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Day 217, 5 August 2022



1) Daniel 2-3, Jeremiah 7,8:1-3



Daniel 2



Nebuchadnezzar's Dream



1 (Est 6:1; Da 4:5) And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar,

Nebuchadnezzar had dreams, and his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.

2 (Da 1:20; Ge 41:8) Then the king gave the command to call the magicians

and the astrologers and the sorcerers and the Chaldeans to tell the king

his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

3 (Ge 40:8; 41:15) The king said to them, "I have had a dream,

and my spirit is anxious to understand the dream."

4 (Da 3:9; 5:10) Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic,

[2:4-7:28 is originally from the Aramaic language.]

"O king, live forever. Tell your servants the dream,

and we will tell the interpretation."

5 (Ezr 6:11; Da 3:29) The king answered and said to the Chaldeans,

"The command from me is firm: If you will not make known to me the dream

with its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces and your houses

shall be made a dunghill.

6 (Da 5:7; 2:48) But if you tell the dream and its interpretation,

you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor.

Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation."

7 (Da 2:4) They answered again and said, "

Let the king tell his servants the dream,

and we will tell the interpretation."

8 (Eph 5:16; Col 4:5) The king answered and said,

"I know of certainty that you are bargaining for time,

because you see that the command from me is firm:

9 (Est 4:11; Isa 41:23) If you will not make known to me the dream,

there is but one decree for you. For you have agreed to speak lying

and corrupt words before me until the circumstance is changed.

Therefore tell me the dream so that I know that you can tell me

its interpretation."

10 The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, "There is not a man

on the earth who can tell the king’s matter, inasmuch as no great king

or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician or astrologer or Chaldean.

11 (Da 5:11; Ge 41:39) Also, it is a rare thing that the king requires,

and there is no one else who can tell it before the king,

except the gods whose dwelling is not with flesh."

12 (Da 3:13; Ps 76:10) For this cause the king was angry and very furious,

and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

13 (Da 1:19-20) Therefore the decree went out that the wise men should

be slain. And they sought for Daniel and his companions to be slain.

14 (Ge 37:36) Then Daniel answered with discretion and wisdom

to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill

the wise men of Babylon.

15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain,

"Why is the decree from the king so urgent?"

Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

16 Then Daniel went in and desired of the king that he would give him

time in order that he could tell the king the interpretation.

17 Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known

to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

18 (Isa 37:4; Jer 33:3) so that they might ask for compassion

from the God of heaven concerning this secret,

so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest

of the wise men of Babylon.



God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar's Dream



19 (Nu 12:6; Job 33:15-16) Then the secret was revealed to Daniel

in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

20 (Ps 113:2; 115:18) Daniel answered and said:

"Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,

for wisdom and might are His.

21 (Da 7:25; Job 12:18) It is He who changes the times and the seasons;

He removes kings and sets up kings;

He gives wisdom to the wise

and knowledge to those who know understanding.

22 (Job 12:22; Ps 25:14) He reveals the deep and secret things;

He knows what is in the darkness,

and the light dwells with Him.

23 (Ex 3:15; Da 2:18) I thank and praise You, O God of my fathers;

for You have given me wisdom and might,

and have made known to me now what we asked of You,

for You have made known to us the king's matter."



Daniel Interprets the Dream



24 (Ac 27:24) Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king

had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon.

He went and said to him: "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon.

Bring me in before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation."

25 (Da 1:6; 6:13) Then in haste Arioch brought Daniel before the king

and said thus to him, "I have found a man of the captives of Judah

who can make known to the king the interpretation."

26 (Da 1:7; 4:8) The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name

was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream

which I have seen, and its interpretation?"

27 (Da 2:2; 2:10-11) Daniel answered in the presence of the king

and said, "The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men,

the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot tell the king.

28 (Da 10:14; Ge 40:8) But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets

and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.

Your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed are these:

29 (Da 2:47) "As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon

your bed about what would come to pass hereafter,

and He who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall come to pass.

30 (Ge 41:16; Ac 3:12) But as for me, this secret is not revealed

to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living man,

but for the purpose of making known the interpretation to the king,

and that you might understand the thoughts of your heart.

31 (Hab 1:7) "You, O king, were watching, and there was a great image.

This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before you.

And its form was awesome.

32 This image's head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver,

its belly and its thighs of bronze,

33 its legs of iron,

its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.

34 (Da 8:25; Isa 60:12) You watched until a stone was cut out without hands

which struck the image upon its feet, which were of iron and clay,

and broke them to pieces.

35 (Ps 37:10; 37:36) Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver,

and the gold were broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff

of the summer threshing floors. And the wind carried them away

so that not a trace of them was found.

But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain

and filled the whole earth.

36 "This was the dream. Now we will tell its interpretation before the king.

37 (Eze 26:7; Ezr 1:20 You, O king, are the king of kings. For the God

of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

38 (Da 4:21-22; Ps 50:10-11) Wherever the sons of men dwell,

or the animals of the field, or the fowl of the heavens,

He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all.

You are the head of gold.

39 (Da 2:32) "After you, another kingdom inferior to you shall arise,

and a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

40 (Da 7:7) And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron,

for iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes,

it shall crush and shatter all these.

41 As you saw the feet and toes, partly of potters' clay and partly of iron,

the kingdom shall be divided. But there shall be in it some of the

strength of the iron, inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.

42 As the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay,

so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly broken.

43 Whereas you saw iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves

with the seed of men, but they shall not cleave to one another,

even as iron does not mix with clay.

44 (Isa 60:12; Da 4:34) "In the days of these kings the God of heaven

shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed.

And the kingdom shall not be left to another people,

but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms,

and it shall stand forever.

45 (Isa 28:16; Ge 41:28) Inasmuch as you saw that the stone

was cut out of the mountain without hands

and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay,

the silver, and the gold, the great God has made

known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter.

And the dream is certain, and its interpretation sure."



The Promotion of Daniel



46 (Ac 10:25; 14:13) Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face

and did homage to Daniel, and commanded that they should present

an offering and sweet incense to him.

47 (Dt 10:17; Da 11:36) The king answered Daniel and said,

"Truly your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings,

and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret."

48 (Da 2:6; 4:9) Then the king advanced Daniel and gave him many great gifts,

and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon

and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

49 (Est 2:19; 2:21) Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon.

But Daniel sat at the court of the king.



Daniel 2

[1] And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar

dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from

him.

[2] Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and

the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they

came and stood before the king.

[3] And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was

troubled to know the dream.

[4] Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever:

tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

[5] The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me:

if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation

thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a

dunghill.

[6] But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall

receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the

dream, and the interpretation thereof.

[7] They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream,

and we will shew the interpretation of it.

[8] The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the

time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

[9] But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree

for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me,

till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that

ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.

[10] The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man

upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king,

lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or

Chaldean.

[11] And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other

that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not

with flesh.

[12] For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to

destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

[13] And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they

sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

[14] Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of

the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

[15] He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so

hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

[16] Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him

time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

[17] Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah,

Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

[18] That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this

secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the

wise men of Babylon.

[19] Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel

blessed the God of heaven.

[20] Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever:

for wisdom and might are his:

[21] And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and

setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that

know understanding:

[22] He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the

darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

[23] I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given

me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of

thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.

[24] Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to

destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not

the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto

the king the interpretation.

[25] Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus

unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known

unto the king the interpretation.

[26] The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art

thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the

interpretation thereof?

[27] Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which

the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians,

the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

[28] But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known

to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and

the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

[29] As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what

should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to

thee what shall come to pass.

[30] But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I

have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the

interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy

heart.

[31] Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose

brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was

terrible.

[32] This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver,

his belly and his thighs of brass,

[33] His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

[34] Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote

the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to

pieces.

[35] Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold,

broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer

threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for

them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled

the whole earth.

[36] This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before

the king.

[37] Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given

thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

[38] And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and

the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee

ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

[39] And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and

another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

[40] And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron

breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all

these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

[41] And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and

part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the

strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry

clay.

[42] And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the

kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

[43] And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle

themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another,

even as iron is not mixed with clay.

[44] And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a

kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left

to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these

kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

[45] Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain

without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay,

the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what

shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the

interpretation thereof sure.

[46] Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel,

and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

[47] The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your

God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing

thou couldest reveal this secret.

[48] Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts,

and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the

governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

[49] Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and

Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in

the gate of the king.



Daniel 3



The Image of Gold



1 (Isa 46:6; Jer 16:20) Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold,

whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits.

[About 90 feet high and 9 feet wide, or 27 meters high and 2.7 meters wide.]

He set it up in the plain of Dura in the province of Bab­ylon.

2 (Da 3:27) Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together

the officials, the governors, and the captains, the judges,

the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers

of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image

which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

3 Then the officials, the governors, and captains, the judges,

the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers

of the provinces were gathered together to the dedication of the image

that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up, and they stood before the image

that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

4 (Da 4:1; 6:25) Then a herald cried aloud:

"To you it is commanded, O peoples,

nations, and languages,

5 (Da 3:10; 3:15) that at the time you hear the sound of the cornet,

flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music,

you should fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar

the king has set up.

6 (Jer 29:22; Da 3:11) And whoever does not fall down and worship shall

the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace."

7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet,

flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples,

the nations, and the languages fell down and worshipped the golden image

that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.



The Fiery Furnace



8 (Ezr 4:12-16; Est 3:8-9) Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near

and accused the Jews.

9 (Da 5:10; 6:6) They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king,

live forever.

10 (Da 3:4-7; 6:12) You, O king, have made a decree, that every man

who hears the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery,

and dulcimer, and all kinds of music should fall down and worship

the golden image.

11 And whoever does not fall down and worship should be cast into

the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

12 (Da 2:49; 6:13) There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs

of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men,

O king, have not regarded you. They do not serve your gods

or worship the golden image which you have set up."

13 (Da 2:12; 3:19) Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then they brought these men

before the king.

14 (Isa 46:1; Jer 50:2) Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said to them, "Is it true,

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods

or worship the golden image which I have set up?

15 (Ex 5:2; 2Ki 18:35) Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound

of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer,

and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made,

very well. But if you do not worship, you shall be cast the same hour into

the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is that god who can deliver

you out of my hands?"

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king,

"O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer in this matter.

17 (Job 5:19; Ps 27:1-2) If it be so, our God whom we serve is able

to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us

out of your hand, O king.

18 (Isa 51:12-13) But even if He does not, be it known to you,

O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image

which you have set up."



Protection in the Fiery Furnace



19 (Da 3:13; Lev 26:18) Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury,

and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach,

and Abednego. Therefore he spoke, and commanded that they should heat

the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

20 He commanded the most mighty men in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach,

and Abednego and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

21 Then these men were bound in their trousers, their coats, and their hats,

and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning

fiery furnace.

22 (Ex 12:33) Therefore, because the king's commandment was urgent

and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire killed those men

who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

23 These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound

into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

24 (Da 6:7) Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished,

and rose up in haste, and spoke, and said to his counselors,

"Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?"

They answered and said to the king, "True, O king."

25 (Isa 43:2; Job 1:6) He answered and said, "But I see four men loose

and walking in the midst of the fire, and they are unharmed.

And the form of the fourth is like the Son of God!"



Nebuchadnezzar Praises God



26 (Da 3:17; 4:2) Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning

fiery furnace, and spoke, and said, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,

you servants of the Most High God, come out and come here!"

Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the midst of the fire.

27 (Heb 11:34; Isa 43:2) The officials, governors, and captains,

and the king's counselors, being gathered together, saw these men upon

whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was a hair of their head singed,

neither were their coats changed, nor had the smell of fire even come

upon them.

28 (Ac 5:19; Ps 22:4-5) Then Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said,

"Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,

who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him.

They have defied the king's word, and yielded their bodies,

that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

29 (Da 2:5; 6:26-27) Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation,

and language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall

be made a dunghill, because there is no other God

who can deliver in this way."

30 (Da 2:49) Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

in the province of Babylon.



Daniel 3

[1] Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was

threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the

plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

[2] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the

governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers,

the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the

dedication

of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

[3] Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the

treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the

provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that

Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that

Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

[4] Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations,

and languages,

[5] That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,

psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the

golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:

[6] And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast

into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

[7] Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the

cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the

people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden

image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

[8] Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

[9] They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.

[10] Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the

sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all

kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

[11] And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into

the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

[12] There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the

province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king,

have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden

image which thou hast set up.

[13] Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.

[14] Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden

image which I have set up?

[15] Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet,

flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye

fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship

not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery

furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

[16] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O

Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

[17] If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the

burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

[18] But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy

gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

[19] Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was

changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and

commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it

was wont to be heated.

[20] And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery

furnace.

[21] Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats,

and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery

furnace.

[22] Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace

exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abed-nego.

[23] And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound

into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

[24] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and

spake, and said unto his counsellers, Did not we cast three men bound into

the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

[25] He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of

the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son

of God.

[26] Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery

furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants

of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach,

and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

[27] And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellers,

being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no

power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats

changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

[28] Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants

that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their

bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own

God.

[29] Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language,

which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and

Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a

dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

[30] Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the

province of Babylon.





Jeremiah 7



False Trust in the Temple



1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

2 (Jer 26:2) Stand in the gate of the house of the Lord

and proclaim there this word:

Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah,

who enter at these gates to worship the Lord.

3 (Jer 18:11; 26:13) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

4 (Mic 3:11) Do not trust in lying words, saying,

"The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord."

5 (Isa 1:19; Jer 4:1-2) For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your deeds,

if you thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor,

6 (Dt 8:19; Jer 2:34) if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless,

and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place,

or walk after other gods to your harm,

7 (Dt 4:40; Jer 3:18) then I will cause you to dwell in this place,

in the land that I gave to your fathers, forever and ever.

8 (Jer 7:4) Indeed, you trust in lying words that cannot profit.

9 (Ex 20:3; Jer 7:6) Shall you steal, murder, and commit adultery,

and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal,

and walk after other gods whom you do not know,

10 (Jer 32:34; Eze 23:39) and come and stand before Me in this house,

which is called by My name, and say, "We are delivered," so that you may

do all these abominations?

11 (Isa 56:7; Mt 21:13) Has this house, which is called by My name,

become a den of robbers in your eyes?

Certainly, even I have seen it, says the Lord.

12 (1Sa 4:10-11; Jos 18:1) But go now to My place which was in Shiloh,

where I set My name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness

of My people Israel.

13 (Isa 65:12; Pr 1:24) And now, because you have done all these works,

says the Lord, and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking,

but you did not hear, and I called you, but you did not answer,

14 (Jer 7:4; 7:10) therefore I will do to this house, which is called by

My name, in which you trust, and to the place which I gave to you

and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

15 (2Ki 17:23; Jer 15:1) I will cast you out of My sight as I have cast out

all your brothers, even the whole seed of Ephraim.

16 (Ex 32:10; Jer 11:14) As for you, do not pray for this people,

nor lift up a cry nor prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me,

for I will not hear you.

17 Do you not see what they do in the cities of Judah

and in the streets of Jerusalem?

18 (Jer 19:13; 1Ki 14:9) The children gather wood, and the fathers

kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes

to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to other gods,

that they may provoke Me to anger.

19 (1Co 10:22) Do they provoke Me to anger? says the Lord. Do they not

provoke themselves to the shame of their own faces?

20 (Jer 42:18; La 2:3-5) Therefore thus says the Lord God: My anger

and My fury will be poured out upon this place, upon man and upon beast,

and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground;

and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

21 (Jer 6:20; Hos 8:13) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat flesh.

22 (Hos 6:6; 1Sa 15:22) For I spoke not to your fathers, nor commanded them

in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning

burnt offerings or sacrifices.

23 (Ex 15:26; Dt 5:33) But this thing I commanded them, saying,

"Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people.

And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you,

that it may be well with you."

24 (Ps 81:11-12; Jer 7:26) But they did not listen, nor incline their ear,

but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart,

and went backward and not forward.

25 (2Ch 36:15; Jer 25:4) Since the day that your fathers came

out of the land of Egypt to this day, I have even sent to you all

My servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them.

26 (Jer 16:12; 2Ch 30:8) Yet they did not listen to Me, nor incline their ear,

but hardened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.

27 (Isa 50:2; 65:12) Therefore you will speak all these words to them.

But they will not listen to you. You will also call to them,

but they will not answer you.

28 (Isa 59:14-15) You shall say to them: This is a nation that does not obey

the voice of the Lord their God, nor receive correction. Truth has perished,

and has been cut off from their mouth.

29 (Job 1:20; Jer 6:30) Cut off your hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away,

and take up a lamentation on high places; for the Lord has rejected

and forsaken the generation of His wrath.

30 (Jer 32:34; Eze 7:20) For the sons of Judah have done evil in My sight,

says the Lord. They have set their abominations in the house which i

s called by My name, to pollute it.

31 (Dt 17:3; Lev 18:21) They have built the high places of Topheth,

which is in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, to burn their sons a

nd their daughters in the fire, which I did not command them,

nor did it come into My heart.

32 (Jer 19:6; 19:11) Therefore, truly the days are coming, says the Lord,

that it will no more be called Topheth, nor the Valley of Ben Hinnom,

but the Valley of Slaughter; for they will bury in Topheth

because there is no other place.

33 (Dt 28:26; Jer 12:9) The corpses of this people shall be food

for the fowl of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth;

and no one will frighten them away.

34 (Eze 26:13; Rev 18:23) Then I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah

and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of laughter

and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom

and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become desolate.





Jeremiah 7

[1] The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

[2] Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and

say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these

gates to worship the LORD.

[3] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and

your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

[4] Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple

of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.

[5] For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly

execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;

[6] If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed

not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

[7] Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to

your fathers, for ever and ever.

[8] Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

[9] Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn

incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

[10] And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name,

and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

[11] Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in

your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.

[12] But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my

name at

the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

[13] And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I

spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called

you, but ye answered not;

[14] Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name,

wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your

fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

[15] And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your

brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.

[16] Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer

for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.

[17] Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets

of Jerusalem?

[18] The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the

women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour

out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

[19] Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke

themselves to the confusion of their own faces?

[20] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall

be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees

of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall

not be quenched.

[21] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt

offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.

[22] For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I

brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or

sacrifices:

[23] But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be

your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have

commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

[24] But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the

counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and

not forward.

[25] Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt

unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily

rising up early and sending them:

[26] Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened

their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

[27] Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not

hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer

thee.

[28] But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the

voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished,

and is cut off from their mouth.

[29] Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a

lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the

generation of his wrath.

[30] For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD:

they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my

name, to pollute it.

[31] And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley

of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire;

which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.

[32] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more

be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of

slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.

[33] And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the

heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

[34] Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the

streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the

voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be

desolate.



Jeremiah 8



1 (Eze 6:5) At that time, says the Lord, they will bring out the bones

of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his officials, and the bones

of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones

of the inhabitants of Jerusalem out of their graves.

2 (2Ki 23:5; Jer 9:22) And they will spread them before the sun

and the moon and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved

and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked

and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped.

They will not be gathered, nor be buried.

They will be as dung upon the face of the earth.

3 (Rev 9:6; Job 7:15-16) Death will be chosen rather than life

by all the rest of those who remain of this evil family,

which remains in all the places wherever I have driven them,

says the Lord of Hosts.



Jeremiah 8

[1] At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the

kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests,

and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of

Jerusalem, out of their graves:

[2] And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the

host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after

whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have

worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for

dung upon the face of the earth.

[3] And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them

that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I

have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.



2) Our Daily Bread for 5 August 2022

https://odb.org/CA/2022/08/05/we-need-his-help

Entitled "We Need Jesus' Help"



John 15:1-8



Jesus the True Vine

1 (Isa 5:1-7; 1Co 3:9) "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.

2 (Mt 3:10; 13:12) Every branch in Me that bears no fruit, He takes away.

And every branch that bears fruit, He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

3 (Jn 13:10; 17:17) You are already clean through the word

which I have spoken to you.

4 (1Jn 2:6; Jn 6:56; Gal 2:20) Remain in Me, as I also remain in you.

As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine,

neither can you, unless you remain in Me.

5 (Php 4:13; Jn 15:16) "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains

in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit. For without Me you can do nothing.

6 (Mt 13:41; Jn 15:2) If a man does not remain in Me, he is thrown out

as a branch and withers. And they gather them and throw them into the fire,

and they are burned.

7 (Jn 14:13; 15:16) If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you,

you will ask whatever you desire, and it shall be done for you.

8 (Mt 5:16; Jn 8:31) My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit;

so you will be My disciples.



John 15

[1] I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

[2] Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every

branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more

fruit.

[3] Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

[4] Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,

except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

[5] I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him,

the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

[6] If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered;

and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

[7] If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will,

and it shall be done unto you.

[8] Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be

my disciples.



The day finally came-the day I realized my father wasn't indestructible. As a

boy, I knew his strength and determination. But in my early adult years, he

injured his back, and I realized that my father was mortal after all. I stayed

with my parents to help my dad to the bathroom, assisting him in dressing,

even guiding a glass of water to his mouth-it was humbling to him. He made

some initial attempts to accomplish small tasks, but admitted, "I can't do

anything without your help." He eventually recovered to his strong self,

but that experience taught both of us an important lesson. We need each other.



And while we need each other, we need Jesus even more. In John 15, the imagery

of the vine and the branches continues to be one we cling to. Yet one of the

other phrases, while comforting, can also strike at our self-reliance. The

thought that can easily creep into our minds is, I don't need help. Jesus is

clear-"apart from me you can do nothing” (v. 5). Christ is talking about

bearing fruit, like "love, joy, peace" (Galatians 5:22), those core features

of a disciple. To bear fruit is the life Jesus calls us to, and our total

reliance on Him yields a fruitful life, a life lived to the Father's glory (John 15:8).



By: John Blase



Reflect & Pray



The prayer "I can do nothing apart from You" is simple and powerful.

What situations are you facing today that need prayer?

How can you rest assured that God is with you and loves you?



Father, I can do nothing apart from You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 6 Reconciliation



2 Cor 5:18-19



18 All this is from God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ

and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation,

19 that is, that God was

in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their sins

against them, and has entrusted to us the message of reconciliation.



18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus

Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

19 to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself,

not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us

the word of reconciliation.



When Paul writes in 2 Cor 5:17 that we become a "new creation" in Christ

Jesus, the story does not end there. The verses following give us direction

for tht new life in Christ. "All This", Paul says, referring to the miracle of

new life in Christ, "is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ

and gave us the ministry of reconciliation."

Reconciliation means to bring back together what was once separated. Man was

separated from God by sin, and God took the initiative to reconcile man to

himself. Our "ministry of reconciliation" as Christians is twofold: to draw

others to the Lord and to work for reconciliation between individuals.

Reconciliation is the ultimate goal of forgiveness. God, through his grace ,

extends forgiveness to us when we are still sinners, unrepentant,

undeserving. When we respond, we come into reconciliation with him

and are brought back into oneness. Likewise, when we extend the grace

of forgiveness to another, we are set free by the act of forgiving, but we

hope that the ultimate outcome will be reconciliation.

God shows us the pattern: he is the wronged party, yet he does not wait for

the offender to come to him, hat in hand. He takes a bold initiative, offering

forgiveness freely with out regard to merit. The pattern applies to us;

as the new life in Christ takes hold of us, we must reach out, and reach,

and keep on reaching, breaking down the barriers, taking the risk of

rejection so that we may come to reconciliation.



Application



a) What barriers stand between me and reconciliation with another person?



b) How can I take a risk and reach out to offer forgiveness and

reconciliation to them?



c) What kind of attitude do I need to be a "minister of reconciliation"?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Gal 3:13-14



13 (Dt 21:23; Gal 4:5) Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by

being made a curse for us - as it is written,

"Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree" (Dt 21:23.)-

14 (Ac 2:33; Gal 3:2) so that the blessing of Abraham might come

on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise

of the Spirit through faith.



13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse

for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

14 that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus

Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Guiding Presence



Ps 119:105-112



Nun



105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,

that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

107 I am greatly afflicted;

revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.

108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,

and teach me Your judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my hand,

yet I do not forget Your law.

110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,

yet I do not depart from Your precepts.

111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,

for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,

even unto the end.



Nun

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,

And a light unto my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,

That I will keep thy righteous judgments.

107 I am afflicted very much:

Quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.

108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,

And teach me thy judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my hand:

Yet do I not forget thy law.

110 The wicked have laid a snare for me:

Yet I erred not from thy precepts.

111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever:

For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes

Alway, even unto the end.



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 2021 edition?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'



- 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, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



5th Day of the Month



a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself

(PS 145:13-18

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

14 The Lord upholds all who fall,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon You,

and You give them their food in due season.

16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways

and loving in all His works.

18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,

to all who call upon Him in truth.

)



Mem

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

Samek

14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Ain

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;

And thou givest them their meat in due season.

Pe

16 Thou openest thine hand,

And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Zade

17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,

And holy in all his works.

Qoph

18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,

To all that call upon him in truth.



b) Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness

( ps 139:24 " and see if there is any rebellious way in me,

and lead me in the ancient way. "



24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,

And lead me in the way everlasting.



1: John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us

our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. "



9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and remember he is with you during your trial.



Pray to the Lord: "Father, I can do nothing apart from You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to know that by His power, we are ministers

of reconciliation.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His sacrifice.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His Word is a Lamp.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



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 country's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself



Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness



Pray for traumitised believers in the Central African Republic who

have lost loved ones and seen unspeakable acts of violence.



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.