Day 77 - 18 Mar 2021 reflections
Day 77, 18 Mar 2021
Deuteronomy 21 - 23
DEUTERONOMY 21
Atonement for Unsolved Murders
1 If someone is found slain in the land which the Lord your God
is giving you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not known
who has slain him,
2 then your elders and your judges are to come forth,
and they must measure how far it is to the cities which are around him
who was slain.
3 (Nu 19:2) And it must be, that the city which is closest to the slain man,
that is, the elders of that city shall take a heifer
which has not been worked, that has never pulled in yoke,
4 and the elders of that city must bring down the heifer to a valley
with flowing water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall
break the heifer's neck there in the valley.
5 (1Ch 23:13; Dt 10:8) Then the priests, the sons of Levi, must come near,
for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister to Him,
and to bless in the name of the Lord, and by their word every
controversy and every assault will be settled.
6 (Ps 26:6; 73:13) And all the elders of that city, which is nearest
to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose
neck was broken in the valley.
7 Then they must answer and say, "Our hands have not shed this blood,
and our eyes have not seen it.
8 (Jnh 1:14) Be merciful, O Lord, to Your people Israel, whom You have
redeemed, and lay not innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel."
And the blood guilt will be forgiven them.
9 In this way you are to remove the guilt of innocent blood from among
you when you do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord.
Marrying Female Captives
10 When you go forth to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God
has delivered them into your hands, and you have taken them captive,
11 and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and have a desire
for her to have her as your wife,
12 then you are to bring her home to your house, and she is to shave
her head and trim her nails.
13 She must also discard the clothing of her captivity and shall remain
in your house, and mourn her father and her mother for a full month.
After that you may have relations with her, and be her husband,
and she will be your wife.
14 (Ge 34:2; Dt 22:19) It will be, if you are not pleased with her, then you
must let her go wherever she pleases, but you may not sell her at all for
money, nor are you to make merchandise of her, because you have humbled her.
The Right of the Firstborn
15 (Ge 29:33; 1Sa 1:4-5) If a man has two wives, one beloved
and another unloved, and both have borne him children,
both the loved one and the unloved one,
and if the firstborn son is hers that is unloved,
16 (1Ch 26:10; 5:2) then it must be, when he gives his sons the inheritance
which he has, that he may not make the firstborn son of the loved come
before the son of the unloved, who was indeed the firstborn.
17 (Ge 49:3; 25:31-34) On the contrary, he must acknowledge
the son of the unloved for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion
of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength.
The right of the firstborn is his.
Dealing With a Rebellious Son
18 (Ex 20:12; Lev 19:3) If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son,
who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother,
and who, when they have disciplined him, will not listen to them,
19 then his father and his mother are to lay hold of him and bring him
out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city.
20 (Pr 20:1) They shall say to the elders of his city,
"This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not listen to us.
He is a glutton and a drunkard."
21 (Lev 24:16; Dt 13:5) Then all the men of his city must stone him
with stones, until he dies. In this way you are to remove the evil
from among you, and all Israel shall hear and fear.
Various Laws
22 (Dt 22:26; Ac 23:29) If a man has committed a sin worthy of death
and is executed, and you hang him on a tree,
23 (Gal 3:13; Lev 18:25) then his body must not remain all night on the tree,
but you must bury him that day (for he that is hanged is accursed of God)
so that your land may not be defiled, which the Lord your God is giving
you for an inheritance.
DEUTERONOMY 22
1 (Ex 23:4-5; Dt 22:3-4) You must not see your brother's ox or his sheep
go astray and hide yourself from them. You must certainly bring them
back to your brother.
2 If your brother is not near you or if you do not know him, then you are
to bring it to your own house, and it will be with you until your brother
seeks after it. Then you must return it to him.
3 In the same way, you must do so with his donkey, with his clothing,
and with anything lost by your brother which he has lost and you have found.
You must not hide yourself from him.
4 You are not to see your brother's donkey or his ox fall down by the way
and hide yourself from them. You certainly must help him to lift them up.
5 (Dt 18:12) A woman must not wear man's clothing, nor is a man to put
on a woman's clothing. For all that do so are abominations
to the Lord your God.
6 (Lev 22:28) If you happen to notice a bird's nest along the way,
in any tree or on the ground, whether they be young ones or eggs,
and the mother is sitting on the young or on the eggs, you are not
to take the mother from the young.
7 (Dt 4:40) You must certainly let the mother go, but you may take
the young for yourself, so that it may be well with you,
and that you may prolong your days.
8 (Ex 22:6) When you build a new house, you must make a guard
rail for your roof so that you bring no blood guilt on your house,
should anyone fall from there.
9 (Lev 19:19) You must not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seeds,
or the fruit of your seed which you have sown and the fruit of your
vineyard will be defiled.
10 (2Co 6:14-16) You must not plow with an ox and a donkey together.
11 (Lev 19:19) You must not wear clothing made of a material of wool
and linen together.
12 (Mt 23:5) You must make tassels on the four quarters of your clothing
with which you cover yourself.
Laws About Marriage
13 (Ge 29:2) 1If any man takes a wife and has sexual relations with her
and then rejects her,
14 and accuses her of impropriety and publicly
defames her, saying, "I married this woman, but when I had sexual
relations with her, I found her not to be a virgin,"
15 then the father and mother of the girl must produce evidence of the girl's
virginity to the elders of the city at the gate.
16 The girl's father must say to the elders,
"I gave my daughter to this man to wife, and he has rejected her.
17 What is more, he has accused her of impropriety, saying,
'I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.' However, this is the evidence
of my daughter's virginity."
And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.
18 The elders of that city must take that man and punish him,
19 (Dt 22:29; Mt 19:8-9) and they must fine him a hundred shekels
{About 2 1/2 pounds, or 1.2 kilograms. } of silver and give them
to the father of the girl, because he has publicly humiliated
a virgin of Israel. Then she is to remain his wife. He may not divorce
her all his days.
20 But if the accusation is true, and the evidence of virginity
does not exist for the girl,
21 (Ge 34:7; Dt 13:5) then they shall bring the girl out to the door of
her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones
until she dies, because she has brought disgrace into Israel,
to act like a whore in her father's house.
In this way you may purge the evil from among you.
22 (Lev 20:10; Heb 13:4) If a man is discovered lying with a married woman,
then both of them must die, both the man that lay with the woman,
and the woman. In this way you may purge the evil from Israel.
23 (Mt 1:18-19) If a girl who is a virgin is engaged to a man,
and another man finds her in the city and has sexual relations with her,
24 (Dt 21:14; 22:21-22) then you must bring them both out to the gate
of that city and you must stone them with stones until they die,
the girl because she did not cry out even though in the city,
and the man because he has violated his neighbor's wife.
In this way you may purge the evil from among you.
25 But if a man finds an engaged girl in the field,
and the man forces her and rapes her, then only the man
that raped her shall die.
26 (Dt 21:22) However, you are to do nothing to the girl.
There is no sin worthy of death in the girl, for just as
when a man rises against his neighbor and murders him,
so is this matter.
27 For he found her in the field, the engaged girl cried out,
but there was no one to save her.
28 (Ex 22:16-17) If a man finds a girl who is a virgin who is not engaged
and seizes her and lies with her and they are discovered,
29 (Dt 21:14; 22:19) then the man who lay with her must give fifty shekels
{About 1 1/4 pounds, or 575 grams.} of silver to the girl's father,
and she shall be his wife because he has violated her.
He may not divorce her all his days.
30 (Lev 18:8; Dt 27:20) A man must not marry his father's wife and
in this way dishonor his father.
DEUTERONOMY 23
Exclusion From the Assembly
1 No one who is emasculated or has his male organ cut off
may enter the assembly of the Lord.
2 (Zec 9:6) No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly
of the Lord. Even to his tenth generation no one related to him
may enter the assembly of the Lord.
3 (Ne 13:1-2) No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly
of the Lord. Even to their tenth generation they may not enter
the assembly of the Lord forever,
4 (Ne 13:2; 2Pe 2:15) because they refused you bread and water
on the way, when you came from out of Egypt and because
they hired Balaam, the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia,
against you to curse you.
5 Nevertheless, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam.
Instead the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing
on you because the Lord your God loves you.
6 (Ezr 9:12) You are not ever to seek their peace nor their prosperity
all your days.
7 (Ex 22:21; Dt 10:19; Ex 23:9) You are not to abhor an Edomite,
for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian,
because you were a foreigner in his land.
8 The children who are born of them may enter the assembly
of the Lord in their third generation.
Uncleanness in the Camp
9 When the army goes out against your enemies, then keep yourself
from every wicked thing.
10 (Lev 15:16) If there be among you any man who is not clean because
of a nocturnal emission, then he must leave the camp. He may not re-enter
the camp.
11 (Lev 14:9; 15:5) And it must be that when evening comes, he must wash
himself with water, and at sunset he may re-enter the camp.
12 You must also have a place outside the camp where one may go outside.
13 You must have a spade among your equipment, and it must be,
when you relieve yourself outside, you must dig there
and turn and cover up your excrement.
14 (Lev 26:12) For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp,
to deliver you, and to defeat your enemies before you. Therefore,
your camp must be holy, so that He does not see any indecent thing
among you, and turn away from you.
Various Laws
15 (1Sa 30:15) You must not deliver back to his master a slave
who has escaped from his master to you.
16 (Ex 22:21) He is to dwell with you, even among you,
in a place which he shall choose in one of your towns, where he prefers.
You must not oppress him.
17v (Lev 19:29; 2Ki 23:7) There must never be a cult prostitute among
the daughters of Israel nor a cult prostitute among the sons of Israel.
18 (Dt 23:21) You must never bring the wage of a prostitute
or the wage of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any vow,
for both of these are abominations to the Lord your God.
19 (Ex 22:25; Lev 25:35-37; Ps 15:5) You must not charge interest
on a loan to your brother: interest on money, interest on food,
or on anything that may be lent with interest.
20 (Dt 15:10; 15:3) You may charge interest to a foreigner,
but to your brother you may not lend with interest
so that the Lord your God may bless you in all to which
you set your hand in the land which you are entering to possess.
21 (Ecc 5:4-5; Dt 23:18) When you make a vow to the Lord your God,
you must not be slow to pay it, for the Lord your God will surely
require it of you, and it would be a sin to you.
22 But if you refrain from making a vow, it will not be a sin to you.
23 That which goes out of your lips you must keep and do,
even a freewill offering, just as you have vowed to the Lord your God,
what you have promised with your mouth.
24 When you go into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat grapes
to your fill at your own pleasure, but you may not put any in your basket.
25 (Mk 2:23) When you enter into the standing grain of your neighbor,
you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you may not use a sickle
on your neighbor's standing grain.
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 Mar 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/03/18/small-yet-mighty
entitled Small Yet Mighty
Eph 2:4-10
4 (Ro 2:4; Eph 1:7) But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love
with which He loved us,
5 (Eph 2:1; Ac 15:11; Eph 2:8) even when we were dead in sins, made us
alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
6 (Eph 1:3) and He raised us up and seated us together
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
7 (Titus 3:4; Eph 2:4) so that in the coming ages He might show
the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
8 (Eph 2:5; Mk 16:16) For by grace you have been saved through faith,
and this is not of yourselves. It is the gift of God,
9 (2Ti 1:9; Ro 3:20) not of works, so that no one should boast.
10 (Eph 4:24; 2Co 5:17; Eph 1:4) For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand,
so that we should walk in them.
There are times late at night in North America's harsh Sonoran Desert
where one can hear a faint, high-pitched howl. But you probably wouldn't
suspect the source of the sound—the small yet mighty grasshopper mouse,
howling at the moon to establish its territory.
This unique rodent (dubbed the "werewolf mouse") is also carnivorous.
In fact, it preys on creatures few would dare mess with, such as the scorpion.
But the werewolf mouse is uniquely equipped for that particular battle.
It not only has a resistance to scorpion venom but can even convert the toxins
into a painkiller!
There’s something inspiring about the way this resilient little mouse
seems custom-made to survive and even thrive in its harsh environment.
As Paul explains in Ephesians 2:10, that kind of marvelous craftsmanship
characterizes God's designs for His people as well. Each of us
is "God's handiwork" in Jesus, uniquely equipped to contribute to His kingdom.
No matter how God has gifted you, you have much to offer. As you embrace with
confidence who He's made you to be, you’ll be a living witness to the hope
and joy of life in Him.
So as you face whatever feels most menacing in your own life, take courage.
You may feel small, but through the gifting and empowerment of the Spirit,
God can use you to do mighty things.
By: Monica La Rose
Reflect & Pray
Is it easy or difficult for you to see yourself as God's marvelous handiwork?
Why? In what areas of your life might remembering this truth give you
renewed confidence and courage?
God, thank You for the incredible way You’ve designed me to live with joy
and purpose. Help me to believe, and find courage in, the truth of who
I am in 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
Luke 6:38
38 "Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, and running over will men give unto you.
For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you.â€
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
Proverbs 30:5
5 Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
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
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to be hoonourable in his site.
Pray to the Lord to understand why you are The Creator's handwork.
Pray to the Lord to show forgiveness just He wants you to do towards others.
Pray to the Lord to gice according to His Will
Pray to the Lord to be solid in His Word.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord.
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
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 21 - 23
DEUTERONOMY 21
Atonement for Unsolved Murders
1 If someone is found slain in the land which the Lord your God
is giving you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not known
who has slain him,
2 then your elders and your judges are to come forth,
and they must measure how far it is to the cities which are around him
who was slain.
3 (Nu 19:2) And it must be, that the city which is closest to the slain man,
that is, the elders of that city shall take a heifer
which has not been worked, that has never pulled in yoke,
4 and the elders of that city must bring down the heifer to a valley
with flowing water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall
break the heifer's neck there in the valley.
5 (1Ch 23:13; Dt 10:8) Then the priests, the sons of Levi, must come near,
for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister to Him,
and to bless in the name of the Lord, and by their word every
controversy and every assault will be settled.
6 (Ps 26:6; 73:13) And all the elders of that city, which is nearest
to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose
neck was broken in the valley.
7 Then they must answer and say, "Our hands have not shed this blood,
and our eyes have not seen it.
8 (Jnh 1:14) Be merciful, O Lord, to Your people Israel, whom You have
redeemed, and lay not innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel."
And the blood guilt will be forgiven them.
9 In this way you are to remove the guilt of innocent blood from among
you when you do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord.
Marrying Female Captives
10 When you go forth to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God
has delivered them into your hands, and you have taken them captive,
11 and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and have a desire
for her to have her as your wife,
12 then you are to bring her home to your house, and she is to shave
her head and trim her nails.
13 She must also discard the clothing of her captivity and shall remain
in your house, and mourn her father and her mother for a full month.
After that you may have relations with her, and be her husband,
and she will be your wife.
14 (Ge 34:2; Dt 22:19) It will be, if you are not pleased with her, then you
must let her go wherever she pleases, but you may not sell her at all for
money, nor are you to make merchandise of her, because you have humbled her.
The Right of the Firstborn
15 (Ge 29:33; 1Sa 1:4-5) If a man has two wives, one beloved
and another unloved, and both have borne him children,
both the loved one and the unloved one,
and if the firstborn son is hers that is unloved,
16 (1Ch 26:10; 5:2) then it must be, when he gives his sons the inheritance
which he has, that he may not make the firstborn son of the loved come
before the son of the unloved, who was indeed the firstborn.
17 (Ge 49:3; 25:31-34) On the contrary, he must acknowledge
the son of the unloved for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion
of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength.
The right of the firstborn is his.
Dealing With a Rebellious Son
18 (Ex 20:12; Lev 19:3) If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son,
who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother,
and who, when they have disciplined him, will not listen to them,
19 then his father and his mother are to lay hold of him and bring him
out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city.
20 (Pr 20:1) They shall say to the elders of his city,
"This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not listen to us.
He is a glutton and a drunkard."
21 (Lev 24:16; Dt 13:5) Then all the men of his city must stone him
with stones, until he dies. In this way you are to remove the evil
from among you, and all Israel shall hear and fear.
Various Laws
22 (Dt 22:26; Ac 23:29) If a man has committed a sin worthy of death
and is executed, and you hang him on a tree,
23 (Gal 3:13; Lev 18:25) then his body must not remain all night on the tree,
but you must bury him that day (for he that is hanged is accursed of God)
so that your land may not be defiled, which the Lord your God is giving
you for an inheritance.
DEUTERONOMY 22
1 (Ex 23:4-5; Dt 22:3-4) You must not see your brother's ox or his sheep
go astray and hide yourself from them. You must certainly bring them
back to your brother.
2 If your brother is not near you or if you do not know him, then you are
to bring it to your own house, and it will be with you until your brother
seeks after it. Then you must return it to him.
3 In the same way, you must do so with his donkey, with his clothing,
and with anything lost by your brother which he has lost and you have found.
You must not hide yourself from him.
4 You are not to see your brother's donkey or his ox fall down by the way
and hide yourself from them. You certainly must help him to lift them up.
5 (Dt 18:12) A woman must not wear man's clothing, nor is a man to put
on a woman's clothing. For all that do so are abominations
to the Lord your God.
6 (Lev 22:28) If you happen to notice a bird's nest along the way,
in any tree or on the ground, whether they be young ones or eggs,
and the mother is sitting on the young or on the eggs, you are not
to take the mother from the young.
7 (Dt 4:40) You must certainly let the mother go, but you may take
the young for yourself, so that it may be well with you,
and that you may prolong your days.
8 (Ex 22:6) When you build a new house, you must make a guard
rail for your roof so that you bring no blood guilt on your house,
should anyone fall from there.
9 (Lev 19:19) You must not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seeds,
or the fruit of your seed which you have sown and the fruit of your
vineyard will be defiled.
10 (2Co 6:14-16) You must not plow with an ox and a donkey together.
11 (Lev 19:19) You must not wear clothing made of a material of wool
and linen together.
12 (Mt 23:5) You must make tassels on the four quarters of your clothing
with which you cover yourself.
Laws About Marriage
13 (Ge 29:2) 1If any man takes a wife and has sexual relations with her
and then rejects her,
14 and accuses her of impropriety and publicly
defames her, saying, "I married this woman, but when I had sexual
relations with her, I found her not to be a virgin,"
15 then the father and mother of the girl must produce evidence of the girl's
virginity to the elders of the city at the gate.
16 The girl's father must say to the elders,
"I gave my daughter to this man to wife, and he has rejected her.
17 What is more, he has accused her of impropriety, saying,
'I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.' However, this is the evidence
of my daughter's virginity."
And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.
18 The elders of that city must take that man and punish him,
19 (Dt 22:29; Mt 19:8-9) and they must fine him a hundred shekels
{About 2 1/2 pounds, or 1.2 kilograms. } of silver and give them
to the father of the girl, because he has publicly humiliated
a virgin of Israel. Then she is to remain his wife. He may not divorce
her all his days.
20 But if the accusation is true, and the evidence of virginity
does not exist for the girl,
21 (Ge 34:7; Dt 13:5) then they shall bring the girl out to the door of
her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones
until she dies, because she has brought disgrace into Israel,
to act like a whore in her father's house.
In this way you may purge the evil from among you.
22 (Lev 20:10; Heb 13:4) If a man is discovered lying with a married woman,
then both of them must die, both the man that lay with the woman,
and the woman. In this way you may purge the evil from Israel.
23 (Mt 1:18-19) If a girl who is a virgin is engaged to a man,
and another man finds her in the city and has sexual relations with her,
24 (Dt 21:14; 22:21-22) then you must bring them both out to the gate
of that city and you must stone them with stones until they die,
the girl because she did not cry out even though in the city,
and the man because he has violated his neighbor's wife.
In this way you may purge the evil from among you.
25 But if a man finds an engaged girl in the field,
and the man forces her and rapes her, then only the man
that raped her shall die.
26 (Dt 21:22) However, you are to do nothing to the girl.
There is no sin worthy of death in the girl, for just as
when a man rises against his neighbor and murders him,
so is this matter.
27 For he found her in the field, the engaged girl cried out,
but there was no one to save her.
28 (Ex 22:16-17) If a man finds a girl who is a virgin who is not engaged
and seizes her and lies with her and they are discovered,
29 (Dt 21:14; 22:19) then the man who lay with her must give fifty shekels
{About 1 1/4 pounds, or 575 grams.} of silver to the girl's father,
and she shall be his wife because he has violated her.
He may not divorce her all his days.
30 (Lev 18:8; Dt 27:20) A man must not marry his father's wife and
in this way dishonor his father.
DEUTERONOMY 23
Exclusion From the Assembly
1 No one who is emasculated or has his male organ cut off
may enter the assembly of the Lord.
2 (Zec 9:6) No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly
of the Lord. Even to his tenth generation no one related to him
may enter the assembly of the Lord.
3 (Ne 13:1-2) No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly
of the Lord. Even to their tenth generation they may not enter
the assembly of the Lord forever,
4 (Ne 13:2; 2Pe 2:15) because they refused you bread and water
on the way, when you came from out of Egypt and because
they hired Balaam, the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia,
against you to curse you.
5 Nevertheless, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam.
Instead the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing
on you because the Lord your God loves you.
6 (Ezr 9:12) You are not ever to seek their peace nor their prosperity
all your days.
7 (Ex 22:21; Dt 10:19; Ex 23:9) You are not to abhor an Edomite,
for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian,
because you were a foreigner in his land.
8 The children who are born of them may enter the assembly
of the Lord in their third generation.
Uncleanness in the Camp
9 When the army goes out against your enemies, then keep yourself
from every wicked thing.
10 (Lev 15:16) If there be among you any man who is not clean because
of a nocturnal emission, then he must leave the camp. He may not re-enter
the camp.
11 (Lev 14:9; 15:5) And it must be that when evening comes, he must wash
himself with water, and at sunset he may re-enter the camp.
12 You must also have a place outside the camp where one may go outside.
13 You must have a spade among your equipment, and it must be,
when you relieve yourself outside, you must dig there
and turn and cover up your excrement.
14 (Lev 26:12) For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp,
to deliver you, and to defeat your enemies before you. Therefore,
your camp must be holy, so that He does not see any indecent thing
among you, and turn away from you.
Various Laws
15 (1Sa 30:15) You must not deliver back to his master a slave
who has escaped from his master to you.
16 (Ex 22:21) He is to dwell with you, even among you,
in a place which he shall choose in one of your towns, where he prefers.
You must not oppress him.
17v (Lev 19:29; 2Ki 23:7) There must never be a cult prostitute among
the daughters of Israel nor a cult prostitute among the sons of Israel.
18 (Dt 23:21) You must never bring the wage of a prostitute
or the wage of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any vow,
for both of these are abominations to the Lord your God.
19 (Ex 22:25; Lev 25:35-37; Ps 15:5) You must not charge interest
on a loan to your brother: interest on money, interest on food,
or on anything that may be lent with interest.
20 (Dt 15:10; 15:3) You may charge interest to a foreigner,
but to your brother you may not lend with interest
so that the Lord your God may bless you in all to which
you set your hand in the land which you are entering to possess.
21 (Ecc 5:4-5; Dt 23:18) When you make a vow to the Lord your God,
you must not be slow to pay it, for the Lord your God will surely
require it of you, and it would be a sin to you.
22 But if you refrain from making a vow, it will not be a sin to you.
23 That which goes out of your lips you must keep and do,
even a freewill offering, just as you have vowed to the Lord your God,
what you have promised with your mouth.
24 When you go into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat grapes
to your fill at your own pleasure, but you may not put any in your basket.
25 (Mk 2:23) When you enter into the standing grain of your neighbor,
you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you may not use a sickle
on your neighbor's standing grain.
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 Mar 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/03/18/small-yet-mighty
entitled Small Yet Mighty
Eph 2:4-10
4 (Ro 2:4; Eph 1:7) But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love
with which He loved us,
5 (Eph 2:1; Ac 15:11; Eph 2:8) even when we were dead in sins, made us
alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
6 (Eph 1:3) and He raised us up and seated us together
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
7 (Titus 3:4; Eph 2:4) so that in the coming ages He might show
the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
8 (Eph 2:5; Mk 16:16) For by grace you have been saved through faith,
and this is not of yourselves. It is the gift of God,
9 (2Ti 1:9; Ro 3:20) not of works, so that no one should boast.
10 (Eph 4:24; 2Co 5:17; Eph 1:4) For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand,
so that we should walk in them.
There are times late at night in North America's harsh Sonoran Desert
where one can hear a faint, high-pitched howl. But you probably wouldn't
suspect the source of the sound—the small yet mighty grasshopper mouse,
howling at the moon to establish its territory.
This unique rodent (dubbed the "werewolf mouse") is also carnivorous.
In fact, it preys on creatures few would dare mess with, such as the scorpion.
But the werewolf mouse is uniquely equipped for that particular battle.
It not only has a resistance to scorpion venom but can even convert the toxins
into a painkiller!
There’s something inspiring about the way this resilient little mouse
seems custom-made to survive and even thrive in its harsh environment.
As Paul explains in Ephesians 2:10, that kind of marvelous craftsmanship
characterizes God's designs for His people as well. Each of us
is "God's handiwork" in Jesus, uniquely equipped to contribute to His kingdom.
No matter how God has gifted you, you have much to offer. As you embrace with
confidence who He's made you to be, you’ll be a living witness to the hope
and joy of life in Him.
So as you face whatever feels most menacing in your own life, take courage.
You may feel small, but through the gifting and empowerment of the Spirit,
God can use you to do mighty things.
By: Monica La Rose
Reflect & Pray
Is it easy or difficult for you to see yourself as God's marvelous handiwork?
Why? In what areas of your life might remembering this truth give you
renewed confidence and courage?
God, thank You for the incredible way You’ve designed me to live with joy
and purpose. Help me to believe, and find courage in, the truth of who
I am in 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
Luke 6:38
38 "Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, and running over will men give unto you.
For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you.â€
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
Proverbs 30:5
5 Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
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
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to be hoonourable in his site.
Pray to the Lord to understand why you are The Creator's handwork.
Pray to the Lord to show forgiveness just He wants you to do towards others.
Pray to the Lord to gice according to His Will
Pray to the Lord to be solid in His Word.
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord.
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
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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