Day 249 - 6 September 2021 reflections
Day 249, 6 September 2021
Ezekiel 34 - 36
Ezekiel 34
A Prophecy Against Israel's Shepherds
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 (Jer 23:1; Ps 78:71-72) Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds
of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds, Thus says the Lord God:
Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not
the shepherds feed the flock?
3 (Zec 11:16; 11:5) You eat the fat and clothe yourself with the wool;
you kill those who are fed without feeding the flock.
4 (Ex 1:13-14; Eze 34:16) The diseased you have not strengthened,
nor have you healed that which was sick, nor have you bound up
that which was broken, nor have you brought back that which was driven away,
nor have you sought that which was lost. But with force and with cruelty
you have subjugated them.
5 (Mt 9:36; 1Ki 22:17) They were scattered because there was no shepherd.
And they became meat to all the beasts of the field and were scattered.
6 (Ps 142:4; 1Pe 2:25) My sheep wandered through all the mountains
and upon every high hill. Indeed, My flock was scattered upon
all the face of the earth, and no one searched or sought after them.
7 Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
8 As I live, says the Lord God, surely because My flock became a prey,
and My flock even became meat to every beast of the field, because
there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock;
but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock,
9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.
10 (Jer 21:13; Eze 13:8) Thus says the Lord God: I am against the shepherds.
And I will require My flock from their hand and cause them to cease from
feeding the flock. Nor shall the shepherds feed themselves anymore,
for I will deliver My flock from their mouth so that they may not be
meat for them.
The True Shepherd
11 (Lk 19:10) For thus says the Lord God: I, even I, will search
for My sheep and seek them out.
12 (Eze 30:3; Jer 13:16) As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day
that he is among his sheep that are scattered, so I will seek out My sheep
and will deliver them out of all the places where they have been scattered
in a cloudy and dark day.
13 (Eze 11:17) I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them
from the countries, and bring them to their own land, and feed them upon
the mountains of Israel by the rivers and in all the inhabited
places of the country.
14 (Jn 10:9; Jer 31:12-14) I will feed them in a good pasture,
and upon the high mountains of Israel their grazing ground shall be.
There they shall lie on good grazing ground, and in a rich pasture
they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel.
15 I will feed My flock, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord God.
16 (Isa 10:16; 49:26) I will seek that which was lost and bring back
that which was driven away and bind up that which was broken
and will strengthen that which was sick. But I will destroy the fat
and the strong. I will feed them with judgment.
17 (Mt 25:32-33; Eze 34:20-22) As for you, O My flock, thus says
the Lord God: I will judge between sheep and cattle, between the rams
and the male goats.
18 (Nu 16:9; 16:13) Does it seem a small thing to you to have eaten up
the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest
of your pastures? Or that you should drink of the clear waters,
that you must foul the rest with your feet?
19 And as for My flock, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet,
and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.
20 Therefore thus says the Lord God to them: I, even I, will judge between
the fat sheep and between the lean sheep.
21 (Dt 33:17; Lk 13:14-16) Because you have thrust with side
and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns
until you have scattered them abroad,
22 (Ps 72:12-14; Jer 23:2-3) therefore I will save My flock, and they shall
no more be a prey. And I will judge between one sheep and another.
23 (Isa 40:11; Jn 10:11) I will set up one shepherd over them,
and he shall feed them, even My servant David. He shall feed
them himself and be their shepherd.
24 (Eze 36:28; 37:27) I the Lord will be their God, and My servant David
shall be prince among them. I the Lord have spoken.
25 (Isa 11:6-9; Lev 26:6) I will make with them a covenant of peace
and will cause the wild beasts to cease from the land so that they dwell
safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
26 (Ge 12:2; Isa 44:3) I will make them and the places all around My hill
a blessing. And I will cause the showers to come down in their season.
They shall be showers of blessing.
27 (Jer 30:8; Lev 26:13) The tree of the field shall yield its fruit,
and the ground shall yield its increase, and they shall be safe in their land.
Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands
of their yoke and delivered them out of the hand of those who enslaved them.
28 (Jer 30:10; Eze 34:25) They shall no more be a prey to the nations,
nor shall the beast of the land devour them. But they shall dwell safely
and no one shall make them afraid.
29 (Eze 36:29; Isa 4:2) I will raise up for them a planting place of renown,
and no more shall they be consumed with hunger in the land, nor shall
they bear the shame of the nations anymore.
30 (Ps 46:7; 46:11) Thus shall they know that I, the Lord their God,
am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,
says the Lord God.
31 (Ps 100:3; 78:52) As for you, My flock, the flock of My pasture,
you are men, and I am your God, says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 35
A Prophecy Against Edom
1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 (Ge 32:3; Eze 6:2) Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir
and prophesy against it,
3 (Jer 6:12; 15:6) and say to it, Thus says the Lord God: I am against you,
O Mount Seir, and I will stretch out My hand against you, and I will make
you a desolation and a waste.
4 (Eze 35:9; Mal 1:3-4) I will lay your cities waste, and you shall
become a desolation. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.
5 (Ps 137:7; Eze 21:25; 21:29) Because you have had a perpetual hatred
and have delivered the sons of Israel to the power of the sword
in the time of their calamity, in the time of the punishment of the end,
6 (Isa 63:2-6) therefore, as I live, says the Lord God, I will prepare you
for bloodshed, and bloodshed shall pursue you. Since you have not hated
bloodshed, therefore blood shall pursue you.
7 (Eze 29:11; 35:3) Thus I will make Mount Seir a desolation and a waste,
and cut off from it the one who passes through and the one who returns.
8 (Eze 31:12; 32:4-5) I will fill its mountains with its slain men.
On your hills and in your valleys and in all your rivers, they shall fall
who are slain with the sword.
9 (Eze 6:7; 25:13) I will make you a perpetual desolation,
and your cities shall not be inhabited. Then you shall know that
I am the Lord.
10 (Eze 36:5; 48:35) Because you have said, "These two nations
and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess them,"
whereas the Lord was there,
11 (Ps 9:16; Mt 7:2) therefore, as I live, says the Lord God,
I will treat you according to your anger and according to your envy,
which you have showed out of your hatred against them. And I will make
Myself known among them when I have judged you.
12 (Eze 36:2) Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have heard all
your blasphemies which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel,
saying, "They are laid desolate. They are given to us to consume."
13 (Da 11:36; 1Sa 2:3) Thus with your mouth you have boasted against Me
and have multiplied your words against Me. I have heard them.
14 Thus says the Lord God: When the whole earth rejoices,
I will make you a desolation.
15 (Isa 34:5-6; La 4:21) As you rejoiced at the inheritance
of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so I will do to you.
You shall be a desolation, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it.
Then they shall know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 36
A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel
1 As for you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say:
O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord.
2 (Dt 32:13; Eze 25:3) Thus says the Lord God: Because theenemy has said
against you, "Aha! Even the ancient high places are our possession,"
3 (Ps 44:13-14; Jer 18:16) therefore, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord
God: For good reason they have made you desolate and swallowed you up
on every side so that you might become a possession to the rest
of the nations, and you have been taken up on the lips of talkers
and are an infamy of the people.
4 (Dt 11:11; Eze 34:28) Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word
of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and to the hills,
to the rivers and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes and to the cities
that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the rest
of the nations that are all around;
5 (Eze 36:3; Dt 4:24) therefore thus says the Lord God: Surely in the fire
of My jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations and against
all Edom, who have arrogated My land into their possession
with the joy of all their hearts and with a spiteful soul, to cast it out
for a prey.
6 (Ps 123:3-4; Eze 34:29) Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel
and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the rivers and to the valleys:
Thus says the Lord God: I have spoken in My jealousy and in My fury, because
you have borne the shame of the nations.
7 (Eze 20:5) Therefore, thus says the Lord God: I have lifted up My hand
that surely the nations who are about you shall themselves bear
their invectives.
8 (Isa 27:6; 4:2) But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth
your branches and yield your fruit for My people Israel.
For they shall come soon.
9 For I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.
10 (Eze 36:33; Isa 27:6) And I will multiply men upon you, all the house
of Israel, all of it. And the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places
shall be built.
11 (Mic 7:14; Jer 30:18) And I will multiply man and beast upon you. And they
shall increase and bring forth fruit. AndI will settle you as you were before
and do better to you than at the beginning. Thus you shall know that
I am the Lord.
12 (Jer 15:7) Indeed, I will cause men to walk upon you, My people Israel,
and they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance,
and you shall no longer bereave them of children.
13 (Nu 13:32) Thus says the Lord God: Because they say to you,
"You are a devourer of men and have bereaved your nation of children,"
14 therefore you shall devour men no more or bereave your nation of children
anymore, says the Lord God.
15 (Ps 89:50; Eze 34:29) Nor will I cause men to hear in you the invectives
of the nations anymore, nor shall you bear the reproach of the peoples
anymore, nor shall you cause your nation to fall anymore, says the Lord God.
The Restoration of Israel
16 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
17 (Jer 2:7) Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their own land,
they defiled it by their ways and their deeds. Their way was before Me
as the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.
18 (2Ch 34:21; La 2:4) Therefore I poured My fury upon them for the blood
that they had shed upon the land and for their idols with which they
had polluted it.
19 (Dt 28:64; Eze 39:24) And I scattered them among the nations,
and they were dispersed throughout the countries. According to their ways
and according to their deeds, I judged them.
20 (Isa 52:5; Ro 2:24) When they entered the nations, where they went,
they profaned My holy name, because they said of them,
"These are the people of the Lord and have gone out of His land."
21 (Ps 74:18; Isa 48:9) But I had pity for My holy name, which the house
of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.
22 (Eze 36:32; Dt 7:7-8) Therefore say to the house of Israel,
Thus says the Lord God: I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel,
but for My holy name's sake which you have profaned among the nations
where you went.
23 (Eze 20:41; Isa 5:16) I will vindicate the sanctity of My great name
which was profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst.
Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God,
when I shall be sanctified among you before their eyes.
24 (Eze 37:21; 34:13) For I will take you from among the nations and gather
you out of all countries and will bring you into your own land.
25 (Heb 10:22; Ps 51:7) Then I will sprinkle clean water upon you,
and you shall be clean. From all your filthiness and from all your idols,
I will cleanse you.
26 (Ps 51:10; Eze 11:19-20) Also, I will give you a new heart,
and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will take away the stony heart
out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
27 (Eze 37:14; Isa 59:21) I will put My Spirit within you and cause you
to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
28 (Eze 37:27; 11:20) You will dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers.
And you will be My people, and I will be your God.
29 (Hos 2:21-23; Mt 1:21) I will also save you from all your uncleanness.
And I will call for the grain and increase it and lay no famine upon you.
30 (Eze 34:27) I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the increase
of the field so that you shall receive no more reproach of famine
among the nations.
31 (Eze 6:9; 20:43) Then you shall remember your evil ways and your deeds
that were not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight
for your iniquities and your abominations.
32 (Dt 9:5; Eze 36:22) Not for your sake am I doing this, says the Lord God,
let it be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated for your ways,
O house of Israel!
33 (Eze 36:10; Isa 58:12) Thus says the Lord God: On the day that I cleanse
you from all your iniquities, I will cause you to dwell in the cities,
and the waste places shall be built.
34 The desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight
of all who pass by.
35 (Isa 51:3; Joel 2:3) They shall say, "This land that was desolate
has become like the garden of Eden. And the waste and desolate
and ruined cities have become fenced and inhabited."
36 (Eze 17:24; 22:14) Then the nations that are left all around you shall
know that I the Lord have built the ruined places and planted that which
was desolate. I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.
37 (Eze 14:3) Thus says the Lord God: This also I will let the house
of Israel ask Me to do for them: I will increase their men like a flock.
38 (Jn 10:16) As the flock for sacrifices, as the flock of Jerusalem in her
solemn feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men.
Then they shall know that I am the Lord.
2) Our Daily Bread for 6 September 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/09/06/resting-secure-in-god
Entitled Resting Secure in God
Deuteronomy 33:1–5,12
God Invites Repentance
DeuterÂÂonomy 33
Moses Blesses Israel
Ge 49:1–28
1 (Jos 14:6) Now this is the blessing with which Moses,
the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2 (Hab 3:3; Ac 7:53) He said:
The Lord came from Sinai and rose up from Seir to them;
He shone forth from Mount Paran,
and He came with ten thousands of holy ones;
from His right hand went a fiery law Or flashing lightning. for them.
3 (Lk 10:39; Hos 11:1) Surely, He loved the people;
all His holy ones are in Your hand,
and they sit down at Your feet;
everyone receives Your words.
4 (Ps 119:111; Jn 1:17) Moses decreed to us a law,
the inheritance of the assembly of Jacob.
5 (Dt 32:15) He was king over Jeshurun,
when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
12 Of Benjamin he said:
The beloved of the Lord
will dwell in safety by Him,
and the Lord will protect him all day long;
he will dwell between His shoulders.
I wrote a letter to our children as each became a teenager. In one I talked
about our identity in Christ, remembering that when I was a teenager, I felt
unsure of myself, lacking confidence. I had to learn that I was God's
beloved-His child. I said in the letter, "Knowing who you are comes down
to knowing Whose you are." For when we understand that God has created us
and we commit to following Him, we can be at peace with who He's made us
to be. And we also know that He changes us to be more like Him each day.
A foundational passage from Scripture about our identity as God's children
is Deuteronomy 33:12: "Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,
for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests
between his shoulders." Just before Moses died, he proclaimed this blessing
over the tribe of Benjamin as God's people prepared to enter the land
He'd promised them. God wanted them to always remember that they were
His beloved and to rest secure in their identity as His children.
Knowing our identity as God's children is equally important for
everyone-teenagers, those in the middle of life, and those who have lived
a long time. When we understand that God created us and watches over us,
we can find security, hope, and love.
By: Amy Boucher Pye
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Reflect & Pray
How does knowing that you can "rest between his shoulders" increase
your love for God? How does this deepen your understanding of who you are?
Loving Father, You created me and You hold me close.
Let my identity as Your child permeate my thoughts and actions.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season
Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.
Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow
flowers from seeds, Each child took the ssed, planted it carefully in the
bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day
for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,
unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"
he pouted after the first week. "Nothin's gonna grow in there."
We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.
We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -
immediate response, and when we have to wait,
we become impatient and irritable.
Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"
is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church
at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results, and weariness sets in.
If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it
and move on to a new project.
But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too
soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily
when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in
another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,
"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."
In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has
had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions
are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for
the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.
Application
a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labors have produced no harvest at all?
b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"
for reaping the harvest?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Romans 13:7-8
7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes
are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,
and honor to whom honor is due.
8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,
for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 117
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
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
6th Day of the Month
a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community
( Deut 4:6-7
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom
and your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear
all these statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise
and understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god so near
to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
Matt 5:13-16
13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt
loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good
for nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.
14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on
a hill cannot be hidden.
15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) 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.
16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine
before men that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father who is in heaven."
Acts 1:8
8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
b) Pray for the province of British Columbia
I) Pray for the leaders of British Columbia, 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
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him that He is in Full Control.
Pray to the Lord "Loving Father, You created me and You hold me close.
Let my identity as Your child permeate my thoughts and actions."
Pray to the Lord and to do His Will in reaping successfully .
Pray to the Lord and pray to love one another.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for the faithfulness
of the Lord endures forever .
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 a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community.
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.
Ezekiel 34 - 36
Ezekiel 34
A Prophecy Against Israel's Shepherds
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 (Jer 23:1; Ps 78:71-72) Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds
of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds, Thus says the Lord God:
Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not
the shepherds feed the flock?
3 (Zec 11:16; 11:5) You eat the fat and clothe yourself with the wool;
you kill those who are fed without feeding the flock.
4 (Ex 1:13-14; Eze 34:16) The diseased you have not strengthened,
nor have you healed that which was sick, nor have you bound up
that which was broken, nor have you brought back that which was driven away,
nor have you sought that which was lost. But with force and with cruelty
you have subjugated them.
5 (Mt 9:36; 1Ki 22:17) They were scattered because there was no shepherd.
And they became meat to all the beasts of the field and were scattered.
6 (Ps 142:4; 1Pe 2:25) My sheep wandered through all the mountains
and upon every high hill. Indeed, My flock was scattered upon
all the face of the earth, and no one searched or sought after them.
7 Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
8 As I live, says the Lord God, surely because My flock became a prey,
and My flock even became meat to every beast of the field, because
there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock;
but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock,
9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.
10 (Jer 21:13; Eze 13:8) Thus says the Lord God: I am against the shepherds.
And I will require My flock from their hand and cause them to cease from
feeding the flock. Nor shall the shepherds feed themselves anymore,
for I will deliver My flock from their mouth so that they may not be
meat for them.
The True Shepherd
11 (Lk 19:10) For thus says the Lord God: I, even I, will search
for My sheep and seek them out.
12 (Eze 30:3; Jer 13:16) As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day
that he is among his sheep that are scattered, so I will seek out My sheep
and will deliver them out of all the places where they have been scattered
in a cloudy and dark day.
13 (Eze 11:17) I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them
from the countries, and bring them to their own land, and feed them upon
the mountains of Israel by the rivers and in all the inhabited
places of the country.
14 (Jn 10:9; Jer 31:12-14) I will feed them in a good pasture,
and upon the high mountains of Israel their grazing ground shall be.
There they shall lie on good grazing ground, and in a rich pasture
they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel.
15 I will feed My flock, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord God.
16 (Isa 10:16; 49:26) I will seek that which was lost and bring back
that which was driven away and bind up that which was broken
and will strengthen that which was sick. But I will destroy the fat
and the strong. I will feed them with judgment.
17 (Mt 25:32-33; Eze 34:20-22) As for you, O My flock, thus says
the Lord God: I will judge between sheep and cattle, between the rams
and the male goats.
18 (Nu 16:9; 16:13) Does it seem a small thing to you to have eaten up
the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest
of your pastures? Or that you should drink of the clear waters,
that you must foul the rest with your feet?
19 And as for My flock, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet,
and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.
20 Therefore thus says the Lord God to them: I, even I, will judge between
the fat sheep and between the lean sheep.
21 (Dt 33:17; Lk 13:14-16) Because you have thrust with side
and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns
until you have scattered them abroad,
22 (Ps 72:12-14; Jer 23:2-3) therefore I will save My flock, and they shall
no more be a prey. And I will judge between one sheep and another.
23 (Isa 40:11; Jn 10:11) I will set up one shepherd over them,
and he shall feed them, even My servant David. He shall feed
them himself and be their shepherd.
24 (Eze 36:28; 37:27) I the Lord will be their God, and My servant David
shall be prince among them. I the Lord have spoken.
25 (Isa 11:6-9; Lev 26:6) I will make with them a covenant of peace
and will cause the wild beasts to cease from the land so that they dwell
safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
26 (Ge 12:2; Isa 44:3) I will make them and the places all around My hill
a blessing. And I will cause the showers to come down in their season.
They shall be showers of blessing.
27 (Jer 30:8; Lev 26:13) The tree of the field shall yield its fruit,
and the ground shall yield its increase, and they shall be safe in their land.
Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands
of their yoke and delivered them out of the hand of those who enslaved them.
28 (Jer 30:10; Eze 34:25) They shall no more be a prey to the nations,
nor shall the beast of the land devour them. But they shall dwell safely
and no one shall make them afraid.
29 (Eze 36:29; Isa 4:2) I will raise up for them a planting place of renown,
and no more shall they be consumed with hunger in the land, nor shall
they bear the shame of the nations anymore.
30 (Ps 46:7; 46:11) Thus shall they know that I, the Lord their God,
am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,
says the Lord God.
31 (Ps 100:3; 78:52) As for you, My flock, the flock of My pasture,
you are men, and I am your God, says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 35
A Prophecy Against Edom
1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 (Ge 32:3; Eze 6:2) Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir
and prophesy against it,
3 (Jer 6:12; 15:6) and say to it, Thus says the Lord God: I am against you,
O Mount Seir, and I will stretch out My hand against you, and I will make
you a desolation and a waste.
4 (Eze 35:9; Mal 1:3-4) I will lay your cities waste, and you shall
become a desolation. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.
5 (Ps 137:7; Eze 21:25; 21:29) Because you have had a perpetual hatred
and have delivered the sons of Israel to the power of the sword
in the time of their calamity, in the time of the punishment of the end,
6 (Isa 63:2-6) therefore, as I live, says the Lord God, I will prepare you
for bloodshed, and bloodshed shall pursue you. Since you have not hated
bloodshed, therefore blood shall pursue you.
7 (Eze 29:11; 35:3) Thus I will make Mount Seir a desolation and a waste,
and cut off from it the one who passes through and the one who returns.
8 (Eze 31:12; 32:4-5) I will fill its mountains with its slain men.
On your hills and in your valleys and in all your rivers, they shall fall
who are slain with the sword.
9 (Eze 6:7; 25:13) I will make you a perpetual desolation,
and your cities shall not be inhabited. Then you shall know that
I am the Lord.
10 (Eze 36:5; 48:35) Because you have said, "These two nations
and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess them,"
whereas the Lord was there,
11 (Ps 9:16; Mt 7:2) therefore, as I live, says the Lord God,
I will treat you according to your anger and according to your envy,
which you have showed out of your hatred against them. And I will make
Myself known among them when I have judged you.
12 (Eze 36:2) Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have heard all
your blasphemies which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel,
saying, "They are laid desolate. They are given to us to consume."
13 (Da 11:36; 1Sa 2:3) Thus with your mouth you have boasted against Me
and have multiplied your words against Me. I have heard them.
14 Thus says the Lord God: When the whole earth rejoices,
I will make you a desolation.
15 (Isa 34:5-6; La 4:21) As you rejoiced at the inheritance
of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so I will do to you.
You shall be a desolation, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it.
Then they shall know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 36
A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel
1 As for you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say:
O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord.
2 (Dt 32:13; Eze 25:3) Thus says the Lord God: Because theenemy has said
against you, "Aha! Even the ancient high places are our possession,"
3 (Ps 44:13-14; Jer 18:16) therefore, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord
God: For good reason they have made you desolate and swallowed you up
on every side so that you might become a possession to the rest
of the nations, and you have been taken up on the lips of talkers
and are an infamy of the people.
4 (Dt 11:11; Eze 34:28) Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word
of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and to the hills,
to the rivers and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes and to the cities
that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the rest
of the nations that are all around;
5 (Eze 36:3; Dt 4:24) therefore thus says the Lord God: Surely in the fire
of My jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations and against
all Edom, who have arrogated My land into their possession
with the joy of all their hearts and with a spiteful soul, to cast it out
for a prey.
6 (Ps 123:3-4; Eze 34:29) Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel
and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the rivers and to the valleys:
Thus says the Lord God: I have spoken in My jealousy and in My fury, because
you have borne the shame of the nations.
7 (Eze 20:5) Therefore, thus says the Lord God: I have lifted up My hand
that surely the nations who are about you shall themselves bear
their invectives.
8 (Isa 27:6; 4:2) But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth
your branches and yield your fruit for My people Israel.
For they shall come soon.
9 For I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.
10 (Eze 36:33; Isa 27:6) And I will multiply men upon you, all the house
of Israel, all of it. And the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places
shall be built.
11 (Mic 7:14; Jer 30:18) And I will multiply man and beast upon you. And they
shall increase and bring forth fruit. AndI will settle you as you were before
and do better to you than at the beginning. Thus you shall know that
I am the Lord.
12 (Jer 15:7) Indeed, I will cause men to walk upon you, My people Israel,
and they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance,
and you shall no longer bereave them of children.
13 (Nu 13:32) Thus says the Lord God: Because they say to you,
"You are a devourer of men and have bereaved your nation of children,"
14 therefore you shall devour men no more or bereave your nation of children
anymore, says the Lord God.
15 (Ps 89:50; Eze 34:29) Nor will I cause men to hear in you the invectives
of the nations anymore, nor shall you bear the reproach of the peoples
anymore, nor shall you cause your nation to fall anymore, says the Lord God.
The Restoration of Israel
16 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
17 (Jer 2:7) Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their own land,
they defiled it by their ways and their deeds. Their way was before Me
as the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.
18 (2Ch 34:21; La 2:4) Therefore I poured My fury upon them for the blood
that they had shed upon the land and for their idols with which they
had polluted it.
19 (Dt 28:64; Eze 39:24) And I scattered them among the nations,
and they were dispersed throughout the countries. According to their ways
and according to their deeds, I judged them.
20 (Isa 52:5; Ro 2:24) When they entered the nations, where they went,
they profaned My holy name, because they said of them,
"These are the people of the Lord and have gone out of His land."
21 (Ps 74:18; Isa 48:9) But I had pity for My holy name, which the house
of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.
22 (Eze 36:32; Dt 7:7-8) Therefore say to the house of Israel,
Thus says the Lord God: I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel,
but for My holy name's sake which you have profaned among the nations
where you went.
23 (Eze 20:41; Isa 5:16) I will vindicate the sanctity of My great name
which was profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst.
Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God,
when I shall be sanctified among you before their eyes.
24 (Eze 37:21; 34:13) For I will take you from among the nations and gather
you out of all countries and will bring you into your own land.
25 (Heb 10:22; Ps 51:7) Then I will sprinkle clean water upon you,
and you shall be clean. From all your filthiness and from all your idols,
I will cleanse you.
26 (Ps 51:10; Eze 11:19-20) Also, I will give you a new heart,
and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will take away the stony heart
out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
27 (Eze 37:14; Isa 59:21) I will put My Spirit within you and cause you
to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
28 (Eze 37:27; 11:20) You will dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers.
And you will be My people, and I will be your God.
29 (Hos 2:21-23; Mt 1:21) I will also save you from all your uncleanness.
And I will call for the grain and increase it and lay no famine upon you.
30 (Eze 34:27) I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the increase
of the field so that you shall receive no more reproach of famine
among the nations.
31 (Eze 6:9; 20:43) Then you shall remember your evil ways and your deeds
that were not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight
for your iniquities and your abominations.
32 (Dt 9:5; Eze 36:22) Not for your sake am I doing this, says the Lord God,
let it be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated for your ways,
O house of Israel!
33 (Eze 36:10; Isa 58:12) Thus says the Lord God: On the day that I cleanse
you from all your iniquities, I will cause you to dwell in the cities,
and the waste places shall be built.
34 The desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight
of all who pass by.
35 (Isa 51:3; Joel 2:3) They shall say, "This land that was desolate
has become like the garden of Eden. And the waste and desolate
and ruined cities have become fenced and inhabited."
36 (Eze 17:24; 22:14) Then the nations that are left all around you shall
know that I the Lord have built the ruined places and planted that which
was desolate. I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.
37 (Eze 14:3) Thus says the Lord God: This also I will let the house
of Israel ask Me to do for them: I will increase their men like a flock.
38 (Jn 10:16) As the flock for sacrifices, as the flock of Jerusalem in her
solemn feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men.
Then they shall know that I am the Lord.
2) Our Daily Bread for 6 September 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/09/06/resting-secure-in-god
Entitled Resting Secure in God
Deuteronomy 33:1–5,12
God Invites Repentance
DeuterÂÂonomy 33
Moses Blesses Israel
Ge 49:1–28
1 (Jos 14:6) Now this is the blessing with which Moses,
the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2 (Hab 3:3; Ac 7:53) He said:
The Lord came from Sinai and rose up from Seir to them;
He shone forth from Mount Paran,
and He came with ten thousands of holy ones;
from His right hand went a fiery law Or flashing lightning. for them.
3 (Lk 10:39; Hos 11:1) Surely, He loved the people;
all His holy ones are in Your hand,
and they sit down at Your feet;
everyone receives Your words.
4 (Ps 119:111; Jn 1:17) Moses decreed to us a law,
the inheritance of the assembly of Jacob.
5 (Dt 32:15) He was king over Jeshurun,
when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
12 Of Benjamin he said:
The beloved of the Lord
will dwell in safety by Him,
and the Lord will protect him all day long;
he will dwell between His shoulders.
I wrote a letter to our children as each became a teenager. In one I talked
about our identity in Christ, remembering that when I was a teenager, I felt
unsure of myself, lacking confidence. I had to learn that I was God's
beloved-His child. I said in the letter, "Knowing who you are comes down
to knowing Whose you are." For when we understand that God has created us
and we commit to following Him, we can be at peace with who He's made us
to be. And we also know that He changes us to be more like Him each day.
A foundational passage from Scripture about our identity as God's children
is Deuteronomy 33:12: "Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,
for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests
between his shoulders." Just before Moses died, he proclaimed this blessing
over the tribe of Benjamin as God's people prepared to enter the land
He'd promised them. God wanted them to always remember that they were
His beloved and to rest secure in their identity as His children.
Knowing our identity as God's children is equally important for
everyone-teenagers, those in the middle of life, and those who have lived
a long time. When we understand that God created us and watches over us,
we can find security, hope, and love.
By: Amy Boucher Pye
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Reflect & Pray
How does knowing that you can "rest between his shoulders" increase
your love for God? How does this deepen your understanding of who you are?
Loving Father, You created me and You hold me close.
Let my identity as Your child permeate my thoughts and actions.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season
Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.
Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow
flowers from seeds, Each child took the ssed, planted it carefully in the
bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day
for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,
unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"
he pouted after the first week. "Nothin's gonna grow in there."
We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.
We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -
immediate response, and when we have to wait,
we become impatient and irritable.
Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"
is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church
at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results, and weariness sets in.
If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it
and move on to a new project.
But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too
soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily
when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in
another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,
"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."
In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has
had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions
are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for
the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.
Application
a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labors have produced no harvest at all?
b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"
for reaping the harvest?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Romans 13:7-8
7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes
are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,
and honor to whom honor is due.
8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,
for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 117
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
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
6th Day of the Month
a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community
( Deut 4:6-7
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom
and your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear
all these statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise
and understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god so near
to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
Matt 5:13-16
13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt
loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good
for nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.
14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on
a hill cannot be hidden.
15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) 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.
16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine
before men that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father who is in heaven."
Acts 1:8
8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
b) Pray for the province of British Columbia
I) Pray for the leaders of British Columbia, 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
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him that He is in Full Control.
Pray to the Lord "Loving Father, You created me and You hold me close.
Let my identity as Your child permeate my thoughts and actions."
Pray to the Lord and to do His Will in reaping successfully .
Pray to the Lord and pray to love one another.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for the faithfulness
of the Lord endures forever .
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 a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community.
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.