Day 111 - 21 April 2021 reflections
Day 111, 21 Apr 2021
2 Samuel 1 - 4
2 SAMUEL 1
The Death of Saul
1Sa 31:1–13; 1Ch 10:1–13
1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned
from the slaughter of the Amalekites, David had remained two days in Ziklag.
2 (1Sa 4:12; 2Sa 4:10; Jos 7:6) On the third day, a man came
from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt upon his head.
As he approached David, he fell to the ground prostrate.
3 David asked him, "Where have you come from?"
He responded, "I fled from the camp of Israel."
4 (1Sa 4:16) David said to him, "Tell me, what is the report?"
So he reported, "The people fled from battle. Many of the people have fallen
and died; even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead."
5 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him,
"How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?"
6 (1Sa 28:4) The young man who was reporting to him answered,
"I happened to be on Mount Gilboa when, in front of me,
Saul was leaning on his spear with the chariots and horsemen drawing close.
7 When he turned around, he noticed me. He summoned me, and I responded,
'Here I am.'
8 (1Sa 30:13; 30:17) "He asked me, 'Who are you?'
"I answered, 'I am an Amalekite.'
9 "Then he said to me, 'Stand over me and kill me,
for I have been mortally wounded, yet I am still alive.'
10 (Jdg 9:54; 2Ki 11:12) "So I stood beside him and killed him because I knew
that he could not live after he had fallen. Then I took the crown that was on
his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here
to my lord."
11 (Ge 37:29; 2Sa 3:31) Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them,
as did all of the men who were with him.
12 They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul,
Jonathan his son, the people of the Lord, and the house of Israel,
because they had fallen by the sword.
13 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him,
"Where are you from?"
He responded, "I am the son of one who sought refuge, an Amalekite."
14 (1Sa 24:6; 26:9) David said to him, "How is it that you did not fear
raising your hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?"
15 Then David called to one of the young men and said,
"Step forward and execute him." So he struck him and killed him.
16 (Mt 27:25; Lev 20:9_ But David said to him, "Your blood is upon
your own head, since your mouth has testified against you, saying,
'I put an end to the anointed of the Lord.' "
The Lament of David
17 (2Ch 35:25) Then David recited this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son,
18 (Jos 10:13) and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the Song of the Bow.
It is written in the book of Jashar:
19 (2 Sa 1:27; 1:25) Your splendor, O Israel, has been slain upon your hills.
How the mighty ones have fallen.
20 (Mic 1:10; 1Sa 18:6) Do not report it in Gath,
do not announce it in the streets of Ashkelon,
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
or the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
21 (1Sa 31:1; Isa 21:5) O mountains of Gilboa,
may there be no rain or dew upon you
or your bountiful fields;
for there the shield of the mighty was defiled!
The shield of Saul is no longer anointed with oil.
22 (1Sa 18:4; Isa 34:6-7) From the blood of the slain,
from the fat of mighty,
the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
nor did the sword of Saul return empty.
23 (Jdg 14:18; Jer 4:13) Saul and Jonathan,
beloved and delightful,
neither in life nor death will they be separated.
They were swifter than eagles,
they were stronger than lions.
24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
who clothed you in scarlet and jewels,
who adorned your garments with gold jewelry.
25 (2Sa 1:19; 1:27) How the mighty ones have fallen in the midst of battle!
Jonathan was slain on your high places.
26 (1Sa 18:1-4) I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
you were very dear to me;
your love was more remarkable than the love of women.
27 (2Sa 1:25; 1:19) How the mighty have fallen,
and the weapons of war have perished.
2 SAMUEL 2
David Anointed King Over Judah
1 (1Sa 23:2; 30:31) After this, David consulted the Lord, asking,
"Shall I go to one of the cities of Judah?"
The Lord responded to him, "Go up."
David asked, "Where should I go?"
And He said, "Hebron."
2 (1Sa 25:42-43; 30:5) So David went up there, along with his two wives,
Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.
3 (1Sa 27:2-3; 30:1) And David brought the men who were with him,
each man with his household, and they lived in the cities of Hebron.
4 (1Sa 31:11-13; 2Sa 5:5) Then the men of Judah came and there anointed
David as king over the house of Judah, and they informed David
that it was the men of Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul.
5 (1Sa 23:21; Ru 2:20) So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh
Gilead saying, "May you be blessed by the Lord,
you who have shown this loyalty to your lord Saul by burying him.
6 Now may the Lord show you loyalty and faithfulness, even as I deal kindly
with you who have done this thing.
7 Now may your hands be strong and may you be courageous, since your lord
Saul is dead and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them."
War Between the Houses of David and Saul
1Ch 3:1-4
8 (1Sa 14:50; Ge 32:2) However, Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army
of Saul, had taken Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul
and brought him over to Mahanaim.
9 He installed him as king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim,
and Benjamin, over Israel in its entirety.
10 Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign
over Israel, and he ruled for two years.
However, the house of Judah followed David.
11 (1Ki 2:11) The length of time during which David was king in Hebron
over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 (Jos 18:25; 10:12) Abner the son of Ner, with the servants of Ish-Bosheth
the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim toward Gibeon.
13 (2Sa 8:16; 1Ch 2:16) And Joab the son of Zeruiah,
with the servants of David, went out in order to meet together
at the pool of Gibeon. They sat down, one group on one side of the pool
and the other group on the side of the pool opposite them.
14 (2Sa 2:17) Abner suggested to Joab,
"Let the young men come forward and compete before us."
And Joab replied, "Let them come."
15 So they stepped forward and were counted, twelve from Benjamin
and Ish-Bosheth and twelve from the servants of David.
16 Each one grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword
in his opponent's side; so they fell down together.
Therefore that place was called Helkath Hazzurim, which is at Gibeon.
17 (2Sa 3:1) The fighting was very fierce that day, but Abner and the men
of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
18 (1Ch 12:8; Hab 3:19) Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab,
Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was as fast as a wild gazelle.
19 So Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went, he did not turn to the right
hand or to the left from following Abner.
20 Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you, Asahel?"
He answered, "It is I."
21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right or left, overtake
one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself,"
but Asahel was not willing to desist.
22 (2Sa 3:27) Abner continued still to reason with Asahel,
"Abandon your pursuit. Why should I strike you down?
How then could I show my face to your brother Joab?"
23 (2Sa 3:27; 4:6) But he refused to desist. So Abner struck him
in the abdomen with the butt of his spear, so that the spear came out of his back.
He fell there and died on the spot.
When all of the others came to the place where Asahel fell and died, they halted.
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. As the sun was setting, they came
to the hill of Ammah, which is next to Giah on the way
to the Wilderness of Gibeon.
25 The sons of Benjamin gathered to the rear of Abner into a single formation,
and they took their stand atop one of the hills.
26 (Jer 46:10; 46:14) Abner called to Joab, "Must the sword consume forever?
Do you not understand that a bitter taste will result in the end?
How long will you refuse to command the people to withdraw
from chasing their brothers?"
27 (2Sa 2:14; Pr 17:14) Joab responded, "As God lives, I assure you that
if you had not said this, the people would have each pursued his brother
throughout the night."
28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still.
They pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore.
29 (2Sa 2:8)( So Abner and his men traveled through the Arabah
all that night, crossed the Jordan, and marched all morning
until they returned to Mahanaim.
30 Joab refrained from pursuing Abner, but instead mustered all
of the people. There were nineteen men besides Asahel
missing from among the servants of David.
31 But the servants of David routed Benjamin and the men of Abner;
three hundred and sixty of their men died.
32 They carried Asahel back and interred him in his father's tomb,
which was at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men traveled throughout
the night and reached Hebron at dawn.
2 SAMUEL 3
1 (1Ki 14:30; 2Sa 2:17) The struggle between the house of Saul
and the house of David endured, but David grew stronger as Saul became weaker.
2 (1Ch 3:1-4) Sons were born to David in Hebron:
his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
3 (1Sa 27:8; 25:42) and his second, Kileab, by Abigail
the widow of Nabal, the Carmelite;
and the third, Absalom the son of Maakah
the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur;
4and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
5and the sixth, Ithream, was born to Eglah, the wife of David.
These were born to David in Hebron.
Abner Defects to David
6 (2Sa 2:8-9) While there was war between the house of Saul
and the house of David, Abner was strengthening himself in the house of Saul.
7 (2Sa 21:8-11; 16:21-22) Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah,
the daughter of Aiah, and Ish-Bosheth said to Abner,
"Why have you gone in to my father’'s concubine?"
8 (2Sa 9:8; 16:9) Abner became very angry over the words of Ish-Bosheth.
He said, "Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah?
Each day I show loyalty to the house of Saul your father,
to his brothers, and to his friends by not allowing you to fall
into the hand of David. Yet today you are charging me with
guilt concerning this woman.
9 (1Sa 15:28; 1Ki 19:2) May God do so to Abner, and more also,
for as the Lord has sworn to David, this I will do for him,
10 (Jdg 20:1; 1Sa 3:20) to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul
and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah,
from Dan to Beersheba.â€"
11 And he could not offer a response to Abner, for fear of him.
12 So Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf saying,
"To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me,
and my hand will be with you to bring over all of Israel to you."
13 (Ge 43:3) He responded, "Very well, I will make a covenant with you,
but I require one thing from you: you will not see my face unless you
bring Michal the daughter of Saul with you when you come to see me."
14 (1Sa 18:27; 18:25) Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth
the son of Saul, saying, "Give me my wife Michal,
to whom I was betrothed for one hundred Philistine foreskins."
15 (1Sa 25:44) So Ish-Bosheth sent for her, and he took her from
her husband, Paltiel the son of Laish.
16 (2Sa 16:5; 19:16) But her husband went with her, weeping as he went,
as far as Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go. Return." So he turned back.
17 Abner had a word with the elders of Israel,
"In days past, you were seeking David as king over you.
18 (1Sa 15:28; 2Sa 3:9) So do it now, because the Lord said to David:
By the hand of David, I will save My people Israel from the hand
of the Philistines and from the hand of every enemy."
19 (1Ch 12:29; 1Sa 10:20-21) Abner also spoke privately with Benjamin.
Then Abner went to tell David privately at Hebron all that was received
favorably by Israel and the entire house of Benjamin.
20 So Abner, along with twenty men, went to David at Hebron,
and David held a festival for Abner and the men who were with him.
21 (2Sa 3:12; 1Ki 11:37) Abner said to David, "Let me arise, go, and gather
all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant with you,
that you may rule over all that your heart desires."
So David sent Abner away, and he went peaceably.
Joab Murders Abner
22 Now the servants of David and Joab came from a raid
and brought much plunder with them,
but Abner was no longer with David at Hebron,
because he had sent him away in peace.
23 When Joab and the whole of the army that was with him arrived,
they reported to Joab, "Abner the son of Ner came to the king
and he sent him away peaceably."
24 So Joab went to the king and said, "What have you done?
Abner came to you. Why is it that you sent him away? Now he is long gone.
25 (Dt 28:6; Isa 37:28) You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive
you, to learn of your coming and going, to discern all that you are doing."
26 When Joab left David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought
him back from the well of Sirah. However, David was not aware of this.
27 (2Sa 20:9-10; 1Ki 2:5) So Abner returned to Hebron, and Joab pulled
him aside in the gateway so as to speak with him undisturbed.
There he struck him in the midsection so that he died on account
of the blood of Asahel, his brother.
28 Afterward when David heard of this, he said,
"My kingdom and I are forever blameless before the Lord
for the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
29 (2Sa 1:16) May it fall upon the head of Joab and upon
all his father's house. May the house of Joab never be
without one who has a discharge, or who is a leper,
or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks food."
30 So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he killed
Asahel their brother at Gibeon in the battle.
31 (Ge 37:34; Jos 7:6) David said to Joab and all of the people with him,
"Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner."
As for King David, he followed behind the bier.
32 (Pr 24:17; Job 31:28) When they buried Abner at Hebron,
the king raised his voice and wept at the grave of Abner,
and all of the people wept.
33 (2Sa 1:17; 13:12-13) Then, the king lamented for Abner, saying,
"Should Abner have died as a fool dies?
34 Your hands were not bound,
and your feet were not put in fetters;
as a man falls before the wicked, so you have fallen."
And all of the people continued to weep over him.
35 (2Sa 1:12; 12:17) Then all of the people came to persuade David
to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath, saying,
"May God do to me, and more also, if I taste food or anything else
before the sun sets."
36 All of the people recognized this, and it pleased them,
as everything that the king did was pleasing to all of the people.
37 That very day, all of the people, all of Israel, understood that
it was not ordered from the king to have Abner the son of Ner killed.
38 David said to his servant, "Do you not understand that a great leader
has fallen this day in Israel?
39 (1Ki 2:33-34; 2:5-6) Today, I am weak, even if an anointed king,
and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too strong for me.
May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness."
2 SAMUEL 4
Ish-Bosheth Murdered
1 (Ezr 4:4; Isa 13:7) When the son of Saul heard that Abner
had died in Hebron, his courage failed, and all of Israel was disheartened.
2 (Jos 18:25; 9:17) Now the son of Saul had two men who were leaders of
raiding bands. The name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rekab,
both sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, from among the sons of Benjamin.
Now Beeroth is also regarded as part of Benjamin,
3 (Ne 11:33; 1Sa 31:7) because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim
and have been sojourners there until this day.
4 (2Sa 9:3; 1Ch 8:34) Now Jonathan the son of Saul had a son with crippled feet.
He was five years old when the report of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel.
His nurse picked him up and fled, but in her haste to escape, he fell
and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
5 The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rekab and Baanah,
went out and came to the house of Ish-Bosheth in the heat of the day,
as he was resting in his bed at midday.
62 (Sa 2:23) They entered the house as if to get wheat and stabbed
him in the abdomen. Then Rekab and his brother Baanah fled to safety.
7 When they entered the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedroom;
they struck him, killed him, and beheaded him. Then they took his head
and traveled by way of the Arabah all night.
8 (1Sa 25:29; 23:15) They brought the head of Ish-Bosheth to David in Hebron
and said to the king, "Here is the head of Ish'Bosheth the son of Saul,
your enemy who sought your life. This day, the Lord has given
retribution against Saul and his descendent to my lord the king."
9 (1Ki 1:29; Ge 48:16) David answered Rekab and his brother Baanah,
the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, "As the Lord, who has delivered
my life from every distress, lives,
10 (2Sa 1:2-16) when one reported to me that Saul was dead,
although he was a bearer of good news in his own eyes,
I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which was my reward for his message.
11 (Ps 9:12; Ge 9:5-6) How much more so, when guilty men have slain
an innocent man in his own house on his own bed,
should I not now require his blood from your hand
and wipe you from the earth?"
12 (2Sa 1:15; 3:32) David then gave orders to the young men.
They killed them, cut off their hands and feet, and hung t
hem at the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of
Ish-Bosheth and buried it in the grave of Abner at Hebron.
2) Our Daily Bread for 21 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/21/difficult-people-4
entitled Difficult People
Proverbs 15:1-7,18
PROVERBS 15
1 (Pr 25:15; Jdg 8:1-3; Pr 15:18) A soft answer turns away wrath,
but grievous words stir up anger.
2 (Pr 12:23; 13:16) The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright,
but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
3 (Jer 16:17; Heb 4:13) The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4 (Pr 3:18; 12:18) A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it crushes the spirit.
5 (Pr 10:1; 13:1) A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but he who regards reproof is prudent.
6 (Pr 8:21) In the house of the righteous is much treasure,
but in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.
7 (Mt 12:34) The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,
but the heart of the foolish does not do so.
18 (Pr 26:21; 29:22) A wrathful man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Lucy Worsley is a British historian and TV presenter.
Like most people in the public eye, she sometimes receives nasty mail
-in her case, over a mild speech impediment that makes her r's sound like w's.
One person wrote this: "Lucy, I’ll be blunt: Please try harder to correct
your lazy speech or remove r’s from your scripts-I couldn't sit through
your TV series because it made me so annoyed. Regards, Darren."
For some people, an insensitive comment like this might trigger an equally
rude reply. But here’s how Lucy responded: "Oh Darren, I think you've used
the anonymity of the internet to say something you probably wouldn't say
to my face. Please reconsider your unkind words! Lucy."
Lucy's measured response worked. Darren apologized
and vowed not to send anyone such an email again.
"A gentle answer turns away wrat."†Proverbs says, "but a harsh word stirs up anger" (15:1).
While the hot-tempered person stirs things up, the patient person calms them down (v. 18).
When we get a critical comment from a colleague, a snide remark from a family member,
or a nasty reply from a stranger, we have a choice:
to speak angry words that fuel the flames or gentle words that douse them.
May God help us to speak words that turn away wrath
-and perhaps even help difficult people to change.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
Think of a time you got defensive with someone.
Why do you think you reacted that way?
How could you respond differently in God's power?
Loving God, give me the ability to respond to quarrelsome
people with patient, gentle words.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Nowand Forver - Day 4 - Daddy!
Romans 8:15
'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have
received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '
"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship
with her father proved it. Shewas never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,
Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the
important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated
that he was, indded a warm, approachable, attectionate man.
Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;
others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father
who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.
But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything
we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,
totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has
created us to be.
In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,
Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.
God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready
to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,
loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lapand let him comfort us.
When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a
"spirit of bondage to fear" bu a "spirit of adoption." We are not called
to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.
We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,
and he is our loving Daddy.
Application
a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?
How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?
b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have
God as my Father?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 26:12-14
12 (Ge 26:3; 24:1) Then Isaac sowed in that land
and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; the Lord blessed him.
13 The man became rich and continued to prosper until he became very wealthy.
14 (Ge 37:11; Ecc 4:4) For he had possessions of flocks and herds
and a great number of servants so that the Philistines envied him.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Unfailing Love
Ps 36:5-9
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens,
and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Your righteousness is like the great mountains,
Your judgments like the great deep;
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) How excellent is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore mankind
seeks refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) They will drink their fill from the abundance of Your house,
and You will cause them to drink from the river of Your pleasures.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) For with You is the fountain of life;
in Your light we see light.
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/from-mali-to-harlem/
FROM MALI TO HARLEM
REACHING THE WASSOULOU PEOPLE
"For over 20 years I have felt called to reach my people for Jesus,
but I didn’t know how, because it was only me," said Musa,
who is one of only dozens of Wassoulou people living in
New York City's Harlem neighborhood.
The Wassoulou people group's homeland spans Mali,
Cote d'Ivoire, and Guinea in West Africa.
Decades ago, Jesus appeared to Musa in dramatic dreams,
healed him from a terminal disease,
and promised him eternal life if Musa followed Him.
Musa followed Jesus from then on, but the people in his Muslim
village felt ashamed and violently forced him to leave the village.
He never lived in his home again.
Over time, however, tempers cooled, and American and Malian Christians
visited Musa's village to teach it about Jesus. Dozens of Muslim men
and women decided to follow Christ in the village,
including Musa's brother, which opened the door for him to return
and share the love of Christ with his people.
"It's amazing!" Musa said. "All of the suffering I have experienced
all these years is worth it. If I had to go through these struggles
so my people would have opportunities to know Jesus, it's worth it!"
When he moved to New York, Musa found himself in a city with few
Wassoulou people, no Wassoulou churches, and no real efforts from
the community to reach them.
He continues to share the message of Jesus with people he meets,
but he often grows frustrated with the fruits of his labors.
Pray that more of the Wassoulou people will find Christ.
Pray that God would multiply disciples and churches among the Wassoulou,
fulfilling God's Revelation’' prophecy of "a great multitude…from all tribes
and peoples and languages, standing before the throne" (Revelation 7:9).
9 (Rev 5:9; Lev 23:40) Then I looked. And there was a great multitude
which no one could count, from all nations and tribes and peoples
and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
Pray for the gospel to spread through the connection and influence
Muslim-background immigrants have in their homeland.
As Christians from Muslim-backgrounds migrate to North America
to escape persecution, pray that what man intended for evil,
God would use for good (Gen 50:20).
20 (Ro 8:28) But as for you, you intended to harm me, but God
intended it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day,
to save many lives.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
21st Day of the Month
a) Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make god honouring decisions
(
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty,
)
b) Pray that those whoserve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to obey him in everything.
Pray to the Lord give you the ability to respond to quarrelsome
people with patient, gentle words.
Pray to the Lord know Him as Father.
Pray to the Lord to be wealthy in His eyes!
Pray to the Lord to seek His Refuge Daily.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that more of the Wassoulou people will find Christ.
Pray that God would multiply disciples and churches among the Wassoulou,
fulfilling God's Revelation’' prophecy of "a great multitude…from all tribes
and peoples and languages, standing before the throne"
Pray for the gospel to spread through the connection and influence
Muslim-background immigrants have in their homeland.
As Christians from Muslim-backgrounds migrate to North America
to escape persecution, pray that what man intended for evil,
God would use for good
Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make god honouring decisions.
Pray that those whoserve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
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.
2 Samuel 1 - 4
2 SAMUEL 1
The Death of Saul
1Sa 31:1–13; 1Ch 10:1–13
1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned
from the slaughter of the Amalekites, David had remained two days in Ziklag.
2 (1Sa 4:12; 2Sa 4:10; Jos 7:6) On the third day, a man came
from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt upon his head.
As he approached David, he fell to the ground prostrate.
3 David asked him, "Where have you come from?"
He responded, "I fled from the camp of Israel."
4 (1Sa 4:16) David said to him, "Tell me, what is the report?"
So he reported, "The people fled from battle. Many of the people have fallen
and died; even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead."
5 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him,
"How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?"
6 (1Sa 28:4) The young man who was reporting to him answered,
"I happened to be on Mount Gilboa when, in front of me,
Saul was leaning on his spear with the chariots and horsemen drawing close.
7 When he turned around, he noticed me. He summoned me, and I responded,
'Here I am.'
8 (1Sa 30:13; 30:17) "He asked me, 'Who are you?'
"I answered, 'I am an Amalekite.'
9 "Then he said to me, 'Stand over me and kill me,
for I have been mortally wounded, yet I am still alive.'
10 (Jdg 9:54; 2Ki 11:12) "So I stood beside him and killed him because I knew
that he could not live after he had fallen. Then I took the crown that was on
his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here
to my lord."
11 (Ge 37:29; 2Sa 3:31) Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them,
as did all of the men who were with him.
12 They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul,
Jonathan his son, the people of the Lord, and the house of Israel,
because they had fallen by the sword.
13 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him,
"Where are you from?"
He responded, "I am the son of one who sought refuge, an Amalekite."
14 (1Sa 24:6; 26:9) David said to him, "How is it that you did not fear
raising your hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?"
15 Then David called to one of the young men and said,
"Step forward and execute him." So he struck him and killed him.
16 (Mt 27:25; Lev 20:9_ But David said to him, "Your blood is upon
your own head, since your mouth has testified against you, saying,
'I put an end to the anointed of the Lord.' "
The Lament of David
17 (2Ch 35:25) Then David recited this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son,
18 (Jos 10:13) and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the Song of the Bow.
It is written in the book of Jashar:
19 (2 Sa 1:27; 1:25) Your splendor, O Israel, has been slain upon your hills.
How the mighty ones have fallen.
20 (Mic 1:10; 1Sa 18:6) Do not report it in Gath,
do not announce it in the streets of Ashkelon,
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
or the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
21 (1Sa 31:1; Isa 21:5) O mountains of Gilboa,
may there be no rain or dew upon you
or your bountiful fields;
for there the shield of the mighty was defiled!
The shield of Saul is no longer anointed with oil.
22 (1Sa 18:4; Isa 34:6-7) From the blood of the slain,
from the fat of mighty,
the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
nor did the sword of Saul return empty.
23 (Jdg 14:18; Jer 4:13) Saul and Jonathan,
beloved and delightful,
neither in life nor death will they be separated.
They were swifter than eagles,
they were stronger than lions.
24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
who clothed you in scarlet and jewels,
who adorned your garments with gold jewelry.
25 (2Sa 1:19; 1:27) How the mighty ones have fallen in the midst of battle!
Jonathan was slain on your high places.
26 (1Sa 18:1-4) I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
you were very dear to me;
your love was more remarkable than the love of women.
27 (2Sa 1:25; 1:19) How the mighty have fallen,
and the weapons of war have perished.
2 SAMUEL 2
David Anointed King Over Judah
1 (1Sa 23:2; 30:31) After this, David consulted the Lord, asking,
"Shall I go to one of the cities of Judah?"
The Lord responded to him, "Go up."
David asked, "Where should I go?"
And He said, "Hebron."
2 (1Sa 25:42-43; 30:5) So David went up there, along with his two wives,
Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.
3 (1Sa 27:2-3; 30:1) And David brought the men who were with him,
each man with his household, and they lived in the cities of Hebron.
4 (1Sa 31:11-13; 2Sa 5:5) Then the men of Judah came and there anointed
David as king over the house of Judah, and they informed David
that it was the men of Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul.
5 (1Sa 23:21; Ru 2:20) So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh
Gilead saying, "May you be blessed by the Lord,
you who have shown this loyalty to your lord Saul by burying him.
6 Now may the Lord show you loyalty and faithfulness, even as I deal kindly
with you who have done this thing.
7 Now may your hands be strong and may you be courageous, since your lord
Saul is dead and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them."
War Between the Houses of David and Saul
1Ch 3:1-4
8 (1Sa 14:50; Ge 32:2) However, Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army
of Saul, had taken Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul
and brought him over to Mahanaim.
9 He installed him as king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim,
and Benjamin, over Israel in its entirety.
10 Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign
over Israel, and he ruled for two years.
However, the house of Judah followed David.
11 (1Ki 2:11) The length of time during which David was king in Hebron
over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 (Jos 18:25; 10:12) Abner the son of Ner, with the servants of Ish-Bosheth
the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim toward Gibeon.
13 (2Sa 8:16; 1Ch 2:16) And Joab the son of Zeruiah,
with the servants of David, went out in order to meet together
at the pool of Gibeon. They sat down, one group on one side of the pool
and the other group on the side of the pool opposite them.
14 (2Sa 2:17) Abner suggested to Joab,
"Let the young men come forward and compete before us."
And Joab replied, "Let them come."
15 So they stepped forward and were counted, twelve from Benjamin
and Ish-Bosheth and twelve from the servants of David.
16 Each one grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword
in his opponent's side; so they fell down together.
Therefore that place was called Helkath Hazzurim, which is at Gibeon.
17 (2Sa 3:1) The fighting was very fierce that day, but Abner and the men
of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
18 (1Ch 12:8; Hab 3:19) Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab,
Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was as fast as a wild gazelle.
19 So Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went, he did not turn to the right
hand or to the left from following Abner.
20 Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you, Asahel?"
He answered, "It is I."
21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right or left, overtake
one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself,"
but Asahel was not willing to desist.
22 (2Sa 3:27) Abner continued still to reason with Asahel,
"Abandon your pursuit. Why should I strike you down?
How then could I show my face to your brother Joab?"
23 (2Sa 3:27; 4:6) But he refused to desist. So Abner struck him
in the abdomen with the butt of his spear, so that the spear came out of his back.
He fell there and died on the spot.
When all of the others came to the place where Asahel fell and died, they halted.
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. As the sun was setting, they came
to the hill of Ammah, which is next to Giah on the way
to the Wilderness of Gibeon.
25 The sons of Benjamin gathered to the rear of Abner into a single formation,
and they took their stand atop one of the hills.
26 (Jer 46:10; 46:14) Abner called to Joab, "Must the sword consume forever?
Do you not understand that a bitter taste will result in the end?
How long will you refuse to command the people to withdraw
from chasing their brothers?"
27 (2Sa 2:14; Pr 17:14) Joab responded, "As God lives, I assure you that
if you had not said this, the people would have each pursued his brother
throughout the night."
28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still.
They pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore.
29 (2Sa 2:8)( So Abner and his men traveled through the Arabah
all that night, crossed the Jordan, and marched all morning
until they returned to Mahanaim.
30 Joab refrained from pursuing Abner, but instead mustered all
of the people. There were nineteen men besides Asahel
missing from among the servants of David.
31 But the servants of David routed Benjamin and the men of Abner;
three hundred and sixty of their men died.
32 They carried Asahel back and interred him in his father's tomb,
which was at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men traveled throughout
the night and reached Hebron at dawn.
2 SAMUEL 3
1 (1Ki 14:30; 2Sa 2:17) The struggle between the house of Saul
and the house of David endured, but David grew stronger as Saul became weaker.
2 (1Ch 3:1-4) Sons were born to David in Hebron:
his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
3 (1Sa 27:8; 25:42) and his second, Kileab, by Abigail
the widow of Nabal, the Carmelite;
and the third, Absalom the son of Maakah
the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur;
4and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
5and the sixth, Ithream, was born to Eglah, the wife of David.
These were born to David in Hebron.
Abner Defects to David
6 (2Sa 2:8-9) While there was war between the house of Saul
and the house of David, Abner was strengthening himself in the house of Saul.
7 (2Sa 21:8-11; 16:21-22) Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah,
the daughter of Aiah, and Ish-Bosheth said to Abner,
"Why have you gone in to my father’'s concubine?"
8 (2Sa 9:8; 16:9) Abner became very angry over the words of Ish-Bosheth.
He said, "Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah?
Each day I show loyalty to the house of Saul your father,
to his brothers, and to his friends by not allowing you to fall
into the hand of David. Yet today you are charging me with
guilt concerning this woman.
9 (1Sa 15:28; 1Ki 19:2) May God do so to Abner, and more also,
for as the Lord has sworn to David, this I will do for him,
10 (Jdg 20:1; 1Sa 3:20) to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul
and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah,
from Dan to Beersheba.â€"
11 And he could not offer a response to Abner, for fear of him.
12 So Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf saying,
"To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me,
and my hand will be with you to bring over all of Israel to you."
13 (Ge 43:3) He responded, "Very well, I will make a covenant with you,
but I require one thing from you: you will not see my face unless you
bring Michal the daughter of Saul with you when you come to see me."
14 (1Sa 18:27; 18:25) Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth
the son of Saul, saying, "Give me my wife Michal,
to whom I was betrothed for one hundred Philistine foreskins."
15 (1Sa 25:44) So Ish-Bosheth sent for her, and he took her from
her husband, Paltiel the son of Laish.
16 (2Sa 16:5; 19:16) But her husband went with her, weeping as he went,
as far as Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go. Return." So he turned back.
17 Abner had a word with the elders of Israel,
"In days past, you were seeking David as king over you.
18 (1Sa 15:28; 2Sa 3:9) So do it now, because the Lord said to David:
By the hand of David, I will save My people Israel from the hand
of the Philistines and from the hand of every enemy."
19 (1Ch 12:29; 1Sa 10:20-21) Abner also spoke privately with Benjamin.
Then Abner went to tell David privately at Hebron all that was received
favorably by Israel and the entire house of Benjamin.
20 So Abner, along with twenty men, went to David at Hebron,
and David held a festival for Abner and the men who were with him.
21 (2Sa 3:12; 1Ki 11:37) Abner said to David, "Let me arise, go, and gather
all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant with you,
that you may rule over all that your heart desires."
So David sent Abner away, and he went peaceably.
Joab Murders Abner
22 Now the servants of David and Joab came from a raid
and brought much plunder with them,
but Abner was no longer with David at Hebron,
because he had sent him away in peace.
23 When Joab and the whole of the army that was with him arrived,
they reported to Joab, "Abner the son of Ner came to the king
and he sent him away peaceably."
24 So Joab went to the king and said, "What have you done?
Abner came to you. Why is it that you sent him away? Now he is long gone.
25 (Dt 28:6; Isa 37:28) You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive
you, to learn of your coming and going, to discern all that you are doing."
26 When Joab left David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought
him back from the well of Sirah. However, David was not aware of this.
27 (2Sa 20:9-10; 1Ki 2:5) So Abner returned to Hebron, and Joab pulled
him aside in the gateway so as to speak with him undisturbed.
There he struck him in the midsection so that he died on account
of the blood of Asahel, his brother.
28 Afterward when David heard of this, he said,
"My kingdom and I are forever blameless before the Lord
for the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
29 (2Sa 1:16) May it fall upon the head of Joab and upon
all his father's house. May the house of Joab never be
without one who has a discharge, or who is a leper,
or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks food."
30 So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he killed
Asahel their brother at Gibeon in the battle.
31 (Ge 37:34; Jos 7:6) David said to Joab and all of the people with him,
"Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner."
As for King David, he followed behind the bier.
32 (Pr 24:17; Job 31:28) When they buried Abner at Hebron,
the king raised his voice and wept at the grave of Abner,
and all of the people wept.
33 (2Sa 1:17; 13:12-13) Then, the king lamented for Abner, saying,
"Should Abner have died as a fool dies?
34 Your hands were not bound,
and your feet were not put in fetters;
as a man falls before the wicked, so you have fallen."
And all of the people continued to weep over him.
35 (2Sa 1:12; 12:17) Then all of the people came to persuade David
to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath, saying,
"May God do to me, and more also, if I taste food or anything else
before the sun sets."
36 All of the people recognized this, and it pleased them,
as everything that the king did was pleasing to all of the people.
37 That very day, all of the people, all of Israel, understood that
it was not ordered from the king to have Abner the son of Ner killed.
38 David said to his servant, "Do you not understand that a great leader
has fallen this day in Israel?
39 (1Ki 2:33-34; 2:5-6) Today, I am weak, even if an anointed king,
and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too strong for me.
May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness."
2 SAMUEL 4
Ish-Bosheth Murdered
1 (Ezr 4:4; Isa 13:7) When the son of Saul heard that Abner
had died in Hebron, his courage failed, and all of Israel was disheartened.
2 (Jos 18:25; 9:17) Now the son of Saul had two men who were leaders of
raiding bands. The name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rekab,
both sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, from among the sons of Benjamin.
Now Beeroth is also regarded as part of Benjamin,
3 (Ne 11:33; 1Sa 31:7) because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim
and have been sojourners there until this day.
4 (2Sa 9:3; 1Ch 8:34) Now Jonathan the son of Saul had a son with crippled feet.
He was five years old when the report of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel.
His nurse picked him up and fled, but in her haste to escape, he fell
and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
5 The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rekab and Baanah,
went out and came to the house of Ish-Bosheth in the heat of the day,
as he was resting in his bed at midday.
62 (Sa 2:23) They entered the house as if to get wheat and stabbed
him in the abdomen. Then Rekab and his brother Baanah fled to safety.
7 When they entered the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedroom;
they struck him, killed him, and beheaded him. Then they took his head
and traveled by way of the Arabah all night.
8 (1Sa 25:29; 23:15) They brought the head of Ish-Bosheth to David in Hebron
and said to the king, "Here is the head of Ish'Bosheth the son of Saul,
your enemy who sought your life. This day, the Lord has given
retribution against Saul and his descendent to my lord the king."
9 (1Ki 1:29; Ge 48:16) David answered Rekab and his brother Baanah,
the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, "As the Lord, who has delivered
my life from every distress, lives,
10 (2Sa 1:2-16) when one reported to me that Saul was dead,
although he was a bearer of good news in his own eyes,
I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which was my reward for his message.
11 (Ps 9:12; Ge 9:5-6) How much more so, when guilty men have slain
an innocent man in his own house on his own bed,
should I not now require his blood from your hand
and wipe you from the earth?"
12 (2Sa 1:15; 3:32) David then gave orders to the young men.
They killed them, cut off their hands and feet, and hung t
hem at the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of
Ish-Bosheth and buried it in the grave of Abner at Hebron.
2) Our Daily Bread for 21 Apr 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/04/21/difficult-people-4
entitled Difficult People
Proverbs 15:1-7,18
PROVERBS 15
1 (Pr 25:15; Jdg 8:1-3; Pr 15:18) A soft answer turns away wrath,
but grievous words stir up anger.
2 (Pr 12:23; 13:16) The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright,
but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
3 (Jer 16:17; Heb 4:13) The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4 (Pr 3:18; 12:18) A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it crushes the spirit.
5 (Pr 10:1; 13:1) A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but he who regards reproof is prudent.
6 (Pr 8:21) In the house of the righteous is much treasure,
but in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.
7 (Mt 12:34) The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,
but the heart of the foolish does not do so.
18 (Pr 26:21; 29:22) A wrathful man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Lucy Worsley is a British historian and TV presenter.
Like most people in the public eye, she sometimes receives nasty mail
-in her case, over a mild speech impediment that makes her r's sound like w's.
One person wrote this: "Lucy, I’ll be blunt: Please try harder to correct
your lazy speech or remove r’s from your scripts-I couldn't sit through
your TV series because it made me so annoyed. Regards, Darren."
For some people, an insensitive comment like this might trigger an equally
rude reply. But here’s how Lucy responded: "Oh Darren, I think you've used
the anonymity of the internet to say something you probably wouldn't say
to my face. Please reconsider your unkind words! Lucy."
Lucy's measured response worked. Darren apologized
and vowed not to send anyone such an email again.
"A gentle answer turns away wrat."†Proverbs says, "but a harsh word stirs up anger" (15:1).
While the hot-tempered person stirs things up, the patient person calms them down (v. 18).
When we get a critical comment from a colleague, a snide remark from a family member,
or a nasty reply from a stranger, we have a choice:
to speak angry words that fuel the flames or gentle words that douse them.
May God help us to speak words that turn away wrath
-and perhaps even help difficult people to change.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
Think of a time you got defensive with someone.
Why do you think you reacted that way?
How could you respond differently in God's power?
Loving God, give me the ability to respond to quarrelsome
people with patient, gentle words.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Nowand Forver - Day 4 - Daddy!
Romans 8:15
'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have
received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '
"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship
with her father proved it. Shewas never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,
Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the
important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated
that he was, indded a warm, approachable, attectionate man.
Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;
others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father
who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.
But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything
we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,
totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has
created us to be.
In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,
Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.
God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready
to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,
loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lapand let him comfort us.
When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a
"spirit of bondage to fear" bu a "spirit of adoption." We are not called
to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.
We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,
and he is our loving Daddy.
Application
a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?
How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?
b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have
God as my Father?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 26:12-14
12 (Ge 26:3; 24:1) Then Isaac sowed in that land
and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; the Lord blessed him.
13 The man became rich and continued to prosper until he became very wealthy.
14 (Ge 37:11; Ecc 4:4) For he had possessions of flocks and herds
and a great number of servants so that the Philistines envied him.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Unfailing Love
Ps 36:5-9
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens,
and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Your righteousness is like the great mountains,
Your judgments like the great deep;
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) How excellent is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore mankind
seeks refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) They will drink their fill from the abundance of Your house,
and You will cause them to drink from the river of Your pleasures.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) For with You is the fountain of life;
in Your light we see light.
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/from-mali-to-harlem/
FROM MALI TO HARLEM
REACHING THE WASSOULOU PEOPLE
"For over 20 years I have felt called to reach my people for Jesus,
but I didn’t know how, because it was only me," said Musa,
who is one of only dozens of Wassoulou people living in
New York City's Harlem neighborhood.
The Wassoulou people group's homeland spans Mali,
Cote d'Ivoire, and Guinea in West Africa.
Decades ago, Jesus appeared to Musa in dramatic dreams,
healed him from a terminal disease,
and promised him eternal life if Musa followed Him.
Musa followed Jesus from then on, but the people in his Muslim
village felt ashamed and violently forced him to leave the village.
He never lived in his home again.
Over time, however, tempers cooled, and American and Malian Christians
visited Musa's village to teach it about Jesus. Dozens of Muslim men
and women decided to follow Christ in the village,
including Musa's brother, which opened the door for him to return
and share the love of Christ with his people.
"It's amazing!" Musa said. "All of the suffering I have experienced
all these years is worth it. If I had to go through these struggles
so my people would have opportunities to know Jesus, it's worth it!"
When he moved to New York, Musa found himself in a city with few
Wassoulou people, no Wassoulou churches, and no real efforts from
the community to reach them.
He continues to share the message of Jesus with people he meets,
but he often grows frustrated with the fruits of his labors.
Pray that more of the Wassoulou people will find Christ.
Pray that God would multiply disciples and churches among the Wassoulou,
fulfilling God's Revelation’' prophecy of "a great multitude…from all tribes
and peoples and languages, standing before the throne" (Revelation 7:9).
9 (Rev 5:9; Lev 23:40) Then I looked. And there was a great multitude
which no one could count, from all nations and tribes and peoples
and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
Pray for the gospel to spread through the connection and influence
Muslim-background immigrants have in their homeland.
As Christians from Muslim-backgrounds migrate to North America
to escape persecution, pray that what man intended for evil,
God would use for good (Gen 50:20).
20 (Ro 8:28) But as for you, you intended to harm me, but God
intended it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day,
to save many lives.
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
21st Day of the Month
a) Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make god honouring decisions
(
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty,
)
b) Pray that those whoserve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to obey him in everything.
Pray to the Lord give you the ability to respond to quarrelsome
people with patient, gentle words.
Pray to the Lord know Him as Father.
Pray to the Lord to be wealthy in His eyes!
Pray to the Lord to seek His Refuge Daily.
Pray for Muslims in Manitoba to receive Christ as Saviour .'
Pray that more of the Wassoulou people will find Christ.
Pray that God would multiply disciples and churches among the Wassoulou,
fulfilling God's Revelation’' prophecy of "a great multitude…from all tribes
and peoples and languages, standing before the throne"
Pray for the gospel to spread through the connection and influence
Muslim-background immigrants have in their homeland.
As Christians from Muslim-backgrounds migrate to North America
to escape persecution, pray that what man intended for evil,
God would use for good
Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make god honouring decisions.
Pray that those whoserve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
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.
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