Day 136 - 16 May 2021 reflections
Day 136, 16 May 2021
Today at hhtps://www.calvarycommuinty.ca/ , Pastor Doug Zeiber spoke about
Thriving in The Middle.
Shake it Up
Hebrews 12:25-28
25 (Heb 8:5; 11:7) See that you do not refuse Him who is speaking.
For if they did not escape when they refused Him who spoke on earth,
much less shall we escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven.
26 (Ex 19:18) At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has given us
a promise, saying, "Yet once more I will shake
not only the earth but also heaven." Hag 2:6.
27 And this statement, "Yet once more," signifies the removal of those things
that can be shaken, things that are created, so that only those things
that cannot be shaken will remain.
28 (Da 2:44; Heb 13:15) Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom
that cannot be moved, let us be gracious, by which we may serve God
acceptably with reverence and godly fear.
Haggai 2
6 (Isa 10:25; 29:17) For thus says the Lord of Hosts: Once more, in a little
while, I will shake the heavens and earth, the sea and dry land.
7 (1Ki 8:11; Isa 60:7) And I will shake all the nations, and they will come
with the wealth of all nations, and I will fill this house with glory,
says the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Isa 60:17) The silver is mine, and the gold is Mine,
says the Lord of Hosts.
Acts 4:29-31
29 (Ac 4:13; 4:31) "Now, Lord, look on their threats and grant that
Your servants may speak Your word with great boldness,
30 (Ac 4:27; 3:6) by stretching out Your hand to heal and that signs
and wonders may be performed in the name of Your holy Son Jesus."
31 (Ac 2:2; 2:4) When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled
together was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and spoke the word of God with boldness.
Avoid Social Media Massacres
John 13:35 -
35 (Jn 17:21) "By this all men will know that you are My disciples,
if you have love for one another."
Build Caring Communities
Acts 4:32-35
32 (2Ch 30:12; Php 1:27) All the believers were of one heart and one soul,
and no one said that what he possessed was his own. But to them all things
were in common.
33 (Ac 1:8; 1:22) With great power the apostles testified to the resurrection
of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.
34 (Ac 2:45) There was no one among them who lacked, for all those who were
owners of land or houses sold them, and brought the income from what was sold,
35 (Ac 5:2; 2:45) and placed it at the apostles' feet. And it was distributed
to each according to his need.
Date The Model, Marry the mission
Eccles 11:1-4
The Value of Diligence
1 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10) Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days.
2 (Ps 112:9; 1Ti 6:18-19) Give a portion to seven, or even eight,
for you do not know what calamity may happen on the earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain,
they empty out on the land;
and if a tree falls to the north or south,
in the place that the tree falls, there it will be.
4 He who observes the wind will not sow,
and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
Now is the Time for us to be thriving in the middle becaue the world is
depending on us.
2 Samuel 16-18
2 Samuel 16
David and Ziba
1 (1Sa 25:18; 2Sa 15:32) When David had passed a little beyond the summit,
Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of saddled donkeys
carrying two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins,
one hundred summer fruits, and one skin of wine.
2 (2Sa 17:29; Jdg 10:4) The king said to Ziba, "Why do you have these things?"
Ziba replied, “"The donkeys are for the household of the king to ride.
The bread and the summer fruit are for the servants to eat.
The wine is for those who become weary in the wilderness to drink."
3 (2Sa 9:9-10) The king said, "And where is your master's son?"
Ziba said to the king, "He is staying in Jerusalem, for he said,
'Today they will return to me the house of Israel and my father's kingdom.'"
4 Then David said to Ziba, "Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth
is now yours."
Ziba replied, “I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight, my lord the king.â€
Shimei Curses David
5 (2Sa 3:16; Ex 22:28) When King David came to Bahurim, a man of the family
of the house of Saul came out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, a
nd he came out continuously cursing.
6 He threw stones at David and all of the servants of King David, as well as
all of the people and all of the warriors who were at his right and left.
7 (2Sa 12:9) Shimei said when he cursed: "Come out! Come out!
You bloodthirsty man, you scoundrel!
8 (2Sa 1:16; Jdg 9:24) The Lord has returned upon you all the blood
of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. And the Lord
has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom.
You are taken in your own evil, because you are a man of blood."
9 (Ex 22:28; 2Sa 9:8) Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king,
"How can this dead dog curse my lord the king!
Let me go over and remove his head."
10 (2Sa 19:22; Ro 9:20) The king responded, "What do you have against me,
sons of Zeruiah? Suppose that he curses because the Lord has said to him,
'Curse David.' Who shall then say, ‘'Why do you do so?' "
11 David then said to Abishai and to all of his servants, "My son who came
from my own body seeks my life, and now also this Benjamite. Leave him alone
and let him curse if the Lord has so instructed him.
12 (Dt 23:5; Ro 8:28) Perhaps today the Lord will look upon my guilt
and return kindness instead of his cursing."
13 So David and his men continued on the road, and Shimei went along
on the hillside beside them, cursing, throwing stones, and flinging dust
at them as he went.
14 The king and all of the people who were with him arrived at their
destination exhausted, but he refreshed himself there.
The Advice of Ahithophel and Hushai
15(2Sa 15:37) Now Absalom and all of the Israelite people entered Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel was with him.
16 (Sa 10:24; 2Ki 11:12) When Hushai the Arkite, the friend of David,
came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king!
Long live the king!"
17 (2Sa 19:25) Then Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this the extent of your
commitment to your friend? Why have you not gone with your friend?"
18 Hushai said to Absalom, "No! For whom the Lord, this people, and all men
of Israel have chosen, his I will be and with him I will remain.
19 (2Sa 15:34) Furthermore, whom shall I serve? Should it not be his son?
As I served your father, so shall I be with you."
20 Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your advice. What shall we do?"
21 (2Sa 15:16; 20:3) Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Lie with your father's
concubines, whom he left to watch over the palace. When all Israel hears
that you have made yourself abhorred by your father, then the hands
of all who are with you will be strong."
22 (2Sa 12:11-12; 15:16) So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof,
and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all of Israel.
23 (2Sa 15:12; 17:14) In those days, the advice that Ahithophel gave was as
when one inquired a word from God. Such was all of the advice of Ahithophel,
whether that which he gave to David or to Absalom.
2 Samuel 17
1 Ahithophel also said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men
so that I may arise and pursue David tonight.
2 (2Sa 16:14; 1Ki 22:31) I will overtake him while he is weary
and weak and strike him with terror; all of the people who are with him
will flee. Then I will strike only the king, 3and I will return all
of the people to you. When all return except the man whom you are seeking,
all of the people will be at peace."
4 The advice pleased Absalom and all of the elders of Israel.
5 So Absalom said, "Summon Hushai the Arkite so that we may hear
what he has to say as well."
6 When Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, "This is what Ahithophel
had advised. Should we do this thing? If not, you should tell us."
7 Hushai said to Absalom, "At this time, the advice
that Ahithophel has given is not good."
8 (Hos 13:8; 1Sa 16:18) Moreover, Hushai said, "You know that your father
and his men are warriors, and they have been provoked like a bear robbed
of her cubs. Your father is a veteran of warfare. He will not spend the night
with the people.
9 Even now, he has hidden himself in a ravine or some other place,
and when one of them falls in the first attack, whoever hears will say,
'It was a defeat for the people who follow Absalom.-
10 (Jos 2:9-11) Then even the valiant one, whose heart is like that of a lion,
will completely despair, for all of Israel knows
that your father is a warrior, and those who are with him are brave.
11 (Ge 22:17; Jos 11:4) "Therefore my advice is for all of Israel,
from Dan to Beersheba, to be completely gathered to you like
the multitude of the sand along the shoreline and for you to go to battle
in person.
12 We will come upon him in one of the places where he may be found,
and we will fall upon him like the dew upon the ground. Neither he nor
any of the men who are with him will remain, not a single one.
13 If he withdraws into a city, then all of Israel will bring ropes
to that city. We will raze it until it is a valley, until there cannot
be found there even a pebble."
14 (2Sa 15:34; 15:31) Then Absalom and all of the men of Israel said,
"The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than the advice of Ahithophel."
For the Lord had decided to undermine the prudent advice of Ahithophel,
so that the Lord might bring calamity to Absalom.
Hushai Warns David to Escape
15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests,
"Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel to do one thing,
but I advised them to do another thing.
16 (2Sa 15:28) Now quickly send someone to report to David,
'Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness,
but instead cross over. Otherwise, the king and all of the people
who are with him will be swallowed up.' "
17 (Jos 15:7; 18:16) Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were waiting at En Rogel.
A servant girl would go report to them, and they would go report
to King David, because they could not be seen entering the city.
18 (2Sa 3:16; 16:5) But a young man saw them and reported this to Absalom.
So the two of them went quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim.
He had a well in his courtyard, and they went down into it.
19 The wife took a covering and spread it over the opening of the well.
Then she scattered grain over it so that nothing could be discerned.
20 (Ex 1:19) The servants of Absalom came to the woman at the house
and said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?"
She said, "They crossed over the brook of water." When they searched,
they could not find them. So they returned to Jerusalem.
21 (2Sa 17:15-16) After they left, they came up from the well, went,
and reported to King David. They said to David, "Arise and quickly cross over
the water because thus has Ahithophel advised against you"
22 So David and all of the people who were with him arose and crossed
over the Jordan. By daybreak, there was not one left who had not crossed
over the Jordan.
23 (2Sa 15:12; 2Ki 20:1) When Ahithophel realized that his advice
was not followed, he saddled his donkey and returned to his house
in his own city. He gave instruction to his household, then he hanged
himself and died; he was interred in the tomb of his father.
Absalom's Death
24 (Ge 32:2; 2Sa 2:8) David came to Mahanaim as Absalom crossed the Jordan,
he and every Israelite with him.
25 (2Sa 19:13; 20:9-12) Now Absalom had placed Amasa over the army
in the place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man named Jether
the Ishmaelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash
and sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.
26 Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
27 (2Sa 9:4; 10:1-2) When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash
from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar,
and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
28 brought bedding, metal bowls, ceramic vessels, wheat, barley, flour,
roasted grain, beans, lentils,
29 (2Sa 16:2; 16:14) honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the livestock
for David and the people who were with him to eat and use.
For they said, "The people are hungry, exhausted,
and thirsting in the wilderness."
2 Samuel 18
1 David mustered the people who were with him, and he set over them
commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
2 (Jdg 7:16; 2Sa 15:19-22) Then David dispatched the people, one-third
under the command of Joab, one-third under the command of Abishai
the son of Zeruiah and brother of Joab, and one-third under the command
of Ittai the Gittite. Then David said to the people, "I myself will go out
with you."
3 (2Sa 21:17) But the people said, "You should not go, for if we retreat,
they will not be concerned about us. Even if half of us die,
they will not be concerned about us. But now you are worth ten thousand of us.
Therefore, it would be better to assist us from the city.â€
4 (2Sa 18:24) The king said to them, "I will do what seems best to you."
So the king stood beside the gate while all of the people went out
by hundreds and thousands.
5 The king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, "Deal gently
with the young man Absalom." All of the people heard the king instruct
the commanders concerning Absalom.
6 (Jos 17:18; 17:15) So the people went out toward Israel in the field,
but the fighting occurred in the forest of Ephraim.
7 The people of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David.
That day the defeat was extensive, twenty thousand men.
8 The fighting spread across the land, and the people consumed
by the forest were more numerous than those consumed by the sword that day.
9 (2Sa 14:26) Absalom was encountered by some of the servants of David.
Now Absalom was riding on his mule. When the mule went under the branches
of a very large tree, his head was caught in the tree. He was left in midair
while the mule that was under him kept going.
10 One man saw him and reported it to Joab, saying,
"I saw Absalom hanging in a tree."
11 Joab said to the man who was reporting to him, "What? You saw him?
Why did you not strike him on the spot, sending him to the ground?
I would have given you ten shekels [About 4 ounces, or 115 grams.]
of silver and a belt."
12 The man said to Joab, "Not even if I had felt the weight
of a thousand shekels [About 25 pounds, or 12 kilograms.] of silver in
my hand would I have laid a hand on the king's son. In our hearing
the king commanded you, Abishai, and Ittai saying:
Beware lest anyone touch the young man Absalom!
13 (2Sa 14:19-20) Otherwise, I would have worked falsehood
against my own life. For nothing is hidden from the king,
and you yourself would have set yourself against me."
14 Then Joab said, "I will not waste any more time with you."
He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom
while he was still alive in the midst of the tree.
15 Then ten young men, armor bearers for Joab, gathered around
and struck down Absalom, killing him.
16 (2Sa 2:28; 20:22) When Joab blew the horn, the people returned
from pursuing Israel, for Joab held back the people.
17 (Jos 7:26; 8:29) Then they took Absalom, disposed of him in a large pit
in the forest, and piled over him a very large heap of stones.
Then all Israel fled, everyone to his home.
18 (1Sa 15:12; Ge 14:17; 2Sa 14:27) Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken
and set up for himself a memorial stone in the Valley of the King,
for he said, "I have no son by whom my name may be remembered."
So he named the memorial stone after himself; and to this day,
it is called the monument of Absalom.
David Mourns
19 (2Sa 15:36; 18:31) Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said,
"Allow me to run and bring the news to the king that the Lord
has delivered him from the hand of his enemies."
20 But Joab said to him, "You will not be a man who bears news today;
you may bear news another day. Today you will not bear news
because the king's son is dead."
21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, "Go, report to the king what you have seen."
The Cushite bowed to Joab, then ran off.
22 Ahimaaz again said to Joab, "Whatever may happen,
let me run also, after the Cushite."
Then Joab said, "Why is it that you want to run, my son?
There is no messenger's reward for you to obtain."
23 "Whatever happens, I want to run."
So he said to him, "Run." So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain
and passed the Cushite.
24 (2Sa 19:8) Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman
went up to the roof of the gate, to the city wall. He lifted his eyes and
saw a man running by himself.
25 The watchman called and told the king.
The king said, "If he is alone, there is news in his mouth."
And he came ever closer.
26 Then the watchman saw another man running.
The watchman called to the gatekeeper and said,
"Look there is another man running alone."
The king said, "He also is bringing news."
27 (2Ki 9:20; 1Ki 1:42) The watchman said,
"I think that the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz."
The king said, "He is a good man and comes with good news."
28 (Ge 14:20; 2Sa 14:4) Then Ahimaaz called to the king and said,
"All is well." He bowed down to the ground before the king and said,
"Blessed be the Lord your God who has handed over the men who raised
their hand against my lord the king."
29 (2Sa 18:22) The king said, "Is it well for the young man Absalom?"
Ahimaaz said, "I saw a great commotion when Joab sent the servant of the king,
your servant, but I do not know what it was."
30 The king said, "Step aside and stand here." So he stepped aside
and stood in position.
31 (2Sa 18:19) Then the Cushite came and said, "Good news for my lord
the king, for today the Lord has delivered you from those who rose up
against you."
32 (Jdg 5:31; 1Sa 25:26) The king said to the Cushite,
"Is it well for the young man Absalom?"
The Cushite said, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all
who would rise up against you to do harm become as the young man is."
33 (2Sa 19:4) The king was deeply moved and went up to the upper chamber
of the gate and wept. As he went he said, "O my son Absalom, my son,
my son Absalom! If only I could have given my death in your stead,
Absalom, my son, my son!"
2) Our Daily Bread for 16 May 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/05/16/wherever-were-from
entitled Guilt and Forgiveness
Romans 2:12–16
12 (1Co 9:21) As many as have sinned without the law will also perish
without the law, and as many as have sinned under the law will be judged
by the law,
13 for the hearers of the law are not justified before God, but the doers
of the law will be justified.
14 (Ro 2:12) For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature
the things contained in the law, these, not having the law, are a law
unto themselves,
15 who show the work of the law written in their hearts,
their conscience also bearing witness, while their conflicting
thoughts accuse or even excuse them,
16 (Ro 16:25; Ac 10:42; 1Ti 1:11) in the day when, according
to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Jesus Christ.
In his book Human Universals, anthropologist Donald Brown lists more
than four hundred behaviors that he considers common across humanity.
He includes such things as toys, jokes, dances, and proverbs, wariness
of snakes, and tying things with string! Likewise, he believes all cultures
have concepts of right and wrong, where generosity is praised,
promises are valued, and things like meanness and murder
understood to be wrong. We all have a sense of conscience,
wherever we're from.
The apostle Paul made a similar point many centuries ago. While God gave
the Jewish people the Ten Commandments to clarify right from wrong, Paul
noted that since gentiles could do right by obeying their conscience,
God's laws were evidently written on their hearts (Romans 2:14-15).
But that didn’t mean people always did what was right. The gentiles rebelled
against their conscience (1:32), the Jews broke the Law (2:17-24), leaving
both guilty. But through faith in Jesus, God removes the death penalty
from all our rule-breaking (3:23-26; 6:23).
Since God created all humans with a sense of right and wrong, each of us will
likely feel some guilt over a bad thing we've done or a good thing we failed
to do. When we confess those sins, God wipes away the guilt like a whiteboard
wiped clean. All we have to do is ask Him-whoever we are, wherever we're from.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
Where do you think humanity's sense of right and wrong comes from?
What guilt feelings are you wanting Jesus' forgiveness for today?
Jesus, I’ve failed to do right and succeeded in doing wrong. Forgive me.
Thank You for dying my death so I don't have to.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.
"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him
a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."
Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him
I'd give him half!"
Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely
anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with
assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse
seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers
aren't answered in the way we expected.
But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the
kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of
Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,
commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for
the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions arew any indication,
is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.
Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching
am "If it be Thy will" cluase onton the end of our prayers. We eed to know
God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to
him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer
is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Chirst. We are
less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to sahre God's priorities,
as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,
as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes
on new dimensions.
Application
a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?
b) What changes need to take place in my life
so that I might pray with greater power?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebrews 7:8
8 In the one case mortal men receive tithes,
but in the other he of whom it is witnessed
that he is alive receives them.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
2 Cor 12:7-10
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance
of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan,
to torment me, lest I be exalted above measure.
8 I asked the Lord three times that this thing might depart from me.
9 But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made
perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will boast in my weaknesses,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 So I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in hardships,
in persecutions, and in distresses for Christ’s sake.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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
16th Day of the Month
a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and
without consequences
( John 16:7-8
7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.
For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.
But if I go, I will send Him to you.
8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment"
)
b) Pray that poeple's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
(
John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me."
Rom 3:19-20
19 Now we know that whatever the law says,
it says to those who are under the law,
so that every mouth may be silenced,
and all the world may become accountable to God.
20 Therefore by the works of the law
no flesh will be justified in His sight,
for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
2 COr 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,
that each one may receive his recompense in the body,
according to what he has done,
whether it was good or bad.
2 Cor 10:5
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ,
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to thrive in the middle.
Pray to the Lord to Him for direction in the middle of family crisis.
Pray to the Lord to forgive you for doing wrong.
Pray to the Lord to know trhe Lord's Will.
.
Pray to the Lord to understand the Will when giving offerings.
Pray to the Lord to seek Him during your pain and suffering.
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 God will convict the hearts of the citizens of the world
of the false idea that all moral choices are equal and
without consequences
Pray that poeple's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
Pray for the protection of Kenyan Christian minorities along the coast .
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.
Today at hhtps://www.calvarycommuinty.ca/ , Pastor Doug Zeiber spoke about
Thriving in The Middle.
Shake it Up
Hebrews 12:25-28
25 (Heb 8:5; 11:7) See that you do not refuse Him who is speaking.
For if they did not escape when they refused Him who spoke on earth,
much less shall we escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven.
26 (Ex 19:18) At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has given us
a promise, saying, "Yet once more I will shake
not only the earth but also heaven." Hag 2:6.
27 And this statement, "Yet once more," signifies the removal of those things
that can be shaken, things that are created, so that only those things
that cannot be shaken will remain.
28 (Da 2:44; Heb 13:15) Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom
that cannot be moved, let us be gracious, by which we may serve God
acceptably with reverence and godly fear.
Haggai 2
6 (Isa 10:25; 29:17) For thus says the Lord of Hosts: Once more, in a little
while, I will shake the heavens and earth, the sea and dry land.
7 (1Ki 8:11; Isa 60:7) And I will shake all the nations, and they will come
with the wealth of all nations, and I will fill this house with glory,
says the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Isa 60:17) The silver is mine, and the gold is Mine,
says the Lord of Hosts.
Acts 4:29-31
29 (Ac 4:13; 4:31) "Now, Lord, look on their threats and grant that
Your servants may speak Your word with great boldness,
30 (Ac 4:27; 3:6) by stretching out Your hand to heal and that signs
and wonders may be performed in the name of Your holy Son Jesus."
31 (Ac 2:2; 2:4) When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled
together was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and spoke the word of God with boldness.
Avoid Social Media Massacres
John 13:35 -
35 (Jn 17:21) "By this all men will know that you are My disciples,
if you have love for one another."
Build Caring Communities
Acts 4:32-35
32 (2Ch 30:12; Php 1:27) All the believers were of one heart and one soul,
and no one said that what he possessed was his own. But to them all things
were in common.
33 (Ac 1:8; 1:22) With great power the apostles testified to the resurrection
of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.
34 (Ac 2:45) There was no one among them who lacked, for all those who were
owners of land or houses sold them, and brought the income from what was sold,
35 (Ac 5:2; 2:45) and placed it at the apostles' feet. And it was distributed
to each according to his need.
Date The Model, Marry the mission
Eccles 11:1-4
The Value of Diligence
1 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10) Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days.
2 (Ps 112:9; 1Ti 6:18-19) Give a portion to seven, or even eight,
for you do not know what calamity may happen on the earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain,
they empty out on the land;
and if a tree falls to the north or south,
in the place that the tree falls, there it will be.
4 He who observes the wind will not sow,
and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
Now is the Time for us to be thriving in the middle becaue the world is
depending on us.
2 Samuel 16-18
2 Samuel 16
David and Ziba
1 (1Sa 25:18; 2Sa 15:32) When David had passed a little beyond the summit,
Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of saddled donkeys
carrying two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins,
one hundred summer fruits, and one skin of wine.
2 (2Sa 17:29; Jdg 10:4) The king said to Ziba, "Why do you have these things?"
Ziba replied, “"The donkeys are for the household of the king to ride.
The bread and the summer fruit are for the servants to eat.
The wine is for those who become weary in the wilderness to drink."
3 (2Sa 9:9-10) The king said, "And where is your master's son?"
Ziba said to the king, "He is staying in Jerusalem, for he said,
'Today they will return to me the house of Israel and my father's kingdom.'"
4 Then David said to Ziba, "Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth
is now yours."
Ziba replied, “I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight, my lord the king.â€
Shimei Curses David
5 (2Sa 3:16; Ex 22:28) When King David came to Bahurim, a man of the family
of the house of Saul came out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, a
nd he came out continuously cursing.
6 He threw stones at David and all of the servants of King David, as well as
all of the people and all of the warriors who were at his right and left.
7 (2Sa 12:9) Shimei said when he cursed: "Come out! Come out!
You bloodthirsty man, you scoundrel!
8 (2Sa 1:16; Jdg 9:24) The Lord has returned upon you all the blood
of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. And the Lord
has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom.
You are taken in your own evil, because you are a man of blood."
9 (Ex 22:28; 2Sa 9:8) Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king,
"How can this dead dog curse my lord the king!
Let me go over and remove his head."
10 (2Sa 19:22; Ro 9:20) The king responded, "What do you have against me,
sons of Zeruiah? Suppose that he curses because the Lord has said to him,
'Curse David.' Who shall then say, ‘'Why do you do so?' "
11 David then said to Abishai and to all of his servants, "My son who came
from my own body seeks my life, and now also this Benjamite. Leave him alone
and let him curse if the Lord has so instructed him.
12 (Dt 23:5; Ro 8:28) Perhaps today the Lord will look upon my guilt
and return kindness instead of his cursing."
13 So David and his men continued on the road, and Shimei went along
on the hillside beside them, cursing, throwing stones, and flinging dust
at them as he went.
14 The king and all of the people who were with him arrived at their
destination exhausted, but he refreshed himself there.
The Advice of Ahithophel and Hushai
15(2Sa 15:37) Now Absalom and all of the Israelite people entered Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel was with him.
16 (Sa 10:24; 2Ki 11:12) When Hushai the Arkite, the friend of David,
came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king!
Long live the king!"
17 (2Sa 19:25) Then Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this the extent of your
commitment to your friend? Why have you not gone with your friend?"
18 Hushai said to Absalom, "No! For whom the Lord, this people, and all men
of Israel have chosen, his I will be and with him I will remain.
19 (2Sa 15:34) Furthermore, whom shall I serve? Should it not be his son?
As I served your father, so shall I be with you."
20 Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your advice. What shall we do?"
21 (2Sa 15:16; 20:3) Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Lie with your father's
concubines, whom he left to watch over the palace. When all Israel hears
that you have made yourself abhorred by your father, then the hands
of all who are with you will be strong."
22 (2Sa 12:11-12; 15:16) So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof,
and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all of Israel.
23 (2Sa 15:12; 17:14) In those days, the advice that Ahithophel gave was as
when one inquired a word from God. Such was all of the advice of Ahithophel,
whether that which he gave to David or to Absalom.
2 Samuel 17
1 Ahithophel also said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men
so that I may arise and pursue David tonight.
2 (2Sa 16:14; 1Ki 22:31) I will overtake him while he is weary
and weak and strike him with terror; all of the people who are with him
will flee. Then I will strike only the king, 3and I will return all
of the people to you. When all return except the man whom you are seeking,
all of the people will be at peace."
4 The advice pleased Absalom and all of the elders of Israel.
5 So Absalom said, "Summon Hushai the Arkite so that we may hear
what he has to say as well."
6 When Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, "This is what Ahithophel
had advised. Should we do this thing? If not, you should tell us."
7 Hushai said to Absalom, "At this time, the advice
that Ahithophel has given is not good."
8 (Hos 13:8; 1Sa 16:18) Moreover, Hushai said, "You know that your father
and his men are warriors, and they have been provoked like a bear robbed
of her cubs. Your father is a veteran of warfare. He will not spend the night
with the people.
9 Even now, he has hidden himself in a ravine or some other place,
and when one of them falls in the first attack, whoever hears will say,
'It was a defeat for the people who follow Absalom.-
10 (Jos 2:9-11) Then even the valiant one, whose heart is like that of a lion,
will completely despair, for all of Israel knows
that your father is a warrior, and those who are with him are brave.
11 (Ge 22:17; Jos 11:4) "Therefore my advice is for all of Israel,
from Dan to Beersheba, to be completely gathered to you like
the multitude of the sand along the shoreline and for you to go to battle
in person.
12 We will come upon him in one of the places where he may be found,
and we will fall upon him like the dew upon the ground. Neither he nor
any of the men who are with him will remain, not a single one.
13 If he withdraws into a city, then all of Israel will bring ropes
to that city. We will raze it until it is a valley, until there cannot
be found there even a pebble."
14 (2Sa 15:34; 15:31) Then Absalom and all of the men of Israel said,
"The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than the advice of Ahithophel."
For the Lord had decided to undermine the prudent advice of Ahithophel,
so that the Lord might bring calamity to Absalom.
Hushai Warns David to Escape
15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests,
"Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel to do one thing,
but I advised them to do another thing.
16 (2Sa 15:28) Now quickly send someone to report to David,
'Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness,
but instead cross over. Otherwise, the king and all of the people
who are with him will be swallowed up.' "
17 (Jos 15:7; 18:16) Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were waiting at En Rogel.
A servant girl would go report to them, and they would go report
to King David, because they could not be seen entering the city.
18 (2Sa 3:16; 16:5) But a young man saw them and reported this to Absalom.
So the two of them went quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim.
He had a well in his courtyard, and they went down into it.
19 The wife took a covering and spread it over the opening of the well.
Then she scattered grain over it so that nothing could be discerned.
20 (Ex 1:19) The servants of Absalom came to the woman at the house
and said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?"
She said, "They crossed over the brook of water." When they searched,
they could not find them. So they returned to Jerusalem.
21 (2Sa 17:15-16) After they left, they came up from the well, went,
and reported to King David. They said to David, "Arise and quickly cross over
the water because thus has Ahithophel advised against you"
22 So David and all of the people who were with him arose and crossed
over the Jordan. By daybreak, there was not one left who had not crossed
over the Jordan.
23 (2Sa 15:12; 2Ki 20:1) When Ahithophel realized that his advice
was not followed, he saddled his donkey and returned to his house
in his own city. He gave instruction to his household, then he hanged
himself and died; he was interred in the tomb of his father.
Absalom's Death
24 (Ge 32:2; 2Sa 2:8) David came to Mahanaim as Absalom crossed the Jordan,
he and every Israelite with him.
25 (2Sa 19:13; 20:9-12) Now Absalom had placed Amasa over the army
in the place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man named Jether
the Ishmaelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash
and sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.
26 Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
27 (2Sa 9:4; 10:1-2) When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash
from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar,
and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
28 brought bedding, metal bowls, ceramic vessels, wheat, barley, flour,
roasted grain, beans, lentils,
29 (2Sa 16:2; 16:14) honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the livestock
for David and the people who were with him to eat and use.
For they said, "The people are hungry, exhausted,
and thirsting in the wilderness."
2 Samuel 18
1 David mustered the people who were with him, and he set over them
commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
2 (Jdg 7:16; 2Sa 15:19-22) Then David dispatched the people, one-third
under the command of Joab, one-third under the command of Abishai
the son of Zeruiah and brother of Joab, and one-third under the command
of Ittai the Gittite. Then David said to the people, "I myself will go out
with you."
3 (2Sa 21:17) But the people said, "You should not go, for if we retreat,
they will not be concerned about us. Even if half of us die,
they will not be concerned about us. But now you are worth ten thousand of us.
Therefore, it would be better to assist us from the city.â€
4 (2Sa 18:24) The king said to them, "I will do what seems best to you."
So the king stood beside the gate while all of the people went out
by hundreds and thousands.
5 The king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, "Deal gently
with the young man Absalom." All of the people heard the king instruct
the commanders concerning Absalom.
6 (Jos 17:18; 17:15) So the people went out toward Israel in the field,
but the fighting occurred in the forest of Ephraim.
7 The people of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David.
That day the defeat was extensive, twenty thousand men.
8 The fighting spread across the land, and the people consumed
by the forest were more numerous than those consumed by the sword that day.
9 (2Sa 14:26) Absalom was encountered by some of the servants of David.
Now Absalom was riding on his mule. When the mule went under the branches
of a very large tree, his head was caught in the tree. He was left in midair
while the mule that was under him kept going.
10 One man saw him and reported it to Joab, saying,
"I saw Absalom hanging in a tree."
11 Joab said to the man who was reporting to him, "What? You saw him?
Why did you not strike him on the spot, sending him to the ground?
I would have given you ten shekels [About 4 ounces, or 115 grams.]
of silver and a belt."
12 The man said to Joab, "Not even if I had felt the weight
of a thousand shekels [About 25 pounds, or 12 kilograms.] of silver in
my hand would I have laid a hand on the king's son. In our hearing
the king commanded you, Abishai, and Ittai saying:
Beware lest anyone touch the young man Absalom!
13 (2Sa 14:19-20) Otherwise, I would have worked falsehood
against my own life. For nothing is hidden from the king,
and you yourself would have set yourself against me."
14 Then Joab said, "I will not waste any more time with you."
He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom
while he was still alive in the midst of the tree.
15 Then ten young men, armor bearers for Joab, gathered around
and struck down Absalom, killing him.
16 (2Sa 2:28; 20:22) When Joab blew the horn, the people returned
from pursuing Israel, for Joab held back the people.
17 (Jos 7:26; 8:29) Then they took Absalom, disposed of him in a large pit
in the forest, and piled over him a very large heap of stones.
Then all Israel fled, everyone to his home.
18 (1Sa 15:12; Ge 14:17; 2Sa 14:27) Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken
and set up for himself a memorial stone in the Valley of the King,
for he said, "I have no son by whom my name may be remembered."
So he named the memorial stone after himself; and to this day,
it is called the monument of Absalom.
David Mourns
19 (2Sa 15:36; 18:31) Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said,
"Allow me to run and bring the news to the king that the Lord
has delivered him from the hand of his enemies."
20 But Joab said to him, "You will not be a man who bears news today;
you may bear news another day. Today you will not bear news
because the king's son is dead."
21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, "Go, report to the king what you have seen."
The Cushite bowed to Joab, then ran off.
22 Ahimaaz again said to Joab, "Whatever may happen,
let me run also, after the Cushite."
Then Joab said, "Why is it that you want to run, my son?
There is no messenger's reward for you to obtain."
23 "Whatever happens, I want to run."
So he said to him, "Run." So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain
and passed the Cushite.
24 (2Sa 19:8) Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman
went up to the roof of the gate, to the city wall. He lifted his eyes and
saw a man running by himself.
25 The watchman called and told the king.
The king said, "If he is alone, there is news in his mouth."
And he came ever closer.
26 Then the watchman saw another man running.
The watchman called to the gatekeeper and said,
"Look there is another man running alone."
The king said, "He also is bringing news."
27 (2Ki 9:20; 1Ki 1:42) The watchman said,
"I think that the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz."
The king said, "He is a good man and comes with good news."
28 (Ge 14:20; 2Sa 14:4) Then Ahimaaz called to the king and said,
"All is well." He bowed down to the ground before the king and said,
"Blessed be the Lord your God who has handed over the men who raised
their hand against my lord the king."
29 (2Sa 18:22) The king said, "Is it well for the young man Absalom?"
Ahimaaz said, "I saw a great commotion when Joab sent the servant of the king,
your servant, but I do not know what it was."
30 The king said, "Step aside and stand here." So he stepped aside
and stood in position.
31 (2Sa 18:19) Then the Cushite came and said, "Good news for my lord
the king, for today the Lord has delivered you from those who rose up
against you."
32 (Jdg 5:31; 1Sa 25:26) The king said to the Cushite,
"Is it well for the young man Absalom?"
The Cushite said, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all
who would rise up against you to do harm become as the young man is."
33 (2Sa 19:4) The king was deeply moved and went up to the upper chamber
of the gate and wept. As he went he said, "O my son Absalom, my son,
my son Absalom! If only I could have given my death in your stead,
Absalom, my son, my son!"
2) Our Daily Bread for 16 May 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/05/16/wherever-were-from
entitled Guilt and Forgiveness
Romans 2:12–16
12 (1Co 9:21) As many as have sinned without the law will also perish
without the law, and as many as have sinned under the law will be judged
by the law,
13 for the hearers of the law are not justified before God, but the doers
of the law will be justified.
14 (Ro 2:12) For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature
the things contained in the law, these, not having the law, are a law
unto themselves,
15 who show the work of the law written in their hearts,
their conscience also bearing witness, while their conflicting
thoughts accuse or even excuse them,
16 (Ro 16:25; Ac 10:42; 1Ti 1:11) in the day when, according
to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Jesus Christ.
In his book Human Universals, anthropologist Donald Brown lists more
than four hundred behaviors that he considers common across humanity.
He includes such things as toys, jokes, dances, and proverbs, wariness
of snakes, and tying things with string! Likewise, he believes all cultures
have concepts of right and wrong, where generosity is praised,
promises are valued, and things like meanness and murder
understood to be wrong. We all have a sense of conscience,
wherever we're from.
The apostle Paul made a similar point many centuries ago. While God gave
the Jewish people the Ten Commandments to clarify right from wrong, Paul
noted that since gentiles could do right by obeying their conscience,
God's laws were evidently written on their hearts (Romans 2:14-15).
But that didn’t mean people always did what was right. The gentiles rebelled
against their conscience (1:32), the Jews broke the Law (2:17-24), leaving
both guilty. But through faith in Jesus, God removes the death penalty
from all our rule-breaking (3:23-26; 6:23).
Since God created all humans with a sense of right and wrong, each of us will
likely feel some guilt over a bad thing we've done or a good thing we failed
to do. When we confess those sins, God wipes away the guilt like a whiteboard
wiped clean. All we have to do is ask Him-whoever we are, wherever we're from.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
Where do you think humanity's sense of right and wrong comes from?
What guilt feelings are you wanting Jesus' forgiveness for today?
Jesus, I’ve failed to do right and succeeded in doing wrong. Forgive me.
Thank You for dying my death so I don't have to.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.
"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him
a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."
Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him
I'd give him half!"
Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely
anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with
assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse
seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers
aren't answered in the way we expected.
But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the
kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of
Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,
commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for
the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions arew any indication,
is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.
Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching
am "If it be Thy will" cluase onton the end of our prayers. We eed to know
God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to
him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer
is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Chirst. We are
less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to sahre God's priorities,
as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,
as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes
on new dimensions.
Application
a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?
b) What changes need to take place in my life
so that I might pray with greater power?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebrews 7:8
8 In the one case mortal men receive tithes,
but in the other he of whom it is witnessed
that he is alive receives them.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
2 Cor 12:7-10
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance
of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan,
to torment me, lest I be exalted above measure.
8 I asked the Lord three times that this thing might depart from me.
9 But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made
perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will boast in my weaknesses,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 So I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in hardships,
in persecutions, and in distresses for Christ’s sake.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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
16th Day of the Month
a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and
without consequences
( John 16:7-8
7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.
For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.
But if I go, I will send Him to you.
8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment"
)
b) Pray that poeple's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
(
John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me."
Rom 3:19-20
19 Now we know that whatever the law says,
it says to those who are under the law,
so that every mouth may be silenced,
and all the world may become accountable to God.
20 Therefore by the works of the law
no flesh will be justified in His sight,
for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
2 COr 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,
that each one may receive his recompense in the body,
according to what he has done,
whether it was good or bad.
2 Cor 10:5
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ,
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to thrive in the middle.
Pray to the Lord to Him for direction in the middle of family crisis.
Pray to the Lord to forgive you for doing wrong.
Pray to the Lord to know trhe Lord's Will.
.
Pray to the Lord to understand the Will when giving offerings.
Pray to the Lord to seek Him during your pain and suffering.
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 God will convict the hearts of the citizens of the world
of the false idea that all moral choices are equal and
without consequences
Pray that poeple's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
Pray for the protection of Kenyan Christian minorities along the coast .
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.