Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 133, 13 May 2021



Psalms 32, 51, 86, 122



PSALMS 32

A Psalm of David. A Contemplative Maskil.

1 Blessed is he

whose transgression is forgiven,

whose sin is covered.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Blessed is the man

against whom the Lord does not count iniquity,

and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) When I kept silent,

my bones wasted away

through my groaning all day long.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For day and night

Your hand was heavy on me;

my strength was changed

into the drought of summer. Selah

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I acknowledged my sin to You,

and my iniquity I did not conceal.

I said, "I will confess

my transgressions to the Lord,"

and You forgave

the iniquity of my sin. Selah

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For this cause everyone who is godly will pray to You

in a time when You may be found;

surely in the floods of great waters

they will not reach him.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You are my hiding place;

You will preserve me from trouble;

You will surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will instruct you and teach you

in the way you should go;

I will counsel you with my eye on you.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Do not be as the horse or as the mule

that are without understanding,

that must be restrained with bit and bridle,

or they will not come near you.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Many sorrows come to the wicked,

but lovingkindness will surround

the man who trusts in the Lord.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, you righteous one;

and shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!



PSALMS 51

For the Music Director. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the Prophet came to him,

after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

1 Have mercy on me, O God,

according to Your lovingkindness;

according to the abundance of Your compassion,

blot out my transgressions.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,

and cleanse me from my sin.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,

and my sin is ever before me.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,

and done this evil in Your sight,

so that You are justified when You speak,

and You are blameless when You judge.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,

and in sin my mother conceived me.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You desire truth in the inward parts,

and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;

wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,

that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,

and blot out all my iniquities.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a right spirit within me.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,

and do not take Your Holy Spirit fromme.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,

and uphold me with Your willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,

and sinners will return to You.

14 Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God,

God of my salvation,

and my tongue will sing aloud of Your righteousness.

15 O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare Your praise.

16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or I would give it;

You do not delight in burnt offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;

a broken and a contrite heart,

O God, You will not despise.

18 Do good to Zion in Your good pleasure;

build the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then You will be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,

with burnt offering and whole burnt offering;

then they will offer young bulls on Your altar.



PSALMS 68

For the Music Director. A Psalm of David. A Song.

1 Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered;

let those who hate Him flee before Him.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) As smoke is driven away,

You drive them away;

as wax melts before the fire,

so may the wicked perish before God.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) But let the righteous be glad;

let them rejoice before God;

let them rejoice exceedingly.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Sing to God, sing praises to His name;

raise a song to Him who rides through the deserts-

His name is the Lord;

exult before Him.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) A father of the fatherless, and a protector of the widows,

is God in His holy habitation.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) God sets the deserted in families;

He brings out prisoners into prosperity,

but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) O God, when You went forth before Your people,

when You marched through the wasteland, Selah

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) the earth shook;

the heavens also poured down rain

at the presence of God; even Sinai shook

at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) You, O God, sent plentiful rain;

You established Your inheritance when it was weary.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Your congregation has lived in it;

You, O God, by Your goodness have prepared for the poor.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) The Lord gave the word;

great was the company of women who proclaimed it:

12 "Kings of armies flee; they flee!"

Even the women who were at home divided the spoil.

13 Though you sleep between the sheepfolds,

yet you will be like the wings of a dove overlaid with silver,

and its feathers with yellow gold.

14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it,

it was white as snow on Mount Zalmon.

15 The mountain of God is as the mountain of Bashan;

a mountain of many peaks like the mountain of Bashan.

16 Why are you envious, you mountains of many peaks?

This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;

yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.

17 The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, even thousands of thousands;

the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

18 You have ascended on high,

You have led captivity captive;

You have received gifts from people,

yes, even from the rebellious,

that the Lord God might dwell among them.

19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits,

even the God who is our salvation. Selah

20 That God is for us, the God of saving acts;

and to God the Lord belongs escape from death.

21 But God will shatter the head of His enemies,

and the scalp of one who walks in his trespasses.

22 The Lord said, "I will cause them to return from Bashan,

I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea,

23 that your foot may stomp in the blood of your enemies,

and the tongue of your dogs may have a portion in it."

24 They have seen Your processions, O God,

the processions of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

25 The singers went before,

the players on instruments followed after;

among them were the young women playing tambourines.

26 Bless God in the congregations,

the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

27 There is little Benjamin leading them,

the princes of Judah and their throng of people,

the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

28 Your God has commanded your strength;

strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.

29 From Your temple above Jerusalem,

kings will bring gifts to You.

30 Rebuke the animals that live among the reeds,

the herd of bulls, with the calves of the people,

until everyone submits himself with pieces of silver;

scatter peoples who delight in war.

31 Ambassadors will come out of Egypt;

Ethiopia will stretch out its hands to God.

32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;

oh, sing praises to the Lord; Selah

33 to Him who rides on the heavens, the ancient heavens;

He who sends out His voice, a mighty voice.

34 Ascribe strength to God;

His majesty is over Israel,

and His strength is in the clouds.

35 O God, You are awesome from Your sanctuaries;

the God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to people.

Blessed be God!



PSALMS 122

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

1 I was glad when they said to me,

"Let us go into the house of the Lord."

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Our feet shall stand

within your gates, O Jerusalem.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Jerusalem is built as a city

that is designed for a multitude,

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 )where the tribes go up,

the tribes of the Lord,

as a decree of Israel,

to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) There are set thrones of judgment,

the thrones of the house of David.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

"May they prosper who love you!

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Peace be within your walls

and security within your towers!"

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) For my brothers and companions’ sake,

I will now say, "Peace be within you."

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Because of the house of the Lord our God,

I will seek your good.



2) Our Daily Bread for 13 May 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/05/13/abundant-waters

entitled Abundant Waters



Exodus 17:1–7



EXODUS 17

Water From the Rock



1 (Ex 16:1; 19:2) All the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed

from the Wilderness of Sin, from place to place, according to

the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim,

but there was no water for the people to drink.

2 (Dt 6:16; Ps 78:18) Therefore the people contended with Moses and said,

"Give us water so that we may drink."

And Moses said to them, "Why do you contend with me?

Why do you test the Lord?"

3 (Ex 16:2-3) But the people thirsted there for water, and the people

murmured against Moses, and said, "Why is it that you have brought us up

out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?"

4 (Nu 14:10; 1Sa 30:6) Then Moses cried out to the Lord, saying,

"What shall I do to this people? They are almost ready to stone me."

5 The Lord said to Moses, "Pass over before the people, and take with you

some of the elders of Israel. And take in your hand your rod with which

you struck the Nile, and go.

6 (Ps 114:8; 1Co 10:4) Indeed, I will stand before you there on the rock

in Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and there water shall come out

of it, so that the people may drink." Then Moses did so in the sight

of the elders of Israel.

7 (Nu 20:13; Ps 81:7) He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah,

because of the contending of the children of Israel, and because

they tested the Lord, saying, "Is the Lord among us, or not?"



In Australia, a report outlined "a grim story" of extreme drought, heat,

and fire. The account described a horrific year with only minuscule rainfall,

turning parched brush into tinder. Raging fires torched the countryside.

Fish died. Crops failed. All because they didn't have a simple resource

we often take for granted-water, which we all need in order to live.



Israel found itself in its own terrifying dilemma. As the people camped

in the dusty, barren desert, we read this alarming line: "There was no water

for the people to drink" (Exodus 17:1). The people were afraid. Their throats

were dry. The sand sizzled. Their children suffered thirst. Terrified,

the people "quarreled with Moses," demanding water (v. 2).

But what could Moses do? He could only go to God.



And God gave Moses odd instructions: "Take . . . the staff [and]

. . . strike the rock, and water will come out of it

for the people to drink" (vv. 5–6). So Moses hit the rock, and out gushed

a river, plenty for the people and their cattle. That day, Israel knew that

their God loved them. Their God provided abundant water.



If you're experiencing a drought or wilderness in life, know that God is aware

of it and He's with you. Whatever your need, whatever your lack, may you find

hope and refreshment in His abundant waters.



By: Winn Collier



Reflect & Pray

Where are the parched and barren places in your world?

How can you look for and trust in God's abundant waters?



I need Your water, God, Your provision. If You don't help me, I don't think

I'll make it. Will You bring me the water I need?



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 5 When you pray



Mark 11:25



25 And when you stand praying, forgive if you have anything

against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven may

also forgive you your sins.



"My prayer don't seem to be very effective," a man told his pastor." I try

to make contact with God, but my prayers seem to hit the ceiling and bounce

back."

The pastor thought for a moment, then gently suggested,

"Is there someonr in your life you haven't forgiven?"

"What do you meam?" The man's face flushed; the pastir has obviuosly struck

a nerve. "Well, I guess I've had some struggles with my mother ... and then,

my wife, and I ... ." The hidden truth cme to light: the man was bound in

unforgiving relationships with five of the closest people to him.

Forgiveness is an essential element in prayer. For a very good reason,

worship services in litugical churches place the confession of sin and the

absolution near t he beginning of the service, before the reading of God's

Word, prayer, and the sermon. Forgiveness - both the Lord's forgiveness

of us and our forgiveness of others - clears the way for unhindered

communication between God and his people.

When we carry anger and bitterness, or even deeply buired, well-subliminated

unforgiveness, into the presence of God, our prayers will be affected. We can,

however, free the Hopy Spirit to work in our lives and the lives of others

through forgiveness. We can choose to forgive in light of God's forgiveness

of us. And when we do, the channels are re-established;

we can pray in power and opene ourselves to an awareness of his activity

in our lives.



Application



a) Have my prayers ever been affected by unforgiveness in my life?



b) Is there someone in my life whom I need to forgive,

whether or not I can work toward



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 9:6



6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,

and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.



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



When you are Worried Over Money



1 Tim 6:6-10



6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain

that we can carry nothing out. 8 If we have food and clothing,

we shall be content with these things. 9 But those who desire

to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish

and harmful lusts, which drown men in ruin and destruction.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil.

While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith

and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.



The Lord's Prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



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



Ontario



Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario



Ontation 2015 population 13 687 7000



est Muslim Population 1 001 542



CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,

Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor



Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that

the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most

Musslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching

from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly

resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontari. Mosques

are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools

are starting.

And they're not comlacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their

advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,

the local mosqoe distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour

brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of

"reverts", or white Canadians who havve converted to Islam as a result of

receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Antoerh town

reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.

Agree in prayer for:



- net network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connectiosn with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas

- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."

Peter’s Speech at Pentecost

14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!





My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity





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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



13th Day of the Month



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 confess your sins.



Pray to the Lord to quench your Spiritual thrist and hunger.



Pray to the Lord for forgiveness to those who might have deemed you wrongly.

.

Pray to the Lord reap bountifully.



Pray to the Lord not to covet after money



Pray for Muslims in Ontario to receive Christ as Saviour

and that Christian outreach will be strong.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



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 for Bahrain that persecuted believers will continue to find

strength in Jesus Christ .



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.