Day 310 - 6 November 2021 reflections
Day 310, 6 November 2021
1)
Matthew 25
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
1 (Mt 13:24; 22:23) "Then the kingdom of heaven shall be like ten virgins,
who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2 Five of them were wise and five were foolish.
3 Those who were foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them.
4 But the wise took jars of oil with their lamps.
5 (Mt 24:48; 25:19) While the bridegroom delayed, they all rested and slept.
6 "But at midnight there was a cry,
'Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!'
7 (Lk 12:35) "Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.
8 (Lk 12:35) But the foolish said to the wise,
'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have gone out.'
9 "The wise answered, 'No, lest there not be enough for us and you.
Go rather to those who sell it, and buy some for yourselves.'
10 (Lk 13:25) "But while they went to buy some, the bridegroom came,
and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.
And the door was shut.
11 (Mt 7:21-23) "Afterward, the other virgins came also, saying,
'Lord, Lord, open the door for us.'
12 (2Ti 2:19) "But he answered, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'
13 (Mt 24:42-44) "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day
nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
The Parable of the Talents
Lk 19:11-27
14 (Mt 21:33; Mk 13:34) "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling
into a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.
15 (Mt 18:24) To one he gave five talents,
(A talent was worth several hundred pounds.)
to another two, and to another one, to every man according to his ability.
And immediately he took his journey.
16 He who had received the five talents went and traded with them
and made another five talents.
17 So also, he who had received two gained another two.
18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground
and hid his master's money.
19 (Mt 25:5) "After a long time the master of those servants came
and settled accounts with them.
20 He who had received five talents came and brought the other five talents,
saying, 'Master, you entrusted to me five talents.
Look, I have gained five talents more.'
21 (Mt 24:47; 25:23) "His master said to him, 'Well done, you good
and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things.
I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.'
22 "He who had received two talents also came and said,
'Master, you entrusted me with two talents.
See, I have gained two more talents besides them.'
23 (Mt 25:21) "His master said to him, 'Well done, you good
and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things.
I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.'
24 "Then he who had received the one talent came and said,
'Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow,
and gathering where you did not winnow.
25 So I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground.
Here you have what is yours.'
26 (Mt 18:32) "His master answered, 'You wicked and slothful servant!
You knew that I reap where I have not sown,
and gather where I have not winnowed.
27 Then you ought to have given my money to the bankers,
and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.
28 " 'So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 (Mt 13:12; Mk 4:25) For to everyone who has will more be given,
and he will have an abundance. But from him who has nothing,
even what he has will be taken away.
30 (Mt 8:12; 22:13; 13:42) And throw the unprofitable servant
into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
The Judgment of the Nations
31 (Mt 16:27; 19:28) "When the Son of Man comes in His glory,
and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
32 (Mt 13:49; Mal 3:18) Before Him will be gathered all nations, and He will
separate them one from another
as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.
33 (Ps 45:9) He will set the sheep at His right hand,
but the goats at the left.
34 (Jas 2:5; Lk 12:32) "Then the King will say to those at His right hand,
'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you
since the foundation of the world.
35 (Eze 18:7; 18:16) For I was hungry and you gave Me food,
I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in.
36 (Jas 1:27; Heb 10:34) I was naked and you clothed Me,
I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.'
37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry
and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39 And when did we see You sick or in prison and come to You?'
40 (Mt 10:42; Pr 19:17) "The King will answer, 'Truly I say to you,
as you have done it for one of the least of these brothers of Mine,
you have done it for Me.'
41 (Mt 7:23; 2Pe 2:4) "Then He will say to those at the left hand,
'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 For I was hungry and you gave Me no food,
I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink,
43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in,
I was naked and you did not clothe Me,
I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'
44 "Then they also will answer Him,
'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger
or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve You?'
45 (Pr 14:31; 17:5) "He will answer, 'Truly I say to you,
as you did it not for one of the least of these, you did it not for Me.'
46 (Jn 5:29; Da 12:2; Jn 3:36) "And they will go away into eternal
punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
2) Our Daily Bread for 6 November 2021
https://odb.org/us/2021/11/06/a-glossary-for-grief
entitled A Glossary for Grief
Luke 23:44-46
44 (Am 8:9; Mt 27:45) It was now about the sixth hour,
and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,
45 (Ex 26:31-33; 2Ch 3:14) while the sun was darkened.
And the veil of the temple was torn in the middle.
46 (Jn 19:30; Ps 31:5; Ac 7:59) And Jesus cried out with a loud voice,
"Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit."
Having said this, He gave up the spirit.
When Hugh and DeeDee released their only child to heaven, they struggled
with what to call themselves in the aftermath. There's no specific word
in the English language to describe a parent who has lost a child.
A wife without her husband is a widow. A husband without his wife
is a widower. A child bereft of parents is an orphan.
A parent whose child has died is an undefined hollow of hurt.
Miscarriage. Sudden infant death. Suicide. Illness. Accident.
Death steals a child from this world and then robs the surviving
parents of an expressed identity.
Yet God Himself understands such devastating grief as His only Son, Jesus,
called to Him while dying on the cross, "Father, into your hands I commit
my spirit" (Luke 23:46). God was Father before Jesus' earthly birth
and remained Father when Jesus released His final breath.
God continued as Father when the still body of His Son was laid in a tomb.
God lives on today as Father of a risen Son who brings every parent
the hope that a child can live again.
What do you call a heavenly Father who sacrifices His Son for the universe?
For you and for me? Father. Still, Father. When there are no words
in the glossary of grief to describe the pain of loss,
God is our Father and calls us His children (1 John 3:1).
By: Elisa Morgan
Reflect & Pray
How does it shape your heart to realize that God remains your Father
and calls you His child-always? How might this thought comfort you?
Dear heavenly Father, thank You for being my Father
and claiming me as Your child.
Read Life After Loss.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 7 Support System
Deut 33:27
27 (Ge 49:24; Ps 90:1–2) The eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath you are the everlasting arms;
He will drive out the enemy before you,
and will say, “Destroy them.â€
Misty was only 4 when her parents divorced. Her dad moved away,
and the following summer she went with her grandparents to visit him
in his new apartment. In the swimming pool one afternoon, Grandpa stood
Misty on the side of the pool, held out his arm, and called, "Jump!"
But Misty, normally a little fish, suddenly seemed afraid of the water,
and stood trembling on the sidewalk shaking her head.
"Jump, Misty - I'll catch you!"
"Are you sure, Grandpa?"
"Of course I'm sure! Jump!"
But Misty wouldn't jump. Finally Grandpa, a bit irritated, said, "Misty, do
you think I Won't catch you? Do you think I'll just walk away?"
The tears spilled over, and Misty sobbed. "Daddy did!"
Human support systems often fail us. We disappoint those we love, and
are disappointed by them. People simply aren't there for us
when we need them most.
But God promises that with him things are different. He's always there,
always listening, always caring, always ready to support us.
"Underneath his everlasting arms".
Sometimes those arms reach out clothed in flesh, in the warm embrace
of a loved one. Sometimes they support us through the Word, sometimes through
the quiet peace that comes in prayer. Sometimes we are not aware of them
at all, but they still hold us up, supporting, surrounding, loving.
Underneath us are the everlasting arms.
Application
a) Have I ever felt abandoned by someone I loved and depended upon?
b) How have I experienced the faithfulness of God's "Everlasting arms"?
c) Now can this verse help me in times when I feel my supports have given way?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:23-29
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man
who scatters seed on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,
and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,
then the head, then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,
immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 51:1-13
PSALMS 51
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,
when Nathan the Prophet came to him,
after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the abundance of Your compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,
and done this evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified when You speak,
and You are blameless when You judge.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) You desire truth in the inward parts,
and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,
that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,
and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and uphold me with Your willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Newfoundland & Labrador
Total population 527000
Muslim population (est.) 2065
As of Autumn 2014, St. John's does not have a local CNMM network. Pray with us
for God's people to come together in prayer and cooperative efforts to reach Muslims with the Good News.
St. John's has one mosque and 2 more musallas , or prayer locations, which
may grow into mosques of their own. The mosque is called Masjid an Noor,
The Mosque of the Light, and mosque historical documents record a trip in 1986
to Saudi Arabia to raise funds for the land purchase and construction costs.
A small number of Muslim families had come prior to 1964, but moved on to
other places after a short time. After this date, a small community began
to remain and grow , reaching about 25 families in the 1980s. A number
of international students also join the community annually
ranging from 25 to 60.
In 2014 the mosque website reports the community is made up of some 200
families and many university students attending Memorial University. A
small number of native Newfoundlanders have also converted to the Islamic
faith, one saying of this religion in Newfoundland, "Islam is a growing face".
With the growth of the community, the current challenge is lack of space
in the mosque, which they are now looking at expanding.
Pray for
- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims
in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.
- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding
Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.
- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim
students on the university, college and trade school campuses.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
6th Day of the Month
a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community
( Deut 4:6-7
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom
and your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear
all these statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise
and understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god so near
to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
Matt 5:13-16
13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt
loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good
for nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.
14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on
a hill cannot be hidden.
15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) Neither do men light a candle
and put it under a basket, but on a candlestick.
And it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine
before men that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father who is in heaven."
Acts 1:8
8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
b) Pray for the province of British Columbia
I) Pray for the leaders of British Columbia, that God's Spirit
would influence them to act justly, serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come to the
knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be alert looking for Him to come; to use
your talents wisely; and ask for an opportunity to be of help.
Pray to the Lord "Dear heavenly Father, thank You for being my Father
and claiming me as Your child."
Pray to the Lord and pray and thank Him for being your eternal support system.
Pray to the Lord and pray to plant spritiual seeds where they grow song .
Pray to the Lord and pray to teach sinners to reutrn to the Lord.
Pray for in Newfoundland and Labrador
- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims
in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.
- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding
Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.
- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim
students on the university, college and trade school campuses.
Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
1)
Matthew 25
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
1 (Mt 13:24; 22:23) "Then the kingdom of heaven shall be like ten virgins,
who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2 Five of them were wise and five were foolish.
3 Those who were foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them.
4 But the wise took jars of oil with their lamps.
5 (Mt 24:48; 25:19) While the bridegroom delayed, they all rested and slept.
6 "But at midnight there was a cry,
'Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!'
7 (Lk 12:35) "Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.
8 (Lk 12:35) But the foolish said to the wise,
'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have gone out.'
9 "The wise answered, 'No, lest there not be enough for us and you.
Go rather to those who sell it, and buy some for yourselves.'
10 (Lk 13:25) "But while they went to buy some, the bridegroom came,
and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.
And the door was shut.
11 (Mt 7:21-23) "Afterward, the other virgins came also, saying,
'Lord, Lord, open the door for us.'
12 (2Ti 2:19) "But he answered, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'
13 (Mt 24:42-44) "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day
nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
The Parable of the Talents
Lk 19:11-27
14 (Mt 21:33; Mk 13:34) "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling
into a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.
15 (Mt 18:24) To one he gave five talents,
(A talent was worth several hundred pounds.)
to another two, and to another one, to every man according to his ability.
And immediately he took his journey.
16 He who had received the five talents went and traded with them
and made another five talents.
17 So also, he who had received two gained another two.
18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground
and hid his master's money.
19 (Mt 25:5) "After a long time the master of those servants came
and settled accounts with them.
20 He who had received five talents came and brought the other five talents,
saying, 'Master, you entrusted to me five talents.
Look, I have gained five talents more.'
21 (Mt 24:47; 25:23) "His master said to him, 'Well done, you good
and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things.
I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.'
22 "He who had received two talents also came and said,
'Master, you entrusted me with two talents.
See, I have gained two more talents besides them.'
23 (Mt 25:21) "His master said to him, 'Well done, you good
and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things.
I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.'
24 "Then he who had received the one talent came and said,
'Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow,
and gathering where you did not winnow.
25 So I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground.
Here you have what is yours.'
26 (Mt 18:32) "His master answered, 'You wicked and slothful servant!
You knew that I reap where I have not sown,
and gather where I have not winnowed.
27 Then you ought to have given my money to the bankers,
and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.
28 " 'So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 (Mt 13:12; Mk 4:25) For to everyone who has will more be given,
and he will have an abundance. But from him who has nothing,
even what he has will be taken away.
30 (Mt 8:12; 22:13; 13:42) And throw the unprofitable servant
into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
The Judgment of the Nations
31 (Mt 16:27; 19:28) "When the Son of Man comes in His glory,
and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
32 (Mt 13:49; Mal 3:18) Before Him will be gathered all nations, and He will
separate them one from another
as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.
33 (Ps 45:9) He will set the sheep at His right hand,
but the goats at the left.
34 (Jas 2:5; Lk 12:32) "Then the King will say to those at His right hand,
'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you
since the foundation of the world.
35 (Eze 18:7; 18:16) For I was hungry and you gave Me food,
I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in.
36 (Jas 1:27; Heb 10:34) I was naked and you clothed Me,
I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.'
37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry
and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39 And when did we see You sick or in prison and come to You?'
40 (Mt 10:42; Pr 19:17) "The King will answer, 'Truly I say to you,
as you have done it for one of the least of these brothers of Mine,
you have done it for Me.'
41 (Mt 7:23; 2Pe 2:4) "Then He will say to those at the left hand,
'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 For I was hungry and you gave Me no food,
I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink,
43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in,
I was naked and you did not clothe Me,
I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'
44 "Then they also will answer Him,
'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger
or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve You?'
45 (Pr 14:31; 17:5) "He will answer, 'Truly I say to you,
as you did it not for one of the least of these, you did it not for Me.'
46 (Jn 5:29; Da 12:2; Jn 3:36) "And they will go away into eternal
punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
2) Our Daily Bread for 6 November 2021
https://odb.org/us/2021/11/06/a-glossary-for-grief
entitled A Glossary for Grief
Luke 23:44-46
44 (Am 8:9; Mt 27:45) It was now about the sixth hour,
and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,
45 (Ex 26:31-33; 2Ch 3:14) while the sun was darkened.
And the veil of the temple was torn in the middle.
46 (Jn 19:30; Ps 31:5; Ac 7:59) And Jesus cried out with a loud voice,
"Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit."
Having said this, He gave up the spirit.
When Hugh and DeeDee released their only child to heaven, they struggled
with what to call themselves in the aftermath. There's no specific word
in the English language to describe a parent who has lost a child.
A wife without her husband is a widow. A husband without his wife
is a widower. A child bereft of parents is an orphan.
A parent whose child has died is an undefined hollow of hurt.
Miscarriage. Sudden infant death. Suicide. Illness. Accident.
Death steals a child from this world and then robs the surviving
parents of an expressed identity.
Yet God Himself understands such devastating grief as His only Son, Jesus,
called to Him while dying on the cross, "Father, into your hands I commit
my spirit" (Luke 23:46). God was Father before Jesus' earthly birth
and remained Father when Jesus released His final breath.
God continued as Father when the still body of His Son was laid in a tomb.
God lives on today as Father of a risen Son who brings every parent
the hope that a child can live again.
What do you call a heavenly Father who sacrifices His Son for the universe?
For you and for me? Father. Still, Father. When there are no words
in the glossary of grief to describe the pain of loss,
God is our Father and calls us His children (1 John 3:1).
By: Elisa Morgan
Reflect & Pray
How does it shape your heart to realize that God remains your Father
and calls you His child-always? How might this thought comfort you?
Dear heavenly Father, thank You for being my Father
and claiming me as Your child.
Read Life After Loss.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 7 Support System
Deut 33:27
27 (Ge 49:24; Ps 90:1–2) The eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath you are the everlasting arms;
He will drive out the enemy before you,
and will say, “Destroy them.â€
Misty was only 4 when her parents divorced. Her dad moved away,
and the following summer she went with her grandparents to visit him
in his new apartment. In the swimming pool one afternoon, Grandpa stood
Misty on the side of the pool, held out his arm, and called, "Jump!"
But Misty, normally a little fish, suddenly seemed afraid of the water,
and stood trembling on the sidewalk shaking her head.
"Jump, Misty - I'll catch you!"
"Are you sure, Grandpa?"
"Of course I'm sure! Jump!"
But Misty wouldn't jump. Finally Grandpa, a bit irritated, said, "Misty, do
you think I Won't catch you? Do you think I'll just walk away?"
The tears spilled over, and Misty sobbed. "Daddy did!"
Human support systems often fail us. We disappoint those we love, and
are disappointed by them. People simply aren't there for us
when we need them most.
But God promises that with him things are different. He's always there,
always listening, always caring, always ready to support us.
"Underneath his everlasting arms".
Sometimes those arms reach out clothed in flesh, in the warm embrace
of a loved one. Sometimes they support us through the Word, sometimes through
the quiet peace that comes in prayer. Sometimes we are not aware of them
at all, but they still hold us up, supporting, surrounding, loving.
Underneath us are the everlasting arms.
Application
a) Have I ever felt abandoned by someone I loved and depended upon?
b) How have I experienced the faithfulness of God's "Everlasting arms"?
c) Now can this verse help me in times when I feel my supports have given way?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:23-29
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man
who scatters seed on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,
and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,
then the head, then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,
immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 51:1-13
PSALMS 51
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,
when Nathan the Prophet came to him,
after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the abundance of Your compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,
and done this evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified when You speak,
and You are blameless when You judge.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) You desire truth in the inward parts,
and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,
that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,
and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and uphold me with Your willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Newfoundland & Labrador
Total population 527000
Muslim population (est.) 2065
As of Autumn 2014, St. John's does not have a local CNMM network. Pray with us
for God's people to come together in prayer and cooperative efforts to reach Muslims with the Good News.
St. John's has one mosque and 2 more musallas , or prayer locations, which
may grow into mosques of their own. The mosque is called Masjid an Noor,
The Mosque of the Light, and mosque historical documents record a trip in 1986
to Saudi Arabia to raise funds for the land purchase and construction costs.
A small number of Muslim families had come prior to 1964, but moved on to
other places after a short time. After this date, a small community began
to remain and grow , reaching about 25 families in the 1980s. A number
of international students also join the community annually
ranging from 25 to 60.
In 2014 the mosque website reports the community is made up of some 200
families and many university students attending Memorial University. A
small number of native Newfoundlanders have also converted to the Islamic
faith, one saying of this religion in Newfoundland, "Islam is a growing face".
With the growth of the community, the current challenge is lack of space
in the mosque, which they are now looking at expanding.
Pray for
- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims
in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.
- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding
Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.
- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim
students on the university, college and trade school campuses.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
6th Day of the Month
a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community
( Deut 4:6-7
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom
and your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear
all these statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise
and understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god so near
to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
Matt 5:13-16
13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt
loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good
for nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.
14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on
a hill cannot be hidden.
15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) Neither do men light a candle
and put it under a basket, but on a candlestick.
And it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine
before men that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father who is in heaven."
Acts 1:8
8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
b) Pray for the province of British Columbia
I) Pray for the leaders of British Columbia, that God's Spirit
would influence them to act justly, serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come to the
knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be alert looking for Him to come; to use
your talents wisely; and ask for an opportunity to be of help.
Pray to the Lord "Dear heavenly Father, thank You for being my Father
and claiming me as Your child."
Pray to the Lord and pray and thank Him for being your eternal support system.
Pray to the Lord and pray to plant spritiual seeds where they grow song .
Pray to the Lord and pray to teach sinners to reutrn to the Lord.
Pray for in Newfoundland and Labrador
- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims
in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.
- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding
Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.
- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim
students on the university, college and trade school campuses.
Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.