Day 205 - 24 July 2021 reflections
Day 205, 24 July 2021
Isaiah 37-39 ; Psalms 76
Isaiah 37
Isaiah Foretells Deliverance
(2Ki 19:1-13)
1 And it came to pass when King Hezekiah heard it that he tore his clothes,
and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
2 (Isa 1:1) He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna
the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth,
to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
3 (Hos 13:13; Isa 66:9) They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah:
This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy.
For children have come to birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.
4 (Isa 1:9; 36:20) Perhaps the Lord your God will hear the words
of the Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach
the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord your God has heard.
Therefore, lift up a prayer for the remnant that is left."
5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
6 (Isa 7:4; 35:4) Isaiah said to them, "Thus you shall say to your master,
'Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard,
with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
7 (Isa 37:9) Listen! I will put a spirit in him so that he shall hear a rumor,
and return to his own land. And I will cause him to fall
by the sword in his own land.' "
8 (Jos 10:29) So the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria
warring against Libnah. For he had heard that the king had left Lachish.
9 He heard them say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia,
"He has come out to make war with you." And when he heard it,
he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
10 (Isa 36:15) “Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah,
saying: Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying,
'Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.'
11 (Isa 36:18-20) Certainly you have heard what the kings of Assyria
have done to all lands by utterly destroying them. So shall you be delivered?
12 (Ge 11:31; 2Ki 17:6) Have the gods of the nations delivered them
which my fathers have destroyed, even Gozan and Harran
and Rezeph and the sons of Eden who were in Tel Assar?
13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad,
and the kings of the city of SephÂarvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?"
The Prayer of Hezekiah
2Ki 19:14-19
14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers
and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord,
and spread it before the Lord.
15 Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying,
16 (Ex 25:22; Ps 86:10) "O Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, who dwells
above the cherubim, You are the God, even You alone,
of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
17 (2Ch 6:40; Ps 17:6) Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear. Open Your eyes,
O Lord, and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib,
which he has sent to reproach the living God.
18 (2Ki 15:29; 16:9) "Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste
all the nations and their countries,
19 and have cast their gods into the fire. For they were not gods,
but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore,
they have destroyed them.
20 (Ps 46:10; 1Ki 18:36-37) Now, O Lord our God, save us from
his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone,
Lord, are God."
The Fall of Sennacherib
2Ki 19:20-37; 2Ch 32:20-21
21T hen Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying,
"Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Because you have prayed to Me
about Sennacherib king of Assyria,
22 (Job 16:4; Ps 9:14) this is the word which the Lord has spoken against him:
The virgin daughter of Zion
has despised you and mocked you;
the daughter of Jerusalem
has shaken her head at you.
23 (Eze 39:7) Whom have you reproached and blasphemed?
And against whom have you raised your voice,
and lifted up your eyes haughtily?
Against the Holy One of Israel!
24 (Isa 14:8; 10:18) Through your servants
you have reproached the Lord
and have said,
'With my many chariots
I have come up to the heights of the mountains,
to the remotest parts of Lebanon;
and I cut down its tall cedars,
and its choice fir trees;
and I will go to its highest peak,
its thickest forest.
25 (1Ki 20:10) I have dug wells
and drunk water,
and with the sole of my feet
I have dried up all the rivers of Egypt.'
26 (Ac 2:23; 4:27-28) "Have you not heard?
Long ago I have done it,
from ancient times I have formed it.
Now I have brought it to pass,
that you should turn fortified cities
into ruinous heaps.
27 (Ps 129:6) Therefore, their inhabitants were short of strength;
they were dismayed and humiliated;
they were as the grass of the field
and as the green herb,
as the grass on the housetops
is scorched before it is grown up.
28 "But I know your abode,
and your going out and your comingin,
and your rage against Me.
29 (Isa 30:28; Eze 38:4) Because your rage against Me
and your tumult have come up into My ears,
therefore I will put My hook in your nose,
and My bridle in your lips,
and I will turn you back
on the way by which you came.
30 "This shall be a sign to you:
You shall eat this year what grows of itself,
and the second year what springs from the same,
and in the third year sow and reap
and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
31 (Isa 27:6) The surviving remnant of the house of Judah
shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
32 (Isa 9:7; 2Ki 19:31) For from Jerusalem shall go out a remnant,
and those who escape out of Mount Zion.
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts
shall do this.
33 "Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria:
He shall not come into this city,
nor shoot an arrow there,
nor come before it with shields,
nor build a siege ramp against it.
34 (Isa 37:29) By the way that he came, by the same shall he return,
and shall not come into this city,
says the Lord.
35 (Isa 31:5; 38:6) For I will defend this city to save it
for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David."
36 (Isa 10:12; 2Ki 19:35) Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck
185 000 in the camp of the Assyrians. When others woke up early
in the morning, these were all dead bodies.
37 (Jnh 1:2; 3:3) So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed
and returned home and lived in Nineveh.
38 (Ge 8:4; Ezr 4:2) It came to pass as he was worshipping
in the house of Nisrok, his god, that Adrammelek and Sharezer, his sons,
struck him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Ararat.
And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
Isaiah 38
Hezekiah's Illness
2Ki 20:1-11; 2Ch 32:24-26
1 (2Sa 17:23; 2Ch 32:24) In those days Hezekiah was mortally ill.
And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die,
and not live."
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
3 (1Ch 29:19; Ne 13:14) and said, "Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You,
how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done
what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying:
5 (2Ki 18:2) "Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of David
your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears.
Surely I will add to your days fifteen years.
6 (Isa 37:35) I will deliver you and this city out of the hand
of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
7 (Jdg 6:37-39; Isa 37:30) “This shall be a sign to you from the Lord,
that the Lord will do this thing that He has spoken:
8 (Jos 10:12-14) I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down
with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, to go back ten steps."
So the sun's shadow returned ten steps on the sundial
by which it had gone down.
9 This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah
after his illness and recovery:
10 (2Co 1:9; Ps 102:24 ) I said: In the middle of my days,
I shall go to the gates of Sheol;
I am to be deprived of the rest of my years.
11 (Ps 27:13) I said, I shall not see the Lord,
even the Lord, in the land of the living;
I shall see man no more
with the inhabitants of the world.
12 (Ps 73:14; 2Co 5:1) My dwelling is pulled up
and removed from me as a shepherd’s tent;
I rolled up my life like a weaver.
He cuts me off from the loom;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
13 (Ps 51:8; Da 6:24) I composed my soul until morning,
like a lion, so He breaks all my bones;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
14 (Isa 59:11; Job 30:29) Like a crane or a swallow, so I twitter;
I mourn as a dove;
my eyes look wistfully upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
15 (1Ki 21:27; Job 7:11) What shall I say?
For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it.
I shall wander about all my years
in the bitterness of my soul.
16 (Dt 8:3) O Lord, by these things men live,
and in all these things is the life of my spirit;
O restore me to health
and make me live!
17 (Ps 30:3; Isa 43:25) Surely it was for my own peace
that I had great bitterness;
but You have kept my soul
from the pit of corruption,
for You have cast all my sins
behind Your back.
18 (Ecc 9:10; Ps 6:5) For Sheol cannot thank You,
death cannot praise You;
those who go down into the pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
19 (Dt 6:7; 4:9) It is the living who give thanks to You,
as I do this day;
a father explains to his sons
about Your faithfulness.
20 The Lord shall surely save me;
therefore, we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments
all the days of our lives
in the house of the Lord.
21 For Isaiah had said, "Let them take a cake of figs
and lay it on the boil, and he shall recover."
22 Hezekiah also had said, "What is the sign that I shall go
up to the house of the Lord?"
Isaiah 39
Envoys From Babylon
2Ki 20:12-19
1 (2Ki 20:12–19; 2Ch 32:31) At that time Marduk-Baladan the son of Baladan,
king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard
that he had been sick and had recovered.
2 (2Ch 32:25; 32:31) Hezekiah was glad and showed them the house
of his precious things: the silver, and the gold, and the spices,
and the precious ointment, and his whole armoury, and all that was found
in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion,
that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 (Dt 28:49; 2Sa 12:1) Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said
to him, "What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?"
And Hezekiah said, "They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon."
4 Then he said, "What have they seen in your house?"
And Hezekiah answered, "All that is in my house they have seen.
There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them."
5 (1Sa 13:13-14; 15:16) Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah,
"Hear the word of the Lord of Hosts.
6 (2Ki 24:13; 25:13-15) The days are surely coming when all that is
in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store
until this day, shall be carried to BabÂylon. Nothing shall be left,
says the Lord.
7 (2Ki 24:12; 2Ch 36:10) And some of your sons who descend from you,
whom you shall father, shall be taken away. And they shall become officials
in the palace of the king of Babylon."
8 (2Ch 32:26; 34:28) Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the Lord
which you have spoken is good."
For he said, "For there shall be peace and truth in my days."
Psalms 76
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
1 In Judah God is known;
in Israel His name is great.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) In Salem is His abode,
and His dwelling place in Zion.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) There He broke the fiery arrows of the bow,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) You are more glorious and excellent
than the mountains of prey.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The strong of heart have been plundered;
they have been put to sleep;
and none of the mighty men
could use their hands.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both the chariot and horse lay stunned.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You, even You, are to be feared;
and who may stand in Your sight from the moment of Your anger?
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) From the heavens You gave their judgment,
and the earth feared and was silent,
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) when God arose to judgment,
to save all the meek of the earth. Selah
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Surely the wrath of people shall bring You praise;
the remainder of wrath You shall put on.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Make your vows to the Lord your God, and fulfill them;
let all who surround Him
bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
12 He reduces the spirit of princes,
and is feared among the kings of the earth.
2) Our Daily Bread for 24 July 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/07/24/he-carries-us
entitled God Carries Us
Deuteronmy 1:26-31
26 (Nu 14:1-4) Yet you were not willing to go up,
but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God.
27 (Dt 9:28; Nu 14:3) You murmured in your tents, and said,
"Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land
of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.
28 (Dt 9:1-2; Nu 13:28-33) Where shall we go up? Our brothers have
discouraged our hearts, saying, "The people are greater and taller than we.
The cities are great and walled up to heaven.
And moreover, we have seen the sons of the Anakites there.' "
29 Then I said to you, "Do not be terrified, or afraid of them.
30 (Ex 14:14; Ne 4:20) The Lord your God who goes before you,
He shall fight for you, just as all that He did for you
in Egypt before your eyes,
31 (Isa 46:3-4; 63:9) and in the wilderness, where you saw how
the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all
the way that you went, until you came to this place.â€
In 2019, Hurricane Dorian overwhelmed the islands of the Bahamas
with intense rain, wind, and flooding—the worst natural disaster
in the country's history. As he sheltered at home with his adult son
who has cerebral palsy, Brent knew they needed to leave.
Even though Brent is blind, he had to save his son.
Tenderly, he placed him over his shoulders and stepped into
chin-deep water to carry him to safety.
If an earthly father facing a great obstacle is eager to help his son,
think of how much more our heavenly Father is concerned about His children.
In the Old Testament, Moses recalled how God carried His people even
as they experienced the danger of faltering faith. He reminded the Israelites
of how God had delivered them, providing food and water in the desert,
fighting against their enemies, and guiding the Israelites with pillars
of cloud and fire. Meditating on the many ways God acted on their behalf,
Moses said, "where you saw how
the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son†(Deuteronomy 1:31).
The Israelites' journey through the wilderness wasn't easy, and their faith
waned at times. But it was full of evidence of God's protection and provision.
The image of a father carrying a son-tenderly, courageously, confidently-is
a wonderful picture of how God cared for Israel. Even when we face challenges
that test our faith, we can remember that God's there carrying us through them.
By: Karen Pimpo
Reflect & Pray
In what ways have you seen God's provision and protection in your life?
How can you face difficulties knowing that God carries you tenderly
and confidently?
Loving God, help me remember that You carry me, even when I don't feel it.
Thank You for Your strength and compassion.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 7 - Upheld by His Hand
Is 41:10
10 (Jos 1:9; Isa 41:13–14) Do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
yes, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Beth had the same recurring nightmare: she was running along a cliff,
then she slipped, and fell headlong, into a bottomless ravine.
Falling, without control,without end, falling, falling, falling...
Beth's dream may be one many of us identify with. The sense
of losing control can be nightmarish, and we may fear falling
without end, without remedy. Financial failure may be the chasm
that we face, or professional disgrace. Personal relationships
may go out of control, and we look into a never-ending
ravine of pain and misunderstanding
But God says, "Don't be afraid; I am holding you up."
Like the father who helps his child learn to swim,
God holds us above the water. We may not feel his hands;
indeed, we may suspect that he lets us go just so we can
do it on our own. But he promises that he doesn't let go.
"I am with you." he declares. "I give you strength
and hold you up."
God's promise never to let go takes on new meaning
in a world where relationships are temporary and life is
uncertain. We do not need to fear, for he is with us.
We can relax and stop striving, for he is our God.
His strength becomes ours; amid all our sin and rebellion,
he undergrids us with his righteousness. We cannot fall,
for he holds us fiirm.
Application
a) Under what circumstances have I felt myself "falling"?
b) How does God's promise in Is 41:10 help me to have faith
in the midst of my fears?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Kings 18:7
7 (1Sa 18:14; 2Ki 16:7; Ge 39:2–3 )The Lord was with him.
Wherever he went, he prospered. He (Ahaz) rebelled against
the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Protection in Times of Trouble
Ps 121
PSALMS 121
A Song of Ascents.
1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills,
from where does my help come?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He will not let your foot slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Behold, He who guards Israel
shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord is your guardian;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) The sun shall not harm you during the day,
nor the moon during the night.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The Lord shall protect you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord shall preserve your going out
and your coming in from now and for evermore.
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
Day 24 of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society. (
Col 4:3
3 while praying also for us, that God would open to
us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in chains,
)
b) Pray for the Province of Saskatchewan
I) Pray for the leaders of Saskatchewan,
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 Savior,
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 and seek Him for everything.
Pray to the Lord "Loving God, help me remember that You carry me,
even when I don't feel it.
Thank You for Your strength and compassion."
Pray to the Lord and ask him to Strengthen you in the middle fo fears.
Pray to the Lord and serve Him humbly.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for preserving you
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 that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society.
Pry for Pastor Bahkram Kholmatov of Tajikistan,
who was released from prison in December 2019.
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.
Isaiah 37-39 ; Psalms 76
Isaiah 37
Isaiah Foretells Deliverance
(2Ki 19:1-13)
1 And it came to pass when King Hezekiah heard it that he tore his clothes,
and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
2 (Isa 1:1) He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna
the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth,
to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
3 (Hos 13:13; Isa 66:9) They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah:
This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy.
For children have come to birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.
4 (Isa 1:9; 36:20) Perhaps the Lord your God will hear the words
of the Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach
the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord your God has heard.
Therefore, lift up a prayer for the remnant that is left."
5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
6 (Isa 7:4; 35:4) Isaiah said to them, "Thus you shall say to your master,
'Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard,
with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
7 (Isa 37:9) Listen! I will put a spirit in him so that he shall hear a rumor,
and return to his own land. And I will cause him to fall
by the sword in his own land.' "
8 (Jos 10:29) So the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria
warring against Libnah. For he had heard that the king had left Lachish.
9 He heard them say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia,
"He has come out to make war with you." And when he heard it,
he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
10 (Isa 36:15) “Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah,
saying: Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying,
'Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.'
11 (Isa 36:18-20) Certainly you have heard what the kings of Assyria
have done to all lands by utterly destroying them. So shall you be delivered?
12 (Ge 11:31; 2Ki 17:6) Have the gods of the nations delivered them
which my fathers have destroyed, even Gozan and Harran
and Rezeph and the sons of Eden who were in Tel Assar?
13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad,
and the kings of the city of SephÂarvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?"
The Prayer of Hezekiah
2Ki 19:14-19
14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers
and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord,
and spread it before the Lord.
15 Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying,
16 (Ex 25:22; Ps 86:10) "O Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, who dwells
above the cherubim, You are the God, even You alone,
of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
17 (2Ch 6:40; Ps 17:6) Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear. Open Your eyes,
O Lord, and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib,
which he has sent to reproach the living God.
18 (2Ki 15:29; 16:9) "Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste
all the nations and their countries,
19 and have cast their gods into the fire. For they were not gods,
but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore,
they have destroyed them.
20 (Ps 46:10; 1Ki 18:36-37) Now, O Lord our God, save us from
his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone,
Lord, are God."
The Fall of Sennacherib
2Ki 19:20-37; 2Ch 32:20-21
21T hen Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying,
"Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Because you have prayed to Me
about Sennacherib king of Assyria,
22 (Job 16:4; Ps 9:14) this is the word which the Lord has spoken against him:
The virgin daughter of Zion
has despised you and mocked you;
the daughter of Jerusalem
has shaken her head at you.
23 (Eze 39:7) Whom have you reproached and blasphemed?
And against whom have you raised your voice,
and lifted up your eyes haughtily?
Against the Holy One of Israel!
24 (Isa 14:8; 10:18) Through your servants
you have reproached the Lord
and have said,
'With my many chariots
I have come up to the heights of the mountains,
to the remotest parts of Lebanon;
and I cut down its tall cedars,
and its choice fir trees;
and I will go to its highest peak,
its thickest forest.
25 (1Ki 20:10) I have dug wells
and drunk water,
and with the sole of my feet
I have dried up all the rivers of Egypt.'
26 (Ac 2:23; 4:27-28) "Have you not heard?
Long ago I have done it,
from ancient times I have formed it.
Now I have brought it to pass,
that you should turn fortified cities
into ruinous heaps.
27 (Ps 129:6) Therefore, their inhabitants were short of strength;
they were dismayed and humiliated;
they were as the grass of the field
and as the green herb,
as the grass on the housetops
is scorched before it is grown up.
28 "But I know your abode,
and your going out and your comingin,
and your rage against Me.
29 (Isa 30:28; Eze 38:4) Because your rage against Me
and your tumult have come up into My ears,
therefore I will put My hook in your nose,
and My bridle in your lips,
and I will turn you back
on the way by which you came.
30 "This shall be a sign to you:
You shall eat this year what grows of itself,
and the second year what springs from the same,
and in the third year sow and reap
and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
31 (Isa 27:6) The surviving remnant of the house of Judah
shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
32 (Isa 9:7; 2Ki 19:31) For from Jerusalem shall go out a remnant,
and those who escape out of Mount Zion.
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts
shall do this.
33 "Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria:
He shall not come into this city,
nor shoot an arrow there,
nor come before it with shields,
nor build a siege ramp against it.
34 (Isa 37:29) By the way that he came, by the same shall he return,
and shall not come into this city,
says the Lord.
35 (Isa 31:5; 38:6) For I will defend this city to save it
for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David."
36 (Isa 10:12; 2Ki 19:35) Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck
185 000 in the camp of the Assyrians. When others woke up early
in the morning, these were all dead bodies.
37 (Jnh 1:2; 3:3) So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed
and returned home and lived in Nineveh.
38 (Ge 8:4; Ezr 4:2) It came to pass as he was worshipping
in the house of Nisrok, his god, that Adrammelek and Sharezer, his sons,
struck him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Ararat.
And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
Isaiah 38
Hezekiah's Illness
2Ki 20:1-11; 2Ch 32:24-26
1 (2Sa 17:23; 2Ch 32:24) In those days Hezekiah was mortally ill.
And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die,
and not live."
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
3 (1Ch 29:19; Ne 13:14) and said, "Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You,
how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done
what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying:
5 (2Ki 18:2) "Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of David
your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears.
Surely I will add to your days fifteen years.
6 (Isa 37:35) I will deliver you and this city out of the hand
of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
7 (Jdg 6:37-39; Isa 37:30) “This shall be a sign to you from the Lord,
that the Lord will do this thing that He has spoken:
8 (Jos 10:12-14) I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down
with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, to go back ten steps."
So the sun's shadow returned ten steps on the sundial
by which it had gone down.
9 This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah
after his illness and recovery:
10 (2Co 1:9; Ps 102:24 ) I said: In the middle of my days,
I shall go to the gates of Sheol;
I am to be deprived of the rest of my years.
11 (Ps 27:13) I said, I shall not see the Lord,
even the Lord, in the land of the living;
I shall see man no more
with the inhabitants of the world.
12 (Ps 73:14; 2Co 5:1) My dwelling is pulled up
and removed from me as a shepherd’s tent;
I rolled up my life like a weaver.
He cuts me off from the loom;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
13 (Ps 51:8; Da 6:24) I composed my soul until morning,
like a lion, so He breaks all my bones;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
14 (Isa 59:11; Job 30:29) Like a crane or a swallow, so I twitter;
I mourn as a dove;
my eyes look wistfully upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
15 (1Ki 21:27; Job 7:11) What shall I say?
For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it.
I shall wander about all my years
in the bitterness of my soul.
16 (Dt 8:3) O Lord, by these things men live,
and in all these things is the life of my spirit;
O restore me to health
and make me live!
17 (Ps 30:3; Isa 43:25) Surely it was for my own peace
that I had great bitterness;
but You have kept my soul
from the pit of corruption,
for You have cast all my sins
behind Your back.
18 (Ecc 9:10; Ps 6:5) For Sheol cannot thank You,
death cannot praise You;
those who go down into the pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
19 (Dt 6:7; 4:9) It is the living who give thanks to You,
as I do this day;
a father explains to his sons
about Your faithfulness.
20 The Lord shall surely save me;
therefore, we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments
all the days of our lives
in the house of the Lord.
21 For Isaiah had said, "Let them take a cake of figs
and lay it on the boil, and he shall recover."
22 Hezekiah also had said, "What is the sign that I shall go
up to the house of the Lord?"
Isaiah 39
Envoys From Babylon
2Ki 20:12-19
1 (2Ki 20:12–19; 2Ch 32:31) At that time Marduk-Baladan the son of Baladan,
king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard
that he had been sick and had recovered.
2 (2Ch 32:25; 32:31) Hezekiah was glad and showed them the house
of his precious things: the silver, and the gold, and the spices,
and the precious ointment, and his whole armoury, and all that was found
in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion,
that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 (Dt 28:49; 2Sa 12:1) Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said
to him, "What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?"
And Hezekiah said, "They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon."
4 Then he said, "What have they seen in your house?"
And Hezekiah answered, "All that is in my house they have seen.
There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them."
5 (1Sa 13:13-14; 15:16) Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah,
"Hear the word of the Lord of Hosts.
6 (2Ki 24:13; 25:13-15) The days are surely coming when all that is
in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store
until this day, shall be carried to BabÂylon. Nothing shall be left,
says the Lord.
7 (2Ki 24:12; 2Ch 36:10) And some of your sons who descend from you,
whom you shall father, shall be taken away. And they shall become officials
in the palace of the king of Babylon."
8 (2Ch 32:26; 34:28) Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the Lord
which you have spoken is good."
For he said, "For there shall be peace and truth in my days."
Psalms 76
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
1 In Judah God is known;
in Israel His name is great.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) In Salem is His abode,
and His dwelling place in Zion.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) There He broke the fiery arrows of the bow,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) You are more glorious and excellent
than the mountains of prey.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The strong of heart have been plundered;
they have been put to sleep;
and none of the mighty men
could use their hands.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both the chariot and horse lay stunned.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You, even You, are to be feared;
and who may stand in Your sight from the moment of Your anger?
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) From the heavens You gave their judgment,
and the earth feared and was silent,
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) when God arose to judgment,
to save all the meek of the earth. Selah
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Surely the wrath of people shall bring You praise;
the remainder of wrath You shall put on.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Make your vows to the Lord your God, and fulfill them;
let all who surround Him
bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
12 He reduces the spirit of princes,
and is feared among the kings of the earth.
2) Our Daily Bread for 24 July 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/07/24/he-carries-us
entitled God Carries Us
Deuteronmy 1:26-31
26 (Nu 14:1-4) Yet you were not willing to go up,
but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God.
27 (Dt 9:28; Nu 14:3) You murmured in your tents, and said,
"Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land
of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.
28 (Dt 9:1-2; Nu 13:28-33) Where shall we go up? Our brothers have
discouraged our hearts, saying, "The people are greater and taller than we.
The cities are great and walled up to heaven.
And moreover, we have seen the sons of the Anakites there.' "
29 Then I said to you, "Do not be terrified, or afraid of them.
30 (Ex 14:14; Ne 4:20) The Lord your God who goes before you,
He shall fight for you, just as all that He did for you
in Egypt before your eyes,
31 (Isa 46:3-4; 63:9) and in the wilderness, where you saw how
the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all
the way that you went, until you came to this place.â€
In 2019, Hurricane Dorian overwhelmed the islands of the Bahamas
with intense rain, wind, and flooding—the worst natural disaster
in the country's history. As he sheltered at home with his adult son
who has cerebral palsy, Brent knew they needed to leave.
Even though Brent is blind, he had to save his son.
Tenderly, he placed him over his shoulders and stepped into
chin-deep water to carry him to safety.
If an earthly father facing a great obstacle is eager to help his son,
think of how much more our heavenly Father is concerned about His children.
In the Old Testament, Moses recalled how God carried His people even
as they experienced the danger of faltering faith. He reminded the Israelites
of how God had delivered them, providing food and water in the desert,
fighting against their enemies, and guiding the Israelites with pillars
of cloud and fire. Meditating on the many ways God acted on their behalf,
Moses said, "where you saw how
the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son†(Deuteronomy 1:31).
The Israelites' journey through the wilderness wasn't easy, and their faith
waned at times. But it was full of evidence of God's protection and provision.
The image of a father carrying a son-tenderly, courageously, confidently-is
a wonderful picture of how God cared for Israel. Even when we face challenges
that test our faith, we can remember that God's there carrying us through them.
By: Karen Pimpo
Reflect & Pray
In what ways have you seen God's provision and protection in your life?
How can you face difficulties knowing that God carries you tenderly
and confidently?
Loving God, help me remember that You carry me, even when I don't feel it.
Thank You for Your strength and compassion.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 7 - Upheld by His Hand
Is 41:10
10 (Jos 1:9; Isa 41:13–14) Do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
yes, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Beth had the same recurring nightmare: she was running along a cliff,
then she slipped, and fell headlong, into a bottomless ravine.
Falling, without control,without end, falling, falling, falling...
Beth's dream may be one many of us identify with. The sense
of losing control can be nightmarish, and we may fear falling
without end, without remedy. Financial failure may be the chasm
that we face, or professional disgrace. Personal relationships
may go out of control, and we look into a never-ending
ravine of pain and misunderstanding
But God says, "Don't be afraid; I am holding you up."
Like the father who helps his child learn to swim,
God holds us above the water. We may not feel his hands;
indeed, we may suspect that he lets us go just so we can
do it on our own. But he promises that he doesn't let go.
"I am with you." he declares. "I give you strength
and hold you up."
God's promise never to let go takes on new meaning
in a world where relationships are temporary and life is
uncertain. We do not need to fear, for he is with us.
We can relax and stop striving, for he is our God.
His strength becomes ours; amid all our sin and rebellion,
he undergrids us with his righteousness. We cannot fall,
for he holds us fiirm.
Application
a) Under what circumstances have I felt myself "falling"?
b) How does God's promise in Is 41:10 help me to have faith
in the midst of my fears?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Kings 18:7
7 (1Sa 18:14; 2Ki 16:7; Ge 39:2–3 )The Lord was with him.
Wherever he went, he prospered. He (Ahaz) rebelled against
the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Protection in Times of Trouble
Ps 121
PSALMS 121
A Song of Ascents.
1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills,
from where does my help come?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He will not let your foot slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Behold, He who guards Israel
shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord is your guardian;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) The sun shall not harm you during the day,
nor the moon during the night.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The Lord shall protect you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord shall preserve your going out
and your coming in from now and for evermore.
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
Day 24 of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society. (
Col 4:3
3 while praying also for us, that God would open to
us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in chains,
)
b) Pray for the Province of Saskatchewan
I) Pray for the leaders of Saskatchewan,
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 Savior,
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 and seek Him for everything.
Pray to the Lord "Loving God, help me remember that You carry me,
even when I don't feel it.
Thank You for Your strength and compassion."
Pray to the Lord and ask him to Strengthen you in the middle fo fears.
Pray to the Lord and serve Him humbly.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for preserving you
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 that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society.
Pry for Pastor Bahkram Kholmatov of Tajikistan,
who was released from prison in December 2019.
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.