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Day 105, 15 Apr 2021



Ps 7,27,31,34



PSALMS 7



A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning

the words of Cush, a Benjamite.



1 O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;

save me from all those who persecute me, and deliver me,

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) lest they tear my soul like a lion,

rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord my God, if I have done this,

if there is iniquity in the palms of my hands,

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) if I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,

or have delivered my adversary without cause,

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) then may the enemy pursue my life and overtake me;

may my enemy trample my life to the ground,

and lay my honor in the dust. Selah

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;

rise up because of the rage of my adversaries,

and awaken Yourself for me; You have commanded justice.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The congregation of the peoples surround You;

return above it to heaven’s heights.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord will judge the peoples;

grant me justice, O Lord, according to my righteousness,

and according to my integrity within me.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) May the evil of the wicked come to an end;

may You vindicate the righteous one;

You are a righteous God who examines the minds and hearts.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) My defense depends on God,

who saves the upright in heart.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) God is a righteous judge,

and God has indignation every day.

12 If one does not repent,

God will sharpen His sword;

He has bent His bow and made it ready.

13 He has prepared for Himself deadly weapons;

He makes His arrows flaming shafts.

14 The wicked man writhes in pain of iniquity;

he has conceived mischief and brought forth falsehood.

15 He who digs a hole and hollows it

will then fall into his own pit.

16 His mischief will return on his own head;

his violence will descend on the crown of his own head.

17 I will thank the Lord according to His righteousness,

and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.



PSALMS 27



A Psalm of David.



1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom will I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life;

of whom will I be afraid?

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) When the wicked came against me

to eat my flesh-

my enemies and my foes-

they stumbled and fell.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Though an army should encamp against me,

my heart will not fear;

though war should rise against me,

in this will I be confident.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) One thing I have asked from the Lord,

that will I seek after-

for me to dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to see the beauty of the Lord,

and to inquire in His temple.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For in the time of trouble

He will hide me in His pavilion;

in the shelter of His tabernacle He will hide me;

He will set me up on a rock.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Now my head will be lifted up

above my enemies encircling me;

therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;

I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!

Be gracious to me and answer me.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) When You said, "Seek My face,

my heart said to You, "Your face, Lord, I will seek."

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Do not hide Your face far from me;

do not thrust Your servant away in anger;

You have been my help.

Do not leave me nor forsake me,

O God of my salvation.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) If my father and my mother forsake me,

then the Lord will take me in.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Teach me Your way, O Lord,

and lead me in an upright path,

because of my enemies.

12 Do not deliver me to the will of my enemies;

for false witnesses have risen against me,

and they breathe out violence.

13 I believe

I will see the goodness of the Lord

in the land of the living.

14 Wait on the Lord;

be strong, and may your heart be stout;

wait on the Lord.



PSALMS 31



Ps 71:1-3



For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.



1 In You, O Lord, do I seek refuge;

may I never be ashamed;

deliver me in Your righteousness.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Incline Your ear to me;

deliver me speedily;

be my strong rock,

a strong fortress to save me.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For You are my rock and my fortress;

for Your name’s sake lead me and guide me.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Lead me out of the net that they have hidden for me,

for You are my strength.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Into Your hand I commit my spirit;

You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I have hated those who regard worthless vanity,

but I trust in the Lord.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) I will be glad and rejoice in Your lovingkindness,

for You have seen my trouble;

You have known my soul in adversities,

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) and have not delivered me up into the hand of the enemy;

You have set my feet in a broad place.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;

my eye wastes away with grief,

yes, my soul and my body.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) For my life is spent with grief,

and my years with sighing;

my strength fails because of my iniquity,

and my bones waste away.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) I became a reproach among all my enemies,

but especially among my neighbors,

and a dread to my acquaintances;

those who saw me outside fled fromme.

12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind;

I am like a broken vessel.

13 For I have heard the slander of many;

fear was on every side;

while they took counsel together againstme,

they planned to take away my life.

14 But I trusted in You, O Lord;

I said, "You are my God."

15 My times are in Your hand;

deliver me from the hand of my enemies

and my pursuers.

16 Make Your face to shine on Your servant;

save me by Your lovingkindness.

17 Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord,

for I have called on You;

let the wicked be ashamed,

and let them be silent in the grave.

18 Let the lying lips be put to silence,

who speak arrogantly

in pride and contempt against the righteous.

19 Oh, how great is Your goodness,

which You have laid up for those who fear You,

which You have done for those

seeking refuge in You before people!

20 You will hide them in the secret of Your presence

from conspirators;

You will keep them secretly in a shelter

from the strife of tongues.

21 Blessed be the Lord,

for He has shown me His marvelous lovingkindness

in a fortified city.

22For I said in my haste,

"I am cut off from before Your eyes."

Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications

when I cried to You.

23 Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints,

for the Lord preserves the faithful,

but amply repays the one who acts in pride.

24 Be strong, and He will strengthen your heart,

all you who wait for the Lord.



PSALMS 34



A Psalm of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelek,

who drove him away, and he departed.



1 I will bless the Lord at all times;

His praise will continually be in my mouth.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) My soul will make its boast in the Lord;

the humble will hear of it and be glad.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Oh, magnify the Lord with me,

and let us exalt His name together.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) I sought the Lord, and He answered me,

and delivered me from all my fears.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) They looked to Him and became radiant,

and their faces are not ashamed.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) This poor man cried, and the Lord heard,

and saved him out of all his troubles.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,

and delivers them.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;

blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2 ) Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints;

for the ones who fear Him will not be in need.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) The young lions are in want and suffer hunger,

but the ones who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Come, you children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Who is the man who desires life,

and loves a long life in order to see good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil,

and your lips from speaking deceit.

14 Turn away from evil, and do good;

seek peace, and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and His ears are open to their cry.

16 The face of the Lord is against the ones doing evil,

to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,

and delivers them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,

and saves the contrite of spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

20 A righteous one keeps all his bones;

not one of them is broken.

21 Evil will slay the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

22 The Lord redeems the life of His servants,

and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished.





2) Our Daily Bread for 15 Apr 2021

https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/04/15/the-baggage-activity

entitled Live Like It's Morning



Lev 19:32-34



Leviticus 19



32 (Lev 19:14; La 5:12) You shall rise up before a gray head,

and honor the face of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.

33 (Ex 22:21; 23:9) When a foreigner sojourns with you in your land,

you shall not do him wrong.

34 (Lev 19:18; Dt 10:19) The foreigner who dwells with you shall be

to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself

for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.



Karen, a middle school teacher, created an activity to teach her students

how to better understand one another. In "The Baggage Activity" students

wrote down some of the emotional weights they were carrying.

The notes were shared anonymously, giving the students insight into

each other's hardships, often with a tearful response from their peers.

The classroom has since been filled with a deeper sense of mutual respect

among the young teens, who now have a greater sense of empathy

for one another.



Throughout the Bible, God has nudged His people to treat one another

with dignity and show empathy in their interaction

with others (Romans 12:15). As early in the history of Israel as the book

of Leviticus, God pointed the Israelites toward empathy-especially

in their dealings with foreigners. He said to "love them as [themselves]"

because they too had been foreigners in Egypt and knew that hardship

intimately (Leviticus 19:34).



Sometimes the burdens we carry make us feel like foreigners-alone

and misunderstood-even among our peers. We don’t always have

a similar experience to draw on as the Israelites did with the foreigners

among them. Yet we can always treat those God puts in our paths with

the respect and understanding that we, ourselves, desire.

Whether a modern-day middle schooler, an Israelite,

or anything in between, we honor God when we do.



By: Kirsten Holmberg



Reflect & Pray



Who around you might need your empathy for the burdens they carry?

How can you "love them as yourself"?



God, You know the weight in my heart and You graciously unburden me

as I put my trust in You. Help me to offer care and compassion

toward those in my life.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 5 - Starting Over



2 Cor 5:17



17 (Jn 3:3; Ro 16:7) Therefore, if any man is in Christ,

he is a new creature. Old things have passed away.

Look, all things have become new.



"The trouble with turning over a new leaf," Gordon sighed,

"is that once you've done it twice, you're right back where

you started." Gordon, in his mid-fifties, had his job

"canceled" by a company wanting to cut back on retirement payments.

Out of work, with few prospects, he said wistfully,

"I wish I had the chance to start over again."

Many of us would echo Gordon's sentiments. Whether we have lost a job,

gone through a divorce, moved to another part of the country, or

experienced some lesser crisis, we often long for the chance to

begin again, fresh, without the shadow of past mistakes following us.

God's word offers just such an opportunity. Anyone who is in Christ,

Paul says in 2 Cor 5:17, is a "new creation". For the Christian, the past

is truly past - "all things are become new". In the forgiveness

and restoration of God's grace we can leave the past behind,

with all its mistakes, and enter into new life.

And the promise is not just for the newly saved. Those of us who

have been Christians for years need to hear the truth of 2 Cor 5:17 again,

for we accumulated some "new mistakes" since we came to Christ. Anyone who

is in Christ is a new creation; the freedom of forgiveness, of

"starting over" is available to all who call upon the name of the Lord.

We cannot every really "start over" simply by establishing New Year's

resolutions or turning over a new leaf. Only God gives us that opportunity;

his grace allows us to clear away the rubble of the past and begin again.

Everything becomes new in God's loving forgiveness.



Application



a) What "resolutions" have I made in an attempt to "start over"

in some area of struggle or failure in my life? Did my resolutions work?



b) What does 2 Cor 5:17 mean for me at this point in my Crhsitian Life?





4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Mark 4:20-25



20 (Mk 4:8; Jn 15:4–5) "Still others are seed sown on good ground,

those who hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit:

thirty, sixty, or a hundred times as much."



A Light Under a Basket



Lk 8:16–18



21 (Mt 5:15; Lk 8:16) He said to them, "Is a candle brought to be put

under a basket or under a bed and not to be set on a candlestick?

22 (Lk 8:17) For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed;

neither is anything kept secret except to be proclaimed.

23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."

24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.

The measure you give will be measured for you,

and to you who hear will more be given.

25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.

And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."



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



God's Help in Times of Temptation



Hebrews 4:14-16



Jesus the Great High Priest



14 (Heb 6:20; 1:2–3) Since then we have a great High Priest

Who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,

let us hold firmly to our confession.

15 (2Co 5:21; Jn 8:46) For we do not have a High Priest

who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses,

but One who was in every sense tempted like we are, yet without sin.

16 (Eph 3:12; Php 4:6–7) Let us then come with confidence

to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy

and find grace to help in time of need.



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/reaching-the-fulbe-futa-people/



There are some five million Fulbe Futa in the world, most of them hailing

from Guinea, West Africa. Part of the Fulani people, the Fulbe Futa work

to spread Islam throughout Africa, but some of them have come to Christ

in Guinea and around the world.



Kady became a follower of Jesus, and eventually left Africa

for New York City, where she takes regular prayer walks in her Bronx

neighborhood that is home to approximately 5 000 Fulbe Futa people.



Although her family isolated her and some of her own people remain distant,

God has emboldened her to love them.



During her prayer walks, Kady meets Muslins in restaurants or near their

mosques, shares spiritual truths, and prays for them. Even though English

is her third language, she started offering English classes for her community

and has mobilized other New York Christians to interact with her people.



Mariama, a Fulbe Futa woman, was one of Kady's English students.

The two women also discovered that they were among the many distant

relatives living in the Bronx. As Kady worked to build bridges to others,

Mariama marveled at her approach.



"You Christians really love people," Mariama said. "You do it from your

heart, not to get something back. I’ve seen the way you bless others.

You are God's people."







Pray for the Fulbe Futa people.



Pray for the Holy Spirit to open the their "blinded eyes"

and soften their "hardened hearts" to the Gospel (John 12:40).



40 (Isa 6:10; Mt 13:13–15) "He has blinded their eyes

and hardened their hearts,

lest they should see with their eyes

and perceive with their hearts and turn,

and I would heal them."



Pray that more Fulbe Futa become disciples of Christ, loving

and training others to love Jesus and start churches.



Pray for the laborers among the Fulbe Futa in the Bronx (Luke 10:2).



2 (2 Th 3:1) Jesus said to them, "The harvest truly is plentiful,

but the laborers are few.

Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."







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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



15th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous

standards of living (John 16: 8 - 11



8 "When He comes, He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness

and of judgment:

9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

10 of righteousness, because I am going to My Father,

and you will see Me no more;

11 and of judgment, because the ruler of this world stands condemned."

)



b) Pray for the province of Nova Scotia



I) Pray for the leaders of Nova Scotia, 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 tofor His Slavation and your only source of purity.



Pray to the Lord to love them as yourself.



Pray to the Lord on the correct way start over.



Pray to the Lord be a shining light in the lord.



Pray to the Lord as He is the high Priest!



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



Pray for the Fulbe Futa people.



Pray for the Holy Spirit to open the their "blinded eyes"

and soften their "hardened hearts" to the Gospel



Pray that more Fulbe Futa become disciples of Christ, loving

and training others to love Jesus and start churches.



Pray for the laborers among the Fulbe Futa in the Bronx



Pray for the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous

standards of living



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.