Day 138 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 18 May 2022 reflections
Day 138, 18 May 2022
1)Psalms 83
1 Chronicles 29:23-25
2 Chronicles 1:1
1 Kings 2:13-46
1 Kings 3:1-4
2 Chronicles 1:2-6
1 Kings 3:5-15
2 Chronicles 1:7-13
Psalms 83
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Do not keep Your silence, O God;
do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For, look, Your enemies make an uproar,
and those who hate You have lifted up their heads.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) They have given crafty counsel against Your people,
and have consulted against Your treasured ones.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) They have said,
"Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,
that the name of Israel may be no more remembered."
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For they have conspired together;
they make a covenant against You-
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
even Moab and the Hagrites;
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,
the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Assyria also is joined with them,
they are the strength of the descendants of Lot. Selah
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Do to them as You did to the Midianites,
as to Sisera and Jabin at the river of Kishon,
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) who perished at Endor;
they became as dung for the ground.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb;
yes, all their princes as Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, "Let us take for ourselves
the pastures of God as a possession."
13 O my God, make them like a tumbleweed,
as stubble before the wind.
14 As fire burns a forest,
and as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15 so pursue them with Your storm,
and make them afraid with Your hurricane.
16 Fill their faces with shame,
that they may seek your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled forever;
yes, let them be put to shame and perish,
18 that they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord,
are the Most High over all the earth.
Psalms 83
[1] Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O
God.
[2] For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have
lifted up the head.
[3] They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against
thy hidden ones.
[4] They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that
the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
[5] For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate
against thee:
[6] The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the
Hagarenes;
[7] Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of
Tyre;
[8] Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot.
Selah.
[9] Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the
brook of Kison:
[10] Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
[11] Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as
Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
[12] Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
[13] O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
[14] As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on
fire;
[15] So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy
storm.
[16] Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
[17] Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to
shame, and perish:
[18] That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most
high over all the earth.
(This is a yet to be fulfilled prophecy of an Arab invasion of Israel)
1 Chronicles 29:23-25
23 (1Ki 2:12; 1Ch 28:5) Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord
as king instead of David his father, and he prospered,
and all Israel obeyed him.
24 All the leaders and the mighty men, and also the sons of King David,
pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
25 (1Ki 3:13; 2Ch 1:1) The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight
of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had never been
on any king in Israel before him.
23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David
his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise
of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel,
and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king
before him in Israel.
2 Chronicles 1:1
Solomon Seeks Wisdom
1 (1Ch 29:25; 1Ki 2:12) Now Solomon the son of David strengthened himself
over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made Solomon
exceedingly great.
1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom,
and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
1 Kings 2:13-46
The Throne of Solomon Established
13 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba
the mother of Solomon. And she said, "Do you come in peace?"
And he said, "I come peaceably."
14Then he said, "I have something to say to you."
And she said, "Speak."
15 (1Ki 1:5; 1:25) He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and that all
Israel viewed me as the king. However, the kingdom has become my brother's,
for it was given to him by the Lord.
16 And now I ask one petition of you; do not deny me."
She said to him, "Keep speaking."
17 And he said, "Please speak to Solomon the king, for he will not refuse you,
that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife."
18 Bathsheba said, "Very well, I will speak to the king on your behalf."
19 (Ps 45:9) So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf
of Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her and bowed to her. Then he sat down
on his throne and had a seat placed at his right hand for her to sit upon.
20 Then she said, "I desire one small petition of you. Please do not deny me."
And the king said to her, "Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse you."
21 She said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given as a wife to
Adonijah your brother."
22 (1Ch 3:2) King Solomon answered his mother, "Now why do you ask Abishag
the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my elder
brother. Ask not only for him, but also for Abiathar the priest,
and for Joab the son of Zeruiah."
23 (Ru 1:17) Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, "May God do so to me
and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life.
24 (1Ch 22:10) Now therefore as the Lord lives, who has established me
and set me on the throne of David my father and who has made me
a house as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day."
25 (2Sa 8:18) So King Solomon dispatched Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and he executed him.
26 (Jos 21:18; 1Sa 22:20-23) The king said to Abiathar the priest,
"Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you are worthy of death.
But I will not at this time put you to death, because you bore
the ark of the Lord God before David my father and because you shared
in all the hardships my father endured."
27 (1Sa 2:27-36) So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord,
thus fulfilling the word of the Lord that He had spoken concerning
the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 (1Ki 1:7; 1:50) Then word came to Joab, for Joab had followed Adonijah,
though he did not support Absalom. And Joab fled to the tabernacle of the Lord
and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
29 (1Ki 2:25; Ex 21:14) King Solomon was told that Joab had fled
to the tabernacle of the Lord and was by the altar. Then Solomon sent
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go and execute him."
30 So Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord and said to him,
"Thus says the king, 'Come forth.' "
And he said, "No, I will die here."
And Benaiah told the king all Joab said.
31 (Nu 35:33; Dt 21:8-9) The king said to him, "Do as he has said, strike him
down and bury him, and thus take away from me and my father's house the guilt
for the blood Joab shed without cause.
32 (Jdg 9:24; 2Ch 21:13) The Lord shall return his blood upon his own head,
for he attacked two men more righteous and better than he-Abner
the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether,
commander of the army of Judah-and killed them with the sword
when my father David was unaware.
33 (1Ki 2:32) Therefore their blood shall return upon the head of Joab
and upon the head of his seed forever, but upon David and upon his seed
and upon his house and upon his throne
shall the peace of the Lord rest forever."
34 (Jos 15:61; 1Ki 2:25) So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up
and attacked and killed him, and he was buried in his own house
in the wilderness.
35 (1Ki 2:27; 4:4) The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army
in place of Joab and put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.
36 The king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, "Build a house
for yourself in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and never leave the city.
37 (2Sa 1:16; 15:23) For on the day you go out and pass over
the Kidron Valley, know for certain that you will surely die.
Your blood shall be on your own head."
38 Shimei said to the king, "What you say is good. As my lord the king has
said, so will your servant do." And Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
39 It came about that at the end of three years, two servants of Shimei
ran away to Achish son of Maakah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying,
"Your servants are in Gath."
40 Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish
to look for his servants. And Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath.
41 Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath
and had returned.
42 The king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, "Did I not make you
swear by the Lord and warned you, saying, 'Know for certain that on the day
you go out and walk abroad anywhere, you shall surely die'?
And you said to me, 'What you say is good; I will obey.'
43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord
and the commandment that I gave you?"
44 (2Sa 16:5-13; 1Sa 25:39) The king also said to Shimei, "You know
all the wickedness in your heart and what you did to David my father.
Therefore the Lord shall return your wickedness on your own head.
45 (Pr 25:5) But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David
shall be established before the Lord forever."
46 (1Ki 2:12; 2Ch 1:1) So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
who went out and attacked him so that he died.
And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon.
And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel
set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned
about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him,
Say on.
17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not
say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
18 And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him
for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her,
and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's
mother; and she sat on his right hand.
20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me
not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say
thee nay.
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother
to wife.
22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is
mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab
the son of Zeruiah.
23 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more
also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
24 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me
on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada;
and he fell upon him that he died.
26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth,
unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my
father was afflicted.
27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that
he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the
house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though
he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD,
and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle
of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him,
Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here.
And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab,
and thus he answered me.
31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him,
and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab
shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon
two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword,
my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner,
captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether,
captain of the host of Judah.
33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon
the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed,
and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever
from the LORD.
34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him:
and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host:
and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee
an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook
Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood
shall be upon thine own head.
38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king
hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants
of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told
Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish
to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath,
and was come again.
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him,
Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee,
saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest
abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me,
The word that I have heard is good.
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD,
and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness
which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father:
therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
45 and king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall
be established before the LORD for ever.
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out,
and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established
in the hand of Solomon.
1 Kings 3:1-4
1 Kings 3
Solomon Asks for Wisdom
2Ch 1:2-13
1 (1Ki 9:24; 2Sa 5:7) Solomon made a treaty with Pharaoh king of Egypt.
He married Pharaoh's daughter and brought her to the City of David
until he finished building his palace, the house of the Lord,
and the wall around Jerusalem.
2 (1Ki 22:43; Dt 12:2-5) The people were sacrificing at the high places,
because no house had yet been built for the name of the Lord.
3 (Dt 6:5; Ps 31:23) Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of his
father David, though he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places.
4 (1Ch 16:39; 21:29) The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was
the great high place, and he offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
Marriage to Pharaoh's Daughter
1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's
daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an
end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall
of Jerusalem round about.
2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house
built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.
3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father:
only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great
high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
2 Chronicles 1:2-6
2 And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands
and of hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders in all Israel,
the heads of fathers' houses.
3 Then they all went, Solomon and all the assembly that was with him,
to the high place that was at Gibeon, because the tent of meeting with God,
which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness, was there.
4 However, David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim
to the place he had prepared, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.
5 And the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur,
had made was set before the tabernacle of the Lord. And Solomon
and the assembly sought it out to seek the Lord.
6 And Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the Lord, which was before
the tent of meeting, and he offered up a thousand burnt offerings on it.
2 Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of
hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief
of the fathers.
3 So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
4 But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place
which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it
at Jerusalem.
5 Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur,
had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the
congregation sought unto it. 6And Solomon went up thither to the brasen
altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation,
and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
1 Kings 3:5-15
5 (1Ki 9:2; Nu 12:6; Mt 1:20) While he was in Gibeon, the Lord appeared
to Solomon in a dream at night, and He said, "Ask what you want from Me."
6 (1Ki 1:48; 9:4) Solomon answered, "You have shown great mercy
to your servant David my father, because he walked before You in faithfulness,
righteousness, and uprightness of heart toward You. And You have shown him
great kindness in giving him a son to sit on his throne this day.
7 (Nu 27:17; 1Ch 29:1) "Now, O Lord, my God, You have made Your servant king
in place of my father David, and I am still a little child and do not know how
to go out or come in.
8 (Ge 15:5; 13:16) And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom
You have chosen, a great people, so numerous that they cannot be numbered
or counted.
9 (2Sa 14:17; Ps 72:1-2) Give Your servant therefore an understanding heart
to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and bad, for who is
able to judge among so great a people?"
10 It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this.
11 God said to him,"Because you have asked this and have not asked
for yourself long life or riches or the lives of your enemies, but have asked
for yourself wisdom so that you may have discernment in judging,
12 (1Ki 5:12; Ecc 1:16) I now do according to your words. I have given you
a wise and an understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone
like you in the past, and there shall never arise another like you.
13 (1Ki 4:21-24; Pr 3:16) I have also given you what you have not asked,
both riches and honor, so that no kings will compare to you all of your days.
14 (Ps 91:16; Pr 3:2) If you will walk in My ways, keeping My statutes
and My commandments as your father David did, then I will lengthen your days."
15 (Ge 41:7; 1Ki 8:65) Solomon awoke and found it was a dream.
Then he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant
of the Lord and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings and made
a feast for all of his servants.
Solomon's Choice of Wisdom
5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said,
Ask what I shall give thee.
6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great
mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness,
and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this
great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne,
as it is this day.
7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David
my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen,
a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people,
that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this
thy so great a people?
10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not
asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself,
nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself
understanding to discern judgment;
12 behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise
and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee,
neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches,
and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee
all thy days.
14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments,
as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem,
and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt
offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
2 Chronicles 1:7-13
7 That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him,
"Ask what I might give to you."
8 Then Solomon said to God, "You have given a great mercy to David my father
and have made me king in his place.
9 Now, Lord God, may Your word to David my father be confirmed,
for You have made me king over a people numerous as the dust of the earth.
10 Now give wisdom and knowledge to me so that I might know how to go
before this people, for who can judge this great people of Yours?"
11 Then God responded to Solomon, "Because this was in your heart
and you did not ask for possessions, wealth, and honor,
or even the life of those who hate you, nor have you asked for many days
of life, but you have asked Me for wisdom and knowledge that you might govern
My people over whom I have made you king,
12 wisdom and knowledge are now given to you. Possessions, wealth, and honor
I will also give to you; such has not been given to kings before you nor those
who will follow after you."
13 So Solomon came from the high place at Gibeon, before the tent of meeting,
to Jerusalem, and he reigned over Israel.
7 In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him,
Ask what I shall give thee.
8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David
my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
9 Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established:
for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in
multitude.
10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before
this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast
not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither
yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself,
that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
12 wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches,
and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
13 Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon
to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation,
and reigned over Israel.
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 May 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/05/18/crave-him
Entitled Crave Him
John 6:25-35
25 When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him,
"Rabbi, when did You come here?"
26 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly I say to you, you seek Me not because
you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.
27 Do not work for the food which perishes, but for that food which endures
to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.
For God the Father has set His seal on Him."
28 Then they asked Him, "What shall we do that we may work the works of God?"
29 Jesus answered them,
"This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent."
30 Therefore they said to Him, "What sign do You show then,
that we may see and believe You? What work will You perform?
31 Our fathers ate manna in the desert. As it is written,
'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"
32 Then Jesus said, "Truly, truly I say to you, Moses did not give you
the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven
and gives life to the world."
34 Then they said to Him, "Lord, give us this bread always."
35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to Me shall never hunger, and whoever believes
in Me shall never thirst.
[25] And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said
unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
[26] Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek
me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves,
and were filled.
[27] Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which
endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you:
for him hath God the Father sealed.
[28] Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works
of God?
[29] Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye
believe on him whom he hath sent.
[30] They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may
see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
[31] Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them
bread from heaven to eat.
[32] Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave
you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from
heaven.
[33] For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth
life unto the world.
[34] Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
[35] And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me
shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Why is it that when we say, "This is the last potato chip I'm going to eat,"
five minutes later we're looking for more? Michael Moss answers that question
in his book Salt Sugar Fat. He describes how America's largest snack producers
know how to "help" people crave junk food. In fact, one popular company spent
$30 million a year and hired "crave consultants" to determine the bliss point
for consumers so it could exploit our food cravings.
Unlike that company, Jesus helps us to long for real food-spiritual food-that
brings satisfaction to our souls. He said, "I am the bread of life. Whoever
comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be
thirsty" (John 6:35). By making this claim, He communicated two important
things: First, the bread of which He spoke is a person, not a commodity
(v. 32). Second, when people put their trust in Jesus for forgiveness of sin,
they enter into a right relationship with Him and find fulfillment for every
craving of their soul. This Bread is everlasting, spiritual food that
leads to satisfaction and life.
When we place our trust in Jesus, the true Bread from heaven,
we'll crave Him, and He'll strengthen and transform our lives.
By: Marvin Williams
Reflect & Pray
Why do you think we crave things we know can never satisfy
the deepest cravings of our souls? What are some practical
practices that will help you crave Jesus more?
Jesus, Bread of Life, may I crave You and find all
I need in Your perfect provision.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 4 - Daddy!
Romans 8:15
'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have
received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have
received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship
with her father proved it. She was never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,
Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the
important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated
that he was, indeed a warm, approachable, affectionate man.
Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;
others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father
who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.
But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything
we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,
totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has
created us to be.
In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,
Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.
God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready
to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,
loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lap and let him comfort us.
When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a
"spirit of bondage to fear" but a "spirit of adoption." We are not called
to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.
We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,
and he is our loving Daddy.
Application
a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?
How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?
b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have
God as my Father?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 12:15
15 Then He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness.
For a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's
life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Impatient
Ps 37:3-9
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land, and practice faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself in the Lord,
and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.
6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
do not fret because of those who prosper in their way,
because of those who make wicked schemes.
8 Let go of anger, and forsake wrath;
do not fret-it surely leads to evil deeds.
9 For evildoers will be cut off,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the earth.
Bet
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good;
So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD;
And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Gimel
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; Trust also in him;
And he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,
And thy judgment as the noonday.
Dalet
7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him:
Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
He
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:
Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off:
But those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
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?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
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
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul,
and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,
And delivereth them.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for the gifts he bestows on you.
Pray to the Lord: "Jesus, Bread of Life, may I crave You and find all
I need in Your perfect provision."
Pray to the Lord and remember He is the spiritual father He talk to about
anything.
Pray to the Lord and pray not be a greedy person.
Pray to the Lord and pray to walk in the ways of the Lord .
Agree in prayer for Ontario:
- get network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
Pray that God will grant wisdom and protection to ministry
workers who are serving in hostile areas.
1)Psalms 83
1 Chronicles 29:23-25
2 Chronicles 1:1
1 Kings 2:13-46
1 Kings 3:1-4
2 Chronicles 1:2-6
1 Kings 3:5-15
2 Chronicles 1:7-13
Psalms 83
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Do not keep Your silence, O God;
do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For, look, Your enemies make an uproar,
and those who hate You have lifted up their heads.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) They have given crafty counsel against Your people,
and have consulted against Your treasured ones.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) They have said,
"Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,
that the name of Israel may be no more remembered."
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For they have conspired together;
they make a covenant against You-
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
even Moab and the Hagrites;
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,
the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Assyria also is joined with them,
they are the strength of the descendants of Lot. Selah
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Do to them as You did to the Midianites,
as to Sisera and Jabin at the river of Kishon,
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) who perished at Endor;
they became as dung for the ground.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb;
yes, all their princes as Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, "Let us take for ourselves
the pastures of God as a possession."
13 O my God, make them like a tumbleweed,
as stubble before the wind.
14 As fire burns a forest,
and as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15 so pursue them with Your storm,
and make them afraid with Your hurricane.
16 Fill their faces with shame,
that they may seek your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled forever;
yes, let them be put to shame and perish,
18 that they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord,
are the Most High over all the earth.
Psalms 83
[1] Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O
God.
[2] For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have
lifted up the head.
[3] They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against
thy hidden ones.
[4] They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that
the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
[5] For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate
against thee:
[6] The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the
Hagarenes;
[7] Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of
Tyre;
[8] Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot.
Selah.
[9] Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the
brook of Kison:
[10] Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
[11] Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as
Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
[12] Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
[13] O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
[14] As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on
fire;
[15] So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy
storm.
[16] Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
[17] Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to
shame, and perish:
[18] That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most
high over all the earth.
(This is a yet to be fulfilled prophecy of an Arab invasion of Israel)
1 Chronicles 29:23-25
23 (1Ki 2:12; 1Ch 28:5) Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord
as king instead of David his father, and he prospered,
and all Israel obeyed him.
24 All the leaders and the mighty men, and also the sons of King David,
pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
25 (1Ki 3:13; 2Ch 1:1) The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight
of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had never been
on any king in Israel before him.
23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David
his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise
of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel,
and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king
before him in Israel.
2 Chronicles 1:1
Solomon Seeks Wisdom
1 (1Ch 29:25; 1Ki 2:12) Now Solomon the son of David strengthened himself
over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made Solomon
exceedingly great.
1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom,
and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
1 Kings 2:13-46
The Throne of Solomon Established
13 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba
the mother of Solomon. And she said, "Do you come in peace?"
And he said, "I come peaceably."
14Then he said, "I have something to say to you."
And she said, "Speak."
15 (1Ki 1:5; 1:25) He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and that all
Israel viewed me as the king. However, the kingdom has become my brother's,
for it was given to him by the Lord.
16 And now I ask one petition of you; do not deny me."
She said to him, "Keep speaking."
17 And he said, "Please speak to Solomon the king, for he will not refuse you,
that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife."
18 Bathsheba said, "Very well, I will speak to the king on your behalf."
19 (Ps 45:9) So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf
of Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her and bowed to her. Then he sat down
on his throne and had a seat placed at his right hand for her to sit upon.
20 Then she said, "I desire one small petition of you. Please do not deny me."
And the king said to her, "Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse you."
21 She said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given as a wife to
Adonijah your brother."
22 (1Ch 3:2) King Solomon answered his mother, "Now why do you ask Abishag
the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my elder
brother. Ask not only for him, but also for Abiathar the priest,
and for Joab the son of Zeruiah."
23 (Ru 1:17) Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, "May God do so to me
and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life.
24 (1Ch 22:10) Now therefore as the Lord lives, who has established me
and set me on the throne of David my father and who has made me
a house as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day."
25 (2Sa 8:18) So King Solomon dispatched Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and he executed him.
26 (Jos 21:18; 1Sa 22:20-23) The king said to Abiathar the priest,
"Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you are worthy of death.
But I will not at this time put you to death, because you bore
the ark of the Lord God before David my father and because you shared
in all the hardships my father endured."
27 (1Sa 2:27-36) So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord,
thus fulfilling the word of the Lord that He had spoken concerning
the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 (1Ki 1:7; 1:50) Then word came to Joab, for Joab had followed Adonijah,
though he did not support Absalom. And Joab fled to the tabernacle of the Lord
and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
29 (1Ki 2:25; Ex 21:14) King Solomon was told that Joab had fled
to the tabernacle of the Lord and was by the altar. Then Solomon sent
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go and execute him."
30 So Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord and said to him,
"Thus says the king, 'Come forth.' "
And he said, "No, I will die here."
And Benaiah told the king all Joab said.
31 (Nu 35:33; Dt 21:8-9) The king said to him, "Do as he has said, strike him
down and bury him, and thus take away from me and my father's house the guilt
for the blood Joab shed without cause.
32 (Jdg 9:24; 2Ch 21:13) The Lord shall return his blood upon his own head,
for he attacked two men more righteous and better than he-Abner
the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether,
commander of the army of Judah-and killed them with the sword
when my father David was unaware.
33 (1Ki 2:32) Therefore their blood shall return upon the head of Joab
and upon the head of his seed forever, but upon David and upon his seed
and upon his house and upon his throne
shall the peace of the Lord rest forever."
34 (Jos 15:61; 1Ki 2:25) So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up
and attacked and killed him, and he was buried in his own house
in the wilderness.
35 (1Ki 2:27; 4:4) The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army
in place of Joab and put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.
36 The king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, "Build a house
for yourself in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and never leave the city.
37 (2Sa 1:16; 15:23) For on the day you go out and pass over
the Kidron Valley, know for certain that you will surely die.
Your blood shall be on your own head."
38 Shimei said to the king, "What you say is good. As my lord the king has
said, so will your servant do." And Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
39 It came about that at the end of three years, two servants of Shimei
ran away to Achish son of Maakah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying,
"Your servants are in Gath."
40 Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish
to look for his servants. And Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath.
41 Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath
and had returned.
42 The king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, "Did I not make you
swear by the Lord and warned you, saying, 'Know for certain that on the day
you go out and walk abroad anywhere, you shall surely die'?
And you said to me, 'What you say is good; I will obey.'
43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord
and the commandment that I gave you?"
44 (2Sa 16:5-13; 1Sa 25:39) The king also said to Shimei, "You know
all the wickedness in your heart and what you did to David my father.
Therefore the Lord shall return your wickedness on your own head.
45 (Pr 25:5) But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David
shall be established before the Lord forever."
46 (1Ki 2:12; 2Ch 1:1) So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
who went out and attacked him so that he died.
And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon.
And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel
set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned
about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him,
Say on.
17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not
say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
18 And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him
for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her,
and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's
mother; and she sat on his right hand.
20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me
not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say
thee nay.
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother
to wife.
22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is
mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab
the son of Zeruiah.
23 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more
also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
24 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me
on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada;
and he fell upon him that he died.
26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth,
unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my
father was afflicted.
27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that
he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the
house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though
he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD,
and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle
of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him,
Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here.
And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab,
and thus he answered me.
31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him,
and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab
shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon
two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword,
my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner,
captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether,
captain of the host of Judah.
33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon
the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed,
and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever
from the LORD.
34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him:
and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host:
and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee
an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook
Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood
shall be upon thine own head.
38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king
hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants
of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told
Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish
to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath,
and was come again.
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him,
Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee,
saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest
abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me,
The word that I have heard is good.
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD,
and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness
which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father:
therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
45 and king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall
be established before the LORD for ever.
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out,
and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established
in the hand of Solomon.
1 Kings 3:1-4
1 Kings 3
Solomon Asks for Wisdom
2Ch 1:2-13
1 (1Ki 9:24; 2Sa 5:7) Solomon made a treaty with Pharaoh king of Egypt.
He married Pharaoh's daughter and brought her to the City of David
until he finished building his palace, the house of the Lord,
and the wall around Jerusalem.
2 (1Ki 22:43; Dt 12:2-5) The people were sacrificing at the high places,
because no house had yet been built for the name of the Lord.
3 (Dt 6:5; Ps 31:23) Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of his
father David, though he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places.
4 (1Ch 16:39; 21:29) The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was
the great high place, and he offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
Marriage to Pharaoh's Daughter
1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's
daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an
end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall
of Jerusalem round about.
2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house
built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.
3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father:
only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great
high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
2 Chronicles 1:2-6
2 And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands
and of hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders in all Israel,
the heads of fathers' houses.
3 Then they all went, Solomon and all the assembly that was with him,
to the high place that was at Gibeon, because the tent of meeting with God,
which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness, was there.
4 However, David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim
to the place he had prepared, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.
5 And the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur,
had made was set before the tabernacle of the Lord. And Solomon
and the assembly sought it out to seek the Lord.
6 And Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the Lord, which was before
the tent of meeting, and he offered up a thousand burnt offerings on it.
2 Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of
hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief
of the fathers.
3 So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
4 But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place
which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it
at Jerusalem.
5 Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur,
had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the
congregation sought unto it. 6And Solomon went up thither to the brasen
altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation,
and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
1 Kings 3:5-15
5 (1Ki 9:2; Nu 12:6; Mt 1:20) While he was in Gibeon, the Lord appeared
to Solomon in a dream at night, and He said, "Ask what you want from Me."
6 (1Ki 1:48; 9:4) Solomon answered, "You have shown great mercy
to your servant David my father, because he walked before You in faithfulness,
righteousness, and uprightness of heart toward You. And You have shown him
great kindness in giving him a son to sit on his throne this day.
7 (Nu 27:17; 1Ch 29:1) "Now, O Lord, my God, You have made Your servant king
in place of my father David, and I am still a little child and do not know how
to go out or come in.
8 (Ge 15:5; 13:16) And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom
You have chosen, a great people, so numerous that they cannot be numbered
or counted.
9 (2Sa 14:17; Ps 72:1-2) Give Your servant therefore an understanding heart
to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and bad, for who is
able to judge among so great a people?"
10 It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this.
11 God said to him,"Because you have asked this and have not asked
for yourself long life or riches or the lives of your enemies, but have asked
for yourself wisdom so that you may have discernment in judging,
12 (1Ki 5:12; Ecc 1:16) I now do according to your words. I have given you
a wise and an understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone
like you in the past, and there shall never arise another like you.
13 (1Ki 4:21-24; Pr 3:16) I have also given you what you have not asked,
both riches and honor, so that no kings will compare to you all of your days.
14 (Ps 91:16; Pr 3:2) If you will walk in My ways, keeping My statutes
and My commandments as your father David did, then I will lengthen your days."
15 (Ge 41:7; 1Ki 8:65) Solomon awoke and found it was a dream.
Then he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant
of the Lord and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings and made
a feast for all of his servants.
Solomon's Choice of Wisdom
5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said,
Ask what I shall give thee.
6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great
mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness,
and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this
great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne,
as it is this day.
7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David
my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen,
a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people,
that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this
thy so great a people?
10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not
asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself,
nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself
understanding to discern judgment;
12 behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise
and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee,
neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches,
and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee
all thy days.
14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments,
as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem,
and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt
offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
2 Chronicles 1:7-13
7 That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him,
"Ask what I might give to you."
8 Then Solomon said to God, "You have given a great mercy to David my father
and have made me king in his place.
9 Now, Lord God, may Your word to David my father be confirmed,
for You have made me king over a people numerous as the dust of the earth.
10 Now give wisdom and knowledge to me so that I might know how to go
before this people, for who can judge this great people of Yours?"
11 Then God responded to Solomon, "Because this was in your heart
and you did not ask for possessions, wealth, and honor,
or even the life of those who hate you, nor have you asked for many days
of life, but you have asked Me for wisdom and knowledge that you might govern
My people over whom I have made you king,
12 wisdom and knowledge are now given to you. Possessions, wealth, and honor
I will also give to you; such has not been given to kings before you nor those
who will follow after you."
13 So Solomon came from the high place at Gibeon, before the tent of meeting,
to Jerusalem, and he reigned over Israel.
7 In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him,
Ask what I shall give thee.
8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David
my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
9 Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established:
for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in
multitude.
10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before
this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast
not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither
yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself,
that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
12 wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches,
and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
13 Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon
to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation,
and reigned over Israel.
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 May 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/05/18/crave-him
Entitled Crave Him
John 6:25-35
25 When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him,
"Rabbi, when did You come here?"
26 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly I say to you, you seek Me not because
you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.
27 Do not work for the food which perishes, but for that food which endures
to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.
For God the Father has set His seal on Him."
28 Then they asked Him, "What shall we do that we may work the works of God?"
29 Jesus answered them,
"This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent."
30 Therefore they said to Him, "What sign do You show then,
that we may see and believe You? What work will You perform?
31 Our fathers ate manna in the desert. As it is written,
'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"
32 Then Jesus said, "Truly, truly I say to you, Moses did not give you
the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven
and gives life to the world."
34 Then they said to Him, "Lord, give us this bread always."
35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to Me shall never hunger, and whoever believes
in Me shall never thirst.
[25] And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said
unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
[26] Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek
me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves,
and were filled.
[27] Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which
endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you:
for him hath God the Father sealed.
[28] Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works
of God?
[29] Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye
believe on him whom he hath sent.
[30] They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may
see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
[31] Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them
bread from heaven to eat.
[32] Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave
you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from
heaven.
[33] For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth
life unto the world.
[34] Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
[35] And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me
shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Why is it that when we say, "This is the last potato chip I'm going to eat,"
five minutes later we're looking for more? Michael Moss answers that question
in his book Salt Sugar Fat. He describes how America's largest snack producers
know how to "help" people crave junk food. In fact, one popular company spent
$30 million a year and hired "crave consultants" to determine the bliss point
for consumers so it could exploit our food cravings.
Unlike that company, Jesus helps us to long for real food-spiritual food-that
brings satisfaction to our souls. He said, "I am the bread of life. Whoever
comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be
thirsty" (John 6:35). By making this claim, He communicated two important
things: First, the bread of which He spoke is a person, not a commodity
(v. 32). Second, when people put their trust in Jesus for forgiveness of sin,
they enter into a right relationship with Him and find fulfillment for every
craving of their soul. This Bread is everlasting, spiritual food that
leads to satisfaction and life.
When we place our trust in Jesus, the true Bread from heaven,
we'll crave Him, and He'll strengthen and transform our lives.
By: Marvin Williams
Reflect & Pray
Why do you think we crave things we know can never satisfy
the deepest cravings of our souls? What are some practical
practices that will help you crave Jesus more?
Jesus, Bread of Life, may I crave You and find all
I need in Your perfect provision.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 4 - Daddy!
Romans 8:15
'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have
received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have
received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship
with her father proved it. She was never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,
Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the
important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated
that he was, indeed a warm, approachable, affectionate man.
Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;
others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father
who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.
But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything
we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,
totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has
created us to be.
In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,
Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.
God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready
to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,
loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lap and let him comfort us.
When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a
"spirit of bondage to fear" but a "spirit of adoption." We are not called
to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.
We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,
and he is our loving Daddy.
Application
a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?
How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?
b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have
God as my Father?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 12:15
15 Then He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness.
For a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's
life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Impatient
Ps 37:3-9
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land, and practice faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself in the Lord,
and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.
6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
do not fret because of those who prosper in their way,
because of those who make wicked schemes.
8 Let go of anger, and forsake wrath;
do not fret-it surely leads to evil deeds.
9 For evildoers will be cut off,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the earth.
Bet
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good;
So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD;
And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Gimel
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; Trust also in him;
And he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,
And thy judgment as the noonday.
Dalet
7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him:
Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
He
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:
Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off:
But those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
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?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
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
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul,
and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,
And delivereth them.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for the gifts he bestows on you.
Pray to the Lord: "Jesus, Bread of Life, may I crave You and find all
I need in Your perfect provision."
Pray to the Lord and remember He is the spiritual father He talk to about
anything.
Pray to the Lord and pray not be a greedy person.
Pray to the Lord and pray to walk in the ways of the Lord .
Agree in prayer for Ontario:
- get network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
Pray that God will grant wisdom and protection to ministry
workers who are serving in hostile areas.
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