Day 137 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 17 May 2022 reflections
Day 137, 17 May 2022
1)Psalm 79-82
Psalms 79
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance;
Your holy temple they have defiled;
they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) The dead bodies of Your servants
they have given to the birds of the sky for food
and the flesh of Your faithful to the animals of the land.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Their blood they have poured out like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there was no one to bury them.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) We have become a reproach to our neighbors,
a scorn and derision to those who are around us.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Pour out Your wrath
upon the nations who do not know You,
and upon the kingdoms
who have not called upon Your name.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) For they have devoured Jacob,
and laid waste his dwelling place.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Do not choose to remember our former iniquities;
let Your tender mercies come swiftly to us,
for we are brought very low.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of Your name;
deliver us, and purge away our sins,
for Your name's sake.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Why should the nations say,
"Where is their God?"
May the avenging of the shed blood of Your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Let the groans of the prisoners come before You;
according to the greatness of Your power
preserve those who are appointed to die.
12 And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their lap
the reproach that they have reproached You, O Lord.
13 But we are Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,
and will give You thanks forever;
we will declare Your praise
to all generations.
Psalm 79
A Psalm of Asaph.
[1] O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance;
Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
[2] The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto
the fowls of the heaven,
The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
[3] Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem;
And there was none to bury them.
[4] We are become a reproach to our neighbours,
A scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
[5] How long, LORD? Wilt thou be angry for ever?
Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
[6] Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee,
And upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
[7] For they have devoured Jacob,
And laid waste his dwelling place.
[8] O remember not against us former iniquities: Let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us:
For we are brought very low.
[9] Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name:
And deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
[10] Wherefore should the heathen say,
Where is their God?
Let him be known among the heathen in our sight
By the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
[11] Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee;
According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
[12] And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom
Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
[13] So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever:
We will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
Psalms 80
For the Music Director. To the melody of "Lilies of the Testimony."
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who are enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) In the sight of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,
stir up Your strength,
and come and rescue us.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Restore us again, O God,
and cause Your face to shine,
and we shall be delivered.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) O Lord God of Hosts,
how long will You be angry
against the prayers of Your people?
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You have fed them with the bread of tears
and have given them tears to drink in great measure.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You make us contention for our neighbors,
and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Restore us again, O God of Hosts,
and cause Your face to shine,
and we shall be delivered.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) You have brought a vine out of Egypt;
You have cast out the nations and planted it.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) You cleared the ground for it;
it took deep root and filled the land.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) The mountains were covered with its shadow
and the mighty cedars with its branches.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) It sent out its branches to the sea
and its shoots to the River.
12 Why have You then broken down its walls,
so that all those who pass by the way pluck its fruit?
13 The boar from the woods ravages it,
and the insects of the field devour it.
14 Return again, O God of Hosts;
look down from heaven, and behold,
have regard for this vine
15 and the root that Your right hand has planted,
and the shoots that You made strong for Yourself.
16 It is burned with fire; it is cut down;
may they perish at the rebuke from Your presence.
17 Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.
18 So we will not turn back from You;
give us life, and we will call upon Your name.
19 Restore us again, O Lord God of Hosts;
cause Your face to shine,
and we shall be delivered.
Psalms 80
[1] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;
thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
[2] Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come
and save us.
[3] Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be
saved.
[4] O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of
thy people?
[5] Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to
drink in great measure.
[6] Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among
themselves.
[7] Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall
be saved.
[8] Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen,
and planted it.
[9] Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root,
and it filled the land.
[10] The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof
were like the goodly cedars.
[11] She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
[12] Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass
by the way do pluck her?
[13] The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field
doth devour it.
[14] Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and
behold, and visit this vine;
[15] And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that
thou madest strong for thyself.
[16] It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of
thy countenance.
[17] Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man
whom thou madest strong for thyself.
[18] So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy
name.
[19] Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we
shall be saved.
PSALMS 81
For the Music Director. According to The Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Sing aloud unto God our strength;
make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Lift up a melody, and sound the tambourine,
the pleasant lyre with the harp.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,
at the full moon on our feast day.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For this is a statute for Israel,
a decree of the God of Jacob.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) This He ordained in Joseph as a decree
when He went out against the land of Egypt.
I heard a voice that I had not known:
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) "I removed his shoulder from the burden;
his hands were released from holding the basket.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You called in trouble, and I delivered you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Hear, O My people, and I will testify against you.
O Israel, if you would listen to me!
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) There shall be no strange god among you;
neither shall you bow down to any strange god.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of the land of Egypt;
open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) "But My people would not listen to My voice;
Israel would not submit to Me.
12 So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts,
to walk in their own counsels.
13 "Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
and Israel would follow in My ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies,
and turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 Let those who hate the Lord cower before Him
and their fate might last forever.
16 But I would feed them with the finest of wheat,
and with honey out of the rock I would satisfy you."
Psalms 81
[1] Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of
Jacob.
[2] Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the
psaltery.
[3] Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our
solemn feast day.
[4] For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
[5] This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the
land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
[6] I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from
the pots.
[7] Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the
secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
[8] Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt
hearken unto me;
[9] There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any
strange god.
[10] I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt:
open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
[11] But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of
me.
[12] So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their
own counsels.
[13] Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my
ways!
[14] I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against
their adversaries.
[15] The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but
their time should have endured for ever.
[16] He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with
honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
Psalms 82
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 God stands among the divine council;
He renders judgment among the gods.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) "How long will you all judge unjustly
and accept partiality of the wicked? Selah
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Defend the poor and fatherless;
vindicate the afflicted and needy.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Grant escape to the abused and the destitute,
pluck them out of the hand of the false.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) "They have neither knowledge nor understanding;
they walk in darkness:
all the foundations of the earth are shaken."
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I have said, "You are gods,
sons of the Most High, all of you,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) but you all shall die like men,
and fall like a man, O princes."
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Arise, O God, judge the earth,
for You shall inherit all nations.
Psalms 82
[1] God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the
gods.
[2] How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked?
Selah.
[3] Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
[4] Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
[5] They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness:
all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
[6] I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
[7] But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
[8] Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
2) Our Daily Bread for 17 May 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/05/17/uncommon-courage
Entitled Uncommon Courage
Daniel 2:24-30
Daniel Interprets the Dream
24 (Ac 27:24) Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king
had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon.
He went and said to him: "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon.
Bring me in before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation."
25 (Da 1:6; 6:13) Then in haste Arioch brought Daniel before the king
and said thus to him, "I have found a man of the captives of Judah
who can make known to the king the interpretation."
26 (Da 1:7; 4:8) The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name
was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream
which I have seen, and its interpretation?"
27 (Da 2:2; 2:10-11) Daniel answered in the presence of the king
and said, "The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men,
the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot tell the king.
28 (Da 10:14; Ge 40:8) But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets
and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.
Your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed are these:
29 (Da 2:47) "As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon
your bed about what would come to pass hereafter,
and He who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall come to pass.
30 (Ge 41:16; Ac 3:12) But as for me, this secret is not revealed
to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living man,
but for the purpose of making known the interpretation to the king,
and that you might understand the thoughts of your heart.
[24] Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained
to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him;
Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king,
and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
[25] Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus
unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known
unto the king the interpretation.
[26] The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art
thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the
interpretation thereof?
[27] Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which
the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians,
the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
[28] but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to
the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the
visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
[29] As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what
should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known
to thee what shall come to pass.
[30] But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I
have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the
interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy
heart.
In 1478, Lorenzo de Medici, the ruler of Florence, Italy, escaped an attack on
his life. His countrymen sparked a war when they tried to retaliate against
the attack on their leader. As the situation worsened, the cruel King Ferrante
I of Naples became Lorenzo's enemy, but a courageous act by Lorenzo changed
everything. He visited the king unarmed and alone. This bravery, paired with
his charm and brilliance, won Ferrante's admiration and ended the war.
Daniel also helped a king experience a change of heart. No one in Babylon
could describe or interpret King Nebuchadnezzar's troubling dream. This made
him so angry that he decided to execute all his advisors-including Daniel
and his friends. But Daniel asked to visit the king who wanted him dead
(Daniel 2:24).
Standing before Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel gave God all the credit for revealing
the mystery of the dream (v. 28). When the prophet described and deciphered
it, Nebuchadnezzar honoured the "God of gods and the Lord of kings" (v. 47).
Daniel's uncommon courage, which was born of his faith in God, helped him,
his friends, and the other advisors avoid death that day.
In our lives, there are times when bravery and boldness are needed to
communicate important messages. May God guide our words and give us
the wisdom to know what to say and the ability to say it well.
By: Jennifer Benson Schuldt
Reflect & Pray
How has someone's bravery made a difference in your life?
How can you rest in God's power to act courageously for Him?
Dear Jesus, thank You for the courage You showed
during Your life on earth. Fill me with Your wisdom and power
when I face tense situations.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 3 - Inseparable From God's Love
Romans 8:38-39
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
[38] For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
[39] Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to
separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Separation is a fact of human life. Relationships disintegrate,
children grow up, loved ones die, husbands and wives divorce,
friends changes and drift apart. We may resist change and separation,
but we must deal with them nevertheless.
Separation sometimes is a natural result of growth and development;
sometimes it is a violent, cataclysmic shaking of an individual's life.
2 lifelong friends go separate ways to college or into future careers;
a church splits over doctrinal differences; a wife finds out a hidden
secret in her husband's past.
But with God, there is no separation, no death, no breaking of vows,
no growing beyond the relationship. Nothing, says Paul, can separate
us from the love of God. A skeleton in my closet, once revealed, may
cost me the trust of those I thought were my friends. But God knows
all my past, all my sin; he forgives, and it cannot separate me from him.
My present personal struggles may cause trouble in my job and result in
the loss of that income, but God understands what I'm going through,
and even when I'm angry at him, he can take it without drawing away
or striking back. My present problems cannot separate me from the Lord.
And God knows, too, the plan he has established for my future. I cannot
walk away from him, grow beyond my need for him, or outrun him into
tomorrow.
She may separate me from my awareness of God's presence in my life,
but it cannot set me beyond his reach. There is no power that is greater
than God's love, and no place I can go that will separate me
from that love.
Application
a) Have I ever felt separated from the love of God? Under what circumstances?
b) How can today's verse free me from anxiety about the past,
the present or the future?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.
18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth
thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant
which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 25:15-21
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for He will lead my feet from the net.
16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,
for I am isolated and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 Look on my pain and misery,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,
and they hate me with violent hatred.
20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!
Let me not suffer shame,
for I seek refuge in You.
21 Truth and integrity will preserve me
while I wait for You.
Ain
15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;
For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Pe
16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;
For I am desolate and afflicted.
Zade
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged:
O bring thou me out of my distresses.
(Qoph)
18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain;
And forgive all my sins.
Resh
19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.
Shin
20 O keep my soul, and deliver me:
Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Taw
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;
For I wait on thee.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
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?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
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!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
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
17th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the safety of those
who live in your community -
safety from conflict an crimes
( Ps 122:7 - 7 Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!
7 Peace be within thy walls,
And prosperity within thy palaces.)
b) Pray for the province of Ontario
I) Pray for the leaders of Ontario,
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 thank him in all that he does.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, thank You for the courage You showed
during Your life on earth. Fill me with Your wisdom and power
when I face tense situations."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him about anything on your mind.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be prosperous by obeying the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to have integrity and be upright .
Agree in prayer for Ontario:
- get network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
- 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!
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray for the safety of those
who live in your community -
safety from conflict an crimes
Pray for those experiencing increased persecution from opposing
Hindu militants.
1)Psalm 79-82
Psalms 79
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance;
Your holy temple they have defiled;
they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) The dead bodies of Your servants
they have given to the birds of the sky for food
and the flesh of Your faithful to the animals of the land.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Their blood they have poured out like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there was no one to bury them.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) We have become a reproach to our neighbors,
a scorn and derision to those who are around us.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Pour out Your wrath
upon the nations who do not know You,
and upon the kingdoms
who have not called upon Your name.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) For they have devoured Jacob,
and laid waste his dwelling place.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Do not choose to remember our former iniquities;
let Your tender mercies come swiftly to us,
for we are brought very low.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of Your name;
deliver us, and purge away our sins,
for Your name's sake.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Why should the nations say,
"Where is their God?"
May the avenging of the shed blood of Your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Let the groans of the prisoners come before You;
according to the greatness of Your power
preserve those who are appointed to die.
12 And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their lap
the reproach that they have reproached You, O Lord.
13 But we are Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,
and will give You thanks forever;
we will declare Your praise
to all generations.
Psalm 79
A Psalm of Asaph.
[1] O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance;
Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
[2] The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto
the fowls of the heaven,
The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
[3] Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem;
And there was none to bury them.
[4] We are become a reproach to our neighbours,
A scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
[5] How long, LORD? Wilt thou be angry for ever?
Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
[6] Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee,
And upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
[7] For they have devoured Jacob,
And laid waste his dwelling place.
[8] O remember not against us former iniquities: Let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us:
For we are brought very low.
[9] Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name:
And deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
[10] Wherefore should the heathen say,
Where is their God?
Let him be known among the heathen in our sight
By the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
[11] Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee;
According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
[12] And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom
Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
[13] So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever:
We will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
Psalms 80
For the Music Director. To the melody of "Lilies of the Testimony."
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who are enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) In the sight of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,
stir up Your strength,
and come and rescue us.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Restore us again, O God,
and cause Your face to shine,
and we shall be delivered.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) O Lord God of Hosts,
how long will You be angry
against the prayers of Your people?
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You have fed them with the bread of tears
and have given them tears to drink in great measure.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You make us contention for our neighbors,
and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Restore us again, O God of Hosts,
and cause Your face to shine,
and we shall be delivered.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) You have brought a vine out of Egypt;
You have cast out the nations and planted it.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) You cleared the ground for it;
it took deep root and filled the land.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) The mountains were covered with its shadow
and the mighty cedars with its branches.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) It sent out its branches to the sea
and its shoots to the River.
12 Why have You then broken down its walls,
so that all those who pass by the way pluck its fruit?
13 The boar from the woods ravages it,
and the insects of the field devour it.
14 Return again, O God of Hosts;
look down from heaven, and behold,
have regard for this vine
15 and the root that Your right hand has planted,
and the shoots that You made strong for Yourself.
16 It is burned with fire; it is cut down;
may they perish at the rebuke from Your presence.
17 Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.
18 So we will not turn back from You;
give us life, and we will call upon Your name.
19 Restore us again, O Lord God of Hosts;
cause Your face to shine,
and we shall be delivered.
Psalms 80
[1] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;
thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
[2] Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come
and save us.
[3] Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be
saved.
[4] O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of
thy people?
[5] Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to
drink in great measure.
[6] Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among
themselves.
[7] Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall
be saved.
[8] Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen,
and planted it.
[9] Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root,
and it filled the land.
[10] The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof
were like the goodly cedars.
[11] She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
[12] Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass
by the way do pluck her?
[13] The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field
doth devour it.
[14] Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and
behold, and visit this vine;
[15] And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that
thou madest strong for thyself.
[16] It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of
thy countenance.
[17] Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man
whom thou madest strong for thyself.
[18] So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy
name.
[19] Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we
shall be saved.
PSALMS 81
For the Music Director. According to The Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Sing aloud unto God our strength;
make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Lift up a melody, and sound the tambourine,
the pleasant lyre with the harp.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,
at the full moon on our feast day.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For this is a statute for Israel,
a decree of the God of Jacob.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) This He ordained in Joseph as a decree
when He went out against the land of Egypt.
I heard a voice that I had not known:
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) "I removed his shoulder from the burden;
his hands were released from holding the basket.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You called in trouble, and I delivered you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Hear, O My people, and I will testify against you.
O Israel, if you would listen to me!
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) There shall be no strange god among you;
neither shall you bow down to any strange god.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of the land of Egypt;
open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) "But My people would not listen to My voice;
Israel would not submit to Me.
12 So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts,
to walk in their own counsels.
13 "Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
and Israel would follow in My ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies,
and turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 Let those who hate the Lord cower before Him
and their fate might last forever.
16 But I would feed them with the finest of wheat,
and with honey out of the rock I would satisfy you."
Psalms 81
[1] Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of
Jacob.
[2] Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the
psaltery.
[3] Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our
solemn feast day.
[4] For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
[5] This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the
land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
[6] I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from
the pots.
[7] Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the
secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
[8] Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt
hearken unto me;
[9] There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any
strange god.
[10] I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt:
open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
[11] But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of
me.
[12] So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their
own counsels.
[13] Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my
ways!
[14] I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against
their adversaries.
[15] The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but
their time should have endured for ever.
[16] He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with
honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
Psalms 82
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 God stands among the divine council;
He renders judgment among the gods.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) "How long will you all judge unjustly
and accept partiality of the wicked? Selah
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Defend the poor and fatherless;
vindicate the afflicted and needy.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Grant escape to the abused and the destitute,
pluck them out of the hand of the false.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) "They have neither knowledge nor understanding;
they walk in darkness:
all the foundations of the earth are shaken."
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I have said, "You are gods,
sons of the Most High, all of you,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) but you all shall die like men,
and fall like a man, O princes."
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Arise, O God, judge the earth,
for You shall inherit all nations.
Psalms 82
[1] God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the
gods.
[2] How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked?
Selah.
[3] Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
[4] Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
[5] They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness:
all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
[6] I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
[7] But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
[8] Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
2) Our Daily Bread for 17 May 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/05/17/uncommon-courage
Entitled Uncommon Courage
Daniel 2:24-30
Daniel Interprets the Dream
24 (Ac 27:24) Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king
had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon.
He went and said to him: "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon.
Bring me in before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation."
25 (Da 1:6; 6:13) Then in haste Arioch brought Daniel before the king
and said thus to him, "I have found a man of the captives of Judah
who can make known to the king the interpretation."
26 (Da 1:7; 4:8) The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name
was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream
which I have seen, and its interpretation?"
27 (Da 2:2; 2:10-11) Daniel answered in the presence of the king
and said, "The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men,
the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot tell the king.
28 (Da 10:14; Ge 40:8) But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets
and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.
Your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed are these:
29 (Da 2:47) "As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon
your bed about what would come to pass hereafter,
and He who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall come to pass.
30 (Ge 41:16; Ac 3:12) But as for me, this secret is not revealed
to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living man,
but for the purpose of making known the interpretation to the king,
and that you might understand the thoughts of your heart.
[24] Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained
to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him;
Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king,
and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
[25] Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus
unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known
unto the king the interpretation.
[26] The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art
thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the
interpretation thereof?
[27] Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which
the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians,
the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
[28] but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to
the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the
visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
[29] As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what
should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known
to thee what shall come to pass.
[30] But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I
have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the
interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy
heart.
In 1478, Lorenzo de Medici, the ruler of Florence, Italy, escaped an attack on
his life. His countrymen sparked a war when they tried to retaliate against
the attack on their leader. As the situation worsened, the cruel King Ferrante
I of Naples became Lorenzo's enemy, but a courageous act by Lorenzo changed
everything. He visited the king unarmed and alone. This bravery, paired with
his charm and brilliance, won Ferrante's admiration and ended the war.
Daniel also helped a king experience a change of heart. No one in Babylon
could describe or interpret King Nebuchadnezzar's troubling dream. This made
him so angry that he decided to execute all his advisors-including Daniel
and his friends. But Daniel asked to visit the king who wanted him dead
(Daniel 2:24).
Standing before Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel gave God all the credit for revealing
the mystery of the dream (v. 28). When the prophet described and deciphered
it, Nebuchadnezzar honoured the "God of gods and the Lord of kings" (v. 47).
Daniel's uncommon courage, which was born of his faith in God, helped him,
his friends, and the other advisors avoid death that day.
In our lives, there are times when bravery and boldness are needed to
communicate important messages. May God guide our words and give us
the wisdom to know what to say and the ability to say it well.
By: Jennifer Benson Schuldt
Reflect & Pray
How has someone's bravery made a difference in your life?
How can you rest in God's power to act courageously for Him?
Dear Jesus, thank You for the courage You showed
during Your life on earth. Fill me with Your wisdom and power
when I face tense situations.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 3 - Inseparable From God's Love
Romans 8:38-39
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
[38] For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
[39] Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to
separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Separation is a fact of human life. Relationships disintegrate,
children grow up, loved ones die, husbands and wives divorce,
friends changes and drift apart. We may resist change and separation,
but we must deal with them nevertheless.
Separation sometimes is a natural result of growth and development;
sometimes it is a violent, cataclysmic shaking of an individual's life.
2 lifelong friends go separate ways to college or into future careers;
a church splits over doctrinal differences; a wife finds out a hidden
secret in her husband's past.
But with God, there is no separation, no death, no breaking of vows,
no growing beyond the relationship. Nothing, says Paul, can separate
us from the love of God. A skeleton in my closet, once revealed, may
cost me the trust of those I thought were my friends. But God knows
all my past, all my sin; he forgives, and it cannot separate me from him.
My present personal struggles may cause trouble in my job and result in
the loss of that income, but God understands what I'm going through,
and even when I'm angry at him, he can take it without drawing away
or striking back. My present problems cannot separate me from the Lord.
And God knows, too, the plan he has established for my future. I cannot
walk away from him, grow beyond my need for him, or outrun him into
tomorrow.
She may separate me from my awareness of God's presence in my life,
but it cannot set me beyond his reach. There is no power that is greater
than God's love, and no place I can go that will separate me
from that love.
Application
a) Have I ever felt separated from the love of God? Under what circumstances?
b) How can today's verse free me from anxiety about the past,
the present or the future?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.
18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth
thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant
which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 25:15-21
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for He will lead my feet from the net.
16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,
for I am isolated and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 Look on my pain and misery,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,
and they hate me with violent hatred.
20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!
Let me not suffer shame,
for I seek refuge in You.
21 Truth and integrity will preserve me
while I wait for You.
Ain
15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;
For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Pe
16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;
For I am desolate and afflicted.
Zade
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged:
O bring thou me out of my distresses.
(Qoph)
18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain;
And forgive all my sins.
Resh
19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.
Shin
20 O keep my soul, and deliver me:
Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Taw
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;
For I wait on thee.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
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?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
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!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
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
17th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the safety of those
who live in your community -
safety from conflict an crimes
( Ps 122:7 - 7 Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!
7 Peace be within thy walls,
And prosperity within thy palaces.)
b) Pray for the province of Ontario
I) Pray for the leaders of Ontario,
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 thank him in all that he does.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, thank You for the courage You showed
during Your life on earth. Fill me with Your wisdom and power
when I face tense situations."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him about anything on your mind.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be prosperous by obeying the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to have integrity and be upright .
Agree in prayer for Ontario:
- get network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
- 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!
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray for the safety of those
who live in your community -
safety from conflict an crimes
Pray for those experiencing increased persecution from opposing
Hindu militants.