Day 263 - 20 September 2021 reflections
Day 263, 20 September 2021
Zecheriah 5-9
Zechariah 5
The Vision of the Flying Scroll
1 Then I turned and lifted up my eyes and saw a flying scroll.
2 (Zec 4:2) He asked me, "What do you see?"
And I responded, "I see a flying scroll with its length as twenty cubits
and its width as ten cubits."
[About 30 feet long and 15 feet wide, or 9 meters long and 4.5 meters wide.]
3 (Ex 20:15; Isa 24:6) He said to me, "This is the curse going out
over the surface of all the land. Everyone who steals will be purged
according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears falsely
will be purged according to the writing on the other side.
4 (Lev 14:34-45; Job 18:15) I will send it out, says the Lord of Hosts,
and it will enter the house of the thief, and the house of him who swears
falsely by My name. It will remain in his house and consume it,
with its timber and stones."
The Vision of the Woman in the Basket
5 (Zec 1:9) Then the angel who was speaking with me came out, saying,
"Now lift up your eyes and see what this is that is going forth."
6 (Am 8:5) And I asked, "What is it?"
He said, "This is the ephah basket going forth.
This represents their iniquity throughout all the land."
7 The lead cover was lifted,
and there was a woman sitting in the ephah basket.
8 And he said, "This is wickedness." And he threw her back into the basket
and then thrust back the lead stone over its opening.
9 Then I lifted my eyes and saw coming forward two women. There was wind
in their wings, and the wings were like those of a stork,
and they lifted up and carried the ephah basket between heaven and earth.
10 Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me,
"Where are they carrying the basket?"
11 (Ge 10:10; 11:2) He responded, "To build a house for it in the land
of Shinar. And when the house is established, the basket will be set
there on a pedestal."
Zechariah 6
The Vision of the Four Chariots
1 (Da 8:22) And I turned around and lifted my eyes, and I saw four chariots
coming out from between two mountains, which were bronze mountains.
2 (Zec 1:8) The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,
3 (Rev 6:2; Zec 1:8) the third white horses, and the fourth chariot
dappled horses-all of them strong.
4 (Zec 1:9) Then I answered the angel speaking with me,
"What are these, my lord?"
5 (Da 7:2; Zec 4:14) The angel responded, "These are the four winds
of heaven going out after standing before the Lord of all the earth.
6 (Jer 1:14-15; 4:6) The one with the black horses is going toward
the north country, the white ones are going after them,
while the dappled ones are going toward the south country."
7 (Zec 1:10) When the strong horses went out, they were seeking to go to
and fro throughout the earth. And he said, "Go out to and fro throughout
the earth." And they went out to walk to and fro throughout the earth.
8 (Eze 5:13; Zec 1:15) Then he cried out to me, "Look, the ones going out
to the northern land have given rest to my Spirit in the north."
The Coronation of Joshua
9 (Zec 1:1; 7:1) Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
10 (Ezr 7:14-16; 8:26-30) Take from the exiles Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah
who have come from Babylon, and go on that day to the house of Josiah,
the son of Zephaniah.
11 (Zec 3:1; Ps 21:3) Take the silver and gold and make a crown,
and set it on the head of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest.
12 (Zec 3:8; Isa 4:2) And say to him: Thus says the Lord of Hosts:
Here is a man whose name is Branch; for he shall branch out from his place,
and he shall build the temple of the Lord.
13 (Ps 110:4; 21:5) It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord;
he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on his throne.
He shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace shall
be between them both.
14 (Ex 12:14; Mt 26:13) And the crown shall be for a memorial to Helem,
Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah, in the temple of the Lord.
15 (Isa 60:10; Zec 3:7) And those who are far off shall come and help
to build the temple of the Lord; and you all shall know that the Lord
of Hosts has sent me to you. This shall happen if you diligently obey
the voice of the Lord your God.
Zechariah 7
A Call for Justice and Mercy
1 (Ne 1:1; Zec 1:1) And in the fourth year of King Darius, on the fourth day
of the ninth month, Kislev, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah.
2 (Zec 8:21; Jer 26:19) Those in Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem-Melek
and their men to entreat the graces of the Lord,
3 (Zec 8:19; Jer 52:12-14) saying to the priests and prophets of the house
of the Lord of Hosts, "Should I weep and dedicate myself during
the fifth month as I have done in these many years?"
4 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 (Zec 1:12; Isa 1:11-12) Say to all the people in the land
and to the priests: When you fasted and lamented during the fifth
and seventh months for these seventy years, did you really fast for Me?
6 (1Co 11:20-21) And when you eat and when you drink,
do you not eat and drink for yourselves?
7 (Jer 17:26; Isa 1:16-20) Were these not the very words that the former
prophets proclaimed when Jerusalem dwelled with ease along with
her surrounding cities, and when the Negev and the Lowland were inhabited?
Punishment for Rejecting God's Demands
8 And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying:
9 (Mic 6:8; Jer 21:12) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Execute true justice,
show mercy and compassion, every man to his brother.
10 (Ps 21:11; 72:4) Do not oppress the widow, orphan, sojourner, or poor.
And let none of you contemplate evil deeds in your hearts against his brother.
11 (Ne 9:29; Jer 8:5) But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn
shoulder, and stopped their ears so that they should not hear.
12 (Ne 9:29-30; 2Ch 36:16) They made their hearts hard like a diamond
so as not to hear the instruction and words that the Lord of Hosts
sent by His Spirit through the former prophets, and there was great anger
from the Lord of Hosts.
13 (Isa 1:15; Pr 1:24-28) Therefore it happened that as I called,
and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear,
says the Lord of Hosts.
14 (Dt 28:33; 4:27) So I scattered them about among all the nations
whom they did not know, so the land was left desolate behind them with
no one coming or going. And they made a desirable land desolate.
Zechariah 8
The Holy City of Peace and Prosperity
1 And the word of the Lord came, saying:
2 Thus says the Lord of Hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Zion,
and with great wrath I am jealous for her.
3 (Zec 1:16; Isa 1:26) Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion
and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem will be called
a city of faithfulness and the mountain of the Lord of Hosts,
the holy mountain.
4 Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Older men and women will again sit
in the streets of Jerusalem, each having a staff in his hand
because of advanced age.
5 (Jer 30:19-20) And the plazas of the city will be filled
with young boys and girls playing in her open places.
6 (Jer 32:17; 32:27) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: If it is marvelous
in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days,
will it also be marvelous in My eyes? says the Lord of Hosts.
7 (Isa 27:12-13; 49:12) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: I will deliver
My people from the eastern lands and from the western lands.
8 (Jer 4:2; Eze 11:20) And I will bring them, and they will reside
in Jerusalem, and they will be for Me as a people, and I will be
for them as God, with faithfulness and righteousness.
9 (1Ch 22:13; Ezr 5:1-2) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:
Let your hands be strengthened, whoever is hearing these words
in these days, from the mouth of the prophets who were there
in the day that the house of the Lord of Hosts was founded,
that the temple might be built.
10 (Isa 19:2; Am 3:6) For before those days there were no wages
for a man nor any hire for an animal; and there was no peace
from an enemy for him who went out or came in;
for I set every man against his neighbor.
11 (Isa 12:1; Ps 103:9) But now I will not be as in the former days
against this remnant people, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 (Ge 27:28; Lev 26:4-5) For sowing will be done in peace,
and the vine will produce its fruit, and the ground will provide its produce,
and the heavens will give their rain. And I will cause the remnant
of this people to inherit all of these benefits.
13 (Zec 8:9; Ge 12:2-3) And as you have been like a curse among the nations,
O house of Israel and house of Judah, I will deliver you,
and you will be a blessing. Fear not, and strengthen your hands!
14 (Jer 31:28; Eze 24:14) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:
Just as I had determined to punish you when your fathers incited Me to wrath,
says the Lord of Hosts, I did not relent.
15 (Zec 8:13; Mic 7:18-20) So again have I purposed in these days to do good
to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear!
16 (Zec 7:9; Ps 15:2; Eph 4:25) These are the things you will do:
Speak truth each to his neighbor, and make judgments in your gates
that are for truth, and justice, and peace.
17 (Pr 3:29; 6:16-19) Let none of you consider evil plans in your heart
against your neighbor, and do not love false oaths,
for I hate all these things, says the Lord.
18 And the word of the Lord of Hosts came to me, saying:
19 (Jer 39:2; Zec 7:5) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: The fast during
the fourth and fifth months, and the fasts during the seventh
and tenth months, will become rejoicing and joy and pleasant
feasts for the house of Judah. So love what brings truth and peace.
20 (Jer 16:19; Zec 2:11) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Peoples will
still come, even those who live in many cities.
21 (Zec 7:2) Those who live in one city will journey to another,
saying, "Let us surely go to seek the Lord of Hosts. I myself am going."
22 (Isa 25:7; Zec 8:21) Many peoples and strong nations will seek
out the Lord of Hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the Lord.
23 (1Co 14:25; Ge 31:7) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: In those days ten men
from every language of the nations will take hold of the garment of a Jew,
saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you."
Zechariah 9
Judgment on Israel's Enemies
1 (Jer 49:23-27; Am 1:3-5) An oracle of the word of the Lord that is
against the land of Hadrak,
and Damascus is the place where it will rest.
For the eyes of men and the tribes of Israel
are on the Lord.
2 (Jer 49:23; Eze 28:12) Also Hamath borders it,
even Tyre and Sidon, cities that are very wise.
3 (Jos 19:29; Job 27:16) Tyre has built a rampart for herself
and stored up silver like it were dust,
and even gold like it were mud in the streets.
4 (Eze 28:18; 26:17) The Lord will dispossess her of her possessions
and strike down her power in the sea,
and she will be devoured with fire.
5 Ashkelon will observe this and fear;
Gaza as well and will writhe in anguish;
even Ekron, her hope will be confounded.
The king of Gaza will perish,
and no one will inhabit Ashkelon.
6 (Am 1:8) A mongrel people will dwell in Ashdod,
and I will cut down the pride of Philistia.
7 I will take away the bloodshed from its mouth,
and the abominations from between its teeth.
Even it will be a remnant for our God.
It will be like a tribe of a clan in Judah,
and Ekron like the Jebusites.
8 (Isa 52:1; 54:14) Then I will make camp at My house with a garrison,
so that no one can pass back and forth.
And no oppressor will pass through them,
for now I see with My eyes.
The Coming King of Zion
9 (Isa 9:6-7; Jer 23:5-6) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
And cry aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
See, your king is coming to you;
he is righteous and able to deliver,
he is humble and riding on a donkey,
a colt, the offspring of a donkey.
10 (Hos 1:7; 2:18) I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the horse from Jerusalem;
and the bow for battle will be cut off.
He will speak peace to the nations;
and his dominion will be from one sea to another,
and from the Great River to the ends of the earth.
11 (Ex 24:8; Isa 42:7) And as for you, because of the blood of your covenant,
I will send your prisoners from the empty, waterless pits.
12 (Isa 61:7; Jer 31:17) Return to your stronghold,
prisoners who now have hope.
Today I declare that I will return to you a double portion.
13 (Ps 45:3; Isa 49:2) Because I have bent Judah as My bow
and fitted the bow with Ephraim.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
against your sons, O Greece,
and will set you like the sword of a warrior.
14 (Isa 21:1; Ps 18:14) Then the Lord will appear over them,
and His arrow will go out like lightning.
The Lord God will sound His trumpet,
and will march forth like storm winds of southern Teman.
15 (Ex 27:2; Zec 10:5) The Lord of Hosts will protect them.
They will devour up
and subdue them with stone slingers.
And they will drink and make noise as with wine;
they will be filled with blood as a bowl,
saturated like the corners of the altar.
16Isa 62:3; Ps 100:3 The Lord their God will deliver them that day
like the flock of His people.
For like jewels embedded in a crown,
they will shine in His land.
17 (Isa 33:17; 62:8-9) For how great is His goodness,
and how great His beauty!
There will be grain for the young men
and new wine to prosper the young women.
2) Our Daily Bread for 20 September 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/09/20/an-unexpected-guest
Entitled An Unexpected Guest
Luke 19:1–10
Luke 19
Jesus and Zacchaeus
1 (Lk 18:35) Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2 A man was there named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector,
and he was rich.
3 (Jn 12:21) He tried to see who Jesus was, but was not able from the crowd,
because he was little in stature.
4 (1Ki 10:27; 1Ch 27:28) So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree
to see Him, for He was to pass that way.
5 When Jesus came to the vicinity, He looked up and saw him,
and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down,
for today I must remain at your house."
6 So he hurried and came down, and received Him joyfully.
7 (Mt 9:11; Lk 15:2) When they saw it, they all murmured, saying,
"He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
8 (2Sa 12:6) But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord,
I give half of my possessions to the poor. And if I have taken anything
from anyone by false accusation, I will repay him four times as much."
9 (Ro 4:16; Gal 3:7) Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come
to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
10 (Eze 34:16; Mt 10:6) For the Son of Man has come to seek
and to save that which was lost."
Zach was a lonely guy. When he walked down the city streets, he could feel
the hostile glares. But then his life took a turn. Clement of Alexandria,
one of the church fathers, says that Zach became a very prominent
Christian leader and a pastor of the church in Caesarea. Yes, we're
talking about Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector who climbed
a sycamore tree to see Jesus (Luke 19:1-10).
What prompted him to climb the tree? Tax collectors were perceived
as traitors because they heavily taxed their own people to serve
the Roman Empire. Yet Jesus had a reputation for accepting them.
Zacchaeus might have wondered if Jesus would accept him too.
Being short in stature, however, he couldn't see over the crowd (v. 3).
Perhaps he climbed a tree to seek Him out.
And Jesus was seeking Zacchaeus too. When Christ reached the tree where
he was perched, He looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately.
I must stay at your house today" (v. 5). Jesus considered it absolutely
necessary that He be a guest in this outcast's home. Imagine that!
The Savior of the world wanting to spend time with a social reject.
Whether it's our hearts, relationships, or lives that need mending,
like Zacchaeus we can have hope. Jesus will never reject us when
we turn to Him. He can restore what's been lost and broken
and give our lives new meaning and purpose.
By: Poh Fang Chia
Reflect & Pray
What relationships in your life can Jesus help restore?
What will it mean for you to be restored by Him?
Jesus, thank You for seeking me when I was lost in sin
and for redeeming my messed-up life.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 2 - Growing Up
2 Tim 3:16-17
16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction
in righteousness,
17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work.
"I can't wait till I get big!" Marc, age 5, declared. "Then I do
what I want!" Most of us, as children, shared Marc's statement.
We looked forward to that "magic age" - 16, 18, 21 - when we
would be adults: mature, able to make our own decisions.
We find, of course, that adulthood has its own share of
difficulties and conflicts. But even in our spiritual lives
we often long for a "magic moment" of maturity. As one woman
confessed, "Ever since I became a Christian, I've hoped I'd wake up
one morning to find myself mature."
But growth in the spiritual life comes gradually, like growth in
the physical world. In 2 Tim 2:16-17, Paul gives the young pastor
Timothy an important key to spiritual growing up - the Word of God.
The Word is "profitable" or "useful," Paul says, for "teaching" - that is,
for developing a right concept of God. Scripture offers "rebuke" when
we go wrong, "correction" to set us on the right path, and "training
in righteousness" so that we can grow in the image of Christ.
The purpose of Scripture's work in our lives, Paul emphasises,
is that we may be "perfect" - mature, equipped for the good things
God has for us to do. Such maturity does not come easily
or instantaneously, but it does come - sometimes imperceptibly -
as we submit our lives to the transforming power of God's Word.
Application
a) In what areas of my life do I need to grow? How can I benefit
from the Bible's
i) teaching?
ii) rebuke?
iii) correction?
iv) training in righteousness?
b) How can memorising God's Word help me grow in those areas?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 28:1-2
Blessings for Obedience
1 (Ex 15:26; Lev 26:3–13) Now it will be, if you will diligently
obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all
His commandments which I am commanding you today,
then the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
2 (Zec 1:6; Dt 28:15) And all these blessings will come on you and overtake
you if you listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Freeing Forgiveness
Micah 7:18-20
18 (Isa 43:25; Jer 32:41) Who is a God like You,
bearing iniquity and passing over transgression
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not remain angry forever,
because He delights in benevolence.
19 (Isa 38:17; Jer 50:20) He will again have compassion upon us.
He will tread down our iniquities,
and cast all of our sins into the depths of the sea.
20 You will give faithfulness to Jacob
and benevolence to Abraham,
which you swore to our fathers
from the days of old.
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
20th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the children of Canada, thar they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
( Matthew 19:14
14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16–17)
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,
and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."
)
b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
(
Eph 6:12
12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly places.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Let us surely go to seek the Lord of Hosts.
Pray to the Lord "Jesus, thank You for seeking me when I was lost in sin
and for redeeming my messed-up life."
Pray to the Lord to stregthen you in the Word .
Pray to the Lord and to be obedient in Him .
Pray to the Lord and seek His forgiveness.
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 for the children of Canada, thar they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
Pray that Christians in Indonesia will be
"salt" and "light" to their MUslim neighbours.
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.
Zecheriah 5-9
Zechariah 5
The Vision of the Flying Scroll
1 Then I turned and lifted up my eyes and saw a flying scroll.
2 (Zec 4:2) He asked me, "What do you see?"
And I responded, "I see a flying scroll with its length as twenty cubits
and its width as ten cubits."
[About 30 feet long and 15 feet wide, or 9 meters long and 4.5 meters wide.]
3 (Ex 20:15; Isa 24:6) He said to me, "This is the curse going out
over the surface of all the land. Everyone who steals will be purged
according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears falsely
will be purged according to the writing on the other side.
4 (Lev 14:34-45; Job 18:15) I will send it out, says the Lord of Hosts,
and it will enter the house of the thief, and the house of him who swears
falsely by My name. It will remain in his house and consume it,
with its timber and stones."
The Vision of the Woman in the Basket
5 (Zec 1:9) Then the angel who was speaking with me came out, saying,
"Now lift up your eyes and see what this is that is going forth."
6 (Am 8:5) And I asked, "What is it?"
He said, "This is the ephah basket going forth.
This represents their iniquity throughout all the land."
7 The lead cover was lifted,
and there was a woman sitting in the ephah basket.
8 And he said, "This is wickedness." And he threw her back into the basket
and then thrust back the lead stone over its opening.
9 Then I lifted my eyes and saw coming forward two women. There was wind
in their wings, and the wings were like those of a stork,
and they lifted up and carried the ephah basket between heaven and earth.
10 Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me,
"Where are they carrying the basket?"
11 (Ge 10:10; 11:2) He responded, "To build a house for it in the land
of Shinar. And when the house is established, the basket will be set
there on a pedestal."
Zechariah 6
The Vision of the Four Chariots
1 (Da 8:22) And I turned around and lifted my eyes, and I saw four chariots
coming out from between two mountains, which were bronze mountains.
2 (Zec 1:8) The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,
3 (Rev 6:2; Zec 1:8) the third white horses, and the fourth chariot
dappled horses-all of them strong.
4 (Zec 1:9) Then I answered the angel speaking with me,
"What are these, my lord?"
5 (Da 7:2; Zec 4:14) The angel responded, "These are the four winds
of heaven going out after standing before the Lord of all the earth.
6 (Jer 1:14-15; 4:6) The one with the black horses is going toward
the north country, the white ones are going after them,
while the dappled ones are going toward the south country."
7 (Zec 1:10) When the strong horses went out, they were seeking to go to
and fro throughout the earth. And he said, "Go out to and fro throughout
the earth." And they went out to walk to and fro throughout the earth.
8 (Eze 5:13; Zec 1:15) Then he cried out to me, "Look, the ones going out
to the northern land have given rest to my Spirit in the north."
The Coronation of Joshua
9 (Zec 1:1; 7:1) Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
10 (Ezr 7:14-16; 8:26-30) Take from the exiles Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah
who have come from Babylon, and go on that day to the house of Josiah,
the son of Zephaniah.
11 (Zec 3:1; Ps 21:3) Take the silver and gold and make a crown,
and set it on the head of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest.
12 (Zec 3:8; Isa 4:2) And say to him: Thus says the Lord of Hosts:
Here is a man whose name is Branch; for he shall branch out from his place,
and he shall build the temple of the Lord.
13 (Ps 110:4; 21:5) It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord;
he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on his throne.
He shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace shall
be between them both.
14 (Ex 12:14; Mt 26:13) And the crown shall be for a memorial to Helem,
Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah, in the temple of the Lord.
15 (Isa 60:10; Zec 3:7) And those who are far off shall come and help
to build the temple of the Lord; and you all shall know that the Lord
of Hosts has sent me to you. This shall happen if you diligently obey
the voice of the Lord your God.
Zechariah 7
A Call for Justice and Mercy
1 (Ne 1:1; Zec 1:1) And in the fourth year of King Darius, on the fourth day
of the ninth month, Kislev, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah.
2 (Zec 8:21; Jer 26:19) Those in Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem-Melek
and their men to entreat the graces of the Lord,
3 (Zec 8:19; Jer 52:12-14) saying to the priests and prophets of the house
of the Lord of Hosts, "Should I weep and dedicate myself during
the fifth month as I have done in these many years?"
4 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 (Zec 1:12; Isa 1:11-12) Say to all the people in the land
and to the priests: When you fasted and lamented during the fifth
and seventh months for these seventy years, did you really fast for Me?
6 (1Co 11:20-21) And when you eat and when you drink,
do you not eat and drink for yourselves?
7 (Jer 17:26; Isa 1:16-20) Were these not the very words that the former
prophets proclaimed when Jerusalem dwelled with ease along with
her surrounding cities, and when the Negev and the Lowland were inhabited?
Punishment for Rejecting God's Demands
8 And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying:
9 (Mic 6:8; Jer 21:12) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Execute true justice,
show mercy and compassion, every man to his brother.
10 (Ps 21:11; 72:4) Do not oppress the widow, orphan, sojourner, or poor.
And let none of you contemplate evil deeds in your hearts against his brother.
11 (Ne 9:29; Jer 8:5) But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn
shoulder, and stopped their ears so that they should not hear.
12 (Ne 9:29-30; 2Ch 36:16) They made their hearts hard like a diamond
so as not to hear the instruction and words that the Lord of Hosts
sent by His Spirit through the former prophets, and there was great anger
from the Lord of Hosts.
13 (Isa 1:15; Pr 1:24-28) Therefore it happened that as I called,
and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear,
says the Lord of Hosts.
14 (Dt 28:33; 4:27) So I scattered them about among all the nations
whom they did not know, so the land was left desolate behind them with
no one coming or going. And they made a desirable land desolate.
Zechariah 8
The Holy City of Peace and Prosperity
1 And the word of the Lord came, saying:
2 Thus says the Lord of Hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Zion,
and with great wrath I am jealous for her.
3 (Zec 1:16; Isa 1:26) Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion
and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem will be called
a city of faithfulness and the mountain of the Lord of Hosts,
the holy mountain.
4 Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Older men and women will again sit
in the streets of Jerusalem, each having a staff in his hand
because of advanced age.
5 (Jer 30:19-20) And the plazas of the city will be filled
with young boys and girls playing in her open places.
6 (Jer 32:17; 32:27) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: If it is marvelous
in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days,
will it also be marvelous in My eyes? says the Lord of Hosts.
7 (Isa 27:12-13; 49:12) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: I will deliver
My people from the eastern lands and from the western lands.
8 (Jer 4:2; Eze 11:20) And I will bring them, and they will reside
in Jerusalem, and they will be for Me as a people, and I will be
for them as God, with faithfulness and righteousness.
9 (1Ch 22:13; Ezr 5:1-2) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:
Let your hands be strengthened, whoever is hearing these words
in these days, from the mouth of the prophets who were there
in the day that the house of the Lord of Hosts was founded,
that the temple might be built.
10 (Isa 19:2; Am 3:6) For before those days there were no wages
for a man nor any hire for an animal; and there was no peace
from an enemy for him who went out or came in;
for I set every man against his neighbor.
11 (Isa 12:1; Ps 103:9) But now I will not be as in the former days
against this remnant people, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 (Ge 27:28; Lev 26:4-5) For sowing will be done in peace,
and the vine will produce its fruit, and the ground will provide its produce,
and the heavens will give their rain. And I will cause the remnant
of this people to inherit all of these benefits.
13 (Zec 8:9; Ge 12:2-3) And as you have been like a curse among the nations,
O house of Israel and house of Judah, I will deliver you,
and you will be a blessing. Fear not, and strengthen your hands!
14 (Jer 31:28; Eze 24:14) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:
Just as I had determined to punish you when your fathers incited Me to wrath,
says the Lord of Hosts, I did not relent.
15 (Zec 8:13; Mic 7:18-20) So again have I purposed in these days to do good
to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear!
16 (Zec 7:9; Ps 15:2; Eph 4:25) These are the things you will do:
Speak truth each to his neighbor, and make judgments in your gates
that are for truth, and justice, and peace.
17 (Pr 3:29; 6:16-19) Let none of you consider evil plans in your heart
against your neighbor, and do not love false oaths,
for I hate all these things, says the Lord.
18 And the word of the Lord of Hosts came to me, saying:
19 (Jer 39:2; Zec 7:5) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: The fast during
the fourth and fifth months, and the fasts during the seventh
and tenth months, will become rejoicing and joy and pleasant
feasts for the house of Judah. So love what brings truth and peace.
20 (Jer 16:19; Zec 2:11) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Peoples will
still come, even those who live in many cities.
21 (Zec 7:2) Those who live in one city will journey to another,
saying, "Let us surely go to seek the Lord of Hosts. I myself am going."
22 (Isa 25:7; Zec 8:21) Many peoples and strong nations will seek
out the Lord of Hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the Lord.
23 (1Co 14:25; Ge 31:7) Thus says the Lord of Hosts: In those days ten men
from every language of the nations will take hold of the garment of a Jew,
saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you."
Zechariah 9
Judgment on Israel's Enemies
1 (Jer 49:23-27; Am 1:3-5) An oracle of the word of the Lord that is
against the land of Hadrak,
and Damascus is the place where it will rest.
For the eyes of men and the tribes of Israel
are on the Lord.
2 (Jer 49:23; Eze 28:12) Also Hamath borders it,
even Tyre and Sidon, cities that are very wise.
3 (Jos 19:29; Job 27:16) Tyre has built a rampart for herself
and stored up silver like it were dust,
and even gold like it were mud in the streets.
4 (Eze 28:18; 26:17) The Lord will dispossess her of her possessions
and strike down her power in the sea,
and she will be devoured with fire.
5 Ashkelon will observe this and fear;
Gaza as well and will writhe in anguish;
even Ekron, her hope will be confounded.
The king of Gaza will perish,
and no one will inhabit Ashkelon.
6 (Am 1:8) A mongrel people will dwell in Ashdod,
and I will cut down the pride of Philistia.
7 I will take away the bloodshed from its mouth,
and the abominations from between its teeth.
Even it will be a remnant for our God.
It will be like a tribe of a clan in Judah,
and Ekron like the Jebusites.
8 (Isa 52:1; 54:14) Then I will make camp at My house with a garrison,
so that no one can pass back and forth.
And no oppressor will pass through them,
for now I see with My eyes.
The Coming King of Zion
9 (Isa 9:6-7; Jer 23:5-6) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
And cry aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
See, your king is coming to you;
he is righteous and able to deliver,
he is humble and riding on a donkey,
a colt, the offspring of a donkey.
10 (Hos 1:7; 2:18) I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the horse from Jerusalem;
and the bow for battle will be cut off.
He will speak peace to the nations;
and his dominion will be from one sea to another,
and from the Great River to the ends of the earth.
11 (Ex 24:8; Isa 42:7) And as for you, because of the blood of your covenant,
I will send your prisoners from the empty, waterless pits.
12 (Isa 61:7; Jer 31:17) Return to your stronghold,
prisoners who now have hope.
Today I declare that I will return to you a double portion.
13 (Ps 45:3; Isa 49:2) Because I have bent Judah as My bow
and fitted the bow with Ephraim.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
against your sons, O Greece,
and will set you like the sword of a warrior.
14 (Isa 21:1; Ps 18:14) Then the Lord will appear over them,
and His arrow will go out like lightning.
The Lord God will sound His trumpet,
and will march forth like storm winds of southern Teman.
15 (Ex 27:2; Zec 10:5) The Lord of Hosts will protect them.
They will devour up
and subdue them with stone slingers.
And they will drink and make noise as with wine;
they will be filled with blood as a bowl,
saturated like the corners of the altar.
16Isa 62:3; Ps 100:3 The Lord their God will deliver them that day
like the flock of His people.
For like jewels embedded in a crown,
they will shine in His land.
17 (Isa 33:17; 62:8-9) For how great is His goodness,
and how great His beauty!
There will be grain for the young men
and new wine to prosper the young women.
2) Our Daily Bread for 20 September 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/09/20/an-unexpected-guest
Entitled An Unexpected Guest
Luke 19:1–10
Luke 19
Jesus and Zacchaeus
1 (Lk 18:35) Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2 A man was there named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector,
and he was rich.
3 (Jn 12:21) He tried to see who Jesus was, but was not able from the crowd,
because he was little in stature.
4 (1Ki 10:27; 1Ch 27:28) So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree
to see Him, for He was to pass that way.
5 When Jesus came to the vicinity, He looked up and saw him,
and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down,
for today I must remain at your house."
6 So he hurried and came down, and received Him joyfully.
7 (Mt 9:11; Lk 15:2) When they saw it, they all murmured, saying,
"He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
8 (2Sa 12:6) But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord,
I give half of my possessions to the poor. And if I have taken anything
from anyone by false accusation, I will repay him four times as much."
9 (Ro 4:16; Gal 3:7) Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come
to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
10 (Eze 34:16; Mt 10:6) For the Son of Man has come to seek
and to save that which was lost."
Zach was a lonely guy. When he walked down the city streets, he could feel
the hostile glares. But then his life took a turn. Clement of Alexandria,
one of the church fathers, says that Zach became a very prominent
Christian leader and a pastor of the church in Caesarea. Yes, we're
talking about Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector who climbed
a sycamore tree to see Jesus (Luke 19:1-10).
What prompted him to climb the tree? Tax collectors were perceived
as traitors because they heavily taxed their own people to serve
the Roman Empire. Yet Jesus had a reputation for accepting them.
Zacchaeus might have wondered if Jesus would accept him too.
Being short in stature, however, he couldn't see over the crowd (v. 3).
Perhaps he climbed a tree to seek Him out.
And Jesus was seeking Zacchaeus too. When Christ reached the tree where
he was perched, He looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately.
I must stay at your house today" (v. 5). Jesus considered it absolutely
necessary that He be a guest in this outcast's home. Imagine that!
The Savior of the world wanting to spend time with a social reject.
Whether it's our hearts, relationships, or lives that need mending,
like Zacchaeus we can have hope. Jesus will never reject us when
we turn to Him. He can restore what's been lost and broken
and give our lives new meaning and purpose.
By: Poh Fang Chia
Reflect & Pray
What relationships in your life can Jesus help restore?
What will it mean for you to be restored by Him?
Jesus, thank You for seeking me when I was lost in sin
and for redeeming my messed-up life.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 2 - Growing Up
2 Tim 3:16-17
16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction
in righteousness,
17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work.
"I can't wait till I get big!" Marc, age 5, declared. "Then I do
what I want!" Most of us, as children, shared Marc's statement.
We looked forward to that "magic age" - 16, 18, 21 - when we
would be adults: mature, able to make our own decisions.
We find, of course, that adulthood has its own share of
difficulties and conflicts. But even in our spiritual lives
we often long for a "magic moment" of maturity. As one woman
confessed, "Ever since I became a Christian, I've hoped I'd wake up
one morning to find myself mature."
But growth in the spiritual life comes gradually, like growth in
the physical world. In 2 Tim 2:16-17, Paul gives the young pastor
Timothy an important key to spiritual growing up - the Word of God.
The Word is "profitable" or "useful," Paul says, for "teaching" - that is,
for developing a right concept of God. Scripture offers "rebuke" when
we go wrong, "correction" to set us on the right path, and "training
in righteousness" so that we can grow in the image of Christ.
The purpose of Scripture's work in our lives, Paul emphasises,
is that we may be "perfect" - mature, equipped for the good things
God has for us to do. Such maturity does not come easily
or instantaneously, but it does come - sometimes imperceptibly -
as we submit our lives to the transforming power of God's Word.
Application
a) In what areas of my life do I need to grow? How can I benefit
from the Bible's
i) teaching?
ii) rebuke?
iii) correction?
iv) training in righteousness?
b) How can memorising God's Word help me grow in those areas?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 28:1-2
Blessings for Obedience
1 (Ex 15:26; Lev 26:3–13) Now it will be, if you will diligently
obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all
His commandments which I am commanding you today,
then the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
2 (Zec 1:6; Dt 28:15) And all these blessings will come on you and overtake
you if you listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Freeing Forgiveness
Micah 7:18-20
18 (Isa 43:25; Jer 32:41) Who is a God like You,
bearing iniquity and passing over transgression
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not remain angry forever,
because He delights in benevolence.
19 (Isa 38:17; Jer 50:20) He will again have compassion upon us.
He will tread down our iniquities,
and cast all of our sins into the depths of the sea.
20 You will give faithfulness to Jacob
and benevolence to Abraham,
which you swore to our fathers
from the days of old.
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
20th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the children of Canada, thar they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
( Matthew 19:14
14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16–17)
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,
and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."
)
b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
(
Eph 6:12
12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly places.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Let us surely go to seek the Lord of Hosts.
Pray to the Lord "Jesus, thank You for seeking me when I was lost in sin
and for redeeming my messed-up life."
Pray to the Lord to stregthen you in the Word .
Pray to the Lord and to be obedient in Him .
Pray to the Lord and seek His forgiveness.
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 for the children of Canada, thar they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
Pray that Christians in Indonesia will be
"salt" and "light" to their MUslim neighbours.
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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