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Day 281 - 8 October 2021 reflections

Day 281, 8 October 2021



Matthew 5 - 7



Matthew 5



The Sermon on the Mount



(Mt 5–7)



1 (Mt 15:29; Mk 3:13) Now seeing the crowds, He went up on a mountain.

And when He sat down, His disciples came to Him.



The Beatitudes



Lk 6:20-23



2 (Mt 13:35; Ac 8:35) And He began speaking and taught them, saying:

3 (Isa 61:1; 66:2) "Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 (Isa 61:2-3; Rev 21:4) Blessed are those who mourn,

for they shall be comforted.

5 (Ps 37:11; Ro 4:13) Blessed are the meek,

for they shall inherit the earth.

6 (Jn 4:14; 6:48-58) Blessed are those who hunger

and thirst for righteousness,

for they shall be filled.

7 (2Sa 22:26; Pr 11:17) Blessed are the merciful,

for they shall obtain mercy.

8 (Ps 24:4; Heb 12:14) Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they shall see God.

9 (Mt 5:45; Lk 6:35) Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they shall be called the sons of God.

10 (Mt 5:3; Lk 6:22) Blessed are those who are persecuted

for righteousness' sake,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 (1Pe 4:14; Lk 6:22) "Blessed are you when men revile you,

and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

12 (Lk 6:23; Ac 5:41; 1Th 2:15) Rejoice and be very glad, because great is

your reward in heaven, for in this manner they persecuted the prophets

who were before you.



Salt and Light



Mk 9:50; Lk 14:34-35



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.



Teaching About the Law



17 (Ro 3:31; Mt 7:12) "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law

or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish, but to fulfill.

18 (Lk 16:17) For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,

not one dot or one mark will pass from the law until all be fulfilled.

19 (Mt 11:11) Whoever, therefore, breaks one of the least of these

commandments and teaches others to do likewise shall be called the least

in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches them shall

be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20 (Php 3:9; Heb 12:14) For I say to you that unless your righteousness

exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will in

no way enter the kingdom of heaven.



Teaching About Anger



21 (Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17) "You have heard that it was said by the ancients,

'You shall not murder,'(Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17.) and 'Whoever murders shall be

in danger of the judgment.'

22 (Mt 10:28; 26:59) But I say to you that whoever is angry

with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment.

And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca,' shall be in danger of the Sanhedrin.

But whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire.

23 (Mt 8:4; 23:19) "Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar

and there remember that your brother has something against you,

24 (Mk 9:50; Ro 12:17-18) leave your gift there before the altar

and go on your way. First be reconciled to your brother,

and then come and offer your gift.

25 (Pr 25:8; Lk 12:58-59) “Reconcile with your adversary quickly,

while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you

to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer,

and you be thrown into prison.

26 (Mt 18:34; Lk 12:59) Truly I say to you, you will by no means

come out of there until you have paid the last penny. [Gk. kodrantes.]



Teaching About Adultery



27 (Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18) "You have heard that it was said by the ancients,

'You shall not commit adultery.' [Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18. 28Job 31:1; 2Sa 11:2]

But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has

committed adultery with her already in his heart.



[pornography, and strip clubs are part of an adultery industry]



29 [Mt 18:8-9; Mk 9:43-48] And if your right eye causes you to sin,

pluck it out and throw it away. For it is profitable that

one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body be

thrown into hell.

30 [Mt 5:29] And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off

and throw it away. For it is profitable for you that one of your members

should perish, and not that your whole body be thrown into hell.



Teaching About Divorce



Mt 19:9; Mk 10:11-12; Lk 16:18



31 (Jer 3:1; Mt 19:7) "It was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife,

let him give her a certificate of divorce.' [Dt 24:1, 3.]

32 (Lk 16:18; 1Co 7:10-11; Mt 5:28) But I say to you that whoever

divorces his wife,except for marital unfaithfulness,

causes her to commit adultery.

And whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.



Teaching About Oaths



33 (Lev 19:12; Dt 23:21) "Again, you have heard that it was said

by the ancients, 'You shall not swear falsely,

but shall fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

(Lev 19:12; Nu 30:2; Dt 23:21.)

34 (Isa 66:1; Jas 5:12) But I say to you, do not swear at all:

neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;

35 (Ps 48:2) nor by the earth, for it is His footstool;

nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

36 Nor shall you swear by your head,

because you cannot make one hair white or black.

37 (Jas 5:12; Mt 13:19) But let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes,'

and 'No' mean 'No.' For whatever is more than these comes

from the evil one.



Teaching About Revenge



Lk 6:29-30



38 (Dt 19:21) "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye,

and a tooth for a tooth.' (Ex 21:24; Lev 24:20; Dt 19:21.)

39 (1Co 6:7; Isa 50:6) But I say to you, do not resist an evil person.

But whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other as well.

40 And if anyone sues you in a court of law and takes away your tunic,

let him have your cloak also.

41 (Mt 27:32) And whoever compels you to go a mile,[Jnh 3:5.] go with him two.

42 (Ps 37:21; Pr 19:17) Give to him who asks you, and from him who would

borrow from you do not turn away.



Love for Enemies

Lk 6:27-28, 32-36



43 (Lev 19:18; Dt 23:6) "You have heard that it was said,

'You shall love your neighbor [Lev 19:18.] and hate your enemy.'

44 (Lk 23:34; Ac 7:60) But I say to you, love your enemies,

bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you,

and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

45 (Mt 5:9; Lk 6:35) that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven.

For He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good

and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?

Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

47 (Mt 5:20) And if you greet your brothers only, what are you doing

more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?

48 (Lev 19:2; Col 1:28) Therefore be perfect, even as your Father

who is in heaven is perfect.



Matthew 6



Teaching About Charitable Giving



1 (Mt 23:5; 6:16) "Be sure that you not do your charitable deeds before men

to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father

who is in heaven.

2 (Mt 6:5; 6:16; Jn 5:44) "Therefore, when you do your charitable deeds,

do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues

and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you,

they have their reward.

3 But when you do your charitable deeds, do not let your left hand know

what your right hand is doing,

4 (Mt 6:6; 6:18) that your charitable deeds may be in secret.

And your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.



The Lord's Prayer

Lk 11:1-4



5 (Mt 6:2; 6:16; Mk 11:25) "When you pray, you shall not be like

the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues

and on the street corners that they may be seen by men.

Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

6 (2Ki 4:33; Isa 26:20) But you, when you pray, enter your closet,

and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret.

And your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

7 (1Ki 18:26-29; Mt 6:32) But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions,

as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their much

speaking.

8 (Mt 6:32; Ps 38:9 ) Do not be like them, for your Father knows

what things you have need of before you ask Him.

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.

14 (Mk 11:25; Eph 4:32) For if you forgive men for their sins,

your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 (Mt 18:35)But if you do not forgive men for their sins,

neither will your Father forgive your sins.



Teaching About Fasting



16 (Mt 6:2; Ps 35:13) "Moreover, when you fast, do not be like

the hypocrites with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces

so they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly I say to you,

they have their reward.

17 (Ru 3:3) But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18 (Mt 6:4; 6:6) so that you will not appear to men to be fasting,

but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret

will reward you openly.



Treasures in Heaven

Lk 12:33-34



19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures

on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21)But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where

neither moth nor rust destroy and where thieves do not break in nor steal,

21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.



The Light of the Body

Lk 11:34-36

22 "The light of the body is the eye. Therefore, if your eye is clear,

your whole body will be full of light.

23 (Mt 20:15; Mk 7:22) But if your eye is unclear, your whole body

will be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light that is in you is darkness,

how great is that darkness!



God and Money



24 (Lk 16:13; 16:11; 16:9) "No one can serve two masters.

For either he will hate the one and love the other,

or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.

You cannot serve God and money.



Care and Anxiety

Lk 12:22-34



25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you, take no thought

about your life, what you will eat, or what you will drink,

nor about your body, what you will put on.

Is not life more than food and the body than clothing?

26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air, for they do not sow,

nor do they reap, nor gather into barns.

Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?

27 Who among you by taking thought can add a cubit

[A cubit is about half a meter.] to his stature?

28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing? Consider the lilies

of the field, how they grow: They neither work, nor do they spin.

29 (1Ki 10:4-7; 2Ch 9:4-6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon

in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field,

which today is here and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,

will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?'

or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'

32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30) (For the Gentiles seek after all these things.)

For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.

33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11-13) But seek first the kingdom of God

and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you.

34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow, for tomorrow

will take thought about the things of itself.

Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.



Matthew 7



Judging Others



Lk 6:37-38, 41–42



1 (Lk 6:37; Jas 4:11-12) "Judge not, that you be not judged.

2 (Mk 4:24; Lk 6:38) For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged.

And with the measure you use, it will be measured again for you.

3 (Jn 8:7-9) "And why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye,

but do not consider the plank that is in your own eye?

4 Or how will you say to your brother,

'Let me pull the speck out of your eye,' when a log is in your own eye?

5 You hypocrite! First take the plank out of your own eye,

and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

6 (Mt 15:26; Pr 9:7-8) “Do not give what is holy to the dogs,

nor throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them

under their feet and turn around and attack you.



Ask, Seek, Knock

Lk 11:9-13



7 (Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24) "Ask and it will be given to you;

seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you.

8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds,

and to him who knocks, it will be opened.

9 "What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread,

will give him a stone?

10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake?

11 (Ge 6:5; 8:21) If you then, being evil,

know how to give good gifts to your children,

how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things

to those who ask Him!

12 (Lk 6:31; Ro 13:8-10; Lev 19:18) Therefore, everything you would

like men to do to you, do also to them,

for this is the Law and the Prophets.



The Narrow Gate



Lk 13:24



13 "Enter at the narrow gate, for wide is the gate

and broad is the way that leads to destruction,

and there are many who are going through it,

14 because small is the gate and narrow is the way which leads to life,

and there are few who find it.



A Tree and Its Fruit

Lk 6:43-44



15 (1Jn 4:1; Mt 24:11; Col 2:8) "Beware of false prophets who come to you

in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

16 (Mt 12:33; Jas 3:12) You will know them by their fruit.

Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

17 (Mt 12:33-35) Even so, every good tree bears good fruit.

But a corrupt tree bears evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bear evil fruit,

nor can a corrupt tree bear good fruit.

19 (Mt 3:10; Lk 3:9) Every tree that does not bear good fruit

is cut down and thrown into the fire.

20 (Mt 7:16) Therefore, by their fruit you will know them.



I Never Knew You

Lk 13:25-27



21 (Mt 25:11-12; Lk 6:46) "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall

enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father

who is in heaven.

22 (Nu 24:4; Mal 3:17-18) Many will say to Me on that day,

'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name,

cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonderful works in Your name?'

23 (Ps 6:8; Mt 25:4) 1But then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you. Depart from Me, you who practice evil.'Ps 6:8.



The Two Housebuilders



Lk 6:47-49



24 (Lk 6:47-49) "Whoever hears these sayings of Mine and does them,

I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.

25 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew

and beat on that house. And it did not fall, for it was founded a rock.

26 And every one who hears these sayings of Mine and does not do them

will be likened to a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

27 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew

and beat on that house. And it fell. And its fall was great."

28 (Mk 1:22; 6:2) When Jesus finished these sayings,

the people were astonished at His teaching,

29 for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.



2) Our Daily Bread for 7 October 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/10/08/no-such-thing-as-ordinary

Entitled No Such Thing as Ordinary



Hebrews 11:1,32-40



Hebrews 11

Faith

1 (2Co 4:18; 5:7) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,

the evidence of things not seen.



32 (1Sa 1:20; 16:1) And what more shall I say? For time would fail me

to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel

and the prophets,

33 (Jdg 14:5-6) who through faith subdued kingdoms,

administered justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

34 (Jdg 15:8; 1Ki 19:3) quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge

of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in fighting,

and turned the armies of foreign enemies to flight.

35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured

and did not accept deliverance, so that they might obtain a better resurrection.

36 (Jer 20:2; Ge 39:20; 1Ki 22:27) Still others had trials of mocking

and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment.

37 (1Ki 19:10; 2Ch 24:21) They were stoned, they were sawn in two,

were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered around in sheepskins

and goatskins, while destitute, afflicted, and tormented.

38 (1Ki 18:4; 19:9) The world was not worthy of them.

They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.

39 (Heb 11:13; 11:2; 1Pe 1:12) These all have obtained a good report

through faith, but they did not receive the promise.

40 (Rev 6:11) For God provided something better for us,

so that with us they would be made perfect.



When Anita passed away in her sleep on her ninetieth birthday,

the quietness of her departure reflected the quietness of her life.

A widow, she had been devoted to her children and grandchildren

and to being a friend to younger women in the church.



Anita wasn't particularly remarkable in talent or achievement.

But her deep faith in God inspired those who knew her.

"When I don't know what to do about a problem," a friend of mine said,

"I don't think about the words of a famous preacher or author.

I think about what Anita would say."



Many of us are like Anita-ordinary people living ordinary lives.

Our names will never be in the news, and we won't have monuments

built in our honor. But a life lived with faith in Jesus is never ordinary.

Some of the people listed in Hebrews 11 were not named (vv. 35-38);

they walked the path of obscurity and didn't receive the reward

promised to them in this life (v. 39). Yet, because they obeyed God,

their faith wasn't in vain. God used their lives in ways that went

beyond their lack of notoriety (v. 40).



If you feel discouraged about the seeming ordinary state of your life,

remember that a life lived by faith in God has an impact throughout eternity.

Even if we're ordinary, we can have an extraordinary faith.



By: Karen Huang



Reflect & Pray



In what area of your daily life might God be calling you to

exercise faith in Him? How can He help you be more obedient

and faithful in what you do every day?



Faithful God, please help me to trust and obey You always.



Learn how to find your true identity

- https://odb.org/us/2019/02/09/discovering-my-true-self.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 6 - Eternal Life, Beginning now



John 10:28 - I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand.



In C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, one of the Spirits in heaven, identifying

himself as George MacDonald, makes some startling statements on the nature of

eternal life. Depending upon the individual's choice for or against Christ,

MacDonald says, everything in life takes on the character of haven or hell.

"At the end of ALL THINGS, when the sun rises here (in heaven) and the twilight

turns to blackness down there, the Blessed will say, 'We have never lived

anywhere except in Heaven,' and the Lost, 'We were always in Hell.'

And both will speak truly" - From the Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis.

Lewis was not trying to make a theological case, but to demonstrate

a principle: eterenal life begins now.

The choices that we make for or against obedience to God, the life we live,

the patterns we establish, all move us in one direction of the other.

And when we have decided to choose obedience to God (the forsakeness of sin),

when we give ourselves fully into his hands, he is able to take the worst of

circumstances and redeem them for our good, use them to mature us in his image.

Again Jesus says in John 10:28

"I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand. "

In Christ is a very secure place to be. No experience is lost, no pain is

wasted. Everything in our lives is redeemed by God for our benefit.



Application



a) How have I experienced the truth that "eternal life begins now"?



b) How can this verse help me put life in perspective during times

of stress and anxiety?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Joshua 1:8



8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.

Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according to all

that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,

and you will be wise.



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



When you are discouraged or Depressed



Matthew 11: 25-30



25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,

Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things

from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.

26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.

27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me

by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.

And no one knows the Father, except the Son and he to whom

the Son will reveal Him.

28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily

burdened, and I will give you rest.

29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.

For I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(Jer 6:16).

30 (1Jn 5:3) For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."

because He has dealt bountifully with me.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



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



8th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment

to prayer and never cease to call upon God



(



Is 62:6



6 (Isa 52:8; Ps 74:2) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,

who shall never hold their peace day nor night.

You who remind the Lord,

do not keep silent;



Ps 5:3



3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord, in the morning You will hear my voice;

in the morning I will direct my prayer to You,

and I will watch expectantly.



Ps 55:17



17 Evening and morning and at noon,

I will make my complaint and murmur,

and He will hear my voice.



)



b) Pray for the province of Manitoba



I) Pray for the leaders of Manitoba, that God's Spirit would

influence then to act justly, serve with integrity

and honour high moral standards.



( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4



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

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

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

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

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

in the sight of God our Saviour,

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

and to come to the knowledge of the truth. )



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to base you found on the Rock

Jesus and seek Him first and His Righteousness.



Pray to the Lord "Faithful God, please help me to trust and obey You always."



Pray to the Lord and pray to accept His Salvation for your eternal life.



Pray to the Lord and pray to meditate on His Word.



Pray to the Lord and pray to rest in Him.



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 that the Church will deepen its commitment

to prayer and never cease to call upon God.



Pray for Brother "M" in Jordan, whose wife let him after

he became a believer.



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.