Day 154 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 3 June 2022 reflections
Day 154, 3 June 2022
1) 1 Kings 11, 2 Chronicles 9:29-31, Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
1 Kings 11
Solomon's Apostasy
1 (Dt 17:17; Ne 13:23-27) But King Solomon loved many foreign women
in addition to the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites,
Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites,
2 (Ex 34:16; 23:32-33) from the nations which the Lord warned the children
of Israel about, saying, "You shall not go in to them, nor shall they come
in to you, for they will surely turn your heart away toward their gods."
Solomon clung to these in love.
3 (2Sa 5:13-16) He had seven hundred wives who were princesses
and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.
4 (1Ki 9:4; 8:61) For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away
after other gods, and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God
as the heart of David his father had been.
5 (Jdg 2:13; 1Ki 11:7) For Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the goddess
of the Sidonians, and after Molek, the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not fully
follow the Lord as his father David had done.
7 (Nu 21:29; Jdg 11:24) Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh,
the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is close to Jerusalem,
and for Molek, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
8 He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense
and sacrificed to their gods.
9 (1Ki 3:5; 9:2) The Lord was angry with Solomon
because he turned his heart away from the Lord God of Israel,
who had appeared to him twice,
10 and had warned him about this, that he should not follow other gods,
but he was disobedient to the Lord's command.
11 (1Ki 11:31; 12:15-16) Therefore the Lord said to Solomon,
"Since you have done this and have not kept My covenant and statutes,
which I commanded you, I will surely take the kingdom from you
and give it to your servant.
12 I will not do this in your lifetime for your father David's sake,
but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
13 (1Ki 12:20; Dt 12:11) However, I will not take the whole kingdom away,
but will preserve one tribe for your son for David My servant's sake
and for the sake of Jerusalem which I chose."
Solomon's Adversaries
14 The Lord stirred up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite.
He was a prince of Edom.
15 (2Sa 8:14; Dt 20:13) For when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander
of the army had gone to bury the slain, he had killed every male in Edom
16 (for six months Joab stayed there with his men
until he had killed every male in Edom).
17 But Hadad fled to Egypt, he and some Edomites who served his father,
Hadad still being a small child.
18 (Nu 10:12; Dt 1:1) They set out from Midian and went to Paran,
and they gathered men from Paran and then arrived in Egypt
and presented him before Pharaoh king of Egypt,
who gave him a house and provisions and land.
19 Pharaoh had great affection for Hadad, so much so that he gave
him his sister-in-law, the sister of Tahpenes the queen, as a wife.
20 Tahpenes' sister gave birth to his son, Genubath, whom Tahpenes
weaned in Pharaoh's house. Genubath lived in Pharaoh's house
among the sons of Pharaoh.
21 (1Ki 2:10) When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers
and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh,
"Allow me to depart and go to my own country."
22 Then Pharaoh said to him, "But what have you lacked with me that
you want to go to your own country?"
And he answered, "Nothing, however let me go anyway."
23 (2Sa 8:3; 1Ki 11:14) God stirred up another adversary against him,
Rezon the son of Eliada, who fled from his lord Hadadezer, king of Zobah.
24 (2Sa 10:8; 10:18) He gathered a group of men and became leader over
a band when David killed the men of Zobah, and they fled to Damascus
and lived and reigned there.
25 He was an enemy of Israel all the days of Solomon in addition
to the troubles caused by Hadad, and he hated Israel and reigned over Aram.
Jeroboam's Rebellion
26 (1Ki 12:2; 2Ch 13:6) Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah,
who was Solomon's servant and whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman,
even he lifted up his hand against the king.
27 (1Ki 9:24; 9:15) This is what led to his rebellion against the king.
Solomon built Millo and repaired the wall of the City of David his father.
28 (Pr 22:29) Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor, and when Solomon
saw that the young man was industrious, he made him ruler over all the labor
force of the house of Joseph.
29 (1Ki 12:15; 14:2) At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,
the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him along the way, and he had dressed
himself in a new garment, and the two of them were alone in the field.
30 (1Sa 15:27-28) Ahijah took off the new garment that he wore
and tore it into twelve pieces,
31 (1Ki 11:11-12) and he said to Jeroboam: Take ten pieces,
for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,
"See, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon
and will give ten tribes to you
32 (1Ki 11:13) (but he shall have one tribe for My servant David's sake
and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all
the tribes of Israel),
33 because they have forsaken Me and have worshipped
Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites,
and Molek the god of the children of Ammon and have not walked
in My ways and have not done that which is right in My eyes,
to keep My statutes and judgments, as his father David had done.
34 "However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand,
but I will make him prince all the days of his life
for David My servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept
My commandments and My statutes.
35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand
and will give ten tribes to you.
36 (1Ki 11:13; 15:4) To his son will I give one tribe,
so that My servant David will always have a light
before Me in Jerusalem, the city in which I have chosen to put My name.
37 (2Sa 3:21) I will take you, and you shall reign according to all
that your soul desires and shall be king over Israel.
38 (Jos 1:5; 2Sa 7:11) It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command
you and will walk in My ways and do what is right in My sight to keep
My statutes and My commandments, as David My servant did,
I will be with you and build you a sure house, as I built for David,
and will give Israel to you.
39 I will thus afflict the seed of David, but not forever."
40 (2Ch 12:2-9) Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam.
And Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt to Shishak, king of Egypt,
and he stayed in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
The Death of Solomon
2Ch 9:29-31
41 (2Ch 9:29-31) The rest of the acts of Solomon and all that he did
and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel
was forty years.
43 (1Ki 2:10; 2Ki 21:18) Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried
in the City of David his father, and his son Rehoboam reigned after him.
1 Kings 11
His Fall
1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter
of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians,
and Hittites;
2 of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel,
Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely
they will turn away your heart after their gods:
Solomon clave unto these in love.
3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines:
and his wives turned away his heart.
4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away
his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD
his God, as was the heart of David his father.
5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after
Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after
the LORD, as did David his father.
7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab,
in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech,
the abomination of the children of Ammon.
8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives,
which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from
the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
10 and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after
other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee,
and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded
thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy
servant.
12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake:
but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to
thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which
I have chosen.
14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he
was of the king's seed in Edom.
15 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain
of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every
male in Edom;
16( for six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut
off every male in Edom:)
17 that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants
with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with
them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which
gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him
to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned
in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of
Pharaoh.
21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that
Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart,
that I may go to mine own country.
22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that,
behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered,
Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.
23 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which
fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
24 and he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David
slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein,
and reigned in Damascus.
25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside
the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
Jeroboam's Revolt
26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant,
whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand
against the king.
27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon
built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing
the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge
of the house of Joseph.
29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that
the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself
with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
30 and Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve
pieces:
31 and he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD,
the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon,
and will give ten tribes to thee:
32 (but he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for
Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of
Israel: )
33 because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth
the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom
the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do
that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments,
as did David his father.
34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make
him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose,
because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
35 but I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto
thee, even ten tribes.
36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a
light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put
my name there.
37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy
soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and
wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes
and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee,
and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel
unto thee.
39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose,
and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt,
and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did,
and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem
over all Israel was forty years.
43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 9
The Death of Solomon
1Ki 11:41-43
29 (1Ch 29:29; 1Ki 11:29) And the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning
to end, are they not written in the annals of Nathan the prophet,
and the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer
concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
30 (1Ki 11:42-43) So Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over
all Israel for forty years.
31 (1Ki 2:10) And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried
him in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son then ruled
in his place.
29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written
in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the
Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam
the son of Nebat?
30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city
of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
Ecclesiastes 1
All Is Vanity
1 (Ecc 1:12; 7:27; 12:8-10) These are the words of the Preacher,
the son of David and king in Jerusalem.
2 (Ecc 12:8; Ro 8:20) "Vanity
[Heb. suggests something futile, temporal, or obscure.]
of vanities,"
says the Preacher;
"vanity of vanities,
all is vanity."
3 (Ecc 2:11; 3:9) What benefit is there to a man in all his labors
that he toils under the sun?
4 (Ps 104:5 )A generation comes, and a generation goes,
but the earth continually remains.
5 (Ps 19:4-6) The sun comes up, and the sun goes down,
and hurries to the place where it rises.
6 (Jn 3:8 ) It moves to the south,
and then moves around to the north;
the wind continually travels around,
and it keeps turning on its circuit.
7 All the streams flow into the sea,
and the sea is never filled up.
And to the place where the streams flow,
there they continually return to flow.
8 (Pr 27:20; Ecc 4:8) All matters are wearisome;
a man is not able to speak to them.
The eye is not satisfied with what it sees,
and the ear is not content with what it hears.
9 (Ecc 3:15; 2:12) What has been is the same as what will be,
and what has been done is the same as what will be done;
there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there a matter where it is said,
"See, this is truly new"?
Long ago in the past
every matter has already been in our midst.
11 (Ecc 2:16) There is not a memory for the former things,
and moreover, there will not be
a memory for the things coming after,
even those things that are yet to come.
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh:
but the earth abideth for ever.
5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place
where he arose.
6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north;
it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according
to his circuits.
7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place
from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not
satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done
is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath
been already of old time, which was before us.
11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any
remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
2) Our Daily Bread for 3 June 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/06/03/spotting-rainbows
Entitled Spotting Rainbows of Hope
Psalms 42
BOOK TWO
Psalms 42-72
For the Music Director. A Contemplative Maskil of the sons of Korah.
1 As the deer pants after the water brooks,
so my soul pants after You, O God.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When will I come and appear before God?
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) My tears have been my food
day and night,
while they always say to me,
"Where is your God?"
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) When I remember these things,
I pour out my soul within me.
For I would travel with the throng of people;
I proceeded with them to the house of God,
with the voice of joy and thanks,
with a multitude making a pilgrimage.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted in me?
Hope in God,
for I will yet thank Him
for the help of His presence.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) O my God, my soul is cast down within me;
therefore I will remember You
from the land of Jordan,
and of the Hermon, from the hill of Mizar.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Deep calls to deep
at the noise of Your waterfalls;
all Your waves and Your billows
passed over me.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Yet the Lord will command
His lovingkindness in the daytime,
and in the night His song will be with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2 ) I will say to God, my rock,
"Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?"
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) With shattering in my bones,
those harassing me reproach me,
when they say to me every day,
"Where is your God?"
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Why, my soul, are you cast down?
Why do you groan within me?
Wait for God;
I will yet thank Him,
For He is my deliverance and my God..
Psalms 42
[1] As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after
thee, O God.
[2] My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and
appear before God?
[3] My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say
unto me, Where is thy God?
[4] When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone
with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of
joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
[5] Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me?
hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his
countenance.
[6] O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee
from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
[7] Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves
and thy billows are gone over me.
[8] Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the
night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
[9] I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I
mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
[10] As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say
daily unto me, Where is thy God?
[11] Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within
me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my
countenance, and my God.
During an October vacation, another battle with chronic pain forced me to
spend the first few days recovering in our room. My mood became as overcast
as the sky. When I finally ventured out to enjoy sightseeing at a nearby
lighthouse with my husband, gray clouds blocked much of our view. Still, I
snapped a few photos of the shadowy mountains and dull horizon.
Later, disappointed because a downpour tucked us in for the night, I skimmed
through our digital pictures. Gasping, I handed my husband the camera. "A
rainbow!" Focused on the gloominess earlier, I'd missed out on God refreshing
my weary spirit with the unexpected glimpse of hope (Genesis 9:13-16).
Physical or emotional suffering can often drag us down into the depths of
despair. Desperate for refreshment, we thirst for reminders of God's constant
presence and infinite power (Psalm 42:1-3). As we recall the countless times
God has come through for us and for others in the past, we can trust that our
hope is secured in Him no matter how downcast we feel in the moment (vv. 4-6).
When bad attitudes or difficult circumstances dim our vision, God invites us
to call on Him, read the Bible, and trust His faithfulness (vv. 7-11). As we
seek God, we can rely on Him to help us spot rainbows of
hope arched over the darkest days.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
When have bad attitudes negatively affected your vision?
How can you make sure your hope is centered on God?
Loving God, thank You for refreshing my spirit
and turning my plea for mercy into hope-filled praises.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 6 God Works!
Phil 2:12-13
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence,
but so much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence
only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will
and to do of his good pleasure.
"I just can't do it!" Marlys, a carrer woman in her 30s, was struggling to fit
her new Christian pricinples into the business world. Accustomed to the
cutthroat tactics of the corporate hierarchy, she has a hard time knowing
Jesus' examples of grace and mercy applied.
Marlys was right. She couldn't do it. In our own strength, none of us is able
to "live the Christian life." Someone has said, " The Christian life isn't
difficult -- it's impossible!" Only the power of the Holy Spirit is
effective to work the needed changes in our priorities and behaviour;
only God can accomplish what he calls us to do.
In Phillippians 2:12, Paul says "work it out." If we stop there,
we are likely to throw up our hands in despair.
But the good news appears in verse 13:
" For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure."
WE are not left on our own to figure out how to live the Christian life.
God gives us both the will and the ability to obey him, to live in a way
that will please him.
The key to a God-pleasing life is not performance, but obedience. God does not
expect us to "do great things" for him, to deserve his love and grace.
Our part in the process of salvation is to respond in obedience to the Lord,
to say "yes" to wht he asks of us. We cannot change ourselves;
we cannot even know ourselves apart from the Spirit's insight. But
as we cooperate with him, as we agree to be obedient, the Spirit changes us
within, and those changes are "worked out" into our lives.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to "Live the Christian life" on my own strengh?
What was the result?
b) In what practical ways is Paul's declaration that "God works in me"
good new in my life?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Romans 13:7-8
7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes
are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,
and honour to whom honour is due.
8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,
for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;
custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another:
for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 117
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
1 O praise the LORD, All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.
2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:
And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
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?)
Quebec
Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec
Quebec 2015 population 8214 000
est Muslim Population 418946
CNMM Networks: Montreal
There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering
of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority
of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim
population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone
African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.
And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more
Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.
This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches
and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small
by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that
is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now
this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly
or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br
easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,
yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.
Agree in prayer for :
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
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
3nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, 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.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadians to faith in Christ.
( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world of sin
and of righteousness and of judgment:
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,
and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds, He was moved with
compassion for them, because they fainted and were scattered,
like sheep without a shepherd
36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with
compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered
abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. )
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to pursue the Lord.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, thank You for refreshing my spirit
and turning my plea for mercy into hope-filled praises."
Pray to the Lord and pray to ask the Lord for his
help to live the way you should live.
Pray to the Lord and be a witmess by owing no person anything.
Pray to the Lord and praise Him with thanksgiving.
Agree in prayer for Quebec:
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
- 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 for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and all to faith in Christ.
Pray for new believers in the Comoros who are persecuted and ostracised
for coming to faith in Christ.
1) 1 Kings 11, 2 Chronicles 9:29-31, Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
1 Kings 11
Solomon's Apostasy
1 (Dt 17:17; Ne 13:23-27) But King Solomon loved many foreign women
in addition to the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites,
Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites,
2 (Ex 34:16; 23:32-33) from the nations which the Lord warned the children
of Israel about, saying, "You shall not go in to them, nor shall they come
in to you, for they will surely turn your heart away toward their gods."
Solomon clung to these in love.
3 (2Sa 5:13-16) He had seven hundred wives who were princesses
and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.
4 (1Ki 9:4; 8:61) For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away
after other gods, and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God
as the heart of David his father had been.
5 (Jdg 2:13; 1Ki 11:7) For Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the goddess
of the Sidonians, and after Molek, the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not fully
follow the Lord as his father David had done.
7 (Nu 21:29; Jdg 11:24) Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh,
the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is close to Jerusalem,
and for Molek, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
8 He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense
and sacrificed to their gods.
9 (1Ki 3:5; 9:2) The Lord was angry with Solomon
because he turned his heart away from the Lord God of Israel,
who had appeared to him twice,
10 and had warned him about this, that he should not follow other gods,
but he was disobedient to the Lord's command.
11 (1Ki 11:31; 12:15-16) Therefore the Lord said to Solomon,
"Since you have done this and have not kept My covenant and statutes,
which I commanded you, I will surely take the kingdom from you
and give it to your servant.
12 I will not do this in your lifetime for your father David's sake,
but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
13 (1Ki 12:20; Dt 12:11) However, I will not take the whole kingdom away,
but will preserve one tribe for your son for David My servant's sake
and for the sake of Jerusalem which I chose."
Solomon's Adversaries
14 The Lord stirred up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite.
He was a prince of Edom.
15 (2Sa 8:14; Dt 20:13) For when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander
of the army had gone to bury the slain, he had killed every male in Edom
16 (for six months Joab stayed there with his men
until he had killed every male in Edom).
17 But Hadad fled to Egypt, he and some Edomites who served his father,
Hadad still being a small child.
18 (Nu 10:12; Dt 1:1) They set out from Midian and went to Paran,
and they gathered men from Paran and then arrived in Egypt
and presented him before Pharaoh king of Egypt,
who gave him a house and provisions and land.
19 Pharaoh had great affection for Hadad, so much so that he gave
him his sister-in-law, the sister of Tahpenes the queen, as a wife.
20 Tahpenes' sister gave birth to his son, Genubath, whom Tahpenes
weaned in Pharaoh's house. Genubath lived in Pharaoh's house
among the sons of Pharaoh.
21 (1Ki 2:10) When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers
and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh,
"Allow me to depart and go to my own country."
22 Then Pharaoh said to him, "But what have you lacked with me that
you want to go to your own country?"
And he answered, "Nothing, however let me go anyway."
23 (2Sa 8:3; 1Ki 11:14) God stirred up another adversary against him,
Rezon the son of Eliada, who fled from his lord Hadadezer, king of Zobah.
24 (2Sa 10:8; 10:18) He gathered a group of men and became leader over
a band when David killed the men of Zobah, and they fled to Damascus
and lived and reigned there.
25 He was an enemy of Israel all the days of Solomon in addition
to the troubles caused by Hadad, and he hated Israel and reigned over Aram.
Jeroboam's Rebellion
26 (1Ki 12:2; 2Ch 13:6) Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah,
who was Solomon's servant and whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman,
even he lifted up his hand against the king.
27 (1Ki 9:24; 9:15) This is what led to his rebellion against the king.
Solomon built Millo and repaired the wall of the City of David his father.
28 (Pr 22:29) Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor, and when Solomon
saw that the young man was industrious, he made him ruler over all the labor
force of the house of Joseph.
29 (1Ki 12:15; 14:2) At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,
the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him along the way, and he had dressed
himself in a new garment, and the two of them were alone in the field.
30 (1Sa 15:27-28) Ahijah took off the new garment that he wore
and tore it into twelve pieces,
31 (1Ki 11:11-12) and he said to Jeroboam: Take ten pieces,
for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,
"See, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon
and will give ten tribes to you
32 (1Ki 11:13) (but he shall have one tribe for My servant David's sake
and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all
the tribes of Israel),
33 because they have forsaken Me and have worshipped
Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites,
and Molek the god of the children of Ammon and have not walked
in My ways and have not done that which is right in My eyes,
to keep My statutes and judgments, as his father David had done.
34 "However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand,
but I will make him prince all the days of his life
for David My servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept
My commandments and My statutes.
35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand
and will give ten tribes to you.
36 (1Ki 11:13; 15:4) To his son will I give one tribe,
so that My servant David will always have a light
before Me in Jerusalem, the city in which I have chosen to put My name.
37 (2Sa 3:21) I will take you, and you shall reign according to all
that your soul desires and shall be king over Israel.
38 (Jos 1:5; 2Sa 7:11) It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command
you and will walk in My ways and do what is right in My sight to keep
My statutes and My commandments, as David My servant did,
I will be with you and build you a sure house, as I built for David,
and will give Israel to you.
39 I will thus afflict the seed of David, but not forever."
40 (2Ch 12:2-9) Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam.
And Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt to Shishak, king of Egypt,
and he stayed in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
The Death of Solomon
2Ch 9:29-31
41 (2Ch 9:29-31) The rest of the acts of Solomon and all that he did
and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel
was forty years.
43 (1Ki 2:10; 2Ki 21:18) Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried
in the City of David his father, and his son Rehoboam reigned after him.
1 Kings 11
His Fall
1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter
of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians,
and Hittites;
2 of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel,
Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely
they will turn away your heart after their gods:
Solomon clave unto these in love.
3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines:
and his wives turned away his heart.
4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away
his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD
his God, as was the heart of David his father.
5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after
Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after
the LORD, as did David his father.
7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab,
in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech,
the abomination of the children of Ammon.
8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives,
which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from
the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
10 and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after
other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee,
and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded
thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy
servant.
12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake:
but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to
thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which
I have chosen.
14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he
was of the king's seed in Edom.
15 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain
of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every
male in Edom;
16( for six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut
off every male in Edom:)
17 that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants
with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with
them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which
gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him
to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned
in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of
Pharaoh.
21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that
Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart,
that I may go to mine own country.
22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that,
behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered,
Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.
23 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which
fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
24 and he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David
slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein,
and reigned in Damascus.
25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside
the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
Jeroboam's Revolt
26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant,
whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand
against the king.
27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon
built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing
the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge
of the house of Joseph.
29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that
the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself
with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
30 and Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve
pieces:
31 and he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD,
the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon,
and will give ten tribes to thee:
32 (but he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for
Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of
Israel: )
33 because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth
the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom
the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do
that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments,
as did David his father.
34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make
him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose,
because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
35 but I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto
thee, even ten tribes.
36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a
light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put
my name there.
37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy
soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and
wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes
and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee,
and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel
unto thee.
39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose,
and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt,
and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did,
and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem
over all Israel was forty years.
43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 9
The Death of Solomon
1Ki 11:41-43
29 (1Ch 29:29; 1Ki 11:29) And the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning
to end, are they not written in the annals of Nathan the prophet,
and the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer
concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
30 (1Ki 11:42-43) So Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over
all Israel for forty years.
31 (1Ki 2:10) And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried
him in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son then ruled
in his place.
29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written
in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the
Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam
the son of Nebat?
30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city
of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
Ecclesiastes 1
All Is Vanity
1 (Ecc 1:12; 7:27; 12:8-10) These are the words of the Preacher,
the son of David and king in Jerusalem.
2 (Ecc 12:8; Ro 8:20) "Vanity
[Heb. suggests something futile, temporal, or obscure.]
of vanities,"
says the Preacher;
"vanity of vanities,
all is vanity."
3 (Ecc 2:11; 3:9) What benefit is there to a man in all his labors
that he toils under the sun?
4 (Ps 104:5 )A generation comes, and a generation goes,
but the earth continually remains.
5 (Ps 19:4-6) The sun comes up, and the sun goes down,
and hurries to the place where it rises.
6 (Jn 3:8 ) It moves to the south,
and then moves around to the north;
the wind continually travels around,
and it keeps turning on its circuit.
7 All the streams flow into the sea,
and the sea is never filled up.
And to the place where the streams flow,
there they continually return to flow.
8 (Pr 27:20; Ecc 4:8) All matters are wearisome;
a man is not able to speak to them.
The eye is not satisfied with what it sees,
and the ear is not content with what it hears.
9 (Ecc 3:15; 2:12) What has been is the same as what will be,
and what has been done is the same as what will be done;
there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there a matter where it is said,
"See, this is truly new"?
Long ago in the past
every matter has already been in our midst.
11 (Ecc 2:16) There is not a memory for the former things,
and moreover, there will not be
a memory for the things coming after,
even those things that are yet to come.
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh:
but the earth abideth for ever.
5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place
where he arose.
6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north;
it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according
to his circuits.
7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place
from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not
satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done
is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath
been already of old time, which was before us.
11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any
remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
2) Our Daily Bread for 3 June 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/06/03/spotting-rainbows
Entitled Spotting Rainbows of Hope
Psalms 42
BOOK TWO
Psalms 42-72
For the Music Director. A Contemplative Maskil of the sons of Korah.
1 As the deer pants after the water brooks,
so my soul pants after You, O God.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When will I come and appear before God?
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) My tears have been my food
day and night,
while they always say to me,
"Where is your God?"
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) When I remember these things,
I pour out my soul within me.
For I would travel with the throng of people;
I proceeded with them to the house of God,
with the voice of joy and thanks,
with a multitude making a pilgrimage.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted in me?
Hope in God,
for I will yet thank Him
for the help of His presence.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) O my God, my soul is cast down within me;
therefore I will remember You
from the land of Jordan,
and of the Hermon, from the hill of Mizar.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Deep calls to deep
at the noise of Your waterfalls;
all Your waves and Your billows
passed over me.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Yet the Lord will command
His lovingkindness in the daytime,
and in the night His song will be with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2 ) I will say to God, my rock,
"Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?"
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) With shattering in my bones,
those harassing me reproach me,
when they say to me every day,
"Where is your God?"
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Why, my soul, are you cast down?
Why do you groan within me?
Wait for God;
I will yet thank Him,
For He is my deliverance and my God..
Psalms 42
[1] As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after
thee, O God.
[2] My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and
appear before God?
[3] My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say
unto me, Where is thy God?
[4] When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone
with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of
joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
[5] Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me?
hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his
countenance.
[6] O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee
from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
[7] Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves
and thy billows are gone over me.
[8] Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the
night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
[9] I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I
mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
[10] As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say
daily unto me, Where is thy God?
[11] Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within
me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my
countenance, and my God.
During an October vacation, another battle with chronic pain forced me to
spend the first few days recovering in our room. My mood became as overcast
as the sky. When I finally ventured out to enjoy sightseeing at a nearby
lighthouse with my husband, gray clouds blocked much of our view. Still, I
snapped a few photos of the shadowy mountains and dull horizon.
Later, disappointed because a downpour tucked us in for the night, I skimmed
through our digital pictures. Gasping, I handed my husband the camera. "A
rainbow!" Focused on the gloominess earlier, I'd missed out on God refreshing
my weary spirit with the unexpected glimpse of hope (Genesis 9:13-16).
Physical or emotional suffering can often drag us down into the depths of
despair. Desperate for refreshment, we thirst for reminders of God's constant
presence and infinite power (Psalm 42:1-3). As we recall the countless times
God has come through for us and for others in the past, we can trust that our
hope is secured in Him no matter how downcast we feel in the moment (vv. 4-6).
When bad attitudes or difficult circumstances dim our vision, God invites us
to call on Him, read the Bible, and trust His faithfulness (vv. 7-11). As we
seek God, we can rely on Him to help us spot rainbows of
hope arched over the darkest days.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
When have bad attitudes negatively affected your vision?
How can you make sure your hope is centered on God?
Loving God, thank You for refreshing my spirit
and turning my plea for mercy into hope-filled praises.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 6 God Works!
Phil 2:12-13
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence,
but so much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence
only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will
and to do of his good pleasure.
"I just can't do it!" Marlys, a carrer woman in her 30s, was struggling to fit
her new Christian pricinples into the business world. Accustomed to the
cutthroat tactics of the corporate hierarchy, she has a hard time knowing
Jesus' examples of grace and mercy applied.
Marlys was right. She couldn't do it. In our own strength, none of us is able
to "live the Christian life." Someone has said, " The Christian life isn't
difficult -- it's impossible!" Only the power of the Holy Spirit is
effective to work the needed changes in our priorities and behaviour;
only God can accomplish what he calls us to do.
In Phillippians 2:12, Paul says "work it out." If we stop there,
we are likely to throw up our hands in despair.
But the good news appears in verse 13:
" For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure."
WE are not left on our own to figure out how to live the Christian life.
God gives us both the will and the ability to obey him, to live in a way
that will please him.
The key to a God-pleasing life is not performance, but obedience. God does not
expect us to "do great things" for him, to deserve his love and grace.
Our part in the process of salvation is to respond in obedience to the Lord,
to say "yes" to wht he asks of us. We cannot change ourselves;
we cannot even know ourselves apart from the Spirit's insight. But
as we cooperate with him, as we agree to be obedient, the Spirit changes us
within, and those changes are "worked out" into our lives.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to "Live the Christian life" on my own strengh?
What was the result?
b) In what practical ways is Paul's declaration that "God works in me"
good new in my life?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Romans 13:7-8
7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes
are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,
and honour to whom honour is due.
8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,
for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;
custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another:
for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 117
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
1 O praise the LORD, All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.
2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:
And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
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?)
Quebec
Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec
Quebec 2015 population 8214 000
est Muslim Population 418946
CNMM Networks: Montreal
There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering
of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority
of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim
population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone
African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.
And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more
Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.
This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches
and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small
by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that
is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now
this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly
or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br
easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,
yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.
Agree in prayer for :
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
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
3nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, 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.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadians to faith in Christ.
( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world of sin
and of righteousness and of judgment:
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,
and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds, He was moved with
compassion for them, because they fainted and were scattered,
like sheep without a shepherd
36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with
compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered
abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. )
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to pursue the Lord.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, thank You for refreshing my spirit
and turning my plea for mercy into hope-filled praises."
Pray to the Lord and pray to ask the Lord for his
help to live the way you should live.
Pray to the Lord and be a witmess by owing no person anything.
Pray to the Lord and praise Him with thanksgiving.
Agree in prayer for Quebec:
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
- 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 for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and all to faith in Christ.
Pray for new believers in the Comoros who are persecuted and ostracised
for coming to faith in Christ.