Day 226 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 14 August 2022 reflections
Day 226, 14 August 2022
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ Pastor Barry Regier
talked about God's Blueprint for Growing Up
Eph 4:14-16
14 (Jas 1:6; 1Co 14:20) so we may no longer be children, tossed here
and there by waves and carried about with every wind of doctrine
by the trickery of men, by craftiness with deceitful scheming.
15 (Eph 1:22; 2:21) But, speaking the truth in love, we may grow up
in all things into Him, who is the head, Christ Himself,
16 (Col 2:19; Eph 1:4) from whom the whole body is joined together
and connected by every joint and ligament, as every part effectively
does its work and grows, building itself up in love.
[14] That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried
about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning
craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
[15] But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things,
which is the head, even Christ:
[16] From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that
which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the
measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of
itself in love.
A) we may grow up in all things
B) into Him
Philip 1:21
21 (Gal 2:20) For to me, to continue living is Christ, and to die is gain.
[21] For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
c) But, speaking the truth in love,
1 Cor 13:4-8
4 (Col 3:12; Pr 10:12) Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not;
love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up,
5 (1Co 10:24; Php 2:21) does not behave itself improperly, seeks not its own,
is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;
6 (2Jn 1:4; Ro 1:32) rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7 (1Co 13:4) bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
and endures all things.
8 Love never fails. But if there are prophecies, they shall fail;
if there are tongues, they shall cease; and if there is knowledge,
it shall vanish.
[4] Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
[5] Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily
provoked, thinketh no evil;
[6] Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
[7] Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth
all things.
[8] Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail;
whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it
shall vanish away.
d) Each doing our part Eph 4:16
1) Ezekiel 3:16-27
Ezekiel 4
Jeremiah 27
Jeremiah 28
Jeremiah 51:59-64
Ezekiel 3:16-27
Ezekiel, a Watchman for Israel
16 (Jer 42:7) At the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me,
saying,
17 (Isa 52:8; Jer 6:17) Son of man, I have made you a watchman
to the house of Israel. Whenever you hear the word from My mouth,
then warn them from Me.
18 (Eze 33:6; Ge 2:17; Eze 3:20) When I say to the wicked,
"You shall surely die," and you do not warn him,
nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live,
the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity,
but his blood I will require at your hand.
19 (Eze 14:14; 14:20) Yet if you warn the wicked and he does not
turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity.
But you have delivered your soul.
20 (Eze 18:24; 3:18; Ps 125:5) Again, when a righteous man turns
from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block
before him, he shall die. Because you have not given him warning,
he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done
shall not be remembered. But his blood I will require at your hand.
21 (Ac 20:31) Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous
should not sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live
because he took warning. And you have delivered your soul.
22 (Ac 9:6; Eze 1:3) The hand of the Lord was upon me there,
and He said to me, Rise,
go out into the plain, and I will talk with you there.
23 (Eze 1:28; Ac 7:55) Then I arose, and went out into the plain.
And the glory
of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Kebar,
and I fell on my face.
24 (Eze 2:2) Then the Spirit entered me, and set me on my feet,
and spoke with me and said to me: Go, shut yourself up within your house.
25 (Eze 4:8) As for you, son of man, they shall put bands on you
and shall bind you with them, so that you cannot go out among them.
26 (Eze 24:27) And I will make your tongue cleave to the roof of your mouth
so that you shall be mute and cannot be one to rebuke them,
for they are a rebellious house.
27 (Eze 24:27; 3:11) But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth,
and you shall say to them, "Thus says the Lord God." He who hears,
let him hear. And he who refuses, let him refuse.
For they are a rebellious house.
[16] And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the
LORD came unto me, saying,
[17] Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel:
therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
[18] When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him
not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save
his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will
I require at thine hand.
[19] Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor
from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered
thy soul.
[20] Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and
commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die:
because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his
righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will
I require at thine hand.
[21] Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin
not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also
thou hast delivered thy soul.
[22] And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me,
Arise,
go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
[23] Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of
the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar:
and I
fell on my face.
[24] Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake
with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.
[25] But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and
shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
[26] And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou
shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a
rebellious house.
[27] But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say
unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he
that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 4
The Siege of Jerusalem Portrayed
1 You also, son of man, take a brick and lay it before you and inscribe
a city on it, even Jerusalem.
2 (Eze 21:22) Then lay siege against it, and build a fort against it,
and build a mound against it; set camps and place battering rams
against it all around.
3 (Isa 8:18; 20:3) Moreover take for yourself an iron plate
and set it up for a wall of iron between you and the city.
And set your face against it so that it is besieged, and lay siege against it.
This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
4 (Lev 16:22; 10:17) As for you, lie down on your left side
and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it.
According to the number of the days that you lie on it,
you shall bear their iniquity.
5 For I have laid upon you the years of their iniquity according to the number
of the days, three hundred and ninety days. So you shall bear the iniquity
of the house of Israel.
6 (Nu 14:34; Da 9:24-26; 12:11-12) When you have accomplished them, lie again
on your right side, and you shall bear the iniquity
of the house of Judah forty days.
I have appointed you each day for a year.
7 (Isa 52:10) Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem,
and your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it.
8 (Eze 3:25) I will lay bands upon you, and you shall not turn yourself from
one side to another until you have ended the days of your siege.
9 Also take for yourself wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils,
and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel and make bread.
According to the number of the days that you lie on your side,
three hundred and ninety days, you shall eat it.
10 Your food which you shall eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels
[About 8 ounces, or 230 grams.] a day. From time to time you shall eat it.
11 You also shall drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin.
[About 2/3 quart, or 0.6 liter]. From time to time you shall drink it.
12 You shall eat it as barley cake, having baked it in their sight with dung
that comes out of man.
13 (Da 1:8)Then the Lord said, "Even so the sons of Israel shall eat their
defiled bread among the nations where I drive them."
14 (Eze 9:8; 20:49) Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! My soul has not been defiled.
For from my youth up even until now I have not eaten of that which dies
of itself, or is torn in pieces, nor has abominable meat come into my mouth."
15 Then He said to me, "I have given you cow dung instead of man's dung
over which you shall prepare your bread."
16 (Lev 26:26; Eze 5:16) Moreover He said to me, Son of man, I will cut off
the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread by weight
and with anxiety and drink water by measure and with horror,
17 (Lev 26:39; Eze 24:23) because bread and water will be scarce,
and they will be appalled with one another, and waste away for their iniquity.
Ezekiel 4
[1] Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and
pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
[2] And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount
against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it
round about.
[3] Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron
between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be
besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the
house of Israel.
[4] Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of
Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie
upon
it thou shalt bear their iniquity.
[5] For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the
number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the
iniquity of the house of Israel.
[6] And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and
thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have
appointed thee each day for a year.
[7] Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and
thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
[8] And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee
from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.
[9] Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles,
and
millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread
thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy
side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.
[10] And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a
day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
[11] Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from
time to time shalt thou drink.
[12] And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with
dung
that cometh out of man, in their sight.
[13] And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their
defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.
[14] Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for
from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of
itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my
mouth.
[15] Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung,
and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
[16] Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the
staff of
bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and
they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
[17] That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another,
and consume away for their iniquity.
Jeremiah 27
Judah to Serve Nebuchadnezzar
1 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah,
this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
2 Thus says the Lord to me: Make bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,
3 and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab,
and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyre,
and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem
to Zedekiah king of Judah.
4 And command them to go to their masters, saying:
Thus says the Lord of Hosts,
the God of Israel: Thus you shall say to your masters:
5 (Ps 115:15-16; Isa 45:12) I have made the earth, the men, and the beasts
which are on the ground by My great power and by My outstretched arm,
and have given it to whom it seemed good to Me.
6 (Jer 28:14; 25:9; Eze 29:18-20) Now I have given all these lands
into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant.
And also I have given to him the beasts of the field to serve him.
7 (Isa 14:4-6; Jer 52:31) All nations shall serve him and his son
and his son's son until the time of his own land comes;
and then many nations and great kings will make him their servant.
8 (Jer 24:10; 38:17-19) It shall come to pass that I will punish the nation
and kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon,
and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon,
says the Lord. I will punish that nation with the sword, and with famine,
and with pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
9 (Isa 8:19; Jer 14:14) Therefore do not listen to your prophets,
or to your diviners, or to your dreamers, or to your enchanters,
or to your sorcerers who speak to you, saying, "You shall not serve
the king of Babylon."
10 (Jer 32:31) For they prophesy a lie to you in order to remove you far
from your land. And I will drive you out, and you shall perish.
11 (Jer 21:9; 27:2) But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke
of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those I will let remain still
in their own land, says the Lord, and they shall till it and dwell in it.
12 (Jer 28:1; 38:17) I spoke also to Zedekiah king of Judah according
to all these words, saying: Bring your necks under the yoke of the
king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live.
13 (Eze 18:31; Jer 27:8) Why will you die, you and your people,
by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord has spoken
against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
14 (Jer 14:14; 23:21) Therefore do not listen to the words of the prophets
who speak to you, saying, "You will not serve the king of Babylon,"
because they prophesy a lie to you.
15 (Jer 27:10; 2Ch 25:16) For I have not sent them, says the Lord,
yet they prophesy a lie in My name, so that I might drive you out
and that you might perish, you and the prophets that prophesy to you.
16 (2Ki 24:13; Jer 28:3) I also spoke to the priests and to all this people:
Thus says the Lord: Do not listen to the words of your prophets that prophesy
to you, saying, "The vessels of the house of the Lord will now soon be brought
again from Babylon." For they prophesy a lie to you.
17 Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live.
Why should this city be laid waste?
18 (1Sa 7:8; 12:19) But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord
is with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of Hosts, that
the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord
and in the house of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not go to Babylon.
19 (2Ki 25:13; Jer 52:17-23) For thus says the Lord of Hosts concerning
the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases,
and concerning the rest of the vessels that remain in this city,
20 (Jer 24:1; 2Ch 36:10) which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
did not take when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim,
king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon,
and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.
21 Indeed, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, concerning
the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord and in the house
of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem:
22 (Jer 29:10; Ezr 7:19; Jer 32:5) They will be carried to Babylon
and they will be there until the day that I visit them, says the Lord.
Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.
[1] In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[2] Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon
thy neck,
[3] And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the
king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon,
by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of
Judah;
[4] And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of
hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;
[5] I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground,
by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto
whom it seemed meet unto me.
[6] And now have I given all these lands unto the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the
king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him
also to serve him.
[7] And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until
the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall
serve themselves of him.
[8] And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not
serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put
their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish,
saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the
pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
[9] Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to
your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak
unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
[10] For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and
that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
[11] But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of
Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land,
saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
[12] I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words,
saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve
him and his people, and live.
[13] Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and
by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not
serve the king of Babylon?
[14] Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto
you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie
unto you.
[15] For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my
name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the
prophets that prophesy unto you.
[16] Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith
the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you,
saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD's house shall now shortly be brought
again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
[17] Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore
should this city be laid waste?
[18] But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let
them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are
left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah,
and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
[19] For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning
the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels
that remain in this city,
[20] Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away
captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to
Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
[21] Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the
vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king
of Judah and of Jerusalem;
[22] They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day
that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore
them to this place.
Jeremiah 28
The False Prophet Hananiah
1 (Jer 27:1; Jos 9:3) In that same year, at the beginning
of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year
and in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet,
who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord
in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
2 "Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
3 (2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10) Within two full years I will bring back into
this place all the vessels of the house of the Lord that Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.
4 (Jer 22:24; 24:1) And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah
the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah
who went into Babylon, says the Lord, for I will break the yoke
of the king of Babylon."
5 (Jer 28:1) Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah
in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people
that stood in the house of the Lord,
6 (1Ki 1:36; Ps 41:13) even the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen. May the Lord
do so; may the Lord perform your words which you have prophesied,
to bring back the vessels of the house of the Lord and all that was carried
away captive, from Babylon into this place.
7 (1Ki 22:28) Nevertheless hear now this word that I speak in your ears
and in the ears of all the people.
8 (1Ki 17:1; Am 1:2) The prophets of old who have been before me
and before you prophesied both against many countries
and against great kingdoms, of war and disaster and pestilence.
9 (Dt 18:22; Jer 6:14) As for the prophet who prophesies of peace,
when the word of the prophet comes to pass, then that prophet shall be
known as one whom the Lord has truly sent."
10 (Jer 27:2) Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the neck
of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it.
11 Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying,
"Thus says the Lord: Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations within the space
of two full years." Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
12 (Jer 1:2) Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet,
after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck
of the prophet Jeremiah, saying:
13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus says the Lord: You have broken
the yokes of wood, but you have made instead of them yokes of iron.
14 (Dt 28:48; Jer 27:6-7) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations,
that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon;
and they shall serve him. And I have given him the beasts of the field also.
15 (La 2:14; Eze 13:22) Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah
the prophet, "Listen now, Hananiah. The Lord has not sent you,
and you make this people trust in a lie.
16 (Jer 29:32; Ge 7:4) Therefore thus says the Lord: I am about to cast you
from off the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have
taught rebellion against the Lord."
17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Jeremiah 28
[1] And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of
Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that
Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in
the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people,
saying,
[2] Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have
broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
[3] Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels
of the LORD's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this
place, and carried them to Babylon:
[4] And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king
of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the
LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
[5] Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence
of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the
house of the LORD,
[6] Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform
thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the
LORD's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this
place.
[7] Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in
the ears of all the people;
[8] The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied
both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of
evil, and of pestilence.
[9] The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet
shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath
truly sent him.
[10] Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's
neck, and brake it.
[11] And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus
saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years.
And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
[12] Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that
Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet
Jeremiah, saying,
[13] Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken
the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.
[14] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke
of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given
him the beasts of the field also.
[15] Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now,
Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust
in a lie.
[16] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the
face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught
rebellion against the LORD.
[17] So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Jeremiah 51:59-64
Jeremiah’s Command to Seraiah
59 (Jer 32:12; 36:4) The word which Jeremiah the prophet
commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah,
when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon
in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was a quartermaster.
60 (Isa 30:8; Jer 30:2-3) So Jeremiah wrote in a single scroll
all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words
that are written against Babylon.
61 Jeremiah said to Seraiah, "When you come to Babylon, then see
that you read aloud all these words,
62 (Jer 50:3; 50:13) and say, 'O Lord, You have spoken against
this place to cut it off, that no one will remain in it,
neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate forever.'
63 (Jer 19:10-11; Rev 18:21) It will be that when you have made
an end of reading this scroll that you will bind a stone to it,
and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates,
64 (Jer 51:58; Job 31:40) and say, 'Thus Babylon will sink
and not rise from the disaster that I will bring upon her,
and they will become weary.' "
Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
[59] The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of
Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah
into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet
prince.
[60] So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon,
even all these words that are written against Babylon.
[61] And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt
see, and shalt read all these words;
[62] Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to
cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it
shall be desolate for ever.
[63] And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that
thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:
[64] And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from
the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are
the words of Jeremiah.
2) Our Daily Bread for 14 August 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/08/14/grace-for-trials
Entitled "Grace for Trials"
Deuteronomy 31:1-8
1 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.
2 (Dt 34:7; Nu 27:17; 1Ki 3:7) He said to them,
"I am 120 old today. I can no longer come and go.
Also, the Lord has said to me, 'You may not cross over the Jordan.'
3 (Dt 9:3; 3:28) The Lord your God will cross over before you.
He will destroy these nations before you, you will possess them,
and Joshua will cross over before you, just as the Lord has said.
4 (Dt 2:33) The Lord will do to them as He did to Sihon and to Og,
the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, which He destroyed.
5 (Dt 7:2) The Lord will give them up before you, so that you may
do to them according to all the commandments which I have commanded you.
6 (Jos 10:25; 1Ch 22:13) Be strong and of a good courage. Fear not,
nor be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, it is He who goes with you.
He will not fail you, nor forsake you."
7 (Dt 3:28; 1:38; 31:6) Moses called to Joshua, and said to him
in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and of good courage,
for you must go with this people to the land which the Lord
has sworn to their fathers to give them,
and you will enable them to inherit it.
8 (Ex 33:14; Dt 31:6) The Lord, He goes before you. He will be with you.
He will not fail you nor forsake you. Do not fear, nor be dismayed."
[1] And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.
[2] And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I
can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt
not go over this Jordan.
[3] The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these
nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall
go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.
[4] And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of
the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.
[5] And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto
them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.
[6] Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for
the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee,
nor forsake thee.
[7] And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all
Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people
unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and
thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
[8] And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee,
he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Annie Johnson Flint was crippled by severe arthritis just a few years after
high school. She never walked again and relied on others to help care for her
needs. Because of her poetry and hymns, she received many visitors, including
a deaconess who felt discouraged about her own ministry. When the visitor
returned home, she wrote to Annie, wondering why God allowed such hard things
in her life.
In response, Annie sent a poem: "God hath not promised skies always blue, /
flower-strewn pathways all our lives through. . . ." She knew from experience
that suffering often occurred, but that God would never abandon those
He loves. Instead, He promised to give "grace for the trials, help from
above, / unfailing sympathy, undying love." You may recognise that poem
as the hymn "What God Hath Promised."
Moses also suffered and faced strife, but He knew God's presence was with
him. When he passed his leadership of the Israelites to Joshua, he told
the younger man to be strong and courageous, because "the Lord your God
goes with you" (Deuteronomy 31:6). Moses, knowing that the people of Israel
would face formidable enemies as they entered and took the promised land,
said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged" (v.
.
Disciples of Christ will face hardship, but we have
God's Spirit to encourage us. He'll never leave us.
By: Amy Boucher Pye
Reflect & Pray
When you endure trials, how do you trust in God?
How could you share your stories of His faithfulness with others?
Heavenly Father, when I'm feeling discouraged and distressed,
please remind me through Your Spirit that You'll never leave me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 1 A circle of Light
John 8:12
12 (Jn 12:35; Job 33:28; Isa 49:6)Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying,
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me
shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life."
12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world:
he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness,
but shall have the light of life.
When Judy Garland stepped onstage, she filled the spotlight. Nothing was
illuminated but her face, and as she sang, her listeners had a sense of being
transported beyond themselves into the meaning of her song. The focus of
reality, at that moment, was "Judy", and everything else faded into the dim
recesses of the shadowed room. The spotlight brought her into sharp focus
as the center of attention, and all around her was darkness.
When the scriptures speaks of Jesus as "the light," the image is not
of thousands of blazing bulbs lighting up a football field for a night game.
Rather, he is like a hand-help lamp that throws a circle of light in the
immediate vicinity. such a lamp lights the path that a traveler will walk,
but lights it only one step at a time.
Jesus is the center of that circle of light. As we follow him, we share the
light, but he is always at center. Jesus Christ is the focal point,
and everything else fades into dim gray by comparison.
If we are to keep our lives illuminated, to have his light falling upon the
road we walk, we must stay close to him. Jesus does not hand the lamp
to us and suggest that we go the way he wants; he , the Light, leads,
and if we want to stay in the light, we follow.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to go my own way, apart from the Light?
What was the result?
b) How can this verse help me remember the importance of staying close
to Jesus?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 17:5-7
5 (Ne 9:7; Ge 17:15) No longer will your name be called Abram,
but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father
of a multitude of nations.
6 (Ge 35:11; 17:16) I will make you exceedingly fruitful;
and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
7 (Ge 26:24; 28:13; Heb 11:16) I will establish My covenant between Me
and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations
for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.
[5] Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be
Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
[6] And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of
thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
[7] And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after
thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto
thee, and to thy seed after thee.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Unfailing Love
Ps 63:1-5
PSALMS 63
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You,
my flesh faints for You, in a dry and thirsty land with no water.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I have seen You in the sanctuary,
to see Your power and Your glory.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
my lips will praise You.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Thus will I bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) My soul will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
and my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.
1 O God, thou art My God; early will I seek thee:
My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee
In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 To see thy power and thy glory, So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Because thy lovingkindness Is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;
And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
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
14th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation ( Matt 6:10
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Conclusion:
LORDSHIP PRAYER
Lord Jesus, I confess that I have sinned and I acknowledge my need for you. I
acknowledge my need for You. Thank You for dying on the cross for me and I
accept You as my Saviour, My Redeemer, my Deliverer and my Lord.
I choose to surrender to You and I invite You now to be Lord
of every area of my life:
- Lord of my spirit and my relationship with You
- Lord of my mind, my beliefs, and all my thoughts
- Lord of my emotions, my attitudes and my reactions.
- Lord of my spiritual awareness and worship
- Lord of my will and all my decisions
- Lord of my body, my health, and all my behavior
- Lord of my eyes and all upon that which I look.
- Lord of my ears and everything that I listen.
- Lord of my mouth and what I speak.
- Lord of my hands and all that I do.
- Lord of my feet and everywhere I go
- Lord of my sexuality, my pleasure and my recreation
- Lord of my time, my work, and my ministry.
- Lord of my home, my family, all my relationships
- Lord of my possessions, my finances and my future.
Thank You that your blood was shed that I might be set free. Thank you
for Your Hoky Spirit who enables me to walk in Your Power. Please cleanse
me by Your shed blood and fill me with Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name, Amen
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a watchperson over your country.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, when I'm feeling discouraged and
distressed, please remind me through Your Spirit that You'll never leave me."
Pray to the Lord and pray to stay close to His Light.
Pray to the Lord and remember He will provide your every needs.
Pray to the Lord and remember He is with you in the Wilderness.
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 God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation
Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Pray that village leaders will adhere to the law granting people the right to
become Christians in Laos .
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.
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ Pastor Barry Regier
talked about God's Blueprint for Growing Up
Eph 4:14-16
14 (Jas 1:6; 1Co 14:20) so we may no longer be children, tossed here
and there by waves and carried about with every wind of doctrine
by the trickery of men, by craftiness with deceitful scheming.
15 (Eph 1:22; 2:21) But, speaking the truth in love, we may grow up
in all things into Him, who is the head, Christ Himself,
16 (Col 2:19; Eph 1:4) from whom the whole body is joined together
and connected by every joint and ligament, as every part effectively
does its work and grows, building itself up in love.
[14] That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried
about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning
craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
[15] But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things,
which is the head, even Christ:
[16] From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that
which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the
measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of
itself in love.
A) we may grow up in all things
B) into Him
Philip 1:21
21 (Gal 2:20) For to me, to continue living is Christ, and to die is gain.
[21] For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
c) But, speaking the truth in love,
1 Cor 13:4-8
4 (Col 3:12; Pr 10:12) Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not;
love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up,
5 (1Co 10:24; Php 2:21) does not behave itself improperly, seeks not its own,
is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;
6 (2Jn 1:4; Ro 1:32) rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7 (1Co 13:4) bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
and endures all things.
8 Love never fails. But if there are prophecies, they shall fail;
if there are tongues, they shall cease; and if there is knowledge,
it shall vanish.
[4] Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
[5] Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily
provoked, thinketh no evil;
[6] Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
[7] Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth
all things.
[8] Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail;
whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it
shall vanish away.
d) Each doing our part Eph 4:16
1) Ezekiel 3:16-27
Ezekiel 4
Jeremiah 27
Jeremiah 28
Jeremiah 51:59-64
Ezekiel 3:16-27
Ezekiel, a Watchman for Israel
16 (Jer 42:7) At the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me,
saying,
17 (Isa 52:8; Jer 6:17) Son of man, I have made you a watchman
to the house of Israel. Whenever you hear the word from My mouth,
then warn them from Me.
18 (Eze 33:6; Ge 2:17; Eze 3:20) When I say to the wicked,
"You shall surely die," and you do not warn him,
nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live,
the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity,
but his blood I will require at your hand.
19 (Eze 14:14; 14:20) Yet if you warn the wicked and he does not
turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity.
But you have delivered your soul.
20 (Eze 18:24; 3:18; Ps 125:5) Again, when a righteous man turns
from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block
before him, he shall die. Because you have not given him warning,
he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done
shall not be remembered. But his blood I will require at your hand.
21 (Ac 20:31) Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous
should not sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live
because he took warning. And you have delivered your soul.
22 (Ac 9:6; Eze 1:3) The hand of the Lord was upon me there,
and He said to me, Rise,
go out into the plain, and I will talk with you there.
23 (Eze 1:28; Ac 7:55) Then I arose, and went out into the plain.
And the glory
of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Kebar,
and I fell on my face.
24 (Eze 2:2) Then the Spirit entered me, and set me on my feet,
and spoke with me and said to me: Go, shut yourself up within your house.
25 (Eze 4:8) As for you, son of man, they shall put bands on you
and shall bind you with them, so that you cannot go out among them.
26 (Eze 24:27) And I will make your tongue cleave to the roof of your mouth
so that you shall be mute and cannot be one to rebuke them,
for they are a rebellious house.
27 (Eze 24:27; 3:11) But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth,
and you shall say to them, "Thus says the Lord God." He who hears,
let him hear. And he who refuses, let him refuse.
For they are a rebellious house.
[16] And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the
LORD came unto me, saying,
[17] Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel:
therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
[18] When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him
not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save
his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will
I require at thine hand.
[19] Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor
from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered
thy soul.
[20] Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and
commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die:
because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his
righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will
I require at thine hand.
[21] Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin
not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also
thou hast delivered thy soul.
[22] And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me,
Arise,
go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
[23] Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of
the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar:
and I
fell on my face.
[24] Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake
with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.
[25] But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and
shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
[26] And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou
shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a
rebellious house.
[27] But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say
unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he
that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 4
The Siege of Jerusalem Portrayed
1 You also, son of man, take a brick and lay it before you and inscribe
a city on it, even Jerusalem.
2 (Eze 21:22) Then lay siege against it, and build a fort against it,
and build a mound against it; set camps and place battering rams
against it all around.
3 (Isa 8:18; 20:3) Moreover take for yourself an iron plate
and set it up for a wall of iron between you and the city.
And set your face against it so that it is besieged, and lay siege against it.
This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
4 (Lev 16:22; 10:17) As for you, lie down on your left side
and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it.
According to the number of the days that you lie on it,
you shall bear their iniquity.
5 For I have laid upon you the years of their iniquity according to the number
of the days, three hundred and ninety days. So you shall bear the iniquity
of the house of Israel.
6 (Nu 14:34; Da 9:24-26; 12:11-12) When you have accomplished them, lie again
on your right side, and you shall bear the iniquity
of the house of Judah forty days.
I have appointed you each day for a year.
7 (Isa 52:10) Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem,
and your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it.
8 (Eze 3:25) I will lay bands upon you, and you shall not turn yourself from
one side to another until you have ended the days of your siege.
9 Also take for yourself wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils,
and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel and make bread.
According to the number of the days that you lie on your side,
three hundred and ninety days, you shall eat it.
10 Your food which you shall eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels
[About 8 ounces, or 230 grams.] a day. From time to time you shall eat it.
11 You also shall drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin.
[About 2/3 quart, or 0.6 liter]. From time to time you shall drink it.
12 You shall eat it as barley cake, having baked it in their sight with dung
that comes out of man.
13 (Da 1:8)Then the Lord said, "Even so the sons of Israel shall eat their
defiled bread among the nations where I drive them."
14 (Eze 9:8; 20:49) Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! My soul has not been defiled.
For from my youth up even until now I have not eaten of that which dies
of itself, or is torn in pieces, nor has abominable meat come into my mouth."
15 Then He said to me, "I have given you cow dung instead of man's dung
over which you shall prepare your bread."
16 (Lev 26:26; Eze 5:16) Moreover He said to me, Son of man, I will cut off
the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread by weight
and with anxiety and drink water by measure and with horror,
17 (Lev 26:39; Eze 24:23) because bread and water will be scarce,
and they will be appalled with one another, and waste away for their iniquity.
Ezekiel 4
[1] Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and
pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
[2] And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount
against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it
round about.
[3] Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron
between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be
besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the
house of Israel.
[4] Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of
Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie
upon
it thou shalt bear their iniquity.
[5] For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the
number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the
iniquity of the house of Israel.
[6] And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and
thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have
appointed thee each day for a year.
[7] Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and
thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
[8] And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee
from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.
[9] Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles,
and
millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread
thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy
side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.
[10] And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a
day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
[11] Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from
time to time shalt thou drink.
[12] And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with
dung
that cometh out of man, in their sight.
[13] And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their
defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.
[14] Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for
from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of
itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my
mouth.
[15] Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung,
and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
[16] Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the
staff of
bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and
they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
[17] That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another,
and consume away for their iniquity.
Jeremiah 27
Judah to Serve Nebuchadnezzar
1 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah,
this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
2 Thus says the Lord to me: Make bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,
3 and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab,
and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyre,
and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem
to Zedekiah king of Judah.
4 And command them to go to their masters, saying:
Thus says the Lord of Hosts,
the God of Israel: Thus you shall say to your masters:
5 (Ps 115:15-16; Isa 45:12) I have made the earth, the men, and the beasts
which are on the ground by My great power and by My outstretched arm,
and have given it to whom it seemed good to Me.
6 (Jer 28:14; 25:9; Eze 29:18-20) Now I have given all these lands
into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant.
And also I have given to him the beasts of the field to serve him.
7 (Isa 14:4-6; Jer 52:31) All nations shall serve him and his son
and his son's son until the time of his own land comes;
and then many nations and great kings will make him their servant.
8 (Jer 24:10; 38:17-19) It shall come to pass that I will punish the nation
and kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon,
and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon,
says the Lord. I will punish that nation with the sword, and with famine,
and with pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
9 (Isa 8:19; Jer 14:14) Therefore do not listen to your prophets,
or to your diviners, or to your dreamers, or to your enchanters,
or to your sorcerers who speak to you, saying, "You shall not serve
the king of Babylon."
10 (Jer 32:31) For they prophesy a lie to you in order to remove you far
from your land. And I will drive you out, and you shall perish.
11 (Jer 21:9; 27:2) But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke
of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those I will let remain still
in their own land, says the Lord, and they shall till it and dwell in it.
12 (Jer 28:1; 38:17) I spoke also to Zedekiah king of Judah according
to all these words, saying: Bring your necks under the yoke of the
king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live.
13 (Eze 18:31; Jer 27:8) Why will you die, you and your people,
by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord has spoken
against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
14 (Jer 14:14; 23:21) Therefore do not listen to the words of the prophets
who speak to you, saying, "You will not serve the king of Babylon,"
because they prophesy a lie to you.
15 (Jer 27:10; 2Ch 25:16) For I have not sent them, says the Lord,
yet they prophesy a lie in My name, so that I might drive you out
and that you might perish, you and the prophets that prophesy to you.
16 (2Ki 24:13; Jer 28:3) I also spoke to the priests and to all this people:
Thus says the Lord: Do not listen to the words of your prophets that prophesy
to you, saying, "The vessels of the house of the Lord will now soon be brought
again from Babylon." For they prophesy a lie to you.
17 Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live.
Why should this city be laid waste?
18 (1Sa 7:8; 12:19) But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord
is with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of Hosts, that
the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord
and in the house of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not go to Babylon.
19 (2Ki 25:13; Jer 52:17-23) For thus says the Lord of Hosts concerning
the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases,
and concerning the rest of the vessels that remain in this city,
20 (Jer 24:1; 2Ch 36:10) which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
did not take when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim,
king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon,
and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.
21 Indeed, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, concerning
the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord and in the house
of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem:
22 (Jer 29:10; Ezr 7:19; Jer 32:5) They will be carried to Babylon
and they will be there until the day that I visit them, says the Lord.
Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.
[1] In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[2] Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon
thy neck,
[3] And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the
king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon,
by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of
Judah;
[4] And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of
hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;
[5] I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground,
by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto
whom it seemed meet unto me.
[6] And now have I given all these lands unto the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the
king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him
also to serve him.
[7] And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until
the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall
serve themselves of him.
[8] And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not
serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put
their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish,
saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the
pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
[9] Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to
your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak
unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
[10] For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and
that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
[11] But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of
Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land,
saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
[12] I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words,
saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve
him and his people, and live.
[13] Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and
by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not
serve the king of Babylon?
[14] Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto
you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie
unto you.
[15] For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my
name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the
prophets that prophesy unto you.
[16] Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith
the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you,
saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD's house shall now shortly be brought
again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
[17] Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore
should this city be laid waste?
[18] But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let
them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are
left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah,
and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
[19] For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning
the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels
that remain in this city,
[20] Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away
captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to
Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
[21] Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the
vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king
of Judah and of Jerusalem;
[22] They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day
that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore
them to this place.
Jeremiah 28
The False Prophet Hananiah
1 (Jer 27:1; Jos 9:3) In that same year, at the beginning
of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year
and in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet,
who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord
in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
2 "Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
3 (2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10) Within two full years I will bring back into
this place all the vessels of the house of the Lord that Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.
4 (Jer 22:24; 24:1) And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah
the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah
who went into Babylon, says the Lord, for I will break the yoke
of the king of Babylon."
5 (Jer 28:1) Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah
in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people
that stood in the house of the Lord,
6 (1Ki 1:36; Ps 41:13) even the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen. May the Lord
do so; may the Lord perform your words which you have prophesied,
to bring back the vessels of the house of the Lord and all that was carried
away captive, from Babylon into this place.
7 (1Ki 22:28) Nevertheless hear now this word that I speak in your ears
and in the ears of all the people.
8 (1Ki 17:1; Am 1:2) The prophets of old who have been before me
and before you prophesied both against many countries
and against great kingdoms, of war and disaster and pestilence.
9 (Dt 18:22; Jer 6:14) As for the prophet who prophesies of peace,
when the word of the prophet comes to pass, then that prophet shall be
known as one whom the Lord has truly sent."
10 (Jer 27:2) Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the neck
of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it.
11 Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying,
"Thus says the Lord: Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations within the space
of two full years." Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
12 (Jer 1:2) Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet,
after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck
of the prophet Jeremiah, saying:
13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus says the Lord: You have broken
the yokes of wood, but you have made instead of them yokes of iron.
14 (Dt 28:48; Jer 27:6-7) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations,
that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon;
and they shall serve him. And I have given him the beasts of the field also.
15 (La 2:14; Eze 13:22) Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah
the prophet, "Listen now, Hananiah. The Lord has not sent you,
and you make this people trust in a lie.
16 (Jer 29:32; Ge 7:4) Therefore thus says the Lord: I am about to cast you
from off the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have
taught rebellion against the Lord."
17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Jeremiah 28
[1] And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of
Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that
Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in
the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people,
saying,
[2] Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have
broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
[3] Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels
of the LORD's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this
place, and carried them to Babylon:
[4] And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king
of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the
LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
[5] Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence
of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the
house of the LORD,
[6] Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform
thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the
LORD's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this
place.
[7] Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in
the ears of all the people;
[8] The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied
both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of
evil, and of pestilence.
[9] The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet
shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath
truly sent him.
[10] Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's
neck, and brake it.
[11] And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus
saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years.
And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
[12] Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that
Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet
Jeremiah, saying,
[13] Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken
the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.
[14] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke
of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given
him the beasts of the field also.
[15] Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now,
Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust
in a lie.
[16] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the
face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught
rebellion against the LORD.
[17] So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Jeremiah 51:59-64
Jeremiah’s Command to Seraiah
59 (Jer 32:12; 36:4) The word which Jeremiah the prophet
commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah,
when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon
in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was a quartermaster.
60 (Isa 30:8; Jer 30:2-3) So Jeremiah wrote in a single scroll
all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words
that are written against Babylon.
61 Jeremiah said to Seraiah, "When you come to Babylon, then see
that you read aloud all these words,
62 (Jer 50:3; 50:13) and say, 'O Lord, You have spoken against
this place to cut it off, that no one will remain in it,
neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate forever.'
63 (Jer 19:10-11; Rev 18:21) It will be that when you have made
an end of reading this scroll that you will bind a stone to it,
and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates,
64 (Jer 51:58; Job 31:40) and say, 'Thus Babylon will sink
and not rise from the disaster that I will bring upon her,
and they will become weary.' "
Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
[59] The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of
Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah
into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet
prince.
[60] So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon,
even all these words that are written against Babylon.
[61] And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt
see, and shalt read all these words;
[62] Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to
cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it
shall be desolate for ever.
[63] And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that
thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:
[64] And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from
the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are
the words of Jeremiah.
2) Our Daily Bread for 14 August 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/08/14/grace-for-trials
Entitled "Grace for Trials"
Deuteronomy 31:1-8
1 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.
2 (Dt 34:7; Nu 27:17; 1Ki 3:7) He said to them,
"I am 120 old today. I can no longer come and go.
Also, the Lord has said to me, 'You may not cross over the Jordan.'
3 (Dt 9:3; 3:28) The Lord your God will cross over before you.
He will destroy these nations before you, you will possess them,
and Joshua will cross over before you, just as the Lord has said.
4 (Dt 2:33) The Lord will do to them as He did to Sihon and to Og,
the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, which He destroyed.
5 (Dt 7:2) The Lord will give them up before you, so that you may
do to them according to all the commandments which I have commanded you.
6 (Jos 10:25; 1Ch 22:13) Be strong and of a good courage. Fear not,
nor be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, it is He who goes with you.
He will not fail you, nor forsake you."
7 (Dt 3:28; 1:38; 31:6) Moses called to Joshua, and said to him
in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and of good courage,
for you must go with this people to the land which the Lord
has sworn to their fathers to give them,
and you will enable them to inherit it.
8 (Ex 33:14; Dt 31:6) The Lord, He goes before you. He will be with you.
He will not fail you nor forsake you. Do not fear, nor be dismayed."
[1] And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.
[2] And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I
can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt
not go over this Jordan.
[3] The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these
nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall
go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.
[4] And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of
the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.
[5] And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto
them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.
[6] Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for
the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee,
nor forsake thee.
[7] And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all
Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people
unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and
thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
[8] And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee,
he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Annie Johnson Flint was crippled by severe arthritis just a few years after
high school. She never walked again and relied on others to help care for her
needs. Because of her poetry and hymns, she received many visitors, including
a deaconess who felt discouraged about her own ministry. When the visitor
returned home, she wrote to Annie, wondering why God allowed such hard things
in her life.
In response, Annie sent a poem: "God hath not promised skies always blue, /
flower-strewn pathways all our lives through. . . ." She knew from experience
that suffering often occurred, but that God would never abandon those
He loves. Instead, He promised to give "grace for the trials, help from
above, / unfailing sympathy, undying love." You may recognise that poem
as the hymn "What God Hath Promised."
Moses also suffered and faced strife, but He knew God's presence was with
him. When he passed his leadership of the Israelites to Joshua, he told
the younger man to be strong and courageous, because "the Lord your God
goes with you" (Deuteronomy 31:6). Moses, knowing that the people of Israel
would face formidable enemies as they entered and took the promised land,
said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged" (v.
.Disciples of Christ will face hardship, but we have
God's Spirit to encourage us. He'll never leave us.
By: Amy Boucher Pye
Reflect & Pray
When you endure trials, how do you trust in God?
How could you share your stories of His faithfulness with others?
Heavenly Father, when I'm feeling discouraged and distressed,
please remind me through Your Spirit that You'll never leave me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 1 A circle of Light
John 8:12
12 (Jn 12:35; Job 33:28; Isa 49:6)Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying,
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me
shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life."
12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world:
he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness,
but shall have the light of life.
When Judy Garland stepped onstage, she filled the spotlight. Nothing was
illuminated but her face, and as she sang, her listeners had a sense of being
transported beyond themselves into the meaning of her song. The focus of
reality, at that moment, was "Judy", and everything else faded into the dim
recesses of the shadowed room. The spotlight brought her into sharp focus
as the center of attention, and all around her was darkness.
When the scriptures speaks of Jesus as "the light," the image is not
of thousands of blazing bulbs lighting up a football field for a night game.
Rather, he is like a hand-help lamp that throws a circle of light in the
immediate vicinity. such a lamp lights the path that a traveler will walk,
but lights it only one step at a time.
Jesus is the center of that circle of light. As we follow him, we share the
light, but he is always at center. Jesus Christ is the focal point,
and everything else fades into dim gray by comparison.
If we are to keep our lives illuminated, to have his light falling upon the
road we walk, we must stay close to him. Jesus does not hand the lamp
to us and suggest that we go the way he wants; he , the Light, leads,
and if we want to stay in the light, we follow.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to go my own way, apart from the Light?
What was the result?
b) How can this verse help me remember the importance of staying close
to Jesus?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 17:5-7
5 (Ne 9:7; Ge 17:15) No longer will your name be called Abram,
but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father
of a multitude of nations.
6 (Ge 35:11; 17:16) I will make you exceedingly fruitful;
and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
7 (Ge 26:24; 28:13; Heb 11:16) I will establish My covenant between Me
and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations
for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.
[5] Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be
Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
[6] And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of
thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
[7] And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after
thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto
thee, and to thy seed after thee.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Unfailing Love
Ps 63:1-5
PSALMS 63
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You,
my flesh faints for You, in a dry and thirsty land with no water.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I have seen You in the sanctuary,
to see Your power and Your glory.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
my lips will praise You.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Thus will I bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) My soul will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
and my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.
1 O God, thou art My God; early will I seek thee:
My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee
In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 To see thy power and thy glory, So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Because thy lovingkindness Is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;
And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
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
14th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation ( Matt 6:10
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Conclusion:
LORDSHIP PRAYER
Lord Jesus, I confess that I have sinned and I acknowledge my need for you. I
acknowledge my need for You. Thank You for dying on the cross for me and I
accept You as my Saviour, My Redeemer, my Deliverer and my Lord.
I choose to surrender to You and I invite You now to be Lord
of every area of my life:
- Lord of my spirit and my relationship with You
- Lord of my mind, my beliefs, and all my thoughts
- Lord of my emotions, my attitudes and my reactions.
- Lord of my spiritual awareness and worship
- Lord of my will and all my decisions
- Lord of my body, my health, and all my behavior
- Lord of my eyes and all upon that which I look.
- Lord of my ears and everything that I listen.
- Lord of my mouth and what I speak.
- Lord of my hands and all that I do.
- Lord of my feet and everywhere I go
- Lord of my sexuality, my pleasure and my recreation
- Lord of my time, my work, and my ministry.
- Lord of my home, my family, all my relationships
- Lord of my possessions, my finances and my future.
Thank You that your blood was shed that I might be set free. Thank you
for Your Hoky Spirit who enables me to walk in Your Power. Please cleanse
me by Your shed blood and fill me with Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name, Amen
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a watchperson over your country.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, when I'm feeling discouraged and
distressed, please remind me through Your Spirit that You'll never leave me."
Pray to the Lord and pray to stay close to His Light.
Pray to the Lord and remember He will provide your every needs.
Pray to the Lord and remember He is with you in the Wilderness.
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 God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation
Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Pray that village leaders will adhere to the law granting people the right to
become Christians in Laos .
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.