Day 185 - 4 July 2021 reflections
Day 185, 4 July 2021
Today At https://www.calvarycommunty.ca/ we talked about
After Life? Is it worth it?
2 Cor 5:1-3,10
2 Corinthians 5
1 (2Co 4:7; 2Pe 1:13-14) We know that if our earthly house, this tent,
were to be destroyed, we have an eternal building of God in the heavens,
a house not made with hands.
2 (Ro 8:23; 1Co 15:53-54) In this one we groan, earnestly desiring
to be sheltered with our house which is from heaven.
3 Thus being sheltered, we shall not be found unsheltered.
10 (Mt 16:27; Ac 10:42) For we must all appear before the judgment
seat of Christ, that each one may receive his recompense in the body,
according to what he has done, whether it was good or bad.
Rev 20:11-15
The Great White Throne Judgment
11 (Da 2:35; Rev 12:8) Then I saw a great white throne
and Him who was seated on it. From His face the earth
and the heavens fled away, and no place was found for them.
12 (Da 7:10; Mt 16:27) And I saw the dead, small and great, standing
before God. Books were opened. Then another book was opened,
which is the Book of Life. The dead were judged according to their works
as recorded in the books.
13 (Rev 6:8; 20:12) The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death
and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged,
each one by his works.
14 (1Co 15:26; Rev 20:6) Then Death and Hades were cast
into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 (Mt 25:41; Mk 9:43-48) Anyone whose name was not found
written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
Is 62:11
11 (Zec 9:9; Mt 21:5; Rev 22:12) The Lord has proclaimed
to the ends of the earth:
Say to the daughter of Zion,
"See, your salvation comes;
see, His reward is with Him,
and His recompense before Him."
Matthew 6:19-20
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33-34
19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures
on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break
in and steal.
20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21) But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroy and where thieves do not break
in nor steal,"
Matthew 16:27
27 (Ro 2:6; 2Co 5:10) For the Son of Man shall come with His angels
in the glory of His Father, and then He will repay every man according
to his works.
Matthew 6:1-6
Teaching About Charitable Giving
1 (Mt 23:5; 6:16) "Be sure that you not do your charitable deeds
before men to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward
from your Father who is in heaven.
2 (Mt 6:5; 6:16; Jn 5:44) "Therefore, when you do your charitable deeds,
do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you,
they have their reward.
3 But when you do your charitable deeds, do not let your left hand know
what your right hand is doing,
4 (Mt 6:6; 6:18) that your charitable deeds may be in secret. And your Father
who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly."
5 (Mt 6:2; 6:16; Mk 11:25) "When you pray, you shall not be like
the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues
and on the street corners that they may be seen by men.
Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
6 (2Ki 4:33; Isa 26:20) But you, when you pray, enter your closet,
and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
Matthew 5:11-12
11 (1Pe 4:14; Lk 6:22) "Blessed are you when men revile you,
and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.
12 (Lk 6:23; Ac 5:41; 1Th 2:15) Rejoice and be very glad, because great
is your reward in heaven, for in this manner they persecuted the prophets
who were before you.
Matthew 25
The Parable of the Talents
Lk 19:11-27
14 (Mt 21:33; Mk 13:34) "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man
traveling into a far country, who called his own servants
and entrusted his goods to them.
15 (Mt 18:24) To one he gave five talents,A talent was worth several hundred
pounds. to another two, and to another one, to every man according
to his ability. And immediately he took his journey.
16 He who had received the five talents went and traded with them
and made another five talents.
17 So also, he who had received two gained another two.
18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground
and hid his master's money.
19 (Mt 25:5) "After a long time the master of those servants came
and settled accounts with them.
20 He who had received five talents came and brought
the other five talents, saying, 'Master, you entrusted to me five talents.
Look, I have gained five talents more.'
21 (Mt 24:47; 25:23) "His master said to him, 'Well done, you good
and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things.
I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.'
22 "He who had received two talents also came and said, 'Master,
you entrusted me with two talents.
See, I have gained two more talents besides them.'
23 (Mt 25:21) "His master said to him, 'Well done, you good and faithful
servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler
over many things. Enter the joy of your master.'
24 "Then he who had received the one talent came and said,
'Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow,
and gathering where you did not winnow.
25 So I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground.
Here you have what is yours.'
26 (Mt 18:32) "His master answered, 'You wicked and slothful servant!
You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather
where I have not winnowed.
27 Then you ought to have given my money to the bankers, and at my coming
I should have received what was my own with interest.
28 " 'So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 (Mt 13:12; Mk 4:25) For to everyone who has will more be given,
and he will have an abundance. But from him who has nothing,
even what he has will be taken away.
30 (Mt 8:12; 22:13; 13:42) And throw the unprofitable servant
into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
1 Cor 9:25-27
25 (Jas 1:12; Rev 2:10; 1Ti 6:12) Everyone who strives for the prize exercises
self-control in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown,
but we an incorruptible one.
26 So, therefore, I run, not with uncertainty.
So I fight, not as one who beats the air.
27 (Ro 8:13; Jer 6:30) But I bring and keep my body under subjection,
lest when preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
1 Thess 2:19-20
19 (Php 4:1; 2Co 1:14; 1Th 3:13) For what is our hope, or joy, or crown
of rejoicing? Will it not even be you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ
at His coming?
20 You are our glory and joy.
2 Tim 4:8
8 (Col 1:5; 2Ti 1:12) From now on a crown of righteousness is laid up for me,
which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day, and not only
to me but also to all who have loved His appearing.
1 Peter 5:4
4 (1Co 9:25; Jas 1:12; 1Pe 1:4) And when the chief Shepherd appears,
you will receive a crown of glory that will not fade away.
James 2:12
12 (Jas 1:25) So speak and so do as those who will be judged
by the law of liberty.
Rev 2:10
10 (Mt 10:22; Jas 1:12) Do not fear any of those things
which you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw
some of you into prison, that you may be tried, and you will have tribulation
for ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Commemoration of the Lord's Supper did happen
Eph 1:7
7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood
and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace,
1 Cor 6:20
20 (1Co 7:23; Ac 20:28; Ro 12:1) You were bought with a price. Therefore
glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Cor 11:23-26
The Lord's Supper
Mt 26:26-29; Mk 14:22-25; Lk 22:14-20
23 (1Co 15:3; Mt 26:26-28; Mk 14:22-24) I have received of the Lord that
which I delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which
He was betrayed, took bread.
24 When He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take and eat.
This is My body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.â€
Mt 26:26; Mk 14:22; Lk 22:19.
25 (Lk 22:20; 2Co 3:6) In the same manner He took the cup after He had supper,
saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. Do this, as often as you
drink it, in remembrance of Me." Mt 26:27-28; Mk 14:24; Lk 22:20.
26 (Jn 21:22; 1Co 4:5) As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup,
you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.
2 Kings 12-13; 2 Chron 24
2 Kings 12
Jehoash Repairs the Temple
2 Ch 24:1-27
1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king. He reigned forty years
in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
2 Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all his days
because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
3 (2Ki 14:4; 1Ki 15:14) However, the high places were not taken away.
The people still sacrificed and made offerings in the high places.
4 (2Ki 22:4; Ex 35:5; 35:29) Now Jehoash said to the priests,
"All the consecrated money that is brought into the house of the Lord,
the money for which each man is currently assessed,
and all the money that is brought voluntarily to the house of the Lord,
5 let the priests receive it, each from his donor, and repair the damages
to the house wherever damages are found.""
6 But in the 23rd year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired
the damages to the house.
7 Then King Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest and the other priests
and said to them, "Why have you not repaired the damages to the house?
So now money will no longer be taken from your donors.
You will give it over for the damages to the house."
8 The priests agreed that they should take no more money from the people,
nor repair the damages of the house.
9 (Mk 12:41; Jer 35:4) So Jehoiada the priest took a chest, made a hole
in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters
the house of the Lord. The priests guarding the threshold put there
all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.
10 (2Sa 8:17; 2Ki 19:2) Whenever they saw that there was much money
in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest went up, emptied it,
and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord.
11 They gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of the
workers who were appointed to the house of the Lord.
Then they paid it out to the carpenters and builders working on the house
of the Lord,
12 (2Ki 22:5-6) to the masons and stonecutters, and to buy timber
and cut stone to repair the damages to the house of the Lord,
that is, whatever went out for repairs to the house.
13 (2Ch 24:14; 1Ki 7:48-50) But for the house of the Lord silver bowls,
snuffers, sprinkling basins, trumpets, and all the gold and silver vessels
were not made with any of the money that was brought
into the house of the Lord,
14 for they gave it to the workmen, and they repaired the house of the Lord
with it.
15 (2Ki 22:7) They did not settle accounts with the men in whose hand
they gave the money to give to the workmen, for they dealt faithfully.
16 (Lev 7:7; 5:15-18) The money from the guilt offerings and the money
from the sin offerings were not brought into the house of the Lord.
It belonged to the priests.
Hazael Threatens Jerusalem
17 (2Ch 24:23-24) Then Hazael king of Aram went up, fought against Gath,
and seized it. Then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
18 (1Ki 15:18; 2Ki 18:15-16) So Jehoash king of Judah took
all the consecrated things that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah,
his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated and his own consecrated things,
all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord a
nd in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Aram.
Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem.
The Death of Joash
19 Now the rest of the deeds of Joash, and all that he did,
are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
20 (2Ki 14:5; Jdg 9:6) His servants rose up, made a conspiracy,
and struck Joash in the house of Millo, which goes down to Silla.
21 Jozabad the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer,
his servants, struck him, and he died. They buried him with his fathers
in the City of David. Then Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
2 Chronicles 24
Joash Repairs the Temple
2 Ki 12:1-21
1 Now Joash [Or Abi in 2Ki 18:2.] was seven years old when he started
his reign, and he was king in Jerusalem for forty years.
The name of his mother was Zibiah of Beersheba.
2 (2Ch 25:2; 26:4-5) Joash did what was correct in the eyes of the Lord
all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3 And Jehoiada gave Joash two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
4 And it happened after this that it was in the heart of Joash to restore
the house of the Lord.
5 So he assembled the priests and Levites to speak with them, "Go out
to the cities of Judah and collect money from all Israel to fortify
the house of your God, what is necessary each year.
Now hurry with this matter." But the Levites delayed.
6 (Ex 30:12-16; Nu 1:50) So the king called Jehoiada, who was head over this,
and said to him, "Why have you not required from the Levites that they bring
in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses, the servant of the Lord,
for the congregation of Israel for the tent of the testimony?"
7 (2Ch 21:17) For the sons of Athaliah, the wicked woman, had broken
into the house of God and even used all the holy items of the house
of the Lord for Baal worship.
8 Then the king spoke, and they made a chest, and put it outside the gate
of the house of the Lord.
9 (2Ch 24:6) And they gave a report in Judah and Jerusalem to bring
in to the Lord a tax levied by Moses the servant of God
on Israel in the wilderness.
10 (1Ch 29:9) So all the officials and people rejoiced,
and they brought in the money and cast it into the chest until it was full.
11 And it happened that at the time the Levites brought the chest
to the guards of the king that there was a large amount of money.
So the king's scribe and head priest’s commissioner would bring it
and empty the chest and then take it and return it to its place.
They continued to do this every day and collected a great amount of money.
12 So the king and Jehoiada gave it to those doing a work of labor
on the house of the Lord. And they hired masons and craftsmen to repair
the house of the Lord, and even metal workers in iron and bronze
to fortify the house of the Lord.
13 So the workmen worked, and the work was completed by them.
They restored the house of God to its specifications and strengthened it.
14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king
and Jehoiada, who made vessels for the house of the Lord, vessels for serving
and for making burnt offerings, spoons and vessels of gold and silver.
They continually offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord
all the days of Jehoiada.
15 Then Jehoiada became old and full of days and died. He was 130 years old
when he died.
16 So they buried him in the City of David with the kings,
because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and His house.
The Wickedness of Joash
17 After the death of Jehoiada the officials of Judah came and paid homage
to the king. At that time the king listened to them.
18 (Jos 22:20; 2Ch 19:2) Then they abandoned the house of the Lord
and God of their fathers, and they served the Asherah poles and idols.
And divine wrath was on Judah and Jerusalem because of this guilt.
19 And God sent prophets to return them to the Lord.
These warned the people, but they would not listen.
20 (Nu 14:41; 2Ch 20:14) Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah
the son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people saying,
"Thus says God: Why are you transgressing the commandments of the Lord
so that you all will not be successful? Because you all have abandoned
the Lord, He has abandoned you."
21 (Ne 9:26; Ac 7:58-59) But they plotted against him, and at the command
of the king they all stoned him in the court of the house of the Lord.
22 (Ge 9:5) And Joash the king did not remember the kindness
that Jehoiada the father of Zechariah had shown him, but killed his son.
As he was dying, he said, "May the Lord see and avenge!"
The Death of Joash
23 (2Ki 12:17-18) And it happened that at the turn of the year the army
of Aram came up against Joash. They came to Judah and Jerusalem
and destroyed all the officials of the people, and they sent all their plunder
to the king of Damascus.
24 (Lev 26:8; 26:25) Though the Aramean army came with a few men,
the Lord delivered into their hand a very great Judean army
because they abandoned the Lord God of their fathers.
So they enacted judgment on Joash.
25 (2Ch 24:21-22; 28:27) When they left him (for they abandoned him
with severe wounds) his own servants plotted against him because of the blood
of the son of Jehoiada the priest. So they killed him on his bed. So he died,
and they buried him in the City of David, but they did not bury him
in the tombs of the kings.
26 (2Ki 12:21) And those who conspired against him were Zabad
the son of Shimeath the AmmonÂite and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith
the Moabite.
27 Accounts of his sons and of the many oracles against him
and of the rebuilding of the house of God are written
in the annals of the kings. And Amaziah his son ruled in his place.
2 Kings 13
Jehoahaz, King of Israel
1 In the 23rd year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz
the son of Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria for seventeen years.
2 (1Ki 12:26-33; 14:16) He did evil in the sight of the Lord and followed
the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
He did not turn aside from them.
3 (Jdg 2:14; 1Ki 19:17) The anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel,
so He gave them into the hand of Hazael king of Aram
and into the hand of BenHadad the son of Hazael all their days.
4 2Ki 14:26; Ex 3:7; 3:9)But Jehoahaz appeased the Lord, and the Lord
listened to him. For He saw the oppression of Israel,
because the king of Aram oppressed them.
5 (2Ki 13:25; 14:25) So the Lord gave Israel a savior, so that they got out
from under the hand of Aram. Then the children of Israel dwelt
in their tents as before.
6 (1Ki 16:33; 2Ki 13:2) Nevertheless, they did not turn aside from the sins
of the house of Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin, but walked in them.
The Asherah pole also stood in Samaria.
7 (Am 1:3; 2Ki 10:32) So Jehoahaz had only fifty horsemen, ten chariots,
and ten thousand footmen left, for the king of Aram had destroyed them
and made them like the dust at threshing.
8Now the rest of the deeds of Jehoahaz, all that he did and his power,
are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria.
Joash his son reigned in his place.
Jehoash, King of Israel
10 In the 47th year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz
reigned over Israel in Samaria for sixteen years.
11 (2Ki 13:2) He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not turn aside
from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin,
but he walked in them.
12 The rest of the deeds of Joash, all that he did and his power with which
he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book
of the annals of the kings of Israel?
13So Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash
was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
The Death of Elisha
14 (2Ki 2:12) Now Elisha had become sick with the illness of which
he would die. So Joash the king of Israel went down to him
and wept before him, and said,
"My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen."
15 Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows." So he took a bow and arrows.
16 Then he said to the king of Israel, "Draw the bow." So he drew it.
Elisha put his hands on the king's hands.
17 (1Ki 20:26) Then he said, "Open the east window." So he opened it.
Then Elisha said, "Shoot." So he shot. Then he said,
"The arrow of the deliverance of the Lord, and the arrow of deliverance
from Aram; for you must strike Aram in Aphek until you have destroyed them."
18 Then he said, "Take the arrows." So he took them.
Then he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground." So he struck it three times
and stood there.
19 (2Ki 13:25) Then the man of God was angry with him and said,
"You should have struck it five or six times. Then you would have stricken
Aram until you had finished them. Now you will strike Aram just three times."
20 (2Ki 24:2; 3:7) So Elisha died, and they buried him.
Now Moabite raiders would enter the land in the spring.
21 As they were burying a man, they saw raiders. So they threw the man
into the tomb of Elisha. When the man touched the bones of Elisha,
he came to life and stood on his feet.
Israel Recaptures Cities from Aram
22 (2Ki 8:12) Now Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel
all the days of Jehoahaz.
23 (2Ki 14:27; Ge 13:16-17) But the Lord was gracious to them
and had compassion on them. He turned toward them because
of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
and would not yet destroy them or cast them from His presence.
24 Then Hazael king of Aram died and BenHadad his son reigned in his place.
25 (2Ki 13:18-19; 10:32) And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took back the cities
from Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael that had been taken from Jehoahaz
his father in war. Three times Joash struck him
and recovered the cities of Israel.
2) Our Daily Bread for 4 July 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/07/04/in-god-we-trust-2
entitled In God We Trust
Isaiah 30:1–5,15–18
Isaiah 30
The Warning of Judah
1 (Isa 1:2; 29:15) Woe to the rebellious children,
says the Lord,
who take counsel, but not from Me,
and make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
in order to add sin to sin;
2 (Nu 27:21; Isa 36:6) they walk down to Egypt
and have not asked from My mouth,
to strengthen themselves in the safety of Pharaoh
and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
3 (Isa 20:5) Therefore the safety of Pharaoh shall be your shame
and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your humiliation.
4 (Isa 19:11; Jer 43:7) For their princes were at Zoan,
and their ambassadors came to Hanes.
5 (Jer 2:36; Isa 30:7) They all will be ashamed
of a people who cannot profit them,
who are not a help or profit,
but a shame and also a reproach.
15 (Isa 32:17; 7:4) For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
In returning and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.
Yet you were not willing,
16 (Isa 31:1; 31:3) and you said, "No, for we will flee on horses";
therefore you shall flee.
"And we will ride on swift horses";
therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.
17 (Lev 26:8; 26:36) One thousand shall flee
at the threat of one man;
at the threat of five
you shall flee
until you are left
as a flag on the top of a mountain
and as a banner on a hill.
God's Promise to Zion
18 (Isa 25:9; 2Pe 3:9) Therefore, the Lord longs to be gracious to you,
and therefore, He waits on high to have mercy on you;
for the Lord is a God of justice;
how blessed are all who long for Him.
In the early days of the American Revolutionary War,
an expedition was launched against British forces in Quebec.
When the expedition passed through Newburyport, Massachusetts,
on the way to Canada, they visited the tomb of the renowned
evangelist George Whitefield. Whitefield's coffin was opened
and his clerical collar and cuffs were removed.
The clothing was cut in pieces and distributed in the mistaken belief
that it could somehow give the soldiers success.
The expedition failed. But what the soldiers did demonstrates our human
tendency to trust in something less than a relationship with God
-money or human strength or even religious traditions-for our ultimate
well-being. God cautioned His people against this when invasion from Assyria
threatened, and they sought Pharaoh's help instead of turning from their sins
and turning personally to Him: "This is what the Sovereign Lord,
the Holy One of Israel, says: 'In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
You said, "No, we will flee on horses."
Therefore you will flee!'" (Isaiah 30:15-16).
Their "expedition" failed as well (just as God said it would)
and Assyria overwhelmed Judah. But God also told His people,
"The Lord longs to be gracious to you." Even when we have trusted
in lesser things, God still holds out His hand to help us return to Him.
"Blessed are all who wait for him!" (v. 18).
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
In what other than God are you sometimes tempted to place your trust?
How will you rely on Him today?
I trust You, God. Please help me to always rely on You
because You're always faithful!
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 1 - Forgiving as God Forgave
Col 3:13
13 Bear with one another and
forgive one another. If anyone
has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you,
so you must do.
"No!" Brett slammed his hand against the desk to punctuate his point.
"My wife's infidelity is completely unforgivable. She just wants to make things
look good, to have me condone her new relationship.
I won't do it. I won't forgive her."
Brett was a man in pain, and his perspective on forgiving
his wife is understandable. But unfortunately, many of us are
the victims of "unforgiveable" offenses; many of us, as well,
are the perpetrators of such offenses, and we desperately need
to be forgiven.
Brett ultimately came to understand that forgiving and "unforgivable"
hurt is not based on the worthiness of the recipient of forgiveness,
but on the worthiness of Christ himself. The Bible teaches that we are bound
to forgiveness for one simple reason:
because God has forgiven us in Jesus Christ.
"Forgive as the Lord forgave", Paul commands in Col 3:13 . How did Christ
forgive? Freely, completely, without basing his forgiveness on our merit. He
forgave us unilaterally, offering forgiveness before we asked,
before we were aware of our sin and the pain it caused him,
before we came to him in repentance.
Forgiveness does more that release the perpetrator for the bondage of
his wrongdoing. It releases the victim as well. Forgiveness frees
the forgiver from the bondage of anger and bitterness that keeps him distant
from the love of God. We can forgive the most "unforgivable" of offenses
against us when we focus our attention not on the offender, but on Christ,
who forgave us.
Application
a) Have I ever harboured unforgiveness toward another person?
What was the result in my spiritual/emotional life?
b) Is there someone in my life who has hurt me, who I need to forgive?
How can this verse help me extend the forgiveness to that person?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebr 11:6
6 (1Ch 28:9; Jer 29:13–14) And without faith it is impossible to please God,
for he who comes to God must believe that He exists
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
Matt 7:7-11
Ask, Seek, Knock
Lk 11:9–13
7(Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24)"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and it will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds,
and to him who knocks, it will be opened.
9 "What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread,
will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake?
11 (Ge 6:5; 8:21) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give
good things to those who ask Him!
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
4th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada
(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.)
b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right use of
power and the right stewardship of their positions.
Conclusion:
Pray that your name is in the Lamb's Book of Life.
Pray to the Lord to be honourable in the Lord's House.
Pray to the Lord "I trust You, God. Please help me to always rely on You
because You're always faithful!"
Pray to the Lord to have a Spirit of Forgiveness
angainst your own sins and those who have committed sins against you.
Pray to the Lord to seek Him diligently , faithfully and persisently.
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 preservation of godly values in the countries of the world
Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right use of
power and the right stewardship of their positions.
Pray for an undeground seminary in Tunisia.
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.
Today At https://www.calvarycommunty.ca/ we talked about
After Life? Is it worth it?
2 Cor 5:1-3,10
2 Corinthians 5
1 (2Co 4:7; 2Pe 1:13-14) We know that if our earthly house, this tent,
were to be destroyed, we have an eternal building of God in the heavens,
a house not made with hands.
2 (Ro 8:23; 1Co 15:53-54) In this one we groan, earnestly desiring
to be sheltered with our house which is from heaven.
3 Thus being sheltered, we shall not be found unsheltered.
10 (Mt 16:27; Ac 10:42) For we must all appear before the judgment
seat of Christ, that each one may receive his recompense in the body,
according to what he has done, whether it was good or bad.
Rev 20:11-15
The Great White Throne Judgment
11 (Da 2:35; Rev 12:8) Then I saw a great white throne
and Him who was seated on it. From His face the earth
and the heavens fled away, and no place was found for them.
12 (Da 7:10; Mt 16:27) And I saw the dead, small and great, standing
before God. Books were opened. Then another book was opened,
which is the Book of Life. The dead were judged according to their works
as recorded in the books.
13 (Rev 6:8; 20:12) The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death
and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged,
each one by his works.
14 (1Co 15:26; Rev 20:6) Then Death and Hades were cast
into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 (Mt 25:41; Mk 9:43-48) Anyone whose name was not found
written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
Is 62:11
11 (Zec 9:9; Mt 21:5; Rev 22:12) The Lord has proclaimed
to the ends of the earth:
Say to the daughter of Zion,
"See, your salvation comes;
see, His reward is with Him,
and His recompense before Him."
Matthew 6:19-20
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33-34
19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures
on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break
in and steal.
20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21) But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroy and where thieves do not break
in nor steal,"
Matthew 16:27
27 (Ro 2:6; 2Co 5:10) For the Son of Man shall come with His angels
in the glory of His Father, and then He will repay every man according
to his works.
Matthew 6:1-6
Teaching About Charitable Giving
1 (Mt 23:5; 6:16) "Be sure that you not do your charitable deeds
before men to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward
from your Father who is in heaven.
2 (Mt 6:5; 6:16; Jn 5:44) "Therefore, when you do your charitable deeds,
do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you,
they have their reward.
3 But when you do your charitable deeds, do not let your left hand know
what your right hand is doing,
4 (Mt 6:6; 6:18) that your charitable deeds may be in secret. And your Father
who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly."
5 (Mt 6:2; 6:16; Mk 11:25) "When you pray, you shall not be like
the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues
and on the street corners that they may be seen by men.
Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
6 (2Ki 4:33; Isa 26:20) But you, when you pray, enter your closet,
and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
Matthew 5:11-12
11 (1Pe 4:14; Lk 6:22) "Blessed are you when men revile you,
and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.
12 (Lk 6:23; Ac 5:41; 1Th 2:15) Rejoice and be very glad, because great
is your reward in heaven, for in this manner they persecuted the prophets
who were before you.
Matthew 25
The Parable of the Talents
Lk 19:11-27
14 (Mt 21:33; Mk 13:34) "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man
traveling into a far country, who called his own servants
and entrusted his goods to them.
15 (Mt 18:24) To one he gave five talents,A talent was worth several hundred
pounds. to another two, and to another one, to every man according
to his ability. And immediately he took his journey.
16 He who had received the five talents went and traded with them
and made another five talents.
17 So also, he who had received two gained another two.
18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground
and hid his master's money.
19 (Mt 25:5) "After a long time the master of those servants came
and settled accounts with them.
20 He who had received five talents came and brought
the other five talents, saying, 'Master, you entrusted to me five talents.
Look, I have gained five talents more.'
21 (Mt 24:47; 25:23) "His master said to him, 'Well done, you good
and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things.
I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.'
22 "He who had received two talents also came and said, 'Master,
you entrusted me with two talents.
See, I have gained two more talents besides them.'
23 (Mt 25:21) "His master said to him, 'Well done, you good and faithful
servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler
over many things. Enter the joy of your master.'
24 "Then he who had received the one talent came and said,
'Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow,
and gathering where you did not winnow.
25 So I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground.
Here you have what is yours.'
26 (Mt 18:32) "His master answered, 'You wicked and slothful servant!
You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather
where I have not winnowed.
27 Then you ought to have given my money to the bankers, and at my coming
I should have received what was my own with interest.
28 " 'So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 (Mt 13:12; Mk 4:25) For to everyone who has will more be given,
and he will have an abundance. But from him who has nothing,
even what he has will be taken away.
30 (Mt 8:12; 22:13; 13:42) And throw the unprofitable servant
into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
1 Cor 9:25-27
25 (Jas 1:12; Rev 2:10; 1Ti 6:12) Everyone who strives for the prize exercises
self-control in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown,
but we an incorruptible one.
26 So, therefore, I run, not with uncertainty.
So I fight, not as one who beats the air.
27 (Ro 8:13; Jer 6:30) But I bring and keep my body under subjection,
lest when preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
1 Thess 2:19-20
19 (Php 4:1; 2Co 1:14; 1Th 3:13) For what is our hope, or joy, or crown
of rejoicing? Will it not even be you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ
at His coming?
20 You are our glory and joy.
2 Tim 4:8
8 (Col 1:5; 2Ti 1:12) From now on a crown of righteousness is laid up for me,
which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day, and not only
to me but also to all who have loved His appearing.
1 Peter 5:4
4 (1Co 9:25; Jas 1:12; 1Pe 1:4) And when the chief Shepherd appears,
you will receive a crown of glory that will not fade away.
James 2:12
12 (Jas 1:25) So speak and so do as those who will be judged
by the law of liberty.
Rev 2:10
10 (Mt 10:22; Jas 1:12) Do not fear any of those things
which you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw
some of you into prison, that you may be tried, and you will have tribulation
for ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Commemoration of the Lord's Supper did happen
Eph 1:7
7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood
and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace,
1 Cor 6:20
20 (1Co 7:23; Ac 20:28; Ro 12:1) You were bought with a price. Therefore
glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Cor 11:23-26
The Lord's Supper
Mt 26:26-29; Mk 14:22-25; Lk 22:14-20
23 (1Co 15:3; Mt 26:26-28; Mk 14:22-24) I have received of the Lord that
which I delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which
He was betrayed, took bread.
24 When He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take and eat.
This is My body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.â€
Mt 26:26; Mk 14:22; Lk 22:19.
25 (Lk 22:20; 2Co 3:6) In the same manner He took the cup after He had supper,
saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. Do this, as often as you
drink it, in remembrance of Me." Mt 26:27-28; Mk 14:24; Lk 22:20.
26 (Jn 21:22; 1Co 4:5) As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup,
you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.
2 Kings 12-13; 2 Chron 24
2 Kings 12
Jehoash Repairs the Temple
2 Ch 24:1-27
1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king. He reigned forty years
in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
2 Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all his days
because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
3 (2Ki 14:4; 1Ki 15:14) However, the high places were not taken away.
The people still sacrificed and made offerings in the high places.
4 (2Ki 22:4; Ex 35:5; 35:29) Now Jehoash said to the priests,
"All the consecrated money that is brought into the house of the Lord,
the money for which each man is currently assessed,
and all the money that is brought voluntarily to the house of the Lord,
5 let the priests receive it, each from his donor, and repair the damages
to the house wherever damages are found.""
6 But in the 23rd year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired
the damages to the house.
7 Then King Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest and the other priests
and said to them, "Why have you not repaired the damages to the house?
So now money will no longer be taken from your donors.
You will give it over for the damages to the house."
8 The priests agreed that they should take no more money from the people,
nor repair the damages of the house.
9 (Mk 12:41; Jer 35:4) So Jehoiada the priest took a chest, made a hole
in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters
the house of the Lord. The priests guarding the threshold put there
all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.
10 (2Sa 8:17; 2Ki 19:2) Whenever they saw that there was much money
in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest went up, emptied it,
and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord.
11 They gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of the
workers who were appointed to the house of the Lord.
Then they paid it out to the carpenters and builders working on the house
of the Lord,
12 (2Ki 22:5-6) to the masons and stonecutters, and to buy timber
and cut stone to repair the damages to the house of the Lord,
that is, whatever went out for repairs to the house.
13 (2Ch 24:14; 1Ki 7:48-50) But for the house of the Lord silver bowls,
snuffers, sprinkling basins, trumpets, and all the gold and silver vessels
were not made with any of the money that was brought
into the house of the Lord,
14 for they gave it to the workmen, and they repaired the house of the Lord
with it.
15 (2Ki 22:7) They did not settle accounts with the men in whose hand
they gave the money to give to the workmen, for they dealt faithfully.
16 (Lev 7:7; 5:15-18) The money from the guilt offerings and the money
from the sin offerings were not brought into the house of the Lord.
It belonged to the priests.
Hazael Threatens Jerusalem
17 (2Ch 24:23-24) Then Hazael king of Aram went up, fought against Gath,
and seized it. Then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
18 (1Ki 15:18; 2Ki 18:15-16) So Jehoash king of Judah took
all the consecrated things that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah,
his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated and his own consecrated things,
all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord a
nd in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Aram.
Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem.
The Death of Joash
19 Now the rest of the deeds of Joash, and all that he did,
are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
20 (2Ki 14:5; Jdg 9:6) His servants rose up, made a conspiracy,
and struck Joash in the house of Millo, which goes down to Silla.
21 Jozabad the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer,
his servants, struck him, and he died. They buried him with his fathers
in the City of David. Then Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
2 Chronicles 24
Joash Repairs the Temple
2 Ki 12:1-21
1 Now Joash [Or Abi in 2Ki 18:2.] was seven years old when he started
his reign, and he was king in Jerusalem for forty years.
The name of his mother was Zibiah of Beersheba.
2 (2Ch 25:2; 26:4-5) Joash did what was correct in the eyes of the Lord
all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3 And Jehoiada gave Joash two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
4 And it happened after this that it was in the heart of Joash to restore
the house of the Lord.
5 So he assembled the priests and Levites to speak with them, "Go out
to the cities of Judah and collect money from all Israel to fortify
the house of your God, what is necessary each year.
Now hurry with this matter." But the Levites delayed.
6 (Ex 30:12-16; Nu 1:50) So the king called Jehoiada, who was head over this,
and said to him, "Why have you not required from the Levites that they bring
in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses, the servant of the Lord,
for the congregation of Israel for the tent of the testimony?"
7 (2Ch 21:17) For the sons of Athaliah, the wicked woman, had broken
into the house of God and even used all the holy items of the house
of the Lord for Baal worship.
8 Then the king spoke, and they made a chest, and put it outside the gate
of the house of the Lord.
9 (2Ch 24:6) And they gave a report in Judah and Jerusalem to bring
in to the Lord a tax levied by Moses the servant of God
on Israel in the wilderness.
10 (1Ch 29:9) So all the officials and people rejoiced,
and they brought in the money and cast it into the chest until it was full.
11 And it happened that at the time the Levites brought the chest
to the guards of the king that there was a large amount of money.
So the king's scribe and head priest’s commissioner would bring it
and empty the chest and then take it and return it to its place.
They continued to do this every day and collected a great amount of money.
12 So the king and Jehoiada gave it to those doing a work of labor
on the house of the Lord. And they hired masons and craftsmen to repair
the house of the Lord, and even metal workers in iron and bronze
to fortify the house of the Lord.
13 So the workmen worked, and the work was completed by them.
They restored the house of God to its specifications and strengthened it.
14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king
and Jehoiada, who made vessels for the house of the Lord, vessels for serving
and for making burnt offerings, spoons and vessels of gold and silver.
They continually offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord
all the days of Jehoiada.
15 Then Jehoiada became old and full of days and died. He was 130 years old
when he died.
16 So they buried him in the City of David with the kings,
because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and His house.
The Wickedness of Joash
17 After the death of Jehoiada the officials of Judah came and paid homage
to the king. At that time the king listened to them.
18 (Jos 22:20; 2Ch 19:2) Then they abandoned the house of the Lord
and God of their fathers, and they served the Asherah poles and idols.
And divine wrath was on Judah and Jerusalem because of this guilt.
19 And God sent prophets to return them to the Lord.
These warned the people, but they would not listen.
20 (Nu 14:41; 2Ch 20:14) Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah
the son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people saying,
"Thus says God: Why are you transgressing the commandments of the Lord
so that you all will not be successful? Because you all have abandoned
the Lord, He has abandoned you."
21 (Ne 9:26; Ac 7:58-59) But they plotted against him, and at the command
of the king they all stoned him in the court of the house of the Lord.
22 (Ge 9:5) And Joash the king did not remember the kindness
that Jehoiada the father of Zechariah had shown him, but killed his son.
As he was dying, he said, "May the Lord see and avenge!"
The Death of Joash
23 (2Ki 12:17-18) And it happened that at the turn of the year the army
of Aram came up against Joash. They came to Judah and Jerusalem
and destroyed all the officials of the people, and they sent all their plunder
to the king of Damascus.
24 (Lev 26:8; 26:25) Though the Aramean army came with a few men,
the Lord delivered into their hand a very great Judean army
because they abandoned the Lord God of their fathers.
So they enacted judgment on Joash.
25 (2Ch 24:21-22; 28:27) When they left him (for they abandoned him
with severe wounds) his own servants plotted against him because of the blood
of the son of Jehoiada the priest. So they killed him on his bed. So he died,
and they buried him in the City of David, but they did not bury him
in the tombs of the kings.
26 (2Ki 12:21) And those who conspired against him were Zabad
the son of Shimeath the AmmonÂite and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith
the Moabite.
27 Accounts of his sons and of the many oracles against him
and of the rebuilding of the house of God are written
in the annals of the kings. And Amaziah his son ruled in his place.
2 Kings 13
Jehoahaz, King of Israel
1 In the 23rd year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz
the son of Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria for seventeen years.
2 (1Ki 12:26-33; 14:16) He did evil in the sight of the Lord and followed
the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
He did not turn aside from them.
3 (Jdg 2:14; 1Ki 19:17) The anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel,
so He gave them into the hand of Hazael king of Aram
and into the hand of BenHadad the son of Hazael all their days.
4 2Ki 14:26; Ex 3:7; 3:9)But Jehoahaz appeased the Lord, and the Lord
listened to him. For He saw the oppression of Israel,
because the king of Aram oppressed them.
5 (2Ki 13:25; 14:25) So the Lord gave Israel a savior, so that they got out
from under the hand of Aram. Then the children of Israel dwelt
in their tents as before.
6 (1Ki 16:33; 2Ki 13:2) Nevertheless, they did not turn aside from the sins
of the house of Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin, but walked in them.
The Asherah pole also stood in Samaria.
7 (Am 1:3; 2Ki 10:32) So Jehoahaz had only fifty horsemen, ten chariots,
and ten thousand footmen left, for the king of Aram had destroyed them
and made them like the dust at threshing.
8Now the rest of the deeds of Jehoahaz, all that he did and his power,
are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria.
Joash his son reigned in his place.
Jehoash, King of Israel
10 In the 47th year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz
reigned over Israel in Samaria for sixteen years.
11 (2Ki 13:2) He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not turn aside
from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin,
but he walked in them.
12 The rest of the deeds of Joash, all that he did and his power with which
he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book
of the annals of the kings of Israel?
13So Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash
was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
The Death of Elisha
14 (2Ki 2:12) Now Elisha had become sick with the illness of which
he would die. So Joash the king of Israel went down to him
and wept before him, and said,
"My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen."
15 Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows." So he took a bow and arrows.
16 Then he said to the king of Israel, "Draw the bow." So he drew it.
Elisha put his hands on the king's hands.
17 (1Ki 20:26) Then he said, "Open the east window." So he opened it.
Then Elisha said, "Shoot." So he shot. Then he said,
"The arrow of the deliverance of the Lord, and the arrow of deliverance
from Aram; for you must strike Aram in Aphek until you have destroyed them."
18 Then he said, "Take the arrows." So he took them.
Then he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground." So he struck it three times
and stood there.
19 (2Ki 13:25) Then the man of God was angry with him and said,
"You should have struck it five or six times. Then you would have stricken
Aram until you had finished them. Now you will strike Aram just three times."
20 (2Ki 24:2; 3:7) So Elisha died, and they buried him.
Now Moabite raiders would enter the land in the spring.
21 As they were burying a man, they saw raiders. So they threw the man
into the tomb of Elisha. When the man touched the bones of Elisha,
he came to life and stood on his feet.
Israel Recaptures Cities from Aram
22 (2Ki 8:12) Now Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel
all the days of Jehoahaz.
23 (2Ki 14:27; Ge 13:16-17) But the Lord was gracious to them
and had compassion on them. He turned toward them because
of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
and would not yet destroy them or cast them from His presence.
24 Then Hazael king of Aram died and BenHadad his son reigned in his place.
25 (2Ki 13:18-19; 10:32) And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took back the cities
from Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael that had been taken from Jehoahaz
his father in war. Three times Joash struck him
and recovered the cities of Israel.
2) Our Daily Bread for 4 July 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/07/04/in-god-we-trust-2
entitled In God We Trust
Isaiah 30:1–5,15–18
Isaiah 30
The Warning of Judah
1 (Isa 1:2; 29:15) Woe to the rebellious children,
says the Lord,
who take counsel, but not from Me,
and make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
in order to add sin to sin;
2 (Nu 27:21; Isa 36:6) they walk down to Egypt
and have not asked from My mouth,
to strengthen themselves in the safety of Pharaoh
and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
3 (Isa 20:5) Therefore the safety of Pharaoh shall be your shame
and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your humiliation.
4 (Isa 19:11; Jer 43:7) For their princes were at Zoan,
and their ambassadors came to Hanes.
5 (Jer 2:36; Isa 30:7) They all will be ashamed
of a people who cannot profit them,
who are not a help or profit,
but a shame and also a reproach.
15 (Isa 32:17; 7:4) For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
In returning and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.
Yet you were not willing,
16 (Isa 31:1; 31:3) and you said, "No, for we will flee on horses";
therefore you shall flee.
"And we will ride on swift horses";
therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.
17 (Lev 26:8; 26:36) One thousand shall flee
at the threat of one man;
at the threat of five
you shall flee
until you are left
as a flag on the top of a mountain
and as a banner on a hill.
God's Promise to Zion
18 (Isa 25:9; 2Pe 3:9) Therefore, the Lord longs to be gracious to you,
and therefore, He waits on high to have mercy on you;
for the Lord is a God of justice;
how blessed are all who long for Him.
In the early days of the American Revolutionary War,
an expedition was launched against British forces in Quebec.
When the expedition passed through Newburyport, Massachusetts,
on the way to Canada, they visited the tomb of the renowned
evangelist George Whitefield. Whitefield's coffin was opened
and his clerical collar and cuffs were removed.
The clothing was cut in pieces and distributed in the mistaken belief
that it could somehow give the soldiers success.
The expedition failed. But what the soldiers did demonstrates our human
tendency to trust in something less than a relationship with God
-money or human strength or even religious traditions-for our ultimate
well-being. God cautioned His people against this when invasion from Assyria
threatened, and they sought Pharaoh's help instead of turning from their sins
and turning personally to Him: "This is what the Sovereign Lord,
the Holy One of Israel, says: 'In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
You said, "No, we will flee on horses."
Therefore you will flee!'" (Isaiah 30:15-16).
Their "expedition" failed as well (just as God said it would)
and Assyria overwhelmed Judah. But God also told His people,
"The Lord longs to be gracious to you." Even when we have trusted
in lesser things, God still holds out His hand to help us return to Him.
"Blessed are all who wait for him!" (v. 18).
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
In what other than God are you sometimes tempted to place your trust?
How will you rely on Him today?
I trust You, God. Please help me to always rely on You
because You're always faithful!
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 1 - Forgiving as God Forgave
Col 3:13
13 Bear with one another and
forgive one another. If anyone
has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you,
so you must do.
"No!" Brett slammed his hand against the desk to punctuate his point.
"My wife's infidelity is completely unforgivable. She just wants to make things
look good, to have me condone her new relationship.
I won't do it. I won't forgive her."
Brett was a man in pain, and his perspective on forgiving
his wife is understandable. But unfortunately, many of us are
the victims of "unforgiveable" offenses; many of us, as well,
are the perpetrators of such offenses, and we desperately need
to be forgiven.
Brett ultimately came to understand that forgiving and "unforgivable"
hurt is not based on the worthiness of the recipient of forgiveness,
but on the worthiness of Christ himself. The Bible teaches that we are bound
to forgiveness for one simple reason:
because God has forgiven us in Jesus Christ.
"Forgive as the Lord forgave", Paul commands in Col 3:13 . How did Christ
forgive? Freely, completely, without basing his forgiveness on our merit. He
forgave us unilaterally, offering forgiveness before we asked,
before we were aware of our sin and the pain it caused him,
before we came to him in repentance.
Forgiveness does more that release the perpetrator for the bondage of
his wrongdoing. It releases the victim as well. Forgiveness frees
the forgiver from the bondage of anger and bitterness that keeps him distant
from the love of God. We can forgive the most "unforgivable" of offenses
against us when we focus our attention not on the offender, but on Christ,
who forgave us.
Application
a) Have I ever harboured unforgiveness toward another person?
What was the result in my spiritual/emotional life?
b) Is there someone in my life who has hurt me, who I need to forgive?
How can this verse help me extend the forgiveness to that person?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebr 11:6
6 (1Ch 28:9; Jer 29:13–14) And without faith it is impossible to please God,
for he who comes to God must believe that He exists
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
Matt 7:7-11
Ask, Seek, Knock
Lk 11:9–13
7(Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24)"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and it will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds,
and to him who knocks, it will be opened.
9 "What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread,
will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake?
11 (Ge 6:5; 8:21) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give
good things to those who ask Him!
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
4th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada
(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.)
b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right use of
power and the right stewardship of their positions.
Conclusion:
Pray that your name is in the Lamb's Book of Life.
Pray to the Lord to be honourable in the Lord's House.
Pray to the Lord "I trust You, God. Please help me to always rely on You
because You're always faithful!"
Pray to the Lord to have a Spirit of Forgiveness
angainst your own sins and those who have committed sins against you.
Pray to the Lord to seek Him diligently , faithfully and persisently.
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 preservation of godly values in the countries of the world
Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right use of
power and the right stewardship of their positions.
Pray for an undeground seminary in Tunisia.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
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