Day 272 - 29 September 2021 reflections
Day 272, 29 September 2021
Malachi
Malachi 1
1 (Isa 13:1; Hab 1:1) The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.
Israel Preferred to Edom
2 (Jer 31:3; Isa 41:8-9) I have loved you, says the Lord.
But you say, "How have You loved us?"
Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord. Yet I have loved Jacob;
3 (Jer 49:16-18; Eze 35:3-4) but Esau I have hated, and I have made
his mountains a desolation and left his inheritance for the jackals
of the desert.
4 (Isa 9:9-10; Eze 25:14) Whereas Edom says, "We are impoverished,
but we will rebuild the ruins," thus says the Lord of Hosts: They may build,
but I will tear down. They will be called the Wicked Territory,
and the people against whom the Lord has indignation forever.
5 Your eyes will see this, and you will say, "
Great is the Lord, beyond the border of Israel!"
Profane Offerings
6 (Lk 6:46; Ex 20:12) A son honors his father, and a servant his master.
If then I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master,
where is My fear? says the Lord of Hosts to you, O priests,
who despise My name.
But you say, "How have we despised Your name?"
7 (Mal 1:12) You offer defiled food on My altar, but say,
"How have we defiled You?"
By saying, "The table of the Lord is contemptible."
8 (Dt 15:21) When you offer the blind as a sacrifice, is it not evil?
When you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil?
Offer it now to your governor! Would he be pleased with you,
or accept you? says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Jer 27:18) But now entreat God's favour, that He may be gracious to us.
With such offerings from your hands, will He accept you favorably?
says the Lord of Hosts.
10 (Jer 6:20) Who is there among you who would shut the doors, that you might
not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord
of Hosts, nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
11 (Isa 66:19-20; 45:6) For from the rising of the sun to its setting,
My name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be
offered to My name, and a pure offering. For My name will be great among
the nations, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 But you profane it, in that you say, "The table of the Lord is defiled,
and its fruit, that is, its food is contemptible."
13 (Mic 6:3) You also say, "What a weariness it is," and you snort at it,
says the Lord of Hosts.
You bring in what is stolen, the lame, or the sick;
thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand?
says the Lord.
14 (Zec 14:9; Ps 47:2) But cursed be the deceiver who has in his flock
a male, and vows, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished.
For I am a great king, says the Lord of Hosts,
and My name is to be feared among the nations.
Malachi 2
Divine Warnings to the Priests
1 (Mal 1:6) And now, O priests, this commandment is for you.
2 (Mal 3:9; Ps 69:22) If you will not listen, and if you will not take it
to heart to give honor to My name, says the Lord of Hosts,
I will send a curse on you and I will curse your blessings.
Yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.
3 (Na 3:6; Ex 29:14) I rebuke your descendants, and spread refuse
on your faces, the refuse of your solemn feasts, and you will be taken
away with it.
4 And you will know that I have sent this command to you,
that My covenant with Levi may remain, says the Lord of Hosts.
5 (Nu 25:12-13) My covenant with him was for life and peace,
and I gave them to him. With awe he feared Me,
and he was reverent before My name.
6 (Jer 23:22; Da 12:3) True instruction was in his mouth,
and injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace
and with uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
7 (Lev 10:11; Jer 18:18) For a priest's lips should preserve knowledge,
and people should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger
of the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Jer 18:15; 1Sa 2:17) But you have departed from the way. You have caused
many to stumble at the law. You have violated the covenant of Levi,
says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Dt 1:17; 1Sa 2:30) So I have made you contemptible
and base before all the people, because you have not kept My ways,
but have shown partiality in the law.
The Covenant Profaned
10 (1Co 8:6; Isa 63:16) Have we not all one Father?
Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another,
by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
11 (Ezr 9:1-2) Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination
has been committed in Israel and Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned
the sanctuary of the Lord, which He loves, and has married the daughter
of a foreign god.
12 May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob any descendant
of the man who does this, teacher and student, yet who brings an offering
to the Lord of Hosts.
13 This is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord
with tears, with weeping and crying out, because He no longer regards
the offering, nor receives it with good will from your hand.
14 (Isa 54:6; Mal 3:5) Yet you say, "Why?" It is because the Lord
has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth,
against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your companion
and your wife by covenant.
15 (Mt 19:4-6; 1Co 7:14) Did He not make them one, having a remnant
of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring.
So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
16 (Mt 5:31-32; Lk 16:18) For the Lord, the God of Israel,
says that He hates divorce; for it covers one's garment with violence,
says the Lord of Hosts.
Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
Injustice Committed
17 (Isa 43:24; Zep 1:12) You have wearied the Lord with your words.
Yet you say, "How have we wearied Him?"
When you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord,
and He delights in them," or, "Where is the God of justice?"
Malachi 3
The Coming Messenger
1 (Mal 4:5; Isa 63:9) I will send My messenger, and he will prepare
the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come
to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant,
in whom you delight. He is coming, says the Lord of Hosts.
2 (Zec 13:9; Rev 6:17) But who can endure the day of his coming,
and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire
and like fullers' soap.
3 (Isa 1:25; Da 12:10) He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;
he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver,
and they will present to the Lord offerings in righteousness.
4 (2Ch 7:1-3) Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant
to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
5 (Lev 19:13; Dt 24:17) Then I will draw near to you for judgment.
I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers,
against the perjurers, against those who oppress the hired worker
in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who turn aside
the stranger, and do not fear Me, says the Lord of Hosts.
Withholding Tithes
6 (Nu 23:19; Jas 1:17; Heb 13:8) For I am the Lord, I do not change;
therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
7 (Zec 1:3) From the days of your fathers you have gone away from
My ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return
to you, says the Lord of Hosts.
But you say, "How shall we return?"
8 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me.
But you say, "How have we robbed You?"
In tithes and offerings.
9 (Mal 2:2) You are cursed with a curse, your whole nation,
for you are robbing Me.
10 (Ge 7:11; 2Ki 7:2) Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,
says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open for you the windows
of heaven and pour out for you a blessing, that there will not be room
enough to receive it.
11 I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that it will not
estroy the fruit of your ground, and the vines in your field will not
fail to bear fruit, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 (Isa 61:9; 62:4) Then all the nations will call you blessed,
for you will be a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.
13 (Mal 2:17) Your words have been hard against Me, says the Lord.
Yet you say, "What have we spoken against You?"
14 (Isa 58:3; Zep 1:12) You said, "It is vain to serve God.
What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,
and that we have walked as mourners before the Lord of Hosts?
15 (Mal 4:1; Ps 95:9) And now we call the proud blessed,
for those who do wickedness are built up; they even test God and escape."
The Reward of the Faithful
16 (Ps 56:8) Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another.
The Lord listened and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written
before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name.
17 (Ex 19:5; Dt 7:6) They shall be Mine, says the Lord of Hosts,
on the day when I make up My jewels. And I will spare them as a man
spares his son who serves him.
18 (Ge 18:25) Then you will again discern between the righteous
and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
Malachi 4
The Great Day of the Lord
1 (Isa 5:24; 47:14) Surely the day is coming, burning like an oven;
all the proud, yes, all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming
will burn them up, says the Lord of Hosts, so that it will leave them
neither root nor branch.
2 (Isa 30:26; Lk 1:78) But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness
will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out and grow up
like calves from the stall.
3 (Job 40:12; Isa 26:6) And you will tread down the wicked, for they will be
ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I do this,
says the Lord of Hosts.
4 (Dt 4:10) Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, the statutes
and judgments which I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.
5 (Lk 1:17; Joel 2:31) See, I will send you Elijah the prophet
before the coming of the great and dreaded day of the Lord.
6 (Isa 11:4; Zec 5:3) He will turn the hearts of the fathers
to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers,
lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.
2) Our Daily Bread for 29 September 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/09/29/joyful-learning
Entitled Joyful Learning
Romans 12:1-3
Romans 12
The New Life in Christ
1 (1Pe 2:5; Ro 6:13; 6:16) I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies
of God, that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy,
and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service of worship.
2 (Ro 12:1; 1Pe 1:14) Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed
by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good
and acceptable and perfect will of God.
3 (Ro 1:5; 11:20) For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone
among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think,
but to think with sound judgment, according to the measure of faith
God has distributed to every man.
In the city of Mysore, India, there’s a school made
of two refurbished train cars connected end-to-end.
Local educators teamed up with the South Western Railway Company
to buy and remodel the discarded coaches. The units were essentially
large metal boxes, unusable until workers installed stairways, fans,
lights, and desks. Workers also painted the walls and added colorful
murals inside and out. Now, sixty students attend classes there
because of the amazing transformation that took place.
Something even more amazing takes place when we follow the apostle
Paul's command to "be transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Romans 12:2).
As we allow the Holy Spirit to uncouple us from the world and its ways,
our thoughts and attitudes begin to change. We become more loving,
more hopeful, and filled with inner peace (8:6).
Something else happens too. Although this transformation process
is ongoing, and often has more stops and starts than a train ride,
the process helps us understand what God wants for our lives.
It takes us to a place where we "will learn to know God's will" (12:2 nlt).
Learning His will may or may not involve specifics, but it always involves
aligning ourselves with His character and His work in the world.
Nali Kali, the name of the transformed school in India,
means "joyful learning" in English. How's God's transforming power
leading you to the joyful learning of His will?
By: Jennifer Benson Schuldt
Reflect & Pray
Which areas of your thought life are most in need
of God's transforming power? How willing are you to act when you
clearly understand His will for your life?
Dear God, I invite You to transform me by renewing
my mind today. Thank You for all that's possible
when I surrender to You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 4 - Entire Forgiveness
Acts 13:38
38 (Lk 24:47; Ac 2:38) "Therefore, brothers, let it be known
to you that through this Man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,"
At age 17 Mary, a cross-country runner, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
She went on to college, faced with the prospect of gradual physical decline
and, ultimately, life in a wheelchair. "The worst part," Mary admitted "is
not the pain or the inability to do what I once did. The worst part is
the hopelessness, the emotional struggle. There is no cure, no real
treatment - only insurance."
In our fallen world, there are many incurable circumstances we have to endure.
But the guilt of our sin is not one of them. Yet despite the declaration
of the Scripture that Jesus' sacrificial death paid the price for our sins,
many of us cary a load of guilt - as if we ourselves had tp pay the price.
Paul, a man who know the grace of God and the depth of his own sin,
emphasises the source and the completeness of our forgiveness.
Through Jesus - not through my good behaviour, not through my determination to
change, not through my reputation, my family's faith, or my religious duties.
Forgiveness of sins come through Christ alone, a gift we do not deserve,
a gift which places all of us on equal ground at the foot of the cross.
To acknowledge our sin without knowing the source of forgiveness only
results in hopelessness and despair - we see ourselves, yet we are powerless
to change the sin we see. But when we realise that Christ has provided
complete forgiveness of sin, we can face our sin honestly, knowing
the freedom of confession and the restoration of forgiveness.
Application
a) In what ways have I changed myself, to "torn over a new leaf",
to "make myself worthy" of God's love?
b) How can Acts 13:18 help me remember the source of forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 14:22-23
22 (Ex 6:8; Da 12:7) But Abram said to the king of Sodom,
"I have lifted up my hand to the Lord, God Most High,
the Possessor of heaven and earth,
23 (2Ki 5:16; Est 9:15–16) that I will take nothing that is yours,
not a thread or a sandal strap; lest you say, 'I have made Abram rich.'"
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Unfailing Love
Lamen 3:19-24
19 (La 3:5; 3:15) Remember my affliction and my misery,
the wormwood and the gall.
20 (Ps 42:5-6; 42:11) Surely my soul remembers
and is humbled within me.
21 (Ps 130:7) But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
22 (Mal 3:6; Ps 78:38) It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed;
His compassions do not fail.
23 (Zep 3:5; Ps 36:5) They are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness.
24 (Ps 16:5; 73:26) "The Lord is my portion," says my soul,
"therefore I will hope 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?)
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
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 and pray to know His Will and be in contempt of His will.
Pray to the Lord "Dear God, I invite You to transform me by renewing
my mind today. Thank You for all that's possible
when I surrender to You."
Pray to the Lord and proclaim Him to be the remedy to Sin and Salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that only the Lord can make you rich .
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for his mercies for they are new every morning.
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 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 Hanifa in the United Arab Emirates who was ostracised by her family,
yet still activey shares the Gospel with other women.
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.
Malachi
Malachi 1
1 (Isa 13:1; Hab 1:1) The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.
Israel Preferred to Edom
2 (Jer 31:3; Isa 41:8-9) I have loved you, says the Lord.
But you say, "How have You loved us?"
Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord. Yet I have loved Jacob;
3 (Jer 49:16-18; Eze 35:3-4) but Esau I have hated, and I have made
his mountains a desolation and left his inheritance for the jackals
of the desert.
4 (Isa 9:9-10; Eze 25:14) Whereas Edom says, "We are impoverished,
but we will rebuild the ruins," thus says the Lord of Hosts: They may build,
but I will tear down. They will be called the Wicked Territory,
and the people against whom the Lord has indignation forever.
5 Your eyes will see this, and you will say, "
Great is the Lord, beyond the border of Israel!"
Profane Offerings
6 (Lk 6:46; Ex 20:12) A son honors his father, and a servant his master.
If then I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master,
where is My fear? says the Lord of Hosts to you, O priests,
who despise My name.
But you say, "How have we despised Your name?"
7 (Mal 1:12) You offer defiled food on My altar, but say,
"How have we defiled You?"
By saying, "The table of the Lord is contemptible."
8 (Dt 15:21) When you offer the blind as a sacrifice, is it not evil?
When you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil?
Offer it now to your governor! Would he be pleased with you,
or accept you? says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Jer 27:18) But now entreat God's favour, that He may be gracious to us.
With such offerings from your hands, will He accept you favorably?
says the Lord of Hosts.
10 (Jer 6:20) Who is there among you who would shut the doors, that you might
not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord
of Hosts, nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
11 (Isa 66:19-20; 45:6) For from the rising of the sun to its setting,
My name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be
offered to My name, and a pure offering. For My name will be great among
the nations, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 But you profane it, in that you say, "The table of the Lord is defiled,
and its fruit, that is, its food is contemptible."
13 (Mic 6:3) You also say, "What a weariness it is," and you snort at it,
says the Lord of Hosts.
You bring in what is stolen, the lame, or the sick;
thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand?
says the Lord.
14 (Zec 14:9; Ps 47:2) But cursed be the deceiver who has in his flock
a male, and vows, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished.
For I am a great king, says the Lord of Hosts,
and My name is to be feared among the nations.
Malachi 2
Divine Warnings to the Priests
1 (Mal 1:6) And now, O priests, this commandment is for you.
2 (Mal 3:9; Ps 69:22) If you will not listen, and if you will not take it
to heart to give honor to My name, says the Lord of Hosts,
I will send a curse on you and I will curse your blessings.
Yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.
3 (Na 3:6; Ex 29:14) I rebuke your descendants, and spread refuse
on your faces, the refuse of your solemn feasts, and you will be taken
away with it.
4 And you will know that I have sent this command to you,
that My covenant with Levi may remain, says the Lord of Hosts.
5 (Nu 25:12-13) My covenant with him was for life and peace,
and I gave them to him. With awe he feared Me,
and he was reverent before My name.
6 (Jer 23:22; Da 12:3) True instruction was in his mouth,
and injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace
and with uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
7 (Lev 10:11; Jer 18:18) For a priest's lips should preserve knowledge,
and people should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger
of the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Jer 18:15; 1Sa 2:17) But you have departed from the way. You have caused
many to stumble at the law. You have violated the covenant of Levi,
says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Dt 1:17; 1Sa 2:30) So I have made you contemptible
and base before all the people, because you have not kept My ways,
but have shown partiality in the law.
The Covenant Profaned
10 (1Co 8:6; Isa 63:16) Have we not all one Father?
Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another,
by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
11 (Ezr 9:1-2) Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination
has been committed in Israel and Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned
the sanctuary of the Lord, which He loves, and has married the daughter
of a foreign god.
12 May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob any descendant
of the man who does this, teacher and student, yet who brings an offering
to the Lord of Hosts.
13 This is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord
with tears, with weeping and crying out, because He no longer regards
the offering, nor receives it with good will from your hand.
14 (Isa 54:6; Mal 3:5) Yet you say, "Why?" It is because the Lord
has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth,
against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your companion
and your wife by covenant.
15 (Mt 19:4-6; 1Co 7:14) Did He not make them one, having a remnant
of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring.
So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
16 (Mt 5:31-32; Lk 16:18) For the Lord, the God of Israel,
says that He hates divorce; for it covers one's garment with violence,
says the Lord of Hosts.
Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
Injustice Committed
17 (Isa 43:24; Zep 1:12) You have wearied the Lord with your words.
Yet you say, "How have we wearied Him?"
When you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord,
and He delights in them," or, "Where is the God of justice?"
Malachi 3
The Coming Messenger
1 (Mal 4:5; Isa 63:9) I will send My messenger, and he will prepare
the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come
to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant,
in whom you delight. He is coming, says the Lord of Hosts.
2 (Zec 13:9; Rev 6:17) But who can endure the day of his coming,
and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire
and like fullers' soap.
3 (Isa 1:25; Da 12:10) He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;
he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver,
and they will present to the Lord offerings in righteousness.
4 (2Ch 7:1-3) Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant
to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
5 (Lev 19:13; Dt 24:17) Then I will draw near to you for judgment.
I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers,
against the perjurers, against those who oppress the hired worker
in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who turn aside
the stranger, and do not fear Me, says the Lord of Hosts.
Withholding Tithes
6 (Nu 23:19; Jas 1:17; Heb 13:8) For I am the Lord, I do not change;
therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
7 (Zec 1:3) From the days of your fathers you have gone away from
My ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return
to you, says the Lord of Hosts.
But you say, "How shall we return?"
8 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me.
But you say, "How have we robbed You?"
In tithes and offerings.
9 (Mal 2:2) You are cursed with a curse, your whole nation,
for you are robbing Me.
10 (Ge 7:11; 2Ki 7:2) Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,
says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open for you the windows
of heaven and pour out for you a blessing, that there will not be room
enough to receive it.
11 I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that it will not
estroy the fruit of your ground, and the vines in your field will not
fail to bear fruit, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 (Isa 61:9; 62:4) Then all the nations will call you blessed,
for you will be a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.
13 (Mal 2:17) Your words have been hard against Me, says the Lord.
Yet you say, "What have we spoken against You?"
14 (Isa 58:3; Zep 1:12) You said, "It is vain to serve God.
What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,
and that we have walked as mourners before the Lord of Hosts?
15 (Mal 4:1; Ps 95:9) And now we call the proud blessed,
for those who do wickedness are built up; they even test God and escape."
The Reward of the Faithful
16 (Ps 56:8) Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another.
The Lord listened and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written
before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name.
17 (Ex 19:5; Dt 7:6) They shall be Mine, says the Lord of Hosts,
on the day when I make up My jewels. And I will spare them as a man
spares his son who serves him.
18 (Ge 18:25) Then you will again discern between the righteous
and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
Malachi 4
The Great Day of the Lord
1 (Isa 5:24; 47:14) Surely the day is coming, burning like an oven;
all the proud, yes, all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming
will burn them up, says the Lord of Hosts, so that it will leave them
neither root nor branch.
2 (Isa 30:26; Lk 1:78) But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness
will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out and grow up
like calves from the stall.
3 (Job 40:12; Isa 26:6) And you will tread down the wicked, for they will be
ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I do this,
says the Lord of Hosts.
4 (Dt 4:10) Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, the statutes
and judgments which I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.
5 (Lk 1:17; Joel 2:31) See, I will send you Elijah the prophet
before the coming of the great and dreaded day of the Lord.
6 (Isa 11:4; Zec 5:3) He will turn the hearts of the fathers
to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers,
lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.
2) Our Daily Bread for 29 September 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/09/29/joyful-learning
Entitled Joyful Learning
Romans 12:1-3
Romans 12
The New Life in Christ
1 (1Pe 2:5; Ro 6:13; 6:16) I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies
of God, that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy,
and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service of worship.
2 (Ro 12:1; 1Pe 1:14) Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed
by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good
and acceptable and perfect will of God.
3 (Ro 1:5; 11:20) For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone
among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think,
but to think with sound judgment, according to the measure of faith
God has distributed to every man.
In the city of Mysore, India, there’s a school made
of two refurbished train cars connected end-to-end.
Local educators teamed up with the South Western Railway Company
to buy and remodel the discarded coaches. The units were essentially
large metal boxes, unusable until workers installed stairways, fans,
lights, and desks. Workers also painted the walls and added colorful
murals inside and out. Now, sixty students attend classes there
because of the amazing transformation that took place.
Something even more amazing takes place when we follow the apostle
Paul's command to "be transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Romans 12:2).
As we allow the Holy Spirit to uncouple us from the world and its ways,
our thoughts and attitudes begin to change. We become more loving,
more hopeful, and filled with inner peace (8:6).
Something else happens too. Although this transformation process
is ongoing, and often has more stops and starts than a train ride,
the process helps us understand what God wants for our lives.
It takes us to a place where we "will learn to know God's will" (12:2 nlt).
Learning His will may or may not involve specifics, but it always involves
aligning ourselves with His character and His work in the world.
Nali Kali, the name of the transformed school in India,
means "joyful learning" in English. How's God's transforming power
leading you to the joyful learning of His will?
By: Jennifer Benson Schuldt
Reflect & Pray
Which areas of your thought life are most in need
of God's transforming power? How willing are you to act when you
clearly understand His will for your life?
Dear God, I invite You to transform me by renewing
my mind today. Thank You for all that's possible
when I surrender to You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 4 - Entire Forgiveness
Acts 13:38
38 (Lk 24:47; Ac 2:38) "Therefore, brothers, let it be known
to you that through this Man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,"
At age 17 Mary, a cross-country runner, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
She went on to college, faced with the prospect of gradual physical decline
and, ultimately, life in a wheelchair. "The worst part," Mary admitted "is
not the pain or the inability to do what I once did. The worst part is
the hopelessness, the emotional struggle. There is no cure, no real
treatment - only insurance."
In our fallen world, there are many incurable circumstances we have to endure.
But the guilt of our sin is not one of them. Yet despite the declaration
of the Scripture that Jesus' sacrificial death paid the price for our sins,
many of us cary a load of guilt - as if we ourselves had tp pay the price.
Paul, a man who know the grace of God and the depth of his own sin,
emphasises the source and the completeness of our forgiveness.
Through Jesus - not through my good behaviour, not through my determination to
change, not through my reputation, my family's faith, or my religious duties.
Forgiveness of sins come through Christ alone, a gift we do not deserve,
a gift which places all of us on equal ground at the foot of the cross.
To acknowledge our sin without knowing the source of forgiveness only
results in hopelessness and despair - we see ourselves, yet we are powerless
to change the sin we see. But when we realise that Christ has provided
complete forgiveness of sin, we can face our sin honestly, knowing
the freedom of confession and the restoration of forgiveness.
Application
a) In what ways have I changed myself, to "torn over a new leaf",
to "make myself worthy" of God's love?
b) How can Acts 13:18 help me remember the source of forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 14:22-23
22 (Ex 6:8; Da 12:7) But Abram said to the king of Sodom,
"I have lifted up my hand to the Lord, God Most High,
the Possessor of heaven and earth,
23 (2Ki 5:16; Est 9:15–16) that I will take nothing that is yours,
not a thread or a sandal strap; lest you say, 'I have made Abram rich.'"
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Unfailing Love
Lamen 3:19-24
19 (La 3:5; 3:15) Remember my affliction and my misery,
the wormwood and the gall.
20 (Ps 42:5-6; 42:11) Surely my soul remembers
and is humbled within me.
21 (Ps 130:7) But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
22 (Mal 3:6; Ps 78:38) It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed;
His compassions do not fail.
23 (Zep 3:5; Ps 36:5) They are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness.
24 (Ps 16:5; 73:26) "The Lord is my portion," says my soul,
"therefore I will hope 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?)
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
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 and pray to know His Will and be in contempt of His will.
Pray to the Lord "Dear God, I invite You to transform me by renewing
my mind today. Thank You for all that's possible
when I surrender to You."
Pray to the Lord and proclaim Him to be the remedy to Sin and Salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that only the Lord can make you rich .
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for his mercies for they are new every morning.
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 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 Hanifa in the United Arab Emirates who was ostracised by her family,
yet still activey shares the Gospel with other women.
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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