Day 103 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 13 Apr 2022 reflections
Day 103, 13 Apr 2022
1) 1 Samuel 20-21
Psalm 34
1 SAMUEL 20
David and Jonathan
1 David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan,
"What have I done? What is my offense? And what is my sin before
your father, that he seeks my life?"
2 And he said to him, "Far from it! You shall not die. Look, my father
does nothing either great or small that he does not reveal to me.
Why would my father hide this thing from me? It is not so."
3 (Dt 6:13; 1Sa 25:26) David vowed again and said, "Your father certainly
knows that I have found favor in your sight. And he says, 'Do not let
Jonathan know this, lest he be distressed.' However, as the Lord lives
and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."
4 Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do it for you."
5 (Nu 10:10; 28:11) David said to Jonathan, "Tomorrow is the New Moon,
and I should not fail to sit with the king to eat. But let me go that I may
hide myself in the field until the evening of the third day.
6 (1Sa 9:12; 17:58) If your father misses me at all, then say,
'David asked for leave from me that he might run to Bethlehem his city,
for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.'
7 (1Sa 25:17; Est 7:7) If he says, 'Good,' it will be well for your servant.
But if he gets angry, know that evil is determined by him.
8 (1Sa 18:3; 23:18) Therefore deal kindly with your servant,
for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with you.
But if there is any guilt in me, kill me yourself.
For why should you bring me to your father?"
9 Then Jonathan said, "Far be it from you. For if I indeed knew that my father
had determined evil against you, would I not tell it you?"
10 David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me?
Or what if your father answers you roughly?"
11 So Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field."
And the two of them went out to the field.
12 Then Jonathan said to David, "The Lord God of Israel is witness.
When I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow,
or by the third day, and if he is favorable toward David,
then will I not send and reveal it to you?
13 (Jos 1:5; Ru 1:17) May the Lord do so to Jonathan and much more.
If it pleases my father to do you evil, then I will reveal it you and send
you away that you may go in peace. And may the Lord be with you as
He has been with my father.
14 And if I live, not only will you show me the kindness of the Lord,
that I shall not die,
15 (2Sa 21:7) but you will not cut off your faithfulness from my house
forever, even when the Lord has cut off each one of the enemies of David
from the face of the earth."
16 (1Sa 25:22) So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David saying,
"May the Lord require it at the hand of the enemies of David."
17 (1Sa 18:1; 18:3) Jonathan made David swear again, because
he loved him. For he loved him as he loved his own soul.
18 (1Sa 20:5; 20:25) Then Jonathan said to David, "Tomorrow is the New Moon,
and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.
19 (1Sa 19:2) When you have stayed three days, you will surely go down
and come to the place where you hid yourself on the day this happened,
and wait there beside the stone Ezel.
20 And I will shoot three arrows to its side, as though I shot at a target.
21 Then I will send a boy, saying, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I expressly say
to the boy, 'See, the arrows are on this side of you, take them,' then come,
for it will be safe for you. And as the Lord lives, it is nothing of concern.
22 (1Sa 20:37) But if I say to the young man, 'See, the arrows are beyond
you,' go, for the Lord has sent you away.
23 (1Sa 20:14-15; 20:42) As for the matter upon which you and I have spoken,
the Lord is between you and me forever."
24 So David hid himself in the field. And when the New Moon appeared,
the king sat down over food to eat.
25 (1Sa 20:18) Now the king sat on his seat, as at other times, even
on a seat by the wall. Then Jonathan arose and Abner sat by Saul's side,
but David's place was empty.
26 (Lev 15:5; 11:24) Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day.
For he thought, "Something has happened. He is not clean;
surely he is not clean."
27 It happened on the following day, which was the second day of the month,
that David's place remained empty. So Saul said to Jonathan his son,
"Why has the son of Jesse not come to eat food either yesterday or today?"
28 (1Sa 20:6) And Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave
from me to go to Bethlehem.
29 And he said, 'Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city
and my brother has commanded me to come. Now, if I have found favor
in your sight, please let me leave and see my brothers.'
This is why he has not come to the king's table."
30 (Pr 21:24) Then Saul was angry with Jonathan and he said to him,
"You son of a perverse rebellious woman, do I not know that you are
choosing the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame
of your mother's nakedness?
31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you
nor your kingdom will be established. Now, send and bring him to me,
for he is a dead man."
32 (1Sa 19:5; Mt 27:23) Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him,
"Why should he be killed? What has he done?"
33 (1Sa 18:11; 20:7) So Saul cast a spear at him to strike him.
Therefore Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
34 And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger and did not eat food
on the second day of the month. For he was grieved for David,
because his father had dishonored him.
35 In the morning Jonathan went out to the field at the time appointed
with David, and a little boy was with him.
36 And he said to his boy, "Run, find the arrows which I shoot."
He ran, and he shot the arrow over him.
37 (1Sa 20:22) When the boy came to the place of the arrow which
Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called after the boy and said,
"Is not the arrow beyond you?"
38 Then Jonathan cried after the boy, "Hurry quickly! Do not stay!"
And Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrow and came to his master.
39 But the boy did not know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy and said to him,
"Go, carry them to the city."
41 (1Sa 18:3) When the boy had gone, David arose from the south side
of the stone, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself
three times. They kissed one another and wept together, but David wept more.
42 (1Sa 1:17) Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, since the two of us swore
in the name of the Lord, saying,' 'The Lord will be between me and you,
and between my descendants and your descendants forever.' "
So he arose and departed, but Jonathan went into the city.
1 Samuel 20
[1] And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan,
What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy
father, that he seeketh my life?
[2] And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father
will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why
should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
[3] And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I
have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this,
lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth,
there is but a step between me and death.
[4] Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even
do it for thee.
[5] And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I
should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide
myself in the field unto the third day at even.
[6] If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of
me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice
there for all the family.
[7] If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be
very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
[8] Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought
thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there
be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy
father?
[9] And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that
evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell
it thee?
[10] Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father
answer thee roughly?
[11] And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field.
And they went out both of them into the field.
[12] And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded
my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there
be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee;
[13] The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to
do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest
go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
[14] And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the
LORD, that I die not:
[15] But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever:
no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the
face of the earth.
[16] So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the
LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
[17] And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he
loved him as he loved his own soul.
[18] Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt
be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
[19] And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly,
and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in
hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
[20] And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at
a mark.
[21] And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I
expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee,
take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the
LORD liveth.
[22] But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond
thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
[23] And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the
LORD be between thee and me for ever.
[24] So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the
king sat him down to eat meat.
[25] And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by
the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's
place was empty.
[26] Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought,
Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
[27] And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the
month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son,
Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to
day?
[28] And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to
Bethlehem:
[29] And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in
the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I
have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my
brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.
[30] Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him,
Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast
chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of
thy mother's nakedness?
[31] For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not
be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me,
for he shall surely die.
[32] And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore
shall he be slain? what hath he done?
[33] And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that
it was determined of his father to slay David.
[34] So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat
the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his
father had done him shame.
[35] And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the
field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
[36] And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot.
And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
[37] And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had
shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
[38] And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And
Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
[39] But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the
matter.
[40] And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go,
carry them to the city.
[41] And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the
south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times:
and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David
exceeded.
[42] And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn
both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee,
and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and
Jonathan went into the city.
1 SAMUEL 21
David at Nob
1 (1Sa 16:4; Ne 11:32) Then David came to Nob to Ahimelek the priest.
And Ahimelek trembled coming to meet David and said to him,
"Why are you alone and no man is with you?"
2 And David said to Ahimelek the priest, "The king commanded me a matter
and said to me, 'Let no man know anything of the business which I am sending
you and what I have commanded you.' But to the young men I made known
a certain place to meet.
3 Now therefore what is in your hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand,
or whatever can be found."
4 (Ex 19:15; 25:30) The priest answered David and said,
"There is no common bread at hand. But there is holy bread,
if the young men have indeed been kept from women."
5 David answered the priest and said to him, "Indeed women have been kept
from us. As previously, when I went out the vessels of the young men were
holy even if it was an ordinary journey. How much more then today
will their vessels be holy?"
6 (Mt 12:3-4; Lk 6:3-4) So the priest gave him holy bread. For there was
no bread there but the showbread that was removed from before the Lord,
in order to place hot bread there on the day when it was taken away.
7 (1Sa 22:9; 1Ch 27:29) Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there
that day, detained before the Lord. And his name was Doeg, the Edomite,
chief of the shepherds of Saul.
8 David said to Ahimelek, "Is there not a spear or a sword here at hand?
For neither my sword nor my weapons did I bring with me,
because the king's business was urgent."
9 (1Sa 17:2) The priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine,
whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, is here, wrapped
in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it.
For there is none other but that here."
And David said, "There is none like it. Give it me."
David Flees to Gath
10 David arose and fled that day from Saul.
And he went to Achish the king of Gath.
11 (1Sa 29:5) The servants of Achish said to him,
"Is this not David the king of the land?
Did they not sing with dances for him, saying,
'Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his ten thousands'? "
12 (Lk 2:19) And David took these words to heart and greatly feared
Achish the king of Gath.
13 Therefore he changed his behavior before them and pretended
to be insane in their hands. And he scratched on the doors of the gate
and let his spittle run down his beard.
14 Then said Achish to his servants, "You see the man is acting like a madman.
Why then have you brought him to me?
15 Am I one who lacks lunatics, that you brought this one to behave
as a madman in my presence? Will this man come into my house?"
1 Samuel 21
[1] Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid
at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man
with thee?
[2] And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a
business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business
whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed
my servants to such and such a place.
[3] Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in
mine hand, or what there is present.
[4] And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under
mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept
themselves at least from women.
[5] And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have
been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels
of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though
it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
[6] So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but
the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the
day when it was taken away.
[7] Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained
before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the
herdmen that belonged to Saul.
[8] And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand
spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me,
because the king's business required haste.
[9] And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou
slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind
the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that
here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
[10] And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish
the king of Gath.
[11] And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of
the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul
hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
[12] And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of
Achish the king of Gath.
[13] And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in
their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle
fall down upon his beard.
[14] Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad:
wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
[15] Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the
mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
PSALMS 34
A Psalm of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelek,
who drove him away, and he departed.
1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise will continually be in my mouth.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) My soul will make its boast in the Lord;
the humble will hear of it and be glad.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt His name together.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) I sought the Lord, and He answered me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) They looked to Him and became radiant,
and their faces are not ashamed.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) This poor man cried, and the Lord heard,
and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2 ) Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints;
for the ones who fear Him will not be in need.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) The young lions are in want and suffer hunger,
but the ones who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 Who is the man who desires life,
and loves a long life in order to see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil,
and your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn away from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against the ones doing evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
and saves the contrite of spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20 A righteous one keeps all his bones;
not one of them is broken.
21 Evil will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord redeems the life of His servants,
and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished.
Psalms 34
[1] I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in
my mouth.
[2] My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof,
and be glad.
[3] O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
[4] I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
[5] They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not
ashamed.
[6] This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all
his troubles.
[7] The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and
delivereth them.
[8] O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth
in him.
[9] O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear
him.
[10] The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD
shall not want any good thing.
[11] Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the
LORD.
[12] What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may
see good?
[13] Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
[14] Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
[15] The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto
their cry.
[16] The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the
remembrance of them from the earth.
[17] The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all
their troubles.
[18] The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such
as be of a contrite spirit.
[19] Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him
out of them all.
[20] He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
[21] Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be
desolate.
[22] The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that
trust in him shall be desolate.
2) Our Daily Bread for 13 April 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/04/13/carried-by-love
entitled Carried by Love
Isaiah 46:1-10
Isaiah 46
The Idols of Babylon
1 (Isa 21:9; Jer 50:2) Bel bows down, Nebo stoops,
their idols are appointed to the beasts and the cattle.
The things that you carry are burdensome;
they are a burden to the weary beast.
2 (Jdg 18:17-18; 2Sa 5:21) They stoop, they bow down together;
they could not deliver the burden,
but themselves have gone into captivity.
3 (Dt 1:31; Ps 71:6) Listen to Me, O house of Jacob,
and all the remnant of the house of Israel,
who are borne by Me from birth
and are carried from the womb:
4 (Ps 71:18; Isa 43:13) And even to your old age I am He,
and even to your graying years I will carry you;
I have done it, and I will bear you;
even I will carry, and will deliver you.
5 (Isa 40:18; 40:25 ) To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal,
and compare Me that we may be alike?
6 They lavish gold out of the bag,
and weigh silver on the scales;
they hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god;
they fall down and worship it.
7 (Isa 45:20; Jer 10:5) They lift it on the shoulder, they carry it,
and they set it in its place, and it stands;
from its place it does not move.
If one shall cry to it, it cannot answer
nor save him out of his trouble.
8 Remember this, and show yourselves men;
bring it to mind again, O transgressors.
9 (Dt 32:7; Isa 42:9) Remember the former things of old,
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is no one like Me,
10 (Pr 19:21; Ps 33:11) declaring the end from the beginning,
and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying,
"My counsel shall stand,
and I will do all My good pleasure,"
Gods of Babylon
1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon
the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary
beast.
2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden,
but themselves are gone into captivity.
3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house
of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from
the womb:
4 and even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you:
I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be
like?
6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire
a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place,
and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto
him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
8 Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye
transgressors.
9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else;
I am God, and there is none like me,
10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things
that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my
pleasure:
My four-year-old grandson sat on my lap and patted my bald head, studying it
intently. "Papa," he asked, "What happened to your hair?" "Oh," I laughed, "I
lost it over the years." His face turned thoughtful: "That's too bad," he
responded. "I'll have to give you some of mine."
I smiled at his compassion and pulled him close for a hug. Reflecting later
on his love for me in that cherished moment also caused me to ponder God's
selfless, generous love.
G. K. Chesterton wrote: "We have sinned and grown old, and our Father is
younger than we." By this he meant that the "Ancient of Days" (Daniel 7:9) is
untainted by sin's decay-God is ageless and loves us exuberantly with a love
that never falters or fades. He's fully willing and able to fulfill
the promise He made to His people in Isaiah 46: “And even to your old age I
am He, and even to your graying years I will carry you;” (v. 4).
Five verses later He explains, "I am God, and there is none like me" (v. 9).
The great "I am" (Exodus 3:14) loves us so deeply that He went to the extreme
of dying on the cross to bear the full weight of our sin, so that we might
turn to Him and be free of our burden and gratefully worship Him forever!
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
In what ways does God carry you through each day?
How can you draw new strength from Him in this moment?
Beautiful Saviour, I’m so thankful Your love
for me never grows old! Help my love for You to grow ever deeper.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 4 "Formula" for Forgiveness
Luke 17:3 - 4
3 (Lev 19:17; Mt 18:21)"Take heed to yourselves."
"If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive
him.
4 (Mt 18:21-22) If he sins against you seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turns to you, saying,
'I repent,' you must forgive him."
3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him;
and if he repent, forgive him.
4And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent;
thou shalt forgive him.
The context of these verses give us an interesting perspective of Jesus'
disciples. In a corollary passage in Matthew 18, the disciples (through
Peter, the designated mouthpiece) ask Jesus,
21 (Mt 18:15; Lk 17:3–4) Then Peter came to Him and said,
"Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me?
Up to seven times?" (Matthew 18:21)
The disciples wanted a "formula" for forgiveness: they wanted to be able to
develop a checklist. Once, twice, maybe three times a brother could be
forgiven, but after that, you could write him off. After all, if
he keeps on offending over and over again, he doesn't deserve to be forgiven!
But Jesus says, " Rebuke him - let him know his fault; if he repents,
forgive him - even seven times in the same day!"
And the disciplines' response is predictable: "Lord, increase our faith!" They
were more comfortable with their own formula for forgiveness than with the
outrageous demands of the love that Christ imposed upon them.
We are so like the disciples. We want to draw a line and say. "This far
- no more. I'll forgive you once, but don't do it again. Now that you're
forgiven, you'd better shape up!". Yet God's love doesn't recognise "again".
He forgives, and no matter how often we come to him in repentance
for repeated offenses, his arms of forgiveness are open to us.
That is the way God wants us to forgive. He wants us to lay aside our
checklists, put away our suspicions, abandon our scoreboards, and forgive.
Seven times, or seventy times seven, as often as we have sinned against God
and been forgiven, we are to forgive.
Application
a) Have I ever kept a "scorecard" of performance on someone I
have forgiven ? Why?
b) Why do I need "increased faith" to be able to forgive as
Jesus calls me to?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Matthew 6:19-21
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33-34
19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth
where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21) But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroy
and where thieves do not break in nor steal,
21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
2 Tim 2:8-13
8 (Mt 1:1; Ro 2:16) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,
descended from David, according to my gospel,
9 (Php 1:7; 2Ti 1:8) in which I suffer trouble like a criminal,
even with chains. But the word of God is not bound.
10 (Col 1:24; 2Co 1:6; 4:17) Therefore I endure all things
for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain
the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 (Ro 6:8; 1Th 5:10) This is a faithful saying:
If we die with Him,
we shall also live with Him.
12 (Mt 10:33; Ro 8:17 ) If we endure,
we shall also reign with Him.
If we deny Him,
He also will deny us.
13 (Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3 )If we are faithless,
He remains faithful;
He cannot deny Himself.
8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead
according to my gospel:
9 wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of
God is not bound.
10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also
obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him,
we shall also live with him:
12 if we suffer, we shall also reign with him:
if we deny him, he also will deny us:
13 if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
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 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/growing-iraqi-diaspora-offers-opportunities-to-love-muslims/
Growing Iraqi Diaspora Offers Opportunities to Love Muslims
Decades of disturbance and disorder have forced many Iraqis to flee their
homeland and join the growing international diaspora around the world,
including North America, where the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Toronto,
Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, and San Diego boast the most significant number
of these migrants.
Detroit holds the largest concentration of Iraqi Muslims in North America,
about 70 000. Many migrated to the city to work in automotive plants and are
now a long-established immigrant population with second and third generations
growing increasingly comfortable with American lifestyles.
Iraqis have suffered much and are determined to find a new way for their
families to prosper. Many have grown frustrated with Islamic teaching and are
more open to learning about Jesus, something that is difficult in Iraq,
if only someone would tell them.
That was the motivation for one American-born believer who visited
an Arabic grocery store in the New York City Metro area.
"Is there anything I can help you find?" said an employee,
who introduced himself as Hassan.
The American asked Hassan about his life.
"You would think that I was just a lowly, simple-minded retail worker,"
said Hassan with a chuckle. "But let me tell you, I was an engineer in Iraq.
I had honour, and I was esteemed. I was somebody."
"Let me tell you, Hassan, you are still someone," the American replied. "The
Lord loves you and has not forsaken you. I am glad you came to this country.
Welcome, brother."
The man explained to Hassan that he was interested in having Iraqi Muslims
learn more about Jesus by watching the Jesus Film.
"Could I leave you some of these videos and DVDs?" he asked.
Hassan graciously accepted the offer, and by the next day, copies of
the Jesus film were among the grocery stores movie offerings.
Pray for Iraqi Muslims to find ways to cope with the hardships away from home.
Pray for more volunteers to serve Iraqi refugees and immigrants with job
and life skills training to help restore their dignity.
Pray for Iraqi believers from a Muslim background to grow in their faith.
And
Sikhs in UK
DAY 4
The first Sikh settler to the United Kingdom was not an economic migrant
but an exiled king. Maharaja Daleep Singh relocated to London in 1849 when
he was exiled from Punjab by the East India Company. Other Sikh settlers
arrived nearly 50 years after Singh, in 1908. That year, the first Gurdwara was
opened in Shepherds Bush, London.
The Sikh Community began to increase very rapidly after the partition of India
in 1947. Sikhs were British allies in World War II where they gained
a reputation of being hard working. This resulted in British companies
inviting Sikhs to come to the UK for work. The 2011 census
reported a Sikh population in the UK of just over 432,000, and the UK Sikh
Federation estimates that by 2020 there were 700,000 to 800,000 Sikhs in the
United Kingdom.
Sikhs are an integral part of society in the United Kingdom where
their community is considered one of the best examples of cultural
integration. This close-knit community is well educated, believes in
earning an honest living, and seeks to share with and serve others.
Though the majority have been born in the UK they still hold to
many of their unique cultural values even though a growing number
are not deeply religious.
John 13:35
HOW CAN WE PRAY?
Pray that Sikhs in the UK will be open to the message of Christ and
blessed by the love of Christians.
Pray that the Lord would put sincere followers of Christ into
the lives of Sikhs in the United Kingdom.
Pray that God would call out laborers, especially among Sikh
background believers, to engage the Sikh community in the United
Kingdom with the gospel.
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
13th Day of the Month
a) Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 have a good taste of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord: "Beautiful Saviour, I’m so thankful Your love
for me never grows old! Help my love for You to grow ever deeper."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be an effective forgiver.
Pray to the Lord and pray to store treasure in Heaven.
Pray to the Lord and pray never to deny the Lord.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray for Iraqi Muslims to find ways to cope with the hardships away from home.
Pray for more volunteers to serve Iraqi refugees and immigrants with job
and life skills training to help restore their dignity.
Pray for Iraqi believers from a Muslim background to grow in their faith.
Pray that Sikhs in the UK will be open to the message of Christ and
blessed by the love of Christians.
Pray that the Lord would put sincere followers of Christ into
the lives of Sikhs in the United Kingdom.
Pray that God would call out laborers, especially among Sikh
background believers, to engage the Sikh community in the United
Kingdom with the gospel.
Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
Pray for the courage of Molly and Shanita whose
mother was killed for her faith in Uganda.
1) 1 Samuel 20-21
Psalm 34
1 SAMUEL 20
David and Jonathan
1 David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan,
"What have I done? What is my offense? And what is my sin before
your father, that he seeks my life?"
2 And he said to him, "Far from it! You shall not die. Look, my father
does nothing either great or small that he does not reveal to me.
Why would my father hide this thing from me? It is not so."
3 (Dt 6:13; 1Sa 25:26) David vowed again and said, "Your father certainly
knows that I have found favor in your sight. And he says, 'Do not let
Jonathan know this, lest he be distressed.' However, as the Lord lives
and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."
4 Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do it for you."
5 (Nu 10:10; 28:11) David said to Jonathan, "Tomorrow is the New Moon,
and I should not fail to sit with the king to eat. But let me go that I may
hide myself in the field until the evening of the third day.
6 (1Sa 9:12; 17:58) If your father misses me at all, then say,
'David asked for leave from me that he might run to Bethlehem his city,
for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.'
7 (1Sa 25:17; Est 7:7) If he says, 'Good,' it will be well for your servant.
But if he gets angry, know that evil is determined by him.
8 (1Sa 18:3; 23:18) Therefore deal kindly with your servant,
for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with you.
But if there is any guilt in me, kill me yourself.
For why should you bring me to your father?"
9 Then Jonathan said, "Far be it from you. For if I indeed knew that my father
had determined evil against you, would I not tell it you?"
10 David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me?
Or what if your father answers you roughly?"
11 So Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field."
And the two of them went out to the field.
12 Then Jonathan said to David, "The Lord God of Israel is witness.
When I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow,
or by the third day, and if he is favorable toward David,
then will I not send and reveal it to you?
13 (Jos 1:5; Ru 1:17) May the Lord do so to Jonathan and much more.
If it pleases my father to do you evil, then I will reveal it you and send
you away that you may go in peace. And may the Lord be with you as
He has been with my father.
14 And if I live, not only will you show me the kindness of the Lord,
that I shall not die,
15 (2Sa 21:7) but you will not cut off your faithfulness from my house
forever, even when the Lord has cut off each one of the enemies of David
from the face of the earth."
16 (1Sa 25:22) So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David saying,
"May the Lord require it at the hand of the enemies of David."
17 (1Sa 18:1; 18:3) Jonathan made David swear again, because
he loved him. For he loved him as he loved his own soul.
18 (1Sa 20:5; 20:25) Then Jonathan said to David, "Tomorrow is the New Moon,
and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.
19 (1Sa 19:2) When you have stayed three days, you will surely go down
and come to the place where you hid yourself on the day this happened,
and wait there beside the stone Ezel.
20 And I will shoot three arrows to its side, as though I shot at a target.
21 Then I will send a boy, saying, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I expressly say
to the boy, 'See, the arrows are on this side of you, take them,' then come,
for it will be safe for you. And as the Lord lives, it is nothing of concern.
22 (1Sa 20:37) But if I say to the young man, 'See, the arrows are beyond
you,' go, for the Lord has sent you away.
23 (1Sa 20:14-15; 20:42) As for the matter upon which you and I have spoken,
the Lord is between you and me forever."
24 So David hid himself in the field. And when the New Moon appeared,
the king sat down over food to eat.
25 (1Sa 20:18) Now the king sat on his seat, as at other times, even
on a seat by the wall. Then Jonathan arose and Abner sat by Saul's side,
but David's place was empty.
26 (Lev 15:5; 11:24) Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day.
For he thought, "Something has happened. He is not clean;
surely he is not clean."
27 It happened on the following day, which was the second day of the month,
that David's place remained empty. So Saul said to Jonathan his son,
"Why has the son of Jesse not come to eat food either yesterday or today?"
28 (1Sa 20:6) And Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave
from me to go to Bethlehem.
29 And he said, 'Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city
and my brother has commanded me to come. Now, if I have found favor
in your sight, please let me leave and see my brothers.'
This is why he has not come to the king's table."
30 (Pr 21:24) Then Saul was angry with Jonathan and he said to him,
"You son of a perverse rebellious woman, do I not know that you are
choosing the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame
of your mother's nakedness?
31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you
nor your kingdom will be established. Now, send and bring him to me,
for he is a dead man."
32 (1Sa 19:5; Mt 27:23) Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him,
"Why should he be killed? What has he done?"
33 (1Sa 18:11; 20:7) So Saul cast a spear at him to strike him.
Therefore Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
34 And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger and did not eat food
on the second day of the month. For he was grieved for David,
because his father had dishonored him.
35 In the morning Jonathan went out to the field at the time appointed
with David, and a little boy was with him.
36 And he said to his boy, "Run, find the arrows which I shoot."
He ran, and he shot the arrow over him.
37 (1Sa 20:22) When the boy came to the place of the arrow which
Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called after the boy and said,
"Is not the arrow beyond you?"
38 Then Jonathan cried after the boy, "Hurry quickly! Do not stay!"
And Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrow and came to his master.
39 But the boy did not know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy and said to him,
"Go, carry them to the city."
41 (1Sa 18:3) When the boy had gone, David arose from the south side
of the stone, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself
three times. They kissed one another and wept together, but David wept more.
42 (1Sa 1:17) Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, since the two of us swore
in the name of the Lord, saying,' 'The Lord will be between me and you,
and between my descendants and your descendants forever.' "
So he arose and departed, but Jonathan went into the city.
1 Samuel 20
[1] And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan,
What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy
father, that he seeketh my life?
[2] And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father
will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why
should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
[3] And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I
have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this,
lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth,
there is but a step between me and death.
[4] Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even
do it for thee.
[5] And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I
should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide
myself in the field unto the third day at even.
[6] If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of
me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice
there for all the family.
[7] If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be
very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
[8] Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought
thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there
be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy
father?
[9] And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that
evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell
it thee?
[10] Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father
answer thee roughly?
[11] And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field.
And they went out both of them into the field.
[12] And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded
my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there
be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee;
[13] The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to
do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest
go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
[14] And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the
LORD, that I die not:
[15] But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever:
no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the
face of the earth.
[16] So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the
LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
[17] And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he
loved him as he loved his own soul.
[18] Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt
be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
[19] And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly,
and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in
hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
[20] And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at
a mark.
[21] And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I
expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee,
take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the
LORD liveth.
[22] But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond
thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
[23] And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the
LORD be between thee and me for ever.
[24] So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the
king sat him down to eat meat.
[25] And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by
the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's
place was empty.
[26] Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought,
Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
[27] And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the
month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son,
Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to
day?
[28] And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to
Bethlehem:
[29] And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in
the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I
have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my
brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.
[30] Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him,
Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast
chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of
thy mother's nakedness?
[31] For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not
be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me,
for he shall surely die.
[32] And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore
shall he be slain? what hath he done?
[33] And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that
it was determined of his father to slay David.
[34] So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat
the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his
father had done him shame.
[35] And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the
field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
[36] And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot.
And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
[37] And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had
shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
[38] And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And
Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
[39] But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the
matter.
[40] And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go,
carry them to the city.
[41] And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the
south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times:
and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David
exceeded.
[42] And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn
both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee,
and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and
Jonathan went into the city.
1 SAMUEL 21
David at Nob
1 (1Sa 16:4; Ne 11:32) Then David came to Nob to Ahimelek the priest.
And Ahimelek trembled coming to meet David and said to him,
"Why are you alone and no man is with you?"
2 And David said to Ahimelek the priest, "The king commanded me a matter
and said to me, 'Let no man know anything of the business which I am sending
you and what I have commanded you.' But to the young men I made known
a certain place to meet.
3 Now therefore what is in your hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand,
or whatever can be found."
4 (Ex 19:15; 25:30) The priest answered David and said,
"There is no common bread at hand. But there is holy bread,
if the young men have indeed been kept from women."
5 David answered the priest and said to him, "Indeed women have been kept
from us. As previously, when I went out the vessels of the young men were
holy even if it was an ordinary journey. How much more then today
will their vessels be holy?"
6 (Mt 12:3-4; Lk 6:3-4) So the priest gave him holy bread. For there was
no bread there but the showbread that was removed from before the Lord,
in order to place hot bread there on the day when it was taken away.
7 (1Sa 22:9; 1Ch 27:29) Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there
that day, detained before the Lord. And his name was Doeg, the Edomite,
chief of the shepherds of Saul.
8 David said to Ahimelek, "Is there not a spear or a sword here at hand?
For neither my sword nor my weapons did I bring with me,
because the king's business was urgent."
9 (1Sa 17:2) The priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine,
whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, is here, wrapped
in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it.
For there is none other but that here."
And David said, "There is none like it. Give it me."
David Flees to Gath
10 David arose and fled that day from Saul.
And he went to Achish the king of Gath.
11 (1Sa 29:5) The servants of Achish said to him,
"Is this not David the king of the land?
Did they not sing with dances for him, saying,
'Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his ten thousands'? "
12 (Lk 2:19) And David took these words to heart and greatly feared
Achish the king of Gath.
13 Therefore he changed his behavior before them and pretended
to be insane in their hands. And he scratched on the doors of the gate
and let his spittle run down his beard.
14 Then said Achish to his servants, "You see the man is acting like a madman.
Why then have you brought him to me?
15 Am I one who lacks lunatics, that you brought this one to behave
as a madman in my presence? Will this man come into my house?"
1 Samuel 21
[1] Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid
at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man
with thee?
[2] And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a
business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business
whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed
my servants to such and such a place.
[3] Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in
mine hand, or what there is present.
[4] And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under
mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept
themselves at least from women.
[5] And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have
been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels
of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though
it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
[6] So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but
the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the
day when it was taken away.
[7] Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained
before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the
herdmen that belonged to Saul.
[8] And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand
spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me,
because the king's business required haste.
[9] And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou
slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind
the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that
here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
[10] And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish
the king of Gath.
[11] And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of
the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul
hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
[12] And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of
Achish the king of Gath.
[13] And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in
their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle
fall down upon his beard.
[14] Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad:
wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
[15] Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the
mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
PSALMS 34
A Psalm of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelek,
who drove him away, and he departed.
1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise will continually be in my mouth.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) My soul will make its boast in the Lord;
the humble will hear of it and be glad.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt His name together.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) I sought the Lord, and He answered me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) They looked to Him and became radiant,
and their faces are not ashamed.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) This poor man cried, and the Lord heard,
and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2 ) Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints;
for the ones who fear Him will not be in need.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) The young lions are in want and suffer hunger,
but the ones who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 Who is the man who desires life,
and loves a long life in order to see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil,
and your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn away from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against the ones doing evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
and saves the contrite of spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20 A righteous one keeps all his bones;
not one of them is broken.
21 Evil will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord redeems the life of His servants,
and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished.
Psalms 34
[1] I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in
my mouth.
[2] My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof,
and be glad.
[3] O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
[4] I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
[5] They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not
ashamed.
[6] This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all
his troubles.
[7] The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and
delivereth them.
[8] O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth
in him.
[9] O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear
him.
[10] The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD
shall not want any good thing.
[11] Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the
LORD.
[12] What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may
see good?
[13] Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
[14] Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
[15] The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto
their cry.
[16] The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the
remembrance of them from the earth.
[17] The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all
their troubles.
[18] The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such
as be of a contrite spirit.
[19] Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him
out of them all.
[20] He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
[21] Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be
desolate.
[22] The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that
trust in him shall be desolate.
2) Our Daily Bread for 13 April 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/04/13/carried-by-love
entitled Carried by Love
Isaiah 46:1-10
Isaiah 46
The Idols of Babylon
1 (Isa 21:9; Jer 50:2) Bel bows down, Nebo stoops,
their idols are appointed to the beasts and the cattle.
The things that you carry are burdensome;
they are a burden to the weary beast.
2 (Jdg 18:17-18; 2Sa 5:21) They stoop, they bow down together;
they could not deliver the burden,
but themselves have gone into captivity.
3 (Dt 1:31; Ps 71:6) Listen to Me, O house of Jacob,
and all the remnant of the house of Israel,
who are borne by Me from birth
and are carried from the womb:
4 (Ps 71:18; Isa 43:13) And even to your old age I am He,
and even to your graying years I will carry you;
I have done it, and I will bear you;
even I will carry, and will deliver you.
5 (Isa 40:18; 40:25 ) To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal,
and compare Me that we may be alike?
6 They lavish gold out of the bag,
and weigh silver on the scales;
they hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god;
they fall down and worship it.
7 (Isa 45:20; Jer 10:5) They lift it on the shoulder, they carry it,
and they set it in its place, and it stands;
from its place it does not move.
If one shall cry to it, it cannot answer
nor save him out of his trouble.
8 Remember this, and show yourselves men;
bring it to mind again, O transgressors.
9 (Dt 32:7; Isa 42:9) Remember the former things of old,
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is no one like Me,
10 (Pr 19:21; Ps 33:11) declaring the end from the beginning,
and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying,
"My counsel shall stand,
and I will do all My good pleasure,"
Gods of Babylon
1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon
the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary
beast.
2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden,
but themselves are gone into captivity.
3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house
of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from
the womb:
4 and even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you:
I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be
like?
6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire
a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place,
and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto
him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
8 Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye
transgressors.
9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else;
I am God, and there is none like me,
10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things
that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my
pleasure:
My four-year-old grandson sat on my lap and patted my bald head, studying it
intently. "Papa," he asked, "What happened to your hair?" "Oh," I laughed, "I
lost it over the years." His face turned thoughtful: "That's too bad," he
responded. "I'll have to give you some of mine."
I smiled at his compassion and pulled him close for a hug. Reflecting later
on his love for me in that cherished moment also caused me to ponder God's
selfless, generous love.
G. K. Chesterton wrote: "We have sinned and grown old, and our Father is
younger than we." By this he meant that the "Ancient of Days" (Daniel 7:9) is
untainted by sin's decay-God is ageless and loves us exuberantly with a love
that never falters or fades. He's fully willing and able to fulfill
the promise He made to His people in Isaiah 46: “And even to your old age I
am He, and even to your graying years I will carry you;” (v. 4).
Five verses later He explains, "I am God, and there is none like me" (v. 9).
The great "I am" (Exodus 3:14) loves us so deeply that He went to the extreme
of dying on the cross to bear the full weight of our sin, so that we might
turn to Him and be free of our burden and gratefully worship Him forever!
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
In what ways does God carry you through each day?
How can you draw new strength from Him in this moment?
Beautiful Saviour, I’m so thankful Your love
for me never grows old! Help my love for You to grow ever deeper.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 4 "Formula" for Forgiveness
Luke 17:3 - 4
3 (Lev 19:17; Mt 18:21)"Take heed to yourselves."
"If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive
him.
4 (Mt 18:21-22) If he sins against you seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turns to you, saying,
'I repent,' you must forgive him."
3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him;
and if he repent, forgive him.
4And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent;
thou shalt forgive him.
The context of these verses give us an interesting perspective of Jesus'
disciples. In a corollary passage in Matthew 18, the disciples (through
Peter, the designated mouthpiece) ask Jesus,
21 (Mt 18:15; Lk 17:3–4) Then Peter came to Him and said,
"Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me?
Up to seven times?" (Matthew 18:21)
The disciples wanted a "formula" for forgiveness: they wanted to be able to
develop a checklist. Once, twice, maybe three times a brother could be
forgiven, but after that, you could write him off. After all, if
he keeps on offending over and over again, he doesn't deserve to be forgiven!
But Jesus says, " Rebuke him - let him know his fault; if he repents,
forgive him - even seven times in the same day!"
And the disciplines' response is predictable: "Lord, increase our faith!" They
were more comfortable with their own formula for forgiveness than with the
outrageous demands of the love that Christ imposed upon them.
We are so like the disciples. We want to draw a line and say. "This far
- no more. I'll forgive you once, but don't do it again. Now that you're
forgiven, you'd better shape up!". Yet God's love doesn't recognise "again".
He forgives, and no matter how often we come to him in repentance
for repeated offenses, his arms of forgiveness are open to us.
That is the way God wants us to forgive. He wants us to lay aside our
checklists, put away our suspicions, abandon our scoreboards, and forgive.
Seven times, or seventy times seven, as often as we have sinned against God
and been forgiven, we are to forgive.
Application
a) Have I ever kept a "scorecard" of performance on someone I
have forgiven ? Why?
b) Why do I need "increased faith" to be able to forgive as
Jesus calls me to?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Matthew 6:19-21
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33-34
19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth
where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21) But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroy
and where thieves do not break in nor steal,
21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
2 Tim 2:8-13
8 (Mt 1:1; Ro 2:16) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,
descended from David, according to my gospel,
9 (Php 1:7; 2Ti 1:8) in which I suffer trouble like a criminal,
even with chains. But the word of God is not bound.
10 (Col 1:24; 2Co 1:6; 4:17) Therefore I endure all things
for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain
the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 (Ro 6:8; 1Th 5:10) This is a faithful saying:
If we die with Him,
we shall also live with Him.
12 (Mt 10:33; Ro 8:17 ) If we endure,
we shall also reign with Him.
If we deny Him,
He also will deny us.
13 (Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3 )If we are faithless,
He remains faithful;
He cannot deny Himself.
8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead
according to my gospel:
9 wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of
God is not bound.
10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also
obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him,
we shall also live with him:
12 if we suffer, we shall also reign with him:
if we deny him, he also will deny us:
13 if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
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 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/growing-iraqi-diaspora-offers-opportunities-to-love-muslims/
Growing Iraqi Diaspora Offers Opportunities to Love Muslims
Decades of disturbance and disorder have forced many Iraqis to flee their
homeland and join the growing international diaspora around the world,
including North America, where the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Toronto,
Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, and San Diego boast the most significant number
of these migrants.
Detroit holds the largest concentration of Iraqi Muslims in North America,
about 70 000. Many migrated to the city to work in automotive plants and are
now a long-established immigrant population with second and third generations
growing increasingly comfortable with American lifestyles.
Iraqis have suffered much and are determined to find a new way for their
families to prosper. Many have grown frustrated with Islamic teaching and are
more open to learning about Jesus, something that is difficult in Iraq,
if only someone would tell them.
That was the motivation for one American-born believer who visited
an Arabic grocery store in the New York City Metro area.
"Is there anything I can help you find?" said an employee,
who introduced himself as Hassan.
The American asked Hassan about his life.
"You would think that I was just a lowly, simple-minded retail worker,"
said Hassan with a chuckle. "But let me tell you, I was an engineer in Iraq.
I had honour, and I was esteemed. I was somebody."
"Let me tell you, Hassan, you are still someone," the American replied. "The
Lord loves you and has not forsaken you. I am glad you came to this country.
Welcome, brother."
The man explained to Hassan that he was interested in having Iraqi Muslims
learn more about Jesus by watching the Jesus Film.
"Could I leave you some of these videos and DVDs?" he asked.
Hassan graciously accepted the offer, and by the next day, copies of
the Jesus film were among the grocery stores movie offerings.
Pray for Iraqi Muslims to find ways to cope with the hardships away from home.
Pray for more volunteers to serve Iraqi refugees and immigrants with job
and life skills training to help restore their dignity.
Pray for Iraqi believers from a Muslim background to grow in their faith.
And
Sikhs in UK
DAY 4
The first Sikh settler to the United Kingdom was not an economic migrant
but an exiled king. Maharaja Daleep Singh relocated to London in 1849 when
he was exiled from Punjab by the East India Company. Other Sikh settlers
arrived nearly 50 years after Singh, in 1908. That year, the first Gurdwara was
opened in Shepherds Bush, London.
The Sikh Community began to increase very rapidly after the partition of India
in 1947. Sikhs were British allies in World War II where they gained
a reputation of being hard working. This resulted in British companies
inviting Sikhs to come to the UK for work. The 2011 census
reported a Sikh population in the UK of just over 432,000, and the UK Sikh
Federation estimates that by 2020 there were 700,000 to 800,000 Sikhs in the
United Kingdom.
Sikhs are an integral part of society in the United Kingdom where
their community is considered one of the best examples of cultural
integration. This close-knit community is well educated, believes in
earning an honest living, and seeks to share with and serve others.
Though the majority have been born in the UK they still hold to
many of their unique cultural values even though a growing number
are not deeply religious.
John 13:35
HOW CAN WE PRAY?
Pray that Sikhs in the UK will be open to the message of Christ and
blessed by the love of Christians.
Pray that the Lord would put sincere followers of Christ into
the lives of Sikhs in the United Kingdom.
Pray that God would call out laborers, especially among Sikh
background believers, to engage the Sikh community in the United
Kingdom with the gospel.
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
13th Day of the Month
a) Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 have a good taste of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord: "Beautiful Saviour, I’m so thankful Your love
for me never grows old! Help my love for You to grow ever deeper."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be an effective forgiver.
Pray to the Lord and pray to store treasure in Heaven.
Pray to the Lord and pray never to deny the Lord.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray for Iraqi Muslims to find ways to cope with the hardships away from home.
Pray for more volunteers to serve Iraqi refugees and immigrants with job
and life skills training to help restore their dignity.
Pray for Iraqi believers from a Muslim background to grow in their faith.
Pray that Sikhs in the UK will be open to the message of Christ and
blessed by the love of Christians.
Pray that the Lord would put sincere followers of Christ into
the lives of Sikhs in the United Kingdom.
Pray that God would call out laborers, especially among Sikh
background believers, to engage the Sikh community in the United
Kingdom with the gospel.
Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
Pray for the courage of Molly and Shanita whose
mother was killed for her faith in Uganda.