Day 164 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 13 June 2022 reflections
Day 164, 13 June 2022
1) 2 Kings 2
2 Kings 4
2 Kings 2
2 Kings 2
Elijah Ascends to Heaven
1 (Ge 5:24; Heb 11:5; Jos 4:19) Then when the Lord was about to take Elijah
up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 (1Sa 1:26; 2Ki 2:6) Elijah said to Elisha, "Tarry here, I ask you,
for the Lord has sent me to Bethel."
But Elisha said to him, "As the Lord lives, and as you live,
I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.
3 (2Ki 4:1; 4:38) The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came
out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the Lord
is taking away your master from you?"
And he said, "Yes, I know. Keep silent."
4 (2Ki 2:2; Jos 6:26; 1Ki 16:34) Elijah said to him, "Elisha, stay here,
for the Lord has sent me to Jericho."
And he said, "As the Lord lives, and as you live, I will not leave you."
So they entered Jericho.
5 (2Ki 2:3) The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho approached Elisha
and said to him, "Do you know that today the Lord is taking away your master
from you?" And he said, "Yes, I know. Keep silent."
6 (2Ki 2:2) Then Elijah said to him, "Stay here, for the Lord has
sent me to the Jordan."
And he said, "As the Lord lives, and as you live, I will not leave you."
And the two of them went on.
7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance,
and the two of them stood by the Jordan.
8 (1Ki 19:19; Ex 14:21-22) Then Elijah took his robe and rolled it up
and struck the water, and it was divided from one side to the other.
Then the two of them crossed on dry ground.
9 (Nu 11:17; Dt 21:17) And as they were crossing, Elijah said to Elisha,
"Ask for something, and I will do it for you before I am taken away from you."
And Elisha said, "Let a double portion of your spirit be upon me."
10 He said, "You have asked for a difficult thing, but if you see me
when I am taken from you, it will happen to you. If not, it will not."
11 (2Ki 6:17; Ps 68:17) As they continued walking and talking,
a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them,
and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 (2Ki 13:14) Elisha was watching and crying, "My father, my father,
the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!" And he did not see him again.
Then he grabbed his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
13 He picked up the robe of Elijah that fell from him,
and he returned and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
14 And he took the robe of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the water,
and said, "Where is the Lord, God of Elijah?" When he had struck the water,
it parted from one side to the other, and Elisha crossed over.
15 When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him from far off,
they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him
and bowed down to the ground before him.
16 (1Ki 18:12; Ac 8:39) They said to him, "Look now, there are fifty strong
men with your servants. Let them go and look for your master.
Perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has lifted him up and thrown him
on some mountain or into some valley." He said, "Do not send them."
17 (2Ki 8:11) When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send them."
So they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him.
18 When they returned to him (for he had stayed at Jericho),
he said to them, "Did I not say to you, do not go?"
Elisha Performs Miracles
19 Now the men of the city said to Elisha, "The location of this city is good,
as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful."
20 He said, "Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it."
So they brought it to him.
21 (2Ki 4:41; 6:6) He went out to the spring of water and threw the salt into
it and said, "Thus says the Lord: I have healed this water. No more death
or unfruitfulness will come from it."
22 So the waters have been healthy until this day,
according to the word that Elisha spoke.
23 (2Ch 36:16; Job 30:1) He went up from there to Bethel, and going up
on the way, little boys came out of the city and made fun of him
and said to him, "Go up, you bald head! Go up, you bald head!"
24 He turned around, saw them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord.
Then two she-bears came out of the woods and ripped open 42 of the boys.
25 (2Ki 4:25; 1Ki 18:19-20) He went from there to Mount Carmel,
and from there he returned to Samaria.
2 Kings 2
[1] And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven
by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
[2] And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath
sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
[3] And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha,
and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master
from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
[4] And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD
hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
[5] And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and
said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from
thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
[6] And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath
sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth,
I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
[7] And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar
off: and they two stood by Jordan.
[8] And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the
waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went
over on dry ground.
[9] And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto
Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And
Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
[10] And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou
see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not,
it shall not be so.
[11] And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold,
there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both
asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
[12] And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of
Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold
of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
[13] He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went
back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
[14] And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the
waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had
smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
[15] And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw
him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to
meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
[16] And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty
strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest
peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon
some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
[17] And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent
therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
[18] And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said
unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
[19] And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the
situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is
naught, and the ground barren.
[20] And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they
brought it to him.
[21] And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in
there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there
shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
[22] So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of
Elisha which he spake.
[23] And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the
way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and
said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
[24] And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of
the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare
forty and two children of them.
[25] And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he
returned to Samaria.
2 Kings 4
The Widow's Olive Oil
1 (2Ki 2:3; Lev 25:39-41) Now one of the wives of the sons of the prophets
cried to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that
your servant feared the Lord, but a creditor has come to take
my two sons as slaves."
2 (1Ki 17:12) Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you?
Tell me, what do you have in the house?"
She said, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil."
3 Then he said, "Go, ask for vessels from all your neighbors,
empty vessels and not just a few.
4 Then go in, shut the door behind you and your sons,
and pour the oil into all these vessels. When each is full, set it aside."
5 So she left him and shut the door behind her and her sons,
and they kept bringing vessels to her, and she kept pouring.
6 (Mt 14:20) When the vessels were full, she said to her son,
"Bring me another vessel."
But he said to her, "There is not another vessel." And the oil ceased.
7 Then she went and told the man of God. And he said,
"Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and you and your children can live
on the rest."
Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son
8 (Jos 19:18; 2Sa 19:32) One day Elisha passed through Shunem,
and a noble woman was there who urged him to eat a meal.
So whenever he passed through, he stopped there to eat a meal.
9 And she said to her husband, "I know that he is a holy man of God regularly
passing through near us.
10 (Ro 12:13; Mt 10:41-42) Let us make a little walled upper room
and put for him there a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp,
so when he comes to us he can stay there."
11 One day he came by there, and he turned aside to the upper room and lay down.
12 (2Ki 8:4-5; 4:29-31) He said to Gehazi his servant,
"Call this Shunammite woman." So he called her and she stood before him.
13 (2Sa 19:13) He said to him, "Say to her, Look, you have gone to all
this trouble for us. What may be done for you? Would you have a word
spoken on your behalf to the king, or to the captain of the army?"
And she answered, "I am living among my people."
14 He said, "What may be done for her?"
And Gehazi said, "Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old."
15 He said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood in the entrance.
16 (2Ki 4:28; Ge 17:21) He said, "At this season, when it is time,
you will embrace a son."
And she said, "No, my lord, man of God, do not lie to your servant."
17 But the woman conceived and bore a son at that season,
at the time that Elisha had told her.
18 When the child was older, he went out one day
to his father with the reapers.
19 He said to his father, "My head, my head!"
And he said to a servant, "Carry him to his mother."
20 When he had taken him and brought him to his mother,
the boy sat on her knees until noon, and died.
21 (2Ki 4:32) She went up, and laid him down on the bed of the man of God,
shut the door on him, and went out.
22 Then she called to her husband, "Send me one of the servants
and one of the donkeys, so that I may run to the man of God and return."
23 (Nu 10:10; 28:11) He said, "Why are you going to him today?
It is neither New Moon nor Sabbath."
She said, "It will be all right."
24 Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant,
"Lead on, and do not hold back for me unless I tell you."
25 (2Ki 2:25) So she went and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel.
And when the man of God saw her far off, he said to Gehazi his servant,
"Look, over there is the Shunammite woman.
26 Now run to meet her, and say to her, Are you all right?
Is your husband all right? Is the child all right?"
And she said, "It is all right."
27 When she came to the man of God at the mountain,
she grabbed his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away.
But the man of God said, "Let her alone, for she is in bitter distress,
and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me."
28 Then she said, "Did I ask for a son from my lord?
Did I not say, Do not give me false hope?"
29 (2Ki 2:14; Ex 14:16; 1Ki 18:46) Then he said to Gehazi, "Prepare yourself,
take my staff in your hand, and go. If you find anyone, do not greet him,
and if anyone greets you, do not answer him, and lay my staff
on the face of the boy."
30 (2Ki 2:2; 2:4) Then the boy's mother said, "As the Lord lives,
and as you live, I will not leave without you."
And he got up and followed her.
31 (Jn 11:11) Gehazi passed through ahead of them and laid the staff
on the face of the boy, but there was no sound or response.
So he returned to meet him and told him, "The boy is not awake."
32 When Elisha came into the house, he saw that the boy was dead,
lying on his bed.
33 (Mt 6:6; 2Ki 4:4) So he went in, and shut the door on the two of them,
and prayed to the Lord.
34 (1Ki 17:21; Ac 20:10) He went up and lay on the child, put his face
on his face, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands.
Then he bent over the child, and the child's flesh warmed.
35 (2Ki 8:5) Then he got down, walked once back and forth in the house,
and went up, and bent over him; the boy sneezed seven times,
and the boy opened his eyes.
36 (Heb 11:35) Then Elisha called Gehazi and said,
"Call the Shunammite woman." So he called her, and she came to him.
Then he said, "Pick up your son."
37 Then she came in, fell at his feet, and bowed down to the ground.
Then she picked up her son and went out.
Elisha Purifies the Deadly Stew
38 (2Ki 2:1; 2:3) When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine
in the land. The sons of the prophets were sitting before him,
and he said to his servant, "Put on the big cooking pot,
nd boil some stew for the sons of the prophets."
39 One went out into the field to gather herbs. He found a wild vine
and gathered from it wild gourds, filling his clothes, and came
and split them into the pot of stew, but they did not recognize them.
40 (Ex 10:17) So they poured it out for the men to eat. But as they were
eating the stew, they cried out, "Man of God, there is death in the pot."
They could not eat it.
41 (Ex 15:25; 2Ki 2:21) But he said, "Then bring flour." He threw it
into the pot and said, "Pour it for the people and let them eat."
And there was nothing bad in the pot.
Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men
42 (1Sa 9:7; 9:4; Jn 6:9) A man came from Baal Shalishah,
and he brought the man of God food from the first fruits
-twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain-in his sack.
And Elisha said, "Give it to the people and let them eat."
43 (Lk 9:13; Mt 14:20) But his servant said, "How can I set this
before a hundred men?"
He said, "Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord,
'They will eat and have some left.;"
44 So he set it before them, they ate, and some was left over,
according to the word of the Lord.
2 Kings 4
[1] Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets
unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that
thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my
two sons to be bondmen.
[2] And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast
thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the
house, save a pot of oil.
[3] Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours,
even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
[4] And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon
thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set
aside that which is full.
[5] So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who
brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
[6] And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her
son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel
more. And the oil stayed.
[7] Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil,
and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
[8] And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great
woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as
he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
[9] And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an
holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
[10] Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set
for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it
shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
[11] And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the
chamber, and lay there.
[12] And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he
had called her, she stood before him.
[13] And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful
for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be
spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I
dwell among mine own people.
[14] And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered,
Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
[15] And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the
door.
[16] And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou
shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not
lie unto thine handmaid.
[17] And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had
said unto her, according to the time of life.
[18] And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to
his father to the reapers.
[19] And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad,
Carry him to his mother.
[20] And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on
her knees till noon, and then died.
[21] And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut
the door upon him, and went out.
[22] And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee,
one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God,
and come again.
[23] And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new
moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
[24] Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go
forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
[25] So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came
to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his
servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
[26] Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with
thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she
answered, It is well.
[27] And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the
feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let
her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from
me, and hath not told me.
[28] Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not
deceive me?
[29] Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine
hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any
salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the
child.
[30] And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
[31] And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of
the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went
again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
[32] And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead,
and laid upon his bed.
[33] He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed
unto the LORD.
[34] And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his
mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he
stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
[35] Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and
stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the
child opened his eyes.
[36] And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called
her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
[37] Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the
ground, and took up her son, and went out.
[38] And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land;
and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his
servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the
prophets.
[39] And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild
vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came
and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
[40] So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they
were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of
God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
[41] But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said,
Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
[42] And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God
bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in
the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
[43] And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men?
He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD,
They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
[44] So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according
to the word of the LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 13 June 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/06/13/divine-tenderness
Entitled Divine Tenderness
1 Kings 19:4-10,15-18
4 (Nu 11:15; Jnh 4:8) But he went a day's journey into the wilderness
and came and sat down under a juniper tree and asked that he might die,
saying, "It is enough! Now, O Lord, take my life,
for I am not better than my fathers."
5 As he lay and slept under the juniper tree, an angel touched him
and said to him, "Arise and eat."
6 (Mt 4:11) He looked, and there was a cake baked on coals and a jar of water
at his head. And he ate and drank and then lay down again.
7 The angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said,
"Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you."
8 (Ex 34:28; 3:1; 24:18) He arose and ate and drank and went in the strength
of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Elijah Hears the Lord
9 (Ex 33:21-22; 1Ki 19:13) He came to a cave and camped there,
and the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him,
"Why are you here, Elijah?"
10 (1Ki 18:4; 18:22; Nu 25:13) And he said, "I have been very zealous
for the Lord, Lord of Hosts, for the children of Israel have forsaken
Your covenant, thrown down Your altars, and killed Your prophets
with the sword, and I alone am left, and they seek to take my life."
15 (2Ki 8:7-15) The Lord said to him, "Go, return on the road through
the Wilderness of Damascus, and when you arrive, anoint Hazael
to be king over Aram.
16 (1Ki 19:19-21; 2Ki 2:9) And you shall anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi,
to be king over Israel, and you shall anoint Elisha, the son of Shaphat
of Abel Meholah, to be prophet in your place.
17 (2Ki 8:12; 13:3) He who escapes the sword of Hazael will be killed
by Jehu, and he who escapes the sword of Jehu will be killed by Elisha.
18 (Hos 13:2) Still, I have preserved seven thousand men in Israel for Myself,
all of whose knees have not bowed to Baal
and whose mouths have not kissed him."
4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat
down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die;
and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better
than my fathers.
5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel
touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals,
and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink,
and laid him down again.
7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him,
and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that
meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word
of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the
children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars,
and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left;
and they seek my life, to take it away.
15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness
of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
16 and Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel:
and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be
prophet in thy room.
17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael
shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha
slay.
18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have
not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
I once heard a businessman describe his years in college as a time when he
often felt "helpless and hopeless" from bouts of depression. Sadly, he never
talked to a doctor about these feelings, but instead started making more
drastic plans-ordering a book on suicide from his local library
and setting a date to take his life.
God cares for the helpless and hopeless. We see this in His treatment
of biblical characters during their own dark times. When Jonah wanted to die,
God engaged him in tender conversation (Jonah 4:3-10). When Elijah asked God
to take his life (1 Kings 19:4), God provided bread and water to refresh him
(vv. 5-9), spoke gently to him (vv. 11-13), and helped him see he wasn't as
alone as he thought (v. 18). God approaches the downhearted with tender,
practical help.
The library notified the student when his book on suicide was ready to
collect. But in a mix-up, the note went to his parents' address instead.
When his mother called him, distraught, he realized the devastation
his suicide would bring. Without that address mix-up, he says,
he wouldn't be here today.
I don't believe that student was saved by luck or chance. Whether it's bread
and water when we need it, or a timely wrong address, when mysterious
intervention saves our lives, we've encountered divine tenderness.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
How has God come through for you in a time of desperation?
Where else have you seen divine tenderness in action?
Loving God, I praise You for Your tender, practical care
for the helpless and hopeless.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season
Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.
9 And let us not be weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow
flowers from seeds, Each child took the seed, planted it carefully in the
bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day
for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,
unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"
he pouted after the first week. "Nothing's gonna grow in there."
We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.
We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -
immediate response, and when we have to wait,
we become impatient and irritable.
Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"
is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church
at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results,
and weariness sets in.
If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it
and move on to a new project.
But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too
soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily
when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in
another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,
"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."
In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has
had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions
are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for
the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.
Application
a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labors have produced no harvest at all?
b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"
for reaping the harvest?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 30:19-20
19 (Dt 4:26; 30:1) I call heaven and earth to witnesses against you this day,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse.
Therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
20 (Dt 10:20; Ps 27:1) that you may love the Lord your God,
that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him,
for He is your life and the length of your days;
and that you may dwell in the land that the Lord
swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
20 that thou mayest love the LORD thy God,
and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him:
for he is thy life, and the length of thy days:
that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD
sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Freeing Forgiveness
Ps 103:1-14
PSALMS 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord does righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the people of Israel.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He will not always accuse,
neither will He keep his anger forever.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He does not treat us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.
14 For He knows how we are formed;
He remembers that we are dust.
Psalm 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul:
And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment
For all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses,
His acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide:
Neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins;
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,
So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children,
So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth our frame;
He remembereth that we are dust.
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
13th Day of the Month
a) Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, that God's Spirit
would influence then to act justly, serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may
lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to have the wisdom and power of Elijah
but not his depression.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, I praise You for Your tender, practical care
for the helpless and hopeless."
Pray to the Lord and pray to choose life.
Pray to the Lord and pray to remember He knows us.
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 that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them.
Pray for those who, for security reasons, are limited to
fellowship only with online churches in Libya.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
1) 2 Kings 2
2 Kings 4
2 Kings 2
2 Kings 2
Elijah Ascends to Heaven
1 (Ge 5:24; Heb 11:5; Jos 4:19) Then when the Lord was about to take Elijah
up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 (1Sa 1:26; 2Ki 2:6) Elijah said to Elisha, "Tarry here, I ask you,
for the Lord has sent me to Bethel."
But Elisha said to him, "As the Lord lives, and as you live,
I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.
3 (2Ki 4:1; 4:38) The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came
out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the Lord
is taking away your master from you?"
And he said, "Yes, I know. Keep silent."
4 (2Ki 2:2; Jos 6:26; 1Ki 16:34) Elijah said to him, "Elisha, stay here,
for the Lord has sent me to Jericho."
And he said, "As the Lord lives, and as you live, I will not leave you."
So they entered Jericho.
5 (2Ki 2:3) The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho approached Elisha
and said to him, "Do you know that today the Lord is taking away your master
from you?" And he said, "Yes, I know. Keep silent."
6 (2Ki 2:2) Then Elijah said to him, "Stay here, for the Lord has
sent me to the Jordan."
And he said, "As the Lord lives, and as you live, I will not leave you."
And the two of them went on.
7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance,
and the two of them stood by the Jordan.
8 (1Ki 19:19; Ex 14:21-22) Then Elijah took his robe and rolled it up
and struck the water, and it was divided from one side to the other.
Then the two of them crossed on dry ground.
9 (Nu 11:17; Dt 21:17) And as they were crossing, Elijah said to Elisha,
"Ask for something, and I will do it for you before I am taken away from you."
And Elisha said, "Let a double portion of your spirit be upon me."
10 He said, "You have asked for a difficult thing, but if you see me
when I am taken from you, it will happen to you. If not, it will not."
11 (2Ki 6:17; Ps 68:17) As they continued walking and talking,
a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them,
and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 (2Ki 13:14) Elisha was watching and crying, "My father, my father,
the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!" And he did not see him again.
Then he grabbed his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
13 He picked up the robe of Elijah that fell from him,
and he returned and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
14 And he took the robe of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the water,
and said, "Where is the Lord, God of Elijah?" When he had struck the water,
it parted from one side to the other, and Elisha crossed over.
15 When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him from far off,
they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him
and bowed down to the ground before him.
16 (1Ki 18:12; Ac 8:39) They said to him, "Look now, there are fifty strong
men with your servants. Let them go and look for your master.
Perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has lifted him up and thrown him
on some mountain or into some valley." He said, "Do not send them."
17 (2Ki 8:11) When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send them."
So they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him.
18 When they returned to him (for he had stayed at Jericho),
he said to them, "Did I not say to you, do not go?"
Elisha Performs Miracles
19 Now the men of the city said to Elisha, "The location of this city is good,
as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful."
20 He said, "Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it."
So they brought it to him.
21 (2Ki 4:41; 6:6) He went out to the spring of water and threw the salt into
it and said, "Thus says the Lord: I have healed this water. No more death
or unfruitfulness will come from it."
22 So the waters have been healthy until this day,
according to the word that Elisha spoke.
23 (2Ch 36:16; Job 30:1) He went up from there to Bethel, and going up
on the way, little boys came out of the city and made fun of him
and said to him, "Go up, you bald head! Go up, you bald head!"
24 He turned around, saw them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord.
Then two she-bears came out of the woods and ripped open 42 of the boys.
25 (2Ki 4:25; 1Ki 18:19-20) He went from there to Mount Carmel,
and from there he returned to Samaria.
2 Kings 2
[1] And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven
by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
[2] And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath
sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
[3] And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha,
and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master
from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
[4] And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD
hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
[5] And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and
said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from
thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
[6] And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath
sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth,
I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
[7] And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar
off: and they two stood by Jordan.
[8] And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the
waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went
over on dry ground.
[9] And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto
Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And
Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
[10] And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou
see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not,
it shall not be so.
[11] And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold,
there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both
asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
[12] And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of
Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold
of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
[13] He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went
back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
[14] And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the
waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had
smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
[15] And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw
him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to
meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
[16] And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty
strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest
peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon
some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
[17] And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent
therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
[18] And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said
unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
[19] And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the
situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is
naught, and the ground barren.
[20] And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they
brought it to him.
[21] And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in
there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there
shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
[22] So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of
Elisha which he spake.
[23] And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the
way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and
said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
[24] And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of
the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare
forty and two children of them.
[25] And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he
returned to Samaria.
2 Kings 4
The Widow's Olive Oil
1 (2Ki 2:3; Lev 25:39-41) Now one of the wives of the sons of the prophets
cried to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that
your servant feared the Lord, but a creditor has come to take
my two sons as slaves."
2 (1Ki 17:12) Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you?
Tell me, what do you have in the house?"
She said, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil."
3 Then he said, "Go, ask for vessels from all your neighbors,
empty vessels and not just a few.
4 Then go in, shut the door behind you and your sons,
and pour the oil into all these vessels. When each is full, set it aside."
5 So she left him and shut the door behind her and her sons,
and they kept bringing vessels to her, and she kept pouring.
6 (Mt 14:20) When the vessels were full, she said to her son,
"Bring me another vessel."
But he said to her, "There is not another vessel." And the oil ceased.
7 Then she went and told the man of God. And he said,
"Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and you and your children can live
on the rest."
Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son
8 (Jos 19:18; 2Sa 19:32) One day Elisha passed through Shunem,
and a noble woman was there who urged him to eat a meal.
So whenever he passed through, he stopped there to eat a meal.
9 And she said to her husband, "I know that he is a holy man of God regularly
passing through near us.
10 (Ro 12:13; Mt 10:41-42) Let us make a little walled upper room
and put for him there a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp,
so when he comes to us he can stay there."
11 One day he came by there, and he turned aside to the upper room and lay down.
12 (2Ki 8:4-5; 4:29-31) He said to Gehazi his servant,
"Call this Shunammite woman." So he called her and she stood before him.
13 (2Sa 19:13) He said to him, "Say to her, Look, you have gone to all
this trouble for us. What may be done for you? Would you have a word
spoken on your behalf to the king, or to the captain of the army?"
And she answered, "I am living among my people."
14 He said, "What may be done for her?"
And Gehazi said, "Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old."
15 He said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood in the entrance.
16 (2Ki 4:28; Ge 17:21) He said, "At this season, when it is time,
you will embrace a son."
And she said, "No, my lord, man of God, do not lie to your servant."
17 But the woman conceived and bore a son at that season,
at the time that Elisha had told her.
18 When the child was older, he went out one day
to his father with the reapers.
19 He said to his father, "My head, my head!"
And he said to a servant, "Carry him to his mother."
20 When he had taken him and brought him to his mother,
the boy sat on her knees until noon, and died.
21 (2Ki 4:32) She went up, and laid him down on the bed of the man of God,
shut the door on him, and went out.
22 Then she called to her husband, "Send me one of the servants
and one of the donkeys, so that I may run to the man of God and return."
23 (Nu 10:10; 28:11) He said, "Why are you going to him today?
It is neither New Moon nor Sabbath."
She said, "It will be all right."
24 Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant,
"Lead on, and do not hold back for me unless I tell you."
25 (2Ki 2:25) So she went and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel.
And when the man of God saw her far off, he said to Gehazi his servant,
"Look, over there is the Shunammite woman.
26 Now run to meet her, and say to her, Are you all right?
Is your husband all right? Is the child all right?"
And she said, "It is all right."
27 When she came to the man of God at the mountain,
she grabbed his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away.
But the man of God said, "Let her alone, for she is in bitter distress,
and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me."
28 Then she said, "Did I ask for a son from my lord?
Did I not say, Do not give me false hope?"
29 (2Ki 2:14; Ex 14:16; 1Ki 18:46) Then he said to Gehazi, "Prepare yourself,
take my staff in your hand, and go. If you find anyone, do not greet him,
and if anyone greets you, do not answer him, and lay my staff
on the face of the boy."
30 (2Ki 2:2; 2:4) Then the boy's mother said, "As the Lord lives,
and as you live, I will not leave without you."
And he got up and followed her.
31 (Jn 11:11) Gehazi passed through ahead of them and laid the staff
on the face of the boy, but there was no sound or response.
So he returned to meet him and told him, "The boy is not awake."
32 When Elisha came into the house, he saw that the boy was dead,
lying on his bed.
33 (Mt 6:6; 2Ki 4:4) So he went in, and shut the door on the two of them,
and prayed to the Lord.
34 (1Ki 17:21; Ac 20:10) He went up and lay on the child, put his face
on his face, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands.
Then he bent over the child, and the child's flesh warmed.
35 (2Ki 8:5) Then he got down, walked once back and forth in the house,
and went up, and bent over him; the boy sneezed seven times,
and the boy opened his eyes.
36 (Heb 11:35) Then Elisha called Gehazi and said,
"Call the Shunammite woman." So he called her, and she came to him.
Then he said, "Pick up your son."
37 Then she came in, fell at his feet, and bowed down to the ground.
Then she picked up her son and went out.
Elisha Purifies the Deadly Stew
38 (2Ki 2:1; 2:3) When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine
in the land. The sons of the prophets were sitting before him,
and he said to his servant, "Put on the big cooking pot,
nd boil some stew for the sons of the prophets."
39 One went out into the field to gather herbs. He found a wild vine
and gathered from it wild gourds, filling his clothes, and came
and split them into the pot of stew, but they did not recognize them.
40 (Ex 10:17) So they poured it out for the men to eat. But as they were
eating the stew, they cried out, "Man of God, there is death in the pot."
They could not eat it.
41 (Ex 15:25; 2Ki 2:21) But he said, "Then bring flour." He threw it
into the pot and said, "Pour it for the people and let them eat."
And there was nothing bad in the pot.
Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men
42 (1Sa 9:7; 9:4; Jn 6:9) A man came from Baal Shalishah,
and he brought the man of God food from the first fruits
-twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain-in his sack.
And Elisha said, "Give it to the people and let them eat."
43 (Lk 9:13; Mt 14:20) But his servant said, "How can I set this
before a hundred men?"
He said, "Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord,
'They will eat and have some left.;"
44 So he set it before them, they ate, and some was left over,
according to the word of the Lord.
2 Kings 4
[1] Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets
unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that
thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my
two sons to be bondmen.
[2] And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast
thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the
house, save a pot of oil.
[3] Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours,
even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
[4] And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon
thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set
aside that which is full.
[5] So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who
brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
[6] And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her
son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel
more. And the oil stayed.
[7] Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil,
and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
[8] And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great
woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as
he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
[9] And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an
holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
[10] Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set
for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it
shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
[11] And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the
chamber, and lay there.
[12] And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he
had called her, she stood before him.
[13] And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful
for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be
spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I
dwell among mine own people.
[14] And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered,
Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
[15] And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the
door.
[16] And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou
shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not
lie unto thine handmaid.
[17] And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had
said unto her, according to the time of life.
[18] And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to
his father to the reapers.
[19] And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad,
Carry him to his mother.
[20] And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on
her knees till noon, and then died.
[21] And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut
the door upon him, and went out.
[22] And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee,
one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God,
and come again.
[23] And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new
moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
[24] Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go
forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
[25] So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came
to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his
servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
[26] Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with
thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she
answered, It is well.
[27] And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the
feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let
her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from
me, and hath not told me.
[28] Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not
deceive me?
[29] Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine
hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any
salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the
child.
[30] And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
[31] And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of
the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went
again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
[32] And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead,
and laid upon his bed.
[33] He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed
unto the LORD.
[34] And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his
mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he
stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
[35] Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and
stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the
child opened his eyes.
[36] And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called
her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
[37] Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the
ground, and took up her son, and went out.
[38] And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land;
and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his
servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the
prophets.
[39] And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild
vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came
and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
[40] So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they
were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of
God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
[41] But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said,
Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
[42] And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God
bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in
the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
[43] And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men?
He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD,
They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
[44] So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according
to the word of the LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 13 June 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/06/13/divine-tenderness
Entitled Divine Tenderness
1 Kings 19:4-10,15-18
4 (Nu 11:15; Jnh 4:8) But he went a day's journey into the wilderness
and came and sat down under a juniper tree and asked that he might die,
saying, "It is enough! Now, O Lord, take my life,
for I am not better than my fathers."
5 As he lay and slept under the juniper tree, an angel touched him
and said to him, "Arise and eat."
6 (Mt 4:11) He looked, and there was a cake baked on coals and a jar of water
at his head. And he ate and drank and then lay down again.
7 The angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said,
"Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you."
8 (Ex 34:28; 3:1; 24:18) He arose and ate and drank and went in the strength
of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Elijah Hears the Lord
9 (Ex 33:21-22; 1Ki 19:13) He came to a cave and camped there,
and the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him,
"Why are you here, Elijah?"
10 (1Ki 18:4; 18:22; Nu 25:13) And he said, "I have been very zealous
for the Lord, Lord of Hosts, for the children of Israel have forsaken
Your covenant, thrown down Your altars, and killed Your prophets
with the sword, and I alone am left, and they seek to take my life."
15 (2Ki 8:7-15) The Lord said to him, "Go, return on the road through
the Wilderness of Damascus, and when you arrive, anoint Hazael
to be king over Aram.
16 (1Ki 19:19-21; 2Ki 2:9) And you shall anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi,
to be king over Israel, and you shall anoint Elisha, the son of Shaphat
of Abel Meholah, to be prophet in your place.
17 (2Ki 8:12; 13:3) He who escapes the sword of Hazael will be killed
by Jehu, and he who escapes the sword of Jehu will be killed by Elisha.
18 (Hos 13:2) Still, I have preserved seven thousand men in Israel for Myself,
all of whose knees have not bowed to Baal
and whose mouths have not kissed him."
4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat
down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die;
and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better
than my fathers.
5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel
touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals,
and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink,
and laid him down again.
7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him,
and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that
meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word
of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the
children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars,
and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left;
and they seek my life, to take it away.
15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness
of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
16 and Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel:
and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be
prophet in thy room.
17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael
shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha
slay.
18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have
not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
I once heard a businessman describe his years in college as a time when he
often felt "helpless and hopeless" from bouts of depression. Sadly, he never
talked to a doctor about these feelings, but instead started making more
drastic plans-ordering a book on suicide from his local library
and setting a date to take his life.
God cares for the helpless and hopeless. We see this in His treatment
of biblical characters during their own dark times. When Jonah wanted to die,
God engaged him in tender conversation (Jonah 4:3-10). When Elijah asked God
to take his life (1 Kings 19:4), God provided bread and water to refresh him
(vv. 5-9), spoke gently to him (vv. 11-13), and helped him see he wasn't as
alone as he thought (v. 18). God approaches the downhearted with tender,
practical help.
The library notified the student when his book on suicide was ready to
collect. But in a mix-up, the note went to his parents' address instead.
When his mother called him, distraught, he realized the devastation
his suicide would bring. Without that address mix-up, he says,
he wouldn't be here today.
I don't believe that student was saved by luck or chance. Whether it's bread
and water when we need it, or a timely wrong address, when mysterious
intervention saves our lives, we've encountered divine tenderness.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
How has God come through for you in a time of desperation?
Where else have you seen divine tenderness in action?
Loving God, I praise You for Your tender, practical care
for the helpless and hopeless.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season
Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.
9 And let us not be weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow
flowers from seeds, Each child took the seed, planted it carefully in the
bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day
for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,
unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"
he pouted after the first week. "Nothing's gonna grow in there."
We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.
We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -
immediate response, and when we have to wait,
we become impatient and irritable.
Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"
is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church
at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results,
and weariness sets in.
If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it
and move on to a new project.
But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too
soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily
when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in
another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,
"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."
In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has
had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions
are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for
the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.
Application
a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labors have produced no harvest at all?
b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"
for reaping the harvest?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 30:19-20
19 (Dt 4:26; 30:1) I call heaven and earth to witnesses against you this day,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse.
Therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
20 (Dt 10:20; Ps 27:1) that you may love the Lord your God,
that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him,
for He is your life and the length of your days;
and that you may dwell in the land that the Lord
swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
20 that thou mayest love the LORD thy God,
and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him:
for he is thy life, and the length of thy days:
that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD
sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Freeing Forgiveness
Ps 103:1-14
PSALMS 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord does righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the people of Israel.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He will not always accuse,
neither will He keep his anger forever.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He does not treat us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.
14 For He knows how we are formed;
He remembers that we are dust.
Psalm 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul:
And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment
For all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses,
His acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide:
Neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins;
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,
So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children,
So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth our frame;
He remembereth that we are dust.
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
13th Day of the Month
a) Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, that God's Spirit
would influence then to act justly, serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may
lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to have the wisdom and power of Elijah
but not his depression.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, I praise You for Your tender, practical care
for the helpless and hopeless."
Pray to the Lord and pray to choose life.
Pray to the Lord and pray to remember He knows us.
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 that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them.
Pray for those who, for security reasons, are limited to
fellowship only with online churches in Libya.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.