Day 116 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 26 Apr 2022 reflections
Day 116, 26 Apr 2022
1) 2 Samuel 15
2 Samuel 16
2 Samuel 17:1-14
2 SAMUEL 15
Absalom's Conspiracy
1 (1Ki 1:5; 1Sa 8:11) After this Absalom acquired for himself a chariot,
horses, and fifty men to run before him.
2 Absalom would go early and stand beside the way into the gate.
When any man who had a dispute concerning which he had come
to the king for a judgment approached, Absalom would call to him
and say, "Which city are you from?" And he would say, "Your servant
is from one of the tribes of Israel."
3 Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your claim is good and right,
but there is no one to hear you on behalf of the king."
4 (Jdg 9:29) Absalom would continue, "If I were appointed a judge in the land,
then every man who had a claim could come and I would give him justice."
5 (2Sa 14:33) When a man would approach to bow before him, he would reach
out, embrace him, and kiss him.
6 (Ro 16:18) Absalom acted this way toward every Israelite who came
to the king for a judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
7 After forty years, Absalom said to the king, "Please allow me to go fulfill
my vow that I made to the Lord in Hebron.
8 (Ge 28:20-21; 2Sa 13:37-38) For your servant made a vow when I was dwelling
in Geshur in Aram, saying: If indeed the Lord will bring me back to Jerusalem,
then I will serve the Lord."
9 The king said to him, "Go in peace." So he arose and went to Hebron.
10 But Absalom sent scouts throughout all of the tribes of Israel, saying,
"When you hear the sound of the horn, say: Absalom has become king in Hebron."
11 (1Sa 9:13; 22:15) Now two hundred men went with Absalom from Jerusalem,
invited and unsuspecting; they did not know anything.
12 (Jos 15:51; 2Sa 15:31) Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite,
the advisor of David, from his city Giloh, while he was offering
the sacrifices. Now the conspiracy was strong, for the number of people
with Absalom was continually growing.
David Flees Jerusalem
13 (Jdg 9:3; 2Sa 15:6) A messenger came to David and said,
"The hearts of the men of Israel are following Absalom."
14 (2Sa 19:9) David said to all of his servants who were with him
in Jerusalem, "Get up. We must flee or there will be no escape from
Absalom for us. Hurry up and leave, or he will soon reach us
and bring disaster upon us, striking the city with the edge of the sword."
15 The king's servants said to the king,
"Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants."
16 (2Sa 16:21-22; 20:3) So the king left with his entire house after him,
but he left behind ten women, concubines, to watch over the house.
17 So the king left with all of the people after him, and they came to a stop
at the furthest house.
18 (2Sa 8:18; 1Sa 30:14) Now all his servants passed on beside him,
all the Kerethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men
who had followed him from Gath, passed on before the king.
19 (2Sa 18:2) The king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why are you also going
with us? Go back and dwell with the king, for you are a foreigner and,
moreover, exiled from your own place.
20 (1Sa 23:13; 2Sa 2:60 You came only yesterday. Shall I cause you to go
roaming around with us today? I am going where I go.
Go back, and take back your brothers with you. Mercy and truth be with you."
21 (Ru 1:16-17; Pr 17:17) Ittai answered the king and said,
"As the Lord lives and as lives my lord the king, only in the place
where my lord the king is, whether for death or for life,
there alone will your servant be."
22 So David said to Ittai, "Go on, pass by." So Ittai the Gittite passed by,
along with all of his men and all of the children
and elderly who were with him.
23 (2Sa 16:2; 1Ki 2:37) The whole land wept with a loud voice as
all the people passed by. Now the king was crossing over the brook Kidron,
and all of the people were crossing over on the road to the wilderness.
24 (Nu 4:15; 2Sa 8:17) And also Zadok and all of the Levites with him
were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set down the ark of God,
and Abiathar came up until all of the people had finished
passing from the city.
25 (Ex 15:13; Jer 25:30) The king said to Zadok, "Take the ark of God back
to the city. If I have found favor in the eyes of the Lord, He will bring me
back and allow me to see both it and its resting place.
26 (1Sa 3:18; 2Sa 22:20) But if He should say now, 'I take no delight in you,'
here I am. May He do to me what seems good to Him."
27 (1Sa 9:9; 2Sa 17:17) The king also said to Zadok the priest,
"Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace with your two sons,
your son Ahimaaz and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
28 (2Sa 17:16; 15:23) I will wait at the fords of the wilderness
until word from you comes to inform me."
29 So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem,
and they remained there.
30 (Est 6:12; 2Sa 19:4) David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives,
weeping as he went. His head was covered and he went barefoot.
Then all of the people who were with him each covered his head
and went up, weeping as they went.
31 (2Sa 16:23; 17:14) Now it was reported to David that Ahithophel
was conspiring with Absalom, and David said,
"O Lord, make the advice of Ahithophel folly."
32 (Jos 16:2; 2Sa 1:2) When David came to the summit where he would
worship God, Hushai the Arkite approached him with his coat torn
and dirt on his head.
33 (2Sa 19:35) David said to him, "If you pass on with me, you will be
a burden to me.
34 But if you return to the city, you may say to Absalom,
'I am your servant, O king, as I was a servant of your father.
As I was then, so now I am your servant,' so as to counter the advice
of Ahithophel.
35 (2Sa 17:15-16) Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be with you there?
You shall report everything that you hear from the king's house to Zadok
and Abiathar the priests.
36 (2Sa 17:17; 15:27) Their two sons Ahimaaz the son of Zadok and Jonathan
the son of Abiathar will be there with them. You shall send word of everything
that you hear to me by their hand."
37 (2Sa 16:15-16; 1Ch 27:33) So Hushai, the friend of David,
came to the city as Absalom entered Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 15
[1] And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and
horses, and fifty men to run before him.
[2] And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it
was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for
judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And
he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
[3] And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but
there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
[4] Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every
man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him
justice!
[5] And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance,
he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
[6] And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for
judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
[7] And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king,
I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in
Hebron.
[8] For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If
the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the
LORD.
[9] And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to
Hebron.
[10] But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As
soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom
reigneth in Hebron.
[11] And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were
called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.
[12] And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counseller, from
his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy
was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
[13] And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of
Israel are after Absalom.
[14] And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem,
Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make
speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and
smite the city with the edge of the sword.
[15] And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are
ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
[16] And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king
left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
[17] And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a
place that was far off.
[18] And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and
all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after
him from Gath, passed on before the king.
[19] Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with
us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger,
and also an exile.
[20] Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up
and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy
brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
[21] And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my
lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be,
whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
[22] And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed
over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
[23] And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed
over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people
passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
[24] And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark
of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went
up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.
[25] And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city:
if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and
shew me both it, and his habitation:
[26] But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let
him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
[27] The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return
into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and
Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
[28] See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word
from you to certify me.
[29] Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem:
and they tarried there.
[30] And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went
up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that
was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they
went up.
[31] And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with
Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel
into foolishness.
[32] And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount,
where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with
his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
[33] Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a
burden unto me:
[34] But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy
servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now
also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of
Ahithophel.
[35] And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests?
therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the
king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
[36] Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son,
and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing
that ye can hear.
[37] So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into
Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 16
David and Ziba
1 (1Sa 25:18; 2Sa 15:32) When David had passed a little beyond the summit,
Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of saddled donkeys
carrying two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins,
one hundred summer fruits, and one skin of wine.
2 (2Sa 17:29; Jdg 10:4) The king said to Ziba, "Why do you have these things?"
Ziba replied, "The donkeys are for the household of the king to ride.
The bread and the summer fruit are for the servants to eat.
The wine is for those who become weary in the wilderness to drink."
3 (2Sa 9:9-10) The king said, "And where is your master's son?"
Ziba said to the king, "He is staying in Jerusalem, for he said,
'Today they will return to me the house of Israel and my father's kingdom.'"
4 Then David said to Ziba, "Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth
is now yours."
Ziba replied, "I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight,
my lord the king."
Shimei Curses David
5 (2Sa 3:16; Ex 22:28) When King David came to Bahurim, a man of the family
of the house of Saul came out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, a
nd he came out continuously cursing.
6 He threw stones at David and all of the servants of King David, as well as
all of the people and all of the warriors who were at his right and left.
7 (2Sa 12:9) Shimei said when he cursed: "Come out! Come out!
You bloodthirsty man, you scoundrel!
8 (2Sa 1:16; Jdg 9:24) The Lord has returned upon you all the blood
of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. And the Lord
has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom.
You are taken in your own evil, because you are a man of blood."
9 (Ex 22:28; 2Sa 9:8) Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king,
"How can this dead dog curse my lord the king!
Let me go over and remove his head."
10 (2Sa 19:22; Ro 9:20) The king responded, "What do you have against me,
sons of Zeruiah? Suppose that he curses because the Lord has said to him,
'Curse David.' Who shall then say, 'Why do you do so?' "
11 David then said to Abishai and to all of his servants, "My son who came
from my own body seeks my life, and now also this Benjamite. Leave him alone
and let him curse if the Lord has so instructed him.
12 (Dt 23:5; Ro 8:28) Perhaps today the Lord will look upon my guilt
and return kindness instead of his cursing."
13 So David and his men continued on the road, and Shimei went along
on the hillside beside them, cursing, throwing stones, and flinging dust
at them as he went.
14 The king and all of the people who were with him arrived at their
destination exhausted, but he refreshed himself there.
The Advice of Ahithophel and Hushai
15(2Sa 15:37) Now Absalom and all of the Israelite people entered Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel was with him.
16 (Sa 10:24; 2Ki 11:12) When Hushai the Arkite, the friend of David,
came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king!
Long live the king!"
17 (2Sa 19:25) Then Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this the extent of your
commitment to your friend? Why have you not gone with your friend?"
18 Hushai said to Absalom, "No! For whom the Lord, this people, and all men
of Israel have chosen, his I will be and with him I will remain.
19 (2Sa 15:34) Furthermore, whom shall I serve? Should it not be his son?
As I served your father, so shall I be with you."
20 Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your advice. What shall we do?"
21 (2Sa 15:16; 20:3) Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Lie with your father's
concubines, whom he left to watch over the palace. When all Israel hears
that you have made yourself abhorred by your father, then the hands
of all who are with you will be strong."
22 (2Sa 12:11-12; 15:16) So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof,
and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all of Israel.
23 (2Sa 15:12; 17:14) In those days, the advice that Ahithophel gave was as
when one inquired a word from God. Such was all of the advice of Ahithophel,
whether that which he gave to David or to Absalom.
2 Samuel 16
[1] And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the
servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon
them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an
hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
[2] And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said,
The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer
fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the
wilderness may drink.
[3] And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the
king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house
of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
[4] Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto
Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in
thy sight, my lord, O king.
[5] And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of
the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he
came forth, and cursed still as he came.
[6] And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and
all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his
left.
[7] And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody
man, and thou man of Belial:
[8] The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in
whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into
the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief,
because thou art a bloody man.
[9] Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead
dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his
head.
[10] And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so
let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall
then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
[11] And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son,
which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this
Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden
him.
[12] It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD
will requite me good for his cursing this day.
[13] And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the
hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at
him, and cast dust.
[14] And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and
refreshed themselves there.
[15] And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel with him.
[16] And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come
unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the
king.
[17] And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why
wentest thou not with thy friend?
[18] And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people,
and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
[19] And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of
his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy
presence.
[20] Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall
do.
[21] And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines,
which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou
art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee
be strong.
[22] So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom
went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
[23] And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was
as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of
Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
2 Samuel 17
1 Ahithophel also said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men
so that I may arise and pursue David tonight.
2 (2Sa 16:14; 1Ki 22:31) I will overtake him while he is weary
and weak and strike him with terror; all of the people who are with him
will flee. Then I will strike only the king, 3and I will return all
of the people to you. When all return except the man whom you are seeking,
all of the people will be at peace."
4 The advice pleased Absalom and all of the elders of Israel.
5 So Absalom said, "Summon Hushai the Arkite so that we may hear
what he has to say as well."
6 When Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, "This is what Ahithophel
had advised. Should we do this thing? If not, you should tell us."
7 Hushai said to Absalom, "At this time, the advice
that Ahithophel has given is not good."
8 (Hos 13:8; 1Sa 16:18) Moreover, Hushai said, "You know that your father
and his men are warriors, and they have been provoked like a bear robbed
of her cubs. Your father is a veteran of warfare. He will not spend the night
with the people.
9 Even now, he has hidden himself in a ravine or some other place,
and when one of them falls in the first attack, whoever hears will say,
'It was a defeat for the people who follow Absalom.-
10 (Jos 2:9-11) Then even the valiant one, whose heart is like that of a lion,
will completely despair, for all of Israel knows
that your father is a warrior, and those who are with him are brave.
11 (Ge 22:17; Jos 11:4) "Therefore my advice is for all of Israel,
from Dan to Beersheba, to be completely gathered to you like
the multitude of the sand along the shoreline and for you to go to battle
in person.
12 We will come upon him in one of the places where he may be found,
and we will fall upon him like the dew upon the ground. Neither he nor
any of the men who are with him will remain, not a single one.
13 If he withdraws into a city, then all of Israel will bring ropes
to that city. We will raze it until it is a valley, until there cannot
be found there even a pebble."
14 (2Sa 15:34; 15:31) Then Absalom and all of the men of Israel said,
"The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than the advice of Ahithophel."
For the Lord had decided to undermine the prudent advice of Ahithophel,
so that the Lord might bring calamity to Absalom.
2 Samuel 17
[1] Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve
thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
[2] And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will
make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will
smite the king only:
[3] And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou
seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
[4] And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
[5] Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear
likewise what he saith.
[6] And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying,
Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if
not; speak thou.
[7] And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is
not good at this time.
[8] For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be
mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her
whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with
the people.
[9] Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will
come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever
heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow
Absalom.
[10] And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion,
shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man,
and they which be with him are valiant men.
[11] Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee,
from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude;
and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
[12] So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we
will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all
the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
[13] Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring
ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not
one small stone found there.
[14] And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the
Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed
to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might
bring evil upon Absalom.
2) Our Daily Bread for 26 April 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/04/26/age-is-just-a-number
entitled Age Is Just a Number
1 Timothy 4:6-13
A Good Minister of Christ Jesus
6 (1Ti 1:10) If you remind the brothers of these things, you will be a good
minister of Jesus Christ, nourished by the words of faith and of good
doctrine, which you have followed closely.
7 (1Ti 1:4; 2Ti 2:16; Heb 5:14) But refuse profane and foolish myths.
Instead, exercise in the ways of godliness.
8 (Mt 6:33; 1Ti 6:6) For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness
is profitable in all things, holding promise for the present life
and also for the life to come.
9 (1Ti 1:15) This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.
10 (1Ti 2:4; 3:15) For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach,
because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men,
especially of those who believe.
11 (1Ti 6:2; 5:7) Command and teach these things.
12 (2Ti 2:22; Titus 2:7) Let no one despise your youth, but be an example
to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith,
and in purity.
13 Until I come, give attention to reading, exhortation, and doctrine.
[6] If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a
good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of
good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
[7] But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather
unto godliness.
[8] For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto
all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to
come.
[9] This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
[10] For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in
the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that
believe.
[11] These things command and teach.
[12] Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers,
in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
[13] Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Youthfulness shouldn't stop anyone from achievement. It certainly didn't stop
eleven-year-old Mikaila. Instead of putting up a lemonade stand, Mikaila
opened a lemonade business. Me & the Bees Lemonade started with
her grandmother's recipe and eventually earned a $60 000 investment
from investors on the television show Shark Tank. She also signed a contract
with a major grocer to sell her lemonade at fifty-five of the chain's stores.
Mikaila's drive and dreams point us back to Paul's words to Timothy:
“Let no one despise your youth” (1 Timothy 4:12).
Timothy, though not a child like Mikaila, was likely considerably younger
than most in his congregation. After interning with the apostle Paul,
some thought that Timothy wasn't mature enough to lead them. Instead
of telling him to prove himself by showing his credentials, Paul
encouraged Timothy to demonstrate spiritual maturity by the way
he used his words, lived his life, loved his parishioners, exercised
his faith, and remained sexually pure (v. 12). No one could discredit
him as a teacher and pastor if he backed it up with a godly example.
Regardless of our age, we can impact the world. We do it by setting a
Christ-centered example for others as God provides what we need.
May He shape our lives with the gospel, so whether we're seventeen or seventy,
we'll be worthy to share it with others.
By: Marvin Williams
Reflect & Pray
How has God been helping you grow in spiritual maturity
and effectiveness for Him? Why is age not the most important factor?
Father, help me to model what it means to be devoted
to Jesus in the way I speak, exercise my faith, and love others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 3 - The Promise of Completion
Philippians 1:6
6 (1Co 1:8; Jn 6:29) I am confident of this very thing,
that He who began a good work in you will perfect it
until the day of Jesus Christ.
6 being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun
a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
"Elizabeth is a good student", the note on the side of the report card read,
"but she doesn't finish what she starts. She has a lot of good ideas, but
rarely brings then to completion."
Many of us are like Elizabeth. We start into a new venture with high hopes
and great motivation. Bit somewhere along the way, we become discouraged.
Someone tells us that our ideas are stupid, or that we are not capable of
doing what we dream. We get a particularly difficult hurdle and give up.
Sometimes we fell the Christian like is like that, too. We start well, and
believe that in Christ we can accomplish anything. But then our prayers
become rote, our Bible reading ritual. We can't seem to regain that sense
of God's presence; we have, we conclude, "Lost our first love." (Rev 2)
But God has a different perspective. He began the work of salvation in us;
he leads and guides us in his will, and he will complete what he has begun.
Often we fail to see God's grace in the ongoing process of walking with him
because his agenda is different from ours. We know what we want to see
happen in our lives; God knows what needs to happen.
"When I fist came into a relationship with Christ," one woman explained,
"I knew I had a lot of changing to do. But, strangely enough, the things God
changed weren't on my list at all!"
When God begins his work in our lives, he has a plan for our maturity.
He is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. And what God
has begun, he will finish.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to "decide" for God what problems in my life
needed dealing with?
b) Has God ever pointed out issues that were a surprise to me?
c) How can today's verse help me relax in God's will and
have confidence in the direction of my life?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 7:23
23 (Isa 8:14-15) "And Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me."
23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Guiding Presence
Matthew 28:16-20
The Commissioning of the Disciples
Mk 16:14-18; Lk 24:36-49; Jn 20:19-23; Ac 1:6-8
16 (Mt 28:7; 26:32)Then the eleven disciples went away to Galilee,
to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.
18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,
"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 (Mk 16:15-16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things
I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age." Amen.
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee,
into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,
All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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/persecution-leaves-uyghurs-desperate-for-hope/
Persecution Leaves Uyghurs Desperate for Hope
Mihrigül, a young Uyghur woman and follower of Jesus living in China,
received an unexpected call to report to the local police station.
Her roommate and close friend, a Han Chinese missionary,
accompanied her to the station.
But Mihrigül never came home. Instead, she was sent away against her
will like many thousands of other Uyghurs. China's government says they
are going to "vocational training centers," but these centers are actually
vast political indoctrination camps where Muslims are "de-radicalised"
while laboring for long hours on goods sold for export to North America
and elsewhere.
Traumatised by the ordeal, the Han missionary abandoned her mission
and left the field.
China's western region of Xinjiang is home to 13 million Uyghurs,
most of whom identify as Muslims. Mihrigül is a Christian, but China's mass
campaign of imprisonment doesn't register such details. Its sole object is
to weaken the hold of traditional culture and turn people's loyalty from God
to the state.
More than one million people have been imprisoned, representing the largest
arbitrary detention of religious and ethnic minorities
since the Jewish Holocaust during World War II.
Uyghurs and other Muslim Turkic minorities in the region are reeling,
while much of the outside world remains ignorant of their suffering.
Some are coping with the cultural upheaval and the constant fear
of falling afoul of the authorities and enduring forced separation
from family by secularizing. Most suffer in silence,
ignorant of the Deliverer, the source of comfort, hope, and peace.
Pray that the governments of the world will hold the Chinese accountable
for their imprisonment of innocent Uyghurs.
Ask God to bring good from the Uyghurs’ affliction (Gen. 50:20).
20 (Ro 8:28) But as for you, you intended to harm me,
but God intended it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day,
to save many lives.
[20] But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good,
to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Pray for Han Chinese believers to seek opportunities to reach Uyghurs
who have “graduated” from the prison programs and now labour in Chinese factories.
Ask God to cause the Uyghur church to flourish (Psalm 50:15).
15 and call on Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will glorify Me."
[15] And call upon me in the day of trouble:
I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
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
Day 26 of the Month
a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,
that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and ask Him to help you honour your family.
Pray to the Lord: "Father, help me to model what it means to be devoted
to Jesus in the way I speak, exercise my faith, and love others."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for He will complete his good work in you.
Pray to the Lord and pray not to be an offence.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Make more disciples for Jesus.
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 Muslims' hearts will be hungry for God
during the fast of Ramadan.
Pray that the governments of the world will hold the Chinese accountable
for their imprisonment of innocent Uyghurs.
Ask God to bring good from the Uyghurs’ affliction (Gen. 50:20).
Pray for Han Chinese believers to seek opportunities to reach Uyghurs
who have “graduated” from the prison programs and now labour in Chinese factories.
Ask God to cause the Uyghur church to flourish (Psalm 50:15).
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ
Pray for Pastor Victor in Afrin, Syria who is faithfully sharing the
message of Christ amid great turmoil.
1) 2 Samuel 15
2 Samuel 16
2 Samuel 17:1-14
2 SAMUEL 15
Absalom's Conspiracy
1 (1Ki 1:5; 1Sa 8:11) After this Absalom acquired for himself a chariot,
horses, and fifty men to run before him.
2 Absalom would go early and stand beside the way into the gate.
When any man who had a dispute concerning which he had come
to the king for a judgment approached, Absalom would call to him
and say, "Which city are you from?" And he would say, "Your servant
is from one of the tribes of Israel."
3 Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your claim is good and right,
but there is no one to hear you on behalf of the king."
4 (Jdg 9:29) Absalom would continue, "If I were appointed a judge in the land,
then every man who had a claim could come and I would give him justice."
5 (2Sa 14:33) When a man would approach to bow before him, he would reach
out, embrace him, and kiss him.
6 (Ro 16:18) Absalom acted this way toward every Israelite who came
to the king for a judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
7 After forty years, Absalom said to the king, "Please allow me to go fulfill
my vow that I made to the Lord in Hebron.
8 (Ge 28:20-21; 2Sa 13:37-38) For your servant made a vow when I was dwelling
in Geshur in Aram, saying: If indeed the Lord will bring me back to Jerusalem,
then I will serve the Lord."
9 The king said to him, "Go in peace." So he arose and went to Hebron.
10 But Absalom sent scouts throughout all of the tribes of Israel, saying,
"When you hear the sound of the horn, say: Absalom has become king in Hebron."
11 (1Sa 9:13; 22:15) Now two hundred men went with Absalom from Jerusalem,
invited and unsuspecting; they did not know anything.
12 (Jos 15:51; 2Sa 15:31) Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite,
the advisor of David, from his city Giloh, while he was offering
the sacrifices. Now the conspiracy was strong, for the number of people
with Absalom was continually growing.
David Flees Jerusalem
13 (Jdg 9:3; 2Sa 15:6) A messenger came to David and said,
"The hearts of the men of Israel are following Absalom."
14 (2Sa 19:9) David said to all of his servants who were with him
in Jerusalem, "Get up. We must flee or there will be no escape from
Absalom for us. Hurry up and leave, or he will soon reach us
and bring disaster upon us, striking the city with the edge of the sword."
15 The king's servants said to the king,
"Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants."
16 (2Sa 16:21-22; 20:3) So the king left with his entire house after him,
but he left behind ten women, concubines, to watch over the house.
17 So the king left with all of the people after him, and they came to a stop
at the furthest house.
18 (2Sa 8:18; 1Sa 30:14) Now all his servants passed on beside him,
all the Kerethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men
who had followed him from Gath, passed on before the king.
19 (2Sa 18:2) The king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why are you also going
with us? Go back and dwell with the king, for you are a foreigner and,
moreover, exiled from your own place.
20 (1Sa 23:13; 2Sa 2:60 You came only yesterday. Shall I cause you to go
roaming around with us today? I am going where I go.
Go back, and take back your brothers with you. Mercy and truth be with you."
21 (Ru 1:16-17; Pr 17:17) Ittai answered the king and said,
"As the Lord lives and as lives my lord the king, only in the place
where my lord the king is, whether for death or for life,
there alone will your servant be."
22 So David said to Ittai, "Go on, pass by." So Ittai the Gittite passed by,
along with all of his men and all of the children
and elderly who were with him.
23 (2Sa 16:2; 1Ki 2:37) The whole land wept with a loud voice as
all the people passed by. Now the king was crossing over the brook Kidron,
and all of the people were crossing over on the road to the wilderness.
24 (Nu 4:15; 2Sa 8:17) And also Zadok and all of the Levites with him
were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set down the ark of God,
and Abiathar came up until all of the people had finished
passing from the city.
25 (Ex 15:13; Jer 25:30) The king said to Zadok, "Take the ark of God back
to the city. If I have found favor in the eyes of the Lord, He will bring me
back and allow me to see both it and its resting place.
26 (1Sa 3:18; 2Sa 22:20) But if He should say now, 'I take no delight in you,'
here I am. May He do to me what seems good to Him."
27 (1Sa 9:9; 2Sa 17:17) The king also said to Zadok the priest,
"Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace with your two sons,
your son Ahimaaz and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
28 (2Sa 17:16; 15:23) I will wait at the fords of the wilderness
until word from you comes to inform me."
29 So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem,
and they remained there.
30 (Est 6:12; 2Sa 19:4) David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives,
weeping as he went. His head was covered and he went barefoot.
Then all of the people who were with him each covered his head
and went up, weeping as they went.
31 (2Sa 16:23; 17:14) Now it was reported to David that Ahithophel
was conspiring with Absalom, and David said,
"O Lord, make the advice of Ahithophel folly."
32 (Jos 16:2; 2Sa 1:2) When David came to the summit where he would
worship God, Hushai the Arkite approached him with his coat torn
and dirt on his head.
33 (2Sa 19:35) David said to him, "If you pass on with me, you will be
a burden to me.
34 But if you return to the city, you may say to Absalom,
'I am your servant, O king, as I was a servant of your father.
As I was then, so now I am your servant,' so as to counter the advice
of Ahithophel.
35 (2Sa 17:15-16) Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be with you there?
You shall report everything that you hear from the king's house to Zadok
and Abiathar the priests.
36 (2Sa 17:17; 15:27) Their two sons Ahimaaz the son of Zadok and Jonathan
the son of Abiathar will be there with them. You shall send word of everything
that you hear to me by their hand."
37 (2Sa 16:15-16; 1Ch 27:33) So Hushai, the friend of David,
came to the city as Absalom entered Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 15
[1] And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and
horses, and fifty men to run before him.
[2] And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it
was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for
judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And
he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
[3] And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but
there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
[4] Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every
man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him
justice!
[5] And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance,
he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
[6] And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for
judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
[7] And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king,
I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in
Hebron.
[8] For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If
the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the
LORD.
[9] And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to
Hebron.
[10] But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As
soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom
reigneth in Hebron.
[11] And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were
called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.
[12] And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counseller, from
his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy
was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
[13] And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of
Israel are after Absalom.
[14] And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem,
Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make
speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and
smite the city with the edge of the sword.
[15] And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are
ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
[16] And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king
left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
[17] And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a
place that was far off.
[18] And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and
all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after
him from Gath, passed on before the king.
[19] Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with
us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger,
and also an exile.
[20] Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up
and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy
brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
[21] And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my
lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be,
whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
[22] And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed
over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
[23] And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed
over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people
passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
[24] And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark
of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went
up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.
[25] And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city:
if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and
shew me both it, and his habitation:
[26] But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let
him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
[27] The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return
into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and
Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
[28] See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word
from you to certify me.
[29] Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem:
and they tarried there.
[30] And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went
up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that
was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they
went up.
[31] And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with
Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel
into foolishness.
[32] And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount,
where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with
his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
[33] Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a
burden unto me:
[34] But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy
servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now
also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of
Ahithophel.
[35] And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests?
therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the
king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
[36] Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son,
and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing
that ye can hear.
[37] So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into
Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 16
David and Ziba
1 (1Sa 25:18; 2Sa 15:32) When David had passed a little beyond the summit,
Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of saddled donkeys
carrying two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins,
one hundred summer fruits, and one skin of wine.
2 (2Sa 17:29; Jdg 10:4) The king said to Ziba, "Why do you have these things?"
Ziba replied, "The donkeys are for the household of the king to ride.
The bread and the summer fruit are for the servants to eat.
The wine is for those who become weary in the wilderness to drink."
3 (2Sa 9:9-10) The king said, "And where is your master's son?"
Ziba said to the king, "He is staying in Jerusalem, for he said,
'Today they will return to me the house of Israel and my father's kingdom.'"
4 Then David said to Ziba, "Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth
is now yours."
Ziba replied, "I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight,
my lord the king."
Shimei Curses David
5 (2Sa 3:16; Ex 22:28) When King David came to Bahurim, a man of the family
of the house of Saul came out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, a
nd he came out continuously cursing.
6 He threw stones at David and all of the servants of King David, as well as
all of the people and all of the warriors who were at his right and left.
7 (2Sa 12:9) Shimei said when he cursed: "Come out! Come out!
You bloodthirsty man, you scoundrel!
8 (2Sa 1:16; Jdg 9:24) The Lord has returned upon you all the blood
of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. And the Lord
has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom.
You are taken in your own evil, because you are a man of blood."
9 (Ex 22:28; 2Sa 9:8) Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king,
"How can this dead dog curse my lord the king!
Let me go over and remove his head."
10 (2Sa 19:22; Ro 9:20) The king responded, "What do you have against me,
sons of Zeruiah? Suppose that he curses because the Lord has said to him,
'Curse David.' Who shall then say, 'Why do you do so?' "
11 David then said to Abishai and to all of his servants, "My son who came
from my own body seeks my life, and now also this Benjamite. Leave him alone
and let him curse if the Lord has so instructed him.
12 (Dt 23:5; Ro 8:28) Perhaps today the Lord will look upon my guilt
and return kindness instead of his cursing."
13 So David and his men continued on the road, and Shimei went along
on the hillside beside them, cursing, throwing stones, and flinging dust
at them as he went.
14 The king and all of the people who were with him arrived at their
destination exhausted, but he refreshed himself there.
The Advice of Ahithophel and Hushai
15(2Sa 15:37) Now Absalom and all of the Israelite people entered Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel was with him.
16 (Sa 10:24; 2Ki 11:12) When Hushai the Arkite, the friend of David,
came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king!
Long live the king!"
17 (2Sa 19:25) Then Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this the extent of your
commitment to your friend? Why have you not gone with your friend?"
18 Hushai said to Absalom, "No! For whom the Lord, this people, and all men
of Israel have chosen, his I will be and with him I will remain.
19 (2Sa 15:34) Furthermore, whom shall I serve? Should it not be his son?
As I served your father, so shall I be with you."
20 Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your advice. What shall we do?"
21 (2Sa 15:16; 20:3) Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Lie with your father's
concubines, whom he left to watch over the palace. When all Israel hears
that you have made yourself abhorred by your father, then the hands
of all who are with you will be strong."
22 (2Sa 12:11-12; 15:16) So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof,
and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all of Israel.
23 (2Sa 15:12; 17:14) In those days, the advice that Ahithophel gave was as
when one inquired a word from God. Such was all of the advice of Ahithophel,
whether that which he gave to David or to Absalom.
2 Samuel 16
[1] And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the
servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon
them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an
hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
[2] And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said,
The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer
fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the
wilderness may drink.
[3] And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the
king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house
of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
[4] Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto
Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in
thy sight, my lord, O king.
[5] And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of
the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he
came forth, and cursed still as he came.
[6] And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and
all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his
left.
[7] And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody
man, and thou man of Belial:
[8] The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in
whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into
the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief,
because thou art a bloody man.
[9] Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead
dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his
head.
[10] And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so
let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall
then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
[11] And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son,
which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this
Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden
him.
[12] It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD
will requite me good for his cursing this day.
[13] And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the
hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at
him, and cast dust.
[14] And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and
refreshed themselves there.
[15] And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel with him.
[16] And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come
unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the
king.
[17] And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why
wentest thou not with thy friend?
[18] And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people,
and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
[19] And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of
his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy
presence.
[20] Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall
do.
[21] And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines,
which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou
art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee
be strong.
[22] So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom
went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
[23] And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was
as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of
Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
2 Samuel 17
1 Ahithophel also said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men
so that I may arise and pursue David tonight.
2 (2Sa 16:14; 1Ki 22:31) I will overtake him while he is weary
and weak and strike him with terror; all of the people who are with him
will flee. Then I will strike only the king, 3and I will return all
of the people to you. When all return except the man whom you are seeking,
all of the people will be at peace."
4 The advice pleased Absalom and all of the elders of Israel.
5 So Absalom said, "Summon Hushai the Arkite so that we may hear
what he has to say as well."
6 When Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, "This is what Ahithophel
had advised. Should we do this thing? If not, you should tell us."
7 Hushai said to Absalom, "At this time, the advice
that Ahithophel has given is not good."
8 (Hos 13:8; 1Sa 16:18) Moreover, Hushai said, "You know that your father
and his men are warriors, and they have been provoked like a bear robbed
of her cubs. Your father is a veteran of warfare. He will not spend the night
with the people.
9 Even now, he has hidden himself in a ravine or some other place,
and when one of them falls in the first attack, whoever hears will say,
'It was a defeat for the people who follow Absalom.-
10 (Jos 2:9-11) Then even the valiant one, whose heart is like that of a lion,
will completely despair, for all of Israel knows
that your father is a warrior, and those who are with him are brave.
11 (Ge 22:17; Jos 11:4) "Therefore my advice is for all of Israel,
from Dan to Beersheba, to be completely gathered to you like
the multitude of the sand along the shoreline and for you to go to battle
in person.
12 We will come upon him in one of the places where he may be found,
and we will fall upon him like the dew upon the ground. Neither he nor
any of the men who are with him will remain, not a single one.
13 If he withdraws into a city, then all of Israel will bring ropes
to that city. We will raze it until it is a valley, until there cannot
be found there even a pebble."
14 (2Sa 15:34; 15:31) Then Absalom and all of the men of Israel said,
"The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than the advice of Ahithophel."
For the Lord had decided to undermine the prudent advice of Ahithophel,
so that the Lord might bring calamity to Absalom.
2 Samuel 17
[1] Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve
thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
[2] And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will
make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will
smite the king only:
[3] And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou
seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
[4] And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
[5] Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear
likewise what he saith.
[6] And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying,
Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if
not; speak thou.
[7] And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is
not good at this time.
[8] For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be
mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her
whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with
the people.
[9] Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will
come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever
heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow
Absalom.
[10] And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion,
shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man,
and they which be with him are valiant men.
[11] Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee,
from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude;
and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
[12] So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we
will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all
the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
[13] Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring
ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not
one small stone found there.
[14] And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the
Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed
to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might
bring evil upon Absalom.
2) Our Daily Bread for 26 April 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/04/26/age-is-just-a-number
entitled Age Is Just a Number
1 Timothy 4:6-13
A Good Minister of Christ Jesus
6 (1Ti 1:10) If you remind the brothers of these things, you will be a good
minister of Jesus Christ, nourished by the words of faith and of good
doctrine, which you have followed closely.
7 (1Ti 1:4; 2Ti 2:16; Heb 5:14) But refuse profane and foolish myths.
Instead, exercise in the ways of godliness.
8 (Mt 6:33; 1Ti 6:6) For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness
is profitable in all things, holding promise for the present life
and also for the life to come.
9 (1Ti 1:15) This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.
10 (1Ti 2:4; 3:15) For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach,
because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men,
especially of those who believe.
11 (1Ti 6:2; 5:7) Command and teach these things.
12 (2Ti 2:22; Titus 2:7) Let no one despise your youth, but be an example
to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith,
and in purity.
13 Until I come, give attention to reading, exhortation, and doctrine.
[6] If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a
good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of
good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
[7] But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather
unto godliness.
[8] For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto
all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to
come.
[9] This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
[10] For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in
the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that
believe.
[11] These things command and teach.
[12] Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers,
in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
[13] Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Youthfulness shouldn't stop anyone from achievement. It certainly didn't stop
eleven-year-old Mikaila. Instead of putting up a lemonade stand, Mikaila
opened a lemonade business. Me & the Bees Lemonade started with
her grandmother's recipe and eventually earned a $60 000 investment
from investors on the television show Shark Tank. She also signed a contract
with a major grocer to sell her lemonade at fifty-five of the chain's stores.
Mikaila's drive and dreams point us back to Paul's words to Timothy:
“Let no one despise your youth” (1 Timothy 4:12).
Timothy, though not a child like Mikaila, was likely considerably younger
than most in his congregation. After interning with the apostle Paul,
some thought that Timothy wasn't mature enough to lead them. Instead
of telling him to prove himself by showing his credentials, Paul
encouraged Timothy to demonstrate spiritual maturity by the way
he used his words, lived his life, loved his parishioners, exercised
his faith, and remained sexually pure (v. 12). No one could discredit
him as a teacher and pastor if he backed it up with a godly example.
Regardless of our age, we can impact the world. We do it by setting a
Christ-centered example for others as God provides what we need.
May He shape our lives with the gospel, so whether we're seventeen or seventy,
we'll be worthy to share it with others.
By: Marvin Williams
Reflect & Pray
How has God been helping you grow in spiritual maturity
and effectiveness for Him? Why is age not the most important factor?
Father, help me to model what it means to be devoted
to Jesus in the way I speak, exercise my faith, and love others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 3 - The Promise of Completion
Philippians 1:6
6 (1Co 1:8; Jn 6:29) I am confident of this very thing,
that He who began a good work in you will perfect it
until the day of Jesus Christ.
6 being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun
a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
"Elizabeth is a good student", the note on the side of the report card read,
"but she doesn't finish what she starts. She has a lot of good ideas, but
rarely brings then to completion."
Many of us are like Elizabeth. We start into a new venture with high hopes
and great motivation. Bit somewhere along the way, we become discouraged.
Someone tells us that our ideas are stupid, or that we are not capable of
doing what we dream. We get a particularly difficult hurdle and give up.
Sometimes we fell the Christian like is like that, too. We start well, and
believe that in Christ we can accomplish anything. But then our prayers
become rote, our Bible reading ritual. We can't seem to regain that sense
of God's presence; we have, we conclude, "Lost our first love." (Rev 2)
But God has a different perspective. He began the work of salvation in us;
he leads and guides us in his will, and he will complete what he has begun.
Often we fail to see God's grace in the ongoing process of walking with him
because his agenda is different from ours. We know what we want to see
happen in our lives; God knows what needs to happen.
"When I fist came into a relationship with Christ," one woman explained,
"I knew I had a lot of changing to do. But, strangely enough, the things God
changed weren't on my list at all!"
When God begins his work in our lives, he has a plan for our maturity.
He is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. And what God
has begun, he will finish.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to "decide" for God what problems in my life
needed dealing with?
b) Has God ever pointed out issues that were a surprise to me?
c) How can today's verse help me relax in God's will and
have confidence in the direction of my life?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 7:23
23 (Isa 8:14-15) "And Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me."
23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Guiding Presence
Matthew 28:16-20
The Commissioning of the Disciples
Mk 16:14-18; Lk 24:36-49; Jn 20:19-23; Ac 1:6-8
16 (Mt 28:7; 26:32)Then the eleven disciples went away to Galilee,
to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.
18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,
"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 (Mk 16:15-16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things
I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age." Amen.
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee,
into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,
All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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/persecution-leaves-uyghurs-desperate-for-hope/
Persecution Leaves Uyghurs Desperate for Hope
Mihrigül, a young Uyghur woman and follower of Jesus living in China,
received an unexpected call to report to the local police station.
Her roommate and close friend, a Han Chinese missionary,
accompanied her to the station.
But Mihrigül never came home. Instead, she was sent away against her
will like many thousands of other Uyghurs. China's government says they
are going to "vocational training centers," but these centers are actually
vast political indoctrination camps where Muslims are "de-radicalised"
while laboring for long hours on goods sold for export to North America
and elsewhere.
Traumatised by the ordeal, the Han missionary abandoned her mission
and left the field.
China's western region of Xinjiang is home to 13 million Uyghurs,
most of whom identify as Muslims. Mihrigül is a Christian, but China's mass
campaign of imprisonment doesn't register such details. Its sole object is
to weaken the hold of traditional culture and turn people's loyalty from God
to the state.
More than one million people have been imprisoned, representing the largest
arbitrary detention of religious and ethnic minorities
since the Jewish Holocaust during World War II.
Uyghurs and other Muslim Turkic minorities in the region are reeling,
while much of the outside world remains ignorant of their suffering.
Some are coping with the cultural upheaval and the constant fear
of falling afoul of the authorities and enduring forced separation
from family by secularizing. Most suffer in silence,
ignorant of the Deliverer, the source of comfort, hope, and peace.
Pray that the governments of the world will hold the Chinese accountable
for their imprisonment of innocent Uyghurs.
Ask God to bring good from the Uyghurs’ affliction (Gen. 50:20).
20 (Ro 8:28) But as for you, you intended to harm me,
but God intended it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day,
to save many lives.
[20] But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good,
to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Pray for Han Chinese believers to seek opportunities to reach Uyghurs
who have “graduated” from the prison programs and now labour in Chinese factories.
Ask God to cause the Uyghur church to flourish (Psalm 50:15).
15 and call on Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will glorify Me."
[15] And call upon me in the day of trouble:
I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
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
Day 26 of the Month
a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,
that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and ask Him to help you honour your family.
Pray to the Lord: "Father, help me to model what it means to be devoted
to Jesus in the way I speak, exercise my faith, and love others."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for He will complete his good work in you.
Pray to the Lord and pray not to be an offence.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Make more disciples for Jesus.
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 Muslims' hearts will be hungry for God
during the fast of Ramadan.
Pray that the governments of the world will hold the Chinese accountable
for their imprisonment of innocent Uyghurs.
Ask God to bring good from the Uyghurs’ affliction (Gen. 50:20).
Pray for Han Chinese believers to seek opportunities to reach Uyghurs
who have “graduated” from the prison programs and now labour in Chinese factories.
Ask God to cause the Uyghur church to flourish (Psalm 50:15).
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ
Pray for Pastor Victor in Afrin, Syria who is faithfully sharing the
message of Christ amid great turmoil.
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