Day 51 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 20 Feb 2022 reflections
Day 51, 20 Feb 2022
At https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ today
we addressed Why and How I read the bible?
2 Tim 3:16-17
16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly
equipped for every good work.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 that the man of God may be perfect,
throughly furnished unto all good works.
Hebr 4:12-13
12 (Eph 6:17; Isa 49:2; Jer 23:29) For the word of God is alive, and active,
and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul
and spirit, of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts
and intents of the heart.
13 (Ps 33:13-15; Job 26:6) There is no creature that is not revealed in His
sight, for all things are bare and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must
give account.
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged
sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the
joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents
of the heart.
13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all
things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
1)
Leviticus 17 - 19
LEVITICUS 17
The Law About Eating Blood
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel,
and say to them: This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying:
3 If anyone of the house of Israel ritually slaughters an ox, a lamb,
or goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside of the camp,
4 (Ge 17:14) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it as a gift to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord,
then blood guilt shall be accounted to that man. He has shed blood,
and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
5 This is so that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices
which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them
to the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest,
and offer them for peace offerings to the Lord.
6 (Nu 18:17; Lev 3:2) The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar
of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting,
and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
7 (Ex 34:15; Dt 32:17) They shall no more offer their sacrifices
to goat demons, after whom they have acted like whores.
This shall be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.
8 (Lev 1:2-3) You shall say to them: Any man from the house of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who offers a burnt offering
or sacrifice,
9 (Lev 17:4) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it to the Lord, even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
10 (Lev 3:17; Ge 9:4) Whoever from the house of Israel,
or from the strangers who sojourn among you, who eats any manner of blood,
I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off
from among his people.
11 (Heb 9:22; Mt 26:28; 1Jn 1:7) For the life of the flesh is in the blood,
and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives;
for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who sojourns
among you eat blood.
13 (Dt 12:16; Lev 7:26) Whoever from the children of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who hunts and catches
any wild animal or fowl that may be eaten, he shall even pour out the blood
and cover it with dirt.
14 (Ge 9:4) For the life of every creature is its blood;
in its blood is its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
You shall not eat the blood of any creature,
for the life of every creature is its blood.
Whoever eats it shall be cut off.
15 (Ex 22:31; Lev 22:8) Every person who eats that which died of itself,
or that which was torn by animals, whether he is a native citizen
or a foreigner, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening. Then he shall be clean.
16 (Lev 5:1) But if he does not wash them or bathe his body,
then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 17
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of
Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded,
saying,
[3] What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or
lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
[4] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood
shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be
cut off from among his people:
[5] To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which
they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD,
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and
offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
[6] And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
[7] And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom
they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them
throughout their generations.
[8] And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of
Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt
offering of sacrifice,
[9] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his
people.
[10] And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my
face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among
his people.
[11] For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you
upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that
maketh an atonement for the soul.
[12] Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat
blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
[13] And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or
fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover
it with dust.
[14] For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life
thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the
blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof:
whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
[15] And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was
torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he
shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
until the even: then shall he be clean.
[16] But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his
iniquity.
LEVITICUS 18
Laws on Immoral Relations
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 6:7; Lev 11:44) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
I am the Lord your God.
3 (Ex 23:24; Lev 20:23) After the practices of the land of Egypt,
from where you lived, you shall not follow, and after the practices
of the land of Canaan, to where I will bring you, you shall not follow;
nor shall you walk in their ordinances.
4 (Lev 18:2; 18:26) You shall follow My decrees
and keep My ordinances to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Eze 20:11; Ro 10:5) You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments,
which if a man does them, then he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
6 (Lev 18:7-19) None of you shall approach any of his near relatives
to have relations: I am the Lord.
7 (Lev 20:11; Eze 22:10) You shall not have relations with your father
or have relations with your mother. She is your mother.
You shall not have relations with her.
8 (Lev 20:11; 1Co 5:1) You shall not have relations with your father's wife,
for this exposes your father's nakedness.
9 (Lev 20:17; Dt 27:22) You shall not have relations with your sister,
whether your father's or mother's daughter,
whether raised in the family or another home.
10 You shall not have relations with your son's daughter
or your daughter's daughter,
for this exposes your own nakedness.
11 You shall not have relations with your father's wife's daughter
who is raised in your father's family, for she is your sister.
12 (Lev 20:19) You shall not have relations with your father's sister,
for she is your father's relative.
13 You shall not have relations with your mother's sister,
for she is your mother's relative.
14 (Lev 20:20) You shall not expose the nakedness of your father's brother.
You shall not approach his wife for relations; she is your aunt.
15 (Lev 20:12; Ge 38:26) You shall not have relations
with your daughter-in-law, for she is your son's wife
-you shall not have relations with her.
16 (Lev 20:21; Dt 25:5) You shall not have relations
with your brother's wife, for this exposes your brother's nakedness.
17 (Lev 20:14) You shall not have relations with a woman and her daughter,
nor shall you have her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter,
for this exposes the woman's nakedness. They are all near relatives.
It is depravity.
18 And you shall not have a woman as a rival wife,
who is the sister of your other wife,
for this is to expose her nakedness while her sister,
your other wife, is still alive.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your
God.
[3] After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not
do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall
ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
[4] Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I
am the LORD your God.
[5] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man
do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
[6] None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover
their nakedness: I am the LORD.
[7] The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou
not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[8] The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy
father's nakedness.
[9] The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of
thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their
nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
[10] The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter,
even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own
nakedness.
[11] The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father,
she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[12] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy
father's near kinswoman.
[13] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is
thy mother's near kinswoman.
[14] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou
shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
[15] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy
son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[16] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy
brother's nakedness.
[17] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter,
neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to
uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
[18] Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover
her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
[Incest is illegal]
19 (Lev 15:24; 20:18) Also you shall not approach a woman
to have relations as long as she is in her menstrual uncleanness.
[19] Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as
long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
[Very unhealthy]
20 (Ex 20:14; Lev 20:10) Moreover, you shall not have relations
with your neighbor's wife to defile yourself with her.
21 (Lev 19:12; 20:2-5; 21:6) You shall not let any of your children
be offered through the fire to Molek,
and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
[20] Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to
defile thyself with her.
[21] And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech,
neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[Only one creator]
22 (Lev 20:13; 1Co 6:9; 1Ti 1:100 You shall not lie with a man
as one does with a woman. It is an abomination.
[22] Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
[homosexual is not in biblical accordance]
23 (Ex 22:19; Lev 20:15-16) You shall not lie with an animal
to defile yourself, nor shall any woman lie with an animal.
It is a perversion.
[23] Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith:
neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is
confusion.
[beastility is not in biblical accordance]
24 (Dt 18:12; Lev 18:30) Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways,
for in these practices the nations I am casting out
before you have defiled themselves.
[24] Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the
nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
[Notice from the Lord]
25 (Lev 18:28; Jer 2:7) And the land has become defiled;
therefore I have punished its iniquity,
and the land has vomited out her inhabitants.
26 (Lev 18:5) But you shall therefore keep My statutes
and My decrees, and you shall not commit any of these abominations,
either the native citizen or any foreigner who sojourns among you
27 (for the people of the land, who were before you,
committed all of these abominations, and the land became defiled),
28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it,
as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
29 For whoever shall commit any of these abominations,
those persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 (Lev 20:23) Therefore you shall keep My ordinances,
that you do not commit any one of these abominable customs
which were committed before you, so that you do not defile
yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.
[25] And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon
it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
[26] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not
commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any
stranger that sojourneth among you:
[27] (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were
before you, and the land is defiled;)
[28] That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out
the nations that were before you.
[29] For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls
that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
[30] Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of
these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye
defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
[Yahweh dictates this in the strongest of terms]
Leviticus 19
Moral and Ceremonial Laws
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 19:6; Lev 11:44-45) Speak to all the congregation of the
children of Israel, and say to them: You shall be holy, for I
the Lord your God am holy.
3 (Ex 20:12; 20:8; 16:29) Every one of you shall revere
his mother and his father, and you will keep My Sabbaths:
I am the Lord your God.
4 (Lev 26:1; Ex 20:23; 34:17) Do not turn to idols,
nor make for yourselves cast metal gods: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Lev 1:3; 7:16) When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings
to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you might be accepted.
6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the next day,
and if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire.
7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, then it is contaminated.
It shall not be accepted.
8 Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity,
because he has defiled what is holy of the Lord,
and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
9 (Lev 23:22; 23:29) When you reap the harvest of your land,
you shall not reap up to the edge of your field,
nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
10 You shall not glean bare your vineyard,
nor shall you gather every fallen grape of your vineyard.
You shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.
11 (Ex 20:15; Eph 4:25) You shall not steal, nor deal falsely,
nor lie to one another.
12 (Ex 20:7; Lev 18:21; 6:3) You shall not swear falsely by My name,
and so defile the name of your God: I am the Lord.
13 (Jas 5:4; Dt 24:14-15) You shall not defraud your neighbor or rob him.
The wages of him who is hired shall not stay with you all night
until the morning.
14 (Dt 27:18; Lev 19:32) You shall not curse the deaf,
nor put a stumbling block before the blind,
but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
15 (Dt 1:17; Ex 23:2-3; Dt 16:19) You shall do no unrighteousness
in a court. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor
the person who is great, but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.
16 (Ex 23:1; 23:7; Ps 15:3) You shall not go around as a slanderer
among your people, nor shall you stand by while the life of your
neighbor is in danger: I am the Lord.
17 (Lk 17:3; 1Jn 2:9) You shall not hate your brother in your heart.
You shall surely reason honestly with your neighbor,
and not suffer sin because of him.
18 (Ro 12:19; 13:9; Gal 5:14) You shall not take vengeance,
nor bear any grudge against the children of your people,
but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto
them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
[3] Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my
sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
[4] Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the
LORD your God.
[5] And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall
offer it at your own will.
[6] It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if
ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
[7] And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall
not be accepted.
[8] Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he
hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off
from among his people.
[9] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap
the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy
harvest.
[10] And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every
grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am
the LORD your God.
[11] Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
[12] And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane
the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[13] Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him
that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
[14] Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the
blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
[15] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the
person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in
righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
[16] Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither
shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
[17] Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise
rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
[18] Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy
people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
[The Great commandment]
19 (Dt 22:9–11) You shall keep My statutes.
You shall not let your livestock breed with a different kind.
You shall not sow your field with mixed seed, nor shall your garment
be mixed from two types of fabric.
20 (Dt 22:23–24) Whoever lies with a slave woman who is betrothed
to another man and not yet ransomed or given freedom,
compensation will be made. They shall not be put to death,
because she was not free.
21 He shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord at the entrance
of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering.
22 The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt
offering before the Lord for his sin which he has done,
and he will be forgiven for the sin that he has committed.
23 (Lev 12:3; 22:27) When you come into the land
and plant any kind of tree for food,
then you shall count the fruit as forbidden.Or uncircumcised.
Three years it shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.
24 (Dt 18:4; Pr 3:9) But in the fourth year all the fruit shall
be holy and an offering of praise to the Lord.
25 And in the fifth year you shall eat of the fruit that it may yield
an increase to you: I am the Lord your God.
26 (Dt 12:23; 2Ki 17:17) You shall not eat anything with the blood in it,
nor shall you practice divination or fortune-telling.
27 (Lev 21:5; Isa 15:2) You shall not round the corners of the hair on your
head, nor shall you mar the edges of your beard.
28 (Dt 14:1; Lev 21:5) You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh
for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.
29 Do not prostitute your daughter and cause her to be defiled,
lest the land fall into whoredom and become full of wickedness.
30 (Lev 19:3; 26:2) You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary:
I am the Lord.
31 (Isa 8:19; Lev 20:27; 1Sa 28:3) Do not turn to spirits through
mediums or necromancers. Do not seek after them to be defiled by them:
I am the Lord your God.
32 (Lev 19:14; La 5:12) You shall rise up before a gray head,
and honor the face of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.
33 (Ex 22:21; 23:9) When a foreigner sojourns with you in your land,
you shall not do him wrong.
34 (Lev 19:18; Dt 10:19) The foreigner who dwells with you shall be
to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself
for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
35 (Dt 25:13; 25:15) You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment
regarding measures in length, weight, or quantity.
36 (Ex 20:2; Pr 11:1) You shall have honest balances, honest weights,
an honest ephah,(A dry measure of about 3/5 of a bushel, or 22 liters.)
and an honest hin:(A liquid measure of about 1 gallon, or 3.8 liters.)
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
37 (Lev 18:4-5) Therefore you shall observe all My statutes
and all My judgments and do them: I am the Lord.
[19] Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a
diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall
a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
[20] And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid,
betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she
shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
[21] And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
[22] And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the
trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the
sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
[23] And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner
of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised:
three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.
[24] But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise
the LORD withal.
[25] And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may
yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.
[26] Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use
enchantment, nor observe times.
[27] Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar
the corners of thy beard.
[28] Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print
any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
[29] Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the
land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
[30] Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
[31] Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards,
to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
[32] Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the
old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
[33] And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
[34] But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born
among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the
land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
[35] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or
in measure.
[36] Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye
have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
[37] Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and
do them: I am the LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 20 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/20/
entitled Leaning into God
1 Thessalonians 5:12-24
Final Exhortations and Greetings
12 (Heb 13:17; 1Co 16:16; 16:18) We ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those
who labor among you, and are appointed over you in the Lord, and instruct you.
13 (Mk 9:50) Esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.
And be at peace among yourselves.
14 (Ro 14:1; Ac 20:35) Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly,
comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, and be patient toward everyone.
15 (1Pe 3:9; Gal 6:10) See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone.
But always seek to do good to one another and to all.
16 (Php 4:4) Rejoice always.
17 (Eph 6:18; Lk 18:1) Pray without ceasing.
18 (Eph 5:20; Heb 13:15) In everything give thanks,
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
19 (Eph 4:30; 1Co 14:30; 1Ti 4:14) Do not quench the Spirit.
20 (1Co 11:4; 14:1) Do not despise prophecies.
21 (1Jn 4:1; Lk 12:57; Ac 17:11) Examine all things.
Firmly hold onto what is good.
22 Abstain from all appearances of evil.
23 (Ro 15:33; Heb 4:12) May the very God of peace sanctify you completely.
And I pray to God that your whole spirit, soul,
and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 (1Co 1:9; 1Th 2:12 5:26 Ro 16:16 5:27 Col 4:16 5:28 Ro 16:20; 2Th 3:18)
Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it.
12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are
over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at
peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the
feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which
is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ
Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole
spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Harriet Tubman couldn't read or write. As an adolescent, she suffered a head
injury at the hands of a cruel slave master. That injury caused her to have
seizures and lapses of consciousness for the rest of her life. But once she
escaped slavery, God used her to rescue as many as three hundred others.
Nicknamed "Moses" by those she freed, Harriet bravely made nineteen trips back
to the pre-Civil War South to rescue others. She continued even when there was
a price on her head and her life was in constant danger. A devoted believer in
Jesus, she carried a hymnal and a Bible on every trip and had others read her
verses, which she committed to memory and quoted often. "I prayed all the
time," she said, "about my work, everywhere; I was always talking
to the Lord." She also gave God credit for the smallest successes.
Her life was a powerful expression of the apostle Paul's instruction
to the earliest Christians: "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ
Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18).
When we lean into God in the moment and live dependently in prayer, praising
Him despite our difficulties, He gives us the strength to accomplish even the
most challenging tasks. Our Savior is greater than anything we face, and He
will lead us as we look to Him.
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
How does spending time in God's presence make you stronger?
In what ways will you "lean into Him" today?
Loving and Almighty God, please help me to live every moment
with You today and to receive the strength You alone can give.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him
a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."
Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him
I'd give him half!"
Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely
anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with
assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse
seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers
aren't answered in the way we expected.
But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the
kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of
Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,
commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for
the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions are any indication,
is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.
Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching
am "If it be Thy will" clause onto the end of our prayers. We need to know
God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to
him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer
is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Christ. We are
less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to share God's priorities,
as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,
as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes
on new dimensions.
Application
a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?
b) What changes need to take place in my life
so that I might pray with greater power?
c) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 16:10-12
10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful
also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also
in much.
11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who will give you that which is your own?"
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who shall give you that which is your own?
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Col 3:12-17
12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.
13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another
and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.
14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,
which is the bond of perfection.
15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,
to which also you are called in one body,
rule in your hearts. And be thankful.
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.
17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel
against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 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.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
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."
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?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
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
20th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
( Matthew 19:14
14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16-17)
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,
and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not,
to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
)
b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
(
Eph 6:12
12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly places.
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.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to understand that Lord's word with His help!
Pray to the Lord and ask to understand his will in relations/ sexuality.
Pray to the Lord
"Loving and Almighty God, please help me to live every moment
with You today and to receive the strength You alone can give."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Will of Lord for effective prayer.
Pray to the Lord and pray to faithful in the little you have.
Pray to the Lord and pray for the Peace of the Lord to rule your heart.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
Pray that cross-cultural Christians workers will reach out fearlessly to those
in dangerous, unreached areas of the Phillipines
At https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ today
we addressed Why and How I read the bible?
2 Tim 3:16-17
16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly
equipped for every good work.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 that the man of God may be perfect,
throughly furnished unto all good works.
Hebr 4:12-13
12 (Eph 6:17; Isa 49:2; Jer 23:29) For the word of God is alive, and active,
and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul
and spirit, of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts
and intents of the heart.
13 (Ps 33:13-15; Job 26:6) There is no creature that is not revealed in His
sight, for all things are bare and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must
give account.
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged
sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the
joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents
of the heart.
13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all
things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
1)
Leviticus 17 - 19
LEVITICUS 17
The Law About Eating Blood
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel,
and say to them: This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying:
3 If anyone of the house of Israel ritually slaughters an ox, a lamb,
or goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside of the camp,
4 (Ge 17:14) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it as a gift to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord,
then blood guilt shall be accounted to that man. He has shed blood,
and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
5 This is so that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices
which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them
to the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest,
and offer them for peace offerings to the Lord.
6 (Nu 18:17; Lev 3:2) The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar
of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting,
and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
7 (Ex 34:15; Dt 32:17) They shall no more offer their sacrifices
to goat demons, after whom they have acted like whores.
This shall be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.
8 (Lev 1:2-3) You shall say to them: Any man from the house of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who offers a burnt offering
or sacrifice,
9 (Lev 17:4) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it to the Lord, even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
10 (Lev 3:17; Ge 9:4) Whoever from the house of Israel,
or from the strangers who sojourn among you, who eats any manner of blood,
I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off
from among his people.
11 (Heb 9:22; Mt 26:28; 1Jn 1:7) For the life of the flesh is in the blood,
and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives;
for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who sojourns
among you eat blood.
13 (Dt 12:16; Lev 7:26) Whoever from the children of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who hunts and catches
any wild animal or fowl that may be eaten, he shall even pour out the blood
and cover it with dirt.
14 (Ge 9:4) For the life of every creature is its blood;
in its blood is its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
You shall not eat the blood of any creature,
for the life of every creature is its blood.
Whoever eats it shall be cut off.
15 (Ex 22:31; Lev 22:8) Every person who eats that which died of itself,
or that which was torn by animals, whether he is a native citizen
or a foreigner, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening. Then he shall be clean.
16 (Lev 5:1) But if he does not wash them or bathe his body,
then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 17
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of
Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded,
saying,
[3] What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or
lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
[4] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood
shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be
cut off from among his people:
[5] To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which
they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD,
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and
offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
[6] And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
[7] And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom
they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them
throughout their generations.
[8] And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of
Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt
offering of sacrifice,
[9] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his
people.
[10] And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my
face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among
his people.
[11] For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you
upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that
maketh an atonement for the soul.
[12] Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat
blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
[13] And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or
fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover
it with dust.
[14] For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life
thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the
blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof:
whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
[15] And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was
torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he
shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
until the even: then shall he be clean.
[16] But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his
iniquity.
LEVITICUS 18
Laws on Immoral Relations
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 6:7; Lev 11:44) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
I am the Lord your God.
3 (Ex 23:24; Lev 20:23) After the practices of the land of Egypt,
from where you lived, you shall not follow, and after the practices
of the land of Canaan, to where I will bring you, you shall not follow;
nor shall you walk in their ordinances.
4 (Lev 18:2; 18:26) You shall follow My decrees
and keep My ordinances to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Eze 20:11; Ro 10:5) You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments,
which if a man does them, then he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
6 (Lev 18:7-19) None of you shall approach any of his near relatives
to have relations: I am the Lord.
7 (Lev 20:11; Eze 22:10) You shall not have relations with your father
or have relations with your mother. She is your mother.
You shall not have relations with her.
8 (Lev 20:11; 1Co 5:1) You shall not have relations with your father's wife,
for this exposes your father's nakedness.
9 (Lev 20:17; Dt 27:22) You shall not have relations with your sister,
whether your father's or mother's daughter,
whether raised in the family or another home.
10 You shall not have relations with your son's daughter
or your daughter's daughter,
for this exposes your own nakedness.
11 You shall not have relations with your father's wife's daughter
who is raised in your father's family, for she is your sister.
12 (Lev 20:19) You shall not have relations with your father's sister,
for she is your father's relative.
13 You shall not have relations with your mother's sister,
for she is your mother's relative.
14 (Lev 20:20) You shall not expose the nakedness of your father's brother.
You shall not approach his wife for relations; she is your aunt.
15 (Lev 20:12; Ge 38:26) You shall not have relations
with your daughter-in-law, for she is your son's wife
-you shall not have relations with her.
16 (Lev 20:21; Dt 25:5) You shall not have relations
with your brother's wife, for this exposes your brother's nakedness.
17 (Lev 20:14) You shall not have relations with a woman and her daughter,
nor shall you have her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter,
for this exposes the woman's nakedness. They are all near relatives.
It is depravity.
18 And you shall not have a woman as a rival wife,
who is the sister of your other wife,
for this is to expose her nakedness while her sister,
your other wife, is still alive.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your
God.
[3] After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not
do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall
ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
[4] Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I
am the LORD your God.
[5] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man
do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
[6] None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover
their nakedness: I am the LORD.
[7] The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou
not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[8] The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy
father's nakedness.
[9] The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of
thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their
nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
[10] The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter,
even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own
nakedness.
[11] The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father,
she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[12] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy
father's near kinswoman.
[13] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is
thy mother's near kinswoman.
[14] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou
shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
[15] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy
son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[16] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy
brother's nakedness.
[17] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter,
neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to
uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
[18] Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover
her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
[Incest is illegal]
19 (Lev 15:24; 20:18) Also you shall not approach a woman
to have relations as long as she is in her menstrual uncleanness.
[19] Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as
long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
[Very unhealthy]
20 (Ex 20:14; Lev 20:10) Moreover, you shall not have relations
with your neighbor's wife to defile yourself with her.
21 (Lev 19:12; 20:2-5; 21:6) You shall not let any of your children
be offered through the fire to Molek,
and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
[20] Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to
defile thyself with her.
[21] And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech,
neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[Only one creator]
22 (Lev 20:13; 1Co 6:9; 1Ti 1:100 You shall not lie with a man
as one does with a woman. It is an abomination.
[22] Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
[homosexual is not in biblical accordance]
23 (Ex 22:19; Lev 20:15-16) You shall not lie with an animal
to defile yourself, nor shall any woman lie with an animal.
It is a perversion.
[23] Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith:
neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is
confusion.
[beastility is not in biblical accordance]
24 (Dt 18:12; Lev 18:30) Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways,
for in these practices the nations I am casting out
before you have defiled themselves.
[24] Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the
nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
[Notice from the Lord]
25 (Lev 18:28; Jer 2:7) And the land has become defiled;
therefore I have punished its iniquity,
and the land has vomited out her inhabitants.
26 (Lev 18:5) But you shall therefore keep My statutes
and My decrees, and you shall not commit any of these abominations,
either the native citizen or any foreigner who sojourns among you
27 (for the people of the land, who were before you,
committed all of these abominations, and the land became defiled),
28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it,
as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
29 For whoever shall commit any of these abominations,
those persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 (Lev 20:23) Therefore you shall keep My ordinances,
that you do not commit any one of these abominable customs
which were committed before you, so that you do not defile
yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.
[25] And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon
it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
[26] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not
commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any
stranger that sojourneth among you:
[27] (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were
before you, and the land is defiled;)
[28] That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out
the nations that were before you.
[29] For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls
that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
[30] Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of
these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye
defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
[Yahweh dictates this in the strongest of terms]
Leviticus 19
Moral and Ceremonial Laws
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 19:6; Lev 11:44-45) Speak to all the congregation of the
children of Israel, and say to them: You shall be holy, for I
the Lord your God am holy.
3 (Ex 20:12; 20:8; 16:29) Every one of you shall revere
his mother and his father, and you will keep My Sabbaths:
I am the Lord your God.
4 (Lev 26:1; Ex 20:23; 34:17) Do not turn to idols,
nor make for yourselves cast metal gods: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Lev 1:3; 7:16) When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings
to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you might be accepted.
6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the next day,
and if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire.
7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, then it is contaminated.
It shall not be accepted.
8 Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity,
because he has defiled what is holy of the Lord,
and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
9 (Lev 23:22; 23:29) When you reap the harvest of your land,
you shall not reap up to the edge of your field,
nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
10 You shall not glean bare your vineyard,
nor shall you gather every fallen grape of your vineyard.
You shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.
11 (Ex 20:15; Eph 4:25) You shall not steal, nor deal falsely,
nor lie to one another.
12 (Ex 20:7; Lev 18:21; 6:3) You shall not swear falsely by My name,
and so defile the name of your God: I am the Lord.
13 (Jas 5:4; Dt 24:14-15) You shall not defraud your neighbor or rob him.
The wages of him who is hired shall not stay with you all night
until the morning.
14 (Dt 27:18; Lev 19:32) You shall not curse the deaf,
nor put a stumbling block before the blind,
but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
15 (Dt 1:17; Ex 23:2-3; Dt 16:19) You shall do no unrighteousness
in a court. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor
the person who is great, but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.
16 (Ex 23:1; 23:7; Ps 15:3) You shall not go around as a slanderer
among your people, nor shall you stand by while the life of your
neighbor is in danger: I am the Lord.
17 (Lk 17:3; 1Jn 2:9) You shall not hate your brother in your heart.
You shall surely reason honestly with your neighbor,
and not suffer sin because of him.
18 (Ro 12:19; 13:9; Gal 5:14) You shall not take vengeance,
nor bear any grudge against the children of your people,
but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto
them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
[3] Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my
sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
[4] Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the
LORD your God.
[5] And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall
offer it at your own will.
[6] It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if
ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
[7] And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall
not be accepted.
[8] Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he
hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off
from among his people.
[9] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap
the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy
harvest.
[10] And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every
grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am
the LORD your God.
[11] Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
[12] And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane
the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[13] Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him
that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
[14] Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the
blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
[15] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the
person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in
righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
[16] Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither
shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
[17] Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise
rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
[18] Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy
people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
[The Great commandment]
19 (Dt 22:9–11) You shall keep My statutes.
You shall not let your livestock breed with a different kind.
You shall not sow your field with mixed seed, nor shall your garment
be mixed from two types of fabric.
20 (Dt 22:23–24) Whoever lies with a slave woman who is betrothed
to another man and not yet ransomed or given freedom,
compensation will be made. They shall not be put to death,
because she was not free.
21 He shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord at the entrance
of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering.
22 The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt
offering before the Lord for his sin which he has done,
and he will be forgiven for the sin that he has committed.
23 (Lev 12:3; 22:27) When you come into the land
and plant any kind of tree for food,
then you shall count the fruit as forbidden.Or uncircumcised.
Three years it shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.
24 (Dt 18:4; Pr 3:9) But in the fourth year all the fruit shall
be holy and an offering of praise to the Lord.
25 And in the fifth year you shall eat of the fruit that it may yield
an increase to you: I am the Lord your God.
26 (Dt 12:23; 2Ki 17:17) You shall not eat anything with the blood in it,
nor shall you practice divination or fortune-telling.
27 (Lev 21:5; Isa 15:2) You shall not round the corners of the hair on your
head, nor shall you mar the edges of your beard.
28 (Dt 14:1; Lev 21:5) You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh
for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.
29 Do not prostitute your daughter and cause her to be defiled,
lest the land fall into whoredom and become full of wickedness.
30 (Lev 19:3; 26:2) You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary:
I am the Lord.
31 (Isa 8:19; Lev 20:27; 1Sa 28:3) Do not turn to spirits through
mediums or necromancers. Do not seek after them to be defiled by them:
I am the Lord your God.
32 (Lev 19:14; La 5:12) You shall rise up before a gray head,
and honor the face of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.
33 (Ex 22:21; 23:9) When a foreigner sojourns with you in your land,
you shall not do him wrong.
34 (Lev 19:18; Dt 10:19) The foreigner who dwells with you shall be
to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself
for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
35 (Dt 25:13; 25:15) You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment
regarding measures in length, weight, or quantity.
36 (Ex 20:2; Pr 11:1) You shall have honest balances, honest weights,
an honest ephah,(A dry measure of about 3/5 of a bushel, or 22 liters.)
and an honest hin:(A liquid measure of about 1 gallon, or 3.8 liters.)
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
37 (Lev 18:4-5) Therefore you shall observe all My statutes
and all My judgments and do them: I am the Lord.
[19] Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a
diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall
a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
[20] And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid,
betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she
shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
[21] And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
[22] And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the
trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the
sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
[23] And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner
of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised:
three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.
[24] But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise
the LORD withal.
[25] And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may
yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.
[26] Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use
enchantment, nor observe times.
[27] Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar
the corners of thy beard.
[28] Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print
any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
[29] Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the
land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
[30] Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
[31] Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards,
to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
[32] Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the
old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
[33] And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
[34] But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born
among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the
land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
[35] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or
in measure.
[36] Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye
have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
[37] Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and
do them: I am the LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 20 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/20/
entitled Leaning into God
1 Thessalonians 5:12-24
Final Exhortations and Greetings
12 (Heb 13:17; 1Co 16:16; 16:18) We ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those
who labor among you, and are appointed over you in the Lord, and instruct you.
13 (Mk 9:50) Esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.
And be at peace among yourselves.
14 (Ro 14:1; Ac 20:35) Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly,
comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, and be patient toward everyone.
15 (1Pe 3:9; Gal 6:10) See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone.
But always seek to do good to one another and to all.
16 (Php 4:4) Rejoice always.
17 (Eph 6:18; Lk 18:1) Pray without ceasing.
18 (Eph 5:20; Heb 13:15) In everything give thanks,
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
19 (Eph 4:30; 1Co 14:30; 1Ti 4:14) Do not quench the Spirit.
20 (1Co 11:4; 14:1) Do not despise prophecies.
21 (1Jn 4:1; Lk 12:57; Ac 17:11) Examine all things.
Firmly hold onto what is good.
22 Abstain from all appearances of evil.
23 (Ro 15:33; Heb 4:12) May the very God of peace sanctify you completely.
And I pray to God that your whole spirit, soul,
and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 (1Co 1:9; 1Th 2:12 5:26 Ro 16:16 5:27 Col 4:16 5:28 Ro 16:20; 2Th 3:18)
Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it.
12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are
over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at
peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the
feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which
is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ
Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole
spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Harriet Tubman couldn't read or write. As an adolescent, she suffered a head
injury at the hands of a cruel slave master. That injury caused her to have
seizures and lapses of consciousness for the rest of her life. But once she
escaped slavery, God used her to rescue as many as three hundred others.
Nicknamed "Moses" by those she freed, Harriet bravely made nineteen trips back
to the pre-Civil War South to rescue others. She continued even when there was
a price on her head and her life was in constant danger. A devoted believer in
Jesus, she carried a hymnal and a Bible on every trip and had others read her
verses, which she committed to memory and quoted often. "I prayed all the
time," she said, "about my work, everywhere; I was always talking
to the Lord." She also gave God credit for the smallest successes.
Her life was a powerful expression of the apostle Paul's instruction
to the earliest Christians: "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ
Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18).
When we lean into God in the moment and live dependently in prayer, praising
Him despite our difficulties, He gives us the strength to accomplish even the
most challenging tasks. Our Savior is greater than anything we face, and He
will lead us as we look to Him.
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
How does spending time in God's presence make you stronger?
In what ways will you "lean into Him" today?
Loving and Almighty God, please help me to live every moment
with You today and to receive the strength You alone can give.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him
a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."
Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him
I'd give him half!"
Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely
anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with
assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse
seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers
aren't answered in the way we expected.
But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the
kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of
Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,
commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for
the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions are any indication,
is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.
Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching
am "If it be Thy will" clause onto the end of our prayers. We need to know
God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to
him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer
is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Christ. We are
less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to share God's priorities,
as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,
as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes
on new dimensions.
Application
a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?
b) What changes need to take place in my life
so that I might pray with greater power?
c) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 16:10-12
10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful
also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also
in much.
11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who will give you that which is your own?"
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who shall give you that which is your own?
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Col 3:12-17
12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.
13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another
and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.
14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,
which is the bond of perfection.
15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,
to which also you are called in one body,
rule in your hearts. And be thankful.
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.
17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel
against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 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.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
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."
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?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
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
20th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
( Matthew 19:14
14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16-17)
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,
and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not,
to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
)
b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
(
Eph 6:12
12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly places.
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.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to understand that Lord's word with His help!
Pray to the Lord and ask to understand his will in relations/ sexuality.
Pray to the Lord
"Loving and Almighty God, please help me to live every moment
with You today and to receive the strength You alone can give."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Will of Lord for effective prayer.
Pray to the Lord and pray to faithful in the little you have.
Pray to the Lord and pray for the Peace of the Lord to rule your heart.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
Pray that cross-cultural Christians workers will reach out fearlessly to those
in dangerous, unreached areas of the Phillipines