Day 192 - 11 July 2021 reflections
Day 191, 10 July 2021
At https://www.communitychurch.ca/ we spoke on Psalms 1 , Psalms 119:1-6
Psalms 1
1 Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor stands in the path of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and in His law he meditates day and night.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
that brings forth its fruit in its season;
its leaf will not wither,
and whatever he does will prosper.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) The ungodly are not so,
but are like the chaff
which the wind drives away.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Therefore the ungodly will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the ungodly will perish.
Psalms 119
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
and who seek Him with all their heart.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) They also do no wrong;
they walk in His ways.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) You have commanded us
to keep Your precepts diligently.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Oh, that my ways were established
to keep Your statutes!
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Then I shall not be ashamed,
when I have my focus on all Your commandments.
Amos 6-9
Amos 6
Woe to the Complacent
1 (Isa 32:9-11; Am 4:1) Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those confident on the mount of Samaria,
nobles of the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!
2 (Na 3:8; Ge 10:10; 2Ki 18:34) Cross over to Kalneh and see,
and go from there to Hamath the great;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines-
are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory?
3 (Am 9:10; Isa 56:12) You who brush off the day of disaster,
but bring on a session of lawlessness;
4 (Am 3:12; Jas 5:5) who lie upon beds of ivory, and lounge on their couches,
eating lambs from the flock and calves from the stall;
5 (Isa 5:12; Am 5:23) who sing to the sound of the harp
and invent musical instruments for themselves like David;
6 who drink from bowls of wine
and anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the destruction of Joseph.
7 (Am 7:11; 1Ki 20:16-20) Therefore now they will go
at the head of the captives into exile,
and the revelry of those who are lounging will vanish.
8 (Ps 47:4; Jer 51:14)The Lord God hath sworn by Himself,
an oracle of the Lord the God of Hosts:
I abhor the pride of Jacob
and hate his palaces,
so I will deliver up the city
with all that is in it.
9 (Am 5:3) If there remain ten people in one house, they will die.
10 (1Sa 31:12; Am 8:3) And when a relative or one who prepares
the bodies picks them up to carry them out of the house,
and says to someone in the recesses of the house,
"Is anyone else with you?" and he says, "No," he will say,
"Hush!"—not to pronounce the name of the Lord.
11 (Am 3:15; Isa 55:11) But indeed the Lord gives a command,
and He will shatter the great house to bits,
and the small house to pieces.
12 (Am 5:7; Hos 10:4) Can horses run on a rocky crag?
Can one plow the sea with oxen?
But you have turned justice into poison,
and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
13 (Isa 28:14–15; Lk 12:19–20) you who rejoice in Lo Debar, who say,
"Is it not by our own strength that we captured Karnaim?"
14 (1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 14:25) Watch: I will raise up against you a nation,
O house of Israel,
says the Lord, the God of Hosts,
and they will oppress you
from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi Arabah.
Amos 7
Plague of Locusts
1 (Joel 1:4; Am 8:1) This is what the Lord God showed me:
He was forming a plague of locusts when the latter growth
was beginning to sprout up, the latter growth after the king's reaping.
2 (Ex 10:15; Isa 37:4) When they had finished devouring the foliage
of the land, I said, "O Lord God, please forgive.
How can Jacob survive? For he is small."
3 (Dt 32:36; Hos 11:8) The Lord relented concerning this:
"It shall not be," said the Lord.
Fire
4 (Isa 66:15-16; Am 7:1) This is what the Lord God showed me:
The Lord God was calling for a judgment by fire. It was consuming
the great deep and was devouring the fields.
5 (Ps 85:4) I said, "O Lord God, please stop. How can Jacob survive?
For he is small."
6 The Lord relented concerning this:
"This also shall not be," said the Lord God.
Plumb Line
7 (2Ki 21:13) This is what He showed me: The Lord was standing by
a wall made using a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand.
8 (Am 8:2; Jer 15:6; La 2:8) The Lord said to me, "Amos, what do you see?"
And I said, "A plumb line."
Then the Lord said, "See, I am putting a plumb line in the midst
of My people Israel. I will forgive them no more.
9 (2Ki 15:8–10; Ge 46:1) The high places of Isaac will be destroyed,
the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste,
and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."
The Priest Tries to Banish Amos
10 (Jer 38:4; 26:8-11) Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent a message
to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you
at the very center of the house of Israel. The country cannot endure
all his words.
11 For this is what Amos said:
'Jeroboam will die by the sword,
and Israel will surely be exiled
away from its land.' "
12 (Mt 8:34; 1Sa 9:9) So Amaziah said to Amos, "O seer, go,
flee back to the land of Judah.
Earn your sustenance there, and prophesy there.
13 (Am 2:12; 1Ki 12:29) But do not prophesy any more at Bethel,
for it is the king's sanctuary and a royal temple."
14 (2Ki 2:5; 4:38) But Amos answered Amaziah: "I am no prophet,
and I am no prophet's disciple. Rather, I am a herdsman
and a dresser of sycamore trees.
15 (Eze 2:3-4; 2Sa 7:8) But the Lord took me away from the flock,
and the Lord said to me, 'Go, prophesy to My people Israel.'
16 (Eze 20:46; 21:2) Now therefore hear the word of the Lord: You say,
'Do not prophesy against Israel,
and do not preach against the house of Isaac.'
17 (2Ki 17:6; Eze 4:13) "Therefore thus says the Lord:
'Your wife will be a prostitute in the city,
your sons and daughters will fall by the sword,
and your land will be divided by measuring line;
you yourself will die in an unclean land;
and Israel will surely go into exile
away from its land.' "
Amos 8
Basket of Fruit
1 (Am 7:1) This is what the Lord God showed me: a basket of summer fruit.
2 (Am 7:8; La 4:18; Mic 7:1) He said, "Amos, what do you see?"
And I said, "A basket of summer fruit."
Then the Lord said to me, "The end has come upon My people Israel.
I will forgive them no more.
3 (Am 5:23; 6:9-10) “The songs of the temple shall become wailings
on that day," says the Lord God.
"The corpses shall be many, cast down everywhere. Hush!"
Against the Greedy
4 (Ps 14:4; Pr 30:14) Hear this, you who trample on the needy
to make the poor of the land fail,
5 (Hos 12:7; 2Ki 4:23) saying,
"When will the New Moon be over,
so that we may sell grain?
And the Sabbath,
that we may open the wheat sales,
making the ephah
[A dry measure of about 3/5 bushel, or 22 liters.] too small,
and the shekel [About 2/5 ounce, or 12 grams.] too heavy,
cheating with dishonest scales,
6 (Am 2:6 ) that we may buy the poor for silver,
the needy for a pair of sandals,
and sell the refuse as wheat?"
7 (Hos 8:13; Am 6:8) The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob:
Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.
8 (Am 9:5; Hos 4:3; Ps 18:7) Will not the land tremble because of this,
and everyone mourn who lives on it?
It will all rise up like the Nile,
and be tossed around, then sink
like the Nile of Egypt.
9 (Jer 15:9; Am 5:8) On that day, says the Lord God,
I will make the sun go down at noon,
and darken the earth in mid-daylight;
10 (Jer 6:26; Zec 12:10) I will turn your feasts into mourning,
and all your songs into dirges;
I will put sackcloth upon all loins,
and baldness on every head;
I will make it like the mourning for an only child,
and its end like a bitter day.
11 (1Sa 3:1; Ps 74:9) The time is coming, says the Lord God,
when I will send a famine on the land,
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 They will wander from sea to sea,
and from north to east;
they will run back and forth to seek the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.
13 (Hos 2:3; La 1:18) On that day
the beautiful maidens and the young men
will faint with thirst.
14 (Dt 9:21; 1Ki 12:28-29) Those who swear by Ashimah of Samaria, and say,
"By the life of your god, O Dan,"
and, "By the life of the way of Beersheba"-
they shall fall
and never rise again.
Amos 9
Destruction of the Sanctuary
1 (Ps 68:21; Am 3:14) I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and He said:
Strike the capitals
so that the thresholds shake;
break them off onto the heads of all of them.
Those who remain I will slay with the sword.
Not one of them will get away;
not one fugitive will survive.
2 (Jer 51:53; Ob 1:4) Though they dig down to Sheol,
from there My hand will capture them;
though they climb up to the heavens,
from there I will bring them down;
3 (Jer 16:16; Job 34:22) though they hide on the top of Carmel,
from there I will search and catch them;
though they hide from My sight on the bottom of the sea,
from there will I command the serpent to bite them;
4 (Lev 26:33; Jer 44:11) and though they go into captivity
before their enemies, from there will I command the sword to slay them.
I will set My eyes upon them
for evil and not for good.
5 (Am 8:8; Ps 46:6) The Lord God of Hosts,
He who touches the earth and it melts,
and all who live on it mourn;
it all rises up like the Nile,
and subsides like the river of Egypt;
6 (Ps 104:3; Am 5:8) who builds His chambers in the heavens,
and founds His vault over the earth;
who summons the waters of the sea,
and pours them out upon the surface of the earth—
the Lord is His name.
7 (Jer 47:4; Am 1:5) Are you not like the Ethiopians to Me,
O children of Israel?
says the Lord.
Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt,
but also the Philistines from Caphtor,
and the Arameans from Kir?
8 (Jer 30:11; 44:27) The eyes of the Lord God
are upon the sinful kingdom,
and I will destroy it
from off the face of the earth,
though I will not completely destroy
the house of Jacob,
says the Lord.
9 See, I am giving the command,
and I will sift the house of Israel
among all the nations,
as one sifts with a sieve,
and not a pebble falls to the ground.
10 (Am 6:3; Isa 33:14) All the sinners of My people
will die by the sword,
those who say,
"Never will disaster reach or overtake us."
Restoration of the Davidic Kingdom
11 (Ps 80:12; Isa 16:5) On that day will I raise up
the hut of David that is fallen;
I will close up its breached walls,
raise up its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old;
12 (Isa 43:7; 11:14) that they may possess the remnant of Edom,
and of all the nations called by My name,
says the Lord who will do this.
13 (Lev 26:5; Joel 3:18) Indeed, the days are coming, says the Lord,
when the plowman will overtake the one who is reaping,
and the treader of grapes the one who is sowing the seed;
the mountains will drip sweet wine,
and all the hills will flow with it.
14 (Jer 30:18; Isa 61:4; Jer 30:3) I will restore the fortunes
of My people Israel;
they will rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them;
they will plant vineyards and drink their wine;
they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
15 (Isa 60:21; Jer 24:6) I will plant them upon their land,
and no more will they be uprooted
out of their land which I have given them.
The Lord your God has spoken.
2) Our Daily Bread for 11 July 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/07/11/reunited
entitled Hope in Grief
1 Thessalonians 4:13–18
The Lord's Coming
13 (Eph 2:12; Lev 19:28) But I would not have you ignorant, brothers,
concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others
who have no hope.
14 (1Th 4:13; Rev 1:18) For if we believe that Jesus died and arose again,
so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.
15 (1Ki 20:35) For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that
we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will not precede
those who are asleep.
16 (1Co 15:23; Jude 1:9) For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven
with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call
of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 (Jn 12:26; Ac 1:9) Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
And so we shall be forever with the Lord.
18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
As the cabbie drove us to London's Heathrow Airport, he told us his story.
He had come alone to the United Kingdom at age fifteen, seeking to escape
war and deprivation. Now, eleven years later, he has a family of his own
and is able to provide for them in ways unavailable in his native land.
But he laments that he's still separated from his parents and siblings.
He told us that he’s had a hard journey that won't be complete
until he's reunited with his family.
Being separated from our loved ones in this life is hard,
but losing a loved one in death is much harder and creates a sense of loss
that won't be made right until we're reunited with them.
When the new believers at Thessalonica wondered about such losses,
Paul wrote, "Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed
about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest
of mankind, who have no hope" (1 Thessalonians 4:13). He explained
that as believers in Jesus, we can live in expectation of a wonderful reunion
-together forever in the presence of Christ (v. 17).
Few experiences mark us as deeply as the separations we endure,
but in Jesus we have hope of being reunited. And in the midst
of grief and loss we can find the comfort we need
in that enduring promise (v. 18).
By: Bill Crowder
Reflect & Pray
How has loss marked your life? How does Jesus provide the help
and hope you need?
Father, there's nothing on earth that can fill the places in my heart
made empty through loss. Draw me to You and comfort me
with Your love and grace.
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
2 Cor 9:8,11
8 God is able to make all grace abound toward you,
so that you, always having enough of everything,
may abound to every good work.
11 So you will be enriched in everything to all bountifulness,
which makes us give thanks to God.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
Ps 9:9-12
9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
10 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;
declare His deeds among the people.
12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the humble.
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
11th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
(
Ps 86:12
12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify Your name forever.
John 12:28
28 "Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying,
"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."
)
b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick
I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may lead
a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Saviour,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to be blamess in His site.
Pray to the Lord to be righteous in His eyes.
Pray to the Lord "Father, there's nothing on earth that
can fill the places in my heart
made empty through loss. Draw me to You and comfort me
with Your love and grace."
Pray to the Lord to pray effectively in His site.
Pray to the Lord to be bountiful in his name.
Pray to the Lord to humility in times of opression.
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 God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
Pray for the Christians in the north of Cameroon as they rebuild their homes
and churches destroyed by Boko Haram.
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.
At https://www.communitychurch.ca/ we spoke on Psalms 1 , Psalms 119:1-6
Psalms 1
1 Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor stands in the path of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and in His law he meditates day and night.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
that brings forth its fruit in its season;
its leaf will not wither,
and whatever he does will prosper.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) The ungodly are not so,
but are like the chaff
which the wind drives away.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Therefore the ungodly will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the ungodly will perish.
Psalms 119
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
and who seek Him with all their heart.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) They also do no wrong;
they walk in His ways.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) You have commanded us
to keep Your precepts diligently.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Oh, that my ways were established
to keep Your statutes!
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Then I shall not be ashamed,
when I have my focus on all Your commandments.
Amos 6-9
Amos 6
Woe to the Complacent
1 (Isa 32:9-11; Am 4:1) Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those confident on the mount of Samaria,
nobles of the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!
2 (Na 3:8; Ge 10:10; 2Ki 18:34) Cross over to Kalneh and see,
and go from there to Hamath the great;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines-
are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory?
3 (Am 9:10; Isa 56:12) You who brush off the day of disaster,
but bring on a session of lawlessness;
4 (Am 3:12; Jas 5:5) who lie upon beds of ivory, and lounge on their couches,
eating lambs from the flock and calves from the stall;
5 (Isa 5:12; Am 5:23) who sing to the sound of the harp
and invent musical instruments for themselves like David;
6 who drink from bowls of wine
and anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the destruction of Joseph.
7 (Am 7:11; 1Ki 20:16-20) Therefore now they will go
at the head of the captives into exile,
and the revelry of those who are lounging will vanish.
8 (Ps 47:4; Jer 51:14)The Lord God hath sworn by Himself,
an oracle of the Lord the God of Hosts:
I abhor the pride of Jacob
and hate his palaces,
so I will deliver up the city
with all that is in it.
9 (Am 5:3) If there remain ten people in one house, they will die.
10 (1Sa 31:12; Am 8:3) And when a relative or one who prepares
the bodies picks them up to carry them out of the house,
and says to someone in the recesses of the house,
"Is anyone else with you?" and he says, "No," he will say,
"Hush!"—not to pronounce the name of the Lord.
11 (Am 3:15; Isa 55:11) But indeed the Lord gives a command,
and He will shatter the great house to bits,
and the small house to pieces.
12 (Am 5:7; Hos 10:4) Can horses run on a rocky crag?
Can one plow the sea with oxen?
But you have turned justice into poison,
and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
13 (Isa 28:14–15; Lk 12:19–20) you who rejoice in Lo Debar, who say,
"Is it not by our own strength that we captured Karnaim?"
14 (1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 14:25) Watch: I will raise up against you a nation,
O house of Israel,
says the Lord, the God of Hosts,
and they will oppress you
from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi Arabah.
Amos 7
Plague of Locusts
1 (Joel 1:4; Am 8:1) This is what the Lord God showed me:
He was forming a plague of locusts when the latter growth
was beginning to sprout up, the latter growth after the king's reaping.
2 (Ex 10:15; Isa 37:4) When they had finished devouring the foliage
of the land, I said, "O Lord God, please forgive.
How can Jacob survive? For he is small."
3 (Dt 32:36; Hos 11:8) The Lord relented concerning this:
"It shall not be," said the Lord.
Fire
4 (Isa 66:15-16; Am 7:1) This is what the Lord God showed me:
The Lord God was calling for a judgment by fire. It was consuming
the great deep and was devouring the fields.
5 (Ps 85:4) I said, "O Lord God, please stop. How can Jacob survive?
For he is small."
6 The Lord relented concerning this:
"This also shall not be," said the Lord God.
Plumb Line
7 (2Ki 21:13) This is what He showed me: The Lord was standing by
a wall made using a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand.
8 (Am 8:2; Jer 15:6; La 2:8) The Lord said to me, "Amos, what do you see?"
And I said, "A plumb line."
Then the Lord said, "See, I am putting a plumb line in the midst
of My people Israel. I will forgive them no more.
9 (2Ki 15:8–10; Ge 46:1) The high places of Isaac will be destroyed,
the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste,
and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."
The Priest Tries to Banish Amos
10 (Jer 38:4; 26:8-11) Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent a message
to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you
at the very center of the house of Israel. The country cannot endure
all his words.
11 For this is what Amos said:
'Jeroboam will die by the sword,
and Israel will surely be exiled
away from its land.' "
12 (Mt 8:34; 1Sa 9:9) So Amaziah said to Amos, "O seer, go,
flee back to the land of Judah.
Earn your sustenance there, and prophesy there.
13 (Am 2:12; 1Ki 12:29) But do not prophesy any more at Bethel,
for it is the king's sanctuary and a royal temple."
14 (2Ki 2:5; 4:38) But Amos answered Amaziah: "I am no prophet,
and I am no prophet's disciple. Rather, I am a herdsman
and a dresser of sycamore trees.
15 (Eze 2:3-4; 2Sa 7:8) But the Lord took me away from the flock,
and the Lord said to me, 'Go, prophesy to My people Israel.'
16 (Eze 20:46; 21:2) Now therefore hear the word of the Lord: You say,
'Do not prophesy against Israel,
and do not preach against the house of Isaac.'
17 (2Ki 17:6; Eze 4:13) "Therefore thus says the Lord:
'Your wife will be a prostitute in the city,
your sons and daughters will fall by the sword,
and your land will be divided by measuring line;
you yourself will die in an unclean land;
and Israel will surely go into exile
away from its land.' "
Amos 8
Basket of Fruit
1 (Am 7:1) This is what the Lord God showed me: a basket of summer fruit.
2 (Am 7:8; La 4:18; Mic 7:1) He said, "Amos, what do you see?"
And I said, "A basket of summer fruit."
Then the Lord said to me, "The end has come upon My people Israel.
I will forgive them no more.
3 (Am 5:23; 6:9-10) “The songs of the temple shall become wailings
on that day," says the Lord God.
"The corpses shall be many, cast down everywhere. Hush!"
Against the Greedy
4 (Ps 14:4; Pr 30:14) Hear this, you who trample on the needy
to make the poor of the land fail,
5 (Hos 12:7; 2Ki 4:23) saying,
"When will the New Moon be over,
so that we may sell grain?
And the Sabbath,
that we may open the wheat sales,
making the ephah
[A dry measure of about 3/5 bushel, or 22 liters.] too small,
and the shekel [About 2/5 ounce, or 12 grams.] too heavy,
cheating with dishonest scales,
6 (Am 2:6 ) that we may buy the poor for silver,
the needy for a pair of sandals,
and sell the refuse as wheat?"
7 (Hos 8:13; Am 6:8) The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob:
Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.
8 (Am 9:5; Hos 4:3; Ps 18:7) Will not the land tremble because of this,
and everyone mourn who lives on it?
It will all rise up like the Nile,
and be tossed around, then sink
like the Nile of Egypt.
9 (Jer 15:9; Am 5:8) On that day, says the Lord God,
I will make the sun go down at noon,
and darken the earth in mid-daylight;
10 (Jer 6:26; Zec 12:10) I will turn your feasts into mourning,
and all your songs into dirges;
I will put sackcloth upon all loins,
and baldness on every head;
I will make it like the mourning for an only child,
and its end like a bitter day.
11 (1Sa 3:1; Ps 74:9) The time is coming, says the Lord God,
when I will send a famine on the land,
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 They will wander from sea to sea,
and from north to east;
they will run back and forth to seek the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.
13 (Hos 2:3; La 1:18) On that day
the beautiful maidens and the young men
will faint with thirst.
14 (Dt 9:21; 1Ki 12:28-29) Those who swear by Ashimah of Samaria, and say,
"By the life of your god, O Dan,"
and, "By the life of the way of Beersheba"-
they shall fall
and never rise again.
Amos 9
Destruction of the Sanctuary
1 (Ps 68:21; Am 3:14) I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and He said:
Strike the capitals
so that the thresholds shake;
break them off onto the heads of all of them.
Those who remain I will slay with the sword.
Not one of them will get away;
not one fugitive will survive.
2 (Jer 51:53; Ob 1:4) Though they dig down to Sheol,
from there My hand will capture them;
though they climb up to the heavens,
from there I will bring them down;
3 (Jer 16:16; Job 34:22) though they hide on the top of Carmel,
from there I will search and catch them;
though they hide from My sight on the bottom of the sea,
from there will I command the serpent to bite them;
4 (Lev 26:33; Jer 44:11) and though they go into captivity
before their enemies, from there will I command the sword to slay them.
I will set My eyes upon them
for evil and not for good.
5 (Am 8:8; Ps 46:6) The Lord God of Hosts,
He who touches the earth and it melts,
and all who live on it mourn;
it all rises up like the Nile,
and subsides like the river of Egypt;
6 (Ps 104:3; Am 5:8) who builds His chambers in the heavens,
and founds His vault over the earth;
who summons the waters of the sea,
and pours them out upon the surface of the earth—
the Lord is His name.
7 (Jer 47:4; Am 1:5) Are you not like the Ethiopians to Me,
O children of Israel?
says the Lord.
Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt,
but also the Philistines from Caphtor,
and the Arameans from Kir?
8 (Jer 30:11; 44:27) The eyes of the Lord God
are upon the sinful kingdom,
and I will destroy it
from off the face of the earth,
though I will not completely destroy
the house of Jacob,
says the Lord.
9 See, I am giving the command,
and I will sift the house of Israel
among all the nations,
as one sifts with a sieve,
and not a pebble falls to the ground.
10 (Am 6:3; Isa 33:14) All the sinners of My people
will die by the sword,
those who say,
"Never will disaster reach or overtake us."
Restoration of the Davidic Kingdom
11 (Ps 80:12; Isa 16:5) On that day will I raise up
the hut of David that is fallen;
I will close up its breached walls,
raise up its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old;
12 (Isa 43:7; 11:14) that they may possess the remnant of Edom,
and of all the nations called by My name,
says the Lord who will do this.
13 (Lev 26:5; Joel 3:18) Indeed, the days are coming, says the Lord,
when the plowman will overtake the one who is reaping,
and the treader of grapes the one who is sowing the seed;
the mountains will drip sweet wine,
and all the hills will flow with it.
14 (Jer 30:18; Isa 61:4; Jer 30:3) I will restore the fortunes
of My people Israel;
they will rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them;
they will plant vineyards and drink their wine;
they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
15 (Isa 60:21; Jer 24:6) I will plant them upon their land,
and no more will they be uprooted
out of their land which I have given them.
The Lord your God has spoken.
2) Our Daily Bread for 11 July 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/07/11/reunited
entitled Hope in Grief
1 Thessalonians 4:13–18
The Lord's Coming
13 (Eph 2:12; Lev 19:28) But I would not have you ignorant, brothers,
concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others
who have no hope.
14 (1Th 4:13; Rev 1:18) For if we believe that Jesus died and arose again,
so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.
15 (1Ki 20:35) For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that
we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will not precede
those who are asleep.
16 (1Co 15:23; Jude 1:9) For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven
with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call
of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 (Jn 12:26; Ac 1:9) Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
And so we shall be forever with the Lord.
18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
As the cabbie drove us to London's Heathrow Airport, he told us his story.
He had come alone to the United Kingdom at age fifteen, seeking to escape
war and deprivation. Now, eleven years later, he has a family of his own
and is able to provide for them in ways unavailable in his native land.
But he laments that he's still separated from his parents and siblings.
He told us that he’s had a hard journey that won't be complete
until he's reunited with his family.
Being separated from our loved ones in this life is hard,
but losing a loved one in death is much harder and creates a sense of loss
that won't be made right until we're reunited with them.
When the new believers at Thessalonica wondered about such losses,
Paul wrote, "Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed
about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest
of mankind, who have no hope" (1 Thessalonians 4:13). He explained
that as believers in Jesus, we can live in expectation of a wonderful reunion
-together forever in the presence of Christ (v. 17).
Few experiences mark us as deeply as the separations we endure,
but in Jesus we have hope of being reunited. And in the midst
of grief and loss we can find the comfort we need
in that enduring promise (v. 18).
By: Bill Crowder
Reflect & Pray
How has loss marked your life? How does Jesus provide the help
and hope you need?
Father, there's nothing on earth that can fill the places in my heart
made empty through loss. Draw me to You and comfort me
with Your love and grace.
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
2 Cor 9:8,11
8 God is able to make all grace abound toward you,
so that you, always having enough of everything,
may abound to every good work.
11 So you will be enriched in everything to all bountifulness,
which makes us give thanks to God.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
Ps 9:9-12
9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
10 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;
declare His deeds among the people.
12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the humble.
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
11th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
(
Ps 86:12
12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify Your name forever.
John 12:28
28 "Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying,
"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."
)
b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick
I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may lead
a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Saviour,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to be blamess in His site.
Pray to the Lord to be righteous in His eyes.
Pray to the Lord "Father, there's nothing on earth that
can fill the places in my heart
made empty through loss. Draw me to You and comfort me
with Your love and grace."
Pray to the Lord to pray effectively in His site.
Pray to the Lord to be bountiful in his name.
Pray to the Lord to humility in times of opression.
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 God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
Pray for the Christians in the north of Cameroon as they rebuild their homes
and churches destroyed by Boko Haram.
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.