Day 66 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 7 Mar 2022 reflections
Day 66, 7 Mar 2022
1) Numbers 30-31
NUMBERS 30
The Law About Vows
1 (Nu 7:2) And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children
of Israel, saying: This is the thing that the Lord has commanded.
2 (Job 22:27; Ps 22:25) If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears
an oath to bind himself with a bond, he will not break his word.
He will do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
3 If a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by a bond,
while in her father's house in her youth,
4 and her father hears her vow and her bond with which she has bound
herself, and her father is silent to her, then all her vows will stand,
and every bond with which she has bound herself will stand.
5 But if her father restrains her in the day he hears, none of her vows
or her bonds with which she has bound herself will stand,
and the Lord will forgive her, because her father restrained her.
6 (Ps 56:12) If she had a husband when she vowed, or uttered anything
out of her lips with which she bound herself,
7 and her husband heard it and was silent to her in the day that he heard it,
then her vows will stand, and her bonds with which she bound herself will stand.
8 (Ge 3:16) But if her husband restrains her on the day that he heard it,
then he will make her vow which she vowed and that which she uttered
with her lips, with which she bound herself, of no effect,
and the Lord will forgive her.
9 But every vow of a widow and of her that is divorced,
with which she has bound herself, will stand against her.
10 If she vowed in her husband's house, or bound herself by a bond
with an oath,
11 and her husband heard it and was silent to her and did not restrain her,
then all her vows will stand, and every bond with
which she bound herself will stand.
12 (Nu 30:8) But if her husband has clearly voided them on the day
he heard them, then whatever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows,
or concerning the bond of herself, will not stand. Her husband
has voided them, and the Lord will forgive her.
13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict her soul,
her husband may establish, or her husband may nullify.
14 But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day,
then he confirms all her vows, or all her pledges, which bind her.
He confirms them because he said nothing to her on the day that he heard them.
15 (Lev 5:1) But if he clearly makes them void after he has heard them,
then he will bear her iniquity.
16 These are the statutes which the Lord commanded Moses,
between a man and his wife, and between the father and his daughter,
while she is still young and in her father's house.
Numbers 30
[1] And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of
Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.
[2] If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with
a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that
proceedeth out of his mouth.
[3] If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond,
being in her father's house in her youth;
[4] And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her
soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall
stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
[5] But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of
her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand:
and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
[6] And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out
of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
[7] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he
heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her
soul shall stand.
[8] But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he
shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her
lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall
forgive her.
[9] But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they
have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
[10] And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond
with an oath;
[11] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her
not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her
soul shall stand.
[12] But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard
them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or
concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them
void; and the LORD shall forgive her.
[13] Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may
establish it, or her husband may make it void.
[14] But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day;
then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he
confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard
them.
[15] But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them;
then he shall bear her iniquity.
[16] These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man
and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in
her father's house.
NUMBERS 31
Vengeance on the Midianites
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 (Nu 27:13) "Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites.
Afterward you will be gathered to your people."
3 (Lev 26:25) Moses spoke to the people, saying,
"Arm some of your men for war, and let them go against the Midianites
to give the vengeance of the Lord against Midian.
4 A thousand from each tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel,
you will send to the war."
5 So there were delivered from the thousands of Israel
1000 of each tribe, 12000 armed for war.
6 (Nu 14:44; 10:8-9) Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe,
with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy vessels
and the trumpets to sound the alarm in his hand.
7 (Jdg 21:11; 1Ki 11:15-16) They waged war against the Midianites,
as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
8 (Nu 25:15; Jos 13:21-22) They killed the kings of Midian,
in addition to the rest of those who were killed:
Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba,
five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.
9 The children of Israel returned with the women of Midian and their children
and took their livestock, and all their flocks,
and all their wealth for plunder.
10 They burned with fire all their cities in which
they lived and all their camps.
11 (Dt 20:14; Jos 8:2) They took all the plunder and all the prey
of men and of beasts.
12 (Nu 22:1) They brought the captives, the prey, and the plunder to Moses,
to Eleazar the priest, to the assembly of the children of Israel,
and to the camp on the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan across from Jericho.
13 Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the assembly went
to meet them outside the camp.
14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains
over thousands, and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle.
15 (1Sa 15:3) Moses said to them, "Have you saved all the women alive?
16 (2Pe 2:15; Rev 2:14) These caused the children of Israel, through
the word of Balaam, to act unfaithfully against the Lord concerning
the thing of Peor, and there was a plague among the assembly of the Lord.
17 (Jdg 21:11-12) So now kill every male among the little ones,
and kill every woman who has known a man by lying with him.
18 (Dt 21:10-14) But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls
who have not known a man by lying with him.
19 (Nu 5:2; 19:11-22) "And you stay outside the camp seven days.
Whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain,
purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day
and on the seventh day.
20 Purify all your clothes, and all that is made of skins,
and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood."
21 Eleazar the priest said to the fighting men of Israel who went
to the battle, "This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord
commanded Moses:
22 Only the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin,
and the lead,
23 (Nu 19:9; 19:17) everything that can go through the fire,
you will make it go through the fire, and it will be clean,
but some of it will be purified with the water of purification,
and all that cannot pass through the fire you will make go through the water.
24 (Lev 11:25) You will wash your clothes on the seventh day,
and you will be clean, and afterward you will come into the camp."
Dividing the Plunder
25 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
26 "Take the count of the plunder that was taken, of man and of beast,
you and Eleazar the priest, and the chief of the fathers of the assembly.
27 (Jos 22:8) And divide the prey into two parts between those that took
the war on themselves, who went out to battle, and between all the assembly.
28 (Nu 18:26; 31:30) And levy a tribute to the Lord
from the fighting men of Israel who went out to battle:
1 person out of 500, of the people and of the oxen, and of the donkeys,
and of the sheep;
29 take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest
as an offering to the Lord.
30 (Nu 3:7-8; 3:25) Of the half of the children of Israel, you will take
one portion of fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys,
and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them to the Levites,
who keep the guard of the tabernacle of the Lord."
31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
32 The plunder, being the rest of the prey, which the fighting men of Israel
had caught, was 675000 sheep,
33 72000 oxen,
34 and 61000 donkeys,
35 and 32 000 people in all, of women
who had not known a man by lying with him.
36 The half, which was the portion of those that went out to war,
was 337500 sheep.
37 And the Lord's tribute of the sheep was 675.
38 The oxen were 36000, of which the Lord's tribute was 72.
39 The donkeys were 30500, of which the Lord's tribute was 61.
40 The people were 16000, of which the Lord's tribute was 32 people.
41 (Nu 18:8; 18:19) Moses gave the tribute which was the Lord's offering
to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
42 Of the half of the children of Israel,
which Moses divided from the men who fought,
43 the half belonging to the assembly was 337500 sheep,
44 36000 oxen,
45 53500 donkeys,
46 and 16000 people.
47 (Nu 31:30) From the half of the children of Israel Moses took one out
of fifty, of man and of beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept
the guard of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
48 The officers who were over thousands of the army,
the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds,
came near to Moses,
49 and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken
the count of the fighting men of Israel who are in our hand,
and not a man of us is missing.
50 (Ex 30:12; 30:15-16) We have brought an offering for the Lord,
what every man has gotten of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets,
rings, earrings, and pendants, to make an atonement for ourselves
before the Lord."
51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them,
all in the form of fashioned articles.
52 All the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord,
of the captains of thousands and of the captains of hundreds,
was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
(About 420 pounds, or 190 kilograms. )
53 (Dt 20:14) The fighting men of Israel had taken plunder,
each man for himself.
54 (Ex 30:16) And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains
of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting
as a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.
Numbers 31
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be
gathered unto thy people.
[3] And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the
war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
[4] Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye
send to the war.
[5] So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of
every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
[6] And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy
instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
[7] And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and
they slew all the males.
[8] And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were
slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of
Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
[9] And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and
their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their
flocks, and all their goods.
[10] And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their
goodly castles, with fire.
[11] And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of
beasts.
[12] And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses,
and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel,
unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
[13] And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the
congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
[14] And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains
over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
[15] And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
[16] Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of
Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there
was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
[17] Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every
woman that hath known man by lying with him.
[18] But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with
him, keep alive for yourselves.
[19] And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any
person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and
your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
[20] And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all
work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.
[21] And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the
battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;
[22] Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the
lead,
[23] Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the
fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the
water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go
through the water.
[24] And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be
clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
[25] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[26] Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast,
thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
[27] And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon
them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
[28] And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to
battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves,
and of the asses, and of the sheep:
[29] Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an
heave offering of the LORD.
[30] And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of
fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of
all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge
of the tabernacle of the LORD.
[31] And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
[32] And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had
caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand
sheep,
[33] And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,
[34] And threescore and one thousand asses,
[35] And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of woman that had not known
man by lying with him.
[36] And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was
in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five
hundred sheep:
[37] And the LORD's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and
fifteen.
[38] And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD's
tribute was threescore and twelve.
[39] And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the
LORD's tribute was threescore and one.
[40] And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD's tribute was
thirty and two persons.
[41] And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD's heave offering, unto
Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
[42] And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men
that warred,
[43] (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred
thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
[44] And thirty and six thousand beeves,
[45] And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
[46] And sixteen thousand persons;)
[47] Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty,
both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the
charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
[48] And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of
thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
[49] And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of
war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
[50] We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath
gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and
tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.
[51] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all
wrought jewels.
[52] And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of
the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen
thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
[53] (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
[54] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of
thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the
congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 7 March 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/03/07/willing-to-wait
entitled Willing to Wait
James 5:7-12
Patience and Prayer
7 (Dt 11:14; Jer 5:24) Therefore be patient, brothers,
until the coming of the Lord. Notice how the farmer waits for the precious
fruit of the earth and is patient with it until he receives the early
and late rain.
8 (1Pe 4:7; Php 4:5) You also be patient. Establish your hearts,
for the coming of the Lord is drawing near.
9 (Mt 24:33; 1Co 4:5) Do not grumble against one another, brothers,
lest you be condemned. Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
10 (Ac 7:52; Heb 11:32-38) My brothers, take the prophets,
who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience.
11 (Ex 34:6; Job 1:21-22) Indeed we count them happy who endure.
You have heard of the patience of Job and have seen the purpose of the Lord,
that the Lord is very gracious and merciful.
12 But above all things, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven
or by the earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be "Yes"
and your "No" be "No," that you do not fall into condemnation.
[7] Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the
husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long
patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
[8] Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord
draweth nigh.
[9] Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold,
the judge standeth before the door.
[10] Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the
Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
[11] Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience
of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful,
and of tender mercy.
[12] But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven,
neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea;
and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Waiting can be a culprit in stealing our peace. According to computer
scientist Ramesh Sitaraman, few things "inspire universal frustration and ire"
in internet users as waiting for a sluggish web browser to load. His research
says that we're willing to wait an average of two seconds for an online video
to load. After five seconds, the abandonment rate is about twenty-five percent,
and after ten seconds, half of the users desert their efforts.
We're certainly an impatient bunch!
James encouraged believers in Jesus to not abandon Him while they were
waiting for His second coming. Christ's return would motivate them to stand
firm in the face of suffering and to love and honor one another
(James 5:7-10). James used the example of the farmer to make his point.
Like the farmer, who waited patiently for "autumn and spring rains" (v. 7)
and for the land to yield its valuable crop, James encouraged believers
to be patient under oppression until Jesus returned. And when He returned,
He would right every wrong and bring shalom, peace.
Sometimes, we're tempted to forsake Jesus while we wait for Him. But as we
wait, let's "keep watch" (Matthew 24:42), remain faithful (25:14–30),
and live out His character and ways (Colossians 3:12). Though we don't
know when Jesus will return, let's wait patiently for Him,
as long as it takes.
By: Marvin Williams
Reflect & Pray
What's hardest about waiting for Jesus' return?
How's His return an incentive for living out His character and ways?
Jesus, I'll wait for You. Though the world is dark
and filled with pain, suffering, injustice, and uncertainty,
I'll wait for You. Though I don’t know the day or the time,
I'll wait for You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 2 - Growing Up
2 Tim 3:16-17
16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction
in righteousness,
17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness:
17 that the man of God may be perfect,
throughly furnished unto all good works.
"I can't wait till I get big!" Marc, age 5, declared. "Then I do
what I want!" Most of us, as children, shared Marc's statement.
We looked forward to that "magic age" - 16, 18, 21 - when we
would be adults: mature, able to make our own decisions.
We find, of course, that adulthood has its own share of
difficulties and conflicts. But even in our spiritual lives
we often long for a "magic moment" of maturity. As one woman
confessed, "Ever since I became a Christian, I've hoped I'd wake up
one morning to find myself mature."
But growth in the spiritual life comes gradually, like growth in
the physical world. In 2 Tim 2:16-17, Paul gives the young pastor
Timothy an important key to spiritual growing up - the Word of God.
The Word is "profitable" or "useful," Paul says, for "teaching" - that is,
for developing a right concept of God. Scripture offers "rebuke" when
we go wrong, "correction" to set us on the right path, and "training
in righteousness" so that we can grow in the image of Christ.
The purpose of Scripture's work in our lives, Paul emphasises,
is that we may be "perfect" - mature, equipped for the good things
God has for us to do. Such maturity does not come easily
or instantaneously, but it does come - sometimes imperceptibly -
as we submit our lives to the transforming power of God's Word.
Application
a) In what areas of my life do I need to grow? How can I benefit
from the Bible's
i) teaching?
ii) rebuke?
iii) correction?
iv) training in righteousness?
b) How can memorising God's Word help me grow in those areas?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Joshua 1:5
5 (Dt 7:24; 31:6-8) No man will be able to stand against
you all the days of your life.
As I was with Moses, I will be with you.
I will not abandon you. I will not leave you.
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before
thee all the days of thy life:
as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee:
I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Help in Times of Temptation
1 Cor 10:1-13
1 Corinthians 10
Warning Against Idolatry
1 (Ex 14:29; Ps 66:6) I would not want you to be unaware that
all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,
2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 (Ex 16:35; Dt 8:3) all ate the same spiritual food;
4 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11) and all drank the same spiritual drink,
for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them,
and that Rock was Christ.
5 (Heb 3:17; Jude 1:5) But with many of them God was not well pleased,
and they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 (Nu 11:4; 1Co 10:11) Now these things were our examples to the intent
that we should not lust after evil things as they lusted.
7 (Ex 32:19; 32:4) Neither be idolaters as were some of them.
As it is written,
"The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to revel." (Ex 32:6. )
8 (Nu 25:1-9; 1Co 6:18) Neither let us commit sexual immorality as some
of them committed, when 23000 fell in one day.
9 (Nu 21:5-6; Ex 17:2) Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them
also tempted and were destroyed by serpents.
10 (Ex 12:23; Nu 16:41) Neither murmur, as some of them also murmured
and were destroyed by the destroyer.
11 (Ro 13:11) Now all these things happened to them for examples.
They are written as an admonition to us,
upon whom the end of the ages has come.
12 (Ro 11:20) Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed,
lest he fall.
13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken you except what is common
to man. God is faithful, and He will not permit you to be tempted above
what you can endure, but will with the temptation also make a way
to escape, that you may be able to bear it.
1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all
our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2 and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 and did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4 and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that
spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
5 But with many of them God was not well pleased:
for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust
after evil things, as they also lusted.
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written,
The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed,
and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted,
and were destroyed of serpents.
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured,
and were destroyed of the destroyer.
11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples:
and they are written for our admonition,
upon whom the ends of the world are come.
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man:
but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted
above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also
make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
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?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
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
7th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society
and be their help
(
Ps 34:18 - The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
and saves the contrite of spirit.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Ps 145: 14 - 16
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Samek
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
Ain
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
Pe
16 Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
)
b) Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.
(
Romans 12:4-8
4 (1Co 12:12-14)For just as we have many parts in one body,
and not all parts have the same function,
5(1Co 10:17; 12:20)so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and all are parts of one another.
6(Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2)We have diverse gifts according to the grace that
is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;
7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11)if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching;
8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with
generosity; he who rules, with diligence;
he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
4 For as we have many members in one body,
and all members have not the same office:
5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and every one members one of another.
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that
is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according
to the proportion of faith;
7 or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth,
on teaching;
8 or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let
him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence;
he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Col 3:17
17(1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20)And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be careful about the vows you make.
Pray to the Lord
"Jesus, I'll wait for You. Though the world is dark
and filled with pain, suffering, injustice, and uncertainty,
I'll wait for You. Though I don’t know the day or the time,
I'll wait for You."
Pray to the Lord and ask Him to help you grow in His word.
Pray to the Lord and remember He will not abandon you.
Pray to the Lord and give Him over all your Temptations.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society
and be their help
Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.
Pray that the underground churches in Brunei will grow in strength
and numbers as they share the Gospel.
1) Numbers 30-31
NUMBERS 30
The Law About Vows
1 (Nu 7:2) And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children
of Israel, saying: This is the thing that the Lord has commanded.
2 (Job 22:27; Ps 22:25) If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears
an oath to bind himself with a bond, he will not break his word.
He will do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
3 If a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by a bond,
while in her father's house in her youth,
4 and her father hears her vow and her bond with which she has bound
herself, and her father is silent to her, then all her vows will stand,
and every bond with which she has bound herself will stand.
5 But if her father restrains her in the day he hears, none of her vows
or her bonds with which she has bound herself will stand,
and the Lord will forgive her, because her father restrained her.
6 (Ps 56:12) If she had a husband when she vowed, or uttered anything
out of her lips with which she bound herself,
7 and her husband heard it and was silent to her in the day that he heard it,
then her vows will stand, and her bonds with which she bound herself will stand.
8 (Ge 3:16) But if her husband restrains her on the day that he heard it,
then he will make her vow which she vowed and that which she uttered
with her lips, with which she bound herself, of no effect,
and the Lord will forgive her.
9 But every vow of a widow and of her that is divorced,
with which she has bound herself, will stand against her.
10 If she vowed in her husband's house, or bound herself by a bond
with an oath,
11 and her husband heard it and was silent to her and did not restrain her,
then all her vows will stand, and every bond with
which she bound herself will stand.
12 (Nu 30:8) But if her husband has clearly voided them on the day
he heard them, then whatever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows,
or concerning the bond of herself, will not stand. Her husband
has voided them, and the Lord will forgive her.
13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict her soul,
her husband may establish, or her husband may nullify.
14 But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day,
then he confirms all her vows, or all her pledges, which bind her.
He confirms them because he said nothing to her on the day that he heard them.
15 (Lev 5:1) But if he clearly makes them void after he has heard them,
then he will bear her iniquity.
16 These are the statutes which the Lord commanded Moses,
between a man and his wife, and between the father and his daughter,
while she is still young and in her father's house.
Numbers 30
[1] And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of
Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.
[2] If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with
a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that
proceedeth out of his mouth.
[3] If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond,
being in her father's house in her youth;
[4] And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her
soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall
stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
[5] But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of
her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand:
and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
[6] And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out
of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
[7] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he
heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her
soul shall stand.
[8] But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he
shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her
lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall
forgive her.
[9] But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they
have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
[10] And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond
with an oath;
[11] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her
not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her
soul shall stand.
[12] But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard
them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or
concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them
void; and the LORD shall forgive her.
[13] Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may
establish it, or her husband may make it void.
[14] But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day;
then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he
confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard
them.
[15] But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them;
then he shall bear her iniquity.
[16] These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man
and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in
her father's house.
NUMBERS 31
Vengeance on the Midianites
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 (Nu 27:13) "Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites.
Afterward you will be gathered to your people."
3 (Lev 26:25) Moses spoke to the people, saying,
"Arm some of your men for war, and let them go against the Midianites
to give the vengeance of the Lord against Midian.
4 A thousand from each tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel,
you will send to the war."
5 So there were delivered from the thousands of Israel
1000 of each tribe, 12000 armed for war.
6 (Nu 14:44; 10:8-9) Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe,
with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy vessels
and the trumpets to sound the alarm in his hand.
7 (Jdg 21:11; 1Ki 11:15-16) They waged war against the Midianites,
as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
8 (Nu 25:15; Jos 13:21-22) They killed the kings of Midian,
in addition to the rest of those who were killed:
Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba,
five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.
9 The children of Israel returned with the women of Midian and their children
and took their livestock, and all their flocks,
and all their wealth for plunder.
10 They burned with fire all their cities in which
they lived and all their camps.
11 (Dt 20:14; Jos 8:2) They took all the plunder and all the prey
of men and of beasts.
12 (Nu 22:1) They brought the captives, the prey, and the plunder to Moses,
to Eleazar the priest, to the assembly of the children of Israel,
and to the camp on the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan across from Jericho.
13 Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the assembly went
to meet them outside the camp.
14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains
over thousands, and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle.
15 (1Sa 15:3) Moses said to them, "Have you saved all the women alive?
16 (2Pe 2:15; Rev 2:14) These caused the children of Israel, through
the word of Balaam, to act unfaithfully against the Lord concerning
the thing of Peor, and there was a plague among the assembly of the Lord.
17 (Jdg 21:11-12) So now kill every male among the little ones,
and kill every woman who has known a man by lying with him.
18 (Dt 21:10-14) But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls
who have not known a man by lying with him.
19 (Nu 5:2; 19:11-22) "And you stay outside the camp seven days.
Whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain,
purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day
and on the seventh day.
20 Purify all your clothes, and all that is made of skins,
and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood."
21 Eleazar the priest said to the fighting men of Israel who went
to the battle, "This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord
commanded Moses:
22 Only the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin,
and the lead,
23 (Nu 19:9; 19:17) everything that can go through the fire,
you will make it go through the fire, and it will be clean,
but some of it will be purified with the water of purification,
and all that cannot pass through the fire you will make go through the water.
24 (Lev 11:25) You will wash your clothes on the seventh day,
and you will be clean, and afterward you will come into the camp."
Dividing the Plunder
25 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
26 "Take the count of the plunder that was taken, of man and of beast,
you and Eleazar the priest, and the chief of the fathers of the assembly.
27 (Jos 22:8) And divide the prey into two parts between those that took
the war on themselves, who went out to battle, and between all the assembly.
28 (Nu 18:26; 31:30) And levy a tribute to the Lord
from the fighting men of Israel who went out to battle:
1 person out of 500, of the people and of the oxen, and of the donkeys,
and of the sheep;
29 take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest
as an offering to the Lord.
30 (Nu 3:7-8; 3:25) Of the half of the children of Israel, you will take
one portion of fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys,
and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them to the Levites,
who keep the guard of the tabernacle of the Lord."
31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
32 The plunder, being the rest of the prey, which the fighting men of Israel
had caught, was 675000 sheep,
33 72000 oxen,
34 and 61000 donkeys,
35 and 32 000 people in all, of women
who had not known a man by lying with him.
36 The half, which was the portion of those that went out to war,
was 337500 sheep.
37 And the Lord's tribute of the sheep was 675.
38 The oxen were 36000, of which the Lord's tribute was 72.
39 The donkeys were 30500, of which the Lord's tribute was 61.
40 The people were 16000, of which the Lord's tribute was 32 people.
41 (Nu 18:8; 18:19) Moses gave the tribute which was the Lord's offering
to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
42 Of the half of the children of Israel,
which Moses divided from the men who fought,
43 the half belonging to the assembly was 337500 sheep,
44 36000 oxen,
45 53500 donkeys,
46 and 16000 people.
47 (Nu 31:30) From the half of the children of Israel Moses took one out
of fifty, of man and of beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept
the guard of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
48 The officers who were over thousands of the army,
the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds,
came near to Moses,
49 and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken
the count of the fighting men of Israel who are in our hand,
and not a man of us is missing.
50 (Ex 30:12; 30:15-16) We have brought an offering for the Lord,
what every man has gotten of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets,
rings, earrings, and pendants, to make an atonement for ourselves
before the Lord."
51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them,
all in the form of fashioned articles.
52 All the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord,
of the captains of thousands and of the captains of hundreds,
was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
(About 420 pounds, or 190 kilograms. )
53 (Dt 20:14) The fighting men of Israel had taken plunder,
each man for himself.
54 (Ex 30:16) And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains
of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting
as a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.
Numbers 31
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be
gathered unto thy people.
[3] And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the
war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
[4] Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye
send to the war.
[5] So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of
every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
[6] And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy
instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
[7] And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and
they slew all the males.
[8] And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were
slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of
Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
[9] And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and
their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their
flocks, and all their goods.
[10] And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their
goodly castles, with fire.
[11] And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of
beasts.
[12] And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses,
and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel,
unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
[13] And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the
congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
[14] And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains
over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
[15] And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
[16] Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of
Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there
was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
[17] Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every
woman that hath known man by lying with him.
[18] But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with
him, keep alive for yourselves.
[19] And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any
person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and
your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
[20] And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all
work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.
[21] And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the
battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;
[22] Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the
lead,
[23] Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the
fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the
water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go
through the water.
[24] And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be
clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
[25] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[26] Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast,
thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
[27] And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon
them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
[28] And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to
battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves,
and of the asses, and of the sheep:
[29] Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an
heave offering of the LORD.
[30] And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of
fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of
all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge
of the tabernacle of the LORD.
[31] And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
[32] And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had
caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand
sheep,
[33] And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,
[34] And threescore and one thousand asses,
[35] And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of woman that had not known
man by lying with him.
[36] And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was
in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five
hundred sheep:
[37] And the LORD's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and
fifteen.
[38] And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD's
tribute was threescore and twelve.
[39] And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the
LORD's tribute was threescore and one.
[40] And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD's tribute was
thirty and two persons.
[41] And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD's heave offering, unto
Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
[42] And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men
that warred,
[43] (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred
thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
[44] And thirty and six thousand beeves,
[45] And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
[46] And sixteen thousand persons;)
[47] Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty,
both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the
charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
[48] And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of
thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
[49] And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of
war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
[50] We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath
gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and
tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.
[51] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all
wrought jewels.
[52] And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of
the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen
thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
[53] (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
[54] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of
thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the
congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 7 March 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/03/07/willing-to-wait
entitled Willing to Wait
James 5:7-12
Patience and Prayer
7 (Dt 11:14; Jer 5:24) Therefore be patient, brothers,
until the coming of the Lord. Notice how the farmer waits for the precious
fruit of the earth and is patient with it until he receives the early
and late rain.
8 (1Pe 4:7; Php 4:5) You also be patient. Establish your hearts,
for the coming of the Lord is drawing near.
9 (Mt 24:33; 1Co 4:5) Do not grumble against one another, brothers,
lest you be condemned. Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
10 (Ac 7:52; Heb 11:32-38) My brothers, take the prophets,
who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience.
11 (Ex 34:6; Job 1:21-22) Indeed we count them happy who endure.
You have heard of the patience of Job and have seen the purpose of the Lord,
that the Lord is very gracious and merciful.
12 But above all things, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven
or by the earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be "Yes"
and your "No" be "No," that you do not fall into condemnation.
[7] Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the
husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long
patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
[8] Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord
draweth nigh.
[9] Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold,
the judge standeth before the door.
[10] Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the
Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
[11] Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience
of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful,
and of tender mercy.
[12] But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven,
neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea;
and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Waiting can be a culprit in stealing our peace. According to computer
scientist Ramesh Sitaraman, few things "inspire universal frustration and ire"
in internet users as waiting for a sluggish web browser to load. His research
says that we're willing to wait an average of two seconds for an online video
to load. After five seconds, the abandonment rate is about twenty-five percent,
and after ten seconds, half of the users desert their efforts.
We're certainly an impatient bunch!
James encouraged believers in Jesus to not abandon Him while they were
waiting for His second coming. Christ's return would motivate them to stand
firm in the face of suffering and to love and honor one another
(James 5:7-10). James used the example of the farmer to make his point.
Like the farmer, who waited patiently for "autumn and spring rains" (v. 7)
and for the land to yield its valuable crop, James encouraged believers
to be patient under oppression until Jesus returned. And when He returned,
He would right every wrong and bring shalom, peace.
Sometimes, we're tempted to forsake Jesus while we wait for Him. But as we
wait, let's "keep watch" (Matthew 24:42), remain faithful (25:14–30),
and live out His character and ways (Colossians 3:12). Though we don't
know when Jesus will return, let's wait patiently for Him,
as long as it takes.
By: Marvin Williams
Reflect & Pray
What's hardest about waiting for Jesus' return?
How's His return an incentive for living out His character and ways?
Jesus, I'll wait for You. Though the world is dark
and filled with pain, suffering, injustice, and uncertainty,
I'll wait for You. Though I don’t know the day or the time,
I'll wait for You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 2 - Growing Up
2 Tim 3:16-17
16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction
in righteousness,
17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness:
17 that the man of God may be perfect,
throughly furnished unto all good works.
"I can't wait till I get big!" Marc, age 5, declared. "Then I do
what I want!" Most of us, as children, shared Marc's statement.
We looked forward to that "magic age" - 16, 18, 21 - when we
would be adults: mature, able to make our own decisions.
We find, of course, that adulthood has its own share of
difficulties and conflicts. But even in our spiritual lives
we often long for a "magic moment" of maturity. As one woman
confessed, "Ever since I became a Christian, I've hoped I'd wake up
one morning to find myself mature."
But growth in the spiritual life comes gradually, like growth in
the physical world. In 2 Tim 2:16-17, Paul gives the young pastor
Timothy an important key to spiritual growing up - the Word of God.
The Word is "profitable" or "useful," Paul says, for "teaching" - that is,
for developing a right concept of God. Scripture offers "rebuke" when
we go wrong, "correction" to set us on the right path, and "training
in righteousness" so that we can grow in the image of Christ.
The purpose of Scripture's work in our lives, Paul emphasises,
is that we may be "perfect" - mature, equipped for the good things
God has for us to do. Such maturity does not come easily
or instantaneously, but it does come - sometimes imperceptibly -
as we submit our lives to the transforming power of God's Word.
Application
a) In what areas of my life do I need to grow? How can I benefit
from the Bible's
i) teaching?
ii) rebuke?
iii) correction?
iv) training in righteousness?
b) How can memorising God's Word help me grow in those areas?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Joshua 1:5
5 (Dt 7:24; 31:6-8) No man will be able to stand against
you all the days of your life.
As I was with Moses, I will be with you.
I will not abandon you. I will not leave you.
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before
thee all the days of thy life:
as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee:
I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Help in Times of Temptation
1 Cor 10:1-13
1 Corinthians 10
Warning Against Idolatry
1 (Ex 14:29; Ps 66:6) I would not want you to be unaware that
all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,
2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 (Ex 16:35; Dt 8:3) all ate the same spiritual food;
4 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11) and all drank the same spiritual drink,
for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them,
and that Rock was Christ.
5 (Heb 3:17; Jude 1:5) But with many of them God was not well pleased,
and they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 (Nu 11:4; 1Co 10:11) Now these things were our examples to the intent
that we should not lust after evil things as they lusted.
7 (Ex 32:19; 32:4) Neither be idolaters as were some of them.
As it is written,
"The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to revel." (Ex 32:6. )
8 (Nu 25:1-9; 1Co 6:18) Neither let us commit sexual immorality as some
of them committed, when 23000 fell in one day.
9 (Nu 21:5-6; Ex 17:2) Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them
also tempted and were destroyed by serpents.
10 (Ex 12:23; Nu 16:41) Neither murmur, as some of them also murmured
and were destroyed by the destroyer.
11 (Ro 13:11) Now all these things happened to them for examples.
They are written as an admonition to us,
upon whom the end of the ages has come.
12 (Ro 11:20) Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed,
lest he fall.
13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken you except what is common
to man. God is faithful, and He will not permit you to be tempted above
what you can endure, but will with the temptation also make a way
to escape, that you may be able to bear it.
1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all
our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2 and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 and did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4 and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that
spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
5 But with many of them God was not well pleased:
for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust
after evil things, as they also lusted.
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written,
The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed,
and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted,
and were destroyed of serpents.
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured,
and were destroyed of the destroyer.
11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples:
and they are written for our admonition,
upon whom the ends of the world are come.
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man:
but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted
above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also
make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
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?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
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
7th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society
and be their help
(
Ps 34:18 - The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
and saves the contrite of spirit.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Ps 145: 14 - 16
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Samek
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
Ain
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
Pe
16 Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
)
b) Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.
(
Romans 12:4-8
4 (1Co 12:12-14)For just as we have many parts in one body,
and not all parts have the same function,
5(1Co 10:17; 12:20)so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and all are parts of one another.
6(Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2)We have diverse gifts according to the grace that
is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;
7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11)if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching;
8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with
generosity; he who rules, with diligence;
he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
4 For as we have many members in one body,
and all members have not the same office:
5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and every one members one of another.
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that
is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according
to the proportion of faith;
7 or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth,
on teaching;
8 or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let
him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence;
he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Col 3:17
17(1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20)And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be careful about the vows you make.
Pray to the Lord
"Jesus, I'll wait for You. Though the world is dark
and filled with pain, suffering, injustice, and uncertainty,
I'll wait for You. Though I don’t know the day or the time,
I'll wait for You."
Pray to the Lord and ask Him to help you grow in His word.
Pray to the Lord and remember He will not abandon you.
Pray to the Lord and give Him over all your Temptations.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society
and be their help
Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.
Pray that the underground churches in Brunei will grow in strength
and numbers as they share the Gospel.