Day 245 - 3 September 2021 reflections
Day 245, 3 September 2021
Ezekiel 25 - 27
Ezekiel 25
A Prophecy Against Ammon
1 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying:
2 (Jer 49:1-6; Eze 6:2) Son of man, set your face against the sons of Ammon
and prophesy against them,
3 (Eze 36:2; Ps 70:2-3) and say to the sons of Ammon, Hear the word
of the Lord God. Thus says the Lord God: Because you said, "Aha!" against
My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel
when it was made desolate, and against the house of Judah
when they went into captivity,
4 (Dt 28:33; 28:51) therefore, I will deliver you to the men of the East
for a possession, and they shall set their camps among you
and make their dwellings among you. They shall eat your fruit
and drink your milk.
5 (Eze 21:20; 2Sa 12:26) I will make Rabbah a meadow for camels,
and the sons of Ammon a couching place for flocks. Thus you shall know
that I am the Lord.
6 (Zep 2:8; Ob 1:12) For thus says the Lord God: Because you have clapped
your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced in heart with all your spite
against the land of Israel,
7 (Zep 1:4; Eze 25:13) therefore, I will stretch out My hand against you
and deliver you for destruction to the nations. And I will cut you off
from the peoples and cause you to perish from the countries.
I will destroy you. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.
A Prophecy Against Moab
8 (Isa 15:1-9; Jer 25:21) Thus says the Lord God: Because Moab and Seir say,
Look, the house of Judah is like all the nations,
9 (Jos 13:17; Jer 48:23) therefore, I will deprive the side of Moab
of its cities, of its cities which are on its frontiers, the glory
of the country, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim,
10 (Eze 21:32) and I will give it for a possession with the Ammonites
to the men of the East, so that the sons of Ammon may not be remembered
among the nations.
11 I will execute judgments on Moab. And they shall know
that I am the Lord.
A Prophecy Against Edom
12 (Ps 137:7; Jer 49:7-22) Thus says the Lord God: Because Edom
has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance
and has greatly offended and revenged themselves upon them,
13 (Jer 25:23; Eze 29:8) therefore thus says the Lord God:
I will also stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off man
and beast from it. And I will make it desolate. From Teman even
to Dedan they shall fall by the sword.
14 (Isa 11:14) I will lay My vengeance upon Edom by the hand
of My people Israel. And they shall do in Edom according to My anger
and according to My fury. And they shall know My vengeance, says the Lord God.
A Prophecy Against Philistia
15 (Isa 14:29-31; Eze 25:6) Thus says the Lord God: Because the Philistines
have dealt by revenge and have taken vengeance with a spiteful heart
to destroy with everlasting hatred,
16 (1Sa 30:14; Eze 25:13) therefore thus says the Lord God:
I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines
and will cut off the Kerethites and destroy the remnant of the seacoast.
17 (Eze 25:11; Ps 9:16) I will execute great vengeance upon them
with furious rebukes. And they shall know that I am the Lord when
I lay My vengeance upon them.
Ezekiel 26
A Prophecy Against Tyre
1 (Eze 20:13) In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month,
the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 (Isa 23:1-18; Jer 25:22) Son of man, because Tyre has said against
Jerusalem, "Aha, the gateway of the peoples is broken. It has opened to me.
I shall be filled now that she is laid waste,"
3 (Isa 5:30; Jer 51:42) therefore thus says the Lord God: I am against you,
O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes
its waves to come up.
4 (Isa 23:11; Am 1:10) They shall destroy the walls of Tyre
and break down her towers. I will also scrape her dust from her
and make her a bare rock.
5 (Eze 29:19; 25:7) She shall be a place for the spreading of nets
in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken, says the Lord God,
and she shall become destruction to the nations.
6 (Eze 16:46; 26:8) Her daughters who are on the mainland shall be slain
by the sword. And they shall know that I am the Lord.
7 (Ezr 7:12; Da 2:37) For thus says the Lord God: From the north I will bring
upon Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, with horses
and with chariots and with cavalry and a great army.
8 (Eze 21:22; Jer 6:6) He shall slay your daughters on the mainland
with the sword. And he shall set up a siege wall against you
and cast up a mound against you and lift up the roof of shields against you.
9 He shall set engines of war against your walls, and with his axes he shall
break down your towers.
10 (Jer 47:3; Eze 26:15) By reason of the abundance of his horses,
their dust shall cover you. Your walls shall shake at the noise
of the horsemen and of the wagons and of the chariots when he enters
your gates as men enter a city that has been breached.
11 (Isa 5:28; 26:5) With the hoofs of his horses he shall tread
down all your streets. He shall slay your people by the sword,
and your strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
12 (Isa 23:8; 2Ch 32:27) They shall make a spoil of your riches,
and a prey of your merchandise. And they shall break down your walls
and destroy your pleasant houses. And they shall lay your stones
and your timber and your dust in the midst of the water.
13 (Isa 23:16; Jer 7:34) I will cause the noise of your songs to cease.
And the sound of your harps shall be heard no more.
14 (Job 12:14; Mal 1:4) I will make you a bare rock. You shall be a place
to spread nets upon. You shall be built no more, for I the Lord have spoken,
says the Lord God.
15 (Eze 27:35; Jer 49:21) Thus says the Lord God to Tyre:
Shall not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall when the wounded
cry, when the slaughter is made in your midst?
16 (Eze 32:10; Job 8:22) Then all the officials of the sea shall come down
from their thrones and lay away their robes and take off their embroidered
garments. They shall clothe themselves with trembling. They shall sit
on the ground and tremble every moment and be astonished at you.
17 (Eze 19:1; Isa 14:12) They shall take up a lamentation over you and say
to you:
How you are destroyed, O inhabited one of the seas,
the renowned city,
which was strong in the sea,
she and her inhabitants,
who caused her terror
to be on all her inhabitants!
18 (Isa 23:5-7; Eze 26:15) Now the coastlands shall tremble
on the day of your fall; indeed,
the coastlands that are by the sea
shall be troubled at your departure.
19 (Isa 8:7-8; Eze 26:3) For thus says the Lord God: When I make you
a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited, when I bring up
the deep upon you and great waters shall cover you,
20 (Ps 27:13; Zec 2:8) then I shall bring you down with those who descend
into the pit, to the people of old, and make you dwell in the lower parts
of the earth, in places desolate of old, with those who go down to the pit
so that you will not be inhabited. But I shall set glory in the land
of the living.
21 (Eze 27:36; 28:19) I will bring terrors on you and you shall be no more.
Though you will be sought, you shall never be found again, says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 27
A Lament for Tyre
1 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying:
2 (Jer 9:10; 9:17-20) Now you, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre.
3 (Eze 27:4) And say to Tyre who is situated at the entrance of the sea,
who is a merchant of the peoples for many coastlands,
Thus says the Lord God:
O Tyre, you have said,
"I am perfect in beauty."
4 Your borders are in the midst of the seas.
Your builders have perfected your beauty.
5 (Dt 3:9; SS 4:8) They have made all your ship boards
of fir trees from Senir;
they have taken cedars from Lebanon
to make a mast for you.
6 (Ge 10:4; Isa 2:13) Of the oaks of Bashan
they have made your oars;
with ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood
out of the coastlands of Cyprus.
7 (Ex 25:4; Jer 10:9) Fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail,
so that it became your distinguishing sign;
blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah
was your awning.
8 (Ge 10:18; 1Ki 9:27) The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your mariners;
your wise men, O Tyre, were aboard; they were your pilots.
9 (1Ki 5:18; Jos 13:5) The elders of Byblos and her wise men
were in you repairing your seams;
all the ships of the sea with their mariners
were in you to deal in your merchandise.
10 (Eze 30:5; 38:5; SS 4:4) They of Persia and of Lydia and of Put
were in your army, your men of war;
they hung the shield and helmet in you;
they set forth your comeliness.
11 The sons of Arvad and your army
were upon your walls all around,
and the Gammad
were in your towers;
they hung their shields on your walls all around;
they have made your beauty perfect.
12 (Ge 10:4; 1Ki 10:22) Tarshish was your merchant by reason
of the multitude of all kinds of riches.
With silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in your wares.
13 (Ge 10:2; Isa 66:19; 1Ch 1:5) Greece, Tubal, and Meshek,
they were your merchants. They traded in your market
with the lives of men and vessels of bronze.
14 (Ge 10:3; Eze 38:6) Those of Beth Togarmah gave horses
and horsemen and mules for your wares.
15 (Ge 10:7; 1Ki 10:22) The sons of Dedan were your merchants.
Many coastlands were your merchandise. They brought you for
a payment horns of ivory and ebony.
16 (Jdg 10:6; Eze 28:13) Aram was your merchant by reason
of the multitude of your wares. They paid for your wares
with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and agate.
17 (Jdg 11:33; 1Ki 5:9) Judah and the land of Israel,
they were your merchants. They traded in your market with the wheat
of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil, and balm.
18 (Isa 7:8) Damascus was your merchant in the multitude of your wares,
because of the multitude of all kinds of riches,
because of the wine of Helbon and white wool.
19 (Ex 30:23-24) Dan and Javan paid for your wares from Izal.
Bright iron, cassia, and sweet cane were in your market.
20 (Ge 25:3)Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for chariots.
21 (Isa 60:7; Ge 25:13) Arabia and all the officials of Kedar, they were
your customers in lambs, rams, and goats. For these they were your merchants.
22 (Ge 10:7; Isa 60:6) The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were your
merchants. They paid for your wares with the best of all kinds of spices
and with all kinds of precious stones and gold.
23 (2Ki 19:12; Isa 37:12) Harran, and Kanneh, and Eden, the merchants
of Sheba, Ashur, and Kilmad, were your merchants.
24 They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue
and embroidered work, and in carpets of many colors and tightly
wound cords, which were among your merchandise.
25 (Isa 2:16; Ps 48:7) The ships of Tarshish were
the carriers for your market.
And you were filled and were very glorious
in the midst of the seas.
26 (Ps 48:7; Jer 18:17) Your rowers have brought you
into great waters;
the east wind has broken you
in the midst of the seas.
27 (Pr 11:4) Your riches and your wares, your merchandise,
your mariners and your pilots, your caulkers,
and the dealers of your merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you,
with all your company which is in your midst,
shall fall into the midst of the seas
in the day of your ruin.
28 (Eze 26:10) The meadowlands shall shake
at the sound of the cry of your pilots.
29 All who handle the oar,
the mariners and all the pilots of the sea,
shall come down from their ships;
they shall stand upon the land.
30 (Jer 6:26; 2Sa 1:2) And they shall cause their voice
to be heard against you,
and shall cry bitterly,
and shall cast up dust upon their heads;
they shall wallow in ashes.
31 (Isa 16:9; 22:12) Also they shall make themselves utterly bald for you,
and gird themselves with sackcloth;
and they shall weep for you with bitterness of heart
and bitter wailing.
32 (Eze 26:17; 27:2) Also, in their wailing
they shall take up a lamentation for you and lament over you, saying,
"Who is like Tyre, like her who is silent
in the midst of the sea?
33 (Rev 18:19) When your wares went out by sea,
you filled many peoples;
you enriched the kings of the earth
with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise.
34 (Eze 27:26-27; Zec 9:3-4) Now that you are broken by the seas
in the depths of the waters,
your merchandise and all your company
in your midst have fallen.
35 (Isa 23:6; Eze 32:10) All the inhabitants of the coastlands
shall be astonished at you,
and their kings shall be sorely afraid;
they are troubled in countenance.
36 (Jer 18:16; Ps 37:10) The merchants among the peoples hiss at you;
you shall be a terror,
and you shall cease to be forever."
2) Our Daily Bread for 3 September 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/09/03/empty-hands
Entitled Empty Hands
Luke 15:17–24 (The Parable of the Prodigal Son)
17 "When he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants
have an abundance of bread, and here I am perishing with hunger!
18 (Lk 15:21; 18:13) I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him,
"Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.
19 (Lk 7:6-7) I am no longer worthy to be called your son.
Make me like one of your hired servants." '
20 (Ac 20:37; Ge 45:14) So he arose and came to his father.
"But while he was yet far away, his father saw him
and was moved with compassion, and ran and embraced his neck and kissed him.
21 (Ps 51:4; Lk 15:18-19) "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned
against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
22 (Ge 41:42; Rev 6:11) "But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out
the best robe and put it on him. And put a ring on his hand
and shoes on his feet.
23 Bring here the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry.
24 (Lk 15:32; Eph 2:1) For this son of mine was dead, and is alive again;
he was lost, and is found.' So they began to be merry.
Robert was embarrassed when he showed up for a breakfast meeting
and realized he'd forgotten his wallet. It bothered him to the point
that he pondered whether he should eat at all or simply get
something to drink. After some convincing from his friend,
he relaxed his resistance. He and his friend enjoyed their entrees,
and his friend gladly paid the bill.
Perhaps you can identify with this dilemma or some other situation
that puts you on the receiving end. Wanting to pay our own way is normal,
but there are occasions when we must humbly receive
what's graciously being given.
Some kind of payback may have been what the younger son had in mind
in Luke 15:17-24 as he contemplated what he would say to his father.
"I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one
of your hired servants" (v. 19). Hired servant? His father would have
no such thing! In his father’s eyes, he was a much-loved son who'd come home.
As such he was met with a father’s embrace and an affectionate kiss (v. 20).
What a grand gospel picture! It reminds us that by Jesus' death He revealed
a loving Father who welcomes empty-handed children with open arms.
One hymn writer expressed it like this:
"Nothing in my hand I bring, simply to thy cross I cling."
By: Arthur Jackson
Reflect & Pray
How does it make you feel that because Jesus has paid your sin debt,
you can receive forgiveness for all your sins? If you've never received
this forgiveness, what's keeping you from accepting this gift through Jesus?
God of heaven, help me to receive and enjoy the forgiveness
You've provided through Your Son, Jesus.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 6 Reconciliation
2 Cor 5:18-19
18 All this is from God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ
and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was
in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their sins
against them, and has entrusted to us the message of reconciliation.
When Paul writes in 2 Cor 5:17 that we become a "new creation" in Christ
Jesus, the story does not end there. The verses following give us direction
for tht new life in Christ. "All This", Paul says, referring tothe miracle of
new life in Christ, "is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ
and gave us the ministry of reconciliation."
Reconciliation means to bring back together what was ince separated. Man was
separated from God by sin, and God took the initiative to reconcile man to
himself. Our "ministry of reconciliation" as Christians is twofold: to draw
others to the Lord and to work for reconciliation between indiviuals.
Reconciliation is the ultimate goal of forgiveness. God, through his grace ,
extends forgiveness to us when we are still sinners, unrepentant,
undeserving. When we respond, we come into reconciliation with him
and are brought back into oneness. Likewise, when we extend the grace
of frogiveness to another, we are set free by the act of forgiving, but we
hope that the ultimate outcone will be reconciliation.
God shows us the pattern: he is the wronged party, yet he does not wait for
the offender to come to him, hat in hand. He takes a bold initiative, offering
forgiveness freely with out regard to merit. The pattern applies to us;
as the new life in Christ takes hold of us, we must reach out, and reach,
and keep on reaching, breaking down the barrirers, taking the risk of
rejection so that we may come to reconciliation.
Application
a) What barriers stand between me and reconciliation with another person?
b) How can I take a risk and reach out to offer forgiveness and
reconciliation to them?
c) What kind of attitude do I need to be a "minister of reconciliation"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Cor 9:8,11
8 God is able to make all grace abound toward you,
so that you, always having enough of everything,
may abound to every good work.
11 So you will be enriched in everything to all bountifulness,
which makes us give thanks to God.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
Ps 9:9-12
9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
10 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;
declare His deeds among the people.
12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the humble.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Nova Scotia
Total population 942700
Muslim population (est.) 14629
With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is
a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,
a harvest field in itself.
Pray for Nova Scotoa and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia
with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas
(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques
in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truto.
Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of
newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration
has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic
is the second most spoken language in Halifax.
while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000
in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population
somewhere between 25000 to 30000.
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
3rd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence them
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 for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadian to faith in Christ.
( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world
of sin and of righteousness and of judgment: ,
Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds,
He was moved with compassion for them,
because they fainted and were scattered, like sheep without a shepherd )
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and be comforted that His Word will come true.
Pray to the Lord "God of heaven, help me to receive and enjoy the forgiveness
You've provided through Your Son, Jesus."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a reconciler .
Pray to the Lord and seek His bountifulness.
Pray to the Lord and put your trust in Him when oppressed.
Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
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 Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadian to faith in Christ.
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.