Day 53 of MY 2nd Bible Study Journey - 22 Feb 2022 reflections
Day 53, 22 Feb 2022
1)
Leviticus 23:1 - 25:23
Leviticus 23
The Appointed Feasts
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 23:4; 23:37) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
Concerning the feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim to be holy
convocations, these are My appointed feasts.
The Sabbath
3 (Lev 19:3; Ex 23:12) For six days work shall be done,
but the seventh day is the Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation.
You shall do no work. It is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.
The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Ex 12:14-20; Nu 28:16-25; Dt 16:1-8
4 (Lev 23:2; Ex 23:14) These are the appointed feasts of the Lord,
holy convocations which you shall proclaim in their appointed times.
5 (Dt 16:1-8; Jos 5:10) On the fourteenth day of the first month
at evening is the Lord's Passover.
6 (Ex 12:15-16; 34:18) On the fifteenth day of the same month
is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord.
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.
7 (Lev 23:8) On the first day you shall have a holy convocation.
You shall do no regular work.
8 But you shall offer a food offering made by fire to the Lord
for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation.
You shall do no regular work.
Offering the First Fruits
9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
10 (Ex 23:19; 34:26; Nu 28:26) Speak to the children of Israel,
and say to them: When you have come into the land that I am giving
to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf bundle
of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.
11 (Ex 29:24) And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord
so that you may be accepted. On the day after the Sabbath
the priest shall wave it.
12 (Lev 1:10) You shall offer that day when you wave the sheaf
a year-old male lamb without blemish for a burnt offering to the Lord.
13 (Lev 2:14-16) The grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah
(Likely about 7 pounds, or 3.2 kilograms; and in v. 17.)
of wheat flour mixed with oil, a food offering made by fire
to the Lord for a pleasing aroma; its drink offering shall
be of wine, a fourth of a hin. (About 1 quart, or 1 liter.)
14 (Ex 34:26) You shall eat neither bread nor grain, parched or fresh,
until the same day that you have brought an offering to your God.
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout
your generations in all your dwellings.
The Feast of Weeks
Nu 28:26-31; Dt 16:9-12
15 (Ex 34:22; Lev 23:10-11) You shall count seven full weeks
from the next day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought
the sheaf bundle of the wave offering.
16 (Ac 2:1; Nu 28:26) You shall count fifty days to the day after
the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the Lord.
17 (Lev 23:10; Ex 23:19) You shall bring out of your habitations
two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah.
They shall be of wheat flour, baked with leaven.
They are the first fruits to the Lord.
18 You shall offer with the bread seven lambs
without blemish of the first year, one bull, and two rams.
They shall be for a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering
and their drink offerings, that is, a food offering made by fire,
of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
19 (Nu 28:30) Then you shall sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering,
and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
20 (Dt 18:4) The priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits
for a wave offering before the Lord with the two lambs. They shall be holy
to the Lord for the priest.
21 (Lev 23:2; 23:4) You shall make a proclamation on the same day and shall
hold a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work. It shall be
a perpetual statute in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
22 (Lev 19:9-10; Dt 24:19-21) When you reap the harvest of your land,
you shall not reap your field up to the edge, nor shall you gather
any gleaning of your harvest. You shall leave them to the poor
and to the foreigner: I am the Lord your God.
The Feast of Trumpets
Nu 29:1-6
23 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
24 (Lev 25:9; Nu 10:9-10) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
In the seventh month, on the first day of the month,
you shall have a sabbath, a memorial with the blowing of trumpets,
a holy convocation.
25 (Lev 23:21) You shall do no regular work, and you shall offer
a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
The Day of Atonement
Lev 16:2-34; Nu 29:7-11
26 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
27 (Lev 25:9; Nu 29:7-11) Also on the tenth day of this seventh month
there shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation
to you, and you shall humble yourselves, and offer a food offering
made by fire to the Lord.
28 (Lev 16:34) You shall do no work on that same day,
for it is the Day of Atonement to make atonement
for you before the Lord your God.
29 (Ge 17:14; Lev 23:32)nFor whoever is not humbled
on that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
30 (Lev 20:3)nAnd whoever does any work in that same day,
that person I will destroy from among his people.
31 You shall do no manner of work. It shall be a perpetual
statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
32 It shall be to you a sabbath of complete rest,
and you shall afflict your souls.
On the ninth day of the month starting at the evening,
from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.
The Feast of Tabernacles
Nu 29:12-39; Dt 16:13-17
33 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
34 (Ezr 3:4; Ne 8:14) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be
the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord.
35 (Lev 23:7-8; 23:24-25) On the first day shall be a holy convocation.
You shall do no regular work.
36 (Ne 8:18; Jn 7:37) For seven days you shall offer food offerings
made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day it shall be a holy convocation
to you, and you shall offer a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
It is a solemn assembly, and you shall do no regular work.
37 (Lev 23:2; 23:4) These are the appointed feasts of the Lord,
which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer a food offering
made by fire to the Lord, burnt offerings and grain offerings,
sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day,
38 (Nu 29:39) besides the Sabbaths of the Lord, besides your gifts,
besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings
which you give to the Lord,
39 (Ex 23:16; Dt 16:13) On the fifteenth day of the seventh month,
when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall keep
a feast to the Lord for seven days. On the first day shall be a sabbath,
and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
40 (Dt 16:14-15) You shall take on the first day the branches of majestic
trees-branches of palm trees, branches of leafy trees,
and willows from a brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God
for seven days.
41 (Nu 29:12) You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord for seven days
in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute in your generations.
You shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
42 (Ne 8:14-17) You shall dwell in booths for seven days.
All who are native children of Israel shall dwell in booths,
43 (Dt 31:10-13) that your generations may know that I made the children
of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt:
I am the Lord your God.
44 Moses declared to the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord.
Leviticus 23
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the
feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even
these are my feasts.
[3] Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest,
an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the
LORD in all your dwellings.
[4] These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall
proclaim in their seasons.
[5] In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.
[6] And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened
bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
[7] In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no
servile work therein.
[8] But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in
the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
[9] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[10] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come
into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof,
then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the
priest:
[11] And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on
the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
[12] And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without
blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
[13] And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour
mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour:
and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.
[14] And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until
the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be
a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
[15] And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the
day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be
complete:
[16] Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty
days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.
[17] Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth
deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they
are the firstfruits unto the LORD.
[18] And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the
first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt
offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings,
even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.
[19] Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and
two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
[20] And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a
wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the
LORD for the priest.
[21] And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy
convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a
statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
[22] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean
riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou
gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and
to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.
[23] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[24] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the
first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of
trumpets, an holy convocation.
[25] Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering
made by fire unto the LORD.
[26] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[27] Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of
atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict
your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[28] And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement,
to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.
[29] For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day,
he shall be cut off from among his people.
[30] And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the
same soul will I destroy from among his people.
[31] Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever
throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
[32] It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your
souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye
celebrate your sabbath.
[33] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[34] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this
seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the
LORD.
[35] On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile
work therein.
[36] Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on
the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an
offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall
do no servile work therein.
[37] These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy
convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt
offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing
upon his day:
[38] Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all
your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the
LORD.
[39] Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered
in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on
the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
[40] And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees,
branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the
brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
[41] And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It
shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in
the seventh month.
[42] Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall
dwell in booths:
[43] That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to
dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD
your God.
[44] And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.
LEVITICUS 24
The Tabernacle Lamps
Ex 27:20-21
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 27:20-21) Command the children of Israel that they bring
to you pure olive oil beaten for the lamp, to cause the lamps
to burn continually.
3 Outside the veil of the sanctuary,
in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it continually,
from the evening until the morning before the Lord.
It shall be a perpetual statute in your generations.
4 (Ex 31:8; 39:37) He shall arrange the lamps continually
on the pure gold lampstand before the Lord.
The Bread of the Tabernacle
5 (Ex 25:30; 40:23) You shall take wheat flour and bake twelve cakes.
Two-tenths of an ephah (Likely about 7 pounds, or 3.2 kilograms.)
shall be in each cake.
6 (1Ki 7:48; Ex 25:23–24) You shall set them in two rows, six in a row,
on the pure gold table before the Lord.
7 (Lev 2:2) You shall put pure frankincense on each row,
so that it may be on the bread for a memorial,
a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
8 (Nu 4:7; 2Ch 2:4) Every Sabbath he shall set it in order continually
before the Lord, with the portion taken from the children of Israel
by a perpetual covenant.
9 (Lev 8:31; Mt 12:4; Mk 2:26) It shall be for Aaron and his sons,
and they shall eat it in a holy place, for it is most holy to him
of the food offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute.
The Punishment for Blasphemy
10 The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian,
went out among the children of Israel, and this son of the Israelite woman
and a man of Israel fought together in the camp.
11 (Ex 3:15; 18:22) And the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the name
of the Lord and cursed. And they brought him to Moses.
(His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
12 (Ex 18:15-16; Nu 15:34) And they put him in custody,
so that the words of the Lord might be shown to them.
13 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
14 (Dt 17:7; Lev 20:27) Bring outside the camp him who has cursed,
and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head,
and let the entire congregation stone him.
15 (Lev 5:1; Nu 9:13) You shall speak to the children of Israel,
saying: Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.
16 (Mt 12:31) Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord,
he shall surely be put to
and the entire congregation shall certainly stone him.
The foreigner as well as the native in the land,
when he blasphemes the name, then he shall be put to death.
17 (Ge 9:5-6; Dt 19:11-12) Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death.
18 (Lev 24:21)Whoever kills an animal shall make restitution, animal for animal.
19 (Dt 19:21; Mt 5:38) If anyone causes injury to his neighbor,
as he has done, so shall it be done to him,
20 (Dt 19:21; Mt 5:38) fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth;
as he has caused an injury to another, so shall it be done to him.
21 (Lev 24:17-18) Whoever kills an animal shall make restitution.
And whoever kills a man shall be put to death.
22 (Ex 12:49; Nu 9:14) You shall have one manner of law for the foreigner
as for the native, for I am the Lord your God.
23 So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and they brought outside
the camp him who had cursed, and stoned him.
And the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Leviticus 24
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive
beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
[3] Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the
congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before
the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.
[4] He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD
continually.
[5] And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth
deals shall be in one cake.
[6] And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table
before the LORD.
[7] And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on
the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[8] Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually,
being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
[9] And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy
place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by
fire by a perpetual statute.
[10] And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went
out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and
a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
[11] And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and
cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was
Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
[12] And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed
them.
[13] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[14] Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that
heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone
him.
[15] And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever
curseth his God shall bear his sin.
[16] And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to
death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the
stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of
the LORD, shall be put to death.
[17] And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
[18] And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
[19] And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so
shall it be done to him;
[20] Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a
blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
[21] And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a
man, he shall be put to death.
[22] Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one
of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
[23] And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth
him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the
children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
LEVITICUS 25
The Sabbath Year
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying:
2 (Ex 23:10; Lev 26:34-35) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a sabbath
to the Lord.
3 For six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune
your vineyard and gather in its fruit, 4but in the seventh year there
be a sabbath of complete rest for the land, a sabbath for the Lord.
You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard.
5 (2Ki 19:29; Isa 37:30) That which grows by itself from your harvest
you shall not reap, nor gather the grapes of your unpruned vines,
for it is a year of complete rest for the land.
6 The sabbath produce of the land shall be food for you:
for you, and for your male and female servants, and for your hired servant,
and for your stranger who sojourns with you,
7 and for your livestock, and for the wild animals in your land, shall all
its increase be food.
The Year of Jubilee
Dt 15:1-11; Ex 21:2-11; Dt 15:12-18
8 (Lev 23:15) You shall count seven sabbath weeks of years, seven times
seven years, and the time of the seven sabbaths of years shall be to you
forty-nine years.
9 (Lev 23:24; 23:27) Then you shall sound the horn blasts on the tenth day
of the seventh month. On the Day of Atonement you shall make
the sound of the horn throughout all your land.
10 (Jer 34:8; Ex 20:2) You shall consecrate the fiftieth year,
and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all the inhabitants.
It shall be a Jubilee to you, and each of you shall return to his possession,
and every person shall return to his family.
11 That fiftieth year will be
a Jubilee for you. You shall neither sow nor reap that which grows by itself,
nor gather the grapes of your unpruned vines.
12 (Lev 25:6-7) For it is the Jubilee. It shall be holy to you.
You shall eat the produce of the field.
13 (Lev 25:10) In the Year of Jubilee you shall return to your property.
Leviticus 25
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into
the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.
[3] Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy
vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
[4] But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a
sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy
vineyard.
[5] That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap,
neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest
unto the land.
[6] And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy
servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger
that sojourneth with thee,
[7] And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all
the increase thereof be meat.
[8] And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times
seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee
forty and nine years.
[9] Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth
day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet
sound throughout all your land.
[10] And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout
all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto
you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return
every man unto his family.
[11] A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow,
neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it
of thy vine undressed.
[12] For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the
increase thereof out of the field.
[13] In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his
possession.
2) Our Daily Bread for 22 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/22/love-your-loved-ones
entitled Love Your Loved Ones
Colossians 4:7-10
7 (Ac 20:4; Col 4:9) Tychicus, who is a beloved brother and a faithful
minister and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.
8 (Eph 6:22; Col 2:2) I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that he
might know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
9 with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.
They will make known to you everything which is happening here.
10 (Ac 19:29; 27:2) Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark,
the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions:
If he comes to you, receive him),
7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother,
and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
8 whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your
estate, and comfort your hearts;
9 with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.
They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son
to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments:
if he come unto you, receive him;)
Amos was an overbearing extrovert, and Danny was a loner wracked
with self-doubt. Somehow these eccentric geniuses became best friends.
They spent a decade laughing and learning together. One day their work
would receive a Nobel Prize. But Danny tired of Amos' self-centered ways
and told him they were no longer friends.
Three days later, Amos called with terrible news. Doctors had found cancer
and given him six months to live. Danny's heart broke.
"We're friends," he said, "whatever you think we are."
Paul was a hard-nosed visionary and Barnabas a soft-hearted encourager.
The Spirit put them together and sent them on a missionary journey
(Acts 13:2-3). They preached and started churches, until their disagreement
over Mark's desertion. Barnabas wanted to give Mark a second chance.
Paul said he could no longer be trusted. So they split up (15:36-41).
Paul eventually forgave Mark. He closed three letters with greetings from
or commendations for him (Colossians 4:10; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 1:24).
We don't know what happened with Barnabas.
Did he live long enough to be reconciled with Paul in this life? I hope so.
Whatever your situation today, try to reach out to those with whom you may
have had a falling out. Now is the time to show and tell them how much
you love them.
By: Mike Wittmer
Reflect & Pray
With whom do you need to reconcile?
What can you do with your pain if that person is no longer living?
Father, help me to see that one primary purpose
of life is to show love to those around me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 3 - All I need
Phil 4:19
19 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.
"But Mom, I really need these!" The strident voice of a teenage girl
rose above the hum of voices in the department store. The item in question
was a pair of $80 blue Jeans, faded, bleached, and torn in the right knee.
Style . Fashion. Self-Image. The girl may not have needed the jeans to
enhance her wardrobe, but she obviously felt she needed then to
enhance her acceptability among her peers.
Phillippains 4:19 promises that God "shall supply your every need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." But just what needs does this
promise cover? My need for a bigger house? A better job?
An $80 pair of Calvin Kleins?
Certainly God knows and cares about the physical, superficial need of our
lives, and he provides what we need to sustain life. But God's priority
goes much deeper than the kind of radial tires we buy or the brand name on
our back pockets. God is interested in eternal values, in spiritual needs, and
he knows what we need in our lives to draw us closer to him.
"Out of his glorious riches in Christ Jesus," God will enrich us spiritually.
The application of Phil 4:19 involves trusting God to know and care about our
real needs, the deep needs of our souls, and allowing him the freedom to
order our circumstances so that those needs are met. When we are bold
enough to pray, "Lord, do whatever is necessary to make me more like
Jesus Christ," our Father delights to answer that prayer and supply our needs.
Application
a) What is the difference between my "Needs" and my "wants"?
b) What spiritual needs can I identify in my life?
c) How can this verse help me keep my own priorities
in line with God's value system?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:23-29
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man
who scatters seed on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,
and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,
then the head, then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,
immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."
23 "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. "
24 And he said unto them, "Take heed what ye hear:
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you:
and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,
from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should
cast seed into the ground;
27 and should sleep, and rise night and day,
and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is brought forth,
immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 51:1-13
PSALMS 51
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,
when Nathan the Prophet came to him,
after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the abundance of Your compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,
and done this evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified when You speak,
and You are blameless when You judge.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) You desire truth in the inward parts,
and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,
that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,
and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and uphold me with Your willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet
came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:
According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions:
And my sin is ever before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:
That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest,
and be clear when thou judgest.
5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;
And in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:
And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness;
That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God;
And renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence;
And take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
And uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
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
22 Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Province of Quebec
I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
(
2 Cor 10: 3 - 5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every
high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every
thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to honur him in all you do.
Pray to the Lord
"Father, help me to see that one primary purpose
of life is to show love to those around me."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He is your provider.
Pray to the Lord and pray to sow a great spiritual harvest.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His Gift of Salvation.
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 that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
Pray that Kuwaitis who hear the Good News of Jesus Christ
will put their faith in Him.
1)
Leviticus 23:1 - 25:23
Leviticus 23
The Appointed Feasts
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 23:4; 23:37) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
Concerning the feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim to be holy
convocations, these are My appointed feasts.
The Sabbath
3 (Lev 19:3; Ex 23:12) For six days work shall be done,
but the seventh day is the Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation.
You shall do no work. It is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.
The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Ex 12:14-20; Nu 28:16-25; Dt 16:1-8
4 (Lev 23:2; Ex 23:14) These are the appointed feasts of the Lord,
holy convocations which you shall proclaim in their appointed times.
5 (Dt 16:1-8; Jos 5:10) On the fourteenth day of the first month
at evening is the Lord's Passover.
6 (Ex 12:15-16; 34:18) On the fifteenth day of the same month
is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord.
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.
7 (Lev 23:8) On the first day you shall have a holy convocation.
You shall do no regular work.
8 But you shall offer a food offering made by fire to the Lord
for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation.
You shall do no regular work.
Offering the First Fruits
9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
10 (Ex 23:19; 34:26; Nu 28:26) Speak to the children of Israel,
and say to them: When you have come into the land that I am giving
to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf bundle
of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.
11 (Ex 29:24) And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord
so that you may be accepted. On the day after the Sabbath
the priest shall wave it.
12 (Lev 1:10) You shall offer that day when you wave the sheaf
a year-old male lamb without blemish for a burnt offering to the Lord.
13 (Lev 2:14-16) The grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah
(Likely about 7 pounds, or 3.2 kilograms; and in v. 17.)
of wheat flour mixed with oil, a food offering made by fire
to the Lord for a pleasing aroma; its drink offering shall
be of wine, a fourth of a hin. (About 1 quart, or 1 liter.)
14 (Ex 34:26) You shall eat neither bread nor grain, parched or fresh,
until the same day that you have brought an offering to your God.
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout
your generations in all your dwellings.
The Feast of Weeks
Nu 28:26-31; Dt 16:9-12
15 (Ex 34:22; Lev 23:10-11) You shall count seven full weeks
from the next day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought
the sheaf bundle of the wave offering.
16 (Ac 2:1; Nu 28:26) You shall count fifty days to the day after
the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the Lord.
17 (Lev 23:10; Ex 23:19) You shall bring out of your habitations
two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah.
They shall be of wheat flour, baked with leaven.
They are the first fruits to the Lord.
18 You shall offer with the bread seven lambs
without blemish of the first year, one bull, and two rams.
They shall be for a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering
and their drink offerings, that is, a food offering made by fire,
of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
19 (Nu 28:30) Then you shall sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering,
and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
20 (Dt 18:4) The priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits
for a wave offering before the Lord with the two lambs. They shall be holy
to the Lord for the priest.
21 (Lev 23:2; 23:4) You shall make a proclamation on the same day and shall
hold a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work. It shall be
a perpetual statute in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
22 (Lev 19:9-10; Dt 24:19-21) When you reap the harvest of your land,
you shall not reap your field up to the edge, nor shall you gather
any gleaning of your harvest. You shall leave them to the poor
and to the foreigner: I am the Lord your God.
The Feast of Trumpets
Nu 29:1-6
23 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
24 (Lev 25:9; Nu 10:9-10) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
In the seventh month, on the first day of the month,
you shall have a sabbath, a memorial with the blowing of trumpets,
a holy convocation.
25 (Lev 23:21) You shall do no regular work, and you shall offer
a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
The Day of Atonement
Lev 16:2-34; Nu 29:7-11
26 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
27 (Lev 25:9; Nu 29:7-11) Also on the tenth day of this seventh month
there shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation
to you, and you shall humble yourselves, and offer a food offering
made by fire to the Lord.
28 (Lev 16:34) You shall do no work on that same day,
for it is the Day of Atonement to make atonement
for you before the Lord your God.
29 (Ge 17:14; Lev 23:32)nFor whoever is not humbled
on that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
30 (Lev 20:3)nAnd whoever does any work in that same day,
that person I will destroy from among his people.
31 You shall do no manner of work. It shall be a perpetual
statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
32 It shall be to you a sabbath of complete rest,
and you shall afflict your souls.
On the ninth day of the month starting at the evening,
from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.
The Feast of Tabernacles
Nu 29:12-39; Dt 16:13-17
33 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
34 (Ezr 3:4; Ne 8:14) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be
the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord.
35 (Lev 23:7-8; 23:24-25) On the first day shall be a holy convocation.
You shall do no regular work.
36 (Ne 8:18; Jn 7:37) For seven days you shall offer food offerings
made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day it shall be a holy convocation
to you, and you shall offer a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
It is a solemn assembly, and you shall do no regular work.
37 (Lev 23:2; 23:4) These are the appointed feasts of the Lord,
which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer a food offering
made by fire to the Lord, burnt offerings and grain offerings,
sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day,
38 (Nu 29:39) besides the Sabbaths of the Lord, besides your gifts,
besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings
which you give to the Lord,
39 (Ex 23:16; Dt 16:13) On the fifteenth day of the seventh month,
when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall keep
a feast to the Lord for seven days. On the first day shall be a sabbath,
and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
40 (Dt 16:14-15) You shall take on the first day the branches of majestic
trees-branches of palm trees, branches of leafy trees,
and willows from a brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God
for seven days.
41 (Nu 29:12) You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord for seven days
in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute in your generations.
You shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
42 (Ne 8:14-17) You shall dwell in booths for seven days.
All who are native children of Israel shall dwell in booths,
43 (Dt 31:10-13) that your generations may know that I made the children
of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt:
I am the Lord your God.
44 Moses declared to the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord.
Leviticus 23
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the
feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even
these are my feasts.
[3] Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest,
an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the
LORD in all your dwellings.
[4] These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall
proclaim in their seasons.
[5] In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.
[6] And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened
bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
[7] In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no
servile work therein.
[8] But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in
the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
[9] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[10] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come
into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof,
then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the
priest:
[11] And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on
the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
[12] And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without
blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
[13] And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour
mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour:
and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.
[14] And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until
the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be
a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
[15] And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the
day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be
complete:
[16] Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty
days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.
[17] Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth
deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they
are the firstfruits unto the LORD.
[18] And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the
first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt
offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings,
even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.
[19] Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and
two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
[20] And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a
wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the
LORD for the priest.
[21] And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy
convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a
statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
[22] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean
riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou
gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and
to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.
[23] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[24] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the
first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of
trumpets, an holy convocation.
[25] Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering
made by fire unto the LORD.
[26] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[27] Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of
atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict
your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[28] And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement,
to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.
[29] For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day,
he shall be cut off from among his people.
[30] And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the
same soul will I destroy from among his people.
[31] Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever
throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
[32] It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your
souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye
celebrate your sabbath.
[33] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[34] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this
seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the
LORD.
[35] On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile
work therein.
[36] Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on
the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an
offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall
do no servile work therein.
[37] These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy
convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt
offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing
upon his day:
[38] Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all
your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the
LORD.
[39] Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered
in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on
the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
[40] And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees,
branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the
brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
[41] And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It
shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in
the seventh month.
[42] Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall
dwell in booths:
[43] That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to
dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD
your God.
[44] And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.
LEVITICUS 24
The Tabernacle Lamps
Ex 27:20-21
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 27:20-21) Command the children of Israel that they bring
to you pure olive oil beaten for the lamp, to cause the lamps
to burn continually.
3 Outside the veil of the sanctuary,
in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it continually,
from the evening until the morning before the Lord.
It shall be a perpetual statute in your generations.
4 (Ex 31:8; 39:37) He shall arrange the lamps continually
on the pure gold lampstand before the Lord.
The Bread of the Tabernacle
5 (Ex 25:30; 40:23) You shall take wheat flour and bake twelve cakes.
Two-tenths of an ephah (Likely about 7 pounds, or 3.2 kilograms.)
shall be in each cake.
6 (1Ki 7:48; Ex 25:23–24) You shall set them in two rows, six in a row,
on the pure gold table before the Lord.
7 (Lev 2:2) You shall put pure frankincense on each row,
so that it may be on the bread for a memorial,
a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
8 (Nu 4:7; 2Ch 2:4) Every Sabbath he shall set it in order continually
before the Lord, with the portion taken from the children of Israel
by a perpetual covenant.
9 (Lev 8:31; Mt 12:4; Mk 2:26) It shall be for Aaron and his sons,
and they shall eat it in a holy place, for it is most holy to him
of the food offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute.
The Punishment for Blasphemy
10 The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian,
went out among the children of Israel, and this son of the Israelite woman
and a man of Israel fought together in the camp.
11 (Ex 3:15; 18:22) And the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the name
of the Lord and cursed. And they brought him to Moses.
(His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
12 (Ex 18:15-16; Nu 15:34) And they put him in custody,
so that the words of the Lord might be shown to them.
13 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
14 (Dt 17:7; Lev 20:27) Bring outside the camp him who has cursed,
and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head,
and let the entire congregation stone him.
15 (Lev 5:1; Nu 9:13) You shall speak to the children of Israel,
saying: Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.
16 (Mt 12:31) Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord,
he shall surely be put to
and the entire congregation shall certainly stone him.
The foreigner as well as the native in the land,
when he blasphemes the name, then he shall be put to death.
17 (Ge 9:5-6; Dt 19:11-12) Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death.
18 (Lev 24:21)Whoever kills an animal shall make restitution, animal for animal.
19 (Dt 19:21; Mt 5:38) If anyone causes injury to his neighbor,
as he has done, so shall it be done to him,
20 (Dt 19:21; Mt 5:38) fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth;
as he has caused an injury to another, so shall it be done to him.
21 (Lev 24:17-18) Whoever kills an animal shall make restitution.
And whoever kills a man shall be put to death.
22 (Ex 12:49; Nu 9:14) You shall have one manner of law for the foreigner
as for the native, for I am the Lord your God.
23 So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and they brought outside
the camp him who had cursed, and stoned him.
And the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Leviticus 24
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive
beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
[3] Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the
congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before
the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.
[4] He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD
continually.
[5] And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth
deals shall be in one cake.
[6] And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table
before the LORD.
[7] And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on
the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[8] Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually,
being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
[9] And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy
place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by
fire by a perpetual statute.
[10] And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went
out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and
a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
[11] And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and
cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was
Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
[12] And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed
them.
[13] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[14] Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that
heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone
him.
[15] And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever
curseth his God shall bear his sin.
[16] And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to
death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the
stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of
the LORD, shall be put to death.
[17] And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
[18] And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
[19] And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so
shall it be done to him;
[20] Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a
blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
[21] And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a
man, he shall be put to death.
[22] Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one
of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
[23] And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth
him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the
children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
LEVITICUS 25
The Sabbath Year
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying:
2 (Ex 23:10; Lev 26:34-35) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a sabbath
to the Lord.
3 For six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune
your vineyard and gather in its fruit, 4but in the seventh year there
be a sabbath of complete rest for the land, a sabbath for the Lord.
You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard.
5 (2Ki 19:29; Isa 37:30) That which grows by itself from your harvest
you shall not reap, nor gather the grapes of your unpruned vines,
for it is a year of complete rest for the land.
6 The sabbath produce of the land shall be food for you:
for you, and for your male and female servants, and for your hired servant,
and for your stranger who sojourns with you,
7 and for your livestock, and for the wild animals in your land, shall all
its increase be food.
The Year of Jubilee
Dt 15:1-11; Ex 21:2-11; Dt 15:12-18
8 (Lev 23:15) You shall count seven sabbath weeks of years, seven times
seven years, and the time of the seven sabbaths of years shall be to you
forty-nine years.
9 (Lev 23:24; 23:27) Then you shall sound the horn blasts on the tenth day
of the seventh month. On the Day of Atonement you shall make
the sound of the horn throughout all your land.
10 (Jer 34:8; Ex 20:2) You shall consecrate the fiftieth year,
and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all the inhabitants.
It shall be a Jubilee to you, and each of you shall return to his possession,
and every person shall return to his family.
11 That fiftieth year will be
a Jubilee for you. You shall neither sow nor reap that which grows by itself,
nor gather the grapes of your unpruned vines.
12 (Lev 25:6-7) For it is the Jubilee. It shall be holy to you.
You shall eat the produce of the field.
13 (Lev 25:10) In the Year of Jubilee you shall return to your property.
Leviticus 25
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into
the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.
[3] Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy
vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
[4] But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a
sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy
vineyard.
[5] That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap,
neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest
unto the land.
[6] And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy
servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger
that sojourneth with thee,
[7] And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all
the increase thereof be meat.
[8] And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times
seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee
forty and nine years.
[9] Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth
day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet
sound throughout all your land.
[10] And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout
all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto
you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return
every man unto his family.
[11] A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow,
neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it
of thy vine undressed.
[12] For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the
increase thereof out of the field.
[13] In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his
possession.
2) Our Daily Bread for 22 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/22/love-your-loved-ones
entitled Love Your Loved Ones
Colossians 4:7-10
7 (Ac 20:4; Col 4:9) Tychicus, who is a beloved brother and a faithful
minister and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.
8 (Eph 6:22; Col 2:2) I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that he
might know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
9 with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.
They will make known to you everything which is happening here.
10 (Ac 19:29; 27:2) Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark,
the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions:
If he comes to you, receive him),
7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother,
and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
8 whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your
estate, and comfort your hearts;
9 with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.
They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son
to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments:
if he come unto you, receive him;)
Amos was an overbearing extrovert, and Danny was a loner wracked
with self-doubt. Somehow these eccentric geniuses became best friends.
They spent a decade laughing and learning together. One day their work
would receive a Nobel Prize. But Danny tired of Amos' self-centered ways
and told him they were no longer friends.
Three days later, Amos called with terrible news. Doctors had found cancer
and given him six months to live. Danny's heart broke.
"We're friends," he said, "whatever you think we are."
Paul was a hard-nosed visionary and Barnabas a soft-hearted encourager.
The Spirit put them together and sent them on a missionary journey
(Acts 13:2-3). They preached and started churches, until their disagreement
over Mark's desertion. Barnabas wanted to give Mark a second chance.
Paul said he could no longer be trusted. So they split up (15:36-41).
Paul eventually forgave Mark. He closed three letters with greetings from
or commendations for him (Colossians 4:10; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 1:24).
We don't know what happened with Barnabas.
Did he live long enough to be reconciled with Paul in this life? I hope so.
Whatever your situation today, try to reach out to those with whom you may
have had a falling out. Now is the time to show and tell them how much
you love them.
By: Mike Wittmer
Reflect & Pray
With whom do you need to reconcile?
What can you do with your pain if that person is no longer living?
Father, help me to see that one primary purpose
of life is to show love to those around me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 3 - All I need
Phil 4:19
19 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.
"But Mom, I really need these!" The strident voice of a teenage girl
rose above the hum of voices in the department store. The item in question
was a pair of $80 blue Jeans, faded, bleached, and torn in the right knee.
Style . Fashion. Self-Image. The girl may not have needed the jeans to
enhance her wardrobe, but she obviously felt she needed then to
enhance her acceptability among her peers.
Phillippains 4:19 promises that God "shall supply your every need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." But just what needs does this
promise cover? My need for a bigger house? A better job?
An $80 pair of Calvin Kleins?
Certainly God knows and cares about the physical, superficial need of our
lives, and he provides what we need to sustain life. But God's priority
goes much deeper than the kind of radial tires we buy or the brand name on
our back pockets. God is interested in eternal values, in spiritual needs, and
he knows what we need in our lives to draw us closer to him.
"Out of his glorious riches in Christ Jesus," God will enrich us spiritually.
The application of Phil 4:19 involves trusting God to know and care about our
real needs, the deep needs of our souls, and allowing him the freedom to
order our circumstances so that those needs are met. When we are bold
enough to pray, "Lord, do whatever is necessary to make me more like
Jesus Christ," our Father delights to answer that prayer and supply our needs.
Application
a) What is the difference between my "Needs" and my "wants"?
b) What spiritual needs can I identify in my life?
c) How can this verse help me keep my own priorities
in line with God's value system?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:23-29
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man
who scatters seed on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,
and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,
then the head, then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,
immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."
23 "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. "
24 And he said unto them, "Take heed what ye hear:
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you:
and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,
from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should
cast seed into the ground;
27 and should sleep, and rise night and day,
and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is brought forth,
immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 51:1-13
PSALMS 51
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,
when Nathan the Prophet came to him,
after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the abundance of Your compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,
and done this evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified when You speak,
and You are blameless when You judge.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) You desire truth in the inward parts,
and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,
that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,
and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and uphold me with Your willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet
came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:
According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions:
And my sin is ever before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:
That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest,
and be clear when thou judgest.
5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;
And in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:
And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness;
That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God;
And renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence;
And take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
And uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
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
22 Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Province of Quebec
I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
(
2 Cor 10: 3 - 5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every
high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every
thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to honur him in all you do.
Pray to the Lord
"Father, help me to see that one primary purpose
of life is to show love to those around me."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He is your provider.
Pray to the Lord and pray to sow a great spiritual harvest.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His Gift of Salvation.
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 that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
Pray that Kuwaitis who hear the Good News of Jesus Christ
will put their faith in Him.