Day 243 - 31 Aug 2021 reflections
Day 243, 31 August 2021
Ezekiel 18 - 20
Ezekiel 18
The Soul Who Sins Will Die
1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying:
2 (Isa 3:15; La 5:7) What do you mean in using this proverb
concerning the land of Israel, saying:
"The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge"?
3 As I live, says the Lord God, you shall not have occasion anymore
to use this proverb in Israel.
4 (Eze 18:20; Ro 6:23; Nu 16:22) All souls are Mine. The soul of the father,
so also the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins shall die.
5 But if a man is righteous
and does that which is lawful and right,
6 (Eze 18:15; Dt 4:19; Eze 6:13) and has not eaten on the mountains;
nor has he lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
nor has he defiled his neighbor's wife,
nor has he approached a woman during her impurity;
7 (Eze 18:16; 18:12; Ex 22:26) and he has not oppressed anyone,
but has restored to the debtor his pledge;
has devastated no one by violence,
has given his bread to the hungry,
and has covered the naked with a garment;
8 (Ex 22:25; Zec 8:16; Dt 23:19-20) if he has not lent at interest,
nor has taken any increase,
but has withdrawn his hand from iniquity,
has executed true justice between man and man;
9 (Am 5:4; Eze 18:17) has walked in My statutes,
and has kept My judgments to deal truly,
he is righteous
and shall surely live,
says the Lord God.
10 (Ex 21:12) If he begets a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood,
and who does any of these things to a brother
11 (though he himself does not do any of these things),
but even has eaten on the mountain shrines
and defiled his neighbor's wife;
12 (Eze 8:6; 8:17) has oppressed the poor and needy,
has devastated by violence,
has not restored the pledge,
and has lifted up his eyes to the idols,
has committed abomination,
13 (Ex 22:25; Lev 20:9) has lent at interest, and has taken increase,
shall he then live?
He shall not live. He has done all these abominations. He shall surely die.
His blood shall be upon his own head.
14 (2Ch 34:21; Pr 23:24) Now if he begets a son who sees all his father's
sins which he has done, and considering does not do likewise:
15 He has not eaten on the mountain shrines,
nor has he lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
has not defiled his neighbor's wife;
16 (Eze 18:7) nor has he oppressed anyone,
has not withheld a pledge,
nor has he devastated by violence,
but has given his bread to the hungry,
and has covered the naked with a garment;
17 (Eze 18:8-9) he keeps his hand from the poor,
has not received usury nor increase,
has executed My judgments, and has walked in My statutes.
He shall not die for the iniquity of his father; he shall surely live.
18 (Eze 3:18) As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, devastated
his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people,
he shall die for his iniquity.
Repent and Live
19 (Ex 20:5; Jer 15:4) Yet you say, "Why should the son not bear
the punishment of the iniquity of the father?" When the son has done
what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes, and has done them,
he shall surely live.
20 (Dt 24:16; 2Ki 14:6) The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not
bear the punishment of the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father
bear the punishment of the iniquity of the son. The righteousness
of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked
shall be upon himself.
21 (Eze 18:27-28; 33:19) But if the wicked turns from all his sins
that he has committed, and keeps all My statutes, and does that which
is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
22 (Ps 18:20-24; Isa 43:25) All his transgressions that he has committed,
they shall not be remembered against him. Because of his righteousness
that he has done, he shall live.
23 (Eze 33:11; Ps 147:11) Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked,
says the Lord God, but rather that he should turn from his ways and live?
24 (1Sa 15:11; Eze 33:18) But when a righteous man turns away
from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all
the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live?
All his righteousness that he has done shall not be remembered for his
trespass that he has committed and in his sin that he has done.
In them he shall die.
25 (Eze 33:17; Ge 18:25) Yet you say, "The way of the Lord is not right."
Hear now, O house of Israel. Is not My way right? Are not your ways not right?
26 When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity,
he dies in it. For his iniquity that he has done he shall die.
27 (Isa 1:18; 55:7) Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness
that he has committed and does that which is lawful and right,
he shall save his soul.
28 Because he considered and turned away from all his transgressions
that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
29 Yet the house of Israel says, "The way of the Lord is not right."
O house of Israel, are not My ways right? Are not your ways not right?
30 (Eze 18:21; 7:3) Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one
according to his ways, says the Lord God. Repent, and turn away from all your
transgressions so that iniquity shall not be your ruin.
31 (Eze 11:19; Ps 51:10) Cast away from you all your transgressions whereby
you have transgressed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit.
For why will you die, O house of Israel?
32 (Eze 18:23) For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,
says the Lord God. Therefore, repent and live.
Ezekiel 19
A Lament for Israel's Princes
1 (2Ki 24:6; Eze 26:17) Moreover take up a lamentation
for the officials of Israel,
2 and say:
What was your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions;
she nourished her whelps.
3 When she brought up one of her whelps,
he became a lion
and learned to catch his prey;
he devoured men.
4 (2Ki 23:33-34; 2Ch 36:4) The nations also heard of him;
he was taken in their pit,
and they brought him with chains
to the land of Egypt.
5 Now when she saw as she had waited
that her hope was lost,
then she took another of her whelps
and made him a young lion.
6 He went up and down among the lions;
he became a young lion,
and learned to catch the prey,
and devoured men.
7 (Eze 30:12) He destroyed their fortified palaces,
and he laid waste their cities;
and the land and its fullness
were appalled by the noise of his roaring.
8 (Eze 12:13; 19:4) Then the nations set against him
on every side from their provinces,
and spread their net over him;
he was taken in their pit.
9 (2Ch 36:6; Eze 6:2) They put him in a cage with hooks
and brought him to the king of Babylon;
they brought him in hunting nets,
so that his voice would be heard no more
on the mountains of Israel.
10 (Ps 80:8-11; Dt 8:7) Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard,
planted by the waters;
it was fruitful and full of branches
by reason of many waters.
11 (Eze 31:3; Ps 80:15) It had strong rods
for the scepters of those who rule.
And its stature
was exalted above the clouds,
so it appeared in its height
with the multitude of its branches.
12 (Eze 17:10; Hos 13:15) But it was plucked up in fury,
it was cast down to the ground,
and the east wind dried up its fruit.
Its strong rod was broken and it withered;
the fire consumed it.
13 (Hos 2:3; Eze 19:10) Now it is planted in the wilderness,
in a dry and thirsty ground.
14 (2Ki 24:20; Eze 19:1) Fire has gone out from its branch;
it has devoured its shoots and fruit,
so that there is no strong rod in it,
a scepter to rule.
This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.
Ezekiel 20
Israel's Continuing Rebellion
1 (Eze 8:1; 1:2; 24:1) In the seventh year, in the fifth month,
on the tenth day of the month, certain of the elders of Israel
came to inquire of the Lord and sat before me.
2 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
3 (Mic 3:7) Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them:
Thus says the Lord God: Do you come to inquire of Me? As I live,
says the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.
4 (Eze 22:2; 23:36) Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them?
Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers.
5 (Ge 14:22; Ex 3:8) And say to them: Thus says the Lord God: On the day
when I chose Israel, and lifted up My hand to the seed of the house of Jacob,
and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up My hand
to them, saying, I am the Lord your God,
6 (Eze 20:15; Ex 3:8; Ps 48:2) on that day that I lifted up My hand to them
to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected
for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands,
7 (Lev 18:3; Ex 20:2) then I said to them: Cast away, each of you,
the abominations of his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols
of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
8 (Isa 63:10; Eze 5:13) But they rebelled against Me and would not listen
to Me. They did not cast away the abominations of their eyes, nor did they
forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I will pour out My fury upon them,
to accomplish My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
9 (Eze 20:14; 20:22) But I acted for My name's sake, that it should not
be polluted before the nations among whom they were, in whose sight
I made Myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
10 Therefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt
and brought them into the wilderness.
11 (Lev 18:5; Dt 4:8) I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments,
which if a man does them, he shall live.
12 (Ex 20:8-11; Lev 21:23) Moreover I gave them My Sabbaths to be a sign
between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies
them.
13 (Eze 20:21; 20:8; Dt 9:8) But the house of Israel rebelled against Me
in the wilderness. They did not walk in My statutes, and they despised
My judgments, which if a man does them, he shall live. And My Sabbaths
they greatly polluted. Then I said I would pour out My fury upon them
in the wilderness to consume them.
14 (Eze 20:9) But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be polluted
before the nations in whose sight I brought them out.
15 (Ps 95:11; 106:26) Also I lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness
that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing
with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands,
16 (Nu 15:39; Eze 14:3-4) because they despised My judgments
and did not walk in My statutes, but polluted My Sabbaths.
For their hearts went after their idols.
17 (Eze 11:13; Jer 4:27) Nevertheless My eye spared them from destroying
them, nor did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
18 (Dt 4:3-6; Eze 20:7) But I said to their children in the wilderness:
Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments,
nor defile yourselves with their idols.
19 I am the Lord your God: Walk in My statutes, and keep My judgments,
and do them.
20 (Jer 17:22; Eze 20:12) And hallow My Sabbaths. And they shall be a sign
between Me and you that you may know that I am the Lord your God.
21 (Eze 20:13; 20:8; Nu 21:5) Yet the children rebelled against Me.
They did not walk in My statutes, nor did they keep My judgments
to do them, which if a man does them, he shall live. They polluted My Sabbaths.
Then I said I would pour out My fury upon them to accomplish My anger against
them in the wilderness.
22 (Eze 20:9; 20:14) Nevertheless I withdrew My hand and acted for My name's
sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the nations in whose
sight I brought them out.
23 (Lev 26:33; Eze 20:15) I lifted up My hand to them also in the wilderness,
that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them through
the countries,
24 (Eze 6:9; 20:16) because they had not executed My judgments,
but had despised My statutes and had polluted My Sabbaths, and their eyes
were after their fathers' idols.
25 (Ps 81:12; Isa 66:4) Therefore I gave them also statutes that were
not good and judgments by which they could not live.
26 (Lev 18:21; Eze 6:7) And I pronounced them unclean because of their gifts,
in that they caused to pass through the fire all who opened the womb, that
I might make them desolate in order that they might know that I am the Lord.
27 (Ro 2:24; Eze 2:7) Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel
and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Yet in this your fathers have
blasphemed Me, in that they have committed a trespass against Me.
28 (Eze 6:13; Jos 23:14) When I had brought them into the land for which
I lifted up My hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill
and all the leafy trees, and there they offered their sacrifices,
and there they presented the provocation of their offering.
There also they made their sweet savour
and there poured out their drink offerings.
29 Then I said to them: What is the high place to which you go?
And the name is called Bamah to this day.
30 (Jer 16:12; Jdg 2:19) Therefore say to the house of Israel,
Thus says the Lord God: Will you pollute yourselves after the manner
of your fathers and commit harlotry after their abominations?
31 (Ps 106:37-39; Jer 7:31) When you offer your gifts, when you make your sons
to pass through the fire, you pollute yourselves with all your idols,
even to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel?
As I live, says the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.
32 (Jer 44:17; Eze 11:5) That which comes into your mind shall not come
about when you say, "We will be as the nations,
as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone."
God Will Restore Israel
33 (Jer 21:5) As I live, says the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand
and with a stretched-out arm and with fury poured out, I will rule over you.
34 (Eze 20:38; 34:16) And I will bring you out from the peoples and will
gather you out of the countries in which you are scattered with a mighty hand
and with a stretched-out arm and with fury poured out.
35 (Hos 2:14; Jer 2:35) I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples,
and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
36 (Nu 11:1-35; 1Co 10:5-10) As I entered into judgment with your fathers
in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment
with you, says the Lord God.
37 (Lev 27:32; Jer 33:13) I will cause you to pass under the rod,
and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
38 (Eze 13:9; Ps 95:11) And I will purge from among you the rebels
and those who transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the country
where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel.
And you shall know that I am the Lord.
39 (Jdg 10:14; Isa 1:13-15) As for you, O house of Israel, thus says
the Lord God: Go serve every one of you his idols, but later you shall
surely listen to Me. But do not pollute My holy name anymore with your gifts
and with your idols.
40 (Isa 56:7; 60:7) For on My holy mountain, on the mountain of the height
of Israel, says the Lord God, there all the house of Israel, all of them,
shall serve Me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will seek
your offerings and the first fruits of your gifts with all your holy things.
41 (Eze 28:25; 11:17) I will accept you with your sweet savor when I bring
you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries in which you
have been scattered. And I will be sanctified among you before the nations.
42 (Eze 34:13; 38:23) You shall know that I am the Lord when I bring you
into the land of Israel, into the country for which I lifted up My hand
to give it to your fathers.
43 (Eze 6:9; Hos 5:15) There you shall remember your ways and all your deeds
in which you have been defiled. And you shall loathe yourselves in your own
sight for all your evils that you have committed.
44 (Eze 24:24; 20:9) You shall know that I am the Lord when I have dealt with
you for My name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, or according
to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, says the Lord God.
A Prophecy Against the Negev
45 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
46 (Eze 21:2; Am 7:16) Son of man, set your face toward the south,
preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negev.
47 (Jer 21:14; Isa 9:18-19) And say to the forest of the Negev,
Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God:
I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you
and every dry tree. The flaming flame shall not be quenched, \and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned in it.
48 All flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it.
It shall not be quenched.
49 (Jn 16:25) Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! They say of me,
'Does he not speak parables?' "
2) Our Daily Bread for 31 August 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/31/sharing-jesus
Entitled Sharing Jesus
Isaiah 12
Isaiah 12
Hymns of Praise
1 (Isa 25:1; Ps 30:5)And in that day you shall say:
O Lord, I will praise You;
though You were angry with me,
Your anger has turned away,
and You comforted me.
2 (Ex 15:2; Ps 118:14; Isa 7:14) Certainly God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and my song;
He also has become my salvation.
3 (Jer 2:13) Therefore with joy you shall draw water
out of the wells of salvation.
4 (Ps 105:1; 145:4-6) In that day you shall say:
Praise the Lord, call upon His name,
declare His deeds among the peoples,
make them remember that His name is exalted.
5 (Ex 15:1; Ps 98:1) Sing to the Lord, for He has done excellent things;
let this be known in all the earth.
6 (Zep 3:14-17; Isa 41:14) Cry out and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion.
For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst.
Shortly after Dwight Moody (1837-99) came to faith in Christ, the evangelist
resolved not to let a day pass without sharing God's good news with at least
one person. On busy days, he'd sometimes forget his resolution until late.
One night, he was in bed before he remembered. As he stepped outside,
he thought, No one will be out in this pouring rain. Just then he saw a man
walking down the street. Moody rushed over and asked to stand
under his umbrella to avoid the rain. When granted permission, he asked,
"Have you any shelter in the time of storm? Could I tell you about Jesus?"
Moody embodied a readiness to share how God saves us from the consequences
of our sins. He obeyed God's instructions to the Israelites to proclaim
His name and "make known among the nations what he has done" (Isaiah 12:4).
Not only were God's people called to "proclaim that his name is exalted"
(v. 4), but they were also to share how He had "become [their] salvation"
(v. 2). Centuries later, our call remains to tell the wonders of Jesus
becoming a man, dying on the cross, and rising again.
Perhaps we heard about God's love when, as Moody did, someone left
their comfort zone to talk with us about Jesus.
And we too, each in our own way, can let someone know about
the One who saves.
By: Amy Boucher Pye
Reflect & Pray
What has God done in your life that you can share with another?
How has He equipped you to present the good news?
Jesus, thank You for setting me free from my sins.
Help me to be ready to tell others of Your good news.
Read Evangelism: Reaching out through Relationships at
https://www.DiscoverySeries.org/Q0913 .
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 3 The Kind Heart of Forgiveness
Eph 4:32
32 (2Co 2:10; Col 3:12–13; Mt 6:12)And be kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.
Don had lost his job because he sttod against his boss and refused to
comprimise his Christian principles. Certain friends in the company had
turned against him, choosing to save their own jobs at any cost,
and he felt very alone, abandoned when he most needed the support
of those who cared.
But Don showed no signs of bitterness or unforgiveness. He refused to
recite the details of his firing to those around him, saying simply and
honestly, " I beleive my boss was wrong in what he did. But God can show
him." The kindness of Don's heart ., and the tenderness with which he
extended forgiveness, became a testimony to all who knew him. Don's
boss never "saw the light", never repented, but Don lived in the freedom of
forgiving.
Comparison is a rare commodity among Christains today. We seem to be
overstocked with judgment and crammed fukk of condemnation, but we have
little space in the corners of our lives for tenderheartedness. We are quick
to assume that we know another person's heart and have the remedy for
the problem, rather then giving that person the benefit of the doubt,
the room to grow, the freedom to make a mistake and seek forgiveness.
Jesus demonstrated the king compassion necessary in forgiveness when he
looked down at the soldiers who has crucified him, gambling at his feet
for his cloak, and said, "Father , forgive them, for they do not know what
are doing."
When others hurt and betray us, they often "do not know what they are
doing." we can, in Christ, offer compassionate forgiveness to them -
not condoning their actions or excusing their wrong, but forgiving ,
in the simplicity and purity of God's love.
Application
a) What is the difference between excusing a wrong and forgiving?
b) How has God forgiven me for Christ's sake?
c) What does today's verse tell me about my attitude in forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Prov 3:9-10
9 Honor the Lord with your substance,
and with the first fruits of all your increase;
10 so your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your presses will burst out with new wine.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Worried Over Money
Hebr 13:5-6
5 Let your lives be without love of money, and be content
with the things you have. For He has said:
"I will never leave you, nor forsake you."
6 So we may boldly say:
"The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to 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, ...) .
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to turn away from your sins and transgressions.
Pray to the Lord "Jesus, thank You for setting me free from my sins.
Help me to be ready to tell others of Your good news."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a true forgiver.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a joyful giver.
Pray to the Lord and thenk Him for being you eternel Helper.
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 change the hearts of persecutors in India
and they will turn to Christ.
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.