Dave Yadallee's personal blog

2) Our Daily Bread for 19 May 2026 titled Fully Dedicated to

God by Leslie Koh



Genesis 39:2-6,20-23



2 The Lord was with Joseph, so that he became a prosperous man.

He was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.

3 His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all

that he did to prosper.

4 Joseph found favor in his sight and served him.

So he made him overseer over his house,

and all that he had he put under his charge.

5 From the time that he had made him overseer in his house

and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house

on account of Joseph. So the blessing of the Lord was on all that

he had in the house and in the field.

6 So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and he had

no concerns regarding anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was handsome and well-built.

20 Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison,

a place where the king's prisoners were confined.

So he was there in the prison. 21 But the Lord was with Joseph

and showed him mercy and gave him favor in

the sight of the keeper of the prison.

22 The keeper of the prison committed all the prisoners

that were in the prison to the charge of Joseph. So whatever

they did there, he was the one responsible for it.

23 The keeper of the prison did not concern himself with anything

that was under Joseph's charge because the Lord was with him.

And whatever he did, the Lord made it to prosper.



[2] And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in

the house of his master the Egyptian.

[3] And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made

all that he did to prosper in his hand.

[4] And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him

overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

[5] And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his

house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house

for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in

the house, and in the field.

[6] And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he

had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and

well favoured.

[20] And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place

where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

[21] But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour

in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

[22] And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the

prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the

doer of it.

[23] The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his

hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it

to prosper.



Like all Singaporean men, I had to serve in the country's armed forces when I

turned eighteen. To be honest, I approached the conscription, which lasted

two-and-a-half years, most reluctantly. Like many other young men, I tried to

do the minimum, obeying instructions to the letter - no more, no less.



Some, however, threw themselves into their tasks and ultimately gained much

from their experience, learning about leadership and endurance. In hindsight,

I realise that this type of effort and positive attitude would have pleased

God - much like what Joseph showed in Scripture.



Despite being sold off as a slave and imprisoned later on, he fulfilled all

his assigned responsibilities with the greatest dedication. Instead of

resenting his situation, he took his role seriously, so much so that

"Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care” (Genesis 39:6).

Joseph also ended up in charge of the prison - and, finally, all of Egypt.



Centuries later, the apostle Paul would also urge believers in Jesus:

"Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord

Jesus" (Colossians 3:17). While our situations may be far from ideal, may God

help us to be faithful in the tasks assigned to us, for we're working for

Him - the one who sees our true heart.



Reflect & Pray



What undesirable situations have you found yourself in?

How did you respond in attitude and in actions?



Dear Father, please help me be faithful in what I do, in whatever

situation You've allowed me to be in, for ultimately, I'm serving You.



Find strength for the journey of life.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 3 - From Darkness to Light



Col 1:13-14



13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has transferred us

into the kingdom of His dear Son,

14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.



[13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated

us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

[14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of

sins:



Most of us have no real concept of darkness. We live in a world illuminated

not only by sun, moon and start, bit by streetlights and electric lamps and,

when the power goes off, flashlights and candles. We resist the darkness

For the sighted, being in absolute darkness is a frightening experience.

The dark blots out everything; we can see nothing, not even our own bodies,

and we may become disoriented. The dark seems to press in upon us,

with an almost physical weight that oppresses.

Spiritual darkness is like that. Spiritual darkness,

the absence of light in Christ, is oppressive, weighing us down,

distorting our perceptions of realty.

We cannot judge clearly, for we cannot see at all.

Yet God breaks into our darkness, bringing his light - Jesus Christ,

The Light of the World. When the awareness of Christ invades our lives,

our eyes are opened and we can see for the first time. We see our sin,

God's grace, and the Way he has provided for escape from the dark.

And as we continue to walk in his light, we see even more - the need

for changes in our lives, and God's power to work those changes.

Discernment and wisdom come through his light,

and we understand spiritual truths we could never see before.

Paul says that God has 'rescued' us from darkness and brought us

into the light. We cannot, on our own, accomplish this rescue,

but god through Christ's sacrifice brings it about in us.

He is the light who illuminates our darkness.



Application



a) Many different kinds of spiritual darkness invade our lives

and keep us blind to the truth - sin, lack of understanding,

resistance to the Holy Spirit. What kinds of spiritual darkness

have I experienced?



b) What changes took place in me when I first 'came into the light'?



c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see

when I lived in darkness?



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



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,and shew him my salvation.



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.

2) Our Daily Bread for 1 May 2026 Titled

God's Perfect Specifications by Marvin Williams



Genesis 1:26-31



26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness,

and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds

of the air, and over the livestock, and over all the earth,

and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."



[26] And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let

them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,

and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing

that creepeth upon the earth.



27 So God created man in His own image;

in the image of God He created him;

male and female He created them.



[27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he

him; male and female created he them.



28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish

the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds

of the air and over every living thing that moves on the earth."



[28] And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and

multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the

fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing

that moveth upon the earth.



29 Then God said, "See, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is

on the face of all the earth and every tree which has fruit yielding seed.

It shall be food for you.

30 To every beast of the earth and to every bird

of the air and to everything that creeps on the earth which has the breath

of life in it, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.



[29] And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which

is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit

of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

[30] And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to

every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have

given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

[31] And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very

good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.



31 God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.

So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.



After a company couldn't meet the specifications for ink pens used in some US

government offices in the 1960s, the General Services Administration asked

National Industries for the Blind (NIB) to make 70 million pens - despite NIB

having never made pens before. They accepted the challenge and met all the

specifications. Since 1967 blind factory workers have assembled these writing

instruments used extensively by military personnel. The pens can be used to

write upside down, make a mile-long line of ink, and withstand extreme

temperatures.



Genesis 1:27 reminds us that each human being has been made to God's perfect

specifications: "God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he

created them; male and female he created them." How we're created reflects

God's character and nature. Being created in His image means everyone has

inherent dignity and worth. God said that each person's story begins with

being made "in [His] image, in [His] likeness" (v. 26). This truth provides

the foundation for understanding human dignity, identity, and relationships

with others.



Just as those pens serve a vital role, so do we! Though we might feel

unimpressive, each of us holds intrinsic value and purpose crafted by God.

Today, may we embrace our story, knowing our Creator treasures us and calls

us "very good" (v. 31).



Reflect & Pray



How have you embraced your story as being created in God's image?

How has your image and identity been formed by Him?



Dear God, thank You that I'm created in Your image.

For further study,

read Remade in the Image of Jesus.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 6 - Shielded by the Word



Proverbs 30:5



5 (Ps 12:6; 18:30) Every word of God is pure;

He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.



5 Every word of God is pure:

He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.



A wife of ten years, betrayed by her husband's infidelity, declares that

she will never trust a man again. A teenage son says of his father, "I

can't depend on him anymore! Dad always talk big and makes promises,

but he never does what he says." A career woman, her reputation

undermined by gossip, leaves the church broken, and never returns.

Human beings are weak, volatile, unfaithful creatures; often we

break our word and hurt others in the process. But the Scripture

clearly assures us that God's Word is not like the word of man.

God always remains faithful to his Word, always fulfills his promises,

always does what he says he will do.

God's word is pure (or flawless), Proverbs 30:5 says. His Word

is not distorted with mixed motives or flawed by untruth. God's Word

is dependable, able to support and lift us up, able to speak

encouragement to us. His Word is a "shield" a protection for us

against the onslaughts of the Enemy, a place of refuge from the struggle

and confusion of daily life.

We live in a world that recognises no absolute truth. Morality,

values, relationships, ethics - every decision of life, it seems,

"depends on the situation." But in the midst of the confusion,

God interjects his Word - timeless, pure, trustworthy, reliable.

We can depend upon God's Word. We can turn to him to verify who we are

and the purposes for which we were created. We can find refuge in his truth,

and rest in the knowledge that whatever he says, he will do.



Application



a) In my own experience, how have I found God's Word

to be different from the word of men and women?



b) In what areas of my life do I need the assurance of the validity

and dependability of God's Word?





4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Hebr 11:6



6 (1Ch 28:9; Jer 29:13-14) And without faith it is impossible to please God,

for he who comes to God must believe that He exists

and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.



6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh

to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them

that diligently seek him.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are Burdened by Doubt



Matt 7:7-11



Ask, Seek, Knock



Lk 11:9-13



7(Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24) "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;

knock and it will be opened to you.

8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds,

and to him who knocks, it will be opened.

9 "What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread,

will give him a stone?

10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake?

11 (Ge 6:5; 8:21) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts

to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give

good things to those who ask Him!



7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,

and it shall be opened unto you:

8 for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;

and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread,

will he give him a stone?

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children,

how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things

to them that ask 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.

2) Our Daily Bread for 18 April 2026 titled The Ends of the

Earth by Bill Crowder



Acts 1:6-11



The Ascension



6 (Mt 17:11) So when they had come together, they asked Him,

"Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"

7 (Mt 24:36; Da 2:21; Mk 13:32) He said to them, "It is not for you

to know the times or the dates, which the Father has fixed

by His own authority.

8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit

comes upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem,

and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

9 (Ac 1:2; Lk 24:50-51) When He had spoken these things,

while they looked, He was taken up.

And a cloud received Him from their sight.

10 (Lk 24:4; Jn 20:12) While they looked intently toward heaven as

He ascended, suddenly two men stood by them in white garments.

11 (Ac 2:7; 13:31) They said, "Men of Galilee, why stand looking

toward heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you to heaven,

will come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven."



[6] When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying,

Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

[7] And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the

seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

[8] But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon

you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all

Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

[9] And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken

up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

[10] And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up,

behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

[11] Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into

heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall

so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.



Kiribati, an island country in the Pacific Ocean, is the only nation in the

world that exists in all four hemispheres of the globe. The thirty-three

islands of Kiribati straddle both the equator and the 180th meridian.

It's also one of the most remote nations in the world.



We serve a God who cares about these remote places. As Jesus prepared His

disciples for His return to heaven, He told them, "But ye shall receive power,

after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto

me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the

uttermost part of the earth." (Acts 1:8). "unto the uttermost part of the earth"

is a call to take the message of the gospel to the world's most isolated spots.

But the call wasn’t limited to remote places only. It included their current

location of Jerusalem and the nearby regions of Judea and Samaria.



After Jesus gave these parting words to His disciples, "he was taken up; and

a cloud received him out of their sight." (v. 9). Two angels appeared and said,

"This same Jesus ... shallso come in like manner as ye have seen him go

into heaven." (v. 11).



The gospel of Jesus Christ is the most important news anyone can ever hear.

The challenge for us as His ambassadors is to share that news. With the Holy

Spirit's help, we can see that everyone - near and far - gets

a chance to hear.



Reflect & Pray



What does it mean to be Jesus' witnesses "to the ends of the earth"?

How does His command inspire you to share His love with others?



Dear Father, please give me a heart for those who don't know You.





Discover more about evangelism and reaching out through relationships.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 7 Support System



Deut 33:27



27 (Ge 49:24; Ps 90:1-2) The eternal God is your refuge,

and underneath you are the everlasting arms;

He will drive out the enemy before you,

and will say, "Destroy them."



27 The eternal God is thy refuge,

And underneath are the everlasting arms:

And he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee;

And shall say, Destroy them.



Misty was only 4 when her parents divorced. Her dad moved away,

and the following summer she went with her grandparents to visit him

in his new apartment. In the swimming pool one afternoon, Grandpa stood

Misty on the side of the pool, held out his arm, and called, "Jump!"

But Misty, normally a little fish, suddenly seemed afraid of the water,

and stood trembling on the sidewalk shaking her head.

"Jump, Misty - I'll catch you!"

"Are you sure, Grandpa?"

"Of course I'm sure! Jump!"

But Misty wouldn't jump. Finally Grandpa, a bit irritated, said, "Misty, do

you think I Won't catch you? Do you think I'll just walk away?"

The tears spilled over, and Misty sobbed. "Daddy did!"

Human support systems often fail us. We disappoint those we love, and

are disappointed by them. People simply aren't there for us

when we need them most.

But God promises that with him things are different. He's always there,

always listening, always caring, always ready to support us.

"Underneath his everlasting arms".

Sometimes those arms reach out clothed in flesh, in the warm embrace

of a loved one. Sometimes they support us through the Word, sometimes through

the quiet peace that comes in prayer. Sometimes we are not aware of them

at all, but they still hold us up, supporting, surrounding, loving.

Underneath us are the everlasting arms.



Application



a) Have I ever felt abandoned by someone I loved and depended upon?



b) How have I experienced the faithfulness of God's "Everlasting arms"?



c) Now can this verse help me in times when I feel my supports have given way?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Genesis 30:43



The man became exceedingly prosperous and had many sheep

and female servants and male servants and camels and donkeys.



And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle,

and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are anxious



Phil 4:4-7



4 (Php 3:1; Ro 12:12 Rejoice in the Lord always.

Again I will say, rejoice!

5 (Jas 5:8-9) Let everyone come to know your gentleness.

The Lord is at hand.

6 (Eph 6:18; Mt 6:25-33) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything,

by prayer and supplication with gratitude, make your requests known

to God.

7 (Jn 14:27; Col 3:15; Isa 26:3) And the peace of God, which surpasses

all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.



4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication

with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,

shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.



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.

1 Samuel 1





[1] Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and

his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu,

the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

[2] And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of

the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

[3] And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice

unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and

Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.

[4] And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his

wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

[5] But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the

LORD had shut up her womb.

[6] And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because

the LORD had shut up her womb.

[7] And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the

LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.

[8] Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why

eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than

ten sons?



2) Our Daily Bread for 6 April 2026 titled

Faithful and Forgiving by James Banks



Exodus 32:15-24



15 (Dt 9:15) Moses turned and went down from the mountain

with the two tablets of testimony in his hand.

The tablets were written on both their sides.

They were written on one side and on the other.

16 (Ex 31:18)bThe tablets were God's work,

and the writing was God's writing, engraved on the tablets.

17 (Ex 17:9; 24:13) When Joshua heard the noise of the people

as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is a sound of war in the camp."

18 But he said:

"It is not the sound of those who shout for victory,

nor is it the sound of those who cry because of being overcome,

but I hear the sound of singing."

19 (Dt 9:16-17) As soon as he came near the camp,

he saw the calf and the dancing, and Moses' anger burned,

so he threw the tablets from his hands

and shattered them at the bottom of the mountain.

20 (Dt 9:21) Then he took the calf which they had made

and burned it in the fire, ground it to powder,

and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink it.

21 (Ge 20:9) Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you,

that you have brought so great a sin upon them?"

22 (Dt 9:24; Ex 14:11) Aaron said, "Do not let the anger of my lord burn.

You know that the people are set on evil.

23 (Ex 32:1-4) For they said to me, 'Make a god for us which will go

before us, for this Moses, the man that brought us up from

the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'

24 (Ex 32:4) I said to them, 'Whoever has any gold, let them break it off.'

So they gave it to me, and then I threw it into the fire,

and this calf came out.'"



[15] And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of

the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides;

on the one side and on the other were they written.

[16] And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of

God, graven upon the tables.

[17] And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said

unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.

[18] And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery,

neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise

of them that sing do I hear.

[19] And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw

the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the

tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

[20] And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and

ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of

Israel drink of it.

[21] And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou

hast brought so great a sin upon them?

[22] And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the

people, that they are set on mischief.

[23] For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as

for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot

not what is become of him.

[24] And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off.

So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this

calf.



"It's not my fault!" So says Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back when his ship

is attacked and there seems to be no escape, only because a repair hadn't been

made. When he says it, you wonder if he bears at least some responsibility for

his predicament but doesn't want to admit it.



I've been there. Sometimes it's easier to find someone (or something) else to

blame rather than accept responsibility myself. Scripture shows us that this

tendency is as old as sin. Adam and Eve both did it (Genesis 3:11-13), and so

did Aaron. When Moses was with God on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten

Commandments, God told him that the people He'd just released from slavery had

turned away to worship an idol (Exodus 32:7-8). When Moses returned and

confronted Aaron (whom he'd left in charge), Aaron responded, "You know how

prone these people are to evil" (v. 22). Then he rationalised about the idol

he himself cast, saying, "They gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire,

and out came this calf!" (v. 24).



Despite our willfulness, God offers us forgiveness when we admit to Him we've

done wrong. He assures us that He's "faithful and just and will forgive us"

(1 John 1:9). Forgiven and received by Him, we can be open about our

brokenness to the God who took our blame on Himself on the cross,

all because of His perfect, sacrificial love.



Reflect & Pray



How have you experienced God's forgiveness?

How might you share what He's done for you today?



Dear Jesus, thank You for taking my sin, blame,

and shame away. Please help me to live for You always!



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell



Matt 6:14-15



14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will

also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,

neither will your Father forgive your sins.



14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will

also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,

neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.



Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger

and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying

support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw

her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was

"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought

back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of

unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to

forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered

and her bitterness grew worse.

Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers

of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was

able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own

healing and forgiveness.

"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on

unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's

forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is

always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has

extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls

of bitterness in our hearts.

When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do

not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an

awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of

revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;

the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts

cleansed and purified.



Application



a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness

in my own life?



b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness

to forgive others?





4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Chr 31:21



21 And in every deed that he undertook in the service of the house

of God and with the law and commandment to seek out his God,

he did this with all his heart, and he found success.



21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house

of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God,

he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

Today at Calvary community Church

, Paster Barry Regier spoke on Jesus Bore our shame.



Genesis 2:25



25 They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.



[25] And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.



1 Peter 3:18



18 (1Pe 4:1; Heb 9:26; Ro 4:25) For Christ also has once suffered for sins,

the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, being put to death

in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit,



[18] For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust,

that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but

quickened by the Spirit:



Hebrews 12:2



2 (Heb 1:3; Lk 24:26) Let us look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our

faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising

the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.



[2] Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy

that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set

down at the right hand of the throne of God.



Romans 10:11



11 (Ro 9:33; Isa 28:16) For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes

in Him will not be ashamed." (Isa 28:16.)



[11] For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be

ashamed.



Romans 8:1



Life in the Spirit



1 (1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:17) There is therefore now no condemnation for those

who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according

to the Spirit.



[1] There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ

Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.



Galatians 2:20



20 (Ro 8:37; Gal 1:4) I have been crucified with Christ.

It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.

And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God,

Or by the faith of the Son of God. who loved me and gave Himself for me.



[20] I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ

liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith

of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.



Pray to the Lord to Carry you shame.

Joshua 4

[1] And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over

Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

[2] Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

[3] And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of

Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve

stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the

lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

[4] Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the

children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

[5] And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your

God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone

upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the

children of Israel:

[6] That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their

fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

[7] Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off

before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan,

the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a

memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

[8] And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up

twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua,

according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and

carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid

them down there.

[9] And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place

where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and

they are there unto this day.

[10] For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until

everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the

people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted

and passed over.

[11] And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that

the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the

people.

[12] And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe

of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake

unto them:

[13] About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto

battle, to the plains of Jericho.

[14] On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and

they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

[15] And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

[16] Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come

up out of Jordan.

[17] Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of

Jordan.

[18] And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant

of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the

priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan

returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did

before.

[19] And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first

month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

[20] And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua

pitch in Gilgal.

[21] And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children

shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?

[22] Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this

Jordan on dry land.

[23] For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you,

until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he

dried up from before us, until we were gone over:

[24] That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that

it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.



2) Our Daily Bread for 23 March 2026 titled



God of My Sister



Genesis 24:1-4,10-12,42



1(Ge 13:2; 12:2) Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord

had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 (Ge 47:29; 39:4-6)So Abraham said

to his servant, the oldest of his household, who was in charge over all

that he had, "Please, place your hand under my thigh,

3(Ge 26:34-35; 14:22) and I will make you swear by the Lord,

the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take

a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.

4(Ge 28:2)But you shall go to my country and to my family,

and take a wife for my son Isaac."

10 (Ge 11:31; Dt 23:4) Then the servant took ten of his master's camels

and departed, for all the goods of his master were in his hand. And he

arose and went to the city of Nahor in Aram Naharaim.

11(1Sa 9:11; Ex 2:16)He made his camels kneel down outside the city

by a well of water in the evening when the women came out to draw water.

12(Ge 24:27; 26:24)Then he said, "O Lord, the God of my master Abraham,

please let me have success this day and show kindness to my master Abraham.

42 (Ne 1:11) "So today I came to the well and said,

'O Lord, the God of my master Abraham,

if You will now give me success in my task;



[1] And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed

Abraham in all things.

[2] And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over

all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

[3] And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God

of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters

of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

[4] But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife

unto my son Isaac.

[10] And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and

departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose,

and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

[11] And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of

water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw

water.

[12] And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good

speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

[42] And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master

Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go;



Amina had come to Christ in a country where Christianity was illegal. She

began to share her new faith with her brother, who rejected her appeals.

Then he contracted a dangerous lung condition. Alone in a dark hospital room,

he gasped for breath. He wasn't ready to acknowledge Jesus as God's Son, and

he feared speaking the name of Christ aloud. (Someone might hear him!) So he

called out, "God of my sister, please help me now!" Suddenly, he could breathe

easily, and the room brightened inexplicably. His journey to belief in Jesus

began that day.



In Genesis, Abraham's servant went on a quest to find a wife for his master's

son. First, he prayed to the "God of my master Abraham" (24:12). Why?

The servant knew God had told Abraham, "I will make you into a great nation"

(12:2). God repeated that promise (15:2-5), and "Abram believed the Lord,

and [God] credited it to him as righteousness" (v. 6). The servant could trust

"the God of my master Abraham" (24:27, 42, 48) because he'd witnessed

the reality of Abraham's faith.



With our words, we invite others to follow Jesus. More important, however, is

the way we live before them. The reality of genuine faith in the one true God

speaks volumes.



May the God of Abraham and of Amina use our lives to draw others to Him.



By: Tim Gustafson



Reflect & Pray



How have you sensed God intervening in your life?

In what ways does your life reveal your trust in Him?



Wise Father, may my life reflect the light

of Jesus in everything I do. May others see in me a genuine faith

in You - the God who hears us.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 1 - The Joy of Confessing Christ



Romans 10:9-10



9 (Lk 12:8; Php 2:11)that if you confess with your mouth

Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from

the dead, you will be saved,

10 for with the heart one believes unto righteousness,

and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation



[9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt

believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be

saved.

[10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth

confession is made unto salvation.



Teena, a college freshman, has just committed her life to Christ,

but she was apprehensive about telling anyone - until Bill appeared

on the scene. He plunked his coffee cup down on the table and smiled.

"I heard something exciting happened to you yesterday, Teena"

"Yeah", Teena paused and looked around, as if seeking an escape route.

"I , uh, well, I did it"

"Did what?"

"Well, I, ah, gave my life to God."

"That's wonderful!" Bill exclaimed.

He was still talking with Teena and encouraging he in her decision

when Maria walked by.

"Maria!" Bill called. "Teena wants to tell you something!"

Teena gasped , open-mouthed, then stammered,

" I - I committed my life to Christ."

Maria , similarly enthuasiatic, encouraged Teena in her commitment,

and within half an hour Teena was stopping her friends to tell them,

"Guess what? I've become a Christian! I belng to Jesus now!"

Teena had already surrendered her heart to Christ.

But when she confessed her decision aloud to others,

the truth of that transformation was confirmed by her.

Many of us have been raised to believe that 'faith is a private matter',

not to be discussed in polite company. Yet Paul makes clear the connection

between heart commitment and verbal confession. Just as my love for family

and friends deepens as I tell them I love them, so a person's love

for Christ is confirmed and stabilised

by speaking of that commitment to others.



Application



a) Have I been reluctant to tell others of my faith in Christ? Why?



b) What happens within me when I do tell others of my love for the Lord?

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Saskatchewan



Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan



Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400



est Muslim Population 17279



CNMM Networks: Saskatoon



Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past

5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have

focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts

of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres

of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a

Christian school.

Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up

in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young

women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.

Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.



Adding further



Pray for the Millet of Bulgaria



If you ask the Turkish-speaking Millet of Bulgaria, they will tell you

they don't know where they came from. The `Ottoman' Turks within

Bulgaria say they are not Turkish; the Roma of Bulgaria insist they

are not Roma. But there are more than 300,000 of this Muslim people

group living in Bulgaria.



The Millet experience severe marginalization, often living in

segregated neighborhoods. But not only does God know them; many Millet

now have a living relationship with God.



In the late 1980s and lasting through the mid-1990s, an awakening

broke out amongst the Millet, which God confirmed by many signs and

wonders. Thousands left Islam to follow Jesus and more than a hundred

churches were started.



Rahim was a city bus driver whose wife became very ill. There was no

adequate medicine or care for a Millet living in squalor so eventually

she died. The neighbourhood women came and began their wailing. The

noise and crying became unbearable for Rahim so he went outside,

despairing of how he would care for his children. After two hours of

mental agitation, he cried out the prayer that desperate Muslims often

direct to Jesus: "Ey Isa! Ey Isa!"



Rahim returned home a short time later and instead of wailing, there

was excited stirring: his wife was sitting upright, very much alive!

As Rahim gave glory to Jesus, his entire street believed. Many came

asking for prayer and they were often healed as well. A church was

started of people with no Biblical knowledge other than belief in a

Jesus who heals and a God who answers prayer.

See also Pray for Tunisia



How to Pray



Pray for more Millet people in Bulgaria to come to know Jesus.

Pray for the Millet believers in diaspora who now number more than

those still in Bulgaria. Ask God to use their passion for Jesus to

inspire others.

Pray for theological training opportunities for Millet pastors,

many of whom have had little education.

Pray that the youth in believing Millet families would make their

own personal commitments to Jesus.



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



10th Day of the Month



a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of

Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.



(

John 3:16



16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,

that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."



16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that

whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.



)



b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,

soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.



Eight) Day 16 - God's new work often requires expanded faith.



Scripture: Isaiah 54:2–3





2 (Isa 49:19-20; Ex 35:18) Enlarge the place of your tent,

and let them stretch out the curtains of your habitations;

spare not,

lengthen your cords,

and strengthen your stakes.

3 (Isa 43:5-6) For you shall spread out to the right hand and to the left,

and your descendants shall inherit the nations

and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.



[2] Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains

of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy

stakes;

[3] For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy

seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.



---



The promise in Isaiah 54:2-3 came to Israel post-exile, symbolising

restoration and expansion after barrenness. God invites His people to prepare

for abundance, not in complacency, but in active faith.



This applies to money and finance as a call to faithful expansion under God's

sovereignty. Financially, "enlarging your tent" means stepping out in

obedience to grow resources - starting a business, saving diligently,

or investing wisely - while trusting God's provision (Philippians 4:19). We

often "hold back" due to fear of failure or scarcity mindset, but Scripture

urges boldness: strengthen stakes through education, debt reduction,

and ethical practices (Proverbs 21:5). Spreading "to the right and left"

echoes God's blessing on Abraham (Genesis 22:17), reminding us that wealth is

for generational impact, dispossessing "desolate cities" through gospel

advancement and poverty alleviation.



We emphasise stewardship: money isn't ours, but God's (Psalm 24:1). Like the

parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30), we're called to multiply what He's

given, not bury it. Expansion isn't selfish ambition, but preparing for God's

outpouring - perhaps increased income for ministry or family legacy.



If finances feel confined, hear God's command: enlarge! Pray for vision, act

prudently, and anchor in faith. As you stretch, He'll fill the space with His

glory.



---



Prayer:



- Father, give me courage to enlarge my financial tent. Strengthen my stakes

in Your Word, and let me spread Your blessings. In Jesus' name, Amen.



---



Author: Byron Martens, Volunteer Treasurer for Calvary



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to serve him in obedience and sacrifice.



Pray to the Lord and pray that the Lord will give your victory and justice.



Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, thank You for putting others in my life who

understand my pain and for providing true, authentic hope."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him as Salvation.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be niether borrower nor lender.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know He is preparing a place for you in Heaven.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.



Pray for more Millet people in Bulgaria to come to know Jesus.

Pray for the Millet believers in diaspora who now number more than

those still in Bulgaria. Ask God to use their passion for Jesus to

inspire others.

Pray for theological training opportunities for Millet pastors,

many of whom have had little education.

Pray that the youth in believing Millet families would make their

own personal commitments to Jesus.



Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of

Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.



Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,

soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.



- Father, give me courage to enlarge my financial tent. Strengthen my stakes

in Your Word, and let me spread Your blessings. In Jesus' name, Amen.





Pray that those seeking truth regarding God's plan of salvation in Saudi

Arabia will have access to His Word.



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

Numbers 36

[1] And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son

of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came

near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of

the children of Israel:

[2] And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an

inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by

the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his

daughters.

[3] And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the

children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the

inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe

whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our

inheritance.

[4] And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their

inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are

received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of

the tribe of our fathers.

[5] And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the

LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well.

[6] This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters

of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the

family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.

[7] So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe

to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the

inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

[8] And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the

children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her

father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of

his fathers.

[9] Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe;

but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to

his own inheritance.

[10] Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:

[11] For Mahlal, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of

Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons:

[12] And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son

of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of

their father.

[13] These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded

by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by

Jordan near Jericho.



(The Lord is always just)



2) Our Daily Bread for 9 March 2026 titled



True Satisfaction in God by Katara Patton



Genesis 25:7-11



7 (Ge 12:4) These are the years of Abraham's life that he lived:

one hundred and seventy-five years.

8 (Ge 49:33; 15:15; 25:17) Then Abraham breathed his last

and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years;

and he was gathered to his people.

9 (Ge 35:29; 50:13) His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him

in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron

the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre,

10 (Ge 23:16; 49:31) the field that Abraham purchased

from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.

11 (Ge 16:14; 24:62)After the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac.

Isaac lived at Beer Lahai Roi.



[7] And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an

hundred threescore and fifteen years.

[8] Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man,

and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

[9] And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in

the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

[10] The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was

Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

[11] And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his

son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.



Thirty years ago, I participated in an activity at an unemployment workshop

that I still remember today. My fellow laid-off coworkers and I were asked to

write our retirement speeches. Huh? We were looking for work and far from

retirement age. But the facilitator revealed the purpose of the activity by

saying, "Your speech will probably have little to do with your work." She

explained to us that a job really isn't the center of our lives. And while

we may be grieving the loss of a job, our lives mean much more than being

employed.



The details about the end of Abraham's life remind me of this lesson. He died

at a "ripe old age" and had lived a "long and satisfying life"

(Genesis 25:8 nlt). Throughout Scripture, we read about Abraham's

faithfulness in following God's instructions, but we don't read much about

his work. The faith the patriarch displayed (15:6) reminds me of the Teacher's

conclusion in Ecclesiastes: "To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom,

knowledge and happiness" (2:26). The Teacher said this after considering

the meaning of life and how one can find enjoyment in the midst of work

or toil (vv. 24-25).



Even during times of loss and anxiety brought by unemployment, it's helpful

to reflect on Abraham's example and the Teacher's words - pointing us to true

satisfaction found only in God.



Reflect & Pray



What do you believe you'll be known for?

How does focusing on your legacy help you live today?



Dear God, please remind me to live faithfully

as I walk with You - experiencing satisfaction in Your presence.



For further study, read

Giving Up on Perfect.





3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 2 - Earning Death



Romans 6:23



23 (Ro 5:12; Ge 2:17; Ro 2:7) For the wages of sin is death,

but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.



23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal

life through Jesus Christ our Lord.



"I only want my rights," declares the belligerent Big Ghost, one of the

characters in C. S. Lewis's classic, The Great Divorce. "I'm not asking

for anybody's bleeding charity."

"Then do. At once," his angelic friend Len urges. "Ask for the Bleeding

Charity. Everything is here for the asking and nothing can be bought."

Often we are much like the Ghost in Lewis's tale of heaven and hell.

We want "What we deserve," and being blind to our own sin, we think

we deserve praise, or al least mercy. But Paul is very clear on what

we have coming: "The wages of sin is death".

We work for our wages - we've earned our paycheque, and we deserve it.

We don't have to thank anyone for paying us - it's our due, not a gift.

Similarly, the paycheque issued to us in renumeration for our sin is

what we deserve: death.

Yet, if we are willing to lay aside our pride and accept God's gift,

we can live. "The gift of God is eternal life." Nothing we can do or say

can make us worthy of the gift of life. We are sinners by nature and we

rebel against God in our choices. Yet God, in Christ, offers grace to us,

freedom from sin, liberty from the burden of trying to earn his favour.

Ironically, freedom and peace in the Christian life come not through

justifying ourselves and making ourselves look good, but through

acknowledging the depth of our sin ad our ability to do anything about it.

When we realise that we are trapped in out sinful selves and only

Christ can free us, then we are ready to journey toward grace and freedom.



Application



a) In what way's have I tried to "earn" the gift of eternal life?



b) What can I do to focus on God's grace and realise

that I cannot accomplish my own salvation?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 28:11



11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,

in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,

and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore

to your fathers to give you.



11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body,

and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land

which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are lonely



1 John 4:16b-18



God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us,

so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is,

so are we in this world.

18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love,

but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.

Whoever fears is not perfect in love.



God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness

in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:

because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.



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.

2) Our Daily Bread for 6 March 2026 titled

God's Goodness by James Banks



Deuteronomy 6:10-19



10 (Jos 24:13; Ps 105:44) Then it shall be when the Lord your God

brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham,

Isaac, and Jacob, to give you great and fine cities,

which you did not build,

11 and houses full of all good things which you did not fill,

and hewn cisterns which you did not dig, vineyards

and olive trees which you did not plant, and you eat and are full,

12 then beware lest you forget the Lord who brought you

out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

13 (Dt 10:20; Mt 4:10) You shall fear the Lord your God

and serve Him and shall swear by His name.

14 (Jer 25:6; Dt 8:19) You shall not go after other gods,

the gods of the people which surround you

15 (Dt 4:24; Ex 20:5) (for the Lord your God is a jealous God among you).

Otherwise the anger of the Lord your God will be inflamed against you

and destroy you from off the face of the earth.

16 (Ex 17:7; Mt 4:7) You shall not tempt the Lord your God, as you tempted

Him in Massah.

17 (Dt 11:22; Ps 119:4) You shall diligently keep the commandments

of the Lord your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which

He has commanded you.

18 (Dt 4:40; 12:25) You shall do what is right and good in the sight

of the Lord that it may be well with you and that you may go in

and possess the good land which the Lord swore to your fathers,

19 (Ex 23:28-30; Nu 33:52-53) to drive out all your enemies

before you, just as the Lord has spoken.



[10] And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the

land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to

give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

[11] And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells

digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou

plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

[12] Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of

the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

[13] Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his

name.

[14] Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are

round about you;

[15] (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the

LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of

the earth.

[16] Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

[17] Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his

testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

[18] And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the

LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess

the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,

[19] To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath

spoken.



"Oh no!" That was my response upon opening a beehive and discovering the

colony had suddenly died. It had been a thriving hive with lots of honey.

I'd carefully maintained it throughout a mild winter and anticipated an early

harvest. But a cold snap in the warm weather had led to collapse.



I checked with local experts. "Many beekeepers lost hives this time," they

reassured me. Mild winters present challenges for bees, even healthy hives.

Bees fan their wings to maintain warmth in the hive in winter, but when the

weather warms briefly, they exhaust themselves seeking even more food. If

temperatures drop quickly, they don't have strength to keep warm. Their

"distraction" leads to destruction.



Even good things can become dangers when they turn us from what matters most.

Moses cautioned God's people about this after they left Egypt and before they

entered the land God was about to give them - a land with "houses filled with

all kinds of good things" that they "did not provide" (Deuteronomy 6:11).

"When you eat and are satisfied," Moses warned, "be careful that you do not

forget the Lord" (vv. 11-12).



Remembering God in our blessings helps us because He is the source of

"every good and perfect gift" (James 1:17). When we humbly respond to His

goodness by loving Him with heart, soul, and strength (Deuteronomy 6:5),

we find in Him the best blessing of all.



Reflect & Pray



What are you grateful for? How do all good things ultimately come from God?



Thank You, heavenly Father, for Your goodness

to me. Please help me to remember You today!



For further study, read

The Goodness of Creation.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 6 - Shielded by the Word



Proverbs 30:5



5 (Ps 12:6; 18:30) Every word of God is pure;

He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.



5 Every word of God is pure:

He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.



A wife of ten years, betrayed by her husband's infidelity, declares that

she will never trust a man again. A teenage son says of his father, "I

can't depend on him anymore! Dad always talk big and makes promises,

but he never does what he says." A career woman, her reputation

undermined by gossip, leaves the church broken, and never returns.

Human beings are weak, volatile, unfaithful creatures; often we

break our word and hurt others in the process. But the Scripture

clearly assures us that God's Word is not like the word of man.

God always remains faithful to his Word, always fulfills his promises,

always does what he says he will do.

God's word is pure (or flawless), Proverbs 30:5 says. His Word

is not distorted with mixed motives or flawed by untruth. God's Word

is dependable, able to support and lift us up, able to speak

encouragement to us. His Word is a "shield" a protection for us

against the onslaughts of the Enemy, a place of refuge from the struggle

and confusion of daily life.

We live in a world that recognises no absolute truth. Morality,

values, relationships, ethics - every decision of life, it seems,

"depends on the situation." But in the midst of the confusion,

God interjects his Word - timeless, pure, trustworthy, reliable.

We can depend upon God's Word. We can turn to him to verify who we are

and the purposes for which we were created. We can find refuge in his truth,

and rest in the knowledge that whatever he says, he will do.



Application



a) In my own experience, how have I found God's Word

to be different from the word of men and women?



b) In what areas of my life do I need the assurance of the validity

and dependability of God's Word?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Genesis 30:43



The man became exceedingly prosperous and had many sheep

and female servants and male servants and camels and donkeys.



And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle,

and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are anxious



Phil 4:4-7



4 (Php 3:1; Ro 12:12 Rejoice in the Lord always.

Again I will say, rejoice!

5 (Jas 5:8-9) Let everyone come to know your gentleness.

The Lord is at hand.

6 (Eph 6:18; Mt 6:25-33) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything,

by prayer and supplication with gratitude, make your requests known

to God.

7 (Jn 14:27; Col 3:15; Isa 26:3) And the peace of God, which surpasses

all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.



4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication

with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,

shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.



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.

2) Our Daily Bread for 26 February 2026 titled

God's Rainbow Answer

by Leslie Koh



Genesis 9:12-16



12 Then God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which

I am making between Me

and you and every living creature that is with you,

for all future generations.

13 I have set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of a covenant

between Me and the earth.

14 When I bring a cloud over the earth, the rainbow will be seen in the cloud;

15 then I will remember My covenant,

which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh,

and the waters will never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.

16 The rainbow will appear in the cloud, and I will see it

and remember the everlasting covenant between God

and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."



[12] And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me

and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual

generations:

[13] I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant

between me and the earth.

[14] And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that

the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

[15] And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every

living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to

destroy all flesh.

[16] And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may

remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of

all flesh that is upon the earth.



Owen was on holiday abroad when he received a disturbing message from a

colleague: "The boss is looking to replace you." Deeply upset, he prayed one

morning at dawn and asked God, "Where are You?" Then he went to the window to

open the curtains - and spotted a huge, beautiful rainbow suspended above

the lake outside. Immediately a comforting warmth gushed over him. "It was as

if God was simply telling me, 'It's okay; I'm here,' " he recounted later.



In Genesis 9, God promised not to destroy the earth through a flood again.

He promised, "Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it

and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures

of every kind on the earth" (v. 16). This covenant was everlasting

and unconditional. It depended totally on God’s protection and provision,

not on humanity's performance. And it was just the first of many promises

God would make to His people. Jesus, too, said, "Surely I am with you

always" (Matthew 28:20).



God doesn't promise that we won't suffer. But He does promise His ever-present

comfort and personal presence. We may not get "rainbow answers," but we have

His assurance that no matter what happens to us in life, He's always there for

us, and we can draw on His strength, comfort, and presence.



Reflect & Pray



In times of trouble and worry, what can you do to remind yourself

of God's presence? Which promises of His give you comfort?



Loving Father, thank You for Your presence,

and please help me to remember Your promise to be with me always.



What does it mean that God is with us? Find out more by reading

The Promise

of Presence.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 5 - Waiting for the Wind



Is 40:31



31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4)

but those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary,

and they shall walk and not faint.



31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;

and they shall walk, and not faint.



High above civilisation, alone on his craggy peak, the eagle waits.

He watches, senses, and then, with effortless grace, he spreads

his wings and soars. He does not flap frantically to gain altitude,

he merely turns his wings into the wind and rises.

Is 40:31 promises that we, too, can be like the eagle,

mounting up on wings, soaring effortlessly,

without weariness. But this is not often our experience.

We usually flap around like invalid pigeons, scratching

for mere existence, flying only when our place in the park is disturbed.

We need to learn to wait on the Lord. Like the wind that raises the eagle

to the heights, the wind of the Spirit will lift us up as well - beyond

the weariness of daily life, beyond the struggle for existence, beyond

the plodding pace of normal interaction.

But the eagle does not rise without plunging for the cliff into the wind.

His ability to stay aloft is based on his understand of wind currents;

when the wind is against him, he rises. He waits on the cliff

until the right moment, then allows the contrary breezes to lift him up.

Most of us are grounded by the winds that are against us. We give up

and never take the first flight. We fear the plunge from the cliff into the

buoyant breath of God, and so we stand fixed, afraid to launch out.

But when we do take the risk, when we wait upon the Lord, and then

give ourselves in obedience to a free-fall from the cliffs of his will,

we discover that there is rest in soaring with him. We do not have to

struggle; we have only to fly, and in flying, to find new strength.



Application



a) Why is "waiting upon the Lord" essential

to "Mounting up with wings as the eagle"?



b) How can this verse help me be more willing to take risks in God's will?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 8:18



18 But you must remember the Lord your God,

for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,

so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,

as it is today.



18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth

thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant

which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Guiding Presence



Ps 119:105-112



Nun



105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,

that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

107 I am greatly afflicted;

revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.

108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,

and teach me Your judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my hand,

yet I do not forget Your law.

110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,

yet I do not depart from Your precepts.

111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,

for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,

even unto the end.



Nun

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,

And a light unto my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,

That I will keep thy righteous judgments.

107 I am afflicted very much:

Quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.

108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,

And teach me thy judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my hand:

Yet do I not forget thy law.

110 The wicked have laid a snare for me:

Yet I erred not from thy precepts.

111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever:

For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes

Alway, even unto the end.



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.

2) Our Daily Bread for 16 February 2025 titled

It Takes Humility by Anne Cetas



Genesis 33:1-10



1 Then Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming and four hundred men with him.

So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.

2 He put the female servants and their children in front, then Leah

and her children next, and then Rachel and Joseph last.

3 He went on before them,

bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

4 But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck

and kissed him, and they wept. 5 When Esau looked up and saw

the women and the children, he said, "Who are those with you?"

Jacob said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant."

6 Then the female servants came near, they and their children,

and they bowed down.

7 Leah also with her children came near

and bowed themselves. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near,

and they bowed themselves.

8 Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?"

Jacob answered, "These are to find favour in the sight of my lord."

9 Esau said, "I have enough, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself."

10 Jacob said, "No, I pray you, if I have now found favuor in your sight,

then receive my gift from my hand. For I have seen your face,

and it is as though I have seen the face of God, with you having received me

favorably.



[1] And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and

with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto

Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

[2] And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her

children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

[3] And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven

times, until he came near to his brother.

[4] And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and

kissed him: and they wept.

[5] And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said,

Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously

given thy servant.

[6] Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed

themselves.

[7] And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and

after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

[8] And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he

said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

[9] And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto

thyself.

[10] And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy

sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy

face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.



My cousins, who lived only two miles away when we were growing up, weren't

allowed to interact with my family. They never came to reunions or talked to

us at the local grocery store. Their parents said it was because, back then,

we didn't attend church and we'd be a bad influence on them. What a surprise

when many years later, a cousin attended my eldest brother's funeral! He

approached us one by one and humbly apologised for their attitude.

Our relationship with him began to be restored.



Jacob needed a humble heart to seek restoration with his twin brother, Esau.

Jacob, the second born, had connived against Esau: He stole his brother's

birthright (Genesis 25:19-34) and deceived his elderly father into giving him

the firstborn's blessing (26:34–27:40). Furious, Esau threatened to kill him,

so Jacob had run to another country.



Years later, Jacob wanted to return home but was afraid the deep division

between him and his brother wouldn't be resolved without bloodshed (32:6-8).

When he and Esau finally met, he humbly "bowed down to the ground seven times

as he approached his brother" (33:3). He feared Esau would kill him, but

instead Esau came running "and embraced him" (v. 4).



Whether we've harmed another or have been harmed, it takes humility, openness,

and often much work to heal the brokenness. But God can and will help us.



Reflect & Pray



What relationships in your life might need restoration?

How can you start the process?



Dear Father, please keep me from holding grudges

or becoming bitter and help me forgive others and ask for forgiveness.



Broken relationships can be hard to mend, but

God calls us to be in community with one another. Learn how we can work to

mend relationships by reading this article.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season



Gal 6:9



9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,

for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.



9 And let us not be weary in well doing:

for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.



Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow

flowers from seeds, Each child took the seed, planted it carefully in the

bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day

for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,

unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"

he pouted after the first week. "Nothing's gonna grow in there."

We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.

We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -

immediate response, and when we have to wait,

we become impatient and irritable.

Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"

is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church

at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results,

and weariness sets in.

If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it

and move on to a new project.

But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too

soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily

when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in

another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,

"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."

In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has

had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions

are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for

the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.



Application



a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labours have produced no harvest at all?



b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"

for reaping the harvest?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



1 Cor 13:3



3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned,

and have not love, it profits me nothing.



3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,

and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity,

it profiteth me nothing.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Inexhaustible Strength



Ps 18:30-34



30 As for God, His way has integrity;

the word of the Lord is proven;

He is a shield to all those who take refuge in Him.

31 For who is God except the Lord?

Or who is a rock besides our God?

32 It is God who clothes me with strength,

and gives my way integrity.

33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

and causes me to stand on my high places.

34 He trains my hands for war,

so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.



30 As for God, his way is perfect:

The word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31 For who is God save the LORD?

Or who is a rock save our God?

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength,

And maketh my way perfect.

33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet,

And setteth me upon my high places.

34 He teacheth my hands to war,

So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.



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.

Genesis 49

[1] And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together,

that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

[2] Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto

Israel your father.

[3] Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my

strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

[4] Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy

father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

[5] Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their

habitations.

[6] O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine

honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their

selfwill they digged down a wall.

[7] Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was

cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

[8] Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in

the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.

[9] Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he

stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him

up?

[10] The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between

his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people

be.

[11] Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice

vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of

grapes:

[12] His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

[13] Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an

haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

[14] Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:

[15] And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and

bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

[16] Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

[17] Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth

the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

[18] I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

[19] Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

[20] Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

[21] Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

[22] Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose

branches run over the wall:

[23] The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

[24] But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made

strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the

shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

[25] Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the

Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of

the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

[26] The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my

progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on

the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate

from his brethren.

[27] Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the

prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

[28] All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their

father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his

blessing he blessed them.



The Death of Jacob



29 (Ge 47:30; 50:13) Then he charged them and said to them,

"I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers

in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah,

which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan,

which Abraham bought along with the field from

Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.

31 (Ge 25:9; 35:29) They buried Abraham and Sarah his wife there.

They buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife there, and I buried Leah there.

32 The field and the cave that is there were purchased

from the children of Heth."

33 (Ge 49:29; 25:8) When Jacob finished instructing his sons,

he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last,

and was gathered to his people.



[29] And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my

people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron

the Hittite,

[30] In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre,

in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the

Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.

[31] There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac

and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

[32] The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the

children of Heth.

[33] And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up

his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his

people.



GENESIS 50



The Burial of Jacob



1 (Ge 46:4) Then Joseph fell on his father's face and wept over him

and kissed him.

2 (Ge 50:26; 2Ch 16:14) Joseph commanded his servants the physicians

to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.

3 (Nu 20:29; Dt 34:8) Forty days were required for him,

for such is the time required for those who are embalmed.

Then the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

4 When the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke

to the household of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor

in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh, saying,

5(2Ch 16:14; Isa 22:16)'My father made me swear, saying,

"I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb which

I dug for myself in the land of Canaan."

Now therefore please let me go up and bury my father,

and then I will return.' "

6 Pharaoh said, "Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do."

7 Joseph went up to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh

went up with him too, the elders of his household and all the elders

of the land of Egypt,

8 all the house of Joseph and his brothers and his father's household.

They left only their little ones and their flocks and their herds

in the land of Goshen.

9 Both the chariots and horsemen also went up with him.

It was a very great company.

10 (Ac 8:2; 2Sa 1:17) When they came to the threshing floor of Atad,

which is beyond the Jordan, they mourned with a great

and very sorrowful lamentation.

He observed seven days of mourning for his father.

11 When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites,

saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said,

"This is a grievous mourning for the Egyptians."

Therefore the place was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

12 So his sons did with him just as he had commanded them.

13 (Ge 23:16-18; Ac 7:16) For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan

and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, near Mamre,

which Abraham bought with the field as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite.

14 After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt,

he and his brothers and all who went up with him to bury his father.



Genesis 50

[1] And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed

him.

[2] And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father:

and the physicians embalmed Israel.

[3] And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of

those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and

ten days.

[4] And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house

of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray

you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

[5] My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have

digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore

let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

[6] And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee

swear.

[7] And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the

servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land

of Egypt,

[8] And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house:

only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the

land of Goshen.

[9] And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very

great company.

[10] And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan,

and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a

mourning for his father seven days.

[11] And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning

in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the

Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond

Jordan.

[12] And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:

[13] For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the

cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a

possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

[14] And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went

up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.



Joseph Reassures His Brothers



15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead,

they said, "Perhaps Joseph will hate us and will certainly

pay us back for all the wrong we did to him."

16 So they sent a message to Joseph, saying,

"Your father gave this command before he died:

17 (Ge 49:25)'Say to Joseph,

"I beg you, forgive the transgressions of your brothers

and their sin. For they did evil to you." '

Now, please forgive the transgressions of the servants

of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

18 Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face and said,

"We are your servants."

19 (Ge 30:2; 2Ki 5:7) Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?

20 (Ro 8:28) But as for you, you intended to harm me,

but God intended it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day,

to save many lives.

21(Ge 47:12)So now, do not fear. I will provide for you

and your little ones." So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.



[15] And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said,

Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil

which we did unto him.

[16] And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command

before he died, saying,

[17] So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of

thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray

thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And

Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

[18] And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they

said, Behold, we be thy servants.

[19] And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

[20] But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good,

to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

[21] Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones.

And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.



The Death of Joseph



22 Joseph stayed in Egypt, he and his father's household,

and Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.

23 (Ge 30:3; Nu 32:39) Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation.

Also, the children of Makir, the son of Manasseh,

were brought up on Joseph's knees.

24 (Ge 26:3; 35:12; 46:4) Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die.

God will surely come to you and bring you out of this land

to the land of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."

25 (Ex 13:19; Jos 24:32) Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying,

"God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here."

26 So Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten years old,

and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.



[22] And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived

an hundred and ten years.

[23] And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children

also of Machir the son Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees.

[24] And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit

you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham,

to Isaac, and to Jacob.

[25] And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will

surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

[26] So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed

him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Day 29, 29 January 2026 Today I turn 57



Genesis 48,49,50 , 1 Chron 2



GENESIS 48



Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons



1 After these things, Joseph was told, "Your father is sick."

So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.

2 When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph is coming to you,"

Israel strengthened himself and sat up in the bed.

3 (Ge 17:1; Ex 6:3) Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz

in the land of Canaan, and blessed me.

4 (Ge 17:8) And He said to me, 'I will make you fruitful

and multiply you, and I will make you into

a multitude of people and will give this land

to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.'

5 (Ge 41:50-52; 46:20) "Now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,

who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt,

are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

6 Any children you have after them will be yours and will be called

by the names of their brothers in their inheritance.

7 (Ge 35:9; 35:16-19) As for me, when I came from Paddan,

Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way,

when there was still some distance to get to Ephrath,

and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)."

8 Then Israel saw Joseph's sons and said, "Whose are these?"

9 (Ge 27:4; 33:5) And Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons,

whom God has given me in this place."

And he said, "Please bring them to me, and I will bless them."

10 (Ge 27:1; 27:27) Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age,

so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near to him,

and he kissed them and embraced them.

11 (Ge 37:33; 45:26) Israel said to Joseph, "I never thought I would see

your face, but here God has also shown me your children."

12 (Ge 42:6) So Joseph took them from beside his knees,

and he bowed down with his face to the ground.

13 Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's

left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand,

and brought them near him.

14 (Ge 41:51) Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim's

head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, crossing

his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

15 (Ge 17:1) He blessed Joseph and said,

'God, before whom my fathers

Abraham and Isaac walked,

the God who fed me

all my life long to this day,

16 (Ps 34:22; 121:7) the angel who redeemed me from all evil,

bless the boys;

let them be called by my name,

and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac;

and let them grow into a multitude

in the midst of the earth."

17 (Ge 48:14) When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand

on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he took hold of his father's

hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

18 Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn.

Put your right hand on his head."

19 (Dt 33:17) His father refused and said, "I know it, my son, I know it.

He will also become a people, and he will also be great,

but truly his younger brother will be greater than he,

and his descendants will become a multitude of nations."

20 (Ru 4:11-12) He blessed them that day, saying,

"By you Israel will bless, saying,

'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.' "

So he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

21 (Ge 46:4; 50:24) Israel said to Joseph, "I am about to die, but God will

be with you and return you again to the land of your fathers.

22 (Jos 24:32; Jn 4:5) Moreover, I have given to you one portion

more than your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorites

with my sword and my bow."



Genesis 48

[1] And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold,

thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

[2] And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee:

and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

[3] And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the

land of Canaan, and blessed me,

[4] And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee,

and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to

thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

[5] And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in

the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben

and Simeon, they shall be mine.

[6] And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and

shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

[7] And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of

Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath:

and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.

[8] And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?

[9] And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given

me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will

bless them.

[10] Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And

he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

[11] And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and,

lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.

[12] And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed

himself with his face to the earth.

[13] And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's

left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and

brought them near unto him.

[14] And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's

head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding

his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

[15] And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham

and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,

[16] The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my

name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let

them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

[17] And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head

of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove

it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.

[18] And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the

firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

[19] And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also

shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger

brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of

nations.

[20] And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless,

saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before

Manasseh.

[21] And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you,

and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

[22] Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I

took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.



GENESIS 49



Jacob Blesses His Sons



Dt 33:1-29



1( Nu 24:14; Jer 23:20) Jacob called to his sons and said,

"Gather yourselves together, so that I may tell

you what will befall you in the last days.

2 (Ps 34:11) Gather yourselves together and hear, sons of Jacob,

and listen to your father Israel.

3 (Dt 21:17; Ge 29:32) Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my might and the beginning of my strength,

the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.

4 (Ge 35:22; Dt 27:20) Unstable as water, you shall not excel,

because you went up to your father's bed;

then you defiled it - he went up to my couch.

5 (Ge 29:33-34; 34:25-31) Simeon and Levi are brothers;

weapons of violence are their swords.

6 (Ps 26:9; Ge 34:30) Let my soul not enter into their council;

let my glory not be united with their assembly;

for in their anger they killed men

and in their self-will they hamstrung oxen.

7 (Jos 19:1-9; 1Ch 4:24-3)1 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;

and their wrath, for it is cruel!

I will divide them in Jacob

and scatter them in Israel.

8 (1Ch 5:2; Ge 27:29) Judah, your brothers shall praise you;

your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;

your father's sons will bow down before you.

9 (Nu 24:9; Rev 5:5) Judah is a lion's cub;

from the prey, my son, you have goneup.

He crouches and lies down like a lion;

and as a lion, who dares rouse him?

10 (Nu 24:17; Ps 60:7) The scepter shall not depart from Judah,

nor a lawgiver from between his feet,

until Shiloh comes;

and to him will be the obedience of the people.

11(2Ki 18:32 )He tethers his foal to the vine,

and his colt to the choicest vine;

he washes his garments in wine,

his clothes in the blood of grapes.

12(Pr 23:29 )His eyes are darker than wine,

and his teeth whiter than milk. (Jesus comes from the line of Judah)

13 (Dt 33:18-19; Ge 30:20) Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea;

and he shall be a haven of ships.

His border shall be at Sidon.

14(Ge 30:18; 1Ch 12:32) Issachar is a strong donkey,

lying down between two burdens;

15 he saw that a resting place was good,

and that the land was pleasant;

so he bowed his shoulder to bear the burden

and became a slave to forced labor.

16 (Ge 30:6; Dt 33:22) Dan shall judge his people

as one of the tribes of Israel.

17 Dan shall be a serpent by the road,

a viper on the path,

that bites the horse's heels

so that its rider will fall backward.

18 (Ps 119:166; 119:174) I wait for Your salvation, O Lord!

19 (Ge 30:11 ) Gad shall be attacked by raiding bands,

but he shall raid at their heels.

20 (Ge 30:13; Dt 33:24-25) Asher's food shall be rich,

and he shall yield royal delicacies.

21 (Dt 33:23; Ge 30:8) Naphtali is a doe set loose;

he gives beautiful words.

22 (Ge 41:52) Joseph is a fruitful bough,

a fruitful bough by a spring,

whose branches run over the wall.

23 (Ge 37:24; 37:28) The archers bitterly attacked him,

they shot at him and hated him.

24 (Ps 132:2; 132:5) But his bow remained firm.

His arms were agile

because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

25 (Ge 28:13; 17:1) because of the God of your father who will help you,

and by the Almighty who will bless you

with blessings from heaven above,

blessings from the deep that lies beneath,

the blessings of the breasts and the womb.

26 (Dt 33:15-16; Hab 3:6) The blessings of your father have surpassed

the blessings of my fathers,

up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.

They will be on the head of Joseph,

and on the crown of the head of him who was set apart from his brothers.

27 (Ge 35:18; Jdg 20:21) Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;

in the morning he devours the prey,

and at night he divides the spoil."

28 These are all the twelve tribes of Israel,

and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them.

He blessed them, each with the blessing appropriate to him.

Day 28, 28 January 2025



1) Genesis 46 - 47



GENESIS 46 ,



Jacob's Journey to Egypt



1(Ge 21:33; 28:10) So Israel set out with all that he had and came to

Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

2(Ge 15:1; Job 33:14-15) God spoke to Israel in visions of the night

and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."

3(Ge 12:2; Dt 26:5)Then He said, "I am God, the God of your father.

Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt,

for I will make you into a great nation there.

4(Ge 28:15; 48:21)I will go down with you to Egypt,

and I will also surely bring you back again.

And Joseph's own hand shall close your eyes."

5 (Ge 45:19; 45:21)Jacob arose from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel

carried Jacob their father and their little ones and their wives

in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

6(Jos 24:4; Ps 105:23)They took their livestock and their possessions

that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt,

Jacob and all his descendants with him.

7 He brought with him to Egypt his sons and his sons' sons,

his daughters and his sons' daughters, and all his descendants.

8(Ex 1:1-5; 1Ch 2:13-55)These were the names of the sons of Israel,

Jacob and his sons, who came to Egypt:

Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

9 The sons of Reuben were

Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.

10 (Ex 6:15; Ge 29:33)The sons of Simeon were

Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar,

and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

11 (Ge 29:34)The sons of Levi were

Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (From these will arise the Levites).

12 (Ge 29:35; 38:7) The sons of Judah were

Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah

(but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan).

The sons of Perez were

Hezron and Hamul.

13 The sons of Issachar were

Tola, Puah, Job, and Shimron.

14 The sons of Zebulun were

Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

15 (Ge 29:32-35; 30:17-21) These were the sons of Leah,

whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,

with his daughter Dinah.

All his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.

16 (Nu 26:15-17; Ge 30:11)And the sons of Gad were

Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

17 (Ge 30:13) The sons of Asher were

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah,

and Serah their sister.

The sons of Beriah:

Heber and Malkiel.

18 (Ge 29:24)These were the sons of Zilpah,

whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter;

and these she bore to Jacob, sixteen in all.

19 (Ge 44:27) The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife, were Joseph and Benjamin.

20 (Ge 41:50-52; 41:45) To Joseph in the land of Egypt

were born Manasseh and Ephraim,

whom Asenath the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore to him.

21(1Ch 7:6-12)The sons of Benjamin were

Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

22T hese were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.

23The son of Dan was Hushim.

24 (1Ch 7:13) The sons of Naphtali:

Jahziel,Jahzeel (in Nu 26:48. )

Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.Shallum (in 1Ch 7:13.)

25 (Ge 29:29) These were the sons of Bilhah,

whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter,

and she bore these to Jacob, seven in all.

26 (Ex 1:5) All those who came with Jacob to Egypt,

who were direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob's sons,

were sixty-six in all.

27 (Ac 7:14; Ex 1:5) And the sons of Joseph,

who were born to him in Egypt, were two.

All those of the house of Jacob who came to Egypt were seventy.



Genesis 46

[1] And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to

Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

[2] And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob,

Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

[3] And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into

Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

[4] I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee

up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

[5] And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob

their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which

Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

[6] And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in

the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

[7] His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons'

daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

[8] And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into

Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

[9] And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

[10] And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and

Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

[11] And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

[12] And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah:

but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were

Hezron and Hamul.

[13] And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

[14] And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

[15] These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram,

with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were

thirty and three.

[16] And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and

Arodi, and Areli.

[17] And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and

Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

[18] These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and

these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.

[19] The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

[20] And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim,

which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.

[21] And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and

Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

[22] These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls

were fourteen.

[23] And the sons of Dan; Hushim.

[24] And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

[25] These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his

daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.

[26] All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his

loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

[27] And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls:

all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore

and ten.



Jacob Settles in Goshen



28 (Ge 45:10) Now he sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions

to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.

29 (Lk 15:20) Joseph readied his chariot and went up to Goshen

to meet Israel his father. As soon as he appeared to him,

he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.

30 (Lk 2:29-30) Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die,

since I have seen your face, because you are still alive."

31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household,

"I will go up and tell Pharaoh and say to him, 'My brothers

and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

32 (Ge 47:3) The men are shepherds; their work has been to feed livestock,

and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.'

33 (Ge 46:32) When Pharaoh calls you and asks, 'What is your occupation?'

34 (Ge 43:32; Ex 8:26) you shall say, 'Your servants have been

keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,'

so that you may dwell in the land of Goshen,

because every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians"



[28] And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto

Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

[29] And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his

father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck,

and wept on his neck a good while.

[30] And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy

face, because thou art yet alive.

[31] And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will

go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's

house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

[32] And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle;

and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

[33] And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say,

What is your occupation?

[34] That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our

youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in

the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.



GENESIS 47

1 (Ge 46:31; 45:10) Then Joseph went and told Pharaoh,

"My father and my brothers and their flocks and their herds

and all that they possess have come from the land of Canaan

and are now in the land of Goshen."

2 (Ac 7:13) He took five men from among his brothers

and presented them before Pharaoh.

3 (Ge 46:33-34) Pharaoh asked his brothers, "What is your occupation?"

And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds,

both we and also our fathers."

4 (Ge 15:13; 46:34) They said to Pharaoh, 'We have come to sojourn in the land,

for your servants have no pasture for their flocks, because the famine is severe

in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please allow your servants to dwell

in the land of Goshen.'

5 Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying,

"Your father and your brothers have come to you.

6 (Ge 47:11; Ex 18:21) The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father

and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Have them dwell

in the land of Goshen, and if you know any capable men among them,

then put them in charge over my livestock."

7(Ge 47:10)Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and presented him to Pharaoh,

and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How old are you?"

9 (Ge 35:28; 1Ch 29:15) And Jacob said to Pharaoh,

"The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred and thirty years.

My days of the years of my life have been few and evil,

and they have not attained to the days of the years of the lives of my fathers

in the days of their pilgrimage."

10 (Ge 47:7) And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.

11 (Ex 1:11; 12:37) So Joseph settled his father and his brothers

and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt,

in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses,

as Pharaoh had commanded.

12 (Ge 45:11) Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers,

and his father's entire household, according to the number of their children.



[1] Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren,

and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of

the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.

[2] And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto

Pharaoh.

[3] And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they

said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our

fathers.

[4] They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come;

for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in

the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in

the land of Goshen.

[5] And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are

come unto thee:

[6] The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy

father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if

thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my

cattle.

[7] And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and

Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

[8] And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?

[9] And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are

an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my

life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of

my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.

[10] And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.

[11] And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a

possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of

Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

[12] And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's

household, with bread, according to their families.

GENESIS 44



Joseph Detains Benjamin



1 Then he commanded the steward of his house, saying,

"Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry,

and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.

2 Put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest,

along with his grain money." And he did according to what Joseph had spoken.

3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away,

they and their donkeys. 4 When they were gone out of the city,

but not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward,

"Get up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, say to them,

'Why have you rewarded evil for good?

5 Is this not the one from which my lord drinks

and uses as he practices divination? You have done evil in doing this.'"

6 So he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words.

7 They said to him, "Why does my lord say these words?

Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing.

8 Look, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan

the money that we found in the top of our sacks.

Why then would we steal silver or gold from your lord's house?

9 Whichever of your servants is found with it shall die,

and the rest of us will become my lord's slaves."

10 He said, "Now let it also be according to your words.

He with whom it is found shall be my slave, and you will be blameless."

11 Then every man hurriedly took down his sack to the ground,

and every man opened his sack.

12 He searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest.

The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

13 Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey

and returned to the city.

14 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house,

he was still there; and they fell to the ground before him.

15 Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done?

Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly practice divination?"

16 And Judah said, "What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak?

Or how shall we clear ourselves?

God has found out the iniquity of your servants.

Here we are, my lord's servants,

both we and he also in whose possession the cup was found."

17 But he said, "Far be it from me that I should do so.

The man in whose possession the cup was found shall be my slave;

but as for you, go up in peace to your father."



[1] And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks

with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his

sack's mouth.

[2] And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and

his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

[3] As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their

asses.

[4] And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph

said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake

them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

[5] Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he

divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

[6] And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

[7] And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid

that thy servants should do according to this thing:

[8] Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again

unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy

lord's house silver or gold?

[9] With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we

also will be my lord's bondmen.

[10] And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom

it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.

[11] Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and

opened every man his sack.

[12] And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and

the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

[13] Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned

to the city.

[14] And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet

there: and they fell before him on the ground.

[15] And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye

not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

[16] And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or

how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy

servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom

the cup is found.

[17] And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand

the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in

peace unto your father.



Judah's Plea for Benjamin



18 Then Judah approached him and said, "O my lord, please let your servant

speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not be angry with your servant,

for you are equal to Pharaoh.

19 My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Have you a father or a brother?'

20 And we said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man,

and a young brother, the child of his old age. His brother is dead,

and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.'

21 "You said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me,

so that I may set my eyes on him.'

22 We said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father,

for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'

23Y ou said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down

with you, you will not see my face again.'

24 When we went back to your servant, my father,

we told him the words of my lord.

25 "Our father said, 'Go again and buy us a little food.'

26 We said, 'We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us,

then we will go down, for we may not see the man's face,

unless our youngest brother is with us'

27 "Your servant, my father, said to us,

'You know that my wife bore me two sons.

28 And the one went out from me, and I said, "Surely he was torn in pieces,"

and I have not seen him since.

29 And if you take this one also from me and he is harmed,

you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave'

30 "Now therefore when I come to your servant, my father,

and the boy is not with us, as his life is bound up in the boy's life,

31 when he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants

will bring down the gray hairs of your servant,

our father, with sorrow to the grave.

32 For your servant became surety for the boy to my father, saying,

'If I fail to bring him to you,

then I shall bear the blame to my father forever.'

33 "Now therefore, please let your servant stay as a slave to my lord

instead of the boy, and let the boy go up with his brothers.

34 For how can I go up to my father if the boy is not with me,

lest perhaps I see the evil that would find my father?"



[18] Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I

pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn

against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

[19] My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

[20] And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of

his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of

his mother, and his father loveth him.

[21] And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may

set mine eyes upon him.

[22] And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he

should leave his father, his father would die.

[23] And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come

down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

[24] And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told

him the words of my lord.

[25] And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

[26] And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us,

then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest

brother be with us.

[27] And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me

two sons:

[28] And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces;

and I saw him not since:

[29] And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall

bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

[30] Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not

with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;

[31] It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that

he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant

our father with sorrow to the grave.

[32] For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I

bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

[33] Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a

bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

[34] For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest

peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.