Day 2 of the second Bible Journey 2 Jan 2022 reflections
Day 2, 2 January 2022
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ Pastor Doug Zeiber
in a prerecorded message Addressed Darker Nights, Brighter Days
Let's be devoted to the Lord (3 other options are not pleasant)
a) See the Holy Spirit work in the Dark
Genesis 1:2
2 And the earth was without form, and void;
and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
John 1:1-5
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not
any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Matthew 13
3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying,
Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side,
and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5 some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth:
and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness
of earth:
6 and when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root,
they withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 but other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit,
some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not,
then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his
heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that
heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21 yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while:
for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word,
by and by he is offended.
22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word;
and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word,
and he becometh unfruitful.
23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word,
and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth,
some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Rev 14
14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like
unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand
a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice
to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap:
for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth;
and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven,
he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire;
and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying,
Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth;
for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth,
and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress
of the wrath of God.
b) A great shaking is happening
Heb 12:27
27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing
of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made,
that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
Ps 37:19
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Exodus 10:22-23
22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven;
and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
23 they saw not one another, neither rose any from his place
for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
c) fight the Spiritual War
2 Cor 10:3-5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
Eph 6:10-13
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able
to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ps 91
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress:
My God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
And from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness;
Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand;
But it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge,
Even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee,
Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee,
To keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands,
Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:
The young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:
I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:
I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him,
And shew him my salvation.
d) Maintain Unity at all costs
Matthew 18
Jesus and His Disciples
1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying,
Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted,
and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me,
it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,
and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences
come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off,
and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into
life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands
or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee:
it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye,
rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones;
for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always
behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep,
and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine,
and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you,
he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety
and nine which went not astray.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven,
that one of these little ones should perish.
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee,
go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone:
if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more,
that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church:
but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee
as an heathen man and a publican.
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall
be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall
be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth
as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done
for them of my Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin
against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times:
but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king,
which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him,
which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold,
and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him,
and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants,
which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him,
and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him,
saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison,
till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done,
they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked
servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant,
even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors,
till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your
hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
e) Seek The Lord while He may be found
Isaiah 55
Isaiah 55
Divine Invitation to Return
1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath
no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without
money and without price.
2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread?
and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me,
and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I
will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader
and commander to the people.
5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not,
and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God,
and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts:
and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him;
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,
saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven,
and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring
forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return
unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace:
the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead
of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD
for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
1) Genesis 4 to 5 , 1 Chron 1:1-4 , Job 1 - 3
Cain and Abel
1 Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived, gave birth to
Cain and said, "I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord."
(interesting way of describing procreation)
2 Then she gave birth again to his brother Abel.
And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 In
the course of time Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the
ground. 4 Abel also brought the firstborn of his flock and of their fat
portions. And the Lord had respect for Abel and for his offering, 5 but for
Cain and for his offering, He did not have respect. And Cain was very angry
and his countenance fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why
is your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, shall you not be accepted? Or
uplifted. But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. It
desires to dominate you, but you must rule over it."
(God warns of anger and negative behaviour)
8 Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about, when they were in the
field, that Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. 9 The
Lord said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?"
He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
(Murder and deceit)
10 And then He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood
is crying out to Me from the ground. 11 Now you are cursed from the ground
which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12
From now on when you till the ground, it will not yield for you its best.
You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." 13 Then Cain said to
the Lord, "My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 You have driven me
out this day from the face of the earth, and from your face will I be
hidden; and I will be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth, and it will
happen that anyone who finds me will kill me."
15 So the Lord said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will
be taken on him sevenfold." Then the Lord put a mark upon Cain, so that no
one finding him would kill him. (Hence come the expression the Mark of
Cain) 16 Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and settled in
the land of Nod, east of Eden.
17 Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to
Enoch. He built a city and called the name of the city after the name of
his son, Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of
Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the
father of Lamech. 19 Lamech took two wives. The name of one was Adah, and
the name of the other Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the
father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’'
name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute.
22 Zillah gave birth to Tubal-Cain, a forger of every tool of bronze and
iron. The sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives:
"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice,
you wives of Lamech, and listen to my speech.
For I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young man who hurt me.
24 If Cain will be avenged sevenfold,
then truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold."
25 Adam had relations with his wife again, and she had another son and
called his name Seth, for she said, "God has granted me another offspring
instead of Abel because Cain killed him." 26 To Seth also was born a son,
and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call on the name
of the Lord.
Genesis 5
Adam's Descendants
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam.
In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.
2 He created them male and female. He blessed them and called them Mankind
in the day when they were created. 3 Adam lived a hundred and thirty years
and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his own image,
and called his name Seth. 4 The days of Adam after he became the father of
Seth were eight hundred years, and he had other sons and daughters. 5 So
all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he
died.
6 Seth lived one hundred and five years and became the father of Enosh. 7
Seth lived after the birth of Enosh eight hundred and seven years and had
other sons and daughters. 8 So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and
twelve years, and he died. 9 Enosh lived ninety years and became the
father of Kenan. 10 Enosh lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred and
fifteen years and had other sons and daughters. 11 So all the days of Enosh
were nine hundred and five years, and he died.
12 Kenan lived seventy years and became the father of Mahalalel. 13 Kenan
lived after the birth of Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years and had
other sons and daughters. 14 So all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and
ten years, and he died. 15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years and became the
father of Jared. 16 Mahalalel lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred
and thirty years and had other sons and daughters. 17 So all the days of
Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.
18 Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years and became the father of
Enoch. 19 Jared lived after the birth of Enoch eight hundred years and had
other sons and daughters. 20 So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and
sixty-two years, and he died. 21 Enoch lived sixty-five years and became
the father of Methuselah. 22 Enoch walked with God after the birth of
Methuselah for three hundred years and had other sons and daughters. 23 So
all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 Enoch
walked with God, and then he was no more because God took him.
25 Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years and became the
father of Lamech. 26 Methuselah lived after the birth of Lamech seven
hundred and eighty-two years and had other sons and daughters. 27 So all
the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.
28 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years and had a son. 29 He named
his son Noah, saying, "This one will comfort us concerning our work and
the toil of our hands because of the ground which the Lord has cursed."
30Lamech lived after the birth of Noah five hundred and ninety-five years
and had other sons and daughters. 31 So all the days of Lamech were seven
hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died.
32 Noah was five hundred years old and became the father of Shem, Ham, and
Japheth.
1 Chronicles 1
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh; 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared; 3 Enoch, Methuselah,
Lamech; 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Recommended in some daily devotions to Go to Genesis 6 to 7 but let us
detour to Job; explanation later.
Job 1
The Prologue
1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was
blameless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil. 2 Seven sons and
three daughters were born to him. 3 His possessions were seven thousand
sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred
female donkeys, and very many servants. This man was the greatest of all
the people of the East. 4 His sons used to go and make a feast in the
house of each on his day, and they would send and call for their three
sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 Now when the days of feasting had run
their course, Job sent and sanctified them. He would rise up early in the
morning, and he would offer burnt offerings according to the number of them
all, because Job said: "It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God
in their hearts." Thus Job would do always.
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the Lord, and the Adversary also came among them. 7 And the Lord
said to the Adversary, "From where have you come?" Then the Adversary
answered the Lord, saying, "From roaming on the earth, and from walking up
and down on it."
8 And the Lord said to the Adversary, "Have you considered My servant Job,
that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man,
who fears God, and avoids evil?"
9 Then the Adversary answered the Lord, saying, "Has Job feared God for
nothing? 10 Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and
around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his
hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 11 But stretch out
Your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse You to Your
face."
12 The Lord said to the Adversary, "Look, all that he has is in your
power; only do not stretch out your hand against his person."
So the Adversary departed from the presence of the Lord.
(Please note , the Devil cannot do anything unless permitted by the Lord)
13 So a day came when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking
wine in their eldest brother's house, 14 and a messenger came to Job and
said, "The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were feeding beside them, 15
and the Sabeans attacked them, and took them away, and they killed the
servants with the edge of the sword, and only I alone have escaped to tell
you."
16 While he was still speaking, another came and said, "The fire of God
fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed
them, and I alone have escaped to tell you." 17 While he was still
speaking, another came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three companies and
made a raid on the camels and have taken them away. They killed the
servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell
you."
18 While he was still speaking, another came and said, "Your sons and your
daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,
19 and suddenly a great wind came from the wilderness and struck the four
corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead;
and I alone have escaped to tell you."
20 Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the
ground and worshipped. 21 He said,
"Naked I came from my mother's womb,
and naked will I return there.
The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;
blessed be the name of the Lord."
22 In all this Job did not sin, and he did not accuse God of wrongdoing.
(Somehow this is tough)
Job 2
1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the Lord, and the Adversary came also among them to present himself
before the Lord. 2 The Lord said to the Adversary, "From where do you
come?" And the Adversary answered the Lord, saying, "From roaming on the
earth, and from walking up and down on it."
3 The Lord said to the Adversary, "Have you considered My servant Job,
that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man,
who fears God and avoids evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although
you moved Me against him, to destroy him without cause."
4 The Adversary answered the Lord, saying, "Skin for skin; yes, all that a
man has he will give for his life. 5 Put forth Your hand now and touch his
bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face."
6 The Lord said to the Adversary, "Very well, he is in your hand, but
spare his life."
(Satan is not as knowledgeable as the Creator is)
7 Therefore, the Adversary went out from the presence of the Lord, and he
afflicted Job with severe sores from the sole of his foot to the top of his
head. 8 So he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself
while he was sitting among the ashes. 9 His wife said to him, "Are you
still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die."
10 He said to her, "You talk like one of the foolish women talks. Will we
indeed accept the good from God but not accept the adversity?" In all this
Job did not sin with his lips.
11 Three friends of Job heard about all this evil that had come upon him,
and each one came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the
Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They had agreed together to come to
mourn with him and to comfort him. 12 They saw him from a distance and did
not recognize him, so they wept aloud. Each one tore his robe, and they
tossed dust into the air above their heads. 13 Then they sat down with him
on the ground seven days and seven nights. Meanwhile, no one was speaking
to him at all because they saw that his pain was severe. (Are these
friends who will really comfort?)
Job 3
Job Laments His Birth
1 After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.
2 Job said:
3 "Let the day perish in which I was born
and the night in which it was said, `A male child is conceived.'
4 As for that day, let it be darkness;
let God above not regard it;
and let not light shine upon it.
5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it;
let a cloud settle on it;
let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6 As for that night, let darkness capture it;
let it not rejoice among the days of the year;
let it not come into the number of the months.
7 Yes, as for that night, let it be barren!
Let no joyful cry come into it!
8 Let them curse it who curse any day,
those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan. (Leviathan, a sea dinosaur?)
9 Let its morning stars be dark;
let it look for light, but have none;
let it not see the rays of dawn,
10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb,
nor hide trouble from my eyes.
11" Why did I not die at birth?
Why did I not expire when I came out of the womb?
12 Why did her knees receive me?
And why her breasts that I should nurse?
13 For now I would be lying down and would be at peace;
I would have slept; then there would be rest for me,
14 with kings and counselors of the earth,
who built ruins for themselves,
15 or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child,
like infants who never saw light?
17 There the wicked will have stopped causing trouble,
and there the exhausted will rest.
18 Captives will relax together;
they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great, they are there,
and the servant is free from his master.
20 "Why is light given to the miserable,
and life unto the bitter in soul,
21 who look for death, but it is not there;
and they search for it more than for hidden treasures;
22 who rejoice exceedingly,
and they are glad when they find the grave?
23 And why is light given to a man
whose way is hidden,
whom God has hedged in?
24 For my sighing comes before I eat,
and my groaning pours forth like the waters.
25 For the thing which I greatly feared has happened to me,
and that which I dreaded has come to me.
26 I am not at peace; I have no quiet,
I cannot rest, and turmoil has come."
2) Our Daily Bread for 2 January 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/01/02/fresh-start-effect
entitled Fresh Start Effect
Colossians 3:1-10
1 (Ps 110:1; Mk 16:19) If you then were raised with Christ, desire those
things which are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God.
2 (Mt 16:23) Set your affection on things above, not on things on earth.
3 (Ro 6:2; Col 2:20) For you are dead,
and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 (1Jn 3:2; Jn 11:25) When Christ who is our life shall appear, then you also
shall appear with Him in glory.
5 (Ro 8:13; 1Co 6:18) Therefore put to death the parts of your earthly nature:
sexual immorality, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire,
and covetousness, which is idolatry.
6 (Ro 1:18; Eph 5:6) Because of these things, the wrath of God comes
on the sons of disobedience.
7 (Eph 2:2) You also once walked in these, when you lived in them.
8 (Eph 4:22; 4:29) But now you must also put away all these: anger, wrath,
malice, blasphemy, and filthy language out of your mouth.
9 (Eph 4:22; 4:25) Do not lie one to another, since you have put off
the old nature with its deeds,
10 (Eph 2:10; 4:23-24; Ro 12:2) and have embraced the new nature,
which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him who created it,
1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear,
then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth;
fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence,
and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 for which things' sake the wrath of God cometh
on the children of disobedience:
7 in the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy,
filthy communication out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye
have put off the old man with his deeds;
10 and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge
after the image of him that created him:
When Bryony turned thirty, she was sad to still be in a sales
job she'd never liked. She decided it was time to stop procrastinating
and find a new career. For David, New Year's Eve had him looking
in the mirror vowing this would be the year he lost weight.
And for James, it was watching another month pass without
his angry outbursts decreasing. Next month, he promised himself,
he would try harder.
If you’ve ever vowed to change at the start of a new month, new year,
or a major birthday, you're not alone. Researchers even have a name for it:
the fresh start effect. They suggest that at calendar points like these
we're more prone to assess our lives and try putting our failures behind us
to start over. Wanting to be better people, we long for a fresh start.
Faith in Jesus speaks powerfully to this longing, offering a vision
of what our best selves can be (Colossians 3:12-14) and calling us
to leave our past selves behind (vv. 5-9). It offers this change not
by decisions and vows alone, but by divine power. When we believe in Jesus,
we become new people, and God's Spirit works in us to make us whole
(v. 10; Titus 3:5).
Receiving salvation in Jesus is the ultimate fresh start.
And it doesn't need to wait for a special calendar date.
Your new life can start right now.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
How have you seen the fresh start effect at work in your life?
What's stopping you from receiving God's gift of a new life now?
Jesus, I give up my own plans to follow Yours. Please give me a fresh start!
To gain a better understanding of the
Bible this year.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 1 A circle of Light
John 8:12
12 (Jn 12:35; Job 33:28; Isa 49:6)Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying,
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me
shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life."
12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world:
he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness,
but shall have the light of life.
When Judy Garland stepped onstage, she filled the spotlight. Nothing was
illuminated but her face, and as she sang, her listeners had a sense of being
transported beyond themselves into the meaning of her song. The focus of
reality, at that moment, was "Judy", and everything else faded into the dim
recesses of the shadowed room. The spotlight brought her into sharp focus
as the center of attention, and all around her was darkness.
When the scriptures speaks of Jesus as "the light," the image is not
of thousands of blazing bulbs lighting up a football field for a night game.
Rather, he is like a hand-help lamp that throws a circle of light in the
immediate vicinity. such a lamp lights the path that a traveler will walk,
but lights it only one step at a time.
Jesus is the center of that circle of light. As we follow him, we share the
light, but he is always at center. Jesus Christ is the focal point,
and everything else fades into dim gray by comparison.
If we are to keep our lives illuminated, to have his light falling upon the
road we walk, we must stay close to him. Jesus does not hand the lamp
to us and suggest that we go the way he wants; he , the Light, leads,
and if we want to stay in the light, we follow.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to go my own way, apart from the Light?
What was the result?
b) How can this verse help me remember the importance of staying close
to Jesus?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Chr 26:5
5 (2 Ch 24:2; Da 1:17) And he sought after God in the days of Zechariah,
the one who instructed him in the fear of the Lord. And in the days
that he sought after the Lord, God caused him to succeed.
5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding
in the visions of God: and as long as he sought
the LORD, God made him to prosper.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 40:1-3,9-11
PSALMS 40
1 I waited patiently for the Lord,
and He turned to me, and heard my cry.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
out of the miry clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
and established my steps.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He has put a new song in my mouth,
even praise to our God;
many will see it, and fear,
and will trust in the Lord.
...
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) I have proclaimed righteousness
in the great congregation;
I have not held back my lips,
O Lord, You know.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) I have not hidden Your righteousness
within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth
from the great congregation.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not withhold Your compassion from me, O Lord;
may Your lovingkindness and Your truth always guard me.
1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even
praise unto our God:
Many shall see it, and fear,
And shall trust in the LORD.
...
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation:
Lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart;
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation:
I have not concealed thy lovingkindness,
And thy truth from the great congregation.
1 1Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD:
Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
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 "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.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- 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, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
2nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians (
Rom 10:14-15 -
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not
believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 I And how shall they preach
unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of
those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring good news of good
things!"
)
b) Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom
and direction. (
Jer 33:3
- Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you
great and mighty things which you do not know.
)
Conclusion:
Pray and Press into the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for He is your protector for only the
Lord can permit Satan to tempt you.
Pray to the Lord
"Jesus, I give up my own plans to follow Yours. Please give me a fresh start!"
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for He is the Light.
Pray to the Lord and seek Him always.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him consistently.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians
Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom
and direction.
Pray for Bengali believers who are sharing the Gospel in various parts
of Bangladesh.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ Pastor Doug Zeiber
in a prerecorded message Addressed Darker Nights, Brighter Days
Let's be devoted to the Lord (3 other options are not pleasant)
a) See the Holy Spirit work in the Dark
Genesis 1:2
2 And the earth was without form, and void;
and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
John 1:1-5
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not
any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Matthew 13
3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying,
Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side,
and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5 some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth:
and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness
of earth:
6 and when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root,
they withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 but other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit,
some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not,
then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his
heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that
heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21 yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while:
for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word,
by and by he is offended.
22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word;
and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word,
and he becometh unfruitful.
23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word,
and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth,
some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Rev 14
14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like
unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand
a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice
to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap:
for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth;
and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven,
he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire;
and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying,
Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth;
for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth,
and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress
of the wrath of God.
b) A great shaking is happening
Heb 12:27
27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing
of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made,
that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
Ps 37:19
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Exodus 10:22-23
22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven;
and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
23 they saw not one another, neither rose any from his place
for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
c) fight the Spiritual War
2 Cor 10:3-5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
Eph 6:10-13
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able
to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ps 91
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress:
My God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
And from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness;
Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand;
But it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge,
Even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee,
Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee,
To keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands,
Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:
The young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:
I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:
I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him,
And shew him my salvation.
d) Maintain Unity at all costs
Matthew 18
Jesus and His Disciples
1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying,
Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted,
and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me,
it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,
and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences
come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off,
and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into
life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands
or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee:
it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye,
rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones;
for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always
behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep,
and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine,
and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you,
he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety
and nine which went not astray.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven,
that one of these little ones should perish.
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee,
go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone:
if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more,
that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church:
but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee
as an heathen man and a publican.
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall
be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall
be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth
as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done
for them of my Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin
against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times:
but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king,
which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him,
which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold,
and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him,
and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants,
which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him,
and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him,
saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison,
till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done,
they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked
servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant,
even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors,
till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your
hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
e) Seek The Lord while He may be found
Isaiah 55
Isaiah 55
Divine Invitation to Return
1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath
no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without
money and without price.
2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread?
and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me,
and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I
will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader
and commander to the people.
5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not,
and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God,
and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts:
and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him;
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,
saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven,
and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring
forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return
unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace:
the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead
of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD
for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
1) Genesis 4 to 5 , 1 Chron 1:1-4 , Job 1 - 3
Cain and Abel
1 Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived, gave birth to
Cain and said, "I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord."
(interesting way of describing procreation)
2 Then she gave birth again to his brother Abel.
And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 In
the course of time Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the
ground. 4 Abel also brought the firstborn of his flock and of their fat
portions. And the Lord had respect for Abel and for his offering, 5 but for
Cain and for his offering, He did not have respect. And Cain was very angry
and his countenance fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why
is your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, shall you not be accepted? Or
uplifted. But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. It
desires to dominate you, but you must rule over it."
(God warns of anger and negative behaviour)
8 Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about, when they were in the
field, that Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. 9 The
Lord said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?"
He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
(Murder and deceit)
10 And then He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood
is crying out to Me from the ground. 11 Now you are cursed from the ground
which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12
From now on when you till the ground, it will not yield for you its best.
You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." 13 Then Cain said to
the Lord, "My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 You have driven me
out this day from the face of the earth, and from your face will I be
hidden; and I will be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth, and it will
happen that anyone who finds me will kill me."
15 So the Lord said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will
be taken on him sevenfold." Then the Lord put a mark upon Cain, so that no
one finding him would kill him. (Hence come the expression the Mark of
Cain) 16 Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and settled in
the land of Nod, east of Eden.
17 Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to
Enoch. He built a city and called the name of the city after the name of
his son, Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of
Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the
father of Lamech. 19 Lamech took two wives. The name of one was Adah, and
the name of the other Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the
father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’'
name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute.
22 Zillah gave birth to Tubal-Cain, a forger of every tool of bronze and
iron. The sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives:
"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice,
you wives of Lamech, and listen to my speech.
For I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young man who hurt me.
24 If Cain will be avenged sevenfold,
then truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold."
25 Adam had relations with his wife again, and she had another son and
called his name Seth, for she said, "God has granted me another offspring
instead of Abel because Cain killed him." 26 To Seth also was born a son,
and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call on the name
of the Lord.
Genesis 5
Adam's Descendants
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam.
In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.
2 He created them male and female. He blessed them and called them Mankind
in the day when they were created. 3 Adam lived a hundred and thirty years
and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his own image,
and called his name Seth. 4 The days of Adam after he became the father of
Seth were eight hundred years, and he had other sons and daughters. 5 So
all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he
died.
6 Seth lived one hundred and five years and became the father of Enosh. 7
Seth lived after the birth of Enosh eight hundred and seven years and had
other sons and daughters. 8 So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and
twelve years, and he died. 9 Enosh lived ninety years and became the
father of Kenan. 10 Enosh lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred and
fifteen years and had other sons and daughters. 11 So all the days of Enosh
were nine hundred and five years, and he died.
12 Kenan lived seventy years and became the father of Mahalalel. 13 Kenan
lived after the birth of Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years and had
other sons and daughters. 14 So all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and
ten years, and he died. 15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years and became the
father of Jared. 16 Mahalalel lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred
and thirty years and had other sons and daughters. 17 So all the days of
Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.
18 Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years and became the father of
Enoch. 19 Jared lived after the birth of Enoch eight hundred years and had
other sons and daughters. 20 So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and
sixty-two years, and he died. 21 Enoch lived sixty-five years and became
the father of Methuselah. 22 Enoch walked with God after the birth of
Methuselah for three hundred years and had other sons and daughters. 23 So
all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 Enoch
walked with God, and then he was no more because God took him.
25 Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years and became the
father of Lamech. 26 Methuselah lived after the birth of Lamech seven
hundred and eighty-two years and had other sons and daughters. 27 So all
the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.
28 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years and had a son. 29 He named
his son Noah, saying, "This one will comfort us concerning our work and
the toil of our hands because of the ground which the Lord has cursed."
30Lamech lived after the birth of Noah five hundred and ninety-five years
and had other sons and daughters. 31 So all the days of Lamech were seven
hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died.
32 Noah was five hundred years old and became the father of Shem, Ham, and
Japheth.
1 Chronicles 1
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh; 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared; 3 Enoch, Methuselah,
Lamech; 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Recommended in some daily devotions to Go to Genesis 6 to 7 but let us
detour to Job; explanation later.
Job 1
The Prologue
1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was
blameless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil. 2 Seven sons and
three daughters were born to him. 3 His possessions were seven thousand
sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred
female donkeys, and very many servants. This man was the greatest of all
the people of the East. 4 His sons used to go and make a feast in the
house of each on his day, and they would send and call for their three
sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 Now when the days of feasting had run
their course, Job sent and sanctified them. He would rise up early in the
morning, and he would offer burnt offerings according to the number of them
all, because Job said: "It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God
in their hearts." Thus Job would do always.
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the Lord, and the Adversary also came among them. 7 And the Lord
said to the Adversary, "From where have you come?" Then the Adversary
answered the Lord, saying, "From roaming on the earth, and from walking up
and down on it."
8 And the Lord said to the Adversary, "Have you considered My servant Job,
that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man,
who fears God, and avoids evil?"
9 Then the Adversary answered the Lord, saying, "Has Job feared God for
nothing? 10 Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and
around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his
hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 11 But stretch out
Your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse You to Your
face."
12 The Lord said to the Adversary, "Look, all that he has is in your
power; only do not stretch out your hand against his person."
So the Adversary departed from the presence of the Lord.
(Please note , the Devil cannot do anything unless permitted by the Lord)
13 So a day came when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking
wine in their eldest brother's house, 14 and a messenger came to Job and
said, "The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were feeding beside them, 15
and the Sabeans attacked them, and took them away, and they killed the
servants with the edge of the sword, and only I alone have escaped to tell
you."
16 While he was still speaking, another came and said, "The fire of God
fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed
them, and I alone have escaped to tell you." 17 While he was still
speaking, another came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three companies and
made a raid on the camels and have taken them away. They killed the
servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell
you."
18 While he was still speaking, another came and said, "Your sons and your
daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,
19 and suddenly a great wind came from the wilderness and struck the four
corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead;
and I alone have escaped to tell you."
20 Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the
ground and worshipped. 21 He said,
"Naked I came from my mother's womb,
and naked will I return there.
The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;
blessed be the name of the Lord."
22 In all this Job did not sin, and he did not accuse God of wrongdoing.
(Somehow this is tough)
Job 2
1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the Lord, and the Adversary came also among them to present himself
before the Lord. 2 The Lord said to the Adversary, "From where do you
come?" And the Adversary answered the Lord, saying, "From roaming on the
earth, and from walking up and down on it."
3 The Lord said to the Adversary, "Have you considered My servant Job,
that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man,
who fears God and avoids evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although
you moved Me against him, to destroy him without cause."
4 The Adversary answered the Lord, saying, "Skin for skin; yes, all that a
man has he will give for his life. 5 Put forth Your hand now and touch his
bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face."
6 The Lord said to the Adversary, "Very well, he is in your hand, but
spare his life."
(Satan is not as knowledgeable as the Creator is)
7 Therefore, the Adversary went out from the presence of the Lord, and he
afflicted Job with severe sores from the sole of his foot to the top of his
head. 8 So he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself
while he was sitting among the ashes. 9 His wife said to him, "Are you
still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die."
10 He said to her, "You talk like one of the foolish women talks. Will we
indeed accept the good from God but not accept the adversity?" In all this
Job did not sin with his lips.
11 Three friends of Job heard about all this evil that had come upon him,
and each one came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the
Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They had agreed together to come to
mourn with him and to comfort him. 12 They saw him from a distance and did
not recognize him, so they wept aloud. Each one tore his robe, and they
tossed dust into the air above their heads. 13 Then they sat down with him
on the ground seven days and seven nights. Meanwhile, no one was speaking
to him at all because they saw that his pain was severe. (Are these
friends who will really comfort?)
Job 3
Job Laments His Birth
1 After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.
2 Job said:
3 "Let the day perish in which I was born
and the night in which it was said, `A male child is conceived.'
4 As for that day, let it be darkness;
let God above not regard it;
and let not light shine upon it.
5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it;
let a cloud settle on it;
let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6 As for that night, let darkness capture it;
let it not rejoice among the days of the year;
let it not come into the number of the months.
7 Yes, as for that night, let it be barren!
Let no joyful cry come into it!
8 Let them curse it who curse any day,
those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan. (Leviathan, a sea dinosaur?)
9 Let its morning stars be dark;
let it look for light, but have none;
let it not see the rays of dawn,
10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb,
nor hide trouble from my eyes.
11" Why did I not die at birth?
Why did I not expire when I came out of the womb?
12 Why did her knees receive me?
And why her breasts that I should nurse?
13 For now I would be lying down and would be at peace;
I would have slept; then there would be rest for me,
14 with kings and counselors of the earth,
who built ruins for themselves,
15 or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child,
like infants who never saw light?
17 There the wicked will have stopped causing trouble,
and there the exhausted will rest.
18 Captives will relax together;
they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great, they are there,
and the servant is free from his master.
20 "Why is light given to the miserable,
and life unto the bitter in soul,
21 who look for death, but it is not there;
and they search for it more than for hidden treasures;
22 who rejoice exceedingly,
and they are glad when they find the grave?
23 And why is light given to a man
whose way is hidden,
whom God has hedged in?
24 For my sighing comes before I eat,
and my groaning pours forth like the waters.
25 For the thing which I greatly feared has happened to me,
and that which I dreaded has come to me.
26 I am not at peace; I have no quiet,
I cannot rest, and turmoil has come."
2) Our Daily Bread for 2 January 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/01/02/fresh-start-effect
entitled Fresh Start Effect
Colossians 3:1-10
1 (Ps 110:1; Mk 16:19) If you then were raised with Christ, desire those
things which are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God.
2 (Mt 16:23) Set your affection on things above, not on things on earth.
3 (Ro 6:2; Col 2:20) For you are dead,
and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 (1Jn 3:2; Jn 11:25) When Christ who is our life shall appear, then you also
shall appear with Him in glory.
5 (Ro 8:13; 1Co 6:18) Therefore put to death the parts of your earthly nature:
sexual immorality, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire,
and covetousness, which is idolatry.
6 (Ro 1:18; Eph 5:6) Because of these things, the wrath of God comes
on the sons of disobedience.
7 (Eph 2:2) You also once walked in these, when you lived in them.
8 (Eph 4:22; 4:29) But now you must also put away all these: anger, wrath,
malice, blasphemy, and filthy language out of your mouth.
9 (Eph 4:22; 4:25) Do not lie one to another, since you have put off
the old nature with its deeds,
10 (Eph 2:10; 4:23-24; Ro 12:2) and have embraced the new nature,
which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him who created it,
1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear,
then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth;
fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence,
and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 for which things' sake the wrath of God cometh
on the children of disobedience:
7 in the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy,
filthy communication out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye
have put off the old man with his deeds;
10 and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge
after the image of him that created him:
When Bryony turned thirty, she was sad to still be in a sales
job she'd never liked. She decided it was time to stop procrastinating
and find a new career. For David, New Year's Eve had him looking
in the mirror vowing this would be the year he lost weight.
And for James, it was watching another month pass without
his angry outbursts decreasing. Next month, he promised himself,
he would try harder.
If you’ve ever vowed to change at the start of a new month, new year,
or a major birthday, you're not alone. Researchers even have a name for it:
the fresh start effect. They suggest that at calendar points like these
we're more prone to assess our lives and try putting our failures behind us
to start over. Wanting to be better people, we long for a fresh start.
Faith in Jesus speaks powerfully to this longing, offering a vision
of what our best selves can be (Colossians 3:12-14) and calling us
to leave our past selves behind (vv. 5-9). It offers this change not
by decisions and vows alone, but by divine power. When we believe in Jesus,
we become new people, and God's Spirit works in us to make us whole
(v. 10; Titus 3:5).
Receiving salvation in Jesus is the ultimate fresh start.
And it doesn't need to wait for a special calendar date.
Your new life can start right now.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
How have you seen the fresh start effect at work in your life?
What's stopping you from receiving God's gift of a new life now?
Jesus, I give up my own plans to follow Yours. Please give me a fresh start!
To gain a better understanding of the
Bible this year.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 1 A circle of Light
John 8:12
12 (Jn 12:35; Job 33:28; Isa 49:6)Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying,
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me
shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life."
12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world:
he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness,
but shall have the light of life.
When Judy Garland stepped onstage, she filled the spotlight. Nothing was
illuminated but her face, and as she sang, her listeners had a sense of being
transported beyond themselves into the meaning of her song. The focus of
reality, at that moment, was "Judy", and everything else faded into the dim
recesses of the shadowed room. The spotlight brought her into sharp focus
as the center of attention, and all around her was darkness.
When the scriptures speaks of Jesus as "the light," the image is not
of thousands of blazing bulbs lighting up a football field for a night game.
Rather, he is like a hand-help lamp that throws a circle of light in the
immediate vicinity. such a lamp lights the path that a traveler will walk,
but lights it only one step at a time.
Jesus is the center of that circle of light. As we follow him, we share the
light, but he is always at center. Jesus Christ is the focal point,
and everything else fades into dim gray by comparison.
If we are to keep our lives illuminated, to have his light falling upon the
road we walk, we must stay close to him. Jesus does not hand the lamp
to us and suggest that we go the way he wants; he , the Light, leads,
and if we want to stay in the light, we follow.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to go my own way, apart from the Light?
What was the result?
b) How can this verse help me remember the importance of staying close
to Jesus?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Chr 26:5
5 (2 Ch 24:2; Da 1:17) And he sought after God in the days of Zechariah,
the one who instructed him in the fear of the Lord. And in the days
that he sought after the Lord, God caused him to succeed.
5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding
in the visions of God: and as long as he sought
the LORD, God made him to prosper.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 40:1-3,9-11
PSALMS 40
1 I waited patiently for the Lord,
and He turned to me, and heard my cry.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
out of the miry clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
and established my steps.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He has put a new song in my mouth,
even praise to our God;
many will see it, and fear,
and will trust in the Lord.
...
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) I have proclaimed righteousness
in the great congregation;
I have not held back my lips,
O Lord, You know.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) I have not hidden Your righteousness
within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth
from the great congregation.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not withhold Your compassion from me, O Lord;
may Your lovingkindness and Your truth always guard me.
1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even
praise unto our God:
Many shall see it, and fear,
And shall trust in the LORD.
...
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation:
Lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart;
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation:
I have not concealed thy lovingkindness,
And thy truth from the great congregation.
1 1Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD:
Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
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 "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.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- 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, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
2nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians (
Rom 10:14-15 -
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not
believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 I And how shall they preach
unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of
those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring good news of good
things!"
)
b) Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom
and direction. (
Jer 33:3
- Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you
great and mighty things which you do not know.
)
Conclusion:
Pray and Press into the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for He is your protector for only the
Lord can permit Satan to tempt you.
Pray to the Lord
"Jesus, I give up my own plans to follow Yours. Please give me a fresh start!"
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for He is the Light.
Pray to the Lord and seek Him always.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him consistently.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians
Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom
and direction.
Pray for Bengali believers who are sharing the Gospel in various parts
of Bangladesh.
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.