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Day 230, 18 August 2021



2 King 24-25 ; 2 Chron 36



2 Kings 24



Judah Overrun by Enemies



1 (Jer 25:1; Da 1:1) In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up,

and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned

and rebelled against him.

2 (Jer 35:11; 2Ki 23:27; 6:23) The Lord sent against him bands of

Chaldeans, bands of Arameans, bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites.

He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word

of the Lord that He spoke by His servants the prophets.

3 (2Ki 18:25) Surely at the decree of the Lord this came upon Judah,

to remove them from before Him, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all

that he had done,

4 (2Ki 21:16) and also for the innocent blood that he had shed, for he

filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to pardon.

5 (2Ch 36:8) Now the rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim and all that he did,

are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

6 (Jer 22:18-19; 2Ch 36:6) So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers,

and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

7 (Jer 37:5-7; 46:2) The king of Egypt did not come again from his land,

for the king of Babylon had taken over from the Brook of Egypt to the River

Euphrates all that belonged to the king of Egypt.



Jehoiachin, King of Judah



2Ch 36:9-10



8 (1Ch 3:16; 2Ch 36:9) Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king.

He reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Ne­hushta

daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

9 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.

10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against

Jerusalem, and the city was under siege.

11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to the city while his servants were

besieging it,

12 (Jer 24:1; 52:28) and Jehoiachin king of Judah went out

to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his princes,

and his eunuchs. The king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.



The Captivity of Jerusalem



13 (2Ki 20:17; Isa 39:6) He brought out from there all the treasures

of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house, and cut

in pieces all the implements of gold in the temple of the Lord,

which Solomon king of Israel had made, just as the Lord had spoken.

14 (2Ki 25:12; Jer 52:28) He exiled all Jerusalem, all the princes,

and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen

and smiths. No one remained, except the poorest people of the land.

15 (2Ch 36:10; Est 2:6) He exiled Jehoiachin in Babylon. The king's mother,

the king's wives, his eunuchs, and the elite of the land he took into exile

from Jerusalem to Babylon.

16 (Jer 52:28) All the fighting men, 7000, the craftsmen and smiths, 1000,

all those strong and fit for war the king of Babylon brought them into exile

in Babylon.

17(Jer 37:1; 2Ki 23:34) The king of Babylon made Mattaniah,

the uncle of Jehoiachin, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.



Zedekiah, King of Judah



2Ch 36:11-16; Jer 52:1-3

18 (2Ki 23:31; Jer 52:1-11) Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king.

He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal

daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

19 (2Ki 23:37) He did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that

Jehoiakim had done.

20 (2Ch 36:13) Because of the anger of the Lord this happened

in Jerusalem and Judah until He threw them out from His presence.

But Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.



2 Kings 25



The Fall and Exile of Judah



Jer 39:1-10; 40:7-9; 41:1-18; 52:4-27; 2Ch36:17-20

1 (Jer 34:1-6; 52:4-11) In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month,

on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came,

he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and set up camp near it.

They built siege mounds against it all around.

2 The city came under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

3 On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was severe in the city,

and there was no food for the people of the land.

4 (Eze 33:21) The city was breached, and all the fighting men fled

by night by the way of thegate between the two walls,

which is by the king's garden, though the Chaldeans were all around the city.

They went along the way of the Arabah.

5 Then the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him

in the plains of Jericho. All his army deserted him.

6 (2Ki 23:33; Jer 34:21-22) So they captured the king

and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah,

and they passed sentence upon him.

7 (Jer 32:4-5; 39:6-7) They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes,

and put out the eyes of Zedekiah. They bound him with bronze fetters

and brought him to Babylon.

8 (Jer 52:12-16) In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month

(that was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon),

Nebuzaradan, the captain of the bodyguard, a servant of the king of Babylon,

came to Jerusalem.

9 (Am 2:5; 2Ch 36:19) He burned the house of the Lord, the king's house,

and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every great house he burned with fire.

10 (Ne 1:3) All the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of

the guard tore down the walls of Jerusalem all around.

11 The rest of the people who remained in the city,

the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon,

and the rest of the crowd Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard

took into exile.

12 (2Ki 24:14; Jer 40:7) But the captain of the bodyguard left

some of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

13 (1Ki 7:15; 2Ch 36:18) The bronze pillars that were in the house

of the Lord, the stands, and the bronze sea that were in the house

of the Lord the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried their bronze

to Babylon.

14 (Ex 27:3; 1Ki 7:47-50) The pots, the shovels, the snuffers,

the incense bowls, and all the bronze implements which were used

in service they took away.

15 The fire pans and sprinkling basins that were fine gold and fine silver

the captain of the bodyguard took.

16 (1Ki 7:47) The two pillars, the one sea, and the stands,

which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord-the bronze of

all these implements was beyond weight.

17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,

[About 27 feet, or 8.1 meters.- and a bronze capital was on it.

The height of the capital was three cubits.

[About 4 1/2 feet, or 1.4 meters.] Latticework and pomegranates,

all of bronze, were on the capital all around. The second pillar with its

latticework was like it.

18 (1Ch 6:14; Ezr 7:1) The captain of the bodyguard took Seraiah

the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers

of the threshold.

19 (Est 1:14) From the city he took a eunuch who was an officer

over the fighting men, five men of the king's council who were found

in the city, the chief scribe of the army who mustered the people

of the land, and 60 men from the people of the land who were found

in the city.

20 Nebuzaradan captain of the bodyguard took them, and brought them

to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

21 (Dt 28:64; 2Ki 23:27) Then the king of Babylon struck them down

and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath.

Thus he exiled Judah from their land.



Gedaliah, Governor of Judah



22 (Jer 39:14; 2Ki 22:12) Over the people who remained in the land of Judah,

whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he appointed Gedaliah

the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan.

23 (Jer 40:7–9) When all the captains of the armies, they and their men,

heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah,

they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, that is, Ishmael son of Nethaniah,

Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite,

and Jaazaniah son of the Maakathite, they and their men.

24 Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them,

"Do not be afraid of being the servants of the Chaldeans.

Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you."

25 But in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah,

the son of Elishama, of the royal line, came with ten men

and struck down Gedaliah. He died along with the Judeans

and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.

26 (Jer 43:4-7) Then all the people, both small and great,

and the captains of the armies arose and went to Egypt,

for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.



Jehoiachin Released from Prison



Jer 52:31-34



27 (Jer 52:31-34; Ge 40:13) In the 37th year of the exile of Jehoiachin

king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month,

Awel-Marduk king of Babylon, in the year that he became king,

released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison.

28 (Da 2:37; 5:18-19) He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a throne

above the thrones of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

29 (2Sa 9:7) He changed his prison garments, and he ate food continually

before him all the days of his life.

30 (Ne 11:23; 12:47) His allowance was a regular allowance given

him by the king every day, all the days of his life.



2 Chronicles 36



Jehoahaz, King of Judah



2Ki 23:31–34

1 (Jer 22:11) Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah

and made him king in the place of his father in Jerusalem.

2 And Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he began to reign,

and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

3 Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and imposed on the land

a tribute of a hundred talents [About 33/4 tons, or 3.4 metric tons.]

of silver and a talent [About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.] of gold.

4 (Jer 22:10-12) The king of Egypt made his brother Eliakim king over Judah

and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Necho took his brother

Jehoahaz and carried him to Egypt.



Jehoiakim, King of Judah



2Ki 23:36-24:6

5 (2Ki 23:36-37; Jer 22:13-19) Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he began

to reign, and he was king in Jerusalem for 11 years. He did what was evil

in the eyes of the Lord his God.

6 (2Ch 33:11) And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him

and bound him in bronze chains to lead him to Babylon.

7 (2Ki 24:13) Nebuchadnezzar also brought out some of the vessels

of the house of the Lord to Babylon and put them in his temple in Babylon.

8 (2Ki 24:5-6) And the remainder of the acts of Jehoiakim, the detestable

things that he did and were found against him, are written in the book

of the kings of Israel and Judah. Then Jehoiachin his son reigned

in his place.



Jehoiachin, King of Judah

2Ki 24:8-17

9 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he began to reign, and he was

king in Jerusalem for three months and ten days. He did what was evil

in the eyes of the Lord.

10 (Jer 37:1; 2Ch 36:7) In the spring of that year King Nebuchadnezzar sent

for him and brought him to Babylon with the precious items

from the house of the Lord. Then Zedekiah his brother was king over Judah

and Jerusalem.



Zedekiah, King of Judah



2Ki 24:18-20; Jer 52:1-3

11 (2Ki 24:18-20) Zedekiah was 21 years old when he began to reign,

and he was king in Jerusalem for eleven years.

12 (2Ch 33:23; Jer 37:2-21) He did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord

his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke

from the Lord.

13 (2Ch 30:8) He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him

swear by an oath by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart

against turning to the Lord God of Israel.

14 Even the officials over the priests and the people increased in their

unfaithfulness in all the detestable practices of the nations,

and they defiled the house of the Lord which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.



The Fall of Jerusalem



2Ki 25:1-21; Jer 52:4-27; Ezr 1:1-3

15 (Jer 25:3-4; 35:15) The Lord God of their fathers sent warnings

to them over and over again by His messengers because He had compassion

on His people and His dwelling place.

16 (2Ch 30:10; Jer 5:12-13) But they continued to jest regarding

the messengers of God, despising His word and making fun of His prophets

until the wrath of the Lord came up against His people,

until there was no remedy.

17 (Ps 74:20; Ezr 9:7) So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans

from Babylon, who killed their young men with the sword at the house of their

sanctuary. He did not spare a young man or virgin, old or aged. God gave

all of them into his hand.

18 (2Ch 36:7; 36:10) Even all the vessels of the house of God,

both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, the king,

and his officials, all of this was taken to Babylon.

19 (Ps 79:1) So they burned down the house of God, tore down the wall

of Jerusalem, burned down all the palaces with fire, and destroyed all

the precious items.

20 (Jer 27:7) Then he carried into exile to Babylon the remnant,

who survived the sword, and they were slaves to him and his sons

until the kingdom of Persia ruled,

21 (Jer 29:10; Da 9:2) to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth

of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay

desolate, she kept Sabbath, to fulfill 70 years.



The Proclamation of Cyrus



22 (Jer 25:12; 29:10) In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia,

that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might

be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of King Cyrus of Persia,

so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom

and also declared in a written edict:

23 "Thus says King Cyrus of Persia:

"The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth,

and He has commanded me to build for Him a house at Jerusalem,

which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all His people,

may the Lord his God be with him. Let him go up."



2) Our Daily Bread for 18 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/18/he-knows-my-story

entitled God Knows Your Story



PS 139:1-6,23,24



Psalms 139

For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) You know when I sit down and when I get up;

You understand my thought from far off.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You search my path and my lying down

and are aware of all my ways.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For there is not a word on my tongue,

but behold, O Lord, You know it fully.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You put Yourself behind and before me,

and keep Your hand on me.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

it is lofty, and I cannot fathom it.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my concerns,

24 and see if there is any rebellious way in me,

and lead me in the ancient way.



As I drove home after lunch with my best friend, I thanked God out loud for

her. She knows me and loves me in spite of things I don’t love about myself.

She's one of a small circle of people who accept me as I am-my quirks, habits,

and screw-ups. Still, there are parts of my story I resist sharing even

with her and others that I love-times where I’ve clearly not been the hero,

times I've been judgmental or unkind or unloving.



But God does know my whole story. He's the One I can freely talk to even

if I'm reluctant to talk with others.



The familiar words of Psalm 139 describe the intimacy we enjoy with

our Sovereign King. He knows us completely! (v. 1). He's "familiar with all

[our] ways" (v. 3). He invites us to come to Him with our confusion,

our anxious thoughts, and our struggles with temptation. When we're

willing to yield completely to Him, He reaches out to restore

and rewrite the parts of our story that make us sad because

we've wandered from Him.



God knows us better than anyone else ever can, and still . . . He loves us!

When we daily surrender ourselves to Him and seek to know Him more fully,

He can change our story for His glory.

He's the Author who's continuing to write it.



By: Cindy Hess Kasper



Reflect & Pray



What assurance do you have that God will always love you unconditionally?

How can you make yielding to Him a daily practice?



Precious Father, thank You for loving me as Your child

despite the times I've disappointed You. Help me to yield all

of myself to You in full assurance that You’re faithfully

walking beside me.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear



Psalms 27:1



The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom will I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life;

of whom will I be afraid?



Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,

and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.

When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,

and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.

The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says

"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"

David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".

God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.

He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.

When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,

afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may

say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.

He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,

and in him we are safe.

Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,

to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.

We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence

against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money

loses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,

we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.



Application



a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?

What was the result of that trust?



b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?



c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see

when I lived in darkness?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Ps 37:25-26



25 I have been young, and now am old;

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,

nor their offspring begging bread.

26 The righteous are gracious and lend,

and their offspring are a source of blessing.







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



When you are ill or injured



Matthew 8:14-17



The Healing of Many People



Mk 1:29-34; Lk 4:38-41



14 When Jesus entered Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother,

lying sick with a fever.

15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she rose and served them.

16 When the evening came, they brought to Him many

who were possessed with demons.

And He cast out the spirits with His word, and healed all who were sick,

17 to fulfill what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,

"He Himself took our infirmities

and bore our sicknesses."



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



18th Day of the Month



a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical

refreshing for the presence of the Lord



( Jer 31:25



25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.



)





b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from

danger and adversity



( Ps 34:7



7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,

and delivers them.



)



Conclusion:





Pray to the Lord to obey His word despite the dangers around you.



Pray to the Lord "Precious Father, thank You for loving me as Your child

despite the times I've disappointed You. Help me to yield all

of myself to You in full assurance that You’re faithfully

walking beside me."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know as Light od the universe.



Pray to the Lord and to be righteous in His Eyes.



Pray to the Lord and submit to Him in your illness.



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 pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical

refreshing for the presence of the Lord.



Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from

danger and adversity.



Pray for Christians in Chiapas Mexico who are persecuted by

opposing community members.



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 231, 19 August 2021



Habukkak



Habakkuk 1

1 (Na 1:1) The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.



Habakkuk's Complaint



2 (Ps 13:1-2; 22:1-2) O Lord, how long shall I cry,

and You will not hear?

Or cry to You, "Violence!"

and You will not save?

3 (Ps 55:9-11; Jer 9:2-6) Why do You make me see wickedness,

and cause me to see trouble?

Plundering and violence are before me;

strife and contention arise.

4 (Ps 119:126; Eze 9:9) Therefore the law is powerless,

and justice never goes forth.

For the wicked surround the righteous;

therefore injustice proceeds.



The Lord's Answer



5 (Isa 29:14; Eze 12:22-28) Look among the nations,

and watch - wonder and be amazed!

For I am doing a work in your days

that you would not believe,

though it were told you.

6 (2Ki 24:2; Jer 5:15) For I am raising up the Chaldeans,

that bitter and hasty nation

which marches through the breadth of the earth,

to possess dwelling places that are not theirs.

7 (Jer 39:5-9) They are terrible and dreadful;

their justice and their dignity

proceed from themselves.

8 (Jer 4:13; Zep 3:3) Their horses are swifter than leopards,

more fierce than evening wolves.

Their horsemen charge on;

their horsemen come from afar;

they fly like the eagle that hastens to eat.

9 They all come for violence;

their forces advance like the east wind.

They gather captives like sand.

10 (2Ch 36:6; 36:10) They scoff at kings,

and they scorn rulers.

They deride every stronghold,

for they build up siege ramps to capture it.

11 Then their mind changes,

and they transgress and commit offense;

their own power is their god.



Habakkuk's Second Complaint



12 (Dt 32:4; 33:27) Are You not from everlasting,

O Lord my God, my Holy One? We will not die.

O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment;

and You, O Rock, have established them for correction.

13 (Ps 34:15-16; 35:22) Your eyes are too pure to look on evil,

and You cannot look on wickedness.

Why do You look on those who deal treacherously,

and hold Your tongue when the wicked

devours the man who is more righteous than he?

14 You make men like fish of the sea,

like crawling things that have no ruler.

15 (Jer 16:16; Am 4:2) They bring all of them up with a hook,

they catch them in their net;

they gather them in their dragnet.

Therefore they rejoice and are glad.

16 (Hab 1:11) Therefore they sacrifice to their net

and burn incense to their dragnet;

for by them their portion is extravagant,

and their food plentiful.

17 Shall they continue to empty their net,

and continually kill the nations while not sparing anyone?



Habakkuk 2

1 (Ps 85:8; Isa 21:8) I will stand at my watch

and station myself on the watchtower;

and I will keep watch to see what He will say to me,

and what I will answer when I am reproved.

The Just Shall Live by Faith

2 (Dt 27:8; Isa 8:1) And the Lord answered me:

Write the vision,

and make it plain on tablets,

that he who reads it may run.

3 (Da 10:14; Ps 27:14) For the vision is yet for an appointed time;

but it speaks of the end,

and does not lie.

If it delays, wait for it;

it will surely come, it will not delay.

4 (Ro 1:17; Heb 10:38; Jn 3:36) Look, his soul is lifted up;

it is not upright in him;

but the just shall live by his faith.

5 (Pr 27:20; 20:1) Indeed, wine betrays the proud man,

who does not stay at home.

He enlarges his appetite as Sheol,

and like death he is never satisfied.

He gathers to himself all nations

and collects for himself all peoples.



Woe to the Wicked



6 (Nu 23:7; Job 20:15-29) Shall not all these take up a taunt

against him, with satire and riddles, and say,

"Woe to him who increases what is not his—how long?

And to him who loads himself with heavy debts!"

7 (Pr 29:1) Shall not your debtors rise up suddenly,

and those awake who oppress you?

Then you will be their plunder.

8 (Isa 33:1; Hab 2:17) Because you have plundered many nations,

all the remnant of the people will plunder you,

because of the bloodshed of men and violence of the land,

of the cities and all who live in them.

9 (Jer 49:16) "Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,

to set his nest on high,

to be delivered from the power of calamity!"

10 (2Ki 9:26; Na 1:14) You have given shameful counsel to your house

by cutting off many peoples,

and forfeiting your life.

11 (Lk 19:40; Jos 24:27) For the stone will cry out from the wall,

and the beam of the woodwork will answer it.

12 (Mic 3:10; Na 3:1) "Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed

and establishes a city on iniquity!"

13 (Isa 50:11; Jer 51:58) Is it not from the Lord of Hosts

that the people labor to feed fire,

and the nations weary themselves for nothing?

14 (Isa 11:9; Ps 22:27) For the earth will be filled with the knowledge

of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the seas.

15 (Ge 9:22; Jer 51:7) "Woe to him who makes his neighbor drink,

pouring out your poison until they are drunk,

that you may look on their nakedness!"

16 (Isa 47:3) You will be filled with shame instead of glory.

You yourself-drink and show your uncircumcision!

The cup of the Lord's right hand will be turned against you,

and utter shame will come on your glory!

17 (Hab 2:8; Ps 55:23; Zec 11:1) The violence done to Lebanon will cover you,

as will the plunder of beasts that terrified them,

because of the bloodshed of men and violence of the land,

of the cities and all who live in them.

18 (Jer 10:8; Zec 10:2) What profit is a carved image

when its maker has carved it,

a cast image, and a teacher of lies,

that its maker trusts in what he has shaped

when he makes mute idols?

19 (Ps 135:17; Jer 10:4) Woe to him who says to the wood, "Awake!"

To the silent stone, "Arise!" Can it teach?

It is overlaid with gold and silver,

and there is no breath at all in it.

20 (Ps 11:4; Zep 1:7) But the Lord is in His holy temple.

Let all the earth keep silence before Him.



Habakkuk 3



The Prayer of Habakkuk



1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth.

2 (Ps 85:6; 119:120) O Lord, I have heard the report of You,

and was afraid;

O Lord, revive Your work

in the midst of the years!

In the midst of these years

make them known;

in wrath remember mercy.

3 (Dt 33:2; Ge 21:21) God came from Teman,

and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah

His glory covered the heavens,

and the earth was full of His praise.

4 (Job 26:14) His brightness was like the light;

rays flashed from His hand,

and there His power was hidden.

5 (Ex 12:29-30; Nu 16:46-49) Pestilence went out before Him,

and plague followed His feet.

6 (Ge 49:26; Dt 33:15) He stood and measured the earth;

He looked and shook the nations.

The eternal mountains were scattered,

the perpetual hills bowed.

His ways are everlasting.

7 (Ex 15:14-16) I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction;

the curtains of the land of Midian trembled.

8 (Ps 68:17; 18:10) Were you displeased with the rivers, O Lord?

Was Your anger against the rivers,

and was Your wrath against the sea

when You rode on Your horses,

on Your chariots of salvation?

9 (Ps 7:12-13; 78:15-16) You made bare Your bow;

oaths were the arrows at Your command. Selah

You divided the earth with the rivers.

10 (Ps 93:3; 98:7-8) The mountains saw You and trembled;

the overflowing water passed by.

The deep lifted its voice,

and lifted its hands on high.

11 The sun and moon stood still in their places;

at the light of Your arrows they went,

at the flash of Your glittering spear.

12 (Jer 51:33; Mic 4:12-13) You marched throughout the earth in indignation;

You threshed the nations in anger.

13 (Ps 110:6; 105:15) You went forth to deliver Your people,

to deliver Your anointed one.

You wounded the head of the house of the wicked,

laying him bare from head to foot. Selah

14 (Ps 10:8; Da 11:40) You pierced with his own arrows

the leaders of his villages.

They came like a whirlwind to scatter me;

their rejoicing was like devouring the poor in secret.

15 (Ps 77:19; Hab 3:8) You trampled the sea with Your horses,

through the wakes of great waters.

16 (Hab 3:2; Jer 23:9) I heard, and my body trembled;

my lips quivered at the sound;

rottenness entered my bones;

my legs tremble beneath me.

Yet I will wait quietly for the day

when calamity comes on the people invading us.



A Hymn of Faith



17 Though the fig tree does not blossom,

nor fruit be on the vines;

though the yield of the olive fails,

and the fields produce no food;

though the flocks are cut off from the fold,

and there be no herd in the stalls—

18 (Php 4:4; Job 13:15) yet I will rejoice in the Lord;

I will exult in the God of my salvation.

19 (Dt 33:29; 32:13) The Lord God is my strength;

He will make my feet like hinds' feet,

and He will make me walk on my high places.

To the Music Director: with my stringed instruments.



2) Our Daily Bread for 19 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/19/remember-and-celebrate

entitled Remember and Celebrate



Luke 22:14–23



The Lord's Supper



Mt 26:26-30; Mk 14:22-26; 1Co 11:23-25



14 (Mt 26:20; Mk 14:17) When the hour had come, He and the twelve apostles

with Him sat down.

15 And He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with

you before I suffer.

16 (Lk 14:15; Rev 19:9) For I tell you, I will never eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."

17 And He took the cup and gave thanks and said, "Take this and divide it

among yourselves.

18 (Mt 26:29; Mk 14:25) For I tell you, I will not drink of the fruit of

the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

19 (1Co 10:16; Mt 26:26-28) Then He took the bread, and when He had given

thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body

which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me."

20 (Ex 24:8; Zec 9:11) In like manner, He took the cup after supper, saying,

"This cup is the new covenant in My blood which is shed for you.

21 (Ps 41:9; Jn 13:26) But see the hand of him who betrays Me is with Me

at the table.

22 (Ac 2:23) Indeed, the Son of Man goes as it has been determined.

But woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!"

23 They began to inquire among themselves which

of them it was who would do this.



On December 6, 1907, explosions rocked a small community in the US state

of West Virginia, producing one of the worst disasters in the history

of the coal-mining industry. Some 360 miners were killed, and it's been

estimated that this horrific tragedy left behind about 250 widows

and 1000 children without fathers. Historians maintain that the memorial

service became the seedbed from which the celebration of Father's Day

in the US would eventually grow. Out of great loss came remembrance

and - eventually - celebration.



The greatest tragedy in human history occurred when human beings

crucified their Creator. Yet, that dark moment also produced both

remembrance and celebration. The night before He would go to the cross,

Jesus took the elements of Israel's Passover and created His own memorial

celebration. Luke's record describes the scene this way:

"Then He took the bread, and when He had given

thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, 'This is My body

which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.' " (Luke 22:19).



Still today, whenever we take communion, we honor His great,

unflinching love for us-remembering the cost of our rescue

and celebrating the gift of life His sacrifice produced.

As Charles Wesley said in his great hymn,

"Amazing love! How can it be that Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?"



By: Bill Crowder



Reflect & Pray



How often do you find yourself just going through the motions

when taking communion? What are some ways to keep your focus on the cross?



Father, when I come to the memorial table,

help me to remember why my forgiveness was so costly,

and help me to celebrate Your great, awesome love.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 5 - 1 John 1:9



9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) If we confess our sins, He is faithful

and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.





"If God already knows everything about me, everything I've done,

then why do I need to confess it?" Grant struggled with a common

dilemma for many Christians. Indeed, God, knew all his sin - much

better than Grant did himself. But Grant needed to confess,

not for God's benefit, but for his own. Grant needed to agree with God

that his sin was wrong, and put himself in a position to receive God's

grace in forgiveness.

1 John 1:9 make the process quit clear. We confess,

and God forgives and cleanses. Many of us, however, want to take on

God's part as well. We confess, agreeing with God that our sin is wrong.

But then we proceed to try to 'clean up our act,'bargaining with God,

promising that if he will forgive us just this once,

we won't ever to it again.

The problem is, we can never keep such a promise.

We probably will do it again, and then we are back where we started,

begging for forgiveness, and trying once more to cleanse

ourselves for our unrighteousness.

God offers freedom from such futile performance. He says, "Just confess.

Agree that you sinned. Submit yourself to me. Then I'll take over from there."

God's grace does not give us freedom to keep on sinning, of course - we need

to cooperate with the work of his Spirit in our lives and do all we can

to avoid sin. But we do not have to beg God for forgiveness - forgiveness

is offered to us freely.

We do not have to clean up out act before God will accept us; God can make

the necessary changes in our lives. When we confess, submit ourselves to God,

and allow him to work within us, he is able both to forgive us and to cleanse

us from unrighteousness.



Application



a) In what ways have I bartered with God and tried to "Clean up my act"

in order to deserve his forgiveness?



b) What is my part in confession? What is God's response?

Why it is important for me to recognize God's part in my

confession and forgiveness?



c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see

when I lived in darkness?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Proverbs 10:22



22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.



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



When you are Saddened by Loss



1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57



35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?

With what body do they come?"

36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.

37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,

perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.

38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.



51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall

all be changed.

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,

for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed.

53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,

and this mortal will put on immortality.

54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,

and this mortal will have put on immortality,

then the saying that is written shall come to pass:

"Death is swallowed up in victory."

55 "O death, where is your sting?

O grave, where is your victory?"

56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through

our Lord Jesus Christ!



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



19th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders

as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society



(



1 Tim 2:1-2



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,



)



b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island



I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,

that God's Spirit would influence

then to act justly,

serve with integrity

and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4



1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good

and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



)



II) Pray for the churches of the province,

that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use

the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:





Pray to the Lord and seek His solutions.



Pray to the Lord "Father, when I come to the memorial table,

help me to remember why my forgiveness was so costly,

and help me to celebrate Your great, awesome love."



Pray to the Lord and confess your sins.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His Blessings.



Pray to the Lord and that He will change you to incorruptable

when the Tim is correct.



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 Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders

as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society

and for the election in Canada.



Pray for those who practice a mix of Buddhism and animism in Laos.



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 232, 20 August 2021



Jeremiah 41-45



Jeremiah 41

1 (Jer 40:8; Ps 41:9) In the seventh month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah,

the son of Elishama of the royal seed, and the officials of the king,

even ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah.

While they were eating bread together in Mizpah,

2 (2Ki 25:25; Jer 40:5) Ishmael the son of Nethaniah

and the ten men that were with him arose and struck Gedaliah

the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan with the sword and slew him,

whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

3I shmael also slew all the Jews who were with him,

even with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there,

and the men of war.

4 On the day after he had slain Gedaliah, when no one knew it,

5 (Dt 14:1; Jos 18:1) eighty men came from Shechem, from Shiloh,

and from Samaria, having their beards shaven, and their clothes torn,

and their bodies gashed, with offerings and incense in their hands

to bring them to the house of the Lord.

6 (2Sa 3:16; Jer 50:4) Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out

from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went. As he met them,

he said to them, "Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam!"

7 (Ps 55:23; Isa 59:7) Yet it was so when they came into the midst

of the city that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, he and the men who were

with him, slew them and cast them into the midst of the cistern.

8 But ten men were found among those who said to Ishmael, "Do not slay us,

for we have stores in the field, of wheat and barley, and of oil and honey."

So he refrained and did not slay them among their brothers.

9 (Jdg 6:2; 1Sa 13:6) Now the cistern in which Ishmael had cast

all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah,

was what Asa the king had made because of Baasha the king of Israel.

And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with those who were slain.

10 (Jer 40:14; 40:7) Then Ishmael carried away captive all the rest

of the people who were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters,

and all the people who remained in Mizpah whom Nebuzaradan

the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive,

and departed to go over to the Ammonites.

11 (Jer 40:7-8; 40:13-16) But when Johanan the son of Kareah

and all the captains of the forces that were with him heard of all

the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

12 (2Sa 2:13; Ge 14:14-16) then they took all the men

and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him

by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

13 And when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan

the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were with him,

they were glad.

14 So all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah

turned about and returned, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.

15 (Job 21:30; Pr 28:17) But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped

from Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites.

16 (Jer 42:8; 43:4-7) Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains

of the forces that were with him took all the remnant of the people

whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah,

after he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war,

and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back

from Gibeon.

17 (2Sa 19:37-38; Jer 42:14) And they departed and lived in the habitation

of Geruth Kimham, which is by Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt,

18 (Jer 40:5; 42:16) because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them,

because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam,

whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.



Jeremiah 42



Jeremiah Warns Against Going to Egypt



1 (Jer 6:13; 40:13) Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son

of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from

the least even to the greatest came near,

2 (Lev 26:22; Jer 36:7) and said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our

supplication be accepted before you, and pray for us to the Lord your God,

even for all this remnant. For we are left but a few out of many, as your

eyes now see us.

3 (Ps 86:11; Pr 3:6) Pray that the Lord your God may show us the way

in which we should walk and the thing that we should do."

4 (Ex 8:29; 1Sa 3:17-18) Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them,

"I have heard you. I will pray to the Lord your God according to your words.

And it shall come to pass, that whatever the Lord will answer you,

I will declare it to you. I will keep nothing back from you."

5 (Ge 31:50; Jdg 11:10) Then they said to Jeremiah, "May the Lord be a true

and faithful witness against us, if we do not act according to all things

for which the Lord your God shall send you to us.

6 (Jer 7:23; Dt 5:29) Whether it is good or whether it is bad, we will

obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send you so that it may

be well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God."

7 (Ps 27:14) At the end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.

8 (Jer 42:1) Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains

of the forces that were with him and all the people from the least even

to the greatest,

9 (2Ki 19:4; 19:6) and said to them, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,

to whom you sent me to present your supplication before Him:

10 (Jer 24:6; 31:28) If you will still abide in this land, then I will build

you up and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pluck you up;

for I will relent of the disaster that I have brought on you.

11 (Ro 8:31; Isa 43:5) Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon of whom

you are now afraid. Do not be afraid of him, says the Lord. For I am with

you to save you and to deliver you from his hand.

12 (Ne 1:11; Ps 106:45-46) I will show mercies to you so that he may have

mercy on you and cause you to return to your own land.

13 (Jer 44:16; Ex 5:2) "But if you say, 'We will not dwell in this land,'

so as not to obey the voice of the Lord your God,

14 (Jer 4:19; 41:17) saying, 'No, but we will go into the land of Egypt

where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet,

nor have hunger for bread, and there we will dwell,'

15 (Dt 17:16; Jer 44:12-14) now therefore hear the word of the Lord,

O remnant of Judah. Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

If you wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to dwell there,

16 (Jer 44:27; Eze 11:8) then it shall come to pass that the sword

which you feared shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt

and the famine of which you were afraid shall follow close after you

there in Egypt. And there you shall die.

17 (Jer 42:22; 24:10) So it shall be with all the men who set their faces

to go into Egypt to sojourn there. They shall die by the sword, by famine,

and by pestilence. And none of them shall remain or escape from the disaster

that I will bring upon them.

18 (Jer 7:20; 18:16) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

As My anger and My fury have been poured out upon the inhabitants

of Jerusalem, so will My fury be poured out upon you when you go to Egypt.

And you will be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse,

and a reproach. And you shall see this place no more.

19 (Dt 17:16; Ne 9:26) "The Lord has said concerning you, O remnant of Judah,

Do not go into Egypt! Know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

20 For you have only deceived yourselves when you sent me to

the Lord your God, saying, 'Pray for us to the Lord our God. And according

to all that the Lord our God shall say, so declare to us, and we will do it.'

21 (Eze 2:7; Zec 7:11-12) Now I have this day declared it to you.

But you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God,

or anything for which He has sent me to you.

22 (Jer 42:17; Eze 6:11) Now therefore certainly know that you will die

by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, in the place wherever you desire

to go and to sojourn."



Jeremiah 43



Jeremiah Taken to Egypt



1 (Jer 26:8; 42:22) When Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people

all these words of the Lord their God, with which the Lord their God had

sent him to them,

2 (2Ch 36:13; Isa 7:9) Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan

the son of Kareah, and all the proud men said to Jeremiah, "You speak falsely.

The Lord our God has not sent you to say, 'Do not go into Egypt to sojourn

there.'

3 (Jer 36:4; 36:10) But Baruch the son of Neriah sets you against us

to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death

and carry us away captives into Babylon."

4 (Jer 42:5-6; 2Ch 25:16) So Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains

of the forces and all the people did not obey the voice of the Lord to dwell

in the land of Judah.

5 (Jer 40:11-12) But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains

of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned

from all nations wherever they had been driven to dwell in the land of Judah,

6 (Jer 39:10; 40:7) even men, and women, and children,

and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain

of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,

and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.

7 (Jer 2:16; 44:1) So they came into the land of Egypt

because they did not obey the voice of the Lord.

Thus they entered as far as Tahpanhes.

8 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying:

9 Take some large stones in your hand and hide them in the clay

in the brick kiln which is at the entrance of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes,

in the sight of the men of Judah,

10 (Ps 18:11; 27:5) and say to them, Thus says the Lord of Hosts,

the God of Israel: I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon,

My servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid;

and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.

11 (Jer 15:2; 44:13) When he comes, he shall ravage the land of Egypt

and deliver whoever is meant for death to death, and whoever is meant

for captivity to captivity, and whoever is meant for the sword to the sword.

12 (Jer 46:25; Eze 30:13) I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods

of Egypt and he shall burn them and carry them away captives. And he shall

array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment,

and he shall depart from there in peace.

13 He shall also break the images of Heliopolis that is in the land of Egypt,

and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians he shall burn with fire.



Jeremiah 44



Idolatry Leads to Judgment



1 (Jer 46:14; Ex 14:2; Isa 11:11) The word that came to Jeremiah concerning

all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, who dwell at Migdol, and Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in the country of Pathros,[Or the stronghold.] saying,

2 (Isa 6:11; Jer 9:11) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

You have seen all the calamity that I have brought upon Jerusalem

and upon all the cities of Judah. Look at them; today they are a desolation,

and no man dwells in them,

3 (Dt 13:6; 29:26) because of their wickedness, which they have committed

to provoke Me to anger, in that they went to burn incense

and to serve other gods, whom they did not know;

they nor you nor your fathers.

4 (Jer 7:13; 7:25) However, I sent to you all My servants the prophets,

rising early and sending them, saying, "Oh, do not do this abominable thing

that I hate."

5 But they did not listen nor incline their ear to turn from their wickedness,

not to burn incense to other gods.

6 (Isa 51:17; 51:20) Therefore My fury and My anger was poured out

and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem;

and they are ruined and desolate, as it is this day.

7 (Nu 16:38; Jer 51:22) Now thus says the Lord God of Hosts,

the God of Israel: Why are you committing this great evil against your souls,

to cut off from you man and woman, child and infant, out of Judah,

leaving you no one to remain,

8 (Jer 42:18; 25:6-7) provoking Me to wrath with the works of your hands,

burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone

to dwell, so that you might cut yourselves off

and become a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

9 (Jer 7:17-18) Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers,

and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives,

and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives,

which they have committed in the land of Judah

and in the streets of Jerusalem?

10 (Pr 28:14; Jer 8:12) They are not humbled even to this day,

nor have they feared, nor have they walked in My law

and My statutes that I set before you and before your fathers.

11 (Jer 21:10; Am 9:4) Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts,

the God of Israel: I will set My face against you for disaster,

and to cut off all Judah.

12 (Jer 42:15-18; Isa 65:15) I will take the remnant of Judah who have set

their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there,

and they all will be consumed and fall in the land of Egypt.

They will even be consumed by the sword and by the famine.

They will die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword

and by the famine; and they will be an execration, and an astonishment,

and a curse, and a reproach.

13 (Jer 11:22; 43:11) For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt,

as I have punished Jerusalem; by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.

14 (Jer 22:26-27; Ro 9:27) So none of the remnant of Judah who have gone

into the land of Egypt to sojourn there will escape or remain,

with the result that they return into the land of Judah

to which they have a desire to return to dwell there.

For no one shall return except those who escape.

15 (Pr 11:21; Isa 1:5) Then all the men who knew that their wives

had burned incense to other gods and all the women that stood by,

a great multitude, even all the people who lived in the land of Egypt,

in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying:

16 "As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord,

we will not listen to you.

17 (Ne 9:34; Jer 7:18) But we will certainly do whatever we have vowed,

to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings

to her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings,

and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem.

For then we had plenty of food, and were well off, and saw no disaster.

18 (Mal 3:13-15; Nu 11:5-6) But since we left off burning incense

to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her,

we have been in want of all things and have been consumed by the sword

and by the famine."

19 (Jer 7:18; 44:15) The women also said, "When we burned incense

to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings to her,

did we make her cakes to worship her and pour out drink offerings

to her without our husbands?"



Calamity for the Jews



20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and to the women,

and to all the people who had given him such an answer:

21 (Ps 79:8; Isa 64:9) "The incense offerings that you burned

in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you,

and your fathers, your kings, and your officials,

and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them

and did they not come into His mind?

22 (Jer 25:18; Isa 7:13) So the Lord could no longer bear it

because of the evil of your deeds and because of the abominations

which you have committed. Therefore your land is a desolation,

and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as it is this day.

23 (1Ki 9:9; Da 9:11-12) Because you have burned incense

and because you have sinned against the Lord and have not obeyed

the voice of the Lord, nor walked in His law, nor in His statutes,

nor in His testimonies, therefore this calamity has happened to you,

as it is this day."

24 (Jer 43:7; 42:15) Moreover Jeremiah said to all the people

and to all the women, "Hear the word of the Lord,

all Judah who are in the land of Egypt.

25 (Mt 14:9) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

You and your wives have both spoken with your mouths

and fulfilled with your hand, saying, 'We will surely perform our vows

that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven

and to pour out drink offerings to her.'

"Proceed to accomplish your vows and surely perform your vows!

26 (Ge 22:16; Ps 50:16) Yet hear the word of the Lord, all Judah

who dwells in the land of Egypt: I have sworn by My great name,

says the Lord, that My name shall no more be named in the mouth

of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying,

'As the Lord God lives.'

27 (Jer 31:28; 2Ki 21:14) I will watch over them for disaster

and not for good. And all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt

shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine until there is an end

of them.

28 (Jer 44:14; Isa 10:19) Yet a small number who escape the sword shall

return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant

of Judah who have gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there will know

whose words will stand, Mine or theirs.

29 (Pr 19:21; Isa 40:8) "This will be a sign to you, says the Lord,

that I will punish you in this place so that you may know

that My words shall surely stand against you for disaster.

30 (2Ki 25:4-7; Jer 34:21) Thus says the Lord: I will give Pharaoh

Hophra the king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies

and into the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave Zedekiah

king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,

who was his enemy, and sought his life."



Jeremiah 45



A Message to Baruch



1 (Jer 36:1; 32:12; 36:4) The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke

to Baruch the son of Neriah when he had written these words in a book

at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim

the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying:

2 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:

3 (2Co 4:1; 4:16) You said, "Alas, woe is me! For the Lord has added

grief to my sorrow. I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest."

4 (Jer 18:7-10; 31:28) Thus you shall say to him, "Thus says the Lord:

That which I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted

I will pluck up, even this whole land.

5 (Jer 21:9; 39:18) But are you seeking great things for yourself?

Do not seek them. For I will bring disaster upon all flesh, says the Lord,

but I will give your life to you as booty in all the places where you go."



2) Our Daily Bread for 20 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/20/peace-in-the-chaos

entitled Peace in the Chaos



Psalms 121

A Song of Ascents.

1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills,

from where does my help come?

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) My help comes from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He will not let your foot slip;

He who keeps you will not slumber.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Behold, He who guards Israel

shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord is your guardian;

the Lord is your shade at your right hand.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) The sun shall not harm you during the day,

nor the moon during the night.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The Lord shall protect you from all evil;

He shall preserve your soul.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord shall preserve your going out

and your coming in from now and for evermore.



Something that sounded like firecrackers roused Joanne from sleep.

Glass shattered. Wishing she didn't live alone, she got up to see

what was going on. The dark streets were empty and the house seemed

to be okay-then she saw the broken mirror.



Investigators found a bullet only a half-inch from the gas line.

If it had struck the line, she probably wouldn't have made it out alive.

Later they discovered it was a stray bullet from nearby apartments,

but Joanne was afraid to be at home. She prayed for peace, and once the glass

was cleaned up, her heart calmed.



Psalm 121 is a reminder for us to look to God in times of trouble.

Here, we see that we can have peace and calm because our

"help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth" (v. 2).

The God who created the universe helps and watches over us (v. 3)

-even while we sleep—but He Himself never sleeps (v. 4).

He watches over us day and night (v. 6), "both now and forevermore" (v. .



No matter what kind of situations we find ourselves in, God sees.

And He's waiting for us to turn to Him. When we do, our circumstances

may not always change, but He's promised His peace in the midst of it all.



By: Julie Schwab



Reflect & Pray



When have you experienced God's peace in a troubling situation?

How have you seen Him help others?



Loving God, thank You for Your peace.

Please continue to calm my heart in the areas

of my life that feel chaotic.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 -The Blessings of Grace Day 6 - A Reasonable Alternative



Isaiah 1:18



18 (Ps 51:7; Rev 7:14) "Come now, and let us reason together, "

says the Lord.

Though your sins be as scarlet,

they shall be as white as snow;

though they be red like crimson,

they shall be as wool.



"Is Christianity Reasonable?" Linda Wanted to Know. "I've heard all my life

that faith is a crutch, an invention of weak minds to assure them

of some order in the world."

Linda was not alone in her objection; thinking people for generations

have been asking themselves the same question.

God is not intimidated by our questions; in fact, he confronts the issue

head-on in the Scriptures. "Let us reason together," the Lord invites.

Even according to the most basic of human reasoning,

faith is a reasonable alternative , a rational choice for a thinking person.

God indicates in his Word that confession and forgiveness are "reasonable".

"Think!" God says. "You sin, and you know it,. You are not even able to be

true to your own principles. You cannot deal with your sin by will power

or effort. Bit I can deal with it! I can forgive it - and I will"

We cannot come to faith in God through Christ by intellect alone, of course.

Our spirits much reach out in faith, beyond what we can see. But intellect

supports faith; trusting in Christ is an eminently rational decision.

In Deut 30:1-20 , God set before the people a choice: Life or Death, blessing

or cursing. "Choose Life!" he tells them. We have the same choice.

The ultimate decision is thus simplified, the 'rational' alternative becomes

clear. We can choose death, by attempting to control our own destinies ,

or life, by giving ourselves fully into the hand of the Master.



Application



a) Why is the choice to acknowledge my sin and receive forgiveness a

'Rational choice'?



b) What are the alternatives to such a decision?



c) What other aspects of God's word

and work in my life seem 'reasonable' to me?





4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Proverbs 22:7



7 The rich rules over the poor,

and the borrower is servant to the lender.



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



When you are Saddened by Loss



John 14:1 - 7



1 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in Me.

2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you.

I am going to prepare a place for you.

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself,

that where I am, you may be also.

4 You know where I am going, and you know the way."

5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know

where You are going. How can we know the way?"

6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,

and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.

From now on you do know Him and have seen Him."



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



20th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know

Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.



(



Matthew 19:14



14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16–17)



But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,

and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."



)



b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not

against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.



(



Eph 6:12



12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers

of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces

of evil in the heavenly places.



)





Conclusion:





Pray to the Lord may show us the way

in which we should walk and the thing that we should do.



Pray to the Lord "Loving God, thank You for Your peace.

Please continue to calm my heart in the areas

of my life that feel chaotic."



Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He forgives your sins.



Pray to the Lord and seek his wisdom on finances.



Pray to the Lord and that Him for preparing a place for you in Heaven.



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 children of your country, that they would come to know

Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.



Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not

against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.



Ask The Lord to grant wisdom and strength to Kenyan governmental

leaders who are standing against Islamic extremism.



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 233, 21 August 2021



Jeremiah 46-48



Jeremiah 46



Judgment on Egypt



1 (Jer 1:10) The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against

the nations:

2 (2Ki 23:29; Isa 10:9) Concerning Egypt, about the army of Pharaoh Necho

king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish,

which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim

th son of Josiah, king of Judah:

3 (Isa 21:5; Jer 51:11-12) Order the buckler and shield,

and draw near to battle!

4 (Eze 21:9-11; Jer 51:3) Harness the horses;

mount the steeds!

Take your positions

with your helmets,

polish the spears,

put on the armor!

5 (Jer 6:25; 49:29) Why have I seen them

dismayed and drawing back?

Their mighty ones are beaten down

and have taken refuge in flight,

and not looking back.

Terror is on every side!

says the Lord.

6 (Da 11:19; Jer 46:12) Let not the swift flee away,

nor the mighty man escape;

they will stumble and fall

towards the north by the River Euphrates.

7 (Jer 47:2; Isa 8:7-8) Who is this that comes up as the Nile,

whose waters surge about as the rivers?

8 Egypt rises up like the Nile,

and his waters surge about like the rivers.

And he has said, I will go up and will cover the land.

I will surely destroy the city and its inhabitants.

9 (Isa 66:19; Eze 27:10) Come up, O horses,

and rage, O chariots!

And let the mighty men come forth:

the Ethiopians and the Libyans who handle the shield,

and the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.

10 (Joel 1:15; Dt 32:42) For this is the day of the Lord God of Hosts,

a day of vengeance, so that He may avenge Himself of His adversaries.

And the sword will devour;

and it will be satiated and made drunk with their blood;

for the Lord God of Hosts has a slaughter

in the north country by the River Euphrates.

11 (Jer 8:22; Isa 47:1) Go up into Gilead and take balm,

O virgin daughter of Egypt;

in vain you shall use many medicines,

for you will not be cured.

12 (Na 3:8-10; Isa 19:2) The nations have heard of your shame,

and your cry has filled the land;

for the mighty man has stumbled over the mighty,

and they both have fallen together.



Defeat of Egypt Foretold



13 (Jer 43:10-13; 44:30) The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet,

about Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon coming to strike the land of Egypt.

14 (Jer 44:1; 46:10) Declare in Egypt and publish in Migdol,

and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes;

say, "Stand fast and prepare yourself,

for the sword will devour those about you."

15 (Isa 66:15-16; Ps 18:14) Why have your valiant men become prostrate?

They do not stand because the Lord has thrust them down.

16 (Lev 26:36-37; Jer 51:9) He made many to fall.

Indeed, each one has fallen upon another.

Then they said, "Arise and let us go back

to our own people and to the land of our nativity,

away from the oppressing sword."

17 (Isa 19:11-16; Ex 15:9) They cried there,

"Pharaoh king of Egypt is a tumult.

He has let the time appointed pass by!"

18 (Jer 48:15; Jos 19:22) As I live, says the King

whose name is the Lord of Hosts,

surely as Tabor is among the mountains,

and as Carmel by the sea, so he shall come.

19 (Isa 20:4; Jer 48:18) O daughter dwelling in Egypt,

prepare your baggage for captivity,

for Memphis will become desolate,

it will even be burned down without an inhabitant.

20 (Jer 47:2; Hos 10:11) Egypt is like a very fair heifer,

but destruction comes,

it comes out of the north.

21 (2Ki 7:6; Jer 46:5) Also her mercenaries are in her midst

like fat bulls,

for they also have turned back and have fled away together.

They did not stand their ground

because the day of their calamity has come upon them,

even the time of their punishment.

22 (Isa 14:8; 29:4) Its sound goes along like a serpent,

for they march on as an army,

and come against her with axes,

as choppers of wood.

23 (Jdg 7:12; 6:5) They have cut down her forest,

says the Lord.

Surely it will not be found any more,

even though they are now more numerous than the grasshoppers,

and are innumerable.

24 (Jer 1:15) The daughter of Egypt has been humiliated;

she has been delivered into the hand of the people of the north.

25 (Ex 12:12; Isa 20:5-6) The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,

says: See, I will punish Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt,

with their gods and their kings, even Pharaoh and all those who trust in him.

26 (Jer 44:30; Eze 32:11) And I shall deliver them into the hand of those

who seek their lives and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

and into the hand of his servants. But afterwards it will be inhabited,

as in the days of old, says the Lord.



God Will Save Israel



27 (Isa 43:5; Jer 30:10-11) But do not fear, O My servant Jacob,

and do not be dismayed, O Israel.

For I will save you from afar off,

and your seed from the land of their captivity;

and Jacob shall return and be in rest and at ease,

and no one shall make him afraid.

28 (Jer 4:27; 10:24) Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,

says the Lord, for I am with you;

for I will make a full end of all the nations

where I have driven you.

However, I will not make a full end of you,

but correct you in measure,

and I will not leave you wholly unpunished.



Jeremiah 47



Judgment on the Philistines



1 (Jer 25:20; Ge 10:19) The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah

the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza.

2 (Isa 8:7-8; 15:2-5) Thus says the Lord:

See, waters rise up out of the north

and will be an overflowing flood,

and will overflow the land, and all that is in it,

the city and those who dwell in it.

Then the men shall cry out

and all the inhabitants of the land will howl

3 (Jdg 5:22; Jer 8:16) at the noise of the stamping of the hoofs

of his strong horses,

at the rushing of his chariots,

and at the rumbling of his wheels.

The fathers will not look back to their children

because of the feebleness of their hands,

4 (Am 9:7; Dt 2:23; Isa 20:6) because of the day that comes

to destroy all the Philistines

and to cut off from Tyre and Sidon

every helper that remains.

For the Lord will destroy the Philistines,

the remnant of the country of Caphtor.

5 (Jer 48:37; 25:20; 41:5) Baldness has come upon Gaza;

Ashkelon has been cut off.

O remnant of their valley,

how long shall you gash yourself?

6 (Jer 12:12; Eze 21:3–5 O sword of the Lord,

how long shall you not be quiet?

Withdraw into your sheath,

rest, and be still.

7 (Eze 14:17; Mic 6:9) How can it be quiet,

seeing the Lord has given it a charge

against Ashkelon and against the sea shore?

There He has appointed it.



Jeremiah 48

Judgment on Moab

Isa 16:6-12

1 (Nu 32:3; 32:37-38) Concerning Moab:

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

Woe to Nebo, for it is devastated.

Kiriathaim is humiliated and captured;

Misgab [Or the stronghold.] is humiliated and dismayed.

2 (Nu 32:37; Isa 16:14) There is no more praise for Moab;

in Heshbon they have devised evil against her:

"Come and let us cut it off from being a nation!"

Also you will be cut down, O Madmen.

The sword will pursue you.

3 (Isa 15:5; Jer 48:34) A sound of crying will be from Horonaim:

"Devastation and great destruction!"

4 "Moab is destroyed";

her little ones have caused a cry of distress to be heard;

5 (Isa 15:5) for by the Ascent of Luhith they will go up

with continual weeping;

for at the descent of Horonaim

they have heard a cry of destruction.

6 (Jer 17:6; 51:6) Flee, save your lives,

and be like the juniper in the wilderness.

7 (Nu 21:29; Jer 49:3) For because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you will also be captured;

and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity

together with his priests and his officials.

8 (Jer 6:26) The destroyer will come upon every city,

and no city will escape.

The valley also will perish,

and the plain will be destroyed,

as the Lord has spoken.

9 (Ps 11:1; Isa 16:2) Give wings to Moab,

that she may flee and get away;

for the cities will become desolate,

without any to dwell in them.

10 (1Ki 20:42; Jdg 5:23) Cursed be he who does the work of the Lord

negligently, and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood.

11 (Zep 1:12; Zec 1:15) Moab has been at ease from his youth,

and he has also been undisturbed,

like wine on its dregs,

and he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,

nor has he gone into captivity.

Therefore his taste remained in him,

and his scent has not changed.

12 Therefore, surely the days are coming,

says the Lord,

when I will send to him those who tip vessels,

and they will tip him over,

and will empty his vessels

and break his bottles.

13 (Jdg 11:24; Isa 45:16) Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh,

as the house of Israel was ashamed

of Bethel, their confidence.

14 (Ps 33:16; Isa 10:13) How do you say, "We are mighty

and strong men for the war"?

15 (Jer 46:18; 50:27) Moab has been devastated and gone up out of her cities,

and her chosen young men have also gone down to the slaughter,

says the King whose name is the Lord of Hosts.

16 (Isa 13:22) The calamity of Moab will come soon,

and his affliction hastens fast.

17 (Isa 9:4) All you who are about him, mourn for him.

And all you who know his name,

say, "How the strong staff has been broken,

the beautiful rod!"

18 (Nu 21:30; Isa 47:1) O daughter who inhabits Dibon,

come down from your glory

and sit on the parched ground,

for the destroyer of Moab

will come upon you,

and he will destroy your strongholds.

19 (Dt 2:36; 1Sa 4:16) O inhabitant of Aroer,

stand by the road and keep watch.

Ask him who flees and her who escapes,

and say, "What has happened?"

20 (Isa 16:2) Moab has been humiliated, for it has been broken down.

Howl and cry out.

Tell it in Arnon,

that Moab has been devastated.

21 (Jos 13:18; Isa 15:4) And judgment has come upon the plain country:

upon Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,

22 (Nu 33:46; Jer 48:18) and Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim,

23 (Jos 13:17; Jer 48:1) and Kiriathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,

24 (Am 2:2; Jer 48:41) and Kerioth and Bozrah,

and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.

25 (Ps 75:10; 10:15) The horn of Moab has been cut off

and his arm has been broken,

says the Lord.

26 (Isa 19:14; 29:9) Make him drunk,

for he magnified himself against the Lord.

Moab also will wallow in his vomit,

and he also will be held in derision.

27 (Jer 2:26; Mic 7:8-10) For was not Israel a derision to you?

Or was he caught among thieves?

For each time you speak of him,

you shake your head in scorn.

28 (Jdg 6:2; Ps 55:6-7) O you who dwell in Moab,

leave the cities and dwell in the rock,

and be like the dove that makes her nest

in the sides of the hole's mouth.

29 (Isa 16:6; Ps 138:6) We have heard of the pride of Moab

(he is very proud),

of his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride,

and the haughtiness of his heart.

30 (Jer 50:36) I know his wrath, says the Lord,

but it is futile. His lies have accomplished nothing.

31 (2Ki 3:25; Isa 15:5) Therefore I will howl for Moab,

and I will cry out for all Moab.

My heart shall mourn for the men of Kir Hareseth.

32 (Isa 16:8-9; Nu 21:32) O vine of Sibmah,

I will weep for you more than the weeping of Jazer.

Your plants have stretched over the sea,

they reach even to the sea of Jazer.

The destroyer has fallen upon your summer fruits

and upon your vintage.

33 (Isa 5:10; Hag 2:16) Joy and gladness are taken away

from the plentiful field, even from the land of Moab,

and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses;

no one will tread with shouting.

Their shouting will not be shouts of joy.

34 (Isa 15:4-6; Nu 32:3) From the outcry of Heshbon even to Elealeh,

and even to Jahaz, they have uttered their voice,

from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath Shelishiyah;

for also the waters of Nimrim shall become desolate.

35 (Isa 15:2; 16:12) Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,

says the Lord, him who offers sacrifice in the high place

and him who burns incense to his gods.

36 (Isa 15:7; 16:11) Therefore My heart will wail for Moab like pipes,

and My heart will wail like pipes for the men of Kir Hareseth,

because the riches that they have gotten have perished.

37 (Ge 37:34; Isa 15:2-3) For every head will be bald

and every beard clipped;

upon all the hands will be gashes,

and upon the loins sackcloth.

38 (Jer 22:28; Isa 22:1) There will be lamentation everywhere

upon all the housetops of Moab

and in the streets,

for I have broken Moab

like a vessel in which is no pleasure,

says the Lord.

39 How it is broken down! How they have wailed!

How Moab has turned his back with shame!

So Moab will be a derision

and a terror to all around him.

40 (Dt 28:49; Isa 8:8) For thus says the Lord:

Look, one will fly as an eagle

and spread his wings against Moab.

41 (Isa 13:8; 21:3) Kerioth has been captured,

and the strongholds have been seized,

and the mighty men's hearts in Moab in that day

will be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

42 (Jer 48:2; Isa 7:8) Moab will be destroyed from being a people

because he has magnified himself against the Lord.

43 (Isa 24:17-18; La 3:47) Fear and the pit

and the snare will be upon you,

O inhabitant of Moab,

says the Lord.

44 (1Ki 19:17; Jer 11:23) He who flees from the terror

shall fall into the pit,

and he who gets up out of the pit

will be taken in the snare;

for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab,

the year of their punishment,

says the Lord.

45 (Nu 24:17; 21:28) The fugitives stand without strength

under the shadow of Heshbon;

for a fire will come out of Heshbon

and a flame from the midst of Sihon,

and will devour the forehead of Moab

and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.

46 (Nu 21:29; Jdg 11:24) Woe to you, O Moab!

The people of Chemosh have perished;

for your sons have been taken away captive

and your daughters into captivity.

47 (Jer 49:39; 49:6) Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab

in the latter days,

says the Lord.

Thus far is the judgment of Moab.



2) Our Daily Bread for 21 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/21/carried-through-the-storm

entitled Carried Through the Storm



Psalm 107:1–3,23–32



1 Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,

for His mercy endures forever!

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Let the redeemed of the Lord speak out,

whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) and gathered them from the lands,

from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

23 Some went down to the sea in ships,

to do business in the vast waters;

24 they saw the works of the Lord

and His wonders in the deep water.

25 For He commands and raises the stormy wind,

which lifts up the sea waves.

26 The sailors went up to the sky, they came down to the depths;

their strength melted because of the great danger.

27 They reeled to and fro and staggered like drunken men,

and were completely confused.

28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,

and He saved them out of their distress.

29 He made the storm calm,

and the sea waves were still.

30 They were glad because the waters were quiet,

so He brought them to their desired harbor.

31 Let them praise the Lord for His goodness

and for His wonderful works to the people!

32 Let them exalt Him in the congregation of the people,

and praise him in the assembly of the elders.



During Scottish missionary Alexander Duff's first voyage to India

in 1830, he was shipwrecked in a storm off the coast of South Africa.

He and his fellow passengers made it to a small, desolate island;

and a short time later, one of the crew found a copy of a Bible

belonging to Duff washed ashore on the beach. When the book dried,

Duff read Psalm 107 to his fellow survivors, and they took courage.

Finally, after a rescue and yet another shipwreck, Duff arrived in India.



Psalm 107 lists some of the ways God delivered the Israelites. Duff and his

shipmates no doubt identified with and took comfort in the words:

"He made the storm calm,

and the sea waves were still.

They were glad because the waters were quiet,

so He brought them to their desired harbor."(vv. 29–30). And, like

the Israelites, they too "Let them praise the Lord for His goodness

and for His wonderful works to the people!" (v. 31).



We see a parallel to Psalm 107:28–30 in the New Testament (Matthew 8:23-27;

Mark 4:35-41). Jesus and His disciples were in a boat at sea

when a violent storm began. His disciples cried out in fear, and Jesus

-God in flesh-calmed the sea. We too can take courage! Our powerful God

and Savior hears and responds to our cries and comforts us in the midst

of our storms.



By: Alyson Kieda



Reflect & Pray



When have you cried out to God in a "storm"? What was the result?



Thank You, God, for not leaving me to face

the storms on my own. I need You!



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 7 God's Bulldozer - Luke 3:5-6



5 (Isa 40:4; 42:16) Every valley shall be filled

and every mountain and hill shall be brought low;

and the crooked shall be made straight

and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

6 (Isa 40:5; 52:10) and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.



When a new highway is being constructed, the roads crew work hard

in preparing for the new surface to be laid. Giant bulldozers cut through

the hillsides, moving earth, leveling, filling, evening the path out where

the roadway will run. When the work is first begun, if often looks like chaos:

and even after the highway begins to take shape, the land is still ugly,

scarred by the unslighty gashes cut through the landscape. Yet after

the work is completed and the grass and trees are replanted, we forget

the temporary upheaval and see only the

beauty of the land and the convenience of the new roadway.

In Luke 3:5-6, John the Baptist presents a prophecy of the coming of Christ,

a prophecy quoted from Isaiah 40:3-5 . The prohecy speaks of the preparation

of the world for the coming Messiah, but ia also applies to the preparation

of the individual heart to receive him.

Sometimes, the Holy Spirit must do major work in our hearts to prepare us for

the coming of Christ into our live. Like a bulldozer, he brings down the

mountains of pride in our lives. He fille the empty places , correts the crooked,

grades down the rough edges of our hearts.

Often this is not pleasant work. We prefer to maintain the rugged landscape

of Self, and we do not like the ugly scars that are left after the bulldozer

has done its job.

But if we submit to the Sprit's "Construction work" in us, the way will be

paved for the Lord to enter into our lives, and others will see in us,

the way be paved for the Lord to enter into our lives, and other will see

in us the glory and salvation of our God.



Application



a) What "construction work" has to Holy Spirit done in me?



b) What restoration has taken place because of that work?



c) How do today's verses help me put in prespetive the work

God still want to do in me?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Proverbs 19:17



He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,

and He will repay what he has given.



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



When you are Saddened by Loss





Matthew 5:1-10



The Sermon on the Mount



(Mt 5-7)



1 Now seeing the crowds, He went up on a mountain.

And when He sat down, His disciples came to Him.



The Beatitudes



(Lk 6:20-23)



2 And He began speaking and taught them, saying:

3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are those who mourn,

for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek,

for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful,

for they shall obtain mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they shall be called the sons of God.

10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."



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



21st Day of the Month



a) Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would

have wisdom and make god honouring decisions



(



1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make

supplications, prayers, intercessions,

and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life

in all godliness and honesty,



)



b) Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources

they need and the vigilance their work requires.





Conclusion:





Pray to the Lord and seek in the chaos of today's world.



Pray to the Lord "Thank You, God, for not leaving me to face

the storms on my own. I need You!"



Pray to the Lord and let Him clean up any sinful

traits in you.



Pray to the Lord and seek Him to help the poor.



Pray to the Lord and thank him as your comforter.



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 leaders our educational system, that they would

have wisdom and make god honouring decisions



Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources

they need and the vigilance their work requires.



Pray that Yahwah will bring about an end to

government corruption in Malaysia.



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 234, 22 August 2021



Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ we looked at Psalm 121



Psalms 121

A Song of Ascents.

1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills,

from where does my help come?

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) My help comes from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He will not let your foot slip;

He who keeps you will not slumber.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Behold, He who guards Israel

shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord is your guardian;

the Lord is your shade at your right hand.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The sun shall not harm you during the day,

nor the moon during the night.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The Lord shall protect you from all evil;

He shall preserve your soul.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord shall preserve your going out

and your coming in from now and for evermore.





Jeremiah 49-50



Jeremiah 49



Judgment on Ammon



1 (Dt 23:3; 2Ch 20:1) Concerning the Ammonites:

Thus says the Lord:

Does Israel have no sons?

Or has he no heirs?

Why then does their king inherit Gad

and his people dwell in his cities?

2 (Jer 4:19; Dt 3:11) Therefore, surely the days are coming,

says the Lord,

when I will cause an alarm of war

to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites;

and it will be a desolate heap,

and her towns will be burned with fire.

Then Israel will be heir

to those who were his heirs,

says the Lord.

3 (Jer 48:7; Isa 15:2) Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai has been devastated!

Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah,

gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament,

and run to and fro inside the walls;

for their king shall go into captivity,

and his priests and his officials together.

4 (Jer 9:23; 21:13) Why do you glory in the valleys,

your flowing valley,

O backsliding daughter

who trusts in her treasures, saying,

"Who shall come against me?"

5 (Jer 46:5; 49:29) I will bring a fear upon you,

says the Lord God of Hosts,

from all those who are around you;

and each of you will be driven out headlong,

and no one will gather together the fugitives.

6 (Jer 48:47; 49:39) Yet afterward I will restore the fortunes

of the sons of Ammon,

says the Lord.



Judgment on Edom

Ob 1-6

7 (Ge 25:30; 36:11) Concerning Edom.

Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Is there no more wisdom in Teman?

Has counsel perished from the prudent?

Has their wisdom vanished?

8 (Jer 25:23; 46:21) Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths,

O inhabitants of Dedan.

For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him,

the time that I punish him.

9 (Ob 1:5-6) If grape gatherers came to you,

would they not leave some gleaning grapes?

If thieves came by night,

they would destroy until they had enough.

10 (Isa 17:14; Mal 1:3-4) But I have made Esau bare,

I have uncovered his secret places

so that he will not be able to hide himself.

His seed is devastated, and his brothers, and his neighbors,

and he is no more.

11 (Ps 68:5; Hos 14:3) Leave your fatherless children behind.

I will preserve them alive;

and let your widows trust in Me.

12 (Jer 25:28-29; Ob 1:16) For thus says the Lord: They whose judgment

was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunk. And are you the one

who shall go unpunished altogether? You will not go unpunished,

but you will surely drink of it.

13 (Ge 22:16; 36:33) For I have sworn by Myself, says the Lord, that Bozrah

will become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. And

all the cities will become perpetual wastes.

14 (Isa 30:4) I have heard a message from the Lord,

and an ambassador has been sent to the nations:

"Gather together, and come against her,

and rise up to the battle!"

15 For I will make you small among the nations,

and despised among men.

16 (Job 39:27; Am 9:2) As for the terror of you,

the pride of your heart has deceived you,

O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock,

who hold the height of the hill.

Though you make your nest as high as the eagle,

I will bring you down from there,

says the Lord.

17 (Jer 50:13; Eze 35:7) Also Edom will become a desolation;

everyone who goes by it will be astonished,

and will hiss at all its wounds.

18 (Dt 29:23; Jer 49:33) As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah

and the neighboring cities,

says the Lord,

no man will abide there,

nor will a son of man dwell in it.

19 (Jer 12:5; Ex 15:11) He will come up like a lion from the thickets

of the Jordan against the perpetually watered meadow;

but I will suddenly make him run away from her.

And I will appoint over her whomever I choose.

For who is like Me? And who will summon Me into court?

Who is the shepherd who can stand against Me?

20 (Jer 50:45; Mal 1:3-4; Jer 49:7) Therefore hear the counsel

of the Lord that He has planned against Edom,

and His purposes that He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman:

Surely the least of the flock will drag them out;

surely He will make their habitations desolate because of them.

21 (Jer 50:46) The earth has shaken at the noise of their fall;

there is an outcry. Its noise has been heard at the Red Sea.

22 (Jer 48:40-41; Isa 13:8) He will mount up and fly as the eagle

and spread his wings against Bozrah;

and in that day the hearts of the mighty men of Edom

will be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.



Judgment on Damascus



23 (2Ki 18:34; Isa 10:9) Concerning Damascus:

Hamath and Arpad have been humiliated,

for they have heard bad news.

They are faint-hearted;

there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quieted.

24 Damascus has become helpless;

she has turned away to flee,

and panic has seized her.

Anguish and sorrows have seized her

as a woman in labor.

25 (Jer 33:9; 51:41) How the city of praise has not been deserted,

the city of My joy!

26 (Jer 50:30; 11:22) Therefore her young men will fall in her streets,

and all the men of war will be cut off in that day,

says the Lord of Hosts.

27 (1Ki 15:18-20; Am 1:3-5) I will kindle a fire to the wall of Damascus,

and it will consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.



Judgment on Kedar and Hazor



28 (Ge 25:13; Jdg 6:3) Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor,

which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated:

Thus says the Lord:

Arise, go up to Kedar,

and destroy the men of the East.

29 (Jer 6:25; 46:5) Their tents and their flocks they will take away.

They will carry away their curtains for themselves,

and all their vessels, and their camels;

and they will call out to one another,

"Terror is on every side!"

30 (Jer 25:9; 27:6) Flee, go far away,

dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor,

says the Lord.

For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you,

and has conceived a purpose against you.

31 (Eze 38:11; Nu 23:9) Arise, go up to the nation at ease,

that dwells securely,

says the Lord.

It has neither gates nor bars;

they dwell alone.

32 (Jer 9:26; 25:23) Their camels will become plunder,

and the multitude of their cattle booty.

And I will scatter into all winds those who cut the corners of their hair,

and I will bring their calamity from all sides,

says the Lord.

33 (Jer 9:11; 10:22) Hazor will become a dwelling for jackals

and a desolation forever.

No man will abide there,

nor any son of man dwell in it.



Judgment on Elam



34 (Ge 10:22; 14:1) The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah

the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah

king of Judah, saying:

35 (Isa 22:6; Ps 46:9) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

I will break the bow of Elam,

the chief of their might.

36Jer 49:32; Eze 5:10 Upon Elam I will bring the four winds

from the four quarters of heaven,

and will scatter them toward all those winds.

And there will be no nation

where the outcasts of Elam will not go.

37 (Jer 9:16; 48:2) For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies,

and before those who seek their life.

And I will bring disaster upon them,

even My fierce anger,

says the Lord;

and I will send the sword after them

until I have consumed them.

38 And I will set My throne in Elam

and will destroy from there the king and the officials,

says the Lord.

39 (Jer 48:47) But it will come to pass in the latter days

that I will restore the fortunes of Elam,

says the Lord.



Jeremiah 50



Judgment on Babylon



Jer 10:12-16



1 (Isa 13:1-3; 14:4) The word that the Lord spoke against Babylon

and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet:

2 (Isa 46:1; 21:9; Jer 51:44) Declare among the nations and publish,

and set up a standard;

do not conceal it, but say,

Babylon has been captured.

Bel has been humiliated.

Marduk has been broken in pieces;

her idols have been humiliated;

her images have been broken in pieces.

3 (Zep 1:3; Jer 50:9) For out of the north there comes up a nation

against her,

which will make her land desolate,

and no one will dwell in it.

They will wander away;

they will depart,

both man and beast.

4 (Hos 3:5; 1:11) In those days and at that time,

says the Lord,

the sons of Israel will come,

they and the children of Judah together.

They will go along weeping as they go,

and seek the Lord their God.

5 (Jer 32:40; Isa 55:3; Heb 8:6-10) They will ask for the way to Zion

with their faces in its direction.

They will come that they may join themselves to the Lord

in a perpetual covenant

that will not be forgotten.

6 (Isa 53:6; Mt 9:36) My people have been lost sheep.

Their shepherds have caused them to go astray;

they have turned them away on the mountains.

They have gone from mountain to hill

and have forgotten their resting place.

7 (Jer 14:8; 2:3) All who found them have devoured them,

and their adversaries said, "We are not guilty,

because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice,

even the Lord, the hope of their fathers."

8 (Isa 48:20; Jer 51:6) Wander away out of the midst of Babylon,

and go out of the land of the Chaldeans,

and be as the male goats before the flocks.

9 For I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon

an assembly of great nations from the north country.

And they shall set themselves in array against her;

from there she shall be taken captive.

Their arrows will be like those of a skilled warrior;

no one shall return empty-handed.

10 (Jer 25:12) Chaldea will become plunder;

all who destroy her will be satisfied,

says the Lord.

11 (Isa 47:6) Because you were glad, because you rejoiced,

O you destroyers of My heritage,

because you have grown fat as the heifer at the grass,

and bellow as bulls,

12 (Jer 51:43) your mother will be sorely humiliated;

she who bore you will be ashamed.

She will be the least of the nations,

a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

13 (Jer 18:16; 49:17) Because of the wrath of the Lord

she will not be inhabited,

but shall be wholly desolate.

Everyone who goes by Babylon will be astonished

and hiss at all her wounds.

14 (Jer 50:29; 50:7; 50:9) Put yourselves in battle array

against Babylon all around,

all you who bend the bow;

shoot at her, spare no arrows,

for she has sinned against the Lord.

15 (Jer 51:58; 46:10) Shout against her all around;

she has given herself up, her foundations have fallen,

her walls have been thrown down.

For this is the vengeance of the Lord.

Take vengeance on her;

as she has done, do to her.

16 (Isa 13:14; Jer 46:16) Cut off the sower from Babylon,

and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest.

For fear of the oppressing sword

everyone will turn to his people,

and everyone will flee to his own land.

17 (Jer 2:15; 2Ki 18:9-13) Israel is a scattered flock.

The lions have driven him away.

First the king of Assyria

devoured him;

and this last one who has broken his bones

is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

18 (Isa 10:12) Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I will punish the king of Babylon and his land,

as I have punished the king of Assyria.

19 (Jer 31:6; Eze 34:13-14) I will bring Israel again to his habitation,

and he will feed on Carmel and Bashan,

and his soul will be satisfied

upon Mount Ephraim and Gilead.

20 (Mic 7:19; Jer 31:34; Isa 1:9) In those days and at that time,

says the Lord,

the iniquity of Israel will be sought for,

and there shall be none.

And the sins of Judah,

but they shall not be found;

for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.

21 (Eze 23:23) Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it,

and against the inhabitants of Pekod.

Slay and utterly destroy them,

says the Lord,

and do according to all that I have commanded you.

22 (Jer 4:19-21; 51:54-56) A noise of battle is in the land,

and great destruction.

23 (Jer 51:20-24) How the hammer of the whole earth

has been cut asunder and broken!

How Babylon has become a desolation

among the nations!

24 (Job 9:4; Da 5:30-31) I have laid a snare for you,

and you were also caught, O Babylon,

and you were not aware.

You have been found, and also caught,

because you have striven against the Lord.

25 (Jer 51:25; 51:55) The Lord has opened His armory

and has brought out the weapons of His indignation,

for this is the work of the Lord God of Hosts

in the land of the Chaldeans.

26 (Isa 14:23; 45:3) Come against her from the utmost border,

open her storehouses;

cast her up as heaps and destroy her utterly;

let nothing of her be left.

27 (Isa 34:7; Jer 46:21) Slay all her bulls,

let them go down to the slaughter.

Woe to them! For their day has come,

the time of their punishment.

28 (Isa 48:20; Jer 50:15) There is the sound of those who flee

and escape out of the land of Babylon,

to declare in Zion

the vengeance of the Lord our God,

the vengeance of His temple.

29 (Isa 47:10; Jer 51:56) Call together the archers against Babylon.

All you who bend the bow,

encamp against it all around;

let no one escape.

Recompense her according to her work;

according to all that she has done, do to her,

for she has been proud against the Lord,

against the Holy One of Israel.

30 (Jer 49:26; 9:21) Therefore her young men shall fall in the streets,

and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day,

says the Lord.

31 (Jer 21:13; 50:29) I am against you, O most proud,

says the Lord God of Hosts,

for your day has come,

the time when I will punish you.

32 (Jer 21:14; 49:27) The most proud will stumble and fall,

and no one will raise him up;

and I will kindle a fire in his cities,

and it will devour all all around him.

33 (Isa 14:17; 58:6) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

The sons of Israel and the sons of Judah

were oppressed together;

and all who took them captives held them fast;

they refused to let them go.

34 (Jer 51:36; Isa 43:14) Their Redeemer is strong;

the Lord of Hosts is His name.

He will thoroughly plead their case,

that He may give rest to the land,

but disquiet to the inhabitants of Babylon.

35 (Jer 47:6; 51:57) A sword is against the Chaldeans,

says the Lord,

and against the inhabitants of Babylon,

and against her officials, and against her wise men.

36 (Jer 49:22; Isa 44:25) A sword is against the oracle priests,

and they will become fools.

A sword is against her mighty men,

and they shall be dismayed.

37 (Jer 51:30; 25:20) A sword is against their horses,

and against their chariots,

and against all the foreigners who are in her midst;

and they will become as women.

A sword is against her treasures,

and they will be robbed.

38 (Isa 44:27; Jer 50:2) A drought is against her waters,

and they will be dried up.

For it is the land of graven images,

and they are mad over their idols.

39 (Isa 13:20-22; Rev 18:2) Therefore the wild beasts of the desert

with the wild beasts of the islands will dwell there,

and the ostriches will dwell in it.

It will be inhabited no more forever,

nor will it be lived in from generation to generation.

40 (Ge 19:24-25; Jer 49:18) As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah

and the neighboring cities,

says the Lord,

so no man will abide there,

nor will any son of man dwell in it.

41 (Jer 51:27-28; Isa 13:2-5) Look! A people shall come from the north

and a great nation, and many kings

will be raised up from the remote parts of the earth.

42 (Isa 5:30; 13:17-18) They will hold the bow and the lance;

they are cruel and will not show mercy.

Their voice shall roar like the sea;

and they shall ride on horses,

everyone put in array, like a man to the battle,

against you, O daughter of Babylon.

43 (Jer 49:24; 51:31) The king of Babylon has heard the report of them,

and his hands waxed feeble.

Anguish took hold of him,

and pangs as of a woman in labor.

44 (Jer 49:19-21) He will come up like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan

to the perpetually watered meadow.

But I will make them suddenly run away from it,

and whoever is chosen I will appoint over it.

For who is like Me? And who will summon Me into court?

And who is the shepherd that can stand before Me?

45 (Jer 49:20; 51:10-11) Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord

that He has planned against Babylon,

and His purposes that He has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans:

Surely the least of the flock will drag them out.

Surely He will make their habitation desolate because of them.

46 (Jer 49:21; Eze 26:18) At the shout,

"Babylon has been seized!" the earth is shaken,

and the outcry is heard among the nations.





2) Our Daily Bread for 22 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/22/righteousness-over-revenge

entitled Carried Through the Storm



Not Seeking Revenge



1 Samuel 24:1-4,14-18



1 SAMUEL 24



David Spares Saul's Life



1 (1Sa 23:28–29; 23:19) When Saul had returned from following the Philistines,

it was reported to him, saying, "David is in the Wilderness of En Gedi."

2 (1Sa 26:2) Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel

and went to seek David and his men in front of the rocks of the wild goats.

3 (Jdg 3:24; Ps 57:1-11) He came to the sheep pens by the way and a cave

was there. And Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men

were sitting in the rear of the cave.

4 The men of David said to him, "This is the day of which the Lord

said to you, 'I am giving your enemy into your hand.

You may do with him as seems good in your eyes.'"

Then David arose and secretly cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.

14 (1Sa 26:20; 17:43) "After whom has the king of Israel come out?

After whom are you pursuing? After a dead dog? A single flea?

15 (1Sa 24:12; Ps 35:1) May the Lord be judge, and decide between me and you.

And may He see and plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand."

16 (1Sa 26:17) When David finished speaking these words to Saul,

Saul said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" And Saul lifted up his voice

and wept.

17 (1Sa 26:21; Mt 5:44) And he said to David, "You are more righteous than I.

For you have rewarded me with good, while I have rewarded you with evil.

18 (1Sa 26:23) And you have shown today that you have dealt well with me,

when the Lord delivered me into your hand and you did not kill me.





The farmer climbed into his truck and began his morning inspection

of the crops. On reaching the farthest edge of the property, his blood began

to boil. Someone had used the farmss seclusion to illegally dump their trash

-again.



As he filled the truck with the bags of food scraps, the farmer found

an envelope. On it was printed the offender's address. Here was

an opportunity too good to ignore. That night he drove to the offender's

house and filled his garden with not just the dumped trash but his own!



Revenge is sweet, some say, but is it right? In 1 Samuel 24,

David and his men were hiding in a cave to escape a murderous King Saul.

When Saul wandered into the same cave to relieve himself, David's men

saw a too-good-to-ignore opportunity for David to get revenge (vv. 3-4).

But David went against this desire to get even.

"The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master,"

he said (v. 6). When Saul discovered that David chose to spare his life,

he was incredulous. "You are more righteous than I," he exclaimed (vv. 17–18).



As we or our loved ones face injustice, opportunities to take revenge

on offenders may well come. Will we give in to these desires,

as the farmer did, or go against them, like David? Will we choose

righteousness over revenge?



By: Sheridan Voysey



Reflect & Pray



When have you most felt like getting even with someone?

How can David’s response guide you as you seek justice

for yourself and others?



Jesus, lover of our enemies, may I seek justice Your way.



Visit https://odbu.org/SF107 to learn more

about finding personal peace in forgiveness.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 1 Call to the Lord - 2 Samuel 22:3-4



3 (Ge 15:1; Ps 9:9) the God of my strength, in whom I will trust;

my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my fortress and my sanctuary;

my Savior, You save me from violence.

4 (Ps 48:1; 96:4) I call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy,

and I am saved from my enemies.





In the old Days of Television Western, we could always tell who the enemy was.

The bad guys wore black hats; the evil villain had a scar across

his cheek or a patch over one eye. But real life is

not quite so simple . Emenies come in many forms, and often are not easy to

recognise. Sin is an enemy; even those we love can seek

to undermine our faith;

modern meterialism and distorted values lead us away from biblical principles.

These enemies may not seek our death in a physical sense,

but their influence results in spritual death or, at the very least,

immaturity.

Yet God promises to rescue us from our enemies. David describes the Lord as a

"rock", a "shield", a "stronghold", and a "refuge". God provides a stable

foundation for our faith; he products us from the attacks of the enemy;

he offers a place of rest in battle.

Our battles are usually not physical ones, but rather spiritual

and emotional wars.

We struggle with difficult relationships, the burdens of the past,

the subtle accusations of the devil.

But these enemies can be overcome. David says,

"I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise" .

When we turn to the Lord, trust his Word, acknowledge his

worthiness, we put our own problems and difficulties in perspective.

We see that God is able to rescue us, and has promised to do so.

And as we respond to his grace by focusing

on him, we abandon trust in ourselves and allow him to do what he promised.



Application



a) What kinds of enemies do I face?



b) How have I tried to deal with those enemies by myself?



c) How can today's verses help me turn to the sources of my rescue?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 12:15



15 Then He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness.

For a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”



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



When you are Impatient



Ps 37:3-9



3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;

dwell in the land, and practice faithfulness.

4 Delight yourself in the Lord,

and He will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord;

trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.

6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,

and your judgment as the noonday.

7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;

do not fret because of those who prosper in their way,

because of those who make wicked schemes.

8 Let go of anger, and forsake wrath;

do not fret—it surely leads to evil deeds.

9 For evildoers will be cut off,

but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the earth.



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



22nd Day of the Month



a) Pray for the Province of Quebec





I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec,

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



b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve

every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge

of God.



(



2 Cor 10: 3 - 5



3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God

to the pulling down of strongholds, 5 casting down imaginations and every

high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every

thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and know that He is your help.



Pray to the Lord and seek His Will and Timing.



Pray to the Lord "Jesus, lover of our enemies,

may I seek justice Your way."



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for being

a fortress against your spiritual enemies.



Pray to the Lord and pray against materialism.



Pray to the Lord and put your hope in the Lord.



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 influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve

every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge

of God.



Pray that those imprisoned for their faith in Mauritania

will be bold witnesses for 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.

Day 242, 30 August 2021



Ezekiel 16 - 17



Ezekiel 16



Jerusalem as an Adulterous Bride



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

2 (Eze 22:2; 20:4) Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,

3Eze 16:45; Ge 15:16and say, Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: Your birth

and your nativity are from the land of Canaan. Your father was an Amorite,

and your mother a Hittite.

4 (Hos 2:3) As for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord

was not cut, nor were you washed in water to cleanse you. You were not rubbed

with salt, nor wrapped in swaddling cloths.

5 No eye pitied you to do any of these to you, to have compassion on you.

But you were cast out in the open field, to the loathing of your person,

in the day that you were born.

6 When I passed by you and saw you polluted in your own blood, I said to you

when you were in your blood, "Live!" Indeed, I said to you when you were

in your blood, "Live!"

7 (Ex 1:7; Dt 1:10) I have caused you to multiply as the bud of the field,

and you have increased and become tall, and you have reached the age of fine

ornaments. Your breasts were fashioned and your hair had grown,

yet you were naked and bare.

8 (Ru 3:9; Jer 2:2-3) Now when I passed by you and looked upon you, you were

old enough for love. So I spread My garment over you

and covered your nakedness. Indeed, I swore to you, and entered into

a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became Mine.

9 (Ru 3:3; Ps 23:5) Then I washed you with water. Indeed, I thoroughly

washed away your blood from you, and I anointed you with oil.

10 (Eze 16:18; 16:13) I clothed you also with embroidered work,

and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet, and girded you about

with fine linen, and covered you with silk.

11 (Ge 24:22; 24:47; 41:42) I decked you also with ornaments,

and put bracelets on your hands, and a chain on your neck.

12 I put a jewel on your forehead, and earrings in your ears,

and a beautiful crown on your head.

13 (Dt 32:13-14; 1Ki 4:21) Thus you were decked with gold and silver.

And your raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and embroidered work.

You ate fine flour, and honey, and oil. And you were exceedingly beautiful

and advanced to royalty.

14 (La 2:15; 1Ki 10:24) Then your renown went out among the nations

for your beauty. For it was perfect through My comeliness which I had put

upon you, says the Lord God.

15 (Isa 57:8; Jer 2:20) But you trusted in your own beauty, and played

the harlot because of your renown, and poured out your fornications

on every willing passerby.

16 (2Ki 23:7) Of your garments you took and decked your high places

with various colors and played the harlot on them,

which should never come about or happen.

17 You have also taken your fair jewels made of My gold and My silver,

which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men that

you might commit harlotry with them.

18 Then you took your embroidered garments and covered them.

And you have set My oil and My incense before them.

19 (Eze 16:13) My bread also which I gave you, fine flour, and oil,

and honey, with which I fed you, you have even set before them

for a sweet savour. And thus it was, says the Lord God.

20 (Eze 23:37; Ex 13:2) Moreover you have taken your sons

and your daughters, whom you have borne to Me,

and these you have sacrificed to them to be devoured.

Were your harlotries so small a matter?

21 (2Ki 17:17) You have slain My children and delivered them up

to idols by causing them to pass through the fire.

22 (Jer 2:2; Eze 16:43) Besides all your abominations and your harlotries

you have not remembered the days of your youth when you were naked

and bare and were polluted in your blood.

23 After all your wickedness (Woe, woe to you! says the Lord God)

24 (Ps 78:58; Isa 57:7) you also built for yourself a shrine

and have made yourself a high place in every street.

25 (Jer 3:2; Eze 16:31) You have built yourself a high place

at the head of every street, and have made your beauty to be abhorred,

and have spread your legs to every passerby to multiply your harlotries.

26 (Eze 23:19-21; 20:7-8) You have also committed fornication

with the Egyptians, your lustful neighbors, and increased your harlotries

to provoke Me to anger.

27 (Isa 9:12; Eze 16:57) Therefore I have stretched out My hand against

you and have diminished your ordinary food and delivered you to the will

of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines who are ashamed

of your lewd conduct.

28 (2Ki 16:7; 16:10-18) You have played the harlot also with the Assyrians

because you were insatiable. Indeed, you have played the harlot with them,

and yet could not be satisfied.

29 You have moreover multiplied your fornication with the land of merchants,

Chaldea. And yet you were not satisfied even with this.

30 (Jer 3:3; Pr 9:13) How weak is your heart, says the Lord God,

seeing you do all these things, the works of an imperious harlot.

31 (Isa 52:3; Eze 16:33-34) When you built your shrine at the head

of every street and made your high place in every square, you have not been

as a harlot in that you scorned payment.

32 You have been as a wife who commits adultery, who takes strangers

instead of her husband!

33 (Isa 57:9; Hos 8:9-10) Men give gifts to all harlots.

But you give your gifts to all your lovers, and hire them that they may come

to you on every side for your harlotry.

34 Thus you are different from other women in your harlotries

in that no one follows you to commit harlotries, because you give money,

and no money is given to you. Thus you are different.

35 Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord.

36 (Eze 23:10) Thus says the Lord God, Because your filthiness

was poured out and your nakedness discovered through your harlotries

with your lovers, and with all the idols of your abominations,

and by the blood of your children, which you gave to idols,

37 (Jer 13:22; Hos 2:10) therefore I will gather all your lovers with whom

you have taken pleasure and all those whom you have loved with all those

whom you have hated. I will even gather them from all around against you

and will reveal your nakedness to them

so that they may see all your nakedness.

38 (Lev 20:10; Ge 9:6) I will judge you as women who commit adultery

or shed blood are judged. And I will bring on you the blood of fury

and jealousy.

39 (Eze 23:26; Hos 2:3) I will also give you into their hand,

and they shall throw down your shrines, and shall break down your high places.

They shall strip you also of your clothes, and shall take your fair jewels,

and leave you naked and bare.

40 (Eze 23:47; Hab 1:6-10) They shall also bring up a company against you,

and they shall stone you with stones,

and thrust you through with their swords.

41 (Eze 23:48; 2Ki 25:9) They shall burn your houses with fire

and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women.

And I will cause you to cease from playing the harlot,

and you also shall give no hire anymore.

42 (Eze 5:13; 39:29) So I will make My fury toward you to rest,

and My jealousy shall depart from you, and I will be quiet,

and will be angry no more.

43 (Eze 16:22; Ps 78:42) Because you have not remembered the days

of your youth, but have enraged Me in all these things,

I also will recompense your way upon your head,

says the Lord God, so that you shall not commit

this lewdness above all your other abominations.

44 (Eze 18:2-3; 1Sa 24:13) Everyone who uses proverbs shall use

this proverb against you, saying, "Like mother, like daughter."

45 (Isa 1:4; Eze 23:37-39) You are your mother's daughter who loathed

her husband and her children. And you are the sister of your sisters

who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite,

and your father an Amorite.

46 (Eze 23:4; 16:48-49) Now your elder sister is Samaria,

she and her daughters who dwell north of you. And your younger sister

who dwells south of you is Sodom and her daughters.

47 (2Ki 21:9; Eze 5:6-7) Yet you have not walked after their ways,

or done according to their abominations. But, as if that were a very

little thing, you were corrupted more than they in all your ways.

48 (Mt 10:15) As I live, says the Lord God, Sodom your sister has not done,

she nor her daughters, as you and your daughters have done.

49 (Ge 13:10; Ps 138:6) This was the iniquity of your sister Sodom. Pride,

abundance of bread, and careless ease was in her and in her daughters,

but she did strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

50 (Ge 13:13; 18:20) They were haughty and committed abominations before Me.

Therefore I took them away when I saw it.

51 (Jer 3:8-11) Moreover, Samaria did not commit half of your sins.

But you have multiplied your abominations more than they and have made your

sisters appear righteous in all your abominations which you have done.

52 Also bear your own shame in that you have made judgment favorable

to your sisters. Because of your sins that you have committed more abominable

than they, they are more righteous than you. Indeed, be humiliated also

and bear your shame in that you have made your sisters appear righteous.

53 (Isa 19:24-25; Eze 29:14) Yet I shall restore their captivity,

the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria

and her daughters, and along with them your own captivity,

54 (Jer 2:26; Eze 14:22-23) in order that you may bear your own shame

and may be humiliated in all that you have done

in that you are a comfort to them.

55 (Eze 16:53; 36:11) Your sisters, Sodom and her daughters and Samaria

and her daughters, shall return to their former state,

and you and your daughters shall return to your former state.

56 As the name of your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day

of your pride,

57 (2Ki 16:5-7; 2Ch 28:5-6) before your wickedness was uncovered, so now you

have become the reproach of the daughters of Edom and all who are around her,

the daughters of the Philistines, those all around who despise you.

58 (Eze 23:49) You have borne the punishment of your lewdness

and your abominations, says the Lord.

An Everlasting Covenant

59 (Isa 24:5; Eze 17:19) For thus, says the Lord God, I will even deal

with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath

by breaking the covenant.

60 (Lev 26:42; Isa 55:3) Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with you

in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant

with you.

61 (Jer 50:4-5; Eze 20:43) Then you shall remember your ways and be ashamed

when you receive your sisters, your elder and your younger. And I will give

them to you as daughters, but not because of your covenant.

62 (Jer 24:7; Eze 6:7) Thus I will establish My covenant with you,

and you shall know that I am the Lord,

63 (Ro 3:19; Ps 39:9) in order that you may remember, and be humiliated,

and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame,

when I am pacified toward you for all that you have done, says the Lord God.



Ezekiel 17



Two Eagles and a Vine



1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 (Eze 20:49) Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable

to the house of Israel,

3 (Jer 48:40; Hos 8:1) and say, Thus says the Lord God:

A great eagle with great wings, long-winged, full of feathers which had

various colors, came to Lebanon and took away the highest branch of the cedar.

4 He cropped off the top of its young twigs and carried it into

a land of merchants. He set it in a city of dealers.

5 (Dt 8:7-9; Isa 44:4) He took also some of the seed of the land

and planted it in a fruitful field. He placed it by great waters

and set it as a willow tree.

6 (Eze 17:14) It grew and became a spreading vine of low stature,

whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under it.

So it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

7 (Eze 17:15; 31:4) There was also another great eagle with great wings

and many feathers. And this vine bent its roots toward him and shot forth

its branches toward him, that he might water it by the bed

where it was planted.

8 It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth

branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a splendid vine.

9 Say: Thus says the Lord God: Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots

and cut off its fruit, so that it withers, so that all its spring leaves

wither? It will not take a great power or many people to pull it

from its roots.

10 (Hos 13:15) Though it has been planted, will it prosper? Shall it not

utterly wither when the east wind hits it? It shall wither in the furrows

where it grew.

11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

12 (Eze 24:19; 1:2) Say now to the rebellious house: Do you not know

what these things mean? Tell them: The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem,

and took its king and its officials, and led them to him in Babylon.

13 (2Ch 36:13; 2Ki 24:15-17) He took one of the king's seed,

and made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. He has also taken

away the mighty of the land,

14 (Eze 29:14) that the kingdom might be debased, that it might not lift

itself up, but by the keeping of his covenant it might stand.

15 (Dt 17:16; 2Ki 24:20) But he rebelled against him in sending

his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses

and much people. Shall he prosper? Shall he escape who does such things?

Can he indeed break the covenant and be delivered?

16 (Eze 12:13; Jer 52:11) As I live, says the Lord God, surely in the country

of the king who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant

he broke, in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

17 (Jer 37:7; Isa 36:6) Nor shall Pharaoh with his mighty army

and great company help him in the war by casting up mounts

and building forts to cut off many persons.

18 (1Ch 29:24) Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant,

when he had given his allegiance and has done all these things,

he shall not escape.

19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely My oath that he has

despised and My covenant that he has broken, I will inflict upon his own head.

20 (Eze 12:13; Jer 2:35) I will spread My net upon him, and he shall be taken

in My snare, and I will bring him to Babylon and will enter into judgment

with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed against Me.

21 (2Ki 25:5; 25:11) All the choice men in all his troops shall fall

by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered toward all winds.

And you shall know that I the Lord have spoken it.

22 (Eze 20:40; Ps 2:6) Thus says the Lord God: I will also take of the highest

branch of the high cedar and set it aside. I will crop off from the top

of its young twigs a tender one and will plant it on a high

and lofty mountain.

23 (Eze 31:6; Mt 13:32) On the mountain of the height of Israel I will plant

it. And it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a splendid cedar.

And under it all fowl of every wing shall nest. In the shadow of its branches

they shall nest.

24 (Eze 22:14; Am 9:11) All the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord

have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up

the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish.

I, the Lord, have spoken and will do it.



2) Our Daily Bread for 29 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/30/master-of-mercies

Entitled Mercy and Grace



2 Chronicles 34:1–8



2 Chronicles 34

Josiah, King of Judah



2Ki 22:1-7; 23:4-20



1 (Jer 1:2; Zep 1:1) And Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign,

and he was king for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

2 (2Ch 29:2) And he did what was correct in the eyes of the Lord, and he

walked in the ways of David his father and did not turn either to the right

or left.

3 (2Ch 15:2; 33:22) And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still

a young boy, he began to seek out the God of David his father;

and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem

from high places, Asherah poles, idols, and carved and cast images.

4 (Ex 32:20; Lev 26:30) So they tore down the altars for the Baals,

and he cut down the incense altars that were above them

and smashed the Asherah poles and carved and cast images.

And he crushed them to dustandscattered them before the graves

of those who sacrificed to them.

5 (1Ki 13:2) Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars

and so cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

6 In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali,

in their ruins all around,

7 (2Ch 31:1; Dt 9:21) he broke down the altars, beat Asherah poles

and the images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout

all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

8 (2Sa 8:16) In the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land

and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor

of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house

of the Lord his God.



A stately sunflower stood on its own in the center of a lonely stretch

of national highway, just a few feet from the fast lane. As I drove past,

I wondered how it had grown there with no other sunflowers visible for miles.

Only God could create a plant so hardy it could thrive so close

to the roadway in the gray gravel lining the median. There it was, thriving,

swaying gently in the breeze and cheerfully greeting travelers

as they hurried by.



The Old Testament tells the story of a faithful king of Judah who also showed

up unexpectedly. His father and grandfather had enthusiastically served

other gods; but after Josiah had been in power for eight years,

"while he was still young,

he began to seek the God of his father David" (2 Chronicles 34:3).

He sent workmen to "repair the temple of the Lord" (v. 8), and as they did

they discovered the Book of the Law (the first five books of the Old Testament;

v. 14). God then inspired Josiah to lead the entire nation of Judah

to return to the faith of their ancestors, and they served the Lord

"as long as [Josiah] lived" (v. 33).



Our God is the master of unanticipated mercies. He's able to cause great good

to spring up unexpectedly out of the hard gravel of life's most unfavorable

circumstances. Watch Him closely. He may do it again today.



By: James Banks



Reflect & Pray



What mercies have you seen from God that you never anticipated?

How does the thought that He's able to bring about unexpected good

give you hope today?



Heavenly Father, I praise You for never changing.

Your mercies are "new every

morning!" (Lamentations 3:23). Help me to look forward to what

You have for me today.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell



Matt 6:14-15



14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will

also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,

neither will your Father forgive your sins.



Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger

and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying

support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw

her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was

"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought

back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of

unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to

forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered

and her bitterness grew worse.

Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers

of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her firend again, she was

able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own

healing and forgiveness.

"If you fo not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on

unforgiving hearts, "Neither weill you be forgiven." In one sense, God's

forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is

always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has

extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls

of bitterness in our hearts.

When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do

not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an

awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of

revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;

the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts

cleansed and purified.



Application



a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness in my own

life?



b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness

to forgive others?





4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 9:6



6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,

and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.



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



When you are Worried Over Money



1 Tim 6:6-10



6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain

that we can carry nothing out. 8 If we have food and clothing,

we shall be content with these things. 9 But those who desire

to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish

and harmful lusts, which drown men in ruin and destruction.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil.

While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith

and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.



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



Day 30 of the Month



a) Pray for God's will to be done wher you live and throughout

Canadian society, as it is in Heaven



( Matt 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.



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b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city

or community, and across our nation. (



Rom 2:4



4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,

tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God

leads you to repentance?



)







Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray not to forsake the Lord.



Pray to the Lord "Heavenly Father, I praise You for never changing.

Your mercies are "new every

morning!" (Lamentations 3:23). Help me to look forward to what

You have for me today."



Pray to the Lord and pray to be forgiving just as Christ forgives.



Pray to the Lord and pray to sow and reap bountifully.



Pray to the Lord and out your trust in Him in every circumstance.



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 will to be done wher you live and throughout

Canadian society, as it is in Heaven



Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city

or community, and across our nation.



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.

Day 221, 9 August 2021



Jeremiah 10-13



Jeremiah 10



The True God and Idols



Jer 51-15–19

1 Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.

2 (Lev 20:23; 18:3) Thus says the Lord:

Do not learn the way of the nations;

do not be terrified at the signs of heaven,

although the nations are terrified at them.

3 (Isa 44:9-20; 45:20) For the customs of the people are vain;

for with the axe one cuts a tree out of the forest,

the work of the hands of the workman.

4 (Isa 40:19-20) They deck it with silver and with gold;

they fasten it with nails and with hammers

so that it may not move.

5 (Isa 46:7; 1Co 12:2; Isa 41:23-24) They are as a scarecrow

in a cucumber field,

but do not speak;

they must be carried,

because they cannot walk.

Do not be afraid of them,

for they cannot do evil,

nor can they do good.

6 (Ex 15:11; Ps 48:1) There is no one like You, O Lord.

You are great,

and Your name is great in might.

7 (Rev 15:4; Ps 22:28 ) Who would not fear You,

O King of the nations?

Indeed, it is Your due.

For among all the wise men of the nations,

and in all their kingdoms,

there is no one like You.

8 (Isa 41:29; Jer 10:14) But they are altogether unthinking and foolish;

the tree is a doctrine of vanities.

9 (Ps 115:4; Da 10:5) Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish,

and gold from Uphaz,

the work of the workman and of the hands of the founder;

blue and purple are their clothing;

they all are the work of skilled men.

10 (Ps 76:7; Na 1:6 ) But the Lord is the true God;

He is the living God and an everlasting King.

At His wrath the earth trembles,

and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

11 (Ps 96:5; Isa 2:18) Thus you shall say to them:

The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth,

even they shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.

12 (Ge 1:1; Job 9:8) He has made the earth by His power.

He has established the world by His wisdom

and has stretched out the heavens by His discretion.

13 (Ps 135:7; Job 38:34-35) When He utters His voice, there is a multitude

of waters in the heavens,

and He causes the vapors to ascend from the remote parts of the earth;

He makes lightning with rain,

and brings out the wind from His storehouses.

14 (Jer 10:8; Pr 30:2) Every man is stupid, without knowledge;

every goldsmith is put to shame by an idol;

for his molded image is false,

and there is no breath in them.

15 (Isa 41:24; Jer 14:22) They are vain and a work of mockery;

in the time of their punishment they shall perish.

16 (Dt 32:9; Jer 31:35) The portion of Jacob is not like them,

for He is the Maker of all things,

and Israel is the rod of His inheritance.

The Lord of Hosts is His name.



The Exile Prophesied



17( Eze 12:3-12; Jer 6:1) Gather up your wares out of the land,

O inhabitant of the fortress.

18 (1Sa 25:29) For thus says the Lord:

I will sling out

the inhabitants of the land at this time,

and will distress them

that they may be found.

19 (Mic 7:9; Jer 4:31) Woe is me because of my brokenness!

My wound is grievous.

But I said,

"Truly this is an illness, and I must bear it."

20 (Jer 4:20; 31:15; Isa 54:2) My tabernacle is devastated,

and all my cords are broken.

My sons have gone from me and are no more.

There is no one to spread my tent anymore,

and to set up my curtains.

21 (Jer 2:8; 10:8) For the shepherds have become unthinking

and have not sought the Lord.

Therefore they have not prospered,

and all their flocks are scattered.

22 (Jer 9:11) Listen! The sound of the report has come,

and a great commotion out of the north country,

to make the cities of Judah desolate

and a den of jackals.



The Prayer of Jeremiah



23 (Pr 20:24; 16:1) O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself;

it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

24 (Ps 6:1; 38:1) O Lord, correct me, but with justice,

not in Your anger,

lest You bring me to nothing.

25 (Ps 79:6-7; Jer 8:16) Pour out Your fury upon the nations

that do not know You

and upon the families that do not call on Your name;

for they have eaten up Jacob

and devoured him, and consumed him,

and have made his habitation desolate.



Jeremiah 11



The Broken Covenant



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

2 (Jer 11:6; Ex 19:5) Hear the words of this covenant,

and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

3 (Dt 27:26) And say you to them, Thus says the Lord God of Israel:

Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,

4 (Lev 26:12; Dt 4:20) which I commanded your fathers in the day

that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace,

saying, Obey My voice, and do according to all which I command you.

So you shall be My people, and I will be your God,

5 (Dt 7:12-13; Ps 105:9-11) that I may perform the oath

which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them a land flowing

with milk and honey, as it is this day.

Then I answered and said, "So be it, O Lord."

6 (Ro 2:13; Jas 1:22) Then the Lord said to me: Proclaim all these words

in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem:

saying, Hear the words of this covenant, and do them.

7 (Ex 15:26; 1Sa 8:9) For I earnestly warned your fathers in the day that

I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day,

rising early and warning, saying, Obey My voice.

8 (Jer 7:24; 7:26) Yet they did not obey or incline their ear,

but everyone walked in the imagination of their evil heart.

Therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant,

which I commanded them to do, but which they did not do.

9 (Hos 6:9) The Lord said to me: A conspiracy has been found among

the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

10 (Dt 31:16; 1Sa 15:11) They have turned back to the iniquities

of their forefathers who refused to hear My words.

And they have gone after other gods to serve them.

The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken

My covenant which I made with their fathers.

11 (Pr 1:28; Isa 1:15) Therefore thus says the Lord, Surely,

I will bring calamity upon them which they will not be able to escape.

And though they cry to Me, I will not listen to them.

12 (Dt 32:37; Jer 2:28) Then the cities of Judah and inhabitants

of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they offer incense.

But they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

13 (2Ki 23:13; Jer 2:28) For according to the number of your cities

are your gods, O Judah. And according to the number of the streets

of Jerusalem you have set up altars to that shameful thing,

even altars to burn incense to Baal.

14 (Jer 11:11; Ex 32:10) Therefore do not pray for this people,

nor lift up a cry or prayer for them. For I will not hear them in the time

that they cry to Me because of their trouble.

15 (Pr 2:14) What right has My beloved in My house,

seeing that she has done many lewd deeds?

Can the sacrificial meat take away from you your disaster,

so that you can rejoice while doing evil?

16 (Ps 52:8; Isa 27:11) The Lord called your name,

"A green olive tree, fair in fruit and form."

With the noise of a great tumult

He has kindled fire upon it,

and its branches are broken.

17 (Isa 5:2; Jer 2:21) For the Lord of Hosts, who planted you,

has pronounced disaster against you, because of the evil of the house

of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against

themselves to provoke Me to anger in offering incense to Baal.



Jeremiah's Life Threatened



18 (1Sa 23:11-12; 2Ki 6:9-10) The Lord has made it known to me and I knew it;

then You showed me their deeds.

19 (Ps 83:4; Jer 18:18) But I was like a gentle lamb that is brought

to the slaughter, and I did not know that they had devised plots

against me, saying,

"Let us destroy the tree with the fruit,

and let us cut him off from the land of the living

so that his name may be remembered no more."

20 (Ps 7:9; Jer 20:12) But, O Lord of Hosts, who judges righteously,

who tries the feelings and the heart,

let me see Your vengeance on them,

for to You I have revealed my cause.

21 (Isa 30:10; Jer 12:5-6) Therefore thus says the Lord of the men

of Anathoth who seek your life, saying,

"Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord so that you not die by our hand."

22 (Jer 18:21; 2Ch 36:17) Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts:

I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword.

Their sons and their daughters shall die by famine.

23 (Jer 23:12; Hos 9:7) And there shall be no remnant of them,

for I will bring calamity upon the men of Anathoth,

even the year of their punishment.



Jeremiah 12



Jeremiah's Plea



1 (Job 12:6; Ps 51:4) Righteous are You, O Lord,

that I plead with You.

Indeed, let me talk with You about matters of justice.

Why does the way of the wicked prosper?

Why are all those happy who deal very treacherously?

2 (Isa 29:13; Jer 11:17) You have planted them; indeed, they have taken root;

they grow; indeed, they bring forth fruit.

You are near in their mouth,

but far from their mind.

3 (Jer 17:18; Jas 5:5) But You, O Lord, know me;

You have seen me and tested my heart toward You.

Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter,

and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

4 (Jer 9:10; 4:25; Ps 107:34) How long shall the land mourn

and the herbs of every field wither?

For the wickedness of those who dwell in it,

the beasts and the birds have been snatched away,

because they said,

"He will not see our latter end."



God Answers Jeremiah



5 (Jer 49:19; 50:44) If you have run with the footmen,

and they have wearied you,

then how can you contend with horses?

And if in the land of peace in which you trusted, they wearied you,

then how will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?

6 (Pr 26:25; Jer 9:4) For even your brothers and the household of your father,

even they have dealt treacherously with you.

Indeed, they have cried aloud after you.

Do not believe them

though they speak fair words to you.

7 (Jer 11:15; Isa 2:6) I have forsaken My house,

I have abandoned My heritage;

I have given the dearly beloved of My soul

into the hand of her enemies.

8 (Hos 9:15; Am 6:8) My heritage is to Me

as a lion in the forest.

She cries out against Me;

therefore I have hated her.

9 (Isa 56:9; Jer 7:33) My heritage is to Me

as a speckled vulture;

the vultures all around are against her.

Come, assemble all the beasts of the field,

bring them to devour.

10 (Isa 5:1-7; 63:18) Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard;

they have trodden My portion under foot;

they have made My pleasant portion

a desolate wilderness.

11 (Isa 42:25; Jer 23:10) They have made it desolate,

and being desolate, it mourns to Me.

The whole land has been made desolate,

because no man lays it to heart.

12 (Jer 47:6; Isa 34:6) The destroyers have come

upon all high places through the wilderness,

for the sword of the Lord shall devour

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

No one shall have peace.

13 (Dt 28:38; Mic 6:15) They have sown wheat, but reap thorns;

they have strained themselves, but shall not profit.

And they shall be ashamed of your harvest

because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

14 (Zec 2:8; Dt 30:3)Thus says the Lord: Against all My evil neighbors

who touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israel

to inherit, I will pluck them out of their land and pluck out

the house of Judah from among them.

15 (Jer 48:47; 49:6; 49:39) It shall come to pass that after

I have plucked them out, I will again have compassion on them,

and will bring them back, every man to his heritage,

and every man to his land.

16 (Jer 4:2; Jos 23:7; Zep 1:5) It shall come to pass if they will

diligently learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name,

"As the Lord lives," as they taught My people to swear by Baal,

then they will be built up in the midst of My people.

17 (Isa 60:12; Ps 2:8-12) But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up

and destroy that nation, says the Lord.



Jeremiah 13



A Linen Sash



1 (Jer 13:11) Thus says the Lord to me, "Go and buy yourself a linen waistband

and put it upon your loins, and do not put it in water."

2 (Isa 20:2; Eze 2:8) So I bought a waistband according to the word

of the Lord and put it on my loins.

3 The word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying,

4 "Take the waistband that you have, which is upon your loins,

and arise, go to the Euphrates and hide it there in a hole of the rock."

5 (Ex 40:16; 39:42-43) So I went and hid it by the Euphrates,

as the Lord had commanded me.

6 After many days the Lord said to me, "Arise, go to the Euphrates

and take the waistband from there, which I commanded you to hide there."

7 Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the waistband

from the place where I had hidden it. But the waistband was destroyed.

It was profitable for nothing.

8 Then the word of the Lord came to me:

9 (Lev 26:19; Isa 2:10-17) Thus says the Lord: After this manner I will

destroy the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.

10 (Jer 16:12; 9:14) This evil people, who refuse to hear My words,

who walk in the imagination of their hearts, and walk after other gods,

to serve them, and to worship them, shall be even as this waistband

which is good for nothing.

11 (Jer 33:9; Ex 19:5-6) For as the waistband cleaves to the loins

of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel

and the whole house of Judah to cleave to Me,

says the Lord, so that they might be to Me a people for renown,

and for a praise, and for a glory; but they would not listen.



The Metaphor of Wine Bottles



12 Therefore you shall speak to them this word: Thus says the Lord

God of Israel: Every bottle shall be filled with wine. And when they say

to you, "Do we not certainly know that every bottle should be filled

with wine?"

13 (Ps 60:3; 75:8) then you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord:

I will fill all the inhabitants of this land-even the kings that sit

on the throne of David, and the priests, and the prophets,

and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem-with drunkenness.

14 (Dt 29:20; Ps 2:9) I will dash them against one another,

even the fathers and the sons together, says the Lord.

I will not show pity nor spare nor have mercy,

but will destroy them.



Exile Threatened



15 (Isa 28:14-22) Hear and give heed;

do not be proud,

for the Lord has spoken.

16 (Isa 59:9; Jos 7:19; Isa 5:30) Give glory to the Lord your God,

before He causes darkness

and before your feet stumble

on the dark mountains,

and while you look for light,

He turns it into the shadow of death

and makes it gross darkness.

17 (Jer 9:1; Ps 80:1) But if you will not listen to it,

my soul will weep in secret places

for your pride;

and my eyes will weep sorely

and run down with tears,

because the flock of the Lord is carried away captive.

18 (2Ki 24:12; Jer 22:26) Say to the king and to the queen mother:

"Humble yourselves, sit down,

for your beautiful crown

shall come down from your head."

19 (Jer 52:27) The cities of the Negev will be shut up,

and no one will open them;

all Judah will be carried away into captivity;

it will be wholly carried away captive.

20 (Jer 6:22; 23:2) Lift up your eyes and see

those who come from the north.

Where is the flock that was given to you,

your beautiful flock?

21 (Isa 13:8; Jer 4:31) What will you say when He appoints over you

those you yourself had taught to be companions to you?

Shall not sorrows take hold of you,

as a woman in labor?

22 (Na 3:5; Jer 5:19) And if you say in your heart,

"Why have these things come upon me?"

for the greatness of your iniquity

your skirts have been removed

and your heels made bare.

23 (Pr 27:22; Isa 1:5) Can the Ethiopian change his skin

or the leopard his spots?

Then you also can do good,

who are accustomed to doing evil.

24 (Lev 26:33; Ps 1:4) Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble

that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.

25 (Job 20:29; Ps 11:6) This is your lot,

the portion of your measures from Me,

says the Lord,

because you have forgotten Me

and trusted in falsehood.

26 (La 1:8; Hos 2:10) Therefore I Myself have uncovered your skirts

over your face

so that your shame may appear.

27 (Eze 6:13; Hos 8:5) I have seen your adulteries and your lustful neighings,

the lewdness of your harlotry,

and your abominations

on the hills in the fields.

Woe to you, O Jerusalem!

How long will you remain unclean?



2) Our Daily Bread for 9 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/09/fearless-love-2

entitled Fearless Love



1 John 3:1,11-18



1 (Jn 1:12; 3:16) Consider how much love the Father has given to us,

that we should be called children of God. Therefore the world does not

know us, because it did not know Him.



Love One Another



11 (1Jn 1:5; 2Jn 1:5) For this is the message that you heard from

the beginning: We should love one another,

12 (Heb 11:4; Jude 1:11) not like Cain, who was of the wicked one

and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him?

Because his own works were evil, and his brother's works were righteous.

13 (Jn 17:14; 15:18-19) Do not marvel, my brothers, if the world hates you.

14 (Jn 5:24; 1Jn 5:2) We know that we have passed from death to life,

because we love the brothers.

Whoever does not love his brother remains in death.

15 (Mt 5:21-22; Rev 21:8) Whoever hates his brother is a murderer,

and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

16 (Php 2:17; Jn 3:16) By this we know the love of God: that He laid down

His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

17 (1Jn 4:20; Heb 13:16) Whoever has the world's goods and sees his brother

in need, but closes his heart of compassion from him, how can the love

of God remain in him?

18 (1Jn 2:1; Ro 12:9) My little children, let us love not in word and speech,

but in action and truth.



There are some images so powerful they can never be forgotten. That was

my experience when I viewed a famous photograph

of the late Princess Diana of Wales. At first glance, the captured scene

looks mundane: smiling warmly, the princess is shaking the hand of

an unidentified man. But it's the photograph's story that makes it remarkable.



On April 19, 1987, when Princess Diana visited London Middlesex Hospital,

the United Kingdom was engulfed in a wave of panic as it confronted

the AIDS epidemic. Not knowing how the disease-which often killed

with terrifying speed-was spread, the public at times treated

AIDS victims like social pariahs.



So it was a stunning moment when Diana, with ungloved hands

and a genuine smile, calmly shook an AIDS patient's hand that day.

That image of respect and kindness would move the world to treat

victims of the disease with similar mercy and compassion.



The picture reminds me of something I often forget: freely and generously

offering the love of Jesus to others is worth it. John reminded early believers

in Christ that to let love wither or hide in the face of our fear is really to live

"in death" (1 John 3:14). And to love freely and unafraid, filled

and empowered with the Spirit’s self-giving love, is to experience

resurrection life in all its fullness (vv. 14, 16).



By: Monica La Rose



Reflect & Pray



When are you most prone to let fear stifle your love for others?

How can you grow in experiencing and sharing the Spirit's

boundless love within those fearful places?



God of love, You are love, and to live in love is to live in You.

I long to live with that kind of fearless, joyous love. Fill me

with Your Spirit, and carry me ever deeper into Your love,

until fear dissolves and Your love flows freely through me.



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forver - Day 2 - The Right of Family



John 1:11-12



11 (Jn 3:32) He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him.

12 (Gal 3:26; 1Jn 3:23) Yet to all who received Him, He gave the power

to become sons of God, to those who believed in His name,



"Dad, can I ask you something?" Jimmy leaned across the back of his

father's chair. HIs father lowered the newspaper and reached around,

settling Jimmy on his lap.

"Sure. Son," he answered. "You can ask me anything you want. The answer

might not be Yes, butyou always have the right to ask."

For many who have grown up in homes where the father was absent, or when

present, abusive or silent, the scenario of Jimmy and his father may

seem unrealistic. Often we aren't given the right by our parents to ask

what we want, to communicate openly, to express our needs and desires.

But god clearly indicates that no matter what our human families have been

like, in his family there are no barriers to belonging,

to open communications. When we commit our lives to Christ and submit to his

lordship, we have the right to become the sons and daughters of God.

In Christ, we have the right to approach him, to pray, to seek wisdom,

to ask advice, to make requests, to verbalise our needs and desires. We don't

have to be afraid of sounding stupid or being rejected, because in Christ

we belong to him, and he loves us.

The KJV uses the word "power" in verse 12 - "to then gave he power to become

the sons of God." Power implies ability, that we are equipped by the Spirit

to be children of the King. We have the right and we have the power to become

who God has called us to be - his children.



Application



a) Under what circumstances in my life have I felt that I didn't

have the right to express my wishes or feelings?



b) How do today's verses give me confidence in approaching God?





4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Genesis 30:43



The man became exceedingly prosperous and had many sheep

and female servants and male servants and camels and donkeys.



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



When you are anxious



Phil 4:4-7





4 (Php 3:1; Ro 12:12 Rejoice in the Lord always.

Again I will say, rejoice!

5 (Jas 5:8-9) Let everyone come to know your gentleness.

The Lord is at hand.

6 (Eph 6:18; Mt 6:25-33) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything,

by prayer and supplication with gratitude, make your requests known

to God.

7 (Jn 14:27; Col 3:15; Isa 26:3) And the peace of God, which surpasses

all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.







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



8th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment

to prayer and never cease to call upon God



(



Is 62:6





6 (Isa 52:8; Ps 74:2) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,

who shall never hold their peace day nor night.

You who remind the Lord, do not keep silent;



Ps 5:3





3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord, in the morning You will hear my voice;

in the morning I will direct my prayer to You,

and I will watch expectantly.



Ps 55:17



17 Evening and morning and at noon,

I will make my complaint and murmur,

and He will hear my voice.



)



b) Pray for the province of Manitoba



I) Pray for the leaders of Manitoaa, that God's Spirit would

influence then to act justly, serve with integrity

and honour high moral standards.



( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4



1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable

in the sight of God our Saviour,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32) who desires all men to be saved

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus





Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to be obeient in His Will despite threats.



Pray to the Lord "God of love, You are love, and to live in love is to live

in You. I long to live with that kind of fearless, joyous love. Fill me

with Your Spirit, and carry me ever deeper into Your love,

until fear dissolves and Your love flows freely through me."



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for listening to you.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He will let you prosper if you obey Him.



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 that the Church will deepen its commitment

to prayer and never cease to call upon God



Pray for the local believers of Qatar who are persecuted for their faith.



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.