Day 120 - 30 Apr 2021 reflections
Day 120, 30 Apr 2021
2 Samuel 5 , 1 Chron 11-12
2 SAMUEL 5
David Anointed King Over Israel
1 Ch 11:1–3
1 (1Ch 11:1–3; Ge 29:14) All of the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron
and said, "We are your bone and flesh.
2 (1Sa 18:13; 2Sa 7:7) Previously, when Saul was king over us, you were
the one leading Israel out and in. Also, the Lord said to you:
You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over Israel."
3 (2Sa 2:4; Jdg 11:11So all of the elders of Israel came to the king
at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the Lord at Hebron.
They anointed David king over Israel.
4 (1Ch 26:31; 29:27) David was thirty years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned forty years.
5 (2Sa 2:11; 1Ch 3:4) He reigned over Judah from Hebron for seven years
and six months, and he reigned over all of Israel and Judah
from Jerusalem for33 years.
David Conquers Jerusalem
1Ch 3:5-9; 11:4-9; 14:1-7
6 (Jdg 1:8; Jos 15:63)The king and his men went to Jerusalem against
the Jebusites, who were living in the land. They said to David,
"You will not enter here; even the blind and the lame will turn you away"
-thinking, "David cannot enter here."
7 (1Ki 2:10; 2Sa 6:12) Nevertheless, David overthrew the stronghold of Zion,
which is now the City of David.
8 David said on that day, "Whoever defeats the Jebusites, let him go through
the water shaft to reach the lame and the blind, who are despised by David."
Therefore, it is said, "The blind and lame shall not come into the house."
9 (1Ki 9:15; 9:24) So David occupied the stronghold, and he called it the
City of David. He built on all sides from the terraces inward.
10 (2Sa 3:1) David went on and became great, because the Lord,
the God of Hosts, was with him.
11 (1Ch 14:1; 1Ki 5:1-2) King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David
with cedar wood, carpenters, and stonemasons,
and they built a house for David.
12 Then David understood that the Lord had appointed him king over Israel,
and that He had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
13 (1Ch 3:9; Dt 17:17) David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem,
after having come from Hebron, and they bore him more sons and daughters.
14 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem:
Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
David Defeats the Philistines
1Ch 14:8–17
17 (2Sa 23:14; 1Ch 11:16) When the Philistines heard that they had
anointed David king over Israel, all of the Philistines went up
to search for David, but David heard about this and went down
to the stronghold.
18 (Jos 15:8; Ge 14:5) Now the Philistines had come
and were spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
19 (2Sa 2:1; 1Sa 23:2) So David asked the Lord,
"Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You give them into my hand?"
The Lord said to David, "Go up, because I will certainly
give them into your hand."
20 (Isa 28:21) So David came to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there.
He said, "The Lord has breached my enemies before me like bursting tides."
Therefore, he named that place Baal Perazim.
21 (Dt 7:5) The Philistines abandoned their idols there,
and David and his men carried them away.
22 Once again, the Philistines went up
and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
23 When David inquired of the Lord, He said,
"You shall not go up. Circle around behind them and come against them
opposite the trees.
24 (Jdg 4:14; 2Ki 7:6) When you hear the sound of marching in the tops
of the trees, pay attention, because at that point the Lord is going
before you to defeat the army of the Philistines."
25 (1Ch 14:16) So David did just as the Lord commanded,
and he defeated the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.
2) Our Daily Bread for 29 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/29/working-together
entitledWorking Together
Exodus 18:13-23
13 On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood
around - Moses from the morning until the evening.
14 When Moses' father-in=law saw all that he was doing for the people,
he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people?
Why are you sitting by yourself while all the people stand
around you from morning until evening?"
15 (Nu 15:34; 27:5) Then Moses said to his father-in-law,
"Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
16 (Ex 24:14; Dt 4:5) When they have a dispute, it comes to me,
and I judge between a man and his neighbor,
and I make known the statutes of God and His laws."
17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing
is not good. 18 You will surely wear yourself out, both you,
and these people who are with you, for this thing is too heavy for you.
You are not able to do it by yourself.
19 (Nu 27:5; Ex 3:12) Now listen to me, I will advise you, and may God
be with you: You be a representative for the people to God so that you
may bring their disputes to God.
20 (Dt 1:18; Ps 143:8) And you shall teach them the statutes and laws
and shall show them the way in which they must walk
and the work that they must do.
21 (2Ch 19:5-10; Ac 6:3) Moreover, you shall choose out of all the people
capable men who fear God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain,
and place these men over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds,
rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
22 (Nu 11:17; Ex 18:26) Let them judge the people at all times, and let it be that
every difficult matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter
they shall judge, so that it will be easier for you,
and they will bear the burden with you.
23 (Ex 18:18) If you shall do this thing and God commands you so,
then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will
go to their place in peace."
1 CHRONICLES 11
David, King of Israel
2Sa 5:1-10
1 Then all Israel assembled before David at Hebron,
saying, "We are your own people, even your flesh and blood.
2 (2Sa 5:2; 7:7) Also from times past until now, even when Saul was king,
you were the one who led Israel going out and coming in,
and the Lord your God said to you, Indeed, you will shepherd
My people Israel as the ruler of Israel."
3 (1Sa 16:1; 16:12-13) Then all the elders of Israel came to King David
at Hebron, and he made a covenant with them there before the Lord.
So they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of the Lord
delivered by Samuel.
David Conquers Jerusalem
4 (Jdg 1:21; Ge 10:16) Now David and all Israel with him went to Jerusalem
(that is, Jebus, since the Jebusites still dwelt there in the land).
5 And the Jebusites said to David, "You will not come here," but he captured
the stronghold of Zion (it is the City of David).
6 (2Sa 8:16) Now David had said, "Whoever strikes Jebus first will be
the commander and leader of the army," so Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
went up first and became the commander.
7 Then David dwelt in the stronghold, which is why they called
it the City of David,
8 and he fortified the city all around from the Millo encircling
the stronghold, while Joab preserved the rest of the city.
9 (2Sa 3:1) So David kept on going, becoming greater and greater,
and the Lord of Hosts was with him.
David's Mighty Men
2Sa 23:8-39
10 (1Ch 11:3) Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had,
who strengthened him in his kingdom, along with all Israel,
to establish him as king according to the word of the Lord to Israel.
11 (2Sa 23:8) These make up the number of the mighty men who fought for David:
Jashobeam, the son of Hakmoni, the head of the thirty, who lifted his spear
in triumph over three hundred slain at one time.
12 (1Ch 27:4) After him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite,
who was among the three mighty men.
13 He was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines were gathered
there for battle. There was a piece of ground full of barley.
Now the men fled from the Philistines.
14 But they stood their ground in the middle of the field, defended it,
and killed the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great victory.
15 (1Ch 14:9; Isa 17:5) Now three of the thirty captains climbed
down the rock to David at the cave of
while the camp of the Philistines was set up in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 (1Sa 10:5) (At that time, David was in the stronghold, but a garrison
of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.)
17 Now David was overcome with longing and said,
"Who will get me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem by the gate?"
18 These three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well
of Bethlehem by the gate, and carried it back to David. However, he was not
willing to drink it but poured out the water to the Lord.
19 For he said, "Far be it from me before my God to do this.
Should I drink the life blood of these men who put their lives in jeopardy?
For at the risk of their lives they brought it." Therefore
he would not drink it.
The three mighty men did these things.
20 (1Sa 26:6) Also Abishai himself, the brother of Joab,
was a captain of the three who lifted his spear in triumph
over three hundred slain and was given a name among the three.
21 He was honored as a leader by the second company of the three,
but he did not attain to the first three.
22 (Jos 15:21; 2Sa 8:18) Benaiah son of Jehoiada was
the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds.
He killed two Moabite warriors. Indeed, once he went down into a well
and struck a lion on a snowy day.
23 (1Sa 17:7) And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits
[About 7 feet 6 inches, or 2.3 meters.] tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a
spear like a weaver's beam, and he went down to him with a staff,
wrested the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
2 4Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, did these things, and won a name among
the three mighty men.
25 Out of the thirty captains, he himself was honored, and although
he did not attain to the three, David set him over his guard.
26 (1Ch 27:7)Now the other mighty men of valor of the army were
Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite,
Helez the Pelonite,
28 (1Ch 27:12) Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibbekai the Hushathite,
Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite,
Heled the son of Baanah, the NetophÂathite,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah in Benjamin,
Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai from the rivers of Gaash,
Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan the son of Shagee, the Hararite,
35 Ahiam the son of Sakar, the Hararite,
Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mekerathite,
Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite,
Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan,
Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite,
Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite,
Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina the son of Shiza, the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites,
and thirty with him,
43 Hanan the son of Maakah,
Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,
Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham, the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri and
Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite,
and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam,
Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
1 CHRONICLES 12
The Mighty Men Join David
1 (1Sa 27:2-6) Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he yet
kept himself away from Saul the son of Kish. They were among the brave men,
helpers in the war.
2 (Jdg 3:15; 20:16) They were armed with bows, and could use
both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows
out of a bow. They were Saul's brothers of Benjamin.
3 (1Ch 11:28)The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah
the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berakah,
and Jehu the Anathothite;
4 (Jos 9:3; 15:36) and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a brave warrior
among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan,
and Jozabad the Gederathite;
5and Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah,
and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
6and Elkanah, Ishiah, Azarel, Joezer,
and Jashobeam the Korahites;
7 (Jos 15:58) and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 (2Sa 2:18; 17:10) From the Gadites mighty men of valor, men of the war
battalion, who could handle shield and sword, whose faces were like the
faces of lions, and who were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains,
separated themselves for David in the stronghold in the wilderness:
9 Ezer the captain,
Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
1 1Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Makbannai the eleventh.
14 (Lev 26:8; Dt 32:30) These were from Gad, captains of the battalions.
One of the least of them was as a hundred and the greatest as a thousand.
15 (Jos 3:15; 4:18) These were the ones who crossed over the Jordan
during the first month when it had overflowed its banks and caused the valley
dwellers to flee to the east and to the west.
16 Some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold of David.
17 So David went out before them and said to them, "If you have come in peace
to help me, then I will have a heart united with yours, but if to betray me
to my adversaries, when there is no violence in my hand, may the God of our
fathers see, and may He decide between us."
18 (Jdg 6:34; 2Sa 17:25)Then the Spirit came upon Amasai the captain
of the officers, and he said,
"We are for you, David,
and with you, son of Jesse.
Peace, peace to you,
and peace to the one helping you,
for your God helps you."
So David welcomed them and appointed them as captains of the troops.
19 (1Sa 29:2-9) Now some from Manasseh joined forces with David
when he came with the Philistines for battle against Saul,
but they did not help them. For after taking counsel,
the lords of the Philistines sent him away, saying,
"It will be our heads if he falls back to his lord Saul."
20 As he went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh deserted to join him:
Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai,
chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
21 So they helped David against the bands of raiders because all of them
were mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
22 (Ge 32:2; Jos 5:14) For at that time, day by day, they came to help
David until they became a great camp like the camp of God.
David's Army at Hebron
23 (2Sa 2:3-4; 1Ch 11:10) Now these make up the number of the leaders equipped
for the battalion who came to David at Hebron in order to turn the kingdom
of Saul over to him, as the mouth of the Lord had spoken.
24 The sons of Judah who carried shields and spears:
six thousand eight hundred equipped for war.
25 From the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor, fit for war: 7100.
26 From the sons of the Levites: four thousand six hundred.
27 Jehoiada was the principal leader of the Aaronites,
and he brought with him three thousand seven hundred,
28 (2Sa 8:17; 1Ch 6:8) while Zadok, a brave young warrior,
brought twenty-two leaders from the house of his father.
29 (2Sa 2:8-9; 1Ch 12:2) From the sons of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul:
three thousand (up to that time the greater number of them were keeping
their loyalty with the house of Saul).
30 From the sons of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred
mighty men of valor, men of reputation in the house of their fathers.
31 From the half-tribe of Manasseh:
eighteen thousand who were marked by name to come and crown David king.
32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar, those having understanding of times
and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains
with all their brothers at their command.
33 (Ps 12:2) Of Zebulun, fifty thousand seasoned troops, equipped for battle
with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of purpose.
From Zebulun, those going out to war, equipped for battle with all
the weapons of war, to help David with an undivided heart: fifty thousand.
34From Naphtali: one thousand leaders and thirty-seven thousand with shields
and spears.
35 From the Danites, competent for battle: twenty-eight thousand six hundred.
36 (1Ch 12:33) From Asher, those going out to war, arranged for battle: 40000.
37 Also from the other side of the Jordan, from the Reubenites, the Gadites,
and half of the tribe of Manasseh with all their battle array: 120000.
38 (1Ki 8:61)All these made up the men of war, arranged in ranks,
who came to Hebron with a sincere heart to make David king over all Israel,
along with the all the rest of Israel who with one heart came to make David
king.
39 Now all these were there with David three days, eating and drinking,
for their brothers had made provisions for them,
40 (1Sa 25:18; 2Sa 16:1) and also the ones who were as near to them as
Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali were bringing bread on donkeys, on camels,
on mules, and on oxen, food of fine flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, oil,
herds, and flocks in abundance, for there was joy in Israel.
2) Our Daily Bread for 30 April 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/30/milk-before-meat
called Milk Comes First
Hebrews 5:11–6:2
Warning Against Apostasy
11 (2Pe 3:16) Concerning this we have much to say that is hard to explain,
since you have become hard of hearing.
12 (Heb 6:1; Ac 7:38) For though by now you should be teachers, you need
someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God
and have come to need milk rather than solid food.
13 (1Co 14:20; 1Pe 2:2) Everyone who lives on milk is unskilled
in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.
14 (Isa 7:15; 1Co 2:6) But solid food belongs to those who are mature,
for those who through practice have powers of discernment that are
trained to distinguish good from evil.
HEBREWS 6
1 (Heb 9:14) Therefore, leaving the elementary principles of the doctrine
of Christ, let us go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of
repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
2 (Ac 6:6; 17:31-32) of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands,
the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
In the seventh century, what is now called the United Kingdom
was many kingdoms often at war. When one king, Oswald of Northumbria,
became a believer in Jesus, he called for a missionary
to bring the gospel to his region. A man named Corman was sent,
but things didn’t go well. Finding the English "stubbon" "barbarous,"
and uninterested in his preaching, he returned home frustrated.
"I am of the opinion," a monk named Aidan told Corman,
"that you were more severe to your unlearned hearers
than you ought to have been." Instead of giving the Northumbrians
"the milk of more easy doctrine," Corman had given them teaching
they couldn't yet grasp. Aidan went to Northumbria, adapted
his preaching to the people's understanding, and thousands
became believers in Jesus.
Aidan got this sensitive approach to mission from Scripture.
"I gave you milk, not solid food," Paul told the Corinthians,
"for you were not yet ready for it" (1 Corinthians 3:2).
Before right living can be expected from people, Hebrews says,
basic teaching about Jesus, repentance, and baptism must be grasped
(Hebrews 5:13–6:2). While maturity should follow (5:14),
let's not miss the order. Milk comes before meat.
People can’t obey teaching they don't understand.
The faith of the Northumbrians ultimately spread to the rest of the country
and beyond. Like Aidan, when sharing the gospel with others, we meet people
where they are.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
In simple terms, how would you explain the gospel?
How can you avoid expecting people who aren't believers in Jesus to think
or behave as you do?
Jesus, thank You for reaching me in ways I could understand.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 -The Blessings of Grace Day 6 - A Reasonable Alternative
Isaiah 1:18
18 (Ps 51:7; Rev 7:14) "Come now, and let us reason together, "
says the Lord.
Though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool.
"Is Christianity Reasonable?" Linda Wanted to Know. "I've heard all my life
that faith is a crutch, an invention of weak minds to assure them
of some order in the world."
Linda was not alone in her objection; thinking people for generations
have been asking themselves the same question.
God is not intimidated by our questions; in fact, he confronts the issue
head-on in the Scriptures. "Let us reason together," the Lord invites.
Even according to the most basic of human reasoning,
faith is a reasonable alternative , a rational choice for a thinking person.
God indicates in his Word that confession and forgiveness are "reasonable".
"Think!" God says. "You sin, and you know it,. You are not even able to be
true to your own principles. You cannot deal with your sin by will power
or effort. Bit I can deal with it! I can forgive it - and I will"
We cannot come to faith in God through Christ by intellect alone, of course.
Our spirits much reach out in faith, beyond what we can see. But intellect
supports faith; trusting in Christ is an eminently rational decision.
In Deut 30:1-20 , God set before the people a choice: Life or Death, blessing
or cursing. "Choose Life!" he tells them. We have the same choice.
The ultimate decision is thus simplified, the 'rational' alternative becomes
clear. We can choose death, by attempting to control our own destinies ,
or life, by giving ourselves fully into the hand of the Master.
Application
a) Why is the choice to acknowledge my sin and receive forgiveness a
'Rational choice'?
b) What are the alternatives to such a decision?
c) What other aspects of God's word
and work in my life seem 'reasonable' to me?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Is 55:11
11 (Isa 45:23; 46:10) so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
it shall not return to Me void,
but it shall accomplish that which I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are ill or injured
James 5:13-16
13 (Ps 50:15; Eph 5:19) Is anyone among you suffering?
Let him pray. Is anyone merry? Let him sing psalms.
14 (Mk 6:13; 16:18; Ac 14:23) Is anyone sick among you?
Let him call for the elders of the church,
and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil
in the name of the Lord.
15 (Isa 33:24; Jas 1:6) And the prayer of faith will save
the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.
And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
16 (Ge 20:17; 18:23-32) Confess your faults to one another
and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/for-nour-conversion-began-in-a-catacomb/
FOR NOUR, CONVERSION BEGAN IN A CATACOMB
PALESTINIANS IN METRO NEW YORK
"Your prayers, your fasting, your charity, none of these get you to heaven!"
said Nour, a 42-year-old Palestinian who once lived in the Midwest but moved
to New York City, hoping that its large community of 16 000 Palestinian
Muslims could help him find a job.
"You've got to have faith, my brother," said Nour, who was counseling
a young Muslim man. "Faith in Jesus the Messiah.
It's your heart that matters most."
There are approximately 13 million Palestinians in the world,
most of them living in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and Israel.
That's where Nour's conversion began.
One day he stumbled upon an ancient Christian catacomb,
a former underground church, in his homeland.
There in the darkness, using his flashlight to illuminate the Christian
graffiti on the walls, Nour felt a strange peace come over him,
a peace he had never experienced.
His spiritual and geographic journeys have been long and winding,
but as a recently baptized Christian living in the Metro New York area,
he has easy access to Palestinian Muslim communities in the nearby
cities of Paterson, Clifton, and Bay Ridge.
There are an estimated 250 000 American Palestinians, including
U.S. Representative Rashida Tliab from Michigan,
whose parents were Palestinian refugees living in Detroit.
As Nour studies the scriptures, he thinks and prays about
how he can introduce more of these Palestinians to Jesus Christ.
Pray for Christians working among the Palestinian people.
Pray for new believers and the Arab Christians discipling
them in Metro New York.
May they be faithful gospel witnesses.
Palestinians often feel rejected by the church.
Pray for them to encounter a diverse gospel witness.
Pray for a new Metro area church composed of Arabs,
including Palestinians. May they lead Palestinians to the Lord in the city
and around the world.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 30 of the Month
a) Pray for God's will to be done wher you live and throughout
Canadian society, as it is in Heaven
( Matt 6:9-13
9 “Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
)
b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation. (
Rom 2:4
4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,
tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God
leads you to repentance?
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to be humble in his ways
Pray to the Lord for reaching me in ways I could understand.
Pray to the Lord for Him for forgiveness
and taking away your sins when you cannot do it.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for his powerful Word .
Pray to the Lord when you feel sick for He will heal you .
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray for Christians working among the Palestinian people.
Pray for new believers and the Arab Christians discipling
them in Metro New York.
May they be faithful gospel witnesses.
Palestinians often feel rejected by the church.
Pray for them to encounter a diverse gospel witness.
Pray for a new Metro area church composed of Arabs,
including Palestinians. May they lead Palestinians to the Lord in the city
and around the world.
Pray for God's will to be done wher you live and throughout
Canadian society, as it is in Heaven
Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
2 Samuel 5 , 1 Chron 11-12
2 SAMUEL 5
David Anointed King Over Israel
1 Ch 11:1–3
1 (1Ch 11:1–3; Ge 29:14) All of the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron
and said, "We are your bone and flesh.
2 (1Sa 18:13; 2Sa 7:7) Previously, when Saul was king over us, you were
the one leading Israel out and in. Also, the Lord said to you:
You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over Israel."
3 (2Sa 2:4; Jdg 11:11So all of the elders of Israel came to the king
at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the Lord at Hebron.
They anointed David king over Israel.
4 (1Ch 26:31; 29:27) David was thirty years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned forty years.
5 (2Sa 2:11; 1Ch 3:4) He reigned over Judah from Hebron for seven years
and six months, and he reigned over all of Israel and Judah
from Jerusalem for33 years.
David Conquers Jerusalem
1Ch 3:5-9; 11:4-9; 14:1-7
6 (Jdg 1:8; Jos 15:63)The king and his men went to Jerusalem against
the Jebusites, who were living in the land. They said to David,
"You will not enter here; even the blind and the lame will turn you away"
-thinking, "David cannot enter here."
7 (1Ki 2:10; 2Sa 6:12) Nevertheless, David overthrew the stronghold of Zion,
which is now the City of David.
8 David said on that day, "Whoever defeats the Jebusites, let him go through
the water shaft to reach the lame and the blind, who are despised by David."
Therefore, it is said, "The blind and lame shall not come into the house."
9 (1Ki 9:15; 9:24) So David occupied the stronghold, and he called it the
City of David. He built on all sides from the terraces inward.
10 (2Sa 3:1) David went on and became great, because the Lord,
the God of Hosts, was with him.
11 (1Ch 14:1; 1Ki 5:1-2) King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David
with cedar wood, carpenters, and stonemasons,
and they built a house for David.
12 Then David understood that the Lord had appointed him king over Israel,
and that He had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
13 (1Ch 3:9; Dt 17:17) David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem,
after having come from Hebron, and they bore him more sons and daughters.
14 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem:
Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
David Defeats the Philistines
1Ch 14:8–17
17 (2Sa 23:14; 1Ch 11:16) When the Philistines heard that they had
anointed David king over Israel, all of the Philistines went up
to search for David, but David heard about this and went down
to the stronghold.
18 (Jos 15:8; Ge 14:5) Now the Philistines had come
and were spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
19 (2Sa 2:1; 1Sa 23:2) So David asked the Lord,
"Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You give them into my hand?"
The Lord said to David, "Go up, because I will certainly
give them into your hand."
20 (Isa 28:21) So David came to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there.
He said, "The Lord has breached my enemies before me like bursting tides."
Therefore, he named that place Baal Perazim.
21 (Dt 7:5) The Philistines abandoned their idols there,
and David and his men carried them away.
22 Once again, the Philistines went up
and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
23 When David inquired of the Lord, He said,
"You shall not go up. Circle around behind them and come against them
opposite the trees.
24 (Jdg 4:14; 2Ki 7:6) When you hear the sound of marching in the tops
of the trees, pay attention, because at that point the Lord is going
before you to defeat the army of the Philistines."
25 (1Ch 14:16) So David did just as the Lord commanded,
and he defeated the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.
2) Our Daily Bread for 29 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/29/working-together
entitledWorking Together
Exodus 18:13-23
13 On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood
around - Moses from the morning until the evening.
14 When Moses' father-in=law saw all that he was doing for the people,
he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people?
Why are you sitting by yourself while all the people stand
around you from morning until evening?"
15 (Nu 15:34; 27:5) Then Moses said to his father-in-law,
"Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
16 (Ex 24:14; Dt 4:5) When they have a dispute, it comes to me,
and I judge between a man and his neighbor,
and I make known the statutes of God and His laws."
17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing
is not good. 18 You will surely wear yourself out, both you,
and these people who are with you, for this thing is too heavy for you.
You are not able to do it by yourself.
19 (Nu 27:5; Ex 3:12) Now listen to me, I will advise you, and may God
be with you: You be a representative for the people to God so that you
may bring their disputes to God.
20 (Dt 1:18; Ps 143:8) And you shall teach them the statutes and laws
and shall show them the way in which they must walk
and the work that they must do.
21 (2Ch 19:5-10; Ac 6:3) Moreover, you shall choose out of all the people
capable men who fear God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain,
and place these men over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds,
rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
22 (Nu 11:17; Ex 18:26) Let them judge the people at all times, and let it be that
every difficult matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter
they shall judge, so that it will be easier for you,
and they will bear the burden with you.
23 (Ex 18:18) If you shall do this thing and God commands you so,
then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will
go to their place in peace."
1 CHRONICLES 11
David, King of Israel
2Sa 5:1-10
1 Then all Israel assembled before David at Hebron,
saying, "We are your own people, even your flesh and blood.
2 (2Sa 5:2; 7:7) Also from times past until now, even when Saul was king,
you were the one who led Israel going out and coming in,
and the Lord your God said to you, Indeed, you will shepherd
My people Israel as the ruler of Israel."
3 (1Sa 16:1; 16:12-13) Then all the elders of Israel came to King David
at Hebron, and he made a covenant with them there before the Lord.
So they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of the Lord
delivered by Samuel.
David Conquers Jerusalem
4 (Jdg 1:21; Ge 10:16) Now David and all Israel with him went to Jerusalem
(that is, Jebus, since the Jebusites still dwelt there in the land).
5 And the Jebusites said to David, "You will not come here," but he captured
the stronghold of Zion (it is the City of David).
6 (2Sa 8:16) Now David had said, "Whoever strikes Jebus first will be
the commander and leader of the army," so Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
went up first and became the commander.
7 Then David dwelt in the stronghold, which is why they called
it the City of David,
8 and he fortified the city all around from the Millo encircling
the stronghold, while Joab preserved the rest of the city.
9 (2Sa 3:1) So David kept on going, becoming greater and greater,
and the Lord of Hosts was with him.
David's Mighty Men
2Sa 23:8-39
10 (1Ch 11:3) Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had,
who strengthened him in his kingdom, along with all Israel,
to establish him as king according to the word of the Lord to Israel.
11 (2Sa 23:8) These make up the number of the mighty men who fought for David:
Jashobeam, the son of Hakmoni, the head of the thirty, who lifted his spear
in triumph over three hundred slain at one time.
12 (1Ch 27:4) After him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite,
who was among the three mighty men.
13 He was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines were gathered
there for battle. There was a piece of ground full of barley.
Now the men fled from the Philistines.
14 But they stood their ground in the middle of the field, defended it,
and killed the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great victory.
15 (1Ch 14:9; Isa 17:5) Now three of the thirty captains climbed
down the rock to David at the cave of
while the camp of the Philistines was set up in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 (1Sa 10:5) (At that time, David was in the stronghold, but a garrison
of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.)
17 Now David was overcome with longing and said,
"Who will get me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem by the gate?"
18 These three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well
of Bethlehem by the gate, and carried it back to David. However, he was not
willing to drink it but poured out the water to the Lord.
19 For he said, "Far be it from me before my God to do this.
Should I drink the life blood of these men who put their lives in jeopardy?
For at the risk of their lives they brought it." Therefore
he would not drink it.
The three mighty men did these things.
20 (1Sa 26:6) Also Abishai himself, the brother of Joab,
was a captain of the three who lifted his spear in triumph
over three hundred slain and was given a name among the three.
21 He was honored as a leader by the second company of the three,
but he did not attain to the first three.
22 (Jos 15:21; 2Sa 8:18) Benaiah son of Jehoiada was
the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds.
He killed two Moabite warriors. Indeed, once he went down into a well
and struck a lion on a snowy day.
23 (1Sa 17:7) And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits
[About 7 feet 6 inches, or 2.3 meters.] tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a
spear like a weaver's beam, and he went down to him with a staff,
wrested the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
2 4Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, did these things, and won a name among
the three mighty men.
25 Out of the thirty captains, he himself was honored, and although
he did not attain to the three, David set him over his guard.
26 (1Ch 27:7)Now the other mighty men of valor of the army were
Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite,
Helez the Pelonite,
28 (1Ch 27:12) Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibbekai the Hushathite,
Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite,
Heled the son of Baanah, the NetophÂathite,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah in Benjamin,
Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai from the rivers of Gaash,
Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan the son of Shagee, the Hararite,
35 Ahiam the son of Sakar, the Hararite,
Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mekerathite,
Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite,
Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan,
Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite,
Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite,
Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina the son of Shiza, the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites,
and thirty with him,
43 Hanan the son of Maakah,
Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,
Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham, the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri and
Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite,
and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam,
Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
1 CHRONICLES 12
The Mighty Men Join David
1 (1Sa 27:2-6) Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he yet
kept himself away from Saul the son of Kish. They were among the brave men,
helpers in the war.
2 (Jdg 3:15; 20:16) They were armed with bows, and could use
both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows
out of a bow. They were Saul's brothers of Benjamin.
3 (1Ch 11:28)The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah
the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berakah,
and Jehu the Anathothite;
4 (Jos 9:3; 15:36) and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a brave warrior
among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan,
and Jozabad the Gederathite;
5and Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah,
and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
6and Elkanah, Ishiah, Azarel, Joezer,
and Jashobeam the Korahites;
7 (Jos 15:58) and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 (2Sa 2:18; 17:10) From the Gadites mighty men of valor, men of the war
battalion, who could handle shield and sword, whose faces were like the
faces of lions, and who were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains,
separated themselves for David in the stronghold in the wilderness:
9 Ezer the captain,
Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
1 1Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Makbannai the eleventh.
14 (Lev 26:8; Dt 32:30) These were from Gad, captains of the battalions.
One of the least of them was as a hundred and the greatest as a thousand.
15 (Jos 3:15; 4:18) These were the ones who crossed over the Jordan
during the first month when it had overflowed its banks and caused the valley
dwellers to flee to the east and to the west.
16 Some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold of David.
17 So David went out before them and said to them, "If you have come in peace
to help me, then I will have a heart united with yours, but if to betray me
to my adversaries, when there is no violence in my hand, may the God of our
fathers see, and may He decide between us."
18 (Jdg 6:34; 2Sa 17:25)Then the Spirit came upon Amasai the captain
of the officers, and he said,
"We are for you, David,
and with you, son of Jesse.
Peace, peace to you,
and peace to the one helping you,
for your God helps you."
So David welcomed them and appointed them as captains of the troops.
19 (1Sa 29:2-9) Now some from Manasseh joined forces with David
when he came with the Philistines for battle against Saul,
but they did not help them. For after taking counsel,
the lords of the Philistines sent him away, saying,
"It will be our heads if he falls back to his lord Saul."
20 As he went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh deserted to join him:
Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai,
chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
21 So they helped David against the bands of raiders because all of them
were mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
22 (Ge 32:2; Jos 5:14) For at that time, day by day, they came to help
David until they became a great camp like the camp of God.
David's Army at Hebron
23 (2Sa 2:3-4; 1Ch 11:10) Now these make up the number of the leaders equipped
for the battalion who came to David at Hebron in order to turn the kingdom
of Saul over to him, as the mouth of the Lord had spoken.
24 The sons of Judah who carried shields and spears:
six thousand eight hundred equipped for war.
25 From the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor, fit for war: 7100.
26 From the sons of the Levites: four thousand six hundred.
27 Jehoiada was the principal leader of the Aaronites,
and he brought with him three thousand seven hundred,
28 (2Sa 8:17; 1Ch 6:8) while Zadok, a brave young warrior,
brought twenty-two leaders from the house of his father.
29 (2Sa 2:8-9; 1Ch 12:2) From the sons of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul:
three thousand (up to that time the greater number of them were keeping
their loyalty with the house of Saul).
30 From the sons of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred
mighty men of valor, men of reputation in the house of their fathers.
31 From the half-tribe of Manasseh:
eighteen thousand who were marked by name to come and crown David king.
32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar, those having understanding of times
and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains
with all their brothers at their command.
33 (Ps 12:2) Of Zebulun, fifty thousand seasoned troops, equipped for battle
with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of purpose.
From Zebulun, those going out to war, equipped for battle with all
the weapons of war, to help David with an undivided heart: fifty thousand.
34From Naphtali: one thousand leaders and thirty-seven thousand with shields
and spears.
35 From the Danites, competent for battle: twenty-eight thousand six hundred.
36 (1Ch 12:33) From Asher, those going out to war, arranged for battle: 40000.
37 Also from the other side of the Jordan, from the Reubenites, the Gadites,
and half of the tribe of Manasseh with all their battle array: 120000.
38 (1Ki 8:61)All these made up the men of war, arranged in ranks,
who came to Hebron with a sincere heart to make David king over all Israel,
along with the all the rest of Israel who with one heart came to make David
king.
39 Now all these were there with David three days, eating and drinking,
for their brothers had made provisions for them,
40 (1Sa 25:18; 2Sa 16:1) and also the ones who were as near to them as
Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali were bringing bread on donkeys, on camels,
on mules, and on oxen, food of fine flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, oil,
herds, and flocks in abundance, for there was joy in Israel.
2) Our Daily Bread for 30 April 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/30/milk-before-meat
called Milk Comes First
Hebrews 5:11–6:2
Warning Against Apostasy
11 (2Pe 3:16) Concerning this we have much to say that is hard to explain,
since you have become hard of hearing.
12 (Heb 6:1; Ac 7:38) For though by now you should be teachers, you need
someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God
and have come to need milk rather than solid food.
13 (1Co 14:20; 1Pe 2:2) Everyone who lives on milk is unskilled
in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.
14 (Isa 7:15; 1Co 2:6) But solid food belongs to those who are mature,
for those who through practice have powers of discernment that are
trained to distinguish good from evil.
HEBREWS 6
1 (Heb 9:14) Therefore, leaving the elementary principles of the doctrine
of Christ, let us go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of
repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
2 (Ac 6:6; 17:31-32) of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands,
the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
In the seventh century, what is now called the United Kingdom
was many kingdoms often at war. When one king, Oswald of Northumbria,
became a believer in Jesus, he called for a missionary
to bring the gospel to his region. A man named Corman was sent,
but things didn’t go well. Finding the English "stubbon" "barbarous,"
and uninterested in his preaching, he returned home frustrated.
"I am of the opinion," a monk named Aidan told Corman,
"that you were more severe to your unlearned hearers
than you ought to have been." Instead of giving the Northumbrians
"the milk of more easy doctrine," Corman had given them teaching
they couldn't yet grasp. Aidan went to Northumbria, adapted
his preaching to the people's understanding, and thousands
became believers in Jesus.
Aidan got this sensitive approach to mission from Scripture.
"I gave you milk, not solid food," Paul told the Corinthians,
"for you were not yet ready for it" (1 Corinthians 3:2).
Before right living can be expected from people, Hebrews says,
basic teaching about Jesus, repentance, and baptism must be grasped
(Hebrews 5:13–6:2). While maturity should follow (5:14),
let's not miss the order. Milk comes before meat.
People can’t obey teaching they don't understand.
The faith of the Northumbrians ultimately spread to the rest of the country
and beyond. Like Aidan, when sharing the gospel with others, we meet people
where they are.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
In simple terms, how would you explain the gospel?
How can you avoid expecting people who aren't believers in Jesus to think
or behave as you do?
Jesus, thank You for reaching me in ways I could understand.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 -The Blessings of Grace Day 6 - A Reasonable Alternative
Isaiah 1:18
18 (Ps 51:7; Rev 7:14) "Come now, and let us reason together, "
says the Lord.
Though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool.
"Is Christianity Reasonable?" Linda Wanted to Know. "I've heard all my life
that faith is a crutch, an invention of weak minds to assure them
of some order in the world."
Linda was not alone in her objection; thinking people for generations
have been asking themselves the same question.
God is not intimidated by our questions; in fact, he confronts the issue
head-on in the Scriptures. "Let us reason together," the Lord invites.
Even according to the most basic of human reasoning,
faith is a reasonable alternative , a rational choice for a thinking person.
God indicates in his Word that confession and forgiveness are "reasonable".
"Think!" God says. "You sin, and you know it,. You are not even able to be
true to your own principles. You cannot deal with your sin by will power
or effort. Bit I can deal with it! I can forgive it - and I will"
We cannot come to faith in God through Christ by intellect alone, of course.
Our spirits much reach out in faith, beyond what we can see. But intellect
supports faith; trusting in Christ is an eminently rational decision.
In Deut 30:1-20 , God set before the people a choice: Life or Death, blessing
or cursing. "Choose Life!" he tells them. We have the same choice.
The ultimate decision is thus simplified, the 'rational' alternative becomes
clear. We can choose death, by attempting to control our own destinies ,
or life, by giving ourselves fully into the hand of the Master.
Application
a) Why is the choice to acknowledge my sin and receive forgiveness a
'Rational choice'?
b) What are the alternatives to such a decision?
c) What other aspects of God's word
and work in my life seem 'reasonable' to me?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Is 55:11
11 (Isa 45:23; 46:10) so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
it shall not return to Me void,
but it shall accomplish that which I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are ill or injured
James 5:13-16
13 (Ps 50:15; Eph 5:19) Is anyone among you suffering?
Let him pray. Is anyone merry? Let him sing psalms.
14 (Mk 6:13; 16:18; Ac 14:23) Is anyone sick among you?
Let him call for the elders of the church,
and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil
in the name of the Lord.
15 (Isa 33:24; Jas 1:6) And the prayer of faith will save
the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.
And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
16 (Ge 20:17; 18:23-32) Confess your faults to one another
and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021
From https://www.30daysprayer.com/
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/for-nour-conversion-began-in-a-catacomb/
FOR NOUR, CONVERSION BEGAN IN A CATACOMB
PALESTINIANS IN METRO NEW YORK
"Your prayers, your fasting, your charity, none of these get you to heaven!"
said Nour, a 42-year-old Palestinian who once lived in the Midwest but moved
to New York City, hoping that its large community of 16 000 Palestinian
Muslims could help him find a job.
"You've got to have faith, my brother," said Nour, who was counseling
a young Muslim man. "Faith in Jesus the Messiah.
It's your heart that matters most."
There are approximately 13 million Palestinians in the world,
most of them living in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and Israel.
That's where Nour's conversion began.
One day he stumbled upon an ancient Christian catacomb,
a former underground church, in his homeland.
There in the darkness, using his flashlight to illuminate the Christian
graffiti on the walls, Nour felt a strange peace come over him,
a peace he had never experienced.
His spiritual and geographic journeys have been long and winding,
but as a recently baptized Christian living in the Metro New York area,
he has easy access to Palestinian Muslim communities in the nearby
cities of Paterson, Clifton, and Bay Ridge.
There are an estimated 250 000 American Palestinians, including
U.S. Representative Rashida Tliab from Michigan,
whose parents were Palestinian refugees living in Detroit.
As Nour studies the scriptures, he thinks and prays about
how he can introduce more of these Palestinians to Jesus Christ.
Pray for Christians working among the Palestinian people.
Pray for new believers and the Arab Christians discipling
them in Metro New York.
May they be faithful gospel witnesses.
Palestinians often feel rejected by the church.
Pray for them to encounter a diverse gospel witness.
Pray for a new Metro area church composed of Arabs,
including Palestinians. May they lead Palestinians to the Lord in the city
and around the world.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 30 of the Month
a) Pray for God's will to be done wher you live and throughout
Canadian society, as it is in Heaven
( Matt 6:9-13
9 “Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
)
b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation. (
Rom 2:4
4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,
tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God
leads you to repentance?
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to be humble in his ways
Pray to the Lord for reaching me in ways I could understand.
Pray to the Lord for Him for forgiveness
and taking away your sins when you cannot do it.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for his powerful Word .
Pray to the Lord when you feel sick for He will heal you .
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray for Christians working among the Palestinian people.
Pray for new believers and the Arab Christians discipling
them in Metro New York.
May they be faithful gospel witnesses.
Palestinians often feel rejected by the church.
Pray for them to encounter a diverse gospel witness.
Pray for a new Metro area church composed of Arabs,
including Palestinians. May they lead Palestinians to the Lord in the city
and around the world.
Pray for God's will to be done wher you live and throughout
Canadian society, as it is in Heaven
Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.