Day 138 - 18 May 2021 reflections
Day 138, 18 May 2021
2 Samuel 19 - 21
2 Samuel 19
1 (2Sa 18:5; 18:14) It was reported to Joab that the king was weeping
and mourning over Absalom.
2 The victory that day was turned into mourning for all of the people,
for the people heard that day, "The king is grieving for his son."
3 So the people entered the city by stealth that day, as a people
who have been disgraced steal away when they flee from battle.
4 (2Sa 15:30; 18:33) The king covered his face and called with
a loud voice, "My son Absalom, my son, my son!"
5 Then Joab came to the king in his house and said,
"Today you have shamed the faces of all of your servants
who saved your life today, as well as the lives of your sons and daughters,
the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines,
6 by loving those who hated you and hating those who love you.
You have shown today that commanders and servants are nothing to you.
I know that if Absalom were alive instead today and all of us were dead,
then this would be right in your eyes.
7 (Pr 14:28; Ge 34:3) Now go out and speak reassuringly to your servants,
for I swear by the Lord that if you do not go out, no man will stay with you
this night, and this will be worse for you than any calamity that has come
against you from your youth until now."
8 (2Sa 18:24; 18:4) So the king arose and took his seat in the gate,
and the people were all told, "The king is sitting in the gate."
So all the people came before the king, but the children of Israel
had fled, each to his tent.
David Returns to Jerusalem
9 (2Sa 15:14; 8:1-14) Now all of the people began to quarrel throughout
all of the tribes of Israel, saying, "The king delivered us from the hand
of our enemies, and he saved us from the hand of the Philistines,
but now he has fled from the land on account of Absalom.
10 But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle.
Now why are you idle to bring back the king?"
11 (2Sa 15:29) Then David sent word to Zadok and Abiathar the priests,
saying, "Speak to the elders of Israel, saying, 'Why are you last to bring
the king back to his house when the word of all Israel has come to the king,
to his house?
12 (2Sa 5:1) You are my brother. You are my bone and my flesh.
Why are you last to bring back the king?'
13 (2Sa 17:25; Ru 1:17) Say to Amasa, 'Are you not my bone and my flesh?
May God do to me, and more so, if you are not commander of the army
before me from now on in the place of Joab.' "
14 (Jdg 20:1) He swayed the heart of every man of Judah as though they were
one man, and they sent a message to the king:
"Return, you and all of your servants."
15 (Jos 5:9; 1Sa 11:14-15) So the king returned and came as far as the Jordan,
and Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and bring the king
across the Jordan.
16 (1Ki 2:8; 2Sa 16:5-13) Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite who was
from Bahurim, hastened to go down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
17 (2Sa 9:2; 16:1-4) With him were a thousand men from Benjamin. And Ziba,
the servant of the house of Saul, with his fifteen sons and twenty servants,
rushed down to the Jordan before the king.
18 They crossed the ford to bring the household of the king across
and to do what was pleasing in his eyes.
Shimei the son of Gera fell before the king as he was crossing the Jordan,
19 (1Sa 22:15) and he said to the king, "Do not regard me as guilty, my lord,
or remember how your servant went astray the day when my lord the king
went out from Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
20 (2Sa 16:5) For your servant knows that I have sinned. Therefore, I have
come this day, first from all of the house of Joseph, to go down to meet
my lord the king."
21 (Ex 22:28; 1Sa 26:9) Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered,
"Shall not Shimei be put to death for this,
because he cursed the anointed of the Lord?"
22 (1Sa 11:13; 2Sa 16:10) David said, "What do you sons of Zeruiah
have against me that you should become an adversary to me today?
Should any man in Israel be put to death today?
For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?"
23 (1Ki 2:8-9; 2:37) The king said to Shimei, "You will not die."
The king gave him his oath.
24 Then Mephibosheth the son of Saul went down to meet the king.
He had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed
his clothes from the day the king left until the day he came back in peace.
25 (2Sa 16:17) When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king
said to him, "Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?"
26 He said, "My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said,
'I will saddle the mule for myself in order to ride on it and go with the king,'
because your servant is lame.
27 (2Sa 14:17; 14:20) But he has slandered your servant to my lord the king.
Still my lord the king is as the angel of God, so do what seems best to you.
28 (2Sa 9:13; 9:10) For all my father's house were but dead men
before my lord the king. Yet you set your servant among those who eat
at your table. What right do I have to cry out any more to the king?"
29 The king said to him, "Why do you still speak of your affairs?
I say that you and Ziba shall divide the field."
30 Mephibosheth said to the king, "Let him even take everything,
since my lord the king has come safely to his house."
31 (1Ki 2:7) Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim
in order to see the king across the Jordan.
32 (1Sa 25:2) Barzillai was very old, eighty years old. But he sustained
the king during his stay in Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.
33 The king said to Barzillai, "Cross over with me and I will sustain you
with me in Jerusalem."
34 Barzillai said to the king, "How many days are left in my life that
I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
35 (2Sa 15:33; Ezr 2:65) I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what
is pleasant from what is harmful? Can your servant taste what I eat
and what I drink? Can I still hear the voices of men and women who sing?
Why, then, should your servant be a burden to my lord the king?
36 Your servant is merely crossing over the Jordan with the king.
Why should the king repay me with this reward?
37 (1Ki 2:7; Jer 41:17) Now allow your servant to return, that I may die
in my own city with the grave of my father and my mother.
But here is your servant Kimham. He will cross over with my lord the king.
Do for him what seems best to you."
38 The king said, "Kimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him
what seems best to you. Whatever you require of me, I will do for you."
39 (Ge 31:55; 47:7; Ru 1:14) All of the people crossed over the Jordan.
And when the king had crossed over, the king kissed Barzillai a
nd blessed him and he returned to his own place.
40 The king passed on to Gilgal, and Kimham went on with him;
all of the people of Judah and half of the people of Israel passed
on with the king.
41 (Jdg 8:1; 12:1) Now all of the men of Israel were coming to the king
and said to the king, "Why have our brothers, the men of Judah,
stolen you away and brought the king and his household across the Jordan,
and all of the men of David with him?"
42 (2Sa 19:12) All of the men of Judah answered the men of Israel,
"Because the king is our close relative. Why are you angry over this matter?
Have we eaten at all at the king's expense? Has he given any gift to us?"
43 (2Sa 5:1; Gal 5:20) And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah
and said, "We have ten shares in the king. Therefore we also have more claim
on David than you. Why then did you treat us with contempt?
Were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?"
But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.
2 Samuel 20
Sheba Rebels Against David
1 (1Ki 12:16; Dt 13:13) There happened to be a worthless man there whose name
was Sheba the son of Bikri, a Benjamite. He sounded the trumpet and said,
“We have no share in David,nor do we have an inheritance in the son of Jesse;
every man to his tents, O Israel."
2 So every man of Israel withdrew from following David and followed
after Sheba the son of Bikri, but the men of Judah stayed with their king,
from the Jordan as far as Jerusalem.
3 (2Sa 15:16; 16:21-22) When the king came to his house in Jerusalem,
he took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left to keep
watch over the house, and he placed them in custody. He provided
for them but did not go in to them. They were shut up until the day
of their deaths, living as in widowhood.
4 (2Sa 17:25; 19:13) Then the king said to Amasa, "Summon for me the men
of Judah in three days, then present yourself here."
5 (1Sa 13:8) So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he delayed beyond
the deadline determined for him.
6 (2Sa 11:11; 21:17) So David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba the son of Bikri
will cause more harm for us than Absalom. You take your lord's servants
and pursue after him. Otherwise, he will find fortified cities and escape
from our sight."
7 (2Sa 8:18; 1Ki 1:38) The men of Joab went out after him,
along with the Kerethites, the Pelethites, and all of the warriors;
and they went out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba the son of Bikri.
8 (2Sa 2:13; 3:30) When they were at the large stone which is in Gibeon,
Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was dressed in his battle armor,
and fastened on it was a belt with a sword in its sheath at the waist.
As he went forward, it fell out.
9 Joab said to Amasa, "Is it well with you, my brother?" and he took Amasa
by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
10 (2Sa 2:23; 3:27) Amasa was not on guard against the sword
in the hand of Joab, and he struck him in the midsection spilling
his entrails on the ground. He died without being struck a second time.
Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bikri.
11 (2Sa 20:13) Now one of the young men of Joab stood by him and said,
"Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab."
12 Now Amasa was wallowing in his own blood in the middle of the path.
When the man saw that all of the people stood still, he moved Amasa
from the path to the field and threw a covering over him,
when he observed that everyone who passed by would stop.
13 Once he removed him from the path, all of the men passed by,
following Joab in pursuit of Sheba the son of Bikri.
14 (2Ki 15:29) He passed through all of the tribes of Israel toward
Abel Beth Maakah, also passing by all of the Bikrites. Once assembled,
they also came after him.
15 (2Ki 19:32; Jer 32:24) They came and besieged him in Abel Beth Maakah.
They constructed a siege ramp against the city, standing it against
the rampart. As all of the people who were with Joab were battering
the city wall in order to bring it down,
16 (2Sa 14:2) a wise woman called from the city, "Listen! Listen! Say to Joab,
'Come closer so that I may speak with you.' "
17 When he came near, the woman said, "Are you Joab?" He said, "I am."
She said to him, "Listen to the words of your servant,"
and he said, "I'm listening."
18 She said, "In former times, they would say,
'Let them inquire carefully in Abel,' and thus they would resolve an issue.
19 (1Sa 26:19; 2Sa 21:3) I am a trustworthy and faithful one of Israel.
You are attempting to destroy a city, even a mother, in Israel.
Why do you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?"
20 Joab responded, "Far be it, far be it from me to swallow up or destroy.
21 That is not true. But a man from the hill country of Ephraim,
Sheba the son of Bikri by name, has lifted his hand against King David.
Only deliver him, and I will depart from the city."
And the woman said to Joab, "His head will be thrown to you over the wall."
22 (2Sa 20:1) The woman, with her wisdom, came to all of the people
in the city, and they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bikri.
When they threw it to Joab, he blew the horn, and they dispersed
from the city, each going to his own tent.
Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
David's Officials
23 (2Sa 8:16-18) Now Joab was over the entire army of Israel.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites.
24 (1Ki 4:3; 12:18) Adoniram was over conscripted labor. Jehoshaphat
the son of Ahilud was secretary.
25 (2Sa 8:17; 1Ki 4:4) Sheva was scribe. Zadok and Abiathar were priests,
26 (2Sa 23:38) and also Ira the Jairite was priest to David.
2 Samuel 21
David Avenges the Gibeonites
1 (Ge 12:10; Nu 27:21) Now there was a famine in the days of David
for three years, year after year; and David called upon the Lord.
The Lord said, "There is blood guilt upon Saul and upon his house
because he put the Gibeonites to death."
2 So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them.
Now the Gibeonites were not from the children of Israel.
Instead they were a remnant of the Amorites.
Although the children of Israel had made a pact with them,
Saul attempted to destroy them in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
3 (2Sa 20:19; 1Sa 26:19) David said to the Gibeonites, "What must I do
for you, and with what may I appease you that you may bless the inheritance
of the Lord?"
4 The Gibeonites said to him, "We have no concern for silver or gold from Saul
or his household, nor is it for us to put any man in Israel to death."
He said to them, "What are you saying I should do for you?"
5 (2Sa 21:1) They said to the king, "Regarding the man who put an end to us
and planned to exterminate us from the entire territory of Israel,
6 (1Sa 10:24; 10:26) let seven of his male descendants be handed over to us,
and we will hang them before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul,
the chosen one of the Lord." The king said, "I will hand them over."
7 (1Sa 18:3; 20:8) But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan,
the son of Saul on account of the oath of the Lord that was between them,
between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
8 (1Sa 18:19; 2Sa 3:7) So the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter
of Aiah, Armoni and Mephibosheth, whom she had born to Saul,
and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she had born to Adriel
the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
9 (Ru 1:22) He delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites,
and they hanged them on the mountain before the Lord;
the seven of them fell together. They were put to death in the first days
of harvest, in the beginning of the barley harvest.
10 (Dt 21:23) Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it
for herself on the rock, from the beginning of the harvest until the rains
poured on them from heaven. She did not allow the birds of the air to rest
on them by day nor the animals of the field by night.
11 When it was reported to David that which Rizpah the daughter of Aiah,
the concubine of Saul, had done,
12 (Jos 17:11; 1Sa 31:10-13) David went and took the bones of Saul
and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead
who had secretly taken them from the plaza in Beth Shan,
where the Philistines had hung them the day the Philistines
struck down Saul on Gilboa.
13 He brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son
from there, and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.
14 (Jos 18:28; 2Sa 24:25) They interred the bones of Saul and Jonathan
his son in the land of Benjamin at Zela, in the tomb of Kish, his father.
They did everything that the king commanded.
After that God was entreated regarding the land.
Wars With the Philistines
1Ch 20:4-8
15 (2Sa 5:17; 5:22) Now once again there was a battle between the Philistines
and Israel. So David went down and his servants with him to fight
the Philistines, and David grew weary.
16 (2Sa 21:18; 21:20) Now Ishbi-Benob, who was among the descendants
of the giant and was girded with new weaponry, had a spear weighing
three hundred bronze shekels and had said that he would strike David down.
17 (2Sa 18:3; 1Ki 11:36) But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid.
He struck down the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David made
an oath with him, saying, "You shall no longer come out with us to battle,
so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel."
18 (1Ch 11:29; 2Sa 21:20) Now afterwards there was again a battle with
the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbekai the Hushathite struck down Saph,
who was among the descendants of the giant.
19 (1Ch 20:5) Once again, there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob.
On this occasion, -Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite
struck down Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.
20 (2Sa 21:16; 21:18) Once again, there was war at Gath. There was a man
of stature who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot,
twenty-four in number. Now he also was born to the giant.
21 (1Sa 16:9; 17:10) When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah,
the brother of David, struck him down.
22 (1Ch 20:8) Now these four were born to the giant in Gath,
and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 May 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/05/18/facing-the-darkness
entitled Facing the Darkness
Isaiah 9:2-6
2 (Eph 5:8; Mt 4:16) The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwell in the land of the shadow of death,
upon them the light has shined.
3 (1Sa 30:16; Isa 26:15) You have multiplied the nation
and increased the joy;
they rejoice before You
according to the joy of harvest
and as men rejoice
when they divide the spoil.
4 (Isa 14:25; 10:26-27) For You have broken the yoke of his burden
and the bar of his shoulder,
the rod of his oppressor
as in the day of Midian’s defeat.
5 For all the sandals of the tramping warriors
and all the garments rolled in blood
shall be burned as fuel for the fire.
6 Isa 7:14; Mt 28:18; Lk 2:11 For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given,
and the government shall be upon his shoulder.
And his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
In the mid-1960s, two people participated in research on the effects
of darkness on the human psyche. They entered separate caves,
while researchers tracked their eating and sleeping habits.
One remained in total darkness for 88 days, the other 126 days.
Each guessed how long they could remain in darkness
and were off by months. One took what he thought was a short nap
only to discover he'd slept for 30 hours. Darkness is disorienting.
The people of God found themselves in the darkness of impending exile.
They waited, unsure of what would take place.
The prophet Isaiah used darkness as a metaphor for their disorientation
and as a way of speaking about God's judgment (Isaiah 8:22).
Previously, the Egyptians had been visited
with darkness as a plague (Exodus 10:21-29).
Now Israel found herself in darkness.
But a light would come. "The people walking in darkness have seen
a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness
a light has dawned" (Isaiah 9:2). Oppression would be broken,
disorientation would end. A Child would come to change everything
and bring about a new day-a day of forgiveness and freedom (v. 6).
Jesus did come! And although the darkness of the world can be disorienting,
may we experience the comfort of the forgiveness, freedom,
and light found in Christ.
By: Glenn Packiam
Reflect & Pray
What would it look like to embrace a new day of freedom and forgiveness?
How can you welcome the light of Christ today?
Dear Jesus, shine Your light into my life. Bring forgiveness and freedom.
Help me to live in the light of Your arrival.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 3 - All I need
Phil 4:19
19 But my God shall supply your every need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
"But Mom, I really need these!" The strident voice of a teenage girl
rose above the hum of voices in the department store. The item in question
was a pair of $80 blue Jeans, faded, bleached, and torn in the right knee.
Style . Fashion. Self-Image. The girl may not have needed the jeans to
enhance her wardrobe, but she obviously felt she needed then to
enhance her acceptability anomg her peers.
Phillippains 4:19 promises that God "will meet all your needs according
to his glorious riches in Christ." But just what needs does this promise
cover? My need for a bigger house? A better job? An $80 pair of Calvin Kleins?
Certainly God knows and cares about the physical, superficial need of our
lives, and he provides what we need to sustain life. But God's priority
goes much deeper than the kind of radial tires we buy or the brand name on
our back pockets. God is interested in eternal values, in spiritual needs, and
he knows what we need in our lives to draw us closer to him.
"Out of his glorious riches in Christ Jesus," God will enrich us spiritually.
The application of Phil 4:19 involves trusting God to know and care about our
real needs, the deep needs of our souls, and allowing him the freedom to
order our circumstances so that those needs are met. When we are bold
enough to pray, "Lord, do whatever is necessary to make me more like
Jesus Christ," our Father delights to answer that prayer and supply our needs.
Application
a) What is the difference between my "Needs" and my "wants"?
b) What spiritual needs can I identify in my life?
c) How can this verse help me keep my own priorities
in line with God's value system?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ecclesiates 11:1
1 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10) Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
Romans 8:31-39
The Love of God
31 (Ps 118:6; Ro 4:1) What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 (Jn 3:16; Ro 4:25) He who did not spare His own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all, how shall
He not with Him also freely give us all things?
33 (Rev 12:10–11; Isa 50:8–9) Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect?
It is God who justifies.
34 (Heb 7:25; Mk 16:19; Ro 8:1) Who is he who condemns?
It is Christ who died, yes, who is risen, who is also
at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
35 (1Co 4:11) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 (Ps 44:22; 1Co 15:30)As it is written:
"For Your sake we are killed all day long;
we are counted as sheep for the slaughter." (Ps 44:22.)
37 (1Co 15:57; Gal 2:20) No, in all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontation 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Musslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontari. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not comlacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosqoe distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who havve converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Antoerh town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connectiosn with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter’s Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to protect you and lead when your enemies
try to cut you down.
Pray to the Lord to shine His light into your life;
to bring forgiveness and freedom;
to help you to live in the light of His arrival.
Pray to the Lord that your own priorities
in line with God's value system.
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Pray to the Lord cast your bread upon the waters.
Pray to the Lord to know His love is deep.
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Pray for Muslims in Ontario to receive Christ as Saviour
and that Christian outreach will be strong.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have God's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
Pray for Sudanes transitional govermnent that replaced longtime
Islamist dictator Omar al-Bashir.
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 19 - 21
2 Samuel 19
1 (2Sa 18:5; 18:14) It was reported to Joab that the king was weeping
and mourning over Absalom.
2 The victory that day was turned into mourning for all of the people,
for the people heard that day, "The king is grieving for his son."
3 So the people entered the city by stealth that day, as a people
who have been disgraced steal away when they flee from battle.
4 (2Sa 15:30; 18:33) The king covered his face and called with
a loud voice, "My son Absalom, my son, my son!"
5 Then Joab came to the king in his house and said,
"Today you have shamed the faces of all of your servants
who saved your life today, as well as the lives of your sons and daughters,
the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines,
6 by loving those who hated you and hating those who love you.
You have shown today that commanders and servants are nothing to you.
I know that if Absalom were alive instead today and all of us were dead,
then this would be right in your eyes.
7 (Pr 14:28; Ge 34:3) Now go out and speak reassuringly to your servants,
for I swear by the Lord that if you do not go out, no man will stay with you
this night, and this will be worse for you than any calamity that has come
against you from your youth until now."
8 (2Sa 18:24; 18:4) So the king arose and took his seat in the gate,
and the people were all told, "The king is sitting in the gate."
So all the people came before the king, but the children of Israel
had fled, each to his tent.
David Returns to Jerusalem
9 (2Sa 15:14; 8:1-14) Now all of the people began to quarrel throughout
all of the tribes of Israel, saying, "The king delivered us from the hand
of our enemies, and he saved us from the hand of the Philistines,
but now he has fled from the land on account of Absalom.
10 But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle.
Now why are you idle to bring back the king?"
11 (2Sa 15:29) Then David sent word to Zadok and Abiathar the priests,
saying, "Speak to the elders of Israel, saying, 'Why are you last to bring
the king back to his house when the word of all Israel has come to the king,
to his house?
12 (2Sa 5:1) You are my brother. You are my bone and my flesh.
Why are you last to bring back the king?'
13 (2Sa 17:25; Ru 1:17) Say to Amasa, 'Are you not my bone and my flesh?
May God do to me, and more so, if you are not commander of the army
before me from now on in the place of Joab.' "
14 (Jdg 20:1) He swayed the heart of every man of Judah as though they were
one man, and they sent a message to the king:
"Return, you and all of your servants."
15 (Jos 5:9; 1Sa 11:14-15) So the king returned and came as far as the Jordan,
and Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and bring the king
across the Jordan.
16 (1Ki 2:8; 2Sa 16:5-13) Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite who was
from Bahurim, hastened to go down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
17 (2Sa 9:2; 16:1-4) With him were a thousand men from Benjamin. And Ziba,
the servant of the house of Saul, with his fifteen sons and twenty servants,
rushed down to the Jordan before the king.
18 They crossed the ford to bring the household of the king across
and to do what was pleasing in his eyes.
Shimei the son of Gera fell before the king as he was crossing the Jordan,
19 (1Sa 22:15) and he said to the king, "Do not regard me as guilty, my lord,
or remember how your servant went astray the day when my lord the king
went out from Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
20 (2Sa 16:5) For your servant knows that I have sinned. Therefore, I have
come this day, first from all of the house of Joseph, to go down to meet
my lord the king."
21 (Ex 22:28; 1Sa 26:9) Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered,
"Shall not Shimei be put to death for this,
because he cursed the anointed of the Lord?"
22 (1Sa 11:13; 2Sa 16:10) David said, "What do you sons of Zeruiah
have against me that you should become an adversary to me today?
Should any man in Israel be put to death today?
For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?"
23 (1Ki 2:8-9; 2:37) The king said to Shimei, "You will not die."
The king gave him his oath.
24 Then Mephibosheth the son of Saul went down to meet the king.
He had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed
his clothes from the day the king left until the day he came back in peace.
25 (2Sa 16:17) When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king
said to him, "Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?"
26 He said, "My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said,
'I will saddle the mule for myself in order to ride on it and go with the king,'
because your servant is lame.
27 (2Sa 14:17; 14:20) But he has slandered your servant to my lord the king.
Still my lord the king is as the angel of God, so do what seems best to you.
28 (2Sa 9:13; 9:10) For all my father's house were but dead men
before my lord the king. Yet you set your servant among those who eat
at your table. What right do I have to cry out any more to the king?"
29 The king said to him, "Why do you still speak of your affairs?
I say that you and Ziba shall divide the field."
30 Mephibosheth said to the king, "Let him even take everything,
since my lord the king has come safely to his house."
31 (1Ki 2:7) Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim
in order to see the king across the Jordan.
32 (1Sa 25:2) Barzillai was very old, eighty years old. But he sustained
the king during his stay in Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.
33 The king said to Barzillai, "Cross over with me and I will sustain you
with me in Jerusalem."
34 Barzillai said to the king, "How many days are left in my life that
I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
35 (2Sa 15:33; Ezr 2:65) I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what
is pleasant from what is harmful? Can your servant taste what I eat
and what I drink? Can I still hear the voices of men and women who sing?
Why, then, should your servant be a burden to my lord the king?
36 Your servant is merely crossing over the Jordan with the king.
Why should the king repay me with this reward?
37 (1Ki 2:7; Jer 41:17) Now allow your servant to return, that I may die
in my own city with the grave of my father and my mother.
But here is your servant Kimham. He will cross over with my lord the king.
Do for him what seems best to you."
38 The king said, "Kimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him
what seems best to you. Whatever you require of me, I will do for you."
39 (Ge 31:55; 47:7; Ru 1:14) All of the people crossed over the Jordan.
And when the king had crossed over, the king kissed Barzillai a
nd blessed him and he returned to his own place.
40 The king passed on to Gilgal, and Kimham went on with him;
all of the people of Judah and half of the people of Israel passed
on with the king.
41 (Jdg 8:1; 12:1) Now all of the men of Israel were coming to the king
and said to the king, "Why have our brothers, the men of Judah,
stolen you away and brought the king and his household across the Jordan,
and all of the men of David with him?"
42 (2Sa 19:12) All of the men of Judah answered the men of Israel,
"Because the king is our close relative. Why are you angry over this matter?
Have we eaten at all at the king's expense? Has he given any gift to us?"
43 (2Sa 5:1; Gal 5:20) And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah
and said, "We have ten shares in the king. Therefore we also have more claim
on David than you. Why then did you treat us with contempt?
Were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?"
But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.
2 Samuel 20
Sheba Rebels Against David
1 (1Ki 12:16; Dt 13:13) There happened to be a worthless man there whose name
was Sheba the son of Bikri, a Benjamite. He sounded the trumpet and said,
“We have no share in David,nor do we have an inheritance in the son of Jesse;
every man to his tents, O Israel."
2 So every man of Israel withdrew from following David and followed
after Sheba the son of Bikri, but the men of Judah stayed with their king,
from the Jordan as far as Jerusalem.
3 (2Sa 15:16; 16:21-22) When the king came to his house in Jerusalem,
he took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left to keep
watch over the house, and he placed them in custody. He provided
for them but did not go in to them. They were shut up until the day
of their deaths, living as in widowhood.
4 (2Sa 17:25; 19:13) Then the king said to Amasa, "Summon for me the men
of Judah in three days, then present yourself here."
5 (1Sa 13:8) So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he delayed beyond
the deadline determined for him.
6 (2Sa 11:11; 21:17) So David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba the son of Bikri
will cause more harm for us than Absalom. You take your lord's servants
and pursue after him. Otherwise, he will find fortified cities and escape
from our sight."
7 (2Sa 8:18; 1Ki 1:38) The men of Joab went out after him,
along with the Kerethites, the Pelethites, and all of the warriors;
and they went out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba the son of Bikri.
8 (2Sa 2:13; 3:30) When they were at the large stone which is in Gibeon,
Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was dressed in his battle armor,
and fastened on it was a belt with a sword in its sheath at the waist.
As he went forward, it fell out.
9 Joab said to Amasa, "Is it well with you, my brother?" and he took Amasa
by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
10 (2Sa 2:23; 3:27) Amasa was not on guard against the sword
in the hand of Joab, and he struck him in the midsection spilling
his entrails on the ground. He died without being struck a second time.
Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bikri.
11 (2Sa 20:13) Now one of the young men of Joab stood by him and said,
"Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab."
12 Now Amasa was wallowing in his own blood in the middle of the path.
When the man saw that all of the people stood still, he moved Amasa
from the path to the field and threw a covering over him,
when he observed that everyone who passed by would stop.
13 Once he removed him from the path, all of the men passed by,
following Joab in pursuit of Sheba the son of Bikri.
14 (2Ki 15:29) He passed through all of the tribes of Israel toward
Abel Beth Maakah, also passing by all of the Bikrites. Once assembled,
they also came after him.
15 (2Ki 19:32; Jer 32:24) They came and besieged him in Abel Beth Maakah.
They constructed a siege ramp against the city, standing it against
the rampart. As all of the people who were with Joab were battering
the city wall in order to bring it down,
16 (2Sa 14:2) a wise woman called from the city, "Listen! Listen! Say to Joab,
'Come closer so that I may speak with you.' "
17 When he came near, the woman said, "Are you Joab?" He said, "I am."
She said to him, "Listen to the words of your servant,"
and he said, "I'm listening."
18 She said, "In former times, they would say,
'Let them inquire carefully in Abel,' and thus they would resolve an issue.
19 (1Sa 26:19; 2Sa 21:3) I am a trustworthy and faithful one of Israel.
You are attempting to destroy a city, even a mother, in Israel.
Why do you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?"
20 Joab responded, "Far be it, far be it from me to swallow up or destroy.
21 That is not true. But a man from the hill country of Ephraim,
Sheba the son of Bikri by name, has lifted his hand against King David.
Only deliver him, and I will depart from the city."
And the woman said to Joab, "His head will be thrown to you over the wall."
22 (2Sa 20:1) The woman, with her wisdom, came to all of the people
in the city, and they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bikri.
When they threw it to Joab, he blew the horn, and they dispersed
from the city, each going to his own tent.
Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
David's Officials
23 (2Sa 8:16-18) Now Joab was over the entire army of Israel.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites.
24 (1Ki 4:3; 12:18) Adoniram was over conscripted labor. Jehoshaphat
the son of Ahilud was secretary.
25 (2Sa 8:17; 1Ki 4:4) Sheva was scribe. Zadok and Abiathar were priests,
26 (2Sa 23:38) and also Ira the Jairite was priest to David.
2 Samuel 21
David Avenges the Gibeonites
1 (Ge 12:10; Nu 27:21) Now there was a famine in the days of David
for three years, year after year; and David called upon the Lord.
The Lord said, "There is blood guilt upon Saul and upon his house
because he put the Gibeonites to death."
2 So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them.
Now the Gibeonites were not from the children of Israel.
Instead they were a remnant of the Amorites.
Although the children of Israel had made a pact with them,
Saul attempted to destroy them in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
3 (2Sa 20:19; 1Sa 26:19) David said to the Gibeonites, "What must I do
for you, and with what may I appease you that you may bless the inheritance
of the Lord?"
4 The Gibeonites said to him, "We have no concern for silver or gold from Saul
or his household, nor is it for us to put any man in Israel to death."
He said to them, "What are you saying I should do for you?"
5 (2Sa 21:1) They said to the king, "Regarding the man who put an end to us
and planned to exterminate us from the entire territory of Israel,
6 (1Sa 10:24; 10:26) let seven of his male descendants be handed over to us,
and we will hang them before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul,
the chosen one of the Lord." The king said, "I will hand them over."
7 (1Sa 18:3; 20:8) But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan,
the son of Saul on account of the oath of the Lord that was between them,
between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
8 (1Sa 18:19; 2Sa 3:7) So the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter
of Aiah, Armoni and Mephibosheth, whom she had born to Saul,
and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she had born to Adriel
the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
9 (Ru 1:22) He delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites,
and they hanged them on the mountain before the Lord;
the seven of them fell together. They were put to death in the first days
of harvest, in the beginning of the barley harvest.
10 (Dt 21:23) Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it
for herself on the rock, from the beginning of the harvest until the rains
poured on them from heaven. She did not allow the birds of the air to rest
on them by day nor the animals of the field by night.
11 When it was reported to David that which Rizpah the daughter of Aiah,
the concubine of Saul, had done,
12 (Jos 17:11; 1Sa 31:10-13) David went and took the bones of Saul
and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead
who had secretly taken them from the plaza in Beth Shan,
where the Philistines had hung them the day the Philistines
struck down Saul on Gilboa.
13 He brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son
from there, and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.
14 (Jos 18:28; 2Sa 24:25) They interred the bones of Saul and Jonathan
his son in the land of Benjamin at Zela, in the tomb of Kish, his father.
They did everything that the king commanded.
After that God was entreated regarding the land.
Wars With the Philistines
1Ch 20:4-8
15 (2Sa 5:17; 5:22) Now once again there was a battle between the Philistines
and Israel. So David went down and his servants with him to fight
the Philistines, and David grew weary.
16 (2Sa 21:18; 21:20) Now Ishbi-Benob, who was among the descendants
of the giant and was girded with new weaponry, had a spear weighing
three hundred bronze shekels and had said that he would strike David down.
17 (2Sa 18:3; 1Ki 11:36) But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid.
He struck down the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David made
an oath with him, saying, "You shall no longer come out with us to battle,
so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel."
18 (1Ch 11:29; 2Sa 21:20) Now afterwards there was again a battle with
the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbekai the Hushathite struck down Saph,
who was among the descendants of the giant.
19 (1Ch 20:5) Once again, there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob.
On this occasion, -Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite
struck down Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.
20 (2Sa 21:16; 21:18) Once again, there was war at Gath. There was a man
of stature who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot,
twenty-four in number. Now he also was born to the giant.
21 (1Sa 16:9; 17:10) When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah,
the brother of David, struck him down.
22 (1Ch 20:8) Now these four were born to the giant in Gath,
and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 May 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/05/18/facing-the-darkness
entitled Facing the Darkness
Isaiah 9:2-6
2 (Eph 5:8; Mt 4:16) The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwell in the land of the shadow of death,
upon them the light has shined.
3 (1Sa 30:16; Isa 26:15) You have multiplied the nation
and increased the joy;
they rejoice before You
according to the joy of harvest
and as men rejoice
when they divide the spoil.
4 (Isa 14:25; 10:26-27) For You have broken the yoke of his burden
and the bar of his shoulder,
the rod of his oppressor
as in the day of Midian’s defeat.
5 For all the sandals of the tramping warriors
and all the garments rolled in blood
shall be burned as fuel for the fire.
6 Isa 7:14; Mt 28:18; Lk 2:11 For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given,
and the government shall be upon his shoulder.
And his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
In the mid-1960s, two people participated in research on the effects
of darkness on the human psyche. They entered separate caves,
while researchers tracked their eating and sleeping habits.
One remained in total darkness for 88 days, the other 126 days.
Each guessed how long they could remain in darkness
and were off by months. One took what he thought was a short nap
only to discover he'd slept for 30 hours. Darkness is disorienting.
The people of God found themselves in the darkness of impending exile.
They waited, unsure of what would take place.
The prophet Isaiah used darkness as a metaphor for their disorientation
and as a way of speaking about God's judgment (Isaiah 8:22).
Previously, the Egyptians had been visited
with darkness as a plague (Exodus 10:21-29).
Now Israel found herself in darkness.
But a light would come. "The people walking in darkness have seen
a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness
a light has dawned" (Isaiah 9:2). Oppression would be broken,
disorientation would end. A Child would come to change everything
and bring about a new day-a day of forgiveness and freedom (v. 6).
Jesus did come! And although the darkness of the world can be disorienting,
may we experience the comfort of the forgiveness, freedom,
and light found in Christ.
By: Glenn Packiam
Reflect & Pray
What would it look like to embrace a new day of freedom and forgiveness?
How can you welcome the light of Christ today?
Dear Jesus, shine Your light into my life. Bring forgiveness and freedom.
Help me to live in the light of Your arrival.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 3 - All I need
Phil 4:19
19 But my God shall supply your every need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
"But Mom, I really need these!" The strident voice of a teenage girl
rose above the hum of voices in the department store. The item in question
was a pair of $80 blue Jeans, faded, bleached, and torn in the right knee.
Style . Fashion. Self-Image. The girl may not have needed the jeans to
enhance her wardrobe, but she obviously felt she needed then to
enhance her acceptability anomg her peers.
Phillippains 4:19 promises that God "will meet all your needs according
to his glorious riches in Christ." But just what needs does this promise
cover? My need for a bigger house? A better job? An $80 pair of Calvin Kleins?
Certainly God knows and cares about the physical, superficial need of our
lives, and he provides what we need to sustain life. But God's priority
goes much deeper than the kind of radial tires we buy or the brand name on
our back pockets. God is interested in eternal values, in spiritual needs, and
he knows what we need in our lives to draw us closer to him.
"Out of his glorious riches in Christ Jesus," God will enrich us spiritually.
The application of Phil 4:19 involves trusting God to know and care about our
real needs, the deep needs of our souls, and allowing him the freedom to
order our circumstances so that those needs are met. When we are bold
enough to pray, "Lord, do whatever is necessary to make me more like
Jesus Christ," our Father delights to answer that prayer and supply our needs.
Application
a) What is the difference between my "Needs" and my "wants"?
b) What spiritual needs can I identify in my life?
c) How can this verse help me keep my own priorities
in line with God's value system?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ecclesiates 11:1
1 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10) Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
Romans 8:31-39
The Love of God
31 (Ps 118:6; Ro 4:1) What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 (Jn 3:16; Ro 4:25) He who did not spare His own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all, how shall
He not with Him also freely give us all things?
33 (Rev 12:10–11; Isa 50:8–9) Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect?
It is God who justifies.
34 (Heb 7:25; Mk 16:19; Ro 8:1) Who is he who condemns?
It is Christ who died, yes, who is risen, who is also
at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
35 (1Co 4:11) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 (Ps 44:22; 1Co 15:30)As it is written:
"For Your sake we are killed all day long;
we are counted as sheep for the slaughter." (Ps 44:22.)
37 (1Co 15:57; Gal 2:20) No, in all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontation 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Musslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontari. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not comlacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosqoe distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who havve converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Antoerh town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connectiosn with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter’s Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
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b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
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Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to protect you and lead when your enemies
try to cut you down.
Pray to the Lord to shine His light into your life;
to bring forgiveness and freedom;
to help you to live in the light of His arrival.
Pray to the Lord that your own priorities
in line with God's value system.
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Pray to the Lord cast your bread upon the waters.
Pray to the Lord to know His love is deep.
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Pray for Muslims in Ontario to receive Christ as Saviour
and that Christian outreach will be strong.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have God's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
Pray for Sudanes transitional govermnent that replaced longtime
Islamist dictator Omar al-Bashir.
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.