Day 278 - 5 October 2021 reflections
Day 278, 5 October 2021
Matthew 8 ; Mark 2
Matthew 8
The Cleansing of a Leper
Mk 1:40-45; Lk 5:12-16
1 When He came down from the mountains, large crowds followed Him.
2 (Mt 18:26; 15:25) And then a leper came and worshipped Him, saying,
"Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."
3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched him, saying, "I will. Be clean."
And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 (Lev 14:2-32; Mt 9:30) Then Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one.
But go your way, show yourself to the priest,
and offer the gift that Moses commanded as a testimony to them."
The Healing of a Centurion's Servant
Lk 7:1-10; Jn 4:43-54
5 (Lk 7:1-10) And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion
(Zec 9:9.) came to Him, entreating Him,
6 (Mt 4:24) and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home,
sick with paralysis, terribly tormented."
7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
8 (Ps 107:20) The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy
that You should come under my roof. But speak the word only,
and my servant will be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me.
And I say to this man, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,'
and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
10 (Mt 15:28; Mk 6:6) When Jesus heard it, He was amazed
and said to those who followed, "Truly I say to you, I have not found
such great faith, no, not in Israel.
11 (Mal 1:11; Isa 59:19) And I say to you that many will come
from the east and west and will dine with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
in the kingdom of heaven.
12 (Mt 25:30; 13:42; 13:50) But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown
out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
13 (Mt 9:22) Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way. And as you have
believed, so let it be done for you." And his servant was healed
that very moment.
The Healing of Many People
Mk 1:29-34; Lk 4:38-41
14 (1Co 9:5) 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 (Isa 53:4; Mt 1:22) to fulfill what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,
"He Himself took our infirmities
and bore our sicknesses."[Isa 53:4].
The Would-Be Followers of Jesus
Lk 9:57-62
18 (Mk 4:35; Lk 8:22) Now when Jesus saw large crowds around Him,
He gave a command to depart to the other side.
19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him,
"Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go."
20 Jesus replied, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests,
but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head."
21 Another of His other disciples said to Him,
"Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
22 (Mt 9:9; Jn 1:43) But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury
their dead."
The Calming of a Storm
Mk 4:35-41; Lk 8:22-25
23 Then He entered the boat, and His disciples followed Him.
24 Suddenly a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered
with the waves. But He was asleep.
25 His disciples went to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us!
We are perishing!"
26 (Mt 6:30; Ps 65:7) He replied, "Why are you fearful,
O you of little faith?" Then He rose and rebuked the winds and the sea.
And there was a great calm.
27 (Mk 1:27) The men were amazed, saying, "What kind of Man is this that
even the winds and the sea obey Him!"
The Healing of the Gergesene Demoniacs
Mk 5:1-20; Lk 8:26-39
28 (Mk 5:1-20; Lk 8:26-39) When He came to the other side into the country
of the Gergesenes, there met Him two men possessed with demons,
coming out of the tombs, extremely fierce, so that no one might pass
by that way.
29 (Mk 1:24; Lk 4:34) Suddenly they cried out, saying, "What have we to do
with You, Jesus, Son of God?
Have You come here to torment us before the time?"
30 Now a good way off from them was a herd of many swine feeding.
31 So the demons begged Him, saying,
"If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine."
32 He said to them, "Go!" And when they came out, they went into the herd
of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down
a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 Those who kept them fled, and went their ways into the city,
and told everything, including what had happened to those possessed
by the demons.
34 (Ac 16:39; Lk 5:8) The whole city came out to meet Jesus.
And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart out of their region.
Mark 2
The Healing of a Paralytic
Mt 9:1-8; Lk 5:17-26
1 (Mt 9:1) Again, He entered Capernaum after some days.
And it was reported that He was in the house.
2 (Mk 1:45; 2:13) Immediately many were gathered together,
so that there was no room to receive them, not even at the door.
And He preached the word to them.
3 (Lk 5:18-26) They came to Him bringing one sick with paralysis,
who was carried by four men.
4 (Lk 5:19) When they could not come near Him due to the crowding,
they uncovered the roof where He was. When they had broken it open,
they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.
5 (Mt 9:2; 9:22) When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic,
"Son, your sins are forgiven you."
6 But some of the scribes were sitting there, reasoning in their hearts,
7 (Isa 43:25; Mk 14:64; Jn 10:36) "Why does this Man speak such blasphemies?
Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
8 Immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they so reasoned
within themselves, He said to them, "Why do you contemplate these things
in your hearts?
9 Which is easier to say to the paralytic: 'Your sins are forgiven you,'
or to say, 'Rise, take up your bed and walk'?
10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth
to forgive sins," He said to the paralytic,
11 "I say to you, rise, and take up your bed, and go your way to your house."
12 (Mt 9:8; 9:33) Immediately he rose, picked up the bed, and went out
in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God,
saying, "We never saw anything like this!"
The Calling of Levi
Mt 9:9-13; Lk 5:27-32
13 (Mk 1:45) He went out again by the seaside, and the whole crowd came
to Him, and He taught them.
14 (Mk 3:18) As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting
at the tax collector's station, and He said to him, "Follow Me."
And he rose and followed Him.
15 As Jesus was at supper in his house, many tax collectors
and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples.
For there were many, and they followed Him.
16 (Ac 23:9) When the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with tax collectors
and sinners, they said to His disciples, "How is it that He eats
and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?"
17 (Mt 9:12-13; Lk 5:31-32) When Jesus heard it, He said to them,
"Those who are well have no need of a physician,
but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous,
but sinners to repentance."
The Question About Fasting
Mt 9:14–17; Lk 5:33–39
18 (Mt 6:16; 6:18) Now the disciples of John and of the Pharisees
were fasting. And people came and said to Him,
"Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast,
but Your disciples do not fast?"
19 Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom
is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20 (Lk 17:22) But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken
away from them, and then they will fast in those days.
21 "No one sews a piece of new cloth on an old garment, or else the new piece
that covered it tears away from the old, and the tear is made worse.
22 (Jos 9:4) And no one pours new wine into old wineskins,
or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, and the wine is spilled,
and the wineskins will be marred.
But new wine must be poured into new wineskins."
The Question About the Sabbath
Mt 12:1–8; Lk 6:1–5
23 (Mt 12:1-8; Lk 6:1-5) He went through the grain fields on the Sabbath.
As they went, His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain.
24 (Ex 20:10) The Pharisees said to Him, "Look, why are they doing on the Sabbath
what is not lawful?"
25 (1Sa 21:3-6; Mt 21:16) He said to them, "Have you never read what David did,
when he and those who were with him were in need and hungry:
26 (2Sa 8:17; Lev 24:5-9) how he went into the house of God, in the days
Abiathar was the high priest, and ate the ritual bread, which is lawful only
for the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?"
27 (Col 2:16; Ex 23:12; Dt 5:14) Then He said to them,
"The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
28 (Rev 1:10) So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
2) Our Daily Bread for 5 October 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/10/05/with-me-in-the-valley
Entitled With Us in the Valley
PSALMS 23
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside still waters.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup runs over.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
As Hannah Wilberforce (aunt of British abolitionist William Wilberforce)
lay dying, she wrote a letter in which she mentioned hearing about
the death of a fellow believer in Jesus: "Happy is the dear man who is gone
to glory, now in the presence of Jesus, whom unseen he loved. My heart seemed
to jump for joy." Then she described her own situation:
"Myself, better and worse; Jesus, as good as ever."
Her words make me think of Psalm 23, where David writes, "Even though I walk
through the darkest valley [the valley of the shadow of death],
I will fear no evil, for you are with me" (v. 4). Those words leap from
the page because it's there, in the middle of the valley of the shadow
of death, where David's description of God turns deeply personal.
He moves from talking about God in the beginning of the psalm-
"the Lord is my shepherd" (v. 1)-to talking to Him:
"for you are with me" (v. 4, italics added).
How reassuring it is to know that almighty God who
"brought forth the whole world" (90:2) is so compassionate that He walks
with us through even the most difficult places. Whether our situation
turns better or worse, we can turn to our Shepherd, Savior, and Friend
and find Him "as good as ever." So good that death itself is vanquished,
and we will "dwell in the house of the Lord forever" (23:6).
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
How does it comfort you to know that Jesus our Shepherd
is always with you? How can you share that hope with someone today?
My Shepherd, thank You for Your perfect faithfulness
and kindness to me. Help me to stay near You today.
3) Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 3 - Inseparable From God's Love
Romans 8:38-39
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Separation is a fact of human life. Relationships disintegrate,
children grow up, loved ones die, husbands and wives divorce,
friends changes and drift apart. We may resist change and separation,
but we must deal with them nevertheless.
Separation sometimes is a natural result of growth and development;
sometimes it is a violent, cataclysmic shaking of an individual's life.
2 lifelong friends go separate ways to college or into future careers;
a church splits over doctrinal differences; a wife finds out a hidden
secret in her husband's past.
But with God, there is no separation, no death, no breaking of vows,
no growing beyond the relationship. Nothing, says Paul, can separate
us from the love of God. A skeleton in my closet, once revealed, may
cost me the trust of those I thought were my friends. But God knows
all my past, all my sin; he forgives, and it cannot separate me from him.
My present personal struggles may cause trouble in my job and result in
the loss of that income, but God understands what I'm going through,
and even when I'm angry at him, he can take it without drawing away
or striking back. My present problems cannot separate me from the Lord.
And God knows, too, the plan he has established for my future. I cannot
walk away from him, grow beyond my need for him, or outrun him into
tomorrow.
She may separate me from my awareness of God's presence in my life,
but it cannot set me beyond his reach. There is no power that is greater
than God's love, and no place I can go that will separate me
from that love.
Application
a) Have I ever felt separated from the love of God? Under what circumstances?
b) How can today's verse free me from anxiety about the past,
the present or the future?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 25:15-21
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for He will lead my feet from the net.
16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,
for I am isolated and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 Look on my pain and misery,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,
and they hate me with violent hatred.
20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!
Let me not suffer shame,
for I seek refuge in You.
21 Truth and integrity will preserve me
while I wait for You.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Prince Edward Island
Total population 146300
Muslim population (est.) 1127
Charlottetown does not currently (fall 2014) have a local CNMM network.
Pray with us for God's people to come together in reaching Muslims
cooperatively across denominational and organisational lines.
More than 200 attended the Eid festival at the end of Ramadan, the Islamic
month of fasting during daylight hours and the reading of the Qur'an, at
the Dar as-Salam mosque in 2014. This second mosque established
in Charlottetown, the other being the Muslims Assoication of PEI.
As of mid-2014,there are between 250 to 300 families, mostly in Charlottetown.
The Muslims of Charlottetown see their community as symbolically important
for this nation since this is known as the "birthplace of Canada". Yet we were
established as the "Dominion of Canada" with an appeal not only to
monarchial authority, but even more to God's higher Biblical authority as
shown in Psalm 72:8, "May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth."
Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual waysto sahre the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
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
5th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples, that the Lord will draw them to Himself
(PS 145:13-18
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and loving in all His works.
18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,
to all who call upon Him in truth.
)
b) Pray for the Lord to search your life , reveal anything offensive
and cleanse you from unrighteousness
( ps 139:24 and see if there is any rebellious way in me,
and lead me in the ancient way.
1: John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He is power and healer.
Pray to the Lord "My Shepherd, thank You for Your perfect faithfulness
and kindness to me. Help me to stay near You today."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for him not seperating from we who believe.
Pray to the Lord and give him thanks for your wealth.
Pray to the Lord and thank him for He is your refuge and He forgives your sins.
Pray for Prince Edward Island and Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual ways to share the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
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 Canada's First Nation peoples, that the Lord will draw them to Himself
Pray for the Lord to search your life , reveal anything offensive
and cleanse you from unrighteousness
Pray for opportunities to share the Gospel
with local community members in Qatar.
Pray for the continued boldness of churches in northeastern Kenya
despite the risk of Islamist attacks.
Pray for the many widows whose husbands were martyred for christ in India.
Pray that christian converts from Islam will find fellowship
with other believers in Malaysia.
Pray that those distributing Bible in Bahrain will be led to earnest
spiritual seekers.
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.
Matthew 8 ; Mark 2
Matthew 8
The Cleansing of a Leper
Mk 1:40-45; Lk 5:12-16
1 When He came down from the mountains, large crowds followed Him.
2 (Mt 18:26; 15:25) And then a leper came and worshipped Him, saying,
"Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."
3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched him, saying, "I will. Be clean."
And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 (Lev 14:2-32; Mt 9:30) Then Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one.
But go your way, show yourself to the priest,
and offer the gift that Moses commanded as a testimony to them."
The Healing of a Centurion's Servant
Lk 7:1-10; Jn 4:43-54
5 (Lk 7:1-10) And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion
(Zec 9:9.) came to Him, entreating Him,
6 (Mt 4:24) and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home,
sick with paralysis, terribly tormented."
7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
8 (Ps 107:20) The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy
that You should come under my roof. But speak the word only,
and my servant will be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me.
And I say to this man, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,'
and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
10 (Mt 15:28; Mk 6:6) When Jesus heard it, He was amazed
and said to those who followed, "Truly I say to you, I have not found
such great faith, no, not in Israel.
11 (Mal 1:11; Isa 59:19) And I say to you that many will come
from the east and west and will dine with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
in the kingdom of heaven.
12 (Mt 25:30; 13:42; 13:50) But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown
out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
13 (Mt 9:22) Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way. And as you have
believed, so let it be done for you." And his servant was healed
that very moment.
The Healing of Many People
Mk 1:29-34; Lk 4:38-41
14 (1Co 9:5) 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 (Isa 53:4; Mt 1:22) to fulfill what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,
"He Himself took our infirmities
and bore our sicknesses."[Isa 53:4].
The Would-Be Followers of Jesus
Lk 9:57-62
18 (Mk 4:35; Lk 8:22) Now when Jesus saw large crowds around Him,
He gave a command to depart to the other side.
19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him,
"Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go."
20 Jesus replied, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests,
but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head."
21 Another of His other disciples said to Him,
"Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
22 (Mt 9:9; Jn 1:43) But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury
their dead."
The Calming of a Storm
Mk 4:35-41; Lk 8:22-25
23 Then He entered the boat, and His disciples followed Him.
24 Suddenly a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered
with the waves. But He was asleep.
25 His disciples went to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us!
We are perishing!"
26 (Mt 6:30; Ps 65:7) He replied, "Why are you fearful,
O you of little faith?" Then He rose and rebuked the winds and the sea.
And there was a great calm.
27 (Mk 1:27) The men were amazed, saying, "What kind of Man is this that
even the winds and the sea obey Him!"
The Healing of the Gergesene Demoniacs
Mk 5:1-20; Lk 8:26-39
28 (Mk 5:1-20; Lk 8:26-39) When He came to the other side into the country
of the Gergesenes, there met Him two men possessed with demons,
coming out of the tombs, extremely fierce, so that no one might pass
by that way.
29 (Mk 1:24; Lk 4:34) Suddenly they cried out, saying, "What have we to do
with You, Jesus, Son of God?
Have You come here to torment us before the time?"
30 Now a good way off from them was a herd of many swine feeding.
31 So the demons begged Him, saying,
"If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine."
32 He said to them, "Go!" And when they came out, they went into the herd
of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down
a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 Those who kept them fled, and went their ways into the city,
and told everything, including what had happened to those possessed
by the demons.
34 (Ac 16:39; Lk 5:8) The whole city came out to meet Jesus.
And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart out of their region.
Mark 2
The Healing of a Paralytic
Mt 9:1-8; Lk 5:17-26
1 (Mt 9:1) Again, He entered Capernaum after some days.
And it was reported that He was in the house.
2 (Mk 1:45; 2:13) Immediately many were gathered together,
so that there was no room to receive them, not even at the door.
And He preached the word to them.
3 (Lk 5:18-26) They came to Him bringing one sick with paralysis,
who was carried by four men.
4 (Lk 5:19) When they could not come near Him due to the crowding,
they uncovered the roof where He was. When they had broken it open,
they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.
5 (Mt 9:2; 9:22) When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic,
"Son, your sins are forgiven you."
6 But some of the scribes were sitting there, reasoning in their hearts,
7 (Isa 43:25; Mk 14:64; Jn 10:36) "Why does this Man speak such blasphemies?
Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
8 Immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they so reasoned
within themselves, He said to them, "Why do you contemplate these things
in your hearts?
9 Which is easier to say to the paralytic: 'Your sins are forgiven you,'
or to say, 'Rise, take up your bed and walk'?
10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth
to forgive sins," He said to the paralytic,
11 "I say to you, rise, and take up your bed, and go your way to your house."
12 (Mt 9:8; 9:33) Immediately he rose, picked up the bed, and went out
in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God,
saying, "We never saw anything like this!"
The Calling of Levi
Mt 9:9-13; Lk 5:27-32
13 (Mk 1:45) He went out again by the seaside, and the whole crowd came
to Him, and He taught them.
14 (Mk 3:18) As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting
at the tax collector's station, and He said to him, "Follow Me."
And he rose and followed Him.
15 As Jesus was at supper in his house, many tax collectors
and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples.
For there were many, and they followed Him.
16 (Ac 23:9) When the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with tax collectors
and sinners, they said to His disciples, "How is it that He eats
and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?"
17 (Mt 9:12-13; Lk 5:31-32) When Jesus heard it, He said to them,
"Those who are well have no need of a physician,
but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous,
but sinners to repentance."
The Question About Fasting
Mt 9:14–17; Lk 5:33–39
18 (Mt 6:16; 6:18) Now the disciples of John and of the Pharisees
were fasting. And people came and said to Him,
"Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast,
but Your disciples do not fast?"
19 Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom
is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20 (Lk 17:22) But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken
away from them, and then they will fast in those days.
21 "No one sews a piece of new cloth on an old garment, or else the new piece
that covered it tears away from the old, and the tear is made worse.
22 (Jos 9:4) And no one pours new wine into old wineskins,
or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, and the wine is spilled,
and the wineskins will be marred.
But new wine must be poured into new wineskins."
The Question About the Sabbath
Mt 12:1–8; Lk 6:1–5
23 (Mt 12:1-8; Lk 6:1-5) He went through the grain fields on the Sabbath.
As they went, His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain.
24 (Ex 20:10) The Pharisees said to Him, "Look, why are they doing on the Sabbath
what is not lawful?"
25 (1Sa 21:3-6; Mt 21:16) He said to them, "Have you never read what David did,
when he and those who were with him were in need and hungry:
26 (2Sa 8:17; Lev 24:5-9) how he went into the house of God, in the days
Abiathar was the high priest, and ate the ritual bread, which is lawful only
for the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?"
27 (Col 2:16; Ex 23:12; Dt 5:14) Then He said to them,
"The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
28 (Rev 1:10) So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
2) Our Daily Bread for 5 October 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/10/05/with-me-in-the-valley
Entitled With Us in the Valley
PSALMS 23
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside still waters.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup runs over.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
As Hannah Wilberforce (aunt of British abolitionist William Wilberforce)
lay dying, she wrote a letter in which she mentioned hearing about
the death of a fellow believer in Jesus: "Happy is the dear man who is gone
to glory, now in the presence of Jesus, whom unseen he loved. My heart seemed
to jump for joy." Then she described her own situation:
"Myself, better and worse; Jesus, as good as ever."
Her words make me think of Psalm 23, where David writes, "Even though I walk
through the darkest valley [the valley of the shadow of death],
I will fear no evil, for you are with me" (v. 4). Those words leap from
the page because it's there, in the middle of the valley of the shadow
of death, where David's description of God turns deeply personal.
He moves from talking about God in the beginning of the psalm-
"the Lord is my shepherd" (v. 1)-to talking to Him:
"for you are with me" (v. 4, italics added).
How reassuring it is to know that almighty God who
"brought forth the whole world" (90:2) is so compassionate that He walks
with us through even the most difficult places. Whether our situation
turns better or worse, we can turn to our Shepherd, Savior, and Friend
and find Him "as good as ever." So good that death itself is vanquished,
and we will "dwell in the house of the Lord forever" (23:6).
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
How does it comfort you to know that Jesus our Shepherd
is always with you? How can you share that hope with someone today?
My Shepherd, thank You for Your perfect faithfulness
and kindness to me. Help me to stay near You today.
3) Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 3 - Inseparable From God's Love
Romans 8:38-39
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Separation is a fact of human life. Relationships disintegrate,
children grow up, loved ones die, husbands and wives divorce,
friends changes and drift apart. We may resist change and separation,
but we must deal with them nevertheless.
Separation sometimes is a natural result of growth and development;
sometimes it is a violent, cataclysmic shaking of an individual's life.
2 lifelong friends go separate ways to college or into future careers;
a church splits over doctrinal differences; a wife finds out a hidden
secret in her husband's past.
But with God, there is no separation, no death, no breaking of vows,
no growing beyond the relationship. Nothing, says Paul, can separate
us from the love of God. A skeleton in my closet, once revealed, may
cost me the trust of those I thought were my friends. But God knows
all my past, all my sin; he forgives, and it cannot separate me from him.
My present personal struggles may cause trouble in my job and result in
the loss of that income, but God understands what I'm going through,
and even when I'm angry at him, he can take it without drawing away
or striking back. My present problems cannot separate me from the Lord.
And God knows, too, the plan he has established for my future. I cannot
walk away from him, grow beyond my need for him, or outrun him into
tomorrow.
She may separate me from my awareness of God's presence in my life,
but it cannot set me beyond his reach. There is no power that is greater
than God's love, and no place I can go that will separate me
from that love.
Application
a) Have I ever felt separated from the love of God? Under what circumstances?
b) How can today's verse free me from anxiety about the past,
the present or the future?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 25:15-21
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for He will lead my feet from the net.
16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,
for I am isolated and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 Look on my pain and misery,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,
and they hate me with violent hatred.
20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!
Let me not suffer shame,
for I seek refuge in You.
21 Truth and integrity will preserve me
while I wait for You.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Prince Edward Island
Total population 146300
Muslim population (est.) 1127
Charlottetown does not currently (fall 2014) have a local CNMM network.
Pray with us for God's people to come together in reaching Muslims
cooperatively across denominational and organisational lines.
More than 200 attended the Eid festival at the end of Ramadan, the Islamic
month of fasting during daylight hours and the reading of the Qur'an, at
the Dar as-Salam mosque in 2014. This second mosque established
in Charlottetown, the other being the Muslims Assoication of PEI.
As of mid-2014,there are between 250 to 300 families, mostly in Charlottetown.
The Muslims of Charlottetown see their community as symbolically important
for this nation since this is known as the "birthplace of Canada". Yet we were
established as the "Dominion of Canada" with an appeal not only to
monarchial authority, but even more to God's higher Biblical authority as
shown in Psalm 72:8, "May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth."
Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual waysto sahre the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
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
5th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples, that the Lord will draw them to Himself
(PS 145:13-18
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and loving in all His works.
18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,
to all who call upon Him in truth.
)
b) Pray for the Lord to search your life , reveal anything offensive
and cleanse you from unrighteousness
( ps 139:24 and see if there is any rebellious way in me,
and lead me in the ancient way.
1: John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He is power and healer.
Pray to the Lord "My Shepherd, thank You for Your perfect faithfulness
and kindness to me. Help me to stay near You today."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for him not seperating from we who believe.
Pray to the Lord and give him thanks for your wealth.
Pray to the Lord and thank him for He is your refuge and He forgives your sins.
Pray for Prince Edward Island and Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual ways to share the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
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 Canada's First Nation peoples, that the Lord will draw them to Himself
Pray for the Lord to search your life , reveal anything offensive
and cleanse you from unrighteousness
Pray for opportunities to share the Gospel
with local community members in Qatar.
Pray for the continued boldness of churches in northeastern Kenya
despite the risk of Islamist attacks.
Pray for the many widows whose husbands were martyred for christ in India.
Pray that christian converts from Islam will find fellowship
with other believers in Malaysia.
Pray that those distributing Bible in Bahrain will be led to earnest
spiritual seekers.
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.