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Day 169, 18 June 2021



Eccliesiates 1-6



Ecclesiastes 1

All Is Vanity

1 (Ecc 1:12; 7:27; 12:8-10) These are the words of the Preacher,

the son of David and king in Jerusalem.

2 (Ecc 12:8; Ro 8:20) "Vanity

[Heb. suggests something futile, temporal, or obscure.]

of vanities,"

says the Preacher;

"vanity of vanities,

all is vanity."

3 (Ecc 2:11; 3:9) What benefit is there to a man in all his labors

that he toils under the sun?

4 (Ps 104:5 )A generation comes, and a generation goes,

but the earth continually remains.

5 (Ps 19:4-6) The sun comes up, and the sun goes down,

and hurries to the place where it rises.

6 (Jn 3:8 ) It moves to the south,

and then moves around to the north;

the wind continually travels around,

and it keeps turning on its circuit.

7 All the streams flow into the sea,

and the sea is never filled up.

And to the place where the streams flow,

there they continually return to flow.

8 (Pr 27:20; Ecc 4:8) All matters are wearisome;

a man is not able to speak to them.

The eye is not satisfied with what it sees,

and the ear is not content with what it hears.

9 (Ecc 3:15; 2:12) What has been is the same as what will be,

and what has been done is the same as what will be done;

there is nothing new under the sun.

10 Is there a matter where it is said,

"See, this is truly new"?

Long ago in the past

every matter has already been in our midst.

11 (Ecc 2:16) There is not a memory for the former things,

and moreover, there will not be

a memory for the things coming after,

even those things that are yet to come.



The Burden of Wisdom



12 (Ecc 1:1) I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 (Ecc 3:10; 1:17; Ge 3:19) I set my heart to seek and to investigate

with wisdom everything that is done under heaven.

It is a burdensome task that God has given to the sons of men,

by which they may be occupied.

14 (Ecc 2:11; 2:17) I have seen everything that is done under the sun,

and indeed, all is vanity and like chasing the wind.

15 What is bent cannot be straightened,

and what is missing cannot be counted.

16 (1Ki 4:30; Ecc 2:9) I spoke in my heart, saying,

"I have been great and increased in wisdom more than anyone else

who has been before me in Jerusalem, and my heart has had great experience

of wisdom and knowledge."

17 (Ecc 2:3) And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know the folly of ideas

and to know foolish behavior,

and I know that this as well is like chasing the wind.

18 For in an abundance of wisdom is an abundance of frustration,

and he who increases in knowledge also increases in sorrow.



Ecclesiastes 2



The Vanity of Pleasure



1 (Ecc 8:15; Lk 12:19) And I said in my heart,

"Come, and I will test you with selfish pleasures to experience desires."

And notice that this too is vanity.

2 (Pr 14:13) And I said of frivolous fun, "They are only senseless ideas";

and regarding selfish pleasure, "What purpose is this?"

3 (Pr 20:1; Ecc 1:17) I investigated how to cheer up my body with wine,

while my heart was still guiding me with wisdom, in order to grasp

folly until I might experience what is good for sons of men to do under

heaven during the number of days that they might have life.

4 (1Ki 7:1–12) I accomplished great works. I built houses for myself,

and planted myself vineyards.

5 I made for myself royal gardens and parks, and I planted in them

all sorts of fruit trees.

6 (Ne 2:14) I made for myself pools of water to irrigate the forests

of growing trees.

7 I even bought male and female slaves; even some were born to me

in my house. I had also great possessions of herds and flocks

more than any who had been in Jerusalem before me.

8 (2Sa 19:35; 1Ki 9:28) I also gathered for myself silver and gold

and treasures of kings and provinces. I obtained singers,

both men and women, and the delights of the sons of men,

and many concubines.

9 (1Ch 29:25; Ecc 1:16) So I became great and surpassed anyone

who had been in Jerusalem before me. All the while my wisdom

remained with me.

10 (Ecc 3:22; 5:18) And everything that my eyes wanted I did not refuse them.

And I did not withhold my heart from any selfish pleasure,

for my heart was glad from all my efforts;

and this was my reward for all my efforts.

11 (Ecc 1:14; 1:3) Then I turned to all the work that my hands had designed

and all the labor that I had toiled to make;

and notice, all of it was vanity and chasing the wind.

And there was no benefit under the sun.



The Fate of the Wise and the Fool



12 (Ecc 1:17; 7:25) So I turned to consider wisdom,

the folly of ideas, and foolish behavior;

for what else can a man do who comes after the king?

Or what more than those have already done?

13 (Ecc 7:11-12) Then I saw that there is more benefit in wisdom

than in foolishness, more benefit in light than in darkness.

14 (Ps 49:10; Pr 17:24) A wise man has eyes in his head so he sees

where he walks, but the fool continues in darkness.

Yet I perceived

that the same fate overtakes them all.

15 (Ecc 6:8) Then I said in my heart,

"What happens to the fool will happen to me also.

So to what advantage is my wisdom?"

Then I said to myself,

"This also is vanity."

16 (Ecc 1:11; 9:5) For there is no lasting memory for the wise or the fool,

by which in the coming days everyone will be forgotten.

How the wise dies just like the fool!

17 (Ecc 2:11) And I began to hate life for the labor that was done

under the sun was contemptible to me, for all of this was vanity

and chasing the wind.

18 (Ps 39:6; 49:10) And I despised all the toil in which I labored

under the sun, which I will give up to the man who comes after me.

19 And who knows if this man will be wise or a fool? Yet he will gain

power over every labor that I have toiled and my use of wisdom under the sun.

Also this is vanity.

20 So I turned to give my heart up to despair concerning all the toil

of my labors under the sun. 21For there is a man who labors with wisdom,

knowledge, and skill; yet to a man who did not labor for this, he leaves it

as his inheritance. This also is vanity and a great distress.

22 (Ecc 1:3; 3:9) For what becomes of a man with all his labor

and with the striving in his heart that he toils under the sun?

23 (Job 5:7; 14:1) For all his days are sorrowful, and his work is a vexation;

even at night his heart finds no rest. Also this is fleeting.

24 (Ecc 3:12-13; 3:22) There is nothing better for a man than to eat

and drink, and find enjoyment in his labor.

This also, I saw, is from the hand of God.

25 For who can even eat or have enjoyment more so than I?

[Some Heb. and Gk. texts, apart from Him.]

26 (Pr 13:22; Job 27:16-17) For to a man who is pleasing before Him,

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner

He gives the work of gathering and collecting to give him

who is pleasing before God. Also this is vanity and chasing the wind.



Ecclesiastes 3



A Time for Everything



1 (Ecc 3:17) To everything there is a season,

a time for every purpose under heaven:

2 (Heb 9:27; Job 14:5) a time to be born, and a time to die;

a time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted;

3 (1Sa 2:6; Hos 6:1-2) a time to kill, and a time to heal;

a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4 (Ex 15:20; Ro 12:15) a time to weep, and a time to laugh;

a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5 (2Ki 3:25; Joel 2:16) a time to cast away stones,

and a time to gather stones;

a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 a time to gain, and a time to lose;

a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7 (Am 5:13; Ge 37:29) a time to tear, and a time to sew;

a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 (Lk 14:26) a time to love, and a time to hate;

a time of war, and a time of peace.



The God-Given Task



9 (Ecc 1:3; 2:11) What benefit does the worker have in his toil?

10 (Ge 3:19; Ecc 2:26) I have seen the task that God has given to sons of men

to be concerned with.

11 (Ecc 8:17; Ro 11:33) He has made everything beautiful in its appropriate

time. He has also put obscurity in their hearts Or timelessness,

or perpetuity. so that no one comes to know the work that God has done

from the beginning to the end.

12 (Ps 37:3; Ecc 3:22) I experienced that there is nothing better for them

than to be glad and do good in their life.

13 (Ecc 2:24) And also that everyone should eat and drink and experience

good in all their labor. This is a gift of God.

14 (Jas 1:17) I have perceived that everything that God has done

will be lasting. And to this there is nothing to be added, and from it there

is nothing to be taken away. And God has done this so that

in His presence men fear Him.

15 That which is has already been,

and what is to come has also already been;

and God seeks out what has been driven away.



The Vanity of Injustice



16 (Ecc 4:1; 5:8) Moreover I saw what was under the sun:

In the place of justice, there was wickedness;

and in the place of righteousness, there was wickedness.

17 (Ecc 3:1; Mt 16:27) I thought in my heart:

God will bring judgment

to the righteous and the wicked,

for there is an appropriate time

for every matter and deed.

18 (Ps 73:22) Then I thought in my heart: Regarding the account

of sons of men, God is making clear to them to show that they are but animals.

19 (Ps 49:12) For what befalls the sons of men befalls animals; as one dies,

so dies the other. There is one breath for all of them; there is no advantage

for man any more than animals, for all is vanity.

20 (Ge 3:19; Job 34:15) All go to one place:

All are from the dust and all return to dust.

21 (Ecc 12:7) Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward

and the spirit of animals goes down to the earth?

22 (Ecc 2:24; 6:12) So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man

should rejoice in his labor, for that is his reward.

For who will bring him to see what will happen after his life?



Ecclesiastes 4



Evil Under the Sun



1 (Ecc 3:16; 5:8) Again I saw all types of oppression

that are done under the sun:

Look! The tears of the oppressed,

and no one was there to comfort them.

And there was force from the hand of the oppressors,

and no one was there to comfort them.

2 (Ecc 2:17) And I thought that fortunate were the dead

who had already died,

even more than the living

who were still alive.

3 (Lk 23:29) And still better than both

is he who has not been,

who has not seen the evil deeds

that are done under the sun.

4 (Ecc 1:14; 2:21) Then I saw that all toil and every skillful work come

from one man's envy of another. This also is vanity and like chasing the wind.

5 (Isa 9:20) The fool folds his hands

and eats his own flesh.

6 (Pr 15:16-17; 16:8) Better is a full hand of quietness

than handfuls of toil and chasing the wind.

7 (Ecc 4:1) Again, I saw vanity under the sun:

8 (Pr 27:20; Ecc 1:8) There is a man who is alone,

neither having son or brother,

and there is not an end to all his toil,

and his eyes are not satisfied with riches to say,

"For whom do I labor

and cause my life to lack good things?"

Also this is vanity

and a burdensome task.

9 Two are better than one,

because there is a good reward for their labor together.

10 For if they fall,

then one will help up his companion.

But woe to him who is alone when he falls

and has no one to help him up.

11 Also if two lie down together, then they will keep warm;

but how can one keep warm by himself?

12 And if someone might overpower another by himself,

two together can withstand him.

A threefold cord is not quickly broken.



The Vanity of Status



13 (Ecc 9:15-16) Better is a poor and wise youth than an old

and foolish king who will no longer be admonished.

14 (Ge 41:14) For out of prison he has come to reign,

even though he was born poor in the kingdom.

15 Then I saw all those who live and walk under the sun,

along with the next youth who will arise in the king's place.

16 (Ecc 1:14) There is no end of all the people, to all who were before them.

Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity

and chasing the wind.



Ecclesiastes 5



Revere God



1 (Ex 3:5; Pr 15:8) Guard your steps when you enter the house of God,

and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools,

for they do not know that they are doing evil. [4:17 in the Heb. text.]

2 (Pr 10:19; Mt 6:7) Do not be quick to speak with your mouth,

nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word

before God.

For God is in heaven,

and you are on the earth;

therefore may your words be few.

3 (Pr 10:19; 15:2) For a dream comes when there is a great burden,

and a foolish voice when there are many words.

4 (Nu 30:2; Ps 66:13-14) When you make a vow to God, do not delay

in fulfilling it because He has no pleasure in fools.

Fulfill what you have vowed.

5 (Pr 20:25; Ac 5:4) Better it is that you do not make a vow than you

make a vow and not fulfill it.

6 (1Co 11:10) Do not let your mouth cause you to sin,

and do not say before the messenger that it was an error.

Why should God be angry with your words

and destroy the work of your hands?

7 (Ecc 12:13; 7:18) For when there is an abundance of dreams and futilities,

then words increase too. Therefore it is God you should fear.



The Vanity of Loving Money



8 (Ps 12:5; Ecc 4:1; Ps 82:1) If you see in a district the oppression

of the poor and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness,

do not be astounded at the matter; for the high official is watched over

by an even higher official, and there are even higher officials over them.

9 But this is an advantage to the land in every way, like a king committed

to a cultivated field.

10 (Ecc 4:8; 2:11 ) He who loves money will not be satisfied with money;

nor he who loves abundance with increase.

This also is vanity.

11 When there is an increase of good things,

then there is an increase of those who devour them.

And what profit have the owners

except to see them with their eyes?

12 (Pr 3:24 ) Sweet is the sleep of a laboring man,

whether he eats a little or much;

but the abundance of the rich

will not let him sleep.

13 (Ecc 6:1-2) There is a grave misery that I have seen under the sun:

when riches were kept by an owner to his hurt,

14 and those riches were lost in a misfortunate business deal;

and although he has a son,

there is nothing at all to put in his hand.

15 (Job 1:21; Ps 49:17) As he came from his mother's womb,

naked shall he return, to go as he came;

he shall take nothing from his labor

which he may carry away in his hands.

16 (Pr 11:29; Ecc 1:3) This also is a grievous evil:

Just as he came,

so shall he go.

And what profit is there to him who toils for the wind?

17 (Ps 127:2) Moreover, in all his days he eats in darkness,

while he is greatly irritated in sickness and anger.

18 (Ecc 2:10; 2:24) This is what I have seen to be good:

It is fitting to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all his labor

in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life,

which God has given to him; for this is his reward.

19 (Ecc 6:2; 3:13) And also everyone to whom God has given wealth

and possessions, and given him power to enjoy them,

and to receive his reward and to rejoice in his labor

-this is the gift of God.

20 For he will not much remember the days of his life

because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.



Ecclesiastes 6

1 (Ecc 5:13) There is an evil that I have seen under the sun,

and it lies heavy on mankind:

2 (Ps 17:14; Ecc 5:19) a man to whom God gives wealth,

possessions, and honor so that there is no want in his life

from among anything that he desires; yet God does not give him ability

to eat from them because another man eats and enjoys from his possessions.

This is vanity and a tormenting injustice.

3 (Job 3:16; Ecc 4:3) If a man fathers a hundred children

and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many,

but his soul is not satisfied with life's good things, and he has no burial,

I say that a stillborn child is better off than he-

4 for it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and in darkness its name

is covered up. 5Moreover, it has not seen the sun or known anything,

yet it finds rest rather than he.

6 Though the man may live a thousand years, twice over, yet he does not see

the good things. Does not everyone go to the same place?

7 (Pr 16:26) All the labor of man is for his mouth,

yet his appetite is not satisfied.

8 For what benefit is there for the wise

over the fool?

And what more does the poor man know

who walks before others?

9 (Ecc 1:14) Better to be content with the sight of eyes

than to have a wandering appetite.

This is vanity

and like chasing the wind.

10 (Job 9:32; Ecc 3:15) Whatever happens, it has already been given a name,

and it is known what man is;

he cannot contend with Him who is stronger than he.

11 The more words,

the more vanity,

so what profit is there to mankind?

12 (Job 14:2; Ecc 3:22) For who knows what is good for man

while he lives the few days of his vain life which pass like a shadow?

For who can tell men what will be after them under the sun?



2) Our Daily Bread for 18 June 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/06/18/shalom-house

entitled The Life of Peace



Galatians 5:16–25 , Philippians 4:7



16 (Eph 2:3; Ro 8:4-5) I say then, walk in the Spirit, and you shall

not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

17 (Ro 8:5-8; 8:13) For the flesh lusts against the Spirit,

and the Spirit against the flesh. These are in opposition to one another,

so that you may not do the things that you please.

18 (Ro 8:14) But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19 (Mt 15:18-19; 1Co 3:3) Now the works of the flesh are revealed,

which are these: adultery, sexual immorality, impurity, lewdness,

20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousy, rage, selfishness,

dissensions, heresies,

21 (Ro 13:13; 1Co 6:9-10) envy, murders, drunkenness, carousing,

and the like. I warn you, as I previously warned you, that those

who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 (Eph 5:9; Ro 7:4) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,

patience, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 (Ac 24:25; 1Ti 1:9) meekness, and self-control;

against such there is no law.

24 (Ro 6:6; Gal 6:14) Those who are Christ's have crucified

the flesh with its passions and lusts.

25 (Gal 5:16) If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.



7 (Jn 14:27; Col 3:15; Isa 26:3) And the peace of God, which surpasses

all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.



In Perth, Australia, there's a place called Shalom House where men struggling

with addictions go to find help. At Shalom House, they'll meet caring

staff members who introduce them to God's shalom (Hebrew for peace).

Lives crushed under the weight of addictions to drugs, alcohol, gambling,

and other destructive behaviors are being transformed by the love of God.



Central to this transformation is the message of the cross. The broken

people of Shalom House discover that through the resurrection of Jesus,

they can find their own lives resurrected.

In Christ, we gain true peace and healing.



Peace isn't merely the absence of conflict; it's the presence of God's

wholeness. All of us need this shalom, and it's only found in Christ

and His Spirit. This is why Paul pointed the Galatians to the Spirit's

transformational work. As the Holy Spirit operates in our lives,

He generates His fruit that includes love, joy, patience,

and more (Galatians 5:22-23).

He gives us that vital element of true, enduring peace.



As the Spirit enables us to live in God's shalom, we learn to bring our needs

and concerns to our heavenly Father. This in turn brings us

the peace of God, which transcends all understanding"-the peace that

"will guard [our] hearts and [our] minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:7).



In Christ's Spirit, our hearts experience true shalom.



By: Bill Crowder



Reflect & Pray



What things tend to rob you of God's peace?

How will you allow the Spirit to produce His peace in your heart?



God of shalom, thank You that Your desire is for peace to reign in my life.

Thank You for the work of Jesus to make peace available and the work

of the Spirit whose fruit in my life brings peace.





3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 6 - Eternal Life, Beginning now



John 10:28 - I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand.



In C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, one of the Spirits in heaven, identifying

himself as George MacDonald, makes some startling statements on the nature of

eternal life. Depending upon the individual's choice for or against Christ,

MacDonald says, everything in life takes on the character of haven or hell.

"At the end of ALL THINGS, when the sun rises here (in heaven) and the twilight

turns to blackness down there, the Blessed will say, 'We have never lived

anywhere except in Heaven,' and the Lost, 'We were always in Hell.'

And both will speak truly" - From the Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis.

Lewis was not trying to make a theological case, but to demonstrate

a principle: eterenal life begins now.

The choices that we make for or against obedience to God, the life we live,

the patterns we establish, all move us in one direction of the other.

And when we have decided to choose obedience to God (the forsakeness of sin),

when we give ourselves fully into his hands, he is able to take the worst of

circumstances and redeem them for our good, use them to mature us in his image.

Again Jesus says in John 10:28

"I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand. "

In Christ is a very secure place to be. No experience is lost, no pain is

wasted. Everything in our lives is redeemed by God for our benefit.



Application



a) How have I experienced the truth that "eternal life begins now"?



b) How can this verse help me put life in perspective during times

of stress and anxiety?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Exodus 3:7-8



7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25)The Lord said,

"I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt

and have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters,

for I know their sorrows.

8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down

to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians,

and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land,

to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of

the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,

the Hivites, and the Jebusites."



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



When you are lonely



PSALMS 23



A Psalm of David.



1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside still waters.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;

He leads me in paths of righteousness

for His name's sake.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Even though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil;

for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff,

they comfort me.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup runs over.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

forever.



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

of Muslims scattered around 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 attracted 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 religion 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 overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,

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

Agree in prayer for :



- The 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



18th Day of the Month



a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical

refreshing for the presence of the Lord



( Jer 31:25



25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.

)







b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from

danger and adversity





( Ps 34:7



7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,

and delivers them.



)





Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and Him reverence.



Pray to the God of shalom,

thank Him that His desire is for peace to reign in our lives.

Thank You for the work of Jesus to make peace available and the work

of the Spirit whose fruit in our lives brings peace.



Pray to the Lord to know the eternity starts with The Lord.



Pray to the Lord to hear your afflictions.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for being your shepherd.



Pray for Muslims in Quebec to receive Christ as Saviour

and that Christian outreach will increase 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 pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical

refreshing for the presence of the Lord



Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from

danger and adversity



Pray for the success of youth discipleship conferences in Nepal



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.