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Day 222, 10 August 2021



Jeremiah 14-17



Jeremiah 14



Drought, Famine, and Sword



1 (Jer 17:8) The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah

concerning the drought:

2 (Isa 3:26; 1Sa 5:12) Judah mourns,

and the gates languish;

they sit on the ground while mourning,

and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

3 (2Sa 15:30; 2Ki 18:31) Their nobles have sent their servants for water;

they came to the cisterns and found no water.

They returned with their vessels empty;

they were ashamed and humiliated,

and covered their heads.

4 (Jer 3:3; Joel 1:11) Because the ground is chapped,

for there was no rain in the earth,

the plowmen were ashamed;

they have covered their heads.

5 (Ps 29:9) Indeed, the hind also calved in the field

and abandoned her young

because there was no grass.

6 (Jer 2:24; Job 39:5-6) The wild donkeys stand in the high places;

they pant for air like jackals;

their eyes fail

because there is no grass.

7 (Ps 25:11; Jer 5:6) O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us,

do it for Your name['s sake.

Indeed, our backslidings are many;

we have sinned against You.

8 (Jer 17:13; Ps 9:9) O the Hope of Israel,

its Savior in time of trouble,

why should You be as a stranger in the land,

and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to pitch his tent for a night?

9 (Isa 59:1; 63:19) Why should You be as a man dismayed,

as a mighty man who cannot save?

Yet You, O Lord, are in our midst,

and we are called by Your name.

Do not forsake us!

10 (Hos 8:13; 9:9) Thus says the Lord to this people:

Even so they have loved to wander;

they have not restrained their feet.

Therefore, the Lord does not accept them;

He will now remember their iniquity

and punish their sins.

11 (Jer 7:16; 11:14) Then the Lord said to me: Do not pray for the good

of this people.

12 (Jer 6:20; Pr 1:28) When they fast, I will not hear their cry. And when

they offer a burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them.

But I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine,

and by the pestilence.



False Prophets



13 (Jer 6:14; 4:10) Yet I said, "Ah, Lord God! Here the prophets say to them,

'You shall not see the sword nor shall you have famine,

but I will give you assured peace in this place.' "

14 (Jer 27:9–10; 29:8-9) Then the Lord said to me: The prophets prophesy lies

in My name. I have not sent them no- have I commanded them

nor have I spoken to them. They prophesy to you a false vision and divination,

and emptiness, and the deceit of their heart.

15 (Jer 5:12-13; Eze 14:10) Therefore thus says the Lord concerning

the prophets who prophesy in My name though I did not send them,

yet they say, "Sword and famine will not be in this land."

By sword and famine those prophets will be consumed.

16 (Pr 1:31; Jer 7:33) The people to whom they prophesy

will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine

and the sword. And they will have no one to bury them, not them,

nor their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters.

For I will pour out their wickedness upon them.

17 (Jer 8:21; 9:1) Therefore you will say this word to them:

Let my eyes run down with tears

night and day, and let them not cease;

for the virgin daughter of my people

has been broken with a great blow,

with a very infected wound.

18 (Eze 7:15; Jer 5:31) If I go out into the field,

I see those slain with the sword!

And if I enter the city,

I see those who are sick with famine!

Indeed, both the prophet and the priest

go about into a land that they do not know.



The People Ask for Mercy



19 (Jer 8:15; La 5:22) Have You utterly rejected Judah?

Has Your soul loathed Zion?

Why have You stricken us

so that there is no healing for us?

We looked for peace,

but there was nothing good;

and for the time of healing,

but there is trouble!

20 (Ne 9:2; Ps 32:5) We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness

and the iniquity of our fathers,

for we have sinned against You.

21 (Ps 106:45; Jer 14:7) Do not abhor us. For Your name's sake,

do not disgrace Your glorious throne.

Remember and do not break

Your covenant with us.

22 (Dt 32:21; Isa 30:23 ) Are there any among the idols of the nations

that can cause rain?

Or can the heavens give showers?

Is it not You, O Lord our God?

Therefore, we will wait upon You,

for You have done all these things.



Jeremiah 15



The Lord Will Not Relent



1 (1Sa 7:9; Ps 99:6) Then the Lord said to me: Even though Moses

and Samuel were to stand before Me, yet My heart would not be

with this people. Cast them out of My sight and let them go!

2 (Jer 14:12; 43:11) It shall come to pass if they say to you,

"Where should we go?" then you shall tell them: Thus says the Lord:

Those destined for death, to death;

and those destined for the sword, to the sword;

and those destined for the famine, to the famine;

and those destined for the captivity, to the captivity.

3 (Lev 26:16; 26:22) I will appoint over them four kinds of disaster,

says the Lord: the sword to slay, the dogs to tear, the birds

of the heaven, the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.

4 (Jer 24:9; 29:18) I will cause them to be removed into

all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah

king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.

5 (Isa 51:19; Na 3:7) For who shall have pity on you, O Jerusalem?

Or who shall bemoan you?

Or who shall go aside to ask how you are doing?

6 (Jer 7:24; Zep 1:4) You who have forsaken Me, says the Lord,

you keep going backward.

Therefore I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you.

I am weary of relenting!

7 (Isa 9:13; Jer 18:21) I will winnow them with a winnowing fork

in the gates of the land;

I will bereave them of children. I will destroy My people,

since they did not repent from their ways.

8 (Isa 3:25-4:1 ) Their widows will increase before Me

more than the sand of the seas;

I will bring against them, against the mother of a young man,

a destroyer at noonday;

I will suddenly bring down on her

sorrow and terrors.

9 (1Sa 2:5; Isa 47:9) She who has borne seven sons languishes;

she has given up the spirit;

her sun has gone down while it was yet day;

she has been ashamed and humiliated.

And the rest of them I will deliver to the sword

before their enemies,

says the Lord.



Jeremiah's Sorrow



10 (Ex 22:25; Ps 15:5) Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me

as a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth!

I have not lent with usury, nor have men lent to me on usury,

yet every one of them curses me!

11 The Lord said:

Truly I will set you free for good purposes.

Truly I will cause the enemy to entreat you

in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.

12 Can anyone break the northern iron

or the bronze?

13 (Ps 44:12; Jer 17:3) Your wealth and your treasures

I will give to the destroyer without price,

and that for all your sins,

even within all your borders.

14 (Dt 32:22; Jer 16:13) I will make you to pass with your enemies

into a land which you do not know;

for a fire is kindled in My anger,

which shall burn upon you.

15 (Jer 12:3; Ps 69:7-9 ) O Lord, You who know, remember me,

and take notice of me,

and take vengeance on my persecutors.

Because of your longsuffering, do not take me away.

Know that for Your sake I have suffered rebuke.

16 (Jer 14:9; Job 23:12 ) Your words were found and I ate them.

And Your word became to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart,

for I am called by Your name,

O Lord God of Hosts.

17 (Ps 1:1; La 3:28 ) I did not sit in the assembly of mockers,

nor did I rejoice;

I sat alone because of Your hand,

for You have filled me with indignation.

18 (Jer 30:15; Job 34:6) Why is my pain perpetual

and my wound incurable, which refuses to be healed?

Shall You be altogether to me as a deceptive stream

and as waters that fail?



The Lord Reassures Jeremiah



19 (Jer 15:1; Zec 3:7) Therefore thus says the Lord:

If you return, then I will bring you back,

and you shall stand before Me;

and if you take out the precious from the worthless,

you will be My spokesman.

Let them return to you,

but do not return to them.

20 (Jer 1:18-19; Ps 46:7) I will make you to this people

a fortified bronze wall;

and they shall fight against you,

but they shall not prevail against you;

for I am with you

to save you and to deliver you,

says the Lord.

21 (Ge 48:16; Ps 37:40) I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked,

and I will redeem you out of the hand of the violent.



Jeremiah 16



The Day of Disaster



1 The word of the Lord came also to me, saying:

2 (1Co 7:26-27) You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons

or daughters in this place.

3 For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters

who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them,

and concerning their fathers who fathered them in this land:

4 (Jer 25:33; Ps 83:10; Jer 9:22) They will die of deadly diseases.

They will not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. But they will be as dung

upon the face of the ground. And they will be consumed by the sword

and by famine. And their carcasses will be food for the fowl of heaven

and for the beasts of the earth.

5 (Eze 24:16-23; Isa 27:11) For thus says the Lord: Do not enter a house

of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away

My peace from this people, says the Lord, even loving­kindness and mercy.

6 (Lev 19:28; Dt 14:1) Both the great and the small will die in this land.

They will not be buried; neither will men lament for them, cut themselves,

nor make themselves bald for them.

7 (Eze 24:17; Hos 9:4) Neither will men tear themselves for them in mourning,

to comfort them for the dead; nor will men give them the cup of consolation

to drink for their father or for their mother.

8 (Ecc 7:2-4; Jer 15:17) Also you shall not go into the house of feasting,

to sit with them to eat and to drink.

9 (Jer 7:34; Eze 26:13) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days,

the voice of laughter and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom

and the voice of the bride.

10 (Jer 5:19; 13:22)And when you tell this people all these words,

and they say to you, "Why has the Lord pronounced all this great disaster

against us? Or what is our iniquity? Or what is our sin that we have committed

against the Lord our God?"

11 (Ps 106:35-41; Dt 29:25-26) then you shall say to them:

Because your fathers have forsaken Me, says the Lord,

and have walked after other gods and have served them

and have worshipped them, but have forsaken Me and have not kept My law.

12 (Jer 13:10; 7:26; Ecc 9:3) And you have done worse than your fathers,

for here you are, each one walking after the imaginations of his evil heart

so that they do not listen to Me.

13 (Dt 28:36; Jer 17:4; Dt 4:26-28) Therefore I will cast you out of this land

into a land that you do not know, neither you nor your fathers;

and there you will serve other gods day and night because

I will not show you favour.



God Will Restore Israel



14 (Dt 15:15; Jer 23:7-8) Therefore, surely the days are coming,

says the Lord, that it will no longer be said, "As the Lord lives,

who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,"

15 (Jer 24:6; 3:18) but, "As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons

of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands wherever

He had driven them." And I will bring them again into their land that

I gave to their fathers.

16 (Am 4:2; 1Sa 26:20) Now, I will send for many fishermen, says the Lord,

and they shall fish for them; andafterwards I will send for many hunters,

and they will hunt them from every mountainand from every hill

and out of the holes of the rocks.

17 (Pr 15:3; 2Ch 16:9) For My eyes are upon all their ways; they are not

hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes.

18 (Isa 40:2; Jer 2:7) First I will doubly recompense their iniquity

and their sin, because they have defiled My land; they have filled

My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable things.

19 (Isa 25:4; Ps 18:1-2) O Lord, my strength and my fortress,

and my refuge in the day of affliction,

the nations will come to You

from the remote parts of the earth, and will say:

Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity,

and things in which there is no profit.

20 (Isa 37:19; Ps 115:4-8) Shall a man make gods for himself,

which are not gods?

21 (Jer 33:2; Ps 9:16) "Therefore, surely I will this once cause them to know,

I will cause them to know

My hand and My might;

and they shall know

that My name is the Lord."



Jeremiah 17



Judah's Sin and Punishment



1 (Pr 3:3; 2Co 3:3) The sin of Judah is written with an iron pen

and with a diamond point;

it is engraved on the tablet of their heart

and on the horns of their altars;

2 (2Ch 24:18; Jer 2:20) as they remember their children,

so they remember their altars

and their groves by the green trees

on the high hills.

3 (Jer 15:13; 2Ki 24:13) O My mountain in the field,

I will give your wealth

and all your treasures to the destroyer,

and your high places

for sin throughout all your borders.

4 (Jer 15:14; 7:20; 16:13) You, even yourself, will discontinue

from your heritage that I gave you;

and I will cause you to serve your enemies

in the land which you do not know;

for you have kindled a fire in My anger

which will burn forever.

5 (2Ch 32:8; Isa 2:22) Thus says the Lord:

Cursed is the man who trusts in man

and makes flesh his strength,

and whose heart departs from the Lord.

6 (Dt 29:23; Jer 48:6) For he will be like a bush in the desert

and will not see when good comes,

but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,

in a salt land and not inhabited.

7 (Ps 34:8; 2:12) Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,

and whose hope is the Lord.

8 (Ps 1:3; Eze 47:12) For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,

and that spreads out its roots by the river,

and shall not fear when heat comes,

but its leaf shall be green,

and it shall not be anxious in the year of drought,

neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

9 (Ecc 9:3; Mk 7:21-22) The heart is more deceitful than all things

and desperately wicked;

who can understand it?

10 (Jer 32:19; 1Sa 16:7; Ps 62:12) I, the Lord, search the heart,

I test the mind,

even to give to every man according to his ways,

and according to the fruit of his deeds.

11 (Lk 12:20; Ps 55:23) As the partridge sits on eggs which it has not laid,

so is he who gets riches, but not justly;

it will forsake him in the midst of his days,

and in the end he will be a fool.

12 (Jer 3:17; 14:21) A glorious high throne from the beginning

is the place of our sanctuary.

13 (Isa 1:28; Jer 14:8 ) O Lord, the Hope of Israel,

all who forsake You will be ashamed.

"Those who depart from Me in the earth will be written down,

because they have forsaken the Lord,

the fountain of living waters."



Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance



14 (Dt 10:21; Ps 109:1) Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;

save me, and I will be saved,

for You are my praise.

15 (Isa 5:19) See how they say to me,

"Where is the word of the Lord?

Let it come now!"

16 As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,

nor have I desired the woeful day;

You Yourself know that which came out of my lips was in Your presence.

17 (Jer 16:19; Na 1:7) Do not be a terror to me;

You are my hope in the day of disaster.

18 (Ps 35:4; 35:8) Let those who persecute me be humiliated,

but let me not be humiliated;

let them be dismayed,

but let me not be dismayed.

Bring upon them the day of evil,

and destroy them with double destruction.



Keep the Sabbath Day Holy



19 (Jer 7:2; 26:2) Thus the Lord said to me: Go and stand in the gate

of the sons of the people whereby the kings of Judah come in

and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.

20 (Jer 19:3; Ps 49:1-2) And say to them: Hear the word of the Lord,

kings of Judah, and all Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem

who enter by these gates.

21 (Nu 15:32-36; Ne 13:15-21) Thus says the Lord: Take heed to yourselves,

and do not bear any load on the Sabbath day nor bring anything in

by the gates of Jerusalem.

22 (Eze 20:12; Ex 20:8-10) You shall not carry a load out of your houses

on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy,

as I commanded your fathers.

23 (Jer 11:10; 19:15) But they did not obey or incline their ears,

but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.

24 (Jer 17:21-22; Ex 15:26) It shall come to pass, if you diligently listen

to Me, says the Lord, to bring in no load through the gates of this city

on the Sabbath day, but sanctify the Sabbath day to do no work in it,

25 (Jer 22:4; Isa 9:7) then there shall enter by the gates of this city kings

and officials sitting on the throne of David,

riding in chariots and on horses,

they, and their officials, the men of Judah,

and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city will be inhabited forever.

26 (Jer 32:44; 33:13) They will come from the cities of Judah

and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin,

and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the Negev,

bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and grain offerings,

and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise to the house of the Lord.

27 (2Ki 25:9; Jer 7:20) But if you will not listen to Me to sanctify

the Sabbath day and not to bear a load, even entering in

at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day,

then I will kindle a fire in the gates and it will devour the palaces

of Jerusalem and it will not be quenched.



2) Our Daily Bread for 10 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/10/love-that-disciplines

entitled Love That Disciplines



Proverbs 3:11-12



11 (Job 5:17) My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,

nor be weary of His correction;

12 (Dt 8:5) for whom the Lord loves He corrects,

even as a father the son in whom he delights.



When I took a family studies class in college, we were asked to write

a "family history"-a record of the key events that make up one's childhood.

This included the patterns that characterized typical family life

and the methods of discipline we experienced. We all had at least one instance

of a parent misapplying discipline and leaving an emotional or physical scar.

Understandably, traumatic experiences like these may affect the way

we interpret our heavenly Father’s discipline.



In Proverbs 3:11-12, the wise teacher invites readers to accept God's discipline.

The word discipline could be translated "correction." As a good

and loving Father, God speaks through His Spirit and the Scriptures

to correct self-destructive behavior. God's discipline is relational-rooted

in His love and His desire for what's best for us. Sometimes it looks

like consequences. Sometimes God prompts someone to point out

our blind spots. Often, it’s uncomfortable, but God's discipline is a gift.



But we don't always see it that way. The wise man cautioned,

"Do not despise the Lord’s discipline" (v. 11). Sometimes we fear God's

discipline. At other times we misinterpret bad things in our lives

as God's discipline. This is far from the heart of a loving Father

who disciplines because He delights in us and corrects because He loves us.



Instead of fearing God's discipline, may we learn to accept it. When we hear

God's voice of correction in our hearts or experience conviction

when reading Scripture, may we thank God that He delights in us enough

to lead us to what's best.



By: Daniel Ryan Day



Reflect & Pray



How do you recognize God’s discipline?

How do you sense the love of God in the midst of it?



God, help me to recognize Your discipline so that

I can discover the freedom You offer.



3) Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 3 - Inseparable From God's Love



Romans 8:38-39



38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,

neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present

nor things to come,

39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,

shall be able to separate us from the love of God,

which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.



Separation is a fact of human life. Relationships disintegrate,

children grow up, loved ones die, husbands and wives divorce,

friends changes and drift apart. We may resist change and separation,

but we must deal with them nevertheless.

Separation sometimes is a natural result of growth and development;

sometimes it is a violent, cataclysmic shaking of an individual's life.

2 lifelong friends go separate ways to college or into future careers;

a church splits over doctrinal differences; a wife finds out a hidden

secret in her husband's past.

But with God, there is no separation, no death, no breaking of vows,

no growing beyond the relationship. Nothing, says Paul, can separate

us from the love of God. A skeleton in my closet, once revealed, may

cost me the trust of those I thought were my friends. But God knows

all my past, all my sin; he forgives, and it cannot separate me from him.

My present personal struggles may cause trouble in my job and result in

the loss of that income, but God understands what I'm going through,

and even when I'm angry at him, he can take it without drawing away

or striking back. My present problems cannot separate me from the Lord.

And God knows, too, the plan he has established for my future. I cannot

walk away from him, grow beyond my need for him, or outrun him into

tomorrow.

She may separate me from my awareness of God's presence in my life,

but it cannot set me beyond his reach. There is no power that is greater

than God's love, and no place I can go that will separate me

from that love.



Application



a) Have I ever felt separated from the love of God? Under what circumstances?



b) How can today's verse free me from anxiety about the past,

the present or the future?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Genesis 39:2-3 : 2 (Ge 21:22; 26:24) The Lord was with Joseph,

so that he became a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master,

the Egyptian.

3 (Ps 1:3; Ge 21:22) His master saw that the Lord was with him

and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper.



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



When you are anxious



Romans 8:28-30



28 (Gal 1:15; Ge 50:20) We know that all things work together

for good to those who love God,

to those who are called according to His purpose.

29 (Ro 11:2; 1Co 15:49; Eph 1:11) For those whom He foreknew,

He predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son,

so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.

30 (1Co 6:11; Heb 9:15) And those whom He predestined, He also called;

and those whom He called, He also justified; and those whom He justified,

He also glorified.





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?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the buliding that was formerly a Baptist

chruch was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim studentt association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student assoication serving the

campusus of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's MUslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic asociations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in JEsus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



10th Day of the Month



a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of

Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.



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John 3:16

16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,

that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."



)



b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,

soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord for you Country to be obeident to the Lord.



Pray to the Lord "God, help me to recognize Your discipline so that

I can discover the freedom You offer.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for not seperating from Him and you.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him, like jospeh, to prosper in difficult times.



Pray to the Lord and kknow His purpose for you.



Pray for Muslims in New Brunswick 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 Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of

Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.



Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,

soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.



Pray that ministry workers in China will experience

God's provision for needed resources



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.

Day 223, 11 August 2021



Jeremiah 18-22



Jeremiah 18



The Potter and the Clay



1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

2 (Jer 19:1-2) "Arise and go down to the potter's house,

and there I will cause you to hear My words."

3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was making

something on the wheel.

4 Yet the vessel that he made of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter;

so he made it again into another vessel,

as seemed good to the potter to make it.

5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

6 (Isa 64:8; 45:9) O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?

says the Lord. As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand,

O house of Israel.

7 (Jer 1:10) At one moment I may speak concerning a nation

and concerning a kingdom to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it.

8 (Jer 26:13; Eze 18:21) If that nation against which I have spoken turns

from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to do to it.

9 (Jer 1:10; 31:28) Or at another moment I may speak concerning a nation

and concerning a kingdom to build and to plant it.

10 (1Sa 2:30; Eze 33:18) If it does evil in My sight by not obeying My voice,

then I will relent of the good with which I said I would bless it.

11 (2Ki 17:13; Isa 1:16-19) Now therefore speak to the men of Judah

and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: Thus says the Lord:

Look, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you.

Repent now, everyone from his evil way, and make your ways

and your deeds good.

12 (Jer 2:25; Isa 57:10) But they say, "There is no hope! But we will walk

after our own devices, and each of us will do according

to the stubbornness of his evil heart."

13 (Jer 5:30; Isa 66:8) Therefore thus says the Lord:

Ask now among the nations,

who has heard such things?

The virgin of Israel

has done a very horrible thing.

14 Shall a man leave the snow of Lebanon,

which comes from the rock of the field?

Shall the cold flowing water that comes from another place

be forsaken?

15 (Isa 57:14; Jer 6:16) Because My people have forgotten Me,

they have burned incense to vain gods

and they have stumbled in their ways

from the ancient paths,

to walk in bypaths,

not on a highway,

16 (Ps 22:7; Jer 25:9 ) to make their land desolate,

and a perpetual hissing;

everyone who passes by shall be astonished

and shake his head.

17 (Jer 2:27; 13:24) I will scatter them before the enemy

as with an east wind;

I will show them the back and not the face

in the day of their calamity.



Jeremiah Persecuted



18 (Jer 11:19; Ps 52:2) Then they said, "Come and let us devise plans

against Jeremiah. For the law will not be lost from the priest, nor counsel

from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him

with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

19 Give heed to me, O Lord,

and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.

20 (Ps 35:7; 57:6 ) Shall evil be recompensed for good?

For they have dug a pit for my soul.

Remember that I stood before You

to speak good for them,

and to turn away Your wrath from them.

21 (Ps 109:9-20; Jer 9:21) Therefore, deliver up their children

to the famine

and pour out their blood by the power of the sword;

and let their wives be bereaved of their children and become widows

and let their men be put to death;

let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

22 (Ps 140:5; Jer 6:26) Let a cry be heard from their houses,

when You bring a troop suddenly upon them;

for they have dug a pit to take me

and hidden snares for my feet.

23 (Isa 2:9) Yet, Lord, You know

all their counsel against me to slay me.

Do not forgive their iniquity

nor blot out their sin from Your sight;

but let them be overthrown before You;

deal thus with them in the time of Your anger.



Jeremiah 19



The Broken Jar



1 (Nu 11:16) Thus says the Lord: Go and buy a potter's earthen bottle,

and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders

of the priests.

2 (Jos 15:8; 2Ki 23:10) Then go out to the Valley of Ben Hinnom,

which is by the entry of the Potsherd Gate, and proclaim there the words

that I will tell you,

3 (1Sa 3:11; Jer 17:20) and say: Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah

and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I will bring such disaster upon this place, at which whoever hears of it,

his ears shall tingle.

4 (Jer 2:34; 2Ki 21:16; Dt 28:20) Because they have forsaken Me

and have profaned this place by making offerings in it to other gods

whom neither they, their fathers, nor the kings of Judah have known,

and have filled this place with the blood of the innocent,

5 (Jer 32:35; Lev 18:21; Ps 106:37-38) and have built the high places

of Baal to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal,

which I did not command or decree, nor did it come into My mind-

6 (Jos 15:8; Isa 30:33) therefore, surely the days are coming,

says the Lord, when this place shall no more be called Topheth

or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.

7 (Lev 26:17; Jer 16:4) I will make void the counsel of Judah

and Jerusalem in this place, and I will cause them to fall by the sword

before their enemies, and by the hands of those who seek their lives.

And their corpses I will give to be food for the fowl of the heaven

and for the beasts of the earth.

8 (Jer 18:16; 1Ki 9:8) I will make this city desolate and a hissing.

Everyone who passes by will be astonished and hiss because

of all the wounds.

9 (Lev 26:29; Isa 9:20) I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons

and the flesh of their daughters, and everyone will eat the flesh

of his friend in the siege and distress, with which their enemies

and those who seek their lives will distress them.

10 (Jer 19:1; 51:63-64) Then you will break the bottle in the sight of the men

that go with you,

11 (Ps 2:9; Isa 30:14) and say to them: Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Even so I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter's

vessel that cannot be made whole again; and they will bury them in Topheth

until there is no other place to bury.

12 Thus I will do to this place and to the inhabitants, says the Lord,

and even make this city as Topheth.

13 (2Ki 23:12; Jer 7:18) And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses

of the kings of Judah will be defiled as the place of Topheth,

because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned

incense to all the host of heaven and have poured out drink offerings

to other gods.

14 (2Ch 20:5; Jer 26:2) Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the Lord

had sent him to prophesy. And he stood in the court of the house of the Lord

and said to all the people:

15 (Jer 7:26; 17:23) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I am about to bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the disaster

that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their necks

so that they might not heed My words.



Jeremiah 20



Pashhur Strikes Jeremiah



1 (1Ch 24:14; 2Ki 25:18) Now Pashhur the son of Immer the priest,

who was also chief officer in the house of the Lord,

heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.

2 (Jer 37:13; 1:19) Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet

and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Gate of Benjamin,

which was by the house of the Lord.

3 (Jer 20:10; Isa 8:3) On the next day Pashhur brought Jeremiah

out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, The Lord has not called

your name Pashhur, but "Magor-missabib."[Possibly Chief of Staff.[

4J (er 29:21; Job 18:11-21) For thus says the Lord: I will make you

a terror to yourself and to all your friends. And they will fall by the sword

of their enemies while your eyes will see it. Thus I will give all Judah

into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them captive

into Babylon and will slay them with the sword.

5 (2Ki 20:17-18; 24:12-16) Moreover I will deliver all the wealth

of this city, and all its produce, and all the precious things;

and all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give into the hand

of their enemies who will destroy them, and take them,

and carry them to Babylon.

6 (Jer 14:14-15; La 2:14) You, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house

will go into captivity; and you will come to Babylon,

and there you will die and will be buried there,

you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied lies.



Jeremiah Dejected



7 (La 3:14; Eze 3:14) O Lord, You have deceived me and I was deceived;

You are stronger than I and have prevailed.

I am held in derision daily;

everyone mocks me.

8 (Jer 6:10; 2Ch 36:16) For each time I speak, I cry out;

I cry out, "Violence and devastation,"

because to me the word of the Lord has resulted

in reproach and derision daily.

9 (Job 32:18-20; Ps 39:3) But if I say, "I will not make mention of Him

nor speak any more in His name,"

then His word was in my heart

as a burning fire shut up in my bones;

and I was weary of forbearing it,

and I could not endure it.

10 (Ps 31:13; 41:9) For I heard the defaming of many,

"Terror on every side!

Denounce him. Yes, denounce him!"

All my familiar friends

who watch for my fall, say,

"Perhaps he will be enticed

so that we can prevail against him,

and we will take our revenge on him."

11 (Jer 15:20; 23:40; 1:8) But the Lord is with me as a dread mighty One.

Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail.

They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper.

Their everlasting shame will never be forgotten.

12 (Jer 11:20; Ps 54:7; 59:10) But, O Lord of Hosts, who tests the righteous

and sees the mind and the heart,

let me see Your vengeance on them,

for to You I have presented my cause.

13 (Ps 34:6; 69:33) Sing to the Lord,

praise the Lord.

For He has delivered the soul of the poor

from the hand of evildoers.

14 (Jer 15:10) Cursed be the day in which I was born.

Let not the day be blessed in which my mother bore me.

15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father,

saying, "A baby boy has been born to you!"

and made him very glad.

16 (Jer 18:22; 48:3-4) Let that man be as the cities

which the Lord overthrew and did not relent,

and let him hear the cry in the morning

and the shout of alarm at noon,

17 (Job 3:10-11; 10:18-19) because he did not kill me from the womb,

so that my mother might have been my grave,

and her womb be always pregnant.

18 (Job 3:20; La 3:1) Why did I come forth from the womb

to see trouble and sorrow,

so that my days are spent in shame?



Jeremiah 21

Zedekiah's Request Denied

1 (Jer 29:25; 37:3) The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord

when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malkijah,

and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,

2 (Jer 37:3; 37:7) "Please inquire of the Lord for us.

For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us.

Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all His wondrous works,

so that the enemy withdraws from us."

3 Then Jeremiah said to them: Thus you shall say to Zedekiah:

4 (Jer 32:5; Isa 13:4) Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Behold, I will turn

back the weapons of war that are in your hands with which you fight

against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who besiege

you outside the walls; and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

5 (Ex 6:6; Isa 5:25) I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched

hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

6 (Jer 32:24) I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast;

they will die of a great pestilence.

7 (Jer 37:17; Eze 7:9) Afterwards, says the Lord, I will deliver Zedekiah

king of Judah and his servants and the people and such as are left

in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine

into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and

into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those

who seek their life. And he will strike them with the edge of the sword.

He will not spare them or have pity or mercy.

8 (Dt 30:15; 30:19) To this people you shall say: Thus says the Lord:

See, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

9 (Jer 38:2; 39:18; 45:5) He who abides in this city will die by the sword

and by the famine and by the pestilence. But he who goes out and falls

away to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he will live, and he will have

his own life as booty.

10 (Jer 44:11; 52:13) For I have set My face against this city for disaster

and not for good, says the Lord. It will be given into the hand of

the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.



Message to the House of David



11 (Jer 13:18; 17:20) Concerning the house of the king of Judah, say,

Hear the word of the Lord,

12 (Isa 1:17; Ps 101:8) O house of David; thus says the Lord:

Execute justice each morning,

and deliver him who has been robbed

from the hand of the oppressor,

lest My fury go out like fire

and burn so that no one can quench it,

because of the evil of your deeds.

13 (Ps 125:2; Ob 1:3-4) See, I am against you,

O inhabitant of the valley,

O rocky plain,

says the Lord,

you men who say,

"Who shall come down against us?

Or who shall enter our dwellings?"

14 (2Ch 36:19; Isa 3:10-11) But I will punish you

according to the fruit of your deeds,

says the Lord,

and I will kindle a fire in the forest,

and it will devour all things around it.



Jeremiah 22



Impending Judgment



1 Thus says the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Judah,

and speak this word there,

2 (Lk 1:32; Isa 9:7a) nd say: Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah

who sits on the throne of David, you and your servants

and your people who enter by these gates.

3 (Jer 21:12; 22:17) Thus says the Lord: Execute justice and righteousness,

and deliver the robbed out of the hand of the oppressor.

And do no wrong or violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow,

neither shed innocent blood in this place.

4 (Jer 17:25) For if you indeed do these things, then kings sitting

on the throne of David will enter by the gates of this house,

riding in chariots and on horses, he and his servants and his people.

5 (Heb 6:13; Ge 22:16) But if you will not obey these words,

I swear by Myself, says the Lord, that this house will become a desolation.

6 (Ge 37:25; Ps 107:34) For thus says the Lord to the king's house of Judah:

You are Gilead to Me,

and the peak of Lebanon;

yet surely I will make you a wilderness

and cities which are not inhabited.

7 (Isa 37:24; 10:33-34) I will prepare destroyers against you,

everyone with his weapons;

and they shall cut down your choice cedars

and cast them into the fire.

8 (1Ki 9:8-9; 2Ch 7:20-22) Many nations will pass by this city,

and every man will say to his neighbor,

"Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?"

9 (2Ki 22:17; 2Ch 34:25) Then they will answer,

"Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God,

and worshipped other gods, and served them."

10 (Ecc 4:2; Isa 57:1) Do not weep for the dead nor bemoan him,

but weep constantly for him who goes away;

for he will return no more

nor see his native country.

11 (1Ch 3:15; 2Ch 36:1-4) For thus says the Lord concerning Shallum

the son of Josiah king of Judah, who became king instead of Josiah his father,

who went from this place: He will not return any more,

12 (2Ki 23:34; Jer 22:18) but will die in the place

where they have led him captive

and will see this land no more.

13 (Lev 19:13; Mic 3:10) Woe to him who builds his house with unrighteousness

and his chambers with injustice,

who uses his neighbor's services without wages,

and gives him nothing for his work,

14 (2Sa 7:2; Isa 5:8-9) who says, "I will build myself a roomy house

and large chambers,"

and cuts out its windows,

paneling it with cedar

and painting it with vermilion.

15 (2Ki 23:25; Isa 3:10; Jer 21:12) Do you reign

because you compete in cedar?

Did not your father eat and drink

and do justice and righteousness,

and then it was well with him?

16 (Ps 72:1-4; 72:12-13) He judged the cause of the poor and needy;

then it was well with him.

Is not this what it means to know Me?

says the Lord.

17 (2Ki 24:4; Jer 22:3) But your eyes and your heart

are intent only on your covetousness

and on shedding innocent blood

and on oppression and violence.

18 (1Ki 13:30; Jer 16:4) Therefore thus says the Lord concerning

Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

They will not lament for him, saying,

"Ah, my brother!" or, "Ah, sister!"

They will not lament for him, saying,

"Ah, lord!" or, "Ah, his glory!"

19 (Jer 36:30; 1Ki 21:23-24) He will be buried with the burial of a donkey,

drawn and cast out

beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

20 (Nu 27:12) Go up to Lebanon and cry out,

and lift up your voice in Bashan,

and cry out from Abarim,

for all your lovers are destroyed.

21 (Jer 3:25; 32:30) I spoke to you in your prosperity,

but you said, "I will not listen!"

This has been your manner from your youth,

that you have not obeyed My voice.

22 (Jer 20:11) The wind will sweep away all your shepherds,

and your lovers shall go into captivity;

surely then you will be ashamed and humiliated

for all your wickedness.

23 (Jer 6:24; 22:6) O inhabitant of Lebanon,

who makes your nest in the cedars,

how you will groan when pangs come upon you,

the pain as of a woman in labor!

24 (SS 8:6; Jer 37:1) As I live, says the Lord, though Koniah

the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on My right hand,

yet would I pluck you from there.

25 (2Ki 24:15-16; Jer 21:7) And I will give you into the hand of those

who seek your life and into the hand of those whose face you fear,

even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Bab­ylon

and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

26 (2Ki 24:15; 24:8) I will cast you and your mother that bore you out

into another country where you were not born, and there you shall die.

27 But to the land where they desire to return, they will not return there.

28 (Ps 31:12; Jer 48:38) Is this man Koniah a despised broken jar?

Is he a vessel in which is no desire?

Why are he and his seed cast out

and thrown into a land which they had not known?

29 (Jer 6:19; Mic 1:2) O land, land, land,

hear the word of the Lord!

30 (Ps 94:20; Jer 36:30) Thus says the Lord:

Write down this man childless,

a man who will not prosper in his days;

for no man of his seed shall prosper,

sitting on the throne of David

and ruling any more in Judah.



2) Our Daily Bread for 11 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/11/accessible-to-all

entitled Accessible to All



Matthew 7:13–14



The Narrow Gate

Lk 13:24

13 "Enter at the narrow gate, for wide is the gate

and broad is the way that leads to destruction,

and there are many who are going through it,

14 because small is the gate and narrow is the way

which leads to life, and there are few who find it."



From a manmade bridge on the small Bahamian island of Eleuthera,

visitors can admire the stark contrast between the roiling dark

blue waters of the Atlantic and the calm turquoise waters

of the Caribbean Sea. Over time, storms washed away the original strip

of land once marked by a natural stone arch. The glass window bridge

that now serves as a tourist attraction on Eleuthera

is known as "the narrowest place on earth."



The Bible describes the road that leads to eternal life as narrow

"and only a few find it" (Matthew 7:14). The gate is considered

small because God the Son is the only bridge that can reconcile

fallen man and God the Father through

the power of the Holy Spirit (vv. 13-14; see John 10:7-9; 16:13).

7 (Jn 3:19; 15:18-19) "The world cannot hate you.

But it hates Me, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.

8 (Jn 7:6) You go up to this feast. I am not going up to this feast yet,

because My time has not yet fully come.”"

9 Having said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.



13 (Jn 14:17; 14:26; 15:26) "But when the Spirit of truth comes,

He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own authority.

But He will speak whatever He hears,

and He will tell you things that are to come. "



However, Scripture also says that believers from every people, nation,

and societal rank can enter heaven and will bow before the King of Kings

and worship together around His throne (Revelation 5:9). This phenomenal

image of contrast and unity includes all of God's beautifully diverse people.



9 (Rev 14:6; Ps 33:3; 40:3) And they sang a new song, saying:

"You are worthy to take the scroll,

and to open its seals;

for You were slain,

and have redeemed us to God by Your blood

out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,"



Though we're separated from God by our sin, every person God created

is invited to enter eternity in heaven by walking this narrow path

of reconciliation through a personal relationship with Christ.

His sacrifice on the cross, resurrection from the tomb, and ascension

to heaven is the good news, accessible to all and worth sharing today

and every day.



By: Xochitl Dixon



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Reflect & Pray



How did you respond after hearing the good news?

How can you be more intentional about sharing it with others?



God the Father, please empower me through Your Holy Spirit

so I can show others the accessible path that leads

to Your approachable Son, Jesus.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forver - Day 4 - Daddy!



Romans 8:15



'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have

received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '



"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship

with her father proved it. She was never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,

Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the

important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated

that he was, indded a warm, approachable, attectionate man.

Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;

others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father

who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.

But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything

we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,

totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has

created us to be.

In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,

Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.

God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready

to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,

loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lapand let him comfort us.

When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a

"spirit of bondage to fear" but a "spirit of adoption." We are not called

to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.

We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,

and he is our loving Daddy.



Application



a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?

How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?



b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have

God as my Father?





4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Exodus 3:7-8



7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25)The Lord said,

"I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt

and have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters,

for I know their sorrows.

8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down

to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians,

and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land,

to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of

the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,

the Hivites, and the Jebusites."



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



When you are lonely



PSALMS 23



A Psalm of David.



1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside still waters.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;

He leads me in paths of righteousness

for His name's sake.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Even though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil;

for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff,

they comfort me.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup runs over.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

forever.





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?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the buliding that was formerly a Baptist

chruch was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim studentt association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student assoication serving the

campusus of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's MUslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic asociations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in JEsus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



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 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 to be obedient despite the rebellion around you.



Pray to the Lord "God the Father, please empower me through Your Holy Spirit

so I can show others the accessible path that leads

to Your approachable Son, Jesus.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for beingthe Loving Father He is.



Pray to the Lord and give Him your burdens.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for He will guide you through dangers.



Pray for Muslims in New Brunswick 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 encouragement and courage of local believers

in the United Arab Emirates who worship in secret.



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.

Day 224, 12 August 2021



Jeremiah 23-25



Jeremiah 23



The Righteous Branch



1 (Jer 10:21; 2:8) Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep

of My pasture! says the Lord.

2 (Ex 32:34) Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds

that feed My people: You have scattered My flock and driven them away

and have not visited them. I am about to punish you

for the evil of your deeds, says the Lord.

3 (Jer 32:37; 29:14) I will gather the remnant of My flock

out of all countries wherever I have driven them and bring them again

to their folds, and they shall be fruitful and increase.

4 (1Pe 1:5) I will also set up shepherds over them who will feed them;

and they will fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor will they be missing,

says the Lord.

5 (Isa 4:2; 9:7; 11:1-5) The days are coming, says the Lord,

that I will raise up for David a righteous Branch,

and he shall reign as king and deal wisely,

and shall execute justice and righteousness in the earth.

6 (1Co 1:30; Isa 9:6; Jer 33:16) In his days Judah will be saved,

and Israel will dwell safely.

And this is the name by which he will be called:

THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

7 (Jer 16:14-15; Isa 43:18-19) Therefore, surely the days are coming,

says the Lord, when they will no more say, "As the Lord lives

who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,"

8 (Isa 43:5-6; Am 9:14-15) but, "As the Lord lives who brought up

and led the descendants of the house of Israel out of the north country

and from all countries where I had driven them."

Then they will dwell in their own land.



Lying Prophets



9 (Hab 3:16) My heart is broken within me,

because of the prophets;

all my bones shake;

I am like a drunken man,

like a man overcome by wine,

because of the Lord,

and because of His holy words.

10 (Ps 107:34; Jer 9:2) For the land is full of adulterers;

for the land mourns because of the curse.

The pleasant places of the wilderness have dried up.

And their course is evil

and their might is not right.

11 (Jer 6:13; Zep 3:4) For both prophet and priest are profane;

indeed, in My house I have found their wickedness,

says the Lord.

12 (Ps 35:6; Jer 11:23) Therefore their way will be as slippery ways to them;

they shall be driven into the darkness

and fall in it;

for I will bring disaster upon them,

even the year of their punishment,

says the Lord.

13 (Jer 2:8; Isa 9:16) In addition, I have seen folly

in the prophets of Samaria.

They prophesied by Baal

and caused My people Israel to err.

14 (Isa 1:9-10; Jer 29:23) I have seen also among the prophets of Jerusalem

a horrible thing.

They commit adultery and walk in lies.

They also strengthen the hands of evildoers,

so that no one repents from his wickedness.

All of them are as Sodom to Me

and her inhabitants as Gomorrah.

15 (Jer 8:14; 9:15) Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts concerning the prophets:

"I will feed them with wormwood

and make them drink the water of gall,

for from the prophets of Jerusalem

profaneness has gone out into all the land."

16 (Jer 14:14; 27:9-10) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you.

They lead you into vanity;

they speak a vision of their own heart

and not out of the mouth of the Lord.

17 (Mic 3:11; Jer 8:11; 13:10) They still say to those who despise Me,

"The Lord has said, 'You will have peace'";

and they say to everyone who walks after the imagination of his own heart,

"No evil will come upon you."

18 (Jer 23:22; 1Co 2:16) For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord

and has perceived and heard His word?

Who has given heed to His word and listened to it?

19 (Jer 25:32; 30:23) Look, a whirlwind of the Lord

has gone forth in fury,

a tempestuous whirlwind.

It will fall tempestuously upon the head of the wicked.

20 (Jer 30:24; Ge 49:1; Zec 1:6) The anger of the Lord will not turn back

until He has executed and performed

the thoughts of His heart.

In the latter days

you will understand it perfectly.

21 (Jer 14:14; 27:15) I have not sent these prophets,

yet they ran.

I have not spoken to them,

yet they prophesied.

22 (Jer 23:18; 25:5) But if they had stood in My counsel

and had caused My people to hear My words,

then they would have turned them from their evil way

and from the evil of their deeds.

23 (Ps 139:1-10) Am I a God who is near,

says the Lord,

and not a God far off?

24 (1Ki 8:27; Job 22:13-14) Can a man hide himself in secret places

so that I do not see him?

says the Lord.

Do I not fill heaven and earth?

says the Lord.

25 (Jer 23:28; 23:32) I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy

lies in My name, saying, "I had a dream, I had a dream!"

26 (1Ti 4:1-2) How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who

prophesy lies? Indeed, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart,

27 (Jdg 3:7; 8:33-34) who plan to cause My people to forget My name

by their dreams, which they tell to their neighbor, as their fathers have

forgotten My name for Baal.

28 (1Co 3:12-13) The prophet who has a dream, let him tell his dream.

And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully.

What is the chaff to the wheat? says the Lord.

29 (Jer 5:14; 20:9) Is not My word like fire, says the Lord,

and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

30 (Dt 18:20; Ps 34:16) See, therefore I am against the prophets,

says the Lord, who steal My words, each from his neighbor.

31 (Jer 23:17) See, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who use

their tongues and say, "The Lord says."

32 (Jer 7:8; La 2:14) See, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,

says the Lord, and recount them and cause My people to err by their lies

and reckless boasting. Yet I sent them not nor commanded them.

Therefore they shall not profit this people at all, says the Lord.



False Prophecy



33 (Mal 1:1; Isa 13:1) When this people or the prophet or a priest asks you,

saying, "What is the oracle of the Lord?" you shall then say to them,

"What oracle? I will forsake you, says the Lord."

34 As for the prophet and the priest and the people who say,

"The oracle of the Lord," I will punish that man and his house.

35 Thus each of you will say to his neighbor and to his brother,

"What has the Lord answered?" and, "What has the Lord spoken?"

36 (2Pe 3:16; 2Ki 19:4) And the oracle of the Lord you shall mention

no more, for every man's word will be his oracle.

For you have perverted the words of the living God,

of the Lord of Hosts our God.

37 Thus you will say to that prophet, "What has the Lord answered you?"

and, "What has the Lord spoken?"

38 But if you say, "The oracle of the Lord"; therefore thus says the Lord:

Because you say this word, "The oracle of the Lord," I have also sent to you,

saying, You shall not say, "The oracle of the Lord."

39 (Jer 23:33; Eze 8:18) Therefore, surely, I, even I, will utterly forget you

and cast you and the city that I gave you and your fathers out of My presence.

40 (Jer 20:11; Eze 5:14-15) And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you

and perpetual shame which shall not be forgotten.



Jeremiah 24



The Good and Bad Figs



1 (Jer 29:2; 2Ch 36:10) The Lord showed me two baskets of figs that were

set before the temple of the Lord after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah,

and the officials of Judah with the carpenters and smiths from Jerusalem

and brought them to Babylon.

2 (Isa 5:4; 5:7) One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that

are first ripe, and the other basket had very rotten figs,

which were so rotten they could not be eaten.

3 (Am 8:2; Zec 4:2) Then the Lord said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?"

And I said, "Figs, the good figs, very good. And the rotten, very rotten,

that are so rotten they cannot be eaten."

4 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

5 (Na 1:7; Zec 13:9) Thus says the Lord the God of Israel:

Like these good figs, so I will acknowledge those who are carried away captive

of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans

for their good.

6 (Jer 29:10; 42:10) For I will set My eyes upon them for good,

and I will bring them again to this land. And I will build them up

and not pull them down. And I will plant them and not pluck them up.

7 (Jer 30:22; Heb 8:10) I will give them a heart to know Me,

that I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God,

for they will return to Me with their whole heart.

8 (Jer 24:2; 43:1-44:1) But as the rotten figs, which cannot be eaten,

they are so rotten, says the Lord, so I will forsake Zedekiah

the king of Judah and his officials, and the rest of Jerusalem

who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt.

9 (Jer 15:4; 29:18) And I will make them a horror

and an evil to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a reproach

and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places wherever I shall drive them.

10 (Isa 51:19; Eze 5:12-17) I will send the sword, the famine,

and the pestilence among them until they are consumed from

off the land that I gave to them and to their fathers.



Jeremiah 25



Seventy Years of Captivity



1 (Jer 36:1; 2Ki 24:1-2) The word that came to Jeremiah concerning

all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,

king of Judah, that was the first year of Neb­uchadnezzar king of Babylon,

2 (Jer 18:11) which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah

and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:

3 (Jer 1:2; 11:7) From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon,

king of Judah, even to this day, these 23 years the word of the Lord

has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking,

but you have not listened.

4 (Jer 25:3; 26:5) The Lord has sent to you all His servants the prophets,

rising early and sending them, but you have not listened nor inclined

your ear to hear.

5 (Jer 7:7; Ge 17:8) They said, "Turn now again everyone from his evil way

and from the evil of your deeds, and dwell in the land that the Lord has

given to you and to your fathers forever and ever.

6 (Dt 8:19; 6:14) And do not go after other gods to serve them

and to worship them, and provoke Me not to anger

with the works of your hands; and I will do you no harm."

7 (2Ki 21:15; Dt 32:21) Yet you have not listened to Me, says the Lord,

that you might provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands

to your own harm.

8 Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts: Because you have not obeyed My words,

9 (Jer 1:15; 18:16) I will send and take all the families of the north,

says the Lord, and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant,

and will bring them against this land and its inhabitants,

and against all these surrounding nations; I will utterly destroy them,

and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations.

10 (Jer 7:34; Eze 26:13) Moreover I will take from them the voice of laughter

and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice

of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the candle.

11 (Da 9:2; 2Ch 36:21-22) This whole land shall be a desolation

and an astonishment, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon

seventy years.

12 (Isa 13:19; Jer 29:10) It shall come to pass when seventy years

are finished that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,

says the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans,

and will make it perpetual desolations.

13 (Jer 1:5; 1:10) I will bring upon that land all My words

which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book,

which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.

14 (Jer 51:6; 27:7; 50:9) For many nations and great kings will make

slaves of them, even them. And I will recompense them according

to their deeds and according to the works of their hands.



The Cup of God's Wrath



15 (Ps 75:8; Isa 51:17) For thus says the Lord God of Israel to me:

Take the wine cup of this fury at My hand and cause all the nations

to whom I send you to drink it.

16 (Na 3:11; Jer 51:7) They will drink, and totter, and be mad,

because of the sword that I will send among them.

17 (Jer 1:10; 25:28) Then I took the cup from the hand of the Lord

and made all the nations, to whom the Lord had sent me, drink:

18 (Ps 60:3; Jer 24:9) Jerusalem and thecities of Judah and the kings

and the officials, to make them a desolation, an astonishment,

a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;

19 (Jer 46:2; 46:13-26) Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants,

and his officials, and all his people;

20 (Job 1:1; Isa 20:1) and all the foreign people, and all the kings

of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines

(even Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);

21 (Jer 48:1-49:22; Ps 137:7)Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;

22 (Jer 47:4) and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon,

and the kings of the coastlands which are beyond the sea;

23 (Jer 9:26; 49:8) Dedan, and Tema, and Buz,

and all who cut the corners of their hair;

24 (2Ch 9:14; Jer 25:20) and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings

of the foreign people who dwell in the desert;

25 (Ge 10:22; Isa 11:11) and all the kings of Zimri,

and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;

26 (Jer 51:41; 25:9) and all the kings of the north, far and near,

one with another; and all the kingdoms of the earth

which are upon the face of the earth,

and the king of Sheshak shall drink after them.

27 (Jer 25:16; Hab 2:16) Therefore you shall say to them,

Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Drink and be drunk and spew and fall and rise no more because

of the sword which I will send among you.

28 (Job 34:33) It will be, if they refuse to take the cup

from your hand to drink, then you will say to them:

Thus says the Lord of Hosts: You shall certainly drink!

29 (Pr 11:31; Eze 38:21) For I am starting to bring calamity

on the city which is called by My name, and should you be utterly unpunished?

You shall not be unpunished. For I will call for a sword upon

all the inhabitants of the earth, says the Lord of Hosts.

30 (Joel 3:16; Am 1:2) Therefore prophesy against them all these words,

and say to them:

The Lord will roar from on high,

and utter His voice from His holy habitation;

He will mightily roar against His fold.

He will give a shout, as those who tread the grapes,

against all the inhabitants of the earth.

31 (Hos 4:1; Joel 3:2) A noise shall come even

to the remote parts of the earth,

for the Lord has a controversy with the nations;

He shall enter into judgment with all flesh.

He shall give those who are wicked to the sword,

says the Lord.

32 (Jer 23:19; Isa 34:2) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

See, disaster shall go forth

from nation to nation,

and a great whirlwind shall be raised up

from the remote parts of the earth.

33 (Isa 66:16; Ps 79:3) The slain of the Lord on that day will be

from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth.

They will not be lamented or gathered or buried.

They will be as dung on the ground.

34 (Jer 6:26) Howl, you shepherds, and cry;

and wallow in the ashes, you leaders of the flock.

For the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished;

and you will fall like a choice vessel.

35 (Job 11:20; Am 2:14) The shepherds will have no way to flee,

nor the leaders of the flock to escape.

36 (Jer 4:8) A voice of the cry of the shepherds

and a howling of the leaders of the flock shall be heard,

for the Lord has devastated their pasture.

37 (Isa 27:10-11) The peaceable habitations are cut down

because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

38 (Jer 4:7; 5:6) He has left His lair as the lion;

for their land is desolate

because of the fierceness of the oppressor

and because of His fierce anger.



2) Our Daily Bread for 12 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/12/listening-for-life

entitled Listening Matters



Psalm 85



Psalms 85

For the Music Director. A Psalm of the songs of Korah.

1 Lord, You have been favorable to Your land;

You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;

You have covered all their sin. Selah

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have withdrawn all Your wrath;

You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Restore us, O God of our salvation,

and put away Your indignation towardus.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Will You be angry with us forever?

Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Will You not revive us again,

that Your people may rejoice in You?

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Show us Your mercy, O Lord,

and grant us Your deliverance.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will hear what God the Lord will speak,

for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints,

but let them not turn again to folly.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Surely His salvation is near to them who fear Him,

that glory may dwell in our land.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Mercy and truth have met together;

righteousness and peace have kissed.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Truth springs from the ground,

and righteousness looks down from the sky.

12 Yes, the Lord gives that which is good,

and our land shall yield its increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before Him

and prepare a way for His footsteps.



"Come at once. We have struck a berg." Those were the first words

Harold Cottam, the wireless operator on the RMS Carpathia,

received from the sinking RMS Titanic at 12:25 a.m. on April 15, 1912.

The Carpathia would be the first ship to the disaster scene, saving 706 lives.



In the US Senate hearings days later, the Carpathia's captain Arthur Rostron

testified, "The whole thing was absolutely providential. . . . The wireless

operator was in his cabin at the time, not on official business at all,

but just simply listening as he was undressing. . . .

In ten minutes maybe he would have been in bed,

and we would not have heard the message."



Listening matters-especially listening to God. The writers of Psalm 85,

the sons of Korah, urged attentive obedience when they wrote,

“I will hear what God the Lord will speak,

for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints,

but let them not turn again to folly.

Surely His salvation is near to them who fear Him,

that glory may dwell in our land.” (vv. 8–9).

Their admonition is especially poignant because their ancestor Korah

had rebelled against God

and had perished in the wilderness (Numbers 16:1–35).



The night the Titanic sank, another ship was much closer,

but its wireless operator had gone to bed. Had he heard the distress signal,

perhaps more lives would have been saved. When we listen to God

by obeying His teaching, He'll help us navigate

even life's most troubled waters.



By: James Banks



Reflect & Pray



In what ways will you stay attentive to God and the Scriptures today?

How can doing so help you to help others?



Father, help me to stay close to You

in my thoughts, words, and actions.

Please use me as Your servant to bring

Your hope to others.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 5 - God Loved, So He Gave



John 3:16-17



16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9–10; Jn 1:18) "For God so loved the world

that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in

Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

17 (1Jn 4:14; Lk 19:10) For God did not send His Son into

the world to condemn the world, but that the world

through Him might be saved."



Often called "the gospel in a nutshell", John 3:16 is so familiar,

even the unchurched, that it has all but lost its impact for us.

WE cite it by rote, as if it had no more meaning than a SSN (SIN),

and think that we understand the truth becuase we know the words.

Why did God send Jesus, his only Son, into the world to die?

Because he loved the people he created. God had no reason,

humanly speaking, to love mankind. Throughout history, from

the Garden of Eden forward, people had deliberately turned

against God and tried his patience. Even the nation God chose

for himself, Israel rebelled againt the Lord and turned to other gods.

And we, as individuals, have rebelled against him too. WE have tried

to control our own lives; we have denied his reality; or

acknowledged his existence and then systematically ignored him.

We have become our own gods.

Yet Christ, in love, took upon himself the rejection, the humiliation,

the pain we were responsible for. We deserved to be condemned to die,

but he died for us instead. "God did not send his Son into the world

to condemn the world," John 3:17 says, "but to save the world through him."

Often, even after we have committed our lives to Christ, we mistakenly

suppose that God's primary purpose is to condemn us - to catch us in sin

and punish us. But God says that his purpose is to love us and to save us

from sin and ourselves. He loved, and so he gave; he still loves us,

and he still continues to give.



Application



a) What sin in my life put Jesus on the cross?



b) How do I know that my sins has been forgiven?



c) How can these verses help me when I face condemnation and guilt?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 8:18



18 But you must remember the Lord your God,

for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,

so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,

as it is today.



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



When you are lonely



PSALMS 25:15-21



15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,

for He will lead my feet from the net.

16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,

for I am isolated and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;

bring me out of my distresses.

18 Look on my pain and misery,

and forgive all my sins.

19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,

and they hate me with violent hatred.

20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!

Let me not suffer shame,

for I seek refuge in You.

21 Truth and integrity will preserve me

while I wait for You.



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?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the buliding that was formerly a Baptist

chruch was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim studentt association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student assoication serving the

campusus of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's MUslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic asociations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in JEsus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



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



12th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



(Proverb 11:1



1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,

but a just weight is His delight.



)

b) Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity acreoss the world.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to be obedient despite the rebellion around you.



Pray to the Lord "Father, help me to stay close to You

in my thoughts, words, and actions.

Please use me as Your servant to bring

Your hope to others."



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for sending

His Only Begotten Son into this World to save us.



Pray to the Lord and be humble to Him.



Pray to the Lord and wait upon the Lord in Truth and integrity.



Pray for Muslims in New Brunswick 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 put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically.



Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity acreoss the world.



Pray for Christians prisoners in Iran who were realeased from jail

at the outset of the pandemic during 2020.



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.

Day 225, 13 August 2021



Jeremiah 26-29



Jeremiah 26



Jeremiah Threatened With Death



1 (2Ch 36:4-5; Jer 27:1) In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim

the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying:

2 (Dt 4:2; Jer 19:14) Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the house

of the Lord, and speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship

in the house of the Lord all the words that I command you to speak to them.

Do not diminish a word.

3 (Jer 18:7-10; 36:3) Perhaps they will listen and turn every man

from his evil way, that I may repent of the calamity which I purpose to do

to them because of the evil of their deeds.

4 (1Ki 9:6; Isa 1:20) You will say to them: Thus says the Lord:

If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law which I have set before you,

5 (Jer 25:3-4; 2Ki 9:7) to listen to the words of My servants the prophets,

whom I sent to you, both rising up early and sending them,

but you have not listened,

6 (2Ki 22:19; Jer 24:9) then I will make this house like Shiloh

and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

7 (Jer 5:31; Mic 3:11) So the priests and the prophets and all the people

heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord.

8 (La 4:13-14) And when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking

all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people,

the priests and the prophets and all the people took hold of him,

saying, "You shall surely die.

9 Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying,

'This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate

without an inhabitant'?" And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah

in the house of the Lord.

10 (Jer 36:10) When the officials of Judah heard these things,

then they came up from the king's house to the house of the Lord

and sat down in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the Lord.

11 (Jer 38:4; Dt 18:20) Then the priests and the prophets spoke

to the officials and to all the people, saying,

"This man deserves to die! For he has prophesied against this city,

as you have heard with your ears."

12 (Jer 26:15; Ac 4:19) Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials

and to all the people, saying, "The Lord sent me to prophesy

against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.

13 (Jer 26:3; Joel 2:14) Therefore now amend your ways and your deeds,

and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will repent

of the disaster that He has pronounced against you.

14 (Jer 38:5; Jos 9:25) As for me, here I am in your hand.

Do with me as seems good and right to you.

15 (Nu 35:33; Pr 6:17) But know for certain that if you put me to death,

you will surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city

and upon the inhabitants. For truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak

all these words in your ears."



Jeremiah Spared From Death



16 (Ac 5:34-39; 23:9) Then the officials and all the people said

to the priests and to the prophets, "This man is not worthy of death.

For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God."

17 (Ac 5:34) Then certain of the elders of the land rose up

and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying:

18 (Ne 4:2; Jer 9:11) "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah

king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying,

'Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Zion shall be plowed like a field,

and Jerusalem shall become heaps,

and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.'

19 (Ex 32:14; 2Sa 24:16) Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him

to death? Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the Lord, and the Lord relented

of the disaster which He had pronounced against them?

Thus we might procure great evil against ourselves."

20 (1Sa 7:2; Jos 9:17) There was also a man that prophesied in the name

of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath Jearim,

who prophesied against this city and against this land

according to all the words of Jeremiah.

21 (Mt 10:23; 2Ch 16:10) And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men

and all the officials, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death.

But when Uriah heard it, he was afraid and fled and went into Egypt.

22 (2Ki 22:12; 22:14) And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt: namely,

Elnathan the son of Akbor and certain men with him into Egypt.

23 (Jer 2:30) They brought Uriah out of Egypt and led him to Jehoiakim

the king, who slew him with the sword and cast his dead body

into the graves of the common people.

24 (1Ki 18:4; 2Ki 22:12-14) Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam

the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, with the result that

he was not given into the hands of the people to put him to death.



Jeremiah 27



Judah to Serve Nebuchadnezzar



1 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah,

this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

2 Thus says the Lord to me: Make bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,

3 and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab,

and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyre,

and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem

to Zedekiah king of Judah.

4 And command them to go to their masters, saying: Thus says the Lord of Hosts,

the God of Israel: Thus you shall say to your masters:

5 (Ps 115:15-16; Isa 45:12) I have made the earth, the men, and the beasts

which are on the ground by My great power and by My outstretched arm,

and have given it to whom it seemed good to Me.

6 (Jer 28:14; 25:9; Eze 29:18-20) Now I have given all these lands

into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant.

And also I have given to him the beasts of the field to serve him.

7 (Isa 14:4-6; Jer 52:31) All nations shall serve him and his son

and his son's son until the time of his own land comes;

and then many nations and great kings will make him their servant.

8 (Jer 24:10; 38:17-19) It shall come to pass that I will punish the nation

and kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon,

and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon,

says the Lord. I will punish that nation with the sword, and with famine,

and with pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

9 (Isa 8:19; Jer 14:14) Therefore do not listen to your prophets,

or to your diviners, or to your dreamers, or to your enchanters,

or to your sorcerers who speak to you, saying, "You shall not serve

the king of Babylon."

10 (Jer 32:31) For they prophesy a lie to you in order to remove you far

from your land. And I will drive you out, and you shall perish.

11 (Jer 21:9; 27:2) But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke

of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those I will let remain still

in their own land, says the Lord, and they shall till it and dwell in it.

12 (Jer 28:1; 38:17) I spoke also to Zedekiah king of Judah according

to all these words, saying: Bring your necks under the yoke of the

king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live.

13 (Eze 18:31; Jer 27:8) Why will you die, you and your people,

by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord has spoken

against the nation that will not serve the king of Bab­ylon?

14 (Jer 14:14; 23:21) Therefore do not listen to the words of the prophets

who speak to you, saying, "You will not serve the king of Babylon,"

because they prophesy a lie to you.

15 (Jer 27:10; 2Ch 25:16) For I have not sent them, says the Lord,

yet they prophesy a lie in My name, so that I might drive you out

and that you might perish, you and the prophets that prophesy to you.

16 (2Ki 24:13; Jer 28:3) I also spoke to the priests and to all this people:

Thus says the Lord: Do not listen to the words of your prophets that prophesy

to you, saying, "The vessels of the house of the Lord will now soon be brought

again from Babylon." For they prophesy a lie to you.

17 Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live.

Why should this city be laid waste?

18 (1Sa 7:8; 12:19) But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord

is with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of Hosts, that

the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord

and in the house of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not go to Babylon.

19 (2Ki 25:13; Jer 52:17-23) For thus says the Lord of Hosts concerning

the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases,

and concerning the rest of the vessels that remain in this city,

20 (Jer 24:1; 2Ch 36:10) which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

did not take when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim,

king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon,

and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.

21 Indeed, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, concerning

the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord and in the house

of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem:

22 (Jer 29:10; Ezr 7:19; Jer 32:5) They will be carried to Babylon

and they will be there until the day that I visit them, says the Lord.

Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.



Jeremiah 28



The False Prophet Hananiah



1 (Jer 27:1; Jos 9:3) In that same year, at the beginning

of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year

and in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet,

who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord

in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,

2 "Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

3 (2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10) Within two full years I will bring back into

this place all the vessels of the house of the Lord that Nebuchadnezzar

king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.

4 (Jer 22:24; 24:1) And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah

the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah

who went into Babylon, says the Lord, for I will break the yoke

of the king of Babylon."

5 (Jer 28:1) Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah

in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people

that stood in the house of the Lord,

6 (1Ki 1:36; Ps 41:13) even the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen. May the Lord

do so; may the Lord perform your words which you have prophesied,

to bring back the vessels of the house of the Lord and all that was carried

away captive, from Babylon into this place.

7 (1Ki 22:28) Nevertheless hear now this word that I speak in your ears

and in the ears of all the people.

8 (1Ki 17:1; Am 1:2) The prophets of old who have been before me

and before you prophesied both against many countries

and against great kingdoms, of war and disaster and pestilence.

9 (Dt 18:22; Jer 6:14) As for the prophet who prophesies of peace,

when the word of the prophet comes to pass, then that prophet shall be

known as one whom the Lord has truly sent."

10 (Jer 27:2) Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the neck

of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it.

11 Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying,

"Thus says the Lord: Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar

king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations within the space

of two full years." Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

12 (Jer 1:2) Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet,

after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck

of the prophet Jeremiah, saying:

13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus says the Lord: You have broken

the yokes of wood, but you have made instead of them yokes of iron.

14 (Dt 28:48; Jer 27:6-7) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations,

that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon;

and they shall serve him. And I have given him the beasts of the field also.

15 (La 2:14; Eze 13:22) Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah

the prophet, "Listen now, Hananiah. The Lord has not sent you,

and you make this people trust in a lie.

16 (Jer 29:32; Ge 7:4) Therefore thus says the Lord: I am about to cast you

from off the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have

taught rebellion against the Lord."

17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.



Jeremiah 29



Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles



1 (Est 9:20) Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah

the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the captivity,

and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people

whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon.

2 (Jer 22:24-28; 2Ki 24:12-16) (This was after Jeconiah the king,

and the queen, and the eunuchs, and the officials of Judah and Jerusalem,

and the carpenters, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.)

3 It was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah

the son of Hilkiah (whom Zedekiah, king of Judah, sent to Babylon

to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), saying:

4 (Jer 24:5) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,

to all who have been carried away captive whom I have caused

to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:

5 (Jer 29:28) Build houses and dwell in them; and plant gardens

and eat their fruit.

6 (Jer 16:2-4) Take wives and beget sons and daughters;

and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands,

so that they may bear sons and daughters; so that you may increase

there and not diminish.

7 (Ezr 6:10; 1Ti 2:1-2) Seek the peace of the city where I have caused

you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it;

for in its peace you will have peace.

8 (Jer 5:31; 14:14) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you,

and do not listen to the dreams which they dream.

9 (Jer 27:15; 29:31) For they prophesy falsely to you in My name. I have not

sent them, says the Lord.

10 (Jer 25:12; 27:22) For thus says the Lord: When seventy years have been

completed for Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you,

in causing you to return to this place.

11 (Ps 40:5; Jer 30:18-22) For I know the plans that I have for you,

says the Lord, plans for peace and not for evil, to give you a future

and a hope.

12 (Jer 33:3; Ps 50:15) Then you shall call upon Me, and you shall come

and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

13 (Jer 24:7; 2Ch 22:9) You shall seek Me and find Me, when you shall search

for Me with all your heart.

14 (Jer 30:3; Ps 32:6) I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will turn

away your captivity and gather you from all the nations

and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord,

and I will bring you back into the place from

where I caused you to be carried away captive.

15 Because you have said, "The Lord has raised up prophets for us

in Bab­ylon,"

16 (Jer 38:2-3; 38:17-23) thus says the Lord concerning the king

who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people

who dwell in this city, your brothers who did not go out with you into exile,

17 (Jer 24:8-10; 29:18) thus says the Lord of Hosts:

I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence,

and will make them like vile figs that cannot be eaten, they are so rotten.

18 (2Ch 29:8; Jer 15:4) I will pursue them with the sword, with famine,

and with pestilence; and will make them a terror to all the kingdoms

of the earth, to be a curse and an astonishment,

a hissing and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them,

19 (Jer 6:19; 26:5) because they have not listened to My words, says the Lord,

which I sent to them by My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending

them. But you would not listen, says the Lord.

20 (Jer 24:5; Mic 4:10) Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all you in captivity

whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.

21 (Jer 14:14-15; 29:8-9) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,

concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah the son

of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in My name:

I will deliver them into the hand of Neb­uchadnezzar king of Babylon,

and he shall slay them before your eyes.

22 (Da 3:6; Isa 65:15) And because of them a curse shall be taken up

by all the captives of Judah who are in Babylon, saying,

"May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab,

whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,"

23 (Jer 23:14; Mal 3:5) because they have committed folly in Israel,

and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives,

and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them.

Indeed, I know and am a witness, says the Lord.



A Message to Shemaiah



24 (Jer 29:31-32) Thus you shall also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite,

saying:

25 (Jer 29:29; 37:3) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Because you have sent letters in your name to all the people

who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest,

and to all the priests, saying,

26 (Jer 20:1-2; 2Ki 9:11; Hos 9:7) The Lord has made you priest instead

of Jehoiada the priest, that you should be officers in the house of the Lord,

for every man that is mad and makes himself a prophet, that you should

put him in the stocks and in prison.

27 Now therefore why have you not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth

who prophesies to you?

28 (Jer 29:5) For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying,

"This captivity will be long; build houses and dwell in them,

and plant gardens and eat their fruit."

29 Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

30 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:

31 (Jer 29:9; 14:14-15)Send to all the captives, saying, Thus says the Lord

concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied

to you though I did not send, and he caused you to trust in a lie,

32 (Jer 28:16; 17:6) therefore thus says the Lord: I will punish Shemaiah

the Nehelamite and his seed. He will not have a man to dwell among t

his people, nor will he see the good that I will do for My people,

says the Lord, because he has taught rebellion against the Lord.



2) Our Daily Bread for 13 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/13/the-true-nature-of-love

entitled The True Nature of Love



2 Corinthians 8:1–9



2 Corinthians 8

Liberal Giving

1 (Ac 16:9) Moreover, brothers, we want you to experience the grace of God

bestowed on the churches of Macedonia,

2 how in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their joy

and their deep poverty overflowed toward the riches of their generous giving.

3 (1Co 16:2) For I bear record that according to their means, and beyond

their means, they freely gave,

4 (Ac 24:17; 1Co 16:3-4) begging us with much urgency that we would receive

the gift and the fellowship of ministering to the saints.

5 This they did, not as we expected. First, they gave themselves to the Lord,

and then to us by the will of God.

6 (2Co 12:18; 8:4) So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would

also complete this gracious deed for you.

7 (2Co 9:8; 1Co 1:5; Ro 15:14) But as you abound in everything-in faith,

in utterance, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love to us-

see that you abound in this grace also.

8 (1Co 7:6) I say this not as a command, but to prove through

the authenticity of others, the sincerity also of your love.

9 (Mt 20:28; 2Co 6:10; 13:14) For you know the grace of

our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich,

yet for your sakes He became poor, that through His poverty you might be rich.



During the pandemic lockdown, Jerry was forced to close his fitness center

and had no income for months. One day he received a text from a friend

asking to meet him at his facility at 6:00 p.m. Jerry wasn't sure why

but made his way there. Soon cars started streaming into the parking lot.

The driver in the first car placed a basket on the sidewalk near the building.

Then car after car (maybe fifty of them) came by. Those inside waved

at Jerry or hollered out a hello, stopped at the basket, and dropped

in a card or cash. Some sacrificed their money; all gave their time

to encourage him.



The true nature of love is sacrificial, according to the apostle Paul.

He explained to the Corinthians that the Macedonians gave "even beyond

their ability" so they could meet the needs of the apostles

and others (2 Corinthians 8:3). They even "pleaded" with Paul for

the opportunity to give to them and to God's people.

The basis for their giving was the sacrificial heart of Jesus Himself.

He left the riches of heaven to come to earth to be a servant

and to give His very life. " Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich,

yet for your sakes He became poor, " (v. 9).



May we too plead with God so that we might

"excel in this grace of giving" (v. 7) in order to lovingly

meet the needs of others.



By: Anne Cetas



Reflect & Pray



How might sacrificial service or giving fit into your life this week?

Who needs your encouragement?



Loving God, You are so good. Please give me opportunities

to bless others for You in Your power and wisdom.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 6 - Eternal Life, Beginning now



John 10:28 - I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand.



In C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, one of the Spirits in heaven, identifying

himself as George MacDonald, makes some startling statements on the nature of

eternal life. Depending upon the individual's choice for or against Christ,

MacDonald says, everything in life takes on the character of haven or hell.

"At the end of ALL THINGS, when the sun rises here (in heaven) and the twilight

turns to blackness down there, the Blessed will say, 'We have never lived

anywhere except in Heaven,' and the Lost, 'We were always in Hell.'

And both will speak truly" - From the Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis.

Lewis was not trying to make a theological case, but to demonstrate

a principle: eterenal life begins now.

The choices that we make for or against obedience to God, the life we live,

the patterns we establish, all move us in one direction of the other.

And when we have decided to choose obedience to God (the forsakeness of sin),

when we give ourselves fully into his hands, he is able to take the worst of

circumstances and redeem them for our good, use them to mature us in his image.

Again Jesus says in John 10:28

"I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand. "

In Christ is a very secure place to be. No experience is lost, no pain is

wasted. Everything in our lives is redeemed by God for our benefit.



Application



a) How have I experienced the truth that "eternal life begins now"?



b) How can this verse help me put life in perspective during times

of stress and anxiety?





4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 28:11



11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,

in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,

and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore

to your fathers to give you.



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



When you are lonely



1 John 4:16b-18



God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us,

so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is,

so are we in this world.

18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love,

but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.

Whoever fears is not perfect in love.





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?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the buliding that was formerly a Baptist

chruch was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim studentt association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student assoication serving the

campusus of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's MUslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic asociations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in JEsus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



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



a) Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



b)Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador



I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador,

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 to be obedient and resilient to the Lord

despite the rebellion around you.



Pray to the Lord "Loving God, You are so good. Please give me opportunities

to bless others for You in Your power and wisdom."



Pray to the Lord and give your live for Salvation.



Pray to the Lord and trust in Him.



Pray to the Lord and thank him for being perfect Love.



Pray for Muslims in New Brunswick 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, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



Pray that believers in Turkmenistan will maintain

a courageous witness despite intimidation.



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.

Day 226, 14 August 2021



Jeremiah 30-31



Jeremiah 30



Israel and Judah Restored



1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

2 (Isa 30:8; Jer 36:32) Thus says the Lord God of Israel:

Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.

3 (Jer 16:15; 29:14) For surely the days are coming, says the Lord,

when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah.

The Lord says, I also will cause them to return to the land that

I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.

4 These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah.

5 (Isa 5:30; Am 5:16-18) For thus says the Lord:

I have heard a sound of trembling,

of fear, and not of peace.

6 (Jer 4:31; 6:24) Ask now, and see,

can a male labor with child?

Why do I see every man

with his hands on his loins, as a woman in labor,

and all faces turned pale?

7 (Joel 2:11; Jer 30:10 )Alas! for that day is great,

so that no one is like it;

it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble,

but he shall be saved out of it.

8 (Eze 34:27; Isa 9:4; Jer 27:2) For it shall come to pass in that day,

says the Lord of Hosts,

that I shall break his yoke from off their neck

and tear away their bonds,

and strangers shall no longer make them their slaves.

9 (Hos 3:5; Lk 1:69; Isa 55:3-5) But they shall serve the Lord their God

and David their king,

whom I will raise up for them.

10 (Isa 43:5; Jer 46:27-28) Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,

says the Lord,

nor be dismayed, O Israel;

for I will save you from afar,

and your seed from the land of their captivity.

And Jacob shall return and shall be in rest and be quiet,

and no one shall make him afraid.

11 (Jer 10:24; 4:27) For I am with you, says the Lord,

to save you.

Although I make a full end of all nations

wherever I have scattered you,

yet I will not make a full end of you.

But I will correct you in measure

and will not leave you altogether unpunished.

12 (Jer 15:18; 2Ch 36:16) For thus says the Lord:

Your bruise is incurable

and your wound is severe.

13 (Jer 8:22; 46:11) There is no one to plead your cause

that you may be bound up.

You have no healing medicines.

14 (Job 30:21; Jer 5:6) All your lovers have forgotten you;

they do not seek you;

for I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy,

with the chastisement of a cruel one,

because of the multitude of your iniquities, because your sins are numerous.

15 (Jer 30:12; 30:14) Why do you cry because of your affliction?

Your sorrow is incurable.

Because of the multitude of your iniquities, because your sins are numerous,

I have done these things to you.

16 (Jer 10:25; Isa 14:2) Therefore all who devour you will be devoured;

and all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity.

And those who plunder you will become plunder,

and all who prey upon you I will give for prey.

17 (Ex 15:26; Ps 107:20) For I will restore health to you,

and I will heal you of your wounds,

says the Lord,

because they called you an outcast, saying,

"This is Zion whom no man cares for."

18 (Jer 30:3; Ps 102:13) Thus says the Lord:

I will restore the fortunes of Jacob's tents

and have mercy on his dwelling places;

and the city will be built upon her own heap,

and the palace will remain on its rightful place.

19 (Isa 35:10; 51:11) Out of them will proceed thanksgiving

and the voice of those who make merry;

and I will multiply them,

and they will not be few.

I will also glorify them,

and they will not be small.

20 Their children also will be as before,

and their congregation will be established before Me;

and I will punish all who oppress them.

21 (Nu 16:5; Ge 49:10) Their leader shall be one of them,

and their ruler shall proceed from their midst;

and I will cause him to draw near and he will approach Me;

for who is this that dares

to approach Me?

says the Lord.

22 (Jer 24:7; 31:1) You shall be My people,

and I will be your God.

23 (Jer 23:19-20; 25:32) Look, the whirlwind of the Lord

goes forth with fury,

a continuing whirlwind;

it will fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.

24 (Jer 23:20; 4:28) The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return

until He has done it

and until He has performed the intentions of His heart.

In the latter days

you will understand it.



Jeremiah 31



The Exiles Return



1 (Jer 30:22; Ge 17:7-8) At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God

of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.

2 (Nu 10:33; Dt 1:33) Thus says the Lord:

The people who survived the sword

found grace in the wilderness,

when I went to give Israel rest.

3 (Hos 11:4; Mal 1:2) The Lord has appeared to him from afar, saying:

Indeed, I have loved you with an everlasting love;

therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.

4 (Jer 31:13; 33:7) Again I will build you

and you will be built, O virgin of Israel.

You will again be adorned with your tambourines

and shall go forth in the dances of those who make merry.

5 (Am 9:14; Dt 28:30) You will yet plant vines

on the mountains of Samaria;

the planters will plant

and will enjoy them.

6 (Jer 50:4-5) For there will be a day when the watchmen

on the hills of Ephraim will proclaim,

"Arise, and let us go up to Zion,

to the Lord our God."

7 (Ps 14:7; 28:9) For thus says the Lord:

Sing with gladness for Jacob,

and shout among the chief of the nations;

publish, praise, and say,

"O Lord, save Your people,

the remnant of Israel."

8 (Isa 42:16; Jer 23:8) See, I will bring them from the north country,

and gather them from the remote parts of the earth,

and with them the blind and the lame,

the woman with child and her who is in labor with child, together;

a great company will return here.

9 (Jer 3:4; Ex 4:22; Isa 63:13) They will come with weeping,

and with supplications I will lead them.

I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters,

in a straight way in which they shall not stumble.

For I am a Father to Israel,

and Ephraim is My firstborn.

10 (Isa 40:11; 66:19; Eze 34:12) Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,

and declare it in the coastlands far off, and say,

"He who scattered Israel will gather him

and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock."

11 (Isa 44:23; 48:20) For the Lord has redeemed Jacob

and ransomed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.

12 (Isa 35:10; 58:11; 65:19 )Therefore they will come

and sing in the height of Zion,

and will be joyful over the goodness of the Lord,

for wheat and for wine and for oil

and for the young of the flock and of the herd;

and their souls will be as a watered garden.

And they will not sorrow any more at all.

13 (Ps 30:11; Isa 51:11) Then the virgin shall rejoice in the dance,

both young men and old together;

for I will turn their mourning into joy,

and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

14 (Jer 31:25) I will satiate the soul of the priests with abundance,

and My people shall be satisfied with My goodness,

says the Lord.

15 (Jos 18:25; Ge 37:35) Thus says the Lord:

A voice is heard in Ramah,

lamentation and bitter weeping,

Rachel weeping for her children,

refusing to be comforted for her children,

because they are no more.

16 (Ru 2:12; Jer 30:3) Thus says the Lord:

Keep your voice from weeping

and your eyes from tears;

for your work shall be rewarded,

says the Lord,

and they shall come back from the land of the enemy.

17 There is hope for your future,

says the Lord,

that your children will come back to their own border.

18 (Ps 80:3; Job 5:17 )I have surely heard Ephraim pleading:

"You have chastised me,

and I was chastised, as an untrained calf;

turn me back and I will be turned,

for you are the Lord my God.

19 (Jer 3:25; Eze 36:31; 21:12) Surely after I turned back,

I repented;

and after I was instructed,

I struck myself on my thigh;

I was ashamed and even humiliated

because I bore the reproach of my youth."

20 (Isa 55:7; 63:15) Is Ephraim My dear son?

Is he a pleasant child?

For since I spoke against him,

I surely do remember him still;

therefore My heart longs for him.

I will surely have mercy on him,

says the Lord.

21 (Jer 50:5; Isa 48:20) Set up road marks,

place guideposts.

Set your heart toward the highway,

even the way by which you went.

Turn back, O virgin of Israel,

turn back to these your cities.

22 (Jer 2:23; 3:6) How long will you go about,

O faithless daughter?

For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth:

A woman shall obtain a man.

23 (Zec 8:3; Isa 1:26; Jer 50:7) Thus says the Lord of Hosts,

the God of Israel: Once again they shall use this speech

in the land of Judah and in the cities when I restore their fortunes:

"May the Lord bless you, O habitation of righteousness

and mountain of holiness!"

24 (Zec 8:4-8; Eze 36:10) And Judah and all its cities will dwell there,

the farmer and those who go out with the flocks.

25 (Jer 31:14; Jn 4:14) For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every

languishing soul.

26 Upon this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was sweet to me.

27 (Hos 2:23; Eze 36:9) Surely, the days are coming, says the Lord,

when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah

with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.

28 (Jer 1:10; 44:27) It shall come to pass that as I have watched

over them to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down,

and to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them, to build,

and to plant, says the Lord.

29 (La 5:7; Eze 18:2-3) In those days they will say no more:

"The fathers have eaten sour grapes,

and the children’s teeth are set on edge."

30 (Isa 3:11; Eze 18:4) But everyone will die for his own iniquity.

Every man that eats the sour grape, his teeth will be set on edge.



A New Covenant



31 (Lk 22:20; Jer 32:40 ) Surely, the days are coming, says the Lord,

when I will make a new covenant

with the house of Israel

and with the house of Judah.

32 (Dt 1:31; 5:3) It will not be according to the covenant

that I made with their fathers

in the day that I took them by the hand

to bring them out of the land of Egypt,

because they broke My covenant,

although I was a husband to them,

says the Lord.

33 (2Co 3:3; Heb 10:16) But this shall be the covenant

that I will make with the house of Israel

after those days, says the Lord:

I will put My law within them

and write it in their hearts;

and I will be their God,

and they shall be My people.

34 (Isa 54:13; Jer 33:8) They shall teach no more every man his neighbor

and every man his brother, saying, "Know the Lord,"

for they all shall know Me,

from the least of them to the greatest of them,

says the Lord,

for I will forgive their iniquity,

and I will remember their sin no more.

35 (Isa 51:15; Jer 10:16) Thus says the Lord,

who gives the sun

for a light by day

and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars

for a light by night,

who stirs up the sea

so that the waves roar,

the Lord of Hosts is His name:

36 (Isa 54:9-10; Jer 33:20-26) If those ordinances depart from before Me,

says the Lord,

then the seed of Israel also will cease

from being a nation before Me forever.

37 (Jer 33:22; 33:24-26) Thus says the Lord:

If heaven above can be measured,

and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath,

I will also cast off all the seed of Israel

for all that they have done,

says the Lord.

38 (2Ki 14:13; Zec 14:10) Surely, the days are coming, says the Lord,

when the city will be built to the Lord from the Tower of Hananel

to the Corner Gate.

39 (Zec 2:1-2) The measuring line shall stretch out straight to the

hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah.

40 (2Sa 15:23; Joel 3:17) The whole valley of the dead bodies

and of the ashes, and all the fields to the Kidron Valley,

to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, will be holy to the Lord.

It will not be plucked up nor thrown down any more forever.



2) Our Daily Bread for 14 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/14/when-we-dont-understand-2

entitled When We Don't Understand



Job 2:7-10



7 (Dt 28:35; 28:27) Therefore, the Adversary went out from the presence

of the Lord, and he afflicted Job with severe sores from the sole

of his foot to the top of his head.

8 (Job 42:6; Eze 27:30) So he took a piece of broken pottery

with which to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

9 (Job 2:3; 2:5) His wife said to him, “

Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die.”

10 (Ps 39:1; Job 1:21-22) He said to her, "You talk like one of the foolish

women talks. Will we indeed accept the good from God

but not accept the adversity?"

In all this Job did not sin with his lips.



"I don't understand His plan. I turned my whole life over to Him.

And this happens!" Such was the message of a son to his mother

when his dream to succeed as a professional athlete was temporarily derailed.

Who among us hasn't had some kind of unexpected, disappointing experience

that sends our minds into overdrive with exclamations and questions?

A family member cuts off communication without explanation;

health gains are reversed; a company relocates unexpectedly;

a life-altering accident happens.



Job 1-2 records a series of tragedies and setbacks in Job's life.

Humanly speaking, if there was anyone who qualified for a life

free from trouble, it was Job.

"That man was blameless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil." (Job 1:1).

But life doesn't always work out the way we'd like it to-it didn't for Job,

and it doesn't for us. When his wife counseled him to "curse God and die!" (2:9),

Job's words to her were wise, instructive, and fitting for us as well when

things happen-big or small-that we'd rather not face.

" 'Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?' In all this, Job did not sin

in what he said" (v. 10).



By God's strength, may our trust in and reverence for Him remain,

even when we can't understand how He's at work during life's difficult days.



By: Arthur Jackson



Reflect & Pray



When has your faith in God been tested? What has He used during tough

circumstances to help your reverence for Him to remain intact?



Father, help me to trust You and honour You when I can't

see Your hand or understand Your plan.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 7 - The Great Exchange



2 Cor 5:21 - God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,

that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.



People were talking ; the gossip lines were busy day and night.

Andrea, a Bible study leader and pillar of the church, had been

accused of indiscretion with a married man, another member

of the congregation. The rumours were proven untrue,

but that hardly mattered anymore. The damage was done.

"It's just not far," Andrea said. " It was all so unnecessary.

And now, even though I've done nothing wrong, my relationship

with that church will never be the same again."

We all know what pain is caused by undeserved accusation,

rejection, and misunderstanding. Sometimes, when the smoke clears,

irreparable damage has been done, even when no sin has occurred.

We can understand the torment that comes when we've sinned,

but when we've done nothing wrong, the injustice seem unbearable.

Jesus knew what it was to suffer unjustly. He had never sinned at all,

yet he 'became sin' for us. He gave himself in an outrageous exchange:

he took our sin and gave us his righteousness.

Living in this exchange does not mean, of course, that we will be exempt

from pain, that we will never again suffer unjustly or be subject

to rejection. But in Christ, we are declared righteous before God,

just as Jesus himself is righteous. And as we submit

to the Holy Spirit's work in us, we become righteous ,

obeying him and growing in grace. Christ endured rejection

for us so that we might live in him.



Application



1. Have I ever suffered unjustly or been rejected by someone without cause?



2. How can this verse, coupled with my own expereience give me a greater

depth of appreciation of what Christ suffered for me?





4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Isaiah 1:19



19 (Dt 30:15-16) If you are willing and obedient,

you shall eat the good of the land;



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



When you are Discouraged or Depressed



Psalm 13



For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.



1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me for good?

How long will you hide Your face from me?

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) How long will I harbor cares in my soul

and sorrow in my heart by day?

How long will my enemy loom over me?

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Take note and answer me, O Lord my God!

Brighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) lest my enemy say, 'I have him,'

lest my foes exult when I stumble.

5(Ps 42:11; 43:5) I for my part confide in Your kindness;

may my heart exult in Your salvation!

6(2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I will sing to the Lord,

because He has dealt bountifully with me.



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?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the buliding that was formerly a Baptist

chruch was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim studentt association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student assoication serving the

campusus of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's MUslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic asociations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in JEsus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



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



14th Day of the Month



a) Pray for God's kingdom to come

in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,

and in our nation ( Matt 6:10)



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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.



b) Pray for those who server with

denominations and Christian organisations

in Canada - that God will bless their ministry

and anoint them for effective service.







Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to be obedient and resilient to the Lord

despite the rebellion around you and to understand His plan.



Pray to the Lord "Father, help me to trust You and honour You when I can't

see Your hand or understand Your plan."



Pray to the Lord and pray to understand what Sins put Jesus on the cross.



Pray to the Lord and to obey Him.



Pray to the Lord and thank him for

dealing with you bountifully.



Pray for Muslims in New Brunswick 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 kingdom to come

in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,

and in our nation



Pray for those who server with

denominations and Christian organisations

in Canada - that God will bless their ministry

and anoint them for effective service.



Pray that churches in Kyrgyzstan will be able to help those who

have lost income.



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.

Day 227, 15 August 2021



Today at https://www.calvarycommunty.ca/

we address Psalm 103:1-5



Psalms 103

A Psalm of David.



1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and forget not all His benefits,

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,

who heals all your diseases,

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,

who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,

so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.



Six reasons To Praise The lord



1) Forgiver of sins ... who forgives all your sins.



Praise the Lord Because He forgives All your Sins

Like the prodigal son og Luke 15:18-24



17 "When he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired

servants have an abundance of bread, and here I am perishing with hunger!

18 (Lk 15:21; 18:13) I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him,

"Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.

19 (Lk 7:6-7) I am no longer worthy to be called your son.

Make me like one of your hired servants." '

20 (Ac 20:37; Ge 45:14) So he arose and came to his father.

“But while he was yet far away, his father saw him and was moved

with compassion, and ran and embraced his neck and kissed him.

21 (Ps 51:4; Lk 15:18-19) "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned

against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

22 (Ge 41:42; Rev 6:11) "But the father said to his servants,

'Bring out the best robe and put it on him. And put a ring on his hand

and shoes on his feet.

23 Bring here the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry.

24 (Lk 15:32; Eph 2:1) For this son of mine was dead, and is alive again;

he was lost, and is found.' So they began to be merry."



Mark 2:5



5 (Mt 9:2; 9:22) When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic,

"Son, your sins are forgiven you."



2) Healer .. who heals all your diseases.



Healed from sickness - our faith is built



Healed through sickness - our faith is refined



Healed by sickness - into eternity - our faith is perfected



3) Redeemer ... who crowns you with tender mercies.



Praise the Lord because he redeems your life from death



4) Blesser .. who crowns you with tender mercies.



5) Satisfier ... who fills your life with good things.



6) Renewer ... who renews your strength like the eagles.



Jeremiah 32-24



Jeremiah 32



Jeremiah Buys a Field



1 (2Ki 25:1-2; Jer 39:1-2) The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord

in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year

of Nebuchadnezzar.

2 (Ne 3:25; Jer 37:21) For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem,

and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison,

which was in the house of the king of Judah.

3 (Jer 34:2-3; 21:4-7) For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying,

"Why do you prophesy? You say: Thus says the Lord: I am about to give this

city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it,

4 (Jer 38:18; 38:23) and Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape

out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but will surely be delivered into the hand

of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him

eye to eye.

5 (Jer 27:22; 33:5) And he will lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he will be

until I visit him, says the Lord. Though you fight against the Chaldeans,

you will not succeed."

6 So Jeremiah said, The word of the Lord came to me, saying:

7 (Jer 1:1; Lev 25:25) Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you,

saying, "Buy my field that is in Anathoth. For the right of redemption

is yours to buy it."

8 (Jer 32:2; 32:7) So Hanamel my uncle's son came to me in the court

of the prison according to the word of the Lord and said to me, "Please buy

my field, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin;

for the right of inheritance and the redemption is yours.

Buy it for yourself."

Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.

9 I bought the field of Hanamel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth,

and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels

[About 7 ounces, or 200 grams.] of silver.

10 (Jer 32:44; 32:12; Dt 32:34) I signed and sealed the deed, and summoned

witnesses, and weighed the money from him in the balances.

11 (Lk 2:27) So I took the deed of purchase, both that which was sealed

according to the law and custom, and that which was open.

12J (Jer 32:16; 51:59) And I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch

the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel

my uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses

who signed the deed of purchase, before all the Jews

who sat in the court of the prison.

13 I charged Baruch in their presence, saying,

14 Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds,

this sealed deed of purchase and this deed which is open, and put them

in an earthen vessel that they may last many days.

15 (Jer 30:18; 32:43-44) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.



Jeremiah Prays for Understanding



16 (Ge 32:9-12; Jer 12:1) Now when I had delivered the deed of purchase

to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying:

17 (Ge 18:14; 2Ki 19:15) Ah Lord God! Truly, You have made the heavens

and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm,

and there is nothing too hard for You.

18 (Jer 10:16; Ex 34:7) You show lovingkindness to thousands,

and recompense the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom

of their children after them, O great and mighty God.

The Lord of Hosts is His name,

19 (Isa 28:29; Jer 17:10) great in counsel and mighty in deed,

whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men,

to give to everyone according to his ways

and according to the fruit of his deeds.

20 (Ne 9:10; Ex 9:16) You have set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,

even to this day, and in Israel, and among other men, and have made Yourself

a name, as it is today.

21 (Ex 6:6; Dt 26:8) And You have brought your people Israel out of the land

of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand,

and with a stretched-out arm, and with great terror.

22 (Ex 3:8; 13:5) And You have given them this land, which You swore

to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.

23 (Ezr 9:7; Ps 78:54-55) And they entered and possessed it.

But they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law.

They have done nothing of all that You commanded them to do;

therefore You have caused all this calamity to come upon them.

24 (Dt 4:26; Jos 23:15-16) See, the siege ramps have come to the city

to take it. And the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans

who fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine,

and of the pestilence, and what You have spoken has come to pass,

as You can see.

25 (Jer 32:24) O Lord God, You have said to me,

"Buy the field for money and call in witnesses,"

although the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.



God Promises the People's Return



26 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:

27 (Nu 16:22; 27:16) Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh.

Is anything too hard for Me?

28 (Jer 32:3; 19:7-12) Therefore thus says the Lord: I will give this city

into the hand of the Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar

king of Bab­ylon, and he shall take it.

29 (Jer 19:13; 21:10) And the Chaldeans who fight against this city

will come and set this city on fire and burn it with the houses,

upon whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal

and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger.

30 (Dt 9:7-12; Isa 63:10) Indeed the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah

have only done evil before Me from their youth.

For the sons of Israel have only provoked Me to anger with the work

of their hands, says the Lord.

31 (2Ki 23:27; 1Ki 11:7-8) Indeed this city has been to Me a provocation

of My anger and My fury from the day that they built it, even to this day,

so that I should remove it from before My face,

32 (Isa 1:4-6; Jer 2:26) because of all the evil of the sons of Israel

and of the sons of Judah which they have done to provoke Me to anger,

they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets,

and the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

33 (Jer 2:27; 7:13) They have turned their back to Me and not their face.

Though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have

not listened nor received instruction.

34 (Jer 7:30; 2Ki 21:4-7) But they set their abominations in the house

which is called by My name, to defile it.

35 (Jer 7:31; Lev 18:21; 20:2-5) They built the high places of Baal

which are in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to cause their sons and their daughters

to pass through the fire to Molek, which I had not commanded them,

nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination,

to cause Judah to sin.

36 (Jer 32:24; 32:3) Now therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,

concerning this city of which you say, "It shall be delivered

into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by famine,

and by pestilence":

37(Jer 23:3; 23:6) See, I will gather them out of all countries wherever

I have driven them in My anger, and in My fury, and in great wrath;

and I will bring them again to this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely.

38 (Jer 24:7; 30:22) And they shall be My people, and I will be their God.

39 (Dt 11:18-21; 2Ch 30:12) And I will give them one heart and one way,

that they may fear Me forever, for their good and for their children

after them.

40 (Isa 55:3; Jer 50:5) And I will make an everlasting covenant with them

that I will not turn away from them, to do them good. But I will put My fear

in their hearts so that they shall not depart from Me.

41 (Jer 24:6; Dt 30:9) Indeed, I will rejoice over them to do them good,

and I will plant them in this land assuredly with My whole heart

and with My whole soul.

42 (Jer 31:28; Zec 8:14-15) For thus says the Lord: Just as I have brought

all this great calamity upon this people, so I will bring upon them

all the good that I have promised them.

43 (Jer 32:15; Eze 37:11-14) Fields will be bought in this land of which you

say, It is desolate, without man or beast. It is given

into the hand of the Chaldeans.

44 (Jer 17:26; 33:7) Men will buy fields for money, sign and seal deeds,

and call in witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about

Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains,

and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the Negev;

for I will restore their fortunes, says the Lord.



Jeremiah 33

The Promise of Restoration

1 (Jer 37:21; 38:28) Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah

the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison,

saying:

2 (Ex 6:3; 15:3) Thus says the Lord, the Maker of the earth, the Lord

who formed it to establish it; the Lord is His name:

3 (Jer 29:12; Ps 91:15) Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you

great and mighty things which you do not know.

4 (Jer 32:24; Eze 4:2) For thus says the Lord God of Israel concerning

the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah,

which are thrown down to make a defense against the siege mounds

and against the sword:

5 (Isa 8:17; Jer 21:4-7) They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is

to fill them with the dead bodies of men whom I have slain in My anger

and in My fury, all for whose wickedness I have hidden My face from this city.

6 (Isa 30:26; 66:12) I will bring it health and healing, and I will heal them;

and I will reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.

7 (Isa 1:26; Jer 30:3) I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes

of Israel, and will build them as at the first.

8 (Ps 51:2; Jer 31:34) I will cleanse them from all their iniquity whereby

they have sinned against Me. And I will pardon all their iniquities whereby

they have sinned and whereby they have transgressed against Me.

9 (Jer 13:11; Isa 60:5) It will be to Me a name of joy, praise,

and honor before all the nations of the earth which shall hear of all the good

that I do to them; and they will fear and tremble for all the goodness and for

all the prosperity that I procure for it.

10 (Jer 32:43) Thus says the Lord: Again there shall be heard in this place

of which you say, "It is desolate, without man and without beast,"

even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem,

that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant, and without beast,

11 (1Ch 16:34; 16:8) the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness,

the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of those

who shall say,

"Give thanks to the Lord of Hosts,

for the Lord is good;

for His mercy endures forever,"

and of those who bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord.

For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at the first, says the Lord.

12 (Isa 65:10; Jer 31:24) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Again in this place

which is desolate, without man and without beast, and in all the cities,

will be a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

13 (Lev 27:32; Jer 17:26) In the cities of the mountains, in the cities

of the vale, and in the cities of the Negev, and in the land of Benjamin,

and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah,

shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him who numbers them,

says the Lord.



The Davidic Covenant



14 (Jer 29:10; 23:5) Surely, the days are coming, says the Lord, when

I will perform that good word which I have promised to the house of Israel

and to the house of Judah:

15 (Isa 4:2; 11:1-5) In those days and at that time,

I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David;

and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the earth.

16 (Jer 23:6; Isa 45:17; 1Co 1:30) In those days Judah will be saved,

and Jerusalem will dwell safely.

And this is the name by which she will be called:

THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

17 (1Ki 2:4; Ps 89:29-37) For thus says the Lord: David shall never lack

a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

18 nor shall the Levitical priests lack a man before Me to offer burnt

offerings, to kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.

19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:

20 (Ge 8:22; Ps 89:37) Thus says the Lord: If you can break

My covenant of the day and My covenant of the night so that there

should not be day and night in their season,

21 (2Ch 7:18; Ps 89:34) then also My covenant may be broken

with David My servant, that he should not have a son to reign on his throne,

and with the Levitical priests, My ministers.

22 (Ge 15:5; 22:17) As the host of heaven cannot be numbered

nor the sand of the sea measured, so I will multiply the seed of David

My servant and the Levites that minister to Me.

23 Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:

24 (Ne 4:2-4; Ps 44:13-14) Have you not considered what this people

have spoken, saying, "The two families which the Lord has chosen,

He has cast them off"? Thus they have despised My people, that they should be

no more a nation before them.

25 (Ps 74:16-17; Jer 31:35-36) Thus says the Lord: If My covenant for day

and night does not stand, and if I have not appointed the ordinances

of heaven and earth,

26 (Isa 14:1; Jer 31:37) then I would cast away the seed of Jacob

and David My servant, so that I would not take any of his seed to be rulers

over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Yet I will restore their fortunes

and have mercy on them.



Jeremiah 34



Zedekiah to Die in Exile



1 (Jer 1:15; 32:2) The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord

when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army

and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion

and all the people fought against Jerusalem and against all the cities,

saying:

2 (Jer 21:10; 34:22) Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak

to Zed­ekiah king of Judah and tell him: Thus says the Lord: I will give

this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.

3 (Jer 32:4; 21:7) And you will not escape out of his hand, but will surely

be taken and delivered into his hand. And you will see the king of Babylon

eye to eye, and he will speak with you face to face,

and you will go to Babylon.

4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah!

Thus says the Lord concerning you: You will not die by the sword.

5 (2Ch 16:14; Jer 22:18) But you will die in peace; and as spices

were burned for your fathers, the former kings who were before you,

so they burn spices for you. And they will lament for you, saying,

"Alas, lord!" For I have pronounced the word, says the Lord.

6 (1Sa 3:18; 15:16-24) Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words

to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

7 (Jos 10:3; 15:35) when the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem,

and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and Azekah,

for these fortified cities remained of the cities of Judah.



Slaves to be Free



8 (Lev 25:10; 2Ki 11:17) This is the word that came to Jeremiah

from the Lord after the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people

who were in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty to them:

9 (Ge 14:13; Ex 2:6) that every man should let his male slave and every man

his female slave, being a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, go free so that

no one should keep them, a Jew his brother, in bondage.

10 (Jer 26:10; 26:16) Now when all the officials and all the people who had

entered into the covenant heard that everyone should let his male slave

and everyone his female slave go free, so that no one should keep them

any more in bondage, then they obeyed and let them go.

11 But afterward they turned around and caused the male slaves

and the female slaves whom they had set free to return, and brought

them into subjection for male slaves and female slaves.

12 Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

13 (Jos 24:17; Jdg 6:8) Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I made

a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land

of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying:

14 (Dt 15:12; 1Sa 8:7-8) "At the end of seven years, each of you shall set

free his Hebrew brother who has been sold to you; and when he has served

you six years, you shall let him go free from you." But your fathers did not

obey Me nor incline their ear.

15 (Jer 34:8; 2Ki 23:3; Ne 10:29) You recently turned and did what was right

in My sight by proclaiming liberty, every man to his neighbour; and you made

a covenant before Me in the house that is called by My name.

16 (Lev 19:12; Ex 20:7) But then you turned around and profaned My name

when every one of you took back his male and female slaves,

whom you had set free, at their pleasure, and you brought them

into subjection to be your slaves.

17 (Mt 7:2; Dt 28:25) Therefore thus says the Lord: You have not obeyed Me

in proclaiming liberty, everyone to his brother and every man

to his neighbor. I proclaim a liberty to you, says the Lord, to the sword,

to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you a terror to all

the kingdoms of the earth.

18 (Ge 15:10; Dt 17:2) I will give the men who have transgressed My covenant,

who have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made

before Me, when they cut the calf in two and passed between the parts,

19 (Zep 3:3-4; Jer 29:2) the officials of Judah and the officials of Jerusalem,

the court officers, and the priests, and all the people of the land,

who passed between the parts of the calf,

20 (Jer 7:33; 11:21) I will even give them into the hand of their enemies

and into the hand of those who seek their life; and their dead bodies

shall be food to the fowl of heaven and to the beasts of the earth.

21 (Jer 39:6; 52:24-27) Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials I will give

into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek

their life and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army,

which has gone away from you.

22 (Jer 9:11; 39:1-2) I will command, says the Lord, and cause them

to return to this city, and they will fight against it and take it

and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation

without an inhabitant.



2) Our Daily Bread for 15 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/15/powerfully-at-work

entitled Extending Grace to Others



Acts 4:32-35



32 (2Ch 30:12; Php 1:27) All the believers were of one heart and one soul,

and no one said that what he possessed was his own. But to them all things

were in common.

33 (Ac 1:8; 1:22) With great power the apostles testified to the resurrection

of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.

34 (Ac 2:45) There was no one among them who lacked, for all those

who were owners of land or houses sold them,

and brought the income from what was sold,

35 (Ac 5:2; 2:45) and placed it at the apostles' feet. And it was distributed

to each according to his need.



Our son spent the early years of his life in a children's home prior

to our adopting him. Before leaving the cinderblock building together

to go home, we asked to collect his belongings. Sadly, he had none.

We exchanged the clothes he was wearing for the new items we'd brought

for him and also left some clothing for the other children.

Even though I was grieved by how little he had, I rejoiced that we could

now help meet his physical and emotional needs.



A few years later, we saw a person asking for donations for families in need.

My son was eager to donate his stuffed animals and a few coins to help them.

Given his background, he might have (understandably) been more

inclined to hold tightly to his belongings.



I'd like to think the reason for his generous response was the same

as that of the early church: "God’s grace was so powerfully at work

in them all" that nobody in their midst had need (Acts 4:33–34).

The people willingly sold their own possessions to provide

for one another's needs.



When we become aware of the needs of others, whether material

or intangible, may God's grace be so powerfully at work in us that

we respond as they did, willingly giving from our hearts to those

in need. This makes us vessels of God's grace as fellow believers

in Jesus, "one in heart and mind" (v. 32).



By: Kirsten Holmberg



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Reflect & Pray



How’s God’s grace at work in you? What could you share with

others as a manifestation of His grace?



Thank you, God, for all You've given to me, including Your grace.

Help me to extend Your grace to others.



Learn more about grace at https://www.DiscoverySeries.org/Q0613.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools





Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 1 - The Joy of Confessing Christ



Romans 10:9-10







9 (Lk 12:8; Php 2:11)that if you confess with your mouth

Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from

the dead, you will be saved,

10 for with the heart one believes unto righteousness,

and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation



Teena, a college freshman, has just committed her life to Christ,

but she was apprehensive about telling anyone - until Bill appeared

on the scene. He plunked his coffee cup down on the table and smiled.

"I heard something exciting happened to you yesterday, Teena"

"Yeah", Teena paused and looked around, as if seeking an escape route.

"I , uh, well, I did it"

"Did what?"

"Well, I, ah, gave my life to God."

"That's wonderful!" Bill exclaimed.

He was still talking with Teena and encouraging he in her decision

when Maria walked by.

"Maria!" Bill called. "Teena wants to tell you something!"

Teena gasped , open-mouthed, then stammered,

" I - I committed my life to Christ."

Maria , similarly enthuasiatic, encouraged Teena in her commitment,

and within half an hour Teena was stopping her friends to tell them,

"Guess what? I've become a Christian! I belng to Jesus now!"

Teena had already surrendered her heart to Christ.

But when she confessed her decision aloud to others,

the truth of that transformation was confirmed by her.

Many of us have been raised to believe that 'faith is a private matter',

not to be discussed in polite company. Yet Paul makes clear the connection

between heart commitment and verbal confession. Just as my love for family

and friends deepens as I tell them I love them, so a person's love

for Christ is confirmed and stabilised by speaking of that commitment to others.



Application



a) Have I been reluctant to tell others of my faith in Christ? Why?



b) What happens within me when I do tell others of my love for the Lord?





4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Joshua 1:8



8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.

Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according to all

that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,

and you will be wise.



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



When you are discouraged or Depressed



Matthew 11: 25-30



25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,

Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things

from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.

26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.

27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me

by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.

And no one knows the Father, except the Son and he to whom

the Son will reveal Him.

28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily

burdened, and I will give you rest.

29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.

For I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(Jer 6:16).

30 (1Jn 5:3) For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."

because He has dealt bountifully with me.



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?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the buliding that was formerly a Baptist

chruch was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim studentt association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student assoication serving the

campusus of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's MUslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic asociations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in JEsus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



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



15th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous

standards of living (John 16: 8 - 11



8 "When He comes, He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness

and of judgment:

9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

10 of righteousness, because I am going to My Father,

and you will see Me no more;

11 and of judgment, because the ruler of this world stands condemned."



)



b) Pray for the province of Nova Scotia



I) Pray for the leaders of Nova Scotia, 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 Thank Him for what he has done in your life.



Pray to the Lord to be obedient and resilient to the Lord

despite the rebellion around you and to understand His plan.



Pray to the Lord "Thank you, God, for all You've given to me,

including Your grace. Help me to extend Your grace to others."



Pray to the Lord and confess that He is Lord and Saviour of your life.



Pray to the Lord and meditate on His Word.



Pray to the Lord and give Him all your burdens



Pray for Muslims in New Brunswick 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 the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous

standards of living



Pray for the effective use of technology in Kazakhstan

in proclaiming the Gospel.



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.