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Day 207, 26 July 2026



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Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field

which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman,

"Has God said, "You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?"



[1] Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the

LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall

not eat of every tree of the garden?



Satan tempts Eve



Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasing to

the eyes and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit

and ate; and she gave to her husband with her, and he ate.



[6] And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was

pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of

the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and

he did eat.



Adam is with Eve; he is silent and passive



Genesis 3:12 The man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of

the tree, and I ate."



[12] And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me

of the tree, and I did eat.



Adam avoids responsibility



Genesis 3:9 The Lord God called to the

man and said to him, "Where are you?"



[9] And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?



A) Take responsibility B) Reject Passivity



What does JEsus do?



JOhn 13:3



3 (Jn 8:42; Mt 11:27) Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things

into His hands and that He came from God and was going to God,



[3] Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and

that he was come from God, and went to God;



John 13:4-5



4 (Lk 12:37; 22:27) rose from supper, laid aside His garments,

and took a towel and wrapped Himself.

5 (Lk 7:44; Ge 18:4) After that, He poured water into a basin

and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel

with which He was wrapped.



[4] He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel,

and girded himself.

[5] After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the

disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.



Jesus shows servant leadership, humble leadership.



John 13:14 (1Pe 5:5) If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,

you also ought to wash one another's feet.



[14] If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought

to wash one another's feet.



1) Isaiah 44, Isaiah 45, Isaiah 46, Isaiah 47, Isaiah 48



Isaiah 44



God's Blessing on Jacob



1 (Isa 41:8; Jer 30:10) Yet now listen, O Jacob, My servant,

and Israel, whom I have chosen.

2 (Dt 32:15; Isa 41:10) Thus says the Lord

who made you, and formed you from the womb,

who will help you:

Do not fear, O Jacob, My servant, and you,

Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

3 (Joel 2:28; Isa 59:21) For I will pour water on him who is thirsty,

and floods on the dry ground;

I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants,

and My blessing on your offspring;

4 (Ps 1:3) and they shall spring up as among the grass,

as willows by the water courses.

5 One will say, "I am the Lord's";

another will call himself by the name of Jacob;

and another will write on his hand, "Belonging to the Lord,"

and name himself by the name of Israel.



[1] Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

[2] Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which

will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I

have chosen.

[3] For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry

ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine

offspring:

[4] And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water

courses.

[5] One shall say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the

name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and

surname himself by the name of Israel.



Idolatry Condemned



6 (Rev 1:8; Isa 41:4; 43:1) Thus says the Lord the King of Israel,

and his Redeemer the Lord of Hosts:

I am the first, and I am the last; besides Me there is no God.

7 (Isa 41:26; 41:22) Who is like Me? Let him proclaim

and declare it, and recount it in order for Me,

since I appointed the ancient people.

And let them declare to them the things that are coming, and shall come.

8 (Isa 43:10; Dt 4:35; 1Sa 2:2) Do not fear, nor be afraid;

have I not told you from of old, and declared it? You are My witnesses!

Is there a God besides Me? There is no Rock; I know not any.

9 (Isa 41:24; Ps 97:7) Those who make a graven image are, all of them, vain,

and their delectable things shall not profit;

and they are their own witnesses;

they do not see nor know, that they may be ashamed.

10 (Jer 10:5; Hab 2:18) Who has formed a god or molded a graven image

that is profitable for nothing?

11 (Isa 42:17; 45:16) All his companions shall be ashamed;

and the workmen, they are mere men.

Let them all be gathered together; let them stand up,

yet they shall fear; they shall be ashamed together.

12 (Isa 40:19; 41:6-7) The smith with the tongs both works in the coals

and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms.

He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; He drinks no water and is faint.

13 (Jdg 17:4-5; Ps 115:5-7) The carpenter stretches out his measuring line;

he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes,

and he marks it out with the compass,

and makes it after the figure of a man,

according to the beauty of a man, that it may remain in the house.

14 (Isa 40:20) He hews down cedars for himself,

and takes the cypress and the oak,

which he raises for himself among the trees of the forest.

He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow.

15 (2Ch 25:14 ) Then it shall be for a man to burn,

for he will take some of it and warm himself;

he kindles it and bakes bread;

he also makes a god and worships it;

he makes it a graven image and bows down to it.

16 He burns half of it in the fire;

over this half he eats meat;

he roasts it and is satisfied.

Also he warms himself and says,

"Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire."

17 (Isa 45:20) And the rest he makes into a god, even his carved image.

He falls down to it, and worships it,

and prays to it, and says,

"Deliver me, for you are my god."

18 (Ps 81:12; Isa 29:10 ) They have not known nor understood;

for He has shut their eyes so that they cannot see,

and their hearts so that they cannot understand.

19 (Dt 27:15; 1Ki 11:5) No one considers in his heart,

nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say,

" have burned part of it in the fire;

I also have baked bread on the coals;

I have roasted meat and eaten it;

and shall I make the rest into an abomination?

Shall I fall down to a block of wood?"

20 (Job 15:31; Ps 102:9 )He feeds on ashes;

a deceived heart has turned him aside

so that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say,

"Is there not a lie in my right hand?"



[6] Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of

hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

[7] And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for

me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming,

and shall come, let them shew unto them.

[8] Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and

have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea,

there is no God; I know not any.

[9] They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their

delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they

see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

[10] Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for

nothing?

[11] Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of

men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall

fear, and they shall be ashamed together.

[12] The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it

with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is

hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

[13] The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line;

he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and

maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that

it may remain in the house.

[14] He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he

strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash,

and the rain doth nourish it.

[15] Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm

himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and

worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

[16] He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh;

he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith,

Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:

[17] And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he

falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith,

Deliver me; for thou art my god.

[18] They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that

they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

[19] And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor

understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have

baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and

shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the

stock of a tree?

[20] He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he

cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?



Israel Not Forgotten



21 (Isa 44:1-2) Remember these things, O Jacob,

and Israel, for you are My servant;

I have formed you; you are My servant;

O Israel, you shall not be forgotten by Me.

22 (Isa 43:25; 1Co 6:20) I have blotted out, as a thick cloud,

your transgressions, and your sins, as a cloud.

Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

23 (Ps 69:34; Isa 49:3 ) Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it.

Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth;

break forth into singing, you mountains,

O forest, and every tree in it.

For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,

and glorified Himself in Israel.

Jerusalem to Be Inhabited

24 (Isa 42:5; 43:14; 44:2) Thus says the Lord,

your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb:

I am the Lord

who makes all things,

who stretches out the heavens alone,

who spreads abroad the earth by Myself,

25 (2Sa 15:31; Ps 33:10) who frustrates the omens of the boasters

and makes fools out of diviners,

who turns wise men backward

and makes their knowledge foolish,

26 (Zec 1:6) who confirms the word of His servant

and performs the counsel of His messengers,

who says to Jerusalem, "You shall be inhabited,"

and to the cities of Judah, "You shall be built."

And I will raise up her ruins again;

27 (Isa 42:15; Jer 50:38) it is I who says to the deep, "Be dried up!"

And I will dry up your rivers;

28 (2Ch 36:22-1:3; Isa 45:1) it is I who says of Cyrus, "He is My shepherd,

and shall perform all My desire";

and he declares to Jerusalem, "You shall be built,"

and to the temple, "Your foundation shall be laid."



[21] Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have

formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

[22] I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a

cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

[23] Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of

the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree

therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

[24] Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the

womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the

heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

[25] That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that

turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

[26] That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of

his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the

cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places

thereof:

[27] That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

[28] That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my

pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple,

Thy foundation shall be laid.



Isaiah 45



Cyrus, God's Anointed



1 (Isa 41:13; Ps 73:23) Thus says the Lord to Cyrus, His anointed,

whose right hand I have held-to subdue nations before him

and to loosen the loins of kings, to open doors before him

so that the gates will not be shut:

2 (Ps 107:16; Isa 40:4) I will go before you

and make the crooked places straight;

I will break in pieces the gates of bronze and shatter the bars of iron.

3 (Isa 43:1; Jer 50:37) And I will give you the treasures of darkness

and hidden riches of secret places so that you may know that I, the Lord,

who calls you by your name, am the God of Israel.

4 (Isa 41:8-9; Ac 17:23) For Jacob My servant's sake and Israel My chosen one,

I have even called you by your name; I have named you,

though you have not known Me.

5 (Isa 44:8; Ps 18:39; Job 12:21) I am the Lord and there is no other;

there is no God besides Me. I strengthen you, though you have not known Me,

6 (Mal 1:11; Isa 37:20) so that they may know from the rising of the sun

and from the west that there is no one besides Me.

I am the Lord, and there is no other;

7 (Am 3:6 ) I form the light and create darkness;

I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.

8 (Hos 10:12; Ps 72:6 ) Drip down, O heavens, from above,

and let the clouds pour down righteousness; let the earth open up,

and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together.

I, the Lord, have created it.

9 (Isa 29:16; 64:8) Woe to him who strives with his Maker,

the potsherd with the potsherds of the earth!

Shall the clay say to the potter,

"What are you making?"

Or the thing you are making say,

"He has no hands"?

10 Woe to him who says to his father,

"What are you begetting?"

Or to the woman,

"To what are you giving birth?"

11 (Isa 29:23; 43:7) Thus says the Lord,

the Holy One of Israel and his Maker:

Ask Me of things to come

concerning My sons,

and you shall commit to Me the work of My hands.

12 (Isa 42:5; Ge 2:1; Ne 9:6) I have made the earth

and created man on it.

I, even My hands, have stretched out the heavens,

and I have ordained all their host.

13 (Isa 41:2; 2Ch 36:22-23) I have raised him up in righteousness,

and I will direct all his ways;

he shall build My city,

and he shall let My captives go,

neither for price nor reward,

says the Lord of Hosts.



[1] Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have

holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings,

to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

[2] I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will

break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

[3] And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of

secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by

thy name, am the God of Israel.

[4] For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called

thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

[5] I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I

girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

[6] That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that

there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.

[7] I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I

the LORD do all these things.

[8] Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down

righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and

let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.

[9] Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with

the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it,

What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

[10] Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the

woman, What hast thou brought forth?

[11] Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of

things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands

command ye me.

[12] I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have

stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

[13] I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways:

he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor

reward, saith the LORD of hosts.



The Only Saviour



14 (Isa 49:23; Jer 16:19; Zec 8:20-23) Thus says the Lord:

The products of Egypt and merchandise of Ethiopia

and of the Sabeans-men of stature-

shall come over to you,

and they shall be yours;

they shall come after you;

in chains they shall come over,

and they shall fall down before you.

They shall make supplication to you, saying,

"Surely God is with you, and there is no other;

there is no other God."

15 (Ps 44:24; Isa 57:17) Truly You are a God who hides Yourself,

O God of Israel, the Savior.

16 (Isa 42:17; 44:9) They shall be ashamed and also humiliated, all of them;

the craftsmen of idols shall go away in confusion together,

17 (Isa 26:4; 54:4) but Israel shall be saved by the Lord

with an everlasting salvation;

you shall not be ashamed nor humiliated

to all eternity.

18 (Isa 42:5; Ge 1:2) For thus says the Lord,

who created the heavens,

who is God,

who formed the earth and made it,

who has established it,

who did not create it in vain,

who formed it to be inhabited:

I am the Lord,

and there is no other.

19 (Isa 48:16; 2Ch 15:2) I have not spoken in secret

in a dark place of the earth;

I did not say to the descendants of Jacob,

"Seek Me in a waste place";

I, the Lord, speak righteousness;

I declare things that are right.

20 (Isa 43:9; 46:1) Assemble yourselves and come;

draw near together, you fugitives of the nations.

They have no knowledge who set up the wood of their carved image,

and pray to a god that cannot save.

21 (Isa 43:9; 43:11) Declare and set forth your case;

let them take counsel together.

Who has declared this from ancient times?

Who has told it from that time?

Have not I, the Lord?

And there is no God besides Me,

a righteous God and Savior;

there is no other besides Me.

22 (Nu 21:8-9; 2Ch 20:12) Turn to Me and be saved,

all the ends of the earth.

For I am God, and there is no other.

23 (Php 2:10; Ps 63:11) I have sworn by Myself,

the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness

and shall not return,

that to Me every knee shall bow,

every tongue shall take an oath.

24 (Isa 41:11) Surely, one shall say, "Only in the Lord

are righteousness and strength."

Men shall come to him,

and all who are incensed at Him shall be ashamed.

25 (Isa 41:16) In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel

be justified and shall glory.



[14] Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia

and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they

shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over,

and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee,

saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

[15] Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

[16] They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go

to confusion together that are makers of idols.

[17] But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation:

ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

[18] For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that

formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in

vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

[19] I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not

unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness,

I declare things that are right.

[20] Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped

of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven

image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.

[21] Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who

hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have

not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a

Saviour; there is none beside me.

[22] Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God,

and there is none else.

[23] I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in

righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow,

every tongue shall swear.

[24] Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength:

even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be

ashamed.

[25] In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.



Isaiah 46

The Idols of Babylon

1 (Isa 21:9; Jer 50:2) Bel bows down, Nebo stoops,

their idols are appointed to the beasts and the cattle.

The things that you carry are burdensome;

they are a burden to the weary beast.

2 (Jdg 18:17-18; 2Sa 5:21) They stoop, they bow down together;

they could not deliver the burden,

but themselves have gone into captivity.

3 (Dt 1:31; Ps 71:6) Listen to Me, O house of Jacob,

and all the remnant of the house of Israel,

who are borne by Me from birth

and are carried from the womb:

4 (Ps 71:18; Isa 43:13) And even to your old age I am He,

and even to your graying years I will carry you;

I have done it, and I will bear you;

even I will carry, and will deliver you.

5 (Isa 40:18; 40:25 ) To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal,

and compare Me that we may be alike?

6 They lavish gold out of the bag,

and weigh silver on the scales;

they hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god;

they fall down and worship it.

7 (Isa 45:20; Jer 10:5) They lift it on the shoulder, they carry it,

and they set it in its place, and it stands;

from its place it does not move.

If one shall cry to it, it cannot answer

nor save him out of his trouble.

8 Remember this, and show yourselves men;

bring it to mind again, O transgressors.

9 (Dt 32:7; Isa 42:9) Remember the former things of old,

for I am God, and there is no other;

I am God, and there is no one like Me,

10 (Pr 19:21; Ps 33:11) declaring the end from the beginning,

and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying,

"My counsel shall stand,

and I will do all My good pleasure,"

11 (Nu 23:19; Isa 41:2) calling a ravenous bird from the east,

the man who executes My counsel from a far country.

Indeed, I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass.

I have purposed it; I will also do it.

12 (Ps 119:150; Isa 46:3) Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted,

who are far from righteousness;

13 (Isa 61:3; 44:23) I bring My righteousness near;

it shall not be far off,

and My salvation shall not tarry.

And I will grant salvation in Zion,

and My glory for Israel.



Isaiah 46

[1] Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and

upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the

weary beast.

[2] They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden,

but themselves are gone into captivity.

[3] Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of

Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the

womb:

[4] And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry

you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

[5] To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may

be like?

[6] They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and

hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they

worship.

[7] They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his

place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall

cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

[8] Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye

transgressors.

[9] Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else;

I am God, and there is none like me,

[10] Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things

that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my

pleasure:

[11] Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my

counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to

pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

[12] Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:

[13] I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my

salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my

glory.



Isaiah 47

The Fall of Babylon



1 (Ps 137:8; Isa 3:26) Come down, and sit in the dust,

O virgin daughter of Babylon;

sit on the ground; there is no throne,

O daughter of the Chaldeans.

For you shall no more be called

tender and delicate.

2 (Mt 24:41; Ex 11:5) Take the millstones and grind meal.

Uncover your veil,

strip off the skirt, uncover the leg,

pass over the rivers.

3 (Na 3:5) Your nakedness shall be uncovered,

and your shame shall be seen;

I will take vengeance,

and I will not meet you as a man.

4 (Isa 41:14; 43:14) As for our Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts is His name,

the Holy One of Israel.

5 (Isa 47:7) Sit silently, and go into darkness,

O daughter of the Chaldeans;

for you shall no more be called

the queen of kingdoms.

6 (Dt 28:50; 2Ch 28:9) I was angry with My people;

I have polluted My inheritance

and given them into your hand.

You did not show them mercy;

on the aged

you have laid your yoke very heavily.

7 (Dt 32:29; Isa 47:5) You said, "I shall be a queen forever,"

but you did not take these things to heart,

nor remember the outcome of them.

8 (Zep 2:15; Isa 32:9; 45:6) Therefore, now hear this,

you who are given to pleasures,

who dwell carelessly,

who say in your heart,

"I am, and there is no one besides me;

I shall not sit as a widow,

nor shall I know the loss of children";

9 (Na 3:4; Ps 73:19) but these two things shall come to you

in a moment, in one day,

the loss of children and widowhood.

They shall come upon you in their fullness

because of the multitude of your sorceries

and for the great abundance of your enchantments.

10 (Ps 52:7; Isa 5:21) For you have trusted in your wickedness;

you have said, "No one sees me";

your wisdom and your knowledge have perverted you;

and you have said in your heart,

"I am, and there is no one besides me."

11 (1Th 5:3) Therefore, evil shall come upon you,

which you shall not know from where it rises.

And disaster shall fall upon you,

for which you shall not be able to atone.

And desolation shall come upon you suddenly,

which you shall not know.

12 Stand fast now with your enchantments,

and with the multitude of your sorceries

in which you have labored from your youth.

Perhaps you shall be able to profit,

perhaps you may cause trembling.

13 (Isa 44:25; 57:10) You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels;

let now the astrologers, the stargazers,

the monthly prognosticators stand up

and save you from these things that shall come upon you.

14 (Na 1:10; Mal 4:1) Surely they shall be as stubble,

the fire shall burn them;

they shall not deliver themselves

from the power of the flame;

it shall not be coal to be warmed by

nor a fire to sit before.

15 Thus those shall be to you

with whom you have labored,

even your merchants, from your youth;

they shall wander, everyone to his quarter.

No one shall save you.



[1] Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the

ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no

more be called tender and delicate.

[2] Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the

leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.

[3] Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will

take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.

[4] As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name,

the Holy One of Israel.

[5] Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the

Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.

[6] I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given

them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast

thou very heavily laid thy yoke.

[7] And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay

these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.

[8] Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest

carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I

shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

[9] But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss

of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection

for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine

enchantments.

[10] For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me.

Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in

thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.

[11] Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it

riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it

off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not

know.

[12] Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy

sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be

able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

[13] Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the

astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save

thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

[14] Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall

not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a

coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

[15] Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy

merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none

shall save thee.



Isaiah 48



Israel Refined for God's Glory



1 (Ps 68:26; Jer 4:2) Hear this, O house of Jacob,

who are called by the name of Israel,

and have come forth from the waters of Judah;

who swear by the name of the Lord,

and invoke the God of Israel,

but not in truth or in righteousness;

2 (Mic 3:11; Isa 10:20) for they call themselves after the holy city,

and lean on the God of Israel;

the Lord of Hosts is His name:

3 (Isa 41:22; 42:9) I have declared the former things from the beginning;

and they went forth from My mouth, and I announced them.

Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

4 (Ex 32:9; Dt 31:27) Because I knew that you are obstinate,

and your neck is an iron sinew,

and your brow bronze;

5 (Isa 48:3; Jer 44:15-18) I have even from the beginning declared it to you;

before it came to pass I announced it to you,

lest you should say,

"My idol has done them,

and my carved image and my molded image has commanded them."

6 (Isa 42:9) You have heard; see all this.

And will you not declare it?

I have shown you new things from this time,

even hidden things, and you did not know them.

7 They are created now and not from the beginning;

even before the day when you did not hear them,

lest you should say,

"Yes, I knew them."

8 (Ps 58:3) You have not heard, you have not known,

indeed, from long ago your ear has not been open.

For I knew that you would deal very treacherously,

and that from birth you have been called a rebel.

9 (Ps 78:38; Ne 9:30-31) For My name's sake I will defer My anger,

and for My praise I will restrain it for you

so that you are not cut off.

10 (Dt 4:20; Jer 9:7) See, I have refined you, but not with silver;

I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.

11 (Isa 42:8; Eze 20:9) For My own sake, even for My own sake, I will do it;

for how can My name be polluted?

And I will not give My glory to another.



[1] Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel,

and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of

the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in

righteousness.

[2] For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the

God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.

[3] I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went

forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came

to pass.

[4] Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew,

and thy brow brass;

[5] I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to

pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them,

and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

[6] Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed

thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know

them.

[7] They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day

when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.

[8] Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that

thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very

treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.

[9] For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I

refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

[10] Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in

the furnace of affliction.

[11] For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should

my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.



The Lord's Call to Israel



12 (Isa 41:4; Rev 22:13) Listen to Me, O Jacob

and Israel, whom I called: I am He;

I am the First, and I am the Last.

13 (Isa 40:26; Ex 20:11) My hand also has laid the foundation of the earth,

and My right hand has spanned the heavens; when I call to them,

they stand up together.

14 (Isa 43:9; 13:4-5) Assemble, all of you, and listen.

Who among them has declared these things? The Lord has loved him;

he will do His pleasure on Babylon,

and His arm shall be against the Chaldeans.

15 I, even I, have spoken, and I have called him;

I have brought him, and his way will prosper.

16 (Isa 45:19) Come near to Me, hear this:

I have not spoken in secret from the beginning;

from the time that it was, there I am.

And now the Lord God has sent me and His Spirit.

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.

18 (Dt 32:29; Isa 66:12) Oh, that you had listened to My commandments!

Then your peace would have been as a river

and your righteousness as the waves of the sea.

19 (Ge 22:17; Isa 10:22) Your descendants also would have been as the sand

and your offspring like grains of sand;

their name would not have been cut off

nor destroyed from before Me.

20 (Isa 52:9; Jer 50:8; 51:6) Go forth from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans!

With a voice of singing declare, proclaim this,

utter it even to the ends of the earth;

say, "The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob."

21 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11) They did not thirst when He led them

through the deserts;

He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them;

He also split the rock,

and the waters gushed out.

22 (Isa 57:21) "There is no peace," says the Lord, "for the wicked."



[12] Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the

first, I also am the last.

[13] Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand

hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

[14] All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared

these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon,

and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.

[15] I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him,

and he shall make his way prosperous.

[16] Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from

the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD,

and his Spirit, hath sent me.

[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.

[18] O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace

been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

[19] Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels

like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed

from before me.

[20] Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of

singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say

ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

[21] And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused

the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the

waters gushed out.

[22] There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.



2) Our Daily Bread for 26 July 2026 titled



Living Water of Christ By Lisa M. Samra



John 4:7-8,13-18,21,23-26



7 A woman of Samaria came there to draw water.

Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink."

8 For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.

9 (Jn 8:48; Mt 10:5) Then the woman of Samaria said to Him,

"How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?"

For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.



13 Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,

14 (Jn 6:35; Isa 49:10) but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give

him will never thirst. Indeed, the water that I shall give him will become

in him a well of water springing up into eternal life."

15 (Jn 6:34) The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, so that

I will not thirst, nor come here to draw."

16 Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here."

17 The woman answered, "I have no husband."

Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband,'

18 for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have

is not your husband. So you have spoken truthfully."



21 (Mal 1:11; 1Ti 2:8) Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me,

the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor

in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.



23 (Php 3:3; Jn 5:25) Yet the hour is coming, and is now here,

when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.

For the Father seeks such to worship Him.

24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him

in spirit and truth."

25 (Jn 4:29) The woman said to Him, “"I know that Messiah is coming"

(who is called Christ). "When He comes, He will tell us all things."

26 Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am He."



[7] There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her,

Give me to drink.

[8] (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

[9] Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a

Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no

dealings with the Samaritans.



[13] Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water

shall thirst again:

[14] But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never

thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water

springing up into everlasting life.

[15] The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not,

neither come hither to draw.

[16] Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

[17] The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her,

Thou hast well said, I have no husband:

[18] For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy

husband: in that saidst thou truly.



[21] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall

neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.



[23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall

worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to

worship him.

[24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit

and in truth.

[25] The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called

Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

[26] Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.



As I gazed at the intricate etching Christ and the Woman of Samaria by Dutch

artist Rembrandt, two interesting details caught my eye. The first was Jesus'

humble pose - leaning over, with His hand over His heart - as he addressed the

Samaritan woman. Due to centuries of hostilities between the two groups, Jews

typically didn't "associate with Samaritans" (John 4:9). Yet Jesus reached out

with respect and dignity to a woman considered an outcast (vv. 17-18).



Jesus knew the woman's struggles and offered "living water" (v. 10) to satisfy

her deepest need - the gift of cleansing and life-giving grace available

through a restored relationship with God.



The second detail that caught my eye was the dark shadow covering the woman's

face, symbolizing her initial struggle to recognise Jesus as the Messiah, or

Israel's promised rescuer. When the woman told Jesus, "I know that Messiah is

coming" (v. 25) and He responded, "I am he" (v. 26), her eyes

and heart were opened (v. 29).



As we encounter people who are spiritually thirsty, Jesus' example reminds me

to speak with humility and kindness, praying for God to remove the shadow that

"has blinded the minds of unbelievers" (2 Corinthians 4:4) so they can fully

understand Christ's life-changing offer of living water.



Reflect & Pray



How did you first experience Christ's "living water"?

Who can you pray for that needs Jesus' gift of living water?



Heavenly Father, with Your kindness and humility, please help

me share with the hurting Your offer of living, life-transforming water.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 1 Call to the Lord - 2 Samuel 22:3-4



3 (Ge 15:1; Ps 9:9) the God of my strength, in whom I will trust;

my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my fortress and my sanctuary;

my Savior, You save me from violence.

4 (Ps 48:1; 96:4) I call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy,

and I am saved from my enemies.



3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust:

He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge,

My saviour; thou savest me from violence.

4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised:

So shall I be saved from mine enemies.



In the old Days of Television Western, we could always tell who the enemy was.

The bad guys wore black hats; the evil villain had a scar across

his cheek or a patch over one eye. But real life is

not quite so simple . Enemies come in many forms, and often are not easy to

recognise. Sin is an enemy; even those we love can seek

to undermine our faith;

modern materialism and distorted values lead us away from biblical principles.

These enemies may not seek our death in a physical sense,

but their influence results in spiritual death or, at the very least,

immaturity.

Yet God promises to rescue us from our enemies. David describes the Lord as a

"rock", a "shield", a "stronghold", and a "refuge". God provides a stable

foundation for our faith; he products us from the attacks of the enemy;

he offers a place of rest in battle.

Our battles are usually not physical ones, but rather spiritual

and emotional wars.

We struggle with difficult relationships, the burdens of the past,

the subtle accusations of the devil.

But these enemies can be overcome. David says,

"I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise" .

When we turn to the Lord, trust his Word, acknowledge his

worthiness, we put our own problems and difficulties in perspective.

We see that God is able to rescue us, and has promised to do so.

And as we respond to his grace by focusing

on him, we abandon trust in ourselves and allow him to do what he promised.



Application



a) What kinds of enemies do I face?



b) How have I tried to deal with those enemies by myself?



c) How can today's verses help me turn to the sources of my rescue?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 9:6



6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,

and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.



6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly;

and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.



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



When you are Worried Over Money



1 Tim 6:6-10



6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain

that we can carry nothing out.

8 If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with these things.

9 But those who desire

to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish

and harmful lusts, which drown men in ruin and destruction.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil.

While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith

and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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



6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain

we can carry nothing out.

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9 But they that will

be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish

and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil:

which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith,

and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Where do Muslims live?



Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.



Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial



BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



Day 26 of the Month



a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary

work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16



16 Let your light so shine before men that they may

see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.



16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your

good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.



)



b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut



I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,

that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,

serve with integrity

and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4



1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good

and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;

that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge

of the truth.



II) Pray for the churches of the province,

that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use

the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



)



Conclusion:



Pray to Lord to understand your gender role in His Kingdom.



Pray to the Lord and pray to remember The Lord blessings and authority.



Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, with Your kindness and humility, please

help me share with the hurting Your offer of living, life-transforming water."



Pray to the Lord and pray to trust in the Lord Your strength

who will save you from your enemies.



Pray to the Lord and pray to reap bountifully.



Pray to the Lord and pray to have godliness with great contentment.



Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary

work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ



Pray that believers will courageously share the Gospel with Buddhist

monks in Bhutan.



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.

2) Our Daily Bread for 12 July 2025 titled



Acting on God's Promises By Karen Huang .



Genesis 50:22-26



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.



Pieter kisses a framed picture of his elderly parents every night. It's been

many years since he was last with them. As a young adult, when he became a

follower of Jesus, his family and community pressured him to give up his

newfound belief. When he didn't, his parents disowned him. "In the Bible,

God promised He'd help His children in difficult times, and I believed Him,"

Pieter said. "Choosing to follow Him brought suffering, but He has helped

me endure."



Pieter has the assurance from God that He keeps His word, so Pieter is able to

trustingly act on God's promises. We read in Genesis that Joseph, at the end

of his life, was also confident in the promises of God. He told his brothers,

"I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out

of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac

and Jacob" (Genesis 50:24). Joseph was sure that God would keep His promise

to take His people to Canaan. So he instructed

the Israelites, "You must carry my bones up from [Egypt]" (v. 25).



Four hundred years later, during the exodus from Egypt, "Moses took the bones

of Joseph with him" (Exodus 13:19). Eventually, "Joseph's bones, which the

Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried

at Shechem [in Canaan]" (Joshua 24:32).



Let's follow Joseph's example of faith (Hebrews 11:22),

showing our faith in God's promises by acting on them.



Reflect & Pray



What promises of God can you act on? What practical steps can you take?



Faithful God, thank You for Your promises.





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?



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:



When you are lonely



PSALMS 25:15-21



15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,

for He will lead my feet from the net.

16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,

for I am isolated and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;

bring me out of my distresses.

18 Look on my pain and misery,

and forgive all my sins.

19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,

and they hate me with violent hatred.

20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!

Let me not suffer shame,

for I seek refuge in You.

21 Truth and integrity will preserve me

while I wait for You.



15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;

For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;

For I am desolate and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged:

O bring thou me out of my distresses.

18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain;

And forgive all my sins.

19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many;

And they hate me with cruel hatred.

20 O keep my soul, and deliver me:

Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;

For I wait on thee.



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 10 July 2026 titled God Watching Over Us

By James Banks



2 Kings 6:9-17



The Blinded Arameans Captured



9 But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, saying,

"Take care not to pass through this place, for the Arameans are marching

down there."

10 The king of Israel sent word to the place of which the man of God spoke.

He warned him and was on his guard there more than once.

11 The mind of the king of Aram was troubled by this, so he called

his servants and said to them, "Will you not tell me who among us sides

with the king of Israel?"

12 Then one of his servants said, "No one, my lord, O king. Elisha,

the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that

you speak in your bedroom."

13 (Ge 37:17) He said, "Go and see where he is, so that I may send for him

and take him." And it was told to him, "He is in Dothan."

14 So he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night

and surrounded the city.

15 When a servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out,

a force surrounded the city both with horses and chariots.

And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What will we do?"

16 (Ro 8:31; Ps 55:18) And he said, "Do not be afraid, for there are more with

us than with them."

17(2Ki 2:11; Ps 68:17) Then Elisha prayed, "Lord,

open his eyes and let him see."

So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the mountain

was full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha.



[9] And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that

thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

[10] And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him

and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

[11] Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this

thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me

which of us is for the king of Israel?

[12] And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the

prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou

speakest in thy bedchamber.

[13] And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him.

And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

[14] Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and

they came by night, and compassed the city about.

[15] And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth,

behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his

servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

[16] And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they

that be with them.

[17] And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he

may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and,

behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about

Elisha.



The angels were there all along, but no one alive had seen them. They adorned

the walls of the Old North Church in Boston, looking down from on high, but

they'd been covered with layers of paint more than a century ago. Church

records indicated a contract with a member of the congregation to paint them

in 1730 when the church was undergoing construction. A recent restoration

project that commenced in 2017 led to the discovery of the angels.



Scripture speaks of supernatural beings - real, not painted - that were

present when others were not aware. On one occasion, the prophet Elisha was

surrounded by the army of the king of Aram. When his servant saw the hostile

forces, he cried out, "Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?" (2 Kings 6:15).

"'Don't be afraid,' the prophet answered. 'Those who are with us are more

than those who are with them' " (v. 16). Elisha prayed for his servant's eyes

to be opened, and "he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of

fire all around Elisha" (v. 17).



Angels are "ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit

salvation" (Hebrews 1:14), messengers of God sent to help us. We may or may

not see them, but they're there because God has more ways of watching over us

than we can imagine. And that should cause us to praise Him,

like the angels do.





Reflect & Pray



How does it help you to know God watches over you?

How can you thank Him for His goodness today?



Thank You for watching over me today, dear Father.

Please help me to walk closely with You.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 6 - Eternal Life, Beginning now



John 10:28 - I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand.



28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish,

neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.



In C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, one of the Spirits in heaven, identifying

himself as George MacDonald, makes some startling statements on the nature of

eternal life. Depending upon the individual's choice for or against Christ,

MacDonald says, everything in life takes on the character of haven or hell.

"At the end of ALL THINGS, when the sun rises here (in heaven) and the twilight

turns to blackness down there, the Blessed will say, 'We have never lived

anywhere except in Heaven,' and the Lost, 'We were always in Hell.'

And both will speak truly" - From the Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis.

Lewis was not trying to make a theological case, but to demonstrate

a principle: eternal life begins now.

The choices that we make for or against obedience to God, the life we live,

the patterns we establish, all move us in one direction of the other.

And when we have decided to choose obedience to God (the forsakeness of sin),

when we give ourselves fully into his hands, he is able to take the worst of

circumstances and redeem them for our good, use them to mature us in his image.

Again Jesus says in John 10:28

"I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand. "

In Christ is a very secure place to be. No experience is lost, no pain is

wasted. Everything in our lives is redeemed by God for our benefit.



Application



a) How have I experienced the truth that "eternal life begins now"?





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 30 May 2026 titled

Imitating God's Forgiveness

by Sheridan Voysey



Ephesians 4:25-32



Rules for the New Life



25 (Col 3:9; Zec 8:16; Ro 12:5) Therefore, putting away lying, let every man

speak truthfully with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

26 (Ps 37:8; 4:4) Be angry but do not sin.

Do not let the sun go down on your anger.

27 (Jas 4:7) Do not give place to the devil.

28 (Ex 20:15; 1Th 4:11-12) Let him who steals steal no more. Instead,

let him labour, working with his hands things which are good,

that he may have something to share with him who is in need.

29 (Col 4:6) Let no unwholesome word proceed out of your mouth,

but only that which is good for building up, that it may give grace

to the listeners.

30 (1Th 5:19; Isa 63:10; Ro 8:23) And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,

in whom you are sealed for the day of redemption.

31 (Col 3:8; Ecc 7:9; Col 3:19) Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outbursts,

and blasphemies, with all malice, be taken away from you.

32 (2Co 2:10; Col 3:12-13; Mt 6:12) And be kind one to another,

tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ

also forgave you.



[25] Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour:

for we are members one of another.

[26] Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

[27] Neither give place to the devil.

[28] Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working

with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that

needeth.

[29] Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which

is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

[30] And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the

day of redemption.

[31] Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil

speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

[32] And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,

even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.



I used to work with a woman named Madge, who was an amazing cook. "You should

taste my pea and ham soup!" she said one day. After replying that I really

didn't like peas, Madge smiled and said, "You will after you try my soup."

The next day she handed me a container of her soup, made especially for me.



"Did you try my soup?" Madge asked me a couple of days later. "I will-soon!"

I said, hoping she wouldn't ask me again. But she did - the next day, and the

next. “Don't leave it too long or it'll spoil," she added on the fourth day.



A week later, Madge's uneaten soup had spoiled, and I threw it away. I felt

dread as she approached me. "You did try my soup, didn’t you?" she asked.



"Yes," I said. "It was . . . delicious."



In Ephesians 4, Paul calls us to deal with speech-related sins like angry

words (v. 26), unwholesome talk (v. 29), and slander (v. 31). But before these

comes a more basic call to "speak truthfully to your neighbour" (v. 25).

I had looked at Madge and told her a lie. I knew what I needed to do.



I walked into Madge's office, confessed my lie, and sheepishly asked for her

forgiveness. Madge walked to me and gave me a hug. "Of course I forgive you,"

she said. "How could I not, when I know how much God's forgiven me?"



Reflect & Pray



How many sinful words or actions has God forgiven you for?

How can that reminder help you forgive someone today,

with the Holy Spirit's strength?



Forgiving God, please enable me to forgive others.



For further study, read The Risk of Forgiveness.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 7 Break up Your Fallow Ground



Hosea 10:12



12 Sow to yourselves righteousness, reap mercy,

break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord,

until He comes and rains righteousness upon you.



12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy;

break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD,

till he come and rain righteousness upon you.



When a farmer prepares to plant his crop, a great deal of preparation

is necessary before the seen can be sown. He has to plow up the ground,

turning under the stubble from the previous harvest, harrow the field to

break up the clods, and fertilise- readying the soil for optimum growth.

A fallow field, one that was not planted the previous season, must be

broken and worked so that the seed can find root in the ground.

The Bible likens spiritual growth to raising crops. God is the one

who brings rain and gives growth, but the success or failure

of the seed - both in initial salvation and in ongoing maturity -

is often linked to how well the soil has been prepared.

That preparation isn't always a pleasant or rewarding process.

We may resist the plowing or harrowing that comes through

the Holy Spirit's conviction of sin. We may need to dig up boulders

of bitterness and thistles of anger; we may have to plow under the

stubble of the last crop of lessons, working that mulch deep into our lives.

But the final outcome is worth the effort - even the pain - that

preparation brings. Broken up, harrowed, readied for the seed of God's Word,

we are rich and fertile ground, and the seed of righteousness produces

an abundant crop in us.



Application



a) In what ways have I been "broken up" and "harrowed" by the Holy

Spirit to prepare me for God's work in me?



b) How can I apply these verses to myself? How can I

"sow in righteousness," "reap in mercy," "break up my fallow ground"?



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 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.