Day 52 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 21 Feb 2022 reflections
Day 52, 21 Feb 2022
1)
Leviticus 20 -22
Leviticus 20
Penalties for Violating the Law
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 18:21; 20:27) Again, you shall say to the children of Israel:
Whoever from the children of Israel or from the foreigners who sojourn
in Israel who gives any of his children to Molek,
he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him.
3 (Lev 18:21; 17:10) I will set My face against that man
and will cut him off from among his people,
because he has given some of his descendants to Molek to defile
My sanctuary and to defile My holy name.
4(Dt 17:2-5) If the people of the land in any way hide their eyes
from the man when he gives of his children to Molek and do not put
him to death,
5 then I will set My face against that man and against his family;
and I will cut them off from their people, both him
and those who follow after him as whores after Molek.
6 (Lev 19:31; 20:27; Isa 8:19) The person who turns to spirits
through mediums and necromancers in order to whore after them,
I will even set My face against that person
and will cut him off from among his people.
7 (Eph 1:4; Lev 11:44) Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy,
for I am the Lord your God.
8 (Ex 31:13; Lev 21:8) You shall keep My statutes, and do them;
I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
9 (Ex 21:17; Dt 27:16; 2Sa 1:16) For anyone who curses his father
or his mother shall be surely put to death.
He has cursed his father or his mother, and his blood guilt shall
be upon him.
10 (Ex 20:14; Lev 18:20) If a man commits adultery with another
man's wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife,
the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
11 (Dt 27:20; 27:23) If a man lies with his father's wife,
he has exposed his father's nakedness.
Both of them shall surely be put to death.
Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
12 (Lev 18:15; 18:23) If a man lies with his daughter-in-law,
both of them shall surely be put to death.
They have committed a perversion. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
13 (Lev 18:22; Dt 23:17; 1Co 6:9) If a man lies with another man
as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination.
They shall surely be put to death. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
14 (Lev 18:17; Dt 27:23) If a man lies with a woman and also her mother,
it is wickedness. Both he and they shall be burned with fire,
so that there is no wickedness among you.
15 (Lev 18:23; Dt 27:21) If a man lies with an animal,
he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.
16 If a woman approaches an animal and lies with it,
you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death.
Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
17 (Lev 18:9; Dt 27:22) If a man lies with his sister,
whether the daughter of his father or mother,
they have exposed each other's nakedness;
it is a wicked thing and they shall be cut off from the sight
of their people. He has exposed his sister's nakedness,
and he shall bear his iniquity.
18 (Lev 15:24; 18:19) If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual
period and exposes her nakedness, her fountain of blood is then exposed.
Both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
19 (Lev 18:6) You shall not have relations
with your mother's sister or your father's sister, for this is to expose
the nakedness of one's relative. They shall bear their iniquity.
20 (Lev 18:14) If a man lies with his uncle's wife,
he has exposed his uncle's nakedness.
They shall bear their sin. They shall die childless.
21 (Lev 18:16) If a man lies with his brother's wife,
it is impurity. He has exposed his brother's nakedness.
They shall be childless.
22 (Lev 18:25-28) You shall therefore keep all My statutes
and all My decrees and do them, so that the land to where
I am bringing you will not vomit you out.
23 (Lev 18:3; 18:24) You shall not walk in the customs of the nation
that I am driving out before you, for they committed all these things,
and therefore I abhorred them.
24 (Ex 33:16; 3:8) But I have said to you: You shall inherit their land,
and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that
flows with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God, who has separated you
from other peoples.
25 (Lev 11:1-47; Dt 14:3-21) You shall therefore make distinction
between the clean animal from the unclean,
and the unclean fowl from the clean,
and you shall not make yourselves detestable by animal, or by fowl,
or by any manner of living thing that crawls on the ground,
which I have separated from you as unclean.
26 (Lev 19:2; 20:7) You shall be holy unto Me;
for I the Lord am holy and have separated you
from other peoples, that you should be Mine.
27 (Lev 19:31; 20:6) A man or woman who speaks
to spirits as a medium or necromancer shall surely be put to death.
They shall stone them. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
Leviticus 20
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the
children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth
any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of
the land shall stone him with stones.
[3] And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among
his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my
sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
[4] And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man,
when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:
[5] Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and
will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom
with Molech, from among their people.
[6] And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after
wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that
soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
[7] Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your
God.
[8] And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify
you.
[9] For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put
to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon
him.
[10] And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he
that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the
adulteress shall surely be put to death.
[11] And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his
father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood
shall be upon them.
[12] And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be
put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
[13] If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them
have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their
blood shall be upon them.
[14] And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall
be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
[15] And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye
shall slay the beast.
[16] And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou
shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death;
their blood shall be upon them.
[17] And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his
mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a
wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he
hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
[18] And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall
uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath
uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from
among their people.
[19] And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of
thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their
iniquity.
[20] And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his
uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
[21] And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he
hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
[22] Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do
them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
[23] And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out
before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred
them.
[24] But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give
it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the
LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.
[25] Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and
between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable
by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the
ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
[26] And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed
you from other people, that ye should be mine.
[27] A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard,
shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood
shall be upon them.
Leviticus 21
Rules for Priestly Conduct
1 (Eze 44:25; Lev 10:6-7) Then the Lord said to Moses: Speak to the priests,
the sons of Aaron, and say to them: None shall make himself unclean
for the dead among his people,
2 but for his closest relatives, that is, for his mother, his father,
his son, his daughter, his brother,
3 and his virgin sister (who is near him because she has not had a husband),
for her he may be made unclean.
4 And he shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people
because of the dead and so defile himself.
5 (Dt 14:1; Eze 44:20; Lev 19:27-28) They shall not make bald areas
on their heads, nor shall they shave off the edges of their beards,
nor make any cuts in their flesh.
6 (Lev 3:11; 18:21) They shall be holy unto their God,
and not profane the name of their God;
for they offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire,
and the food of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.
7 (Lev 21:13-14; Eze 44:22) They shall not take a wife
who is a whore or has been defiled, nor shall they take
a woman divorced from her husband, for he is holy unto his God.
8 (Lev 21:6) You shall sanctify him, for he offers the food
of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the Lord,
who sanctifies you, am holy.
9 (Ge 38:24) The daughter of any priest,
if she defiles herself by being a whore, she also defiles her father.
She shall be burned with fire.
10 (Lev 10:6-7; 16:32) He who is the high priest among his brothers,
on whose head the anointing oil was poured
and who is consecrated to wear the garments,
shall not dishevel his hair, nor tear his clothes;
11 (Nu 19:14; Lev 19:28; 21:1-2) nor shall he approach any dead body,
nor make himself unclean, even for his father or his mother;
12 (Lev 10:7; Ex 29:6-7) nor shall he go out of the sanctuary,
so as not to defile the sanctuary of his God,
for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him:
I am the Lord.
13 (Lev 21:7; Eze 44:22) He shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 (Lev 21:7_ A widow, or a divorced woman, or a defiled woman,
or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take
for a wife a virgin of his own people,
15 so that he does not defile his offspring among his people,
for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.
16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
17 (Lev 10:3; Nu 16:5) Speak to Aaron, saying:
None of your offspring in their generations
who has any blemish may approach to offer the food of his God.
18 (Lev 22:19-25) For whoever has a blemish, he shall not approach,
whether a blind or lame man, or one who has a physical flaw
on his face or a limb that is too long,
19 or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand,
20 (Dt 23:1) or a hunchback, or a dwarf, or who has a defect in his eye,
or eczema or scabs, or is a eunuch.
21 (Lev 21:6) No man who has a blemish from the offspring of Aaron
the priest shall come near to offer the food offerings of the Lord
made by fire. He has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer
the bread of his God.
22 (Lev 2:3; 2:10) He shall eat the food of his God,
both of the most holy and of the holy.
23 (Lev 21:12) Only he shall not go in through the veil
or come to the altar, because he has a blemish, so that
he does not defile My sanctuaries, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
24 Moses spoke this to Aaron, and to his sons,
and to all the children of Israel.
Leviticus 21
[1] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron,
and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his
people:
[2] But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for
his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
[3] And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no
husband; for her may he be defiled.
[4] But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to
profane himself.
[5] They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave
off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
[6] They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their
God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God,
they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
[7] They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall
they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
[8] Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God:
he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
[9] And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the
whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
[10] And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the
anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments,
shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
[11] Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his
father, or for his mother;
[12] Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of
his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the
LORD.
[13] And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
[14] A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he
not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
[15] Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do
sanctify him.
[16] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[17] Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their
generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread
of his God.
[18] For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a
blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
[19] Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
[20] Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be
scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
[21] No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come
nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he
shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
[22] He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the
holy.
[23] Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar,
because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the
LORD do sanctify them.
[24] And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the
children of Israel.
Leviticus 22
Holy Offerings
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 18:21; Dt 15:19) Speak to Aaron and to his sons that
they should be very respectful with the holy things of the
children of Israel, and that they do not defile My holy name
with those things which the people have consecrated to Me: I am the Lord.
3 (Lev 7:20-21) Say to them: Whoever from your offspring through
your generations approaches the holy things, which the children
of Israel have dedicated to the Lord, while he has uncleanness,
that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the Lord.
4 (Lev 11:39; 15:2-3) If a man of the offspring of Aaron
is a leper or has a discharge, he shall not eat of the
holy offerings until he is clean. And whoever touches
anything that is unclean by contact with the dead
or a man who had an emission of semen,
5 (Lev 15:7; 11:43-44) or whoever touches
any crawling thing whereby he may be made unclean,
or a man from whom he may receive uncleanness,
whatever uncleanness he has,
6 (Lev 15:5; Heb 10:22) the person who has touched
any such thing shall be unclean until evening,
and shall not eat of the holy things unless
he washes his body with water.
7 (Lev 21:22) When the sun goes down, he shall be clean,
and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his food.
8 (Lev 17:15; Ex 22:31) That which dies of itself
or is torn by animals he shall not eat,
becoming unclean by it: I am the Lord.
9 (Ex 28:43; Nu 18:22) They shall therefore keep My ordinance,
lest they bear sin from it and therefore die if they defile it:
I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
10 (1Sa 21:6; Mt 12:4) There shall be no outsider (Or stranger.)
who eats of a holy thing, whether a foreign guest of the priest
or a hired servant, he shall not eat of a holy offering.
11 (Ge 17:13) But if a priest buys a person with his money,
the person acquired shall eat of it, and he that is born
in his house shall eat of his food.
12 If the priest's daughter marries an outsider,
she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.
13 (Ge 38:11; Lev 10:14) But if the priest's daughter
is a widow or divorced, and has no child and has returned to her
father's house as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food;
but no outsider may eat of it.
14 (Lev 27:13; 27:15) If a man eats the holy thing unwittingly,
then he shall add a fifth of the value to it
and shall give the holy thing to the priest.
15 (Nu 18:32; Lev 19:8) They shall not defile the holy things
of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord,
16 (Lev 22:9) and cause them to suffer
and to bear the iniquity of guilt when they eat their holy things,
for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
Acceptable Offerings
17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
18 (Lev 1:2; Nu 15:3) Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all
the children of Israel, and say to them: Whoever from the house of Israel
or from the foreigners in Israel who offers his burnt offering
for any vows or freewill offerings that he offers to the Lord,
19 (Lev 1:3; 1:10) then if it is to be accepted for you,
the offering shall be a male without blemish, a bull, sheep, or goat.
20 (Dt 17:1; 15:21; Mal 1:8) But whatever has a blemish you shall not
offer, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
21 (Nu 15:3; 15:8) Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings
to the Lord to fulfill his vow or a freewill offering,
whether from the herd or flock, to be accepted it shall be perfect,
with no blemish on it.
22 (Lev 22:20; 1:9) Blind, or disabled, or maimed, or having
an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer these to the Lord,
nor make a food offering by fire on the altar to the Lord.
23 (Lev 21:18) A herd animal or a flock animal that has a limb
that is too long or short you may offer for a freewill offering,
but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24 (Lev 22:20) You shall not offer to the Lord an animal
that is bruised or crushed or torn or cut;
nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.
25 (Lev 21:6; 21:8) Nor from a foreigner shall you
offer an animal as the food of your God, because a blemish is in them
from their mutilation. They shall not be accepted for you.
26 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
27 (Ex 22:30; Lev 12:2-3; 19:23-24) When an ox, or a sheep, or a goat
is born, then it shall be seven days with its mother,
and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted
for a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
28 (Dt 22:6-7; Ex 23:19) But you shall not slaughter on the same day
an ox or a sheep and her young.
29 (Ps 107:22; 116:17) When you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving
to the Lord, offer it so that it may be accepted.
30 On the same day it shall be eaten. You shall leave none of it
until the next day: I am the Lord.
31 (Dt 4:40; Lev 19:37) Therefore you shall keep My commandments
and do them: I am the Lord.
32 (Lev 18:21; 10:3) You shall not defile My holy name,
but I will be sanctified among the children of Israel:
I am the Lord who sanctifies you,
33 (Lev 11:45; Ex 6:7) who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
to be your God: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 22
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the
holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy
name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.
[3] Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations,
that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto
the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from
my presence: I am the LORD.
[4] What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running
issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso
toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth
from him;
[5] Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made
unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he
hath;
[6] The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and
shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
[7] And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of
the holy things; because it is his food.
[8] That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to
defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
[9] They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and
die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
[10] There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the
priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
[11] But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and
he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.
[12] If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not
eat of an offering of the holy things.
[13] But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no
child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall
eat of her father's meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.
[14] And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the
fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy
thing.
[15] And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel,
which they offer unto the LORD;
[16] Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their
holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
[17] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[18] Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel,
and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the
strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for
all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt
offering;
[19] Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves,
of the sheep, or of the goats.
[20] But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall
not be acceptable for you.
[21] And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to
accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be
perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
[22] Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye
shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them
upon the altar unto the LORD.
[23] Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking
in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow
it shall not be accepted.
[24] Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or
broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
[25] Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of
any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them:
they shall not be accepted for you.
[26] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[27] When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall
be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it
shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[28] And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both
in one day.
[29] And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer
it at your own will.
[30] On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until
the morrow: I am the LORD.
[31] Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
[32] Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the
children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
[33] That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the
LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 21 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/21/never-say-cant
entitled Never Say "Can't"
Exodus 3:7-10, 4:10-15
7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25) The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction
of My people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry on account
of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down to deliver
them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that
land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey,
to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 (Ex 2:23; 3:7) Now therefore,
the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me. Moreover,
I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
10 (Mic 6:4; Ps 105:26) Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh
so that you may bring forth My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt."
[7] And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which
are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I
know their sorrows;
[8] And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and
to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land
flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the
Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the
Jebusites.
[9] Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto
me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress
them.
[10] Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest
bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
10 Then Moses said to the Lord, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent,
neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant.
But I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."
11 The Lord said to him, "Who has made man's mouth?
Or who made the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind?
Have not I, the Lord?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you
what you must say."
13 He said, "O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of whomever else
You will send."
14 The anger of the Lord was inflamed against Moses, and He said,
"Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well.
And also, he comes out to meet you, and when he sees you,
he will be glad in his heart.
15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth,
and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth,
and will teach you what you must do.
[10] And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither
heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of
speech, and of a slow tongue.
[11] And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh
the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
[12] Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what
thou shalt say.
[13] And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou
wilt send.
[14] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is
not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also,
behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be
glad in his heart.
[15] And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will
be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
Jen was born without legs and abandoned at the hospital. Yet she says being
put up for adoption was a blessing. "I am here because of the people who
poured into me." Her adoptive family helped her to see she was "born like
this for a reason." They raised her to "never say 'can't' " and encouraged
her in all her pursuits-including becoming an accomplished acrobat
and aerialist! She meets challenges with an attitude of "How can I tackle
this?" and motivates others to do the same.
The Bible tells the stories of many people God used who seemed incapable
or unsuited for their calling-but God used them anyway. Moses is a classic
example. When God called him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, he balked
(Exodus 3:11; 4:1) and protested, "I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."
God replied, "Who has made man's mouth?
Or who made the dumb, or deaf, . . . Have not I, the Lord?
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you
what you must say.” (4:10–12). When Moses still protested, God provided Aaron
to speak for him and assured him He would help them (vv. 13–15).
Like Jen and like Moses, all of us are here for a reason-and God graciously
helps us along the way. He supplies people to help us and provides what we
need to live for Him.
By: Alyson Kieda
Reflect & Pray
When have you felt incapable or ill-equipped for a task
or role you felt God calling you to fill? How did God help you?
God, I'm so glad you didn't leave me here
on this earth to do it all on my own.
Thank You for Your love and guidance and the people You've placed in my life.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season
Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.
9 And let us not be weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow
flowers from seeds, Each child took the seed, planted it carefully in the
bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day
for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,
unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"
he pouted after the first week. "Nothing's gonna grow in there."
We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.
We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -
immediate response, and when we have to wait,
we become impatient and irritable.
Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"
is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church
at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results, and weariness sets in.
If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it
and move on to a new project.
But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too
soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily
when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in
another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,
"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."
In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has
had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions
are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for
the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.
Application
a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labors have produced no harvest at all?
b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"
for reaping the harvest?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Philip 4:19
19 (Ro 2:4) But my God shall supply your every need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
19 But my God shall supply all your need according
to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Ps 85:8-13
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will hear what God the Lord will speak,
for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints,
but let them not turn again to folly.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Surely His salvation is near to them who fear Him,
that glory may dwell in our land.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Mercy and truth have met together;
righteousness and peace have kissed.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Truth springs from the ground,
and righteousness looks down from the sky.
12 Yes, the Lord gives that which is good,
and our land shall yield its increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before Him
and prepare a way for His footsteps.
8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak:
For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints:
But let them not turn again to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him;
That glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth;
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good;
And our land shall yield her increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him;
And shall set us in the way of his steps.
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
21st Day of the Month
a) Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
(
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty,
)
b) Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to walk in purity.
Pray to the Lord
"God, I'm so glad you didn't leave me here
on this earth to do it all on my own.
Thank You for Your love and guidance and the people You've placed in my life."
Pray to the Lord and pray to endure and never give up.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He is your provider.
Pray to the Lord and pray for the Righteousness of the Lord over your country.
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 leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Pray for the protection of young Christian women in Pakistan
against kidnappings and forceful marriages.
1)
Leviticus 20 -22
Leviticus 20
Penalties for Violating the Law
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 18:21; 20:27) Again, you shall say to the children of Israel:
Whoever from the children of Israel or from the foreigners who sojourn
in Israel who gives any of his children to Molek,
he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him.
3 (Lev 18:21; 17:10) I will set My face against that man
and will cut him off from among his people,
because he has given some of his descendants to Molek to defile
My sanctuary and to defile My holy name.
4(Dt 17:2-5) If the people of the land in any way hide their eyes
from the man when he gives of his children to Molek and do not put
him to death,
5 then I will set My face against that man and against his family;
and I will cut them off from their people, both him
and those who follow after him as whores after Molek.
6 (Lev 19:31; 20:27; Isa 8:19) The person who turns to spirits
through mediums and necromancers in order to whore after them,
I will even set My face against that person
and will cut him off from among his people.
7 (Eph 1:4; Lev 11:44) Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy,
for I am the Lord your God.
8 (Ex 31:13; Lev 21:8) You shall keep My statutes, and do them;
I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
9 (Ex 21:17; Dt 27:16; 2Sa 1:16) For anyone who curses his father
or his mother shall be surely put to death.
He has cursed his father or his mother, and his blood guilt shall
be upon him.
10 (Ex 20:14; Lev 18:20) If a man commits adultery with another
man's wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife,
the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
11 (Dt 27:20; 27:23) If a man lies with his father's wife,
he has exposed his father's nakedness.
Both of them shall surely be put to death.
Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
12 (Lev 18:15; 18:23) If a man lies with his daughter-in-law,
both of them shall surely be put to death.
They have committed a perversion. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
13 (Lev 18:22; Dt 23:17; 1Co 6:9) If a man lies with another man
as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination.
They shall surely be put to death. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
14 (Lev 18:17; Dt 27:23) If a man lies with a woman and also her mother,
it is wickedness. Both he and they shall be burned with fire,
so that there is no wickedness among you.
15 (Lev 18:23; Dt 27:21) If a man lies with an animal,
he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.
16 If a woman approaches an animal and lies with it,
you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death.
Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
17 (Lev 18:9; Dt 27:22) If a man lies with his sister,
whether the daughter of his father or mother,
they have exposed each other's nakedness;
it is a wicked thing and they shall be cut off from the sight
of their people. He has exposed his sister's nakedness,
and he shall bear his iniquity.
18 (Lev 15:24; 18:19) If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual
period and exposes her nakedness, her fountain of blood is then exposed.
Both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
19 (Lev 18:6) You shall not have relations
with your mother's sister or your father's sister, for this is to expose
the nakedness of one's relative. They shall bear their iniquity.
20 (Lev 18:14) If a man lies with his uncle's wife,
he has exposed his uncle's nakedness.
They shall bear their sin. They shall die childless.
21 (Lev 18:16) If a man lies with his brother's wife,
it is impurity. He has exposed his brother's nakedness.
They shall be childless.
22 (Lev 18:25-28) You shall therefore keep all My statutes
and all My decrees and do them, so that the land to where
I am bringing you will not vomit you out.
23 (Lev 18:3; 18:24) You shall not walk in the customs of the nation
that I am driving out before you, for they committed all these things,
and therefore I abhorred them.
24 (Ex 33:16; 3:8) But I have said to you: You shall inherit their land,
and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that
flows with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God, who has separated you
from other peoples.
25 (Lev 11:1-47; Dt 14:3-21) You shall therefore make distinction
between the clean animal from the unclean,
and the unclean fowl from the clean,
and you shall not make yourselves detestable by animal, or by fowl,
or by any manner of living thing that crawls on the ground,
which I have separated from you as unclean.
26 (Lev 19:2; 20:7) You shall be holy unto Me;
for I the Lord am holy and have separated you
from other peoples, that you should be Mine.
27 (Lev 19:31; 20:6) A man or woman who speaks
to spirits as a medium or necromancer shall surely be put to death.
They shall stone them. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
Leviticus 20
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the
children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth
any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of
the land shall stone him with stones.
[3] And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among
his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my
sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
[4] And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man,
when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:
[5] Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and
will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom
with Molech, from among their people.
[6] And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after
wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that
soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
[7] Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your
God.
[8] And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify
you.
[9] For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put
to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon
him.
[10] And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he
that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the
adulteress shall surely be put to death.
[11] And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his
father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood
shall be upon them.
[12] And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be
put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
[13] If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them
have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their
blood shall be upon them.
[14] And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall
be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
[15] And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye
shall slay the beast.
[16] And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou
shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death;
their blood shall be upon them.
[17] And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his
mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a
wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he
hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
[18] And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall
uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath
uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from
among their people.
[19] And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of
thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their
iniquity.
[20] And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his
uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
[21] And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he
hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
[22] Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do
them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
[23] And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out
before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred
them.
[24] But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give
it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the
LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.
[25] Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and
between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable
by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the
ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
[26] And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed
you from other people, that ye should be mine.
[27] A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard,
shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood
shall be upon them.
Leviticus 21
Rules for Priestly Conduct
1 (Eze 44:25; Lev 10:6-7) Then the Lord said to Moses: Speak to the priests,
the sons of Aaron, and say to them: None shall make himself unclean
for the dead among his people,
2 but for his closest relatives, that is, for his mother, his father,
his son, his daughter, his brother,
3 and his virgin sister (who is near him because she has not had a husband),
for her he may be made unclean.
4 And he shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people
because of the dead and so defile himself.
5 (Dt 14:1; Eze 44:20; Lev 19:27-28) They shall not make bald areas
on their heads, nor shall they shave off the edges of their beards,
nor make any cuts in their flesh.
6 (Lev 3:11; 18:21) They shall be holy unto their God,
and not profane the name of their God;
for they offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire,
and the food of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.
7 (Lev 21:13-14; Eze 44:22) They shall not take a wife
who is a whore or has been defiled, nor shall they take
a woman divorced from her husband, for he is holy unto his God.
8 (Lev 21:6) You shall sanctify him, for he offers the food
of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the Lord,
who sanctifies you, am holy.
9 (Ge 38:24) The daughter of any priest,
if she defiles herself by being a whore, she also defiles her father.
She shall be burned with fire.
10 (Lev 10:6-7; 16:32) He who is the high priest among his brothers,
on whose head the anointing oil was poured
and who is consecrated to wear the garments,
shall not dishevel his hair, nor tear his clothes;
11 (Nu 19:14; Lev 19:28; 21:1-2) nor shall he approach any dead body,
nor make himself unclean, even for his father or his mother;
12 (Lev 10:7; Ex 29:6-7) nor shall he go out of the sanctuary,
so as not to defile the sanctuary of his God,
for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him:
I am the Lord.
13 (Lev 21:7; Eze 44:22) He shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 (Lev 21:7_ A widow, or a divorced woman, or a defiled woman,
or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take
for a wife a virgin of his own people,
15 so that he does not defile his offspring among his people,
for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.
16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
17 (Lev 10:3; Nu 16:5) Speak to Aaron, saying:
None of your offspring in their generations
who has any blemish may approach to offer the food of his God.
18 (Lev 22:19-25) For whoever has a blemish, he shall not approach,
whether a blind or lame man, or one who has a physical flaw
on his face or a limb that is too long,
19 or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand,
20 (Dt 23:1) or a hunchback, or a dwarf, or who has a defect in his eye,
or eczema or scabs, or is a eunuch.
21 (Lev 21:6) No man who has a blemish from the offspring of Aaron
the priest shall come near to offer the food offerings of the Lord
made by fire. He has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer
the bread of his God.
22 (Lev 2:3; 2:10) He shall eat the food of his God,
both of the most holy and of the holy.
23 (Lev 21:12) Only he shall not go in through the veil
or come to the altar, because he has a blemish, so that
he does not defile My sanctuaries, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
24 Moses spoke this to Aaron, and to his sons,
and to all the children of Israel.
Leviticus 21
[1] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron,
and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his
people:
[2] But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for
his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
[3] And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no
husband; for her may he be defiled.
[4] But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to
profane himself.
[5] They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave
off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
[6] They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their
God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God,
they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
[7] They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall
they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
[8] Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God:
he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
[9] And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the
whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
[10] And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the
anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments,
shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
[11] Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his
father, or for his mother;
[12] Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of
his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the
LORD.
[13] And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
[14] A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he
not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
[15] Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do
sanctify him.
[16] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[17] Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their
generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread
of his God.
[18] For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a
blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
[19] Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
[20] Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be
scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
[21] No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come
nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he
shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
[22] He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the
holy.
[23] Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar,
because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the
LORD do sanctify them.
[24] And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the
children of Israel.
Leviticus 22
Holy Offerings
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 18:21; Dt 15:19) Speak to Aaron and to his sons that
they should be very respectful with the holy things of the
children of Israel, and that they do not defile My holy name
with those things which the people have consecrated to Me: I am the Lord.
3 (Lev 7:20-21) Say to them: Whoever from your offspring through
your generations approaches the holy things, which the children
of Israel have dedicated to the Lord, while he has uncleanness,
that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the Lord.
4 (Lev 11:39; 15:2-3) If a man of the offspring of Aaron
is a leper or has a discharge, he shall not eat of the
holy offerings until he is clean. And whoever touches
anything that is unclean by contact with the dead
or a man who had an emission of semen,
5 (Lev 15:7; 11:43-44) or whoever touches
any crawling thing whereby he may be made unclean,
or a man from whom he may receive uncleanness,
whatever uncleanness he has,
6 (Lev 15:5; Heb 10:22) the person who has touched
any such thing shall be unclean until evening,
and shall not eat of the holy things unless
he washes his body with water.
7 (Lev 21:22) When the sun goes down, he shall be clean,
and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his food.
8 (Lev 17:15; Ex 22:31) That which dies of itself
or is torn by animals he shall not eat,
becoming unclean by it: I am the Lord.
9 (Ex 28:43; Nu 18:22) They shall therefore keep My ordinance,
lest they bear sin from it and therefore die if they defile it:
I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
10 (1Sa 21:6; Mt 12:4) There shall be no outsider (Or stranger.)
who eats of a holy thing, whether a foreign guest of the priest
or a hired servant, he shall not eat of a holy offering.
11 (Ge 17:13) But if a priest buys a person with his money,
the person acquired shall eat of it, and he that is born
in his house shall eat of his food.
12 If the priest's daughter marries an outsider,
she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.
13 (Ge 38:11; Lev 10:14) But if the priest's daughter
is a widow or divorced, and has no child and has returned to her
father's house as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food;
but no outsider may eat of it.
14 (Lev 27:13; 27:15) If a man eats the holy thing unwittingly,
then he shall add a fifth of the value to it
and shall give the holy thing to the priest.
15 (Nu 18:32; Lev 19:8) They shall not defile the holy things
of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord,
16 (Lev 22:9) and cause them to suffer
and to bear the iniquity of guilt when they eat their holy things,
for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
Acceptable Offerings
17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
18 (Lev 1:2; Nu 15:3) Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all
the children of Israel, and say to them: Whoever from the house of Israel
or from the foreigners in Israel who offers his burnt offering
for any vows or freewill offerings that he offers to the Lord,
19 (Lev 1:3; 1:10) then if it is to be accepted for you,
the offering shall be a male without blemish, a bull, sheep, or goat.
20 (Dt 17:1; 15:21; Mal 1:8) But whatever has a blemish you shall not
offer, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
21 (Nu 15:3; 15:8) Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings
to the Lord to fulfill his vow or a freewill offering,
whether from the herd or flock, to be accepted it shall be perfect,
with no blemish on it.
22 (Lev 22:20; 1:9) Blind, or disabled, or maimed, or having
an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer these to the Lord,
nor make a food offering by fire on the altar to the Lord.
23 (Lev 21:18) A herd animal or a flock animal that has a limb
that is too long or short you may offer for a freewill offering,
but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24 (Lev 22:20) You shall not offer to the Lord an animal
that is bruised or crushed or torn or cut;
nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.
25 (Lev 21:6; 21:8) Nor from a foreigner shall you
offer an animal as the food of your God, because a blemish is in them
from their mutilation. They shall not be accepted for you.
26 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
27 (Ex 22:30; Lev 12:2-3; 19:23-24) When an ox, or a sheep, or a goat
is born, then it shall be seven days with its mother,
and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted
for a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
28 (Dt 22:6-7; Ex 23:19) But you shall not slaughter on the same day
an ox or a sheep and her young.
29 (Ps 107:22; 116:17) When you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving
to the Lord, offer it so that it may be accepted.
30 On the same day it shall be eaten. You shall leave none of it
until the next day: I am the Lord.
31 (Dt 4:40; Lev 19:37) Therefore you shall keep My commandments
and do them: I am the Lord.
32 (Lev 18:21; 10:3) You shall not defile My holy name,
but I will be sanctified among the children of Israel:
I am the Lord who sanctifies you,
33 (Lev 11:45; Ex 6:7) who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
to be your God: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 22
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the
holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy
name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.
[3] Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations,
that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto
the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from
my presence: I am the LORD.
[4] What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running
issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso
toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth
from him;
[5] Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made
unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he
hath;
[6] The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and
shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
[7] And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of
the holy things; because it is his food.
[8] That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to
defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
[9] They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and
die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
[10] There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the
priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
[11] But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and
he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.
[12] If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not
eat of an offering of the holy things.
[13] But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no
child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall
eat of her father's meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.
[14] And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the
fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy
thing.
[15] And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel,
which they offer unto the LORD;
[16] Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their
holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
[17] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[18] Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel,
and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the
strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for
all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt
offering;
[19] Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves,
of the sheep, or of the goats.
[20] But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall
not be acceptable for you.
[21] And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to
accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be
perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
[22] Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye
shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them
upon the altar unto the LORD.
[23] Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking
in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow
it shall not be accepted.
[24] Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or
broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
[25] Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of
any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them:
they shall not be accepted for you.
[26] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[27] When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall
be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it
shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[28] And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both
in one day.
[29] And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer
it at your own will.
[30] On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until
the morrow: I am the LORD.
[31] Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
[32] Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the
children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
[33] That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the
LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 21 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/21/never-say-cant
entitled Never Say "Can't"
Exodus 3:7-10, 4:10-15
7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25) The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction
of My people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry on account
of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down to deliver
them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that
land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey,
to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 (Ex 2:23; 3:7) Now therefore,
the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me. Moreover,
I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
10 (Mic 6:4; Ps 105:26) Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh
so that you may bring forth My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt."
[7] And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which
are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I
know their sorrows;
[8] And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and
to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land
flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the
Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the
Jebusites.
[9] Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto
me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress
them.
[10] Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest
bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
10 Then Moses said to the Lord, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent,
neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant.
But I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."
11 The Lord said to him, "Who has made man's mouth?
Or who made the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind?
Have not I, the Lord?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you
what you must say."
13 He said, "O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of whomever else
You will send."
14 The anger of the Lord was inflamed against Moses, and He said,
"Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well.
And also, he comes out to meet you, and when he sees you,
he will be glad in his heart.
15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth,
and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth,
and will teach you what you must do.
[10] And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither
heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of
speech, and of a slow tongue.
[11] And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh
the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
[12] Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what
thou shalt say.
[13] And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou
wilt send.
[14] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is
not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also,
behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be
glad in his heart.
[15] And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will
be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
Jen was born without legs and abandoned at the hospital. Yet she says being
put up for adoption was a blessing. "I am here because of the people who
poured into me." Her adoptive family helped her to see she was "born like
this for a reason." They raised her to "never say 'can't' " and encouraged
her in all her pursuits-including becoming an accomplished acrobat
and aerialist! She meets challenges with an attitude of "How can I tackle
this?" and motivates others to do the same.
The Bible tells the stories of many people God used who seemed incapable
or unsuited for their calling-but God used them anyway. Moses is a classic
example. When God called him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, he balked
(Exodus 3:11; 4:1) and protested, "I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."
God replied, "Who has made man's mouth?
Or who made the dumb, or deaf, . . . Have not I, the Lord?
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you
what you must say.” (4:10–12). When Moses still protested, God provided Aaron
to speak for him and assured him He would help them (vv. 13–15).
Like Jen and like Moses, all of us are here for a reason-and God graciously
helps us along the way. He supplies people to help us and provides what we
need to live for Him.
By: Alyson Kieda
Reflect & Pray
When have you felt incapable or ill-equipped for a task
or role you felt God calling you to fill? How did God help you?
God, I'm so glad you didn't leave me here
on this earth to do it all on my own.
Thank You for Your love and guidance and the people You've placed in my life.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season
Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.
9 And let us not be weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow
flowers from seeds, Each child took the seed, planted it carefully in the
bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day
for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,
unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"
he pouted after the first week. "Nothing's gonna grow in there."
We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.
We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -
immediate response, and when we have to wait,
we become impatient and irritable.
Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"
is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church
at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results, and weariness sets in.
If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it
and move on to a new project.
But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too
soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily
when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in
another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,
"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."
In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has
had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions
are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for
the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.
Application
a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labors have produced no harvest at all?
b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"
for reaping the harvest?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Philip 4:19
19 (Ro 2:4) But my God shall supply your every need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
19 But my God shall supply all your need according
to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Ps 85:8-13
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will hear what God the Lord will speak,
for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints,
but let them not turn again to folly.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Surely His salvation is near to them who fear Him,
that glory may dwell in our land.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Mercy and truth have met together;
righteousness and peace have kissed.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Truth springs from the ground,
and righteousness looks down from the sky.
12 Yes, the Lord gives that which is good,
and our land shall yield its increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before Him
and prepare a way for His footsteps.
8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak:
For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints:
But let them not turn again to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him;
That glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth;
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good;
And our land shall yield her increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him;
And shall set us in the way of his steps.
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
21st Day of the Month
a) Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
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1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty,
)
b) Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to walk in purity.
Pray to the Lord
"God, I'm so glad you didn't leave me here
on this earth to do it all on my own.
Thank You for Your love and guidance and the people You've placed in my life."
Pray to the Lord and pray to endure and never give up.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He is your provider.
Pray to the Lord and pray for the Righteousness of the Lord over your country.
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 leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Pray for the protection of young Christian women in Pakistan
against kidnappings and forceful marriages.