Day 70 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 11 Mar 2022 reflections
Day 70, 11 Mar 2022
1) Detueronmy 3:21 - 5
Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan
21 I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, "Your eyes have seen all that
the Lord your God has done to these two kings. So shall the Lord do
to all the kingdoms where you pass.
22 (Ex 14:14; Dt 20:4) Do not fear them, for the Lord your God,
He shall fight for you."
23 I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying,
24 (Ex 15:11; Dt 11:2) "O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant
Your greatness, and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven
or in earth that can do according to Your works and according to Your might?
25 (Ex 3:8) Let me, I pray, go over and see the good land that is beyond
the Jordan, that good hill country, and Lebanon."
26 (Dt 1:37; 31:2) But the Lord was angry with me because of you
and would not listen to me, and the Lord said to me, "Enough of that!
Speak to Me no more of this matter.
27 (Nu 27:12) Get up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes to the west
and north and south and east, and see it with your eyes, for you shall not
cross over this Jordan.
28 (Dt 31:3; 1:38) But charge Joshua and encourage him and strengthen him,
for he shall cross over before this people, and he shall cause them
to inherit the land which you will see."
29 (Dt 4:46; 34:6) So we remained in the valley over against Beth Peor.
[21] And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all
that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do
unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.
[22] Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
[23] And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
[24] O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy
mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do
according to thy works, and according to thy might?
[25] I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond
Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
[26] But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me:
and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of
this matter.
[27] Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward,
and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes:
for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
[28] But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall
go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land
which thou shalt see.
[29] So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor.
DEUTERONOMY 4
Moses Commands Obedience
1 (Dt 8:1; Eze 20:11) Now therefore, listen, O Israel, to the statutes
and to the judgments which I am teaching you to do, so that you may live;
and go in and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers,
is giving you.
2 (Dt 12:32; Jos 1:7) You shall not add to the word which I am commanding
you, nor shall you take anything from it, so that you may keep
the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.
3 (Nu 25:1-9) Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at Baal Peor; for the
Lord your God has destroyed from among you all the men
who followed Baal of Peor.
4 But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive to this day,
every one of you.
5 See, I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord
my God commanded me, that you should do so in the land
where you are entering to possess it.
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom
and your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear
all these statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise
and understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god
so near to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
8 And what nation is there so great that has statutes and judgments
so righteous as all this law, which I am setting before you today?
9 (Ge 18:19; Dt 4:23) Only give heed to yourself and keep your
soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have
seen and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life;
but teach them to your sons, and your grandsons.
10 (Ex 19:9; 19:16) Especially concerning the day you stood
before the Lord your God at Horeb, when the Lord said to me,
"Gather the people together to Me, so that I will let them hear
My words so that they may learn to fear Me all the days
they shall live on the earth, and so that they may teach their children."
11 (Dt 5:23) Then you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain,
and the mountain burned with fire up to the midst of heaven,
with darkness, a cloud, a thick cloud.
12 (Ex 20:22; Dt 5:4) Then the Lord spoke to you out of the midst
of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form
-only a voice was heard.
13 (Ex 34:28; 24:12; 31:18) He declared to you His covenant,
which He commanded you to perform, even the Ten Commandments,
and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.
14 The Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments,
so that you might do them in the land which you are crossing over to possess.
Idolatry Forbidden
15 (Jos 23:11; Isa 40:18) Give good care to yourselves, for you saw no form
on the day that the Lord spoke to you in Horeb from the midst of the fire,
16 (Ex 20:4-5; 32:7) lest you corrupt yourselves and make a graven image
for yourselves in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
17 (Ro 1:23) the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness
of any winged fowl that flies in the air,
18 the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness
of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth.
19 (Dt 17:3; 2Ki 17:16) And beware, lest you lift up your eyes to heaven,
and when you see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host
of heaven, you are led astray and worship them, and serve them,
that which the Lord your God has allotted to all nations
under the whole heaven.
20 (1Ki 8:51; Jer 11:4) But the Lord has taken you
and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt,
to be to Him a people of inheritance, as you are today.
21 (Dt 1:37; Nu 20:12) Furthermore, the Lord was angry with me because
of you and swore that I should not cross over the Jordan, and that I would
not go into that good land which the Lord your God is giving you
for an inheritance.
22 (Dt 3:25; 3:27) So I must die in this land. I shall not cross over
the Jordan, but you shall go over and possess that good land.
23 (Dt 4:9) Watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the covenant
of the Lord your God, which He made with you, and make yourself
a graven image or the likeness of anything as the Lord your God has
forbidden you.
24 (Ex 24:17; Dt 9:3) For the Lord your God is a consuming fire.
He is a jealous God.
25 (Dt 4:16) When you produce children and grandchildren
and you have remained a long time in the land, and you corrupt
yourselves and make a graven image, or the likeness of anything,
and do evil in the sight of the Lord your God, to provoke Him to anger,
26 (Isa 1:2; Mic 6:2) I call heaven and earth to witness against you today,
that you will surely and suddenly perish from off the land that you
are going across the Jordan to possess.
You will not prolong your days on it, but shall be completely destroyed.
27 (Lev 26:33) The Lord shall scatter you among the peoples,
and you shall be left few in number among the nations
where the Lord shall lead you.
28 (Dt 28:36; 28:64) There you will serve gods, the work of men's hands,
wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
29 (2Ch 15:4; Dt 30:1-3) But if from there you will seek the Lord your God,
you will find Him, if you seek Him with all your heart
and with all your soul.
30 (Dt 31:29; Jer 23:20) When you are in distress and all these things come
upon you, even in the latter days, if you turn to the Lord your God
and shall be obedient to His voice
31 (2Ch 30:9; Ne 9:31) (for the Lord your God is a merciful God),
He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant
of your fathers which He swore to them.
32 (Job 8:8; Mt 24:31) Indeed, ask about the days that are past,
which were before you, since the day that God created man
Or Adam. on the earth, and ask from one end of heavens to the other,
whether there has ever been any such thing as this great thing,
or has anything like it ever been heard?
33 (Ex 24:11; 33:20) Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking
out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and lived?
34 (Dt 26:8; Ex 6:6) Or has God ever tried to take for Himself a nation
from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders,
and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched-out arm,
and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for
you in Egypt before your eyes?
35 (1Sa 2:2; Isa 45:5) To you it was shown so that you might know
that the Lord, He is God. There is no one else besides Him.
36 (Ex 19:9; 19:19) Out of heaven He let you hear His voice
so that He might instruct you, and on earth He showed you
His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire.
37 (Dt 10:15; Ex 13:3) Because He loved your fathers, therefore
He chose their descendants after them and personally brought
you out of Egypt with His mighty power
38 (Dt 7:1; Ex 23:27-28) to drive out nations from before you greater
and mightier than you are, to bring you in, to give you their land
for an inheritance, as it is today.
39 (Jos 2:11; Dt 4:35) Know therefore today, and consider it in your heart,
that the Lord, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below.
There is no other.
40 (Lev 22:31; Dt 5:16) Therefore, you shall keep His statutes
and His commandments which I command you this day,
so that it may go well with you and with your children after you,
and so that you may prolong your days in the land,
which the Lord your God gives you, forever.
Cities of Refuge
Nu 35:6-34; Dt 19:1-14; Jos 20:1-9
41 (Nu 35:6) Then Moses set apart three cities across the Jordan,
toward the east,
42 that the manslayer might flee there, that is, anyone who killed
his neighbor unintentionally without hating him in time past
could flee to one of these cities and live:
43 (Jos 20:8) Bezer in the wilderness in the plateau of the Reubenites,
and Ramoth in Gilead of the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan of the Manassites.
Introduction to the Law
44 This is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel.
45 These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances
which Moses spoke to the children of Israel, after they came out of Egypt,
46 (Dt 3:29) on this side of the Jordan, in the valley over against
Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived
at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel struck down,
after they had come out of Egypt.
47 They possessed his land, and the land of Og, king of Bashan,
the two kings of the Amorites, who were across the Jordan toward the east,
48 (Dt 3:9; 2:36; 3:12) from Aroer, which is by the edge of the River Arnon,
even as far as Mount Sion (that is, Hermon),
49 (Dt 3:17) with all the Arabah across the Jordan to the east,
even to the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.
Deuteronomy 4
[1] Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the
judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in
and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
[2] Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye
diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your
God which I command you.
[3] Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baal-peor: for all the
men that followed Baal-peor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among
you.
[4] But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you
this day.
[5] Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my
God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess
it.
[6] Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your
understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these
statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding
people.
[7] For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as
the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
[8] And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so
righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
[9] Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou
forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy
heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
[10] Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb,
when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make
them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they
shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
[11] And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned
with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick
darkness.
[12] And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the
voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
[13] And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to
perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
[14] And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and
judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess
it.
[15] Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of
similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst
of the fire:
[16] Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude
of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
[17] The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any
winged fowl that flieth in the air,
[18] The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of
any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
[19] And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the
sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be
driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided
unto all nations under the whole heaven.
[20] But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron
furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye
are this day.
[21] Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I
should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land,
which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:
[22] But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go
over, and possess that good land.
[23] Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your
God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of
any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.
[24] For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
[25] When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall
have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a
graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight
of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:
[26] I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall
soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess
it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
[27] And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left
few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
[28] And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone,
which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
[29] But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find
him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
[30] When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee,
even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be
obedient unto his voice;
[31] (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee,
neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware
unto them.
[32] For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since
the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of
heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great
thing is, or hath been heard like it?
[33] Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the
fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
[34] Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of
another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by
a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according
to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
[35] Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is
God; there is none else beside him.
[36] Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct
thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his
words out of the midst of the fire.
[37] And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after
them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
[38] To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou
art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is
this day.
[39] Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD
he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
[40] Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I
command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children
after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the
LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
[41] Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the
sunrising;
[42] That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour
unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of
these cities he might live:
[43] Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the
Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of
the Manassites.
[44] And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
[45] These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which
Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,
[46] On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the land
of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the
children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:
[47] And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two
kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
[48] From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount
Sion, which is Hermon,
[49] And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of
the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
DEUTERONOMY 5
The Ten Commandments
Ex 20:1-17
1 Then Moses called all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel,
the statutes and ordinances which I am speaking in your hearing today,
so that you may learn them, and keep, and do them.
2 (Dt 4:23) The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
3 The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us,
we who are living now and here today.
4 (Dt 4:33; 34:10) The Lord talked with you face to face on the mountain
from the midst of the fire.
5 (Gal 3:19; Ex 19:16) I stood between the Lord and you at that time to
declare to you the word of the Lord; for you were afraid because of
the fire and would not go up to the mountain. He said:
6 (Ex 20:2-17) I am the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the
land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
7 (Ex 20:3) You shall have no other gods before Me.
8 (Ex 20:4) You shall not make yourself any graven image, or any
likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth
beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth;
9 (Ex 34:7; 34:14) you shall not bow down to them, nor serve them.
For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity
of the fathers on the children, and on the third and fourth generations
of those who hate Me,
10 (Jer 32:18) but showing mercy to thousands of them that love Me
and keep My commandments.
11 (Lev 19:12; Ex 20:7) You shall not take the name of the Lord
your God in vain, for the Lord will not exonerate anyone who
takes His name in vain.
12 (Ex 20:8-11) Keep the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, just as the Lord
your God has commanded you.
13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
14 (Heb 4:4; Ge 2:2) but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.
On it you shall not do any work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter,
nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox,
nor your donkey, nor any of your livestock, nor the foreigner
that is within your gates, so that your male servant
and your female servant may rest as well as you.
15 (Dt 15:15; 16:12) Remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,
and that the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty
hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore your God commanded
you to keep the Sabbath day.
16 (Ex 20:12; Dt 4:40) Honor your father and your mother, just as the Lord
your God has commanded you, that your days may be prolonged,
and that it may go well with you in the land which the Lord your God
is giving you.
17 (Ex 20:13; Mt 5:21-22) You shall not murder.
18 (Ex 20:14; Lk 18:20) You shall not commit adultery.
19 (Ex 20:15) You shall not steal.
20 (Ex 20:16; 23:1) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
21 (Ro 13:9; Ex 20:17) You shall not covet your neighbor's wife,
nor shall you covet your neighbor's house, his field, his male servant,
his female servant, his ox, his donkey,
or anything that belongs to your neighbour.
22 (Ex 24:12; 31:18) These are the words the Lord spoke to all your assembly
at the mountain out from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick
darkness with a great voice, and He added no more. He wrote them on
two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
23 When you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the
mountain did burn with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your
tribes, and your elders.
24 (Ex 19:19; Dt 4:33) You said, "See, the Lord our God has shown us
His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from
the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man,
yet he lives.
25 (Dt 18:16) Now, therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will
consume us. If we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more,
then we will die.
26 (Dt 4:33) For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice
of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have,
and lived?
27 (Ex 20:19) Go near and hear all that the Lord our God will say.
Then speak to us all that the Lord our God will speak to you,
and we will hear and do it."
28 (Dt 18:17) The Lord heard the sound of your words when
you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me,
"I have heard the sound of the words of this people
which they have spoken to you.
They have done well in all that they have spoken.
29 (Isa 48:18; Dt 4:40) O that there were such a heart in them
that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments,
that it might be well with them and with their children forever!
30 "Go say to them, 'Return to your tents.'
31 (Gal 3:19) But as for you, stand here by Me, so that I may speak
to you all the commandments, and the statutes, and the ordinances
which you shall teach them, that they may keep them in the land
which I am giving them to possess."
32 (Dt 17:20; 28:14) Therefore, be careful to do as the Lord your God
has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
33 (Jer 7:23; Dt 4:40; 10:12) You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord
your God has commanded you, so that you may live and that it may be
well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which
you shall possess.
Deuteronomy 5
[1] And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the
statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may
learn them, and keep, and do them.
[2] The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
[3] The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us,
who are all of us here alive this day.
[4] The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of
the fire,
[5] (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the work of
the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the
mount;) saying,
[6] I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from
the house of bondage.
[7] Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
[8] Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing
that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the
waters beneath the earth:
[9] Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the
LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
[10] And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my
commandments.
[11] Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD
will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
[12] Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded
thee.
[13] Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
[14] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy
cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and
thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
[15] And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that
the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a
stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the
sabbath day.
[16] Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded
thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in
the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
[17] Thou shalt not kill.
[18] Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
[19] Neither shalt thou steal.
[20] Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
[21] Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou
covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his
maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.
[22] These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of
the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great
voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and
delivered them unto me.
[23] And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the
darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me,
even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
[24] And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his
greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have
seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
[25] Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us:
if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
[26] For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living
God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
[27] Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak
thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will
hear it, and do it.
[28] And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and
the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people,
which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have
spoken.
[29] O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and
keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with
their children for ever!
[30] Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.
[31] But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all
the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt
teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess
it.
[32] Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded
you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
[33] Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded
you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may
prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
2) Our Daily Bread for 11 March 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/03/11/tackling-indecision
entitled Tackling Indecision
Proverbs 3:5-8
5 (Ps 37:3; 37:5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 (1Ch 28:9; Pr 16:3; Jer 10:23) in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will direct your paths.
7 (Job 1:1; Ro 12:16) Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8 (Job 21:24; Pr 4:22) It will be health to your body,
and strength to your bones.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;
And lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him,
And he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:
Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel,
And marrow to thy bones.
We live in a world that offers a wide range of choices-from paper towels
to life insurance. In 2004, psychologist Barry Schwartz wrote a book titled
The Paradox of Choice in which he argued that while freedom of choice
is important to our well-being, too many choices can lead to overload
and indecision. While the stakes are certainly lower when deciding
on which paper towel to buy, indecision can become debilitating
when making major decisions that impact the course of our lives.
So how can we overcome indecision and move forward
confidently in living for Jesus?
As believers in Christ, seeking God's wisdom helps us
as we face difficult decisions. When we're deciding on anything in life,
large or small, the Scriptures instruct us to "Trust in the LORD with
all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5).
When we rely on our own judgment, we can become confused and worry about
missing an important detail or making the wrong choice.
When we look to God for the answers, however, He'll "direct thy paths” (v. 6).
He'll give us clarity and peace as we make decisions in our day-to-day lives.
God doesn't want us to be paralyzed or overwhelmed by the weight
of our decisions. We can find peace in the wisdom and direction
He provides when we bring our concerns to Him in prayer.
By: Kimya Loder
Reflect & Pray
What major decisions have you been considering lately?
How will you seek God's wisdom in prayer, the Scriptures,
and the godly counsel of other believers?
Heavenly Father, I know You hold the answers to all the choices
I face. As I seek Your wisdom, please give me clarity
and the strength to boldly move forward with You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 6 - Shielded by the Word
Proverbs 30:5
5 (Ps 12:6; 18:30) Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
5 Every word of God is pure:
He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
A wife of ten years, betrayed by her husband's infidelity, declares that
she will never trust a man again. A teenage son says of his father, "I
can't depend on him anymore! Dad always talk big and makes promises,
but he never does what he says." A career woman, her reputation
undermined by gossip, leaves the church broken, and never returns.
Human beings are weak, volatile, unfaithful creatures; often we
break our word and hurt others in the process. But the Scripture
clearly assures us that God's Word is not like the word of man.
God always remains faithful to his Word, always fulfills his promises,
always does what he says he will do.
God's word is pure (or flawless), Proverbs 30:5 says. His Word
is not distorted with mixed motives or flawed by untruth. God's Word
is dependable, able to support and lift us up, able to speak
encouragement to us. His Word is a "shield" a protection for us
against the onslaughts of the Enemy, a place of refuge from the struggle
and confusion of daily life.
We live in a world that recognises no absolute truth. Morality,
values, relationships, ethics - every decision of life, it seems,
"depends on the situation." But in the midst of the confusion,
God interjects his Word - timeless, pure, trustworthy, reliable.
We can depend upon God's Word. We can turn to him to verify who we are
and the purposes for which we were created. We can find refuge in his truth,
and rest in the knowledge that whatever he says, he will do.
Application
a) In my own experience, how have I found God's Word
to be different from the word of men and women?
b) In what areas of my life do I need the assurance of the validity
and dependability of God's Word?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 17:5-7
5 (Ne 9:7; Ge 17:15) No longer will your name be called Abram,
but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father
of a multitude of nations.
6 (Ge 35:11; 17:16) I will make you exceedingly fruitful;
and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
7 (Ge 26:24; 28:13; Heb 11:16) I will establish My covenant between Me
and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations
for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.
[5] Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be
Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
[6] And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of
thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
[7] And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after
thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto
thee, and to thy seed after thee.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Unfailing Love
Ps 63:1-5
PSALMS 63
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, You are my God;
early will I seek You;
my soul thirsts for You,
my flesh faints for You,
in a dry and thirsty land
with no water.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I have seen You in the sanctuary,
to see Your power and Your glory.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
my lips will praise You.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Thus will I bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) My soul will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
and my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.
1 O God, thou art
My God; early will I seek thee:
My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee
In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 To see thy power and thy glory,
So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Because thy lovingkindness
Is better than life,
My lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;
And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
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?)
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
11th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
(
Ps 86:12
12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify Your name forever.
12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:
And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
John 12:28
28 "Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying,
"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."
28 Father, glorify thy name.
Then came there a voice from heaven, saying,
I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
)
b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick
I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, 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
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to walk in the ways of the Lord in obedience.
Pray to the Lord
"Jesus, some days and weeks and years feel overwhelming.
Thank You for Your peace, which guards me yesterday, today, and forever."
Pray to the Lord and pray to put your Trust in Him for He is your shield.
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand His covenant.
Pray to the Lord and praise Him for His lovingkindness.
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 for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
Pray for the availability of more Christian resources in the
Tigrinya language in Eritrea.
1) Detueronmy 3:21 - 5
Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan
21 I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, "Your eyes have seen all that
the Lord your God has done to these two kings. So shall the Lord do
to all the kingdoms where you pass.
22 (Ex 14:14; Dt 20:4) Do not fear them, for the Lord your God,
He shall fight for you."
23 I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying,
24 (Ex 15:11; Dt 11:2) "O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant
Your greatness, and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven
or in earth that can do according to Your works and according to Your might?
25 (Ex 3:8) Let me, I pray, go over and see the good land that is beyond
the Jordan, that good hill country, and Lebanon."
26 (Dt 1:37; 31:2) But the Lord was angry with me because of you
and would not listen to me, and the Lord said to me, "Enough of that!
Speak to Me no more of this matter.
27 (Nu 27:12) Get up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes to the west
and north and south and east, and see it with your eyes, for you shall not
cross over this Jordan.
28 (Dt 31:3; 1:38) But charge Joshua and encourage him and strengthen him,
for he shall cross over before this people, and he shall cause them
to inherit the land which you will see."
29 (Dt 4:46; 34:6) So we remained in the valley over against Beth Peor.
[21] And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all
that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do
unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.
[22] Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
[23] And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
[24] O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy
mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do
according to thy works, and according to thy might?
[25] I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond
Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
[26] But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me:
and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of
this matter.
[27] Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward,
and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes:
for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
[28] But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall
go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land
which thou shalt see.
[29] So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor.
DEUTERONOMY 4
Moses Commands Obedience
1 (Dt 8:1; Eze 20:11) Now therefore, listen, O Israel, to the statutes
and to the judgments which I am teaching you to do, so that you may live;
and go in and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers,
is giving you.
2 (Dt 12:32; Jos 1:7) You shall not add to the word which I am commanding
you, nor shall you take anything from it, so that you may keep
the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.
3 (Nu 25:1-9) Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at Baal Peor; for the
Lord your God has destroyed from among you all the men
who followed Baal of Peor.
4 But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive to this day,
every one of you.
5 See, I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord
my God commanded me, that you should do so in the land
where you are entering to possess it.
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom
and your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear
all these statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise
and understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god
so near to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
8 And what nation is there so great that has statutes and judgments
so righteous as all this law, which I am setting before you today?
9 (Ge 18:19; Dt 4:23) Only give heed to yourself and keep your
soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have
seen and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life;
but teach them to your sons, and your grandsons.
10 (Ex 19:9; 19:16) Especially concerning the day you stood
before the Lord your God at Horeb, when the Lord said to me,
"Gather the people together to Me, so that I will let them hear
My words so that they may learn to fear Me all the days
they shall live on the earth, and so that they may teach their children."
11 (Dt 5:23) Then you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain,
and the mountain burned with fire up to the midst of heaven,
with darkness, a cloud, a thick cloud.
12 (Ex 20:22; Dt 5:4) Then the Lord spoke to you out of the midst
of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form
-only a voice was heard.
13 (Ex 34:28; 24:12; 31:18) He declared to you His covenant,
which He commanded you to perform, even the Ten Commandments,
and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.
14 The Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments,
so that you might do them in the land which you are crossing over to possess.
Idolatry Forbidden
15 (Jos 23:11; Isa 40:18) Give good care to yourselves, for you saw no form
on the day that the Lord spoke to you in Horeb from the midst of the fire,
16 (Ex 20:4-5; 32:7) lest you corrupt yourselves and make a graven image
for yourselves in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
17 (Ro 1:23) the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness
of any winged fowl that flies in the air,
18 the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness
of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth.
19 (Dt 17:3; 2Ki 17:16) And beware, lest you lift up your eyes to heaven,
and when you see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host
of heaven, you are led astray and worship them, and serve them,
that which the Lord your God has allotted to all nations
under the whole heaven.
20 (1Ki 8:51; Jer 11:4) But the Lord has taken you
and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt,
to be to Him a people of inheritance, as you are today.
21 (Dt 1:37; Nu 20:12) Furthermore, the Lord was angry with me because
of you and swore that I should not cross over the Jordan, and that I would
not go into that good land which the Lord your God is giving you
for an inheritance.
22 (Dt 3:25; 3:27) So I must die in this land. I shall not cross over
the Jordan, but you shall go over and possess that good land.
23 (Dt 4:9) Watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the covenant
of the Lord your God, which He made with you, and make yourself
a graven image or the likeness of anything as the Lord your God has
forbidden you.
24 (Ex 24:17; Dt 9:3) For the Lord your God is a consuming fire.
He is a jealous God.
25 (Dt 4:16) When you produce children and grandchildren
and you have remained a long time in the land, and you corrupt
yourselves and make a graven image, or the likeness of anything,
and do evil in the sight of the Lord your God, to provoke Him to anger,
26 (Isa 1:2; Mic 6:2) I call heaven and earth to witness against you today,
that you will surely and suddenly perish from off the land that you
are going across the Jordan to possess.
You will not prolong your days on it, but shall be completely destroyed.
27 (Lev 26:33) The Lord shall scatter you among the peoples,
and you shall be left few in number among the nations
where the Lord shall lead you.
28 (Dt 28:36; 28:64) There you will serve gods, the work of men's hands,
wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
29 (2Ch 15:4; Dt 30:1-3) But if from there you will seek the Lord your God,
you will find Him, if you seek Him with all your heart
and with all your soul.
30 (Dt 31:29; Jer 23:20) When you are in distress and all these things come
upon you, even in the latter days, if you turn to the Lord your God
and shall be obedient to His voice
31 (2Ch 30:9; Ne 9:31) (for the Lord your God is a merciful God),
He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant
of your fathers which He swore to them.
32 (Job 8:8; Mt 24:31) Indeed, ask about the days that are past,
which were before you, since the day that God created man
Or Adam. on the earth, and ask from one end of heavens to the other,
whether there has ever been any such thing as this great thing,
or has anything like it ever been heard?
33 (Ex 24:11; 33:20) Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking
out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and lived?
34 (Dt 26:8; Ex 6:6) Or has God ever tried to take for Himself a nation
from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders,
and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched-out arm,
and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for
you in Egypt before your eyes?
35 (1Sa 2:2; Isa 45:5) To you it was shown so that you might know
that the Lord, He is God. There is no one else besides Him.
36 (Ex 19:9; 19:19) Out of heaven He let you hear His voice
so that He might instruct you, and on earth He showed you
His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire.
37 (Dt 10:15; Ex 13:3) Because He loved your fathers, therefore
He chose their descendants after them and personally brought
you out of Egypt with His mighty power
38 (Dt 7:1; Ex 23:27-28) to drive out nations from before you greater
and mightier than you are, to bring you in, to give you their land
for an inheritance, as it is today.
39 (Jos 2:11; Dt 4:35) Know therefore today, and consider it in your heart,
that the Lord, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below.
There is no other.
40 (Lev 22:31; Dt 5:16) Therefore, you shall keep His statutes
and His commandments which I command you this day,
so that it may go well with you and with your children after you,
and so that you may prolong your days in the land,
which the Lord your God gives you, forever.
Cities of Refuge
Nu 35:6-34; Dt 19:1-14; Jos 20:1-9
41 (Nu 35:6) Then Moses set apart three cities across the Jordan,
toward the east,
42 that the manslayer might flee there, that is, anyone who killed
his neighbor unintentionally without hating him in time past
could flee to one of these cities and live:
43 (Jos 20:8) Bezer in the wilderness in the plateau of the Reubenites,
and Ramoth in Gilead of the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan of the Manassites.
Introduction to the Law
44 This is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel.
45 These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances
which Moses spoke to the children of Israel, after they came out of Egypt,
46 (Dt 3:29) on this side of the Jordan, in the valley over against
Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived
at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel struck down,
after they had come out of Egypt.
47 They possessed his land, and the land of Og, king of Bashan,
the two kings of the Amorites, who were across the Jordan toward the east,
48 (Dt 3:9; 2:36; 3:12) from Aroer, which is by the edge of the River Arnon,
even as far as Mount Sion (that is, Hermon),
49 (Dt 3:17) with all the Arabah across the Jordan to the east,
even to the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.
Deuteronomy 4
[1] Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the
judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in
and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
[2] Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye
diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your
God which I command you.
[3] Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baal-peor: for all the
men that followed Baal-peor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among
you.
[4] But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you
this day.
[5] Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my
God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess
it.
[6] Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your
understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these
statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding
people.
[7] For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as
the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
[8] And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so
righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
[9] Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou
forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy
heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
[10] Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb,
when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make
them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they
shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
[11] And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned
with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick
darkness.
[12] And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the
voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
[13] And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to
perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
[14] And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and
judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess
it.
[15] Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of
similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst
of the fire:
[16] Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude
of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
[17] The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any
winged fowl that flieth in the air,
[18] The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of
any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
[19] And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the
sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be
driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided
unto all nations under the whole heaven.
[20] But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron
furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye
are this day.
[21] Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I
should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land,
which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:
[22] But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go
over, and possess that good land.
[23] Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your
God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of
any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.
[24] For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
[25] When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall
have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a
graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight
of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:
[26] I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall
soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess
it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
[27] And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left
few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
[28] And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone,
which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
[29] But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find
him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
[30] When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee,
even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be
obedient unto his voice;
[31] (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee,
neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware
unto them.
[32] For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since
the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of
heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great
thing is, or hath been heard like it?
[33] Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the
fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
[34] Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of
another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by
a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according
to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
[35] Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is
God; there is none else beside him.
[36] Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct
thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his
words out of the midst of the fire.
[37] And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after
them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
[38] To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou
art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is
this day.
[39] Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD
he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
[40] Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I
command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children
after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the
LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
[41] Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the
sunrising;
[42] That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour
unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of
these cities he might live:
[43] Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the
Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of
the Manassites.
[44] And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
[45] These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which
Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,
[46] On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the land
of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the
children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:
[47] And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two
kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
[48] From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount
Sion, which is Hermon,
[49] And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of
the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
DEUTERONOMY 5
The Ten Commandments
Ex 20:1-17
1 Then Moses called all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel,
the statutes and ordinances which I am speaking in your hearing today,
so that you may learn them, and keep, and do them.
2 (Dt 4:23) The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
3 The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us,
we who are living now and here today.
4 (Dt 4:33; 34:10) The Lord talked with you face to face on the mountain
from the midst of the fire.
5 (Gal 3:19; Ex 19:16) I stood between the Lord and you at that time to
declare to you the word of the Lord; for you were afraid because of
the fire and would not go up to the mountain. He said:
6 (Ex 20:2-17) I am the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the
land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
7 (Ex 20:3) You shall have no other gods before Me.
8 (Ex 20:4) You shall not make yourself any graven image, or any
likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth
beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth;
9 (Ex 34:7; 34:14) you shall not bow down to them, nor serve them.
For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity
of the fathers on the children, and on the third and fourth generations
of those who hate Me,
10 (Jer 32:18) but showing mercy to thousands of them that love Me
and keep My commandments.
11 (Lev 19:12; Ex 20:7) You shall not take the name of the Lord
your God in vain, for the Lord will not exonerate anyone who
takes His name in vain.
12 (Ex 20:8-11) Keep the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, just as the Lord
your God has commanded you.
13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
14 (Heb 4:4; Ge 2:2) but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.
On it you shall not do any work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter,
nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox,
nor your donkey, nor any of your livestock, nor the foreigner
that is within your gates, so that your male servant
and your female servant may rest as well as you.
15 (Dt 15:15; 16:12) Remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,
and that the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty
hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore your God commanded
you to keep the Sabbath day.
16 (Ex 20:12; Dt 4:40) Honor your father and your mother, just as the Lord
your God has commanded you, that your days may be prolonged,
and that it may go well with you in the land which the Lord your God
is giving you.
17 (Ex 20:13; Mt 5:21-22) You shall not murder.
18 (Ex 20:14; Lk 18:20) You shall not commit adultery.
19 (Ex 20:15) You shall not steal.
20 (Ex 20:16; 23:1) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
21 (Ro 13:9; Ex 20:17) You shall not covet your neighbor's wife,
nor shall you covet your neighbor's house, his field, his male servant,
his female servant, his ox, his donkey,
or anything that belongs to your neighbour.
22 (Ex 24:12; 31:18) These are the words the Lord spoke to all your assembly
at the mountain out from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick
darkness with a great voice, and He added no more. He wrote them on
two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
23 When you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the
mountain did burn with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your
tribes, and your elders.
24 (Ex 19:19; Dt 4:33) You said, "See, the Lord our God has shown us
His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from
the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man,
yet he lives.
25 (Dt 18:16) Now, therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will
consume us. If we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more,
then we will die.
26 (Dt 4:33) For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice
of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have,
and lived?
27 (Ex 20:19) Go near and hear all that the Lord our God will say.
Then speak to us all that the Lord our God will speak to you,
and we will hear and do it."
28 (Dt 18:17) The Lord heard the sound of your words when
you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me,
"I have heard the sound of the words of this people
which they have spoken to you.
They have done well in all that they have spoken.
29 (Isa 48:18; Dt 4:40) O that there were such a heart in them
that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments,
that it might be well with them and with their children forever!
30 "Go say to them, 'Return to your tents.'
31 (Gal 3:19) But as for you, stand here by Me, so that I may speak
to you all the commandments, and the statutes, and the ordinances
which you shall teach them, that they may keep them in the land
which I am giving them to possess."
32 (Dt 17:20; 28:14) Therefore, be careful to do as the Lord your God
has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
33 (Jer 7:23; Dt 4:40; 10:12) You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord
your God has commanded you, so that you may live and that it may be
well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which
you shall possess.
Deuteronomy 5
[1] And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the
statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may
learn them, and keep, and do them.
[2] The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
[3] The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us,
who are all of us here alive this day.
[4] The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of
the fire,
[5] (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the work of
the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the
mount;) saying,
[6] I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from
the house of bondage.
[7] Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
[8] Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing
that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the
waters beneath the earth:
[9] Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the
LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
[10] And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my
commandments.
[11] Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD
will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
[12] Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded
thee.
[13] Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
[14] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy
cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and
thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
[15] And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that
the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a
stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the
sabbath day.
[16] Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded
thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in
the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
[17] Thou shalt not kill.
[18] Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
[19] Neither shalt thou steal.
[20] Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
[21] Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou
covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his
maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.
[22] These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of
the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great
voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and
delivered them unto me.
[23] And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the
darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me,
even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
[24] And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his
greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have
seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
[25] Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us:
if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
[26] For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living
God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
[27] Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak
thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will
hear it, and do it.
[28] And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and
the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people,
which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have
spoken.
[29] O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and
keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with
their children for ever!
[30] Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.
[31] But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all
the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt
teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess
it.
[32] Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded
you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
[33] Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded
you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may
prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
2) Our Daily Bread for 11 March 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/03/11/tackling-indecision
entitled Tackling Indecision
Proverbs 3:5-8
5 (Ps 37:3; 37:5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 (1Ch 28:9; Pr 16:3; Jer 10:23) in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will direct your paths.
7 (Job 1:1; Ro 12:16) Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8 (Job 21:24; Pr 4:22) It will be health to your body,
and strength to your bones.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;
And lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him,
And he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:
Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel,
And marrow to thy bones.
We live in a world that offers a wide range of choices-from paper towels
to life insurance. In 2004, psychologist Barry Schwartz wrote a book titled
The Paradox of Choice in which he argued that while freedom of choice
is important to our well-being, too many choices can lead to overload
and indecision. While the stakes are certainly lower when deciding
on which paper towel to buy, indecision can become debilitating
when making major decisions that impact the course of our lives.
So how can we overcome indecision and move forward
confidently in living for Jesus?
As believers in Christ, seeking God's wisdom helps us
as we face difficult decisions. When we're deciding on anything in life,
large or small, the Scriptures instruct us to "Trust in the LORD with
all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5).
When we rely on our own judgment, we can become confused and worry about
missing an important detail or making the wrong choice.
When we look to God for the answers, however, He'll "direct thy paths” (v. 6).
He'll give us clarity and peace as we make decisions in our day-to-day lives.
God doesn't want us to be paralyzed or overwhelmed by the weight
of our decisions. We can find peace in the wisdom and direction
He provides when we bring our concerns to Him in prayer.
By: Kimya Loder
Reflect & Pray
What major decisions have you been considering lately?
How will you seek God's wisdom in prayer, the Scriptures,
and the godly counsel of other believers?
Heavenly Father, I know You hold the answers to all the choices
I face. As I seek Your wisdom, please give me clarity
and the strength to boldly move forward with You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 6 - Shielded by the Word
Proverbs 30:5
5 (Ps 12:6; 18:30) Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
5 Every word of God is pure:
He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
A wife of ten years, betrayed by her husband's infidelity, declares that
she will never trust a man again. A teenage son says of his father, "I
can't depend on him anymore! Dad always talk big and makes promises,
but he never does what he says." A career woman, her reputation
undermined by gossip, leaves the church broken, and never returns.
Human beings are weak, volatile, unfaithful creatures; often we
break our word and hurt others in the process. But the Scripture
clearly assures us that God's Word is not like the word of man.
God always remains faithful to his Word, always fulfills his promises,
always does what he says he will do.
God's word is pure (or flawless), Proverbs 30:5 says. His Word
is not distorted with mixed motives or flawed by untruth. God's Word
is dependable, able to support and lift us up, able to speak
encouragement to us. His Word is a "shield" a protection for us
against the onslaughts of the Enemy, a place of refuge from the struggle
and confusion of daily life.
We live in a world that recognises no absolute truth. Morality,
values, relationships, ethics - every decision of life, it seems,
"depends on the situation." But in the midst of the confusion,
God interjects his Word - timeless, pure, trustworthy, reliable.
We can depend upon God's Word. We can turn to him to verify who we are
and the purposes for which we were created. We can find refuge in his truth,
and rest in the knowledge that whatever he says, he will do.
Application
a) In my own experience, how have I found God's Word
to be different from the word of men and women?
b) In what areas of my life do I need the assurance of the validity
and dependability of God's Word?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 17:5-7
5 (Ne 9:7; Ge 17:15) No longer will your name be called Abram,
but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father
of a multitude of nations.
6 (Ge 35:11; 17:16) I will make you exceedingly fruitful;
and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
7 (Ge 26:24; 28:13; Heb 11:16) I will establish My covenant between Me
and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations
for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.
[5] Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be
Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
[6] And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of
thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
[7] And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after
thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto
thee, and to thy seed after thee.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Unfailing Love
Ps 63:1-5
PSALMS 63
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, You are my God;
early will I seek You;
my soul thirsts for You,
my flesh faints for You,
in a dry and thirsty land
with no water.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I have seen You in the sanctuary,
to see Your power and Your glory.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
my lips will praise You.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Thus will I bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) My soul will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
and my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.
1 O God, thou art
My God; early will I seek thee:
My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee
In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 To see thy power and thy glory,
So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Because thy lovingkindness
Is better than life,
My lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;
And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
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?)
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
11th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
(
Ps 86:12
12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify Your name forever.
12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:
And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
John 12:28
28 "Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying,
"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."
28 Father, glorify thy name.
Then came there a voice from heaven, saying,
I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
)
b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick
I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, 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
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to walk in the ways of the Lord in obedience.
Pray to the Lord
"Jesus, some days and weeks and years feel overwhelming.
Thank You for Your peace, which guards me yesterday, today, and forever."
Pray to the Lord and pray to put your Trust in Him for He is your shield.
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand His covenant.
Pray to the Lord and praise Him for His lovingkindness.
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 for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
Pray for the availability of more Christian resources in the
Tigrinya language in Eritrea.