Day 76 - 17 Mar 2021 reflections
Day 76, 17 Mar 2021
Deuteronomy 17 - 20
DEUTERONOMY 17
1 (Dt 15:21; 23:18) You must not sacrifice to the Lord your God any bull
or sheep that has a blemish or any defect, for that is detestable
to the Lord your God.
2 (Dt 17:5; Jos 7:11) If there be found among you, within any of your gates
which the Lord your God gives you, man or woman, who has acted
wickedly in the sight of the Lord your God, by transgressing His covenant,
3 (Dt 4:19; Job 31:26-27) and has gone and served other gods and worshipped
them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven,
which I have not commanded,
4 (Dt 13:12-14; 19:18) and if it is told to you, and you have heard of it,
and investigated diligently, and it is true, and the matter is certain
that such a detestable thing has happened in Israel,
5 (Lev 24:14; Jos 7:25) then you must bring forth that man or that woman
who has committed that wicked thing to your gates, that very man
or woman, and stone them with stones until they die.
6 (Nu 35:30; Dt 19:15) On the testimony of two or three witnesses
he that is to die must be put to death, but on the testimony
of one witness he cannot be put to death.
7 (Dt 13:9; 13:5) The hands of the witnesses shall be first against
him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people.
So you shall purge the evil from among you.
Courts of Law
8 (Dt 12:5; Hag 2:11) If there arises a matter too difficult for you
in judgment, between one kind of bloodshed and another,
between one kind of lawsuitand another, and between one kind of assault
and another, matters of controversy within your gates, then you must arise
and go up to the place where the Lord your God shall choose.
9 (Eze 44:24; Jer 18:18) You must go to the Levitical priests or to the judge
in office those days, and inquire, and they will show you
the verdict of judgment.
10 You shall do according to the verdict which they declare to you from
the place where the Lord will choose to show you, and you must be careful
to do all that they instruct you to do.
11 (Jos 1:7) You must do according to the terms of the law which
they instruct you and according to the verdict which they tell you.
You must not deviate from the sentence which they show you,
to the right or to the left.
12 (Nu 15:30; Dt 13:5) The man who acts presumptuously
and does not listen to the priest who stands to minister
before the Lord your God, or to the judge-that man must die,
and you must purge the evil from Israel.
13 (Dt 13:11; 19:20) Then all the people will hear, and fear,
and not act presumptuously again.
Appointing a King
14 (1Sa 8:19-20) When you have come into the land which
the Lord your God gives you and possess it and dwell there
and then say, "I will set a king over me just like all the nations
that are around me,â€
15 (Jer 30:21; 1Sa 10:24) you must set a king over you whom
the Lord your God will choose. You must select a king over you
who is from among your brothers. You may not select a foreigner
over you who is not your countryman.
16 (Ex 13:17; 1Ki 4:26) What is more, he shall not accumulate horses
for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order
that he accumulate horses, for as the Lord has said to you,
"You must not go back that way ever again."
17 (Ne 13:26) He shall not acquire many wives for himself,
lest his heart turn away; nor shall he acquire for himself
excess silver and gold.
18 (Dt 31:9; 2Ki 11:12) It must be, when he sits on the throne
of his kingdom, that he shall write a copy of this law for
himself on a scroll before the priests, the Levites.
19 (Jos 1:8) It must be with him, and he must read it all the days
of his life so that he may learn to fear the Lord his God,
and carefully observe all the words of this law
and these statutes, and do them,
20 (Dt 5:32; 1Ki 15:5) that his heart will not be lifted up
above his brothers and so that he may not turn aside
from the commandment, to the right or to the left, to the end,
so that he may prolong his days in his kingdom,
he and his children, in the midst of Israel.
DEUTERONOMY 18
Provision for Priests and Levites
1 (Dt 10:9; Nu 18:8-9) The Levitical priests and all the tribe of Levi
will not have any portion or inheritance with Israel. They must eat
the offerings of the Lord made by fire and His portion.
2 They will have no inheritance among their brothers.
The Lord is their inheritance, just as He has said to them.
3 (Lev 7:30-34) This shall be the priest’s due from the people,
from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be an ox or sheep:
they shall give to the priest the shoulder, the two cheeks,
and the stomach.
4 (Ex 22:29; 23:19) You must give him the first fruit of your grain,
of your wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your
sheep also.
5 (Dt 10:8; 17:12) For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all
your tribes to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him
and his sons forever.
6 (Nu 35:2-3; Dt 12:5) If a Levite comes from any of your gates
out of all Israel, where he lives, and comes with all the desire
of his mind to the place where the Lord shall choose,
7then he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God,
as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before the Lord.
8 (Ne 12:44; 12:47) They must have the same portions to eat,
besides any profits he may receive from the sale of his father's inheritance.
A Call to Holiness
9 (Dt 12:29-31; Lev 18:26-27) When you enter into the land which the
Lord your God gives you, you must not learn to practice the abominations
of those nations.
10 (Lev 19:26; 19:31) There must not be found among you anyone who makes
his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or who uses divination,
or uses witchcraft, or an interpreter of omens, or a sorcerer,
11 (Lev 19:31) or one who casts spells, or a spiritualist, or an occultist,
or a necromancer.
12 (Lev 18:24; Dt 9:4) For all that do these things are an abomination
to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God
will drive them out from before you.
13 (Ge 6:9; 17:1) You must be blameless before the Lord your God.
The Prophet
14 For these nations, which you shall possess, listened to soothsayers
and to diviners, but as for you, the Lord your God has not permitted
you to do so.
15 (Ac 7:37; Jn 1:21) The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet
from the midst of you, of your brothers, like me. You must listen to him.
16 (Ex 20:19; Dt 9:10) This is according to all that you desired of the Lord
your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying,
"“Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God,
nor let me see this great fire anymore, so that I do not die."
17 (Dt 5:28) The Lord said to me, "They have done well
in what they have said.
18 (Jn 8:28; 4:25; 12:49-50) I will raise up a prophet from
among their brothers, like you, and will put My words in his mouth,
and he will speak to them all that I command him.
19 (Ac 3:22-23) It will be that whoever will not listen to My words
which he will speak in My name, I will require it of him.
20 (Dt 13:1-5; Zec 13:3) But the prophet, who presumes to speak a word
in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who shall
speak in the name of other gods—that prophet shall die."
21 And you may say in your heart,
"How can we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?"
22 (Dt 18:20) When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord,
if the thing does not occur or come to pass, that is the thing
which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it
presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.
DEUTERONOMY 19
Cities of Refuge
Nu 35:6-34; Dt 4:41-43; Jos 20:1-9
1 (Dt 12:29; 6:10) When the Lord your God has cut off the nations,
whose land the Lord your God is giving you, and you dispossess them,
and dwell in their cities, and in their houses,
2 (Ex 21:13) you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the midst
of your land, which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
3 You shall prepare a roadway for yourself, and divide the territory
of your land into three parts, which the Lord your God is giving you
to inherit, so that every manslayer may flee there.
4 (Nu 35:15-24; Dt 4:42) This is the word concerning the manslayer
who will flee there, so that he may live: Whoever kills his neighbor
unintentionally, whom he did not hate previously,
5like when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood,
and his hand raises the axe to cut down the tree, and the axe head
slips from the handle and lands on his neighbor causing him to die,
then he may flee to one of those cities, and live.
6 (Nu 35:12) Otherwise the avenger of blood might, while he is angry,
pursue the manslayer and overtake him (because the way is long)
and kill him, even though he was not worthy of death
(since he did not hate him previously).
7 Therefore, I command you, saying,
"You shall set apart three cities for yourselves."
8 (Ge 15:18-21; Ex 23:31) If the Lord your God enlarges your borders
as He promised your fathers, and gives you all the land which He
promised to give to your fathers,
9 (Jos 20:7-8) and if you will carefully keep all these commandments,
which I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to always
walk in His ways, then you must add three cities more for yourself,
besides these three.
10 Then innocent blood will not be shed in your land, which the Lord
your God is giving you for an inheritance, and blood guiltiness be on you.
11 (Nu 35:16-21; Dt 27:24) But if any man hates his neighbor,
and lies in wait for him, and rises up against him, and mortally strikes him,
causing him to die, and flees to one of these cities,
12 then the elders of his city must send and fetch him from there,
and deliver him to the hand of the avenger of blood, so that he may die.
13 (1Ki 2:31; Dt 7:2) Your eye must not pity him, but you must remove
the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
14 (Dt 27:17; Pr 22:28) You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark,
which they of old time have set in your inheritance, which you shall
inherit in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
Witnesses
15 (Nu 35:30; Mt 18:16) A single witness must not rise up against a man
on account of any iniquity or any sin that he sins. At the testimony
of two witnesses or at the testimony of three witnesses shall the matter
be established.
16 (Ps 27:12; 35:11) If a false witness rises up against any man to testify
against him to accuse him of doing wrong,
17 (Dt 17:9; 21:5) then both the men between whom the controversy
is must stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges,
who are in office those days.
18 (Dt 13:14; 17:4) The judges will thoroughly investigate,
and if the witness is a false witness and has testified falsely
against his brother,
19 (Pr 19:5; 19:9) then you must do to him as he conspired
to have done to his brother. In this way you must remove
the evil from among you.
20 (Dt 17:13; 21:21) Those who remain will hear and fear,
and will never again commit any such evil among you.
21 (Dt 19:13) You must not show pity. But life will be for life,
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
DEUTERONOMY 20
Rules of Warfare
1 (Dt 31:6; 31:8) When you go out to battle against your enemies,
and see horses, and chariots, and a people that outnumber you,
do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God is with you,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
2 (Nu 10:8-9; 31:6) It will be, when you approach the battle,
that the priest will approach and speak to the people,
3 and he shall say to them, "Hear, O Israel, you approach today
to do battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted.
Do not fear, and do not tremble or be terrified because of them.
4 (Dt 1:30; 3:22) For the Lord your God is He that goes with you,
to fight for you against your enemies, to save you."
5 (Ne 12:27) The officers will speak to the people, saying,
"What man is there who has built a new house and has not dedicated it?
Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, a
nd another man dedicate it.
6 (Lev 19:23-25) What man is there who has planted a vineyard,
and has not yet eaten of it? Let him also go and return to his house,
lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.
7 (Dt 24:5; 28:30) What man is there who is engaged to a woman
but has not married her? Let him go and return to his house,
lest he die in the battle, and another man take her."
8 (Jdg 7:3; Dt 1:28) The officers are to speak further to the people,
and they shall say, "What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted?
Let him go and return to his house, lest his brother's heart faint
as well as his heart."
9 It will be, when the officers have made an end of speaking to the people,
that they must make captains of the armies to lead the people.
10 When you come near to a city to fight against it,
then proclaim peace to it.
11 It shall be, if it gives you a reply of peace and opens to you,
then it must be that all the people that are found within shall
become slaves to you and they shall serve you.
12 If it will not make peace with you but makes war against you,
then you are to besiege it.
13 And when the Lord your God has delivered it into your hands,
you are to slay every male there with the edge of the sword.
14 (Jos 8:2; 22:8) But the women, and the little ones, and the livestock,
and all that is in the city, all the spoil within, you are to take
to yourself, and you will eat the spoil of your enemies,
which the Lord your God has given you.
15 Thus you are to do to all the cities which are far away,
which are not the cities of these nearby nations.
16 (Jos 11:14; Nu 21:2-3) But of the cities of these people,
which the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance,
you must not leave alive anything that breathes.
17 But you shall completely destroy them: namely,
the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites, just as the Lord your God
has commanded you,
18 (Ex 23:33; Dt 12:30-31) so that they do not teach you to participate
in all their abominations, which they have done to their gods,
causing you to sin against the Lord your God.
19 When you lay siege to a city for a long time, in making war against
it in order to take it, you shall not destroy the trees there by chopping
them down with an axe, for you may eat from them, and you shall not
cut them down. For the tree of the field is not a man in which to lay siege.
20 However, you may destroy and cut down only the trees which you know
are not fruit trees, so that you may build siege engines against the city
that makes war with you until it falls.
2) Our Daily Bread for 17 Mar 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/03/17/its-jesus
entitled It's Jesus!
Col 1:27-29,2:6-10
27 (1Ti 1:1; Ro 8:10) To them God would make known
what is the glorious riches of this mystery among the nations.
It is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
28 (1Co 2:6; Col 1:22) whom we preach, warning everyone
and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present
them perfect in Christ Jesus.
29 (1Co 15:10; Eph 1:19) In this I labor, striving according to His power,
which effectively works in me.
Fullness of Life in Christ
6 (Col 1:10; 1Th 4:1) As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord,
so walk in Him,
7 (Eph 3:17; 2:20-22) rooted and built up in Him and established
in the faith, as you have been taught, and abounding with thanksgiving.
8 (1Ti 6:20; Gal 4:3) Beware lest anyone captivate you through philosophy
and vain deceit, in the tradition of men and the elementary principles
of the world, and not after Christ.
9 (Col 1:19; Jn 1:14) For in Him lives all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
10 And you are complete in Him, who is the head of all authority and power.
During an episode of the popular US television talent competition America's
Got Talent, a five-year-old girl sang with such exuberance that a judge
compared her to a famous child singer and dancer in the 1930s.
He remarked, "I think Shirley Temple is living somewhere inside of you."
Her unexpected response: "Not Shirley Temple. Jesus!"
I marveled at the young girl's deep awareness that her joy came
from Jesus living in her. Scripture assures us of the amazing reality
that all who trust in Him not only receive the promise of eternal
life with God but also Jesus' presence living in them through
His Spirit-our hearts become Jesus' home (Colossians 1:27; Ephesians 3:17).
Jesus' presence in our hearts fills us with countless reasons for gratitude
(Colossians 2:6-7). He brings the ability to live
with purpose and energy (1:28-29). He cultivates joy in our hearts
in the midst of all circumstances, in both times of celebration
and times of struggle (Philippians 4:12-13). Christ's Spirit provides hope
to our hearts that God is working all things together for good, even
when we can't see it (Romans 8:28). And the Spirit gives a peace
that persists regardless of the chaos swirling around us (Colossians 3:15).
With the confidence that comes from Jesus living in our hearts, we can
allow His presence to shine through so that others can't help but notice.
By: Lisa M. Samra
Reflect & Pray
What blessing of Jesus’ presence in your life encourages you today?
How might you share Him as the reason for your hope and joy?
Jesus, thank You for making my heart Your home.
Please help my life to reflect Your presence.
To learn more about Jesus and who He is, visit ChristianUniversity.org/NT111 .
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 4 "Formula" for Forgiveness
Luke 17:3 - 4
3 (Lev 19:17; Mt 18:21)"Take heed to yourselves."
"If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive
him. 4 (Mt 18:21–22) If he sins against you seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turns to you, saying,
'I repent,' you must forgive him."
The context of these verses give us an interesting perspective of Jesus'
disciples. In a corollary passage in Matthew 18, the disciples (through
Peter, the designated mouthpiece) ask Jesus,
21 (Mt 18:15; Lk 17:3–4) Then Peter came to Him and said,
"Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me?
Up to seven times?" (Matthew 18:21)
The disciples wanted a "formula" for forgiveness: they wanted to be able to
develop a checklist. Once, twice, maybe three times a brother could be
forgiven, but after that, you could write him off. After all, if
he keeps on offending over and over again, he doesn't deserve to be forgiven!
But Jesus says, " Rebuke him - let him know his fault; if he repents,
forgive him - even seven times in the same day!"
And the disciplines' response is predictable: "Lord, increase our faith!" They
were more comfortable with their own formula for forgiveness than with the
outrageous demands of the love that Christ imposed upon them.
We are so like the disciples. We want to draw a line and say. "This far
- no more. I'll forgive you once, but don't do it again. Now that you're
forgiven, you'd better shape up!". Yet God's love doesn't recognise "again".
He forgives, and no matter how often we come to him inrepentance
for repeated offenses, his arms of forgiveness are open to us.
That is the way God wants us to forgive. He wants us to lay aside our
checklists, put away our suspicaions, abandon our scoreboards, and forgive.
Seven times, or seventy times seven, as often as we have sinned against God
and been forgiven, we are to forgive.
Application
a) Have I ever kept a "scorecard" of performance on someone I
have forgiven ? Why?
b) Why do I need "increased faith" to be able to forgive as
Jesus calls me to?
44) 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.
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."
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
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
17th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the safety of those
who live in your community -
safety from conflict an crimes
( Ps 122:7 - 7 Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!†)
b) Pray for the province of Ontario
I) Pray for the leaders of Ontario,
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 to know His plans for He is perfect.
Pray to the Lord to know the bleesings He has poured on you
and how to share him.
Pray to the Lord to show forgiveness just He wants you to.
Pray to the Lord to store treasure in Heaven
Pray to the Lord to be solid in faith.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray to The Lord for safety in your community.
Repent of and turn away from your sins
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.
Deuteronomy 17 - 20
DEUTERONOMY 17
1 (Dt 15:21; 23:18) You must not sacrifice to the Lord your God any bull
or sheep that has a blemish or any defect, for that is detestable
to the Lord your God.
2 (Dt 17:5; Jos 7:11) If there be found among you, within any of your gates
which the Lord your God gives you, man or woman, who has acted
wickedly in the sight of the Lord your God, by transgressing His covenant,
3 (Dt 4:19; Job 31:26-27) and has gone and served other gods and worshipped
them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven,
which I have not commanded,
4 (Dt 13:12-14; 19:18) and if it is told to you, and you have heard of it,
and investigated diligently, and it is true, and the matter is certain
that such a detestable thing has happened in Israel,
5 (Lev 24:14; Jos 7:25) then you must bring forth that man or that woman
who has committed that wicked thing to your gates, that very man
or woman, and stone them with stones until they die.
6 (Nu 35:30; Dt 19:15) On the testimony of two or three witnesses
he that is to die must be put to death, but on the testimony
of one witness he cannot be put to death.
7 (Dt 13:9; 13:5) The hands of the witnesses shall be first against
him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people.
So you shall purge the evil from among you.
Courts of Law
8 (Dt 12:5; Hag 2:11) If there arises a matter too difficult for you
in judgment, between one kind of bloodshed and another,
between one kind of lawsuitand another, and between one kind of assault
and another, matters of controversy within your gates, then you must arise
and go up to the place where the Lord your God shall choose.
9 (Eze 44:24; Jer 18:18) You must go to the Levitical priests or to the judge
in office those days, and inquire, and they will show you
the verdict of judgment.
10 You shall do according to the verdict which they declare to you from
the place where the Lord will choose to show you, and you must be careful
to do all that they instruct you to do.
11 (Jos 1:7) You must do according to the terms of the law which
they instruct you and according to the verdict which they tell you.
You must not deviate from the sentence which they show you,
to the right or to the left.
12 (Nu 15:30; Dt 13:5) The man who acts presumptuously
and does not listen to the priest who stands to minister
before the Lord your God, or to the judge-that man must die,
and you must purge the evil from Israel.
13 (Dt 13:11; 19:20) Then all the people will hear, and fear,
and not act presumptuously again.
Appointing a King
14 (1Sa 8:19-20) When you have come into the land which
the Lord your God gives you and possess it and dwell there
and then say, "I will set a king over me just like all the nations
that are around me,â€
15 (Jer 30:21; 1Sa 10:24) you must set a king over you whom
the Lord your God will choose. You must select a king over you
who is from among your brothers. You may not select a foreigner
over you who is not your countryman.
16 (Ex 13:17; 1Ki 4:26) What is more, he shall not accumulate horses
for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order
that he accumulate horses, for as the Lord has said to you,
"You must not go back that way ever again."
17 (Ne 13:26) He shall not acquire many wives for himself,
lest his heart turn away; nor shall he acquire for himself
excess silver and gold.
18 (Dt 31:9; 2Ki 11:12) It must be, when he sits on the throne
of his kingdom, that he shall write a copy of this law for
himself on a scroll before the priests, the Levites.
19 (Jos 1:8) It must be with him, and he must read it all the days
of his life so that he may learn to fear the Lord his God,
and carefully observe all the words of this law
and these statutes, and do them,
20 (Dt 5:32; 1Ki 15:5) that his heart will not be lifted up
above his brothers and so that he may not turn aside
from the commandment, to the right or to the left, to the end,
so that he may prolong his days in his kingdom,
he and his children, in the midst of Israel.
DEUTERONOMY 18
Provision for Priests and Levites
1 (Dt 10:9; Nu 18:8-9) The Levitical priests and all the tribe of Levi
will not have any portion or inheritance with Israel. They must eat
the offerings of the Lord made by fire and His portion.
2 They will have no inheritance among their brothers.
The Lord is their inheritance, just as He has said to them.
3 (Lev 7:30-34) This shall be the priest’s due from the people,
from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be an ox or sheep:
they shall give to the priest the shoulder, the two cheeks,
and the stomach.
4 (Ex 22:29; 23:19) You must give him the first fruit of your grain,
of your wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your
sheep also.
5 (Dt 10:8; 17:12) For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all
your tribes to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him
and his sons forever.
6 (Nu 35:2-3; Dt 12:5) If a Levite comes from any of your gates
out of all Israel, where he lives, and comes with all the desire
of his mind to the place where the Lord shall choose,
7then he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God,
as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before the Lord.
8 (Ne 12:44; 12:47) They must have the same portions to eat,
besides any profits he may receive from the sale of his father's inheritance.
A Call to Holiness
9 (Dt 12:29-31; Lev 18:26-27) When you enter into the land which the
Lord your God gives you, you must not learn to practice the abominations
of those nations.
10 (Lev 19:26; 19:31) There must not be found among you anyone who makes
his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or who uses divination,
or uses witchcraft, or an interpreter of omens, or a sorcerer,
11 (Lev 19:31) or one who casts spells, or a spiritualist, or an occultist,
or a necromancer.
12 (Lev 18:24; Dt 9:4) For all that do these things are an abomination
to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God
will drive them out from before you.
13 (Ge 6:9; 17:1) You must be blameless before the Lord your God.
The Prophet
14 For these nations, which you shall possess, listened to soothsayers
and to diviners, but as for you, the Lord your God has not permitted
you to do so.
15 (Ac 7:37; Jn 1:21) The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet
from the midst of you, of your brothers, like me. You must listen to him.
16 (Ex 20:19; Dt 9:10) This is according to all that you desired of the Lord
your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying,
"“Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God,
nor let me see this great fire anymore, so that I do not die."
17 (Dt 5:28) The Lord said to me, "They have done well
in what they have said.
18 (Jn 8:28; 4:25; 12:49-50) I will raise up a prophet from
among their brothers, like you, and will put My words in his mouth,
and he will speak to them all that I command him.
19 (Ac 3:22-23) It will be that whoever will not listen to My words
which he will speak in My name, I will require it of him.
20 (Dt 13:1-5; Zec 13:3) But the prophet, who presumes to speak a word
in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who shall
speak in the name of other gods—that prophet shall die."
21 And you may say in your heart,
"How can we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?"
22 (Dt 18:20) When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord,
if the thing does not occur or come to pass, that is the thing
which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it
presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.
DEUTERONOMY 19
Cities of Refuge
Nu 35:6-34; Dt 4:41-43; Jos 20:1-9
1 (Dt 12:29; 6:10) When the Lord your God has cut off the nations,
whose land the Lord your God is giving you, and you dispossess them,
and dwell in their cities, and in their houses,
2 (Ex 21:13) you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the midst
of your land, which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
3 You shall prepare a roadway for yourself, and divide the territory
of your land into three parts, which the Lord your God is giving you
to inherit, so that every manslayer may flee there.
4 (Nu 35:15-24; Dt 4:42) This is the word concerning the manslayer
who will flee there, so that he may live: Whoever kills his neighbor
unintentionally, whom he did not hate previously,
5like when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood,
and his hand raises the axe to cut down the tree, and the axe head
slips from the handle and lands on his neighbor causing him to die,
then he may flee to one of those cities, and live.
6 (Nu 35:12) Otherwise the avenger of blood might, while he is angry,
pursue the manslayer and overtake him (because the way is long)
and kill him, even though he was not worthy of death
(since he did not hate him previously).
7 Therefore, I command you, saying,
"You shall set apart three cities for yourselves."
8 (Ge 15:18-21; Ex 23:31) If the Lord your God enlarges your borders
as He promised your fathers, and gives you all the land which He
promised to give to your fathers,
9 (Jos 20:7-8) and if you will carefully keep all these commandments,
which I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to always
walk in His ways, then you must add three cities more for yourself,
besides these three.
10 Then innocent blood will not be shed in your land, which the Lord
your God is giving you for an inheritance, and blood guiltiness be on you.
11 (Nu 35:16-21; Dt 27:24) But if any man hates his neighbor,
and lies in wait for him, and rises up against him, and mortally strikes him,
causing him to die, and flees to one of these cities,
12 then the elders of his city must send and fetch him from there,
and deliver him to the hand of the avenger of blood, so that he may die.
13 (1Ki 2:31; Dt 7:2) Your eye must not pity him, but you must remove
the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
14 (Dt 27:17; Pr 22:28) You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark,
which they of old time have set in your inheritance, which you shall
inherit in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
Witnesses
15 (Nu 35:30; Mt 18:16) A single witness must not rise up against a man
on account of any iniquity or any sin that he sins. At the testimony
of two witnesses or at the testimony of three witnesses shall the matter
be established.
16 (Ps 27:12; 35:11) If a false witness rises up against any man to testify
against him to accuse him of doing wrong,
17 (Dt 17:9; 21:5) then both the men between whom the controversy
is must stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges,
who are in office those days.
18 (Dt 13:14; 17:4) The judges will thoroughly investigate,
and if the witness is a false witness and has testified falsely
against his brother,
19 (Pr 19:5; 19:9) then you must do to him as he conspired
to have done to his brother. In this way you must remove
the evil from among you.
20 (Dt 17:13; 21:21) Those who remain will hear and fear,
and will never again commit any such evil among you.
21 (Dt 19:13) You must not show pity. But life will be for life,
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
DEUTERONOMY 20
Rules of Warfare
1 (Dt 31:6; 31:8) When you go out to battle against your enemies,
and see horses, and chariots, and a people that outnumber you,
do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God is with you,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
2 (Nu 10:8-9; 31:6) It will be, when you approach the battle,
that the priest will approach and speak to the people,
3 and he shall say to them, "Hear, O Israel, you approach today
to do battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted.
Do not fear, and do not tremble or be terrified because of them.
4 (Dt 1:30; 3:22) For the Lord your God is He that goes with you,
to fight for you against your enemies, to save you."
5 (Ne 12:27) The officers will speak to the people, saying,
"What man is there who has built a new house and has not dedicated it?
Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, a
nd another man dedicate it.
6 (Lev 19:23-25) What man is there who has planted a vineyard,
and has not yet eaten of it? Let him also go and return to his house,
lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.
7 (Dt 24:5; 28:30) What man is there who is engaged to a woman
but has not married her? Let him go and return to his house,
lest he die in the battle, and another man take her."
8 (Jdg 7:3; Dt 1:28) The officers are to speak further to the people,
and they shall say, "What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted?
Let him go and return to his house, lest his brother's heart faint
as well as his heart."
9 It will be, when the officers have made an end of speaking to the people,
that they must make captains of the armies to lead the people.
10 When you come near to a city to fight against it,
then proclaim peace to it.
11 It shall be, if it gives you a reply of peace and opens to you,
then it must be that all the people that are found within shall
become slaves to you and they shall serve you.
12 If it will not make peace with you but makes war against you,
then you are to besiege it.
13 And when the Lord your God has delivered it into your hands,
you are to slay every male there with the edge of the sword.
14 (Jos 8:2; 22:8) But the women, and the little ones, and the livestock,
and all that is in the city, all the spoil within, you are to take
to yourself, and you will eat the spoil of your enemies,
which the Lord your God has given you.
15 Thus you are to do to all the cities which are far away,
which are not the cities of these nearby nations.
16 (Jos 11:14; Nu 21:2-3) But of the cities of these people,
which the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance,
you must not leave alive anything that breathes.
17 But you shall completely destroy them: namely,
the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites, just as the Lord your God
has commanded you,
18 (Ex 23:33; Dt 12:30-31) so that they do not teach you to participate
in all their abominations, which they have done to their gods,
causing you to sin against the Lord your God.
19 When you lay siege to a city for a long time, in making war against
it in order to take it, you shall not destroy the trees there by chopping
them down with an axe, for you may eat from them, and you shall not
cut them down. For the tree of the field is not a man in which to lay siege.
20 However, you may destroy and cut down only the trees which you know
are not fruit trees, so that you may build siege engines against the city
that makes war with you until it falls.
2) Our Daily Bread for 17 Mar 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/03/17/its-jesus
entitled It's Jesus!
Col 1:27-29,2:6-10
27 (1Ti 1:1; Ro 8:10) To them God would make known
what is the glorious riches of this mystery among the nations.
It is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
28 (1Co 2:6; Col 1:22) whom we preach, warning everyone
and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present
them perfect in Christ Jesus.
29 (1Co 15:10; Eph 1:19) In this I labor, striving according to His power,
which effectively works in me.
Fullness of Life in Christ
6 (Col 1:10; 1Th 4:1) As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord,
so walk in Him,
7 (Eph 3:17; 2:20-22) rooted and built up in Him and established
in the faith, as you have been taught, and abounding with thanksgiving.
8 (1Ti 6:20; Gal 4:3) Beware lest anyone captivate you through philosophy
and vain deceit, in the tradition of men and the elementary principles
of the world, and not after Christ.
9 (Col 1:19; Jn 1:14) For in Him lives all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
10 And you are complete in Him, who is the head of all authority and power.
During an episode of the popular US television talent competition America's
Got Talent, a five-year-old girl sang with such exuberance that a judge
compared her to a famous child singer and dancer in the 1930s.
He remarked, "I think Shirley Temple is living somewhere inside of you."
Her unexpected response: "Not Shirley Temple. Jesus!"
I marveled at the young girl's deep awareness that her joy came
from Jesus living in her. Scripture assures us of the amazing reality
that all who trust in Him not only receive the promise of eternal
life with God but also Jesus' presence living in them through
His Spirit-our hearts become Jesus' home (Colossians 1:27; Ephesians 3:17).
Jesus' presence in our hearts fills us with countless reasons for gratitude
(Colossians 2:6-7). He brings the ability to live
with purpose and energy (1:28-29). He cultivates joy in our hearts
in the midst of all circumstances, in both times of celebration
and times of struggle (Philippians 4:12-13). Christ's Spirit provides hope
to our hearts that God is working all things together for good, even
when we can't see it (Romans 8:28). And the Spirit gives a peace
that persists regardless of the chaos swirling around us (Colossians 3:15).
With the confidence that comes from Jesus living in our hearts, we can
allow His presence to shine through so that others can't help but notice.
By: Lisa M. Samra
Reflect & Pray
What blessing of Jesus’ presence in your life encourages you today?
How might you share Him as the reason for your hope and joy?
Jesus, thank You for making my heart Your home.
Please help my life to reflect Your presence.
To learn more about Jesus and who He is, visit ChristianUniversity.org/NT111 .
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 4 "Formula" for Forgiveness
Luke 17:3 - 4
3 (Lev 19:17; Mt 18:21)"Take heed to yourselves."
"If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive
him. 4 (Mt 18:21–22) If he sins against you seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turns to you, saying,
'I repent,' you must forgive him."
The context of these verses give us an interesting perspective of Jesus'
disciples. In a corollary passage in Matthew 18, the disciples (through
Peter, the designated mouthpiece) ask Jesus,
21 (Mt 18:15; Lk 17:3–4) Then Peter came to Him and said,
"Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me?
Up to seven times?" (Matthew 18:21)
The disciples wanted a "formula" for forgiveness: they wanted to be able to
develop a checklist. Once, twice, maybe three times a brother could be
forgiven, but after that, you could write him off. After all, if
he keeps on offending over and over again, he doesn't deserve to be forgiven!
But Jesus says, " Rebuke him - let him know his fault; if he repents,
forgive him - even seven times in the same day!"
And the disciplines' response is predictable: "Lord, increase our faith!" They
were more comfortable with their own formula for forgiveness than with the
outrageous demands of the love that Christ imposed upon them.
We are so like the disciples. We want to draw a line and say. "This far
- no more. I'll forgive you once, but don't do it again. Now that you're
forgiven, you'd better shape up!". Yet God's love doesn't recognise "again".
He forgives, and no matter how often we come to him inrepentance
for repeated offenses, his arms of forgiveness are open to us.
That is the way God wants us to forgive. He wants us to lay aside our
checklists, put away our suspicaions, abandon our scoreboards, and forgive.
Seven times, or seventy times seven, as often as we have sinned against God
and been forgiven, we are to forgive.
Application
a) Have I ever kept a "scorecard" of performance on someone I
have forgiven ? Why?
b) Why do I need "increased faith" to be able to forgive as
Jesus calls me to?
44) 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.
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."
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
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
17th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the safety of those
who live in your community -
safety from conflict an crimes
( Ps 122:7 - 7 Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!†)
b) Pray for the province of Ontario
I) Pray for the leaders of Ontario,
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 to know His plans for He is perfect.
Pray to the Lord to know the bleesings He has poured on you
and how to share him.
Pray to the Lord to show forgiveness just He wants you to.
Pray to the Lord to store treasure in Heaven
Pray to the Lord to be solid in faith.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray to The Lord for safety in your community.
Repent of and turn away from your sins
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.
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