Day 197 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 16 July 2022 reflections
Day 197, 16 July 2022
1) Isaiah 30-33
Isaiah 30
The Warning of Judah
1 (Isa 1:2; 29:15) Woe to the rebellious children,
says the Lord, who take counsel, but not from Me,
and make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
in order to add sin to sin;
2 (Nu 27:21; Isa 36:6) they walk down to Egypt
and have not asked from My mouth,
to strengthen themselves in the safety of Pharaoh
and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
3 (Isa 20:5) Therefore the safety of Pharaoh shall be your shame
and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your humiliation.
4 (Isa 19:11; Jer 43:7) For their princes were at Zoan,
and their ambassadors came to Hanes.
5 (Jer 2:36; Isa 30:7) They all will be ashamed
of a people who cannot profit them,
who are not a help or profit,
but a shame and also a reproach.
6 (Dt 8:15; Isa 46:1-2; Jer 11:4) The burden of the beasts of the Negev.
Through a land of trouble and anguish,
from which comes the lioness and lion,
the viper and fiery flying serpent,
they will carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys,
and their treasures on the humps of camels,
to a people who shall not profit them.
7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose.
Therefore, I have called her,
"Rahab who has been exterminated."
8 (Isa 8:1; Hab 2:2) Now go, write it before them on a tablet,
and note it in a book,
that it may serve in the time to come
as a witness forever;
9 (Isa 30:1 ) for this is a rebellious people, lying children,
children who refuse to listen to the law of the Lord;
10 (Am 7:13; Jer 11:21) they say to the seers,
"You must not see visions,"
and to the prophets,
"You must not prophesy to us right things;
speak to us pleasant things,
prophesy illusions.
11 Get out of the way,
turn aside from the path,
let us hear no more
about the Holy One of Israel."
12 (Isa 5:24) Therefore, thus says the Holy One of Israel:
Because you despise this word
and trust in oppression and perverseness,
and rely on them,
13 (1Ki 20:30; Ps 62:3) therefore this iniquity shall be to you
as a breach ready to fall, swelling up in a high wall,
whose collapse comes suddenly, in an instant.
14 (Ps 2:9; Jer 19:10-11) He shall break it as the breaking of the potter's
vessel that is broken in pieces;
He shall not spare so that there shall not be found in the breaking of it
a shard to take fire from the hearth
or with which to take water out of a cistern.
15 (Isa 32:17; 7:4) For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
In returning and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.
Yet you were not willing,
16 (Isa 31:1; 31:3) and you said, "No, for we will flee on horses";
therefore you shall flee.
"And we will ride on swift horses";
therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.
17 (Lev 26:8; 26:36) One thousand shall flee
at the threat of one man;
at the threat of five
you shall flee
until you are left
as a flag on the top of a mountain
and as a banner on a hill.
God's Promise to Zion
18( Isa 25:9; 2Pe 3:9) Therefore, the Lord longs to be gracious to you,
and therefore, He waits on high to have mercy on you;
for the Lord is a God of justice;
how blessed are all who long for Him.
19 (Ps 50:15; Isa 58:9) O people in Zion, inhabitants in Jerusalem,
you shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound
of your cry. When He hears it, He will answer you.
20 (1Ki 22:27; Ps 74:9) Though the Lord has given you the bread of adversity
and the water of affliction, yet He, your Teacher,
will no longer hide Himself,
but your eyes shall see your Teacher.
21 (Ps 25:8-9; Isa 35:8-9) Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,
"This is the way, walk in it," whenever you turn to the right hand
and when you turn to the left.
22 (Jdg 17:3-4; Isa 46:6) You shall defile also your graven images
overlaid with silver, and your molded images ornamented with gold.
You shall scatter them as an impure thing, and say to them, "Be gone!"
23 (Isa 32:20; Ps 65:9-13) Then He shall give you rain for the seed which you
shall sow in the ground and bread of the increase of the earth.
And it shall be rich and plentiful.
On that day your cattle shall feed in large pastures.
24 (Ge 45:6) The oxen likewise and the young donkeys that work the ground
shall eat cured fodder, which has been winnowed with the shovel and fork.
25 (Isa 35:6-7; 43:19-20) There shall be on every high mountain
and on every high hill rivers and streams of waters in the day
of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
26 (Isa 60:19-20; Dt 32:39) Moreover the light of the moon shall be
as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,
as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord binds
up the breach of His people and heals the wound from His blow.
Judgment on Assyria
27 See, the name of the Lord comes from afar,
burning with His anger, and its burden is heavy;
His lips are full of indignation,
and His tongue as a devouring fire.
28 (Isa 8:8; 11:4) And His breath is as an overflowing stream
which reaches to the middle of the neck,
to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity;
and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people,
causing them to err.
29 (Ps 42:4; Isa 2:3) You shall have songs,
as in the night when a festival is kept,
and gladness of heart,
as when one goes with a flute
to come into the mountain of the Lord,
to the Mighty One of Israel.
30 (Ps 18:13-14; Jos 10:11) The Lord shall cause His glorious voice
to be heard,
and shall show the descending of His arm
with the indignation of His anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire,
with scattering, and cloudburst, and hailstones.
31 (Isa 9:4; 10:5) For through the voice of the Lord the Assyrian
shall be beaten down
when He strikes with a rod.
32 (Isa 11:15; 2:19) And every blow of the rod of punishment
which the Lord shall lay on him
shall be with tambourines and harps;
and in battles, brandishing weapons, He will fight them.
33 (2Ki 23:10; Ge 19:24; Jer 19:6) For Topheth has been long prepared,
indeed, for the king it has been prepared.
He has made it deep and large,
a pile of fire with much wood;
the breath of the Lord,
like a stream of brimstone,
kindles it.
Isaiah 30
[1] Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but
not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they
may add sin to sin:
[2] That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to
strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow
of Egypt!
[3] Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in
the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
[4] For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
[5] They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an
help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
[6] The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and
anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying
serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and
their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not
profit them.
[7] For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have
I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
[8] Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it
may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
[9] That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not
hear the law of the LORD:
[10] Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto
us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
[11] Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One
of Israel to cease from before us.
[12] Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this
word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
[13] Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall,
swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
[14] And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is
broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in
the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water
withal out of the pit.
[15] For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and
rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your
strength: and ye would not.
[16] But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee:
and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be
swift.
[17] One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five
shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and
as an ensign on an hill.
[18] And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and
therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD
is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
[19] For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no
more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he
shall hear it, he will answer thee.
[20] And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of
affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more,
but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
[21] And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way,
walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
[22] Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and
the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a
menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.
[23] Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground
withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and
plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
[24] The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat
clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
[25] And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill,
rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the
towers fall.
[26] Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and
the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the
day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the
stroke of their wound.
[27] Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger,
and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his
tongue as a devouring fire:
[28] And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of
the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a
bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
[29] Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept;
and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the
mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
[30] And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew
the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with
the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
[31] For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down,
which smote with a rod.
[32] And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD
shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of
shaking will he fight with it.
[33] For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he
hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the
breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Isaiah 31
Woe to Those Who Trust Egypt
1 (Ps 20:7; Dt 17:16) Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,
and rely on horses,
and trust in chariots because they are many,
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel
nor seek the Lord!
2 (Nu 23:19; Isa 45:7) Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster
and will not call back His words,
but will arise against the house of the evildoers
and against the help of those who work iniquity.
3 (Isa 9:17; Eze 28:9) Now the Egyptians are men and not God;
and their horses flesh and not spirit.
When the Lord shall stretch out His hand,
both he who helps shall fall
and he who is helped shall fall down,
and they all shall fail together.
4 (Am 3:8; Isa 42:13; Hos 11:10) For thus the Lord has spoken to me:
Like the lion, and the young lion,
roars over his prey,
against which a multitude of shepherds
is called out against him,
he will not be afraid of their voice,
nor disturbed at their noise,
so shall the Lord of Hosts come down
to fight for Mount Zion, and for its hill.
5 (Ps 91:4; Dt 32:11) Like flying birds,
so the Lord of Hosts will defend Jerusalem.
He will defend and deliver it;
He will pass over and preserve it.
6 (Isa 55:7; Jer 3:10) Turn to Him whom you have deeply betrayed,
O sons of Israel.
7 (Isa 2:20; 30:22) For in that day every man shall cast away
his idols of silver and his idols of gold which your own hands
have made for you as a sin.
8 (Isa 14:25; Ge 49:15) "Then the Assyrian shall fall by the sword
that is not of man,
and the sword not of man shall devour him.
So he shall not escape the sword,
and his young men shall become forced laborers.
9 (Dt 32:31; Isa 18:3) He shall cross over to his stronghold for fear,
and his princes shall be afraid of the banner,"
says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 31
[1] Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and
trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are
very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the
LORD!
[2] Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his
words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the
help of them that work iniquity.
[3] Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not
spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall
fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail
together.
[4] For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young
lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth
against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the
noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion,
and for the hill thereof.
[5] As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending
also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
[6] Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
[7] For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his
idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
[8] Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and
the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the
sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
[9] And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes
shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and
his furnace in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 32
The Kingdom of Righteousness
1 (Isa 9:6-7; Jer 33:15) See, a king shall reign in righteousness,
and princes shall rule justly.
2 (Isa 25:4; 7:14) A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind,
and a shelter from the tempest,
as rivers of water in a dry place,
as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
3 (Isa 29:18) The eyes of those who see shall not be blinded,
and the ears of those who hear shall listen.
4 (Isa 29:24) The heart also of the hasty shall understand knowledge,
and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
5 (Isa 5:20) The vile person shall no more be called noble,
nor the rogue be spoken of as generous;
6 (1Sa 24:13; Isa 3:15) for the vile person will speak nonsense,
and his heart will work iniquity:
to practice hypocrisy and to utter error against the Lord,
to keep the hungry unsatisfied and to withhold drink from the thirsty.
7 (Jer 5:26-28; Isa 5:23) The instruments also of the rogue are evil;
he devises wicked schemes to destroy the poor with lying words,
even when the needy speaks right.
8 But the noble devises noble things, and by noble things he stands.
The Women of Jerusalem
9 (Isa 28:23; 3:16) Rise up, you women who are at ease,
hear my voice; you careless daughters, give ear to my speech.
10 (Isa 7:23) Within a year and a few days
you shall be troubled, you careless daughters;
for the vintage is ended
and the fruit gathering shall not come.
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease;
be troubled, you careless daughters;
strip, undress,
and put sackcloth on your waist.
12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vine,
13 (Isa 22:2; 7:23) for the land of my people
in which thorns and briers shall come up,
yes, for all the joyful houses
and for the jubilant city;
14 (Isa 24:10; 24:12) because the palaces have been forsaken,
the populated city is forsaken.
The forts and towers shall be caves forever,
a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks,
15 (Isa 29:17; 35:1-2) until the Spirit is poured on us from on high,
and the wilderness is a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
The Peace of God's Reign
16 Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness will abide in the fruitful field.
17 (Ps 119:165; Ro 14:17) The work of righteousness shall be peace,
and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
18 (Hos 2:18-23; Zec 2:5) My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation
and in secure dwellings
and in quiet resting places;
19 (Isa 28:17; 26:5) and it shall hail when the forest comes down,
and the city shall be utterly laid low.
20 (Ecc 11:1; Isa 30:23-24) How blessed are you
who sow beside all waters,
who send out freely the ox and the donkey.
Isaiah 32
[1] Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in
judgment.
[2] And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from
the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great
rock in a weary land.
[3] And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them
that hear shall hearken.
[4] The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of
the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
[5] The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to
be bountiful.
[6] For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work
iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to
make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the
thirsty to fail.
[7] The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices
to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
[8] But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he
stand.
[9] Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless
daughters; give ear unto my speech.
[10] Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the
vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
[11] Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones:
strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
[12] They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the
fruitful vine.
[13] Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon
all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
[14] Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall
be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild
asses, a pasture of flocks;
[15] Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be
a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
[16] Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain
in the fruitful field.
[17] And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of
righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
[18] And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure
dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
[19] When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be
low in a low place.
[20] Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the
feet of the ox and the ass.
Isaiah 33
A Prophecy of Deliverance
1 (Isa 21:2; Mt 7:2) Woe to you, O destroyer,
though you were not destroyed, and he who is treacherous,
though others did not deal treacherously with you!
When you cease destroying, you shall be destroyed;
and when you finish dealing treacherously,
others shall deal treacherously with you.
2 (Isa 25:9; 26:8) O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.
Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
3 At the noise of the tumult, the people flee;
at the lifting up of Yourself, the nations scatter;
4 your spoil is gathered like the caterpillar gathers;
as locusts rush about, men rush about on it.
5 (Isa 2:17) The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 (Mt 6:33; Ps 112:1-3) He shall be the stability of your times,
a wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the fear of the Lord is His treasure.
7 (2Ki 18:18; Isa 36:22) Listen! Their valiant ones cry in the streets;
the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
8 (Jdg 5:6) The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases.
He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities,
he has no regard for man.
9 (Isa 35:2; 65:10) The earth mourns and languishes;
Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down.
Sharon is like a wilderness,
and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
Impending Judgment on Israel
10 (Ps 12:5) "Now I will rise," says the Lord,
"now I will be exalted,
now I will be lifted up.
11 (Ps 7:14; Isa 59:4) You have conceived chaff,
you shall bring forth stubble;
My breath, as fire, shall devour you.
12 (2Sa 23:6-7; Isa 27:4) The people shall be burned to lime,
as thorns cut up are burned in the fire."
13 (Ps 48:10; Isa 49:1) Hear what I have done, you who are far away;
and you who are near, acknowledge My might.
14 (Heb 12:29; Isa 66:24) The sinners in Zion are afraid;
fearfulness has seized the hypocrites:
"Who among us can live with the continual fire?
Who among us can live with everlasting burning?"
15 (Ps 119:37) He who walks righteously
and speaks uprightly,
he who rejects unjust gain
and shakes his hands from holding bribes,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed,
and shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
16 He shall dwell on high;
his place of defense shall be the impregnable rock;
his bread shall be given him,
his waters shall be sure.
The Land of the Majestic King
17 (Isa 6:5) Your eyes shall see the King in His beauty;
they shall see the land that is very far away.
18 (2Ki 18:14; 1Co 1:20) Your heart shall meditate on terror:
"Where is he who counts?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?"
19 (Isa 28:11; Dt 28:49-50) You shall not see a fierce people any more,
a people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends,
of a stammering tongue which no one understands.
20 (Ps 46:5; Isa 32:18) Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
your eyes shall see Jerusalem,
a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down;
not one of its stakes shall ever be removed,
nor shall any of its cords be broken.
21 (Ps 46:4-5) But there the glorious Lord will be to us
a place of broad rivers and streams
on which no boat with oars shall go
and on which no gallant ship shall pass,
22 (Jas 4:12; Ps 89:18) for the Lord is our judge,
the Lord is our lawgiver,
the Lord is our king;
He will save us.
23 (2Ki 7:8; Ps 68:12) Your tackle hangs loose;
it cannot hold the base of its mast securely,
nor spread out the sail.
Then the prey of an abundant spoil shall be divided;
the lame shall take the prey.
24 (Jer 50:20; 1Jn 1:7-9) The inhabitant shall not say, "I am sick";
the people who dwell there shall be forgiven their iniquity.
Isaiah 33
[1] Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest
treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt
cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to
deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
[2] O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm
every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
[3] At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself
the nations were scattered.
[4] And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller:
as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
[5] The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with
judgment and righteousness.
[6] And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and
strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
[7] Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace
shall weep bitterly.
[8] The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the
covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
[9] The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down:
Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
[10] Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift
up myself.
[11] Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as
fire, shall devour you.
[12] And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall
they be burned in the fire.
[13] Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near,
acknowledge my might.
[14] The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the
hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us
shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
[15] He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth
the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that
stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing
evil;
[16] He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of
rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
[17] Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land
that is very far off.
[18] Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the
receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
[19] Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than
thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
[20] Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see
Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not
one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the
cords thereof be broken.
[21] But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and
streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship
pass thereby.
[22] For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our
king; he will save us.
[23] Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast,
they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided;
the lame take the prey.
[24] And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell
therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
2) Our Daily Bread for 16 July 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/07/16/useless
Entitled Useless Without Love
1 Corinthians 13:1-7
1 (2Co 12:4) If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have
not love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
2 (Mt 17:20; 21:21) If I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all
mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so that I could
remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.
3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be
burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.
4 (Col 3:12; Pr 10:12) Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not;
love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up,
5 (1Co 10:24; Php 2:21) does not behave itself improperly, seeks not
its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;
6 (2Jn 1:4; Ro 1:32) rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7 (1Co 13:4) bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
and endures all things.
The More Excellent Way
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity,
I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and
all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains,
and have not charity, I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body
to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth
not itself, is not puffed up,
5 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily
provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all
things.
After taking the pieces for my special-order table from the box and laying
them out before me, I noticed something wasn't quite right. The beautiful
top for the table and other parts were accounted for, but it was missing
one of the legs. Without all of the legs, I couldn't assemble the table,
rendering it useless.
It's not just tables that are useless when missing one vital piece.
In the book of 1 Corinthians, Paul reminded his readers that they were
missing one essential component. The believers possessed many spiritual
gifts but lacked love.
Using exaggerated language to emphasize his point, Paul wrote that even
if his readers had all knowledge, if they gave away every single thing
they owned, and even if they willingly suffered hardship, without the
essential foundation of love, their actions would all amount to nothing
(1 Corinthians 13:1-3). Paul encouraged them to always infuse their
actions with love, movingly describing the beauty of a love that
always protects, trusts, hopes, and perseveres (vv. 4-7).
As we use our spiritual gifts, perhaps to teach, encourage, or serve in our
faith communities, remember that God’s design always calls for love.
Otherwise, it's like a table missing a leg. It can't achieve the true purpose
for which it was designed.
By: Lisa M. Samra
Reflect & Pray
When have you experienced love being a missing ingredient?
What is an example where love was integral?
Heavenly Father, it amazes me that You do everything in love.
Help me learn to love like You.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 7 - The Great Exchange
2 Cor 5:21 - God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,
that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin;
that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
People were talking ; the gossip lines were busy day and night.
Andrea, a Bible study leader and pillar of the church, had been
accused of indiscretion with a married man, another member
of the congregation. The rumours were proven untrue,
but that hardly mattered anymore. The damage was done.
"It's just not far," Andrea said. " It was all so unnecessary.
And now, even though I've done nothing wrong, my relationship
with that church will never be the same again."
We all know what pain is caused by undeserved accusation,
rejection, and misunderstanding. Sometimes, when the smoke clears,
irreparable damage has been done, even when no sin has occurred.
We can understand the torment that comes when we've sinned,
but when we've done nothing wrong, the injustice seem unbearable.
Jesus knew what it was to suffer unjustly. He had never sinned at all,
yet he 'became sin' for us. He gave himself in an outrageous exchange:
he took our sin and gave us his righteousness.
Living in this exchange does not mean, of course, that we will be exempt
from pain, that we will never again suffer unjustly or be subject
to rejection. But in Christ, we are declared righteous before God,
just as Jesus himself is righteous. And as we submit
to the Holy Spirit's work in us, we become righteous ,
obeying him and growing in grace. Christ endured rejection
for us so that we might live in him.
Application
1. Have I ever suffered unjustly or been rejected by someone without cause?
2. How can this verse, coupled with my own experience give me a greater
depth of appreciation of what Christ suffered for me?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Prov 3:9-10
9 Honour the Lord with your substance,
and with the first fruits of all your increase;
10 so your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your presses will burst out with new wine.
9 Honour the LORD with thy substance,
And with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
And thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Worried Over Money
Hebr 13:5-6
5 Let your lives be without love of money, and be content
with the things you have. For He has said:
"I will never leave you, nor forsake you."
6 So we may boldly say:
"The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness;
and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said,
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 So that we may boldly say,
The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear
What man shall do unto me.
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?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National
Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
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
16th Day of the Month
a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences
( John 16:7-8
7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.
For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.
But if I go, I will send Him to you.
8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin
and of righteousness and of judgment"
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away:
for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you;
but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,
and of righteousness, and of judgment:
)
b) Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
(
John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me."
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Rom 3:19-20
19 Now we know that whatever the law says,
it says to those who are under the law,
so that every mouth may be silenced,
and all the world may become accountable to God.
20 Therefore by the works of the law
no flesh will be justified in His sight,
for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are
under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become
guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified
in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
2 Cor 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,
that each one may receive his recompense in the body,
according to what he has done,
whether it was good or bad.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one
may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,
whether it be good or bad.
2 Cor 10:5
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ,
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against
the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and and pray to put your trust in Him.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, it amazes me that You do everything
in love. Help me learn to love like You."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His exchange on the cross.
Pray to the Lord and honour Him with your firstfruits.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know He is Helper.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- 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 God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences.
Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy.
Pray for unity and harmony among Sudanese churches and their leaders.
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) Isaiah 30-33
Isaiah 30
The Warning of Judah
1 (Isa 1:2; 29:15) Woe to the rebellious children,
says the Lord, who take counsel, but not from Me,
and make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
in order to add sin to sin;
2 (Nu 27:21; Isa 36:6) they walk down to Egypt
and have not asked from My mouth,
to strengthen themselves in the safety of Pharaoh
and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
3 (Isa 20:5) Therefore the safety of Pharaoh shall be your shame
and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your humiliation.
4 (Isa 19:11; Jer 43:7) For their princes were at Zoan,
and their ambassadors came to Hanes.
5 (Jer 2:36; Isa 30:7) They all will be ashamed
of a people who cannot profit them,
who are not a help or profit,
but a shame and also a reproach.
6 (Dt 8:15; Isa 46:1-2; Jer 11:4) The burden of the beasts of the Negev.
Through a land of trouble and anguish,
from which comes the lioness and lion,
the viper and fiery flying serpent,
they will carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys,
and their treasures on the humps of camels,
to a people who shall not profit them.
7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose.
Therefore, I have called her,
"Rahab who has been exterminated."
8 (Isa 8:1; Hab 2:2) Now go, write it before them on a tablet,
and note it in a book,
that it may serve in the time to come
as a witness forever;
9 (Isa 30:1 ) for this is a rebellious people, lying children,
children who refuse to listen to the law of the Lord;
10 (Am 7:13; Jer 11:21) they say to the seers,
"You must not see visions,"
and to the prophets,
"You must not prophesy to us right things;
speak to us pleasant things,
prophesy illusions.
11 Get out of the way,
turn aside from the path,
let us hear no more
about the Holy One of Israel."
12 (Isa 5:24) Therefore, thus says the Holy One of Israel:
Because you despise this word
and trust in oppression and perverseness,
and rely on them,
13 (1Ki 20:30; Ps 62:3) therefore this iniquity shall be to you
as a breach ready to fall, swelling up in a high wall,
whose collapse comes suddenly, in an instant.
14 (Ps 2:9; Jer 19:10-11) He shall break it as the breaking of the potter's
vessel that is broken in pieces;
He shall not spare so that there shall not be found in the breaking of it
a shard to take fire from the hearth
or with which to take water out of a cistern.
15 (Isa 32:17; 7:4) For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
In returning and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.
Yet you were not willing,
16 (Isa 31:1; 31:3) and you said, "No, for we will flee on horses";
therefore you shall flee.
"And we will ride on swift horses";
therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.
17 (Lev 26:8; 26:36) One thousand shall flee
at the threat of one man;
at the threat of five
you shall flee
until you are left
as a flag on the top of a mountain
and as a banner on a hill.
God's Promise to Zion
18( Isa 25:9; 2Pe 3:9) Therefore, the Lord longs to be gracious to you,
and therefore, He waits on high to have mercy on you;
for the Lord is a God of justice;
how blessed are all who long for Him.
19 (Ps 50:15; Isa 58:9) O people in Zion, inhabitants in Jerusalem,
you shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound
of your cry. When He hears it, He will answer you.
20 (1Ki 22:27; Ps 74:9) Though the Lord has given you the bread of adversity
and the water of affliction, yet He, your Teacher,
will no longer hide Himself,
but your eyes shall see your Teacher.
21 (Ps 25:8-9; Isa 35:8-9) Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,
"This is the way, walk in it," whenever you turn to the right hand
and when you turn to the left.
22 (Jdg 17:3-4; Isa 46:6) You shall defile also your graven images
overlaid with silver, and your molded images ornamented with gold.
You shall scatter them as an impure thing, and say to them, "Be gone!"
23 (Isa 32:20; Ps 65:9-13) Then He shall give you rain for the seed which you
shall sow in the ground and bread of the increase of the earth.
And it shall be rich and plentiful.
On that day your cattle shall feed in large pastures.
24 (Ge 45:6) The oxen likewise and the young donkeys that work the ground
shall eat cured fodder, which has been winnowed with the shovel and fork.
25 (Isa 35:6-7; 43:19-20) There shall be on every high mountain
and on every high hill rivers and streams of waters in the day
of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
26 (Isa 60:19-20; Dt 32:39) Moreover the light of the moon shall be
as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,
as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord binds
up the breach of His people and heals the wound from His blow.
Judgment on Assyria
27 See, the name of the Lord comes from afar,
burning with His anger, and its burden is heavy;
His lips are full of indignation,
and His tongue as a devouring fire.
28 (Isa 8:8; 11:4) And His breath is as an overflowing stream
which reaches to the middle of the neck,
to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity;
and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people,
causing them to err.
29 (Ps 42:4; Isa 2:3) You shall have songs,
as in the night when a festival is kept,
and gladness of heart,
as when one goes with a flute
to come into the mountain of the Lord,
to the Mighty One of Israel.
30 (Ps 18:13-14; Jos 10:11) The Lord shall cause His glorious voice
to be heard,
and shall show the descending of His arm
with the indignation of His anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire,
with scattering, and cloudburst, and hailstones.
31 (Isa 9:4; 10:5) For through the voice of the Lord the Assyrian
shall be beaten down
when He strikes with a rod.
32 (Isa 11:15; 2:19) And every blow of the rod of punishment
which the Lord shall lay on him
shall be with tambourines and harps;
and in battles, brandishing weapons, He will fight them.
33 (2Ki 23:10; Ge 19:24; Jer 19:6) For Topheth has been long prepared,
indeed, for the king it has been prepared.
He has made it deep and large,
a pile of fire with much wood;
the breath of the Lord,
like a stream of brimstone,
kindles it.
Isaiah 30
[1] Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but
not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they
may add sin to sin:
[2] That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to
strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow
of Egypt!
[3] Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in
the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
[4] For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
[5] They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an
help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
[6] The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and
anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying
serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and
their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not
profit them.
[7] For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have
I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
[8] Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it
may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
[9] That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not
hear the law of the LORD:
[10] Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto
us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
[11] Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One
of Israel to cease from before us.
[12] Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this
word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
[13] Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall,
swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
[14] And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is
broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in
the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water
withal out of the pit.
[15] For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and
rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your
strength: and ye would not.
[16] But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee:
and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be
swift.
[17] One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five
shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and
as an ensign on an hill.
[18] And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and
therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD
is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
[19] For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no
more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he
shall hear it, he will answer thee.
[20] And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of
affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more,
but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
[21] And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way,
walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
[22] Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and
the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a
menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.
[23] Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground
withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and
plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
[24] The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat
clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
[25] And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill,
rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the
towers fall.
[26] Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and
the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the
day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the
stroke of their wound.
[27] Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger,
and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his
tongue as a devouring fire:
[28] And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of
the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a
bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
[29] Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept;
and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the
mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
[30] And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew
the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with
the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
[31] For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down,
which smote with a rod.
[32] And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD
shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of
shaking will he fight with it.
[33] For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he
hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the
breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Isaiah 31
Woe to Those Who Trust Egypt
1 (Ps 20:7; Dt 17:16) Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,
and rely on horses,
and trust in chariots because they are many,
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel
nor seek the Lord!
2 (Nu 23:19; Isa 45:7) Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster
and will not call back His words,
but will arise against the house of the evildoers
and against the help of those who work iniquity.
3 (Isa 9:17; Eze 28:9) Now the Egyptians are men and not God;
and their horses flesh and not spirit.
When the Lord shall stretch out His hand,
both he who helps shall fall
and he who is helped shall fall down,
and they all shall fail together.
4 (Am 3:8; Isa 42:13; Hos 11:10) For thus the Lord has spoken to me:
Like the lion, and the young lion,
roars over his prey,
against which a multitude of shepherds
is called out against him,
he will not be afraid of their voice,
nor disturbed at their noise,
so shall the Lord of Hosts come down
to fight for Mount Zion, and for its hill.
5 (Ps 91:4; Dt 32:11) Like flying birds,
so the Lord of Hosts will defend Jerusalem.
He will defend and deliver it;
He will pass over and preserve it.
6 (Isa 55:7; Jer 3:10) Turn to Him whom you have deeply betrayed,
O sons of Israel.
7 (Isa 2:20; 30:22) For in that day every man shall cast away
his idols of silver and his idols of gold which your own hands
have made for you as a sin.
8 (Isa 14:25; Ge 49:15) "Then the Assyrian shall fall by the sword
that is not of man,
and the sword not of man shall devour him.
So he shall not escape the sword,
and his young men shall become forced laborers.
9 (Dt 32:31; Isa 18:3) He shall cross over to his stronghold for fear,
and his princes shall be afraid of the banner,"
says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 31
[1] Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and
trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are
very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the
LORD!
[2] Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his
words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the
help of them that work iniquity.
[3] Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not
spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall
fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail
together.
[4] For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young
lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth
against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the
noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion,
and for the hill thereof.
[5] As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending
also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
[6] Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
[7] For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his
idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
[8] Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and
the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the
sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
[9] And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes
shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and
his furnace in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 32
The Kingdom of Righteousness
1 (Isa 9:6-7; Jer 33:15) See, a king shall reign in righteousness,
and princes shall rule justly.
2 (Isa 25:4; 7:14) A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind,
and a shelter from the tempest,
as rivers of water in a dry place,
as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
3 (Isa 29:18) The eyes of those who see shall not be blinded,
and the ears of those who hear shall listen.
4 (Isa 29:24) The heart also of the hasty shall understand knowledge,
and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
5 (Isa 5:20) The vile person shall no more be called noble,
nor the rogue be spoken of as generous;
6 (1Sa 24:13; Isa 3:15) for the vile person will speak nonsense,
and his heart will work iniquity:
to practice hypocrisy and to utter error against the Lord,
to keep the hungry unsatisfied and to withhold drink from the thirsty.
7 (Jer 5:26-28; Isa 5:23) The instruments also of the rogue are evil;
he devises wicked schemes to destroy the poor with lying words,
even when the needy speaks right.
8 But the noble devises noble things, and by noble things he stands.
The Women of Jerusalem
9 (Isa 28:23; 3:16) Rise up, you women who are at ease,
hear my voice; you careless daughters, give ear to my speech.
10 (Isa 7:23) Within a year and a few days
you shall be troubled, you careless daughters;
for the vintage is ended
and the fruit gathering shall not come.
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease;
be troubled, you careless daughters;
strip, undress,
and put sackcloth on your waist.
12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vine,
13 (Isa 22:2; 7:23) for the land of my people
in which thorns and briers shall come up,
yes, for all the joyful houses
and for the jubilant city;
14 (Isa 24:10; 24:12) because the palaces have been forsaken,
the populated city is forsaken.
The forts and towers shall be caves forever,
a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks,
15 (Isa 29:17; 35:1-2) until the Spirit is poured on us from on high,
and the wilderness is a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
The Peace of God's Reign
16 Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness will abide in the fruitful field.
17 (Ps 119:165; Ro 14:17) The work of righteousness shall be peace,
and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
18 (Hos 2:18-23; Zec 2:5) My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation
and in secure dwellings
and in quiet resting places;
19 (Isa 28:17; 26:5) and it shall hail when the forest comes down,
and the city shall be utterly laid low.
20 (Ecc 11:1; Isa 30:23-24) How blessed are you
who sow beside all waters,
who send out freely the ox and the donkey.
Isaiah 32
[1] Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in
judgment.
[2] And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from
the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great
rock in a weary land.
[3] And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them
that hear shall hearken.
[4] The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of
the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
[5] The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to
be bountiful.
[6] For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work
iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to
make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the
thirsty to fail.
[7] The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices
to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
[8] But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he
stand.
[9] Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless
daughters; give ear unto my speech.
[10] Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the
vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
[11] Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones:
strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
[12] They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the
fruitful vine.
[13] Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon
all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
[14] Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall
be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild
asses, a pasture of flocks;
[15] Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be
a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
[16] Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain
in the fruitful field.
[17] And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of
righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
[18] And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure
dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
[19] When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be
low in a low place.
[20] Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the
feet of the ox and the ass.
Isaiah 33
A Prophecy of Deliverance
1 (Isa 21:2; Mt 7:2) Woe to you, O destroyer,
though you were not destroyed, and he who is treacherous,
though others did not deal treacherously with you!
When you cease destroying, you shall be destroyed;
and when you finish dealing treacherously,
others shall deal treacherously with you.
2 (Isa 25:9; 26:8) O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.
Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
3 At the noise of the tumult, the people flee;
at the lifting up of Yourself, the nations scatter;
4 your spoil is gathered like the caterpillar gathers;
as locusts rush about, men rush about on it.
5 (Isa 2:17) The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 (Mt 6:33; Ps 112:1-3) He shall be the stability of your times,
a wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the fear of the Lord is His treasure.
7 (2Ki 18:18; Isa 36:22) Listen! Their valiant ones cry in the streets;
the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
8 (Jdg 5:6) The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases.
He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities,
he has no regard for man.
9 (Isa 35:2; 65:10) The earth mourns and languishes;
Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down.
Sharon is like a wilderness,
and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
Impending Judgment on Israel
10 (Ps 12:5) "Now I will rise," says the Lord,
"now I will be exalted,
now I will be lifted up.
11 (Ps 7:14; Isa 59:4) You have conceived chaff,
you shall bring forth stubble;
My breath, as fire, shall devour you.
12 (2Sa 23:6-7; Isa 27:4) The people shall be burned to lime,
as thorns cut up are burned in the fire."
13 (Ps 48:10; Isa 49:1) Hear what I have done, you who are far away;
and you who are near, acknowledge My might.
14 (Heb 12:29; Isa 66:24) The sinners in Zion are afraid;
fearfulness has seized the hypocrites:
"Who among us can live with the continual fire?
Who among us can live with everlasting burning?"
15 (Ps 119:37) He who walks righteously
and speaks uprightly,
he who rejects unjust gain
and shakes his hands from holding bribes,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed,
and shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
16 He shall dwell on high;
his place of defense shall be the impregnable rock;
his bread shall be given him,
his waters shall be sure.
The Land of the Majestic King
17 (Isa 6:5) Your eyes shall see the King in His beauty;
they shall see the land that is very far away.
18 (2Ki 18:14; 1Co 1:20) Your heart shall meditate on terror:
"Where is he who counts?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?"
19 (Isa 28:11; Dt 28:49-50) You shall not see a fierce people any more,
a people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends,
of a stammering tongue which no one understands.
20 (Ps 46:5; Isa 32:18) Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
your eyes shall see Jerusalem,
a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down;
not one of its stakes shall ever be removed,
nor shall any of its cords be broken.
21 (Ps 46:4-5) But there the glorious Lord will be to us
a place of broad rivers and streams
on which no boat with oars shall go
and on which no gallant ship shall pass,
22 (Jas 4:12; Ps 89:18) for the Lord is our judge,
the Lord is our lawgiver,
the Lord is our king;
He will save us.
23 (2Ki 7:8; Ps 68:12) Your tackle hangs loose;
it cannot hold the base of its mast securely,
nor spread out the sail.
Then the prey of an abundant spoil shall be divided;
the lame shall take the prey.
24 (Jer 50:20; 1Jn 1:7-9) The inhabitant shall not say, "I am sick";
the people who dwell there shall be forgiven their iniquity.
Isaiah 33
[1] Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest
treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt
cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to
deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
[2] O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm
every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
[3] At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself
the nations were scattered.
[4] And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller:
as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
[5] The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with
judgment and righteousness.
[6] And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and
strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
[7] Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace
shall weep bitterly.
[8] The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the
covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
[9] The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down:
Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
[10] Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift
up myself.
[11] Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as
fire, shall devour you.
[12] And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall
they be burned in the fire.
[13] Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near,
acknowledge my might.
[14] The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the
hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us
shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
[15] He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth
the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that
stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing
evil;
[16] He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of
rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
[17] Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land
that is very far off.
[18] Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the
receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
[19] Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than
thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
[20] Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see
Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not
one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the
cords thereof be broken.
[21] But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and
streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship
pass thereby.
[22] For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our
king; he will save us.
[23] Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast,
they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided;
the lame take the prey.
[24] And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell
therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
2) Our Daily Bread for 16 July 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/07/16/useless
Entitled Useless Without Love
1 Corinthians 13:1-7
1 (2Co 12:4) If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have
not love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
2 (Mt 17:20; 21:21) If I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all
mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so that I could
remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.
3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be
burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.
4 (Col 3:12; Pr 10:12) Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not;
love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up,
5 (1Co 10:24; Php 2:21) does not behave itself improperly, seeks not
its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;
6 (2Jn 1:4; Ro 1:32) rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7 (1Co 13:4) bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
and endures all things.
The More Excellent Way
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity,
I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and
all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains,
and have not charity, I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body
to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth
not itself, is not puffed up,
5 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily
provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all
things.
After taking the pieces for my special-order table from the box and laying
them out before me, I noticed something wasn't quite right. The beautiful
top for the table and other parts were accounted for, but it was missing
one of the legs. Without all of the legs, I couldn't assemble the table,
rendering it useless.
It's not just tables that are useless when missing one vital piece.
In the book of 1 Corinthians, Paul reminded his readers that they were
missing one essential component. The believers possessed many spiritual
gifts but lacked love.
Using exaggerated language to emphasize his point, Paul wrote that even
if his readers had all knowledge, if they gave away every single thing
they owned, and even if they willingly suffered hardship, without the
essential foundation of love, their actions would all amount to nothing
(1 Corinthians 13:1-3). Paul encouraged them to always infuse their
actions with love, movingly describing the beauty of a love that
always protects, trusts, hopes, and perseveres (vv. 4-7).
As we use our spiritual gifts, perhaps to teach, encourage, or serve in our
faith communities, remember that God’s design always calls for love.
Otherwise, it's like a table missing a leg. It can't achieve the true purpose
for which it was designed.
By: Lisa M. Samra
Reflect & Pray
When have you experienced love being a missing ingredient?
What is an example where love was integral?
Heavenly Father, it amazes me that You do everything in love.
Help me learn to love like You.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 7 - The Great Exchange
2 Cor 5:21 - God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,
that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin;
that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
People were talking ; the gossip lines were busy day and night.
Andrea, a Bible study leader and pillar of the church, had been
accused of indiscretion with a married man, another member
of the congregation. The rumours were proven untrue,
but that hardly mattered anymore. The damage was done.
"It's just not far," Andrea said. " It was all so unnecessary.
And now, even though I've done nothing wrong, my relationship
with that church will never be the same again."
We all know what pain is caused by undeserved accusation,
rejection, and misunderstanding. Sometimes, when the smoke clears,
irreparable damage has been done, even when no sin has occurred.
We can understand the torment that comes when we've sinned,
but when we've done nothing wrong, the injustice seem unbearable.
Jesus knew what it was to suffer unjustly. He had never sinned at all,
yet he 'became sin' for us. He gave himself in an outrageous exchange:
he took our sin and gave us his righteousness.
Living in this exchange does not mean, of course, that we will be exempt
from pain, that we will never again suffer unjustly or be subject
to rejection. But in Christ, we are declared righteous before God,
just as Jesus himself is righteous. And as we submit
to the Holy Spirit's work in us, we become righteous ,
obeying him and growing in grace. Christ endured rejection
for us so that we might live in him.
Application
1. Have I ever suffered unjustly or been rejected by someone without cause?
2. How can this verse, coupled with my own experience give me a greater
depth of appreciation of what Christ suffered for me?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Prov 3:9-10
9 Honour the Lord with your substance,
and with the first fruits of all your increase;
10 so your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your presses will burst out with new wine.
9 Honour the LORD with thy substance,
And with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
And thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Worried Over Money
Hebr 13:5-6
5 Let your lives be without love of money, and be content
with the things you have. For He has said:
"I will never leave you, nor forsake you."
6 So we may boldly say:
"The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness;
and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said,
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 So that we may boldly say,
The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear
What man shall do unto me.
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?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National
Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
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
16th Day of the Month
a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences
( John 16:7-8
7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.
For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.
But if I go, I will send Him to you.
8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin
and of righteousness and of judgment"
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away:
for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you;
but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,
and of righteousness, and of judgment:
)
b) Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
(
John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me."
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Rom 3:19-20
19 Now we know that whatever the law says,
it says to those who are under the law,
so that every mouth may be silenced,
and all the world may become accountable to God.
20 Therefore by the works of the law
no flesh will be justified in His sight,
for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are
under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become
guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified
in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
2 Cor 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,
that each one may receive his recompense in the body,
according to what he has done,
whether it was good or bad.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one
may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,
whether it be good or bad.
2 Cor 10:5
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ,
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against
the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and and pray to put your trust in Him.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, it amazes me that You do everything
in love. Help me learn to love like You."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His exchange on the cross.
Pray to the Lord and honour Him with your firstfruits.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know He is Helper.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- 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 God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences.
Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy.
Pray for unity and harmony among Sudanese churches and their leaders.
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.