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Day 284 - 11 October 2021 reflections

Day 284, 11 October 2021



Luke 11



Teaching About Prayer



Mt 6:9-15; 7:7-11



1 (Lk 9:18) He was praying in a certain place, and when He ceased,

one of His disciples said to Him,

"Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples."

2 (Ecc 5:2) He said to them, "When you pray, say:

Our Father, who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

3 (Pr 30:8; Mt 6:34) Give us each day our daily bread.

4 (Mt 26:41; 18:35) And forgive us our sins,

for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil."

5 Then He said to them, "Which of you has a friend and shall go to him

at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves,

6 for a friend of mine on his journey has come to me,

and I have nothing to set before him';

7 and he will answer from within, 'Do not trouble me; the door is now shut,

and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give you anything'?

8 I say to you, though he will not rise and give him ­anything ­because

he is his friend, yet because of his ­persistence he will rise

and give him as much as he needs.

9 (Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24) "And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you;

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

10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him

who knocks it will be opened.

11 "If a son asks for bread from any of you who is a father,

will you give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will you give him

a serpent instead of a fish?

12 Or if he asks for an egg, will you offer him a scorpion?

13 (Mt 7:11; Ge 8:21) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts

to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give

the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"



Jesus and Beelzebub

Mt 12:22-30; Mk 3:20-27



14 He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out,

the mute man spoke, and the crowd marveled.

15 (Mt 9:34) But some of them said, "He casts out demons through Beelzebub,

the ruler of the demons."

16 Others, testing Him, asked Him for a sign from heaven.

17 (Mt 9:4) But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them,

"Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate.

And a house divided against itself falls.

18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?

For you say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub.

19 Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out?

Therefore they will be your judges.

20 (Ex 8:19) But if I cast out demons with the finger of God,

no doubt the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21 "When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace,

his goods are peacefully kept.

22 (Isa 49:24-25; 53:12) But when a stronger man than he attacks

and overpowers him, he seizes all the armor in which the man trusted

and divides his spoils.

23 (Mt 12:30; Lk 9:50) "He who is not with Me is against Me,

and he who does not gather with Me scatters.



The Return of the Unclean Spirit

Mt 12:43-45



24 (Mt 12:43-45; Ps 63:1) "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man,

it goes through dry places seeking rest. Finding none, it says,

'I will return to my house, from which I came.'

25 When it comes, it finds it swept and furnished.

26 (Jn 5:14; 2Pe 2:20-22) Then it goes and brings seven other spirits

more wicked than itself, and they enter and dwell there.

And the last state of that man is worse than the first."



True Blessedness



27 (Lk 1:48) As He spoke these things, a woman from the crowd raised

her voice and said to Him,

"Blessed is the woman who gave You birth and nursed You."

28 (Lk 8:21) But He said, "Indeed, blessed are those who hear the word of God

and keep it."



The Demand for a Sign

Mt 12:38-42; Mk 8:12



29 (Mk 8:11-12; Lk 11:16) When the crowds pressed upon Him, He began to say,

"This is an evil generation. It looks for a sign, but no sign will be given it

except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

30 (Jnh 1:17) For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites,

so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

31 (2Ch 9:1; Jer 3:11) The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment

with the men of this generation and condemn them,

for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon.

And now one greater than Solomon is here.

32 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation

and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah.

And now one greater than Jonah is here.



The Light of the Body

Mt 5:15; 6:22-23



33 "No one, when he has lit a candle, puts it in a secret place

or under a basket, but on a candlestick,

that those who come in may see the light.

34 (Mt 6:22-23) The eye is the lamp of the body. Therefore when your eye

is good, your whole body also is full of light.

But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

35 Take heed therefore lest the light which is in you is darkness.

36 If your whole body, then, is full of light, no part being dark,

the whole body will be full of light,

as when the shining candle gives you light."



The Denouncing of the Pharisees and Lawyers

Mt 23:1-36; Mk 12:38-40; Lk 20:45-47



37 (Lk 7:36; 14:1) As He spoke, a Pharisee asked Him to dine with him.

So He went in and sat down to eat.

38 When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed

before dinner.

39 Then the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup

and the dish. But inside you are full of extortion and wickedness.

40 (Lk 12:20; 1Co 15:36) You fools! Did not he who made the outside

make the inside also?

41 (Lk 12:33; 16:9) But give alms from what is within.

And then all things are clean to you.

42 (Mt 23:23; Lk 18:12; Mic 6:8) "Woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint

and rue and every herb and pass over justice and the love of God.

These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

43 (Lk 20:46; Mk 12:38-39) "Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the prominent

seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

44 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like unseen

graves, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them."

45 One of the lawyers answered, "Teacher, by saying these things

You insult us also."

46 He said, "Woe to you also, you lawyers! For you load men with burdens

difficult to carry, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens

with one of your fingers.

47 (Mt 23:29-33) "Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets,

and your fathers killed them.

48 So you are witnesses and entirely approve the deeds of your fathers,

because they killed them, and you build their tombs.

49 (1Co 1:30; Col 2:3) Therefore also the wisdom of God said,

'I will send them prophets and apostles,

and some of them they will kill and persecute,'

50 that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the beginning of the world,

may be required from this generation,

51 (Mt 23:35; Heb 11:4) from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah,

who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary.

Yes, I tell you, it shall be required from this generation.

52 (Mt 23:13; Mal 2:7) "Woe to you, lawyers! For you have taken away

the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered

those who were entering."

53 As He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees

began to incite Him vehemently

and angrily draw Him out concerning many things,

54 (Mk 12:13; Mt 22:15) lying in wait for Him and seeking to catch

something out of His mouth, that they might accuse Him.



2) Our Daily Bread for 11 October 2021

https://odb.org/us/2021/10/11/at-the-kings-table

At the King's Table



2 Samuel 9:6-13



6 (1Sa 25:23; 2Sa 16:4) Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul

came to David and fell upon his face and bowed down. Then David said,

"Mephibosheth," and he responded, "I am your servant."

7 (2Sa 9:1; 19:28) David said to him, "Do not be afraid, for I will certainly

show you kindness on account of Jonathan, your father.

I will return to you every field of Saul, your father,

and you will eat at my table perpetually."

8 (2Sa 16:9) He bowed low and said, "What is your servant that you should

be concerned for a dead dog like me?"

9 (2Sa 16:4; 19:29) The king summoned Ziba the servant of Saul, and he said

to him, "All that belonged to Saul and to all his house, I have given

to the son of your master.

10 (2Sa 9:7; 19:28) You will work the ground for him-you, your sons,

and your servants. You will bring in the produce so that the son of

your master will have food to eat; but Mephibosheth,

the son of your master, will always eat at my table."

Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

11 (2Sa 16:1-4; 19:26) Ziba said to the king, "Everything that my lord

the king has commanded his servant, your servant will do."

So Mephibosheth ate at the table of David like one of the sons of the king.

12 Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mika,

and all who dwelled in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

13 (2Sa 9:7) So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he ate continually

at the table of the king. Now he was lame in both of his feet.



"He'll live," the vet announced, "but his leg will have to be amputated."

The stray mongrel my friend had brought in had been run over by a car.

"Are you the owner?" There would be a hefty surgery bill,

and the puppy would need care as it recovered. "I am now," my friend replied.

Her kindness has given that dog a future in a loving home.



Mephibosheth saw himself as a "dead dog," unworthy of favour (2 Samuel 9:8).

Being lame in both feet due to an accident, he was dependent on others

to protect and provide for him (see 4:4). Furthermore, after the death

of his grandfather, King Saul, he probably feared that David, the new king,

would order all enemies and rivals to the throne killed,

as was the common practice of the time.



Yet, out of love for his friend Jonathan, David ensured

that Jonathan's son Mephibosheth would always be safe

and cared for as his own son (9:7). In the same way, we who were

once God's enemies, marked for death, have been saved by Jesus

and given a place with Him in heaven forever. That's what it means to eat

at the banquet in the kingdom of God that Luke

describes in his gospel (Luke 14:15).

Here we are-the sons and daughters of a King! What extravagant,

undeserved kindness we've received! Let's draw near to God

in gratitude and joy.



By: Karen Kwek



Reflect & Pray



When are you likely to forget that God protects and cares for you?

How could 2 Samuel 9:6-13 encourage you during such times?



Dear Jesus, thank You for saving me and giving me

a place at Your table forever. Remind me that I'm Your dear child,

and help me to always praise and trust You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 2 - Alienation and Reconciliation



Col 1:21-22



21 (Eph 2:12) And you, who were formerly alienated

and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled

22 (Ro 7:4; Eph 5:27) in the body of His flesh through death,

to present you holy and blameless and above reproach in His sight,



Some 50 years ago, Orson Welles's radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds

threw the nation into panic; people on the East Coast ran for their lives,

expecting at any moment to be destroyed by alien invaders from outer space.

Today, of course, we are more sophisticated about such matters.

Television and movies have educated us about alien life forms.

Star Wars and Star Trek have taught us that their appearance can be much

different than ours. Sometimes they are unable to exist in our atmosphere

with artificial life-support systems; their physical makeup is often

incompatible with our environment.

God says that we, apart from Christ, are as incompatible with his kingdom

as the 'aliens' of movies are with Earth's environment.

We are at war with God, a true "war of the worlds" that staggers

the imagination.

Yet God has 'reconciled' us to his world. He has made us fit,

made us able to exist in his kingdom. He has made us part of

his world through Christ's death and resurrection.

Now, through Christ, we are 'holy' and 'without blemish' in God's sight.

And that transformation, ironically, make us 'alien' in the world around us.

No longer do we fit in a world of selfishness and greed, a world where Self

is god and everyone does what is right in his own heart.

We belong, instead, in the kingdom of God's righteousness.



Application



a) In what ways am I an 'alien' in this world?



b) How have I been an 'alien' to God's kingdom?



c) How can today's verses help me deal with my sense of 'not fitting'?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Ps 37:25-26



25 I have been young, and now am old;

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,

nor their offspring begging bread.

26 The righteous are gracious and lend,

and their offspring are a source of blessing.



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



When you are ill or injured



Matthew 8:14-17



The Healing of Many People



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



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

lying sick with a fever.

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

16 When the evening came, they brought to Him many

who were possessed with demons.

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

17 to fulfill what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,

"He Himself took our infirmities

and bore our sicknesses."





Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



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



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



11th Day of the Month



a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,

city or community, and in Canada.



(



Ps 86:12



12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,

and I will glorify Your name forever.



John 12:28



28 "Father, glorify Your name."

Then a voice came from heaven, saying,

"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."



)



b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick



I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick,

that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,

serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.



( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4



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

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

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

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

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

the sight of God our Savior,

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

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



II) Pray for the churches of the province,

that they would be lighthouses beaming forth

the illuminating truth of God's Word.



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

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:





Pray to the Lord and pray to be in His light and be His Light.



Pray to the Lord "Dear Jesus, thank You for saving me and giving me

a place at Your table forever. Remind me that I'm Your dear child,

and help me to always praise and trust You."



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for grace and mercy to enter into the Kingdom.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be righteous in the eyes of the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and for those who are sick for He is healer.



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.



Pray for God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,

city or community, and in Canada.



Pray for Bible distributions to persecuted Christians among the

Tzeltal people in Chiapas in Mexico



Pray that God will restore Columbians widows and orphans

physically and mentally.



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.