Day 73 of My 4th Bible Study Journey - 13 March 2024 reflections
Day 73, 13 Mar 2024
1) Deuteronmy 8,9,10
DEUTERONOMY 8
Remember the Lord Your God
1 (Dt 4:1; 5:32-6:3) You must carefully keep all the commandments
that I am commanding you today, so that you may live, and multiply,
and go in and possess the land which the Lord swore to your fathers.
2 (Am 2:10; Ex 15:25) You must remember that the Lord your God led
you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you,
and to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would
keep His commandments or not.
3 (Mt 4:4; Lk 4:4; Ex 16:2-3) He humbled you and let you suffer hunger,
and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know,
that He might make you know that man does not live by bread alone;
but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.
4 (Dt 29:5; Ne 9:21) Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did
your feet swell these forty years.
5 (2Sa 7:14; Pr 3:12) You must also consider in your heart that,
as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.
6 (Dt 5:33) Therefore you must keep the commandments of the Lord your God,
to walk in His ways and to fear Him. 7For the Lord your God is bringing you
into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs that
flow out of valleys and hills,
8 a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates,
a land of olive oil and honey,
9 a land where you may eat bread without scarcity, in which you
will not lack anything, a land whose stones are iron, and
out of whose hills you may dig copper.
10 (Ps 103:2; Dt 6:11-12) When you have eaten and are full,
then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land
which He has given you.
11 Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping
His commandments, and His judgments, and His statutes, which I am
commanding you today.
12 (Pr 30:9; Dt 28:47) Otherwise, when you have eaten
and are full and have built and occupied good houses,
13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply,
and your silver and your gold multiply,
and all that you have multiplies,
14 (Ps 106:21; Dt 8:11) then your heart will become proud and you will
forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
from the house of slavery,
15 (Nu 20:11; 21:6) who led you through that great and terrible wilderness,
where there were fiery serpents and scorpions and drought,
where there was no water, who brought forth for you water
out of the rock of flint,
16 (Ex 16:15; Dt 8:3) who fed you in the wilderness with manna,
which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you
and that He might prove you, to do good for you in the end.
17 (Dt 9:4) Otherwise, you may say in your heart,
"My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth."
18 (Pr 10:22; Hos 2:8) But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore
to your fathers, as it is today.
19 (Dt 4:26) If you ever forget the Lord your God
and go after other gods and serve them and worship them,
then I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
20 (Da 9:11-12) Just like the nations which the Lord will
destroy before you, so shall you perish because you would
not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.
[1] All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to
do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the
LORD sware unto your fathers.
[2] And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee
these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to
know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments,
or no.
[3] And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with
manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might
make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
[4] Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these
forty years.
[5] Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his
son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
[6] Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk
in his ways, and to fear him.
[7] For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of
water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
[8] A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates;
a land of oil olive, and honey;
[9] A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not
lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills
thou mayest dig brass.
[10] When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy
God for the good land which he hath given thee.
[11] Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his
commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this
day:
[12] Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses,
and dwelt therein;
[13] And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold
is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
[14] Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which
brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
[15] Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were
fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who
brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
[16] Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not,
that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at
thy latter end;
[17] And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath
gotten me this wealth.
[18] But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee
power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto
thy fathers, as it is this day.
[19] And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk
after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you
this day that ye shall surely perish.
[20] As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye
perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your
God.
DEUTERONOMY 9
Not Because of Righteousness
1 (Dt 4:38; 1:28) Hear, O Israel! You are to cross over the Jordan today,
to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than you, great cities
fortified up to heaven,
2 (Nu 13:22) a great and tall people, the children of the Anakites,
whom you know and of whom you have heard it said,
"Who can stand before the children of Anak?"
3 (Dt 4:24; Jos 3:11) Understand therefore today that the Lord your God
is He who goes over before you as a consuming fire. He shall destroy
them and shall bring them down before you, so that you drive them out
and destroy them quickly, as the Lord has spoken to you.
4 (Dt 8:17; 12:31) Do not say in your heart, after the Lord your God
has driven them out before you,
"On account of my righteousness the Lord has brought me in to possess
this land," but it is because of the wickedness of these nations
the Lord is driving them out before you.
5 (Titus 3:5; Ge 12:7) It is not because of your righteousness
or the uprightness of your heart that you enter to possess their land,
but because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord your God
drives them out before you, and that He may fulfill the word which
the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
6 (Dt 9:13; 10:16) Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God
is not giving you this good land to possess on account of your
righteousness, for you are a stubborn people.
[1] Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to
possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced
up to heaven,
[2] A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest,
and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
[3] Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth
over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall
bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy
them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
[4] Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast
them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath
brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations
the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
[5] Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost
thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the
LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform
the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
[6] Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good
land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
The Golden Calf
7 (Ex 14:11; 16:2) Remember, and do not forget how you provoked
the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day that
you departed out of the land of Egypt until you came to this place,
you have been rebellious against the Lord.
8 Also in Horeb you provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord
was angry enough with you to destroy you.
9 (Ex 34:28; 24:18; 24:12) When I went up into the mountain to receive
the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant which the Lord made
with you, then I remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
I did not eat bread or drink water.
10 (Ex 31:18; Dt 10:4) The Lord delivered to me two tablets of stone,
written with the finger of God, and on them was written all the words
which the Lord spoke to you at the mountain out of the midst of the fire
on the day of the assembly.
11 (Dt 9:9) At the end of forty days and forty nights,
the Lord gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant.
12 (Ex 32:7-8; Jdg 2:17) Then the Lord said to me,
"Arise, go down from here quickly, for your people whom you brought
out of Egypt have corrupted themselves. They are quickly turned aside
from the way which I commanded them. They have made a molded image
for themselves."
13 (Dt 9:6; 10:16) Furthermore the Lord spoke to me, saying,
"I have seen this people, and indeed, they are a stubborn people.
14 (Dt 29:20; Ps 9:5) Let Me alone, so that I may destroy them
and blot out their name from under heaven,
and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they."
15 (Ex 19:18; Dt 4:11) So I returned and came down from the mount,
and the mount burned with fire, and the two tablets of the covenant
were in my two hands.
16 (Ex 32:19) I looked, and indeed, you had sinned against the Lord
your God and had made yourselves a molded calf. You had quickly
turned aside out of the way which the Lord had commanded you.
17 I took the two tablets and threw them out of my two hands
and broke them before your eyes.
18 (Ex 34:28; Dt 9:9) I fell down before the Lord, as at the first,
forty days and forty nights. I did not eat bread or drink water
because of all your sins which you committed, doing what was wicked
in the sight of the Lord to provoke Him to anger.
19 (Dt 10:10; Ex 32:14) For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure
with which the Lord was wrathful against you to destroy you.
But the Lord listened to me at that time also.
20 The Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him,
so I also prayed for Aaron at the same time.
21 (Ex 32:20) I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burned it
with fire, and crushed it, and ground it very small until it was as small
as dust. Then I threw the dust into the brook that descended down from
the mountain.
22 (Ex 17:7; Nu 11:34) Also at Taberah and at Massah
and at Kibroth Hattaavah you provoked the Lord to wrath.
23 (Ps 106:24-25) Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadesh Barnea,
saying, "Go up and possess the land which I have given you,"
then you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God,
and you did not believe Him or listen to His voice.
24 (Dt 31:27) You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day
I knew you.
25 (Dt 9:18) So I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights;
I fell down because the Lord had said He would destroy you.
26 (Ex 32:11-13) I prayed therefore to the Lord, and said,
"O Lord God, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance,
which You have redeemed through Your greatness, which You have brought
out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
27 Remember Your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Do not look at the stubbornness of this people or at their wickedness
or their sin.
28 (Nu 14:16) Otherwise, the land from which You brought us may say,
'Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which
He promised them and because He hated them, He has brought them out
to slay them in the wilderness.'
29 (Dt 4:20; Ne 1:10) Yet they are Your people, Your inheritance,
whom You brought out by Your mighty power and by Your stretched-out arm."
[7] Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath
in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of
Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the
LORD.
[8] Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry
with you to have destroyed you.
[9] When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even
the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the
mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:
[10] And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the
finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the
LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of
the assembly.
[11] And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the
LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.
[12] And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for
thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted
themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded
them; they have made them a molten image.
[13] Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people,
and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
[14] Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from
under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than
they.
[15] So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with
fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
[16] And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and
had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which
the LORD had commanded you.
[17] And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake
them before your eyes.
[18] And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty
nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins
which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him
to anger.
[19] For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD
was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that
time also.
[20] And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I
prayed for Aaron also the same time.
[21] And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with
fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small
as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of
the mount.
[22] And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked
the LORD to wrath.
[23] Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and
possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the
commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to
his voice.
[24] Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.
[25] Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell
down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
[26] I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy
people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy
greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
[27] Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the
stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:
[28] Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was
not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he
hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
[29] Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest
out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.
DEUTERONOMY 10
The Second Pair of Tablets
1 (Ex 34:1-2) At that time the Lord said to me, "Cut out for yourself
two tablets of stone like the first and come up to Me onto the mountain
and make an ark of wood for yourself.
2 I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets
which you broke, and you shall put them in the ark."
3 (Ex 34:4; 25:5) So I made an ark of acacia wood and cut out two tablets
of stone just like the first and went up onto the mountain
with the two tablets in my hand.
4 (Dt 9:10; Ex 34:28; Dt 18:16) He wrote on the tablets
just like the first writing, the Ten Commandments which the Lord spoke
to you at the mountain out of the midst of the fire
on the day of the assembly, and the Lord gave them to me.
5 (Ex 34:29; 40:20) I turned around and came down from the mountain
and put the tablets in the ark which I had made,
and there they are, just as the Lord commanded me.
6 (Nu 33:38) (The children of Israel set out from Beeroth
of the sons of Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried,
and his son Eleazar ministered in the priest's office in his place.
7 From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah,
a land of rivers of waters.
8 (Dt 18:5; 21:5) At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi
to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord
to minister to Him, and to bless in His name, to this day.
9 (Dt 18:1-2; Eze 44:28) Therefore, Levi has no portion or inheritance
with his brothers. The Lord is his inheritance,
just as the Lord your God promised him.)
10 (Ex 34:28; Dt 9:18-19) As for me, I stayed on the mountain
like the first time, forty days and forty nights, and the Lord
listened to me at that time also. The Lord was not willing to destroy you.
11 (Ex 32:34; 33:1) The Lord said to me, "Arise, take your journey before
the people, so that they may go in and possess the land which I swore
to give to their fathers."
[1] At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like
unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of
wood.
[2] And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables
which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
[3] And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like
unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine
hand.
[4] And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten
commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of
the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.
[5] And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in
the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.
[6] And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the
children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and
Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.
[7] From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath,
a land of rivers of waters.
[8] At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of
the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and
to bless in his name, unto this day.
[9] Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD
is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
[10] And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and
forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD
would not destroy thee.
[11] And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people,
that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers
to give unto them.
The Essence of the Law
12 (Dt 6:5; Mic 6:8) Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you,
but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him,
and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
13 (Dt 6:24) to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which
I am commanding you today for your good?
14(1Ki 8:27; Ex 19:5) Indeed, heaven and the highest heavens belong
to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it.
15 (Dt 4:37) The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them;
and He chose their descendants after them, even you above all people,
as it is today.
16 (Dt 9:6; Jer 4:4) Therefore, circumcise your heart,
and do not be stubborn anymore.
17 (Jos 22:22; Da 2:47) For the Lord your God is the God of gods
and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the fearsome God
who is unbiased and takes no bribe.
18 (Ps 68:5; 146:9) He executes the judgment of the orphan
and the widow and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
19 (Ex 22:21; Lev 19:33-34) Therefore, love the foreigner,
for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
20 (Dt 13:4; 6:13; 11:22) You must fear the Lord your God.
You must serve Him and cling to Him, and swear by His name.
21 (Jer 17:14; Ps 106:21-22) He is your praise, and He is your God,
who has done for you these great and fearsome things which your eyes
have seen.
22 (Ge 15:5; 46:27) Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy people,
and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.
[12] And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to
fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to
serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
[13] To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command
thee this day for thy good?
[14] Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy God, the
earth also, with all that therein is.
[15] Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose
their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
[16] Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more
stiffnecked.
[17] For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a
mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
[18] He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth
the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
[19] Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of
Egypt.
[20] Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him
shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
[21] He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these
great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
[22] Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and
now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
2) Our Daily Bread for 13 March 2024 titled
Cries of Distress
Psalm 118:1-9
1 Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,
because His mercy endures forever.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Let Israel say,
"His mercy endures forever."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Let the house of Aaron say,
"His mercy endures forever."
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Let those who fear the Lord say,
"His mercy endures forever."
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I called upon the Lord from my distress;
the Lord answered me and set me in an open place.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.
What can people do to me?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The Lord is on my side to help me;
I shall look in triumph upon those who hate me.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) It is better to trust in the Lord
than to put confidence in man.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) It is better to trust in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.
[1] O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good:
Because his mercy endureth for ever.
[2] Let Israel now say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
[3] Let the house of Aaron now say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
[4] Let them now that fear the LORD say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
[5] I called upon the LORD in distress:
The LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.
[6] The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?
[7] The LORD taketh my part with them that help me:
Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
[8] It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.
[9] It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes.
Trapped under two floors of collapsed rubble caused by an earthquake,
five-year-old Jinan, a Syrian girl, called out to rescuers as she shielded
her little brother from the debris surrounding them. "Get me out of here;
I'll do anything for you," she called heartbreakingly. "I'll be your servant."
Cries of distress are found throughout the Psalms: "I called upon the LORD
in distress" (118:5). While we may never experience the crushing weight
of earthquake-collapsed buildings, we all recognise the suffocating fears
from a challenging medical diagnosis, economic hardship, uncertainty
about the future, or relational loss.
In those moments we may offer bargains to God for deliverance. But God
doesn't need to be persuaded to help. He promises to answer, and while
it may not be relief from our situation, He'll be with us and on our side.
Nor do we need to fear any other peril-including death. We can say with
the psalmist, "The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph
on my enemies" (v. 7).
We're not promised as dramatic a rescue as Jinan and her brother experienced,
but we can trust our faithful God, who brought the psalmist
"in a large place." (v. 5). He knows our situation and He'll never abandon us,
even in death.
By: Matt Lucas
Reflect & Pray
How has God shown Himself faithful when you're in distress?
How have you recognised His presence during difficult times?
Heavenly Father, I call to You knowing that You hear me.
Thank You for being faithful and loving.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 4 - Entire Forgiveness
Acts 13:38
38 (Lk 24:47; Ac 2:38) "Therefore, brothers, let it be known
to you that through this Man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,"
38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren,
that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
At age 17 Mary, a cross-country runner, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
She went on to college, faced with the prospect of gradual physical decline
and, ultimately, life in a wheelchair. "The worst part," Mary admitted "is
not the pain or the inability to do what I once did. The worst part is
the hopelessness, the emotional struggle. There is no cure, no real
treatment - only insurance."
In our fallen world, there are many incurable circumstances we have to endure.
But the guilt of our sin is not one of them. Yet despite the declaration
of the Scripture that Jesus' sacrificial death paid the price for our sins,
many of us carry a load of guilt - as if we ourselves had tp pay the price.
Paul, a man who know the grace of God and the depth of his own sin,
emphasises the source and the completeness of our forgiveness.
Through Jesus - not through my good behaviour, not through my determination to
change, not through my reputation, my family's faith, or my religious duties.
Forgiveness of sins come through Christ alone, a gift we do not deserve,
a gift which places all of us on equal ground at the foot of the cross.
To acknowledge our sin without knowing the source of forgiveness only
results in hopelessness and despair - we see ourselves, yet we are powerless
to change the sin we see. But when we realise that Christ has provided
complete forgiveness of sin, we can face our sin honestly, knowing
the freedom of confession and the restoration of forgiveness.
Application
a) In what ways have I changed myself, to "turn over a new leaf",
to "make myself worthy" of God's love?
b) How can Acts 13:38 help me remember the source of forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ps 35:27
27 May those who favour my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad;
may they say continually, "The Lord be magnified,
who delights in the peace of His servant."
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause:
Yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified,
which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Generous Provision
Matthew 6:24-34
God and Money
24 (Lk 16:13; 16:11; 16:9) "No one can serve two masters.
For either he will hate the one and love the other,
or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and money."
Care and Anxiety
Lk 12:22-34
25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you,
take no thought about your life, what you will eat,
or what you will drink, nor about your body,
what you will put on. Is not life more than
and the body than clothing?
26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air,
for they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns.
Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?
27 Who among you by taking thought can add a cubit
(A cubit is about half a meter.) to his stature?
28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow:
They neither work, nor do they spin.
29 (1Ki 10:4-7; 2Ch 9:4-6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon
in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field,
which today is here and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,
will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?'
or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30) (For the Gentiles seek after all these things.)
For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11-13) But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you.
34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself.
Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.
True Wisdom
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat,
or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not
the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor
gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much
better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field,
how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is,
and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you,
O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat?
or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow:
for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
Pray for Qatar
Isaiah 43:19
19 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11) See, I will do a new thing,
now it shall spring forth; shall you not be aware of it?
I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
[19] Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not
know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
The World Cup was celebrated in Doha, Qatar in 2022. This small desert country
of 2.7 million people proudly hosted one of the most prestigious soccer
competitions in the world. Many Qataris were hospitable and served dates
and tea outside of their homes near stadium matches. Many Christians took the
opportunity to witness and share about Jesus during this time of openness.
Only about 10% of the population of Qatar is ethnically Qatari. Workers from
many different nations live and work in this rich Gulf country. 50% of the
immigrants in Qatar are from other Arabic speaking countries. Some of these
people are believers and share the Gospel with local Muslims. And many of them
gather to worship and fellowship together in various languages.
Ahmed, the son of a rich Qatari family, found a new hope when he became
a Christian after a Christian colleague from Pakistan witnessed to him.
Ahmed longs to be able to worship Jesus together with other Qataris in his
own mother tongue. But he is afraid. If his family finds out, they would
reject and cast him out. Persecution and death penalty is also
an ever-present threat.
How to Pray
Pray that the seeds of the gospel, planted in hearts, would grow
and that new believers would be bold witnesses to their families
and neighbours.
Pray for more freedom for Qataris, and immigrants in Qatar,
to worship as they choose without fear.
Pray for Christians in Qatar, whether Qatari or immigrant,
to have boldness and wisdom in sharing their faith with friends,
family and even strangers.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
13th Day of the Month
a) Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, that God's Spirit
would influence then to act justly, serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may
lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to purify your heart.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, I call to You knowing that You hear me.
Thank You for being faithful and loving."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus as the source of forgiveness for sins.
Pray to the Lord and pray to serve the Lord in righteousness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to see ye first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
Pray that the seeds of the gospel, planted in hearts, would grow
and that new believers would be bold witnesses to their families
and neighbours.
Pray for more freedom for Qataris, and immigrants in Qatar,
to worship as they choose without fear.
Pray for Christians in Qatar, whether Qatari or immigrant,
to have boldness and wisdom in sharing their faith with friends,
family and even strangers.
Pray that emergency relief supplies will reach Christians in The Central
African Republic who have been forced from their homes and communities.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
1) Deuteronmy 8,9,10
DEUTERONOMY 8
Remember the Lord Your God
1 (Dt 4:1; 5:32-6:3) You must carefully keep all the commandments
that I am commanding you today, so that you may live, and multiply,
and go in and possess the land which the Lord swore to your fathers.
2 (Am 2:10; Ex 15:25) You must remember that the Lord your God led
you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you,
and to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would
keep His commandments or not.
3 (Mt 4:4; Lk 4:4; Ex 16:2-3) He humbled you and let you suffer hunger,
and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know,
that He might make you know that man does not live by bread alone;
but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.
4 (Dt 29:5; Ne 9:21) Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did
your feet swell these forty years.
5 (2Sa 7:14; Pr 3:12) You must also consider in your heart that,
as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.
6 (Dt 5:33) Therefore you must keep the commandments of the Lord your God,
to walk in His ways and to fear Him. 7For the Lord your God is bringing you
into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs that
flow out of valleys and hills,
8 a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates,
a land of olive oil and honey,
9 a land where you may eat bread without scarcity, in which you
will not lack anything, a land whose stones are iron, and
out of whose hills you may dig copper.
10 (Ps 103:2; Dt 6:11-12) When you have eaten and are full,
then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land
which He has given you.
11 Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping
His commandments, and His judgments, and His statutes, which I am
commanding you today.
12 (Pr 30:9; Dt 28:47) Otherwise, when you have eaten
and are full and have built and occupied good houses,
13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply,
and your silver and your gold multiply,
and all that you have multiplies,
14 (Ps 106:21; Dt 8:11) then your heart will become proud and you will
forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
from the house of slavery,
15 (Nu 20:11; 21:6) who led you through that great and terrible wilderness,
where there were fiery serpents and scorpions and drought,
where there was no water, who brought forth for you water
out of the rock of flint,
16 (Ex 16:15; Dt 8:3) who fed you in the wilderness with manna,
which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you
and that He might prove you, to do good for you in the end.
17 (Dt 9:4) Otherwise, you may say in your heart,
"My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth."
18 (Pr 10:22; Hos 2:8) But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore
to your fathers, as it is today.
19 (Dt 4:26) If you ever forget the Lord your God
and go after other gods and serve them and worship them,
then I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
20 (Da 9:11-12) Just like the nations which the Lord will
destroy before you, so shall you perish because you would
not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.
[1] All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to
do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the
LORD sware unto your fathers.
[2] And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee
these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to
know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments,
or no.
[3] And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with
manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might
make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
[4] Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these
forty years.
[5] Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his
son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
[6] Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk
in his ways, and to fear him.
[7] For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of
water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
[8] A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates;
a land of oil olive, and honey;
[9] A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not
lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills
thou mayest dig brass.
[10] When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy
God for the good land which he hath given thee.
[11] Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his
commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this
day:
[12] Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses,
and dwelt therein;
[13] And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold
is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
[14] Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which
brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
[15] Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were
fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who
brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
[16] Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not,
that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at
thy latter end;
[17] And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath
gotten me this wealth.
[18] But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee
power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto
thy fathers, as it is this day.
[19] And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk
after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you
this day that ye shall surely perish.
[20] As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye
perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your
God.
DEUTERONOMY 9
Not Because of Righteousness
1 (Dt 4:38; 1:28) Hear, O Israel! You are to cross over the Jordan today,
to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than you, great cities
fortified up to heaven,
2 (Nu 13:22) a great and tall people, the children of the Anakites,
whom you know and of whom you have heard it said,
"Who can stand before the children of Anak?"
3 (Dt 4:24; Jos 3:11) Understand therefore today that the Lord your God
is He who goes over before you as a consuming fire. He shall destroy
them and shall bring them down before you, so that you drive them out
and destroy them quickly, as the Lord has spoken to you.
4 (Dt 8:17; 12:31) Do not say in your heart, after the Lord your God
has driven them out before you,
"On account of my righteousness the Lord has brought me in to possess
this land," but it is because of the wickedness of these nations
the Lord is driving them out before you.
5 (Titus 3:5; Ge 12:7) It is not because of your righteousness
or the uprightness of your heart that you enter to possess their land,
but because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord your God
drives them out before you, and that He may fulfill the word which
the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
6 (Dt 9:13; 10:16) Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God
is not giving you this good land to possess on account of your
righteousness, for you are a stubborn people.
[1] Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to
possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced
up to heaven,
[2] A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest,
and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
[3] Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth
over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall
bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy
them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
[4] Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast
them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath
brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations
the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
[5] Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost
thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the
LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform
the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
[6] Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good
land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
The Golden Calf
7 (Ex 14:11; 16:2) Remember, and do not forget how you provoked
the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day that
you departed out of the land of Egypt until you came to this place,
you have been rebellious against the Lord.
8 Also in Horeb you provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord
was angry enough with you to destroy you.
9 (Ex 34:28; 24:18; 24:12) When I went up into the mountain to receive
the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant which the Lord made
with you, then I remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
I did not eat bread or drink water.
10 (Ex 31:18; Dt 10:4) The Lord delivered to me two tablets of stone,
written with the finger of God, and on them was written all the words
which the Lord spoke to you at the mountain out of the midst of the fire
on the day of the assembly.
11 (Dt 9:9) At the end of forty days and forty nights,
the Lord gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant.
12 (Ex 32:7-8; Jdg 2:17) Then the Lord said to me,
"Arise, go down from here quickly, for your people whom you brought
out of Egypt have corrupted themselves. They are quickly turned aside
from the way which I commanded them. They have made a molded image
for themselves."
13 (Dt 9:6; 10:16) Furthermore the Lord spoke to me, saying,
"I have seen this people, and indeed, they are a stubborn people.
14 (Dt 29:20; Ps 9:5) Let Me alone, so that I may destroy them
and blot out their name from under heaven,
and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they."
15 (Ex 19:18; Dt 4:11) So I returned and came down from the mount,
and the mount burned with fire, and the two tablets of the covenant
were in my two hands.
16 (Ex 32:19) I looked, and indeed, you had sinned against the Lord
your God and had made yourselves a molded calf. You had quickly
turned aside out of the way which the Lord had commanded you.
17 I took the two tablets and threw them out of my two hands
and broke them before your eyes.
18 (Ex 34:28; Dt 9:9) I fell down before the Lord, as at the first,
forty days and forty nights. I did not eat bread or drink water
because of all your sins which you committed, doing what was wicked
in the sight of the Lord to provoke Him to anger.
19 (Dt 10:10; Ex 32:14) For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure
with which the Lord was wrathful against you to destroy you.
But the Lord listened to me at that time also.
20 The Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him,
so I also prayed for Aaron at the same time.
21 (Ex 32:20) I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burned it
with fire, and crushed it, and ground it very small until it was as small
as dust. Then I threw the dust into the brook that descended down from
the mountain.
22 (Ex 17:7; Nu 11:34) Also at Taberah and at Massah
and at Kibroth Hattaavah you provoked the Lord to wrath.
23 (Ps 106:24-25) Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadesh Barnea,
saying, "Go up and possess the land which I have given you,"
then you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God,
and you did not believe Him or listen to His voice.
24 (Dt 31:27) You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day
I knew you.
25 (Dt 9:18) So I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights;
I fell down because the Lord had said He would destroy you.
26 (Ex 32:11-13) I prayed therefore to the Lord, and said,
"O Lord God, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance,
which You have redeemed through Your greatness, which You have brought
out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
27 Remember Your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Do not look at the stubbornness of this people or at their wickedness
or their sin.
28 (Nu 14:16) Otherwise, the land from which You brought us may say,
'Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which
He promised them and because He hated them, He has brought them out
to slay them in the wilderness.'
29 (Dt 4:20; Ne 1:10) Yet they are Your people, Your inheritance,
whom You brought out by Your mighty power and by Your stretched-out arm."
[7] Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath
in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of
Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the
LORD.
[8] Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry
with you to have destroyed you.
[9] When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even
the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the
mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:
[10] And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the
finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the
LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of
the assembly.
[11] And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the
LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.
[12] And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for
thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted
themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded
them; they have made them a molten image.
[13] Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people,
and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
[14] Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from
under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than
they.
[15] So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with
fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
[16] And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and
had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which
the LORD had commanded you.
[17] And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake
them before your eyes.
[18] And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty
nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins
which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him
to anger.
[19] For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD
was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that
time also.
[20] And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I
prayed for Aaron also the same time.
[21] And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with
fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small
as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of
the mount.
[22] And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked
the LORD to wrath.
[23] Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and
possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the
commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to
his voice.
[24] Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.
[25] Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell
down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
[26] I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy
people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy
greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
[27] Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the
stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:
[28] Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was
not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he
hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
[29] Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest
out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.
DEUTERONOMY 10
The Second Pair of Tablets
1 (Ex 34:1-2) At that time the Lord said to me, "Cut out for yourself
two tablets of stone like the first and come up to Me onto the mountain
and make an ark of wood for yourself.
2 I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets
which you broke, and you shall put them in the ark."
3 (Ex 34:4; 25:5) So I made an ark of acacia wood and cut out two tablets
of stone just like the first and went up onto the mountain
with the two tablets in my hand.
4 (Dt 9:10; Ex 34:28; Dt 18:16) He wrote on the tablets
just like the first writing, the Ten Commandments which the Lord spoke
to you at the mountain out of the midst of the fire
on the day of the assembly, and the Lord gave them to me.
5 (Ex 34:29; 40:20) I turned around and came down from the mountain
and put the tablets in the ark which I had made,
and there they are, just as the Lord commanded me.
6 (Nu 33:38) (The children of Israel set out from Beeroth
of the sons of Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried,
and his son Eleazar ministered in the priest's office in his place.
7 From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah,
a land of rivers of waters.
8 (Dt 18:5; 21:5) At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi
to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord
to minister to Him, and to bless in His name, to this day.
9 (Dt 18:1-2; Eze 44:28) Therefore, Levi has no portion or inheritance
with his brothers. The Lord is his inheritance,
just as the Lord your God promised him.)
10 (Ex 34:28; Dt 9:18-19) As for me, I stayed on the mountain
like the first time, forty days and forty nights, and the Lord
listened to me at that time also. The Lord was not willing to destroy you.
11 (Ex 32:34; 33:1) The Lord said to me, "Arise, take your journey before
the people, so that they may go in and possess the land which I swore
to give to their fathers."
[1] At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like
unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of
wood.
[2] And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables
which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
[3] And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like
unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine
hand.
[4] And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten
commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of
the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.
[5] And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in
the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.
[6] And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the
children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and
Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.
[7] From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath,
a land of rivers of waters.
[8] At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of
the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and
to bless in his name, unto this day.
[9] Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD
is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
[10] And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and
forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD
would not destroy thee.
[11] And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people,
that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers
to give unto them.
The Essence of the Law
12 (Dt 6:5; Mic 6:8) Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you,
but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him,
and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
13 (Dt 6:24) to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which
I am commanding you today for your good?
14(1Ki 8:27; Ex 19:5) Indeed, heaven and the highest heavens belong
to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it.
15 (Dt 4:37) The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them;
and He chose their descendants after them, even you above all people,
as it is today.
16 (Dt 9:6; Jer 4:4) Therefore, circumcise your heart,
and do not be stubborn anymore.
17 (Jos 22:22; Da 2:47) For the Lord your God is the God of gods
and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the fearsome God
who is unbiased and takes no bribe.
18 (Ps 68:5; 146:9) He executes the judgment of the orphan
and the widow and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
19 (Ex 22:21; Lev 19:33-34) Therefore, love the foreigner,
for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
20 (Dt 13:4; 6:13; 11:22) You must fear the Lord your God.
You must serve Him and cling to Him, and swear by His name.
21 (Jer 17:14; Ps 106:21-22) He is your praise, and He is your God,
who has done for you these great and fearsome things which your eyes
have seen.
22 (Ge 15:5; 46:27) Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy people,
and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.
[12] And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to
fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to
serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
[13] To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command
thee this day for thy good?
[14] Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy God, the
earth also, with all that therein is.
[15] Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose
their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
[16] Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more
stiffnecked.
[17] For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a
mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
[18] He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth
the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
[19] Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of
Egypt.
[20] Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him
shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
[21] He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these
great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
[22] Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and
now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
2) Our Daily Bread for 13 March 2024 titled
Cries of Distress
Psalm 118:1-9
1 Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,
because His mercy endures forever.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Let Israel say,
"His mercy endures forever."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Let the house of Aaron say,
"His mercy endures forever."
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Let those who fear the Lord say,
"His mercy endures forever."
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I called upon the Lord from my distress;
the Lord answered me and set me in an open place.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.
What can people do to me?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The Lord is on my side to help me;
I shall look in triumph upon those who hate me.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) It is better to trust in the Lord
than to put confidence in man.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) It is better to trust in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.
[1] O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good:
Because his mercy endureth for ever.
[2] Let Israel now say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
[3] Let the house of Aaron now say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
[4] Let them now that fear the LORD say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
[5] I called upon the LORD in distress:
The LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.
[6] The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?
[7] The LORD taketh my part with them that help me:
Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
[8] It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.
[9] It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes.
Trapped under two floors of collapsed rubble caused by an earthquake,
five-year-old Jinan, a Syrian girl, called out to rescuers as she shielded
her little brother from the debris surrounding them. "Get me out of here;
I'll do anything for you," she called heartbreakingly. "I'll be your servant."
Cries of distress are found throughout the Psalms: "I called upon the LORD
in distress" (118:5). While we may never experience the crushing weight
of earthquake-collapsed buildings, we all recognise the suffocating fears
from a challenging medical diagnosis, economic hardship, uncertainty
about the future, or relational loss.
In those moments we may offer bargains to God for deliverance. But God
doesn't need to be persuaded to help. He promises to answer, and while
it may not be relief from our situation, He'll be with us and on our side.
Nor do we need to fear any other peril-including death. We can say with
the psalmist, "The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph
on my enemies" (v. 7).
We're not promised as dramatic a rescue as Jinan and her brother experienced,
but we can trust our faithful God, who brought the psalmist
"in a large place." (v. 5). He knows our situation and He'll never abandon us,
even in death.
By: Matt Lucas
Reflect & Pray
How has God shown Himself faithful when you're in distress?
How have you recognised His presence during difficult times?
Heavenly Father, I call to You knowing that You hear me.
Thank You for being faithful and loving.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 4 - Entire Forgiveness
Acts 13:38
38 (Lk 24:47; Ac 2:38) "Therefore, brothers, let it be known
to you that through this Man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,"
38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren,
that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
At age 17 Mary, a cross-country runner, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
She went on to college, faced with the prospect of gradual physical decline
and, ultimately, life in a wheelchair. "The worst part," Mary admitted "is
not the pain or the inability to do what I once did. The worst part is
the hopelessness, the emotional struggle. There is no cure, no real
treatment - only insurance."
In our fallen world, there are many incurable circumstances we have to endure.
But the guilt of our sin is not one of them. Yet despite the declaration
of the Scripture that Jesus' sacrificial death paid the price for our sins,
many of us carry a load of guilt - as if we ourselves had tp pay the price.
Paul, a man who know the grace of God and the depth of his own sin,
emphasises the source and the completeness of our forgiveness.
Through Jesus - not through my good behaviour, not through my determination to
change, not through my reputation, my family's faith, or my religious duties.
Forgiveness of sins come through Christ alone, a gift we do not deserve,
a gift which places all of us on equal ground at the foot of the cross.
To acknowledge our sin without knowing the source of forgiveness only
results in hopelessness and despair - we see ourselves, yet we are powerless
to change the sin we see. But when we realise that Christ has provided
complete forgiveness of sin, we can face our sin honestly, knowing
the freedom of confession and the restoration of forgiveness.
Application
a) In what ways have I changed myself, to "turn over a new leaf",
to "make myself worthy" of God's love?
b) How can Acts 13:38 help me remember the source of forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ps 35:27
27 May those who favour my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad;
may they say continually, "The Lord be magnified,
who delights in the peace of His servant."
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause:
Yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified,
which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Generous Provision
Matthew 6:24-34
God and Money
24 (Lk 16:13; 16:11; 16:9) "No one can serve two masters.
For either he will hate the one and love the other,
or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and money."
Care and Anxiety
Lk 12:22-34
25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you,
take no thought about your life, what you will eat,
or what you will drink, nor about your body,
what you will put on. Is not life more than
and the body than clothing?
26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air,
for they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns.
Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?
27 Who among you by taking thought can add a cubit
(A cubit is about half a meter.) to his stature?
28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow:
They neither work, nor do they spin.
29 (1Ki 10:4-7; 2Ch 9:4-6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon
in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field,
which today is here and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,
will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?'
or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30) (For the Gentiles seek after all these things.)
For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11-13) But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you.
34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself.
Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.
True Wisdom
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat,
or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not
the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor
gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much
better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field,
how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is,
and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you,
O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat?
or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow:
for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
Pray for Qatar
Isaiah 43:19
19 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11) See, I will do a new thing,
now it shall spring forth; shall you not be aware of it?
I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
[19] Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not
know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
The World Cup was celebrated in Doha, Qatar in 2022. This small desert country
of 2.7 million people proudly hosted one of the most prestigious soccer
competitions in the world. Many Qataris were hospitable and served dates
and tea outside of their homes near stadium matches. Many Christians took the
opportunity to witness and share about Jesus during this time of openness.
Only about 10% of the population of Qatar is ethnically Qatari. Workers from
many different nations live and work in this rich Gulf country. 50% of the
immigrants in Qatar are from other Arabic speaking countries. Some of these
people are believers and share the Gospel with local Muslims. And many of them
gather to worship and fellowship together in various languages.
Ahmed, the son of a rich Qatari family, found a new hope when he became
a Christian after a Christian colleague from Pakistan witnessed to him.
Ahmed longs to be able to worship Jesus together with other Qataris in his
own mother tongue. But he is afraid. If his family finds out, they would
reject and cast him out. Persecution and death penalty is also
an ever-present threat.
How to Pray
Pray that the seeds of the gospel, planted in hearts, would grow
and that new believers would be bold witnesses to their families
and neighbours.
Pray for more freedom for Qataris, and immigrants in Qatar,
to worship as they choose without fear.
Pray for Christians in Qatar, whether Qatari or immigrant,
to have boldness and wisdom in sharing their faith with friends,
family and even strangers.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
13th Day of the Month
a) Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, that God's Spirit
would influence then to act justly, serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may
lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to purify your heart.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, I call to You knowing that You hear me.
Thank You for being faithful and loving."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus as the source of forgiveness for sins.
Pray to the Lord and pray to serve the Lord in righteousness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to see ye first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
Pray that the seeds of the gospel, planted in hearts, would grow
and that new believers would be bold witnesses to their families
and neighbours.
Pray for more freedom for Qataris, and immigrants in Qatar,
to worship as they choose without fear.
Pray for Christians in Qatar, whether Qatari or immigrant,
to have boldness and wisdom in sharing their faith with friends,
family and even strangers.
Pray that emergency relief supplies will reach Christians in The Central
African Republic who have been forced from their homes and communities.
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