Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 102, 12 Apr 2021



1 Samuel 15-17



1 SAMUEL 15



The Lord Rejects Saul



1 (1Sa 9:16; 10:1) Samuel said to Saul, "The Lord sent me to anoint you to be

king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of

the words of the Lord.

2 (Dt 25:17-19; Ex 17:8-16) Thus says the Lord of Hosts,

'I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way,

when he came up from Egypt.

3 (Nu 24:20; Dt 20:16–18) Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy

all that they have, and do not have compassion on them but put to death

both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.' "

4 (Jos 15:24) So Saul summoned the people together, and numbered them

in Telaim, 200000 foot soldiers and 10000 men of Judah.

5 Then Saul came to the city of Amalek and laid an ambush in the valley.

6 (Jdg 1:16; Ex 18:19) Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart, go down from

among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness

to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites

departed from among the Amalekites.

7 (Ge 16:7; 25:18) Then Saul struck the Amalekites from Havilah

until you come to Shur, which is near Egypt.

8 (1Sa 30:1; Nu 24:7) He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive

and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

9 (1Sa 15:15; 15:3) But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best

of the sheep, oxen, fatlings, and lambs. And of all that was good, they were

not willing to utterly destroy them. But everything that was despised

and weak, that they completely destroyed.

10 Then came the word of the Lord to Samuel, saying,

11 (Ge 6:6; 1Sa 13:13) "I regret that I have set up Saul to be king because

he has turned back from following Me, and he has not carried out My words."

And it grieved Samuel, and he cried to the Lord all night.

12 (Jos 15:55; 1Sa 25:2) When Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning,

it was told Samuel, saying, "Saul came to Carmel and set himself up

a monument. Then he turned and has passed on down to Gilgal."

13 (Ge 14:19; Jdg 17:2) Samuel came to Saul. And Saul said to him,

"Blessed are you of the Lord. I have carried out the word of the Lord."

14 Samuel said, "Then what is the sound of this flock of sheep in my ears?

And the sound of the cattle which I am hearing?"

15 (1Sa 15:9; 15:21) And Saul said, "They have brought them from

the Amalekites. For the people spared the best of the sheep and oxen,

to sacrifice to the Lord your God, and the rest we have utterly destroyed."

16 Then Samuel said to Saul,

"Stop, and I will tell you what the Lord spoke to me this night."

And he said to him, "Speak."

17 (1Sa 9:21; 10:22) Samuel said, "When you were little in your own sight,

were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed

you king over Israel?

18 And the Lord sent you on a journey, and said, 'Go and utterly destroy

the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are destroyed.'

19 (1Sa 14:32) Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? And why

did you rush upon the spoil and do evil in the sight of the Lord?"

20 (1Sa 15:13) And Saul said to Samuel, "I have obeyed the voice of the Lord.

And I have followed in the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought

Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

21 (1Sa 15:15; Ex 32:22-23) But the people took from the plunder sheep

and oxen, the first fruits of the banned things to sacrifice

to the Lord your God in Gilgal."

22 (Hos 6:6; Jer 7:22-23; Mic 6:6-8) Samuel said,

“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices

as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord?

Obedience is better than sacrifice,

a listening ear than the fat of rams.

23 (1Sa 13:14 ) For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft,

and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.

Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,

He has also rejected you from being king."

24 (2Sa 12:13; Pr 29:25) Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned. For

I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and your words,

because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

25 (Ex 10:17) Now therefore, please pardon my sin and return with me,

that I may worship the Lord."

26 (1Sa 13:14; 16:1) Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you.

For you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected

you from being king over Israel."

27 As Samuel turned about to go, he seized the edge of his robe and it tore.

28 (1Sa 28:17-18) Samuel said to him, “"The Lord has torn the kingdom

of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours

who is better than you.

29 (Nu 23:19; Eze 24:14; Titus 1:2) Also the Strength of Israel will not

lie nor repent. For He is not a man, that He should repent."

30 (Jn 5:44; 12:43) Then he said, "I have sinned, yet please honor me

before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn back with me,

that I may worship the Lord your God.”

31 So Samuel turned back after Saul, and Saul worshipped the Lord.

32 Then Samuel said, "Bring me Agag the king of the Amalekites."

And Agag came to him reluctantly. But Agag said,

"Surely the bitterness of death is past."

33 (Jdg 1:7; Ge 9:6) Samuel said,

"As your sword has made women childless,

so will your mother be childless among women."

And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.

34 (1Sa 11:4) Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up

to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

35 (1Sa 15:11; 16:1) Now Samuel did not see Saul up to the day of his death.

But Samuel mourned for Saul and the Lord regretted that he had made Saul

king over Israel.



1 SAMUEL 16



Samuel Anoints David as King



1 (1Sa 15:23; 15:35) The Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn

for Saul, since I have rejected him from ruling over Israel?

Fill your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite,

for I have chosen a king for Myself from among his sons."

2 (1Sa 9:12; 20:29) Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears it,

he will kill me."

And the Lord said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice

to the Lord.'

3 (1Sa 9:16; Ex 4:15) Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you

what you will do. And you will anoint for Me him whom I tell to you."

4 (1Ki 2:13; 2Ki 9:22) Samuel did that which the Lord spoke,

and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the town trembled at his coming,

and said, "Do you come in peace?"

5 (Ex 19:10; Jos 3:5) And he said, "I have come in peace to sacrifice

to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice."

And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and called them to the sacrifice.

6 (1Sa 17:13) When they came, he looked on Eliab, and said,

"Surely the anointed of the Lord is before Him."

7 (1Ki 8:39; 1Ch 28:9) But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look

on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because

I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees. For man looks

on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart."

8 (1Sa 17:13) Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel.

And he said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one."

9 (1Sa 17:13) Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said,

"Neither has the Lord chosen this one."

10 So Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel.

And Samuel said to Jesse, "The Lord has not chosen these."

11 (2Sa 7:8; Ps 78:70-71) Samuel said to Jesse,

"Are these all your young men?"

And he said, "There remains yet the youngest,

and there he is shepherding the flock."

Then Samuel said to Jesse,

"Send and bring him, for we will not sit down until he comes here."

12 (1Sa 9:17; 17:42) So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy

with beautiful eyes and a good appearance.

And the Lord said, "Arise, anoint him, for this is he."

13 (1Sa 10:1; 10:6) Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him

in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord came on David

from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.



David Serves Saul



14 (Jdg 9:23; 1Sa 18:10) Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul

and an evil spirit from the Lord terrified him.

15 So the servants of Saul said to him, "See, an evil spirit from

God troubles you.

16 (2Ki 3:15; 1Sa 16:21-23) Let our lord now tell your servants, who are

before you, that they might seek out a man experienced in playing the lyre.

And it will come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is on you,

that he will play with his hand, and you will be well."

17 Saul said to his servants, "Find me now a man that can play well,

and bring him to me."

18 (1Sa 3:19; 17:32-36) Then one from the servants answered, and said,

"I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is experienced in playing

music, a mighty man of valor, a man of battle, and skillful in words, even

a man of fine appearance. And the Lord is with him."

19 (1Sa 16:11; 17:15) Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said,

"Send me David your son, who is with the sheep."

20 (1Sa 10:27; Pr 18:16) Jesse took a donkey laden with bread,

a bottle of wine, and a young goat and he sent them with his son David to Saul.

21 (Ge 41:46; Pr 22:29) David came to Saul, and stood before him.

And Saul loved him greatly and he became his armor bearer.

22 Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David stand before me, for he has found

favor in my sight."

23 It happened that when the evil spirit from God came on Saul,

David would take the lyre in his hand and play. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.



1 SAMUEL 17



David and Goliath



1 (Jos 15:35; 1Sa 13:5; 1Ch 11:13) Now the Philistines gathered their armies

for battle, and were gathered at Sokoh, which belongs to Judah. And they

camped between Sokoh and Azekah in Ephes Dammim.

2 (1Sa 21:9; 17:19) Saul and Israel's fighting men were gathered,

and they camped in the Valley of Elah. And they drew up in battle order

to meet the Philistines. 3Now the Philistines were standing at the base

of the mountain on the one side, and Israel was standing at the base

of the mountain on the other side, and the valley was between them.

4 (Jos 11:22) There went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines,

Goliath was his name, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

[About 9 feet 9 inches, or 3 meters.]

5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed

with a coat of mail. Now the weight of the bronze coat was 5000 shekels.

[About 125 pounds, or 58 kilograms.]

6 (1Sa 17:45) He had greaves of bronze on his legs and a bronze javelin

between his shoulders.

7 (2Sa 21:19; 1Sa 17:41) The staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam.

His iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels.

[About 15 pounds, or 6.9 kilograms.]

And a shield-bearer was walking before him.

8 (1Sa 8:17) He stood and called out to the ranks of Israel,

"Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am not I the Philistine,

and you the servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man

and let him come down to me.

9 (1Sa 11:1) If he is able to fight with me and to strike me down,

then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him

and strike him down, then you will be our servants and will serve us."

10 (1Sa 17:45; 2Sa 21:21) The Philistine said, "I defy the battle lines

of Israel this day. Give me a man, and let us fight together."

11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine,

they were filled with terror and were greatly afraid.

12 (Ge 35:19; 1Sa 16:18) Now David was the son of that Ephrathite

of Bethlehem in Judah whose name was Jesse, who had eight sons.

And the man was old in the days of Saul and advanced in years.

13 (1Ch 2:13) The three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed

Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons that went

to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab,

and the third was Shammah.

14 (1Sa 16:11) As for David, he was the youngest.

The three eldest followed Saul,

15 (1Sa 16:11) but David would go back and forth from Saul

to shepherd his father's flock in Bethlehem.

16 The Philistine stepped forward morning and evening

and took his stand daily for forty days.

17 (1Sa 25:18) Then Jesse said to David his son, "Take now for your brothers

an ephah [Likely about 36 pounds, or 16 kilograms.] of this parched grain

and these ten loaves and run to the camp to your brothers.

18 (Ge 37:14; 1Sa 16:20) Carry these ten cheeses

to the captain of their thousand, and look into your brothers' health,

and bring back news of them."

19 Now Saul, and they, and all Israel's fighting men were

in the Valley of Elah fighting with the Philistines.

20 (1Sa 26:5) So David rose up early in the morning and left the flock

with a keeper. And he carried away the food and went as Jesse had

commanded him. And when he came to the encampment,

the army was going out to the battle line, and they shouted a war cry.

21 And Israel and the Philistines ordered themselves in battle lines,

army against army.

22 David left his things with the keeper of the equipment,

and he ran to the battle line. And he went and greeted his brothers.

23 As he was speaking with them, the champion, Goliath,

the Philistine from Gath, was going up from the battle line

of the Philistines. And he spoke these same words and David heard them.

24 When all Israel's fighting men saw the man, they fled from him,

and were very afraid.

25 (Jos 15:16) The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who has

come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel, and it will be that the man

who kills him, the king will enrich him with great riches, will give him

his daughter, and will make his father's house exempt from taxes in Israel."

26 (Dt 5:26; 1Sa 11:2) David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying,

"What will be done for the man that kills this Philistine

and takes away this reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised

Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?"

27 And the people answered him in the same way, saying,

"So will it be done to the man who kills him."

28 (Ge 37:4; 37:8) Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men.

And Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said,

"Why have you come down here? And with whom have you left those

few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the evil of your heart.

For you have come down that you might see the battle."

29 David said, "What have I done now? Was it not only a word?"

30 (1Sa 17:26-27) And he turned from him toward another

and spoke in the same way. And the people answered him again as at the first.

31 When the words which David spoke were heard, they reported them to Saul

and he sent for him.

32 (1Sa 16:18; Dt 20:1-3) David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail

because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

33 (Nu 13:31) Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against

this Philistine to fight with him. For you are but a youth,

and he has been a man of war from his youth."

34 David said to Saul, "Your servant was a shepherd for my father's flock,

and the lion came and the bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.

35 (Am 3:12) And I went out after him, and struck him,

and delivered it out of his mouth. And when he arose against me,

I took hold of his beard, struck him, and killed him.

36 (1Sa 17:10; 17:26) Your servant slew both the lion and the bear.

And this uncircumcised Philistine will be as one of them,

because he has reviled the armies of the living God."

37 (1Sa 20:13; 1Ch 22:11) David said, "The Lord who delivered me out

of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear,

He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine."

And Saul said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with you."

38 Saul clothed David with his armor. And he put a helmet of bronze

on his head. He also clothed him with a coat of mail.

39 David secured his sword to his armor and tried to walk,

but he was not used to it, for he had not tested them.

And David said to Saul, "I cannot walk with these,

for I have not tested them." So David took them off.

40 (Jdg 20:16) He took his staff in his hand and chose for himself

five smooth stones out of the brook. And he put them in his shepherd's bag,

even in a pouch. And his sling was in his hand.

Then he drew near to the Philistine.

41 The Philistine came walking and drew near to David,

and the man bearing the shield went before him.

42 (1Sa 16:12; Ps 123:3-4) When the Philistine looked and saw David,

he despised him. For he was a youth and ruddy with a handsome appearance.

43 (1Sa 24:14; 2Sa 3:8) The Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you

come to me with sticks?" Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

44 (1Ki 20:10-11) The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give

your flesh to the birds of the heavens and to the beasts of the field."

45 (2Ch 32:8; 1Sa 17:10) Then David said to the Philistine,

"You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a shield,

but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Hosts,

the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have reviled.

46 (Dt 28:26; Jos 4:24) This day will the Lord deliver you into my hand.

And I will strike you down and cut off your head. Then I will give

the corpses of the Philistine camp this day to the birds of the air

and to the beasts of the earth so that all the earth may

know that there is a God in Israel.

47 (Hos 1:7; Zec 4:6) And then all this assembly will know that it is not

by sword and spear that the Lord saves. For the battle belongs to the Lord,

and He will give you into our hands."

48 When the Philistine arose and came near to meet David,

David hurried and ran toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.

49 David put his hand in his bag and took from there a stone.

And he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead.

Therefore the stone sunk into his forehead and he fell

upon his face to the ground.

50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone.

And he struck down the Philistine and slew him,

but there was no sword in the hand of David.

51 (1Sa 21:9; Heb 11:34) Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine.

Then he took his sword and drew it from out of its sheath,

and he finished him off and he cut off his head with it.

When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.

52 (Jos 15:11) And the fighting men of Israel and Judah arose and shouted.

And they pursued the Philistines from the entrance of the Valley of Elah

as far as the gates of Ekron. So the Philistine dead lay slain on the road

to Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron.

53 Then the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines

and they plundered their tents.

54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem,

but he put his armor in his tent.

55 (1Sa 16:21-22) When Saul saw David going out against the Philistine,

he said to Abner, the commander of the army, "Whose son is this youth, Abner?"

And Abner said, "As your soul lives, O king, I do not know."

56 The king said, "Inquire whose son the young man is."

57 So when David returned from slaying the Philistine, Abner took him

and brought him before Saul with the Philistine's head in his hand.

58 (1Sa 17:12) Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?"

And David answered, "I am the son of your servant, Jesse the Bethlehemite."



2) Our Daily Bread for 12 Apr 2021

https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/04/12/whatever-you-do

entitled Serving the Least



Matthew 25:31-40



The Judgment of the Nations



31 (Mt 16:27; 19:28) "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the

holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

32 (Mt 13:49; Mal 3:18) Before Him will be gathered all nations,

and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates

his sheep from the goats.

33 (Ps 45:9 ) He will set the sheep at His right hand,

but the goats at the left.

34 (Jas 2:5; Lk 12:32 ) "Then the King will say to those at His right hand,

'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you

since the foundation of the world.

35 (Eze 18:7; 18:16) For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty

and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in.

36 (Jas 1:27; Heb 10:34) I was naked and you clothed Me,

I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.'

37 "Then the righteous will answer Him,

'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You,

or thirsty and give You drink?

38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

39 And when did we see You sick or in prison and come to You?'

40 (Mt 10:42; Pr 19:17) “The King will answer,

'Truly I say to you, as you have done it for one of the least of these

brothers of Mine, you have done it for Me.'



His name is Spencer. But everybody calls him "Spence." He was a state

track champion in high school; then he went on to attend a prestigious

university on a full academic scholarship. He lives now in one of

America's largest cities and is highly respected in the field of chemical

engineering. But if you were to ask Spence his greatest achievements

to date, he wouldn't mention any of those things. He would excitedly

tell you about the trips he makes to Nicaragua every few months to

check in on the kids and teachers in the tutoring program he helped

establish in one of the poorest areas of the country. And he'd tell you

how enriched his life has been by serving them.



"The least of these." It's a phrase people use in a variety of ways,

yet Jesus used it to describe those who, according to the world's standards,

have little or nothing to offer us in return for our service.

They are the men and women and children the world often overlooks - if

not forgets completely. Yet it's exactly those people Jesus elevates to

such a beautiful status by saying, "Whatever you did [for them],

you did for me" (Matthew 25:40). You don't have to have a degree

from a prestigious university to understand Christ's meaning:

'serving "the least" is the same as serving Him.

All it really takes is a willing heart.



By: John Blase



Reflect & Pray



Who comes to mind when you hear the phrase "the least of these"?

What's something you could do for them?



King Jesus, I'm afraid I make serving You harder than it is.

Your words are clear-You call me to the least and the littlest,

perhaps in Nicaragua or maybe in my neighborhood. Give me courage to serve.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 2 - Earning Death



Romans 6:23



23 (Ro 5:12; Ge 2:17; Ro 2:7) For the wages of sin is death,

but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.



"I only want my rights," declares the belligerant Big Ghost, one of the

characters in C. S. Lewis's classic, The Great Divorce. "I'm not asking

for anybody's bleeding charity."

"Then do. At once," his angleic friend Len urges. "Ask for the Bleeding

Charity. Everything is here for the asking and nothing can be bought."

Often we are much like the Ghost in Lewis's tale of heaven and hell.

We want "What we deserve," and being blind to our own sin, we think

we deserve praise, or al least mercy. But Paul is very clear on what

we have coming: "The wages of sin is death".

We work for our wages - we've earned our paycheque, and we deserve it.

We don't have to thank anyone for paying us - it's our due, not a gift.

Similarly, the paycheque issued to us in renumeration for our sin is

what we deserve: death.

Yet, if we are willing to lay aside our pride and accept God's gift,

we can live. "The gift of God is eternal life." Nothing we can do or say

can make us worthy of the gift of life. We are sinners by nature and we

rebel against God in our choices. Yet God, in Christ, offers grace to us,

freedom from sin, liberty from the burden of trying to earn his favour.

Ironically, freedom and peace in the Christian life come not through

justifying ourselves and making ourselves look good, but through

acknowledging the depth of our sin ad our ability to do anything about it.

When we realise that we are trapped in out sinful selves and only

Christ can free us, then we are ready to journey toward grace and freedom.



Application



a) In what way's have I treid to "earn" the gift of eternal life?



b) What can I do to focus on God's grace and realise

that I cannot accomplish my own salvation?





4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Eph 4:28



28 (Ex 20:15; 1Th 4:11–12) Let him who steals steal no more.

Instead, let him labor, working with his hands things which

are good, that he may have something to share with him who is in need.



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



God's Guiding Presence



Ps 139:1-12



PSALMS 139



For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.



1 O Lord, You have searched me

and known me.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) You know when I sit down and when I get up;

You understand my thought from far off.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You search my path and my lying down

and are aware of all my ways.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For there is not a word on my tongue,

but behold, O Lord, You know it fully.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You put Yourself behind and before me,

and keep Your hand on me.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

it is lofty, and I cannot fathom it.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Where shall I go from Your spirit,

or where shall I flee from Your presence?

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) If I ascend to heaven, You are there;

if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) If I take the wings of the morning

and dwell at the end of the sea,

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) even there Your hand shall guide me,

and Your right hand shall take hold of me.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) If I say, "Surely the darkness shall coverme,

and the light shall be as night about me,"

12 even the darkness is not dark to You,

but the night shines as the day,

for the darkness is like light to You.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



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



Manitoba



Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba



Saskatchewan 2015 population 1 282 000



est Muslim Population 21 349



CNMM Networks: Winnipeg



The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very

diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.

Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting

it might be twice that size.

Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size

of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.

Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth

of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.

We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers

among Muslims in Winnipeg.



Let us intercede in unity for:



- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 13 April to 12 May 2021



From https://www.30daysprayer.com/



WHAT IS IT AND WHY?



The 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World, is an international movement

that began in 1993. It calls the church to make a deliberate but respectful

effort to learn about, pray for and reach out to our world's Muslim

neighbors. It coincides annually with the important Islamic month

of religious observation - Ramadan, a time of the year when Muslims

are much more deeply aware of spiritual matters.



While Media sound bites about Islamic extremism can too easily incite anger,

fear and even hatred towards Muslims, we seek to resist this temptation

to generalize, and instead, resolve to respond and pray with the mind

and heart of Christ.



Join the millions of Christians around the world, and churches

and ministries from many denominations, who regularly participate

in this largest ongoing prayer focus on the Muslim world.

A new full-color prayer guide booklet - available each year in both adult

and kids versions - is a proven tool to help Christians to understand and

to persistently pray for Muslim neighbors and nations.



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



12th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



(Proverb 11:1



1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,

but a just weight is His delight.



)





b) Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity acreoss the world.







Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to know the you obey Hil Will.



Pray to the Lord to be brave in Him.



Pray to the Lord that He will devlier you in victory.



Pray to the Lord to give you courage to serve.



Pray to the Lord for salvation for the Wages of Sin is Death!



Pray to the Lord to share something for someone in need.



Pray to the Lord to search for The Lrod Every Day.



Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .



Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity acreoss the world.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.