Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 142, 22 May 2021



2 Samuel 24, 1 Chron 21-22 ; Psalm 30



2 Samuel 24

David's Census of Israel and Judah

1Ch 21:1-17

1 (1Ch 27:23-24; 21:1) Again the Lord became angry against Israel,

and He incited David against them, saying,

"Go and count the people of Israel and Judah."

2 (2Sa 3:10; Jdg 20:1) The king said to Joab the commander of the army

who was with him, "Go throughout all of the tribes of Israel,

from Dan to Beersheba, and muster the people so that I may know

the number of the people."

3 (Dt 1:11) Joab said to the king, "May the Lord your God add to the people

however many they are one hundred times over in the sight of my lord the king.

But why does my lord the king so desire this thing?"

4 However, the king's word prevailed against Joab and the commanders

of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army went out

from before the king to register the people of Israel.

5 (Dt 2:36; Jos 13:9) They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer,

south of the city, in the middle of the ravine of Gad toward Jazer.

6 (Jos 19:28) They went toward Gilead to the land of Tahtim Hodshi.

Then they went toward Dan Jaan and around to Sidon.

7 (Jos 19:29; 11:3) They went to the fortress of Tyre and all of the towns

of the Hivites and Canaanites. They went to the Negev and Beersheba.

8 They went throughout the entire land, and after nine months

and twenty days, they came to Jerusalem.

9 Joab gave the count of the census of the people to the king.

There were 800 000 capable men who could draw

a sword in Israel, and the men of Judah were 500 000.



Judgment for David's Sin



10 (2Sa 12:13; 1Sa 13:13; 24:5) Now the heart of David struck him

after he had counted the people. David said to the Lord,

"I have sinned greatly by what I have done. Now may the Lord

take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have behaved very foolishly."

11 (1Sa 9:9; 22:5) When David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord

came to the prophet Gad, the seer for David, saying,

12 "Go and speak to David: Thus says the Lord: Three options

I am laying before you. Choose for yourself one of them,

and I will do this to you."

13 (1Ch 21:12; Lev 26:25) So Gad came to David and told him. He said to him,

"Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land?

Or shall you flee three months before your enemies while they pursue you?

Or shall there be three days of plague in your land?

Now consider and advise what answer I shall return to Him who sent me."

14 (Ps 51:1; 119:156) David said to Gad, "I am very distressed. Let us fall

by the hand of the Lord, for His mercy is great. May I not fall

by the hand of man."

15 (1Ch 21:14; 27:24) So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel from the morning

until the appointed time. Seventy thousand men from the people died,

from Dan to Beersheba.

16 (Ge 6:6; Ex 12:23) When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem

to destroy it, the Lord relented from the calamity. He said to the angel

who was annihilating the people, "Enough! Now stay your hand."

The angel of the Lord was at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

17 (Ps 74:1; 2Sa 24:10) On seeing the angel who was striking down the people,

David said to the Lord, "I am the one who has sinned

and I am the one who has done wrong. These sheep, what have they done?

Please, let your hand be against me and against the house of my father."



David Builds an Altar



1Ch 21:18-26



18 Gad came to David that day and said to him, "Go up and erect an altar

to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite."

19 So David went up according to the word of Gad, as the Lord commanded.

20 When Araunah looked and saw the king and his servants coming toward him,

he went out and bowed low to the king with his face on the ground.

21 Araunah said, "Why has my lord the king come to his servant?"

David replied, "To purchase the threshing floor from you in order to build

an altar to the Lord, so that the plague may be averted from the people."

22 (1Ki 19:21; 1Sa 6:14)Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take

and offer up what seems good to him. Here are the oxen for the burnt offering

and the threshing sledges and yokes of the oxen for wood.

23 (Eze 20:40-41) Everything, O king, Araunah gives to the king."

Araunah also said to the king,

"May the Lord your God be favorable toward you."

24 (1Ch 21:24-25) However, the king said to Araunah,

"No, for I will certainly purchase from you for a fair price.

I will not offer up to the Lord burnt offerings that cost me nothing"

So David purchased the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels

[About 1.25 pounds, or 575 grams.] of silver.

25 (2Sa 21:14; 1Sa 7:17) David built an altar to the Lord there and offered

burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the land pleaded with the Lord,

and the plague was averted from Israel.



1 Chronicles 21



The Census of Israel and Judah



2Sa 24:1-25



1 (Job 1:6-12; 2:1) Now Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel.

2 (1Ch 27:23-24)Then David said to Joab and the leaders of the people,

"Go count Israel from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report,

that I may know their number."

3 But Joab said, "May the Lord increase the number of His people

one hundred times more. My lord the king, are not all of them my lord's

servants? Why then should my lord require this?

Why should it bring guilt on Israel?”

4 Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed against Joab, so Joab departed

and went throughout all Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

5 (2Sa 24:9) Joab gave the results of the census of the people to David:

All Israel had 1 100 000 men who drew the sword,

and in Judah 470000 men drew the sword.

6 However, he did not include the Levites and Benjamin

because the word of the king was abhorrent to Joab.

7 Now this thing was evil in the sight of God, and He struck Israel.

8 (2Sa 12:1) 3So David said to God, "I have sinned greatly in doing

this thing. Now, please, take away the iniquity of your servant,

for I have acted very foolishly."

9 (1Sa 9:9; 1Ch 29:29) And the Lord spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,

10 "Go and speak to David, 'Thus says the Lord: Three things I offer you;

choose one of these for yourself that I may do to you.'"

11 So Gad came to David and said to him, "Thus says the Lord,

'Select for yourself, 12either three years of famine, or three months

of being swept away before your foes while the sword of your enemy

overtakes you, or three days of the sword of the Lord, even pestilence

in the land, with the angel of the Lord destroying throughout

all the territory of Israel.' Now then consider what answer

I shall return to Him who sent me."

13 (Ps 130:7; 86:15) David replied to Gad, "I am in great distress.

Let me fall into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are very great,

but do not let me fall into the hand of man.”

14 So the Lord sent a plague throughout Israel, and 70000 men of Israel fell.

15 (Ge 6:6; Ex 32:14) And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it,

but as he prepared to destroy it, the Lord looked and relented

from the calamity. And He said to the angel bringing the destruction,

"It is enough. Remove your hand." The angel of the Lord was then standing

by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

16 (Nu 14:5; 1Ki 21:27) David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord

standing between earth and heaven with his sword drawn in his hand stretched

out over Jerusalem. So David and the elders, covered in sackcloth,

fell on their faces.

17 David said to God, "Was it not I who gave the command to number the people?

I am the one who has sinned and surely done evil. But these sheep,

what have they done? O Lord my God, I pray, let Your hand be against me

and my father's house, but do not let Your people be plagued."



David Builds an Altar



18 (2Ch 3:1) Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to tell David

that David should go up and raise an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor

of Ornan the Jebusite.

19 So David went up at the word of Gad which he delivered in the name

of the Lord.

20 (Jdg 6:11) Now Ornan turned and saw the angel, but his four sons who were

with him hid themselves as Ornan threshed the wheat.

21 As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David

and went out from the threshing floor and bowed down before David

with his face to the ground.

22 Then David said to Ornan, "Give me the site of the threshing floor so

that I may build an altar on it to the Lord. Sell it to me at full price so

the plague on the people may be restrained."

23 So Ornan replied to David, "Take it for yourself, and let my lord the king

do whatever seems good in his eyes. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt

offerings, the threshing wagons for wood, and the wheat for the grain offering.

I will give it all."

24 Then King David said to Ornan, "No, for I will surely acquire it

for the full price, for I will not take what is yours for the Lord nor

offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing."

25 So David gave Ornan six hundred shekels

[About 15 pounds, or 6.9 kilograms.]

of gold by weight for the site,

26 (Lev 9:24; Jdg 6:21) and David built there an altar to the Lord

and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings.

He called on the Lord, and the Lord answered him

by fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

27 So the Lord spoke to the angel, and he put away

his sword in its sheath.

28 At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered

him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there.

29 (1Ch 16:39; 2Ch 1:3) For the tabernacle of the Lord and the altar

of burnt offering that Moses had made in the wilderness were

in the high place in Gibeon at that time.

30 But David was unable to go before it to inquire of God,

because he was terrified by the sword of the angel of the Lord.



1 Chronicles 22

1 (2Ch 3:1; 1Ch 21:18-28) Then David said,

"Here shall be the house of the Lord God

and here the altar of the burnt offering for Israel."



Plans to Build the Temple



2 (1Ki 5:17–18; 9:20-21) So David gave instructions to gather together

those sojourning in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonemasons

to cut hewn stones for building the house of God.

3 (1Ch 22:14; 1Ki 7:47) David also provided large quantities of iron

for nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps as well as

an abundance of bronze beyond measure,

4 (1Ki 5:6-10) and cedar logs without number, for the Sidonians

and the Tyrians brought much cedar wood to David.

5 (1Ki 3:7; 1Ch 29:1) Now David said, "Solomon my son is young

and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be

exceedingly magnificent, of fame and glory throughout all the lands.

Therefore I will make preparation for it now."

So David made extensive preparations before his death.

6 Then David called Solomon his son and commanded him to build

a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

7 (Dt 12:5; 12:11) David said to Solomon, "My son, I had it in my heart

to build a house for the name of the Lord my God,

8 (1Ch 28:3; 1Ki 5:3) but the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

'You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You shall not build

a house for My name because you have shed much blood on the earth before Me.

9 (1Ki 4:20; 4:25) A son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest.

I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. Solomon will be his name,

and I will give peace and tranquility to Israel in his days.

10 (2Sa 7:13-14; Heb 1:5) He will be the one to build a house for My name.

He shall be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him, and I will establish

the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'

11 (1Ch 22:16) "Now, my son, may the Lord be with you, and may you have

success in building the house of the Lord your God just

as He has spoken concerning you.

12 (1Ki 3:9-12; 2Ch 1:10) Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding

and give you charge over Israel so you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

13 (Jos 1:6-9; 1Ch 28:7) Then you will prosper if you carefully observe

the statutes and the judgments which the Lord commanded Moses for Israel.

Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid or dismayed.

14 (1Ch 22:3) "With great difficulty I have prepared for the house of the Lord

100000 talents [About 3,750 tons, or 3,400 metric tons.] of gold and 1000000

[About 37,500 tons, or 34,000 metric tons.] talents of silver as well as

innumerable quantities of bronze and iron, beyond measure. I have also

prepared timber and stone to which you may add even more.

15 Moreover you have an abundance of workers: stonecutters, masons,

carpenters, and men skilled in all kinds of work,

16 (1Ch 22:11) craftsmen in gold, silver, bronze, and iron without number.

Rise up and work, and may the Lord be with you."

17 (1Ch 28:1-6) Then David commanded all the leaders of Israel

to assist Solomon his son, saying,

18 (1Ch 22:9; 23:25) "Is not the Lord your God with you?

Has He not given you rest all around? For He has given the inhabitants

of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord

and His people.

19 (1Ki 8:6; 1Ch 22:7) Now dedicate your heart and your soul

to seek the Lord your God. Rise up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God,

so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord along with the holy

vessels of God into the house which is to be built for the name of the Lord."



Psalms 30

A Psalm of David. A Song at the dedication of the temple.



1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have drawn me up,

and have not caused my foes to rejoice over me.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) O Lord my God, I cried to You,

and You healed me.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord, You have brought up my soul from the grave;

You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Sing to the Lord, O you saints of His,

and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For His anger endures but a moment,

in His favor is life;

weeping may endure for a night,

but joy comes in the morning.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) In my prosperity I said,

"I will never be moved."

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Lord, by Your favor

You had set me strong as a mountain;

You hid Your face,

and I was terrified.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I cried to You, O Lord,

and to the Lord I made supplication:

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) "What profit is there in my death,

if I go down to the pit?

Will the dust give You thanks?

Will it declare Your truth?

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me;

Lord, be my helper."

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For You have turned my mourning into dancing;

You have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

12 so that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.



2) Our Daily Bread for 20 May 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/05/22/water-where-we-need-it

entitled Water Where We Need It



John 4:7–14



7 A woman of Samaria came there to draw water. Jesus said to her,

"Give Me a drink."

8 For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.

9 (Jn 8:48; Mt 10:5) Then the woman of Samaria said to Him,

"How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?"

For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.

10 (Jer 2:13; Jn 4:14) Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God,

and who it is who is saying to you, 'Give Me a drink,'

you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."

11The woman said to Him, "Sir, You have nothing to draw with,

and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water?

12 (Jn 8:53) Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well

and drank from it himself, along with his sons and his livestock?"

13 Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,

14 (Jn 6:35; Isa 49:10) but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him

will never thirst. Indeed, the water that I shall give him will become in him

a well of water springing up into eternal life."



Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake, is vast and magnificent.

Measuring one-mile-deep and nearly 400 miles (636 km)

by 49 miles (79 km) across, it contains one-fifth of all the surface fresh

water in the world. But this water is largely inaccessible. Lake Baikal

is located in Siberia-one of the most remote areas of Russia.

With water so desperately needed for much of our planet, it's ironic

that such a vast supply of water is tucked away in a place where not many

people can access it.



Although Lake Baikal may be remote, there is an endless source of life-giving

water that is available and accessible to those who need it most. When at

a well in Samaria, Jesus engaged a woman in conversation, probing at the edges

of her deep spiritual thirst. The solution to her heart-need? Jesus Himself.



In contrast to the water she had come to draw from the well, Jesus offered

something better: "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,

but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him

will never thirst. Indeed, the water that I shall give him will become in him

a well of water springing up into eternal life." (John 4:13–14).



Many things promise satisfaction but never fully quench our thirsty hearts.

Jesus alone can truly satisfy our spiritual thirst, and His provision

is available to everyone, everywhere.



By: Bill Crowder



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Reflect & Pray



Where are you seeking fulfillment or satisfaction in life?

Why is the search for true satisfaction impossible apart from Christ?



Loving God, thank You for the life You provide

and the purpose and meaning You give to me.

Teach me to find my truest satisfaction in You and Your love.



To learn more, listen to "The Woman at the Well,"

https://DiscoverTheWord.org/series/the-woman-at-the-well/ .



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 7 Support System



Deut 33:27



27 (Ge 49:24; Ps 90:1–2) The eternal God is your refuge,

and underneath you are the everlasting arms;

He will drive out the enemy before you,

and will say, “Destroy them.”



Misty was only 4 when her parents divorced. Her dad moved away,

and the following summer she went with her grandparents to visit him

in his new apartment. In the swimming pool one afternoon, Grandpa stood

Misty on the side of the pool, held out his arm, and called, "Jump1"

But Misty, normally a little fish, suddenly seemed afraid of the water,

and stood trembling on the sidewalk shaking her head.

"Jump, Misty - I'll catch you!"

"Are you sure, Grandpa?"

"Of course I'm sure! Jump!"

But Misty wouldn't jump. Finally Grandpa, a bit irritated, said, "Misty, do

you thinkI Won't catch you? Do you think I'll just walk away?"

The tears spilled over, and Misty sobbed. "Daddy did!"

Human support systems often fail us. We disappoint those we love, and

are disappointed by them. People simply aren't there for us

when we need them most.

But God promises that with him things are different. He's always there,

always listening, always caring, always ready to support us.

"Underneath his everlasting arms".

Sometimes those arms reach out clothed in flesh, in the warm embrace

of a loved one. Sometimes they support us through the Word, sometimes through

the quiet peace that comes in prayer. Sometimes we are not aware of them

at all, but they still hold us up, suppoting, surrounding, loving.

Underneath us are the everlasting arms.



Application



a) Have I ever felt abandoned by someone I loved and depended upon?



b) How have I experienced the faithfulness of God's "Everlasting arms"?



c) Now can this verse help me in times when I feel my supports have given way?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Romans 13:7-8



7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes

are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,

and honor to whom honor is due.

8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,

for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.



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



God's Eternal Faithfulness



Ps 117



1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great towardus,

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.



Praise the Lord!



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



22 Day of the Month



a) Pray for the Province of Quebec



I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec,

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



b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve

every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge

of God.



(



2 Cor 10: 3 - 5



3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God

to the pulling down of strongholds, 5 casting down imaginations and every

high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every

thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,



)





Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to seek Him in every decision you make.



Pray to the Lord to thank Him the He is the Water of Life.



Pray to the Lord to understand that you are in His everlasting arms

.

Pray to the Lord to be indebted to no one.



Pray to the Lord rememberto give a prer of Thanksgiving.

.

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 the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve

every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge

of God



Pray for those inTajikistan working in Child evangelism, which is

punishable by large fines and prison time.



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.