Day 95 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 5 Apr 2022 reflections
Day 95, 5 Apr 2022
1) Ruth 1:1 - 4:12
RUTH 1
Naomi Loses
1 (Ge 12:10; 26:1) In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine
in the land. And a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the land
of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
2 (Ge 35:19) The name of the man was Elimelek, the name of his wife
was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.
They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And they went to Moab
and lived there.
3 Now Elimelek, the husband of Naomi, died,
so she was left alone with her two sons.
4 (Mt 1:5) They took Moabite wives for themselves; the name of one
was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years.
5 Then Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left
without her two sons and her husband.
6 (Ex 4:31; Ps 132:15) So she got up with her daughters-in-law to return
from the land of Moab, for in the land of Moab, she had heard
that the Lord had visited His people by giving them food.
7 She set out from the place where she had been,
with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on their way
to return to the land of Judah.
8 (Ru 1:5; 2:20) Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law,
"Go, return each to her mother's house. May the Lord deal kindly
with you, as you have dealt with your deceased husbands and with me.
9 (Ru 3:1) May the Lord grant that you each find rest
in the house of another husband."
Then she kissed them, and they raised their voices and wept aloud.
10 They said to her, "We will return with you to your people."
11 (Ge 38:11; Dt 25:5) But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters.
Why would you go with me? Are there sons in my womb,
who could become your husbands?
12 Turn back, my daughters! Go, for I am too old to have a husband.
Even if I thought that there was still hope for me, that I could have
a husband tonight and give birth to sons,
13 (Jdg 2:15; Job 19:2) 1would you wait until they were grown?
Would you refrain from getting married? No, my daughters.
It is much more bitter for me than for you, for the hand of the Lord
has turned against me."
14 (Pr 17:17; 18:24) Then they raised their voices and wept aloud once more.
Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
15 (Jdg 11:24; Jos 24:15) Naomi said, "Look, your sister-in-law has returned
to her people and her gods. Return with her!"
16 (Ru 2:11-12) But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back
from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you stay,
I will stay. Your people shall be my people and your God my God.
17 (1Sa 3:17; 25:22) Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried.
May the Lord do thus to me, and worse,
if anything but death separates you and me!"
18 (Ac 21:14) When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her,
she said no more to her.
19 (Mt 21:10) So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem.
When they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them,
and the women asked, "Is this Naomi?"
20 (Job 6:4) But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi. Call me Mara,
because the Almighty has brought great bitterness to me.
21 (Job 1:21) I was full when I left, but the Lord has caused me to return
empty. Why should you call me Naomi when the Lord has opposed me?
The Almighty has brought misfortune upon me!"
22 (Ru 2:23; 2Sa 21:9) So Naomi returned from the land of Moab
with Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law.
They came to Bethlehem at the start of the spring barley harvest.
Ruth 1
[1] Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a
famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in
the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
[2] And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi,
and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of
Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
[3] And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
[4] And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was
Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten
years.
[5] And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of
her two sons and her husband.
[6] Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the
country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD
had visited his people in giving them bread.
[7] Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two
daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land
of Judah.
[8] And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her
mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the
dead, and with me.
[9] The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of
her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
[10] And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy
people.
[11] And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are
there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
[12] Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an
husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to
night, and should also bear sons;
[13] Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them
from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your
sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
[14] And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her
mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
[15] And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people,
and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
[16] And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from
following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou
lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
[17] Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do
so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
[18] When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she
left speaking unto her.
[19] So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass,
when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them,
and they said, Is this Naomi?
[20] And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
[21] I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why
then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the
Almighty hath afflicted me?
[22] So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with
her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem
in the beginning of barley harvest.
RUTH 2
Ruth Meets Boaz
1 (Ru 3:2; 3:12) Now Naomi had a relative of her husband,
a man of prominence and means from the clan of Elimelek. His name was Boaz.
2 (Lev 19:9; 23:22) Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, "Please let me go into
the field and glean among the heads of grain behind anyone
in whose eyes I may find favor."
Naomi said to her, "Go, my daughter.."
3 So she went to glean in the field behind the harvesters. She happened
to come to a part of the field belonging to Boaz,
who was from the clan of Elimelek.
4 (Ps 129:7-8; Lk 1:28) Just then Boaz came from Bethlehem
and said to the harvesters, "May the Lord be with you!"
And they said to him, "May the Lord bless you."
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of his harvesters,
"Whose young woman is this?"
6 (Ru 1:22) So the servant who was in charge of his harvesters answered,
"She is the young Moabitess woman who came back with Naomi
from the land of Moab.
7 She said, 'Please let me glean and gather grain among the bundles
behind the harvesters.' So she came and has remained from morning
until now, though she rested a little while in the house."
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen, my daughter. Do not go to glean
in another field and leave this one. Stay close to my young women.
9 Keep your eyes on the field in which they reap and follow after them.
I have commanded the men not to touch you. When you are thirsty,
go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn."
10 (1Sa 25:23) So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground,
and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your eyes,
that you should acknowledge me, a foreigner?"
11 Boaz answered and said to her, "I have been told all that you have done
for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband,
and how you left your father and mother and your homeland
and came to a people you did not know before.
12 (1Sa 24:19; Ru 1:16) May the Lord reward your deeds.
May you have a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel,
under whose wings you have come to take refuge."
13 (Ge 33:15; 1Sa 1:18) Then she said, "May I find favor in your eyes,
my lord, for you have comforted me and have spoken kindly
to your servant, though I am not like one of your servant girls."
14 (Ru 2:18) At mealtime Boaz said to her, "Come over here,
and eat some bread, and dip your piece in the vinegar."
So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he passed her some roasted grain.
She ate and was full and had some left over.
15 When she got up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men,
"Let her glean even among the bundles, and do not harm her.
16 Also pull out some grain for her from the bundles and leave it
so that she may glean it, and do not rebuke her."
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out
what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah
[Likely about 30 pounds, or 13 kilograms.]
of barley.
18 (Ru 2:14) She took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law
saw what she had gleaned. She drew it out and gave her what she had left,
after she had been satisfied.
19 (Ru 2:10; Ps 41:1) Her mother-in-law said to her,
"Where did you glean today, and where did you work?
May he who took notice of you be blessed."
So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked,
and said, "The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz."
20 (2Sa 2:5; Ru 3:9-10) Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law,
"May he be blessed of the Lord who has not withdrawn His kindness
to the living and to the dead." Naomi said to her, "This man is
a close relative of ours, one of our redeeming relatives."
21 Then Ruth the Moabitess said, "He even told me, 'You should stay close
to my servants until they have finished all my harvest.' "
22 Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law,
"It is better, my daughter, that you go with his young women,
for in someone else's field you might be harmed."
23 So she stayed close to the young women of Boaz to glean until
the end of barley harvest and wheat harvest.
And she lived with her mother-in-law.
Ruth 2
[1] And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the
family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
[2] And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and
glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said
unto her, Go, my daughter.
[3] And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and
her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of
the kindred of Elimelech.
[4] And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The
LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
[5] Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose
damsel is this?
[6] And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is
the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
[7] And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers
among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning
until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
[8] Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean
in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
[9] Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after
them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and
when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the
young men have drawn.
[10] Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said
unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take
knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
[11] And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all
that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband:
and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy
nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
[12] The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the
LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
[13] Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou
hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine
handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
[14] And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the
bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers:
and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and
left.
[15] And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men,
saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
[16] And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave
them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
[17] So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had
gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
[18] And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw
what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had
reserved after she was sufficed.
[19] And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day?
and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee.
And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The
man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
[20] And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who
hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said
unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
[21] And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast
by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
[22] And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter,
that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other
field.
[23] So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley
harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
RUTH 3
Ruth's Redemption
1 (Ru 1:9) One day Naomi her mother-in-law said to her,
"My daughter, why should I not find a home that will be good for you?
2 (Ru 2:8) Now is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women
you have been working? Tonight he winnows barley on the threshing floor.
3 (2Sa 14:2) Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes.
Then go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know
you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
4 When he lies down, notice the place where he is lying.
Go in and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what you will do."
5 She said to her, "All that you say to me I will do."
6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did all that
her mother-in-law had instructed.
7 (Jdg 19:6; 19:9) When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry,
he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain.
Then Ruth came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
8 At midnight, the man was startled and rolled over; and there,
a woman was lying at his feet.
9 (Ru 2:20; Eze 16:8) He said, "Who are you?"
And she answered, "I am Ruth, your maidservant.
Spread your cloak over me, for you are a redeeming kinsman."
10 (Ru 2:20; 1:8) He said, "May you be blessed of the Lord, my daughter.
You have shown your last act of kindness to be greater than the first,
because you have not pursued young men, whether poor or rich.
11 (Pr 12:4; 31:10) So now, my daughter, do not worry. All that you ask me,
I will do for you. All of my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman
of noble character.
12 (Ru 4:1) Now it is true that I am a redeeming kinsman.
Yet there is another redeemer closer than I am.
13 (Jdg 8:19; Ru 4:5) Stay here tonight, and in the morning
if he wants to redeem you, very well. Let him do so.
Yet if he does not want to redeem you, then I will redeem you.
I will, as the Lord lives! Sleep here until morning."
14 (Ro 14:16; 2Co 8:21) So she lay at his feet until morning,
but she arose before one could recognize another. Then he said,
"It must not be known that a woman came to the threshing floor."
15 He said, "Bring me the shawl you have on you, and hold it."
So she held it, and he poured six measures of barley into it
and placed it on her. Then she went into the city.
16 When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi said,
"How did it go, my daughter?"
Then she told her all that Boaz had done for her.
17 She said, "He gave me these six ephahs of barley, for he said to me,
'Do not return to your mother-in-law empty-handed.' "
18 (Ps 37:3-5) Then Naomi said, "Wait here, my daughter, until you learn
what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today."
Ruth 3
[1] Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not
seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
[2] And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast?
Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
[3] Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee,
and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man,
until he shall have done eating and drinking.
[4] And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place
where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee
down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
[5] And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
[6] And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her
mother in law bade her.
[7] And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to
lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered
his feet, and laid her down.
[8] And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned
himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
[9] And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid:
spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
[10] And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast
shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as
thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
[11] And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou
requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous
woman.
[12] And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a
kinsman nearer than I.
[13] Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will
perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's
part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do
the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the
morning.
[14] And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one
could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into
the floor.
[15] Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And
when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her:
and she went into the city.
[16] And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my
daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
[17] And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to
me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
[18] Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter
will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing
this day.
RUTH 4
Boaz Marries Ruth
1 (Ru 3:12) So Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there.
And now the redeemer of whom he had spoken passed by,
and Boaz said, "Come over, friend, and sit here."
So he went over and sat down.
2 (1Ki 21:8; Pr 31:23) Then Boaz took ten men from among the elders
of the town and said, "Sit here." So they sat down.
3 He said to the redeemer, "Naomi, who has come back from the land of Moab,
must sell the plot of land belonging to our brother Elimelek.
4 I thought I should inform you and say, 'Buy it in the presence of those
sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want
to redeem it, redeem it. But if you will not redeem it, tell me
so that I know, for there is no one prior to you to redeem it,
and I am next after you.' "
So he said, "I will redeem it."
5 (Ge 38:8; Dt 25:5-6) Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field
from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabitess,
the wife of the deceased, to perpetuate the name of the deceased
through his inheritance."
6 The redeemer replied, "I am not able to redeem it for myself lest
I ruin my own inheritance. Take my redemption rights for yourself,
for I cannot do it."
7 (Dt 25:7-10) (Now this was the custom in ancient times in Israel
for redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, a man would
remove his sandal and give it to his neighbor.
This was a binding act in Israel.)
8 Therefore the redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it yourself,"
and he removed his sandal.
9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, "You are witnesses today
that I have bought everything that belonged to Elimelek, Kilion,
and Mahlon from Naomi.
10 (Dt 25:6) Moreover I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess,
the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, in order to preserve the name
of the deceased man for his inheritance, so that his name will not be
cut off from among his brothers or from his town.
You are witnesses this day."
11 (Dt 25:9; Ge 29:32-30:24) Then all the people who were at the gate,
along with the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman
who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built up
the house of Israel. May you do well in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem!
12 (Ge 38:29; 46:12) May your house be like the house of Perez,
whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the offspring
that the Lord will give you by this young woman."
Ruth 4
[1] Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the
kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn
aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
[2] And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down
here. And they sat down.
[3] And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the
country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother
Elimelech's:
[4] And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants,
and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but
if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none
to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem
it.
[5] Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi,
thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise
up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
[6] And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own
inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
[7] Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming
and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his
shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
[8] Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off
his shoe.
[9] And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses
this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was
Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
[10] Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be
my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the
name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate
of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
[11] And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are
witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel
and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily
in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
[12] And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto
Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
2) Our Daily Bread for 5 April 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/04/05/a-good-work
entitled A good Work
Psalm 139:13-24
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.
17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them,
they are more in number than the sand;
when I awake,
I am still with You.
19 If only You would slay the wicked, OGod!
O violent men, depart from me.
20 For they speak against You with malice,
and Your enemies take your name in vain.
21 Do I not hate those, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not abhor those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
try me, and know my concerns,
24 and see if there is any rebellious way inme,
and lead me in the ancient way.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins:
Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee,
When I was made in secret, and curiously wrought
in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect;
And in thy book all my members were written,
Which in continuance were fashioned,
When as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:
When I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God:
Depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly,
And thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee?
And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred:
I count them mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart:
Try me, and know my thoughts:
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
As a teenager, Charles Spurgeon wrestled with God. He'd grown up going
to church, but what was preached seemed bland and meaningless. It was
a struggle for him to believe in God, and Charles, in his own words,
"rebelled and revolted." One night a fierce snowstorm forced the 16-year-old
Spurgeon to seek shelter in a tiny Methodist church. The pastor's sermon
seemed directed at him personally. In that moment, God won the wrestling
match, and Charles gave his heart to Jesus.
Spurgeon later wrote, "Long before I began with Christ, He began with me."
In fact, our life with God doesn't begin with the moment of salvation.
The psalmist notes "You brought my inner parts into being;
You wove me in my mother’s womb." (Psalm 139:13). The apostle Paul writes,
"Even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace"
(Galatians 1:15 nlt). And God doesn't stop working with us when we're saved:
"He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion"
(Philippians 1:6).
We're all works-in-progress in the hands of a loving God. He leads us through
our rebellious wrestling and into His warm embrace. But His purpose with us
then is only beginning. "For God is working in you, giving you the desire
and the power to do what pleases him" (Philippians 2:13 nlt). Rest assured,
we're His good work regardless of how old we are or what stage of life we're
in.
By: Kenneth Petersen
Reflect & Pray
How's God working in your life at this very moment?
What's He doing with you for His purposes?
Loving God, I’m overwhelmed to think of Your loving care for me
from the moment of my birth. Thank You. Help me to respond to Your
ongoing work in my life.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 3 The song of Exaltation
Exodus 15:2
2 The Lord is my strength and song,
and He has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise Him;
my father's God, and I will exalt Him.
2 The LORD is my strength and song,
And he is become my salvation:
He is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation;
My father's God, and I will exalt him.
The world is full of music that communicates human emotion:
love, joy, sadness, separation.
A love song makes us misty-eyed; a song of protest arouses anger; a song
describing loss stimulates feelings of hurt and abandonment.
Music is a powerful force to sway the human spirit.
Exodus 15:2 indicates that God should be the source of the songs in our hearts.
Human emotions vacillate; human relationships disappoint,
but God is our "strength" and our "song".
To exalt the Lord includes many different type of "songs".
"I can't carry a tune in a bucket," one woman complained.
"How can I sing to the Lord anything that will be pleasing to him?"
But the Lord does not delight in the professionalism of our songs,
but in the motivation of our hearts. We can "sing to the Lord"
when we enjoy a Bach organ piece played for his glory.
We can exalt him in the words of Scripture - either remembered or sung.
We can worship him by enjoying the songs of others.
The key to making the Lord our song is exaltation. When our thoughts
lift him up in praise, we are singing a song of exaltation to the Lord.
When God is exalted in our songs, in our hearts, and in our thoughts,
that focus gives strength to our lives. We can face the difficulties
that are an inevitable part of experience,
because God is our "strength and our song".
Application
a) What is the difference between a song that is professionally performed
and one that exalts the Lord?
b) What practical steps can I take to make
my daily life a "song of praise" to God?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebrews 7:8
8 In the one case mortal men receive tithes,
but in the other he of whom it is witnessed
that he is alive receives them.
8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them,
of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
2 Cor 12:7-10
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance
of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan,
to torment me, lest I be exalted above measure.
8 I asked the Lord three times that this thing might depart from me.
9 But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made
perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will boast in my weaknesses,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 So I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in hardships,
in persecutions, and in distresses for Christ's sake.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of
the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh,
the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is
made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my
infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities,
in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak,
then am I strong.
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."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/helping-the-rohingya-find-a-home/
The severe persecution of Rohingya in Myanmar has brought some 12000 of them
to the United States, where they seek new homes, new lives, and citizenship
rights that have long eluded them. Many have settled in Milwaukee, Chicago,
and Fort Wayne, Indiana, among other cities.
In a small Houston apartment, a young Rohingya refugee family hears Global
Gates missionaries share the Gospel. "This is the first time we have heard
this message," they say.
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, another missionary met a young Rohingya man
named Syed. When the conversation turned to the Good News of Jesus,
he asked. "So, Jesus takes my sin and gives me His goodness?" When he heard
some verses from the audio Bible in Rohingya, he exclaimed,
"Alhamdulilah (Praise be to God). This is my language. How can I get this?"
God uses connections like these in the U.S. to bring displaced Rohingya
people to faith in Christ across North America. Missionaries have also
reached more than 600 newly baptised Rohingya believers in Bangladesh.
Pray that Rohingya will experience the hope the Apostle Paul described:
"He has made from one blood every nation of men to live on the entire
face of the earth, having appointed fixed times and the boundaries
of their habitation, that they should seek the Lord so perhaps
they might reach for Him and find Him, though He is not far
from each one of us." (Acts 17:26-27).
"and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face
of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed,
and the bounds of their habitation; that they should seek the Lord,
if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far
from every one of us: (Acts 17:26-27)
Pray that more believers would befriend and share the Gospel with Rohingya
refugees in the U.S. (Matt. 9:36-38).
36 (Mk 6:34; Nu 27:17; Mt 14:14) But when He saw the crowds, He was moved
with compassion for them, because they fainted and were scattered, like
sheep without a shepherd.
37 (Lk 10:2) Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful,
but the laborers are few.
38 (2Th 3:1) Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest,
that He will send out laborers into His harvest."
36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them,
because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous,
but the labourers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth
labourers into his harvest.
Pray that Rohingya refugees may find both earthly
and heavenly homes (Heb. 11:14-16).
14 Those who say such things declare plainly
that they are looking for a homeland.
15 (Ge 24:6-8) And certainly, if they had been thinking of the country
out of which they came, they might have had the opportunity to return.
16 (Ex 3:6; 3:15) But they desired a better country, that is, a heavenly
one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has
prepared a city for them.
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came
out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God
is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Pray that Rohingya refugees resettled especially in Western countries
would embrace the Gospel and share it with their distant relatives.
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, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
5th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,
that the Lord will draw them to Himself
(PS 145:13-18
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and loving in all His works.
18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,
to all who call upon Him in truth.
)
Mem
13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. Samek
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
Ain
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
Pe
16 Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Zade
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,
And holy in all his works.
Qoph
18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,
To all that call upon him in truth.
b) Pray for the Lord to search your life ,
reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness
( ps 139:24 " and see if there is any rebellious way in me,
and lead me in the ancient way. "
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
1: John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. "
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray tin bitterness for the Lord to give you goodness.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, I’m overwhelmed to think of Your loving care
for me from the moment of my birth. Thank You. Help me to respond to Your
ongoing work in my life."
Pray to the Lord and pray to make you life a Daily Song of Praise.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for being your living priest.
Pray to the Lord and pray to humble yourself.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray that Rohingya will experience the hope the Apostle Paul described:
"He has made from one blood every nation of men to live on the entire
face of the earth, having appointed fixed times and the boundaries
of their habitation, that they should seek the Lord so perhaps
they might reach for Him and find Him, though He is not far
from each one of us." (Acts 17:26-27).
Pray that more believers would befriend and share the Gospel with Rohingya
refugees in the U.S.
Pray that Rohingya refugees may find both earthly
and heavenly homes
Pray that Rohingya refugees resettled especially in Western countries
would embrace the Gospel and share it with their distant relatives
Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,
that the Lord will draw them to Himself
Pray for the Lord to search your life ,
reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness
Pray that families of martyrs of Columbia will heal emotionally
and spiritually, and be encouraged to remain faithful
1) Ruth 1:1 - 4:12
RUTH 1
Naomi Loses
1 (Ge 12:10; 26:1) In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine
in the land. And a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the land
of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
2 (Ge 35:19) The name of the man was Elimelek, the name of his wife
was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.
They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And they went to Moab
and lived there.
3 Now Elimelek, the husband of Naomi, died,
so she was left alone with her two sons.
4 (Mt 1:5) They took Moabite wives for themselves; the name of one
was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years.
5 Then Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left
without her two sons and her husband.
6 (Ex 4:31; Ps 132:15) So she got up with her daughters-in-law to return
from the land of Moab, for in the land of Moab, she had heard
that the Lord had visited His people by giving them food.
7 She set out from the place where she had been,
with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on their way
to return to the land of Judah.
8 (Ru 1:5; 2:20) Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law,
"Go, return each to her mother's house. May the Lord deal kindly
with you, as you have dealt with your deceased husbands and with me.
9 (Ru 3:1) May the Lord grant that you each find rest
in the house of another husband."
Then she kissed them, and they raised their voices and wept aloud.
10 They said to her, "We will return with you to your people."
11 (Ge 38:11; Dt 25:5) But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters.
Why would you go with me? Are there sons in my womb,
who could become your husbands?
12 Turn back, my daughters! Go, for I am too old to have a husband.
Even if I thought that there was still hope for me, that I could have
a husband tonight and give birth to sons,
13 (Jdg 2:15; Job 19:2) 1would you wait until they were grown?
Would you refrain from getting married? No, my daughters.
It is much more bitter for me than for you, for the hand of the Lord
has turned against me."
14 (Pr 17:17; 18:24) Then they raised their voices and wept aloud once more.
Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
15 (Jdg 11:24; Jos 24:15) Naomi said, "Look, your sister-in-law has returned
to her people and her gods. Return with her!"
16 (Ru 2:11-12) But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back
from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you stay,
I will stay. Your people shall be my people and your God my God.
17 (1Sa 3:17; 25:22) Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried.
May the Lord do thus to me, and worse,
if anything but death separates you and me!"
18 (Ac 21:14) When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her,
she said no more to her.
19 (Mt 21:10) So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem.
When they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them,
and the women asked, "Is this Naomi?"
20 (Job 6:4) But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi. Call me Mara,
because the Almighty has brought great bitterness to me.
21 (Job 1:21) I was full when I left, but the Lord has caused me to return
empty. Why should you call me Naomi when the Lord has opposed me?
The Almighty has brought misfortune upon me!"
22 (Ru 2:23; 2Sa 21:9) So Naomi returned from the land of Moab
with Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law.
They came to Bethlehem at the start of the spring barley harvest.
Ruth 1
[1] Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a
famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in
the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
[2] And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi,
and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of
Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
[3] And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
[4] And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was
Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten
years.
[5] And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of
her two sons and her husband.
[6] Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the
country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD
had visited his people in giving them bread.
[7] Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two
daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land
of Judah.
[8] And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her
mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the
dead, and with me.
[9] The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of
her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
[10] And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy
people.
[11] And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are
there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
[12] Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an
husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to
night, and should also bear sons;
[13] Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them
from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your
sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
[14] And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her
mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
[15] And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people,
and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
[16] And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from
following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou
lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
[17] Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do
so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
[18] When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she
left speaking unto her.
[19] So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass,
when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them,
and they said, Is this Naomi?
[20] And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
[21] I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why
then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the
Almighty hath afflicted me?
[22] So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with
her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem
in the beginning of barley harvest.
RUTH 2
Ruth Meets Boaz
1 (Ru 3:2; 3:12) Now Naomi had a relative of her husband,
a man of prominence and means from the clan of Elimelek. His name was Boaz.
2 (Lev 19:9; 23:22) Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, "Please let me go into
the field and glean among the heads of grain behind anyone
in whose eyes I may find favor."
Naomi said to her, "Go, my daughter.."
3 So she went to glean in the field behind the harvesters. She happened
to come to a part of the field belonging to Boaz,
who was from the clan of Elimelek.
4 (Ps 129:7-8; Lk 1:28) Just then Boaz came from Bethlehem
and said to the harvesters, "May the Lord be with you!"
And they said to him, "May the Lord bless you."
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of his harvesters,
"Whose young woman is this?"
6 (Ru 1:22) So the servant who was in charge of his harvesters answered,
"She is the young Moabitess woman who came back with Naomi
from the land of Moab.
7 She said, 'Please let me glean and gather grain among the bundles
behind the harvesters.' So she came and has remained from morning
until now, though she rested a little while in the house."
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen, my daughter. Do not go to glean
in another field and leave this one. Stay close to my young women.
9 Keep your eyes on the field in which they reap and follow after them.
I have commanded the men not to touch you. When you are thirsty,
go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn."
10 (1Sa 25:23) So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground,
and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your eyes,
that you should acknowledge me, a foreigner?"
11 Boaz answered and said to her, "I have been told all that you have done
for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband,
and how you left your father and mother and your homeland
and came to a people you did not know before.
12 (1Sa 24:19; Ru 1:16) May the Lord reward your deeds.
May you have a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel,
under whose wings you have come to take refuge."
13 (Ge 33:15; 1Sa 1:18) Then she said, "May I find favor in your eyes,
my lord, for you have comforted me and have spoken kindly
to your servant, though I am not like one of your servant girls."
14 (Ru 2:18) At mealtime Boaz said to her, "Come over here,
and eat some bread, and dip your piece in the vinegar."
So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he passed her some roasted grain.
She ate and was full and had some left over.
15 When she got up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men,
"Let her glean even among the bundles, and do not harm her.
16 Also pull out some grain for her from the bundles and leave it
so that she may glean it, and do not rebuke her."
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out
what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah
[Likely about 30 pounds, or 13 kilograms.]
of barley.
18 (Ru 2:14) She took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law
saw what she had gleaned. She drew it out and gave her what she had left,
after she had been satisfied.
19 (Ru 2:10; Ps 41:1) Her mother-in-law said to her,
"Where did you glean today, and where did you work?
May he who took notice of you be blessed."
So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked,
and said, "The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz."
20 (2Sa 2:5; Ru 3:9-10) Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law,
"May he be blessed of the Lord who has not withdrawn His kindness
to the living and to the dead." Naomi said to her, "This man is
a close relative of ours, one of our redeeming relatives."
21 Then Ruth the Moabitess said, "He even told me, 'You should stay close
to my servants until they have finished all my harvest.' "
22 Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law,
"It is better, my daughter, that you go with his young women,
for in someone else's field you might be harmed."
23 So she stayed close to the young women of Boaz to glean until
the end of barley harvest and wheat harvest.
And she lived with her mother-in-law.
Ruth 2
[1] And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the
family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
[2] And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and
glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said
unto her, Go, my daughter.
[3] And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and
her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of
the kindred of Elimelech.
[4] And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The
LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
[5] Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose
damsel is this?
[6] And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is
the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
[7] And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers
among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning
until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
[8] Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean
in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
[9] Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after
them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and
when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the
young men have drawn.
[10] Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said
unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take
knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
[11] And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all
that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband:
and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy
nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
[12] The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the
LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
[13] Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou
hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine
handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
[14] And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the
bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers:
and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and
left.
[15] And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men,
saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
[16] And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave
them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
[17] So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had
gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
[18] And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw
what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had
reserved after she was sufficed.
[19] And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day?
and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee.
And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The
man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
[20] And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who
hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said
unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
[21] And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast
by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
[22] And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter,
that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other
field.
[23] So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley
harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
RUTH 3
Ruth's Redemption
1 (Ru 1:9) One day Naomi her mother-in-law said to her,
"My daughter, why should I not find a home that will be good for you?
2 (Ru 2:8) Now is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women
you have been working? Tonight he winnows barley on the threshing floor.
3 (2Sa 14:2) Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes.
Then go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know
you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
4 When he lies down, notice the place where he is lying.
Go in and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what you will do."
5 She said to her, "All that you say to me I will do."
6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did all that
her mother-in-law had instructed.
7 (Jdg 19:6; 19:9) When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry,
he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain.
Then Ruth came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
8 At midnight, the man was startled and rolled over; and there,
a woman was lying at his feet.
9 (Ru 2:20; Eze 16:8) He said, "Who are you?"
And she answered, "I am Ruth, your maidservant.
Spread your cloak over me, for you are a redeeming kinsman."
10 (Ru 2:20; 1:8) He said, "May you be blessed of the Lord, my daughter.
You have shown your last act of kindness to be greater than the first,
because you have not pursued young men, whether poor or rich.
11 (Pr 12:4; 31:10) So now, my daughter, do not worry. All that you ask me,
I will do for you. All of my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman
of noble character.
12 (Ru 4:1) Now it is true that I am a redeeming kinsman.
Yet there is another redeemer closer than I am.
13 (Jdg 8:19; Ru 4:5) Stay here tonight, and in the morning
if he wants to redeem you, very well. Let him do so.
Yet if he does not want to redeem you, then I will redeem you.
I will, as the Lord lives! Sleep here until morning."
14 (Ro 14:16; 2Co 8:21) So she lay at his feet until morning,
but she arose before one could recognize another. Then he said,
"It must not be known that a woman came to the threshing floor."
15 He said, "Bring me the shawl you have on you, and hold it."
So she held it, and he poured six measures of barley into it
and placed it on her. Then she went into the city.
16 When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi said,
"How did it go, my daughter?"
Then she told her all that Boaz had done for her.
17 She said, "He gave me these six ephahs of barley, for he said to me,
'Do not return to your mother-in-law empty-handed.' "
18 (Ps 37:3-5) Then Naomi said, "Wait here, my daughter, until you learn
what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today."
Ruth 3
[1] Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not
seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
[2] And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast?
Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
[3] Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee,
and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man,
until he shall have done eating and drinking.
[4] And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place
where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee
down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
[5] And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
[6] And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her
mother in law bade her.
[7] And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to
lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered
his feet, and laid her down.
[8] And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned
himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
[9] And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid:
spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
[10] And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast
shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as
thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
[11] And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou
requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous
woman.
[12] And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a
kinsman nearer than I.
[13] Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will
perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's
part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do
the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the
morning.
[14] And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one
could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into
the floor.
[15] Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And
when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her:
and she went into the city.
[16] And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my
daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
[17] And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to
me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
[18] Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter
will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing
this day.
RUTH 4
Boaz Marries Ruth
1 (Ru 3:12) So Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there.
And now the redeemer of whom he had spoken passed by,
and Boaz said, "Come over, friend, and sit here."
So he went over and sat down.
2 (1Ki 21:8; Pr 31:23) Then Boaz took ten men from among the elders
of the town and said, "Sit here." So they sat down.
3 He said to the redeemer, "Naomi, who has come back from the land of Moab,
must sell the plot of land belonging to our brother Elimelek.
4 I thought I should inform you and say, 'Buy it in the presence of those
sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want
to redeem it, redeem it. But if you will not redeem it, tell me
so that I know, for there is no one prior to you to redeem it,
and I am next after you.' "
So he said, "I will redeem it."
5 (Ge 38:8; Dt 25:5-6) Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field
from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabitess,
the wife of the deceased, to perpetuate the name of the deceased
through his inheritance."
6 The redeemer replied, "I am not able to redeem it for myself lest
I ruin my own inheritance. Take my redemption rights for yourself,
for I cannot do it."
7 (Dt 25:7-10) (Now this was the custom in ancient times in Israel
for redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, a man would
remove his sandal and give it to his neighbor.
This was a binding act in Israel.)
8 Therefore the redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it yourself,"
and he removed his sandal.
9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, "You are witnesses today
that I have bought everything that belonged to Elimelek, Kilion,
and Mahlon from Naomi.
10 (Dt 25:6) Moreover I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess,
the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, in order to preserve the name
of the deceased man for his inheritance, so that his name will not be
cut off from among his brothers or from his town.
You are witnesses this day."
11 (Dt 25:9; Ge 29:32-30:24) Then all the people who were at the gate,
along with the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman
who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built up
the house of Israel. May you do well in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem!
12 (Ge 38:29; 46:12) May your house be like the house of Perez,
whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the offspring
that the Lord will give you by this young woman."
Ruth 4
[1] Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the
kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn
aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
[2] And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down
here. And they sat down.
[3] And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the
country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother
Elimelech's:
[4] And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants,
and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but
if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none
to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem
it.
[5] Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi,
thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise
up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
[6] And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own
inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
[7] Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming
and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his
shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
[8] Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off
his shoe.
[9] And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses
this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was
Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
[10] Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be
my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the
name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate
of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
[11] And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are
witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel
and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily
in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
[12] And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto
Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
2) Our Daily Bread for 5 April 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/04/05/a-good-work
entitled A good Work
Psalm 139:13-24
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.
17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them,
they are more in number than the sand;
when I awake,
I am still with You.
19 If only You would slay the wicked, OGod!
O violent men, depart from me.
20 For they speak against You with malice,
and Your enemies take your name in vain.
21 Do I not hate those, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not abhor those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
try me, and know my concerns,
24 and see if there is any rebellious way inme,
and lead me in the ancient way.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins:
Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee,
When I was made in secret, and curiously wrought
in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect;
And in thy book all my members were written,
Which in continuance were fashioned,
When as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:
When I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God:
Depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly,
And thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee?
And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred:
I count them mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart:
Try me, and know my thoughts:
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
As a teenager, Charles Spurgeon wrestled with God. He'd grown up going
to church, but what was preached seemed bland and meaningless. It was
a struggle for him to believe in God, and Charles, in his own words,
"rebelled and revolted." One night a fierce snowstorm forced the 16-year-old
Spurgeon to seek shelter in a tiny Methodist church. The pastor's sermon
seemed directed at him personally. In that moment, God won the wrestling
match, and Charles gave his heart to Jesus.
Spurgeon later wrote, "Long before I began with Christ, He began with me."
In fact, our life with God doesn't begin with the moment of salvation.
The psalmist notes "You brought my inner parts into being;
You wove me in my mother’s womb." (Psalm 139:13). The apostle Paul writes,
"Even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace"
(Galatians 1:15 nlt). And God doesn't stop working with us when we're saved:
"He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion"
(Philippians 1:6).
We're all works-in-progress in the hands of a loving God. He leads us through
our rebellious wrestling and into His warm embrace. But His purpose with us
then is only beginning. "For God is working in you, giving you the desire
and the power to do what pleases him" (Philippians 2:13 nlt). Rest assured,
we're His good work regardless of how old we are or what stage of life we're
in.
By: Kenneth Petersen
Reflect & Pray
How's God working in your life at this very moment?
What's He doing with you for His purposes?
Loving God, I’m overwhelmed to think of Your loving care for me
from the moment of my birth. Thank You. Help me to respond to Your
ongoing work in my life.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 3 The song of Exaltation
Exodus 15:2
2 The Lord is my strength and song,
and He has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise Him;
my father's God, and I will exalt Him.
2 The LORD is my strength and song,
And he is become my salvation:
He is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation;
My father's God, and I will exalt him.
The world is full of music that communicates human emotion:
love, joy, sadness, separation.
A love song makes us misty-eyed; a song of protest arouses anger; a song
describing loss stimulates feelings of hurt and abandonment.
Music is a powerful force to sway the human spirit.
Exodus 15:2 indicates that God should be the source of the songs in our hearts.
Human emotions vacillate; human relationships disappoint,
but God is our "strength" and our "song".
To exalt the Lord includes many different type of "songs".
"I can't carry a tune in a bucket," one woman complained.
"How can I sing to the Lord anything that will be pleasing to him?"
But the Lord does not delight in the professionalism of our songs,
but in the motivation of our hearts. We can "sing to the Lord"
when we enjoy a Bach organ piece played for his glory.
We can exalt him in the words of Scripture - either remembered or sung.
We can worship him by enjoying the songs of others.
The key to making the Lord our song is exaltation. When our thoughts
lift him up in praise, we are singing a song of exaltation to the Lord.
When God is exalted in our songs, in our hearts, and in our thoughts,
that focus gives strength to our lives. We can face the difficulties
that are an inevitable part of experience,
because God is our "strength and our song".
Application
a) What is the difference between a song that is professionally performed
and one that exalts the Lord?
b) What practical steps can I take to make
my daily life a "song of praise" to God?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebrews 7:8
8 In the one case mortal men receive tithes,
but in the other he of whom it is witnessed
that he is alive receives them.
8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them,
of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
2 Cor 12:7-10
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance
of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan,
to torment me, lest I be exalted above measure.
8 I asked the Lord three times that this thing might depart from me.
9 But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made
perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will boast in my weaknesses,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 So I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in hardships,
in persecutions, and in distresses for Christ's sake.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of
the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh,
the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is
made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my
infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities,
in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak,
then am I strong.
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."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/helping-the-rohingya-find-a-home/
The severe persecution of Rohingya in Myanmar has brought some 12000 of them
to the United States, where they seek new homes, new lives, and citizenship
rights that have long eluded them. Many have settled in Milwaukee, Chicago,
and Fort Wayne, Indiana, among other cities.
In a small Houston apartment, a young Rohingya refugee family hears Global
Gates missionaries share the Gospel. "This is the first time we have heard
this message," they say.
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, another missionary met a young Rohingya man
named Syed. When the conversation turned to the Good News of Jesus,
he asked. "So, Jesus takes my sin and gives me His goodness?" When he heard
some verses from the audio Bible in Rohingya, he exclaimed,
"Alhamdulilah (Praise be to God). This is my language. How can I get this?"
God uses connections like these in the U.S. to bring displaced Rohingya
people to faith in Christ across North America. Missionaries have also
reached more than 600 newly baptised Rohingya believers in Bangladesh.
Pray that Rohingya will experience the hope the Apostle Paul described:
"He has made from one blood every nation of men to live on the entire
face of the earth, having appointed fixed times and the boundaries
of their habitation, that they should seek the Lord so perhaps
they might reach for Him and find Him, though He is not far
from each one of us." (Acts 17:26-27).
"and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face
of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed,
and the bounds of their habitation; that they should seek the Lord,
if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far
from every one of us: (Acts 17:26-27)
Pray that more believers would befriend and share the Gospel with Rohingya
refugees in the U.S. (Matt. 9:36-38).
36 (Mk 6:34; Nu 27:17; Mt 14:14) But when He saw the crowds, He was moved
with compassion for them, because they fainted and were scattered, like
sheep without a shepherd.
37 (Lk 10:2) Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful,
but the laborers are few.
38 (2Th 3:1) Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest,
that He will send out laborers into His harvest."
36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them,
because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous,
but the labourers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth
labourers into his harvest.
Pray that Rohingya refugees may find both earthly
and heavenly homes (Heb. 11:14-16).
14 Those who say such things declare plainly
that they are looking for a homeland.
15 (Ge 24:6-8) And certainly, if they had been thinking of the country
out of which they came, they might have had the opportunity to return.
16 (Ex 3:6; 3:15) But they desired a better country, that is, a heavenly
one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has
prepared a city for them.
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came
out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God
is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Pray that Rohingya refugees resettled especially in Western countries
would embrace the Gospel and share it with their distant relatives.
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, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
5th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,
that the Lord will draw them to Himself
(PS 145:13-18
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and loving in all His works.
18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,
to all who call upon Him in truth.
)
Mem
13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. Samek
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
Ain
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
Pe
16 Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Zade
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,
And holy in all his works.
Qoph
18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,
To all that call upon him in truth.
b) Pray for the Lord to search your life ,
reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness
( ps 139:24 " and see if there is any rebellious way in me,
and lead me in the ancient way. "
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
1: John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. "
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray tin bitterness for the Lord to give you goodness.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, I’m overwhelmed to think of Your loving care
for me from the moment of my birth. Thank You. Help me to respond to Your
ongoing work in my life."
Pray to the Lord and pray to make you life a Daily Song of Praise.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for being your living priest.
Pray to the Lord and pray to humble yourself.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray that Rohingya will experience the hope the Apostle Paul described:
"He has made from one blood every nation of men to live on the entire
face of the earth, having appointed fixed times and the boundaries
of their habitation, that they should seek the Lord so perhaps
they might reach for Him and find Him, though He is not far
from each one of us." (Acts 17:26-27).
Pray that more believers would befriend and share the Gospel with Rohingya
refugees in the U.S.
Pray that Rohingya refugees may find both earthly
and heavenly homes
Pray that Rohingya refugees resettled especially in Western countries
would embrace the Gospel and share it with their distant relatives
Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,
that the Lord will draw them to Himself
Pray for the Lord to search your life ,
reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness
Pray that families of martyrs of Columbia will heal emotionally
and spiritually, and be encouraged to remain faithful
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