Day 101 - 11 April 2021 refletions
Day 101, 11 Apr 2021
Relfections on today's message from https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ .
Jeremiah 29:1,4-6,8-10
Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles
1 (Est 9:20) Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet
sent from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the captivity,
and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar
had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon
4 (Jer 24:5) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, to all who have
been carried away captive whom I have caused to be carried away from
Jerusalem to Babylon:
5 (Jer 29:28) Build houses and dwell in them; and plant gardens
and eat their fruit.
6 (Jer 16:2-4) Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives
for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may
bear sons and daughters; so that you may increase there and not diminish.
8 (Jer 5:31; 14:14_ For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst
deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams which they dream.
9 (Jer 27:15; 29:31) For they prophesy falsely to you in My name.
I have not sent them, says the Lord.
10 (Jer 25:12; 27:22) For thus says the Lord: When seventy years have
been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good
word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
Acts 17:26
26 (Mal 2:10; Ge 3:20) He has made from one blood every nation of men
to live on the entire face of the earth, having appointed fixed times
and the boundaries of their habitation,
So why are you and where are you in the Wrold, the Lord has placed you there.
1 Samuel 13-14
1 SAMUEL 13
Saul Fails His Commission
1 Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned 42 years over Israel. [Lit. “The son of a year
was Saul in his ruling and two years he ruled over Israel.â€]
[Most translations read in Saul’s age and length of reign
from external evidence (Josephus) or from the New Testament
(Paul, who mentions a forty-year reign for Saul in Ac 13:21).
2 (1Sa 10:26; 13:5) Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel.
2000 were with Saul in Mikmash and in mountains of Bethel,
and a 1000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin.
The rest of the people he sent each to his tent.
3 (1Sa 10:5; Jdg 3:27) Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines
that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew
the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear."
4 (Ge 34:30; Ex 5:21) All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison
of the Philistines, and that Israel had become odious to the Philistines.
And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
5 (Jos 11:4; 1Sa 14:23) The Philistines gathered together to fight
with Israel, 30000 chariots and 6000 horsemen, with people
like the sand which is on the seashore in multitude.
And they came up and camped in Mikmash, east of Beth Aven.
6 (Jdg 6:2; Heb 11:38) When Israel's fighting men saw that they
were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people
hid themselves in caves, in hollows, among rocks, and in cellars
and cisterns.
7 Some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead.
But as for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him,
trembling.
8 (1Sa 10:8) He waited seven days, according to the set time that Samuel
had appointed. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people
were scattered from him.
9 (1Ki 3:4; Dt 12:6) Saul said, "Bring here to me the burnt offering
and the peace offerings." Then he offered the burnt offering.
10 (1Sa 15:13) When he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel came.
And Saul went out to meet him to greet him.
11 (1Sa 13:2; 13:5) Samuel said, "What have you done?"
And Saul said, "Because I saw that the people were scattered from me,
and that you did not come to the appointed assembly days, and the Philistines
are gathering themselves together at Mikmash,
12 therefore I said, 'The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal,
and I have not yet appeased the face of the Lord.'
So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering."
13 (2Ch 16:9; 1Sa 15:11) Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly.
You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God,
which He commanded you. Truly now, the Lord would have established
your kingdom over Israel forever.
14 (1Sa 15:28; Ac 13:22) But now your kingdom will not continue.
The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart
and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over His people,
because you have not kept that which the Lord commanded you."
15 (1Sa 13:2; 14:2) Samuel arose, and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah
of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him,
about six hundred men.
Israel Unarmed
16 Now Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were with them,
were staying in Gibeah of Benjamin, but the Philistines encamped in Mikmash.
17 (Jos 18:23; 1Sa 14:15) Then raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines
in three companies. One company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah,
to the land of Shual.
18 (Ne 11:34; Jos 18:13-14) And another company turned the way to Beth Horon.
And another company turned to the way of the border that looks to the Valley
of Zeboyim toward the wilderness.
19 (2Ki 24:14; Jdg 5:8) Now there was no blacksmith found throughout
all the land of Israel. For the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make
for themselves swords or spears."
20 So all the children of Israel went down to the Philistines, to sharpen
every man his plow-point, his axe, his adze and his hoe.
21 The sharpening charge was two-thirds of a shekel
(About 1/4 ounce, or 8 grams.) for plow-points, axes, pitchforks, and adzes,
and to fix an ox-goad.
22 (Jdg 5:8) So it came to pass on the day of battle, that neither sword
nor spear were found in the hand of any of the people who were with
Saul and Jonathan. But they were found in the hand of Saul
and Jonathan his son.
23 (Isa 10:28; 1Sa 14:1) And the garrison of the Philistines had marched
out to the ravine of Mikmash.
1 SAMUEL 14
Jonathan Defeats the Philistines
1 A day came that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man that
bore his armor, "Come, and let us cross over to the Philistine garrison
which is on the other side." But he did not tell his father.
2 (1Sa 13:15-16) Now Saul was staying on the outskirts of Gibeah
under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron. And the people
that were with him were about six hundred men.
3 (1Sa 2:28; 4:21) And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother,
the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh,
was wearing the ephod. But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.
4 (1Sa 13:23) Between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over
to the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side,
and a sharp rock on the other side. And the name of the one was Bozez,
and the name of the other Seneh.
5 The crag of the one rose north opposite Mikmash,
and the other faced southward opposite Geba.
6 (1Sa 17:26; 17:36) Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor,
"Come, and let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised.
Perhaps the Lord will work for us. For the Lord is not limited
to save by many or by few."
7 His armor bearer said to him, "Do all that is in your heart.
Turn yourself, and I will be with you according to your heart."
8 (Jdg 7:9-14) Then Jonathan said, "Now we will cross over to these men,
and we will reveal ourselves to them.
9 If they say to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still
in our place, and we will not go up to them.
10 (Ge 24:14) But if they say, 'Come up to us,' then we will go up,
for the Lord has delivered them into our hand, and this will be a sign to us."
11 (1Sa 13:6; 14:22) So the two of them revealed themselves to the garrison
of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, "Look, the Hebrews are coming
out of the caves where they have hidden themselves."
12 (1Sa 17:43-44; 2Sa 5:24) The men of the garrison answered Jonathan
and his armor bearer, and said,
"Come up to us, and we will teach you something."
So Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Come up after me.
For the Lord has delivered them into the hand of Israel."
13 Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet with his armor
bearer behind him. And they fell before Jonathan. And his armor bearer
was dealing death blows after him.
14 That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made,
was about twenty men within about a half-acre field.
15 (1Sa 13:17; Ge 35:5) There was trembling in the camp, in the field,
and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled,
and the ground quaked. It was the fear of God.
16 The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold,
the multitude melted away, and they went even here and there.
17 Then Saul said to the people that were with him,
"Number now, and see who has gone from us."
And when they had numbered, Jonathan nor his armor bearer were there.
18 Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring here the ark of God." For the ark of God was
at that time with the children of Israel.
19 (Nu 27:21) It came to pass, while Saul talked to the priest,
that the noise which was in the camp of the Philistines went on
and increased. So Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand."
20 (Jdg 7:22; 2Ch 20:23) Saul and all the people who were
with him assembled, and they went to the battle. And every man's sword
was against his fellow, so that there was very great confusion.
21 (1Sa 29:4) Even the Hebrews who were with the Philistines the days
before, who went up with them into the camp from the country round
about, even they also turned to be with the children of Israel that were
with Saul and Jonathan.
22 (1Sa 13:6) Also all of Israel's fighting men, who had hidden themselves
in mountains of Ephraim, heard that the Philistines fled, and even they
followed hard after them in the battle.
23 (Ex 14:30; 1Sa 13:5) So the Lord saved Israel that day, and the battle
passed beyond Beth Aven.
Saul's Rash Oath
24 (Jos 6:26) Now Israel's fighting men were distressed that day.
For Saul had placed the people under a curse, saying,
"Cursed is the man that eats any food before it is evening,
and I have been avenged on my enemies."
So none of the people tasted any food.
25 All the people of the land came to the forest, and there was honey
on the ground.
26 When the people came into the forest there was flowing honey.
But no man put his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath.
27 (1Sa 30:12; 14:43) But Jonathan had not heard when his father made
the people swear. Therefore he put forward the end of the rod that was
in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb. Then he put his hand to his
mouth, and his eyes were brightened.
28 Then one of the people answered, and said, "Your father surely made
the people swear, saying, 'Cursed is the man that eats any food this day.' "
And the people were weary.
29 (1Ki 18:18) Then said Jonathan, "My father has troubled the land.
See how my eyes have brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
30 How much more, if the people had surely eaten freely today of the spoil
of their enemies which they found? But now the defeat of the Philistines
has not been great."
31 (Jos 10:12) And they struck the Philistines that day from Mikmash
to Aijalon, and the people were very weary.
32 (Lev 3:17; 1Sa 15:19) The people rushed upon the spoil;
they took sheep, oxen, and calves and slew them on the ground.
And the people ate them with the blood.
33 Then they reported to Saul, saying, "Look, the people are sinning against
the Lord by eating the blood."
And he said, "You have dealt faithlessly. Roll a great stone to me this day."
34 Saul said, "Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them,
'Bring to me here every man his ox or sheep. And slaughter them here,
and eat. But you shall not sin against the Lord by eating with the blood.' '
And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night,
and slew them there.
35 (1Sa 7:17) And Saul built an altar to the Lord. It was the first altar
that he built to the Lord.
36 Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night
and plunder them until the morning light. And let us not leave a man of them."
And they said, "Do whatever seems good to you."
Then the priest said, "Let us draw near here to God."
37 (1Sa 28:6) Saul asked of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines?
Will You deliver them into the hand of Israel?" But He did not answer him
that day.
38 (1Sa 10:19-20) Saul said, "Come here, all you leaders of the people,
and observe and see how this sin has come about this day.
39 (1Sa 14:44; 2Sa 12:5) For, as the Lord lives, who saves Israel,
even if it is in Jonathan my son, he will surely die."
But there was not one who answered him from among all the people.
40 Then he said to all Israel, "You will be on one side, and I and Jonathan
my son will be on the other side."
And the people said to Saul, "Do what seems good to you."
41 (Ac 1:24; Jos 7:16-18) Therefore Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel,
“Give a perfect lot.†And Saul and Jonathan were taken,
but the people escaped.
42 Saul said, "Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son."
And Jonathan was taken.
43 (Jos 7:19; 1Sa 14:27) Then Saul said to Jonathan,
"Tell me what you have done."
And Jonathan told him, and said,
"I indeed tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was
in my hand. Here I am. I must die."
44 (Ru 1:17; 1Sa 14:39) Saul said, "May God do so to me and more also,
for you will surely die, Jonathan."
45 (2Sa 14:11; 1Ki 1:52) The people said to Saul, "Will Jonathan die, who has
worked this great salvation in Israel? God forbid. As the Lord lives,
there will not one hair of his head fall to the ground.
For he has worked with God this day." So the people rescued Jonathan,
and he did not die.
46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines, and the Philistines
went to their own place.
47 (2Sa 10:6) So Saul took the kingdom over Israel and fought against
all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the Ammonites,
against Edom and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines.
Whatever place he turned himself, he defeated them.
48 He gathered an army, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel
out of the hand of its plunderers.
Saul's Family
49 (1Sa 31:2; 1Ch 8:33) Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi,
and Malki-Shua. And the names of his two daughters were Merab,
the firstborn, and Michal, the youngest.
50 (2Sa 2:8) And the name of the wife of Saul was Ahinoam,
the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the captain of his army
was Abner, the son of Ner, the uncle of Saul.
51 (1Sa 9:1; 9:21) Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner
was the son of Abiel.
52 (1Sa 8:11) There was strong war against the Philistines
all the days of Saul, and when Saul saw any strong man,
or any valiant man, he took him into his service.
2) Our Daily Bread for 11 Apr 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/04/11/imperfect-plans
entitled Imperfect Plans
Proverbs 19:20-23
20 (Ps 37:37) Hear counsel and receive instruction,
that you may be wise in your latter days.
21 (Ps 33:10-11; Pr 16:9) There are many plans in a man’s heart,
nevertheless the counsel of the Lord will stand.
22 The desire of a man is his kindness,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 (Pr 12:21; 1Ti 4:8) The fear of the Lord tends to life,
and he who has it will abide satisfied; he will not be visited with evil.
I was exploring a library on the bottom floor of a new community center
when an overhead crash suddenly shook the room. A few minutes later
it happened again, and then again. An agitated librarian finally explained
that a weight-lifting area was positioned directly above the library, and
the noise occurred every time someone dropped a weight.
Architects and designers had carefully planned many aspects
of this state-of-the-art facility, yet someone had forgotten to locate
the library away from all the action.
In life as well, our plans are often flawed. We overlook important
considerations. Our plans don't always account for accidents or surprises.
Although planning helps us avoid financial shortfalls, time crunches,
and health issues, even the most thorough strategies can't eliminate
all problems from our lives. We live in a post-Eden world.
With God’s help, we can find the balance between prudently considering
the future (Proverbs 6:6-8) and responding to difficulties. God often has
a purpose for the trouble He allows into our lives. He may use it to develop
patience in us, to increase our faith, or simply to bring us closer to Him.
The Bible reminds us, "Many are the plans in a person's heart,
but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails" (Proverbs 19:21).
As we submit our goals and hopes for the future to Jesus,
He'll show us what He wants to accomplish in us and through us.
By: Jennifer Benson Schuldt
Reflect & Pray
How do you respond when your plans don't work out
or when your expectations are unmet?
What might God want you to learn through those experiences?
God, I believe You’re in control of everything. Help me to live
wisely in this world, committing all my plans to You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 1 - Sin Universal
Romans 3:23-24
23 (Ro 3:9) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
24 (Ro 4:16; Col 1:14) being justified freely by His grace
through the redemption that is in Christ ÂJesus,
A distinguished middle-aged man stood trembling before his church
to give his testimony. Years before, in the grip of a mental illness
that nearly destroyed his life, he had taken the life of his own daughter
and tried to kill himself. But he did not die; tried and convicted, he
spent years in prison, and even longer in the prison of his own guilt.
After the service, a young woman walked up to him and simply said,
"Thank you for sharing. I've sinned, too."
We've all sinned, too - lest we forget or rationalise, the Bible reminds
us in no uncertain terms. And the writer of these verses was no stranger
to sin: he was the Pharisee, the holier-than-thou religious leader
who officiated at the stoning death of Stephen. He was the Jew who had
scattered and killed the followers of this heretic claaed Christ. He
thought he was righteous while he murdered God's people.
Christians tends to establish a "hierarchy" of sin - sexual sin is "worse"
than pride: murder is "more horrible" than slander. Yet the Bible gives
no indication that god acknowledges our hierarchy. Sin is sin; all have
sinned, and if we are guilty at one point, we are guilty of all.
Rather than rationise our individual sins as being "less bad"
than someone else's, we need to openly confess our dilemma as sinners
and turn to God for his remedy. We cannot and do not need to earn or
deserve that grace - it is a gift from God.
Application
a) Have I ever compared my sin with someone else's in order
to make myself fell like a better person? Why is such
comparison not a valid remedy for sin?
b) Why do I need to acknowledge my sin honestly before I can
receive justification?
c) How can these verses help me keep my own sin in perspective -
that is, keep me from comparing myself to others,
and help me be honest with God?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gal 3:13-14
13 (Dt 21:23; Gal 4:5 )Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by
being made a curse for us - as it is written,
"Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree" (Dt 21:23.)—
14 (Ac 2:33; Gal 3:2) so that the blessing of Abraham might come
on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise
of the Spirit through faith.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Guiding Presence
Ps 119:105-112
Nun
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am greatly afflicted;
revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,
and teach me Your judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand,
yet I do not forget Your law.
110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,
yet I do not depart from Your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,
for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,
even unto the end.
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/
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
11th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
(
Ps 86:12
12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify Your name forever.
John 12:28
28 "Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying,
"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."
)
b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick
I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick,
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 Why you are where you are.
Pray to the Lord to be patience and obeident in His will.
Pray to the Lord to recognise your sin as sin and only
the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ is the only path to redemption.
Pray to the Lord to know that his Word is Lamp
onto our feet and a Light unto our Path.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray for God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada..
Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways to wiesly
and effectively respond to pressing social issues
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.
Relfections on today's message from https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ .
Jeremiah 29:1,4-6,8-10
Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles
1 (Est 9:20) Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet
sent from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the captivity,
and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar
had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon
4 (Jer 24:5) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, to all who have
been carried away captive whom I have caused to be carried away from
Jerusalem to Babylon:
5 (Jer 29:28) Build houses and dwell in them; and plant gardens
and eat their fruit.
6 (Jer 16:2-4) Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives
for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may
bear sons and daughters; so that you may increase there and not diminish.
8 (Jer 5:31; 14:14_ For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst
deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams which they dream.
9 (Jer 27:15; 29:31) For they prophesy falsely to you in My name.
I have not sent them, says the Lord.
10 (Jer 25:12; 27:22) For thus says the Lord: When seventy years have
been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good
word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
Acts 17:26
26 (Mal 2:10; Ge 3:20) He has made from one blood every nation of men
to live on the entire face of the earth, having appointed fixed times
and the boundaries of their habitation,
So why are you and where are you in the Wrold, the Lord has placed you there.
1 Samuel 13-14
1 SAMUEL 13
Saul Fails His Commission
1 Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned 42 years over Israel. [Lit. “The son of a year
was Saul in his ruling and two years he ruled over Israel.â€]
[Most translations read in Saul’s age and length of reign
from external evidence (Josephus) or from the New Testament
(Paul, who mentions a forty-year reign for Saul in Ac 13:21).
2 (1Sa 10:26; 13:5) Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel.
2000 were with Saul in Mikmash and in mountains of Bethel,
and a 1000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin.
The rest of the people he sent each to his tent.
3 (1Sa 10:5; Jdg 3:27) Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines
that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew
the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear."
4 (Ge 34:30; Ex 5:21) All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison
of the Philistines, and that Israel had become odious to the Philistines.
And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
5 (Jos 11:4; 1Sa 14:23) The Philistines gathered together to fight
with Israel, 30000 chariots and 6000 horsemen, with people
like the sand which is on the seashore in multitude.
And they came up and camped in Mikmash, east of Beth Aven.
6 (Jdg 6:2; Heb 11:38) When Israel's fighting men saw that they
were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people
hid themselves in caves, in hollows, among rocks, and in cellars
and cisterns.
7 Some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead.
But as for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him,
trembling.
8 (1Sa 10:8) He waited seven days, according to the set time that Samuel
had appointed. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people
were scattered from him.
9 (1Ki 3:4; Dt 12:6) Saul said, "Bring here to me the burnt offering
and the peace offerings." Then he offered the burnt offering.
10 (1Sa 15:13) When he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel came.
And Saul went out to meet him to greet him.
11 (1Sa 13:2; 13:5) Samuel said, "What have you done?"
And Saul said, "Because I saw that the people were scattered from me,
and that you did not come to the appointed assembly days, and the Philistines
are gathering themselves together at Mikmash,
12 therefore I said, 'The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal,
and I have not yet appeased the face of the Lord.'
So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering."
13 (2Ch 16:9; 1Sa 15:11) Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly.
You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God,
which He commanded you. Truly now, the Lord would have established
your kingdom over Israel forever.
14 (1Sa 15:28; Ac 13:22) But now your kingdom will not continue.
The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart
and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over His people,
because you have not kept that which the Lord commanded you."
15 (1Sa 13:2; 14:2) Samuel arose, and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah
of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him,
about six hundred men.
Israel Unarmed
16 Now Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were with them,
were staying in Gibeah of Benjamin, but the Philistines encamped in Mikmash.
17 (Jos 18:23; 1Sa 14:15) Then raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines
in three companies. One company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah,
to the land of Shual.
18 (Ne 11:34; Jos 18:13-14) And another company turned the way to Beth Horon.
And another company turned to the way of the border that looks to the Valley
of Zeboyim toward the wilderness.
19 (2Ki 24:14; Jdg 5:8) Now there was no blacksmith found throughout
all the land of Israel. For the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make
for themselves swords or spears."
20 So all the children of Israel went down to the Philistines, to sharpen
every man his plow-point, his axe, his adze and his hoe.
21 The sharpening charge was two-thirds of a shekel
(About 1/4 ounce, or 8 grams.) for plow-points, axes, pitchforks, and adzes,
and to fix an ox-goad.
22 (Jdg 5:8) So it came to pass on the day of battle, that neither sword
nor spear were found in the hand of any of the people who were with
Saul and Jonathan. But they were found in the hand of Saul
and Jonathan his son.
23 (Isa 10:28; 1Sa 14:1) And the garrison of the Philistines had marched
out to the ravine of Mikmash.
1 SAMUEL 14
Jonathan Defeats the Philistines
1 A day came that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man that
bore his armor, "Come, and let us cross over to the Philistine garrison
which is on the other side." But he did not tell his father.
2 (1Sa 13:15-16) Now Saul was staying on the outskirts of Gibeah
under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron. And the people
that were with him were about six hundred men.
3 (1Sa 2:28; 4:21) And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother,
the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh,
was wearing the ephod. But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.
4 (1Sa 13:23) Between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over
to the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side,
and a sharp rock on the other side. And the name of the one was Bozez,
and the name of the other Seneh.
5 The crag of the one rose north opposite Mikmash,
and the other faced southward opposite Geba.
6 (1Sa 17:26; 17:36) Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor,
"Come, and let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised.
Perhaps the Lord will work for us. For the Lord is not limited
to save by many or by few."
7 His armor bearer said to him, "Do all that is in your heart.
Turn yourself, and I will be with you according to your heart."
8 (Jdg 7:9-14) Then Jonathan said, "Now we will cross over to these men,
and we will reveal ourselves to them.
9 If they say to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still
in our place, and we will not go up to them.
10 (Ge 24:14) But if they say, 'Come up to us,' then we will go up,
for the Lord has delivered them into our hand, and this will be a sign to us."
11 (1Sa 13:6; 14:22) So the two of them revealed themselves to the garrison
of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, "Look, the Hebrews are coming
out of the caves where they have hidden themselves."
12 (1Sa 17:43-44; 2Sa 5:24) The men of the garrison answered Jonathan
and his armor bearer, and said,
"Come up to us, and we will teach you something."
So Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Come up after me.
For the Lord has delivered them into the hand of Israel."
13 Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet with his armor
bearer behind him. And they fell before Jonathan. And his armor bearer
was dealing death blows after him.
14 That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made,
was about twenty men within about a half-acre field.
15 (1Sa 13:17; Ge 35:5) There was trembling in the camp, in the field,
and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled,
and the ground quaked. It was the fear of God.
16 The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold,
the multitude melted away, and they went even here and there.
17 Then Saul said to the people that were with him,
"Number now, and see who has gone from us."
And when they had numbered, Jonathan nor his armor bearer were there.
18 Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring here the ark of God." For the ark of God was
at that time with the children of Israel.
19 (Nu 27:21) It came to pass, while Saul talked to the priest,
that the noise which was in the camp of the Philistines went on
and increased. So Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand."
20 (Jdg 7:22; 2Ch 20:23) Saul and all the people who were
with him assembled, and they went to the battle. And every man's sword
was against his fellow, so that there was very great confusion.
21 (1Sa 29:4) Even the Hebrews who were with the Philistines the days
before, who went up with them into the camp from the country round
about, even they also turned to be with the children of Israel that were
with Saul and Jonathan.
22 (1Sa 13:6) Also all of Israel's fighting men, who had hidden themselves
in mountains of Ephraim, heard that the Philistines fled, and even they
followed hard after them in the battle.
23 (Ex 14:30; 1Sa 13:5) So the Lord saved Israel that day, and the battle
passed beyond Beth Aven.
Saul's Rash Oath
24 (Jos 6:26) Now Israel's fighting men were distressed that day.
For Saul had placed the people under a curse, saying,
"Cursed is the man that eats any food before it is evening,
and I have been avenged on my enemies."
So none of the people tasted any food.
25 All the people of the land came to the forest, and there was honey
on the ground.
26 When the people came into the forest there was flowing honey.
But no man put his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath.
27 (1Sa 30:12; 14:43) But Jonathan had not heard when his father made
the people swear. Therefore he put forward the end of the rod that was
in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb. Then he put his hand to his
mouth, and his eyes were brightened.
28 Then one of the people answered, and said, "Your father surely made
the people swear, saying, 'Cursed is the man that eats any food this day.' "
And the people were weary.
29 (1Ki 18:18) Then said Jonathan, "My father has troubled the land.
See how my eyes have brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
30 How much more, if the people had surely eaten freely today of the spoil
of their enemies which they found? But now the defeat of the Philistines
has not been great."
31 (Jos 10:12) And they struck the Philistines that day from Mikmash
to Aijalon, and the people were very weary.
32 (Lev 3:17; 1Sa 15:19) The people rushed upon the spoil;
they took sheep, oxen, and calves and slew them on the ground.
And the people ate them with the blood.
33 Then they reported to Saul, saying, "Look, the people are sinning against
the Lord by eating the blood."
And he said, "You have dealt faithlessly. Roll a great stone to me this day."
34 Saul said, "Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them,
'Bring to me here every man his ox or sheep. And slaughter them here,
and eat. But you shall not sin against the Lord by eating with the blood.' '
And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night,
and slew them there.
35 (1Sa 7:17) And Saul built an altar to the Lord. It was the first altar
that he built to the Lord.
36 Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night
and plunder them until the morning light. And let us not leave a man of them."
And they said, "Do whatever seems good to you."
Then the priest said, "Let us draw near here to God."
37 (1Sa 28:6) Saul asked of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines?
Will You deliver them into the hand of Israel?" But He did not answer him
that day.
38 (1Sa 10:19-20) Saul said, "Come here, all you leaders of the people,
and observe and see how this sin has come about this day.
39 (1Sa 14:44; 2Sa 12:5) For, as the Lord lives, who saves Israel,
even if it is in Jonathan my son, he will surely die."
But there was not one who answered him from among all the people.
40 Then he said to all Israel, "You will be on one side, and I and Jonathan
my son will be on the other side."
And the people said to Saul, "Do what seems good to you."
41 (Ac 1:24; Jos 7:16-18) Therefore Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel,
“Give a perfect lot.†And Saul and Jonathan were taken,
but the people escaped.
42 Saul said, "Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son."
And Jonathan was taken.
43 (Jos 7:19; 1Sa 14:27) Then Saul said to Jonathan,
"Tell me what you have done."
And Jonathan told him, and said,
"I indeed tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was
in my hand. Here I am. I must die."
44 (Ru 1:17; 1Sa 14:39) Saul said, "May God do so to me and more also,
for you will surely die, Jonathan."
45 (2Sa 14:11; 1Ki 1:52) The people said to Saul, "Will Jonathan die, who has
worked this great salvation in Israel? God forbid. As the Lord lives,
there will not one hair of his head fall to the ground.
For he has worked with God this day." So the people rescued Jonathan,
and he did not die.
46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines, and the Philistines
went to their own place.
47 (2Sa 10:6) So Saul took the kingdom over Israel and fought against
all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the Ammonites,
against Edom and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines.
Whatever place he turned himself, he defeated them.
48 He gathered an army, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel
out of the hand of its plunderers.
Saul's Family
49 (1Sa 31:2; 1Ch 8:33) Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi,
and Malki-Shua. And the names of his two daughters were Merab,
the firstborn, and Michal, the youngest.
50 (2Sa 2:8) And the name of the wife of Saul was Ahinoam,
the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the captain of his army
was Abner, the son of Ner, the uncle of Saul.
51 (1Sa 9:1; 9:21) Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner
was the son of Abiel.
52 (1Sa 8:11) There was strong war against the Philistines
all the days of Saul, and when Saul saw any strong man,
or any valiant man, he took him into his service.
2) Our Daily Bread for 11 Apr 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/04/11/imperfect-plans
entitled Imperfect Plans
Proverbs 19:20-23
20 (Ps 37:37) Hear counsel and receive instruction,
that you may be wise in your latter days.
21 (Ps 33:10-11; Pr 16:9) There are many plans in a man’s heart,
nevertheless the counsel of the Lord will stand.
22 The desire of a man is his kindness,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 (Pr 12:21; 1Ti 4:8) The fear of the Lord tends to life,
and he who has it will abide satisfied; he will not be visited with evil.
I was exploring a library on the bottom floor of a new community center
when an overhead crash suddenly shook the room. A few minutes later
it happened again, and then again. An agitated librarian finally explained
that a weight-lifting area was positioned directly above the library, and
the noise occurred every time someone dropped a weight.
Architects and designers had carefully planned many aspects
of this state-of-the-art facility, yet someone had forgotten to locate
the library away from all the action.
In life as well, our plans are often flawed. We overlook important
considerations. Our plans don't always account for accidents or surprises.
Although planning helps us avoid financial shortfalls, time crunches,
and health issues, even the most thorough strategies can't eliminate
all problems from our lives. We live in a post-Eden world.
With God’s help, we can find the balance between prudently considering
the future (Proverbs 6:6-8) and responding to difficulties. God often has
a purpose for the trouble He allows into our lives. He may use it to develop
patience in us, to increase our faith, or simply to bring us closer to Him.
The Bible reminds us, "Many are the plans in a person's heart,
but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails" (Proverbs 19:21).
As we submit our goals and hopes for the future to Jesus,
He'll show us what He wants to accomplish in us and through us.
By: Jennifer Benson Schuldt
Reflect & Pray
How do you respond when your plans don't work out
or when your expectations are unmet?
What might God want you to learn through those experiences?
God, I believe You’re in control of everything. Help me to live
wisely in this world, committing all my plans to You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 1 - Sin Universal
Romans 3:23-24
23 (Ro 3:9) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
24 (Ro 4:16; Col 1:14) being justified freely by His grace
through the redemption that is in Christ ÂJesus,
A distinguished middle-aged man stood trembling before his church
to give his testimony. Years before, in the grip of a mental illness
that nearly destroyed his life, he had taken the life of his own daughter
and tried to kill himself. But he did not die; tried and convicted, he
spent years in prison, and even longer in the prison of his own guilt.
After the service, a young woman walked up to him and simply said,
"Thank you for sharing. I've sinned, too."
We've all sinned, too - lest we forget or rationalise, the Bible reminds
us in no uncertain terms. And the writer of these verses was no stranger
to sin: he was the Pharisee, the holier-than-thou religious leader
who officiated at the stoning death of Stephen. He was the Jew who had
scattered and killed the followers of this heretic claaed Christ. He
thought he was righteous while he murdered God's people.
Christians tends to establish a "hierarchy" of sin - sexual sin is "worse"
than pride: murder is "more horrible" than slander. Yet the Bible gives
no indication that god acknowledges our hierarchy. Sin is sin; all have
sinned, and if we are guilty at one point, we are guilty of all.
Rather than rationise our individual sins as being "less bad"
than someone else's, we need to openly confess our dilemma as sinners
and turn to God for his remedy. We cannot and do not need to earn or
deserve that grace - it is a gift from God.
Application
a) Have I ever compared my sin with someone else's in order
to make myself fell like a better person? Why is such
comparison not a valid remedy for sin?
b) Why do I need to acknowledge my sin honestly before I can
receive justification?
c) How can these verses help me keep my own sin in perspective -
that is, keep me from comparing myself to others,
and help me be honest with God?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gal 3:13-14
13 (Dt 21:23; Gal 4:5 )Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by
being made a curse for us - as it is written,
"Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree" (Dt 21:23.)—
14 (Ac 2:33; Gal 3:2) so that the blessing of Abraham might come
on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise
of the Spirit through faith.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Guiding Presence
Ps 119:105-112
Nun
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am greatly afflicted;
revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,
and teach me Your judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand,
yet I do not forget Your law.
110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,
yet I do not depart from Your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,
for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,
even unto the end.
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/
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
11th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
(
Ps 86:12
12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify Your name forever.
John 12:28
28 "Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying,
"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."
)
b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick
I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick,
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 Why you are where you are.
Pray to the Lord to be patience and obeident in His will.
Pray to the Lord to recognise your sin as sin and only
the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ is the only path to redemption.
Pray to the Lord to know that his Word is Lamp
onto our feet and a Light unto our Path.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray for God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada..
Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways to wiesly
and effectively respond to pressing social issues
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.