,
in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,
and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore
to your fathers to give you.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
1 John 4:16b-18
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us,
so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is,
so are we in this world.
18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love,
but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
Whoever fears is not perfect in love.
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/from-the-nile-to-new-jersey/
FROM THE NILE TO NEW JERSEY
EGYPTIAN MUSLIMS FIND SOLACE IN THE NORTHEASTERN U.S.
Mustafa, a 30-year-old Egyptian man, hates going to his mosque
and dislikes the guilt trips used to extract his zakat, or monthly tithe.
"In America, it's all about the money, even in the mosques,"
he complains while sitting in the deli he owns in New Jersey.
"I haven't returned since the last time they shouted at me for money.
I hate that place!"
Many Egyptian Muslims migrated to America in the 1960s and 70s,
preceding the Arabs from other countries who would later arrive
in New Jersey and New York.
Egyptian communities are large and established,
and they support many large mosques. Many Muslims strive for material success
while feeling pressure to conform to the expectations of Muslim culture.
Mustafa says it’s the same old story. You leave the closed community
of the Egyptian homeland for a closed Arabic community in the U.S.
Work hard and conform to the religious identity of your homeland:
That's the typical cultural expectation.
Despite these hurdles, many of the 48 000 Egyptian Muslims in the cities
of Astoria, Ridgewood, Bay Ridge, Jersey City, and Bayonne are taking
advantage of the freedoms the U.S. offers. Some have surrendered
to the Lord Jesus Christ as the Spirit of God moves among Egyptian
Muslims who seek after him.
Pray that Egyptian Muslims may find freedom as they struggle
to conform to cultural and religious expectations.
May the Spirit of God lead Egyptians to Jesus.
Ask God to give them courage and time to seek after Jesus.
Pray for the budding Arab church in the Metro New York region,
which includes many Egyptians of Muslim background.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 26 of the Month
a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to know him as beong part of the priestly family.
Pray to the Lord humble ourselves and not compare others.
Pray to the Lord for the salvation of others
who is alien to the concept of salvation.
Pray to the Lord to seek his righteousness in view of prosperity .
Pray to the Lord to thank him for being perfect love.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that Egyptian Muslims may find freedom as they struggle
to conform to cultural and religious expectations.
May the Spirit of God lead Egyptians to Jesus.
Ask God to give them courage and time to seek after Jesus.
Pray for the budding Arab church in the Metro New York region,
which includes many Egyptians of Muslim background.
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
Posted by DSY on
Day 115, 25 Apr 2021
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ We addressed Thriving is chaos
Hab 3:16-19
16 (Hab 3:2; Jer 23:9) I heard, and my body trembled;
my lips quivered at the sound;
rottenness entered my bones;
my legs tremble beneath me.
Yet I will wait quietly for the day
when calamity comes on the people invading us.
A Hymn of Faith
17 Though the fig tree does not blossom,
nor fruit be on the vines;
though the yield of the olive fails,
and the fields produce no food;
though the flocks are cut off from the fold,
and there be no herd in the stalls-
18 (Php 4:4; Job 13:15) yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will exult in the God of my salvation.
19 (Dt 33:29; 32:13) The Lord God is my strength;
He will make my feet like hinds" feet,
and He will make me walk on my high places.
To the Music Director: with my stringed instruments.
Depsite the chaos and the exile in Babylon, look to the Lord for your
redemption,
Luke 21:28
28 (Ro 8:23; Eph 4:30) "When these things begin to happen, look up
and lift up your heads, for your redemption is drawing near.â€
Psalms 73,77,78
PSALMS 73
BOOK THREE
Psalms 73–89
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Truly God is good to Israel,
to the pure in heart.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) But as for me, my feet almost stumbled;
my steps had almost slipped.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I was envious at the boastful;
I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For there are no pains in their death;
their bodies are fat.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) They are not in trouble as other people;
nor are they plagued like others.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Therefore pride is their necklace;
violence covers them as a garment.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Their eyes bulge with fatness;
they have more than a heart could wish.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) They mock and speak with evil oppression;
they speak loftily.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) They set their mouth against the heavens,
and their tongue struts through the earth.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Therefore people turn to them,
and abundant waters are drunk by them.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) They say, "How does God know?
And is there knowledge with the Most High?"
12 Observe, these are the wicked, always at ease;
they increase in riches.
13 Surely I have kept my heart pure for nothing,
and washed my hands in innocence.
14 For all the day long I am plagued,
and chastened every morning.
15 If I said, "I will speak thus,"
I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
16 When I thought to understand this,
it was troublesome in my eyes,
17 until I went into the sanctuary of God;
then I understood their end.
18 Surely You have set them in slippery places;
You have brought them down to ruin.
19 How they come to desolation, as in a moment!
They have come to an end, utterly consumed with terrors.
20 As a dream when one awakes,
so, O Lord, when You awake,
You will despise their form.
21 Thus my heart was embittered,
and I was pierced in my feelings.
22 I was a brute and did not understand;
I was as a beast before You.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You have held me by my right hand.
24 You will guide me with Your counsel,
and afterward receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides You.
26 My flesh and my heart fails,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
27 For those who are far from You will perish;
You destroy everyone who is unfaithful to You.
28 But it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have taken my refuge in the Lord God,
that I may declare all Your works.
PSALMS 77
For the Music Director. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 I cried out to God with my voice,
even to God with my voice; and He listened to me.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord;
in the night my hand is stretched out and does not weary,
my soul refuses to be comforted.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) I remember God, and I groan;
I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) You hold my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I have considered the days of old,
the years long ago.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) May I remember my song in the night;
may I meditate in my heart;
my spirit made a diligent search:
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) "Will the Lord cast off forever,
and will He be favorable no more?
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Has His mercy ceased forever,
and have His promises failed for all time?
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Has God forgotten to be gracious,
and has He in anger shut up His tender mercies?" Selah
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Then I said, "This is my grief;
yet I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High."
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) I will remember the works of the Lord;
surely I will remember Your wonders of old.
12 I will meditate also on all Your work
and ponder on Your mighty deeds.
13 Your way, O God, is holiness;
what god is as great as our God?
14 You are the God who can do wonders;
You have declared Your strength among the nations.
15 You have with Your arm redeemed Your people,
the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
16 The waters saw You, O God.
The waters saw You; they were afraid;
the depths also trembled.
17 The clouds poured out water;
the skies thundered.
Your arrows flashed about.
18 The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind,
and Your lightning lit up the world;
the earth trembled and shook.
19 Your way is through the sea,
and Your path in the great waters,
and your footsteps are not seen.
20 You led Your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
PSALMS 78
A Contemplative Maskil of Asaph.
1 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching;
incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter insightful sayings of old,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) which we have heard and known,
what our fathers have told us.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 )We will not hide them from their children,
but will tell the coming generation
the praises of the Lord,
and His strength, and the wonderful works that He has done.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For He established a rule in Jacob,
and appointed a law in Israel,
which He commanded our fathers
that they should make them known to their children,
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) that the generation to come might know them,
even the children who are not yet born,
who will arise and declare them to their children:
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) that they might set their hope in God
and not forget the works of God,
but keep His commandments,
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) and they might not be as their fathers,
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation that did not set their heart steadfast,
and whose spirit was not faithful to God.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) The people of Ephraim, being armed with bows,
turned back in the day of battle.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) They did not keep the covenant of God
and refused to walk in His law;
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) and they forgot His works
and the wonders that He had shown them.
12 In the sight of their ancestors He did marvelous wonders
in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
13 He divided the sea and caused them to pass through,
and He made the waters to stand as a heap.
14 In the daytime He led them with a cloud,
and all the night with a light of fire.
15 He split rocks in the wilderness
and gave them abundance to drink as out of the great depths.
16 He brought streams out of the rock
and caused waters to run down like rivers.
17 They sinned yet more against Him
by provoking the Most High in the wilderness.
18 They tested God in their heart
by demanding the food that they craved.
19 They spoke against God by saying,
"Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
20 Behold, He struck the rock, so that the waters gushed out
and the streams overflowed.
Can He give bread
or provide meat for His people?"
21 Therefore the Lord heard this and was full of wrath;
a fire was kindled against Jacob,
and anger also came up against Israel,
22 because they did not believe in God
nor trust in His deliverance.
23 Yet He had commanded the skies above
and opened the doors of heaven,
24 and He rained down manna upon them to eat
and gave them the grain of heaven.
25 Man ate the food of mighty angels;
He sent them bread in abundance.
26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens,
and by His power He brought out a south wind.
27 He rained meat on them as dust,
and winged birds as the sand of the sea;
28 and He let them fall in the midst of their camp
all around their habitations.
29 So they ate and were satisfied,
for He gave them their own desire;
30 while they were not yet filled up,
and while the meat was still in their mouths,
31 the wrath of God came upon them,
and He killed the strongest of them
and struck down the young men of Israel.
32 For all this they sinned still,
and did not believe despite His wondrous works.
33 Therefore He made their days vanish like a breath,
and their years in trouble.
34 When He killed them, then they sought Him;
they turned back and longed for God.
35 They remembered that God was their rock,
and the Most High God their redeemer.
36 Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth,
and they lied to Him with their tongues;
37 for their heart was not devoted to Him,
neither were they committed to His covenant.
38 But He being full of compassion
forgave their iniquity
and did not destroy them.
He constantly restrained His anger,
and did not stir up all His wrath;
39 for He remembered that they were but flesh,
like a wind that passes away and does not return.
40 How often they provoked Him in the wilderness
and grieved Him in the desert!
41 Yes, they tested God over and over,
and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
42 They did not remember His power,
nor the day when He delivered them from the enemy,
43 how He had performed His signs in Egypt
and His wonders in the fields of Zoan:
44 and He turned their rivers into blood,
so that they could not drink from their streams.
45 He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them,
and frogs, which destroyed them.
46 He gave also their crops to the grasshopper
and the fruit of their labor to the locust.
47 He destroyed their vines with hail
and their sycamore trees with frost.
48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail
and their flocks to thunderbolts.
49 He cast upon them the fierceness of His anger,
wrath, indignation, and trouble,
by sending angels bringing disaster.
50 He made a path for His anger;
He did not spare them from death,
but gave their lives over to the plague,
51 And struck down all the firstborn in Egypt,
the first fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.
52 Then He led out His own people like sheep
and guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
53 He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid,
but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54 He brought them to the border of His holy land,
to the mountain that His right hand had acquired.
55 He cast out the nations also before them,
and divided for them their tribal allotments,
and made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
56 Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God,
and did not keep His commands,
57 but turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers;
they turned aside like a deceitful bow.
58 For they provoked Him to anger with their high places
and moved Him to jealousy with their graven images.
59 When God heard this, He was full of wrath
and greatly rejected Israel
60 so that He left the tabernacle at Shiloh,
the tent where He lived among people,
61 and delivered His strength to captivity
and His glory into the enemy’s hand.
62 He gave His people over also to the sword;
He was enraged with His inheritance.
63 The fire consumed their young men,
and their maidens were not given to marriage in song.
64 Their priests fell by the sword,
and their widows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord awoke as one out of sleep,
and like a mighty man who shouts because of wine.
66 He routed His enemies back,
and He made them a perpetual reproach.
67 Moreover, He rejected the tent of Joseph,
and He did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68 but chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion which He loves.
69 He built His sanctuary like the high heavens,
like the earth that He has established perpetually.
70 He chose David His servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from following the nursing ewes He brought him
to shepherd Jacob His people,
and Israel His inheritance.
72 So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart
and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
2) Our Daily Bread for 25Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/25/of-wrecks-and-trees
entitled A Tree to Heal
Genesis 3:1-11
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field
which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman,
"Has God said, "You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?"
2 And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit from the trees
of the garden;
3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the
garden, God has said, 'You will not eat of it, nor will you touch it, or else
you will die.'?"
4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die!
5 For God knows that on the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened
and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasing to
the eyes and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit
and ate; and she gave to her husband with her, and he ate.
7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked.
So they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
8 Then they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool
of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence
of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 The Lord God called to the
man and said to him, "Where are you?"
10 He said, "I heard Your voice in the garden and was afraid because I
was naked, so I hid myself."
11 And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from
the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?"
For $300,000, you can buy a new McLaren 720S sports car. The vehicle
comes with a V8 engine pumping 710 horsepower-considerably
more than you'll need for your morning commute.
Of course, you might be tempted to use all that power.
One Virginia driver learned his McLaren was so "fast" it could go from
an upscale showroom to the scrap heap in just 24 hours!
One day after buying the car, he slammed it into a tree.
(Thankfully, he survived.)
Just three chapters into the story of the Bible, we learn how a different
bad choice and a tree marred God's good creation. Adam and Eve ate
from the one tree they were to leave alone (Genesis 3:11).
The story had barely begun, and paradise was cursed (vv. 14-19).
Another tree would play a role in undoing this curse-the cross Jesus
endured on our behalf. His death purchased our future with Him
(Deuteronomy 21:23; Galatians 3:13).
The story comes full circle in the Bible's last chapter. There we read
of "the tree of life" growing beside
the “river of the water of life†(Revelation 22:1-2). As John describes it,
this tree will be "for the healing of the nations" (v. 2).
And he assures us, "No longer will there be any curse" (v. 3).
God's story comes with the happily-ever-after we all long for.
By: Tim Gustafson
Reflect & Pray
How do we already experience the reality of Jesus' victory over sin
and death today? What do you think is an appropriate response
to His sacrifice for us?
Father, don't let me forget the price it cost Your Son to undo the curse
we set in motion way back in the garden of Eden.
All I can say is thank You. All I can give You is my life.
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 1 - The Joy of Confessing Christ
Romans 10:9-10
9 (Lk 12:8; Php 2:11)that if you confess with your mouth
Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from
the dead, you will be saved,
10 for with the heart one believes unto righteousness,
and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation
Teena, a college freshman, has just committed her life to Christ,
but she was apprehensive about telling anyone - until Bill appeared
on the scene. He plunked his coffee cup down on the table and smiled.
"I heard something exciting happened to you yesterday, Teena"
"Yeah", Teena paused and looked around, as if seeking an escape route.
"I , uh, well, I did it"
"Did what?"
"Well, I, ah, gave my life to God."
"That's wonderful!" Bill exclaimed.
He was still talking with Teena and encouraging he in her decision
when Maria walked by.
"Maria!" Bill called. "Teena wants to tell you something!"
Teena gasped , open-mouthed, then stammered,
" I - I committed my life to Christ."
Maria , similarly enthuasiatic, encouraged Teena in her commitment,
and within half an hour Teena was stopping her friends to tell them,
"Guess what? I've become a Christian! I belng to Jesus now!"
Teena had already surrendered her heart to Christ.
But when she confessed her decision aloud to others,
the truth of that transformation was confirmed by her.
Many of us have been raised to believe that 'faith is a private matter',
not to be discussed in polite company. Yet Paul makes clear the connection
between heart commitment and verbal confession. Just as my love for family
and friends deepens as I tell them I love them, so a person's love
for Christ is confirmed and stabilised by speaking of that commitment to others.
Application
a) Have I been reluctant to tell others of my faith in Christ? Why?
b) What happens within me when I do tell others of my love for the Lord?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 25:15-21
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for He will lead my feet from the net.
16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,
for I am isolated and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 Look on my pain and misery,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,
and they hate me with violent hatred.
20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!
Let me not suffer shame,
for I seek refuge in You.
21 Truth and integrity will preserve me
while I wait for You.
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/bosnians-in-new-jerusalem/
BOSNIANS IN "NEW JERUSALEM"
GRAND RAPIDS MAKES WAY FOR MUSLIMS
With its Christian publishers, colleges and seminaries, Grand Rapids is seen
by many Reformed believers as a New Jerusalem.
But since the 1990s, Michigans second largest city has also become home
to the second largest Bosnian Muslim population in the United States.
(The largest is in St. Louis.)
There are now more than 120 000 Bosnians in the U.S.,
as well as half of a million people of Bosnian descent.
But they aren't always easy for Westerners to identify as Muslim,
as they are Caucasian and often dress in Western clothing.
But underneath the surface, their family histories are fractured by memories
of a vicious civil war fraught with ethnic cleansing and unchecked violence.
Ajlina lives in Grand Rapids, where two recent family losses have tapped
into the pain of her past traumas and tried her faith in Allah.
"God, I once had faith and prayed to you every day.
Please show me what I’m missing!"
The next day, the doorbell rang. A woman who said she had a burden
for the neighborhood offered to pray for Ajlina. Suspicious at first,
Ajlina begrudgingly accepted her offer.
After prayer, the woman offered to share with her the message
of the New Testament. Having lived among Christians for many years,
Ajlina always wondered what they believed.
The woman pulled a 3" x 5" notecard out of her purse and proceeded
to share with her the gospel. She described a gulf that separates us
from God and talked about a bridge that could cross that gulf.
"Jesus is the bridge!" the woman said. "His perfect life, death,
and resurrection bridge the gulf that separates us from God."
"God answered my prayer!" said an amazed Ajlina.
"Now I know that Jesus is what I’ve been missing!"
Pray that Bosnians may find the Gospel through
the plentiful resources available in the Grand Rapids area.
There has never been a concerted effort to engage
and reach the Bosnians of Grand Rapids.
Pray the Lord will send laborers into the harvest!
"The harvest is plentiful" (Luke 10:2).
2 (2Th 3:1) He said to them, "The harvest truly is plentiful,
but the laborers are few. Pray therefore the Lord
of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."
Pray that laborers find the ones in whom God is working.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 25 of the Month
a) Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
(Acts 2: 41,47b
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized,
and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
)
b) Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
( Prov 11:1
1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is His delight.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord when all is in chaos, that you look to The Lord
for redemption and salvation
Pray to the Lord to know him as your refuge and strength.
Pray to the Lord to not let us forget the price it cost Jesus to undo the curse
we set in motion way back in the garden of Eden.
All we can say is thank You. All I can give You is our lives.
Pray to the Lord to seek Him to make yourself a public
follower of Christ.
Pray to the Lord to remember His Covenant.
Pray to the Lord when you feel isolated and afflicted.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that Bosnians may find the Gospel through
the plentiful resources available in the Grand Rapids area.
There has never been a concerted effort to engage
and reach the Bosnians of Grand Rapids.
Pray the Lord will send laborers into the harvest!
"The harvest is plentiful" .
Pray that laborers find the ones in whom God is working.
Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
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.
Posted by DSY on
Day 114, 24 Apr 2021
1 Chron 3-5
1 CHRONICLES 3
The Generations of David
(2Sa 3:2-5; 5:14-16; 1Ch 14:4-7)
1 (2Sa 3:2-5; Jos 15:56) Now these were the sons of David, who were born
to him in Hebron:
The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
the second, Daniel by Abigail the Carmelitess;
2 the third was Absalom the son of Maakah, the daughter of Talmai
king of Geshur;
the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
3 the fifth, Shephatiah by Abital;
the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
4 (2Sa 2:11; 5:4-5) Six sons were born to him in Hebron,
and he reigned there seven years and six months.
He also reigned 37 years in Jerusalem.
5 (2Sa 11:3; 12:24-25) Now these were born to him in Jerusalem:
Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four sons by Bathsheba
the daughter of Ammiel;
6 (2Sa 5:15; 1Ch 14:5) then Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,
7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
8 (1Ch 14:7) Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
9 These were all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines,
and Tamar their sister.
The Kings of Judah
10 (1Ki 11:43; 14:31-15:1) Solomon’s son was Rehoboam;
Abijah was his son,
Asa his son,
Jehoshaphat his son,
11( 2Ki 8:24; 11:21) Joram [Jehoram in 2Ki 1:17; 8:16]. his son,
Ahaziah his son,
Joash his son,
12 (2Ki 14:1; 14:21) Amaziah his son,
Azariah his son,
Jotham his son,
13 (2Ki 16:1; 18:1) Ahaz his son,
Hezekiah his son,
Manasseh his son,
14 (2Ki 23:30; 21:19)Amon his son,
and Josiah his son.
15 The sons of Josiah were
the firstborn Johanan,
the second Jehoiakim,
the third Zedekiah,
and the fourth Shallum.
16 (2Ki 24:6; Mt 1:11) The sons of Jehoiakim were
Jeconiah his son
and Zedekiah his son.
**The Post-Exilic Royal Line**
17 (Ezr 3:2; 5:2) The sons of Jeconiah were Assir,
Shealtiel his son,
18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
19 (Ezr 2:2; 3:2) The sons of Pedaiah were
Zerubbabel and Shimei,
and the sons of Zerubbabel were
Meshullam and Hananiah,
and Shelomith was their sister;
20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed, five.
21 The sons of Hananiah were
Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan,
the sons of Obadiah, and the sons of Shekaniah.
22 (Ezr 8:2) The sons of Shekaniah were
Shemaiah and the sons of Shemaiah:
Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six in all.
23 The sons of Neariah were
Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three in all.
24 The sons of Elioenai were
Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven in all.
1 CHRONICLES 4
Other Sons of Judah
1 (Ge 46:12; 38:29) The sons of Judah were
Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath,
and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad.
These are the families of the Zorathites.
3 These were the sons of the father of Etam:
Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
4 (1Ch 2:50; 4:18) Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.
These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 (1Ch 2:24) Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives: Helah and Naarah.
6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
hese were the sons of Naarah.
7 The sons of Helah were
Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.
8 Koz became the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and the families of Aharhel
the son of Harum.
9 (Ge 34:19) Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers,
and his mother called his name Jabez, saying,
"Because I bore him in hardship."
10 Then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh, that You would indeed
bless me and enlarge my territory, that Your hand might be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil, that it may not bring me hardship!"
So God granted what he asked.
11 Kelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir,
who was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah,
and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Rekah.
13 (Jos 15:17; Jdg 1:13) The sons of Kenaz were
Othniel and Seraiah,
and the sons of Othniel were
Hathath and Meonothai.
14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah,
and Seraiah became the father of Joab,
the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.
15 (Nu 13:6) The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were
Iru, Elah, and Naam,
and the son of Elah was
Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jehallelel were
Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 The sons of Ezrah were
Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon, and Mered’s wife bore Miriam,
Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 (1Ch 4:4) His Judean wife bore Jered the father of Gedor,
Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
So these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
19 (Jos 15:44) The sons of his wife Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were
the father of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.
20 The sons of Shimon were
Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon.
And the sons of Ishi were
Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 (Ge 38:5; 46:12) The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were
Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families
of the house of workers of fine linen at Beth Ashbea;
22 Jokim, the men of Kozeba, Joash, Saraph, who was lord in Moab,
and Jashubi Lehem (these records are ancient).
23 They were the potters, those dwelling at Netaim and Gederah
(they dwelt there with the king for his work).
Sons of Simeon
Jos 19:2-10
24 (Ge 46:10) The sons of Simeon were
Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul,
25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.
26 The sons of Mishma were
Hammuel his son, Zakkur his son, and Shimei his son.
27 (Nu 2:4; 2:13) Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters,
but his brothers did not have many sons, nor did all their family
multiply as much as the sons of Judah.
28 (Jos 19:2-3) Now they dwelt in Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazar Shual
29 (Jos 19:3,4) as well as in Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 (Jos 19:5-6) Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim.
These were their cities until the reign of David.
32 Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan,
five cities in all,
33 (Jos 19:8) and all the villages that were around these cities
as far as Baal.
Such are their inhabited cities, and those registered to them were
34 Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;
35 Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;
36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah;
37 Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah,
the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.
38 These mentioned by name were leaders in their families,
and their fathers' houses increased greatly.
39 (Jos 15:58; 1Ch 4:4) They went to the entrance of Gedor,
as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks
40 (Jdg 18:7-10) There they found rich, good pasture,
and the land was wide, quiet, and peaceful;
for former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.
41 In the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, those written by name came
and attacked their tents, along with the Meunites who were found there,
and utterly destroyed them until this day. Then they dwelt there
in their place because there was pasture for their flocks there.
42 (Ge 36:8-9) Now some of them, namely five hundred men
from the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir with Pelatiah,
Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their captains.
43 (1Sa 30:17; 15:7-8) Then they struck down the rest of the Amalekites
who had escaped. So they have dwelt there until this day.
1 CHRONICLES 5
Sons of Reuben
1 (Ge 29:32; 35:22) Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel
(for he was the firstborn, but since he defiled his father's bed,
his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel,
so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright;
2 (Mic 5:2; Mt 2:6; Ge 49:8-10 ) though Judah prevailed
over his brothers and a ruler came from him,
yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),
3 (Ge 46:9; Ex 6:14; Nu 26:5-9) the sons of Reuben the firstborn
of Israel were Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.
4 The sons of Joel were
Shemaiah his son, Gog his son,
Shimei his son,
5 Micah his son,
Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
6 (1Ch 5:26) and Beerah his son, whom
Tiglath--Pileser the king of Assyria led into exile.
He was a leader of the Reubenites.
7 (1Ch 5:1) 7His brothers according to their families
by the registration of their generations were
Jeiel, the first, and Zechariah;
8 (Nu 32:34; 32:38) Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel,
who dwelt in Aroer, even as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.
9 (Jos 22:8-9) And he dwelt toward the east as far as the entrance
to the wilderness from the Euphrates,
for their cattle were abundant in the land of Gilead.
10 Now in the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites,
who fell by their hand, and they dwelt in their tents over
all the eastern plains of Gilead.
Sons of Gad
11 (Jos 13:11; 13:24-28) The sons of Gad dwelt opposite
them in the land of Bashan as far as Salekah.
12 Joel was the first, Shapham the second,
with Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.
13 Their brothers of their father's house were
Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber, seven in all.
14 These are the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah,
the sonof Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai,
the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni,
was the head of their father's house.
16 (1Ch 27:29; SS 2:1) They dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns,
and in all the outlands of Sharon to the edge of their borders.
17 (2Ki 14:16; 14:28) All of them were registered by genealogy in the days
of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
18 (Nu 1:3) The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh numbered 44760 valiant men,
men able to bear shield and sword, to shoot with a bow,
and who were skillful in battle, who went to war.
19 (Ge 25:15; 1Ch 1:31) They made war with the Hagrites, namely Jetur,
Naphish, and Nodab.
20 (2Ch 18:31; Ps 20:7-8) They were helped against them,
and the Hagrites and all who were with them were delivered into their hand,
for they cried to God in the battle, and He heard their prayer
because they trusted in Him.
21 They captured their livestock: fifty thousand of their camels,
two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys,
and one hundred thousand men.
22 (2Ki 15:29; 17:6) So many fell slain, because the war was of God.
And they dwelt in their place until the exile.
The Half-Tribe of Manasseh
23 (Dt 3:8-9; SS 4:8) The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh also dwelt
in the land. They increased from Bashan as far as Baal Hermon and Senir,
even to Mount Hermon.
24 These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel,
Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, men of reputation,
and heads of their fathers' houses.
25 (Ex 34:15) They were unfaithful to the God of their fathers
and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land,
whom God had wiped out before them.
26 (2Ki 15:19; 17:6) So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul
the king of Assyria, even the spirit of Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria,
and he led the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
into exile and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan
to this day.
2) Our Daily Bread for 24 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/24/better-with-god
entitled Better with God
Daniel 1:11–16;2:19–20
11 Then Daniel said to the steward, whom the master of the officials had
set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 (Da 1:16) "Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us
vegetables to eat and water to drink.
13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before you, and the countenance
of the youths who eat of the portion of the king's food. And as you see,
deal with your servants."
14 So he consented to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
15 (Ex 23:25; Pr 10:22) At the end of ten days their countenances appeared
fairer and fatter than all the youths who ate the portion of the king's food.
16 (Da 1:12) Thus the guard continued to take away the portion of their
food and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.
19 (Nu 12:6; Job 33:15-16) Then the secret was revealed to Daniel
in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20 (Ps 113:2; 115:18) Daniel answered and said:
"Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
for wisdom and might are His."
On her college volleyball team, my granddaughter learned a winning principle.
When the ball came her way, no matter what, she could "better the ball."
She could make a play that left her teammates in a better situation
-without throwing tantrums, blaming, or making excuses.
Always make the situation better.
That was Daniel's response when he and three Hebrew friends
were taken into captivity by Babylon's king Nebuchadnezzar.
Although they were given pagan names and ordered to take
three years of "training" in the enemy's palace, Daniel didn't rage.
Instead, he asked permission not to defile himself in God's sight by eating
the king's rich food and wine. As this intriguing Bible story shows,
after consuming nothing but vegetables and water for ten days (Daniel 1:12),
Daniel and his friends "looked healthier and better nourished than any of the
young men who ate the royal food" (v. 15).
Another time, Nebuchadnezzar threatened to kill Daniel and all palace wise
men if they couldn't repeat the king's disturbing dream and interpret it.
Again, Daniel didn't panic, but sought mercy "from the God of heaven,"
and the mystery was revealed to him in a vision (2:19).
As Daniel declared of God, "wisdom and power are his" (v. 20).
Throughout his captivity, Daniel sought God's best despite
the conflicts he faced. In our own troubles, may we follow that example,
making the situation better by taking it to God.
By: Patricia Raybon
Reflect & Pray
What battles are you facing now? As you turn from those troubles
and seek God, how does He make your journey better?
Loving God, life's challenges feel overwhelming today.
As I turn to You, inspire me to shed my despair to journey better with You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 7 - The Great Exchange
2 Cor 5:21 - God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,
that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
People were talking ; the gossip lines were busy day and night.
Andrea, a Bible study leader and pillar of the church, had been
accused of indiscretion with a married man, another member
of the congregation. The rumours were proven untrue,
but that hardly mattered anymore. The damage was done.
"It's just not far," Andrea said. " It was all so unnecessary.
And now, even though I've done nothing wrong, my relationship
with that church will never be the same again."
We all know what pain is caused by undeserved accusation,
rejection, and misunderstanding. Sometimes, when the smoke clears,
irreparable damage has been done, even when no sin has occurred.
We can understand the torment that comes when we've sinned,
but when we've done nothing wrong, the injustice seem unbearable.
Jesus knew what it was to suffer unjustly. He had never sinned at all,
yet he 'became sin' for us. He gave himself in an outrageous exchange:
he took our sin and gave us his righteousness.
Living in this exchange does not mean, of course, that we will be exempt
from pain, that we will never again suffer unjustly or be subject
to rejection. But in Christ, we are declared righteous before God,
just as Jesus himself is righteous. And as we submit
to the Holy Spirit's work in us, we become righteous ,
obeying him and growing in grace. Christ endured rejection
for us so that we might live in him.
Application
1. Have I ever suffered unjustly or been rejected by someone without cause?
2. How can this verse, coupled with my own expereience give me a greater
depth of appreciation of what Christ suffered for me?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Exodus 3:7-8
7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25)The Lord said,
"I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt
and have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters,
for I know their sorrows.
8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down
to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians,
and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land,
to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of
the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 23
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside still waters.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup runs over.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/from-irish-immigrants-to-bangladeshis/
FROM IRISH IMMIGRANTS TO BANGLADESHIS
JACKSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD WELCOMES BENGALI PEOPLE
In the 19th century, desperate Irish immigrants fleeing famine back home
flooded into the Jackson Heights neighborhood in Queens.
Now, many Bangladeshi immigrants call this neighborhood home.
Barbershops promote their prices on signs that mix Bangla and English
and grocers display imports like jackfruit and bitter melon next to Hershey
candy bars while Bangladeshi men drink cha (tea) and gossip on sidewalks
in the evenings.
Most arrived in the last 25 years, seeking a new start and opportunities
for their families through a diversity visa program. They brought their food,
culture, and Islamic religion with them, and now there are an estimated
150 000 of them across New York City.
Many Bangladeshi neighborhood enclaves are in the shadow of church buildings,
but the language and cultural barriers are too great for them to consider
entering the doors. Thankfully, efforts by missionary teams and local
believers over the last decade are bringing the Gospel to these neighborhoods.
Saif was a young Bangladeshi man working in the hotel industry when he met
a local believer on the subway. The man told Saif about Jesus, but he wanted
to know more and met with a Muslim-background believer who led him to faith
in Christ.
Saif is now part of a small house church in his neighborhood comprised
of fellow believers from Muslim backgrounds.
God is at work through people like Saif.
Pray for the Bangladeshi communities of New York City,
many of which have been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.
Pray for Kingdom workers, local believers, and churches as they
engage their Bengali neighbors with the good news of Jesus Christ.
Pray for believers from a Muslim background to "declare the gospel fearlessly"
in NYC and around the world (Eph. 6:20).
20 (2Co 5:20; Ac 28:20) for which I am an ambassador in chains,
that I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 24 of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society. (
Col 4:3
3 while praying also for us, that God would open to
us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in chains,
)
b) Pray for the Province of Saskatchewan
I) Pray for the leaders of Saskatchewan,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord the prayer of Jabez "Oh, that You would indeed
bless me and enlarge my territory, that Your hand might be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil, that it may not bring me hardship!"
Pray to the Lord to despair in your journey.
Pray to the Lord to seek Him in unjust suffering.
Pray to the Lord tto know his Promises when he hears your cry for help.
Pray to the Lord to know the Lord in uncertain times.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray for the Bangladeshi communities of New York City,
many of which have been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.
Pray for Kingdom workers, local believers, and churches as they
engage their Bengali neighbors with the good news of Jesus Christ.
Pray for believers from a Muslim background to "declare the gospel fearlessly"
in NYC and around the world
Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of society
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
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Day 113, 23 Apr 2021
Psalsm 43,44,45,49,84,85,87
PSALMS 43
1 Vindicate me, O God,
and plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For You are the God of my refuge;
why have You rejected me?
Why do I walk about mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Send out Your light and Your truth.
Let them lead me;
let them bring me to Your holy hill,
and to Your dwelling place.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Then I will go to the altar of God,
to the God of my joyful gladness;
with the harp I will give thanks to You,
O God, my God.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted withinme?
Hope in God;
for I will yet give Him thanks,
the salvation of my countenance and my God.
PSALMS 44
For the Music Director. A Contemplative Maskil of the sons of Korah.
1 We have heard with our ears, O God,
our fathers have told us
what work You did in their days,
in the days of old:
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) how You drove out the nations with Your hand,
and planted others instead;
how You afflicted peoples,
and sent them away.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For they did not take possession of the land
by their own sword,
nor did their own arm save them;
but it was Your right hand, and Your arm,
and the light of Your countenance, because You had favor on them.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) You are my King, O God;
command deliverances for Jacob.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Through You we will push down our opponents;
through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For I will not trust in my bow,
nor will my sword save me.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) But You have saved us from our opponents,
and have put to shame those who hate us.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) In God we boast all the day long,
and give thanks to Your name forever. Selah
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) But You have rejected us and put us to shame,
and do not go out with our armies.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) You make us to turn back from the opponent,
and those who hate us make us their spoil.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) You have placed us like sheep for prey,
and have scattered us among the nations.
12 You sell Your people for nothing,
and do not increase Your wealth by their sale.
13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors,
a scorn and a derision to those who surround us.
14 You make us a byword among the nations,
a shaking of the head among the people.
15 All day long my reproach is before me,
and the shame of my face covers me,
16 from the voice of him who reproaches and reviles,
by reason of the enemy and avenger.
17 All this is come on us,
yet we have not forgotten You,
nor have we dealt falsely in Your covenant.
18 Our heart is not turned back,
nor have our steps deviated from Your way,
19 though You have crushed us in the place of jackals,
and covered us with the shadow of death.
20 If we have forgotten the name of our God,
or stretched out our hands to a strange god,
21 would not God search this out?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.
22 Yes, for Your sake we are killed all the day long;
we are considered like sheep for the slaughter.
23 Awake; why do You sleep, O Lord?
Arise; do not reject us forever.
24 Why do You hide Your face,
and forget our affliction and our oppression?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust;
our body cleaves to the earth.
26 Arise, be our help,
and redeem us for the sake of Your lovingkindness.
PSALMS 45
For the Music Director. To the melody of "Lilies."
A Contemplative Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song.
1 My heart is overflowing with a good thought;
I am speaking my works for the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skilled scribe.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) You are fairer than all the sons of men;
favor is poured on your lips;
therefore God has blessed you forever.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one,
with your splendor and your majesty.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) In your majesty ride prosperously
because of truth and meekness and righteousness;
and your right hand will teach you awesome things.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies;
peoples will fall under you.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
the scepter of Your kingdom is an upright scepter.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore God, your God, anointed you
with the oil of gladness above your companions.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;
from the ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2 ) Kings' daughters are among your honorable women;
at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Listen, O daughter, consider and incline your ear;
forget your own people, and your father’s house,
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your lord, bow to him.
12 The daughter of Tyre will be there with a gift;
even the rich among the people will entreat your favor.
13 The royal daughter is all glorious within her chamber;
her clothing is plaited gold.
14 She shall be brought to the king in embroidered garments;
the virgins, her companions who follow her,
shall be brought to you.
15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought;
they shall enter into the king’s palace.
16 Your sons shall succeed your fathers;
you will make them princes in all the land.
17 I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations;
therefore the people will praise you forever and ever.
PSALMS 49
For the Music Director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 Hear this, all you people;
give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) both low and high,
rich and poor together.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) My mouth will speak wisdom,
and the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 ) I will incline my ear to a parable;
I will expound my riddle with a harp.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Why should I fear in the days of evil,
when the iniquity of my stalkers surrounds me?
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Those who trust in their wealth,
and boast in the multitude of their riches,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) none of them can by any means redeem the other,
nor give to God a ransom for anyone,
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) for the redemption of their souls is costly;
even so people cease to exist forever,
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) making efforts to live eternally,
and not see the pit.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) For one sees that wise men die,
together the fool and the brute perish,
and leave their wealth to others.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Their graves become their perpetual homes,
and their dwelling places to all generations,
though they call their lands after their own names.
12 But a man does not abide in honor;
mankind is like the beasts that come to ruin.
13 This is their way, it is their folly;
yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
and their form shall waste away in Sheol,
far from their dwelling.
15 But God shall redeem my soul from the power of Sheol,
for He shall receive me. Selah
16 Do not fear when one is made rich,
when the glory of his house is increased,
17 for he takes nothing away in death;
his glory does not descend after him.
18 Though while he lives he blesses his soul—
and men will praise you when you do well for yourself-
19 that soul will go to the generation of his fathers;
they will never see light.
20 A man in honor, and yet without understanding,
is like the animals that perish.
PSALMS 84
For the Music Director. According to The Gittith.
A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 How lovely is Your dwelling place,
O Lord of Hosts!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) My soul longs, yes, even faints
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my body cry out
for the living God.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Yes, the sparrow has found a home
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
even at Your altars,
O Lord of Hosts, my King and my God.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
they continually praise You. Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
in whose heart are the paths to Zion.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they makes it a spring;
the early rain also covers it with pools.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) They go from strength to strength;
every one of them appears in Zion before God.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts, hear my prayer,
and give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Behold, O God our shield,
and look upon the face of Your anointed.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) For a day in Your courts is better
than a thousand elsewhere.
I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
the Lord will give favor and glory,
for no good thing will He withhold
from the one who walks uprightly.
12 O Lord of Hosts,
blessed is the man who trusts in You.
PSALMS 85
For the Music Director. A Psalm of the songs of Korah.
1 Lord, You have been favorable to Your land;
You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;
You have covered all their sin. Selah
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have withdrawn all Your wrath;
You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Restore us, O God of our salvation,
and put away Your indignation towardus.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Will You not revive us again,
that Your people may rejoice in You?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Show us Your mercy, O Lord,
and grant us Your deliverance.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will hear what God the Lord will speak,
for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints,
but let them not turn again to folly.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Surely His salvation is near to them who fear Him,
that glory may dwell in our land.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Mercy and truth have met together;
righteousness and peace have kissed.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Truth springs from the ground,
and righteousness looks down from the sky.
12 Yes, the Lord gives that which is good,
and our land shall yield its increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before Him
and prepare a way for His footsteps.
PSALMS 87
A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.
1 The city of His foundation is on the holy mountain.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) The Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Glorious things are spoken of you,
O city of God. Selah.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon
to those who know Me;
look, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia;
"This man was born there."
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) But of Zion it shall be said,
"This one and that one were born in her,"
for the Most High shall make her secure.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord shall count when He registers the people,
"This one was born there." Selah
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) As well the singers and the players of instruments say,
"All my springs are in you."
2) Our Daily Bread for 23 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/23/seeing-with-new-eyes
entitled The God of All Comfort
Philippians 2:1–5
Christian Humility and Christ's Humility
1 (2Co 13:14; Col 3:12) If there is any encouragement in Christ,
if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit,
if any compassion and mercy,
2 (Jn 3:29; Ro 12:16) then fulfill my joy and be like-minded,
having the same love, being in unity with one mind.
3 (Ro 12:10; Gal 5:26) Let nothing be done out of strife or conceit,
but in humility let each esteem the other better than himself.
4 (Ro 15:1) Let each of you look not only to your own interests,
but also to the interests of others.
5 (Mt 11:29; Ro 15:3) Let this mind be in you all, which was also
in Christ Jesus,
A video game, one that's become a cultural phenomenon,
places a hundred players on a virtual island to compete until one player
remains. Whenever a player eliminates you from the contest, you can continue
to watch through that player's vantage point. As one journalist notes,
"When you step into another player's shoes and inhabit their point of view,
the emotional register . . . shifts from self-preservation to . . . communal
solidarity. . . . You begin to feel invested in the stranger who,
not too long ago, did you in."
Transformation happens whenever we open ourselves to see another's experience,
looking beyond our own vision and encountering another's pain, fear, or hopes.
When we follow Jesus' example and "do nothing out of selfish ambition or
vain conceit" and instead "in humility value others above [our]selves," then
we notice things we would have missed otherwise (Philippians 2:3).
Our concerns broaden. We ask different questions. Rather than being
preoccupied with only our own needs or angst, we become invested
in others' well-being. Rather than looking to "[our] own interests,"
we become committed "to the interests of . . . others†(v. 4). Rather
than protecting what we assume we need to thrive, we joyfully
pursue whatever helps others flourish.
With this transformed vision, we gain compassion for other.
We discover new ways to love our family. We may even make
a friend out of an enemy!
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
How can the Holy Spirit help you avoid becoming small, narrow, or selfish?
How do you think God's inviting you to see others with new eyes?
Jesus, too often what I see is only my fear, my pain, or my lack.
Help me to see my sisters and brothers. I want to truly see them and love them.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 6 - Eternal Life, Beginning now
John 10:28 - I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,
nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand.
In C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, one of the Spirits in heaven, identifying
himself as George MacDonald, makes some startling statements on the nature of
eternal life. Depending upon the individual's choice for or against Christ,
MacDonald says, everything in life takes on the character of haven or hell.
"At the end of ALL THINGS, when the sun rises here (in heaven) and the twilight
turns to blackness down there, the Blessed will say, 'We have never lived
anywhere except in Heaven,' and the Lost, 'We were always in Hell.'
And both will speak truly" - From the Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis.
Lewis was not trying to make a theological case, but to demonstrate
a principle: eterenal life begins now.
The choices that we make for or against obedience to God, the life we live,
the patterns we establish, all move us in one direction of the other.
And when we have decided to choose obedience to God (the forsakeness of sin),
when we give ourselves fully into his hands, he is able to take the worst of
circumstances and redeem them for our good, use them to mature us in his image.
Again Jesus says in John 10:28
"I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,
nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand. "
In Christ is a very secure place to be. No experience is lost, no pain is
wasted. Everything in our lives is redeemed by God for our benefit.
Application
a) How have I experienced the truth that "eternal life begins now"?
b) How can this verse help me put life in perspective during times
of stress and anxiety?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Genesis 39:2-3 : 2 (Ge 21:22; 26:24) The Lord was with Joseph,
so that he became a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master,
the Egyptian.
3 (Ps 1:3; Ge 21:22) His master saw that the Lord was with him
and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are anxious
Romans 8:28-30
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.
30 (1Co 6:11; Heb 9:15) And those whom He predestined, He also called;
and those whom He called, He also justified; and those whom He justified,
He also glorified.
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/from-myanmar-to-bangladesh-to-north-america/
FROM MYANMAR TO BANGLADESH TO NORTH AMERICA
ROHINGYA SEEK A SAFE PLACE TO STAY
The United Nations calls the Rohingya people the
"world's most persecuted minority." South Africa's Bishop Desmond Tutu
says they've experienced apartheid. Others call their treatment
ethnic cleansing.
A million Rohingya had lived in Myanmar for centuries,
but the government stripped them of their citizenship,
burned their villages, and killed, tortured, and raped
many individuals before forcing them out of the country in 2016-2017.
More than 600000 of them now live in squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Nearly all Rohingya people are Muslims, but years of oppression
and persecution have led some to seek spiritual alternatives in the camps.
Anwar sits in a dimly lit room, where he shares the story of how Jesus rescued
him from tragedy. Two years ago he was a practicing Muslim who relied
on alcohol and drugs to numb the pain of oppression.
But he was reached by a movement in the U.S. that brought the Gospel
to Rohingya refugees. Even after angry Muslims beat him in front
of his pregnant wife, he did not back down, telling his persecutors,
"I am ready to die for my Lord. I don’t care what you do to me.
All I ask is that when you kill me you give my body to my brothers
so it can rest at the foot of the cross."
Since then, Anwar has helped plant six churches and has seen close
to 500 baptisms of Rohingya Muslims.
God is moving amidst the ravaged Rohingya as He has for other persecuted
people. "The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed"(Psalm 103:6).
(2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord does righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
Pray that the persecuted Rohingya refugees would hear the Gospel
and find their hope and identity in Christ.
Pray for Rohingya believers like Anwar to remain strong and bold
in the face of persecution.
Pray that God will work righteousness and justice for these oppressed people.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 23 of the Month
a) Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation os those
who have committed crimes.
b) Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across Canada.
(
John 13:34-35
34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another,
even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples,
if you have love for one another."
Rom 12:10
10 Be devoted to one another with brotherly love; prefer one another in honour
Heb 10:24
24 And let us consider how to spur one another to love and to good works.
1 Peter 3:8
8 Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward one another, be gracious,
and be kind.
1 John 3:23
23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name
of His Son ÂJesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord who is your source in strength and wisdom in the midst
of persecution.
Pray to the Lord for His comforting presence in your pain and sorrow.
Help us in turn to be a comfort to others
Pray to the Lord be more selfless and less selfish.
Pray to the Lord to start eternal life
Pray to the Lord to be as sucessful as Joseph.
Pray to the Lord to know his will
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that the persecuted Rohingya refugees would hear the Gospel
and find their hope and identity in Christ.
Pray for Rohingya believers like Anwar to remain strong and bold
in the face of persecution.
Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation os those
who have committed crimes.
Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across the world.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
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Day 112, 22 Apr 2021
Psalsm 6, 8,9,10,14,16,19,21
PSALMS 6
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments.
According to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger,
nor discipline me in the heat of Your anger.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak;
O Lord, heal me, for my bones are terrified.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) My soul is greatly troubled,
but You, O Lord, how long?
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Return, O Lord, rescue my soul.
Save me for the sake of Your lovingkindness.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For in death there is no remembrance of You;
in Sheol who will give You thanks?
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I am weary with my groaning;
all night I flood my bed with weeping;
I drench my couch with my tears.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) My eye wastes away from grief;
it grows weak because of all those hostile to me.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity;
for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2 ) The Lord has heard my supplication;
the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) May all my enemies be ashamed and greatly terrified;
may they turn back and be suddenly ashamed.
PSALMS 8
For the Music Director. According to The Gittith. A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, our Lord,
how excellent is Your name in all the earth!
You have set Your glory
above the heavens.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have ordained strength
because of Your enemies,
to silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) When I consider Your heavens,
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You have established,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) what is man that You are mindful of him,
and the son of man that You attend to him?
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For You have made him a little lower than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You have given him dominion over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) the birds of the air,
and the fish of the sea,
and whatever travels the paths of the seas.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) O Lord, our Lord,
how excellent is Your name in all the earth!
PSALMS 9
For the Music Director. To the melody of "The Death of the Son."
A Psalm of David.
1 I will give thanks to You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will declare all Your marvelous works.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I will be glad and rejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) When my enemies are turned back,
they will stumble and perish at Your presence.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For You have maintained my right and my cause;
You sat on the throne judging what is right.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You have rebuked the nations,
You have destroyed the wicked,
You have wiped out their name forever and ever.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) O you enemy, destructions
have come to you for a perpetual end.
You have destroyed cities;
their memory perished with them.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) But the Lord remains forever;
He has established His throne for judgment.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) He will judge the world in righteousness;
He will give judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;
declare His deeds among the people.
12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the humble.
13 Be gracious to me, O Lord; consider my trouble from those who hate me,
O You who lifts me up from the gates of death,
14 that I may recount all Your praise
in the gates of the daughter of Zion,
that I may rejoice in Your salvation.
15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made;
their own foot is caught in the net which they hid.
16 The Lord is known by the judgment that He executes;
the wicked one is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah
17 The wicked will be turned to Sheol,
and all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten,
nor will the hope of the poor perish forever.
19 Arise, O Lord, may mortals not prevail;
let the nations be judged in Your sight.
20 Put them in fear, O Lord,
that the nations themselves may know they are mortals. Selah
PSALMS 10
1 Why do You stand far off, O Lord?
Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) In arrogance the wicked persecutes the poor;
let them be caught in the devices they have planned.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire;
he blesses the greedy and despises the Lord.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) The wicked, through the pride of his countenance,
will not seek God;
God is not in all his thoughts.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) His ways are always prosperous;
Your judgments are high and distant from him;
as for all his enemies, they scoff at him.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved;
for generations I shall not meet adversity."
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) His mouth is filled with cursing
and deceit and oppression;
under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
in the secret places he murders the innocent;
his eyes lurk against the unfortunate.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den;
he lies in wait to catch the poor;
he catches the poor, drawing them into his net.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He crouches; he lies low,
so that the unfortunate fall by his strength.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) He says in his heart, "God has forgotten;
He hides His face; He will never see it."
12 Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand!
Do not forget the humble.
13 Why do the wicked despise God?
He says in his heart,
"You will require an account."
14 You have seen it, for You observe trouble and grief,
to repay it with Your hand.
The unfortunate one entrusts it to You;
You are the helper of the orphan.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;
seek out his wickedness
until You find none.
16 The Lord is King forever and ever;
the nations perished from His land.
17 The desire of the humble You have heard, O Lord;
You make their heart attentive; You bend Your ear
18 to judge the orphan and the oppressed;
man on earth no longer trembles.
PSALMS 14
Ps 53:1-6
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1The fool has said in his heart,
"There is no God."
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds,
there is none who does good.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) The Lord looks down from heaven
on the children of men,
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek God.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) They all turn aside,
together they become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
who eat my people as they eat bread,
but do not call on the Lord?
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) There they were in great fear,
for God is with the generation of the righteous.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You shame the counsel of the poor,
but the Lord is his refuge.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 )Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion!
When the Lord turns back the captivity of His people,
Jacob will rejoice, and Israel will be glad.
PSALMS 16
A Miktam of David.
1 Preserve me, O God,
for in You I take refuge.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) I have said to the Lord, "You are my Lord;
my welfare has no existence outside of You."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5 ) For the holy ones who are in the land,
they are the majestic ones; in them is all my delight.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 ) Those who chase after other gods,
their sorrows will be multiplied;
their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,
nor lift their names on my lips.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup;
You support my lot.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
yes, an inheritance is beautiful for me.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel;
my affections also instruct me in the night seasons.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I have set the Lord always before me;
because He is at my right hand,
I will not be moved.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
my flesh also will rest in security.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 ) For You will not leave my soul in Sheol,
nor will You suffer Your godly one to see corruption.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) You will make known to me the path of life;
in Your presence is fullness of joy;
at Your right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
PSALMS 19
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the firmament shows His handiwork.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Day unto day utters speech,
and night unto night declares knowledge.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) There is no speech and there are no words;
their voice is not heard.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Their line has gone out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them has He set a tent for the sun,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber;
it rejoices as a strong man to run a race.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Its going forth is from one end of the heavens,
and its circuit extends to the other end,
and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The law of the Lord is perfect,
converting the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) the statutes of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the judgments of the Lord are true
and righteous altogether.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) More to be desired are they than gold,
yes, than much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Moreover by them is Your servant warned,
and by keeping them comes great reward.
12 Who can understand his errors?
Cleanse me from secret faults.
13 Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins;
may they not rule over me.
Then I will be upright
and innocent from great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
PSALMS 21
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 The king will rejoice in Your strength, O Lord,
and in Your salvation how greatly will he rejoice!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) You have given him his heart’s desire,
and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For You meet him with the blessings of goodness;
You set a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) He asked life of You, and You gave it him,
length of days forever and ever.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) His glory is great in Your salvation;
honor and majesty You set on him.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For You place blessings on him forever;
You make him rejoice with gladness with Your presence.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) For the king trusts in the Lord,
and by the lovingkindness of the Most High
he will not be moved.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 ) Your hand will find out all Your enemies;
Your right hand will find out those who hate You.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2 ) You will make them as a fiery oven
in the time of Your appearance;
the Lord will swallow them up in His wrath,
and fire will devour them.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) You will destroy their offspring from the earth,
and their descendants from among the children of men.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For they intended evil against You;
they devised evil thoughts they will not be able to accomplish.
12 For You will make them turn their back,
when You aim with Your bowstrings against their face.
13 Be exalted, Lord, by Your strength;
may we sing and make music to Your might.
2) Our Daily Bread for 22 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/22/the-god-of-all-comfort
entitled The God of All Comfort
2 Corinthians 1:3–7
Paul's Thanksgiving After Affliction
3 (Eph 1:3; 1Pe 1:3; Ro 15:5-6) Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord
- Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort,
4 (Isa 51:12; 2Co 7:6-7) who comforts us in all our tribulation,
that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble
by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
5 (Col 1:24; Php 3:10) As the sufferings of Christ abound in us,
so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
6 (2Ti 2:10) If we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation,
which is effective in enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer.
Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
7 Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that as you partake
in the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.
Radamenes was just a kitten when his owner dropped him off
at an animal shelter, thinking he was too ill to recover.
The kitten was nursed back to health and adopted by the vet.
He then became a fulltime resident at the shelter and now spends his days
"comforting" cats and dogs-just out of surgery or recovering from an illness
- through his warm presence and gentle purr.
That story is a small picture of what our loving God does for us-and what
we can do for others in return. He cares for us in our sickness and struggles,
and He soothes us with His presence. The apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians calls
our God, "the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort" (1:3).
When we are discouraged, depressed, or mistreated, He's there for us.
When we turn to Him in prayer, He "comforts us in all our troubles" (v. 4).
But verse 4 doesn't end there. Paul, who had experienced intense suffering,
continues, "so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort
we ourselves receive from God." Our Father comforts us, and when we've
experienced His comfort, we're enabled to comfort others.
Our compassionate Savior, who suffered for us, is more than able to comfort
us in our suffering and distress (v. 5). He helps us through our pain
and equips us to do the same for others.
By: Alyson Kieda
Reflect & Pray
When have you experienced God's comfort during a difficult time?
When have you offered God’s comfort to others?
Dear God, thank You for Your comforting presence in my pain and sorrow.
Help me in turn to be a comfort to others.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 5 - God Loved, So He Gave
John 3:16-17
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9–10; Jn 1:18) "For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
17 (1Jn 4:14; Lk 19:10) For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved."
Often called "the gospel in a nutshell", John 3:16 is so familiar,
even the unchurched, that it has all but lost its impact for us.
WE cite it by rote, as if it had no more meaning than a SSN (SIN),
and think that we understand the truth becuase we know the words.
Why did God send Jesus, his only Son, into the world to die?
Because he loved the people he created. God had no reason,
humanly speaking, to love mankind. Throughout history, from
the Garden of Eden forward, people had deliberately turned
against God and tried his patience. Even the nation God chose
for himself, Israel rebelled againt the Lord and turned to other gods.
And we, as individuals, have rebelled against him too. WE have tried
to control our own lives; we have denied his reality; or
acknowledged his existence and then systematically ignored him.
We have become our own gods.
Yet Christ, in love, took upon himself the rejection, the humiliation,
the pain we were responsible for. We deserved to be condemned to die,
but he died for us instead. "God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world," John 3:17 says, "but to save the world through him."
Often, even after we have committed our lives to Christ, we mistakenly
suppose that God's primary purpose is to condemn us - to catch us in sin
and punish us. But God says that his purpose is to love us and to save us
from sin and ourselves. He loved, and so he gave; he still loves us,
and he still continues to give.
Application
a) What sin in my life put Jesus on the cross?
b) How do I know that my sins has been forgiven?
c) How can these verses help me when I face condemnation and guilt?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Genesis 30:43
The man became exceedingly prosperous and had many sheep
and female servants and male servants and camels and donkeys.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are anxious
Phil 4:4-7
4 (Php 3:1; Ro 12:12 Rejoice in the Lord always.
Again I will say, rejoice!
5 (Jas 5:8-9) Let everyone come to know your gentleness.
The Lord is at hand.
6 (Eph 6:18; Mt 6:25-33) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything,
by prayer and supplication with gratitude, make your requests known
to God.
7 (Jn 14:27; Col 3:15; Isa 26:3) And the peace of God, which surpasses
all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/30-days-in-the-triangle/
30 DAYS IN THE TRIANGLE
HUNDREDS PRAY FOR MUSLIM NEIGHBORS IN RALEIGH, DURHAM, AND CHAPEL HILL
David Garrison’s book, A Wind in the House of Islam, provided the inspiration.
The 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World booklet provided the game plan.
It all started with a few families praying that the Holy Spirit would help
them reach their Muslim neighbors, but it soon grew into an effort involving
more than 600 Christians from 45 local churches in the Triangle,
a three-city region known for both high-tech and higher-education.
Garrison found that prayer movements like 30 Days have coincided
with church planting movements all over the world. The Christians in
the Triangle believed God could help them reach the Triangle-s 40,000-plus
Muslims, just as He had helped Christian believers elsewhere reach Muslims
across the world.
It started years ago with a few families. By 2016, there were 100 believers
from three churches in the area. Now, 600+ Christian pray together every
day during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, using 30 Days as their guide.
Many of these praying Christians have sought opportunities to befriend
Muslims at work or in their neighborhoods. A handful of Muslims have become
followers of Jesus, including a new believer named E. R. She couldn't find a Bible
to read in Iraq, but after a few years in the U.S., she was given an Arabic-language
Bible by one of the 30 Days participants.
In 2019, two participating families decided to devote themselves fulltime
o the Triangle prayer effort. The families are now training with Global
Gates and hope to start evangelism and church planting among local Muslims in 2021.
Please pray for:
-Prayer movements in the Triangle and around the world.
-Churches and Christians who reach out to their Muslim neighbors.
-Those who "go into all the world
and preach the gospel to all creation" (Mark 16:15).
Mark 16:15
https://my.bible.com/bible/1171/MRK.16.15
'He said to them, "Go into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature."
- Muslims to come to faith in the Triangle and be discipled to take
the gospel message back to their home countries (Mark 5:20).
20 (Mt 4:25; Mk 7:31) So he departed and began to proclaim in the Decapolis
The Ten Cities. what great things Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
22nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Province of Quebec
I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
(
2 Cor 10: 3 - 5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strongholds, 5 casting down imaginations and every
high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every
thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord who is your source in strength and wisdom.
Pray to the Lord for His comforting presence in your pain and sorrow.
Help us in turn to be a comfort to others
Pray to the Lord know Him as the Source
of Salvation for Sins.
Pray to the Lord to be wealthy in His eyes!
Pray to the Lord to seek for relief during anxieties.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that more of the Wassoulou people will find Christ.
Please pray for Prayer movements in the Triangle and around the world.
Please pray for Churches and Christians who reach
out to their Muslim neighbors.
Please pray for Those who "go into all the world
and preach the gospel to all creation"
Please pray for Muslims to come to faith in the Triangle
and be discipled to take the gospel message back to their home countries
Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
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.
Posted by DSY on
Day 111, 21 Apr 2021
2 Samuel 1 - 4
2 SAMUEL 1
The Death of Saul
1Sa 31:1–13; 1Ch 10:1–13
1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned
from the slaughter of the Amalekites, David had remained two days in Ziklag.
2 (1Sa 4:12; 2Sa 4:10; Jos 7:6) On the third day, a man came
from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt upon his head.
As he approached David, he fell to the ground prostrate.
3 David asked him, "Where have you come from?"
He responded, "I fled from the camp of Israel."
4 (1Sa 4:16) David said to him, "Tell me, what is the report?"
So he reported, "The people fled from battle. Many of the people have fallen
and died; even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead."
5 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him,
"How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?"
6 (1Sa 28:4) The young man who was reporting to him answered,
"I happened to be on Mount Gilboa when, in front of me,
Saul was leaning on his spear with the chariots and horsemen drawing close.
7 When he turned around, he noticed me. He summoned me, and I responded,
'Here I am.'
8 (1Sa 30:13; 30:17) "He asked me, 'Who are you?'
"I answered, 'I am an Amalekite.'
9 "Then he said to me, 'Stand over me and kill me,
for I have been mortally wounded, yet I am still alive.'
10 (Jdg 9:54; 2Ki 11:12) "So I stood beside him and killed him because I knew
that he could not live after he had fallen. Then I took the crown that was on
his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here
to my lord."
11 (Ge 37:29; 2Sa 3:31) Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them,
as did all of the men who were with him.
12 They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul,
Jonathan his son, the people of the Lord, and the house of Israel,
because they had fallen by the sword.
13 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him,
"Where are you from?"
He responded, "I am the son of one who sought refuge, an Amalekite."
14 (1Sa 24:6; 26:9) David said to him, "How is it that you did not fear
raising your hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?"
15 Then David called to one of the young men and said,
"Step forward and execute him." So he struck him and killed him.
16 (Mt 27:25; Lev 20:9_ But David said to him, "Your blood is upon
your own head, since your mouth has testified against you, saying,
'I put an end to the anointed of the Lord.' "
The Lament of David
17 (2Ch 35:25) Then David recited this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son,
18 (Jos 10:13) and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the Song of the Bow.
It is written in the book of Jashar:
19 (2 Sa 1:27; 1:25) Your splendor, O Israel, has been slain upon your hills.
How the mighty ones have fallen.
20 (Mic 1:10; 1Sa 18:6) Do not report it in Gath,
do not announce it in the streets of Ashkelon,
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
or the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
21 (1Sa 31:1; Isa 21:5) O mountains of Gilboa,
may there be no rain or dew upon you
or your bountiful fields;
for there the shield of the mighty was defiled!
The shield of Saul is no longer anointed with oil.
22 (1Sa 18:4; Isa 34:6-7) From the blood of the slain,
from the fat of mighty,
the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
nor did the sword of Saul return empty.
23 (Jdg 14:18; Jer 4:13) Saul and Jonathan,
beloved and delightful,
neither in life nor death will they be separated.
They were swifter than eagles,
they were stronger than lions.
24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
who clothed you in scarlet and jewels,
who adorned your garments with gold jewelry.
25 (2Sa 1:19; 1:27) How the mighty ones have fallen in the midst of battle!
Jonathan was slain on your high places.
26 (1Sa 18:1-4) I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
you were very dear to me;
your love was more remarkable than the love of women.
27 (2Sa 1:25; 1:19) How the mighty have fallen,
and the weapons of war have perished.
2 SAMUEL 2
David Anointed King Over Judah
1 (1Sa 23:2; 30:31) After this, David consulted the Lord, asking,
"Shall I go to one of the cities of Judah?"
The Lord responded to him, "Go up."
David asked, "Where should I go?"
And He said, "Hebron."
2 (1Sa 25:42-43; 30:5) So David went up there, along with his two wives,
Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.
3 (1Sa 27:2-3; 30:1) And David brought the men who were with him,
each man with his household, and they lived in the cities of Hebron.
4 (1Sa 31:11-13; 2Sa 5:5) Then the men of Judah came and there anointed
David as king over the house of Judah, and they informed David
that it was the men of Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul.
5 (1Sa 23:21; Ru 2:20) So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh
Gilead saying, "May you be blessed by the Lord,
you who have shown this loyalty to your lord Saul by burying him.
6 Now may the Lord show you loyalty and faithfulness, even as I deal kindly
with you who have done this thing.
7 Now may your hands be strong and may you be courageous, since your lord
Saul is dead and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them."
War Between the Houses of David and Saul
1Ch 3:1-4
8 (1Sa 14:50; Ge 32:2) However, Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army
of Saul, had taken Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul
and brought him over to Mahanaim.
9 He installed him as king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim,
and Benjamin, over Israel in its entirety.
10 Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign
over Israel, and he ruled for two years.
However, the house of Judah followed David.
11 (1Ki 2:11) The length of time during which David was king in Hebron
over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 (Jos 18:25; 10:12) Abner the son of Ner, with the servants of Ish-Bosheth
the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim toward Gibeon.
13 (2Sa 8:16; 1Ch 2:16) And Joab the son of Zeruiah,
with the servants of David, went out in order to meet together
at the pool of Gibeon. They sat down, one group on one side of the pool
and the other group on the side of the pool opposite them.
14 (2Sa 2:17) Abner suggested to Joab,
"Let the young men come forward and compete before us."
And Joab replied, "Let them come."
15 So they stepped forward and were counted, twelve from Benjamin
and Ish-Bosheth and twelve from the servants of David.
16 Each one grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword
in his opponent's side; so they fell down together.
Therefore that place was called Helkath Hazzurim, which is at Gibeon.
17 (2Sa 3:1) The fighting was very fierce that day, but Abner and the men
of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
18 (1Ch 12:8; Hab 3:19) Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab,
Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was as fast as a wild gazelle.
19 So Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went, he did not turn to the right
hand or to the left from following Abner.
20 Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you, Asahel?"
He answered, "It is I."
21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right or left, overtake
one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself,"
but Asahel was not willing to desist.
22 (2Sa 3:27) Abner continued still to reason with Asahel,
"Abandon your pursuit. Why should I strike you down?
How then could I show my face to your brother Joab?"
23 (2Sa 3:27; 4:6) But he refused to desist. So Abner struck him
in the abdomen with the butt of his spear, so that the spear came out of his back.
He fell there and died on the spot.
When all of the others came to the place where Asahel fell and died, they halted.
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. As the sun was setting, they came
to the hill of Ammah, which is next to Giah on the way
to the Wilderness of Gibeon.
25 The sons of Benjamin gathered to the rear of Abner into a single formation,
and they took their stand atop one of the hills.
26 (Jer 46:10; 46:14) Abner called to Joab, "Must the sword consume forever?
Do you not understand that a bitter taste will result in the end?
How long will you refuse to command the people to withdraw
from chasing their brothers?"
27 (2Sa 2:14; Pr 17:14) Joab responded, "As God lives, I assure you that
if you had not said this, the people would have each pursued his brother
throughout the night."
28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still.
They pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore.
29 (2Sa 2:8)( So Abner and his men traveled through the Arabah
all that night, crossed the Jordan, and marched all morning
until they returned to Mahanaim.
30 Joab refrained from pursuing Abner, but instead mustered all
of the people. There were nineteen men besides Asahel
missing from among the servants of David.
31 But the servants of David routed Benjamin and the men of Abner;
three hundred and sixty of their men died.
32 They carried Asahel back and interred him in his father's tomb,
which was at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men traveled throughout
the night and reached Hebron at dawn.
2 SAMUEL 3
1 (1Ki 14:30; 2Sa 2:17) The struggle between the house of Saul
and the house of David endured, but David grew stronger as Saul became weaker.
2 (1Ch 3:1-4) Sons were born to David in Hebron:
his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
3 (1Sa 27:8; 25:42) and his second, Kileab, by Abigail
the widow of Nabal, the Carmelite;
and the third, Absalom the son of Maakah
the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur;
4and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
5and the sixth, Ithream, was born to Eglah, the wife of David.
These were born to David in Hebron.
Abner Defects to David
6 (2Sa 2:8-9) While there was war between the house of Saul
and the house of David, Abner was strengthening himself in the house of Saul.
7 (2Sa 21:8-11; 16:21-22) Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah,
the daughter of Aiah, and Ish-Bosheth said to Abner,
"Why have you gone in to my father’'s concubine?"
8 (2Sa 9:8; 16:9) Abner became very angry over the words of Ish-Bosheth.
He said, "Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah?
Each day I show loyalty to the house of Saul your father,
to his brothers, and to his friends by not allowing you to fall
into the hand of David. Yet today you are charging me with
guilt concerning this woman.
9 (1Sa 15:28; 1Ki 19:2) May God do so to Abner, and more also,
for as the Lord has sworn to David, this I will do for him,
10 (Jdg 20:1; 1Sa 3:20) to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul
and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah,
from Dan to Beersheba.â€"
11 And he could not offer a response to Abner, for fear of him.
12 So Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf saying,
"To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me,
and my hand will be with you to bring over all of Israel to you."
13 (Ge 43:3) He responded, "Very well, I will make a covenant with you,
but I require one thing from you: you will not see my face unless you
bring Michal the daughter of Saul with you when you come to see me."
14 (1Sa 18:27; 18:25) Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth
the son of Saul, saying, "Give me my wife Michal,
to whom I was betrothed for one hundred Philistine foreskins."
15 (1Sa 25:44) So Ish-Bosheth sent for her, and he took her from
her husband, Paltiel the son of Laish.
16 (2Sa 16:5; 19:16) But her husband went with her, weeping as he went,
as far as Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go. Return." So he turned back.
17 Abner had a word with the elders of Israel,
"In days past, you were seeking David as king over you.
18 (1Sa 15:28; 2Sa 3:9) So do it now, because the Lord said to David:
By the hand of David, I will save My people Israel from the hand
of the Philistines and from the hand of every enemy."
19 (1Ch 12:29; 1Sa 10:20-21) Abner also spoke privately with Benjamin.
Then Abner went to tell David privately at Hebron all that was received
favorably by Israel and the entire house of Benjamin.
20 So Abner, along with twenty men, went to David at Hebron,
and David held a festival for Abner and the men who were with him.
21 (2Sa 3:12; 1Ki 11:37) Abner said to David, "Let me arise, go, and gather
all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant with you,
that you may rule over all that your heart desires."
So David sent Abner away, and he went peaceably.
Joab Murders Abner
22 Now the servants of David and Joab came from a raid
and brought much plunder with them,
but Abner was no longer with David at Hebron,
because he had sent him away in peace.
23 When Joab and the whole of the army that was with him arrived,
they reported to Joab, "Abner the son of Ner came to the king
and he sent him away peaceably."
24 So Joab went to the king and said, "What have you done?
Abner came to you. Why is it that you sent him away? Now he is long gone.
25 (Dt 28:6; Isa 37:28) You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive
you, to learn of your coming and going, to discern all that you are doing."
26 When Joab left David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought
him back from the well of Sirah. However, David was not aware of this.
27 (2Sa 20:9-10; 1Ki 2:5) So Abner returned to Hebron, and Joab pulled
him aside in the gateway so as to speak with him undisturbed.
There he struck him in the midsection so that he died on account
of the blood of Asahel, his brother.
28 Afterward when David heard of this, he said,
"My kingdom and I are forever blameless before the Lord
for the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
29 (2Sa 1:16) May it fall upon the head of Joab and upon
all his father's house. May the house of Joab never be
without one who has a discharge, or who is a leper,
or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks food."
30 So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he killed
Asahel their brother at Gibeon in the battle.
31 (Ge 37:34; Jos 7:6) David said to Joab and all of the people with him,
"Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner."
As for King David, he followed behind the bier.
32 (Pr 24:17; Job 31:28) When they buried Abner at Hebron,
the king raised his voice and wept at the grave of Abner,
and all of the people wept.
33 (2Sa 1:17; 13:12-13) Then, the king lamented for Abner, saying,
"Should Abner have died as a fool dies?
34 Your hands were not bound,
and your feet were not put in fetters;
as a man falls before the wicked, so you have fallen."
And all of the people continued to weep over him.
35 (2Sa 1:12; 12:17) Then all of the people came to persuade David
to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath, saying,
"May God do to me, and more also, if I taste food or anything else
before the sun sets."
36 All of the people recognized this, and it pleased them,
as everything that the king did was pleasing to all of the people.
37 That very day, all of the people, all of Israel, understood that
it was not ordered from the king to have Abner the son of Ner killed.
38 David said to his servant, "Do you not understand that a great leader
has fallen this day in Israel?
39 (1Ki 2:33-34; 2:5-6) Today, I am weak, even if an anointed king,
and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too strong for me.
May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness."
2 SAMUEL 4
Ish-Bosheth Murdered
1 (Ezr 4:4; Isa 13:7) When the son of Saul heard that Abner
had died in Hebron, his courage failed, and all of Israel was disheartened.
2 (Jos 18:25; 9:17) Now the son of Saul had two men who were leaders of
raiding bands. The name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rekab,
both sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, from among the sons of Benjamin.
Now Beeroth is also regarded as part of Benjamin,
3 (Ne 11:33; 1Sa 31:7) because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim
and have been sojourners there until this day.
4 (2Sa 9:3; 1Ch 8:34) Now Jonathan the son of Saul had a son with crippled feet.
He was five years old when the report of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel.
His nurse picked him up and fled, but in her haste to escape, he fell
and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
5 The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rekab and Baanah,
went out and came to the house of Ish-Bosheth in the heat of the day,
as he was resting in his bed at midday.
62 (Sa 2:23) They entered the house as if to get wheat and stabbed
him in the abdomen. Then Rekab and his brother Baanah fled to safety.
7 When they entered the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedroom;
they struck him, killed him, and beheaded him. Then they took his head
and traveled by way of the Arabah all night.
8 (1Sa 25:29; 23:15) They brought the head of Ish-Bosheth to David in Hebron
and said to the king, "Here is the head of Ish'Bosheth the son of Saul,
your enemy who sought your life. This day, the Lord has given
retribution against Saul and his descendent to my lord the king."
9 (1Ki 1:29; Ge 48:16) David answered Rekab and his brother Baanah,
the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, "As the Lord, who has delivered
my life from every distress, lives,
10 (2Sa 1:2-16) when one reported to me that Saul was dead,
although he was a bearer of good news in his own eyes,
I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which was my reward for his message.
11 (Ps 9:12; Ge 9:5-6) How much more so, when guilty men have slain
an innocent man in his own house on his own bed,
should I not now require his blood from your hand
and wipe you from the earth?"
12 (2Sa 1:15; 3:32) David then gave orders to the young men.
They killed them, cut off their hands and feet, and hung t
hem at the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of
Ish-Bosheth and buried it in the grave of Abner at Hebron.
2) Our Daily Bread for 21 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/21/difficult-people-4
entitled Difficult People
Proverbs 15:1-7,18
PROVERBS 15
1 (Pr 25:15; Jdg 8:1-3; Pr 15:18) A soft answer turns away wrath,
but grievous words stir up anger.
2 (Pr 12:23; 13:16) The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright,
but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
3 (Jer 16:17; Heb 4:13) The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4 (Pr 3:18; 12:18) A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it crushes the spirit.
5 (Pr 10:1; 13:1) A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but he who regards reproof is prudent.
6 (Pr 8:21) In the house of the righteous is much treasure,
but in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.
7 (Mt 12:34) The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,
but the heart of the foolish does not do so.
18 (Pr 26:21; 29:22) A wrathful man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Lucy Worsley is a British historian and TV presenter.
Like most people in the public eye, she sometimes receives nasty mail
-in her case, over a mild speech impediment that makes her r's sound like w's.
One person wrote this: "Lucy, I’ll be blunt: Please try harder to correct
your lazy speech or remove r’s from your scripts-I couldn't sit through
your TV series because it made me so annoyed. Regards, Darren."
For some people, an insensitive comment like this might trigger an equally
rude reply. But here’s how Lucy responded: "Oh Darren, I think you've used
the anonymity of the internet to say something you probably wouldn't say
to my face. Please reconsider your unkind words! Lucy."
Lucy's measured response worked. Darren apologized
and vowed not to send anyone such an email again.
"A gentle answer turns away wrat."†Proverbs says, "but a harsh word stirs up anger" (15:1).
While the hot-tempered person stirs things up, the patient person calms them down (v. 18).
When we get a critical comment from a colleague, a snide remark from a family member,
or a nasty reply from a stranger, we have a choice:
to speak angry words that fuel the flames or gentle words that douse them.
May God help us to speak words that turn away wrath
-and perhaps even help difficult people to change.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
Think of a time you got defensive with someone.
Why do you think you reacted that way?
How could you respond differently in God's power?
Loving God, give me the ability to respond to quarrelsome
people with patient, gentle words.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Nowand Forver - Day 4 - Daddy!
Romans 8:15
'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have
received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '
"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship
with her father proved it. Shewas never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,
Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the
important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated
that he was, indded a warm, approachable, attectionate man.
Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;
others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father
who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.
But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything
we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,
totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has
created us to be.
In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,
Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.
God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready
to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,
loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lapand let him comfort us.
When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a
"spirit of bondage to fear" bu a "spirit of adoption." We are not called
to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.
We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,
and he is our loving Daddy.
Application
a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?
How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?
b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have
God as my Father?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 26:12-14
12 (Ge 26:3; 24:1) Then Isaac sowed in that land
and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; the Lord blessed him.
13 The man became rich and continued to prosper until he became very wealthy.
14 (Ge 37:11; Ecc 4:4) For he had possessions of flocks and herds
and a great number of servants so that the Philistines envied him.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Unfailing Love
Ps 36:5-9
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens,
and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Your righteousness is like the great mountains,
Your judgments like the great deep;
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) How excellent is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore mankind
seeks refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) They will drink their fill from the abundance of Your house,
and You will cause them to drink from the river of Your pleasures.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) For with You is the fountain of life;
in Your light we see light.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/from-mali-to-harlem/
FROM MALI TO HARLEM
REACHING THE WASSOULOU PEOPLE
"For over 20 years I have felt called to reach my people for Jesus,
but I didn’t know how, because it was only me," said Musa,
who is one of only dozens of Wassoulou people living in
New York City's Harlem neighborhood.
The Wassoulou people group's homeland spans Mali,
Cote d'Ivoire, and Guinea in West Africa.
Decades ago, Jesus appeared to Musa in dramatic dreams,
healed him from a terminal disease,
and promised him eternal life if Musa followed Him.
Musa followed Jesus from then on, but the people in his Muslim
village felt ashamed and violently forced him to leave the village.
He never lived in his home again.
Over time, however, tempers cooled, and American and Malian Christians
visited Musa's village to teach it about Jesus. Dozens of Muslim men
and women decided to follow Christ in the village,
including Musa's brother, which opened the door for him to return
and share the love of Christ with his people.
"It's amazing!" Musa said. "All of the suffering I have experienced
all these years is worth it. If I had to go through these struggles
so my people would have opportunities to know Jesus, it's worth it!"
When he moved to New York, Musa found himself in a city with few
Wassoulou people, no Wassoulou churches, and no real efforts from
the community to reach them.
He continues to share the message of Jesus with people he meets,
but he often grows frustrated with the fruits of his labors.
Pray that more of the Wassoulou people will find Christ.
Pray that God would multiply disciples and churches among the Wassoulou,
fulfilling God's Revelation’' prophecy of "a great multitude…from all tribes
and peoples and languages, standing before the throne" (Revelation 7:9).
9 (Rev 5:9; Lev 23:40) Then I looked. And there was a great multitude
which no one could count, from all nations and tribes and peoples
and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
Pray for the gospel to spread through the connection and influence
Muslim-background immigrants have in their homeland.
As Christians from Muslim-backgrounds migrate to North America
to escape persecution, pray that what man intended for evil,
God would use for good (Gen 50:20).
20 (Ro 8:28) But as for you, you intended to harm me, but God
intended it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day,
to save many lives.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
21st Day of the Month
a) Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make god honouring decisions
(
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty,
)
b) Pray that those whoserve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to obey him in everything.
Pray to the Lord give you the ability to respond to quarrelsome
people with patient, gentle words.
Pray to the Lord know Him as Father.
Pray to the Lord to be wealthy in His eyes!
Pray to the Lord to seek His Refuge Daily.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that more of the Wassoulou people will find Christ.
Pray that God would multiply disciples and churches among the Wassoulou,
fulfilling God's Revelation’' prophecy of "a great multitude…from all tribes
and peoples and languages, standing before the throne"
Pray for the gospel to spread through the connection and influence
Muslim-background immigrants have in their homeland.
As Christians from Muslim-backgrounds migrate to North America
to escape persecution, pray that what man intended for evil,
God would use for good
Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make god honouring decisions.
Pray that those whoserve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
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.
Posted by DSY on
Day 110, 20 Apr 2021
Ps 121,123,124,125,128,129,130
PSALMS 121
A Song of Ascents.
1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills,
from where does my help come?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He will not let your foot slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Behold, He who guards Israel
shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord is your guardian;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The sun shall not harm you during the day,
nor the moon during the night.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The Lord shall protect you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord shall preserve your going out
and your coming in
from now and for evermore.
PSALMS 123
A Song of Ascents.
1 To You I lift up my eyes,
O You who dwell in the heavens.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Behold, as the eyes of servants look
to the hand of their master,
and as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look upon the Lord our God,
until He has mercy upon us.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have been completely filled with contempt.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Our soul is exceedingly filled with
the ridicule of those who are at ease,
and with the contempt of the proud ones.
PSALMS 124
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,
now may Israel say,
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) if it had not been the Lord who was on our side,
when men rose up against us,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) then they would have swallowed us up,
when their wrath was kindled againstus;
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) then the flood would have overwhelmedus,
the torrent would have passed over our lives;
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) then the surging waters
would have gone over us.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Blessed be the Lord,
who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) We have escaped
as a bird out of the snare of the hunters;
the snare is broken,
and we have escaped.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
PSALMS 125
A Song of Ascents.
1 Those who trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion,
which cannot be removed, but abides forever.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) As the mountains are around Jerusalem,
so the Lord surrounds His people,
from now and forever.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest
upon the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous put forth
their hands to do iniquity.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Do good, O Lord, for those who are good,
and to those who are upright in their hearts.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) As for those who turn aside to their twisted ways,
the Lord shall lead them away with the other workers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel!
PSALMS 128
A Song of Ascents.
1 Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in His ways.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For you shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you will be happy, and it shall be well with you.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine
in your house,
your children like olive shoots
around your table.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Behold, this man shall be blessed
who fears the Lord.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord shall bless you from Zion,
and may you see the welfare of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Indeed, may you see your children's children.
Peace upon Israel!
PSALMS 129
A Song of Ascents.
1 "Often they have afflicted me from my youth,"
may Israel now say,
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) "often they have afflicted me from my youth,
yet they have not prevailed againstme.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) The plowmen plowed upon my back;
they made their furrows long."
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) The Lord is righteous;
He has cut the cords of the wicked.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let all those be shamed
and turned back who hate Zion.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Let them be as the grass on the housetops,
which withers before it even grows,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) where the reaper is unable to fill his hand,
or he who binds sheaves, his arms.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Neither do they who pass by say,
"The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
we bless you in the name of the Lord!"
PSALMS 130
A Song of Ascents.
1 From the depths I call on You, O Lord!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) O Lord, hear my voice;
let Your ears be attentive
to the sound of my supplications.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) If you, O Lord, should keep track of iniquities,
O Lord, who shall stand?
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For there is forgiveness with You,
that You may be feared.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I wait for the Lord, with bated breath I wait;
I long for His Word!
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) My soul waits for the Lord,
more than watchmen for the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Let Israel wait for the Lord!
For mercy is found with the Lord;
with Him is great redemption.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) He shall redeem Israel
from all their iniquities.
2) Our Daily Bread for 20 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/20/jesus-promise-to-you
entitled Jesus' Promise to You
John 14:15-21,25–27
The Promise of the Spirit
15 (Eph 6:24) "If you love Me, keep My commandments.
16 (Jn 15:26; 14:26; 1Jn 2:1) I will pray the Father, and He will give
you another Counselor, that He may be with you forever:
17 (Jn 15:26; 16:13; 1Co 2:14) the Spirit of truth, whom the world
cannot receive, for it does not see Him, neither does it know Him.
But you know Him, for He lives with you, and will be in you.
18 (Jn 14:3) I will not leave you fatherless. I will come to you.
19 (Jn 7:33; 16:16) Yet a little while and the world will see Me no more.
But you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.
20 (Jn 10:38; 14:10) On that day you will know that I am in My Father,
and you are in Me, and I am in you.
21 (Jn 14:15; 16:27) He who has My commandments and keeps them
is the one who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father.
And I will love him and will reveal Myself to him."
25 "I have spoken these things to you while I am still with you.
26 (Jn 15:26; 16:7) But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in My name,
will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you.
27 (Jn 16:33; Php 4:7; Col 3:15) Peace I leave with you.
My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you.
Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
Jason wailed as his parents handed him over to Amy.
It was the two-year-old's first time in the nursery
while Mom and Dad attended the service-and he was not happy.
Amy assured them he'd be fine. She tried to soothe him with toys
and books, by rocking in a chair, walking around, standing still,
and talking about what fun he could have. But everything was met
with bigger tears and louder cries. Then she whispered five simple
words in his ear: "I will stay with you." Peace and comfort quickly came.
Jesus offered His friends similar words of comfort during the week
of His crucifixion: "The Father . . . will give you another advocate
to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth" (John 14:16-17).
After His resurrection He gave them this promise: "Surely I am with
you always, to the very end of the age" (Matthew 28:20).
Jesus was soon to ascend to heaven, but He would send the Spirit to "stay"
and live within His people.
We experience the Spirit’s comfort and peace when our tears flow.
We receive His guidance when we’re wondering what to do (John 14:26).
He opens our eyes to understand more of God (Ephesians 1:17-20),
and He helps us in our weakness and prays for us (Romans 8:26-27).
He stays with us forever.
By: Anne Cetas
Reflect & Pray
What do you need from the Holy Spirit today? How can knowing
He's always near help you?
How thankful I am that You remain always by my side, Jesus! I need You.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forver - Day 3 - Inseperable From God's Love
Romans 8:38-39
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Separation is a fact of human life. Relationships disintegrate,
children grow up, loved ones die, husbands and wifes divorce,
friends changes and drift apart. We may resist change and separation,
but we must deal with them nevretheless.
Separation sometimes is a natural result odf growth and development;
sometimes it is a violent, cataclysmic shakingof an individual's life.
2 lifelong friends go separate ways to college or into future careers;
a church splits over doctrinal differences; a wife finds out a hidden
secret in her husband's past.
But with God, there is no separation, no death, no breaking of vows,
no growing beyond the relationship. Nothing, says Paul, can separate
us from the love of God. A skeleton in my closet, once revealed, may
cost me the trust of those I thought were my friends. But God knows
all my past, all my sin; he forgives, and it cannot separate me from him.
My present personal struggles may cause trouble in my job and result in
the loss of that income, but God understands what I'm going through,
and even when I'm angry at him, he can take it without drawing away
or striking back. My present problems cannot separate me from the Lord.
And God knows, too, the plan he has established for my future. I cannot
walk away from him, grow beyond my need for him, or outrun him into
tomorrow.
She may separate me from my awareness of God's presence in my life,
but it cannot set me beyond his reach. There is no power that is greater
than God's love, and no place I can go that will separate me
from that love.
Application
a) Have I ever felt separated from the love of God? Under what circumstances?
b) How can today's verse free me from anxiety about the past,
the persent or the future?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 17:5-7
5 (Ne 9:7; Ge 17:15) No longer will your name be called Abram,
but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father
of a multitude of nations.
6 (Ge 35:11; 17:16) I will make you exceedingly fruitful;
and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
7 (Ge 26:24; 28:13; Heb 11:16) I will establish My covenant between Me
and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations
for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Unfailing Love
Ps 63:1-5
PSALMS 63
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, You are my God;
early will I seek You;
my soul thirsts for You,
my flesh faints for You,
in a dry and thirsty land
with no water.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I have seen You in the sanctuary,
to see Your power and Your glory.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
my lips will praise You.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Thus will I bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) My soul will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
and my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/hurdles-to-faith/
HURDLES TO FAITH
MUSLIMS IN DALLAS-FORT WORTH
The Gospel has reached people in nearly every tribe and tongue,
fulfilling Christ's promise:
"I will call them my people who were not my people" (Romans 9:25).
But Muslims must jump three significant hurdles on their path to faith in Christ.
Hurdle 1) Clearly hearing and understanding the Gospel.
Many never hear Christ's message clearly presented or compellingly lived out.
Hurdle 2) Overcoming false Islamic teachings that the Bible is corrupted.
That Jesus did not die. That belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
constitutes polytheism. Etc.
Hurdle 3) Believing and trusting in Jesus, which often results
in persecution or rejection by the Islamic community.
A personal crisis may compel an individual to jump a few of these
hurdles at once, but each person's journey is different, as I witnessed
with Abdul, one of several imams serving a mosque
in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
It may seem counterintuitive, but there's a higher percentage of Muslims
in Texas than any other state. Muslims make up 1.68 percent of people in Texas.
(Census figures reveal that there are 422,000 Muslims in Texas,
up from 140,000 in 1990, and it’s estimated that 60,000-100,000 Muslims
live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, most of Pakistani heritage.)
A Christian worker shared the Gospel with Abdul in the mosque.
Soon, the two began meeting for discussions about the Bible.
Abdul found the Bible interesting, but not compelling. Then came crisis.
He was wrongly forced out of his imam position, which exposed him
to the hypocrisy of the other mosque members. And he needed to leave DFW
for work.
It's more difficult for the two men to stay in touch now,
but Abdul is reading some Christian books he was given.
Pray for more trained followers of Jesus to engage Muslims like Abdul
with the hope and love of Christ.
Pray that God raises up workers from local churches to be trained
and mobilized to share the gospel with Muslims (Luke 10:2).
2 (2Th 3:1) He said to them, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers
are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into
His harvest. "
Pray that the Holy Spirit grants understanding and courage
to Abdul and others to clear the second and third hurdles.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
20th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
(
Matthew 19:14
14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16–17)
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,
and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."
)
b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
(
Eph 6:12
12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly places.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to seek Help for he will let you succeed.
Pray to the Lord a prayer of thanks of being always being near you..
Pray to the Lord a parayer of thanks for His love to you.
Pray to the Lord to obey his covenant!
Pray to the Lord to seek His Sanctuary.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray for more trained followers of Jesus to engage Muslims like Abdul
with the hope and love of Christ.
Pray that God raises up workers from local churches to be trained
and mobilized to share the gospel with Muslims .
Pray that the Holy Spirit grants understanding and courage
to Abdul and others to clear the second and third hurdles.
Pray for the children of the world, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
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.
Posted by DSY on
Day 109, 19 Apr 2021
1 Samuel 18-21 , Ps 18
1 SAMUEL 28
1 And it came about in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies
together for war to fight with Israel. And Achish said to David,
"Know assuredly that you will go out with me to battle, you and your men."
2 David said to Achish, "Surely you will know what your servant can do."
And Achish said to David, "Therefore I will
appoint you my bodyguard for life."
The Medium of Endor
3 (Lev 19:31; 20:27) Now Samuel died and all Israel mourned him,
and they buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums
and the necromancers from the land.
4 (Jos 19:18; 1Sa 31:1) Then the Philistines gathered themselves together.
And they came and camped in Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together,
and they camped in Gilboa.
5 When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid
and his heart trembled greatly.
6 (Nu 12:6; 27:21) Saul inquired of the Lord,
but the Lord did not answer him by dreams, or by lots, or by prophets.
7 (Jos 17:11; Ps 83:10) Then said Saul to his servants, "Seek for me a woman
who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her."
And his servants said to him, "There is woman medium in Endor."
8 (1Ch 10:13; Isa 8:19) So Saul disguised himself, put on other clothes,
and he went with two of his men. And they came to the woman by night
and he said, "Please divine for me by a spirit,
and bring up for me whom I will name to you"
9 (1Sa 28:3) The woman said to him, "Listen, you know what Saul has done,
how he has eliminated the mediums and necromancers from the land.
Now why are you laying a trap for my life to cause my death?"
10 Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying,
"As the Lord lives, no punishment will happen to you for this thing."
11 Then said the woman, "Whom shall I bring up for you?"
And he said, "Bring up Samuel for me."
12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice.
And the woman said to Saul, "Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul."
13 The king said to her, "Do not be afraid. What did you see?"
And the woman said to Saul, "I saw a divine being ascending out of the earth."
14 (1Sa 15:27) He said to her, "What is his appearance?"
And she said, “"n old man is coming up, and he is covered with a robe."
And Saul perceived that it was Samuel. And he kneeled with his face
to the ground and bowed himself.
15 (1Sa 18:12; 28:6) Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you roused me
to bring me up?"
And Saul answered, "I am greatly distressed, for the Philistines make
war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me
any longer by prophets or by dreams. Therefore I have called you that
you might make known to me what I should do."
16 Then said Samuel, "Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has departed
from you and has become your enemy?
17 The Lord has done for Himself as He spoke by me. The Lord has torn
the kingdom from your hand and has given it to your neighbor, David.
18 (1Ki 20:42; 1Sa 15:9) As you did not obey the voice of the Lord
and did not carry out His fierce wrath against Amalek,
therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day.
19 And moreover, the Lord will deliver Israel with you into the hand
of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me.
The Lord will also deliver the army of Israel
into the hand of the Philistines."
20 Saul immediately fell full length upon the ground because
he greatly feared the words of Samuel. Also there was no strength in him,
for he had eaten no bread all day and all night.
21 (Jdg 12:3; 1Sa 19:5) The woman came to Saul and saw that he was terrified.
And she said to him, "Listen, your handmaid has obeyed your voice.
I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to your words which
you spoke to me.
22 Now therefore you also, please obey the voice of your maidservant
and let me set before you a piece of bread, and eat so that you may
have strength when you go on your way."
23 (1Ki 21:4) But he refused and said, "I will not eat."
But his servants, and also the woman, urged him and he listened to them.
So he arose from the ground and sat on the bed.
24 (Lk 15:23) Now the woman had a fattened calf in the house,
and she hurried and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it,
and baked unleavened bread from it.
25 She brought it before Saul and his servants, and they ate.
Then they arose and went away that night.
1 SAMUEL 29
Philistines Reject David
1 (1Sa 4:1; Jos 12:18) Now the Philistines gathered together all their
armies to Aphek, and the children of Israel were camping by the spring
which is in Jezreel.
2 (1Sa 28:1-2; Jos 13:3) The lords of the Philistines were advancing
by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were advancing
in the rear with Achish.
3 (1Sa 27:7; Da 6:5) Then the princes of the Philistines said,
"What are these Hebrews doing here?"
And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines,
"Is this not David, the servant of Saul, king of Israel, who has been with me
these days, or rather these years? And I have found no fault in him since
the day of his desertion to this day."
4 (1Sa 14:21; 1Ch 12:19) But the princes of the Philistines became angry
with him. And the princes of the Philistines said to him,
"Make this man return and let him go again to his place which you have
appointed him. He will not go down with us in battle, lest he might
be an adversary to us in the battle. For with what could he make himself
acceptable to his master, if not with the heads of these men?
5 (1Sa 21:11) Is this not David, whom they sing for in dances saying,
'Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his ten thousands'? "
6 (2Sa 3:25; 2Ki 19:27) Then Achish called David and said to him,
"As the Lord lives, you have been upright, and your going out
and your coming in with me in the camp has been pleasing in my sight.
For I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me
to this day. However, you are not acceptable in the eyes of the lords.
7 Therefore now, return and go in peace, that you do not displease
the lords of the Philistines."
8 David said to Achish, "But what have I done? And what have you found
in your servant, from the day which I came before you to this day,
that I may not come and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?"
9 (2Sa 14:17; 14:20) And Achish answered and said to David,
"I know that you are pleasing in my sight like an angel of God.
However the lords of the Philistines have said,
'He shall not go up with us in battle.'
10 (1Ch 12:19) Therefore rise up early in the morning with your master's
servants who have come with you. And when you have risen early
in the morning and it is light, then depart."
11 So David and his men rose early to depart in the morning
and return to the land of the Philistines.
But the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
1 SAMUEL 30
David Defeats the Amalekites
1 (1Sa 15:7; 29:11) Now when David and his men came to Ziklag
on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the south as far as Ziklag.
They had struck Ziklag and burned it with fire.
2 (1Sa 27:11) They had taken as captives all the women who were there.
They did not kill anyone, but carried them off and went on their way.
3 David and his men came to the city, and they found it burned with fire,
and their wives, their sons, and their daughters taken captive.
4 (Nu 14:1) So David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice
and wept until they had no strength in them to weep.
5 (1Sa 25:42–43; 2Sa 2:2) Now David's two wives were taken captive,
Ahin-oam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 (Ex 17:4; Nu 14:10) David was greatly distressed, for the people talked
of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in spirit, each over
his sons and daughters. But David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
7 (1Sa 22:20-21) And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelek,
"Please bring the ephod to me." So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
8 (1Sa 23:2; 23:4) David inquired at the Lord, saying,
"Should I pursue after this raiding party? Will I overtake them?"
And He answered him, "Pursue them, for you will surely overtake them
and will surely recover all."
9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him.
And they came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind remained.
10 (1Sa 30:2) 1But David pursued, he and four hundred men, for two hundred
who were too exhausted to cross over the brook Besor remained behind.
11 They found an Egyptian in the field and took him to David.
He gave him bread and he ate, and they made him drink water.
12 (Jdg 15:19; 1Sa 14:27) And they gave him a part of a cake of figs
and two cakes of raisins. When he had eaten, his spirit came back to him,
for he had not eaten bread or drunk any water for three days and nights.
13Then David said to him, "To whom do you belong? And where are you from?"
And he said, "I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite.
And my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
14 (2Sa 8:18; 1Ki 1:38) We raided the south of the Kerethites,
the south of Judah, and the south of Caleb. And we burned Ziklag with fire."
15David said to him, "Will you bring me down to this raiding party?"
And he said, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me, nor deliver
me into the hand of my master, and I will bring you down to this raiding party."
16 When he brought him down, they were spread out over all the land,
eating, drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil which they
had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
17 (1Sa 11:11) David struck them from twilight until the evening
of the next day, and no man escaped except four hundred young men
who rode on camels and fled.
18 So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken,
and David rescued his two wives.
19 (1Sa 30:8) Now there was nothing missing, from the smallest thing
to the greatest, neither sons, nor daughters, or plunder, or anything
which they had taken. David brought back all of it.
20 (1Sa 30:26) And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove
before the other livestock. And they said, "This is David’s spoil."
21 (1Sa 30:10) Then David came to the two hundred men, who were too
exhausted to follow David, whom they left at the brook Besor.
And they went out to meet David and the people who were with him.
And when David came near to the people, he greeted them.
22T hen all the wicked and worthless ones from the men who went with David
answered and said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them
anything from the spoil that we have rescued, except to every man his wife
and his children, that they may lead them away and depart."
23Then David said, “You will not do so, my brothers, with what the Lord has
given us, for He has preserved us, and has delivered into our hand
the raiding party that came against us.
24 (Nu 31:27; Jos 22:8) And who will listen to you in this matter?
Indeed as the share is of the one going down to battle, so will be the share
of the one staying with the equipment. They will share equally."
25 So it was so from that day forward, that he set it as a statute
and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
26 (1Sa 25:27) When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil
to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, "Here is a gift to you from the spoil
of the enemies of the Lord":
27 (Jos 15:48; 19:8) to those who were in Bethel,
in Ramoth of the Negev, and in Jattir;
28 (Jos 13:16; 15:50) to those who were in Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,
29 (Jdg 1:16; 1Sa 27:10) and in Rakal; to those who were in the cities
of the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites;
30 (Jdg 1:17; Jos 19:4) to those who were in Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athak
31 (2Sa 2:1)and in Hebron; and to those who were in all the other places
where David and his men had roamed.
1 SAMUEL 31
The House of Saul, Dead and Buried
2Sa 1:4-12; 1Ch 10:1-12
1 (1Sa 28:4; 1Ch 10:1-12) Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel,
and Israel's fighting men fled before the Philistines and they fell slain
on Mount Gilboa.
2 (1Ch 8:33; 1Sa 14:49) The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons.
And the Philistines killed his sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua,
Saul's sons.
3 (2Sa 1:6) The battle was heavy against Saul. The archers found him,
and he was severely wounded by the archers.
4 (Jdg 9:54; 1Sa 14:6) Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword
and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me
through and abuse me."
But his armor bearer would not, for he was very afraid.
Therefore Saul took his sword and fell upon it.
5 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword
and died with him.
6 So Saul died with his three sons and his armor bearer,
together with all his men on that same day.
7 When Israel's fighting men who were on the other side of the valley,
and those who were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that Israel's fighting men fled
and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled.
So the Philistines came and lived in them.
8 The following day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found
Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
9 (2Sa 1:20; Jdg 16:23-24) They cut off his head, stripped off his armor,
and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about, to make it known
in the house of their idols and among their people.
10 (Jos 17:11; Jdg 2:13) They put his armor in the house of Ashtoreth,
and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines
had done to Saul,
12 (2Ch 16:14; 2Sa 2:4-7) all the valiant men arose and went all night,
and they took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan,
and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.
13 (Ge 50:10; 2Sa 21:12-14) Then they took their bones and buried them
under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they mourned, fasting seven days.
PSALMS 18
2Sa 22:1–51
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.
He spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord
delivered him from the hand of
all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1 I love You, O Lord, my strength.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) The Lord is my pillar, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
and I will be saved from my enemies.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) The cords of death encircled me,
and the torrents of destruction terrified me.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
the snares of death confronted me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) In my distress I called on the Lord,
and cried for help to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
and my cry for help came before Him to His ears.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Then the earth shook and quaked;
the foundations of the hills also moved;
they reeled because His anger burned.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
and fire from His mouth devoured;
coals were kindled by it.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2 )He bent the heavens and came down,
and darkness was under His feet.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He rode on a cherub, and flew;
He flew swiftly on the wings of the wind.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) He made darkness His secret place;
His pavilion was surrounding Him,
dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
12 At the brightness before Him His thick clouds passed by,
hailstones and coals of fire.
13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens,
and the Most High gave His voice,
hailstones and coals of fire.
14 He sent out His arrows and scattered them,
and He shot out lightning and distressed them.
15 Then the channels of waters appeared,
and the foundations of the world were discovered
at Your rebuke, O Lord,
at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
16 He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my support.
19 He also brought me forth into a large place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.
20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all His judgments were before me,
and I did not put away His statutes from me.
23 I was also upright before Him,
and I kept myself from my iniquity.
24 Therefore the Lord has repaid me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in His view.
25 With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
with the blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
26 with the pure You will show Yourself pure;
and with the crooked You will show Yourself crooked.
27 For You will save the afflicted people,
but will bring down prideful eyes.
28 For You will cause my lamp to shine;
the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 For by You I can run through a troop,
and by my God I can leap a wall.
30 As for God, His way has integrity;
the word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield
to all those who take refuge in Him.
31 For who is God except the Lord?
Or who is a rock besides our God?
32 It is God who clothes me with strength,
and gives my way integrity.
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
and causes me to stand on my high places.
34 He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
35 You have given me the shield of Your salvation,
and Your right hand has held me up,
and Your gentleness has made me great.
36 You have lengthened my stride under me,
so that my feet did not slip.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
I did not return until they were destroyed.
38 I wounded them, and they were not able to rise;
they are fallen under my feet.
39 For You clothed me with strength for the battle;
You subdued under me those who rose up against me.
40 You gave me the necks of my enemies,
and I destroyed those who hate me.
41 They cried for help, but there was none to save them;
even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
42 Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind;
I cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the hostilities of the people,
and You have made me the head of nations;
a people whom I have not known serve me.
44 At hearing a report, they obey me;
foreigners come cringing to me.
45 Foreigners fade away,
and come quaking out of their prisons.
46 The Lord lives! And blessed be my Rock!
May the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 It is God who avenges me
and subdues the people under me;
48 He delivers me from my enemies.
You lift me up above those who rise up against me;
You have delivered me from the violent man.
49 Therefore I will give thanks to You, OLord, among the nations,
and sing praises to Your name.
50 He gives great deliverance to His king,
and shows lovingkindness to His anointed,
to David and to his descendants for evermore.
2) Our Daily Bread for 19 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/19/quarantined-by-fear
entitled Quarantined by Fear
Luke 12:22-34
Care and Anxiety
Mt 6:25-34, 19-21
22 (Lk 12:29; 1Co 7:32) Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I say to
you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor for your body,
what you will wear.
23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.
24 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Consider the ravens: They neither sow nor reap,
they have neither storehouses nor barns. Yet God feeds them.
How much more valuable are you than birds?
25 Who of you by worrying can add one cubit
[A cubit is about half a meter.] to his height?
26 If you then cannot do what is least, why are you anxious
about the other things?
27 "Consider how the lilies grow. They neither spin nor weave.
Yet I say to you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
28 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) If God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field
and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you,
O you of little faith?
29 (Mt 6:31) And do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink,
nor be of an anxious mind.
30 (Mt 6:8; 6:32) For the nations of the world seek all these things,
and your Father knows that you need them.
31 (1Ki 3:11-13; Mt 6:33) But seek the kingdom of God,
and all these things shall be given to you.
32 (Isa 40:11; 41:14) "Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's
good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 (Mt 19:21; Lk 16:9) Sell your possessions and give alms.
Provide yourselves purses that do not grow old, an unfailing
treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
34 (Mt 6:21) For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
In 2020, an outbreak of the coronavirus left the world in fear.
People were quarantined, countries were put under lockdown,
flights and large events were canceled. Those living in areas with no known
cases still feared they might get the virus. Graham Davey, an expert
in anxiety, believes that negative news broadcasts are
"likely to make you sadder and more anxious."
A meme that circulated on social media showed a man watching
the news on TV, and he asked how to stop worrying. In response,
another person in the room reached over and flipped off the TV,
suggesting that the answer might be a shift in focus!
Luke 12 gives us some advice to help us stop worrying:
"Seek his kingdom" (v. 31). We seek God's kingdom when we focus
on the promise that His followers have an inheritance in heaven.
When we face difficulty, we can shift our focus and remember
that God sees us and knows our needs (vv. 24-30).
Jesus encourages His disciples: "Do not be afraid, little flock,
for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom" (v. 32).
God enjoys blessing us! Let's worship Him, knowing He cares for us
more than the birds of the air and the flowers of the field (vv. 22–29).
Even in difficult times, we can read the Scriptures, pray for God's peace,
and trust in our good and faithful God.
By: Julie Schwab
Reflect & Pray
What’s causing you to fear today? What's one thing you can do to seek
God's kingdom when you begin to worry?
Loving God, instead of living in fear or worry, help me to focus on
Your care for me.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Nowand Forver - Day 2 - The Right of Family
John 1:11-12
11 (Jn 3:32) He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him.
12 (Gal 3:26; 1Jn 3:23) Yet to all who received Him, He gave the power
to become sons of God, to those who believed in His name,
"Dad, can I ask you something?" Jimmy leaned across the back of his
father's chair. HIs father lowered the newspaper and reached around,
settling Jimmy on his lap.
"Sure. Son," he answered. "You can ask me anything you want. The answer
might not be Yes, butyou always have the right to ask."
For many who have grown up in homes where the father was absent, or when
present, abusive or silent, the scenario of Jimmy and his father may
seem unrealistic. Often we aren't given the right by our parents to ask
what we want, to communicate openly, to express our needs and desires.
But god clearly indicates that no matter what our human families have been
like, in his family there are no barriers to belonging,
to open communications. When we commit our lives to Christ and submit to his
lordship, we have the right to become the sons and daughters of God.
In Christ, we have the right to approach him, to pray, to seek wisdom,
to ask advice, to make requests, to verbalise our needs and desires. We don't
have to be afraid of sounding stupid or being rejected, because in Christ
we belong to him, and he loves us.
The KJV uses the word "power" in verse 12 - "to then gave he power to become
the sons of God." Power implies ability, that we are equipped by the Spirit
to be children of the King. We have the right and we have the power to become
who God has called us to be - his children.
Application
a) Under what circumstances in my life have I felt that I didn't
have the right to express my wishes or feelings?
b) How do today's verses give me confidence in approaching God?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 14:22-23
22 (Ex 6:8; Da 12:7) But Abram said to the king of Sodom,
"I have lifted up my hand to the Lord, God Most High,
the Possessor of heaven and earth,
23 (2Ki 5:16; Est 9:15–16) that I will take nothing that is yours,
not a thread or a sandal strap; lest you say, 'I have made Abram rich.'"
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Unfailing Love
Lamen 3:19-24
19 (La 3:5; 3:15) Remember my affliction and my misery,
the wormwood and the gall.
20 (Ps 42:5-6; 42:11) Surely my soul remembers
and is humbled within me.
21 (Ps 130:7) But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
22 (Mal 3:6; Ps 78:38) It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed;
His compassions do not fail.
23 (Zep 3:5; Ps 36:5) They are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness.
24 (Ps 16:5; 73:26) "The Lord is my portion," says my soul,
"therefore I will hope in Him."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/from-kielbasa-to-saltah/
FROM KIELBASA TO SALTAH
YEMENI IMMIGRANTS FOLLOW POLISH IMMIGRANTS TO HAMTRAMCK
Hamtramck, a neighborhood within the city of Detroit, was once known for
its kielbasa and paczkis thanks to Polish immigrants who came to work
at the Dodge brothers' auto plant.
Now, Hamtramck is increasingly known for its saltah,
a hearty stew that is the national dish of Yemen.
Hamtramck is home to more than 20 000 Yemenis who fled their war-torn homeland,
resettled in aged bungalows, started businesses in old storefronts, and transformed
former Catholic schools into mosques.
Yemenis remain one of the world's least-reached people groups,
but the Lord is stirring hearts, as Yasmin can testify.
As a teenager, Yasmin was moved when she saw Campus Crusade's
Jesus film in Arabic. She was drawn to this kind, gentle, and peaceful
man who welcomed children and honored women.
She asked her mother, father, and friends about this man,
but all assured her that Jesus was only a prophet and nothing more.
Years later, now a mother with young children in Hamtramck,
Yasmin heard a knock at her door. Two American men were outside,
and one addressed her in Arabic.
They offered to pray for her and her family. No one had ever done so before.
They also told her about Jesus. When they described how Jesus was holy
and gentle and how he never mistreated women, but honored them,
she felt her heart rise within her and remembered her questions about Jesus.
"This is what I've been waiting for," Yasmin told the men.
"Finally, Allah has sent me someone who could explain to me who Jesus is."
She listened intently as they explained why Jesus suffered
and died as the final sacrifice to cleanse us from sin.
"Now, Allah has answered my deepest yearnings to know
and to learn who Jesus is," she said.
Pray that the Lord raises up Christian women burdened to share
truth with Yemeni women like Yasmine, who long to understand the truth.
In the Parable of the Sower, the sower sows seed abundantly.
Pray that local Detroit churches will equip their people
to share the gospel with boldness and abundance.
Matthew 13:1-9
MATTHEW 13
The Parable of the Sower
Mk 4:1-9; Lk 8:4-8
1 (Mt 13:36; Mk 2:13) That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat
beside the sea.
2 (Lk 5:3) Great crowds assembled around Him, so that He went into
a boat and sat there. And the whole assembly stood on the shore.
3 (Mt 13:10-13; 13:34-35) Then He told them many things in parables,
saying, "Listen! A sower went out to sow.
4 While he sowed, some seeds fell beside the path,
and the birds came and devoured them.
5 But other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil,
and immediately they sprang up because they did not have deep soil.
6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched. And because they did not take root,
they withered away.
7 Some seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
8 (Ge 26:12; Mt 13:23) But other seeds fell into good ground and produced grain:
a hundred, sixty, or thirty times as much.
9 (Mt 11:15; Rev 2:7) Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
19th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
(
1 Tim 2:1-2
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2(Ezr 6:10)for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
)
b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island
I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to seek His mercy and justice in His way.
Pray to the Lord to seek
God's kingdom when you begin to worry.
Pray to the Lord to approach Him with you burdens.
Pray to the Lord to humble to look after your needs!
Pray to the Lord to seek His compassions.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that the Lord raises up Christian women burdened to share
truth with Yemeni women like Yasmine, who long to understand the truth.
In the Parable of the Sower, the sower sows seed abundantly.
Pray that local churches will equip their people
to share the gospel with boldness and abundance.
Pray that the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Society
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.
Posted by DSY on
Day 108, 18 Apr 2021
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ , Pasto Doug
Talked about That was then, This is Now, There is Tomorrow.
WE look at the current COVID-19 situation and compare if
to the Jewish exile in Babylon.
Let define Captivity as "the situation where you find yourself having
your freedom limited involuntarily; being confined, trapped, restricted or
controlled against your will."
That was Then - Mixed Emotions
Hebrews 11:1
(2Co 4:18; 5:7) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen.
Ezra 3:8-13
8 Now in the second month of the second year of their coming
to the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,
Joshua the son of Jozadak, along with the remnant of their brothers
the Levitical priests and all who had come out of captivity back
to Jerusalem, began work and appointed the Levites twenty years old
and older to supervise the work on the house of the Lord.
9 (Ezr 2:40) Then Joshua with his sons and brothers, and Kadmiel
with his sons, who are the sons of Judah, along with the sons of Henadad
with their sons and their brothers-all Levites-stood together to supervise
the workers on the house of God.
10 (Zec 4:10) When the builders laid the foundation of the temple
of the Lord, the priests in their apparel stood with trumpets and,
from the Levites, the sons of Asaph stood with cymbals
to praise the Lord, following the example of David king of Israel.
11 (1Ch 16:34; 16:41) They sang responsively, praising
and giving thanks unto the Lord,
"For He is good,
for His mercy endures forever toward Israel."
And all the people responded with a great shout when they praised the Lord,
because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
12 (Hag 2:3) Now many of the older Levitical priests
and chiefs of the fathers' households who had seen the first temple wept
with a loud voice as the foundation of this temple was laid before their eyes,
though many others shouted exuberantly for joy.
13 As a result, the people could not distinguish the noise
of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people
since the people had raised such a loud noise that could be heard from afar off.
Haggai 2:3
3 (Ezr 3:12) Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory?
How do you see it now? Is it not, in your eyes, as nothing in comparison?
This is Now - Re-envision opportunity
Is 43:16-19
16 (Ps 77:19; Isa 51:10) Thus says the Lord,
who makes a way in the sea
and a path in the mighty waters,
17 (Isa 1:31; Ex 14:4-9) who brings forth the chariot and horse,
the army and the mighty men
(they shall lie down together, they shall not rise;
they are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):
18 (Isa 65:17) Do not remember the former things
nor consider the things of old.
19 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11) See, I will do a new thing,
now it shall spring forth; shall you not be aware of it?
I will even make a way in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert.
- Re-Engage Opportunity
- Re-evaluate priorities
Haggai 1:2-8
2 Thus says the Lord of Hosts: These people say, The time has not yet come
to rebuild the house of the Lord.
3 (Ezr 5:1) Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying:
4 (2Sa 7:2; Ps 132:3-5) Is it time for you yourselves to live in paneled
houses, while this house lies in ruins?
5 (La 3:40) Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts: Consider your ways.
6 (Hag 2:16; Zec 8:10) You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat,
but you do not have enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink;
you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns
wages to put them into a bag with holes.
7 (Hag 1:5) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Consider your ways.
8 (Ps 132:13-14; Hag 2:7) Go up to the mountain and bring wood
and rebuild the house, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,
says the Lord.
John 9:4
4 (Jn 12:35; 4:34) I must do the works of Him who sent Me while it is day.
Night is coming when no one can work
There Will be Tomorrow
Haggai 2:4-9
4 (Zec 8:9; 2Sa 5:10) Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, says the Lord,
and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong
all you people of the land, says the Lord. Work, for I am with you,
says the Lord of Hosts.
5 (Ne 9:20; Ex 29:45-46) According to the covenant that I made with you
when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you. Do not fear.
6 (Isa 10:25; 29:17) For thus says the Lord of Hosts: Once more, in
a little while, I will shake the heavens and earth, the sea and dry land.
7 (1Ki 8:11; Isa 60:7) And I will shake all the nations, and they will come
with the wealth of all nations, and I will fill this house
with glory, says the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Isa 60:17) The silver is mine, and the gold is Mine,
says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Isa 9:6-7) The glory of this latter house will be greater than the former,
says the Lord of Hosts. And in this place I will give peace,
says the Lord of Hosts.
A divided and broken culture needs a united and healty church.
Prayer
Jesus, I want to change today. I don't want to be stuck in my past fears
and failures. I'm sorry for my sins. Please forgive me. Thank you
for dying and being resurrected for me. Please come into my life
and world today. Give me a brand new start.
Ps 17,35,54,63
PSALMS 17
A Prayer of David.
1 Hear a just cause, O Lord,
attend to my cry;
give ear to my prayer
that is not spoken from deceitful lips.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) May my sentence go out from Your presence;
may Your eyes see rightly.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have examined my heart; You have visited me in the night;
You have tried me and found nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Concerning the works of men,
by the word of Your lips
I have avoided
the paths of the violent,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) placing my steps in Your paths,
that my footsteps do not slip.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I called on You, for You will answer me, OGod;
incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Show marvelously Your lovingkindness,
O Deliverer of those who seek refuge
by Your right hand from those who arise in opposition.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Keep me as the apple of Your eye;
hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) from the wicked who bring ruin to me,
from my deadly enemies who surround me.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) They close their hard hearts;
with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) They have now encircled us in our steps;
they have set their eyes to bend down to the earth;
12 it is like a lion that is anxious to rip its prey,
and as a young lion lurking in secrecy.
13 Arise, O Lord! Confront him, cast him down!
Deliver my soul from the wicked by Your sword,
14 from men by Your hand, O Lord,
from men of the world whose portion is in this life.
You fill their belly with Your treasure;
they are satisfied with children,
and they leave their abundance to their infants.
15 As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness;
I will be satisfied when I awake with Your likeness.
PSALMS 35
A Psalm of David.
1 Plead my cause, O Lord, with my adversaries;
fight those who fight me.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Take hold of the large shield and small shield,
and rise up for my help.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Draw the spear and javelin
against those who pursue me.
Say to my soul,
"I am Your salvation."
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) May those who seek my life
be ashamed and humiliated;
may those who plan my injury
be turned back and put to shame.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) May they be as chaff before the wind,
and may the angel of the Lord cast them down.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) May their way be dark and slippery,
and may the angel of the Lord pursue them.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) For without cause they have hidden their net
for me in a pit,
which they have dug without cause for my soul.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Let destruction come on him without warning,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it, to his destruction.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) My soul will be joyful in the Lord;
it will rejoice in His salvation.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) All my bones will say,
"Lord, who is like You,
who delivers the poor from a stronger one,
the poor and the needy from the one who robs them?"
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Witnesses intent on violence rose up;
they accused me of things I knew nothing about.
12 They rewarded me evil for good,
the bereavement of my soul.
13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled my soul with fasting;
and my prayer returns to my own heart.
14 I paced as though he were my friend or brother;
I bowed down lamenting,
as one who mourns for a mother.
15 But in my adversity they rejoiced and gathered together;
assailants gathered together against me, though I was unaware;
they tore me apart and did not stop;
16 with hypocritical mockers in feasts,
they gnashed on me with their teeth.
17 Lord, how long will You look on?
Rescue my soul from their destructions,
my life from the lions.
18 I will give You thanks in the great congregation;
I will praise You among a mighty people.
19 May my deceitful enemies
not rejoice over me;
nor may those who hate me without cause
wink with their eye.
20 For they do not speak peace,
but they devise deceitful matters
against the restful ones in the land.
21 They opened their mouth wide against me,
and said, "Aha, aha, our eye has seen it."
22 This You have seen, O Lord; do not be silent;
O Lord, be not far from me.
23 Rouse Yourself and awake for my judgment,
for my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness,
and may they not rejoice over me.
25 May they not say in their hearts, "Ah, we have our soul's desire."
May they not say, "We have swallowed him up."
26 May those who rejoice at my harm be ashamed
and altogether put to shame;
may they be clothed with shame and dishonor
who magnify themselves against me.
27 May those who favor my righteous cause
shout for joy and be glad;
may they say continually, "The Lord be magnified,
who delights in the peace of His servant."
28 My tongue will speak of Your righteousness
and of Your praise all the day long.
PSALMS 54
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments.
A Contemplative Maskil of David, when the Ziphites
went and told Saul, "Is David not hiding among us?"
1 O God, save me by Your name,
and judge me by Your strength.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) O God, hear my prayer;
give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For strangers rise up against me,
and formidable adversaries seek my life;
they do not set God before them. Selah
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) God is my helper;
the Lord is with those who support my life.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) He will repay my enemies for their evil.
In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You;
I will give thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) For He has delivered me out of all trouble;
and my eye has looked down on my enemies.
PSALMS 63
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, You are my God;
early will I seek You;
my soul thirsts for You,
my flesh faints for You,
in a dry and thirsty land
with no water.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I have seen You in the sanctuary,
to see Your power and Your glory.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
my lips will praise You.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Thus will I bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) My soul will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
and my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) When I remember You on my bed,
and meditate on You in the night watches,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) because You have been my help,
therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) My soul clings hard to You;
Your right hand upholds me.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) But those who seek my soul to destroy it
will go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) They will fall by the sword;
they will be a portion for jackals.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) But the king will rejoice in God;
everyone who swears by Him will glory,
because the mouth of liars will be stopped.
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/18/hard-ground-and-tender-mercy
entitled Hard Ground and Tender Mercy
Ruth 4:13-22
The Genealogy of David
13 (Ge 29:31; 33:5) So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife.
When they came together, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she bore a son.
14 (Lk 1:58) Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the Lord, who has not
left you without a redeemer. May he become famous in Israel!
15 (1Sa 1:8) He will be a comfort for your soul and support you in your
old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better
to you than seven sons, has given birth to him."
16 Then Naomi took the child, laid him on her lap, and became his nurse.
17 The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi!"
And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 (1Ch 2:4-8; Mt 1:3-6) Now these are the descendants of Perez:
Perez was the father of Hezron,
19 Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Amminadab,
20 (Nu 1:7) Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
21 (Mt 1:5; Lk 3:32) Salmon the father of Boaz,
Boaz the father of Obed,
22 Obed the father of Jesse,
and Jesse the father of David.
When James was just six years old, his older brother David died
tragically in an ice-skating accident. It was the day before David's
fourteenth birthday. In the years that followed, James tried his best
to console his mother, Margaret, who in her deep grief sometimes
reminded herself that her elder son would never have to face
the challenges of growing up. In James Barrie's fertile imagination,
decades later that same idea would burgeon into inspiration for
a much-loved children's story character who never aged:
Peter Pan. Like a flower pushing its way through pavement, good emerged
even from the hard ground of unthinkable heartache.
How comforting is the thought that God, in an infinitely more creative way,
is able to bring good out of our most difficult circumstances. A beautiful
illustration of this occurs in the Old Testament story of Ruth.
Naomi lost her two sons, leaving her without means or support.
Her widowed daughter-in-law Ruth chose to remain with Naomi
to help provide for her and to serve her God (Ruth 1:16). In the end,
God's provision brought them unexpected joy. Ruth remarried and had a child,
"and they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David" (4:17).
He would also be listed among the ancestors of Jesus (Matthew 1:5).
God's tender mercy reaches beyond our ability to fathom
and meets us in surprising places. Keep looking! Perhaps you'll see it today.
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
When have you seen God bring unexpected good out of difficult circumstances
in your life? How can you share what He's done with others?
Loving God, I thank You that one day You'll wipe every tear
from my eyes because You're greater than every heartache or difficulty
I'll ever face.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back
Eph 1:7
7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood
and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace
In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a
struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters
a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come
to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own
instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably
be back again.
In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through
His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."
We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped
his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the
world's system and the Enemy of our souls.
But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable
currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.
He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth
such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls
of the people he created and loved.
Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious
jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have
to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we
had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no
deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.
We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.
Application
a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?
b) What does it mean, in pratical terms, that God "redeemed" me from that sin?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 13:2,5-6,14-17
2 (Ge 24:35; Ps 112:1–3) Abram was very wealthy in livestock,
in silver and in gold.
5 Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
6 (Ge 36:6–7) But the land was not able to support them
both dwelling together because their possessions were so great.
14 (Ge 28:14; Dt 3:27) After Lot had departed from him,
the Lord said to Abram,
"Lift up now your eyes, and look from the place where you are,
northward and southward and eastward and westward.
15 (Ge 12:7; 2Ch 20:7) All the land that you see I will give to you
and to your descendants forever.
16 (Ge 28:14; Nu 23:10) I will make your descendants like the dust
of the earth, so that if a man could number the dust of the earth,
then your descendants could also be numbered.
17 Arise, and walk throughout the land across its length
and its width, for I will give it to you."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Generous Provision
Ps 145:13b-21
13 Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and loving in all His works.
18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,
to all who call upon Him in truth.
19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and will save them.
20 The Lord preserves all those who love Him,
but all the wicked He will destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,
and let all people bless His holy name
forever and ever.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/dreams-and-healing-in-new-york/
DREAMS AND HEALING IN NEW YORK
WOLOF PEOPLE OF THE MOURIDE ISLAMIC SECT ACCEPT CHRIST
Fatou, a member of the proud Mouride Islamic sect, felt like she was dying.
So, she did what many of the Wolof people
of Senegal have done for generations.
"The blood disease was taking over my body. I was Muslim, and in my culture,
you see the marabouts, or Islamic sorcerers for help.
I spent tens of thousands of dollars on various marabouts,
without being healed."
Things changed after she moved to New York City, where more
than 20 000 Wolof people now make up the city's largest West African
Muslim ethnic group. (There are some seven million Wolof
people across the world.)
"A friend of mine invited me to church. I was only interested
because Jesus performed miracles in her life; so I went.
"Then God appeared to me in a dream and said I needed to read the Bible
to have the answer for us Muslims who have been oppressed.
I read the Bible, and I trusted Jesus to heal me and save me from oppression
and sin. I rejoice that I’ve now been healed and saved!"
Fatou didn't know any Wolof Christians,
so she began boldly sharing her faith with her neighbors.
"I don't care if they kill me," she said.
"I have to share Jesus with my people."
Within two years of her conversion, more than 15 of her Wolof friends
and family members have become followers of Christ
in the U.S., France, Italy, and Senegal.
Today, there are no Wolof-speaking churches in North America.
Pray that the first Wolof church in North America will be founded soon.
The Wolof are the most influential West African Muslim ethnic group
in NYC and Senegal. Pray that God uses them to spread His light
to other West Africans.
Pray that like Fatou, more Wolof will exchange their sorcerers
for the healing power of Christ (Acts 19:19
19 Many who practiced magic brought their books together
and burned them before everyone. They calculated their value,
which equaled fifty thousand drachmas.
[A drachma was worth about a day's wage.]
).
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to be stuck in my past fears and failures.
Pray to the Lord to seek justice in His way.
Pray to the Lord to find his temder mercies.
Pray to the Lord to get and keep you out of sin.
Pray to the Lord to seek His Righteous blessings!
Pray to the Lor to seek the destruction of evil and wickedness.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that the first Wolof church in North America will be founded soon.
The Wolof are the most influential West African Muslim ethnic group
in NYC and Senegal.
Pray that God uses them to spread His light
to other West Africans.
Pray that more Wolof will exchange their sorcerers
for the healing power of Christ
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
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.
Posted by DSY on
Day 107, 17 Apr 2021
1 Samuel 25-27
1 SAMUEL 25
Death of Samuel
1 (Nu 20:29; Dt 34:8) Now Samuel died. And all the children of Israel
gathered together and mourned him, and they buried him at his home
in Ramah. Then David arose and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
David, Nabal, and Abigail
2 (Jos 15:55; 1Sa 23:24) Now there was a man in Maon whose work
was in Carmel. He was a rich man with three thousand sheep
and a thousand goats, and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
3 The man's name was Nabal and the name of his wife Abigail.
She was a woman of good understanding and beautiful, but the man
was harsh and evil in his actions and he was a Calebite.
4 David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
5 So David sent out ten young men, and David said to the young men,
"Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name.
6 (1Ch 12:18; Lk 10:5) And thus you will you say to him who lives
in prosperity, 'Peace be to you and peace to your house,
and to all that you have, peace.
7 (1Sa 25:21) " 'I have heard that you have shearers. Now your shepherds
were with us. We did not harm them nor did they miss anything all the days
they were in Carmel.
8 (Est 9:19; Ne 8:10-12) Ask your young men and they will tell you.
Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come
on a good day. Please give whatever you find at hand to your servants,
and to your son David.' "
9 When David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according
to all these words in the name of David, then they waited.
10 (Jdg 9:28) And Nabal answered David's servants, and said,
"Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Today many servants
are breaking away each one from his master.
11 (Jdg 8:6) Should I then take my bread, and my water, and my meat,
that which I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men
whose origins are unknown?"
12 So David's young men turned themselves around and went back.
And they came and reported to him all these words.
13 (1Sa 23:13) David said to his men, "Each man strap on his sword."
And each man strapped on his sword. David also put on his sword,
and 400 men went up after David. But 200 stayed with the baggage.
14 Now one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, "Listen,
David sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our master;
and he railed against them.
15 (1Sa 25:7; 25:21) But the men were very good to us,
and we were not harmed, nor did we miss anything,
all the days we went about with them in the field.
16 (Job 1:10; Ex 14:22) They were a wall to us both by night and day,
all the days we were with them keeping the flocks.
17 (1Sa 20:7; Dt 13:13) Now therefore know and consider what you will do,
for evil is determined against our master and against all his household.
He is such a worthless man that one cannot speak to him."
18 (2Sa 16:1) Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves,
two bottles of wine, five prepared sheep, five measures
[Likely about 60 pounds, or 27 kilograms.] of roasted grain,
a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs,
and she loaded them on donkeys.
19 (Ge 32:20; 32:16) And she said to her servants, "Go on before me.
See, I will be coming after you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
20 And as she was riding on the donkey and going down into the cover
of the mountain, David and his men were coming down to meet her
and she met them.
21 (Pr 17:13) Now David had said, "Surely in vain have I guarded
all that this man has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed
of all that belonged to him. And he has returned me evil for good.
22 (1Sa 3:17; 20:13) So may God do unto the enemies of David
and more also, if by morning I leave even one male of all who belong to him."
23 (1Sa 20:41; Jos 15:18) When Abigail saw David, she hurriedly got down from
the donkey and fell before David upon her face. And she bowed herself
to the ground.
24 (2Sa 14:9) So she fell at his feet and said, "Against me alone, my lord,
is the guilt. Please let your handmaid speak in your ears, and hear the words
of your handmaid.
25 (1Sa 25:17) Please do not let my lord set his heart against
this worthless man, against Nabal. For as his name is, so is he.
Nabal is his name and folly is with him. But I, your handmaid,
did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.
26 (2Sa 18:32; Ge 20:6) Now my lord, as the Lord lives,
and as your soul lives, because the Lord has restrained you from coming
in bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand,
now let your enemies, and those seeking to do evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
27 (Ge 33:11; 1Sa 30:26) Now let this blessing which your maidservant
has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.
28 (1Sa 18:17; 2Sa 7:11) "Please forgive the transgression of your handmaid,
for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights
the battles of the Lord, and evil will not be found in you all your days.
29 (Jer 10:18) Even if a man rises to pursue you and to seek your life,
the life of my lord will be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord
your God. But the lives of your enemies He will sling out, as from
the hollow of a sling.
30 (1Sa 13:14) It will be, when the Lord does for my lord according to all
the good that He has spoken concerning you and has appointed you ruler
over Israel,
31 (Ge 40:14) that this will be no grief to you, nor an offense of heart to
my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord
has avenged himself. But when the Lord has dealt well with my lord,
then remember your handmaid."
32 (Lk 1:68; Ge 24:27) David said to Abigail, :Blessed be the Lord,
God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me.
33 (1Sa 25:26) And blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you
who have kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging
myself with my own hand.
34 For as the Lord, the God of Israel lives, who has restrained me
from injuring you, if you had not hurried to come and meet me,
surely there would not have been left even one male to Nabal
by the morning light."
35 (Ge 19:21; 1Sa 20:42) So David received from her hand
what she had brought him and said to her, "Go up in peace to your house.
See, I have obeyed your voice, and have granted your request."
36 (1Sa 25:19; 2Sa 13:23) Abigail came to Nabal, and he was feasting in his house, l
ike the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was
very drunk. Therefore she told him nothing until the morning light.
37 But in the morning when the wine was gone out of Nabal,
his wife told him these things. And his heart died within him,
and he became as a stone.
38 (1Sa 26:10) And about ten days after that, the Lord struck Nabal
and he died.
39 (1Sa 25:26; 25:34) When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said,
"Blessed is the Lord, who has defended the cause of my reproach
from the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil.
For the Lord has returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head."
And David sent and spoke with Abigail, to take her as his wife.
40 When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel,
they spoke to her, saying, "David has sent us to you to take you as his wife."
41 (Ru 2:10) She arose, and bowed herself on her face to the ground,
and said, "Here is your handmaid, a servant to wash the feet of the servants
of my lord."
42 (Ge 24:61-67) Abigail hurriedly arose and rode on a donkey
with her five young women who attended her.
And she went after the messengers of David and became his wife.
43 (Jos 15:56; 1Sa 27:3) David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. So both of them
were his wives.
44 (1Sa 18:27; 2Sa 3:14) But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife,
to Paltiel the son of Laish who was from Gallim.
1 SAMUEL 26
David Again Spares Saul's Life
1 (1Sa 23:19; Ps 54:1-7) Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying,
"Is David not hiding himself on the hill of Hakilah,
which is before Jeshimon?"
2 (1Sa 24:2) Then Saul arose and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph,
having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David
in the Wilderness of Ziph.
3 Saul camped on the hill of Hakilah,
which is before Jeshimon, by the road. But David stayed in the wilderness,
when he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
4 And David sent out spies and knew that Saul had certainly come.
5 (1Sa 17:55; 14:50-51) So David arose and came to the place where Saul
had camped. And David saw the place where Saul was lying down
and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army.
Saul was lying down in the encampment,
while the people encamped around him.
6 (Jdg 7:10-11; 2Sa 2:18) Then David answered and said to Ahimelek
the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying,
"Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?"
And Abishai said, "I will go down with you."
7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night while Saul lay sleeping
within the circle of the camp. And his spear was stuck in the ground
at his head, and Abner and the people were lying all around him.
8 (1Sa 24:4) Then Abishai said to David, "God has today delivered
your enemy into your hand. Now please let me strike him with the spear through
to the ground with one stroke, and I will not strike him a second time."
9 (2Sa 1:14; 1:16) David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him. For who can
stretch out his hand against the Lord's anointed and remain unpunished?"
10 (Ge 47:29; Dt 31:14) David said, "As the Lord lives, the Lord
will strike him, or his day will come to die,
or he will go down into battle and perish.
11 (1Sa 24:6; 24:12) The Lord forbid that I should stretch out my hand
against the Lord's anointed, but now please take the spear that is at his head
and the jug of water, and let us go."
12 (Ge 2:21; 15:12) So David took the spear and the jug of water from Saul's head
and they went away. No one saw, no one knew, and no one awoke,
for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep
from the Lord had fallen upon them.
13 Then David went over to the other side and stood on the top
of a hill at a distance. A great space was between them.
14 And David called to the people and to Abner the son of Ner, saying,
"Will you not answer, Abner?"
Then Abner answered and said, "Who are you that calls to the king?"
15 And David said to Abner, "Are you not a man? And who is like to you
in Israel? Why then have you not guarded your lord the king?
For one of the people came in to destroy the king your lord.
16 (1Sa 20:31; 26:11) This thing is not good which you have done.
As the Lord lives, you are worthy of death because you have not guarded
your master, the Lord’s anointed. And now, see where is the king's spear?
And the jug of water that was at his head?"
17 (1Sa 24:16) Saul knew David’s voice, and said,
"Is this your voice, my son David?"
And David said, "It is my voice, my lord king."
18 (1Sa 24:9; 24:11-14) He said, "Why is my lord pursuing after his servant?
For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
19 (2Sa 14:16; 16:11) Now please let my lord king hear the words
of his servant. If the Lord has stirred you up against me,
let Him accept an offering. But if it was the sons of men,
cursed are they before the Lord. For they have driven me today
from having a share in the inheritance of the Lord, saying,
'Go, serve other gods.'
20 (1Sa 24:14) Now do not let my blood fall to the ground away
from the presence of the Lord. Truly the king of Israel has come
out to seek a single flea, as when one pursues a partridge in the mountains."
21 (1Sa 15:24; 24:17) Then said Saul, "I have sinned. Return, my son David,
for I will not harm you again, because my soul was precious in your eyes
this day. I have acted foolishly and have seriously gone astray."
22 David answered and said, "See, the king's spear! Let one of the young men
come over and get it.
23 The Lord requites to every man his right conduct and loyalty.
So the Lord gave you into my hand today, but I am not willing to stretch
my hand against the Lord's anointed.
24 As your life was highly valued in my eyes this day, so may my life be
highly valued in the eyes of the Lord,
and may He rescue me out of all distress."
25 (Ge 32:28; 1Sa 24:19) Then Saul said to David, "Blessed are you,
my son David. You will do great things, and will surely prevail."
So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
1 SAMUEL 27
David With the Philistines
1 Then David said in his heart, "Now I will perish one day
by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than
that I should escape to the land of the Philistines.
Then Saul will despair of continually seeking me
within all the territory of Israel. So will I escape out of his hand."
2 (1Sa 21:10; 25:13) David arose and passed over with the six hundred men
that were with him to Achish, the son of Maok, king of Gath.
3 (1Sa 25:42-43) And David lived with Achish at Gath,
he and his men, each man with his household,
even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,
and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's widow.
4 It was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath,
so he no longer sought him.
5 David said to Achish, "If I have now found favor in your eyes,
let them give me a place in one of the cities in the countryside,
that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell
in the royal city with you?"
6 (Ne 11:28; Jos 15:31) Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day.
Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.
7 (1Sa 29:3) The number of days that David lived in the country
of the Philistines was a year and four months.
8 (Jos 13:2; 1Sa 15:7-8) David and his men went up
and invaded the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites.
For they were inhabitants of the land from of old, as you come
to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.
9 (1Sa 15:3) So David would strike the land and would not leave
either man or woman alive. And he would take the sheep,
the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the garments.
And then he came back to Achish.
10 (Jdg 1:16; 1Ch 2:9) Then Achish would say, "Where have you made
a raid today?" And David would say, "Against the Negev of Judah,"
or "Against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites,"
or "Against the Negev of the Kenites."
11 Now David would leave neither a man nor a woman alive,
to bring tidings to Gath, saying, "Lest they should tell on us, saying,
'Thus David has done.' " This was his practice all the days which
he lived in the country of the Philistines.
12 And Achish believed David, saying, "He has surely become
a stench to his people Israel. Therefore he will be my servant forever."
2) Our Daily Bread for 17 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/17/windows
entitled Windows
Isaiah 55:6-13
Isaiah 55
6 (Ps 32:6; Isa 45:19) Seek the Lord while He may be found,
call you upon Him while He is near.
7 ( Isa 44:22; Pr 28:13) Let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
and let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him,
and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways My ways,
says the Lord.
9 (Ps 103:11) For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are My ways higher than your ways,
and My thoughts than your thoughts.
10 (Isa 30:23) For as the rain comes down,
and the snow from heaven,
and do not return there
but water the earth
and make it bring forth and bud
that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 (Isa 45:23; 46:10) so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
it shall not return to Me void,
but it shall accomplish that which I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
12 (Isa 44:23; Ps 105:43) For you shall go out with joy,
and be led out with peace;
the mountains and the hills
shall break forth into singing before you,
and all the trees of the field
shall clap their hands.
13 (Isa 41:19; 60:13) Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree,
and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial,
for an everlasting sign
that shall not be cut off.
Near the foothills of the Himalayas, a visitor noticed a row of houses
without windows. His guide explained that some of the villagers feared
that demons might sneak into their homes while they slept, so they built
impermeable walls. You could tell when a homeowner began to follow
Jesus because he put in windows to let in the light.
A similar dynamic may take place in us, though we might not see it quite
that way. We live in scary, polarizing times. Satan and his demons instigate
angry divisions that split families and friends. I often feel like hiding behind
my walls. But Jesus wants me to cut in a window.
Israel sought refuge in higher walls, but God said their security lay
with Him. He reigns from heaven, and His word governs all
(Isaiah 55:10–11). If Israel would return to Him, God would
"have mercy upon them" (v. 7) and restore them as His people
to bless the world (Genesis 12:1-3). He would lift them up,
ultimately leading them in a triumphal parade. Their celebration
"shall be to the Lord for a memorial,
for an everlasting sign
that shall not be cut off" (Isaiah 55:13).
Sometimes walls are necessary. Walls with windows are best.
They show the world that we trust God for the future.
Our fears are real. Our God is greater. Windows open us to
Jesus-"the light of the world" (John 8:12)-and to others who need Him.
By: Mike Wittmer
Reflect & Pray
Would you say your life is more wall or window? Why?
Is there a person or situation you need to be more open to?
Almighty Father, flood my heart with the confidence of Your love.
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 7 - Oh, Freedom!
Rom 8:1-2
Life in the Spirit
1 (1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:17) There is therefore now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus,
who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
2 (1Co 15:45; Ro 6:18; Jn 8:32) For the law of the Spirit of life
in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death.
In the classic movie, I want to live! actress Susan Hayward
plays a woman convicted of murder and sentenced to be executed.
The suspence builds; the execution is delayed as the officials
wait for a word of pardon. Finally, the woman in executed;
the call comes, and the pardon has been granted, but it is too late.
When no pardon is granted, condemnation leads to death. Our sin
marks us as "guilty" before God, and we deserve the wages of sin,
which is death. But in Jesus Chirst, the pardon does come - and
it comes in time. Our sin deserves condemation by God, and yet
he forgives us because Christ paid the penalty for us,
But we face other kinds of condemnation as well - self-condemnation,
that internal accusation that we still, somehow, must pay the price
of our own sin. Others often condemn us as well, offering much less
forgiveness and mercy than God does. And the Enemy of our souls condemns
us, trying to convince us that we don't, after all, have real freedom
from sin.
Yet Paul tells us in Romans 8, "There is therefore now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus". God has forgiven us freely; he has
granted his pardon. And in light of his forgiveness, how can we live
under the condemnation of others - or even of ourselves?
We are free, Paul says - free from the "law of sin and death,"
free to live in the liberty of the Spirit. The stay of execution
has come: the pardon has been granted. Never again can we tried
for the same crimes: never again must we live under the burden
of condemnation.
Application
a) Have I ever lived under the burden of condemnation from myself
or others? Why?
b) How can Romans 8:1-2 help me live in freedom of such condemnation?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ps 35:27
27 May those who favour my righteous cause
shout for joy and be glad;
may they say continually, "The Lord be magnified,
who delights in the peace of His servant."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Generous Provision
Matthew 6:24-34
God and Money
24 (Lk 16:13; 16:11; 16:9) "No one can serve two masters.
For either he will hate the one and love the other,
or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and money."
Care and Anxiety
Lk 12:22–34
25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you,
take no thought about your life, what you will eat,
or what you will drink, nor about your body,
what you will put on. Is not life more than
and the body than clothing?
26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air,
for they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns.
Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?
27 Who among you by taking thought can add a cubit
(A cubit is about half a meter.) to his stature?
28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow:
They neither work, nor do they spin.
29 (1Ki 10:4–7; 2Ch 9:4–6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon
in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field,
which today is here and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,
will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?'
or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30) (For the Gentiles seek after all these things.)
For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11-13) But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you.
34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself.
Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/take-me-home-from-the-ballgame/
TAKE ME HOME FROM THE BALLGAME
LOVING WEST AFRICANS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
The Great American Ballpark is a perfect venue
for the great American pastime. The Cincinnati Reds have been playing
baseball in this great American city since 1882.
But when the game's over and fans stream out of the ballpark, they come
face to face with people from the other side of the world. The streets
outside the ballpark are lined with taxi cabs that cite their drivers'
nationalities: Salaam Taxi, Musa Taxi, Timbuktu Taxi, Senegal Taxi, and more.
Many of these drivers are immigrants from the West African nations
of Senegal, Mali, and Mauritania. If you listen closely, you can hear
the Wolof, Fulani, and Soninke tribal languages as the drivers chat
on their cell phones.
Similar scenes play out in cities and towns across the American Midwest,
where immigrants from some of Africa’s least-reached nations
and people groups have settled down and made their homes.
While some American Christians react to Muslims with anger or fear,
believers in Cincinnati and elsewhere are reaching out with love,
building genuine relationships, opening their homes for holiday celebrations,
and providing Christian resources in person or via social media to people
who have never read the Bible before.
"We love Cincinnati, because it is a city of peace," said one Senegalese
community leader. "Peace is everything to our people."
Pray that Muslims in middle America encounter the Prince of Peace
(Isaiah 9:6
6 (Isa 7:14; Mt 28:18; Lk 2:11) For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given,
and the government shall be upon his shoulder.
And his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
).
Thousands of unreached Fulani and Soninke speakers live in Cincinnati
and other areas in Ohio.
Pray that the Gospel reaches more of these Muslims.
Pray that more churches mobilize to reach unreached immigrants.
Pray that the Midwest will become more welcoming, loving,
and hospitable to our Muslim neighbors
(Acts 13:48-49
48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified
the word of the Lord. And all who were ordained to eternal life believed.
49 The word of the Lord was spread throughout the entire region.
).
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
17th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the safety of those
who live in your community -
safety from conflict an crimes
( Ps 122:7 - 7 "Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!" )
b) Pray for the province of Ontario
I) Pray for the leaders of Ontario,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth. )
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to understand on how to use his stewardship.
Pray to the Lord to be a window in Jesus to someone today..
Pray to the Lord for True Feeedom for He is the only source.
Pray to the Lord to be joyful in his Name.
Pray to the Lord to seek His Kingdon first!
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that Muslims encounter the Prince of Peace.
Pray that more churches mobilize to reach unreached immigrants.
Pray that the Midwest will become more welcoming, loving,
and hospitable to our Muslim neighbors
Pray for the safety of those
who live in your community -
safety from conflict an crimes
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
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Day 106, 16 Apr 2021
Ps 56, 120, 140-142
PSALMS 56
For the Music Director.
To the melody of "Silent Dove at a Distance."
A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
1 Be gracious to me, O God, for man would crush me;
all day long he who battles oppresses me.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) All day long my enemies would crush me,
for there are many who arrogantly battle against me.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) In the day when I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) In God whose word I praise,
in God I have trusted; I will not fear.
What can mere flesh do to me?
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Every day they twist my words;
all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) They stir up strife, they lurk,
they watch my steps,
when they wait for my life.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Should there be deliverance for them on account of wickedness?
In Your anger cast down the peoples, O God.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) You take account of my wandering;
put my tears in Your bottle;
are they not in Your book?
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) In the day I cry to You,
then my enemies will turn back;
this I know, that God is for me.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) In God whose word I praise,
in the Lord whose word I praise,
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) in God I trust, I will not fear;
what can a man do to me?
12 Your vows are on me, O God;
I will complete them with thank offerings to You;
13 for You have delivered my soul from death,
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God
in the light of the living.
PSALMS 120
A Song of Ascents.
1 In my distress I cried unto the Lord,
and He heard me.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips
and from a deceitful tongue.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) What shall be given to you,
or what shall be done to you, you false tongue?
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Sharp arrows of the warrior,
with coals of the broom tree!
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Woe is me, that I have sojourned in Meshek,
or that I have dwelled among the tents of Kedar!
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) My soul has long lived
with those who hate peace.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) I am for peace,
but when I speak, they are for war!
PSALMS 140
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
protect me from violent men,
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) who plan evil deeds in their heart
and continually gather together for conflicts.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) They have tongues as sharp as a serpent;
adders’ poison is with their lips. Selah
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
preserve me from the violent men
who have planned to overthrow me.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The proud have hid a snare for me,
and with cords they have spread a net;
they have set traps for me. Selah
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I said to the Lord, "You are my God;
hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord."
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) O God my Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head in the day of battle.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
do not allow his evil plot,
lest he be raised up. Selah
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) As for the head of those who encompassme,
let the mischief of their own lips overwhelm them;
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) let burning coals fall upon them;
let them be cast into the fire,
into deep pits that they do not rise up again.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5 ) Let not an evil speaker be established in the land;
let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him!
12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted
and will give justice to the poor.
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto Your name;
the upright shall dwell in Your presence.
PSALMS 141
A Psalm of David.
1 Lord, I cry unto You; make haste to me;
give ear to my voice, when I cry unto You.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Let my prayer be set forth before You as incense,
and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil,
to practice wicked deeds
with men who do iniquity,
and do not let me eat of their delights.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the righteous man strike me;
it shall be a kindness.
Let him rebuke me;
it shall be oil for my head;
let my head not refuse it.
For my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) When their judges are thrown to stony places,
then they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) As when one plows to break up the land,
so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) But my eyes are unto You, O God my Lord,
in You is my trust; do not leave my soul defenseless.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2 Keep me from the snares that they have laid for me,
and the traps of those who do iniquity.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by and escape.
PSALMS 142
A Contemplative Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.
1 I cried unto the Lord with my voice;
with my voice I made my supplication unto the Lord.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I poured out my complaint before Him;
I declared to Him my trouble.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
then You knew my path.
In the way where I walk,
they have laid a snare for me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) I looked on my right and noticed,
but there was no one who would care for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares for my soul.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I cried unto You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge
and my portion in the land of the living.â€
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:89) Attend to my cry,
for I am brought very low;
deliver me from my persecutors,
for they are stronger than me.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Bring my soul out of prison,
that I may praise Your name;
the righteous shall surround me,
for You shall deal bountifully with me.
2) Our Daily Bread for 16 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/16/extending-mercy
entitled Extending Mercy
Luke 17:1-5
LUKE 17
Some Sayings of Jesus
Mt (18:6-7, 21-22); Mk 9:42
1 (Mt 18:7; 1Co 11:19) Then He said to the disciples,
"It is impossible except that offenses will come.
But woe to him through whom they come!
2 (Mk 9:42) It would be better for him if a millstone were
hung around his neck and he was thrown into the sea,
than to offend one of these little ones.
3 (Lev 19:17; Mt 18:21) Take heed to yourselves.
"If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive him.
4 (Mt 18:21-22) If he sins against you seven times in a day, and
seven times in a day turns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."
5 (Mk 6:30; 9:24) The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."
Reflecting on how she forgave Manasseh, the man who killed her husband
and some of her children in the Rwandan genocide, Beata said,
"My forgiving is based on what Jesus did. He took the punishment for every
evil act throughout all time. His cross is the place we find victory-
the only place!" Manasseh had written to Beata from prison more than once,
begging her-and God-for forgiveness as he detailed the regular nightmares
that plagued him. At first she could extend no mercy, saying she hated him
for killing her family. But then "Jesus intruded into her thoughts,"
and with God's help, some two years later, she forgave him.
In this, Beata followed Jesus’ instruction to His disciples to forgive
those who repent. He said that even if they "sin against you seven times
in a day and seven times come back to you saying 'I repent,'
you must forgive them" (Luke 17:4).
But to forgive can be extremely difficult, as we see
by the disciples' reaction: "Increase our faith!" (v. 5).
Beata's faith increased as she wrestled in prayer over
her inability to forgive. If, like her, we're struggling
to forgive, we can ask God through His Holy Spirit
to help us to do so. As our faith increases, He helps us to forgive.
By: Amy Boucher Pye
Reflect & Pray
If someone who wronged you later repented, how did you react?
How could God help you to forgive in these situations?
Jesus, thank You for releasing me from the consequences of my
sin through Your death on the cross. I give You the glory!
Read The Risk of Forgiveness at DiscoverySeries.org/HP071 .
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 5 - It is Finished
John 5:24
24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever hears
My word and believes in Him who sent Me has eternal life
and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life. "
"PLEASE BE PATIENT - GOD IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME YET,"
the sweatshirt read. In this case, the message was an ironic one,
for the occupant of the shirt was a snaggle-toothed, freckle-faced six year
old!
In one sense, God is not finished with the work he has to do in each of us.
Life in Christ is an ongoing process of change and growth as we become
more like him. Certainly, the more we see of ourselves, the more we hope
he isn't finished with us!
Yet whatever plans God has for making us into the men and women he created
us to be, certain aspects of our life in Christ are finisehd, finalised.
Jesus declares with absolute assurance, "whoever hears
My word and believes in Him who sent Me has eternal life
and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life. "
Because we do not have to earn or deserve God's grace, because we are not
called to prove ourselves worthy of Salvation, we can have immediate
and total assurance of the security of life in Jesus Christ. The one who
put his trust in the Lord has eternal life; he will not be condemned;
he has crossed over from death to life.
This "crossing over" into life happens in the split second when we acknowledge
our dependence upon Christ alone. And the rest of our lives is given over to
the devleopemnt of his image in us.
God is not finished with us yet. But his owkr of salvation is finished - complete,
fully dependablem an accomplished fact.
Application
a) Have I ever doubted the "accomplished fact" of my own salvation? Why?
b) How can today's verse help me realise that, although I may have a lot of
growing yet to do, my salvation in JEsus Christ is secure?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Joshua 1:5
5 (Dt 7:24; 31:6–8) No man will be able to stand against
you all the days of your life.
As I was with Moses, I will be with you.
I will not abandon you. I will not leave you.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Help in Times of Temptation
1 Cor 10:1-13
1 Corinthians 10
Warning Against Idolatry
1 (Ex 14:29; Ps 66:6) I would not want you to be unaware that
all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,
2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 (Ex 16:35; Dt 8:3) all ate the same spiritual food;
4 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11) and all drank the same spiritual drink,
for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them,
and that Rock was Christ.
5 (Heb 3:17; Jude 1:5) But with many of them God was not well pleased,
and they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 (Nu 11:4; 1Co 10:11) Now these things were our examples to the intent
that we should not lust after evil things as they lusted.
7 (Ex 32:19; 32:4) Neither be idolaters as were some of them.
As it is written,
“The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to revel.†(Ex 32:6. )
8 (Nu 25:1–9; 1Co 6:18) Neither let us commit sexual immorality as some
of them committed, when 23000 fell in one day.
9 (Nu 21:5–6; Ex 17:2) Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them
also tempted and were destroyed by serpents.
10 (Ex 12:23; Nu 16:41) Neither murmur, as some of them also murmured
and were destroyed by the destroyer.
11 (Ro 13:11) Now all these things happened to them for examples.
They are written as an admonition to us,
upon whom the end of the ages has come.
12 (Ro 11:20) Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed,
lest he fall.
13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken you except what is common
to man. God is faithful, and He will not permit you to be tempted above
what you can endure, but will with the temptation also make a way
to escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/trauma-in-toronto/
Afghanistan has faced war and terrorism since the late 1970s,
as Russian troops, Taliban terrorists, and American forces
have fought to restore order.
Decades of war have turned displaced Afghans into one of the
world's largest diaspora populations, and many of these refugees
struggle with PTSD and other mental health issues caused
by the ongoing carnage and chaos.
The Greater Toronto Area is home to a large Afghan community.
Most are Sunni Muslims, and many have survived trauma, including Obed.
Born into a Muslim family in Afghanistan, Obed planned to become an imam,
or Muslim leader, before he began trusting Christ-a dangerous decision
in his country. He lived as a secret believer for years, but after his family
discovered his Christian faith, he fled, spending almost nine years
as a refugee in India.
During his time in India, Obed attended Bible college,
planted an Afghan church, served as the leader of the Afghan Christian
Refugees Community, and worked as a radio producer with TWR India
and an audio interpreter for ISO ministries.
He also founded a Christian charity called Dari Fellowship of India,
but New Delhi's Muslim community persecuted him and his church.
Obed resettled in Canada in 2015, joining the Jesus Network
and starting a house church in his home. His social media ministry
produces weekly teaching videos on Facebook and YouTube,
where he has hundreds of followers.
Obed's goal is to plant churches in the Toronto area and to reach Muslims
who speak Farsi, Dari, Hazaragi, Pashto, Tajiki, Urdu, Hindi,
and even English.
Please pray that:
Afghans struggling to overcome a history of oppression and violence
will find refuge in the Lord (Psalm 9:9-10).
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
The Lord will raise up laborers among Afghans in the Toronto area
to evangelize disciple believers and start churches.
Christians in Canada can be instruments of peace who show the power of
Christ's love to their Afghan neighbors.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
16th Day of the Month
a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences
( John 16:7-8
7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.
For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.
But if I go, I will send Him to you.
8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment"
)
b) Pray that poeple's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
(
John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me."
Rom 3:19-20
19 Now we know that whatever the law says,
it says to those who are under the law,
so that every mouth may be silenced,
and all the world may become accountable to God.
20 Therefore by the works of the law
no flesh will be justified in His sight,
for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
2 Cor 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,
that each one may receive his recompense in the body,
according to what he has done,
whether it was good or bad.
2 Cor 10:5
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ,
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord no matter what the circumstances are.
Pray to the Lord to forgive those who wronged you..
Pray to the Lord for His Salvation for He is the only source.
Pray to the Lord to knwo His presense.
Pray to the Lord eacpe temptation!
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Please pray that Afghans struggling to overcome
a history of oppression and violence
will find refuge in the Lord
Please pray that The Lord will raise up laborers among
Afghans in the Toronto area
to evangelize disciple believers and start churches.
Please pray that Christians in Canada can be instruments
of peace who show the power of
Christ's love to their Afghan and Muslim neighbors.
Pray that poeple's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
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.