Day 93 - 3 April 2021 refections
Day 93, 3 Apr 2021 Happy Good Friday 2021
Judges 10-12
JUDGES 10
Tola
1 (Jdg 2:16) After the death of Abimelek, Tola the son of Puah,
the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir,
in the hill country of Ephraim.
2 He judged Israel for twenty-three years.
Then he died and was buried in Shamir.
Jair
3 After him Jair the Gileadite arose and judged Israel for 22 years.
4 (Nu 32:41; Dt 3:14) He had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys
and owned thirty cities that are in the land of Gilead.
They are called Havvoth Jair to this day.
5 Jair died and was buried in Kamon.
Jephthah
6 (1Ki 11:5; 11:7) Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight
of the Lord. They worshipped the Baals, the Ashtoreths,
and the gods of Syria, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines.
They abandoned the Lord and did not serve Him.
7 (Jdg 2:14) The anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He sold them
into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites.
8 They brutally oppressed the children of Israel that year.
For eighteen years they oppressed all the children of Israel
beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites in Gilead.
9 The Ammonites also crossed over the Jordan to wage war
against Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim, so that Israel was greatly distressed.
10 (1Sa 12:10; Jdg 3:9) Then the children of Israel cried out to the Lord,
"We have sinned against You, for we have abandoned
our God and worshipped the Baals."
11 (Ex 14:30; Nu 21:21-25) The Lord said to the children of Israel,
"Did I not deliver you from Egypt, the Amorites, the Ammonites,
the Philistines,
12 (Jdg 6:3) the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites
when they oppressed you? You cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hands.
13 (Jer 2:13; Dt 32:15) Yet you have abandoned Me and worshipped other gods.
Therefore I will not save you again.
14 (Dt 32:37-38) Go and cry out to the gods that you have chosen.
Let them save you in your time of distress."
15 (1Sa 3:18; 2Sa 15:26) Then the children of Israel said to the Lord,
"We have sinned. Do to us whatever seems good in Your sight.
Please, just deliver us today."
16 (Isa 63:9; Ps 106:44-45) They removed the foreign gods from among them
and worshipped the Lord, and He could no longer endure
the suffering of Israel.
17 (Jdg 11:29; Ge 31:49) The Ammonites had been called out
and set up camp in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled and set up
camp in Mizpah.
18 (Jdg 11:11) The commanders of Gilead said to each other,
" Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites?
He will be the ruler of all the inhabitants of Gilead."
JUDGES 11
1 (Heb 11:32; Jdg 6:12_ Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor,
but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
2 Gilead's wife also bore him sons. His wife's sons grew up and drove
Jephthah away. They said to him, "You will not inherit anything
from our father's house because you are the son of another woman."
3 (Jdg 9:4; 1Sa 22:2) So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived
in the land of Tob. Men of ill repute gathered around Jephthah
and went out with him.
4 Some time passed, then the Ammonites waged war with Israel.
5 When the Ammonites waged war with Israel, the elders of Gilead
went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob.
6 They said to Jephthah, "Come and be our leader so that we may
fight the Ammonites."
7 (Ge 26:27) Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead,
"Did you not hate me and drive me out of my father's house?
Why have you come to me now that you are in trouble?"
8 (Jdg 10:18) The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah,
"Even so, we have turned to you. Come with us and fight the Ammonites.
You will be ruler over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
9 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me back to wage war
against the Ammonites, and the Lord gives them to me,
then I will be your ruler."
10 (Jer 42:5; Ge 31:50) The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah,
"May the Lord be a witness between us
if we do not act according to your word."
11 (Jdg 10:17; 20:1) So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead.
The people set him over them as ruler and leader.
And Jephthah spoke all his words before the Lord in Mizpah.
12 Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king to say,
"What problem is there between you and me,
that you have come to me to wage war in my land?"
13 (Ge 32:22; Nu 21:24-26) The Ammonite king said to the messengers
of Jephthah, "Because when Israel came up from Egypt, they took my land,
from the Arnon to the Jabbok and as far as the Jordan.
Now return it peacefully."
14 Again Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king,
15 (Dt 2:9; 2:19) and said to him,
"Jephthah says this: Israel did not take the land of Moab,
nor the Ammonite land;
16 (Nu 14:25; Dt 1:40_ for when Israel came up from Egypt,
they went into the desert as far as the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.
17 (Nu 20:1; 20:14-21) Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom,
saying, 'Please let us pass through your land.' Yet the king of Edom would
not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab,
but he was unwilling. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.
18 (Nu 22:36; Dt 2:1-8) "They went into the wilderness, around the lands
of Edom and Moab. They went east of the land of Moab and set up camp
on the other side of the River Arnon. They did not cross the boundary
of Moab, for the River Arnon was the boundary of Moab.
19 "Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites,
who ruled in Heshbon. Israel said to him,
"Please let us pass through your land to our home."
20 Yet Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory,
so Sihon gathered all his people and set up camp in Jahaz
to fight with Israel.
21 "The Lord God of Israel gave Sihon and all his people
into the hands of Israel, and they struck them down. So Israel took possession
of all the land of the Amorites who lived in that land.
22 (Dt 2:36) They took possession of all of the territory of the Amorites,
from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the desert to the Jordan.
23 "Now that the Lord God of Israel has driven out the Amorites
from before His people Israel, should you take it?
24 (Nu 21:29; 1Ki 11:7) Will you not take possession of whatever Chemosh
your god gives you? So everything that the Lord our God possesses before us,
we will take possession of it.
25 (Mic 6:5) Now are you really better than Balak son of Zippor,
the king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or wage war with them?
26 (Dt 2:36) Israel has lived in Heshbon and its nearby towns, in Aroer
and its nearby towns, and in all the cities along the banks of the River Arnon
for three hundred years. Why did you not take them back during that time?
27 (Ge 16:5; 18:25) So I have not sinned against you, but it is you who are
doing evil to me by waging war against me. May the Lord, the Judge,
judge today between the children of Israel and the Ammonites."
28 Yet the Ammonite king would not listen to the message
that Jephthah had sent him.
29 (Jdg 3:10; Nu 11:25) Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah
and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed through
Mizpah of Gilead, and went on to the Ammonites.
30 (Ge 28:20; 1Sa 1:11) Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, "If You will indeed
give the Ammonites into my hands,
31 (1Sa 1:28) then whatever comes out from the door of my house
to meet me, when I return safely from the Ammonites, will surely
be the Lord's, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering."
32 So Jephthah crossed over to the AmmonÂites to wage war
against them, and the Lord gave them into his hands.
33 (Eze 27:17) He struck them down from Aroer to Minnith, twenty cities,
and as far as Abel Keramim. The defeat was very severe, and the Ammonites
were humbled before the children of Israel.
34 (Ex 15:20; Jer 31:4) When Jephthah went to his house at Mizpah, there was
his daughter coming out to meet him, dancing with a tambourine.
She was his only child. Other than her, he had neither son nor daughter.
35 When he saw her, he ripped up his clothes and said, "Alas, my daughter!
You have brought utter disaster to me. You are my undoing,
for I have given my word to the Lord, and I cannot take it back."
36 (2Sa 18:19) She said to him, "My father, you have opened
your mouth to the Lord. Do to me what has come out of your mouth,
because the Lord worked vengeance upon your enemies, the Ammonites."
37 (Lk 1:25) Then she said to her father, "Let this be done for me:
Give me two months, and I and my friends will wander the hill country
and mourn over my virginity."
38 He said, “Go,†and he sent her away for two months.
She and her friends went and mourned over her virginity in the hill country.
39 (Jdg 11:31) At the end of two months she returned to her father,
and he did to her according to the vow that he had made.
She had not ever slept with a man.
So it became a custom in Israel
40 that the women of Israel would commemorate the daughter
of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days each year.
JUDGES 12
Jephthah and Ephraim
1 (Jdg 8:1) The men of Ephraim gathered together and crossed over to Zaphon.
They said to Jephthah, "Why did you go to wage war with the Ammonites
and not call us to go with you? We will burn down your house right on top
of you."
2 J ephthah said to them, "My people and I were in a very great conflict
with the Ammonites. I called you, but you did not save me from their hands.
3 (1Sa 19:5; 28:21) When I saw that you were not going to save me, I took my
life in my own hands and crossed over to the Ammonites.
Then the Lord gave them into my hands. Now why have you come
up to me today to wage war against me?"
4 (1Sa 25:10) Then Jephthah assembled all the men of Gilead and fought
with Ephraim. The men of Gilead struck Ephraim down, for they had said,
"You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in Ephraim and Manasseh."
5 (Jdg 3:28; Jos 22:11) Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan River leading
to Ephraim. Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive would say, "Let me cross,"
the Gileadite men would say to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, “No,â€
6 then they would say to him, "Say, 'Shibboleth'!" Yet he would say,
"Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it correctly. Then they would
grab him and kill him at the Jordan fords.
During that time 42000 from Ephraim fell.
7 Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When Jephthah the Gileadite died,
he was buried among the cities of Gilead.
Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon
8 After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
9 He had thirty sons, and he gave thirty daughters in marriage outside his clan;
and he brought thirty daughters from outside for his sons.
He judged Israel for seven years.
10 Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.
11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel.
He judged Israel for ten years.
12 Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 After him, Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
14 (Jdg 5:10; 10:4) He had forty sons and thirty grandsons
who rode seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.
15 (Jdg 5:14) Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon
in the land of Ephraim, in the Amalekite hill country.
2) Our Daily Bread for 3 Apr 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/04/03/riding-the-waves
entitled Riding The Waves
Psalm 89:5-17
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared i
n the assembly of the holy ones
and awesome to all those who surround Him.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts, who is a mighty Lord like You,
with Your faithfulness all around You?
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) You rule the raging of the sea;
when the waves arise, You still them.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) You crushed Rahab like a corpse;
You scattered Your enemies with Your strong arm.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours;
the world and all that is in it, You have founded them.
12 The north and the south, You have created them;
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.
13 You have a mighty arm,
and strong is Your hand, and victorious is Your right hand.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
mercy and truth shall go before Your presence.
15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout.
They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your presence.
16 In Your name they rejoice all the day,
and in Your righteousness they shall be exalted.
17 For You are the beauty of their strength;
by Your favor our horn is exalted.
As my husband strolled down the rocky beach taking photos of the
Hawaiian horizon, I sat on a large rock fretting over another medical setback.
Though my problems would be waiting for me when I returned home, I needed
peace in that moment. I stared at the incoming waves crashing against
the black, jagged rocks. A dark shadow in the curve of the wave caught my eye.
Using the zoom option on my camera, I identified the shape as a sea turtle
riding the waves peacefully. Its flippers spread wide and still.
Turning my face into the salty breeze, I smiled.
The "Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;" (Psalm 89:5).
Our incomparable God rules “the raging of the sea;
when the waves arise, You still them.†(v. 9).“ the earth also is Yours;
the world and all that is in it, You have founded them.†(v. 11).
He made it all, owns it all, manages it all, and purposes it all
for His glory and our enjoyment.
Standing on the foundation of our faith-the love of our unchanging Father-
we can "walk, O Lord, in the light of Your presence†(v. 15).
God remains mighty in power and merciful in His dealings with us.
We can rejoice in His name all day long (v. 16).
No matter what obstacles we face or how many setbacks we have to endure,
God holds us as the waves rise and fall.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
When facing rough waves in life, how can reflecting on God's wonders
fill you with peace, courage, and confidence in His ongoing presence
and sufficient care? What situations do you need to release to God
as you ride the waves of life?
Father, thank You for empowering me to ride the waves of life
with courageous faith, anchored in Your proven faithfulness.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 7 - Upheld by His Hand
Is 41:10
10 (Jos 1:9; Isa 41:13–14) Do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
yes, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Beth had the same recurring nightmare: she was running along a cliff,
then she slipped, and fell headlong, into a bottomless ravine.
Falling, without control,without end, falling, falling, falling...
Beth's dream may be one many of us identify with. The sense
of losing control can be nightmarish, and we may fear falling
without end, without remedy. Financial failure may be the chasm
that we face, or professional disgrace. Personal relationships
may go out of control, and we look into a never-ending
ravine of pain and misunderstanding
But God says, "Don't be afraid; I am holding you up."
Like the father who helps his child learn to swim,
God holds us above the water. We may not feel his hands;
indeed, we may suspect that he lets us go just so we can
do it on our own. But he promises that he doesn't let go.
"I am with you." he declares. "I give you strength
and hold you up."
God's promise never to let go takes on new meaning
in a world where relationships are temporary and life is
uncertain. We do not need to fear, for he is with us.
We can relax and stop striving, for he is our God.
His strength becomes ours; amid all our sin and rebellion,
he undergrids us with his righteousness. We cannot fall,
for he holds us fiirm.
Application
a) Under what circumstances have I felt myself "falling"?
b) How does God's promise in Is 41:10 help me to have faith
in the midst of my fears?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:23-29
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man
who scatters seed on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,
and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,
then the head, then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,
immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 51:1-13
PSALMS 51
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,
when Nathan the Prophet came to him,
after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the abundance of Your compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,
and done this evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified when You speak,
and You are blameless when You judge.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) You desire truth in the inward parts,
and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,
that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,
and do not take Your Holy Spirit fromme.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and uphold me with Your willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.
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 24 April to 23 May 2020
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
WHAT IS IT AND WHY?
The 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World, is an international movement that began in 1993. It calls the church to make a deliberate but respectful effort to learn about, pray for and reach out to our world’s Muslim neighbors. It coincides annually with the important Islamic month of religious observation — Ramadan, a time of the year when Muslims are much more deeply aware of spiritual matters.
While Media sound bites about Islamic extremism can too easily incite anger, fear and even hatred towards Muslims, we seek to resist this temptation to generalize, and instead, resolve to respond and pray with the mind and heart of Christ.
Join the millions of Christians around the world, and churches and ministries from many denominations, who regularly participate in this largest ongoing prayer focus on the Muslim world. A new full-color prayer guide booklet — available each year in both adult and kids versions — is a proven tool to help Christians to understand and to persistently pray for Muslim neighbors and nations.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
3rd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, 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 for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and to draw Canadian to faith in Christ.
( John 16:8 - When He comes,
He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment: ,
Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds
, He was moved with compassion for them,
because they fainted and were scattered, like sheep without a shepherd )
Conclusion:
Pray ot the Lord that you be odedient to hom.
Pray to the Lord to be anchored in His faithfulness.
Pray to the Lord to faith in the mddle of fearful circumstances.
Pray to the Lord for sowing a bountiful spiritual crop.
Pray to the Lord for forgiveness and to receive His Salvation.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and draw humanity to faith in 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.
Judges 10-12
JUDGES 10
Tola
1 (Jdg 2:16) After the death of Abimelek, Tola the son of Puah,
the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir,
in the hill country of Ephraim.
2 He judged Israel for twenty-three years.
Then he died and was buried in Shamir.
Jair
3 After him Jair the Gileadite arose and judged Israel for 22 years.
4 (Nu 32:41; Dt 3:14) He had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys
and owned thirty cities that are in the land of Gilead.
They are called Havvoth Jair to this day.
5 Jair died and was buried in Kamon.
Jephthah
6 (1Ki 11:5; 11:7) Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight
of the Lord. They worshipped the Baals, the Ashtoreths,
and the gods of Syria, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines.
They abandoned the Lord and did not serve Him.
7 (Jdg 2:14) The anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He sold them
into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites.
8 They brutally oppressed the children of Israel that year.
For eighteen years they oppressed all the children of Israel
beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites in Gilead.
9 The Ammonites also crossed over the Jordan to wage war
against Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim, so that Israel was greatly distressed.
10 (1Sa 12:10; Jdg 3:9) Then the children of Israel cried out to the Lord,
"We have sinned against You, for we have abandoned
our God and worshipped the Baals."
11 (Ex 14:30; Nu 21:21-25) The Lord said to the children of Israel,
"Did I not deliver you from Egypt, the Amorites, the Ammonites,
the Philistines,
12 (Jdg 6:3) the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites
when they oppressed you? You cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hands.
13 (Jer 2:13; Dt 32:15) Yet you have abandoned Me and worshipped other gods.
Therefore I will not save you again.
14 (Dt 32:37-38) Go and cry out to the gods that you have chosen.
Let them save you in your time of distress."
15 (1Sa 3:18; 2Sa 15:26) Then the children of Israel said to the Lord,
"We have sinned. Do to us whatever seems good in Your sight.
Please, just deliver us today."
16 (Isa 63:9; Ps 106:44-45) They removed the foreign gods from among them
and worshipped the Lord, and He could no longer endure
the suffering of Israel.
17 (Jdg 11:29; Ge 31:49) The Ammonites had been called out
and set up camp in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled and set up
camp in Mizpah.
18 (Jdg 11:11) The commanders of Gilead said to each other,
" Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites?
He will be the ruler of all the inhabitants of Gilead."
JUDGES 11
1 (Heb 11:32; Jdg 6:12_ Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor,
but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
2 Gilead's wife also bore him sons. His wife's sons grew up and drove
Jephthah away. They said to him, "You will not inherit anything
from our father's house because you are the son of another woman."
3 (Jdg 9:4; 1Sa 22:2) So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived
in the land of Tob. Men of ill repute gathered around Jephthah
and went out with him.
4 Some time passed, then the Ammonites waged war with Israel.
5 When the Ammonites waged war with Israel, the elders of Gilead
went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob.
6 They said to Jephthah, "Come and be our leader so that we may
fight the Ammonites."
7 (Ge 26:27) Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead,
"Did you not hate me and drive me out of my father's house?
Why have you come to me now that you are in trouble?"
8 (Jdg 10:18) The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah,
"Even so, we have turned to you. Come with us and fight the Ammonites.
You will be ruler over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
9 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me back to wage war
against the Ammonites, and the Lord gives them to me,
then I will be your ruler."
10 (Jer 42:5; Ge 31:50) The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah,
"May the Lord be a witness between us
if we do not act according to your word."
11 (Jdg 10:17; 20:1) So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead.
The people set him over them as ruler and leader.
And Jephthah spoke all his words before the Lord in Mizpah.
12 Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king to say,
"What problem is there between you and me,
that you have come to me to wage war in my land?"
13 (Ge 32:22; Nu 21:24-26) The Ammonite king said to the messengers
of Jephthah, "Because when Israel came up from Egypt, they took my land,
from the Arnon to the Jabbok and as far as the Jordan.
Now return it peacefully."
14 Again Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king,
15 (Dt 2:9; 2:19) and said to him,
"Jephthah says this: Israel did not take the land of Moab,
nor the Ammonite land;
16 (Nu 14:25; Dt 1:40_ for when Israel came up from Egypt,
they went into the desert as far as the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.
17 (Nu 20:1; 20:14-21) Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom,
saying, 'Please let us pass through your land.' Yet the king of Edom would
not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab,
but he was unwilling. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.
18 (Nu 22:36; Dt 2:1-8) "They went into the wilderness, around the lands
of Edom and Moab. They went east of the land of Moab and set up camp
on the other side of the River Arnon. They did not cross the boundary
of Moab, for the River Arnon was the boundary of Moab.
19 "Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites,
who ruled in Heshbon. Israel said to him,
"Please let us pass through your land to our home."
20 Yet Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory,
so Sihon gathered all his people and set up camp in Jahaz
to fight with Israel.
21 "The Lord God of Israel gave Sihon and all his people
into the hands of Israel, and they struck them down. So Israel took possession
of all the land of the Amorites who lived in that land.
22 (Dt 2:36) They took possession of all of the territory of the Amorites,
from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the desert to the Jordan.
23 "Now that the Lord God of Israel has driven out the Amorites
from before His people Israel, should you take it?
24 (Nu 21:29; 1Ki 11:7) Will you not take possession of whatever Chemosh
your god gives you? So everything that the Lord our God possesses before us,
we will take possession of it.
25 (Mic 6:5) Now are you really better than Balak son of Zippor,
the king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or wage war with them?
26 (Dt 2:36) Israel has lived in Heshbon and its nearby towns, in Aroer
and its nearby towns, and in all the cities along the banks of the River Arnon
for three hundred years. Why did you not take them back during that time?
27 (Ge 16:5; 18:25) So I have not sinned against you, but it is you who are
doing evil to me by waging war against me. May the Lord, the Judge,
judge today between the children of Israel and the Ammonites."
28 Yet the Ammonite king would not listen to the message
that Jephthah had sent him.
29 (Jdg 3:10; Nu 11:25) Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah
and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed through
Mizpah of Gilead, and went on to the Ammonites.
30 (Ge 28:20; 1Sa 1:11) Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, "If You will indeed
give the Ammonites into my hands,
31 (1Sa 1:28) then whatever comes out from the door of my house
to meet me, when I return safely from the Ammonites, will surely
be the Lord's, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering."
32 So Jephthah crossed over to the AmmonÂites to wage war
against them, and the Lord gave them into his hands.
33 (Eze 27:17) He struck them down from Aroer to Minnith, twenty cities,
and as far as Abel Keramim. The defeat was very severe, and the Ammonites
were humbled before the children of Israel.
34 (Ex 15:20; Jer 31:4) When Jephthah went to his house at Mizpah, there was
his daughter coming out to meet him, dancing with a tambourine.
She was his only child. Other than her, he had neither son nor daughter.
35 When he saw her, he ripped up his clothes and said, "Alas, my daughter!
You have brought utter disaster to me. You are my undoing,
for I have given my word to the Lord, and I cannot take it back."
36 (2Sa 18:19) She said to him, "My father, you have opened
your mouth to the Lord. Do to me what has come out of your mouth,
because the Lord worked vengeance upon your enemies, the Ammonites."
37 (Lk 1:25) Then she said to her father, "Let this be done for me:
Give me two months, and I and my friends will wander the hill country
and mourn over my virginity."
38 He said, “Go,†and he sent her away for two months.
She and her friends went and mourned over her virginity in the hill country.
39 (Jdg 11:31) At the end of two months she returned to her father,
and he did to her according to the vow that he had made.
She had not ever slept with a man.
So it became a custom in Israel
40 that the women of Israel would commemorate the daughter
of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days each year.
JUDGES 12
Jephthah and Ephraim
1 (Jdg 8:1) The men of Ephraim gathered together and crossed over to Zaphon.
They said to Jephthah, "Why did you go to wage war with the Ammonites
and not call us to go with you? We will burn down your house right on top
of you."
2 J ephthah said to them, "My people and I were in a very great conflict
with the Ammonites. I called you, but you did not save me from their hands.
3 (1Sa 19:5; 28:21) When I saw that you were not going to save me, I took my
life in my own hands and crossed over to the Ammonites.
Then the Lord gave them into my hands. Now why have you come
up to me today to wage war against me?"
4 (1Sa 25:10) Then Jephthah assembled all the men of Gilead and fought
with Ephraim. The men of Gilead struck Ephraim down, for they had said,
"You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in Ephraim and Manasseh."
5 (Jdg 3:28; Jos 22:11) Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan River leading
to Ephraim. Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive would say, "Let me cross,"
the Gileadite men would say to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, “No,â€
6 then they would say to him, "Say, 'Shibboleth'!" Yet he would say,
"Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it correctly. Then they would
grab him and kill him at the Jordan fords.
During that time 42000 from Ephraim fell.
7 Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When Jephthah the Gileadite died,
he was buried among the cities of Gilead.
Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon
8 After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
9 He had thirty sons, and he gave thirty daughters in marriage outside his clan;
and he brought thirty daughters from outside for his sons.
He judged Israel for seven years.
10 Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.
11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel.
He judged Israel for ten years.
12 Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 After him, Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
14 (Jdg 5:10; 10:4) He had forty sons and thirty grandsons
who rode seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.
15 (Jdg 5:14) Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon
in the land of Ephraim, in the Amalekite hill country.
2) Our Daily Bread for 3 Apr 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/04/03/riding-the-waves
entitled Riding The Waves
Psalm 89:5-17
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared i
n the assembly of the holy ones
and awesome to all those who surround Him.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts, who is a mighty Lord like You,
with Your faithfulness all around You?
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) You rule the raging of the sea;
when the waves arise, You still them.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) You crushed Rahab like a corpse;
You scattered Your enemies with Your strong arm.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours;
the world and all that is in it, You have founded them.
12 The north and the south, You have created them;
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.
13 You have a mighty arm,
and strong is Your hand, and victorious is Your right hand.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
mercy and truth shall go before Your presence.
15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout.
They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your presence.
16 In Your name they rejoice all the day,
and in Your righteousness they shall be exalted.
17 For You are the beauty of their strength;
by Your favor our horn is exalted.
As my husband strolled down the rocky beach taking photos of the
Hawaiian horizon, I sat on a large rock fretting over another medical setback.
Though my problems would be waiting for me when I returned home, I needed
peace in that moment. I stared at the incoming waves crashing against
the black, jagged rocks. A dark shadow in the curve of the wave caught my eye.
Using the zoom option on my camera, I identified the shape as a sea turtle
riding the waves peacefully. Its flippers spread wide and still.
Turning my face into the salty breeze, I smiled.
The "Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;" (Psalm 89:5).
Our incomparable God rules “the raging of the sea;
when the waves arise, You still them.†(v. 9).“ the earth also is Yours;
the world and all that is in it, You have founded them.†(v. 11).
He made it all, owns it all, manages it all, and purposes it all
for His glory and our enjoyment.
Standing on the foundation of our faith-the love of our unchanging Father-
we can "walk, O Lord, in the light of Your presence†(v. 15).
God remains mighty in power and merciful in His dealings with us.
We can rejoice in His name all day long (v. 16).
No matter what obstacles we face or how many setbacks we have to endure,
God holds us as the waves rise and fall.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
When facing rough waves in life, how can reflecting on God's wonders
fill you with peace, courage, and confidence in His ongoing presence
and sufficient care? What situations do you need to release to God
as you ride the waves of life?
Father, thank You for empowering me to ride the waves of life
with courageous faith, anchored in Your proven faithfulness.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 7 - Upheld by His Hand
Is 41:10
10 (Jos 1:9; Isa 41:13–14) Do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
yes, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Beth had the same recurring nightmare: she was running along a cliff,
then she slipped, and fell headlong, into a bottomless ravine.
Falling, without control,without end, falling, falling, falling...
Beth's dream may be one many of us identify with. The sense
of losing control can be nightmarish, and we may fear falling
without end, without remedy. Financial failure may be the chasm
that we face, or professional disgrace. Personal relationships
may go out of control, and we look into a never-ending
ravine of pain and misunderstanding
But God says, "Don't be afraid; I am holding you up."
Like the father who helps his child learn to swim,
God holds us above the water. We may not feel his hands;
indeed, we may suspect that he lets us go just so we can
do it on our own. But he promises that he doesn't let go.
"I am with you." he declares. "I give you strength
and hold you up."
God's promise never to let go takes on new meaning
in a world where relationships are temporary and life is
uncertain. We do not need to fear, for he is with us.
We can relax and stop striving, for he is our God.
His strength becomes ours; amid all our sin and rebellion,
he undergrids us with his righteousness. We cannot fall,
for he holds us fiirm.
Application
a) Under what circumstances have I felt myself "falling"?
b) How does God's promise in Is 41:10 help me to have faith
in the midst of my fears?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:23-29
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man
who scatters seed on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,
and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,
then the head, then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,
immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 51:1-13
PSALMS 51
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,
when Nathan the Prophet came to him,
after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the abundance of Your compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,
and done this evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified when You speak,
and You are blameless when You judge.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) You desire truth in the inward parts,
and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,
that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,
and do not take Your Holy Spirit fromme.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and uphold me with Your willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.
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 24 April to 23 May 2020
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
WHAT IS IT AND WHY?
The 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World, is an international movement that began in 1993. It calls the church to make a deliberate but respectful effort to learn about, pray for and reach out to our world’s Muslim neighbors. It coincides annually with the important Islamic month of religious observation — Ramadan, a time of the year when Muslims are much more deeply aware of spiritual matters.
While Media sound bites about Islamic extremism can too easily incite anger, fear and even hatred towards Muslims, we seek to resist this temptation to generalize, and instead, resolve to respond and pray with the mind and heart of Christ.
Join the millions of Christians around the world, and churches and ministries from many denominations, who regularly participate in this largest ongoing prayer focus on the Muslim world. A new full-color prayer guide booklet — available each year in both adult and kids versions — is a proven tool to help Christians to understand and to persistently pray for Muslim neighbors and nations.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
3rd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, 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 for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and to draw Canadian to faith in Christ.
( John 16:8 - When He comes,
He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment: ,
Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds
, He was moved with compassion for them,
because they fainted and were scattered, like sheep without a shepherd )
Conclusion:
Pray ot the Lord that you be odedient to hom.
Pray to the Lord to be anchored in His faithfulness.
Pray to the Lord to faith in the mddle of fearful circumstances.
Pray to the Lord for sowing a bountiful spiritual crop.
Pray to the Lord for forgiveness and to receive His Salvation.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and draw humanity to faith in 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.