Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 21, 21 Jan 2021







Gen 27-29 1 Chr 1:28-34



Isaac Blesses Jacob



1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could not see,

he called Esau his oldest son and said to him, "My son."

And he answered him, "Here I am."

2 He said, "I am old. I do not know the day of my death.

3 Therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out

to the field and hunt game for me. 4 And prepare for me savory food,

such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless

you before I die.”

5 Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son.

So when Esau went to the field to hunt for wild game and bring it back,

6 Rebekah said to her son Jacob, "I heard your father speak to your brother

Esau, saying, 7 'Bring me wild game, and prepare for me savory food,

that I may eat and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.'

8 Now therefore, my son, listen to me as I command you.

9 Go now to the flock, and get me two choice young goats,

so that I may prepare from them savory food for your father, such as he loves.

10 Then you will take it to your father, so that he may eat and so that he may

bless you before his death."

11 But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, "Look, my bro her Esau is a hairy

man, and I am a man of smooth skin. 12 Perhaps my father will feel me,

and I will seem to him as a deceiver, and I will bring a curse on myself

and not a blessing."

13 His mother said to him, "Let your curse be upon me, my son.

Only listen to me and go get them for me."

14 He went and got them and brought them to his mother.

Then his mother prepared savory food such as his father loved.

15 Then Rebekah took the best clothes belonging to her older son Esau,

which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her youn­ger son.

16 Then she put the skins of the young goats on his hands

and on the smooth part of his neck.

17 She put the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared,

into the hands of her son Jacob.

18 He came to his father and said, "My father."

And he said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?"

19 And Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn.

I have done just as you asked me. Please arise, sit and eat of my wild game,

so that your soul may bless me."

20 Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly,

my son?" And he said, "Because the Lord your God brought it to me."

21 Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, so that I may feel you, my son,

whether you are really my son Esau or not."

22 Jacob went near to his father Isaac, and he felt him and said,

"The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau."

23 He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy,

just like his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.

24 He asked, "Are you really my son Esau?"

And he said, "I am."

25 He said, "Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's wild game,

so that my soul may bless you."

And he brought it near to him, and he ate. He also brought him wine,

and he drank.

26 His father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."

27 He came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing

and blessed him and said,

"See, the smell of my son

is like the smell of the field

which the Lord has blessed.

28 Therefore, may God give you of the dew of heaven

and the fatness of the earth,

and plenty of grain and new wine.

29 Let peoples serve you,

and nations bow down to you.

Be master over your brothers,

and let your mother’s sons bow down to you.

Cursed be everyone who curses you,

and blessed be those who bless you!"

30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had barely gone

out from the presence of his father Isaac, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

31 He also had prepared savory food and brought it to his father,

and said to his father, "Let my father arise and eat of his son's wild game,

so that your soul may bless me."

32 Isaac his father said to him, "Who are you?"

And he said, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau."

33 Then Isaac trembled violently, and said,

"Who? Where then is he who hunted game and brought it to me?

I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him.

Yes, and he shall be blessed."

34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great

and exceedingly bitter cry, and said to his father,

"Bless me, even me also, O my father!"

35 He said, "Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing."

36 Esau said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me

these two times. He took away my birthright, and now he has taken away

my blessing." And he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"

37 Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, "I have made him your lord,

and I have given to him all his brothers as servants;

and I have sustained him with grain and new wine.

What can I now do for you, my son?"

38 And Esau said to his father, "Do you have only one blessing, my father?

Bless me, even me also, O my father!" Then Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

39I saac his father answered and said to him,

"Your dwelling shall be

away from the fatness of the earth

and away from the dew of heaven from above.

40 You will live by your sword

and will serve your brother.

When you become restless,

you will break his yoke

from your neck."



Jacob Escapes From Esau



41 So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father

blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for

my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob."

42 These words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah;

and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him,

"Your brother Esau consoles himself regarding you by planning to kill you.

43 Now therefore, my son, listen to me and get up and flee to Laban,

my brother in Harran. 44 Stay with him a few days until your brother's fury subsides,

45 until your brother's anger against you turns away, and he forgets

what you have done to him. Then I will send and get you from there.

Why should I lose both of you in one day?"

46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am tired of my life because of

the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters

of Heth, such as these who are of the daughters of the land,

what good will my life be to me?"



GENESIS 28



1 Then Isaac called Jacob and ­blessed him. Then he charged him and said

to him, "You must not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go

to Paddan Aram to the house of Bethuel your mother's father, and take

for yourself a wife from there, from the daughters of Laban your mother's

brother. 3 May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply

you, so that you may become a multitude of people. 4 May He give you

the blessing of Abraham, to you and your descendants with you,

that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger,

which God gave to Abraham."

5 Then Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan Aram to Laban,

the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's

mother.

6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram

to take for himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him

a charge, saying, "You must not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan,"

7 and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Paddan Aram.

8 Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please Isaac his father.

9 So Esau went to Ishmael and took as his wife Mahalath the daughter

of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, in addition to the wives

he had.



Jacob’s Dream at Bethel



10 Then Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Harran.

11 He came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun

had set. He took one of the stones of that place and put it under his head,

and lay down in that place to sleep.

12 He dreamed and saw a ladder set up on the earth with the top of it reaching

to heaven. The angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

13 The Lord stood above it and said, "I am the Lord God of Abraham

your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie, to you will

I give it and to your descendants.

14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will

spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south,

and in you and in your descendants all the families of the earth will be

blessed. 15 Remember, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever

you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until

I have done what I promised you."

16 Jacob awoke out of his sleep, and he said, "Surely the Lord is in this

place, and I did not know it." 17 He was afraid and said,

"How awesome is this place! This is none other but the house of God,

and this is the gate of heaven."

18 So Jacob rose up early in the morning and took the stone

that he had put under his head, set it up as a pillar, and

poured oil on top of it.

19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but

previously the name of the city was called Luz.

20 Jacob vowed a vow, saying, "If God will be with me

and will protect me in this way that I go,

and will give me bread to eat and clothing to put on,

21 so that I return to my father’s house in peace,

then the Lord will be my God.

22 Then this stone, which I have set for a pillar,

will be the house of God, and from all that

You give me I will surely give a tenth to You."



GENESIS 29



Jacob Meets Rachel



1 Then Jacob went on his journey and came into

the land of the people of the east.

2 As he looked, he saw a well in the field and three flocks of sheep

lying by it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. A large stone

was on the well's opening. 3 When all the flocks were gathered there,

the shepherds rolled the stone from the well’s opening, watered the sheep,

then put the stone back on the well's opening in its place.

4 Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where are you from?"

And they said, "We are from Harran."

5 Then he said to them, "Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?"

And they said, "We know him."

6 He said to them, "s he well?"

And they said, "He is well, and here is Rachel

his daughter coming with the sheep."

7 He said, "Since it is yet midday, it is not the time

that the livestock should be gathered together.

Water the sheep, and go and feed them."

8 They said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered

together and the stone is rolled from the well's opening.

Then we may water the sheep."

9 While he was still speaking with them,

Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.

10 When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother

and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother,

Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well's opening

and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

11 Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud. 12J acob told Rachel

that he was her father's relative and that he was Rebekah's son.

Then she ran and told her father.

13 When Laban heard the news of Jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him

and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house.

Then Jacob told Laban all these things.

14 Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh"

And he stayed with him for a month. 15 Laban said to Jacob,

"Since you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing?

Tell me, what shall your wages be?"



Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel



16 Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah,

and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah's eyes were tender,

but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.

18 Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel

your younger daughter."

19 Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you than that I should give

her to another man. Stay with me." 20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel,

and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.

21Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled,

so that I may have relations with her."

22 Laban gathered together all the men of the place and prepared a feast.

23 But in the evening he took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob,

and Jacob had relations with her.

24 Laban gave Zilpah his maid to his daughter Leah for a maidservant.

25 In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah, and he said to Laban,

"What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve you for Rachel? Why then

have you tricked me?"

26 Then Laban said, "It is not the custom in our country to marry off the

younger before the firstborn. 27 Fulfill the period of seven days for this one,

and we will give you the other also

in return for serving me another seven years."

28 Jacob did so and completed her week. Then Laban gave him

Rachel his daughter as his wife also. 29 Laban gave Bilhah his maidservant

to Rachel his daughter to be her maid. 30 So Jacob also had relations with

Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah

and served Laban another seven years.



Jacob’s Children



31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb,

but Rachel was barren. 32 Leah conceived and gave birth to a son,

and she called his name Reuben, for she said,

"Surely the Lord has looked upon my affliction.

Now therefore my husband will love me."

33 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said,

"Because the Lord has heard that I was unloved,

He has therefore given me this son also." Then she called his name Simeon.

34 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said,

"Now this time my husband will be joined to me,

because I have borne him three sons." Therefore his name was called Levi.

35 She conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she said,

"Now I will praise the Lord!” Therefore she called his name Judah.

Then she stopped giving birth.



(The first 4)





2) Our Daily Bread for 20 Jan 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/01/21/small-fish entitled Small Fish



Matthew 19:16-26



The Rich Young Man



Mk 10:17–31; Lk 18:18–30



16 Now one came and said to Him,

"Good Teacher, what good deed shall I do to have eternal life?"

17 He replied to him, "Why do you call Me good?

There is One who is good.

But if you would enter life, keep the commandments."

18 He said to Him, "Which ones?"

Jesus said, "You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery,

You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

19 Honor your father and your mother, and,

You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

20 The young man said to Him, "All these I have kept from my youth.

What do I still lack?"

21 Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go and sell what you have,

and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. And come,

follow Me."

22 But when the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful.

For he had great possessions.

23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly, I say to you that it will be hard

for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of

a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

25 When His disciples heard this, they were greatly amazed, saying,

"Who then can be saved?"

26 But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men this is impossible,

but with God all things are possible."



Over several years, a British couple living in West Africa developed

a strong friendship with a man in their town and many times shared

the love of Jesus and the story of salvation with him. Their friend,

however, was reluctant to relinquish the lifetime of allegiance he had

to another religion, even though he came to recognize that faith in

Christ was "the greater truth." His concern was partly financial,

since he was a leader in his faith and depended on the compensation

he received. He also feared losing his reputation among the people in

his community.



With sadness, he explained, "I’m like a man fishing with my hands in a stream.

I have caught a small fish in one, but a bigger fish is swimming by.

To catch the bigger fish, I have to let go of the smaller one!"



The rich young ruler Matthew wrote about in Matthew 19 had a similar problem.

When he approached Jesus,

he asked, “What good thing must I do to get eternal life?" (v. 16).

He seemed sincere, but he didn’t want to fully surrender his life to Jesus.

He was rich, not only in money, but also in his pride of being a rule-follower.

Although he desired eternal life, he loved something else more

and rejected Christ's words.



When we humbly surrender our life to Jesus and accept

His free gift of salvation, He invites us, "Come, follow me" (v. 21).



By: Cindy Hess Kasper



Reflect & Pray



What one thing does Jesus require of us to receive salvation

and the promise of eternal life with Him?

What’s keeping you from fully surrendering to Him?



Dear Father, thank You for offering Your Son as payment for my sin.

Help me to surrender wholly to You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools







Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 5 When you pray



Mark 11:25



25 And when you stand praying, forgive if you have anything

against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven may

also forgive you your sins.



"My prayer don't seem to be very effective," a man told his pastor." I try

to make contact with God, but my prayers seem to hit the ceiling and bounce

back."

The pastor thought for a moment, then gently suggested,

"Is there someonr in your life you haven't forgiven?"

"What do you meam?" The man's face flushed; the pastir has obviuosly struck

a nerve. "Well, I guess I've had some struggles with my mother ... and then,

my wife, and I ... ." The hidden truth cme to light: the man was bound in

unforgiving relationships with five of the closest people to him.

Forgiveness is an essential element in prayer. For a very good reason,

worship services in litugical churches place the confession of sin and the

absolution near t he beginning of the service, before the reading of God's

Word, prayer, and the sermon. Forgiveness - both the Lord's forgiveness

of us and our forgiveness of others - clears the way for unhindered

communication between God and his people.

When we carry anger and bitterness, or even deeply buired, well-subliminated

unforgiveness, into the presence of God, our prayers will be affected. We can,

however, free the Hopy Spirit to work in our lives and the lives of others

through forgiveness. We can choose to forgive in light of God's forgiveness

of us. And when we do, the channels are re-established;

we can pray in power and opene ourselves to an awareness of his activity

in our lives.



Application



a) Have my prayers ever been affected by unforgiveness in my life?



b) Is there someone in my life whom I need to forgive,

whether or not I can work toward



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Mark 4:19



19 But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,

and the desires for other things entering in choke the word,

and it proves unfruitful.



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





When you are Burdened by Doubt



James 1:2 to 8





Faith and Wisdom



2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations,

3 knowing that the trying of your faith develops patience.

4 But let patience perfect its work, that you may be perfect and complete,

lacking nothing.

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men

liberally and without criticism, and it will be given to him.

6 But let him ask in faith, without wavering. For he who wavers

is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed with the wind.

7 Let not that man think that he will receive anything from the Lord.

8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.





6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)







2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493







British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.



Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver



and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations



in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are



between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all



other nationalities.







Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant



and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,



Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this



region is about 200000.



Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,



more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small



numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.



We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.



A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,



for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that







- the church will catch a vision to pray,



and a burden to train outreach to Muslims



- the church will press in to participate in effective



discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.







Adding further







30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020







Under the Keep Praying page







When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month



and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days



of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that



usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,



of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be



decorated and festivals will be held.







For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the



distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of



Islam.







You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",



which means Blessed Eid!"







Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you



know, and Muslims around the world:







- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions



in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about



unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such



movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three



decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim



relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,



"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;



your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,



your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.



18 Even on My menservants and maidservants



I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.



19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:



blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,



and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.



21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]







Footnotes



Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective



discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for



Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a



hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under



a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the



house."







Ideas for prayer







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



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



Christ among Muslim people -



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



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



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







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



21 Day of the Month



a) Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would

have wisdom and make god honouring decisions

(

1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make

supplications, prayers, intercessions,

and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life

in all godliness and honesty,



)





b) Pray that those whoserve in law enforcement will have the resources

they need and the vigilance their work requires.





8 ) This month Calvarycommunity.ca is doing 21 days of Fasting

and prayer available at https://calvarycommunity.ca/prayandfast/



https://calvarycommunity.ca/prayandfast/Day18



Day 18: What did it reveal?



Verse of the Day: Ezra 8:23



23 So we fasted and sought our God for this,

and He was moved by our prayers.



Through fasting and prayer, we humbled ourselves before God so the

Holy Spirit would stir our souls and give us a vision. As you prepare

to break this 21 Day Fast, invest time today and in the days that

are coming, and reflect on your experiences.



Reflection:



What did this time of prayer and fasting reveal to you?

What has Jesus been revealing to you about Himself and yourself?



Prayer:



Dear God, as I have fasted and prayed these last 19 days, Lord,

you revealed areas in my life that were influencing me,

even controlling me. I pray that I have the courage to confess and renounce

those things that are no good for me.



Lord, I pray that I can let go and be released from any food or spending habits

that have become addictive. I pray that any use of technology

that has been to escape or avoid that any unhealthy behaviours be revealed

and healed. I pray that you continue to draw me closer to you through

this fast and for the days to come. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen.



Scripture reflection:



Nehemiah 1:4,



4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days.

Then I fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,



Matthew 17:20 - 21,



20 Jesus said to them,

"Because of your unbelief. For truly I say to you,

if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed,

you will say to this mountain,

'Move from here to there,' and it will move.

And nothing will be impossible for you.

21 But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."



Matthew 6:16-18,



Teaching About Fasting



16 "Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites

with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces so they

may appear to men to be fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18 so that you will not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father

who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly."



Mark 9:29,



29 He said to them, "This kind cannot come out except by prayer and fasting."



Psalm 35:13



13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth;

I humbled my soul with fasting;

and my prayer returns to my own heart.





Conclusion:



Pray to be honourable i nthe Lord's eyes.



Pray for to see the Lord in Creation.



Pray to show forgiveness in your life and those around you and any unforgiveness you my have.



Pray for an honest education and legal system in your country.



Pray for forgiveness of sins and repentance.



Pray to accept Jesus in your life