Day 269, 26 September 2025
1) Joel 1,2,3 Malachi 1,2,3,4
Joel 1
1 (Jer 1:2; Ac 2:16) The word of the Lord, which came to Joel, son of Pethuel.
[1] The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
A Land Laid Waste
2 (Hos 5:1; Joel 2:2) Hear this, elders,
and give ear, all inhabitants of the land!
Has anything like this happened in your days,
or in the days of your fathers?
3 Tell it to your children,
and let your children tell their children,
and let their children tell another generation.
4 (Joel 2:25; Am 4:9; Ex 10:4) What the fledging locust left,
the adult locust has eaten;
what the adult locust left,
the larval locust has eaten;
what the larval locust left,
the hopper locust has eaten.
5 Awaken, drunkards, and weep!
Wail, all wine-drinkers,
because the sweet wine
has been cut off from your lips.
6 (Joel 2:25) For a nation powerful and innumerable
has invaded my land;
its teeth are like the teeth of a lion,
like the fangs of a lioness.
7 (Isa 5:6; Joel 1:12) It has despoiled my vine,
and splintered my fig tree;
it has stripped off its bark
and cast it away,
leaving its branches white.
8 (Isa 22:12) Lament like a virgin wearing sackcloth
for the husband of her youth.
9 (Joel 2:14; 2:17) The grain offering and the drink offering
are cut off from the house of the Lord;
the priests mourn, who are
ministers to the Lord.
10 (Jer 12:11; Hos 4:3) The field is ravaged,
the ground mourns;
for the grain is ruined,
the new wine is dried up,
and the oil dwindles.
11 (Isa 17:11; Jer 9:12) Despair, fieldworkers;
wail, vinedressers,
for the wheat and the barley,
because the harvest of the field has perished.
12 (Isa 24:11; SS 2:3) The vine is dried up,
and the fig tree is withered;
pomegranate, palm, and apple-
all the trees of the field are dry;
surely joy has withered away
from the sons of men.
[2] Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land.
Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
[3] Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children,
and their children another generation.
[4] That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that
which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the
cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
[5] Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine,
because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
[6] For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose
teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
[7] He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it
clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
[8] Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
[9] The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of
the LORD; the priests, the LORD's ministers, mourn.
[10] The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new
wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
[11] Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat
and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
[12] The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate
tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the
field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
A Call to Repentance
13 (Jer 4:8; Joel 1:8-9) Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests;
wail, ministers of the altar.
Come, spend the night in sackcloth,
ministers of my God,
because the grain offering and the drink offering
are withheld from the house of your God.
14 (Joel 2:15–16; Jnh 3:8) Consecrate a fast,
call a sacred assembly,
assemble the elders
and all the inhabitants of the land
to the house of the Lord your God,
and cry out to the Lord.
15 (Jer 30:7; Eze 7:2-12) Alas, for the day!
For the day of the Lord is near,
and like devastation from the Almighty it comes.
16 (Dt 12:6-7; Ps 43:4) Has not the food been cut off
before our eyes,
joy and gladness
from the house of our God?
17 The seeds have shriveled
under their shovels,
the storehouses have been deserted;
the granaries have been torn down,
because the grain has dried up.
18 (Jer 12:4; Hos 4:3) How the beasts groan!
The herds of cattle are confused,
because they have no pasture;
even the flocks of sheep suffer.
19 (Ps 50:15; Jer 9:10) To You, O Lord, I call,
because fire has devoured the wild pastures,
and flame has burned all the trees of the field.
20 (Ps 104:21; 1Ki 17:7) Even the beasts of the field long for You,
because the streams of water have dried up,
and fire has devoured the wild pastures.
[13] Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the
altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the
meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your
God.
[14] Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all
the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry
unto the LORD,
[15] Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a
destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
[16] Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the
house of our God?
[17] The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate,
the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
[18] How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because
they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
[19] O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of
the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
[20] The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters
are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
Joel 2
The Day of the Lord
1 (Joel 1:15; 2:15) Blow the ram's horn in Zion,
sound the alarm on My holy mountain!
All the inhabitants of the earth will tremble,
because the day of the Lord has come,
because it is near-
2 (Joel 1:6; 2:25) a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness.
Like blackness spreading over the mountain,
a great and mighty army comes,
such as was never before,
and will never be again,
even through the years of all generations.
3 (Ge 2:8; Isa 51:3) Before them fire devours,
and behind them a flame blazes;
the land is like the garden of Eden before them,
but behind them a desolate wasteland,
and nothing escapes them.
4 (Rev 9:7) They have the appearance of horses,
and like cavalry they run.
5 (Isa 5:24; Rev 9:9) As with the sound of chariots,
they leap on the mountaintops,
as with the sound of a flame of fire consuming stubble,
as a mighty army arrayed for war.
6 (Na 2:10; Isa 13:8) Before them, peoples are tormented;
every face turns pale.
7 (Pr 30:27) Like mighty men they run,
like men of war they scale a wall;
each marches on his way,
they do not swerve from their paths.
8 They do not jostle one another;
each marches in his track.
Through the weapons they plunge;
they do not break rank.
9 (Jer 9:21; Jn 10:1) They rush on the city,
they run on the wall;
they climb up into the houses,
they enter through the windows like thieves.
10 (Ps 18:7; Isa 13:10) Before them the earth quakes,
the heavens shake;
the sun and moon darken,
and the stars withdraw their radiance.
11 (Rev 18:8; Joel 3:16) The Lord has sounded His voice
before His army,
for His camp is exceedingly great;
mighty is the one who accomplishes His word.
For great is the day of the Lord,
and very awe-inspiring.
Who can endure it?
[1] Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let
all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for
it is nigh at hand;
[2] A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick
darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a
strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after
it, even to the years of many generations.
[3] A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land
is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness;
yea, and nothing shall escape them.
[4] The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen,
so shall they run.
[5] Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap,
like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong
people set in battle array.
[6] Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall
gather blackness.
[7] They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of
war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break
their ranks:
[8] Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path:
and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
[9] They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall,
they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like
a thief.
[10] The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun
and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
[11] And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is
very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the
LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
Return to the Lord
12 (Jer 4:1; Hos 12:6) Yet even now, declares the Lord,
return to Me with all your heart,
and with fasting and with weeping and with mourning.
13 (Ps 34:18; Jnh 4:2) Rend your heart,
and not your garments;
return to the Lord your God,
for He is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
and He relents from punishing.
14 (Joel 1:13; Hag 2:19) Who knows? He might turn aside and relent,
and He might leave behind a blessing—
a grain offering and a food offering
for the Lord your God.
15 (Joel 1:14; Nu 10:3) Blow the ram's horn in Zion,
consecrate a fast,
call a sacred assembly.
16 (Ex 19:10; 19:22) Gather the people,
consecrate the congregation,
assemble the elders,
gather the children
and those nursing at the breast;
let the bridegroom leave his room
and the bride her chamber.
17( Eze 8:16; Ps 79:10) Between the temple porch and the altar,
let the priests, ministers of the Lord, weep and say,
"Have pity upon Your people,
and do not make Your heritage a disgrace,
a mockery among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples,
'Where is their God?' "
[12] Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your
heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
[13] And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your
God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness,
and repenteth him of the evil.
[14] Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind
him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?
[15] Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
[16] Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders,
gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go
forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
[17] Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and
the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine
heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore
should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Rescue and Restitution
18 (Zec 1:14; 8:2) Then the Lord became jealous for His land
and took pity upon His people.
19 (Eze 34:29; Joel 1:10) So the Lord answered and said to His people,
Here! I am sending you grain, new wine, and oil,
and you will be satisfied,
and I will never again make you
a disgrace among the nations.
20 (Zec 14:8; Dt 11:24; Isa 34:3) I will remove the northerner far from you,
and I will banish him to a dry and desolate land,
those in front to the eastern sea,
and those in back to the western sea,
and his stink will rise,
and his stench will rise,
for he has done great things.
21 (Isa 54:4; Zep 3:16-17) Do not be afraid, land;
exult and rejoice,
for the Lord has done great things!
22 (Ps 65:12; Joel 1:18-20) Do not be afraid, beasts of the field,
because the wild pastures flourish,
because the tree bears its fruit;
the fig tree and the vine yield their abundance.
23 (Zec 10:7; Lev 26:4) And children of Zion, exult
and rejoice in the Lord your God,
because He has given to you
the early rain for vindication.
He showers down rains for you,
the early rain and the latter rain, as before.
24 (Lev 26:10; Am 9:13) Then the threshing floors will be filled with grain,
and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
25 (Joel 1:4-7; 2:2-11) And I will compensate you for the years the locusts
have eaten-the larval locust, the hopper locust,
and the fledging locust-
My great army which I sent against you.
26 (Lev 26:5; Isa 25:1) You will eat abundantly and be satisfied,
and you will praise the name of the Lord your God,
who has worked wonders for you;
and My people will never again be shamed.
27 (Joel 3:17; Lev 26:11-12) Then you will know that I am in the midst
of Israel, that I am the Lord your God,
and that there is no other.
And My people will never again be shamed.
[18] Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
[19] Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send
you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will
no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
[20] But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive
him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and
his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his
ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
[21] Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great
things.
[22] Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the
wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the
vine do yield their strength.
[23] Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God:
for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come
down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first
month.
[24] And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with
wine and oil.
[25] And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the
cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I
sent among you.
[26] And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of
the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall
never be ashamed.
[27] And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the
LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
The Outpouring of the Spirit
28 (Eze 39:29; Isa 32:15) And it will be that, afterwards,
I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams,
and your young men will see visions.
29 (1Co 12:13; Gal 3:28) Even on the menservants and maidservants
in those days I will pour out My Spirit.
30 (Lk 21:11; Mt 24:29) Then I will work wonders in the heavens
and the earth-
blood and fire and columns of smoke.
31 (Mal 4:5; Isa 13:9-10) The sun will be turned to darkness,
and the moon to blood,
before the great and awe-inspiring day of the Lord comes.
32 (Isa 46:13; Ob 1:17) And it will be that everyone
who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
there will be deliverance,
as the Lord has said,
and among the survivors
whom the Lord calls.
[28] And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit
upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old
men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
[29] And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I
pour out my spirit.
[30] And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and
fire, and pillars of smoke.
[31] The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before
the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
[32] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the
LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be
deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall
call.
Joel 3
Judging the Nations
1 (Jer 16:15; 30:3) In those days and at that time,
when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
2 (Isa 66:16; Eze 35:10) I will gather all the nations,
and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.
I will enter into judgment with them there
regarding My people and My heritage Israel,
whom they have scattered among the nations;
they have also divided up My land.
3 (Am 2:6; Ob 1:11) They have cast lots for My people,
and have traded a boy for a prostitute;
they have sold a girl for wine,
that they might drink.
4 (Isa 34:8; 59:18) Also, what are you to Me, Tyre and Sidon
and all the regions of Philistia? Are you repaying Me
for something? If you are repaying Me, I will return your payment
swiftly and speedily on your head.
5 (2Ki 12:18; 2Ch 21:16-17) For you have taken My silver and My gold,
and you have carried off My finest treasures to your temples.
6 (Eze 27:13; Joel 3:3) You have sold the people of Judah
and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their border.
7 (Isa 43:5-6; Jer 23:8) I am about to rouse them from the place
to which you have sold them, and I will return your payment on your head.
8 (Isa 60:14; Job 1:15) I will sell your sons and your daughters
into the hand of the people of Judah, and they will sell them
to the Sabeans-to a distant nation, for the Lord has spoken.
9 (Isa 8:9-10; Jer 46:3-4) Proclaim this among the nations:
Consecrate a war!
Stir up the mighty men!
Let all the men of war draw near and rise.
10 (Isa 2:4; Mic 4:3) Beat your plowshares into swords
and your pruning hooks into spears;
let the weakling say,
"I am a warrior!"
11 (Isa 13:3; Zep 3:8) Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations,
and gather there.
Bring down Your warriors, O Lord.
12 (Isa 2:4; Ps 96:13) Let the nations be roused,
and go up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
for there I will sit
to judge all the surrounding nations.
13 (Hos 6:11; Isa 63:3) Swing the sickle,
for the harvest is ripe.
Come and tread,
for the winepress is full.
The wine vats overflow,
because their evil is great.
14 (Isa 34:2-8; Joel 1:15) Multitudes, multitudes,
in the valley of decision!
For the day of the Lord is near
in the valley of the decision.
15 (Joel 2:10; 2:31) The sun and moon darken,
and the stars withdraw their radiance.
16 (Am 1:2; Eze 38:19) The Lord roars from Zion,
and sounds His voice from Jerusalem,
and heaven and earth quake.
But the Lord is a refuge for His people,
and a stronghold for the children of Israel.
Joel 3
[1] For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again
the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
[2] I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley
of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my
heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my
land.
[3] And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an
harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
[4] Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the
coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompence
me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
[5] Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your
temples my goodly pleasant things:
[6] The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold
unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
[7] Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them,
and will return your recompence upon your own head:
[8] And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the
children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far
off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
[9] Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty
men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
[10] Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears:
let the weak say, I am strong.
[11] Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves
together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
[12] Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat:
for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
[13] Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for
the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
[14] Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the
LORD is near in the valley of decision.
[15] The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw
their shining.
[16] The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from
Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be
the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
The Lord Dwells in Zion
17 (Joel 2:27; Isa 4:3) Then you will know that I am the Lord your God,
who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain.
And Jerusalem will be holy,
and invaders will never again pass through her.
18 (Isa 30:25; 35:6) And it will be that in that day the mountains will drip
sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk,
and all the streambeds of Judah will flow with water;
a spring will proceed from the house of the Lord
and will water the Valley of Shittim.
19 (Isa 19:1-15) Egypt will become a desolation,
and Edom a desolate wasteland,
because of the violence done to the people of Judah-
they shed innocent blood in their land.
20 (Eze 37:25; Am 9:15) But Judah will be inhabited forever,
and Jerusalem for generations and generations.
21 (Isa 4:4; Eze 36:25) I will avenge their blood,
which I have not yet avenged.
The Lord dwells in Zion!
[17] So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy
mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass
through her any more.
[18] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop
down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of
Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house
of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
[19] Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness,
for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed
innocent blood in their land.
[20] But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to
generation.
[21] For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD
dwelleth in Zion.
Malachi 1
1 (Isa 13:1; Hab 1:1) The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.
[1] The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.
Israel Preferred to Edom
2 (Jer 31:3; Isa 41:8-9) I have loved you, says the Lord.
But you say, "How have You loved us?"
Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord. Yet I have loved Jacob;
3 (Jer 49:16-18; Eze 35:3-4) but Esau I have hated, and I have made
his mountains a desolation and left his inheritance for the jackals
of the desert.
4 (Isa 9:9-10; Eze 25:14) Whereas Edom says, "We are impoverished,
but we will rebuild the ruins," thus says the Lord of Hosts: They may build,
but I will tear down. They will be called the Wicked Territory,
and the people against whom the Lord has indignation forever.
5 Your eyes will see this, and you will say, "
Great is the Lord, beyond the border of Israel!"
[2] I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou
loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
[3] And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for
the dragons of the wilderness.
[4] Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and
build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall
build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of
wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
[5] And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be
magnified from the border of Israel.
Profane Offerings
6 (Lk 6:46; Ex 20:12) A son honors his father, and a servant his master.
If then I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master,
where is My fear? says the Lord of Hosts to you, O priests,
who despise My name.
But you say, "How have we despised Your name?"
7 (Mal 1:12) You offer defiled food on My altar, but say,
"How have we defiled You?"
By saying, "The table of the Lord is contemptible."
8 (Dt 15:21) When you offer the blind as a sacrifice, is it not evil?
When you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil?
Offer it now to your governor! Would he be pleased with you,
or accept you? says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Jer 27:18) But now entreat God's favour, that He may be gracious to us.
With such offerings from your hands, will He accept you favorably?
says the Lord of Hosts.
10 (Jer 6:20) Who is there among you who would shut the doors, that you might
not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord
of Hosts, nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
11 (Isa 66:19-20; 45:6) For from the rising of the sun to its setting,
My name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be
offered to My name, and a pure offering. For My name will be great among
the nations, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 But you profane it, in that you say, "The table of the Lord is defiled,
and its fruit, that is, its food is contemptible."
13 (Mic 6:3) You also say, "What a weariness it is," and you snort at it,
says the Lord of Hosts.
You bring in what is stolen, the lame, or the sick;
thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand?
says the Lord.
14 (Zec 14:9; Ps 47:2) But cursed be the deceiver who has in his flock
a male, and vows, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished.
For I am a great king, says the Lord of Hosts,
and My name is to be feared among the nations.
[6] A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a
father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear?
saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And
ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
[7] Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we
polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
[8] And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye
offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor;
will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
[9] And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us:
this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of
hosts.
[10] Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought?
neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in
you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your
hand.
[11] For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my
name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be
offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among
the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
[12] But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is
polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
[13] Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at
it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the
lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of
your hand? saith the LORD.
[14] But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth,
and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith
the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
Malachi 2
Divine Warnings to the Priests
1 (Mal 1:6) And now, O priests, this commandment is for you.
2 (Mal 3:9; Ps 69:22) If you will not listen, and if you will not take it
to heart to give honour to My name, says the Lord of Hosts,
I will send a curse on you and I will curse your blessings.
Yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.
3 (Na 3:6; Ex 29:14) I rebuke your descendants, and spread refuse
on your faces, the refuse of your solemn feasts, and you will be taken
away with it.
4 And you will know that I have sent this command to you,
that My covenant with Levi may remain, says the Lord of Hosts.
5 (Nu 25:12-13) My covenant with him was for life and peace,
and I gave them to him. With awe he feared Me,
and he was reverent before My name.
6 (Jer 23:22; Da 12:3) True instruction was in his mouth,
and injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace
and with uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
7 (Lev 10:11; Jer 18:18) For a priest's lips should preserve knowledge,
and people should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger
of the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Jer 18:15; 1Sa 2:17) But you have departed from the way. You have caused
many to stumble at the law. You have violated the covenant of Levi,
says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Dt 1:17; 1Sa 2:30) So I have made you contemptible
and base before all the people, because you have not kept My ways,
but have shown partiality in the law.
[1] And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
[2] If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory
unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you,
and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye
do not lay it to heart.
[3] Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even
the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
[4] And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my
covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[5] My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for
the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
[6] The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his
lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from
iniquity.
[7] For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the
law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
[8] But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at
the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[9] Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the
people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the
law.
The Covenant Profaned
10 (1Co 8:6; Isa 63:16) Have we not all one Father?
Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another,
by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
11 (Ezr 9:1-2) Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination
has been committed in Israel and Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned
the sanctuary of the Lord, which He loves, and has married the daughter
of a foreign god.
12 May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob any descendant
of the man who does this, teacher and student, yet who brings an offering
to the Lord of Hosts.
13 This is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord
with tears, with weeping and crying out, because He no longer regards
the offering, nor receives it with good will from your hand.
14 (Isa 54:6; Mal 3:5) Yet you say, "Why?" It is because the Lord
has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth,
against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your companion
and your wife by covenant.
15 (Mt 19:4-6; 1Co 7:14) Did He not make them one, having a remnant
of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring.
So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
16 (Mt 5:31-32; Lk 16:18) For the Lord, the God of Israel,
says that He hates divorce; for it covers one's garment with violence,
says the Lord of Hosts.
Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
[10] Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal
treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of
our fathers?
[11] Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in
Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD
which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
[12] The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the
scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering
unto the LORD of hosts.
[13] And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears,
with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the
offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.
[14] Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee
and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet
is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
[15] And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And
wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your
spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
[16] For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for
one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore
take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
Injustice Committed
17 (Isa 43:24; Zep 1:12) You have wearied the Lord with your words.
Yet you say, "How have we wearied Him?"
When you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord,
and He delights in them," or, "Where is the God of justice?"
[17] Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we
wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of
the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
Malachi 3
The Coming Messenger
1 (Mal 4:5; Isa 63:9) I will send My messenger, and he will prepare
the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come
to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant,
in whom you delight. He is coming, says the Lord of Hosts.
2 (Zec 13:9; Rev 6:17) But who can endure the day of his coming,
and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire
and like fullers' soap.
3 (Isa 1:25; Da 12:10) He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;
he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver,
and they will present to the Lord offerings in righteousness.
4 (2Ch 7:1-3) Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant
to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
5 (Lev 19:13; Dt 24:17) Then I will draw near to you for judgment.
I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers,
against the perjurers, against those who oppress the hired worker
in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who turn aside
the stranger, and do not fear Me, says the Lord of Hosts.
[1] Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before
me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to this temple, even the
messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith
the LORD of hosts.
[2] But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he
appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
[3] And he shall sit as a refiner and purifer of silver: and he shall purify
the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer
unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
[4] Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the
LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
[5] And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness
against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false
swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the
widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right,
and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
Withholding Tithes
6 (Nu 23:19; Jas 1:17; Heb 13:8) For I am the Lord, I do not change;
therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
7 (Zec 1:3) From the days of your fathers you have gone away from
My ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return
to you, says the Lord of Hosts.
But you say, "How shall we return?"
8 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me.
But you say, "How have we robbed You?"
In tithes and offerings.
9 (Mal 2:2) You are cursed with a curse, your whole nation,
for you are robbing Me.
10 (Ge 7:11; 2Ki 7:2) Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,
says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open for you the windows
of heaven and pour out for you a blessing, that there will not be room
enough to receive it.
11 I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that it will not
estroy the fruit of your ground, and the vines in your field will not
fail to bear fruit, says the Lord of Hosts.
12 (Isa 61:9; 62:4) Then all the nations will call you blessed,
for you will be a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.
13 (Mal 2:17) Your words have been hard against Me, says the Lord.
Yet you say, "What have we spoken against You?"
14 (Isa 58:3; Zep 1:12) You said, "It is vain to serve God.
What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,
and that we have walked as mourners before the Lord of Hosts?
15 (Mal 4:1; Ps 95:9) And now we call the proud blessed,
for those who do wickedness are built up; they even test God and escape."
[6] For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not
consumed.
[7] Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine
ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto
you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
[8] Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we
robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
[9] Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole
nation.
[10] Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in
mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will
not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there
shall not be room enough to receive it.
[11] And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy
the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the
time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
[12] And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome
land, saith the LORD of hosts.
[13] Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What
have we spoken so much against thee?
[14] Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we
have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD
of hosts?
[15] And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set
up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
The Reward of the Faithful
16 (Ps 56:8) Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another.
The Lord listened and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written
before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name.
17 (Ex 19:5; Dt 7:6) They shall be Mine, says the Lord of Hosts,
on the day when I make up My jewels. And I will spare them as a man
spares his son who serves him.
18 (Ge 18:25) Then you will again discern between the righteous
and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
[16] Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD
hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him
for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
[17] And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I
make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that
serveth him.
[18] Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked,
between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Malachi 4
The Great Day of the Lord
1 (Isa 5:24; 47:14) Surely the day is coming, burning like an oven;
all the proud, yes, all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming
will burn them up, says the Lord of Hosts, so that it will leave them
neither root nor branch.
2 (Isa 30:26; Lk 1:78) But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness
will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out and grow up
like calves from the stall.
3 (Job 40:12; Isa 26:6) And you will tread down the wicked, for they will be
ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I do this,
says the Lord of Hosts.
4 (Dt 4:10) Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, the statutes
and judgments which I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.
5 (Lk 1:17; Joel 2:31) See, I will send you Elijah the prophet
before the coming of the great and dreaded day of the Lord.
6 (Isa 11:4; Zec 5:3) He will turn the hearts of the fathers
to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers,
lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.
[1] For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the
proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that
cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them
neither root nor branch.
[2] But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with
healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the
stall.
[3] And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the
soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
[4] Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in
Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
[5] Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the
great and dreadful day of the LORD:
[6] And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the
heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with
a curse.
2) Our Daily Bread for 26 September 2025 Titled
Beauty Out of Tragedy by Bill Crowder
Genesis 2:8-9; 3:1-6
8 The Lord God planted a garden in the east, in Eden, and there He placed the
man whom He had formed. 9 Out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every
tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also
in the midst of the garden, along with the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
[8] And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the
man whom he had formed.
[9] And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is
pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst
of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
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?"
2 And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit from the trees
of the garden; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the
garden, God has said, 'You will not eat of it, nor will you touch it, or else
you will die.'?"
4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die!
5 For God knows that on the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened
and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
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.
[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?
[2] And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the
trees of the garden:
[3] But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God
hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
[4] And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
[5] For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall
be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
[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.
Coniston Water in England's beautiful Lake District is a favorite vacation
spot for families in the UK. The waters are perfect for boating, swimming,
and other water sports. That beautiful setting, however, was also the site of
great tragedy. In 1967, Donald Campbell was piloting his hydroplane Bluebird
K7, seeking to break the world water speed record. He reached a top speed
of 328 mph (528 km/h) but didn't live to celebrate the achievement
as Bluebird crashed, killing Campbell.
Tragic moments can happen in beautiful places. In Genesis 2, the Creator
"took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and take care
of it" (v. 15). The garden was a masterpiece, yet when placed in this
paradise, the man and woman disobeyed God, bringing sin and death into
His creation (3:6-7). Today, we continue to see the destructive effects
of their tragic choice.
But Jesus came to offer life to us - people who were dead in our sins.
The apostle Paul, referring to that, wrote, "Just as through the disobedience
of the one man [Adam] the many were made sinners, so also through
the obedience of the one man [Jesus Christ] the many will be made
righteous” (Romans 5:19). Because of Jesus, the most beautiful home
of all awaits us.
Out of beauty came tragedy. And by God's
grace, out of tragedy came eternal beauty.
Reflect & Pray
When have you seen God bring beauty out of tragedy?
How did you respond to that event?
Heavenly Father, thank You for the eternal beauty You alone provide.
For further study, read A Season of Suffering: Meeting Jesus in Our Pain.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 6 - It is Finished
John 5:24
24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever hears
My word and believes in Him who sent Me has eternal life
and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life. "
[24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth
on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into
condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
"PLEASE BE PATIENT - GOD IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME YET,"
the sweatshirt read. In this case, the message was an ironic one,
for the occupant of the shirt was a snaggle-toothed, freckle-faced six year
old!
In one sense, God is not finished with the work he has to do in each of us.
Life in Christ is an ongoing process of change and growth as we become
more like him. Certainly, the more we see of ourselves, the more we hope
he isn't finished with us!
Yet whatever plans God has for making us into the men and women he created
us to be, certain aspects of our life in Christ are finished, finalised.
Jesus declares with absolute assurance, "whoever hears
My word and believes in Him who sent Me has eternal life
and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life. "
Because we do not have to earn or deserve God's grace, because we are not
called to prove ourselves worthy of Salvation, we can have immediate
and total assurance of the security of life in Jesus Christ. The one who
put his trust in the Lord has eternal life; he will not be condemned;
he has crossed over from death to life.
This "crossing over" into life happens in the split second when we acknowledge
our dependence upon Christ alone. And the rest of our lives is given over to
the development of his image in us.
God is not finished with us yet.
But his work of salvation is finished - complete,
fully dependable an accomplished fact.
Application
a) Have I ever doubted the "accomplished fact" of my own salvation? Why?
b) How can today's verse help me realise that, although I may have a lot of
growing yet to do, my salvation in Jesus Christ is secure?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ps 1:3
He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
that brings forth its fruit in its season;
its leaf will not wither,
and whatever he does will prosper.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
That bringeth forth his fruit in his season;
His leaf also shall not wither;
And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Angry of Vengeful
James 1:19-25
Hearing and Doing the Word
19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, and slow to anger,
20 for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.
21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and remaining
wickedness and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able
to save your souls.
22 Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man
viewing his natural face in a mirror.
24 He views himself, and goes his way,
and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25 But whoever looks into
the perfect law of liberty, and continues in it,
and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work,
this man will be blessed in his deeds.
19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20 for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness,
and receive with meekness the engrafted word,
which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer,
he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway
forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty,
and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer,
but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Nova Scotia
Total population 942700
Muslim population (est.) 14629
With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is
a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,
a harvest field in itself.
Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia
with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas
(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques
in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truro.
Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of
newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration
has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic
is the second most spoken language in Halifax.
while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000
in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population
somewhere between 25000 to 30000.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...)
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
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
)
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His Will about offerings and return.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, thank You for the eternal
beauty You alone provide."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus' accomplished fact of salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be rooted in righteousness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be slow to anger.
Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ
Pray for Abdul in Bangladesh, a former imam who was beaten by his nephews
becuse of His faith in Christ .
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.