Day 191 - 10 July 2021 reflections
Day 191, 10 July 2021
Amos 1-5
Amos 1
Judgment Against Israel's Neighbors
1 (2Sa 14:2; Hos 1:1) The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds
of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah
and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel two years
before the earthquake.
2 (Joel 3:16; Isa 42:13) He said:
The Lord roars from Zion
and utters His voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds languish,
the top of Carmel withers.
3 (Isa 8:4; Am 1:9) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Damascus,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have threshed Gilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
4 (2Ki 6:24; Jer 49:27) So I will send fire against the house of Hazael,
and it will devour the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
5 (2Ki 16:9; Jer 51:30; Am 9:7) I will break the gate bar of Damascus;
from the Valley of Aven I will cut off the one enthroned,
and from Beth Eden the one who holds the scepter.
The people of Aram will go into captivity to Kir,
says the Lord.
6 (2Ch 28:18; 1Sa 6:17) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Gaza,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they carried away into exile an entire deportation,
to deliver them up to Edom.
7 So I will send fire against the wall of Gaza,
and it will devour its fortresses.
8 (Eze 25:16; Isa 14:29-31; Zep 2:4-7) From Ashdod I will cut off
the one enthroned and from Ashkelon the one who holds the scepter.
I will turn My hand against Ekron,
and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,
says the Lord God.
9 (1Ki 9:11-14; Isa 23:1-18) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Tyre,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they delivered up an entire deportation to Edom,
and did not remember the covenant of kinship.
10 (Zec 9:4) So I will send fire against the wall of Tyre,
and it will devour its fortresses.
11 (2Ch 28:17; Nu 20:14-21) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Edom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because he pursued his brother with the sword,
and repressed all pity;
his anger tore with no ceasing,
and his wrath persisted with no end.
12 (Jer 49:7; 49:20) So I will send fire against Teman,
and it will devour the fortresses of Bozrah.
13 (Hos 13:16; Jer 49:1-6) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of the Ammonites,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead,
in order to enlarge their border.
14 (Dt 3:11; Am 2:2) So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah,
and it will devour its fortresses,
with a war cry on the day of battle,
with a tempest on the day of the whirlwind.
15 (Jer 49:3) Their king shall go into captivity,
he and his princes together,
says the Lord.
Amos 2
1 (Isa 15:1-9; Zep 2:8-9) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Moab,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because he burned to lime
the bones of the king of Edom.
2 (Jer 48:24; 48:41) So I will send fire against Moab,
and it will devour the fortresses of Kerioth;
Moab will die in uproar,
with a war cry and the alarm of the trumpet.
3 (Jer 48:7) I will cut off the ruler from its midst,
and will slay all its princes with him,
says the Lord.
Judgment Against Judah
4 (Eze 20:24; 20:13; 20:16) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have rejected the law of the Lord,
and have not kept His commandments.
The lies which their fathers followed
have led them astray.
5 (Jer 17:27; Hos 8:14) So I will send fire against Judah,
and it will devour the fortresses of Jerusalem.
Judgment Against Israel
6 (Joel 3:3; 2Ki 18:12) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they sell the righteous for silver,
and the poor for a pair of sandals.
7 (Am 5:12; Isa 10:2) They trample the head of the poor
into the dust of the earth,
and push the oppressed out of the way.
A man and his father go in to the same woman,
profaning My holy name.
8 (Am 6:6) They recline by every altar
on garments taken in pledge,
and in the house of their gods
they drink the wine from those who have been fined.
9 (Mal 4:1; Nu 13:32-33) Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
whose height was like the height of the cedars.
He was strong as the oaks,
yet I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots below.
10 (Ex 12:51; Dt 2:7) It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt,
and led you forty years through the wilderness,
to possess the land of the Amorite.
11 I raised up some of your sons as prophets,
and some of your young men as Nazirites.
Is it not so, O children of Israel?
says the Lord.
12 (Isa 30:10; Am 7:13) But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
and commanded the prophets, saying, "Do not prophesy."
13 (Isa 1:14) Indeed I will slow you down,
as a wagon is slowed that is full of sheaves.
14 (Jer 9:23; Ps 33:16) Flight will perish from the swift,
the strong will not retain his strength,
nor will the warrior save his life.
15 The bowman will not stand firm,
the swift-footed will not escape,
nor will the horseman save his life.
16 (Jdg 4:17; Jer 48:4)1 He that is courageous among the warriors
will flee away naked on that day,
says the Lord.
Amos 3
First Pronouncement of Punishment
1 (Am 2:10; Jer 8:3) Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you,
O children of Israel, against the whole family I brought up from the land
of Egypt, saying:
2 (Dt 7:6; Ro 2:9) You alone have I known
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish you
for all your iniquities.
3 Do two people walk together,
if they have not agreed?
4 (Ps 104:21; Hos 11:10) Does a lion roar in the forest,
if it has no prey?
Does a young lion cry out from its den,
if it has not caught something?
5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground,
if there was no snare for it?
Does a trap spring up from the ground,
if it has not caught something?
6 (Isa 45:7; 14:24-27) If the trumpet blasts in the city,
are not the people frightened?
If there is disaster against a city,
is it not the Lord who has done it?
7 (Ge 18:17; Jn 15:15) Surely the Lord God does nothing
without revealing His purpose
to His servants the prophets.
8 (Jer 20:9; Ac 4:20) The lion has roared;
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
who can but prophesy?
9 (Am 4:1; 6:1; 1Sa 5:1) Proclaim to the fortresses in Ashdod,
and the fortresses in the land of Egypt, and say:
"Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria,
and see the great disorders within her,
and the oppression in her midst."
10 (Jer 4:22; Zep 1:9) They do not know how to do right, says the Lord,
storing up violence and destruction in their fortresses.
11 (Am 2:5; 6:14) Therefore thus says the Lord God:
An enemy will surround your land;
he will tear down your defenses,
and your fortresses will be plundered.
12 (1Sa 17:34-37; Am 6:4) Thus says the Lord:
As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion
a pair of legs or a piece of an ear,
so will the children of Israel be rescued,
those who live in Samaria,
with the corner of a bed
or a piece of a couch.
13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,
says the Lord God, the God of Hosts:
14 (2Ki 23:15; Hos 10:5-8) Surely on the day
I punish the transgressions of Israel,
I will also punish the altars of Bethel;
the horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 (Jdg 3:20; 1Ki 22:39) I will destroy the winter house
as well as the summer house,
and the houses of ivory will perish;
the great houses will come to an end,
says the Lord.
Amos 4
Second Pronouncement of Punishment
1 (Ps 22:12; Eze 39:18) Hear this word, you cows of Bashan,
who are on the mountain of Samaria,
who oppress the poor and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands, "Bring us something to drink!"
2 (Ps 89:35; Jer 16:16) The Lord God has sworn by His holiness:
Indeed the days are coming upon you
when they will take you away with hooks,
the last one of you with fishhooks.
3 (Eze 12:5; 12:12) You will go out through breached walls,
every one straight ahead of her;
you will be exiled to Harmon,
says the Lord.
4 (Eze 20:39; Hos 4:15) Come to Bethel and transgress,
to Gilgal and multiply transgression;
bring your sacrifices every morning
and your tithes every three days.
5 (Lev 22:18-21; Ps 81:12) Burn leavened bread as a thank offering;
announce your voluntary offerings loudly,
for so you love to do, O children of Israel,
says the Lord God.
6 (Hag 2:17; Jer 5:3) Though I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities
and lack of food in all your places,
yet you did not return to Me,
says the Lord.
7 (Ex 9:26; 9:4) I also withheld the rain from you,
when there were still three months to the harvest.
I would send rain on one town,
and send no rain on another town.
One field would receive rain,
but another field without rain would wither.
8 (1Ki 18:5; Am 4:6) So two or three towns wandered
to one town to drink water,
but they were not satisfied;
yet you did not return to Me,
says the Lord.
9 (Dt 28:22; Hag 2:17) I struck you with blight and mildew.
Locusts devoured your many gardens and vineyards,
your fig trees and olive trees;
yet you did not return to Me,
says the Lord.
10 (Lev 26:25; Dt 28:60) Pestilence like that of Egypt
I sent against you.
By the sword I killed your young men;
your horses were taken captive.
The stench of your camps I brought up into your nostrils;
yet you did not return to Me,
says the Lord.
11 (Isa 13:19; Zec 3:2) I destroyed some of you,
as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
You were like a firebrand plucked out of the fire;
yet you did not return to Me,
says the Lord.
12 Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel,
and because I will do this to you,
prepare to meet your God, O Israel!
13 (Am 5:8; 9:6; Mic 1:3) The One who forms the mountains
and creates the wind,
who reveals His thoughts to man,
who turns the darkness into dawn
and strides on the heights of the earth-
the Lord, the God of Hosts, is His name.
Amos 5
Third Pronouncement of Punishment
1 (Eze 19:1; Jer 7:29) Hear this word which I take up as a dirge against you,
O house of Israel:
2 (Jer 14:17) Fallen, no more to rise
is maiden Israel;
forsaken on her land,
with no one to raise her up.
3 For thus says the Lord God:
The city that went out with a thousand
will be left with a hundred,
and the one that went out with a hundred
will be left with ten for the house of Israel.
4 (Isa 55:3; 2Ch 15:2) Indeed, thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:
Seek Me and live!
5 (Am 4:4; 8:14) But do not seek Bethel,
and do not enter into Gilgal
or cross over to Beersheba;
for Gilgal will surely go into captivity,
and Bethel shall be no more.
6 (Am 5:4) Seek the Lord and live,
or He will break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
and it will devour Bethel,
with no one to quench it.
7 (Am 6:12) You who turn justice into bitterness
and cast righteousness down to the ground!
8 (Am 4:13; Job 9:9; Ps 104:20) The One who made the Pleiades and Orion,
who turns the deep darkness into dawn
and darkens the day into night,
who summons the waters of the sea
and pours them out on the surface of the earth—
the Lord is His name,
9 the One who flashes destruction against the strong,
so that destruction comes against the fortress.
10 (1Ki 22:8; Isa 29:21) They hate the one who prosecutes at the gate,
and abhor the one who speaks with integrity.
11 (Mic 6:15; Dt 28:30) Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and take from him a levy of wheat,
though you have built houses of hewn stone,
you will not dwell in them;
though you have planted pleasant vineyards,
you will not drink their wine.
12 (Am 2:6-7; 1Sa 8:3) For I know your transgressions are many
and your sins are grievous,
you who oppress the just,
who take a bribe and subvert the needy at the gate.
13 (Ecc 3:7; Hos 4:4) Therefore the prudent are silent at such a time,
for it is an evil time.
14 (Mic 3:11) Seek good and not evil,
so that you may live;
then the Lord, the God of Hosts, will truly be with you,
as you claim.
15 (Ps 97:10; Joel 2:14) Hate evil and love good,
and establish justice at the gate.
It may then be that the Lord God of Hosts will be gracious
to the remnant of Joseph.
16 (Joel 1:11; Jer 9:10) Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Hosts,
the Lord:
Wailing will be in all the squares,
and in all the streets they will say, "Alas! Alas!"
They shall call the farmer to mourning,
and to wailing those skilled in lamentation.
17 (Ex 12:12; Isa 16:10) In all vineyards there shall be wailing,
for I will pass through you,
says the Lord.
The Day of the Lord Is Darkness
18 (Joel 1:15; Isa 5:19) Woe to you that desire
the day of the Lord!
Why do you want the day of the Lord?
It is darkness, and not light,
19 (Isa 24:17-18; Jer 15:2-3) as if someone fled away from a lion,
but a bear attacked him,
or got into the house
and rested his hand on the wall,
but a snake bit him.
20 (Isa 13:10) Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light?
Will it not be deep darkness, with no brightness in it?
21 (Lev 26:31; Isa 1:11-16) I hate, I despise your festivals,
and I am not pleased by your solemn assemblies.
22 (Isa 66:3; Mic 6:6-7) Though you offer Me burnt offerings
or your grain offerings,
I will not accept them,
nor will I regard the offerings
of your fattened animals.
23 (Am 6:5; 8:3) Take away from Me the noise of your songs;
I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
24 (Mic 6:8) But let justice roll down like water,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
25 (Ac 7:42-43; Jos 24:14) Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings
those forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
26 But you will carry away Sukuth your king
and Kaiwan your star-images,
your gods that you made for yourselves,
27 (2Ki 17:6; Am 4:13) as I drive you away into exile beyond Damascus,
says the Lord, whose name is the God of Hosts.
2) Our Daily Bread for 10 July 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/07/10/believing-truth
entitled Lies with Truth
Proverbs 30:5-8
5 (Ps 12:6; 18:30) Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
6 (Dt 4:2; 12:32) Do not add to His words,
lest He reprove you, and you be found a liar.
7 Two things I have required of you;
do not deny me them before I die:
8 (Mt 6:11; Lk 11:3) Remove vanity and lies far from me-
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with food convenient for me;
I set my Bible on the podium and stared at the eager faces
waiting for me to begin the message. I'd prayed and prepared.
Why couldn't I speak?
You’re worthless. No one will ever listen to you, especially if they know
your past. And God would never use you. Seared into my heart and mind,
these words spoken in various ways over my life ignited a decade-long war
against the lies I so easily believed. Though I knew the words weren't true,
I couldn't seem to escape my insecurities and fears. So I opened my Bible.
Turning to Proverbs 30:5, I inhaled and exhaled slowly before reading out loud.
"Every word of God is flawless," I read, "he is a shield to those who take
refuge in him." I closed my eyes as peace overwhelmed me,
and I began to share my testimony with the crowd.
Many of us have experienced the paralyzing power of negative words
or opinions others have of us. However, God’s words are "flawless,"
perfect and absolutely sound. When we're tempted to believe
spirit-crushing ideas about our value or our purpose as God's children,
God's enduring and infallible truth protects our minds and our hearts.
We can echo the psalmist who wrote:
"I remember, Lord, your ancient laws,
and I find comfort in them" (Psalm 119:52).
Let's combat lies we've accepted about God, ourselves,
and others by replacing negative speak with Scripture.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
What lies have you believed? What verses in the Bible have
helped you see God, yourself, and others through the truth of Scripture?
Loving Father, please help me to prayerfully study Scripture
as You help me view life through the lens of Your truth.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 7 Our God reigns!
Is 52:7
7 How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who proclaims peace,
who brings good news of happiness,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion,
“Your God reigns!â€
A messenger has a single duty: to carry information. During World War II, many
parents dreaded the arrival of the Western Union messenger, believing that
delivery of a telegram meant that their son has been wounded or killed.
Isaiah 52:7, however, indicates that a messenger's word is not always
unwelcome. "How beautiful o nthe mountains are the feet of those who bring
good news ..." the prophet says. The "good news"? Peace , salvation,
and the resultant message: "Your God reigns!"
Our God reigns - in forgiveness, in reconciliation, bringing peace and freedom
and joy. Our God reigns, controlling our lives with a loving hand, ordering
our experiences for our good, and his glory. Our God reigns in relationships,
in professional circumstances, in families, in churches. The good news is
proclaimed: Life is not unmanageable. Our God Reigns!
When we know that God reigns in our lives, we can relax, let go of the reins
of control, and live in peace. We can forgive those who have hurt us, knowing
that God will reveal to them what they need to know. We can live
with good times and bad, recognising that God uses every circumstance
of our lives to conform us to the image of his Son. We can rejoice in his
grace, free from the compulsion to earn his love and acceptance, and
we can live in the peace that comes only through his lordship in our lives.
Our God reigns - that is , indeed "good news".
Application
a) Have I ever felt that life was "out of control"? Why?
b) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
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.
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?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we prayfor these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapoled for the 2011 National
Household Survay and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
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
10th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
(
John 3:16
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
)
b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires andtrue hope.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to seek good and not evil.
Pray to the Lord "Loving Father, please help me to
prayerfully study Scripture
as You help me view life through the lens of Your truth."
Pray to the Lord an thank Him that he is in control.
Pray to the Lord on being a joyful giver.
Pray to the Lord to give you strengh in weakness.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
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 you country, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires andtrue hope.
Pray for the continued growth of house churches in Kurdish areas.
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.
Amos 1-5
Amos 1
Judgment Against Israel's Neighbors
1 (2Sa 14:2; Hos 1:1) The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds
of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah
and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel two years
before the earthquake.
2 (Joel 3:16; Isa 42:13) He said:
The Lord roars from Zion
and utters His voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds languish,
the top of Carmel withers.
3 (Isa 8:4; Am 1:9) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Damascus,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have threshed Gilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
4 (2Ki 6:24; Jer 49:27) So I will send fire against the house of Hazael,
and it will devour the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
5 (2Ki 16:9; Jer 51:30; Am 9:7) I will break the gate bar of Damascus;
from the Valley of Aven I will cut off the one enthroned,
and from Beth Eden the one who holds the scepter.
The people of Aram will go into captivity to Kir,
says the Lord.
6 (2Ch 28:18; 1Sa 6:17) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Gaza,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they carried away into exile an entire deportation,
to deliver them up to Edom.
7 So I will send fire against the wall of Gaza,
and it will devour its fortresses.
8 (Eze 25:16; Isa 14:29-31; Zep 2:4-7) From Ashdod I will cut off
the one enthroned and from Ashkelon the one who holds the scepter.
I will turn My hand against Ekron,
and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,
says the Lord God.
9 (1Ki 9:11-14; Isa 23:1-18) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Tyre,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they delivered up an entire deportation to Edom,
and did not remember the covenant of kinship.
10 (Zec 9:4) So I will send fire against the wall of Tyre,
and it will devour its fortresses.
11 (2Ch 28:17; Nu 20:14-21) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Edom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because he pursued his brother with the sword,
and repressed all pity;
his anger tore with no ceasing,
and his wrath persisted with no end.
12 (Jer 49:7; 49:20) So I will send fire against Teman,
and it will devour the fortresses of Bozrah.
13 (Hos 13:16; Jer 49:1-6) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of the Ammonites,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead,
in order to enlarge their border.
14 (Dt 3:11; Am 2:2) So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah,
and it will devour its fortresses,
with a war cry on the day of battle,
with a tempest on the day of the whirlwind.
15 (Jer 49:3) Their king shall go into captivity,
he and his princes together,
says the Lord.
Amos 2
1 (Isa 15:1-9; Zep 2:8-9) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Moab,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because he burned to lime
the bones of the king of Edom.
2 (Jer 48:24; 48:41) So I will send fire against Moab,
and it will devour the fortresses of Kerioth;
Moab will die in uproar,
with a war cry and the alarm of the trumpet.
3 (Jer 48:7) I will cut off the ruler from its midst,
and will slay all its princes with him,
says the Lord.
Judgment Against Judah
4 (Eze 20:24; 20:13; 20:16) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have rejected the law of the Lord,
and have not kept His commandments.
The lies which their fathers followed
have led them astray.
5 (Jer 17:27; Hos 8:14) So I will send fire against Judah,
and it will devour the fortresses of Jerusalem.
Judgment Against Israel
6 (Joel 3:3; 2Ki 18:12) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they sell the righteous for silver,
and the poor for a pair of sandals.
7 (Am 5:12; Isa 10:2) They trample the head of the poor
into the dust of the earth,
and push the oppressed out of the way.
A man and his father go in to the same woman,
profaning My holy name.
8 (Am 6:6) They recline by every altar
on garments taken in pledge,
and in the house of their gods
they drink the wine from those who have been fined.
9 (Mal 4:1; Nu 13:32-33) Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
whose height was like the height of the cedars.
He was strong as the oaks,
yet I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots below.
10 (Ex 12:51; Dt 2:7) It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt,
and led you forty years through the wilderness,
to possess the land of the Amorite.
11 I raised up some of your sons as prophets,
and some of your young men as Nazirites.
Is it not so, O children of Israel?
says the Lord.
12 (Isa 30:10; Am 7:13) But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
and commanded the prophets, saying, "Do not prophesy."
13 (Isa 1:14) Indeed I will slow you down,
as a wagon is slowed that is full of sheaves.
14 (Jer 9:23; Ps 33:16) Flight will perish from the swift,
the strong will not retain his strength,
nor will the warrior save his life.
15 The bowman will not stand firm,
the swift-footed will not escape,
nor will the horseman save his life.
16 (Jdg 4:17; Jer 48:4)1 He that is courageous among the warriors
will flee away naked on that day,
says the Lord.
Amos 3
First Pronouncement of Punishment
1 (Am 2:10; Jer 8:3) Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you,
O children of Israel, against the whole family I brought up from the land
of Egypt, saying:
2 (Dt 7:6; Ro 2:9) You alone have I known
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish you
for all your iniquities.
3 Do two people walk together,
if they have not agreed?
4 (Ps 104:21; Hos 11:10) Does a lion roar in the forest,
if it has no prey?
Does a young lion cry out from its den,
if it has not caught something?
5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground,
if there was no snare for it?
Does a trap spring up from the ground,
if it has not caught something?
6 (Isa 45:7; 14:24-27) If the trumpet blasts in the city,
are not the people frightened?
If there is disaster against a city,
is it not the Lord who has done it?
7 (Ge 18:17; Jn 15:15) Surely the Lord God does nothing
without revealing His purpose
to His servants the prophets.
8 (Jer 20:9; Ac 4:20) The lion has roared;
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
who can but prophesy?
9 (Am 4:1; 6:1; 1Sa 5:1) Proclaim to the fortresses in Ashdod,
and the fortresses in the land of Egypt, and say:
"Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria,
and see the great disorders within her,
and the oppression in her midst."
10 (Jer 4:22; Zep 1:9) They do not know how to do right, says the Lord,
storing up violence and destruction in their fortresses.
11 (Am 2:5; 6:14) Therefore thus says the Lord God:
An enemy will surround your land;
he will tear down your defenses,
and your fortresses will be plundered.
12 (1Sa 17:34-37; Am 6:4) Thus says the Lord:
As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion
a pair of legs or a piece of an ear,
so will the children of Israel be rescued,
those who live in Samaria,
with the corner of a bed
or a piece of a couch.
13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,
says the Lord God, the God of Hosts:
14 (2Ki 23:15; Hos 10:5-8) Surely on the day
I punish the transgressions of Israel,
I will also punish the altars of Bethel;
the horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 (Jdg 3:20; 1Ki 22:39) I will destroy the winter house
as well as the summer house,
and the houses of ivory will perish;
the great houses will come to an end,
says the Lord.
Amos 4
Second Pronouncement of Punishment
1 (Ps 22:12; Eze 39:18) Hear this word, you cows of Bashan,
who are on the mountain of Samaria,
who oppress the poor and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands, "Bring us something to drink!"
2 (Ps 89:35; Jer 16:16) The Lord God has sworn by His holiness:
Indeed the days are coming upon you
when they will take you away with hooks,
the last one of you with fishhooks.
3 (Eze 12:5; 12:12) You will go out through breached walls,
every one straight ahead of her;
you will be exiled to Harmon,
says the Lord.
4 (Eze 20:39; Hos 4:15) Come to Bethel and transgress,
to Gilgal and multiply transgression;
bring your sacrifices every morning
and your tithes every three days.
5 (Lev 22:18-21; Ps 81:12) Burn leavened bread as a thank offering;
announce your voluntary offerings loudly,
for so you love to do, O children of Israel,
says the Lord God.
6 (Hag 2:17; Jer 5:3) Though I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities
and lack of food in all your places,
yet you did not return to Me,
says the Lord.
7 (Ex 9:26; 9:4) I also withheld the rain from you,
when there were still three months to the harvest.
I would send rain on one town,
and send no rain on another town.
One field would receive rain,
but another field without rain would wither.
8 (1Ki 18:5; Am 4:6) So two or three towns wandered
to one town to drink water,
but they were not satisfied;
yet you did not return to Me,
says the Lord.
9 (Dt 28:22; Hag 2:17) I struck you with blight and mildew.
Locusts devoured your many gardens and vineyards,
your fig trees and olive trees;
yet you did not return to Me,
says the Lord.
10 (Lev 26:25; Dt 28:60) Pestilence like that of Egypt
I sent against you.
By the sword I killed your young men;
your horses were taken captive.
The stench of your camps I brought up into your nostrils;
yet you did not return to Me,
says the Lord.
11 (Isa 13:19; Zec 3:2) I destroyed some of you,
as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
You were like a firebrand plucked out of the fire;
yet you did not return to Me,
says the Lord.
12 Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel,
and because I will do this to you,
prepare to meet your God, O Israel!
13 (Am 5:8; 9:6; Mic 1:3) The One who forms the mountains
and creates the wind,
who reveals His thoughts to man,
who turns the darkness into dawn
and strides on the heights of the earth-
the Lord, the God of Hosts, is His name.
Amos 5
Third Pronouncement of Punishment
1 (Eze 19:1; Jer 7:29) Hear this word which I take up as a dirge against you,
O house of Israel:
2 (Jer 14:17) Fallen, no more to rise
is maiden Israel;
forsaken on her land,
with no one to raise her up.
3 For thus says the Lord God:
The city that went out with a thousand
will be left with a hundred,
and the one that went out with a hundred
will be left with ten for the house of Israel.
4 (Isa 55:3; 2Ch 15:2) Indeed, thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:
Seek Me and live!
5 (Am 4:4; 8:14) But do not seek Bethel,
and do not enter into Gilgal
or cross over to Beersheba;
for Gilgal will surely go into captivity,
and Bethel shall be no more.
6 (Am 5:4) Seek the Lord and live,
or He will break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
and it will devour Bethel,
with no one to quench it.
7 (Am 6:12) You who turn justice into bitterness
and cast righteousness down to the ground!
8 (Am 4:13; Job 9:9; Ps 104:20) The One who made the Pleiades and Orion,
who turns the deep darkness into dawn
and darkens the day into night,
who summons the waters of the sea
and pours them out on the surface of the earth—
the Lord is His name,
9 the One who flashes destruction against the strong,
so that destruction comes against the fortress.
10 (1Ki 22:8; Isa 29:21) They hate the one who prosecutes at the gate,
and abhor the one who speaks with integrity.
11 (Mic 6:15; Dt 28:30) Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and take from him a levy of wheat,
though you have built houses of hewn stone,
you will not dwell in them;
though you have planted pleasant vineyards,
you will not drink their wine.
12 (Am 2:6-7; 1Sa 8:3) For I know your transgressions are many
and your sins are grievous,
you who oppress the just,
who take a bribe and subvert the needy at the gate.
13 (Ecc 3:7; Hos 4:4) Therefore the prudent are silent at such a time,
for it is an evil time.
14 (Mic 3:11) Seek good and not evil,
so that you may live;
then the Lord, the God of Hosts, will truly be with you,
as you claim.
15 (Ps 97:10; Joel 2:14) Hate evil and love good,
and establish justice at the gate.
It may then be that the Lord God of Hosts will be gracious
to the remnant of Joseph.
16 (Joel 1:11; Jer 9:10) Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Hosts,
the Lord:
Wailing will be in all the squares,
and in all the streets they will say, "Alas! Alas!"
They shall call the farmer to mourning,
and to wailing those skilled in lamentation.
17 (Ex 12:12; Isa 16:10) In all vineyards there shall be wailing,
for I will pass through you,
says the Lord.
The Day of the Lord Is Darkness
18 (Joel 1:15; Isa 5:19) Woe to you that desire
the day of the Lord!
Why do you want the day of the Lord?
It is darkness, and not light,
19 (Isa 24:17-18; Jer 15:2-3) as if someone fled away from a lion,
but a bear attacked him,
or got into the house
and rested his hand on the wall,
but a snake bit him.
20 (Isa 13:10) Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light?
Will it not be deep darkness, with no brightness in it?
21 (Lev 26:31; Isa 1:11-16) I hate, I despise your festivals,
and I am not pleased by your solemn assemblies.
22 (Isa 66:3; Mic 6:6-7) Though you offer Me burnt offerings
or your grain offerings,
I will not accept them,
nor will I regard the offerings
of your fattened animals.
23 (Am 6:5; 8:3) Take away from Me the noise of your songs;
I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
24 (Mic 6:8) But let justice roll down like water,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
25 (Ac 7:42-43; Jos 24:14) Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings
those forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
26 But you will carry away Sukuth your king
and Kaiwan your star-images,
your gods that you made for yourselves,
27 (2Ki 17:6; Am 4:13) as I drive you away into exile beyond Damascus,
says the Lord, whose name is the God of Hosts.
2) Our Daily Bread for 10 July 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/07/10/believing-truth
entitled Lies with Truth
Proverbs 30:5-8
5 (Ps 12:6; 18:30) Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
6 (Dt 4:2; 12:32) Do not add to His words,
lest He reprove you, and you be found a liar.
7 Two things I have required of you;
do not deny me them before I die:
8 (Mt 6:11; Lk 11:3) Remove vanity and lies far from me-
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with food convenient for me;
I set my Bible on the podium and stared at the eager faces
waiting for me to begin the message. I'd prayed and prepared.
Why couldn't I speak?
You’re worthless. No one will ever listen to you, especially if they know
your past. And God would never use you. Seared into my heart and mind,
these words spoken in various ways over my life ignited a decade-long war
against the lies I so easily believed. Though I knew the words weren't true,
I couldn't seem to escape my insecurities and fears. So I opened my Bible.
Turning to Proverbs 30:5, I inhaled and exhaled slowly before reading out loud.
"Every word of God is flawless," I read, "he is a shield to those who take
refuge in him." I closed my eyes as peace overwhelmed me,
and I began to share my testimony with the crowd.
Many of us have experienced the paralyzing power of negative words
or opinions others have of us. However, God’s words are "flawless,"
perfect and absolutely sound. When we're tempted to believe
spirit-crushing ideas about our value or our purpose as God's children,
God's enduring and infallible truth protects our minds and our hearts.
We can echo the psalmist who wrote:
"I remember, Lord, your ancient laws,
and I find comfort in them" (Psalm 119:52).
Let's combat lies we've accepted about God, ourselves,
and others by replacing negative speak with Scripture.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
What lies have you believed? What verses in the Bible have
helped you see God, yourself, and others through the truth of Scripture?
Loving Father, please help me to prayerfully study Scripture
as You help me view life through the lens of Your truth.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 7 Our God reigns!
Is 52:7
7 How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who proclaims peace,
who brings good news of happiness,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion,
“Your God reigns!â€
A messenger has a single duty: to carry information. During World War II, many
parents dreaded the arrival of the Western Union messenger, believing that
delivery of a telegram meant that their son has been wounded or killed.
Isaiah 52:7, however, indicates that a messenger's word is not always
unwelcome. "How beautiful o nthe mountains are the feet of those who bring
good news ..." the prophet says. The "good news"? Peace , salvation,
and the resultant message: "Your God reigns!"
Our God reigns - in forgiveness, in reconciliation, bringing peace and freedom
and joy. Our God reigns, controlling our lives with a loving hand, ordering
our experiences for our good, and his glory. Our God reigns in relationships,
in professional circumstances, in families, in churches. The good news is
proclaimed: Life is not unmanageable. Our God Reigns!
When we know that God reigns in our lives, we can relax, let go of the reins
of control, and live in peace. We can forgive those who have hurt us, knowing
that God will reveal to them what they need to know. We can live
with good times and bad, recognising that God uses every circumstance
of our lives to conform us to the image of his Son. We can rejoice in his
grace, free from the compulsion to earn his love and acceptance, and
we can live in the peace that comes only through his lordship in our lives.
Our God reigns - that is , indeed "good news".
Application
a) Have I ever felt that life was "out of control"? Why?
b) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
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.
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?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we prayfor these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapoled for the 2011 National
Household Survay and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
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
10th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
(
John 3:16
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
)
b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires andtrue hope.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to seek good and not evil.
Pray to the Lord "Loving Father, please help me to
prayerfully study Scripture
as You help me view life through the lens of Your truth."
Pray to the Lord an thank Him that he is in control.
Pray to the Lord on being a joyful giver.
Pray to the Lord to give you strengh in weakness.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
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 you country, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires andtrue hope.
Pray for the continued growth of house churches in Kurdish areas.
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.