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Day 183, 2 July 2021



2 Kings 5-8



2 Kings 5



Naaman Healed of Leprosy



1 (Lk 4:27) Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Aram,

was a great man before his master and held favor because by him the Lord had

given deliverance to Aram. He was also a mighty warrior, but he had leprosy.

2 (2Ki 6:23; 13:20) The Arameans had gone out raiding and had taken captive

a little girl from the land of Israel, and she waited on the wife of Naaman.

3 She said to her mistress, "If only my lord were before the prophet who is

in Samaria! Then he would take away his leprosy from him."

4 So Naaman went in and told his lord, "Thus and so spoke the girl

from the land of Israel."

5 (Jdg 14:12; 2Ki 8:8-9) The king of Aram said, "Go, and I will send a letter

to the king of Israel." So he went and took with him ten talents

[About 150 pounds, or 69 kilograms.] of silver, six thousand shekels

[About 150 pounds, or 69 kilograms.] of gold, and ten sets of clothes.

6 He brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read,

"Now when this letter comes to you, know that I have sent Naaman

my servant to you, that you may take away from him his leprosy."

7 (1Sa 2:6; Ge 30:2; 1Ki 20:7) When the king of Israel had read the letter,

he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and to give life,

that this man sends a man to me to take away his leprosy?

But consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me."

8 But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel

had torn his clothes, he sent word to the king, saying,

"Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come to me,

and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel."

9 So Naaman came with his horses and chariot and stood at the entrance

to the house of Elisha.

10 (Jn 9:7; Lev 14:7) Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying,

"Go and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be returned

and cleansed."

11 But Naaman became angry and went away and said to himself,

"Surely he could have come out, and stood and called on the name

of the Lord his God, and waved his hand over the infected area,

and taken away the leprosy.

12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters

of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away

in a rage.

13 (2Ki 6:21; 2:12) But his servants approached and spoke to him,

"My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not

have done it? How much more when he said to you, 'Wash and be clean'?"

14 (Job 33:25; Lk 4:27) So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan

seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh returned

like the flesh of a little boy, and he was clean.

15 (1Sa 25:27; Da 2:47) Then he returned to the man of God, he

and all his company. He came and stood before him, and he said,

"Now I know that there is no God in all the land, except in Israel.

Now take a gift from your servant."

16 (2Ki 3:14; 5:20) But he said, "As the Lord lives, before whom I stand,

I will take no gift." He urged him to take it, but he refused.

17 Then Naaman said, "If not, let two mule loads of dirt be

given to your servant, for your servant will no longer offer a burnt offering

or sacrifice to any god, except the Lord.

18 (2Ki 7:2; 7:17) But may the Lord pardon your servant on one account:

When my master enters the house of Rimmon to worship, and he leans

on my hand, and I bow down in the house of Rimmon, when I do bow

down in the house of Rimmon, may the Lord pardon your servant

on this one account."

19 (1Sa 1:17; Ex 4:18) He said to him, "Go in peace."

So he departed from him a short distance.



Gehazi's Greed



20 (Ex 20:7; 2Ki 4:12) Then Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God said,

"My master has spared Naaman the Aramean by not taking from his hands

what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him

and take something from him."

21 So Gehazi pursued Naaman. Then Naaman saw him running after him,

jumped down from the chariot to meet him, and said, "Is everything all right?"

22 (2Ki 5:5) And he said, "Everything is all right. My master has sent me

and says, 'Even now two servants from Ephraim, from the sons of the prophets,

have come to me. Give them a talent

[About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.] of silver and two changes of clothes.' "

23 Naaman said, "Please, take two talents." He urged him and tied up

two talents of silver in two bags with two changes of clothes

and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them before Gehazi.

24 (Jos 7:1; 7:11-12) When he came to Ophel, he took them from their hand

and put them away in the house. Then he sent the men away, and they departed.

25 (2Ki 5:22) Then he entered and stood before his master. And Elisha said

to him, "Where have you come from, Gehazi?"

And he said, "Your servant went here and there."

26 (2Ki 5:16) He said to him, "Did my heart not go with you when the man

turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to take money,

and to take garments, olives and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male

and female servants?

27 (Ex 4:6; Nu 12:10) The leprosy of Naaman will cling to you

and to your descendants forever." So he went out from his presence, leprous

like snow.



2 Kings 6



The Floating Axe Head



1 (2Ki 2:3; 4:38) Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "Look, the

place where we are living with you is too small for us.

2 Let us go to the Jordan and take from there one beam per man,

and let us make for ourselves a place to live there."

And Elisha said, "Go."

3 Then one of them said, "Please come with your servants."

And he said, "I will come."

4 So he went with them.

And they came to the Jordan and cut down trees.

5 But as one was cutting down a tree, the axe head fell into the water.

He cried, "Ah, master! It was borrowed."

6 (2Ki 2:21; Ex 15:25) Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?"

When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick, and threw it in there,

and he made the iron float.

7 So Elisha said, "Pick it up." And he reached out his hand and took it.



The Blinded Arameans Captured



8 Then the king of Aram was fighting against Israel, and he took counsel

with his servants, saying, “At such and such a place will be my camp.”

9 But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, saying,

"Take care not to pass through this place, for the Arameans are marching

down there."

10 The king of Israel sent word to the place of which the man of God spoke.

He warned him and was on his guard there more than once.

11 The mind of the king of Aram was troubled by this, so he called

his servants and said to them, "Will you not tell me who among us sides

with the king of Israel?"

12 Then one of his servants said, "No one, my lord, O king. Elisha,

the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that

you speak in your bedroom."

13 (Ge 37:17) He said, "Go and see where he is, so that I may send for him

and take him." And it was told to him, "He is in Dothan."

14 So he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night

and surrounded the city.

15 When a servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out,

a force surrounded the city both with horses and chariots.

And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What will we do?"

16 (Ro 8:31; Ps 55:18) And he said, "Do not be afraid, for there are more with

us than with them."

17(2Ki 2:11; Ps 68:17) Then Elisha prayed, "Lord, open his eyes and let him see."

So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the mountain

was full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha.

18 (Ge 19:11; Ac 13:11) When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord,

"Strike this people with blindness." And He struck them with blindness

according to the word of Elisha.

19 Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, and this is not the city.

Follow me, and let me bring you to the man whom you seek."

But he led them to Samaria.

20 (2Ki 6:17) When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "Lord, open the eyes

of these men and let them see." And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw

that they were in the middle of Samaria.

21 (2Ki 5:13; 8:9) The king of Israel said to Elisha when he saw them,

"My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?"

22 (Ge 48:22; Dt 20:11-16) And he said, "You shall not kill them.

Did you capture with your sword and with your bow those whom you want to kill?

Set bread and water before them, and let them eat and drink and then go to

their master."

23 (2Ki 5:2; 24:2) So he prepared for them a great banquet. When they had

eaten and had drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master.

So the Aramean raiders did not enter into the land of Israel again.



Ben-Hadad Besieges Samaria



24 (1Ki 20:1; Dt 28:52) After this, Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathered

all his army, went up, and besieged Samaria.

25 There was a great famine in Samaria, and they besieged it until a donkey's

head was sold for eighty shekels [About 2 pounds, or 920 grams.]

of silver, and one-fourth of a kab [Likely about 1/4 pound, or 100 grams.]

of dove droppings for five shekels [About 2 ounces, or 58 grams.] of silver.

26 As the king of Israel was walking across the city wall,

a woman cried out to him, "Help, my lord king."

27 He said, "If the Lord will not help you, how can I help you?

From the threshing floor or from the winepress?"

28 (Jdg 18:23) And the king said to her, "What is wrong with you?"

And she said, "This woman said to me, 'Give your son and let us eat him today,

and we will eat my son tomorrow.'

29 (Lev 26:29; Dt 28:53) So we boiled my son and ate him. The next day I said

to her, 'Give your son, that we may eat him.' But she has hidden her son.”

30 (1Ki 21:27) When the king heard the words of the woman,

he tore his clothes. And since he was walking across the city wall,

the people saw that he had sackcloth on his body underneath.

31 (Ru 1:17; 1Ki 19:2) Then he said, "So may God do to me, and even more,

if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stands on his shoulders after today."

32 (1Ki 18:4; Eze 8:1) Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders

were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger, but before the messenger

came to him, Elisha said to the elders, "Are you aware that this son

of a murderer has sent a man to take off my head? When the messenger enters,

shut the door and hold it against him.

Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?"

33 (Job 2:9; Isa 8:21) And while he was speaking with them, the messenger came

down to him, and then the king said, "This calamity is of the Lord!

Why should I hope in the Lord any longer?"



2 Kings 7



1 Then Elisha said, "Hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord: Tomorrow

about this time a measure [Likely about 12 pounds, or 5.5 kilograms of flour,

and in vv. 16 and 18.] of fine flour will be sold for a shekel,

[About 2/5 ounce, or 12 grams, and in vv. 16 and 18.]

and two measures [Likely about 20 pounds, or 9 kilograms of barley, and in vv. 16 and 18.]

of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria."

2 (Ge 7:11; 2Ki 5:18) Then an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered

the man of God, "If the Lord were to make windows in heaven,

could this thing happen?"

And he said, "You will see it with your eyes, but you will not eat from it."



The Arameans Flee



3 (Nu 5:2-4; 12:14) There were four leprous men at the entry of the gate,

and they said to one another, "Why are we sitting here until we die?

4 If we say, 'Let us enter the city,' the famine is in the city,

and we shall die there. But if we sit here, we die also.

Now come, let us fall into the camp of the Arameans.

If they spare our lives, we will live, and if they kill us, we will die."

5 So they rose at twilight to enter the camp of the Arameans.

When they came to the edge of the camp of the Arameans,

there was no one there.

6 (2Sa 5:24; 1Ki 10:29) For the Lord had caused the Aramean camp

to hear the sound of chariots, horses, even the sound of a large army,

so that they said to one another, "Listen, the king of Israel has hired

the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to come against us."

7 (Ps 48:4-6; Pr 28:1) So they got up and ran away in the twilight

and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys.

The camp remained just as it was, and they ran for their lives.

8 (Jos 7:21) When these leprous men came to the edge of the camp,

they went into one tent. They ate and drank, carried off silver, gold,

and clothes, and went and hid them. Then they went back, entered

another tent, and carried off things from there and went and hid them.

9 Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right today. This is a day

of good news. If we are silent and wait until the morning light, we will be

found guilty. Let us go now and enter the city and tell the king's household."

10 So they went and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and they told them,

"We came to the camp of the Arameans, and there was no one there.

There was no sound of a man's voice, only horses tied, donkeys tied,

and the tents as they were."

11 Then the gatekeepers called out and told the king's household inside.

12 The king got up in the night and said to his servants, "I will show you

what the Arameans have done to us. They know that we are starving,

so they left the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying,

'When they come out of the city,

we will capture them alive and get into the city.' "

13 One of his servants answered, "Let some men take five of the remaining

horses, since those remaining will suffer the fate of the whole multitude

of Israel that have perished already; so let us send them and see."

14 So they took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them

after the army of the Arameans, saying, "Go and see."

15 So they went after them to the Jordan, and the whole way was full

of clothes and vessels, which the Arameans had thrown away in their haste.

Then the messengers returned and told the king.

16 (2Ki 7:1; Isa 33:4) Then the people went out and looted the camp

of the Arameans. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel,

and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.

17 (2Ki 6:32; 7:2) The king had appointed the officer on whose hand he leaned

to have charge over the gate, and the people trampled him in the gate,

and he died, just as the man of God had said when the king came down to him.

18 Then the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, "Two seahs of barley

shall be sold for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, about this

time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria."

19 (2Ki 7:2) The officer had answered the man of God, "If the Lord should

make windows in heaven, could such a thing happen?" And he had said,

"You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it."

20 So it happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gate,

and he died.



2 Kings 8



The Shunammite's Land Restored



1 (Ps 105:16; Hag 1:11) Then Elisha spoke to the woman whose son

he had restored to life, "Get up and go, you and your household,

and sojourn wherever you can, for the Lord has called for a famine,

and it will come on the land for seven years."

2 So the woman got up and did according to the word of the man of God.

She went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines

for seven years.

3 At the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land

of the Philistines, and she went forth to appeal to the king for her house

and her field.

4 (2Ki 5:20-27) Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man

of God, saying, "Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done."

5 (2Ki 4:35) As he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body

to life, the woman whose son he had restored to life started appealing

to the king for her house and her land.

Gehazi said, "My lord king, this is the woman, and this is her son whom

Elisha restored to life."

6 When the king questioned the woman, she told him.

So the king appointed to her an official, saying,

"Restore all that was hers and all the proceeds of the field from

the day that she abandoned the land until now.



Ben-Hadad Is Murdered



7 (1Ki 11:24; 2Ki 6:24) Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-Hadad

the king of Aram was ill, and he was told,

"The man of God has come here."

8 (1Ki 19:15; 2Ki 1:2) The king said to Hazael, "Take a present with you

and go to meet the man of God. Inquire of the Lord through him, saying,

'Will I recover from this illness?'"

9 So Hazael went to meet him and took a present with him, all sorts

of good things from Damascus, forty camel loads.

He came and stood before him and said, "Your son Ben-Hadad king of Aram

has sent me to you, asking, 'Will I recover from this illness?'"

10 And Elisha said to him, "Go, say to him, 'You will certainly recover,'

but the Lord has shown me that he will certainly die."

11 (Lk 19:41) Hazael stared at him until he was ashamed.

Then the man of God wept.

12 (2Ki 12:17; 13:3) Hazael said, "Why are you weeping, my lord?"

He said, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel.

You will set their fortresses on fire. You will kill their young men with

the sword. You will smash their children and rip open their pregnant women."

13 (1Sa 17:43; 1Ki 19:15) Hazael said, "What? Is your servant a dog that

he should do this great thing?"

And Elisha said, "The Lord has shown me that you will be king over Aram."

14 (2Ki 8:10) Then he left Elisha and went to his master, who said to him,

"What did Elisha say to you?"

And he said, "He told me that you would surely recover."

15 (2Ki 8:13) But the next day he took a blanket, dipped it in water,

and spread it on his face, so that he died. And Hazael reigned in his place.



Jehoram, King of Judah



2Ch 21:5-20



16 (2Ki 1:17; 3:1) In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel,

Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became king.

17 He was 32 years old when he became king, and he reigned 8 years

in Jerusalem.

18 (2Ki 8:26) He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as

the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord.

19 (1Ki 11:36; 2Sa 7:12-13; 7:15) Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy

Judah, for the sake of His servant David, since He promised to give a lamp

to him and his sons perpetually.

20 (1Ki 22:47; 2Ki 3:9) In his days Edom rebelled against the rule of Judah,

and they put a king over themselves.

21 So Jehoram crossed over to Zair, all his chariots with him, and he rose

at night and struck Edom and the captains of their chariots who had

surrounded him. But the people fled to their tents.

22 (Jos 21:13; 2Ki 19:8) So Edom has been in rebellion against the rule

of Judah until this day. Libnah rebelled at the same time.

23 The rest of the deeds of Jehoram and all that he did, are they not written

in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

24 (2Ch 21:1; 21:17) So Jehoram slept with his fathers and was buried

with his fathers in the City of David. Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.



Ahaziah, King of Judah



2 Ch 22:1-6



25 (2Ki 9:29) In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel,

Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, became king.

26 (2Ch 22:2) Ahaziah was 22 years old when he became king. He reigned

one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah,

the daughter of Omri, king of Israel.

27 He walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight

of the Lord, as the house of Ahab did, for he was the son-in-law

of the house of Ahab.

28 He went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Aram

at Ramoth Gilead, and the Arameans struck Joram.

29 (2Ki 9:15-16) King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds

which the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought

against Hazael king of Aram.

And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram

the son of Ahab in Jezreel because he was ill.



2) Our Daily Bread for 2 July 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/07/02/faithful-love

entitled Choosing to Honor God



Psalm 18:20–27



Psalms 18

For the Music Director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.

A Song.



20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;

according to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.

21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,

and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22 For all His judgments were before me,

and I did not put away His statutes from me.

23 I was also upright before Him,

and I kept myself from my iniquity.

24 Therefore the Lord has repaid me according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in His view.

25 With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;

with the blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

26 with the pure You will show Yourself pure;

and with the crooked You will show Yourself crooked.

27 For You will save the afflicted people,

but will bring down prideful eyes.



In the novella Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy, main characters

Sergey and Masha meet when Masha is young and impressionable.

Sergey is an older, well-traveled businessman who understands

the world beyond the rural setting where Masha lives.

Over time, the two fall in love and marry.



They settle in the countryside, but Masha becomes bored with her surroundings.

Sergey, who adores her, arranges a trip to St. Petersburg. There, Masha's beauty

and charm bring her instant popularity. Just as the couple is about

to return home, a prince arrives in town, wanting to meet her.

Sergey knows he can force Masha to leave with him, but he lets her

make the decision. She chooses to stay, and her betrayal breaks his heart.



Like Sergey, God will never force us to be faithful to Him. Because He loves

us, He lets us choose for or against Him. Our first choice for Him happens

when we receive His Son, Jesus Christ,

as the sacrifice for our sin (1 John 4:9-10).

After that, we have a lifetime of decisions to make.



Will we choose faithfulness to God as His Spirit guides us

or let the world entice us? David's life wasn't perfect,

but he often wrote about keeping "the ways of the Lord" and the good outcomes

that came from doing so (Psalm 18:21–24). When our choices honor God,

we can experience the blessing David described:

to the faithful, God shows Himself faithful.



By: Jennifer Benson Schuldt



Reflect & Pray



When was the last time you made a difficult decision that honored God?

How did it affect your relationship with Him?



Dear God, help me to honor You with the choices I make.

Thank You for loving me faithfully throughout my life.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace – Day 6 God Works!



Phil 2:12-13



12 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 For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure.



"I just can't do it!" Marlys, a carrer woman in her 30s, was struggling to fit

her new Christian pricinples into the business world. Accustomed to the

cutthroat tactics of the corporate hierarchy, she has a hard time knowing

Jesus' examples of grace and mercy applied.

Marlys was right. She couldn't do it. In our own strength, none of us is able

to "live the Christian life." Someone has said, " The Christian life isn't

difficult -- it's impossible!" Only the power of the Holy Spirit is

effective to work the needed changes in our priorities and behaviour;

only God can accomplish what he calls us to do.

In Phillippians 2:12, Paul says "work it out." If we stop there,

we are likely to throw up our hands in despair.

But the good news appears in verse 13:

" For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure."

WE are not left on our own to figure out how to live the Christian life.

God gives us both the will and the ability to obey him, to live in a way

that will please him.

The key to a God-pleasing life is not performance, but obedience. God does not

expect us to "do great things" for him, to deserve his love and grace.

Our part in the process of salvation is to respond in obedience to the Lord,

to say "yes" to wht he asks of us. We cannot change ourselves;

we cannot even know ourselves apart from the Spirit's insight. But

as we cooperate with him, as we agree to be obedient, the Spirit changes us

within, and those changes are "worked out" into our lives.



Application



a) Have I ever tried to "Live the Christian life" on my own strengh?

What was the result?



b) In what practical ways is Paul's declaration that "God works in me"

good new in my life?





4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Ps 1:3



He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,

that brings forth its fruit in its season;

its leaf will not wither,

and whatever he does will prosper.



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



When you are Angry of Vengeful



James 1:19-25



Hearing and Doing the Word



19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear,

slow to speak, and slow to anger, 20 for the anger of man does not work

the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and remaining

wickedness and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able

to save your souls.

22 Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man

viewing his natural face in a mirror. 24 He views himself, and goes his way,

and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But whoever looks into

the perfect law of liberty, and continues in it,

and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work,

this man will be blessed in his deeds.



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?)



Where do Muslims live?



Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we prayfor these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.



Data for those population figures is extrapoled for the 2011 National

Household Survay and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial



BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%



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



2nd Day of the Month



a) Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians



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Rom 10:14-15 -



14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed?

And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?

And how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:

"How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,

who bring good news of good things!"



)



b) Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,

wisdom and direction. (Jer 33:3 - Call to Me, and I will answer you,

and show you great and mighty things which you do not know. )



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to be like Elisha

who was humble and powerful and honoured the Lord.



Pray to the Lord "Dear God, help me to honor You with the choices I make.

Thank You for loving me faithfully throughout my life."



Pray to the Lord to work with Him as you Walk with Him.



Pray to the Lord and him to root your strongly in himself.



Pray to the Lord to be slow to anger.



Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.



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 Church to make the Gospel accessible to all in the world.



Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,

wisdom and direction.



Pray for God's protectionof in-country ministry partners and their families

in Myanmar.



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.