Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 252, 9 September 2021



Ezekiel 43 - 45



Ezekiel 43



God's Glory Returns to the Temple



1 (Eze 42:15; 44:1) Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate facing east.

2 (Eze 11:23; Rev 1:15) And the glory of the God of Israel came from the way

of the east. And His voice was like a noise of many waters. And the earth

shone with His glory.

3 (Eze 9:1; 9:5) It was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw,

even according to the vision that I saw, when He came to destroy the city.

And the visions were like the vision that I saw by the River Kebar.

And I fell upon my face.

4 (Eze 44:2) The glory of the Lord came into the temple

by the way of the gate facing east.

5 (Eze 8:3; 11:24) So the Spirit took me up and brought me

into the inner court. And the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

6 (Eze 40:3) Then I heard one speaking to me out of the temple. And a man

stood by me.

7 (Lev 26:30; Eze 43:9) He said to me: Son of man, this is the place

of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell

in the midst of the sons of Israel forever. And My holy name shall

the house of Israel defile no more, nor they nor their kings

by their harlotry, nor by the corpses of their kings when they die.

8 By setting their threshold by My threshold and their post by My posts

and the wall between Me and them, they have even defiled My holy name

by their abominations that they have committed.

Therefore I have consumed them in My anger.

9 (Eze 43:7; 37:26-28; 18:30-31) Now let them put away their harlotry

and the corpses of their kings far from Me, and I will dwell

in their midst forever.

10 (Eze 16:61; 40:4) As for you, son of man, describe the temple

to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities.

And let them measure the pattern.

11 (Eze 11:20; 36:27) If they are ashamed of all that they have done,

show them the design of the temple and its fashion and exits

and its entrances and all its forms and all its ordinances

and all its laws. And write it in their sight so that they may keep

its whole form and all its ordinances and do them.

12 (Eze 40:2; 42:20) This is the law of the temple: The whole territory

on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy.

This is the law of the temple.



The Altar Restored



13 (Ex 27:1-8; 2Ch 4:1) These are the measurements of the altar by cubits

[About 21 inches, or 53 centimeters; and in vv. 14 and 17.]

(the cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth): The base shall be a cubit,

and the width a cubit, and its border by its edge all around shall be a span.

[About 11 inches, or 27 centimeters.]

And this shall be the height of the altar:

14 From the bottom on the ground even to the lower ledge shall be two cubits,

and the width one cubit. [About 3 1/2 feet high and 13/4 feet wide,

or 105 centimeters high and 53 centimeters wide.]

And from the lesser ledge even to the greater ledge shall be four cubits,

and the width one cubit.[Likely about 6 pounds, or 2.7 kilograms.]

15 (Ex 27:2; Lev 9:9) So the altar shall be four cubits. And from the altar

and upward shall be four horns.

16 (Ex 27:1) The altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide,

[About 21 feet, or 6.4 meters.] square in its four corners.

17 (Ex 20:26; Eze 40:6) The ledge shall be fourteen cubits

[About 25 feet, or 7.4 meters.] long and fourteen wide in the four squares.

And the border about it shall be half a cubit.

[About 11 inches, or 27 centimeters.] And its bottom shall be a cubit

all around. And its stairs shall face east.

18 (Ex 40:29) He said to me: Son of man, thus says the Lord God:

These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it

to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it.

19 (Eze 40:46; 44:15) You shall give to the priests the Levites that are

of the seed of Zadok who approach Me to minister to Me, says the Lord God,

a young bull as a sin offering.

20 (Lev 8:15; 16:19) You shall take of its blood and put it on its four horns,

and on the four corners of the ledge and on the rim all around.

Thus you shall cleanse and purge it.

21 (Ex 29:14; Lev 4:12) You shall take the bull also of the sin offering,

and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the temple,

outside the sanctuary.

22 (Eze 43:20; 43:25-26) On the second day you shall offer a male goat

without blemish as a sin offering. And they shall cleanse the altar

as they cleansed it with the bull.

23 (Ex 29:1) When you have made an end of cleansing it, you shall offer

a young bull without blemish and a ram out of the flock without blemish.

24 (Lev 2:13; Mk 9:49-50) You shall offer them before the Lord,

and the priests shall cast salt on them,

and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord.

25 (Lev 8:33; Ex 29:35-37) For seven days you shall prepare every day

a goat as a sin offering. They shall also prepare a young bull

and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.

26 For seven days they shall purge the altar and purify it.

So they shall consecrate it.

27 (Lev 9:1) When they have completed the days, it shall be that

on the eighth day and forward, the priests shall present

your burnt offerings and your peace offerings upon the altar.

And I will accept you, says the Lord God.



Ezekiel 44



The East Gate for the Prince



1 (Eze 43:1; 40:6) Then he brought me back to the gate of the outer

sanctuary, which faces east. And it was shut.

2 (Eze 43:2-4) Then the Lord said to me: This gate shall be shut;

it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it.

Because the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it,

therefore it shall be shut.

3 (Eze 46:2; Ge 31:54; Ex 24:9-11) As for the prince, he shall sit

in it as prince to eat bread before the Lord. He shall enter

by the way of the vestibule of the gate and shall go out by the same way.

4 (Eze 1:28; 3:23; 40:20) Then he brought me by the way of the north gate

before the temple. And I looked, and the glory of the Lord filled

the house of the Lord, and I fell upon my face.

5 (Eze 40:4; 43:10-11) The Lord said to me: Son of man, mark well,

and see with your eyes and hear with your ears all that

I say to you concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord

and all its laws. And mark well those who may enter the house,

with all exits of the sanctuary.

6 (Eze 3:9; 45:9) You shall say to the rebellious, even to the house

of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: O house of Israel, let all

your abominations suffice;

7 (Lev 22:25; Ge 17:14; Lev 26:41) you brought foreigners into

My sanctuary, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh,

to be in My sanctuary to pollute it, even My house, when you offered

My food, the fat and the blood. For they have broken My covenant

because of all your abominations.

8 You have not kept the charge of My holy things. But you have set foreigners

to keep charge of My sanctuary.

9 (Eze 44:7; Joel 3:17) Thus says the Lord God: No foreigner,

uncircumcised in heart nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter

into My sanctuary, of any foreigner who is among the sons of Israel.



Laws for the Priests



10 (Eze 48:11; 2Ki 23:8-9) But the Levites who have gone far from Me

when Israel went astray, who went astray away from Me after their idols,

they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity.

11 (Nu 16:9; 2Ch 29:34) Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary,

having charge at the gates of the house and ministering to the house.

They shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people,

and they shall stand before them to minister to them.

12 (2Ki 16:10-16; Ps 106:26) Because they ministered to them before

their idols and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity,

therefore I have lifted up My hand against them, says the Lord God,

that they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity.

13 (Nu 18:3; 2Ki 23:9) They shall not come near to Me to do the office

of a priest to Me, nor to come near to any of My holy things

in the Most Holy Place. But they shall bear their shame

and their abominations which they have committed.

14 (Nu 18:4; 1Ch 23:28-32) But I will make them keepers of the charge

of the temple for all its service and for all that shall be done in it.

15 (Eze 40:46; 43:19) But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok,

who kept the charge of My sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray

from Me, they shall come near to Me to minister to Me, and they shall

stand before Me to offer to Me the fat and the blood, says the Lord God.

16 (Eze 41:22; Nu 18:7-8) They shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall

come near to My table to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge.

17 (Rev 19:8; Ex 28:43) It shall come to pass that when they enter

at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments.

And no wool shall come upon them while they minister in the gates

of the inner court, and within.

18 They shall have linen turbans on their heads and shall have linen breeches

on their loins. They shall not gird themselves with anything that causes sweat.

19 (Lev 6:27; Eze 46:20) When they go out into the outer court,

even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments

in which they ministered and lay them in the holy chambers,

and they shall put on other garments. And they shall not sanctify

the people with their garments.

20 (Nu 6:5)Nor shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks

to grow long. They shall only trim the hair of their heads.

21 (Lev 10:9) Nor shall any priest drink wine

when they enter the inner court.

22 (Lev 21:7; 21:13-14) Nor shall they take for their wives a widow,

nor her who has been put away. But they shall take maidens of the seed

of the house of Israel, or a widow who had a priest before.

23 (Eze 22:26; Lev 10:10-11) They shall teach My people the difference

between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern

between the unclean and the clean.

24 (1Ch 23:4; 2Ch 19:8-10) In controversy they shall stand in judgment.

And they shall judge it according to My judgments.

And they shall keep My laws and My statutes in all My assemblies.

And they shall hallow My Sabbaths.

25 They shall not go to a dead person to defile themselves. But for father,

or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister

that has had no husband, they may defile themselves.

26 After he is cleansed, they shall reckon to him seven days.

27 (Nu 6:9-11) In the day that he goes into the sanctuary, to the inner court,

to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering,

says the Lord God.

28 (Nu 18:20; Dt 10:9) It shall be to them for an inheritance.

I am their inheritance. And you shall give them no possession in Israel.

I am their possession.

29 (Nu 18:14; Lev 27:21; 27:28) They shall eat the grain offering

and the sin offering and the guilt offering. And every dedicated thing

in Israel shall be theirs.

30 (Ne 10:35-37; Ex 23:19) The first of all the first fruits of all things

and every oblation of all of every sort of your oblations shall be

the priest's. You shall also give to the priest the first of your dough

to cause a blessing to rest in your house.

31 (Lev 22:8; Ex 22:31) The priests shall not eat any bird

or beast that has died naturally or was torn to pieces.



Ezekiel 45



The Holy District



1 (Eze 48:29; Nu 34:13) Moreover, when you divide by lot the land

for inheritance, you shall offer an allotment to the Lord,

a holy portion of the land. The length shall be the length of 25000 cubits,

[About 8 miles, or 13 kilometers; and in vv. 3, 5, and 6.]

and the width shall be twenty thousand. [About 6 1/2 miles, or 11 kilometers.]

It shall be holy throughout its territory all around.

2 (Eze 42:16-20) Of this there shall be a square plot for the sanctuary,

five hundred by five hundred cubits,

[About 875 feet, or 265 meters.] with fifty cubits

[About 88 feet, or 27 meters.]

for an open space around it. 3Eze 48:10Of this measure you shall

measure the length of 25000 cubits and the width of ten thousand cubits.

[About 3 1/3 miles, or 5.3 kilometers.] And in it shall be the sanctuary,

the Most Holy Place.

4 (Nu 16:5; Eze 40:45) The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests,

the ministers of the sanctuary, who shall come near to minister to the Lord.

And it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.

5 (Eze 48:13) An area 25000 cubits in length and 100000 in width shall be

for the Levites, the ministers of the temple,

and for their possession cities in which to dwell.

6 (Eze 48:15-18; 48:30-35) You shall appoint the possession of the city

5000 cubits [About 1 2/3 miles, or 2.7 kilometers.] wide and 25000 cubits

long adjacent to the allotment of the holy portion. It shall be

for the whole house of Israel.



The Portion for the Prince



7 (Eze 48:21; 34:24) A portion shall be for the prince on the one side

and on the other side of the holy allotment and property of the city,

adjacent to the holy allotment and the property of the city,

from the west side westward and from the east side eastward.

And the length shall correspond to one of the tribal portions,

from the west border to the east border.

8 (Eze 46:18; 22:27) In the land shall be his possession in Israel.

And My officials shall no more oppress My people. And the rest of the land

they shall give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.



Laws Governing the Prince



9 (Jer 22:3; Eze 44:6) Thus says the Lord God: Let it suffice you officials

of Israel. Remove violence and destruction,

and execute justice and righteousness. Take away your exactions

from My people, says the Lord God.

10 (Am 8:4-6; Mic 6:10-11) You shall have just balances and a just ephah

[An ephah was a dry measure of about 3/5 bushel, or 22 liters. and a just bath.

[A bath was a liquid measure of about 6 gallons, or 22 liters.

11 (Isa 5:10) The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure so that the bath

may contain the tenth part of a homer,[In dry measure, six bushels

or 220 liters; in liquid measure, 60 gallons or 220 liters.]

and the ephah the tenth part of a homer. Their measure shall be after the homer.

12 (Ex 30:13; Lev 27:25; Nu 3:47) The shekel

[A shekel weighed about 2/5 ounce, or 12 grams.]

shall be twenty gerahs.Weighs 1/20 of a shekel.

Twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels

shall be your mina.

[Sixty shekels equals about 1 1/2 pounds, or 690 grams.]

The common mina was 50 shekels.

13 This is the offering that you shall offer: the sixth part of an ephah

[Likely about 6 pounds, or 2.7 kilograms.] of a homer of wheat, and you shall

give the sixth part of an ephah [Likely about 5 pounds, or 2.3 kilograms.]

of a homer of barley.

14 Concerning the ordinance of oil that is the bath of oil, you shall offer

the tenth part of a bath [About 2 1/2 quarts, or 2.2 liters.] out of the kor,

[Equals a homer in liquid measure, 60 gallons or 220 liters.] which is a homer

or ten baths, for ten baths are a homer.

15 (Lev 1:4; 6:30) And one lamb shall be out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the watering places of Israel, as a grain offering and as a burnt offering and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, says the Lord God.

16 (Ex 30:14-15; Isa 16:1) All the people of the land shall give this offering

for the prince in Israel.

17 (2Ch 31:3; Isa 66:23) It shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings and grain offerings and drink offerings in the feasts and in the New Moons and in the Sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel. He shall prepare the sin offering and the grain offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.



Observing the Feasts



18 (Lev 16:16; Ex 12:2) Thus says the Lord God: In the first month,

on the first day of the month, you shall take a young bull

without blemish and cleanse the sanctuary.

19 (Eze 43:20; Lev 16:18-20; Eze 43:14) And the priest shall take

some of the blood of the sin offering and put it on the doorposts

of the temple and on the four corners of the ledge of the altar

and on the gateposts of the inner court.

20 (Lev 16:20; Ps 19:12) So you shall do the seventh day of the month

for everyone who errs and for him who is naive.

So you shall make atonement for the temple.

21 (Lev 23:5-8) In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month,

you shall have the Passover, a feast of seven days. Unleavened bread

shall be eaten.

22 (Lev 4:14) On that day the prince shall prepare for himself

and for all the people of the land a bull as a sin offering.

23 (Lev 23:8; Job 42:8) For seven days of the feast he shall prepare

a burnt offering to the Lord, seven bulls and seven rams without blemish

daily for the seven days, and a male of the goats daily as a sin offering.

24 (Eze 46:5-7; Nu 28:12-15) He shall prepare a grain offering of an ephah

for a bull and an ephah for a ram and a hin

[About 1 gallon, or 3.8 liters.] of oil for an ephah.

25 (Nu 29:12-38; Lev 23:33-43) In the seventh month, on the 15th day

of the month, he shall do the like in the feast of the seven days,

according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering,

and according to the grain offering, and according to the oil.





2) Our Daily Bread for 9 September 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/09/09/hotel-corona

Entitled Hotel Corona



2 Cor 5:14-20



14 (Ro 5:15) For the love of Christ constrains us, because we thus judge:

that if one died for all, then all have died.

15 (Ro 14:7-9) And He died for all, that those who live should not

from now on live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

16 (Php 3:7-8) So from now on we do not regard anyone according to the flesh.

Yes, though we have known Christ according to the flesh,

yet we do not regard Him as such from now on.

17 (Jn 3:3; Ro 16:7) Therefore, if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature.

Old things have passed away. Look, all things have become new.

18 (Ro 5:10-11; 1Jn 2:2) All this is from God, who has reconciled us

to Himself through Jesus Christ and has given to us the ministry

of reconciliation,

19 (Isa 43:25; Mt 1:23) that is, that God was in Christ reconciling

the world to Himself, not counting their sins against them,

and has entrusted to us the message of reconciliation.

20 (2Co 6:1; Eph 6:20) So we are ambassadors for Christ,

as though God were pleading through us. We implore you in Christ's stead:

Be reconciled to God.



The Dan Hotel in Jerusalem became known by a different name in 2020-"Hotel

Corona." The government dedicated the hotel to patients recovering

from COVID-19, and the hotel became known as a rare site of joy

and unity during a difficult time. Since the residents already had the virus,

they were free to sing, dance, and laugh together. And they did!

In a country where tensions between different political

and religious groups run high, the shared crisis created a space where people

could learn to see each other as human beings first-and even become friends.



It's natural, normal even, for us to be drawn toward those we see

as similar to us, people we suspect share similar experiences

and values to our own. But as the apostle Paul often emphasized,

the gospel is a challenge to any barriers between human beings

that we see as "normal" (2 Corinthians 5:15). Through the lens of the gospel,

we see a bigger picture than our differences-a shared brokenness

and a shared longing and need to experience healing in God's love.



If we believe that "one died for all," then we can also no longer be

content with surface-level assumptions about others.

Instead, "Christ’s love compels us" (v. 14)

to share His love and mission with those God loves more than we can

imagine-all of us.



By: Monica La Rose



Reflect & Pray



When do you find yourself most prone to forget the "bigger picture"

of your shared humanity with others? What helps remind you of our equal

brokenness and need for Jesus' love?



In hard times, Jesus, thank You for those moments

when I see a glimmer of breathtaking beauty through

the love and joy of others. Help me to live each day

this way, regarding "no one from a worldly point of view."



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 5 The Way Out



1 Cor 10:13



13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken

you except what is common to man. God is faithful,

and He will not permit you to be tempted above

what you can endure, but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.



Becky had experienced some hard knocks in the past few weeks; the stress

was beginning to show, and she wasn't sure she sould handle anything else.

"Why me?" Becky wept, covering her face. "I just can't stand it any more!

I can't pay my bills; I just lost my job, and now my car broke down

on the highway. How much more of this can I take?"

Some people seem to have more than their share of trouble and temptation.

Within six months, one family faced finanical trouble, cancer, quadruple

bypass surgery, and leukemia; their trials brought them face to face with

anger, bitterness, and despair as well. Other peopel seem to go through

life with relatively minor stresses and few real temptations to sin.

But whether our problems are great or small, they are part of the cpmmon

thread that ties humanity together. All of us face temptation; it is ,

Paul says, "Common to man." But Paul assures us that

"God ... will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear."

Often what we can bear is more that what we think we can bear. God will use

the troubled times in our lives for our maturity in him, but he promises

as well that he will not let temptation break us. He will provide "a way out,"

"a way of escape".

Sometimes the "way out" is true escape, being removed from what caused the

trouble. At other times, rathewr than being removed from it, we must

withstand the stress, face the temptatino, enure the pain. Whether we escape

or endure, God is faithful to provide what we need; we can trust him

not to give us more than we can bear.



Application



a) Have I ever faced more stress or temptation than I thought I could bear?



b) Under what circumstances has God provided an "escape" for me?

When have I had to walk "through" my difficulties?



c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



1 Tim 6:17-19



17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that they

not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,

who richly gives us all things to enjoy.

18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich

in good works, generous, willing to share,

19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good

foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.



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



God's Eternal Faithfulness



Ps 89:1 -8



PSALMS 89



A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.



1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;

with my mouth I will make known

Your faithfulness to all generations.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,

"Mercy shall be built up forever;

Your faithfulness shall be

established in the heavens."

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,

"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;

I have sworn to David my servant:

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,

and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;

Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) For who in the skies can

be compared to the Lord?

Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared

in the assembly of the holy ones

and awesome to all those who surround Him.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,

who is a mighty Lord like You,

with Your faithfulness all around You?



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?)



Nova Scotia



Total population 942700

Muslim population (est.) 14629



With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is

a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,

a harvest field in itself.

Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia

with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas

(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques

in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truto.



Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of

newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration

has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic

is the second most spoken language in Halifax.



while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000

in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population

somewhere between 25000 to 30000.



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



9th Day of the Month



a) Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout

the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion, faithfulness and provision.



(



Ps 100



A Psalm of thanksgiving.



1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth!

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Serve the Lord with gladness;

come before His presence with singing.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Know that the Lord, He is God;

it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

and into His courts with praise;

be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For the Lord is good; His mercy endures forever,

and His faithfulness to all generations.



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b) Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways to wiesly

and effectively respond to pressing social issues



(



1 Chr 12:32



32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar,

those having understanding of times

and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains

with all their brothers at their command.



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Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to give you a strong vision.



Pray to the Lord In hard times, Jesus, thank You for those moments

when I see a glimmer of breathtaking beauty through

the love and joy of others. Help me to live each day

this way, regarding 'no one from a worldly point of view.'"



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him when you feel tempted .



Pray to the Lord and to be generous in your life.



Pray to the Lord and praise Him for His faithfulness and Awesomeness .



Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



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 a prayer of thanksgiving throughout

the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion, faithfulness and provision.



Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways to wiesly

and effectively respond to pressing social issues.



Pray that many Syria Christian converts from Islam will grow

in knowledge and faith.



Pray for Ugandans Christians as those who oppose their faith try to entice

them to turn away from Christ.



Pray thay many will come to know Christ throught Bible

distributions in the country of Egypt.



Pray that Iraqi Christian converts from Islam in the Baghdad area,

wher persecution has intensified.



Pray for peace and stability among regional ethnic groups in Ethiopia.



Pray for Christian workers who smuggle Bibles and other Christian

resources into North Korea.



Pray foe believers' integrity to be retained amid widespread

corruption in Turkenistan.



Pray that nono-believers in Brunei will learn the truth about God

and His Son Jesus Christ.



Pray for the the encouragement of Christians experiencing prolonged

persecution in India.



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.