Day 201 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 20 July 2022 reflections
Day 201, 20 July 2022
1) 2 Kings 20:1-11
Isaiah 38:1-8
2 Chronicles 32:24-31
Isaiah 38:9-22
2 Kings 20:12-19
Isaiah 39
2 Kings 20:1-11
Hezekiah's Life Extended
2Ch 32:24-26; Isa 38:1-8
1(2Sa 17:23) In those days Hezekiah became ill and was near death.
The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him, and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live."
2 Then he turned his face toward the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying,
3 (Ne 13:22; 2Ki 18:3-6) "Please, O Lord, remember how I have walked before
You faithfully and with an undivided heart and have done what is good
in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Now before Isaiah had come out of the middle courtyard,
the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
5 (1Sa 9:16; 2Ki 19:20) "Turn back and say to Hezekiah the leader of My
people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father:
I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will heal you.
On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.
6 (2Ki 19:34) I will add to your days fifteen years, and I will deliver you
and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria.
I will defend this city for My own sake and for the sake of David My servant."
7 (Isa 38:21) Then Isaiah said, "Take a cake of figs."
So they took it and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me,
and that I should go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?"
9 Isaiah said, "This is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will
do the thing that He has spoken: Should the shadow walk forward ten steps
or go back ten steps?"
10 And Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to stretch
ten steps, so let it go back ten steps."
11 (Jos 10:12-14; Isa 38:8) Isaiah the prophet called to the Lord,
and He made the shadow go back ten steps on the stairs of Ahaz.
2 Kings 20
[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the
son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine
house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
[2] Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
[3] I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in
truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy
sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
[4] And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court,
that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
[5] Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the
LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy
tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the
house of the LORD.
[6] And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and
this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this
city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
[7] And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the
boil, and he recovered.
[8] And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will
heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
[9] And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD
will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forth ten
degrees, or go back ten degrees?
[10] And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down
ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
[11] And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow
ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
Isaiah 38:1-8
Isaiah 38
Hezekiah's Illness
2Ki 20:1-11; 2Ch 32:24-26
1 (2Sa 17:23; 2Ch 32:24) In those days Hezekiah was mortally ill.
And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die,
and not live."
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
3 (1Ch 29:19; Ne 13:14) and said, "Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You,
how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done
what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying:
5 (2Ki 18:2) "Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of David
your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears.
Surely I will add to your days fifteen years.
6 (Isa 37:35) I will deliver you and this city out of the hand
of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
7 (Jdg 6:37-39; Isa 37:30) “This shall be a sign to you from the Lord,
that the Lord will do this thing that He has spoken:
8 (Jos 10:12-14) I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down
with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, to go back ten steps."
So the sun's shadow returned ten steps on the sundial
by which it had gone down.
[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the
son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set
thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
[2] Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
[3] And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before
thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in
thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
[4] Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,
[5] Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy
father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add
unto thy days fifteen years.
[6] And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of
Assyria: and I will defend this city.
[7] And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do
this thing that he hath spoken;
[8] Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone
down
2 Chronicles 32:24-31
Hezekiah's Pride
24 In those days Hezekiah became ill even to the point of death,
so he prayed to the Lord. He spoke to the king and gave him a sign.
25 But Hezekiah did not make recompense for what was given to him
because his heart was proud. So divine anger was on him, Judah, and Jerusalem.
26 Then Hezekiah humbled himself from his arrogant heart,
both he and those who lived in Jerusalem, and the anger of the Lord did not
come over them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 And Hezekiah had a vast amount of riches and honor,
and he made treasures for himself from silver, gold, costly stones, spices,
shields, and all types of precious items.
28 He made storehouses for the produce of grain, wine, and oil;
and stalls for all types of livestock and flocks.
29 He also built cities for himself and acquired numbers of flocks and herds,
for God had given to him a vast amount of possessions.
30 And Hezekiah shut up the upper outlet of the waters of the Gihon
and directed them downward to the western side of the City of David.
And Hezekiah found success in all his works.
31 But the envoys came from the officials of Babylon who were sent to him
to inquire about the sign that had been given in the land. God left him alone
in order to test Hezekiah, to know what was in his heart.
[24] In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD:
and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
[25] But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him;
for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon
Judah and Jerusalem.
[26] Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart,
both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came
not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
[27] And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself
treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for
spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
[28] Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and
stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.
[29] Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in
abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
[30] This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and
brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah
prospered in all his works.
[31] Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon,
who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God
left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
Isaiah 38:9-22
9 This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah
after his illness and recovery:
10 (2Co 1:9; Ps 102:24 ) I said: In the middle of my days,
I shall go to the gates of Sheol;
I am to be deprived of the rest of my years.
11 (Ps 27:13) I said, I shall not see the Lord,
even the Lord, in the land of the living;
I shall see man no more
with the inhabitants of the world.
12 (Ps 73:14; 2Co 5:1) My dwelling is pulled up
and removed from me as a shepherd’s tent;
I rolled up my life like a weaver.
He cuts me off from the loom;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
13 (Ps 51:8; Da 6:24) I composed my soul until morning,
like a lion, so He breaks all my bones;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
14 (Isa 59:11; Job 30:29) Like a crane or a swallow, so I twitter;
I mourn as a dove;
my eyes look wistfully upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
15 (1Ki 21:27; Job 7:11) What shall I say?
For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it.
I shall wander about all my years
in the bitterness of my soul.
16 (Dt 8:3) O Lord, by these things men live,
and in all these things is the life of my spirit;
O restore me to health
and make me live!
17 (Ps 30:3; Isa 43:25) Surely it was for my own peace
that I had great bitterness;
but You have kept my soul
from the pit of corruption,
for You have cast all my sins
behind Your back.
18 (Ecc 9:10; Ps 6:5) For Sheol cannot thank You,
death cannot praise You;
those who go down into the pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
19 (Dt 6:7; 4:9) It is the living who give thanks to You,
as I do this day;
a father explains to his sons
about Your faithfulness.
20 The Lord shall surely save me;
therefore, we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments
all the days of our lives
in the house of the Lord.
21 For Isaiah had said, "Let them take a cake of figs
and lay it on the boil, and he shall recover."
22 Hezekiah also had said, "What is the sign that I shall go
up to the house of the Lord?"
[9] The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was
recovered of his sickness:
[10] I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the
grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
[11] I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the
living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
[12] Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I
have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining
sickness:
from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
[13] I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my
bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
[14] Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove:
mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for
me.
[15] What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done
it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
[16] O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life
of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
[17] Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my
soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my
sins
behind thy back.
[18] For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they
that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
[19] The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the
father to the children shall make known thy truth.
[20] The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the
stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
[21] For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a
plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
[22] Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the
house of the LORD?
2 Kings 20:12-19
Envoys From Babylon
Isa 39:1-8; 2Ch 32:32-33
12 (2Ch 32:31; Isa 39:1-8) At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan,
king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah,
for he had heard that Hezekiah had been ill.
13 Hezekiah welcomed them and showed them all the treasure house,
the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, all the armory,
and all that was found in his storehouses.
There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion
that Hezekiah did not show them.
14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him,
"What did these men say? From where did they come to you?"
Hezekiah said, "They came from a distant land, from Babylon."
15 He said, "What have they seen in your house?"
Hezekiah said, "They have seen everything in my house.
There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them."
16 Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the Lord:
17 (2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10) The days are coming when everything that is
in your house and that your fathers have stored up until this day
will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord.
18 (2Ch 33:11; 2Ki 24:12) Some of your sons who go out from you,
who will be born to you, will be taken away.
They will be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon."
19 (1Sa 3:18) Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah,
"The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good."
And he said, "Why not, if there is peace and security in my days?"
[12] At that time Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had
been sick.
[13] And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his
precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious
ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his
treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that
Hezekiah shewed them not.
[14] Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him,
What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said,
They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
[15] And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered,
All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among
my treasures that I have not shewed them.
[16] And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.
[17] Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which
thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into
Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
[18] And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget,
shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
king of Babylon.
[19] Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou
hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
Isaiah 39
Envoys From Babylon
2Ki 20:12-19
1 (2Ki 20:12–19; 2Ch 32:31) At that time Marduk-Baladan the son of Baladan,
king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard
that he had been sick and had recovered.
2 (2Ch 32:25; 32:31) Hezekiah was glad and showed them the house
of his precious things: the silver, and the gold, and the spices,
and the precious ointment, and his whole armoury, and all that was found
in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion,
that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 (Dt 28:49; 2Sa 12:1) Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said
to him, "What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?"
And Hezekiah said, "They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon."
4 Then he said, "What have they seen in your house?"
And Hezekiah answered, "All that is in my house they have seen.
There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them."
5 (1Sa 13:13-14; 15:16) Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah,
"Hear the word of the Lord of Hosts.
6 (2Ki 24:13; 25:13-15) The days are surely coming when all that is
in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store
until this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left,
says the Lord.
7 (2Ki 24:12; 2Ch 36:10) And some of your sons who descend from you,
whom you shall father, shall be taken away. And they shall become officials
in the palace of the king of Babylon."
8 (2Ch 32:26; 34:28) Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the Lord
which you have spoken is good."
For he said, "For there shall be peace and truth in my days."
Isaiah 39
[1] At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent
letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick,
and was recovered.
[2] And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious
things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment,
and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures:
there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah
shewed them not.
[3] Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What
said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They
are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
[4] Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered,
All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my
treasures that I have not shewed them.
[5] Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:
[6] Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which
thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to
Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
[7] And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget,
shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
king of Babylon.
[8] Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou
hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my
days.
2) Our Daily Bread for 20 July 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/07/20/what-a-find
Entitled What a Find!
2 Kings 22:8-12
8 (Dt 31:24-26) Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe,
"I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord."
Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
9 Then Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought the king a report.
He said, "Your servants have emptied the money that was found
in the house and have given it into the hand of the appointed workers
of the house of the Lord."
10 (Jer 36:21) Shaphan the scribe informed the king, saying,
"Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." So Shaphan read it before the king.
11 When the king had heard the words of the Book of the Law,
he tore his clothes.
12 (Jer 26:24; 2Ki 25:22) Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest,
Ahikam son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe,
and Asaiah, a servant of the king, saying,
[8] And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found
the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to
Shaphan, and he read it.
[9] And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word
again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the
house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that
have the oversight of the house of the LORD.
[10] And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath
delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
[11] And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of
the law, that he rent his clothes.
[12] And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of
Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah
a servant of the king's, saying,
While scuba diving in 2021, Jennifer's eyes fixed on a small, green bottle at
the bottom of a river. She scooped up what she describes as "a once-in-a-
lifetime find." The bottle contained a message written by a young man on his
eighteenth birthday in 1926! The words requested that whoever discovered the
message return it to him. Jennifer used Facebook to locate a delighted family
member of the man. Although he'd died in 1995, his once-hidden note brought joy
to Jennifer and the man's family.
In 2 Kings 22:8, we read that Hilkiah made an extraordinary find when he
"found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord." The high priest found
what was likely the book of Deuteronomy. "When the king heard the words of
the Book of the Law," he was both deeply moved and greatly distressed (v. 11).
Like the temple in Judah itself, God and the reading of and obedience to the
Scriptures He'd inspired had been neglected by the people. In repentance, the
king had the temple swept clean of idols and anything that would displease
God as he instituted reforms for his nation (23:1-24).
Today, our Bibles contain sixty-six books that reveal God's wisdom and
instruction-including Deuteronomy. As we read and listen to them, may the Holy
Spirit transform our minds and reform our ways. Dive into the life-changing
story of Scripture today and find wisdom to explore for a lifetime!
By: Tom Felten
Reflect & Pray
What has God recently revealed to you as you've studied the Scriptures?
Why is it vital for you to regularly spend time in them?
Father, please help me see the things I need to change in my life.
Learn effective
Bible study methods.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
of whom will I be afraid?
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,
and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money
loses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ecclesiates 11:1
1 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10) Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
Romans 8:31-39
The Love of God
31 (Ps 118:6; Ro 4:1) What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 (Jn 3:16; Ro 4:25) He who did not spare His own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all, how shall
He not with Him also freely give us all things?
33 (Rev 12:10-11; Isa 50:8-9) Who shall bring a charge against God's elect?
It is God who justifies.
34 (Heb 7:25; Mk 16:19; Ro 8:1) Who is he who condemns?
It is Christ who died, yes, who is risen, who is also
at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
35 (1Co 4:11) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 (Ps 44:22; 1Co 15:30)As it is written:
"For Your sake we are killed all day long;
we are counted as sheep for the slaughter." (Ps 44:22.)
37 (1Co 15:57; Gal 2:20) No, in all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
More than Conquerors
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us,
who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all,
how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect?
It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather,
that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God,
who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation,
or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written,
For thy sake we are killed all the day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate
us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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
20th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
( Matthew 19:14
14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16-17)
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,
and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not,
to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
)
b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
(
Eph 6:12
12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly places.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord that you look to the future of your nation.
Pray to the Lord: "Father, please help me see the things
I need to change in my life. "
Pray to the Lord and pray to hand over all your fears to Him.
Pray to the Lord and pray to hand over all your risks to Him
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that He will not seperate from us.
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 for the children of Canada, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
Pray that Christians in Mauritania who worship in secret will find
fellowship with other believers .
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 20:1-11
Isaiah 38:1-8
2 Chronicles 32:24-31
Isaiah 38:9-22
2 Kings 20:12-19
Isaiah 39
2 Kings 20:1-11
Hezekiah's Life Extended
2Ch 32:24-26; Isa 38:1-8
1(2Sa 17:23) In those days Hezekiah became ill and was near death.
The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him, and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live."
2 Then he turned his face toward the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying,
3 (Ne 13:22; 2Ki 18:3-6) "Please, O Lord, remember how I have walked before
You faithfully and with an undivided heart and have done what is good
in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Now before Isaiah had come out of the middle courtyard,
the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
5 (1Sa 9:16; 2Ki 19:20) "Turn back and say to Hezekiah the leader of My
people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father:
I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will heal you.
On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.
6 (2Ki 19:34) I will add to your days fifteen years, and I will deliver you
and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria.
I will defend this city for My own sake and for the sake of David My servant."
7 (Isa 38:21) Then Isaiah said, "Take a cake of figs."
So they took it and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me,
and that I should go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?"
9 Isaiah said, "This is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will
do the thing that He has spoken: Should the shadow walk forward ten steps
or go back ten steps?"
10 And Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to stretch
ten steps, so let it go back ten steps."
11 (Jos 10:12-14; Isa 38:8) Isaiah the prophet called to the Lord,
and He made the shadow go back ten steps on the stairs of Ahaz.
2 Kings 20
[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the
son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine
house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
[2] Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
[3] I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in
truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy
sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
[4] And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court,
that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
[5] Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the
LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy
tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the
house of the LORD.
[6] And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and
this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this
city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
[7] And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the
boil, and he recovered.
[8] And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will
heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
[9] And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD
will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forth ten
degrees, or go back ten degrees?
[10] And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down
ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
[11] And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow
ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
Isaiah 38:1-8
Isaiah 38
Hezekiah's Illness
2Ki 20:1-11; 2Ch 32:24-26
1 (2Sa 17:23; 2Ch 32:24) In those days Hezekiah was mortally ill.
And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die,
and not live."
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
3 (1Ch 29:19; Ne 13:14) and said, "Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You,
how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done
what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying:
5 (2Ki 18:2) "Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of David
your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears.
Surely I will add to your days fifteen years.
6 (Isa 37:35) I will deliver you and this city out of the hand
of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
7 (Jdg 6:37-39; Isa 37:30) “This shall be a sign to you from the Lord,
that the Lord will do this thing that He has spoken:
8 (Jos 10:12-14) I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down
with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, to go back ten steps."
So the sun's shadow returned ten steps on the sundial
by which it had gone down.
[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the
son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set
thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
[2] Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
[3] And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before
thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in
thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
[4] Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,
[5] Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy
father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add
unto thy days fifteen years.
[6] And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of
Assyria: and I will defend this city.
[7] And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do
this thing that he hath spoken;
[8] Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone
down
2 Chronicles 32:24-31
Hezekiah's Pride
24 In those days Hezekiah became ill even to the point of death,
so he prayed to the Lord. He spoke to the king and gave him a sign.
25 But Hezekiah did not make recompense for what was given to him
because his heart was proud. So divine anger was on him, Judah, and Jerusalem.
26 Then Hezekiah humbled himself from his arrogant heart,
both he and those who lived in Jerusalem, and the anger of the Lord did not
come over them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 And Hezekiah had a vast amount of riches and honor,
and he made treasures for himself from silver, gold, costly stones, spices,
shields, and all types of precious items.
28 He made storehouses for the produce of grain, wine, and oil;
and stalls for all types of livestock and flocks.
29 He also built cities for himself and acquired numbers of flocks and herds,
for God had given to him a vast amount of possessions.
30 And Hezekiah shut up the upper outlet of the waters of the Gihon
and directed them downward to the western side of the City of David.
And Hezekiah found success in all his works.
31 But the envoys came from the officials of Babylon who were sent to him
to inquire about the sign that had been given in the land. God left him alone
in order to test Hezekiah, to know what was in his heart.
[24] In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD:
and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
[25] But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him;
for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon
Judah and Jerusalem.
[26] Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart,
both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came
not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
[27] And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself
treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for
spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
[28] Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and
stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.
[29] Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in
abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
[30] This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and
brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah
prospered in all his works.
[31] Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon,
who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God
left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
Isaiah 38:9-22
9 This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah
after his illness and recovery:
10 (2Co 1:9; Ps 102:24 ) I said: In the middle of my days,
I shall go to the gates of Sheol;
I am to be deprived of the rest of my years.
11 (Ps 27:13) I said, I shall not see the Lord,
even the Lord, in the land of the living;
I shall see man no more
with the inhabitants of the world.
12 (Ps 73:14; 2Co 5:1) My dwelling is pulled up
and removed from me as a shepherd’s tent;
I rolled up my life like a weaver.
He cuts me off from the loom;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
13 (Ps 51:8; Da 6:24) I composed my soul until morning,
like a lion, so He breaks all my bones;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
14 (Isa 59:11; Job 30:29) Like a crane or a swallow, so I twitter;
I mourn as a dove;
my eyes look wistfully upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
15 (1Ki 21:27; Job 7:11) What shall I say?
For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it.
I shall wander about all my years
in the bitterness of my soul.
16 (Dt 8:3) O Lord, by these things men live,
and in all these things is the life of my spirit;
O restore me to health
and make me live!
17 (Ps 30:3; Isa 43:25) Surely it was for my own peace
that I had great bitterness;
but You have kept my soul
from the pit of corruption,
for You have cast all my sins
behind Your back.
18 (Ecc 9:10; Ps 6:5) For Sheol cannot thank You,
death cannot praise You;
those who go down into the pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
19 (Dt 6:7; 4:9) It is the living who give thanks to You,
as I do this day;
a father explains to his sons
about Your faithfulness.
20 The Lord shall surely save me;
therefore, we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments
all the days of our lives
in the house of the Lord.
21 For Isaiah had said, "Let them take a cake of figs
and lay it on the boil, and he shall recover."
22 Hezekiah also had said, "What is the sign that I shall go
up to the house of the Lord?"
[9] The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was
recovered of his sickness:
[10] I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the
grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
[11] I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the
living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
[12] Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I
have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining
sickness:
from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
[13] I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my
bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
[14] Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove:
mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for
me.
[15] What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done
it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
[16] O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life
of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
[17] Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my
soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my
sins
behind thy back.
[18] For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they
that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
[19] The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the
father to the children shall make known thy truth.
[20] The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the
stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
[21] For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a
plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
[22] Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the
house of the LORD?
2 Kings 20:12-19
Envoys From Babylon
Isa 39:1-8; 2Ch 32:32-33
12 (2Ch 32:31; Isa 39:1-8) At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan,
king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah,
for he had heard that Hezekiah had been ill.
13 Hezekiah welcomed them and showed them all the treasure house,
the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, all the armory,
and all that was found in his storehouses.
There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion
that Hezekiah did not show them.
14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him,
"What did these men say? From where did they come to you?"
Hezekiah said, "They came from a distant land, from Babylon."
15 He said, "What have they seen in your house?"
Hezekiah said, "They have seen everything in my house.
There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them."
16 Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the Lord:
17 (2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10) The days are coming when everything that is
in your house and that your fathers have stored up until this day
will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord.
18 (2Ch 33:11; 2Ki 24:12) Some of your sons who go out from you,
who will be born to you, will be taken away.
They will be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon."
19 (1Sa 3:18) Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah,
"The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good."
And he said, "Why not, if there is peace and security in my days?"
[12] At that time Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had
been sick.
[13] And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his
precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious
ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his
treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that
Hezekiah shewed them not.
[14] Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him,
What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said,
They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
[15] And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered,
All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among
my treasures that I have not shewed them.
[16] And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.
[17] Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which
thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into
Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
[18] And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget,
shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
king of Babylon.
[19] Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou
hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
Isaiah 39
Envoys From Babylon
2Ki 20:12-19
1 (2Ki 20:12–19; 2Ch 32:31) At that time Marduk-Baladan the son of Baladan,
king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard
that he had been sick and had recovered.
2 (2Ch 32:25; 32:31) Hezekiah was glad and showed them the house
of his precious things: the silver, and the gold, and the spices,
and the precious ointment, and his whole armoury, and all that was found
in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion,
that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 (Dt 28:49; 2Sa 12:1) Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said
to him, "What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?"
And Hezekiah said, "They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon."
4 Then he said, "What have they seen in your house?"
And Hezekiah answered, "All that is in my house they have seen.
There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them."
5 (1Sa 13:13-14; 15:16) Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah,
"Hear the word of the Lord of Hosts.
6 (2Ki 24:13; 25:13-15) The days are surely coming when all that is
in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store
until this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left,
says the Lord.
7 (2Ki 24:12; 2Ch 36:10) And some of your sons who descend from you,
whom you shall father, shall be taken away. And they shall become officials
in the palace of the king of Babylon."
8 (2Ch 32:26; 34:28) Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the Lord
which you have spoken is good."
For he said, "For there shall be peace and truth in my days."
Isaiah 39
[1] At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent
letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick,
and was recovered.
[2] And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious
things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment,
and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures:
there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah
shewed them not.
[3] Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What
said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They
are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
[4] Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered,
All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my
treasures that I have not shewed them.
[5] Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:
[6] Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which
thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to
Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
[7] And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget,
shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
king of Babylon.
[8] Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou
hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my
days.
2) Our Daily Bread for 20 July 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/07/20/what-a-find
Entitled What a Find!
2 Kings 22:8-12
8 (Dt 31:24-26) Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe,
"I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord."
Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
9 Then Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought the king a report.
He said, "Your servants have emptied the money that was found
in the house and have given it into the hand of the appointed workers
of the house of the Lord."
10 (Jer 36:21) Shaphan the scribe informed the king, saying,
"Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." So Shaphan read it before the king.
11 When the king had heard the words of the Book of the Law,
he tore his clothes.
12 (Jer 26:24; 2Ki 25:22) Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest,
Ahikam son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe,
and Asaiah, a servant of the king, saying,
[8] And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found
the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to
Shaphan, and he read it.
[9] And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word
again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the
house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that
have the oversight of the house of the LORD.
[10] And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath
delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
[11] And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of
the law, that he rent his clothes.
[12] And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of
Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah
a servant of the king's, saying,
While scuba diving in 2021, Jennifer's eyes fixed on a small, green bottle at
the bottom of a river. She scooped up what she describes as "a once-in-a-
lifetime find." The bottle contained a message written by a young man on his
eighteenth birthday in 1926! The words requested that whoever discovered the
message return it to him. Jennifer used Facebook to locate a delighted family
member of the man. Although he'd died in 1995, his once-hidden note brought joy
to Jennifer and the man's family.
In 2 Kings 22:8, we read that Hilkiah made an extraordinary find when he
"found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord." The high priest found
what was likely the book of Deuteronomy. "When the king heard the words of
the Book of the Law," he was both deeply moved and greatly distressed (v. 11).
Like the temple in Judah itself, God and the reading of and obedience to the
Scriptures He'd inspired had been neglected by the people. In repentance, the
king had the temple swept clean of idols and anything that would displease
God as he instituted reforms for his nation (23:1-24).
Today, our Bibles contain sixty-six books that reveal God's wisdom and
instruction-including Deuteronomy. As we read and listen to them, may the Holy
Spirit transform our minds and reform our ways. Dive into the life-changing
story of Scripture today and find wisdom to explore for a lifetime!
By: Tom Felten
Reflect & Pray
What has God recently revealed to you as you've studied the Scriptures?
Why is it vital for you to regularly spend time in them?
Father, please help me see the things I need to change in my life.
Learn effective
Bible study methods.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
of whom will I be afraid?
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,
and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money
loses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ecclesiates 11:1
1 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10) Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
Romans 8:31-39
The Love of God
31 (Ps 118:6; Ro 4:1) What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 (Jn 3:16; Ro 4:25) He who did not spare His own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all, how shall
He not with Him also freely give us all things?
33 (Rev 12:10-11; Isa 50:8-9) Who shall bring a charge against God's elect?
It is God who justifies.
34 (Heb 7:25; Mk 16:19; Ro 8:1) Who is he who condemns?
It is Christ who died, yes, who is risen, who is also
at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
35 (1Co 4:11) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 (Ps 44:22; 1Co 15:30)As it is written:
"For Your sake we are killed all day long;
we are counted as sheep for the slaughter." (Ps 44:22.)
37 (1Co 15:57; Gal 2:20) No, in all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
More than Conquerors
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us,
who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all,
how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect?
It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather,
that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God,
who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation,
or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written,
For thy sake we are killed all the day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate
us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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
20th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
( Matthew 19:14
14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16-17)
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,
and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not,
to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
)
b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
(
Eph 6:12
12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly places.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord that you look to the future of your nation.
Pray to the Lord: "Father, please help me see the things
I need to change in my life. "
Pray to the Lord and pray to hand over all your fears to Him.
Pray to the Lord and pray to hand over all your risks to Him
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that He will not seperate from us.
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 for the children of Canada, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
Pray that Christians in Mauritania who worship in secret will find
fellowship with other believers .
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.