Day 297 - 24 October 2021 reflections
Day 297, 24 October 2021
Today at https://www.calvarycomunity.ca/ Pastor Bev Sesink address Trust and Worry
Some pre-emptive verses to this sermon
Proverbs 3:5-6
5 (Ps 37:3; 37:5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 (1Ch 28:9; Pr 16:3; Jer 10:23) in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will direct your paths.
Proverbs 14:30
30 (Pr 12:4; Ps 112:10) A sound heart is the life of the flesh,
but envy the rottenness of the bones.
So let's adress the Stresses of Life and how to address them
i) Worry
Solution: Look to the Lord to meet all our needs
Ps 23:1
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
forever.
Romans 8:32
32 (Jn 3:16; Ro 4:25) He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up
for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Is 30:15
15 (Isa 32:17; 7:4) For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
In returning and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.
Yet you were not willing,
ii) Hurry
Solution: I need to obey God's instructions about Rest
Ps 23:2
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside still waters.
iii) Crowds
Solution: Recharge Soul with beauty
Ps 23:2-3
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.
Phillip 4:8
8 (Ac 6:3; 10:22) Finally, brothers, whatever things are true,
whatever things are honest, whatever things are just,
whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely,
whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue,
and if there is any praise, think on these things
iv) Multiple Choices
Solution: Go to God for Guidance
Ps 23:3
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for His name’s sake.
James 1:5
5 (Pr 2:3-6; Jn 15:7) If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God,
who gives to all men liberally and without criticism, and it will be
given to him.
v) Loss of Privacy
Solution: Trust God in the dark valleys.
Ps 23:4
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.
Ps 142:3
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
then You knew my path.
In the way where I walk,
they have laid a snare for me.
vi) Pluralism
Solution: Let god be Our defender
Ps 23:5
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.
Ps 18:1-2
1 I love You, O Lord, my strength.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) The Lord is my pillar, and my fortress,
and my deliverer;
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
1 Peter 4:19
19 (Ps 31:5; Lk 23:46) So then, let those who suffer according to the will
of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator, while continuing to do good.
Matthew 5:11-12
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.
vii) The Fear of the Future
Solution: Expect God to Finish what he starts in us
Ps 23:6
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
Matthew 11:28-30
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."
1)
Luke 12-13
Luke 12
A Warning Against Hypocrisy
1 (Jas 3:17; 1Co 5:7-8) Meanwhile, when thousands of the crowd were
assembled, so as to trample on one another, He began to say to His
disciples first, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees,
which is hypocrisy.
2 (Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17) For there is nothing covered that will not be
revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
3 (Mt 10:27) Therefore what you have said in the darkness will be
heard in the light. And what you have whispered in the ear in private
rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
Whom to Fear
Mt 10:28-31
4 (Jer 1:8; 1Pe 3:14) "I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid
of those who kill the body, and after that can do no more.
5 (Ps 9:17; Mt 10:28) But I will warn you whom you shall fear:
Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell.
Yes, I say to you, fear Him.
6 (Mt 10:29) Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies
(Gk. 2 assaria. An assarion was worth 1/16 of a denarius, which was a day's
wage.)? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
7 (1Sa 14:45; Mt 6:26) Indeed, even the hairs of your head
are all numbered. Therefore do not fear.
You are more valuable than many sparrows.
Confessing Christ Before Men
Mt 10:19-20, 32-33; 12:32
8 (Lk 15:10; Ro 10:9-10) "I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men,
him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God.
9 (Mk 8:38; 2Ti 2:12) But he who denies Me before men will be denied
before the angels of God.
10 (Mt 12:31-32; 1Jn 5:16; 1Ti 1:13) And everyone who speaks
a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven,
but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
11 (Mt 23:34) "When they bring you to the synagogues, rulers,
and authorities, do not be anxious how you will answer or what you will say.
12 (Lk 21:15; Mt 10:20) For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time
what you should say."
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide
the inheritance with me."
14 (Ro 2:1; 2:3) Jesus said to him, "Man, who appointed Me a judge
or an arbitrator between you?"
15 (1Ti 6:6-10; Heb 13:5) Then He said to them, "Take heed and beware
of covetousness. For a man's life does not consist
in the abundance of his possessions."
16 And He told a parable to them, saying,
"The land of a rich man produced plentifully.
17 He thought to himself,
'What shall I do, for I have no room to store my crops?'
18 "Then he said, 'This I will do: I will pull down my barns
and build greater ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19 (Ecc 11:9; Pr 27:1) And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods
laid up for many years. Take rest. Eat, drink, and be merry.'
20 (Jer 17:11; Job 27:8; Ps 39:6) "But God said to him, 'You fool!
This night your soul will be required of you.
Then whose will those things be which you have provided?'
21 (Lk 12:33; Mt 6:19-20) "So is he who stores up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God."
Care and Anxiety
Mt 6:25-34, 19-21
22 (Lk 12:29; 1Co 7:32) Then He said to His disciples,
"Therefore I say to you, do not be anxious for your life,
what you will eat, nor for your body, what you will wear.
23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.
24 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Consider the ravens: They neither sow nor reap,
they have neither storehouses nor barns. Yet God feeds them.
How much more valuable are you than birds?
25 Who of you by worrying can add one cubit [A cubit is about half a meter.]
to his height?
26 If you then cannot do what is least, why are you anxious
about the other things?
27 "Consider how the lilies grow. They neither spin nor weave.
Yet I say to you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
28 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) If God so clothes the grass, which today
is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,
how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?
29 (Mt 6:31) And do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink,
nor be of an anxious mind.
30 (Mt 6:8; 6:32) For the nations of the world seek all these things,
and your Father knows that you need them.
31 (1Ki 3:11-13; Mt 6:33) But seek the kingdom of God, and all these
things shall be given to you.
32 (Isa 40:11; 41:14) "Do not be afraid, little flock,
for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 (Mt 19:21; Lk 16:9) Sell your possessions and give alms.
Provide yourselves purses that do not grow old,
an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near
and no moth destroys.
34 (Mt 6:21) For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Watchful Servants
Mt 24:45-51
35 (Eph 6:14; 1Pe 1:13) "Let your waist be girded and your lights be burning,
36 (Rev 3:20) and you be like men waiting for their master to return from
the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door immediately for him
when he comes and knocks.
37 (Mt 24:42) Blessed are those servants whom the master will find
watching when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will dress himself
and have them sit down to dine, and he will come and serve them.
38 If he comes in the second watch, or comes in the third watch,
and finds them so, blessed are those servants.
39 (Mt 24:43-44; 2Pe 3:10) But know this: If the owner of the house
had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched
and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
40 Therefore be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at
an hour you do not expect."
41 (Mk 13:37) Peter said to Him, "Lord, are You telling
this parable to us, or to everyone?"
42 (Mt 24:45-46; Lk 19:15-19) The Lord said, "Who then is the faithful
and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his house servants,
to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
44 Truly, I say to you, he will appoint him over all his possessions.
45 But if that servant says in his heart, 'My master delays his coming,'
and begins to beat the house servants, both men and women,
and to eat and drink and get drunk,
46 (Lk 12:40) the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not
look for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him to pieces
and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47 (Jas 4:17; Dt 25:2-3) "That servant who knew his master's will,
but did not prepare himself or do according to his will,
shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 (Lev 5:17; 1Ti 1:13) But he who unknowingly committed acts
worthy of punishment shall be beaten with few stripes.
For to whom much is given, of him much shall be required.
And from him to whom much was entrusted, much will be asked.
Jesus the Cause of Division
Mt 10:34-36
49 "I have come to send fire upon the earth
and wish that it were already kindled!
50 (Jn 19:30) But I have a baptism to be baptized with,
and how pressed I am until it is accomplished!
51 (Mt 10:34-36) Do you suppose that I have come to give peace on earth?
No, I tell you, but rather division.
52 For there will be from now on five divided in one house,
three against two and two against three.
53 (Mic 7:6) They will be divided, father against son
and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother,
and mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law."
Discerning the Appointed Time
Mt 16:2-3
54 Then He said to the crowd: "When you see a cloud rise out of the west,
immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it is.
55 And when a south wind blows, you say, 'There will be heat,' and it happens.
56 (Mt 16:3) You hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky
and of the earth. But why do you not know how to discern this time?
Settling With Your Accuser
Mt 5:25-26
57 "Why even among yourselves do you not judge what is right?
58 (Mt 5:23-26; 18:30) When you go with your adversary to the magistrate,
as you are on the way, diligently try to settle matters with him,
lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge will hand you over
to the officer, and the officer will throw you into prison.
59 (Mk 12:42; Mt 18:34) I tell you, you shall not come out from there until
you have paid the very last penny.
"Gk. lepton, the smallest coin circulated, means "small" or "thin.""
Luke 13
Repent or Perish
1 There were present at that time some who told Him of the Galileans
whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
2 (Jn 9:2; Ac 28:4) Jesus answered, "Do you suppose that these Galileans
were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered
such things?
3 (Lk 24:47) I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you will all likewise
perish.
4 (Jn 9:7; 9:11) Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell
and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all men
living in Jerusalem?
5 (Lk 13:3) I tell you, no! But unless you repent,
you will all likewise perish."
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
6 Then He told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard.
He came and looked for fruit on it and found none.
7 (Ex 32:10; Mt 7:19) So he said to the vinedresser of his vineyard,
'Now these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree,
and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it deplete the soil?'
8 "He answered him, 'Sir, leave it alone this year also,
until I dig around it and fertilize it.
9 And if it bears fruit, well.
But if not, after that you shall cut it down.'"
Healing a Woman on the Sabbath
10 (Mt 4:23) He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
11 (Lk 13:16) And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity
for eighteen years and was bent over and could not straighten herself up.
12 When Jesus saw her, He called her and said to her,
"Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity."
13 (Mk 5:23; Lk 18:43) Then He laid His hands on her,
and immediately she was made straight and glorified God.
14 (Ex 20:9; Mt 12:2) But the ruler of the synagogue answered
with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath,
and said to the people,
"There are six days in which men ought to work.
Therefore come and be healed on those days, but not on the Sabbath day."
15 (Lk 14:5) The Lord answered him, "You hypocrite! Does not each one
of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall
and lead it away to water it?
16 (Lk 19:9; 3:8) Then should not this woman, being a daughter
of Abraham whom Satan has bound these eighteen years,
be loosed from this bondage on the Sabbath?"
17 (Ps 132:18; 1Pe 3:16) When He said this, all His adversaries were ashamed.
And all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.
The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
Mt 13:31-33; Mk 4:30-32
18 (Lk 13:20) Then He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what shall
I compare it?
19 (Mt 17:20) It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took
and planted in his garden. It grew and became a large tree,
and the birds of the air nested in its branches."
20 Again He said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
21 (Mt 13:33; 1Co 5:6) It is like yeast, which a woman took
and hid in sixty pounds (Gk. 3 sata, or 27 kilograms.)
of meal until all of it was leavened."
The Narrow Gate
Mt 7:13-14, 21-23
22 (Lk 9:51; Mk 6:6) Then He went through the cities and villages,
teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
23 Someone said to Him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?"
He said to them,
24 "Strive to enter through the narrow gate. For many, I tell you,
will try to enter and will not be able.
25 (Mt 25:10-12; Lk 13:27) Once the Master of the house has risen up
and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door,
saying, 'Lord, Lord, open for us,' He will answer you,
'I do not know where you come from.'
26 "Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence,
and you taught in our streets.'
27 (Mt 25:41; Ps 6:8; Lk 13:25) "But He will say, 'I tell you, I do not
know you, or where you come from. Depart from Me,
all you workers of iniquity.'
28 (Mt 8:11-12; 22:13) "There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth
when you see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets
in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
29 They will come from the east and from the west and from the north
and from the south and will sit down to dine in the kingdom of God.
30 (Mt 19:30; 20:16) Listen, there are the last who will be first,
and the first who will be last."
The Lament Over Jerusalem
Mt 23:37-39
31 On the same day certain Pharisees came, saying to Him,
"Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You."
32 (Heb 2:10; 5:9) He said to them, "Go and tell that fox,
'Look, I cast out demons. And I perform healings today and tomorrow,
and on the third day I shall be perfected.'
33 (Mt 21:11) Nevertheless I must travel today and tomorrow
and the day following. For it cannot be that a prophet
should perish outside Jerusalem.
34 (Mt 23:37-39; Dt 32:11-12) "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kills
the prophets and stones those who are sent to you! How often would
I have gathered your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks
under her wings, and you were not willing!
35 (Ps 118:26; Mt 21:9) Look, your house is forsaken. Truly I say to you,
you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say,
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.'(Ps 118:26.)"
2) Our Daily Bread for 24 October 2021
https://odb.org/us/2021/10/24/talk-trust-feel
Talk, Trust, Feel
Romans 8:14-21
14 (Gal 5:18; Rev 21:7) For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,
these are the sons of God.
15 (Mk 14:36; 1Co 2:12) For you have not received the spirit of slavery
again to fear. But you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom
we cry, "Abba, Father."
16 (Eph 1:13; 2Co 1:22) The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirits
that we are the children of God,
17 (Gal 4:7; 3:29) and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint-heirs
with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him,
that we may also be glorified with Him.
18 (1Pe 4:13; Col 3:4) For I consider that the sufferings of this present
time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be
revealed to us.
19 (1Jn 3:2; Php 1:20) The eager expectation of the creation waits
for the appearance of the sons of God.
20 (Ge 3:17-19; 5:29) For the creation was subjected to futility,
not willingly, but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope
21 (2Pe 3:13; Ac 3:21) that the creation itself also will be set free
from its slavery to corruption into the glorious freedom of the children
of God.
"Don't talk, don't trust, don't feel was the law we lived by,"
says Frederick Buechner in his powerful memoir Telling Secrets,
"and woe to the one who broke it." Buechner is describing his experience
of what he calls the "unwritten law of families who for one reason
or another have gone out of whack." In his own family,
that "law" meant Buechner was not allowed to talk about or grieve his father's
suicide, leaving him with no one he could trust with his pain.
Can you relate? Many of us in one way or another have learned to live with
a warped version of love, one that demands dishonesty or silence about
wha'’s harmed us. That kind of "love" relies on fear for control
-and is a kind of slavery.
We can't afford to forget just how different Jesus' invitation to love
is from the kind of conditional love we often experience-a kind of love
we're always afraid we could lose. As Paul explains, through Christ's love
we can finally understand what it means to not live in fear (Romans 8:15)
and start to understand the kind of glorious freedom (v. 21)
that's possible when we know we're deeply, truly, and unconditionally loved.
We're free to talk, to trust, and to feel once more-to learn what it means
to live unafraid.
By: Monica La Rose
Reflect & Pray
Are there any unspoken "rules" you've learned as conditions
for acceptance and love? How might you live differently
if you believed you didn't have to follow those rules to be loved?
Loving God, at times I’m afraid to live honestly with myself
and with others-thinking that by doing so I'll no longer be loved.
Heal my heart, and help me believe in and live for the glory,
freedom, and joy Your love makes possible.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 1 - Forgiving as God Forgave
Col 3:13
13 Bear with one another and
forgive one another. If anyone
has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you,
so you must do.
"No!" Brett slammed his hand against the desk to punctuate his point.
"My wife's infidelity is completely unforgivable. She just wants to make things
look good, to have me condone her new relationship.
I won't do it. I won't forgive her."
Brett was a man in pain, and his perspective on forgiving
his wife is understandable. But unfortunately, many of us are
the victims of "unforgiveable" offenses; many of us, as well,
are the perpetrators of such offenses, and we desperately need
to be forgiven.
Brett ultimately came to understand that forgiving and "unforgivable"
hurt is not based on the worthiness of the recipient of forgiveness,
but on the worthiness of Christ himself. The Bible teaches that we are bound
to forgiveness for one simple reason:
because God has forgiven us in Jesus Christ.
"Forgive as the Lord forgave", Paul commands in Col 3:13 . How did Christ
forgive? Freely, completely, without basing his forgiveness on our merit. He
forgave us unilaterally, offering forgiveness before we asked,
before we were aware of our sin and the pain it caused him,
before we came to him in repentance.
Forgiveness does more that release the perpetrator for the bondage of
his wrongdoing. It releases the victim as well. Forgiveness frees
the forgiver from the bondage of anger and bitterness that keeps him distant
from the love of God. We can forgive the most "unforgivable" of offenses
against us when we focus our attention not on the offender, but on Christ,
who forgave us.
Application
a) Have I ever harboured unforgiveness toward another person?
What was the result in my spiritual/emotional life?
b) Is there someone in my life who has hurt me, who I need to forgive?
How can this verse help me extend the forgiveness to that person?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Prov 3:9-10
9 Honour the Lord with your substance,
and with the first fruits of all your increase;
10 so your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your presses will burst out with new wine.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Worried Over Money
Hebr 13:5-6
5 Let your lives be without love of money, and be content
with the things you have. For He has said:
"I will never leave you, nor forsake you."
6 So we may boldly say:
"The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"
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 Association 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 together 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
Day 24 of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society. (
Col 4:3
3 while praying also for us, that God would open to
us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in chains,
)
b) Pray for the Province of Saskatchewan
I) Pray for the leaders of Saskatchewan,
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 give your worries to Him.
Pray to the Lord and pray to store treasure in Haven and repent of your sin.
Pray to the Lord "Loving God, at times I’m afraid to live honestly with myself
and with others-thinking that by doing so I'll no longer be loved.
Heal my heart, and help me believe in and live for the glory,
freedom, and joy Your love makes possible."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a forgiveness person
and forgive those who have sinned against you.
Pray to the Lord and pray to honour the Lord with your first fruits.
Pray to the Lord and remember He is your helper.
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 people , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for relationship with the Father
through the Son.
a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society.
Pray for the continued spread of the Gospel among the Afar people of Djibouti.
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.
Today at https://www.calvarycomunity.ca/ Pastor Bev Sesink address Trust and Worry
Some pre-emptive verses to this sermon
Proverbs 3:5-6
5 (Ps 37:3; 37:5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 (1Ch 28:9; Pr 16:3; Jer 10:23) in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will direct your paths.
Proverbs 14:30
30 (Pr 12:4; Ps 112:10) A sound heart is the life of the flesh,
but envy the rottenness of the bones.
So let's adress the Stresses of Life and how to address them
i) Worry
Solution: Look to the Lord to meet all our needs
Ps 23:1
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
forever.
Romans 8:32
32 (Jn 3:16; Ro 4:25) He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up
for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Is 30:15
15 (Isa 32:17; 7:4) For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
In returning and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.
Yet you were not willing,
ii) Hurry
Solution: I need to obey God's instructions about Rest
Ps 23:2
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside still waters.
iii) Crowds
Solution: Recharge Soul with beauty
Ps 23:2-3
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.
Phillip 4:8
8 (Ac 6:3; 10:22) Finally, brothers, whatever things are true,
whatever things are honest, whatever things are just,
whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely,
whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue,
and if there is any praise, think on these things
iv) Multiple Choices
Solution: Go to God for Guidance
Ps 23:3
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for His name’s sake.
James 1:5
5 (Pr 2:3-6; Jn 15:7) If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God,
who gives to all men liberally and without criticism, and it will be
given to him.
v) Loss of Privacy
Solution: Trust God in the dark valleys.
Ps 23:4
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.
Ps 142:3
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
then You knew my path.
In the way where I walk,
they have laid a snare for me.
vi) Pluralism
Solution: Let god be Our defender
Ps 23:5
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.
Ps 18:1-2
1 I love You, O Lord, my strength.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) The Lord is my pillar, and my fortress,
and my deliverer;
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
1 Peter 4:19
19 (Ps 31:5; Lk 23:46) So then, let those who suffer according to the will
of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator, while continuing to do good.
Matthew 5:11-12
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.
vii) The Fear of the Future
Solution: Expect God to Finish what he starts in us
Ps 23:6
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
Matthew 11:28-30
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."
1)
Luke 12-13
Luke 12
A Warning Against Hypocrisy
1 (Jas 3:17; 1Co 5:7-8) Meanwhile, when thousands of the crowd were
assembled, so as to trample on one another, He began to say to His
disciples first, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees,
which is hypocrisy.
2 (Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17) For there is nothing covered that will not be
revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
3 (Mt 10:27) Therefore what you have said in the darkness will be
heard in the light. And what you have whispered in the ear in private
rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
Whom to Fear
Mt 10:28-31
4 (Jer 1:8; 1Pe 3:14) "I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid
of those who kill the body, and after that can do no more.
5 (Ps 9:17; Mt 10:28) But I will warn you whom you shall fear:
Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell.
Yes, I say to you, fear Him.
6 (Mt 10:29) Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies
(Gk. 2 assaria. An assarion was worth 1/16 of a denarius, which was a day's
wage.)? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
7 (1Sa 14:45; Mt 6:26) Indeed, even the hairs of your head
are all numbered. Therefore do not fear.
You are more valuable than many sparrows.
Confessing Christ Before Men
Mt 10:19-20, 32-33; 12:32
8 (Lk 15:10; Ro 10:9-10) "I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men,
him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God.
9 (Mk 8:38; 2Ti 2:12) But he who denies Me before men will be denied
before the angels of God.
10 (Mt 12:31-32; 1Jn 5:16; 1Ti 1:13) And everyone who speaks
a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven,
but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
11 (Mt 23:34) "When they bring you to the synagogues, rulers,
and authorities, do not be anxious how you will answer or what you will say.
12 (Lk 21:15; Mt 10:20) For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time
what you should say."
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide
the inheritance with me."
14 (Ro 2:1; 2:3) Jesus said to him, "Man, who appointed Me a judge
or an arbitrator between you?"
15 (1Ti 6:6-10; Heb 13:5) Then He said to them, "Take heed and beware
of covetousness. For a man's life does not consist
in the abundance of his possessions."
16 And He told a parable to them, saying,
"The land of a rich man produced plentifully.
17 He thought to himself,
'What shall I do, for I have no room to store my crops?'
18 "Then he said, 'This I will do: I will pull down my barns
and build greater ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19 (Ecc 11:9; Pr 27:1) And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods
laid up for many years. Take rest. Eat, drink, and be merry.'
20 (Jer 17:11; Job 27:8; Ps 39:6) "But God said to him, 'You fool!
This night your soul will be required of you.
Then whose will those things be which you have provided?'
21 (Lk 12:33; Mt 6:19-20) "So is he who stores up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God."
Care and Anxiety
Mt 6:25-34, 19-21
22 (Lk 12:29; 1Co 7:32) Then He said to His disciples,
"Therefore I say to you, do not be anxious for your life,
what you will eat, nor for your body, what you will wear.
23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.
24 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Consider the ravens: They neither sow nor reap,
they have neither storehouses nor barns. Yet God feeds them.
How much more valuable are you than birds?
25 Who of you by worrying can add one cubit [A cubit is about half a meter.]
to his height?
26 If you then cannot do what is least, why are you anxious
about the other things?
27 "Consider how the lilies grow. They neither spin nor weave.
Yet I say to you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
28 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) If God so clothes the grass, which today
is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,
how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?
29 (Mt 6:31) And do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink,
nor be of an anxious mind.
30 (Mt 6:8; 6:32) For the nations of the world seek all these things,
and your Father knows that you need them.
31 (1Ki 3:11-13; Mt 6:33) But seek the kingdom of God, and all these
things shall be given to you.
32 (Isa 40:11; 41:14) "Do not be afraid, little flock,
for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 (Mt 19:21; Lk 16:9) Sell your possessions and give alms.
Provide yourselves purses that do not grow old,
an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near
and no moth destroys.
34 (Mt 6:21) For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Watchful Servants
Mt 24:45-51
35 (Eph 6:14; 1Pe 1:13) "Let your waist be girded and your lights be burning,
36 (Rev 3:20) and you be like men waiting for their master to return from
the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door immediately for him
when he comes and knocks.
37 (Mt 24:42) Blessed are those servants whom the master will find
watching when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will dress himself
and have them sit down to dine, and he will come and serve them.
38 If he comes in the second watch, or comes in the third watch,
and finds them so, blessed are those servants.
39 (Mt 24:43-44; 2Pe 3:10) But know this: If the owner of the house
had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched
and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
40 Therefore be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at
an hour you do not expect."
41 (Mk 13:37) Peter said to Him, "Lord, are You telling
this parable to us, or to everyone?"
42 (Mt 24:45-46; Lk 19:15-19) The Lord said, "Who then is the faithful
and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his house servants,
to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
44 Truly, I say to you, he will appoint him over all his possessions.
45 But if that servant says in his heart, 'My master delays his coming,'
and begins to beat the house servants, both men and women,
and to eat and drink and get drunk,
46 (Lk 12:40) the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not
look for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him to pieces
and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47 (Jas 4:17; Dt 25:2-3) "That servant who knew his master's will,
but did not prepare himself or do according to his will,
shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 (Lev 5:17; 1Ti 1:13) But he who unknowingly committed acts
worthy of punishment shall be beaten with few stripes.
For to whom much is given, of him much shall be required.
And from him to whom much was entrusted, much will be asked.
Jesus the Cause of Division
Mt 10:34-36
49 "I have come to send fire upon the earth
and wish that it were already kindled!
50 (Jn 19:30) But I have a baptism to be baptized with,
and how pressed I am until it is accomplished!
51 (Mt 10:34-36) Do you suppose that I have come to give peace on earth?
No, I tell you, but rather division.
52 For there will be from now on five divided in one house,
three against two and two against three.
53 (Mic 7:6) They will be divided, father against son
and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother,
and mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law."
Discerning the Appointed Time
Mt 16:2-3
54 Then He said to the crowd: "When you see a cloud rise out of the west,
immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it is.
55 And when a south wind blows, you say, 'There will be heat,' and it happens.
56 (Mt 16:3) You hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky
and of the earth. But why do you not know how to discern this time?
Settling With Your Accuser
Mt 5:25-26
57 "Why even among yourselves do you not judge what is right?
58 (Mt 5:23-26; 18:30) When you go with your adversary to the magistrate,
as you are on the way, diligently try to settle matters with him,
lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge will hand you over
to the officer, and the officer will throw you into prison.
59 (Mk 12:42; Mt 18:34) I tell you, you shall not come out from there until
you have paid the very last penny.
"Gk. lepton, the smallest coin circulated, means "small" or "thin.""
Luke 13
Repent or Perish
1 There were present at that time some who told Him of the Galileans
whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
2 (Jn 9:2; Ac 28:4) Jesus answered, "Do you suppose that these Galileans
were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered
such things?
3 (Lk 24:47) I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you will all likewise
perish.
4 (Jn 9:7; 9:11) Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell
and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all men
living in Jerusalem?
5 (Lk 13:3) I tell you, no! But unless you repent,
you will all likewise perish."
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
6 Then He told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard.
He came and looked for fruit on it and found none.
7 (Ex 32:10; Mt 7:19) So he said to the vinedresser of his vineyard,
'Now these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree,
and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it deplete the soil?'
8 "He answered him, 'Sir, leave it alone this year also,
until I dig around it and fertilize it.
9 And if it bears fruit, well.
But if not, after that you shall cut it down.'"
Healing a Woman on the Sabbath
10 (Mt 4:23) He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
11 (Lk 13:16) And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity
for eighteen years and was bent over and could not straighten herself up.
12 When Jesus saw her, He called her and said to her,
"Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity."
13 (Mk 5:23; Lk 18:43) Then He laid His hands on her,
and immediately she was made straight and glorified God.
14 (Ex 20:9; Mt 12:2) But the ruler of the synagogue answered
with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath,
and said to the people,
"There are six days in which men ought to work.
Therefore come and be healed on those days, but not on the Sabbath day."
15 (Lk 14:5) The Lord answered him, "You hypocrite! Does not each one
of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall
and lead it away to water it?
16 (Lk 19:9; 3:8) Then should not this woman, being a daughter
of Abraham whom Satan has bound these eighteen years,
be loosed from this bondage on the Sabbath?"
17 (Ps 132:18; 1Pe 3:16) When He said this, all His adversaries were ashamed.
And all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.
The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
Mt 13:31-33; Mk 4:30-32
18 (Lk 13:20) Then He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what shall
I compare it?
19 (Mt 17:20) It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took
and planted in his garden. It grew and became a large tree,
and the birds of the air nested in its branches."
20 Again He said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
21 (Mt 13:33; 1Co 5:6) It is like yeast, which a woman took
and hid in sixty pounds (Gk. 3 sata, or 27 kilograms.)
of meal until all of it was leavened."
The Narrow Gate
Mt 7:13-14, 21-23
22 (Lk 9:51; Mk 6:6) Then He went through the cities and villages,
teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
23 Someone said to Him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?"
He said to them,
24 "Strive to enter through the narrow gate. For many, I tell you,
will try to enter and will not be able.
25 (Mt 25:10-12; Lk 13:27) Once the Master of the house has risen up
and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door,
saying, 'Lord, Lord, open for us,' He will answer you,
'I do not know where you come from.'
26 "Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence,
and you taught in our streets.'
27 (Mt 25:41; Ps 6:8; Lk 13:25) "But He will say, 'I tell you, I do not
know you, or where you come from. Depart from Me,
all you workers of iniquity.'
28 (Mt 8:11-12; 22:13) "There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth
when you see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets
in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
29 They will come from the east and from the west and from the north
and from the south and will sit down to dine in the kingdom of God.
30 (Mt 19:30; 20:16) Listen, there are the last who will be first,
and the first who will be last."
The Lament Over Jerusalem
Mt 23:37-39
31 On the same day certain Pharisees came, saying to Him,
"Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You."
32 (Heb 2:10; 5:9) He said to them, "Go and tell that fox,
'Look, I cast out demons. And I perform healings today and tomorrow,
and on the third day I shall be perfected.'
33 (Mt 21:11) Nevertheless I must travel today and tomorrow
and the day following. For it cannot be that a prophet
should perish outside Jerusalem.
34 (Mt 23:37-39; Dt 32:11-12) "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kills
the prophets and stones those who are sent to you! How often would
I have gathered your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks
under her wings, and you were not willing!
35 (Ps 118:26; Mt 21:9) Look, your house is forsaken. Truly I say to you,
you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say,
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.'(Ps 118:26.)"
2) Our Daily Bread for 24 October 2021
https://odb.org/us/2021/10/24/talk-trust-feel
Talk, Trust, Feel
Romans 8:14-21
14 (Gal 5:18; Rev 21:7) For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,
these are the sons of God.
15 (Mk 14:36; 1Co 2:12) For you have not received the spirit of slavery
again to fear. But you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom
we cry, "Abba, Father."
16 (Eph 1:13; 2Co 1:22) The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirits
that we are the children of God,
17 (Gal 4:7; 3:29) and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint-heirs
with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him,
that we may also be glorified with Him.
18 (1Pe 4:13; Col 3:4) For I consider that the sufferings of this present
time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be
revealed to us.
19 (1Jn 3:2; Php 1:20) The eager expectation of the creation waits
for the appearance of the sons of God.
20 (Ge 3:17-19; 5:29) For the creation was subjected to futility,
not willingly, but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope
21 (2Pe 3:13; Ac 3:21) that the creation itself also will be set free
from its slavery to corruption into the glorious freedom of the children
of God.
"Don't talk, don't trust, don't feel was the law we lived by,"
says Frederick Buechner in his powerful memoir Telling Secrets,
"and woe to the one who broke it." Buechner is describing his experience
of what he calls the "unwritten law of families who for one reason
or another have gone out of whack." In his own family,
that "law" meant Buechner was not allowed to talk about or grieve his father's
suicide, leaving him with no one he could trust with his pain.
Can you relate? Many of us in one way or another have learned to live with
a warped version of love, one that demands dishonesty or silence about
wha'’s harmed us. That kind of "love" relies on fear for control
-and is a kind of slavery.
We can't afford to forget just how different Jesus' invitation to love
is from the kind of conditional love we often experience-a kind of love
we're always afraid we could lose. As Paul explains, through Christ's love
we can finally understand what it means to not live in fear (Romans 8:15)
and start to understand the kind of glorious freedom (v. 21)
that's possible when we know we're deeply, truly, and unconditionally loved.
We're free to talk, to trust, and to feel once more-to learn what it means
to live unafraid.
By: Monica La Rose
Reflect & Pray
Are there any unspoken "rules" you've learned as conditions
for acceptance and love? How might you live differently
if you believed you didn't have to follow those rules to be loved?
Loving God, at times I’m afraid to live honestly with myself
and with others-thinking that by doing so I'll no longer be loved.
Heal my heart, and help me believe in and live for the glory,
freedom, and joy Your love makes possible.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 1 - Forgiving as God Forgave
Col 3:13
13 Bear with one another and
forgive one another. If anyone
has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you,
so you must do.
"No!" Brett slammed his hand against the desk to punctuate his point.
"My wife's infidelity is completely unforgivable. She just wants to make things
look good, to have me condone her new relationship.
I won't do it. I won't forgive her."
Brett was a man in pain, and his perspective on forgiving
his wife is understandable. But unfortunately, many of us are
the victims of "unforgiveable" offenses; many of us, as well,
are the perpetrators of such offenses, and we desperately need
to be forgiven.
Brett ultimately came to understand that forgiving and "unforgivable"
hurt is not based on the worthiness of the recipient of forgiveness,
but on the worthiness of Christ himself. The Bible teaches that we are bound
to forgiveness for one simple reason:
because God has forgiven us in Jesus Christ.
"Forgive as the Lord forgave", Paul commands in Col 3:13 . How did Christ
forgive? Freely, completely, without basing his forgiveness on our merit. He
forgave us unilaterally, offering forgiveness before we asked,
before we were aware of our sin and the pain it caused him,
before we came to him in repentance.
Forgiveness does more that release the perpetrator for the bondage of
his wrongdoing. It releases the victim as well. Forgiveness frees
the forgiver from the bondage of anger and bitterness that keeps him distant
from the love of God. We can forgive the most "unforgivable" of offenses
against us when we focus our attention not on the offender, but on Christ,
who forgave us.
Application
a) Have I ever harboured unforgiveness toward another person?
What was the result in my spiritual/emotional life?
b) Is there someone in my life who has hurt me, who I need to forgive?
How can this verse help me extend the forgiveness to that person?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Prov 3:9-10
9 Honour the Lord with your substance,
and with the first fruits of all your increase;
10 so your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your presses will burst out with new wine.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Worried Over Money
Hebr 13:5-6
5 Let your lives be without love of money, and be content
with the things you have. For He has said:
"I will never leave you, nor forsake you."
6 So we may boldly say:
"The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"
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 Association 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 together 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
Day 24 of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society. (
Col 4:3
3 while praying also for us, that God would open to
us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in chains,
)
b) Pray for the Province of Saskatchewan
I) Pray for the leaders of Saskatchewan,
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 give your worries to Him.
Pray to the Lord and pray to store treasure in Haven and repent of your sin.
Pray to the Lord "Loving God, at times I’m afraid to live honestly with myself
and with others-thinking that by doing so I'll no longer be loved.
Heal my heart, and help me believe in and live for the glory,
freedom, and joy Your love makes possible."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a forgiveness person
and forgive those who have sinned against you.
Pray to the Lord and pray to honour the Lord with your first fruits.
Pray to the Lord and remember He is your helper.
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 people , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for relationship with the Father
through the Son.
a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society.
Pray for the continued spread of the Gospel among the Afar people of Djibouti.
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.