Day 320 - 16 November 2021 reflections
Day 320, 16 November 2021
1)
Acts 7-8
Acts 7
Stephen's Speech
1 Then the high priest said, "Are these things so?"
2 (Ge 11:31; Ps 29:3) He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen! The God of glory
appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia,
before he lived in Harran,
3 (Ge 12:1) and said to him, 'Leave your country and your relatives,
and come to the land which I will show you.' (Ge 12:1.)
4 (Ge 12:4-5; 11:31-32) "Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans
and lived in Harran. When his father died, He removed him from there
to this land in which you now live.
5 (Ge 12:7; 17:8) He gave him no inheritance in it, nor a foothold,
and promised to give it to him as a possession and to his descendants
after him while he had no child.
6 (Ge 15:13) God spoke in this way, 'Your descendants shall be sojourners
in a land belonging to others, who will enslave them and mistreat them
four hundred years. (Ge 15:13.)
7 (Ex 3:12) And I will judge the nation to whom they will be enslaved,'
(Ge 15:14.) said God. 'After that they shall come out and worship Me
in this place.' (Ex 3:12.)
8 (Ge 17:9-14; 35:23-26) Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision.
And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day.
And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
9 (Ge 39:2; 45:4) "The patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt.
But God was with him,
10 (Ge 42:6) and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour
and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him governor over Egypt
and all his house.
11 (Ps 105:16) "Then a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan with great affliction,
and our fathers found no sustenance.
12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers
the first time.
13 During the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers,
and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
14 (Dt 10:22; Ge 46:26-27) Then Joseph sent and called for his father Jacob
and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15 (Ge 49:33; Ex 1:6) Then Jacob went down into Egypt.
And he and our fathers died,
16 (Jos 24:32; Ge 23:16; Ex 13:19) and were carried to Shechem
and put in the tomb that Abraham had bought
for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
17 (Ac 7:6; 13:17) "When the time of the promise drew near,
which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
18 (Ex 1:8) until another king rose up who did not know Joseph.(Ex 1:8.)
19 (Ex 1:9-22; Ps 105:25) He dealt deceitfully with our people and mistreated
our fathers, forcing them to put out their young children,
that they might not live.
20 (Heb 11:23) "At that time Moses was born,
and was fair in the sight of God. And he was reared for three months
in his father's house.
21 When he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up
and reared him as her own son.
22 (Isa 19:11; Da 1:4) Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians
and was powerful in words and in deeds.
23 (Ex 2:11-12; Heb 11:24-26) "When he was forty years old, it came
to his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
24 But seeing one being wronged, he defended him, and avenged him
who was oppressed, and struck the Egyptian.
25 He supposed that his brothers would understand that God would deliver
them by his hand, but they did not understand.
26 On the next day he appeared to them as they fought and tried to reconcile
them in peace, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?'
(Ex 2:13.)
27 (Ac 7:35; Lk 12:14) "But the one wronging his neighbor pushed him away,
saying, 'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?
28 Will you kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
(Gk. 15 orguias, about 27 meters.)
29 Moses fled at this word and became a sojourner in the land of Midian,
(Ex 2:11-15.) where he became the father of two sons.
30 (Ac 7:35; Ex 3:1-2) "When fourty years had passed, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai,
in a flame of fire in a bush. (Ex 3:1-4. )
31 (Ex 3:3-4) When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight.
As he drew near to look at it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,
32 (Ex 3:6; Mt 22:32) 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham
and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.'Ex 3:6.
Moses trembled and dared not look.
33 (Ex 3:5; Jos 5:15) "Then the Lord said to him,
'Take off the shoes from your feet, for the place where you are standing
is holy ground.(Ex 3:5.)
34 (Ex 3:7-10) I have indeed seen the oppression of My people who are
in Egypt. I have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. Now come,
I will send you to Egypt.'(Ex 3:7, 10.)
35 (Ex 14:19; Nu 20:16) "This Moses, whom they rejected, saying,
'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?' (Ex 2:14.) God sent as both ruler
and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 (Ex 12:41; 14:21; 33:1) He led them out after he had shown wonders
and signs in the land of Egypt, and at the Red Sea,
and for forty years in the wilderness.
37 "This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, The Lord your God will
raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.
Him you shall hear.'(Dt 18:15.)
38 (Ro 3:2; Ac 7:53; Heb 5:12) This is he who was in the congregation
in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai,
and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us,
39 (Nu 14:3–4; Ex 16:3) whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust away.
And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt,
40 (Ex 32:1; 32:23) saying to Aaron, 'Make for us gods to go before us.
For we do not know what has become of this Moses,
who led us out of the land of Egypt.('Ex 32:1,) 23.
41 So they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol,
and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
42 (Jer 19:13; Eze 20:39 ) But God turned and gave them up to worship
the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets:
'O House of Israel, have you offered to Me slain animals and sacrifices
for forty years in the wilderness?
43 Yes, you even raised the shrine of Moloch,
and the star of your god Remphan,
idols which you made to worship;
therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon.'
44 (Ex 25:40; 38:21) "Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness
in the wilderness, telling Moses to make it as He had commanded,
according to the pattern that he had seen,
45 (Ps 44:2; Jos 18:1) which our fathers, having received it,
brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles,
whom God drove out in front of our fathers until the days of David,
46Ps 132:1–5; Ac 13:22who found favor in the presence of God and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 471Ki 8:20; 2Sa 7:13But Solomon built Him a house.
481Ki 8:27“However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made with hands. As the prophet says:
49Mt 5:34–35; Ps 11:4 ‘Heaven is My throne,
and the earth is My footstool.
What house will you build for Me? says the Lord,
or what is the place of My rest?
50 Has not My hand made all these things?’
51 (Ex 32:9; Lev 26:41) "You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears!
You always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.
52 (Mt 5:12; 2Ch 36:16) Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted?
They have even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One,
of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers,
53 (Gal 3:19; Heb 2:2; Dt 33:2) who have received the law by the disposition
of angels, but have not kept it."
The Stoning of Stephen
54 (Ac 5:33; Job 16:9) When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart,
and they gnashed their teeth at him.
55 (Mk 16:19; Jn 12:41) But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven
and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
56 (Mt 3:16) and said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man
standing at the right hand of God."
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, closed their ears,
and rushed at him in unison.
58 (Ac 22:20; Lk 4:29; Ac 8:1) And they threw him out of the city
and stoned him. The witnesses laid down their garments at the feet
of a young man named Saul.
59 (Ps 31:5; Lk 23:46) They stoned Stephen as he was calling on God,
praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
60 (Mt 5:44; Lk 22:41) Then he knelt down and cried with a loud voice,
"Lord, do not hold this sin against them."
Having said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 8
1 (Ac 7:58; 5:33)And Saul was consenting to his death.
Saul Persecutes the Church
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem.
And they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria,
except the apostles.
2 Devout men carried Stephen to his burial and made great lamentation over him.
3 (1Co 15:9; Gal 1:13) But Saul ravaged the church, entering house by house
and dragging out both men and women and committing them to prison.
The Gospel Preached in Samaria
4 (Ac 8:1) Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
5 (Ac 6:5) Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the miracles which he did,
they listened in unity to what he said.
7 (Mk 16:17-18) For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice,
came out of many who were possessed. And many who were paralyzed
or lame were healed.
8 So there was much joy in that city.
Simon the Sorcerer Believes
9 (Ac 5:36; 13:6) Now a man named Simon was previously in the city practicing
sorcery and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying he was someone great,
10 (Ac 14:11; 28:6) to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest,
saying, "This man is the great power of God."
11 (Gal 3:1) They listened to him, because for a long time he had astonished
them by his sorceries.
12 (Ac 1:3; 2:38) But when they believed Philip preaching about the kingdom
of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
13 (Ac 8:6-7; 19:11) Even Simon himself believed. And when he was baptized,
he continued with Philip and was amazed as he watched the miracles
and signs which were done.
Samaritans Receive the Holy Spirit
14 (Ac 8:1) Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria
had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15 (Ac 2:38) When they came down, they prayed for them
that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
16 (Mt 28:19; Ac 2:38; 19:2) for still He had come on none of them.
They were only baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 (Ac 6:6; 9:17) Then they laid their hands on them,
and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 When Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands
the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
19 saying, "Give me also this power, that whomever I lay hands on may
receive the Holy Spirit."
20 (Da 5:17; Ac 2:38) Peter said to him, "May your money perish with you,
because you thought you could purchase the gift of God with money!
21 You have neither part nor share in this matter, for your heart
is not right before God.
22 (Da 4:27) Therefore repent of your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps
the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.
23 (Heb 12:15) For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness
and in the bond of iniquity."
24Ex 8:8; Nu 21:7Then Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me that nothing
you have spoken may come upon me."
25 When they had testified and preached the word of the Lord,
they returned to Jerusalem and preached the gospel in many villages
of the Samaritans.
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
26 (Ac 5:19; 27:23; 12:23) Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip,
"Rise up and go toward the south on the way that goes down from Jerusalem
to Gaza." This is desert.
27 (Ps 68:31; 87:4) So he rose up and went. And there was a man of Ethiopia,
a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians,
who was in command of her entire treasury.
He had come to Jerusalem to worship.
28 He was returning, sitting in his chariot
and reading the book of Isaiah the prophet.
29 (Ac 10:19; 11:12) The Spirit said to Philip,
"Go to this chariot and stay with it."
30 Then Philip ran to him, and heard him read the book of Isaiah the prophet,
and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
31 (Ro 10:14) He said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?"
So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 (Isa 53:7-8) The passage of Scripture which he was reading was this:
"He was led as a sheep to slaughter;
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so He opened not His mouth.
33 (Isa 53:8; 53:12) In His humiliation justice was denied Him;
who will speak of His generation?
For His life is taken from the earth."
34 The eunuch said to Philip, "I ask you, of whom does the prophet speak,
of himself or of someone else?"
35 (Lk 24:27; Ac 18:28) Then Philip spoke, beginning with the same Scripture,
and preached Jesus to him.
36 (Ac 10:47) As they went on their way, they came to some water.
And the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. What hinders me from being baptised?"
37 Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." He answered,
"I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
38 And he commanded the chariot to halt. Then both Philip and the eunuch went
down into the water, and he baptized him.
39 (1Ki 18:12; 2Ki 2:16) When they came up out of the water,
the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away. And the eunuch saw him no more,
and he went his way rejoicing.
40 (Ac 10:1; 21:8) But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through,
he preached the gospel in all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
2) Our Daily Bread for 16 November 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/11/16/fishing-with-jesus
entitled Our True Identity!
Luke 5:1-11
Luke 5
The Calling of the First Disciples
Mt 4:18-22; Mk 1:16-20
1 (Nu 34:11; Jos 12:3) As the people pressed upon Him to hear
the word of God, He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret
2 (Mk 1:19; Mt 4:21) and saw two boats beside the lake.
But the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
3 He entered one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him
to thrust it out a little from the land.
Then He sat down and taught the people from the boat.
4 (Jn 21:6) When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon,
"Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."
5 (Jn 21:3) Simon answered Him, "Master, we have worked all night
and have caught nothing. But at Your word I will let down the net."
6 When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish,
and their net was tearing.
7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come
and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that
they began to sink.
8 (Isa 6:5) When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees,
saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord."
9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch
of fish which they had taken,
10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
who were partners with Simon.
Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not fear. From now on you will catch men."
11 (Mt 4:20; 19:27) So when they had brought their boats to land,
they left everything and followed Him.
First, the man selected a tackle box. Standing in his town's small bait shop,
he then filled a shopping cart with hooks, lures, bobbers, line, and weights.
Finally, he added live bait and selected a new rod and reel.
"Ever fished before?" the shop owner asked. The man said no. "Better add this,"
said the owner. It was a first-aid kit. The man agreed and paid,
then headed off to a day of not catching a thing-except snags on his fingers
from his hooks and gear.
That wasn't Simon Peter's problem. An experienced fisherman, he was surprised
one dawn when Jesus told him to push his boat into deep water and "let down
the nets for a catch" (Luke 5:4). Despite a long night of catching nothing,
Simon and his crew let down their nets and "caught such a large number of fish
that their nets began to break." In fact, his two boats started to sink
from the haul (v. 6).
Seeing this, Simon Peter "fell at Jesus' knees," urging Him to "go away from me,
Lord; I am a sinful man!" (v.
. Jesus, however, knew Simon's true identity.
He told His disciple, "From now on you will fish for people." Hearing that,
Simon "left everything and followed" Christ (vv. 10–11). When we follow Him,
He helps us learn who we are and what we're called to do as His own.
By: Patricia Raybon
Reflect & Pray
Outside of Jesus, what's your identity or role in life?
When you follow Him, how does your identity change?
Father, when I struggle to know my true identity,
remind me to follow You to discover in You my true self.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 3 - Let the Word Dwell in You
Col 3:16
16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17) Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Every day, whether we are aware of it or not, our minds are
bombarded by 20th Century values: "Dress for success!" "Get ahead!"
"You deserve a break today ...." Television, radio, and the incessant
voices that surround us distract our attention and keep us from
focusing on what is really important in our lives.
Paul's instruction to the Colossian Church brings us back to God's
value system: "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly."
When we give attention to the Word of God, we put ourselves in a position
to hear a higher truth the clamour of immediate demands
and the expectations of the world around us. We can experience peace
in the midst of struggle and rest in a restless environment.
God's Word is a powerful force for good in our lives - not merely
an attractive philosophy, but true power to overcome the pressures
of daily life.
Dwelling on the Word of God, and letting it indwell us, takes many forms.
Scripture memory, music, meditation, talking with others about the
goodness of God all help us keep our attention focused on Christ rather
than on the values of the world around us.
We can choose to listen to Christian radio or tapes. We can take time
daily for quiet meditation on his Word. We can commit the Word to memory
and draw on its power during the day. And as we listen to the voice
of the Spirit rather than the noise around us, we can enter into
his peace and live in communion with him.
Application
a) What pressures do I face that tend to distract me from the reality
of Christ's presence?
b) How can I "let the word of Christ dwell richly" in me, so that I
an regain my focus on him?
c) What practical changes can I make in my life to help me focus
my attention on Jesus and his word?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 7:23
23 (Isa 8:14–15) "And Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.â€
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Guiding Presence
Matthew 28:16-20
The Commissioning of the Disciples
Mk 16:14–18; Lk 24:36–49; Jn 20:19–23; Ac 1:6–8
16 (Mt 28:7; 26:32)Then the eleven disciples went away to Galilee,
to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.
18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,
"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 (Mk 16:15–16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things
I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age." Amen.
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
16th Day of the Month
a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences
( John 16:7-8
7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.
For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.
But if I go, I will send Him to you.
8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness
and of judgment"
)
b) Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
(
John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me."
Rom 3:19-20
19 Now we know that whatever the law says,
it says to those who are under the law,
so that every mouth may be silenced,
and all the world may become accountable to God.
20 Therefore by the works of the law
no flesh will be justified in His sight,
for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
2 Cor 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,
that each one may receive his recompense in the body,
according to what he has done, whether it was good or bad.
2 Cor 10:5
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ,
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord "Lord, do not hold this sin against them."
Pray to the Lord "Father, when I struggle to know my true identity,
remind me to follow You to discover in You my true self."
Pray to the Lord and pray to let the Word dwell in you richly.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be not offensive in your witness to Christ.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be effective in making disciples.
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 that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences
Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
Pray for wisdom in Laos as Christian workers faithfully serve God.
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)
Acts 7-8
Acts 7
Stephen's Speech
1 Then the high priest said, "Are these things so?"
2 (Ge 11:31; Ps 29:3) He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen! The God of glory
appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia,
before he lived in Harran,
3 (Ge 12:1) and said to him, 'Leave your country and your relatives,
and come to the land which I will show you.' (Ge 12:1.)
4 (Ge 12:4-5; 11:31-32) "Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans
and lived in Harran. When his father died, He removed him from there
to this land in which you now live.
5 (Ge 12:7; 17:8) He gave him no inheritance in it, nor a foothold,
and promised to give it to him as a possession and to his descendants
after him while he had no child.
6 (Ge 15:13) God spoke in this way, 'Your descendants shall be sojourners
in a land belonging to others, who will enslave them and mistreat them
four hundred years. (Ge 15:13.)
7 (Ex 3:12) And I will judge the nation to whom they will be enslaved,'
(Ge 15:14.) said God. 'After that they shall come out and worship Me
in this place.' (Ex 3:12.)
8 (Ge 17:9-14; 35:23-26) Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision.
And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day.
And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
9 (Ge 39:2; 45:4) "The patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt.
But God was with him,
10 (Ge 42:6) and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour
and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him governor over Egypt
and all his house.
11 (Ps 105:16) "Then a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan with great affliction,
and our fathers found no sustenance.
12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers
the first time.
13 During the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers,
and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
14 (Dt 10:22; Ge 46:26-27) Then Joseph sent and called for his father Jacob
and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15 (Ge 49:33; Ex 1:6) Then Jacob went down into Egypt.
And he and our fathers died,
16 (Jos 24:32; Ge 23:16; Ex 13:19) and were carried to Shechem
and put in the tomb that Abraham had bought
for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
17 (Ac 7:6; 13:17) "When the time of the promise drew near,
which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
18 (Ex 1:8) until another king rose up who did not know Joseph.(Ex 1:8.)
19 (Ex 1:9-22; Ps 105:25) He dealt deceitfully with our people and mistreated
our fathers, forcing them to put out their young children,
that they might not live.
20 (Heb 11:23) "At that time Moses was born,
and was fair in the sight of God. And he was reared for three months
in his father's house.
21 When he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up
and reared him as her own son.
22 (Isa 19:11; Da 1:4) Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians
and was powerful in words and in deeds.
23 (Ex 2:11-12; Heb 11:24-26) "When he was forty years old, it came
to his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
24 But seeing one being wronged, he defended him, and avenged him
who was oppressed, and struck the Egyptian.
25 He supposed that his brothers would understand that God would deliver
them by his hand, but they did not understand.
26 On the next day he appeared to them as they fought and tried to reconcile
them in peace, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?'
(Ex 2:13.)
27 (Ac 7:35; Lk 12:14) "But the one wronging his neighbor pushed him away,
saying, 'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?
28 Will you kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
(Gk. 15 orguias, about 27 meters.)
29 Moses fled at this word and became a sojourner in the land of Midian,
(Ex 2:11-15.) where he became the father of two sons.
30 (Ac 7:35; Ex 3:1-2) "When fourty years had passed, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai,
in a flame of fire in a bush. (Ex 3:1-4. )
31 (Ex 3:3-4) When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight.
As he drew near to look at it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,
32 (Ex 3:6; Mt 22:32) 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham
and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.'Ex 3:6.
Moses trembled and dared not look.
33 (Ex 3:5; Jos 5:15) "Then the Lord said to him,
'Take off the shoes from your feet, for the place where you are standing
is holy ground.(Ex 3:5.)
34 (Ex 3:7-10) I have indeed seen the oppression of My people who are
in Egypt. I have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. Now come,
I will send you to Egypt.'(Ex 3:7, 10.)
35 (Ex 14:19; Nu 20:16) "This Moses, whom they rejected, saying,
'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?' (Ex 2:14.) God sent as both ruler
and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 (Ex 12:41; 14:21; 33:1) He led them out after he had shown wonders
and signs in the land of Egypt, and at the Red Sea,
and for forty years in the wilderness.
37 "This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, The Lord your God will
raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.
Him you shall hear.'(Dt 18:15.)
38 (Ro 3:2; Ac 7:53; Heb 5:12) This is he who was in the congregation
in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai,
and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us,
39 (Nu 14:3–4; Ex 16:3) whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust away.
And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt,
40 (Ex 32:1; 32:23) saying to Aaron, 'Make for us gods to go before us.
For we do not know what has become of this Moses,
who led us out of the land of Egypt.('Ex 32:1,) 23.
41 So they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol,
and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
42 (Jer 19:13; Eze 20:39 ) But God turned and gave them up to worship
the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets:
'O House of Israel, have you offered to Me slain animals and sacrifices
for forty years in the wilderness?
43 Yes, you even raised the shrine of Moloch,
and the star of your god Remphan,
idols which you made to worship;
therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon.'
44 (Ex 25:40; 38:21) "Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness
in the wilderness, telling Moses to make it as He had commanded,
according to the pattern that he had seen,
45 (Ps 44:2; Jos 18:1) which our fathers, having received it,
brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles,
whom God drove out in front of our fathers until the days of David,
46Ps 132:1–5; Ac 13:22who found favor in the presence of God and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 471Ki 8:20; 2Sa 7:13But Solomon built Him a house.
481Ki 8:27“However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made with hands. As the prophet says:
49Mt 5:34–35; Ps 11:4 ‘Heaven is My throne,
and the earth is My footstool.
What house will you build for Me? says the Lord,
or what is the place of My rest?
50 Has not My hand made all these things?’
51 (Ex 32:9; Lev 26:41) "You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears!
You always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.
52 (Mt 5:12; 2Ch 36:16) Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted?
They have even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One,
of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers,
53 (Gal 3:19; Heb 2:2; Dt 33:2) who have received the law by the disposition
of angels, but have not kept it."
The Stoning of Stephen
54 (Ac 5:33; Job 16:9) When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart,
and they gnashed their teeth at him.
55 (Mk 16:19; Jn 12:41) But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven
and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
56 (Mt 3:16) and said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man
standing at the right hand of God."
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, closed their ears,
and rushed at him in unison.
58 (Ac 22:20; Lk 4:29; Ac 8:1) And they threw him out of the city
and stoned him. The witnesses laid down their garments at the feet
of a young man named Saul.
59 (Ps 31:5; Lk 23:46) They stoned Stephen as he was calling on God,
praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
60 (Mt 5:44; Lk 22:41) Then he knelt down and cried with a loud voice,
"Lord, do not hold this sin against them."
Having said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 8
1 (Ac 7:58; 5:33)And Saul was consenting to his death.
Saul Persecutes the Church
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem.
And they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria,
except the apostles.
2 Devout men carried Stephen to his burial and made great lamentation over him.
3 (1Co 15:9; Gal 1:13) But Saul ravaged the church, entering house by house
and dragging out both men and women and committing them to prison.
The Gospel Preached in Samaria
4 (Ac 8:1) Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
5 (Ac 6:5) Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the miracles which he did,
they listened in unity to what he said.
7 (Mk 16:17-18) For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice,
came out of many who were possessed. And many who were paralyzed
or lame were healed.
8 So there was much joy in that city.
Simon the Sorcerer Believes
9 (Ac 5:36; 13:6) Now a man named Simon was previously in the city practicing
sorcery and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying he was someone great,
10 (Ac 14:11; 28:6) to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest,
saying, "This man is the great power of God."
11 (Gal 3:1) They listened to him, because for a long time he had astonished
them by his sorceries.
12 (Ac 1:3; 2:38) But when they believed Philip preaching about the kingdom
of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
13 (Ac 8:6-7; 19:11) Even Simon himself believed. And when he was baptized,
he continued with Philip and was amazed as he watched the miracles
and signs which were done.
Samaritans Receive the Holy Spirit
14 (Ac 8:1) Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria
had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15 (Ac 2:38) When they came down, they prayed for them
that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
16 (Mt 28:19; Ac 2:38; 19:2) for still He had come on none of them.
They were only baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 (Ac 6:6; 9:17) Then they laid their hands on them,
and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 When Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands
the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
19 saying, "Give me also this power, that whomever I lay hands on may
receive the Holy Spirit."
20 (Da 5:17; Ac 2:38) Peter said to him, "May your money perish with you,
because you thought you could purchase the gift of God with money!
21 You have neither part nor share in this matter, for your heart
is not right before God.
22 (Da 4:27) Therefore repent of your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps
the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.
23 (Heb 12:15) For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness
and in the bond of iniquity."
24Ex 8:8; Nu 21:7Then Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me that nothing
you have spoken may come upon me."
25 When they had testified and preached the word of the Lord,
they returned to Jerusalem and preached the gospel in many villages
of the Samaritans.
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
26 (Ac 5:19; 27:23; 12:23) Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip,
"Rise up and go toward the south on the way that goes down from Jerusalem
to Gaza." This is desert.
27 (Ps 68:31; 87:4) So he rose up and went. And there was a man of Ethiopia,
a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians,
who was in command of her entire treasury.
He had come to Jerusalem to worship.
28 He was returning, sitting in his chariot
and reading the book of Isaiah the prophet.
29 (Ac 10:19; 11:12) The Spirit said to Philip,
"Go to this chariot and stay with it."
30 Then Philip ran to him, and heard him read the book of Isaiah the prophet,
and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
31 (Ro 10:14) He said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?"
So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 (Isa 53:7-8) The passage of Scripture which he was reading was this:
"He was led as a sheep to slaughter;
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so He opened not His mouth.
33 (Isa 53:8; 53:12) In His humiliation justice was denied Him;
who will speak of His generation?
For His life is taken from the earth."
34 The eunuch said to Philip, "I ask you, of whom does the prophet speak,
of himself or of someone else?"
35 (Lk 24:27; Ac 18:28) Then Philip spoke, beginning with the same Scripture,
and preached Jesus to him.
36 (Ac 10:47) As they went on their way, they came to some water.
And the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. What hinders me from being baptised?"
37 Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." He answered,
"I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
38 And he commanded the chariot to halt. Then both Philip and the eunuch went
down into the water, and he baptized him.
39 (1Ki 18:12; 2Ki 2:16) When they came up out of the water,
the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away. And the eunuch saw him no more,
and he went his way rejoicing.
40 (Ac 10:1; 21:8) But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through,
he preached the gospel in all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
2) Our Daily Bread for 16 November 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/11/16/fishing-with-jesus
entitled Our True Identity!
Luke 5:1-11
Luke 5
The Calling of the First Disciples
Mt 4:18-22; Mk 1:16-20
1 (Nu 34:11; Jos 12:3) As the people pressed upon Him to hear
the word of God, He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret
2 (Mk 1:19; Mt 4:21) and saw two boats beside the lake.
But the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
3 He entered one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him
to thrust it out a little from the land.
Then He sat down and taught the people from the boat.
4 (Jn 21:6) When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon,
"Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."
5 (Jn 21:3) Simon answered Him, "Master, we have worked all night
and have caught nothing. But at Your word I will let down the net."
6 When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish,
and their net was tearing.
7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come
and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that
they began to sink.
8 (Isa 6:5) When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees,
saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord."
9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch
of fish which they had taken,
10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
who were partners with Simon.
Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not fear. From now on you will catch men."
11 (Mt 4:20; 19:27) So when they had brought their boats to land,
they left everything and followed Him.
First, the man selected a tackle box. Standing in his town's small bait shop,
he then filled a shopping cart with hooks, lures, bobbers, line, and weights.
Finally, he added live bait and selected a new rod and reel.
"Ever fished before?" the shop owner asked. The man said no. "Better add this,"
said the owner. It was a first-aid kit. The man agreed and paid,
then headed off to a day of not catching a thing-except snags on his fingers
from his hooks and gear.
That wasn't Simon Peter's problem. An experienced fisherman, he was surprised
one dawn when Jesus told him to push his boat into deep water and "let down
the nets for a catch" (Luke 5:4). Despite a long night of catching nothing,
Simon and his crew let down their nets and "caught such a large number of fish
that their nets began to break." In fact, his two boats started to sink
from the haul (v. 6).
Seeing this, Simon Peter "fell at Jesus' knees," urging Him to "go away from me,
Lord; I am a sinful man!" (v.
. Jesus, however, knew Simon's true identity. He told His disciple, "From now on you will fish for people." Hearing that,
Simon "left everything and followed" Christ (vv. 10–11). When we follow Him,
He helps us learn who we are and what we're called to do as His own.
By: Patricia Raybon
Reflect & Pray
Outside of Jesus, what's your identity or role in life?
When you follow Him, how does your identity change?
Father, when I struggle to know my true identity,
remind me to follow You to discover in You my true self.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 3 - Let the Word Dwell in You
Col 3:16
16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17) Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Every day, whether we are aware of it or not, our minds are
bombarded by 20th Century values: "Dress for success!" "Get ahead!"
"You deserve a break today ...." Television, radio, and the incessant
voices that surround us distract our attention and keep us from
focusing on what is really important in our lives.
Paul's instruction to the Colossian Church brings us back to God's
value system: "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly."
When we give attention to the Word of God, we put ourselves in a position
to hear a higher truth the clamour of immediate demands
and the expectations of the world around us. We can experience peace
in the midst of struggle and rest in a restless environment.
God's Word is a powerful force for good in our lives - not merely
an attractive philosophy, but true power to overcome the pressures
of daily life.
Dwelling on the Word of God, and letting it indwell us, takes many forms.
Scripture memory, music, meditation, talking with others about the
goodness of God all help us keep our attention focused on Christ rather
than on the values of the world around us.
We can choose to listen to Christian radio or tapes. We can take time
daily for quiet meditation on his Word. We can commit the Word to memory
and draw on its power during the day. And as we listen to the voice
of the Spirit rather than the noise around us, we can enter into
his peace and live in communion with him.
Application
a) What pressures do I face that tend to distract me from the reality
of Christ's presence?
b) How can I "let the word of Christ dwell richly" in me, so that I
an regain my focus on him?
c) What practical changes can I make in my life to help me focus
my attention on Jesus and his word?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 7:23
23 (Isa 8:14–15) "And Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.â€
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Guiding Presence
Matthew 28:16-20
The Commissioning of the Disciples
Mk 16:14–18; Lk 24:36–49; Jn 20:19–23; Ac 1:6–8
16 (Mt 28:7; 26:32)Then the eleven disciples went away to Galilee,
to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.
18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,
"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 (Mk 16:15–16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things
I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age." Amen.
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
16th Day of the Month
a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences
( John 16:7-8
7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.
For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.
But if I go, I will send Him to you.
8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness
and of judgment"
)
b) Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
(
John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me."
Rom 3:19-20
19 Now we know that whatever the law says,
it says to those who are under the law,
so that every mouth may be silenced,
and all the world may become accountable to God.
20 Therefore by the works of the law
no flesh will be justified in His sight,
for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
2 Cor 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,
that each one may receive his recompense in the body,
according to what he has done, whether it was good or bad.
2 Cor 10:5
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ,
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord "Lord, do not hold this sin against them."
Pray to the Lord "Father, when I struggle to know my true identity,
remind me to follow You to discover in You my true self."
Pray to the Lord and pray to let the Word dwell in you richly.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be not offensive in your witness to Christ.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be effective in making disciples.
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 that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences
Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
Pray for wisdom in Laos as Christian workers faithfully serve God.
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.