Day 264 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 21 September 2022 reflections
Day 264, 21 September 2022
1) Malachi
Malachi 1
1 (Isa 13:1; Hab 1:1) The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.
Israel Preferred to Edom
2 (Jer 31:3; Isa 41:8-9) I have loved you, says the Lord.
But you say, "How have You loved us?"
Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord. Yet I have loved Jacob;
3 (Jer 49:16-18; Eze 35:3-4) but Esau I have hated, and I have made
his mountains a desolation and left his inheritance for the jackals
of the desert.
4 (Isa 9:9-10; Eze 25:14) Whereas Edom says, "We are impoverished,
but we will rebuild the ruins," thus says the Lord of Hosts: They may build,
but I will tear down. They will be called the Wicked Territory,
and the people against whom the Lord has indignation forever.
5 Your eyes will see this, and you will say, "
Great is the Lord, beyond the border of Israel!"
Profane Offerings
6 (Lk 6:46; Ex 20:12) A son honors his father, and a servant his master.
If then I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master,
where is My fear? says the Lord of Hosts to you, O priests,
who despise My name.
But you say, "How have we despised Your name?"
7 (Mal 1:12) You offer defiled food on My altar, but say,
"How have we defiled You?"
By saying, "The table of the Lord is contemptible."
8 (Dt 15:21) When you offer the blind as a sacrifice, is it not evil?
When you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil?
Offer it now to your governor! Would he be pleased with you,
or accept you? says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Jer 27:18) But now entreat God's favour, that He may be gracious to us.
With such offerings from your hands, will He accept you favorably?
says the Lord of Hosts.
10 (Jer 6:20) Who is there among you who would shut the doors, that you might
not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord
of Hosts, nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
11 (Isa 66:19-20; 45:6) For from the rising of the sun to its setting,
My name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be
offered to My name, and a pure offering. For My name will be great among
the nations, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 But you profane it, in that you say, "The table of the Lord is defiled,
and its fruit, that is, its food is contemptible."
13 (Mic 6:3) You also say, "What a weariness it is," and you snort at it,
says the Lord of Hosts.
You bring in what is stolen, the lame, or the sick;
thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand?
says the Lord.
14 (Zec 14:9; Ps 47:2) But cursed be the deceiver who has in his flock
a male, and vows, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished.
For I am a great king, says the Lord of Hosts,
and My name is to be feared among the nations.
Malachi 1
[1] The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.
[2] I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou
loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
[3] And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for
the dragons of the wilderness.
[4] Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and
build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall
build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of
wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
[5] And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be
magnified from the border of Israel.
[6] A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a
father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear?
saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And
ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
[7] Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we
polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
[8] And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye
offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor;
will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
[9] And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us:
this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of
hosts.
[10] Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought?
neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in
you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your
hand.
[11] For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my
name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be
offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among
the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
[12] But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is
polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
[13] Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at
it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the
lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of
your hand? saith the LORD.
[14] But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth,
and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith
the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
Malachi 2
Divine Warnings to the Priests
1 (Mal 1:6) And now, O priests, this commandment is for you.
2 (Mal 3:9; Ps 69:22) If you will not listen, and if you will not take it
to heart to give honor to My name, says the Lord of Hosts,
I will send a curse on you and I will curse your blessings.
Yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.
3 (Na 3:6; Ex 29:14) I rebuke your descendants, and spread refuse
on your faces, the refuse of your solemn feasts, and you will be taken
away with it.
4 And you will know that I have sent this command to you,
that My covenant with Levi may remain, says the Lord of Hosts.
5 (Nu 25:12-13) My covenant with him was for life and peace,
and I gave them to him. With awe he feared Me,
and he was reverent before My name.
6 (Jer 23:22; Da 12:3) True instruction was in his mouth,
and injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace
and with uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
7 (Lev 10:11; Jer 18:18) For a priest's lips should preserve knowledge,
and people should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger
of the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Jer 18:15; 1Sa 2:17) But you have departed from the way. You have caused
many to stumble at the law. You have violated the covenant of Levi,
says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Dt 1:17; 1Sa 2:30) So I have made you contemptible
and base before all the people, because you have not kept My ways,
but have shown partiality in the law.
The Covenant Profaned
10 (1Co 8:6; Isa 63:16) Have we not all one Father?
Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another,
by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
11 (Ezr 9:1-2) Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination
has been committed in Israel and Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned
the sanctuary of the Lord, which He loves, and has married the daughter
of a foreign god.
12 May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob any descendant
of the man who does this, teacher and student, yet who brings an offering
to the Lord of Hosts.
13 This is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord
with tears, with weeping and crying out, because He no longer regards
the offering, nor receives it with good will from your hand.
14 (Isa 54:6; Mal 3:5) Yet you say, "Why?" It is because the Lord
has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth,
against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your companion
and your wife by covenant.
15 (Mt 19:4-6; 1Co 7:14) Did He not make them one, having a remnant
of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring.
So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
16 (Mt 5:31-32; Lk 16:18) For the Lord, the God of Israel,
says that He hates divorce; for it covers one's garment with violence,
says the Lord of Hosts.
Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
Injustice Committed
17 (Isa 43:24; Zep 1:12) You have wearied the Lord with your words.
Yet you say, "How have we wearied Him?"
When you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord,
and He delights in them," or, "Where is the God of justice?"
Malachi 2
[1] And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
[2] If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory
unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you,
and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye
do not lay it to heart.
[3] Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even
the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
[4] And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my
covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[5] My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for
the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
[6] The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his
lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from
iniquity.
[7] For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the
law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
[8] But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at
the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[9] Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the
people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the
law.
[10] Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal
treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of
our fathers?
[11] Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in
Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD
which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
[12] The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the
scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering
unto the LORD of hosts.
[13] And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears,
with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the
offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.
[14] Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee
and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet
is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
[15] And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And
wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your
spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
[16] For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for
one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore
take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
[17] Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we
wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of
the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
Malachi 3
The Coming Messenger
1 (Mal 4:5; Isa 63:9) I will send My messenger, and he will prepare
the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come
to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant,
in whom you delight. He is coming, says the Lord of Hosts.
2 (Zec 13:9; Rev 6:17) But who can endure the day of his coming,
and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire
and like fullers' soap.
3 (Isa 1:25; Da 12:10) He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;
he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver,
and they will present to the Lord offerings in righteousness.
4 (2Ch 7:1-3) Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant
to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
5 (Lev 19:13; Dt 24:17) Then I will draw near to you for judgment.
I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers,
against the perjurers, against those who oppress the hired worker
in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who turn aside
the stranger, and do not fear Me, says the Lord of Hosts.
Withholding Tithes
6 (Nu 23:19; Jas 1:17; Heb 13:8) For I am the Lord, I do not change;
therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
7 (Zec 1:3) From the days of your fathers you have gone away from
My ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return
to you, says the Lord of Hosts.
But you say, "How shall we return?"
8 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me.
But you say, "How have we robbed You?"
In tithes and offerings.
9 (Mal 2:2) You are cursed with a curse, your whole nation,
for you are robbing Me.
10 (Ge 7:11; 2Ki 7:2) Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,
says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open for you the windows
of heaven and pour out for you a blessing, that there will not be room
enough to receive it.
11 I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that it will not
estroy the fruit of your ground, and the vines in your field will not
fail to bear fruit, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 (Isa 61:9; 62:4) Then all the nations will call you blessed,
for you will be a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.
13 (Mal 2:17) Your words have been hard against Me, says the Lord.
Yet you say, "What have we spoken against You?"
14 (Isa 58:3; Zep 1:12) You said, "It is vain to serve God.
What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,
and that we have walked as mourners before the Lord of Hosts?
15 (Mal 4:1; Ps 95:9) And now we call the proud blessed,
for those who do wickedness are built up; they even test God and escape."
The Reward of the Faithful
16 (Ps 56:8) Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another.
The Lord listened and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written
before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name.
17 (Ex 19:5; Dt 7:6) They shall be Mine, says the Lord of Hosts,
on the day when I make up My jewels. And I will spare them as a man
spares his son who serves him.
18 (Ge 18:25) Then you will again discern between the righteous
and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
Malachi 3
[1] Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before
me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to this temple, even the
messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith
the LORD of hosts.
[2] But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he
appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
[3] And he shall sit as a refiner and purifer of silver: and he shall purify
the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer
unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
[4] Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the
LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
[5] And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness
against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false
swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the
widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right,
and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
[6] For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not
consumed.
[7] Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine
ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto
you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
[8] Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we
robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
[9] Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole
nation.
[10] Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in
mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will
not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there
shall not be room enough to receive it.
[11] And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy
the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the
time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
[12] And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome
land, saith the LORD of hosts.
[13] Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What
have we spoken so much against thee?
[14] Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we
have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD
of hosts?
[15] And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set
up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
[16] Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD
hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him
for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
[17] And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I
make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that
serveth him.
[18] Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked,
between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Malachi 4
The Great Day of the Lord
1 (Isa 5:24; 47:14) Surely the day is coming, burning like an oven;
all the proud, yes, all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming
will burn them up, says the Lord of Hosts, so that it will leave them
neither root nor branch.
2 (Isa 30:26; Lk 1:78) But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness
will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out and grow up
like calves from the stall.
3 (Job 40:12; Isa 26:6) And you will tread down the wicked, for they will be
ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I do this,
says the Lord of Hosts.
4 (Dt 4:10) Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, the statutes
and judgments which I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.
5 (Lk 1:17; Joel 2:31) See, I will send you Elijah the prophet
before the coming of the great and dreaded day of the Lord.
6 (Isa 11:4; Zec 5:3) He will turn the hearts of the fathers
to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers,
lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.
[1] For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the
proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that
cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them
neither root nor branch.
[2] But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with
healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the
stall.
[3] And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the
soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
[4] Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in
Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
[5] Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the
great and dreadful day of the LORD:
[6] And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the
heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with
a curse.
2) Our Daily Bread for 21 September 2022
Entitled "Living Water"
John 7:37-39
Rivers of Living Water
37 (Isa 55:1; Lev 23:36; Nu 29:35) On the last and greatest day of the feast,
Jesus stood and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty,
let him come to Me and drink.
38 (Isa 58:11; Jn 4:14) He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,
out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water."
39 (Ac 2:17; Joel 2:28; Ac 2:33) By this He spoke of the Spirit,
whom those who believe in Him would receive. For the Holy Spirit
was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
[37] In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried,
saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
[38] He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly
shall flow rivers of living water.
[39] (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should
receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not
yet glorified.)
The cut flowers came from Ecuador. By the time they arrived at my house, they
were droopy and road-weary. Instructions said revive them with a cool drink
of refreshing water. Before that, however, the flower stems had to be trimmed
so they could drink the water more easily. But would they survive?
The next morning, I discovered my answer. The Ecuadorian bouquet was a
glorious sight, featuring flowers I'd never seen before. Fresh water made all
the difference-a reminder of what Jesus said about water and what it means to
believers.
When Jesus asked a Samaritan woman for a drink of water-implying He'd drink
from what she fetched from the well—He changed her life. She was surprised by
His request. Jews looked down on Samaritans. But Jesus said, "If you knew the
gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him
and he would have given you living water" (John 4:10). Later, in the temple,
He cried out, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink" (7:37). Among
those who believed in Him, "rivers of living water will flow from within them.
By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to
receive" (vv. 38-39).
God's refreshing Spirit revives us today when we're life-weary. He's the
Living Water, dwelling in our souls with holy refreshment. May we drink
deeply today.
By: Patricia Raybon
Reflect & Pray
What areas of your life feel parched and dry? What may be preventing you
from asking Jesus to give you this living water?
Loving God, when life leaves me road-weary and thirsty,
thank You for the gift of Your Spirit, the living water,
who dwells in every believer.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 4 Under the Mercy
Ps 13:5-6
5 I for my part confide in Your kindness;
may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6 I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.
5 But I have trusted in thy mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
In Sheldon Vanauken's book "A Severe Mercy", Vanauken faced the "severe mercy"
of the untimely death of his wife. His friend C. S. Lewis , who had endured a
similar grief , comforted him through letters,
encouraging him with the exhotation, "Go under the Mercy".
While God's grace deals with sin and forgiveness,
God's mercy deals with the pain pf human existence. We all experience pain
- sometimes as a natural result of wrongs we have done, sometimes unfairly
as a consequence of living in a fallen world.
But for all who hurt, God provides
mercy - respite from pain, and the assurance of a Lord who cares.
David , in Psalm 13 says " I trust in your mercy, your unfailing love."
God's love never fail us, no matter how much we may have failed him.
David knew the consequences of sin; he knew what it meant to fail God,
to rebel against God's faithfulness. Yet David trusted in God's Goodness
rather than depending upon his own; he focused his attention upon the
mercy of the Lord.
We need, like David, to "Go under the mercy", even when it is a
"severe mercy."
Even when circumstances seem bad; even when things seem out of control; even
when we think God has forsaken us, yet his mercy is at work to bring us
fulfillment and cause us to turn to him
with a song of praise on our lips.
Application
a) How have I experienced the mercy of God?
b) How can these verses help me focus on God's
merciful intervention in my life even when circumstances seem
out of control?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Is 48:15,17
15 I, even I, have spoken, and I have called him;
I have brought him, and his way will prosper.
17 (Ps 32:8; Isa 43:14) Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit,
who leads you in the way you should go.
15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him:
I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel;
I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit,
which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Protection in Times of Trouble
Ps 91
PSALMS 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God in whom I trust."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) He shall cover you with His feathers,
and under His wings you shall find protection;
His faithfulness shall be your shield and wall.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
nor of the arrow that flies by day;
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) nor of the pestilence that pursues in darkness,
nor of the destruction that strikes at noonday.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) A thousand may fall at your side
and ten thousand at your right hand,
but it shall not come near you.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Only with your eyes shall you behold
and see the reward of the wicked.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
even the Most High, your dwelling,
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) there shall be no evil befall you,
neither shall any plague come near your tent;
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) for He shall give His angels charge over you
to guard you in all your ways.
12 They shall bear you up in their hands,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and adder;
the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
and I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
and show him My salvation.
Psalm 91
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress:
My God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
And from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness;
Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand;
But it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge,
Even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee,
Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee,
To keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands,
Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:
The young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:
I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:
I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him,
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
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?)
Nova Scotia
Total population 942700
Muslim population (est.) 14629
With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is
a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,
a harvest field in itself.
Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia
with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas
(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques
in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truro.
Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of
newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration
has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic
is the second most spoken language in Halifax.
while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000
in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population
somewhere between 25000 to 30000.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...)
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
21st Day of the Month
a) Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
(
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty,
)
b) Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to give Him your first fruit.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, when life leaves me road-weary and thirsty,
thank You for the gift of Your Spirit, the living water,
who dwells in every believer."
Pray to the Lord and pray to have His mercies.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him as Teacher of prosperity.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as your refuge.
Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- 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 for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Pray for those who hear the Gospel being reached on Arabic Christian
networks and websites in Qatar.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
1) Malachi
Malachi 1
1 (Isa 13:1; Hab 1:1) The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.
Israel Preferred to Edom
2 (Jer 31:3; Isa 41:8-9) I have loved you, says the Lord.
But you say, "How have You loved us?"
Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord. Yet I have loved Jacob;
3 (Jer 49:16-18; Eze 35:3-4) but Esau I have hated, and I have made
his mountains a desolation and left his inheritance for the jackals
of the desert.
4 (Isa 9:9-10; Eze 25:14) Whereas Edom says, "We are impoverished,
but we will rebuild the ruins," thus says the Lord of Hosts: They may build,
but I will tear down. They will be called the Wicked Territory,
and the people against whom the Lord has indignation forever.
5 Your eyes will see this, and you will say, "
Great is the Lord, beyond the border of Israel!"
Profane Offerings
6 (Lk 6:46; Ex 20:12) A son honors his father, and a servant his master.
If then I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master,
where is My fear? says the Lord of Hosts to you, O priests,
who despise My name.
But you say, "How have we despised Your name?"
7 (Mal 1:12) You offer defiled food on My altar, but say,
"How have we defiled You?"
By saying, "The table of the Lord is contemptible."
8 (Dt 15:21) When you offer the blind as a sacrifice, is it not evil?
When you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil?
Offer it now to your governor! Would he be pleased with you,
or accept you? says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Jer 27:18) But now entreat God's favour, that He may be gracious to us.
With such offerings from your hands, will He accept you favorably?
says the Lord of Hosts.
10 (Jer 6:20) Who is there among you who would shut the doors, that you might
not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord
of Hosts, nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
11 (Isa 66:19-20; 45:6) For from the rising of the sun to its setting,
My name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be
offered to My name, and a pure offering. For My name will be great among
the nations, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 But you profane it, in that you say, "The table of the Lord is defiled,
and its fruit, that is, its food is contemptible."
13 (Mic 6:3) You also say, "What a weariness it is," and you snort at it,
says the Lord of Hosts.
You bring in what is stolen, the lame, or the sick;
thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand?
says the Lord.
14 (Zec 14:9; Ps 47:2) But cursed be the deceiver who has in his flock
a male, and vows, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished.
For I am a great king, says the Lord of Hosts,
and My name is to be feared among the nations.
Malachi 1
[1] The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.
[2] I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou
loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
[3] And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for
the dragons of the wilderness.
[4] Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and
build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall
build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of
wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
[5] And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be
magnified from the border of Israel.
[6] A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a
father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear?
saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And
ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
[7] Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we
polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
[8] And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye
offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor;
will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
[9] And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us:
this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of
hosts.
[10] Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought?
neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in
you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your
hand.
[11] For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my
name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be
offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among
the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
[12] But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is
polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
[13] Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at
it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the
lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of
your hand? saith the LORD.
[14] But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth,
and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith
the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
Malachi 2
Divine Warnings to the Priests
1 (Mal 1:6) And now, O priests, this commandment is for you.
2 (Mal 3:9; Ps 69:22) If you will not listen, and if you will not take it
to heart to give honor to My name, says the Lord of Hosts,
I will send a curse on you and I will curse your blessings.
Yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.
3 (Na 3:6; Ex 29:14) I rebuke your descendants, and spread refuse
on your faces, the refuse of your solemn feasts, and you will be taken
away with it.
4 And you will know that I have sent this command to you,
that My covenant with Levi may remain, says the Lord of Hosts.
5 (Nu 25:12-13) My covenant with him was for life and peace,
and I gave them to him. With awe he feared Me,
and he was reverent before My name.
6 (Jer 23:22; Da 12:3) True instruction was in his mouth,
and injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace
and with uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
7 (Lev 10:11; Jer 18:18) For a priest's lips should preserve knowledge,
and people should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger
of the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Jer 18:15; 1Sa 2:17) But you have departed from the way. You have caused
many to stumble at the law. You have violated the covenant of Levi,
says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Dt 1:17; 1Sa 2:30) So I have made you contemptible
and base before all the people, because you have not kept My ways,
but have shown partiality in the law.
The Covenant Profaned
10 (1Co 8:6; Isa 63:16) Have we not all one Father?
Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another,
by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
11 (Ezr 9:1-2) Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination
has been committed in Israel and Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned
the sanctuary of the Lord, which He loves, and has married the daughter
of a foreign god.
12 May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob any descendant
of the man who does this, teacher and student, yet who brings an offering
to the Lord of Hosts.
13 This is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord
with tears, with weeping and crying out, because He no longer regards
the offering, nor receives it with good will from your hand.
14 (Isa 54:6; Mal 3:5) Yet you say, "Why?" It is because the Lord
has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth,
against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your companion
and your wife by covenant.
15 (Mt 19:4-6; 1Co 7:14) Did He not make them one, having a remnant
of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring.
So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
16 (Mt 5:31-32; Lk 16:18) For the Lord, the God of Israel,
says that He hates divorce; for it covers one's garment with violence,
says the Lord of Hosts.
Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
Injustice Committed
17 (Isa 43:24; Zep 1:12) You have wearied the Lord with your words.
Yet you say, "How have we wearied Him?"
When you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord,
and He delights in them," or, "Where is the God of justice?"
Malachi 2
[1] And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
[2] If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory
unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you,
and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye
do not lay it to heart.
[3] Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even
the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
[4] And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my
covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[5] My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for
the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
[6] The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his
lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from
iniquity.
[7] For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the
law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
[8] But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at
the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[9] Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the
people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the
law.
[10] Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal
treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of
our fathers?
[11] Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in
Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD
which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
[12] The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the
scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering
unto the LORD of hosts.
[13] And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears,
with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the
offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.
[14] Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee
and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet
is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
[15] And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And
wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your
spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
[16] For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for
one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore
take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
[17] Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we
wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of
the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
Malachi 3
The Coming Messenger
1 (Mal 4:5; Isa 63:9) I will send My messenger, and he will prepare
the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come
to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant,
in whom you delight. He is coming, says the Lord of Hosts.
2 (Zec 13:9; Rev 6:17) But who can endure the day of his coming,
and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire
and like fullers' soap.
3 (Isa 1:25; Da 12:10) He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;
he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver,
and they will present to the Lord offerings in righteousness.
4 (2Ch 7:1-3) Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant
to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
5 (Lev 19:13; Dt 24:17) Then I will draw near to you for judgment.
I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers,
against the perjurers, against those who oppress the hired worker
in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who turn aside
the stranger, and do not fear Me, says the Lord of Hosts.
Withholding Tithes
6 (Nu 23:19; Jas 1:17; Heb 13:8) For I am the Lord, I do not change;
therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
7 (Zec 1:3) From the days of your fathers you have gone away from
My ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return
to you, says the Lord of Hosts.
But you say, "How shall we return?"
8 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me.
But you say, "How have we robbed You?"
In tithes and offerings.
9 (Mal 2:2) You are cursed with a curse, your whole nation,
for you are robbing Me.
10 (Ge 7:11; 2Ki 7:2) Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,
says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open for you the windows
of heaven and pour out for you a blessing, that there will not be room
enough to receive it.
11 I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that it will not
estroy the fruit of your ground, and the vines in your field will not
fail to bear fruit, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 (Isa 61:9; 62:4) Then all the nations will call you blessed,
for you will be a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.
13 (Mal 2:17) Your words have been hard against Me, says the Lord.
Yet you say, "What have we spoken against You?"
14 (Isa 58:3; Zep 1:12) You said, "It is vain to serve God.
What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,
and that we have walked as mourners before the Lord of Hosts?
15 (Mal 4:1; Ps 95:9) And now we call the proud blessed,
for those who do wickedness are built up; they even test God and escape."
The Reward of the Faithful
16 (Ps 56:8) Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another.
The Lord listened and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written
before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name.
17 (Ex 19:5; Dt 7:6) They shall be Mine, says the Lord of Hosts,
on the day when I make up My jewels. And I will spare them as a man
spares his son who serves him.
18 (Ge 18:25) Then you will again discern between the righteous
and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
Malachi 3
[1] Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before
me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to this temple, even the
messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith
the LORD of hosts.
[2] But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he
appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
[3] And he shall sit as a refiner and purifer of silver: and he shall purify
the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer
unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
[4] Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the
LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
[5] And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness
against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false
swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the
widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right,
and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
[6] For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not
consumed.
[7] Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine
ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto
you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
[8] Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we
robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
[9] Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole
nation.
[10] Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in
mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will
not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there
shall not be room enough to receive it.
[11] And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy
the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the
time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
[12] And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome
land, saith the LORD of hosts.
[13] Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What
have we spoken so much against thee?
[14] Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we
have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD
of hosts?
[15] And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set
up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
[16] Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD
hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him
for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
[17] And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I
make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that
serveth him.
[18] Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked,
between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Malachi 4
The Great Day of the Lord
1 (Isa 5:24; 47:14) Surely the day is coming, burning like an oven;
all the proud, yes, all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming
will burn them up, says the Lord of Hosts, so that it will leave them
neither root nor branch.
2 (Isa 30:26; Lk 1:78) But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness
will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out and grow up
like calves from the stall.
3 (Job 40:12; Isa 26:6) And you will tread down the wicked, for they will be
ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I do this,
says the Lord of Hosts.
4 (Dt 4:10) Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, the statutes
and judgments which I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.
5 (Lk 1:17; Joel 2:31) See, I will send you Elijah the prophet
before the coming of the great and dreaded day of the Lord.
6 (Isa 11:4; Zec 5:3) He will turn the hearts of the fathers
to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers,
lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.
[1] For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the
proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that
cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them
neither root nor branch.
[2] But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with
healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the
stall.
[3] And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the
soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
[4] Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in
Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
[5] Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the
great and dreadful day of the LORD:
[6] And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the
heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with
a curse.
2) Our Daily Bread for 21 September 2022
Entitled "Living Water"
John 7:37-39
Rivers of Living Water
37 (Isa 55:1; Lev 23:36; Nu 29:35) On the last and greatest day of the feast,
Jesus stood and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty,
let him come to Me and drink.
38 (Isa 58:11; Jn 4:14) He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,
out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water."
39 (Ac 2:17; Joel 2:28; Ac 2:33) By this He spoke of the Spirit,
whom those who believe in Him would receive. For the Holy Spirit
was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
[37] In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried,
saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
[38] He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly
shall flow rivers of living water.
[39] (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should
receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not
yet glorified.)
The cut flowers came from Ecuador. By the time they arrived at my house, they
were droopy and road-weary. Instructions said revive them with a cool drink
of refreshing water. Before that, however, the flower stems had to be trimmed
so they could drink the water more easily. But would they survive?
The next morning, I discovered my answer. The Ecuadorian bouquet was a
glorious sight, featuring flowers I'd never seen before. Fresh water made all
the difference-a reminder of what Jesus said about water and what it means to
believers.
When Jesus asked a Samaritan woman for a drink of water-implying He'd drink
from what she fetched from the well—He changed her life. She was surprised by
His request. Jews looked down on Samaritans. But Jesus said, "If you knew the
gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him
and he would have given you living water" (John 4:10). Later, in the temple,
He cried out, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink" (7:37). Among
those who believed in Him, "rivers of living water will flow from within them.
By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to
receive" (vv. 38-39).
God's refreshing Spirit revives us today when we're life-weary. He's the
Living Water, dwelling in our souls with holy refreshment. May we drink
deeply today.
By: Patricia Raybon
Reflect & Pray
What areas of your life feel parched and dry? What may be preventing you
from asking Jesus to give you this living water?
Loving God, when life leaves me road-weary and thirsty,
thank You for the gift of Your Spirit, the living water,
who dwells in every believer.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 4 Under the Mercy
Ps 13:5-6
5 I for my part confide in Your kindness;
may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6 I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.
5 But I have trusted in thy mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
In Sheldon Vanauken's book "A Severe Mercy", Vanauken faced the "severe mercy"
of the untimely death of his wife. His friend C. S. Lewis , who had endured a
similar grief , comforted him through letters,
encouraging him with the exhotation, "Go under the Mercy".
While God's grace deals with sin and forgiveness,
God's mercy deals with the pain pf human existence. We all experience pain
- sometimes as a natural result of wrongs we have done, sometimes unfairly
as a consequence of living in a fallen world.
But for all who hurt, God provides
mercy - respite from pain, and the assurance of a Lord who cares.
David , in Psalm 13 says " I trust in your mercy, your unfailing love."
God's love never fail us, no matter how much we may have failed him.
David knew the consequences of sin; he knew what it meant to fail God,
to rebel against God's faithfulness. Yet David trusted in God's Goodness
rather than depending upon his own; he focused his attention upon the
mercy of the Lord.
We need, like David, to "Go under the mercy", even when it is a
"severe mercy."
Even when circumstances seem bad; even when things seem out of control; even
when we think God has forsaken us, yet his mercy is at work to bring us
fulfillment and cause us to turn to him
with a song of praise on our lips.
Application
a) How have I experienced the mercy of God?
b) How can these verses help me focus on God's
merciful intervention in my life even when circumstances seem
out of control?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Is 48:15,17
15 I, even I, have spoken, and I have called him;
I have brought him, and his way will prosper.
17 (Ps 32:8; Isa 43:14) Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit,
who leads you in the way you should go.
15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him:
I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel;
I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit,
which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Protection in Times of Trouble
Ps 91
PSALMS 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God in whom I trust."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) He shall cover you with His feathers,
and under His wings you shall find protection;
His faithfulness shall be your shield and wall.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
nor of the arrow that flies by day;
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) nor of the pestilence that pursues in darkness,
nor of the destruction that strikes at noonday.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) A thousand may fall at your side
and ten thousand at your right hand,
but it shall not come near you.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Only with your eyes shall you behold
and see the reward of the wicked.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
even the Most High, your dwelling,
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) there shall be no evil befall you,
neither shall any plague come near your tent;
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) for He shall give His angels charge over you
to guard you in all your ways.
12 They shall bear you up in their hands,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and adder;
the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
and I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
and show him My salvation.
Psalm 91
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress:
My God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
And from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness;
Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand;
But it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge,
Even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee,
Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee,
To keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands,
Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:
The young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:
I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:
I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him,
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
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?)
Nova Scotia
Total population 942700
Muslim population (est.) 14629
With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is
a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,
a harvest field in itself.
Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia
with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas
(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques
in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truro.
Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of
newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration
has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic
is the second most spoken language in Halifax.
while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000
in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population
somewhere between 25000 to 30000.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...)
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
21st Day of the Month
a) Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
(
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty,
)
b) Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to give Him your first fruit.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, when life leaves me road-weary and thirsty,
thank You for the gift of Your Spirit, the living water,
who dwells in every believer."
Pray to the Lord and pray to have His mercies.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him as Teacher of prosperity.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as your refuge.
Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- 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 for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Pray for those who hear the Gospel being reached on Arabic Christian
networks and websites in Qatar.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
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