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Day 156 - 5 June 2021 reflections

Day 156, 5 June 2021



Proverbs 10 - 12



Proverbs 10



The Proverbs of Solomon



1 (Pr 1:1; 29:3) The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a glad father,

but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

2 (Pr 11:4; 21:6) Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,

but righteousness delivers from death.

3 (Ps 34:9-10; 37:25) The Lord will not allow the soul

of the righteous to famish,

but He casts away the desire of the wicked.

4 (Pr 13:4; 21:5; 12:24) He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand,

but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

5 (Pr 6:8; 17:2) He who gathers in summer is a wise son,

but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

6 (Pr 10:11; 28:20) Blessings are on the head of the just,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

7 (Ps 112:6; 9:5-6) The memory of the just is blessed,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

8 The wise in heart will receive commandments,

but a prating fool will fall.

9 (Ps 23:4; Pr 28:18) He who walks uprightly walks surely,

but he who perverts his ways will be known.

10 (Ps 35:19; Pr 6:13) He who winks with the eye causes sorrow,

but a prating fool will fall.

11 (Pr 10:6; 13:14) The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

12 (1Pe 4:8; Pr 17:9 ) Hatred stirs up strife,

but love covers all sins.

13 (Pr 26:3; 6:32) In the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found,

but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

14 (Pr 18:7; 10:8) Wise men store up knowledge,

but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

15 (Pr 18:11; Ps 52:7) The rich man's wealth is his strong city;

the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

16 The labor of the righteous tends to life,

the fruit of the wicked to sin.

17 (Pr 6:23) He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,

but he who refuses reproof errs.

18 He who hides hatred has lying lips,

and he who spreads slander is a fool.

19 (Jas 3:2; Ecc 5:3; Jas 1:19) In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,

but he who restrains his lips is wise.

20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver;

the heart of the wicked is worth little.

21 (Hos 4:6; Pr 5:23) The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of wisdom.

22 (Ge 24:35; 26:12) The blessing of the Lord makes rich,

and He adds no sorrow with it.

23 (Pr 15:21; 2:14) To do mischief is like sport to a fool,

but a man of understanding has wisdom.

24 (Ps 145:19; Mt 5:6) The fear of the wicked will come upon him,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

25 (Ps 15:5; 58:9) As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more,

but the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

26 As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes,

so is the sluggard to those who send him.

27 (Job 15:32-33; Pr 3:2) The fear of the Lord prolongs days,

but the years of the wicked will be shortened.

28 (Job 8:13; Pr 11:7) The hope of the righteous will be gladness,

but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

29 (Pr 21:15) The way of the Lord is strength to the upright,

but destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

30 (Ps 37:22; 125:1) The righteous will never be removed,

but the wicked will not inhabit the earth.

31 (Ps 37:30; Pr 10:13) The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom,

but the perverse tongue will be cut out.

32 (Ecc 12:10) The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,

but the mouth of the wicked speaks what is perverse.



Proverbs 11



1 (Pr 16:11; 20:10; 20:23) A false balance is abomination to the Lord,

but a just weight is His delight.

2 (Pr 29:23; 18:12) When pride comes, then comes shame;

but with the humble is wisdom.

3 (Pr 13:6 ) The integrity of the upright will guide them,

but the perverseness of transgressors will destroy them.

4 (Ge 7:1; Pr 10:2) Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,

but righteousness delivers from death.

5 (Pr 5:22) The righteousness of the upright will direct his way,

but the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

6 (Ecc 10:8) The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,

but transgressors will be taken by their schemes.

7 (Pr 10:28; Job 8:13-14) When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,

and the hope of unjust men perishes.

8 (Pr 21:18) The righteous is delivered out of trouble,

and the wicked comes in his place.

9 A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,

but through knowledge the just will be delivered.

10 (Pr 28:12) When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;

and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

11 (Pr 29:8) By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted,

but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

12 He who is void of wisdom despises his neighbor,

but a man of understanding holds his peace.

13 (Lev 19:16; Pr 20:19) A talebearer reveals secrets,

but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

14 (Pr 15:22; 24:6) Where there is no counsel, the people fall;

but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

15 (Pr 17:18) He who puts up a pledge for a stranger will suffer for it,

and he who hates being a pledge is secure.

16 (Pr 31:30-31) A gracious woman retains honor,

but ruthless men retain riches.

17 (Mt 5:7; 25:34-40) The merciful man does good to his own soul,

but he who is cruel troubles his own body.

18 (Gal 6:8-9; Jas 3:18) The wicked works a deceitful work,

but to him who sows righteousness will be a sure reward.

19 (Pr 10:16; 19:23) As righteousness tends to life,

so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

20 (1Ch 29:17; Ps 119:1) Those who are of a perverse heart

are abomination to the Lord,

but such as are upright in their way are His delight.

21 (Pr 16:5) Though be assured, the wicked will not be unpunished,

but the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.

22 As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout,

so is a fair woman who is without discretion.

23 (Ro 2:8-9; Pr 10:28) The desire of the righteous is only good,

but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 (Ps 112:9; Pr 19:17) There is one who scatters, yet increases;

and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.

25 (Mt 5:7) The generous soul will be made rich,

and he who waters will be watered also himself.

26 (Job 29:13) The people will curse him who withholds grain,

but blessing will be upon the head of him who sells it.

27 (Est 7:10; Ps 7:15-16) He who diligently seeks good procures favour,

but he who seeks mischief, it will come to him.

28 (Jer 17:8; Ps 1:3) He who trusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will flourish as a branch.

29 (Ecc 5:16) He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind,

and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

30 (Jas 5:20; Pr 3:18) The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,

and he who wins souls is wise.

31 (Jer 25:29) If the righteous will be recompensed in the earth,

how much more the wicked and the sinner.



Proverbs 12

1 (Pr 9:7-8) Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,

but he who hates reproof is brutish.

2 (Pr 8:35) A good man obtains favor of the Lord,

but a man of wicked devices will He condemn.

3 (Pr 10:25) A man will not be established by wickedness,

but the root of the righteous will not be moved.

4 (Pr 14:30; Hab 3:16) A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband,

but she who brings shame is as rottenness in his bones.

5 The thoughts of the righteous are right,

but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

6 (Pr 14:3) The words of the wicked are, "Lie in wait for blood,"

but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

7 (Pr 10:25; 11:21) The wicked are overthrown, and are not,

but the house of the righteous will stand.

8 A man will be commended according to his wisdom,

but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

9 He who is lightly esteemed and has a servant is better

than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

10 (Dt 25:4) A righteous man regards the life of his animal,

but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

11 (Pr 28:19; Jdg 9:4) He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread,

but he who follows vain persons is void of understanding.

12 (Ps 10:9) The wicked covet the plunder of evil men,

but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

13 (2Pe 2:9; Ps 64:8) The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips,

but the just will come out of trouble.

14 (Pr 13:2; Isa 3:10-11) A man will be satisfied with good

by the fruit of his mouth,

and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

15 (Pr 16:2; 16:25) The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,

but he who listens to counsel is wise.

16 (Pr 29:11) A fool's wrath is presently known,

but a prudent man covers shame.

17 (Pr 14:5; 6:19) He who speaks truth shows forth righteousness,

but a false witness deceit.

18 (Ps 57:4; Pr 16:24) There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,

but the tongue of the wise is health.

19 (Pr 19:9) The truthful lip will be established forever,

but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

20 Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil,

but to the counselors of peace is joy.

21 (Ps 91:10) There will no evil happen to the just,

but the wicked will be filled with mischief.

22 (Rev 22:15; Pr 11:20) Lying lips are abomination to the Lord,

but those who deal truly are His delight.

23 (Pr 13:16; 15:2) A prudent man conceals knowledge,

but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

24 (Pr 10:4; 13:4) The hand of the diligent will rule,

but the slothful will be put to forced labor.

25 (Pr 15:13; 15:23) Heaviness in the heart of man makes it droop,

but a good word makes it glad.

26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbors,

but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

27 (Pr 13:4) The slothful man does not roast that which he took in hunting,

but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

28 (3Jn 1:11) In the way of righteousness is life,

and in its pathway there is no death.



2) Our Daily Bread for 5 June 2021

https://odb.org/US/2021/06/05/while-we-wait

entitled Waiting in Hope



Romans 12:9-13



9 (1Ti 1:5; 2Co 6:6) Let love be without hypocrisy. Hate what is evil.

Cleave to what is good.

10 (Php 2:3; Heb 13:1) Be devoted to one another with brotherly love;

prefer one another in honor,

11 (Ac 18:25) do not be lazy in diligence, be fervent in spirit,

serve the Lord,

12 (Heb 10:36; Ac 1:14) rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering,

persevere in prayer,

13 (2Co 9:1; 1Ti 3:2) contribute to the needs of the saints,

practice hospitality.



Rogelio served as our waiter during our weeklong vacation.

In one conversation, he credited Jesus for blessing him with Kaly,

a compassionate wife with strong faith. After they had their first baby,

God gave them the opportunity to help care for their niece

who had Down syndrome. Soon after, Rogelio's mother-in-law

needed live-in care.



Rogelio works with joy, often taking on double shifts to ensure his wife

can stay home to care for the people God entrusted to them. When I shared

how the couple inspired me to love better because of the way they opened

their hearts and home to serve their family members,

he said, "It is my pleasure to serve them . . . and you."



Rogelio’s life affirms the power of living with generosity

and trusting God to provide as we serve one another selflessly.

The apostle Paul urged God's people to be "devoted to one another in love

. . . joyful in hope, patient in affliction, [and] faithful in prayer"

as we "share with the Lord's people who are in need

[and] practice hospitality" (Romans 12:10-13).



Our life can change in an instant, leaving us or those we love

in circumstances that feel impossible to bear. But when we're willing

to share all God has given us while we wait on Him,

we can cling to His enduring love . . . together.



By: Xochitl Dixon



Reflect & Pray



How can you prayerfully and physically support someone in need today?

How has God used someone to offer you tangible

support while you waited for Him?



God, please help me love others while I wait for You to work in

and through my circumstances.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 7 - The Cost of Widsom



Proverbs 4:4,7



Proverbs 4



4 (Pr 7:2; Eph 6:4) He also taught me and said to me,

"Let your heart retain my words;

keep my commandments, and live.

...

7 (Mt 13:44–46) Wisdom is principal; therefore get wisdom.

And with all your getting, get understanding. "



Establishing priorities is a popular topic of conversation in our

generation. We carry appointment calendars and attend goal-setting

strategy seminars. We let machines answer our telephones so that

we won't miss any important messages, or so that we can screen calls

before we answer them. We order our lives sp that we can "get ahead".

"Getting ahead" in God's kingdom, however, involves other priorities

than the ones we may set for ourselves. "Wisdom is supreme," the

principal thing, says Proverbs 4:7, "Get wisdom. Though it cost

all you have, get understanding."

Wisdom is defined as "an understanding of what is true, right, or lasting."

Biblical wisdom is not merely the accumulation of facts about God and his

teaching, but the application of those truths of life, taking on

the character of God as we mature in the image of Christ.

Such wisdom may, indeed, come at great cost. Jesus calls us to "lay

down our lives" to folow him - perhaps not literally to die, but to die

to self-centered priorities, to allow the Holy Spirit to establish

his value system in us.

"Keep my commandments and you will live," Proverbs 4:4 says. Real life -

rich, fulfilling, significant, abundant life - comes only through union

with God. The success offered by the world, the acclaim of others, material

prosperity and convenience cannot satisfy us once we have tasted

the joy of life with God in Christ.



Application



a) What does "getting wisdom" means to me?



b) What practical changes can I make in my life to help me focus

my attention on the priorities and values of the Lord?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Gal 3:13-14



13 (Dt 21:23; Gal 4:5 )Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by

being made a curse for us - as it is written,

"Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree" (Dt 21:23.)—

14 (Ac 2:33; Gal 3:2) so that the blessing of Abraham might come

on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise

of the Spirit through faith.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Guiding Presence



Ps 119:105-112



Nun



105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,

that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

107 I am greatly afflicted;

revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.

108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,

and teach me Your judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my hand,

yet I do not forget Your law.

110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,

yet I do not depart from Your precepts.

111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,

for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,

even unto the end.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Quebec



Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec



Quebec 2015 population 8214 000



est Muslim Population 418946



CNMM Networks: Montreal



There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering

os Muslims scattered aound the rest of the province, yet the vast majority

of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim

population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone

African Muslims are atrracted to La Belle Provence.

And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more

Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.

This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches

and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small

by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that

is often either indifferent to releigion or resistant to it. And now

this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly

or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br

easy for Christians to feel overwhlem by this cultural double-whammy,

yet God has alsways worked miracles through the small, the few.

Agree in prayer for :



- Te people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



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



5th Day of the Month



a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples, that the Lord will draw them to Himself



(PS 145:13-18



13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

14 The Lord upholds all who fall,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon You,

and You give them their food in due season.

16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways

and loving in all His works.

18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,

to all who call upon Him in truth.



)



b) Pray for the Lord to search your life , reveal anything offensive

and cleanse you from unrighteousness



( ps 139:24 and see if there is any rebellious way in me,



and lead me in the ancient way.

1: John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive

us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

)



Conclusion:



Pray to Lord to seek his favour by being righteous and wise in His eyes.



Pray to the Lord to help you love others while we wait for Him to work in

and through my circumstances.



Pray to the Lord to seek the Wisdom of the Lord..



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His redeeming sacrifice.

.

Pray to the Lord and thank you for His Word is a lamp unto of feet !

.

Pray for Muslims in Quebec to receive Christ as Saviour

and that Christian outreach will increae in Quebec.



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 for Your Country's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself



Pray for the Lord to search your life , reveal anything offensive

and cleanse you from unrighteousness



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.