Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 103, 13 Apr 2021



1 Samuel 18-20, Psalms 11,59



1 SAMUEL 18



Saul Fears David

1 (2Sa 1:26; Ge 44:30; Dt 13:6) When he had finished speaking to Saul,

the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, so that Jonathan

loved him as his own soul.

2 (1Sa 17:15) And Saul took him that day and would not permit him

to return home to his father’s house.

3 (1Sa 20:8–-7; 20:42) Then Jonathan and David made a covenant

because he loved him as his own soul.

4 (Ge 41:42) So Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him

and gave it to David, even his garments, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

5 (1Sa 18:14-15; 18:30) David went out wherever Saul sent him,

and he was successful. So Saul set him over the men of war,

and it was pleasing in the sight of all the people and also in the sight

of the servants of Saul.

6 (Ex 15:20; Jdg 11:34) When they came home, as David was returning

from slaying the Philistine, the women came out from all cities of Israel

to meet King Saul, singing and dancing, with tambourines, with joy,

and with musical instruments.

7 (1Sa 21:11; Ex 15:21; 1Sa 29:5) The dancing women sang and said,

"Saul has slain his thousands,

and David his ten thousands.''

8 (1Sa 15:28) Saul became very angry, and this saying was displeasing

to him. Therefore he said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands,

but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now what remains for him

to have but the kingdom?"

9 So Saul was suspicious of David from that day and forward.



[Recall the command thou shall not covet]



10 (1Sa 19:9; 16:23)It came to pass the following day, that an evil spirit

from God came upon Saul, so that he raved in the midst of the house.

And David was playing the lyre, as at other times. Now there was a spear

in Saul's hand.

11 (1Sa 20:33; Isa 54:17) And Saul threw the spear. For he said,

"I will pin David to the wall." But David avoided him two times.

12 (1Sa 18:15; 18:29) Saul was afraid of David because the Lord

was with him but had departed from Saul.

13 (2Sa 5:2) Therefore Saul removed him from his presence

and placed him as his captain over a thousand. And he went out and came

in before the people.

14 (Ge 39:2-3; 39:23) David was successful in all his ways

and the Lord was with him.

15 When Saul saw that he was very successful, he was afraid of him.

16 (1Sa 18:5) Now all Israel and Judah loved David,

because he went out and came in before them.



David Marries Michal

17 (1Sa 17:25; 18:25) Saul said to David, "Behold my elder daughter Merab,

I will give her to you as your wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight

the battles of the Lord." For Saul said, "Let not my hand be against him,

but let the hand of the Philistines be against him."

18 (1Sa 18:23; 2Sa 7:18) But David said to Saul, "Who am I?

And what is my life, or my father's family in Israel,

that I should be son-in-law to the king?"

19 (Jdg 7:22; 2Sa 21:8) So when it was time that Merab,

daughter of Saul, should have been given to David,

she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.

20 (1Sa 18:28) Now Michal, daughter of Saul, loved David

and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

21 (1Sa 18:17; Ex 10:7) Saul said, "I will give her to him that

she may be a snare to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines

may be against him."

Therefore Saul said to David, "For a second time, you may be

my son-in-law today."

22 Saul commanded his servants, saying, "Speak to David in secret saying,

'Listen, the king delights in you and all his servants love you.

Now therefore become the king's son-in-law.' "

23 So the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David.

And David said, "Does it seem to you a light thing to be a king's

son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?"

24 And the servants of Saul reported to him saying,

"According to these words, David spoke."

25 (Ge 34:12; 1Sa 14:24) Saul said, "Thus will you say to David,

'The king does not desire any dowry but a hundred foreskins

of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies.' "

But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

26 When his servants told David these words, it pleased David

well to be the king's son-in-law. Now the days had not expired;

27 (2Sa 3:14) therefore David arose and went, he and his men,

and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought

their foreskins and they gave them in full to the king, that he might be

the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter for a wife.

28 When Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David,

and that Michal, his daughter, loved him,

29 Saul was yet the more afraid of David,

and Saul became the enemy of David continually.

30 (1Sa 18:5; 2Sa 11:1) Then the commanders of the Philistines went out

to make war. And when they went out David was more successful than

all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly honored.



1 SAMUEL 19



Saul Tries to Kill David



1 (1Sa 18:1) And Saul spoke to Jonathan, his son, and to all his servants,

that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son,

delighted very much in David.

2 Jonathan told David, saying, "My father Saul seeks to kill you.

Therefore, be on guard in the morning; stay in a secret place

and hide yourself.

3 (1Sa 20:9; 20:13) And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field

where you are. Then I will speak about you to my father, and what I observe

I will report to you."

4 (Jer 18:20; Ge 42:22; 1Sa 20:32 ) Jonathan spoke positively of David

to Saul his father and said to him, "Do not let the king sin against his servant,

against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds

have been very good toward you.

5 (1Sa 11:13; 1Ch 11:14) For he took his life in his hand and struck down

the Philistine, and the Lord made a great salvation for all Israel.

You saw it and rejoiced. Now why then would you sin against innocent blood,

to kill David without cause?"

6 So Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and Saul vowed,

"As the Lord lives, he will not be killed."

7 (1Sa 16:21; 18:2) Jonathan called David, and Jonathan reported to him

all these words. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul,

and he was in his presence as previously.

8 Then there was war again, and David went out and fought

with the Philistines. He slew them with a great slaughter

and they fled from him.

9 (1Sa 16:14; 18:10-11) Now an evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul

as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. And David

was playing the lyre.

10 (1Sa 20:33; 18:11) Then Saul sought to pin David to the wall

with the spear, but he escaped from Saul's presence.

He struck the spear into the wall. But David fled and escaped that night.

11 (Jdg 16:2; Ps 59:1-17) Saul also sent messengers to the house of David,

to watch him and to slay him in the morning. But Michal, wife of David,

told him, saying, "If you do not save your life tonight,

tomorrow you will be dead."

12 (Jos 2:15; Ac 9:24-25) So Michal let David down through a window,

and he went and fled to safety.

13 (Ge 31:19; Jdg 18:14) Michal took an idol and laid it in the bed,

and put a braided goat hair pillow for its head and covered it with clothes.

14 (Jos 2:5) When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."

15 Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying,

"Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him."

16 When the messengers came in, there was the idol in the bed

with a goat hair pillow for its head.

17 (2Sa 2:22) Saul said to Michal, "Why have you betrayed me

and sent away my enemy, so that he escaped?"

And Michal said to Saul, "He said to me, 'Let me go. Why should I kill you?'"

18 (1Sa 7:17) Now David fled, and he escaped and came to Samuel at Ramah.

And he reported to him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel

went and stayed in Naioth.

19 It was told Saul, saying, "David is at Naioth in Ramah."

20 (Jn 7:32; 1Sa 10:10; Joel 2:28) Then Saul sent messengers to take David,

but when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying

and Samuel taking his stand over them, the Spirit of God came

upon the messengers of Saul and they also prophesied.

21 When it was reported to Saul, he sent other messengers.

And they also prophesied. So Saul sent messengers again

a third time, and they too prophesied.

22 Then he also went to Ramah and came to the great well that is in Seku.

And he asked and said, "Where are Samuel and David?"

And one said, "They are at Naioth in Ramah.

23 (1Sa 10:10; 19:20) He went there to Naioth in Ramah, and the Spirit of God

came upon him also. And he went on and he prophesied until he came

to Naioth in Ramah.

24 (2Sa 6:20; Isa 20:2) He stripped off his clothes and he also prophesied

before Samuel. And he lay down naked all that day and all that night.

Therefore they say, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"



PSALMS 59



For the Music Director. To the melody of "Do Not Destroy."

A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men, and they watched the house to kill him.



1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;

give me refuge from those who rise up against me.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,

and save me from bloodthirsty people.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For they lie in wait for my life;

the mighty are gathered against me,

not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For no guilt of mine, they run and prepare themselves.

Arise to help me, and take notice.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You, O Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel,

awake to punish all the nations;

do not be gracious to any wicked transgressors. Selah

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) They return at evening,

they growl like a dog,

and go around the city.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Indeed, they burst out with their mouth;

swords are in their lips;

for who listens?

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) But You, O Lord, will laugh at them;

You will have all the nations in derision.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) O my strength, I will wait on You;

for God is my refuge.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) The God of lovingkindness will go before me;

God will cause me to look in triumph on my enemies.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not slay them,

lest my people forget;

scatter them by Your power,

and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

12 For the sin of their mouth

and the words of their lips,

may they be snared by their pride,

and because of curses and lies that they speak.

13 Consume them in wrath,

consume them so they no longer exist;

and let them know that God rules in Jacob

to the ends of the earth. Selah

14 At evening they return,

and growl like a dog,

and go around the city.

15 They roam about to eat,

and if they are not satisfied, they complain.

16 But I will sing of Your power;

I will sing aloud of Your lovingkindness in the morning,

for You have been my refuge

and escape in the day of my trouble.

17 To You, O my strength, I will sing,

for God is my refuge, and the God of my lovingkindness.



1 SAMUEL 20



David and Jonathan



1 David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan,

"What have I done? What is my offense? And what is my sin before

your father, that he seeks my life?"

2 And he said to him, "Far from it! You shall not die. Look, my father

does nothing either great or small that he does not reveal to me.

Why would my father hide this thing from me? It is not so."

3 (Dt 6:13; 1Sa 25:26) David vowed again and said, "Your father certainly

knows that I have found favor in your sight. And he says, 'Do not let

Jonathan know this, lest he be distressed.' However, as the Lord lives

and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."

4 Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do it for you."

5 (Nu 10:10; 28:11) David said to Jonathan, "Tomorrow is the New Moon,

and I should not fail to sit with the king to eat. But let me go that I may

hide myself in the field until the evening of the third day.

6 (1Sa 9:12; 17:58) If your father misses me at all, then say,

'David asked for leave from me that he might run to Bethlehem his city,

for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.'

7 (1Sa 25:17; Est 7:7) If he says, 'Good,' it will be well for your servant.

But if he gets angry, know that evil is determined by him.

8 (1Sa 18:3; 23:18) Therefore deal kindly with your servant,

for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with you.

But if there is any guilt in me, kill me yourself.

For why should you bring me to your father?"

9 Then Jonathan said, "Far be it from you. For if I indeed knew that my father

had determined evil against you, would I not tell it you?"

10 David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me?

Or what if your father answers you roughly?"

11 So Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field."

And the two of them went out to the field.

12 Then Jonathan said to David, "The Lord God of Israel is witness.

When I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow,

or by the third day, and if he is favorable toward David,

then will I not send and reveal it to you?

13 (Jos 1:5; Ru 1:17) May the Lord do so to Jonathan and much more.

If it pleases my father to do you evil, then I will reveal it you and send

you away that you may go in peace. And may the Lord be with you as

He has been with my father.

14 And if I live, not only will you show me the kindness of the Lord,

that I shall not die,

15 (2Sa 21:7) but you will not cut off your faithfulness from my house

forever, even when the Lord has cut off each one of the enemies of David

from the face of the earth."

16 (1Sa 25:22) So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David saying,

"May the Lord require it at the hand of the enemies of David."

17 (1Sa 18:1; 18:3) Jonathan made David swear again, because

he loved him. For he loved him as he loved his own soul.

18 (1Sa 20:5; 20:25) Then Jonathan said to David, "Tomorrow is the New Moon,

and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

19 (1Sa 19:2) When you have stayed three days, you will surely go down

and come to the place where you hid yourself on the day this happened,

and wait there beside the stone Ezel.

20 And I will shoot three arrows to its side, as though I shot at a target.

21 Then I will send a boy, saying, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I expressly say

to the boy, 'See, the arrows are on this side of you, take them,' then come,

for it will be safe for you. And as the Lord lives, it is nothing of concern.

22 (1Sa 20:37) But if I say to the young man, 'See, the arrows are beyond

you,' go, for the Lord has sent you away.

23 (1Sa 20:14-15; 20:42) As for the matter upon which you and I have spoken,

the Lord is between you and me forever."

24 So David hid himself in the field. And when the New Moon appeared,

the king sat down over food to eat.

25 (1Sa 20:18) Now the king sat on his seat, as at other times, even

on a seat by the wall. Then Jonathan arose and Abner sat by Saul's side,

but David's place was empty.

26 (Lev 15:5; 11:24) Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day.

For he thought, "Something has happened. He is not clean;

surely he is not clean."

27 It happened on the following day, which was the second day of the month,

that David's place remained empty. So Saul said to Jonathan his son,

"Why has the son of Jesse not come to eat food either yesterday or today?"

28 (1Sa 20:6) And Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave

from me to go to Bethlehem.

29 And he said, 'Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city

and my brother has commanded me to come. Now, if I have found favor

in your sight, please let me leave and see my brothers.'

This is why he has not come to the king's table."

30 (Pr 21:24) Then Saul was angry with Jonathan and he said to him,

"You son of a perverse rebellious woman, do I not know that you are

choosing the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame

of your mother's nakedness?

31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you

nor your kingdom will be established. Now, send and bring him to me,

for he is a dead man."

32 (1Sa 19:5; Mt 27:23) Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him,

"Why should he be killed? What has he done?"

33 (1Sa 18:11; 20:7) So Saul cast a spear at him to strike him.

Therefore Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.

34 And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger and did not eat food

on the second day of the month. For he was grieved for David,

because his father had dishonored him.

35 In the morning Jonathan went out to the field at the time appointed

with David, and a little boy was with him.

36 And he said to his boy, "Run, find the arrows which I shoot."

He ran, and he shot the arrow over him.

37 (1Sa 20:22) When the boy came to the place of the arrow which

Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called after the boy and said,

"Is not the arrow beyond you?"

38 Then Jonathan cried after the boy, "Hurry quickly! Do not stay!"

And Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrow and came to his master.

39 But the boy did not know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

40 Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy and said to him,

"Go, carry them to the city."

41 (1Sa 18:3) When the boy had gone, David arose from the south side

of the stone, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself

three times. They kissed one another and wept together, but David wept more.

42 (1Sa 1:17) Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, since the two of us swore

in the name of the Lord, saying,' 'The Lord will be between me and you,

and between my descendants and your descendants forever.' "

So he arose and departed, but Jonathan went into the city.



Psalm 11



PSALMS 11



For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.

1 In the Lord I seek refuge;

how do you say to my soul,

"Flee as a bird to your mountain,

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) for the wicked bend their bow;

they make ready their arrow on the string,

that they may treacherously shoot

the upright in heart.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) If the foundations are broken,

what can the righteous do?"

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) The Lord is in His holy temple,

His throne is in heaven;

His eyes see,

His eyes examine mankind.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The Lord tests the righteous,

but the wicked and one who loves violence

His soul hates.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Upon the wicked He will rain

coals of fire and brimstone and a burning wind;

this will be the portion of their cup.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) For the righteous Lord

loves righteousness;

His countenance beholds the upright.



2) Our Daily Bread for 13 Apr 2021

https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/04/13/the-frosting-of-faith

entitled The Frosting of Faith



2 Timothy 1:1–5



2 TIMOTHY 1



Salutation

1 (2Co 1:1; Eph 3:6) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,

according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

2 (1Ti 1:2; Ro 1:7) To Timothy, my beloved son:

Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.



Loyalty to the Gospel



3 (Ro 1:8–9; Ac 23:1) I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience

as my forefathers did, as I continually remember you in my prayers night

and day,

4 (2Ti 4:9; 4:21) greatly desiring to see you, remembering your tears,

that I may be filled with joy,

5 (Ac 16:1; 1Ti 1:5) remembering the genuine faith that first lived in

your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice

and that I am persuaded lives in you also.



Hand in hand, my grandson and I skipped across the parking lot to find

a special back-to-school outfit. A preschooler now, he was excited about

everything, and I was determined to ignite his happiness into joy. I'd just

seen a coffee mug with the inscription, "Grandmas are moms

with lots of frosting." Frosting equals fun, glitter, joy! That's my job

description as his grandma, right? That . . . and more.



In his second letter to his spiritual son Timothy, Paul calls out his sincere

faith-and then credits its lineage both to Timothy's grandmother,

Lois, and his mother, Eunice (2 Timothy 1:5). These women lived out their

faith in such a way that Timothy also came to believe in Jesus.

Surely, Lois and Eunice loved Timothy and provided for his needs.

But clearly, they did more. Paul points to the faith living in them

as the source of the faith later living in Timothy.



My job as a grandmother includes the "frosting" moment of a back-to-school

outfit. But even more, I'm called to the frosting moments when I share

my faith: Bowing our heads over chicken nuggets. Noticing angelic cloud

formations in the sky as God's works of art. Chirping along with a song

about Jesus on the radio. Let's be wooed by the example of moms

and grandmas like Eunice and Lois to let our faith become

the frosting in life so others will want what we have.



By: Elisa Morgan



Reflect & Pray



How have you been influenced by the faith of others? How are you living out

your faith so that others might be influenced?



Dear God, help me to invest my time in living out my faith before others.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 3 - The Remedy



Acts 4:12



12 (Mt 1:21; Jn 3:36) "There is no salvation in any other,

for there is no other name under heaven given among men

by which we must be saved."



"You have cancer", the doctor told his patient. "We need to operate

- as soon as possible. It's the only remedy." The patient, not wanting

to undergo surgery unless it was absolutely necessary, sought out a second

opinion, then a third. When the third round of testing came up with the same

results, she returned to the doctor and submitted herself to the treatment.

Often the remedy for the problems in our lives seems worst than the problems

themselves. We don't want to endure the pain of self-examination, of honest

confrontation with our sin and selfishness. We'd rather live in "blissful

ignorance" than face up to ourselves.

But the Bible tells us there is only one remedy for sin: casting ourselves

upon the saving grace of God in Jesus Christ. Submitting ourselves to God's

"treatment" for sin is not an easy matter or a simple decision. We have to

give up on ourselves, on our ownstrving for self-salvation. We have to come

to the agonising realisation of our sin, the depths to which we have fallen.

Acknowlegding sin is not a duty simply for "bad" people who have lived in

rebellion against God. "Good" people - Sunday-school kids, moral parents,

and sweet little grandmothers - may have more difficulty coming to Christ

than swindlers and prostitutes, precisely because their sin is not as

visible - sometimes it is even applauded by church and society.

"Good" or "bad", we all have the same problem: sin. And, because

of the Lord's grace, we all have the same remedy: salvation through Christ.

As we look to him, not to others, and see ourselves in light of his holiness,

we can glimpse the seriousness of our own resistance to him and call upon

his name.



Application



a) What other "remedies" have I tried to use in treating my sin?



b) Why is Jesus Christ the only source of salvation?



c) How can this verse help me to see the "salvation"

of Christ in the daily struggles of life?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 7:23



23 (Isa 8:14–15) "And Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.”



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



God's Guiding Presence



Matthew 28:16-20



The Commissioning of the Disciples



Mk 16:14–18; Lk 24:36–49; Jn 20:19–23; Ac 1:6–8



16 (Mt 28:7; 26:32)Then the eleven disciples went away to Galilee,

to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.

18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,

"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

19 (Mk 16:15–16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit,

20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things

I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always,

even to the end of the age." Amen.

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/



https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/when-was-history-s-greatest-movement-of-muslims-to-christ/



After years of hearing rumors of thousands of Muslims coming to faith

in Christ, David Garrison began a global survey of this phenomenon in 2011.



His investigation focused on "movements" of at least 1,000 believers

from Muslim backgrounds who followed Jesus Christ in baptism.



The research lasted for three years and took Garrison a quarter

of a million miles through 44 Islamic countries.

More than 1000 interviews later, he came to this conclusion:



We are witnessing the greatest turning of Muslims to Christ in history.



He explained:



"Though the Muslim world is quite diverse and can be clustered

into nine-distinctive cultural regions, or 'rooms in the House of Islam,'

I was intrigued to find movements of Muslims to Christ

in every room in the House of Islam.



"It was as if an invisible mind and hand were orchestrating

these unprecedented movements. I immediately recalled John 3:8."



8 (Eze 37:9; 1Co 2:11) The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear

its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes.

So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”



Garrison then expanded his research further.



"I later did a historical review of nearly 14 centuries of Muslim-Christian

interaction so I could see if there had been other movements of at least

1000 Muslims who had come to faith and baptism. To my surprise,

I discovered that more than 85 percent of all Muslim movements

to Christ in history began just 30 years ago.



“I don't think it's coincidental that thirty years ago is when

the 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World prayer movement began."



Prayer is powerful. Here are three ways you can participate in history's

greatest movement of Muslims to Christ:



Pray for the new Muslim-background believers who face persecution

and even death for their faith in Christ.



Pray for the unengaged Muslim people groups

who have yet to hear the good news (John 3:16).



16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)"For God so loved the world that

He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes

in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."



Pray for the emergence of "persons of peace," i.e. Muslims

whose restless hearts prompt them to follow the Holy Spirit's

conviction of their need for salvation (John 16:8).



8 (Jn 8:46) "When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment: "



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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



a) Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



b)Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador



I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador,

that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,

serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.

( 1 Tim 2:1-4

1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make

supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable

in the sight of God our Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32) who desires all men to be saved

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus





Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to not fally in the trap of Envy.



Pray to the Lord to be a witness in the Lord to someone today.



Pray to the Lord to know that He is the only source of Salvation.



Pray to the Lord to be not offensive in your witness.



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



Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'



Pray for the new Muslim-background believers who face persecution

and even death for their faith in Christ.



Pray for the unengaged Muslim people groups

who have yet to hear the good news



Pray for the emergence of "persons of peace," i.e. Muslims

whose restless hearts prompt them to follow the Holy Spirit's

conviction of their need for salvation



Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



Pray 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.