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Day 158, 7 June 2021



Proverbs 16-18



Proverbs 16

1 (Pr 19:21; 16:9) The preparations of the heart belong to man,

but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

2 (1Sa 16:7; Pr 21:2) All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes,

but the Lord weighs the spirit.

3 (Ps 55:22; 1Pe 5:7) Commit your works to the Lord,

and your thoughts will be established.

4 (Ro 9:22; Job 21:30) The Lord has made all things for Himself,

yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

5 (Pr 11:21; 6:16-17) Everyone who is proud in heart

is an abomination to the Lord;

be assured, he will not be unpunished.

6 (Pr 14:16; Da 4:27) By mercy and truth iniquity is purged;

and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

7 (Ge 33:4) When a man's ways please the Lord,

He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

8 (Ps 37:16; Pr 15:16) Better is a little with righteousness

than great revenues with injustice.

9 (Jer 10:23; Ps 37:23 ) A man's heart devises his way,

but the Lord directs his steps.

10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king;

his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

11 (Pr 11:1) A just weight and balance belong to the Lord;

all the weights of the bag are His work.

12 (Pr 25:5; 29:14) It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness,

for the throne is established by righteousness.

13 (Pr 14:35; 22:11) Righteous lips are the delight of kings,

and they love him who speaks right.

14 (Pr 19:12; 20:2) The wrath of a king is as messengers of death,

but a wise man will pacify it.

15 (Job 29:23-24; Ps 72:6) In the light of the king's countenance is life,

and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

16 (Pr 8:19; 8:10-11) How much better to get wisdom than gold!

And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver!

17 (Isa 35:8) The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;

he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

18 (Pr 11:2; 18:12; Ob 1:3-4) Pride goes before destruction,

and a haughty spirit before a fall.

19 (Ex 15:9; Isa 57:15) Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the lowly

than to divide the spoil with the proud.

20 (Ps 2:12; Pr 19:8) He who handles a matter wisely will find good,

and whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.

21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,

and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

22 (Pr 10:11; 13:14) Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it,

but the instruction of fools is folly.

23 (Pr 15:28) The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,

and adds learning to his lips.

24 (Ps 19:10; Pr 4:22) Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,

sweet to the soul and health to the bones.

25 (Pr 14:12) There is a way that seems right to a man,

but its end is the way of death.

26 (Ecc 6:7) He who labors, labors for himself,

for his mouth craves it of him.

27 (Jas 3:6) An ungodly man digs up evil,

and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

28 (Pr 15:18; 17:9) A perverse man sows strife,

and a whisperer separates the best of friends.

29 A violent man entices his neighbor,

and leads him into the way that is not good.

30 He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things;

moving his lips he brings evil to pass.

31 (Pr 20:29) The gray-haired head is a crown of glory,

if it is found in the way of righteousness.

32 (Pr 14:29; 19:11) He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,

and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

33 (Pr 29:26; Jnh 1:7) The lot is cast into the lap,

but the whole outcome is of the Lord.



Proverbs 17



1 (Pr 15:17) Better is a dry morsel with quietness

than a house full of sacrifices with strife.

2 (Pr 10:5; 19:26) A wise servant will have rule over a son who causes shame,

and will have part of the inheritance among the brothers.

3 (Ps 26:2; Pr 27:21) The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,

but the Lord tries the hearts.

4 A wicked doer gives heed to false lips,

and a liar gives ear to a wayward tongue.

5 (Job 31:29; Pr 14:31) Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker,

and he who is glad at calamities will not be unpunished.

6 Grandchildren are the crown of old men,

and the glory of children are their fathers.

7 Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,

much less lying lips to a prince.

8 (Ex 23:8; Pr 17:23) A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him

who has it; wherever he turns, it prospers.

9 (Pr 10:12; 16:28 )He who covers a transgression seeks love,

but he who repeats a matter separates friends.

10 A reproof enters deeper into a wise man

than a hundred stripes into a fool.

11 An evil man seeks only rebellion;

therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

12 (2Sa 17:8; Hos 13:8) Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs

rather than a fool in his folly.

13 (Ps 35:12 )Whoever rewards evil for good,

evil will not depart from his house.

14 (Pr 20:3; 25:8) The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water;

therefore abandon contention before a quarrel starts.

15 (Ex 23:7; Isa 5:23) He who justifies the wicked,

and he who condemns the just,

both of them are abomination to the Lord.

16 (Pr 23:23) Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom,

seeing he has no heart for it?

17 (Pr 18:24; Ru 1:16 ) A friend loves at all times,

and a brother is born for adversity.

18 (Pr 11:15; 6:1-5 ) A man void of understanding shakes hands,

and becomes a pledge in the presence of his friend.

19 (Pr 16:18) He loves transgression who loves strife,

and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

20 He who has a deceitful heart finds no good,

and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.

21 (Pr 10:1; 19:13) He who fathers a fool does it to his sorrow,

and the father of a fool has no joy.

22 (Pr 15:13; Ps 22:15; Pr 12:25) A merry heart does good like a medicine,

but a broken spirit dries the bones.

23 (Ex 23:8; Pr 17:8) A wicked man takes a bribe out of a hidden place

to pervert the ways of judgment.

24 (Ecc 2:14; Pr 14:6) Wisdom is before him who has understanding,

but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

25 (Pr 10:1; 19:13) A foolish son is a grief to his father,

and bitterness to her who bore him.

26 (Pr 17:15; 18:5) Also to punish the just is not good,

nor to strike princes for their uprightness.

27 (Jas 1:19; Pr 10:19) He who has knowledge spares his words,

and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

28 (Job 13:5) Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise;

and he who shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.



Proverbs 18



1 (Jude 1:19) He who separates himself seeks his own desire;

he seeks and quarrels against all wisdom.

2 A fool has no delight in understanding,

but in expressing his own heart.

3 When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt,

and with dishonor reproach.

4 (Pr 20:5) The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters,

and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

5 (Lev 19:15; Pr 24:23) It is not good to favor the wicked,

or to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

6 A fool's lips enter into contention,

and his mouth calls for flogging.

7 (Pr 10:14; 12:13) A fool's mouth is his destruction,

and his lips are the snare of his soul.

8 (Pr 16:28) The words of a talebearer are as wounds,

and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

9 (Pr 28:24; 10:4) He also who is slothful in his work

is brother to him who is a great waster.

10 (2Sa 22:3; Ps 18:2) The name of the Lord is a strong tower;

the righteous run into it and are safe.

11 (Pr 10:15) The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,

and as a high wall in his own conceit.

12 (Pr 11:2; 15:33) Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,

and before honor is humility.

13 (Jn 7:51) He who answers a matter before he hearsit,

it is folly and shame to him.

14 (Pr 17:22; 15:13) The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity,

but a wounded spirit who can bear?

15 (Pr 15:14) The heart of the prudent gets knowledge,

and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

16 (Ge 32:20; 1Sa 25:27) A man's gift makes room for him,

and brings him before great men.

17 He who is first in his own cause seems just,

but his neighbor comes and searches him.

18 (Pr 16:33) The lot causes contentions to cease,

and keeps the mighty ones apart.

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,

and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

20 A man's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;

and with the increase of his lips will he be filled.

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,

and those who love it will eat its fruit.

22 (Pr 19:14; 12:4; 8:35) Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,

and obtains favor of the Lord.

23 (Jas 2:3) The poor man uses entreaties,

but the rich man answers roughly.

24 (Pr 17:17) A man who has friends must show himself friendly,

and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.



2) Our Daily Bread for 7 June 2021

https://odb.org/US/2021/06/07/a-wise-builder

entitled A Wise Builder



Proverbs 14:1-3,26-27,33



Proverbs 14



1 (Ru 4:11) Every wise woman builds her house,

but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

2 (Pr 28:6) He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,

but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

3 (Pr 12:6) In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride,

but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

26 (Pr 18:10; 19:23) In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence,

and His children will have a place of refuge.

27 (Pr 13:14) The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,

to depart from the snares of death.

33 (Pr 12:16; 29:11) Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,

but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.



Sojourner Truth, whose birth name was Isabella Baumfree, was born a slave

in 1797 in Esopus, New York. Though nearly all her children were sold

as slaves, she escaped to freedom in 1826 with one daughter and lived

with a family who paid the money for her freedom. Instead of allowing

an unjust system to keep her family apart, she took legal action to regain

her small son Peter-an amazing feat for an African American woman

in that day. Knowing she couldn't raise her children without God's help,

she became a believer in Christ and later changed her name to Sojourner Truth

to show that her life was built on the foundation of God’s truth.



King Solomon, the writer of Proverbs 14, declares, "The wise woman builds

her house" (v. 1). In contrast, one without wisdom "tears hers down."

This building metaphor shows the wisdom God provides to those willing

to listen. How does one build a house with wisdom? By saying

"only what is helpful for building others up"

(Ephesians 4:29; see also 1 Thessalonians 5:11).

How does one tear down? Proverbs 14 gives the answer:

"A fool's mouth lashes out with pride" (v. 3).



Sojourner had a "secure fortress" (v. 26) in a turbulent time,

thanks to the wisdom of God. You may never have to rescue your children

from an injustice. But you can build your house on the same foundation

Sojourner did-the wisdom of God.



By: Linda Washington



Reflect & Pray



What foundation is your house established upon?

How will you build your house this week?



Father, I need Your wisdom to build a lasting legacy for Your glory.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 2 - Earning Death



Romans 6:23



23 (Ro 5:12; Ge 2:17; Ro 2:7) For the wages of sin is death,

but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.



"I only want my rights," declares the belligerant Big Ghost, one of the

characters in C. S. Lewis's classic, The Great Divorce. "I'm not asking

for anybody's bleeding charity."

"Then do. At once," his angleic friend Len urges. "Ask for the Bleeding

Charity. Everything is here for the asking and nothing can be bought."

Often we are much like the Ghost in Lewis's tale of heaven and hell.

We want "What we deserve," and being blind to our own sin, we think

we deserve praise, or al least mercy. But Paul is very clear on what

we have coming: "The wages of sin is death".

We work for our wages - we've earned our paycheque, and we deserve it.

We don't have to thank anyone for paying us - it's our due, not a gift.

Similarly, the paycheque issued to us in renumeration for our sin is

what we deserve: death.

Yet, if we are willing to lay aside our pride and accept God's gift,

we can live. "The gift of God is eternal life." Nothing we can do or say

can make us worthy of the gift of life. We are sinners by nature and we

rebel against God in our choices. Yet God, in Christ, offers grace to us,

freedom from sin, liberty from the burden of trying to earn his favour.

Ironically, freedom and peace in the Christian life come not through

justifying ourselves and making ourselves look good, but through

acknowledging the depth of our sin ad our ability to do anything about it.

When we realise that we are trapped in out sinful selves and only

Christ can free us, then we are ready to journey toward grace and freedom.



Application



a) In what way's have I treid to "earn" the gift of eternal life?



b) What can I do to focus on God's grace and realise

that I cannot accomplish my own salvation?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 7:23



23 (Isa 8:14–15) "And Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.”



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



God's Guiding Presence



Matthew 28:16-20



The Commissioning of the Disciples



Mk 16:14–18; Lk 24:36–49; Jn 20:19–23; Ac 1:6–8



16 (Mt 28:7; 26:32)Then the eleven disciples went away to Galilee,

to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.

18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,

"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

19 (Mk 16:15–16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit,

20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things

I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always,

even to the end of the age." Amen.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



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



Quebec



Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec



Quebec 2015 population 8214 000



est Muslim Population 418946



CNMM Networks: Montreal



There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering

os Muslims scattered aound the rest of the province, yet the vast majority

of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim

population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone

African Muslims are atrracted to La Belle Provence.

And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more

Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.

This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches

and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small

by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that

is often either indifferent to releigion or resistant to it. And now

this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly

or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br

easy for Christians to feel overwhlem by this cultural double-whammy,

yet God has alsways worked miracles through the small, the few.

Agree in prayer for :



- Te people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



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



7th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted

in our society and be their help

(

Ps 34:18 - The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,

and saves the contrite of spirit.



Ps 145: 14 - 16



14 The Lord upholds all who fall,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon You,

and You give them their food in due season.

16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.



)



b) Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your

city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service. (



Romans 12:4-8



4 (1Co 12:12 -14)For just as we have many parts in one body,

and not all parts have the same function,

5(1Co 10:17; 12:20)so we, being many, are one body in Christ,

and all are parts of one another.

6(Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2)We have diverse gifts according to the grace

that is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;

7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11)if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching;

8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation;

he who gives, with generosity; he who rules, with diligence;

he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.



Col 3:17



17(1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20)And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



)

Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to lead you in your planning and preparations.



Pray to Lord for you need His wisdom to build a lasting legacy for His glory.



Pray to the Lord to acknowledge that cannot earn salvation for

Jesus is the only Salvation.



Pray to the Lord that your witness is not offensive .

.

Pray to the Lord to make discples !

.

Pray for Muslims in Quebec to receive Christ as Saviour

and that Christian outreach will increae in Quebec.



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 Lord will be close to the brokenhearted

in our society and be their help



Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your

city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.



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.