Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 263, 20 September 2023



1) Zechariah 8,9,10,11,12,13,14



Zechariah 8



The Holy City of Peace and Prosperity



1 And the word of the Lord came, saying:

2 Thus says the Lord of Hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Zion,

and with great wrath I am jealous for her.

3 (Zec 1:16; Isa 1:26) Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion

and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem will be called

a city of faithfulness and the mountain of the Lord of Hosts,

the holy mountain.

4 Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Older men and women will again sit

in the streets of Jerusalem, each having a staff in his hand

because of advanced age.

5 (Jer 30:19-20) And the plazas of the city will be filled

with young boys and girls playing in her open places.

6 (Jer 32:17; 32:27) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: If it is marvelous

in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days,

will it also be marvelous in My eyes? says the Lord of Hosts.

7 (Isa 27:12-13; 49:12) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: I will deliver

My people from the eastern lands and from the western lands.

8 (Jer 4:2; Eze 11:20) And I will bring them, and they will reside

in Jerusalem, and they will be for Me as a people, and I will be

for them as God, with faithfulness and righteousness.

9 (1Ch 22:13; Ezr 5:1-2) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Let your hands be strengthened, whoever is hearing these words

in these days, from the mouth of the prophets who were there

in the day that the house of the Lord of Hosts was founded,

that the temple might be built.

10 (Isa 19:2; Am 3:6) For before those days there were no wages

for a man nor any hire for an animal; and there was no peace

from an enemy for him who went out or came in;

for I set every man against his neighbor.

11 (Isa 12:1; Ps 103:9) But now I will not be as in the former days

against this remnant people, says the Lord of Hosts.

12 (Ge 27:28; Lev 26:4-5) For sowing will be done in peace,

and the vine will produce its fruit, and the ground will provide its produce,

and the heavens will give their rain. And I will cause the remnant

of this people to inherit all of these benefits.

13 (Zec 8:9; Ge 12:2-3) And as you have been like a curse among the nations,

O house of Israel and house of Judah, I will deliver you,

and you will be a blessing. Fear not, and strengthen your hands!

14 (Jer 31:28; Eze 24:14) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Just as I had determined to punish you when your fathers incited Me to wrath,

says the Lord of Hosts, I did not relent.

15 (Zec 8:13; Mic 7:18-20) So again have I purposed in these days to do good

to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear!

16 (Zec 7:9; Ps 15:2; Eph 4:25) These are the things you will do:

Speak truth each to his neighbor, and make judgments in your gates

that are for truth, and justice, and peace.

17 (Pr 3:29; 6:16-19) Let none of you consider evil plans in your heart

against your neighbor, and do not love false oaths,

for I hate all these things, says the Lord.

18 And the word of the Lord of Hosts came to me, saying:

19 (Jer 39:2; Zec 7:5) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: The fast during

the fourth and fifth months, and the fasts during the seventh

and tenth months, will become rejoicing and joy and pleasant

feasts for the house of Judah. So love what brings truth and peace.

20 (Jer 16:19; Zec 2:11) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Peoples will

still come, even those who live in many cities.

21 (Zec 7:2) Those who live in one city will journey to another,

saying, "Let us surely go to seek the Lord of Hosts. I myself am going."

22 (Isa 25:7; Zec 8:21) Many peoples and strong nations will seek

out the Lord of Hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the Lord.

23 (1Co 14:25; Ge 31:7) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: In those days ten men

from every language of the nations will take hold of the garment of a Jew,

saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you."



Zechariah 8:1

1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

Zechariah 8:2

2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy,

and I was jealous for her with great fury.

Zechariah 8:3

3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst

of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the

mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

Zechariah 8:4

4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell

in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for

very age.

Zechariah 8:5

5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the

streets thereof.

Zechariah 8:6

6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the

remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine

eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.

Zechariah 8:7

7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east

country, and from the west country;

Zechariah 8:8

8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and

they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in

righteousness.

Zechariah 8:9

9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in

these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day

that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the

temple might be built.

Zechariah 8:10

10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast;

neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the

affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

Zechariah 8:11

11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former

days, saith the LORD of hosts.

Zechariah 8:12

12 For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the

ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I

will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

Zechariah 8:13

13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O

house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a

blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.

Zechariah 8:14

14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your

fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:

Zechariah 8:15

15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to

the house of Judah: fear ye not.

Zechariah 8:16

16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to

his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

Zechariah 8:17

17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour;

and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

Zechariah 8:18

18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

Zechariah 8:19

19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast

of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall

be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts;

therefore love the truth and peace.

Zechariah 8:20

20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall

come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

Zechariah 8:21

21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go

speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go

also.

Zechariah 8:22

22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts

in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

Zechariah 8:23

23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that

ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take

hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you:

for we have heard that God is with you.



Zechariah 9



Judgment on Israel's Enemies

1 (Jer 49:23-27; Am 1:3-5) An oracle of the word of the Lord that is

against the land of Hadrak,

and Damascus is the place where it will rest.

For the eyes of men and the tribes of Israel

are on the Lord.

2 (Jer 49:23; Eze 28:12) Also Hamath borders it,

even Tyre and Sidon, cities that are very wise.

3 (Jos 19:29; Job 27:16) Tyre has built a rampart for herself

and stored up silver like it were dust,

and even gold like it were mud in the streets.

4 (Eze 28:18; 26:17) The Lord will dispossess her of her possessions

and strike down her power in the sea,

and she will be devoured with fire.

5 Ashkelon will observe this and fear;

Gaza as well and will writhe in anguish;

even Ekron, her hope will be confounded.

The king of Gaza will perish,

and no one will inhabit Ashkelon.

6 (Am 1:8) A mongrel people will dwell in Ashdod,

and I will cut down the pride of Philistia.

7 I will take away the bloodshed from its mouth,

and the abominations from between its teeth.

Even it will be a remnant for our God.

It will be like a tribe of a clan in Judah,

and Ekron like the Jebusites.

8 (Isa 52:1; 54:14) Then I will make camp at My house with a garrison,

so that no one can pass back and forth.

And no oppressor will pass through them,

for now I see with My eyes.



The Coming King of Zion



9 (Isa 9:6-7; Jer 23:5-6) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

And cry aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!

See, your king is coming to you;

he is righteous and able to deliver,

he is humble and riding on a donkey,

a colt, the offspring of a donkey.

10 (Hos 1:7; 2:18) I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim

and the horse from Jerusalem;

and the bow for battle will be cut off.

He will speak peace to the nations;

and his dominion will be from one sea to another,

and from the Great River to the ends of the earth.

11 (Ex 24:8; Isa 42:7) And as for you, because of the blood of your covenant,

I will send your prisoners from the empty, waterless pits.

12 (Isa 61:7; Jer 31:17) Return to your stronghold,

prisoners who now have hope.

Today I declare that I will return to you a double portion.

13 (Ps 45:3; Isa 49:2) Because I have bent Judah as My bow

and fitted the bow with Ephraim.

I will stir up your sons, O Zion,

against your sons, O Greece,

and will set you like the sword of a warrior.

14 (Isa 21:1; Ps 18:14) Then the Lord will appear over them,

and His arrow will go out like lightning.

The Lord God will sound His trumpet,

and will march forth like storm winds of southern Teman.

15 (Ex 27:2; Zec 10:5) The Lord of Hosts will protect them.

They will devour up

and subdue them with stone slingers.

And they will drink and make noise as with wine;

they will be filled with blood as a bowl,

saturated like the corners of the altar.

16Isa 62:3; Ps 100:3 The Lord their God will deliver them that day

like the flock of His people.

For like jewels embedded in a crown,

they will shine in His land.

17 (Isa 33:17; 62:8-9) For how great is His goodness,

and how great His beauty!

There will be grain for the young men

and new wine to prosper the young women.



CHAPTER 9

Zechariah 9:1

1 The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus

shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of

Israel, shall be toward the LORD.

Zechariah 9:2

2 And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very

wise.

Zechariah 9:3

3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the

dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

Zechariah 9:4

4 Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the

sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

Zechariah 9:5

5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very

sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king

shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

Zechariah 9:6

6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the

Philistines.

Zechariah 9:7

7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from

between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and

he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

Zechariah 9:8

8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him

that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall

pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

Zechariah 9:9

9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem:

behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly,

and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Zechariah 9:10

10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from

Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace

unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from

the river even to the ends of the earth.

Zechariah 9:11

11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy

prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

Zechariah 9:12

12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I

declare that I will render double unto thee;

Zechariah 9:13

13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up

thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of

a mighty man.

Zechariah 9:14

14 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the

lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with

whirlwinds of the south.

Zechariah 9:15

15 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue

with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine;

and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

Zechariah 9:16

16 And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his

people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign

upon his land.

Zechariah 9:17

17 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall

make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.



Zechariah 10



The Restoration of Judah and Israel



1 (Isa 30:23; Jer 10:13) Ask for rain from the Lord

during the season of the latter spring rains.

And the Lord will make the storm winds;

and He will give them showers of rain;

all will have vegetation in the field.

2 (Eze 34:5; Hos 3:4) For the household Teraphim idols speak wickedness,

and the diviners envision lies.

They utter false dreams,

and provide comfort that does not last.

So the people wander about like sheep;

they are afflicted because there is no shepherd.

3 (Zep 2:7) My anger burns against the shepherds,

and I will visit judgment on the male goats.

For the Lord of Hosts will visit His flock, the house of Judah,

and will make them like His majestic horse in battle.

4 (Zec 9:10; Nu 24:17) From him comes the cornerstone,

and from him the tent peg.

From him comes the bow for battle,

and from him every ruler goes out, all these together.

5 (Hag 2:22; Ps 20:7) And they will be as mighty men,

who trample down in the muddy streets in battle.

They will fight because the Lord is with them,

and He will put to shame those riding on horses.

6 (Zec 13:9; 10:12) I will make strong the house of Judah,

and will deliver the house of Joseph.

I will restore them

because I have compassion on them.

They will be like

I had never rejected them;

for I am the Lord their God,

and I will respond to them.

7 (Zec 9:15) Then Ephraim shall be like a mighty man,

and their hearts shall rejoice as with wine.

Their children shall see this and be glad;

their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord.

8 (Isa 5:26; Jer 33:22) I will whistle to them

and gather them in,

for I have ransomed them;

they will be numerous as they were numerous before.

9 (Eze 6:9; 1Ki 8:47-48) When I scatter them among the nations,

they will remember Me in the distant lands;

they will live with their children

and then return.

10 (Hos 11:11; Mic 7:14) I will bring them home from the land of Egypt,

and gather them from Assyria.

I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon,

until there is no room for them.

11 (Eze 30:13) He will pass through the sea of distress,

and will put down the waves in the sea:

All the depths of the Nile will be dried up;

and the arrogance of Assyria will be brought down,

and the scepter of Egypt will turn away.

12 (Mic 4:5; Zec 10:6) I will make them strong in the Lord,

and they will go to and fro in His name,

says the Lord.



Zechariah 10:1

1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall

make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in

the field.

Zechariah 10:2

2 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and

have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way

as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.

Zechariah 10:3

3 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats:

for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath

made them as his goodly horse in the battle.

Zechariah 10:4

4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the

battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

Zechariah 10:5

5 And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the

mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is

with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

Zechariah 10:6

6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of

Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon

them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD

their God, and will hear them.

Zechariah 10:7

7 And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall

rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad;

their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.

Zechariah 10:8

8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they

shall increase as they have increased.

Zechariah 10:9

9 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far

countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.

Zechariah 10:10

10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them

out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon;

and place shall not be found for them.

Zechariah 10:11

11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the

waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride

of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.

Zechariah 10:12

12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down

in his name, saith the LORD.



Zechariah 11



1 (Jer 22:6-7) Open your doors, O Lebanon,

so the fire can consume your cedar.

2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen;

the majestic trees are destroyed.

Wail, O oaks of Bashan,

because the unassailable forest has been brought down.

3 (Jer 50:44; 25:34-36) There is the sound of wailing shepherds,

because their glory is ruined.

There is the sound of roaring lions,

because the pride of Jordan is ruined.



Two Kinds of Shepherds



4 (Zec 11:7) Thus says the Lord my God: Shepherd the flock of slaughter.

5 (Jer 50:7; Hos 12:8) The ones who buy them then slaughter them

and have no guilt, and those who sell them say,

"Blessed is the Lord because I am rich." Their own shepherds do not take pity

on them.

6 (Jer 13:14; Isa 9:19-21) For I will no longer have pity on those who dwell

in the land, says the Lord. But I will cause each of them to fall

into the hands of his neighbor, even into the hands of his king.

They will crush the land, and I will not deliver any from their hands.

7 (Zec 11:4; 11:14) So I shepherded the flock that was for slaughter,

even the afflicted of the flock. And I took for myself two staffs.

One I called Favor and the other I gave the name Union.

So I pastured the flock.

8 (Isa 49:7; Hos 5:7) I destroyed the three shepherds in the span

of one month.

For my soul was impatient with them, and their souls detested me.

9 (Jer 43:11) Then I said, "I will not shepherd you. What is to die,

let it die. What is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed. Let those

who are left devour each other's flesh."

10 (Zec 11:7; Ps 89:39) I took the staff named Favor and cut it into pieces,

to break the covenant that I made with all the peoples.

11 (Zep 3:12) So it was broken that day, and the afflicted of the flock

were watching me and knew that this was the word of the Lord.

12 (Mt 26:15; Ex 21:32; Ge 37:28) Then I said to them,

"If this is good in your eyes, then give my wages to me, but if not,

then keep it." They weighed my wages at thirty pieces of silver.

13 (Ac 1:18-19; Mt 27:3-10) Then the Lord said to me, "Throw it to the potter,

the splendid price by which I was valued by them."

So I took the thirty silver pieces and threw them

to the house of the Lord to the potter.

14 (Isa 9:21) Then I cut up the second staff, Union, to break the brotherhood

between Judah and Israel.

15 (Isa 6:10-12)Then the Lord said to me: Take for yourself again the vessels

carried by a foolish shepherd.

16 (Jer 23:2; Eze 34:2-6) I am raising up a shepherd in the land who will

not care for those who are perishing, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken,

nor feed those who are standing still. But he will eat the flesh of the fat

and tear their hoofs in pieces.

17 (Jer 23:1; 50:35-37) Woe to this worthless shepherd

who abandons his flock.

May the sword take his arm and right eye;

may his arm surely wither up,

and his right eye become blind.



[1] Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.

[2] Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled:

howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

[3] There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is

spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is

spoiled.

[4] Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

[5] Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they

that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own

shepherds pity them not.

[6] For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD:

but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and

into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their

hand I will not deliver them.

[7] And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock.

And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I

called Bands; and I fed the flock.

[8] Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them,

and their soul also abhorred me.

[9] Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that

that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the

flesh of another.

[10] And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might

break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

[11] And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited

upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.

[12] And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not,

forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

[13] And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that

I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast

them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

[14] Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the

brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

[15] And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a

foolish shepherd.

[16] For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit

those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that

is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of

the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

[17] Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be

upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and

his right eye shall be utterly darkened.



Zechariah 12



The Deliverance of Judah



1 (Isa 42:5; 57:16) The oracle of the word of the Lord against Israel.

Thus says the Lord, the One who stretches out the heavens and establishes

the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:

2 (Zec 14:14; Ps 75:8) I am going to make Jerusalem a cup of reeling

before all the surrounding nations. And when there is a siege against Judah,

it is also against Jerusalem.

3 (Mt 21:44; Da 2:34-35) And it will be on that day that I will set Jerusalem

as a weighty stone to all the peoples. All who carry it will surely gash

themselves, and all the nations of the land will be gathered against it.

4 (Dt 28:28; Zec 12:3) On that day I will strike every horse with confusion

and its rider with madness, but for the house of Judah I will keep My eyes

open although I will strike with blindness every horse of the peoples.

5 Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, "There is strength for us

with those residing in Jerusalem by the Lord of Hosts, their God."

6 (Ob 1:18; Zec 2:4) On that day I will set Judah like a fiery pot among wood

and as a flaming torch among cut grain. And they will devour to the right

and left all the surrounding peoples, while Jerusalem will still reside

in her place, the place of Jerusalem.

7 The Lord will deliver the tents of Judah as before, so that the glory

of the house of David and the glory of those dwelling in Jerusalem will

not eclipse Judah.

8 (Mic 7:8) On that day the Lord will defend those residing in Jerusalem;

and even the one who stumbles among them will be as David on that day.

And the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord going

out before them.

9 On that day I will seek to destroy all the nations

who come out against Jerusalem.



Mourning for Him Whom They Have Pierced



10 (Rev 1:7; Jer 6:26) And I will pour out on the house of David

and over those dwelling in Jerusalem a spirit of favor and supplication

so that they look to Me, whom they have pierced through. And they will mourn

over him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly over him

as a firstborn.

11 (2Ki 23:29; 2Ch 35:24) On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be

as great as that of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

12 (2Sa 5:14; Zec 7:3) The land will mourn with each family by itself:

the family of the house of David by themselves, and their wives by themselves;

the family of the house of Nathan by themselves,

and their wives by themselves;

13 the family of the house of Levi by themselves,

and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by themselves,

and their wives also by themselves;

14 and all the families that remain, each by itself and their wives

by themselves.



[1] The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which

stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and

formeth the spirit of man within him.

[2] Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people

round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against

Jerusalem.

[3] And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people:

all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the

people of the earth be gathered together against it.

[4] In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment,

and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of

Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

[5] And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of

Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.

[6] In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire

among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour

all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem

shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

[7] The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the

house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify

themselves against Judah.

[8] In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he

that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of

David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

[9] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all

the nations that come against Jerusalem.

[10] And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of

Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look

upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one

mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that

is in bitterness for his firstborn.

[11] In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the

mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

[12] And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house

of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan

apart, and their wives apart;

[13] The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the

family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

[14] All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives

apart.



Zechariah 13



The Cleansing of God's People



1 (Ps 51:2; Eze 36:25) On that day there will be a spring opened up

for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin

and impurity.

2 (1Ki 22:22; Jer 23:14-15) And on that day, says the Lord of Hosts, I will

cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will not be remembered

any more. And I will also remove from the land the prophets

and the unclean spirit.

3 (Dt 13:6-11; 18:20) And it will be if a man again prophesies,

then his father and mother who gave birth to him will say,

"You will not live because you speak deception in the name of the Lord."

Then when he prophesies, his father and mother will pierce him through.

4 (2Ki 1:8; Isa 20:2) On that day each prophet will be ashamed of his vision

when he prophesies. He will not put on a robe of coarse hair in order

to deceive.

5 (Am 7:14) But he will say, "I am not a prophet. I am a man who works

the ground, for a man purchased me when I was young."

6 If someone asks, "What are these wounds on your arms?" he will say,

"I was struck in the house of my close friends."



Striking the Shepherd, Scattering the Sheep



7 (Isa 40:11; Zec 11:7) "Awake, O sword, against My shepherd

and the man of My association,"

says the Lord of Hosts.

Strike the shepherd,

and the sheep will scatter.

I will turn My hand against the small ones.

8 (Eze 5:2-4; 5:12) And it will happen in all the land, says the Lord,

that two-thirds will be cut off and die,

and one-third will be left in the land.

9 (Ps 50:15; Isa 48:10) And I will bring this one-third left into the fire,

and will refine them as the refinement of silver,

and will test them as the testing of gold.

They will call on My name,

and I will answer them.

I will say, "They are My people";

and they will say, "The Lord is my God."



[1] In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and

to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

[2] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I

will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more

be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to

pass out of the land.

[3] And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his

father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not

live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his

mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.

[4] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be

ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they

wear a rough garment to deceive:

[5] But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me

to keep cattle from my youth.

[6] And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then

he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

[7] Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my

fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be

scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

[8] And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two

parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

[9] And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them

as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on

my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall

say, The LORD is my God.



Zechariah 14



The Day of the Lord



1 (Isa 13:9; 13:6) A day of the Lord is coming when your spoil

will be divided in your midst.

2 (Isa 13:16; Joel 3:2) For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem

for battle. The city will be captured and the houses plundered and the women

ravished. Half of the city will go to exile, but the remainder of the people

will not be cut off from the city.

3 (Zec 12:9) Then the Lord will go out and fight those nations

as He fights in the day of war.

4 (Eze 11:23; Isa 64:1-2) On that day His feet will stand on the Mount

of Olives, which is to the east of Jerusalem. And from east to west

the Mount of Olives will be split in two halves by a very great valley

so that one half moves to the north and the other to the south.

5 (Am 1:1; Isa 29:6) And you will flee to my mountain valley,

for the mountain valley will reach to Azal. You will flee just like you

fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah.

Then the Lord my God will come and all His holy ones with you.

6 And on that day there will be no light. The lights will diminish.

7 (Isa 30:26; Rev 22:5) And there will be one day known to the Lord,

neither during the day nor the night, but at the evening time there

will be light.

8 (Eze 47:1-12; Joel 2:20) On that day living water will flow out

from Jerusalem, half to the Dead Sea and the other half to the

Mediterranean Sea. This will happen for the summer as well as the winter.

9 (Eph 4:5-6; Isa 2:2-4) And the Lord will be king over all the earth.

In that day it will be "The Lord is one," and His name is one.

10 (Zec 12:6; Jos 15:32) All the land will be turned into a plain from Geba

to Rimmon to the south of Jerusalem. But Jerusalem will rise and dwell

in her place from the Benjamin Gate to the place of the Old Gate,

to the Corner Gate, and then from the Tower of Hananel

to the winepress of the king.

11 (Rev 22:3; Jer 23:5-6) And people will live there,

and she will never again be devoted for destruction.

Jerusalem will reside in security.

12 And this will be the pestilence with which the Lord will strike

all the peoples who go to battle against Jerusalem: Their flesh will

rot as they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets,

and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

13 Then on that day a great tumult from the Lord will come on them

as each person will seize the hand of his neighbor,

and the hand of one will be raised against the hand of another.

14 (Isa 23:18; Zec 12:2) And even Judah will fight with Jerusalem,

and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be gathered,

a great abundance of gold, silver, and garments.

15 (Zec 14:12) So this plague will come to horses, mules, camels, donkeys,

and any other animals that are in the camp. So will this plague be.

16 (Isa 60:6-9; 66:18-21) Then it will be that all the nations

who have come against Jerusalem and survived will go up each year

to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts,

and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

17 (Jer 14:4; 1Ki 17:1) And it will happen that if any of the families

of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts,

then there will not be rain for them.

18 If the family of Egypt does not go up and enter in,

they shall have no rain. This will be the plague with which the Lord strikes

the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations

who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

20 (Isa 23:18; Zec 9:15) On that day "HOLY TO THE Lord" will be engraved

on the bells of the horses. And the pots in the house of the Lord will be

as the basins before the altar.

21 (Ne 8:10; Eze 44:9) And every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy

to the Lord of Hosts so that all who come to sacrifice will take from

those pots and boil the meat in them. And on that day there will no longer be

a Canaanite in the house of the Lord of Hosts.



[1] Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in

the midst of thee.

[2] For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city

shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of

the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall

not be cut off from the city.

[3] Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when

he fought in the day of battle.

[4] And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is

before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the

midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very

great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and

half of it toward the south.

[5] And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the

mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from

before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my

God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

[6] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be

clear, nor dark:

[7] But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor

night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be

light.

[8] And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from

Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the

hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

[9] And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there

be one LORD, and his name one.

[10] All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of

Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from

Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and

from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.

[11] And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter

destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

[12] And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the

people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away

while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their

holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

[13] And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the

LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of

his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his

neighbour.

[14] And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the

heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and

apparel, in great abundance.

[15] And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and

of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this

plague.

[16] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the

nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to

worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

[17] And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the

earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them

shall be no rain.

[18] And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain;

there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that

come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

[19] This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all

nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

[20] In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO

THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowl's before

the altar.

[21] Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the

LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and

seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the

house of the LORD of hosts.



2) Our Daily Bread for 19 September 2023 Titled



Shooting Ourselves in the Foot



Mark 10:35-45



The Request of James and John

Mt 20:20-28



35 (Mt 20:20-28) Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him,

saying, "Teacher, we want that whatever we may ask, You would do for us."

36 (Mk 10:51) He said to them, "What do you want Me to do for you?

37 (Mt 19:28) They said to Him, "Grant us to sit, one at Your right hand

and the other at Your left hand, in Your glory.:

38 (Lk 12:50; Isa 51:22) But Jesus said to them, "You do not know

what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink

and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptized?"

39 (Ac 12:2; Rev 1:9) They said to Him, "We can."

Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup that I drink

and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptized.

40 (Mt 25:34) But to sit at My right hand or at My left hand is not Mine

to grant. It is for those for whom it has been prepared."

41 When the ten heard it, they began to be very displeased

with James and John.

42 (Lk 22:25; 1Pe 5:3) But Jesus called them together, and said,

"You know that those who are appointed to rule over the Gentiles

lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

43 (Mk 9:35; Lk 9:48) But it shall not be so among you.

Whoever would be great among you must be your servant,

44 and whoever among you would be greatest must be servant of all.

45 (Mt 20:28; Isa 53:10-12) For even the Son of Man came not

to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."



[35] And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master,

we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

[36] And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?

[37] They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right

hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

[38] But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the

cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized

with?

[39] And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall

indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am

baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

[40] But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give;

but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.

[41] And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James

and John.

[42] But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they

which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them;

and their great ones exercise authority upon them.

[43] But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among

you, shall be your minister:

[44] And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

[45] For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to

minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.



In 2021, an engineer with the ambition to shoot an arrow farther than anyone

in history took aim at the record of 2,028 feet. While lying on his back on

a salt flat, he drew back the bowstring of his personally designed foot bow

and prepared to launch the projectile to what he hoped would be a new record

distance of more than a mile (5,280 feet). Taking a deep breath, he let the

arrow fly. It didn't travel a mile. In fact, it traveled less than a

foot-launching into his foot and causing considerable damage. Ouch!



Sometimes we can figuratively shoot ourselves in the foot with misguided

ambition. James and John knew what it meant to ambitiously seek something

good, but for the wrong reasons. They asked Jesus to "let one of us sit at

your right and the other at your left in your glory" (Mark 10:37). Jesus had

told the disciples they would "sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve

"tribes of Israel" (Matthew 19:28), so it's easy to see why they made this

request. The problem? They were selfishly seeking their own lofty position

and power in Christ's glory. Jesus told them that their ambition was misplaced

(Mark 10:38) and that "whoever wants to become great among you must be your

servant" (v. 43).



As we aim to do good and great things for Christ, may we seek His wisdom

and direction-humbly serving others as He did so well (v. 45).



By: Tom Felten



Reflect & Pray



Why can ambition be both good and bad?

How can we make it our ambition to serve like Jesus?



Jesus, I desire to do great things for You, but for the right reasons.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 4 - Arming for Battle



Joshua 1:8



8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.

Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according

to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,

and you will be wise.



8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt

meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according

to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,

and then thou shalt have good success.



When God spoke these words to Joshua, the young leader's prospects for

"prosperity" and "success" were far from promising. Upon Moses' death,

Joshua was appointed to lead Israel into the Promised Land, to claim

the territory and establish a nation under God's rule.

Joshua was afraid, and for good reason. The people were rebellious

and intractable. And "claiming the land" meant battling many strong enemies.

Yet God told Joshua that his strength would come not in preparing for battle,

but in preparing for battle, but in preparing himself by meditating

on and applying God's word to his life.

We, too, face difficult battles as we seek to enter the "Promised Land"

of God's peace and presence. But his promise is the same as it was to Joshua:

through obedience to the Word, we can find prosperity and success.

God's promise does not necessarily mean financial prosperity

or material success. These victories may come as well, but God's primary

purpose for his people is spiritual success - the victory and joy of living

in fellowship with him. We can be enriched in the knowledge of God and

find power to overcome the enemies of sin and self. The way may not be easy

- after all, there is no victory without conflict - but God promises

that we will succeed as we look to him.



Application



a) What image do I have a personal "Promised Land" that I long

to enter and claim as my own?



b) What enemies will I need to battle in order to enter that land?



c) How can meditation on the Word of God and obedience to him bring me

prosperity and success?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Is 55:11



11 (Isa 45:23; 46:10) so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;

it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please,

and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.



11 so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth:

it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please,

and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.



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



When you are ill or injured



James 5:13-16



13 (Ps 50:15; Eph 5:19) Is anyone among you suffering?

Let him pray. Is anyone merry? Let him sing psalms.

14 (Mk 6:13; 16:18; Ac 14:23) Is anyone sick among you?

Let him call for the elders of the church,

and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil

in the name of the Lord.

15 (Isa 33:24; Jas 1:6) And the prayer of faith will save

the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.

And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.

16 (Ge 20:17; 18:23-32) Confess your faults to one another

and pray for one another, that you may be healed.

The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.



13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray.

Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church;

and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

15 and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise

him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another,

that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man

availeth much.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Nova Scotia



Total population 942700

Muslim population (est.) 14629



With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is

a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,

a harvest field in itself.

Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia

with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas

(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques

in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truro.



Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of

newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration

has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic

is the second most spoken language in Halifax.



while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000

in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population

somewhere between 25000 to 30000.



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!



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



20th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know

Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.



( Matthew 19:14



14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16-17)

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,

and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."



14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not,

to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.



)



b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not

against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.



(



Eph 6:12



12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers

of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces

of evil in the heavenly places.



12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,

against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against

spiritual wickedness in high places.



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Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to seek His Wisdom and Justice.



Pray to the Lord: "Jesus, I desire to do great things for You,

but for the right reasons."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to help you live the Word.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that His Word will not be void.



Pray to the Lord and pray for healing in righteousness.



Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know

Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.



Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not

against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.



Pray that Christians will be secure in their identity as God's beloved

children amid societal rejection in Pakistan .



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.