Day 135 - 15 May 2021 reflections
Day 135, 15 May 2021
Psalms 3,4,12,13,28,55
PSALMS 3
A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
1 Lord, how my foes have multiplied!
Many rise up against me!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Many are saying about my life,
"There is no help for him in God." Selah
[Musical term for a pause or change in the music.]
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) But You, O Lord, are a shield for me,
my glory and the One who raises up my head.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) I cried to the Lord with my voice,
and He answered me from His holy hill. Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I will not be afraid of multitudes of people
who have set themselves against me all around.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Arise, O Lord;
save me, O my God!
For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek;
You have broken the teeth of the wicked.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Salvation belongs to the Lord.
Your blessing is on Your people. Selah
PSALMS 4
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
1 Hear me when I call,
O God of my righteousness!
You have given me relief when I was in distress;
have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) O people, how long will you turn my glory into shame?
How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Know that the Lord set apart the faithful for Himself;
the Lord hears when I call to Him.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Tremble in awe, and do not sin.
Commune with your own heart on your bed,
and be still. Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Offer sacrifices of righteousness,
and trust in the Lord.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Many are saying, "Who will show us any good?"
Lift up the light of Your face over us.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You have placed gladness in my heart
that is better than when their corn and their new wine abound.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will both lie down in peace and sleep;
for You, Lord,
make me dwell safely and securely.
PSALMS 12
For the Music Director. According to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
1 Help, Lord, for the godly man comes to an end,
for the faithful disappear from sons of men.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) They speak empty words, each with his own neighbor;
they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) The Lord will cut off all flattering lips,
and the tongue that speaks proud things,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who have said, "With our tongue will we prevail;
our lips are in our control, who is master over us?"
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) "Because the poor are plundered,
because the needy sigh,
now I will arise," says the Lord;
"I will place him in the safety for which he yearns."
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The words of the Lord are pure words;
they are silver tried in an earthen furnace
refined seven times.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You will keep them, O Lord;
You will preserve them from this generation.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The wicked walk on every side,
when the worthless of mankind are exalted.
PSALMS 13
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me for good?
How long will you hide Your face fromme?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) How long will I harbor cares in my soul
and sorrow in my heart by day?
How long will my enemy loom over me?
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Take note and answer me, O Lord my God!
Brighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) lest my enemy say, "I have him,"
lest my foes exult when I stumble.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I for my part confide in Your kindness;
may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I will sing to the Lord,
because He has dealt bountifully with me.
PSALMS 28
A Psalm of David.
1 To You, O Lord, will I cry;
my Rock, do not be silent to me;
lest if You were silent to me,
then I would become like those who go down to the pit.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Hear the voice of my supplications
when I cry to You,
when I lift up my hands
toward Your most holy place.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Do not draw me away with the wicked
and with the workers of iniquity,
who speak peace to their neighbors,
but mischief is in their hearts.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Give them according to their deeds,
and according to the wickedness of their endeavors;
give them according to the work of their hands;
return to them what they deserve.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,
nor the work of His hands,
He will destroy them
and not build them up.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Blessed be the Lord,
because He has heard the voice of my supplications.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusted in Him, and I was helped;
therefore my heart rejoices,
and with my song I will thank Him.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is the strength of His people,
and He is the saving strength of His anointed.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Save Your people,
and bless Your inheritance;
feed them and lift them up forever.
PSALMS 55
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments.
A Contemplative Maskil of David.
1 Give ear to my prayer, O God,
and do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Attend to me, and answer me;
I am restless in my complaint, and I murmur,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) because of the voice of the enemy,
because of the pressure of the wicked,
for they cause trouble to drop on me,
and in wrath they have animosity against me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) My heart is in pain within me,
and the terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Fear and trembling come into me,
and horror has overwhelmed me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
For then I would fly away and be at rest.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Indeed, then I would wander far off,
and remain in the wilderness. Selah
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I would hasten my escape
from the windy storm and tempest."
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues,
for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 ) Day and night they go around it on its walls;
trouble and sorrow are in its midst.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Destruction is in its midst;
oppression and treachery do not depart from its streets.
12 For it is not an enemy who reproachesme;
then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me;
then I could hide from him.
13 But it was you, my peer,
my guide, and my acquaintance.
14 We took pleasant counsel together,
and walked to the house of God in company.
15 May death surprise them,
and may their lives go down to Sheol,
for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.
16 As for me, I will call on God,
and the Lord will save me.
17 Evening and morning and at noon,
I will make my complaint and murmur,
and He will hear my voice.
18 He has ransomed my life in peace
from the battle against me,
for there were many against me.
19 God will hear and afflict them,
even He who sits enthroned from of old. Selah
Because they do not change,
therefore they do not fear God.
20 My friend has set his hands against those at peace with him;
he has violated his covenant.
21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
but battle was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were drawn swords.
22 Cast your burden on the Lord,
and He will sustain you;
He will never allow
the righteous to be moved.
23 But You, O God, will cast the wicked down
into the pit of destruction;
men of blood and deceitful men
will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
2) Our Daily Bread for 15 May 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/05/15/
entitled Shining Stars
Philippians 2:12–18
Shining as Lights in the World
12 (2Co 7:15; Php 1:5) Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed,
not only in my presence, but so much more in my absence, work out
your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13 (Heb 13:21; Ezr 1:5) For God is the One working in you, both to will
and to do His good pleasure.
14 (1Pe 4:9; 1Co 10:10) Do all things without murmuring and disputing,
15 (Mt 5:45; Dt 32:5) that you may be blameless and harmless, sons of God,
without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation,
in which you shine as lights in the world.
16 (Gal 2:2; 4:11) Hold forth the word of life that I may rejoice on the day
of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.
17 (Ro 15:16; 2Co 12:15) Yes, and even if I am offered upon the sacrifice
and service of your faith, I take delight and rejoice with you all.
18 For this reason you also take delight and rejoice with me.
I can close my eyes and go back in time to the house where I grew up.
I remember stargazing with my father. We took turns squinting through
his telescope, trying to focus on glowing dots that shimmered and winked.
These pinpricks of light, born of heat and fire, stood out in sharp contrast
to the smooth, ink-black sky.
Do you consider yourself to be a shining star? I'm not talking about
reaching the heights of human achievement, but standing out against
a dark background of brokenness and evil. The apostle Paul told the
Philippian believers that God would shine in and through them
as they held "firmly to the word of life"
and avoided grumbling and arguing (Philippians 2:14-16).
Our unity with other believers and our faithfulness to God can set us
apart from the world. The problem is that these things don't come naturally.
We constantly strive to overcome temptation so we can maintain a close
relationship with God. We wrestle against selfishness to have harmony
with our spiritual brothers and sisters.
But still, there's hope. Alive in each believer, God's Spirit empowers us
to be self-controlled, kind, and faithful (Galatians 5:22-23). Just as
we are called to live beyond our natural capacity, God's supernatural
help makes this possible (Philippians 2:13). If every believer became a
"shining star" through the power of the Spirit, just imagine how
the light of God would repel the darkness around us!
By: Jennifer Benson Schuldt
Reflect & Pray
What causes your light for Jesus to dim?
What do you need to do to brighten it?
Loving God, I ask Your Spirit to empower me to shine in the darkness.
Make me into someone who is known for my love of others
and my faithfulness to You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 7 Our God reigns!
Is 52:7
7 How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who proclaims peace,
who brings good news of happiness,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion,
“Your God reigns!â€
A messenger has a single duty: to carry information. During World War II, many
parents dreaded the arrival of the Western Union messenger, believing that
delivery of a telegram meant that their son has been wounded or killed.
Isaiah 52:7, however, indicates that a messenger's word is not always
unwelcome. "How beautiful o nthe mountains are the feet of those who bring
good news ..." the prophet says. The "good news"? Peace , salvation,
and the resultant message: "Your God reigns!"
Our God reigns - in forgiveness, in reconciliation, bringing peace and freedom
and joy. Our God reigns, controlling our lives with a loving hand, ordering
our experiences for our good, and his glory. Our God reigns in relationships,
in professional circumstances, in families, in churches. The good new is
proclaimed: Life is not unmanageable. Our God Reigns!
When we know that God reigns in our lives, we can relax, let go of the reins
of control, and live in peace. We can forgive those who have hurt us, knowing
that God will reveal to them what they need to know. We can live
with good times and bad, recognising that God uses every circumstance
of our lives to conform us to the image of his Son. We can rejoice in his
grace, free from the compulsion to earn his love and acceptance, and
we can live in the peace that comes only through his lordship in our lives.
Our God reigns - that is , indeed "good news".
Application
a) Have I ever felt that life was "out of control"? Why?
b) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Malachi 3:10-12
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in
My house, and test Me now in this, says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not
open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing,
that there will not be room enough to receive it.
11 I will rebuke the devourer
for your sakes, so that it will not destroy the fruit of your ground,
and the vines in your field will not fail to bear fruit,
says the Lord of Hosts.
12 Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be
a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Worried Over Money
Matt 6:19-21
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33–34
19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth
and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up
for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy
and where thieves do not break in nor steal, 21 for where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.
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
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 to not feel overwhelmed and lay your burdens on the Lord.
Pray to the Lord to be a shining witness.
Pray to the Lord to proclaim Him as ruler of your life and the Universe.
.
Pray to the Lord to be a joyful giver and know his rewards.
Pray to the Lord tolay up treasure in Heaven.
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 for the Lord to convict all Canadians and the people of the World
of His Righteous
standards of living
Pray for an in-country ministry partner for Bangladesh
who conducts retreats for persecuted Bangladeshi Christians .
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.
Psalms 3,4,12,13,28,55
PSALMS 3
A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
1 Lord, how my foes have multiplied!
Many rise up against me!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Many are saying about my life,
"There is no help for him in God." Selah
[Musical term for a pause or change in the music.]
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) But You, O Lord, are a shield for me,
my glory and the One who raises up my head.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) I cried to the Lord with my voice,
and He answered me from His holy hill. Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I will not be afraid of multitudes of people
who have set themselves against me all around.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Arise, O Lord;
save me, O my God!
For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek;
You have broken the teeth of the wicked.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Salvation belongs to the Lord.
Your blessing is on Your people. Selah
PSALMS 4
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
1 Hear me when I call,
O God of my righteousness!
You have given me relief when I was in distress;
have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) O people, how long will you turn my glory into shame?
How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Know that the Lord set apart the faithful for Himself;
the Lord hears when I call to Him.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Tremble in awe, and do not sin.
Commune with your own heart on your bed,
and be still. Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Offer sacrifices of righteousness,
and trust in the Lord.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Many are saying, "Who will show us any good?"
Lift up the light of Your face over us.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You have placed gladness in my heart
that is better than when their corn and their new wine abound.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will both lie down in peace and sleep;
for You, Lord,
make me dwell safely and securely.
PSALMS 12
For the Music Director. According to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
1 Help, Lord, for the godly man comes to an end,
for the faithful disappear from sons of men.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) They speak empty words, each with his own neighbor;
they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) The Lord will cut off all flattering lips,
and the tongue that speaks proud things,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who have said, "With our tongue will we prevail;
our lips are in our control, who is master over us?"
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) "Because the poor are plundered,
because the needy sigh,
now I will arise," says the Lord;
"I will place him in the safety for which he yearns."
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The words of the Lord are pure words;
they are silver tried in an earthen furnace
refined seven times.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You will keep them, O Lord;
You will preserve them from this generation.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The wicked walk on every side,
when the worthless of mankind are exalted.
PSALMS 13
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me for good?
How long will you hide Your face fromme?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) How long will I harbor cares in my soul
and sorrow in my heart by day?
How long will my enemy loom over me?
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Take note and answer me, O Lord my God!
Brighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) lest my enemy say, "I have him,"
lest my foes exult when I stumble.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I for my part confide in Your kindness;
may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I will sing to the Lord,
because He has dealt bountifully with me.
PSALMS 28
A Psalm of David.
1 To You, O Lord, will I cry;
my Rock, do not be silent to me;
lest if You were silent to me,
then I would become like those who go down to the pit.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Hear the voice of my supplications
when I cry to You,
when I lift up my hands
toward Your most holy place.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Do not draw me away with the wicked
and with the workers of iniquity,
who speak peace to their neighbors,
but mischief is in their hearts.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Give them according to their deeds,
and according to the wickedness of their endeavors;
give them according to the work of their hands;
return to them what they deserve.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,
nor the work of His hands,
He will destroy them
and not build them up.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Blessed be the Lord,
because He has heard the voice of my supplications.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusted in Him, and I was helped;
therefore my heart rejoices,
and with my song I will thank Him.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is the strength of His people,
and He is the saving strength of His anointed.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Save Your people,
and bless Your inheritance;
feed them and lift them up forever.
PSALMS 55
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments.
A Contemplative Maskil of David.
1 Give ear to my prayer, O God,
and do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Attend to me, and answer me;
I am restless in my complaint, and I murmur,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) because of the voice of the enemy,
because of the pressure of the wicked,
for they cause trouble to drop on me,
and in wrath they have animosity against me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) My heart is in pain within me,
and the terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Fear and trembling come into me,
and horror has overwhelmed me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
For then I would fly away and be at rest.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Indeed, then I would wander far off,
and remain in the wilderness. Selah
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I would hasten my escape
from the windy storm and tempest."
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues,
for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 ) Day and night they go around it on its walls;
trouble and sorrow are in its midst.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Destruction is in its midst;
oppression and treachery do not depart from its streets.
12 For it is not an enemy who reproachesme;
then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me;
then I could hide from him.
13 But it was you, my peer,
my guide, and my acquaintance.
14 We took pleasant counsel together,
and walked to the house of God in company.
15 May death surprise them,
and may their lives go down to Sheol,
for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.
16 As for me, I will call on God,
and the Lord will save me.
17 Evening and morning and at noon,
I will make my complaint and murmur,
and He will hear my voice.
18 He has ransomed my life in peace
from the battle against me,
for there were many against me.
19 God will hear and afflict them,
even He who sits enthroned from of old. Selah
Because they do not change,
therefore they do not fear God.
20 My friend has set his hands against those at peace with him;
he has violated his covenant.
21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
but battle was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were drawn swords.
22 Cast your burden on the Lord,
and He will sustain you;
He will never allow
the righteous to be moved.
23 But You, O God, will cast the wicked down
into the pit of destruction;
men of blood and deceitful men
will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
2) Our Daily Bread for 15 May 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/05/15/
entitled Shining Stars
Philippians 2:12–18
Shining as Lights in the World
12 (2Co 7:15; Php 1:5) Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed,
not only in my presence, but so much more in my absence, work out
your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13 (Heb 13:21; Ezr 1:5) For God is the One working in you, both to will
and to do His good pleasure.
14 (1Pe 4:9; 1Co 10:10) Do all things without murmuring and disputing,
15 (Mt 5:45; Dt 32:5) that you may be blameless and harmless, sons of God,
without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation,
in which you shine as lights in the world.
16 (Gal 2:2; 4:11) Hold forth the word of life that I may rejoice on the day
of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.
17 (Ro 15:16; 2Co 12:15) Yes, and even if I am offered upon the sacrifice
and service of your faith, I take delight and rejoice with you all.
18 For this reason you also take delight and rejoice with me.
I can close my eyes and go back in time to the house where I grew up.
I remember stargazing with my father. We took turns squinting through
his telescope, trying to focus on glowing dots that shimmered and winked.
These pinpricks of light, born of heat and fire, stood out in sharp contrast
to the smooth, ink-black sky.
Do you consider yourself to be a shining star? I'm not talking about
reaching the heights of human achievement, but standing out against
a dark background of brokenness and evil. The apostle Paul told the
Philippian believers that God would shine in and through them
as they held "firmly to the word of life"
and avoided grumbling and arguing (Philippians 2:14-16).
Our unity with other believers and our faithfulness to God can set us
apart from the world. The problem is that these things don't come naturally.
We constantly strive to overcome temptation so we can maintain a close
relationship with God. We wrestle against selfishness to have harmony
with our spiritual brothers and sisters.
But still, there's hope. Alive in each believer, God's Spirit empowers us
to be self-controlled, kind, and faithful (Galatians 5:22-23). Just as
we are called to live beyond our natural capacity, God's supernatural
help makes this possible (Philippians 2:13). If every believer became a
"shining star" through the power of the Spirit, just imagine how
the light of God would repel the darkness around us!
By: Jennifer Benson Schuldt
Reflect & Pray
What causes your light for Jesus to dim?
What do you need to do to brighten it?
Loving God, I ask Your Spirit to empower me to shine in the darkness.
Make me into someone who is known for my love of others
and my faithfulness to You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 7 Our God reigns!
Is 52:7
7 How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who proclaims peace,
who brings good news of happiness,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion,
“Your God reigns!â€
A messenger has a single duty: to carry information. During World War II, many
parents dreaded the arrival of the Western Union messenger, believing that
delivery of a telegram meant that their son has been wounded or killed.
Isaiah 52:7, however, indicates that a messenger's word is not always
unwelcome. "How beautiful o nthe mountains are the feet of those who bring
good news ..." the prophet says. The "good news"? Peace , salvation,
and the resultant message: "Your God reigns!"
Our God reigns - in forgiveness, in reconciliation, bringing peace and freedom
and joy. Our God reigns, controlling our lives with a loving hand, ordering
our experiences for our good, and his glory. Our God reigns in relationships,
in professional circumstances, in families, in churches. The good new is
proclaimed: Life is not unmanageable. Our God Reigns!
When we know that God reigns in our lives, we can relax, let go of the reins
of control, and live in peace. We can forgive those who have hurt us, knowing
that God will reveal to them what they need to know. We can live
with good times and bad, recognising that God uses every circumstance
of our lives to conform us to the image of his Son. We can rejoice in his
grace, free from the compulsion to earn his love and acceptance, and
we can live in the peace that comes only through his lordship in our lives.
Our God reigns - that is , indeed "good news".
Application
a) Have I ever felt that life was "out of control"? Why?
b) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Malachi 3:10-12
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in
My house, and test Me now in this, says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not
open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing,
that there will not be room enough to receive it.
11 I will rebuke the devourer
for your sakes, so that it will not destroy the fruit of your ground,
and the vines in your field will not fail to bear fruit,
says the Lord of Hosts.
12 Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be
a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Worried Over Money
Matt 6:19-21
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33–34
19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth
and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up
for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy
and where thieves do not break in nor steal, 21 for where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.
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
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 to not feel overwhelmed and lay your burdens on the Lord.
Pray to the Lord to be a shining witness.
Pray to the Lord to proclaim Him as ruler of your life and the Universe.
.
Pray to the Lord to be a joyful giver and know his rewards.
Pray to the Lord tolay up treasure in Heaven.
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 for the Lord to convict all Canadians and the people of the World
of His Righteous
standards of living
Pray for an in-country ministry partner for Bangladesh
who conducts retreats for persecuted Bangladeshi Christians .
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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