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Day 241, 29 August 2021



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WE refered to



Psalm 127



Psalms 127

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

1 Except the Lord build the house,

those who build labor in vain;

except the Lord guards the city,

the watchman stays awake in vain.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) It is in vain for you to rise up early,

to stay up late,

and to eat the bread of hard toil,

for He gives sleep to His beloved.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Look, children are a gift of the Lord,

and the fruit of the womb is a reward.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) As arrows in the hand of a mighty warrior,

so are the children of one’s youth.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Happy is the man

who has his quiver full of them;

he shall not be ashamed

when he speaks with the enemies at the gate.





and





Matthew 7:24-27



The Two Housebuilders

Lk 6:47-49

24 (Lk 6:47–49) "Whoever hears these sayings of Mine and does them,

I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.

25 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew

and beat on that house. And it did not fall, for it was founded a rock.

26 And every one who hears these sayings of Mine and does not do them will

be likened to a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

27 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew

and beat on that house. And it fell. And its fall was great."



Ezekiel 13 - 15



Ezekiel 13



False Prophets Condemned



1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 (Jer 37:19; Eze 13:17) Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel

who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy out of their own hearts,

"Hear the word of the Lord!"

3 (Jer 23:28-32; La 2:14) Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the foolish prophets

who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!

4 O Israel, your prophets are like the foxes in the ruins.

5 (Isa 58:12; Eze 22:30) You have not gone up into the gaps, nor did you

build up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle on the day

of the Lord.

6 (Eze 22:28; Jer 28:15) They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying,

"The Lord says," when the Lord has not sent them. And they have made others

to hope for the confirmation of their word.

7 Have you not seen a vain vision, and have you not spoken a lying divination

when you say, "The Lord says," yet it is not I who have spoken?

8 (Eze 5:8; 21:3) Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have spoken

vanity and seen lies, therefore I am against you, says the Lord God.

9 (Ps 69:28; 87:6) Thus My hand shall be against the prophets who see vanity

and who divine lies. They shall not have a place in the council of My people,

nor shall they be written in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall

they enter into the land of Israel so that you may know that I am

the Lord God.

10 (Jer 6:14; Eze 13:16) It is surely because they have seduced My people,

saying, "Peace," when there was no peace. And when anyone builds up a wall,

they daub it with whitewash.

11 (Eze 38:22; Isa 28:2) Say to those who daub it with whitewash

that it shall fall. There shall be an overflowing shower, and you,

O great hailstones, shall fall. And a stormy wind shall break it.

12 When the wall has fallen, will you not be asked,

"Where is the whitewash with which you have daubed it?"

13 (Isa 30:30; Ps 148:8; Rev 11:19) Therefore thus says the Lord God:

I will make a violent wind break out in My fury.

And there shall be an overflowing shower in My anger, and hailstones

in My fury to consume it.

14 (Jer 6:15; Mic 1:6) So I will break down the wall that you have daubed

with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground so that its foundation

is laid bare. And when it falls, you shall be consumed in its midst.

And you shall know that I am the Lord.

15 Thus I will accomplish My wrath upon the wall and upon those who have

daubed it with whitewash, and I will say to you, The wall is no more,

nor those who daubed it,

16 (Jer 6:14; Eze 13:10) along with the prophets of Israel who prophesy

concerning Jerusalem and who see visions of peace for her

when there is no peace, says the Lord God.

17 (Eze 13:2; Jdg 4:4) Now you, son of man, set your face against

the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own heart

and prophesy against them,

18 (Eze 13:20; 2Pe 2:14) and say, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the women

who sew magic bands on all wrists and make veils on the heads of persons

of every stature to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of My people

but save the souls alive of others for yourselves?

19 (Pr 28:21; Mic 3:5) And you pollute Me among My people for handfuls

of barley and pieces of bread to slay the souls of those who should not die

and to save the souls alive of those who should not live by your lying

to My people who hear your lies.

20 Therefore thus says the Lord God: I am against your magic bands

with which you hunt the souls there as birds, and I will tear them

from your arms, and will let the souls go,

even the souls that you hunt as birds.

21 Your veils also I will tear off and deliver My people out of your hands,

and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted. And you shall know

that I am the Lord.

22 (Jer 23:14) Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous

sad, whom I have not made sad, and strengthened the hands of the wicked

that he should not turn from his wicked way and save his life,

23 (Eze 13:21; 12:24; Mic 3:6) therefore you women shall no more see vanity

or practice divinations, and I will deliver My people out of your hand.

Thus you shall know that I am the Lord.



Ezekiel 14



Idolatrous Elders Condemned



1 (Eze 8:1; 20:1) Then some of the elders of Israel came to me

and sat before me.

2 The word of the Lord came to me, saying:

3 (Eze 7:19; Isa 1:15) Son of man, these men have set up their idols

in their heart and put the stumbling block of their iniquity

before their face. Should I be inquired of by them at all?

4 (2Ki 1:16; Isa 66:4) Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says

the Lord God: Every man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols

in his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face,

and comes to the prophet, I the Lord will answer him who comes according

to the multitude of his idols,

5 (Isa 1:4; Zec 11:8) in order to seize the heart of the house of Israel

who are estranged from Me through all their idols.

6 (Isa 2:20; 30:22) Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says

the Lord God: Repent and turn away from your idols and turn away your

faces from all your abominations.

7 (Ex 12:48; 20:10) For every one of the house of Israel or of the stranger

who sojourns in Israel who separates himself from Me, and sets up his idols

in his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face,

and comes to the prophet to inquire of Me for himself,

I the Lord will answer him by Myself.

8 (Eze 5:15; 15:7) And I will set My face against that man and will make him

a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people.

And you shall know that I am the Lord.

9 (Jer 4:10) And if the prophet is deceived when he has spoken a word,

I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand

against him and will destroy him from the midst of My people Israel.

10 They shall bear the punishment of their iniquity. The punishment

of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him who seeks him

11 (Eze 37:23; 48:11) in order that the house of Israel may no more

go astray from Me or be polluted anymore with all their transgressions.

Thus they shall be My people, and I shall be their God, says the Lord God.



Jerusalem's Imminent Judgment



12 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying:

13 (Lev 26:26; Eze 4:16) Son of man, when the land sins against Me

by trespassing grievously, then I will stretch out My hand against it,

and break the staff of the bread, and send famine against it,

and cut off man and beast from it.

14 (Jer 15:1; Eze 14:20) Even though these three men, Noah, Daniel,

and Job, were in it, they could deliver but their own souls

by their righteousness, says the Lord God.

15 (Eze 5:17; Lev 26:22) If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land,

and they destroy it so that it becomes desolate, that no man may pass

through because of the beasts,

16 (Ge 19:29) though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord God,

they could deliver neither their sons nor their daughters.

They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.

17 (Lev 26:25; Eze 21:3-4) Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say,

"Let the sword go through the land and cut off man and beast from it,"

18 though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord God,

they would deliver neither their sons nor their daughters,

but they alone would deliver themselves.

19 (Eze 38:22; 2Sa 24:15) Or if I send a pestilence into that land

and pour out My fury on it in blood to cut off from it man and beast,

20 (Eze 14:14) though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live,

says the Lord God, they would deliver neither their sons nor their

daughters. They would deliver only their own souls by their righteousness.

21 (Eze 5:17; 33:27) For thus says the Lord God: How much more when I send

My four sore judgments on Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine,

and the wild beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off man and beast from it.

22 (Eze 20:43; 12:16) Yet a remnant shall be left in it who shall

be brought out, both sons and daughters. They shall come out to you,

and you shall see their way and their deeds. Then you shall be comforted

concerning the disaster that I have brought against Jerusalem,

even concerning all that I have brought upon it.

23 (Jer 22:8-9) Then they shall comfort you when you see their ways

and their deeds. And you shall know that I have not done without cause all

that I have done in it, says the Lord God.



Ezekiel 15



Jerusalem as a Useless Vine



1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 (Isa 5:1-7; Hos 10:1) Son of man, how is the wood of the vine tree

better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

3 Can wood be taken from it to do any work, or can men take a peg of it

to hang any vessel on it?

4 (Jn 15:6; Isa 27:11) If it has been cast into the fire for fuel

and the fire has devoured both ends of it and the middle of it is burned,

is it useful for any work?

5 When it was whole, it was not made into anything. How much less is it

useful for any work when the fire has devoured it and it is burned!

6 Therefore thus says the Lord God: As the wood of the vine tree among

the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel,

so I will give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

7 (Eze 14:8; Ps 34:16) I will set My face against them. Though they go

out from one fire, yet the fire shall devour them. Then you shall know

that I am the Lord when I set My face against them.

8 (Eze 6:14) I will make the land desolate, because they have committed

a trespass, says the Lord God.



2) Our Daily Bread for 29 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/29/the-gospel-of-rome

Entitled The Power of the Gospel



Romans 1:1-7,14-17



Romans 1

Salutation

1 (Ro 15:16; 1Co 1:1) Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be

an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,

2 (Ro 3:21; Titus 1:2) which He promised beforehand through His prophets

in the Holy Scriptures,

3 (Gal 4:4; Mt 1:1; Jn 1:14) concerning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,

who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh

4 (2Co 13:4) and declared to be the Son of God with power, according

to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.

5 (Ac 6:7; 1:25) Through Him we have received grace

and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all nations for His name,

6 (Rev 17:14) among whom you also are called by Jesus Christ:

7 (Col 1:2; 2Co 13:14) To all who are in Rome, beloved of God,

called to be saints:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.



14 I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians,

both to the wise and to the unwise.

15 So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel

to you also who are in Rome.



The Definition of the Gospel



16 (Ro 2:9; Mk 8:38) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.

For it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes,

to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

17 (Hab 2:4; Gal 3:11; Ro 3:21) For in it the righteousness of God is revealed

from faith to faith. As it is written,

"The just shall live by faith."(Hab 2:4).



Ancient Rome had its own version of "the gospel"—the good news. According

to the poet Virgil, Zeus, king of the gods, had decreed for the Romans

a kingdom without end or boundaries. The gods had chosen Augustus as divine

son and savior of the world by ushering

in a golden age of peace and prosperity.



This, however, wasn't everyone's idea of good news. For many it was

an unwelcome reality enforced by the heavy hand of the emperor's army

and executioners. The glory of the empire was built on the backs

of enslaved people who served without legal personhood

or property at the pleasure of masters who ruled over them.



This was the world in which Paul introduced himself

as a servant of Christ (Romans 1:1). Jesus-how Paul had once hated that name.

And how Jesus Himself had suffered for admitting to being the king of the Jews

and Savior of the world.



This was the good news Paul would explain in the rest

of his letter to the Romans. This gospel was "the power of God that brings

salvation to everyone who believes" (v. 16). Oh, how it was needed by those

who suffered under Caesar! Here was the news of a crucified

and resurrected Savior-the liberator who conquered His enemies

by showing how much He loved them.



By: Mart DeHaan



Reflect & Pray



As you read Paul's opening words to the Romans, what phrases describe

the good news to you? (1:1-7). Why would Paul, who had once hated Jesus

so much, now want everyone to believe in Him? (see Acts 26).



Loving God, thank You for the good news.

Give me the boldness to share the gospel with those around me.



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



Luke 6:38



38 "Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down,

shaken together, and running over will men give unto you.

For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you."



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



When you are Burdened by Doubt



Proverbs 30:5



5 Every word of God is pure;

He is a shield to those who put their trust in 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?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the buliding that was formerly a Baptist

chruch was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim studentt association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student assoication serving the

campusus of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's MUslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic asociations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in JEsus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



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



Day 29 of the Month



a) Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care

to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true

integrity and compassion (



Ps 139:13-16



13 You brought my inner parts into being;

You wove me in my mother’s womb.

14 I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder;

marvelous are Your works,

and You know me completely.

15 My frame was not hidden from You

when I was made in secret,

and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw me unformed,

yet in Your book

all my days were written,

before any of them came into being.



)



b) Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor

and compassionately respond to their plight (



Gal 2:10



10 (Ac 24:17) Only they requested that we should remember the poor,

which I also was eager to do.



)













Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to be based on His firm foundation.



Pray to the Lord and pray not to be a stumbling block.



Pray to the Lord "Loving God, thank You for the good news.

Give me the boldness to share the gospel with those around me."



Pray to the Lord and pray to be forgiving just as Christ forgave you.



Pray to the Lord and pray to depend on Him for everything.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for the purness of His Word.



Pray for Muslims in New Brunswick 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 that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care

to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true

integrity and compassion.



Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor

and compassionately respond to their plight .



Pray for ophans in Nigeria whose parents were killed by Boko Haram terrorists.



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.