Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray that the Lord will lay

a righteous foundation in your life.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please remind me to live faithfully

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



Pray to the Lord and pray to the consequences of the Wages of Sin.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as rewarder of obedience.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as love.



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 that Singaporeans would show warmth and respect to guest

workers in their country.

Pray that believers in Singapore would reach out to Muslim guest

workers with the Good News and warm hospitality.

* Ask that Muslims who love Jesus would share their faith in their

home countries and be beacons of light in their hometowns.



Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways

to wisely and effectively respond to pressing social issues.



- The Mission Servant Council is planning to send a couple of leaders

to assist some of our long-term overseas workers. Pray that the planning,

logistics, and scheduling would all come together.



- Pray for the 35 foreign workers Calvary supports across all continents

(except Antarctica). Pray for strength over the overworked families,

the weary aged, and isolated singles.



Pray that many Syrians will turn to faith in Christ

through the faithful witness of evangelists.



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.

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



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 2025





Pray for Muslims in Singapore



Nearly half a million guest workers, the majority of them Muslim, are

counted in Singapore's population of 6 million. Daud was one of them.

Financial constraints in his family meant he could not continue his

religious studies and fulfill his dream of being an imam. As the

eldest son, he left his family and new bride to join a workforce of

250,000 Bangladeshi migrant workers in Singapore.



Life was very challenging for Daud. As a guest worker with little

knowledge of his legal rights, he was cheated out of agency fees and

he eventually lost his job. Frightened and with nowhere to turn, he

approached some Christians at a local charity for help. He had been

avoiding them, knowing they were from a church, but, at this stage, he

was really was desperate.



The charity staff was generous and caring and treated Daud with respect.



Touched by their care and impressed by what he learned about Isa

Moshiho (Jesus the Messiah), Daud's heart softened. For the first

time, he realized that Allah created him like Himself so that He could

share His thoughts, His will, His plans with him! What an honor - that

God would want a relationship with him! After two months of reading

the Word, Daud received Jesus as His Lord and Saviour and was

baptized.

See also Welcome to 30 Days of Prayer 2026



Daud went on to share what he was learning with his father and his

young wife over the phone, and they too expressed a desire to follow

Jesus. Back at home, Daud immediately started to reach out to his

other relatives. One by one, many came to know the Lord. He testified

that through exploitation and loss, God redeemed him and brought him

from darkness to light. His life became filled with joy once he met

Jesus!



How to Pray



Pray that Singaporeans would show warmth and respect to guest

workers in their country.

Pray that believers in Singapore would reach out to Muslim guest

workers with the Good News and warm hospitality.

* Ask that Muslims who love Jesus would share their faith in their

home countries and be beacons of light in their hometowns.



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



9th Day of the Month



a) Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout

the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion, faithfulness and provision.



(

Ps 100



A Psalm of thanksgiving.

1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth!

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Serve the Lord with gladness;

come before His presence with singing.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Know that the Lord, He is God;

it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

and into His courts with praise;

be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For the Lord is good; His mercy endures forever,

and His faithfulness to all generations.



Psalm 100



A Psalm of praise.

1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.

2 Serve the LORD with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.

3 Know ye that the LORD he is God:

It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;

We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise:

Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting;

And his truth endureth to all generations.



)



b) Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways

to wisely and effectively respond to pressing social issues.

(

1 Chr 12:32



32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar,

those having understanding of times

and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains

with all their brothers at their command.



32 And of the children of Issachar,

which were men that had understanding of the times,

to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred;

and all their brethren were at their commandment



)



Eight) Day 15 - Consecration always precedes crossing over.



Scripture: Joshua 3:3–5



3 (Dt 31:9; Nu 10:33) They commanded the people, "When you see the ark

of the covenant of the Lord your God and the Levite priests carrying it,

then you shall set out from where you are and go behind it.

4 (Ex 19:12) There must be a distance of two thousand cubits

{About 3,000 feet, or 900 meters.} between you and it.

Do not draw closer to it, in order that you may know the way you should go.

For you have not passed this way before."

5 (Jos 7:13; Lev 20:7) Joshua said to the people, "Consecrate yourselves,

for tomorrow the Lord will perform wondrous deeds among you."



[3] And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the

covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then

ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

[4] Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits

by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must

go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.

[5] And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the

LORD will do wonders among you.



---



When I was junior-high-aged, I was captivated by aquatic carnivores,

especially sharks and piranhas. I found it exhilarating to watch people swim

in a shiver of sharks without a cage, but rightfully there needed to be a

degree of preparation and fear present. While it is possible to swim

peacefully with these creatures, the diver needed to be clean and free from

any trace of blood, or risk being torn apart.



As we fast, we can rightfully anticipate God's presence, but are we prepared

to be in His presence? Like these courageous divers, we cannot approach God

haphazardly; we need to consecrate ourselves before we step into His power, or

we risk being consumed by His holiness.



Consecration is a fancy way of saying that we dedicate and purify ourselves by

maintaining a singular focus on Him. Often this was expressed through some

kind of outward rituals, like washing oneself with water. A recent modern

equivalent could be the practice of putting on our "Sunday best."



Understandably, we live on the other side of the cross where - unlike

our divers - we are purified by the blood of the Lamb, not by our works.

However, even Jesus said that "those who have had a bath need only wash

their feet." (Jn 13:10 NIV). Furthermore, "if we confess our sins ...

[He] will forgive us our sins and purifies us," (1Jn1:9 NIV, emphasis mine).

Therefore Calvary, let us remove our shoes, fix our gaze, and walk to Him

on the shark-infested waters.



---



Personal Reflection Questions:



1. How have I approached God haphazardly?



2. Is there something, even seemingly insignificant,

that we should confess and allow Jesus to wash our feet of?



Prayer Points:



- The Mission Servant Council is planning to send a couple of leaders

to assist some of our long-term overseas workers. Pray that the planning,

logistics, and scheduling would all come together.



- Pray for the 35 foreign workers Calvary supports across all continents

(except Antarctica). Pray for strength over the overworked families,

the weary aged, and isolated singles.



---



Author: Dayne Wasylycia, Calvary Missions Chairperson

Numbers 35



Cities of Refuge



6 (Jos 21:3; 21:13) Among the cities which you will give to the Levites

there will be six cities of refuge, which you will appoint

for the manslayer, that he may flee there,

and to them you will add 42 cities.

7 So all the cities which you will give to the Levites will be 48 cities.

You will give them with their pasturelands.

8 (Nu 26:54; 33:54) The cities which you shall give shall be from

the possession of the children of Israel. From the larger tribes

you shall give many, and from the smaller tribes you shall give few.

Each tribe, in proportion to the inheritance that it receives,

shall give of its cities to the Levites.

9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

10 Speak to the children of Israel and say to them:

When you are crossing over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

11 (Ex 21:13; Jos 20:2) then you shall designate cities as

your cities of refuge,

so that a manslayer who unintentionally kills a person may flee there.

12 (Dt 19:6; Jos 20:3-6) The cities will be for you a refuge from

the avenger, so that the manslayer does not die until he stands trial

before the assembly.

13 The cities which you designate shall be your six cities of refuge.

14 You will give three cities across the Jordan, and three cities you

will give in the land of Canaan, which will be cities of refuge.

15 (Nu 15:16) For the children of Israel, and for the stranger,

and for the foreign sojourner among them will be six cities.

These will be for a refuge. Everyone that unintentionally kills

any person may flee there.

16 (Lev 24:17) If he strikes him with an instrument of iron, so that he dies,

he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

17 If he strikes him with a stone in hand, by which hecould die,

and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

18 Or if he strikes him with a weapon of wood in hand, by which

he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall

surely be put to death.

19 (Nu 35:21; Dt 19:6) The avenger of blood himself will slay the murderer.

When he meets him, he will slay him.

20 (Ex 21:14; Dt 19:11) But if he pushed him out of hatred, or threw something

at him, lying in wait, so he dies,

21 or in hatred struck him with his hand, so he died, he that struck him shall

surely be put to death, because he is a murderer. The avenger of blood will

slay the murderer when he meets him.

22 (Ex 21:13; Nu 35:11) But if he pushed him suddenly without hatred,

or threw anything at him without lying in wait,

23 or used a stone that may cause death, unintentionally throwing it at him,

resulting in death, though they were not enemies,

and was not trying to harm him,

24 (Jos 20:6; Nu 35:12) then the assembly will judge between the manslayer

and the avenger of blood according to these judgments.

25 (Ex 29:7; Lev 4:3) And the assembly will deliver the manslayer out of the

hand of the avenger of blood, and the assembly will restore him to the city

of his refuge where he fled, and he will dwell in it until the death of

the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

26 But if the manslayer will go out at any time beyond

the border of the city of his refuge where he fled,

27 and the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the city of

his refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he will not

be guilty of blood,

28 because the manslayer should have remained in the city of his refuge

until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest

the manslayer may return to the land of his possession.

29 (Nu 27:11) So these things will be for a statute of judgment to you

throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.

30 (Dt 19:15; Mt 18:16) Whoever kills a person, the murderer will be put

to death by the testimony of witnesses, but one witness will not testify

against a person for death.

31 And you will not take a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty

of death, but he will surely be put to death.

32 You will not take a ransom for him who fled to the city of his refuge,

that he should come out again to dwell in the land,

until the death of the priest.

33 (Mic 4:11; Ge 9:6) So you will not defile the land which you are in,

because blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the

blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of him that shed it.

34 (Nu 5:3) So do not defile the land which you are dwelling in,

where I am residing, because I the Lord am residing

among the children of Israel.



[6] And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be

six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may

flee thither: and to them ye shall add fourty and two cities.

[7] So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and

eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.

[8] And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the

children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from

them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities

unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

[9] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

[10] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come

over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

[11] Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that

the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.

[12] And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the

manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.

[13] And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for

refuge.

[14] Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall

ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.

[15] These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel,

and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that

killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

[16] And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a

murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

[17] And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he

die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

[18] Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die,

and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

[19] The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth

him, he shall slay him.

[20] But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that

he die;

[21] Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him

shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood

shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.

[22] But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any

thing without laying of wait,

[23] Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it

upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:

[24] Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger

of blood according to these judgments:

[25] And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the

revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his

refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the

high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.

[26] But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city

of his refuge, whither he was fled;

[27] And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of

his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be

guilty of blood:

[28] Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the

death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer

shall return into the land of his possession.

[29] So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout

your generations in all your dwellings.

[30] Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the

mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to

cause him to die.

[31] Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer,

which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.

[32] And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of

his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death

of the priest.

[33] So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth

the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein,

but by the blood of him that shed it.

[34] Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell:

for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.



NUMBERS 36



Marriage of Female Heirs



Nu 27:1-11



1 (Nu 27:1)And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead

the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph,

came near, and spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the chief fathers

of the children of Israel.

2 (Nu 33:54) 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 to his daughters.

3 If they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes

of the children of Israel, then their inheritance

will be taken from the inheritance

of our fathers and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to

which they are married, so will it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

4 When the jubilee of the children of Israel happens, then their inheritance

will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they are married,

so their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe

of our fathers."

5 (Nu 27:7) Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word

of the Lord, saying: "The tribe of the sons of Joseph has spoken right.

6 (Nu 36:12) This is the thing which the Lord commands concerning

the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, 'Let them marry whom they think best.

But they may marry only within a clan of their father's tribe.

7 (1Ki 21:3) So the inheritance of the children of Israel will not turn

from tribe to tribe, because every one of the children of Israel will keep

the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

8 (1Ch 23:22) Every daughter that possesses an inheritance in any tribe

of the children of Israel will be wife to one of the families of the tribe

of her father, so every man of the children of Israel may enjoy

the inheritance of his fathers.

9 Thus no inheritance will turn from one tribe to another tribe,

but every tribe of the children of Israel will keep its own inheritance.' "

10 Just as the Lord commanded Moses, thus the daughters of Zelophehad did,

11 (Nu 27:1)for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Noah,

the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their uncles' 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 (Lev 27:34; Nu 22:1) These are the commandments and the judgments

which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to the children of Israel

in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

Day 68, 9 March 2026



1) Numbers 34, Numbers 35, Numbers 36



NUMBERS 34



The Borders of Canaan



1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 (Ge 17:8; Ps 105:11) Command the children of Israel, and say to them:

When you are going into the land of Canaan, this is the land that will fall

to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan with its borders.

3 (Ge 14:3; Eze 47:13) Then your south side will be from the Wilderness

of Zin along by the border of Edom, and your south border will be

the end of the Dead Sea to the east.

4 (Nu 32:8) And your border will turn from the south

to the Ascent of Akrabbim, and continue to Zin, and the end of it will be

from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will continue to Hazar Addar,

and pass on to Azmon.

5 (Jos 15:4; Ge 15:18; Jos 15:47) And the border will circle around

from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and the end of it will be

at the Mediterranean Sea.

6 For the western border, you will have the Mediterranean Sea

and its coastline. This will be your western border.

7 (Nu 33:37) This will be your northern border:

From the Mediterranean Sea you will mark a line to Mount Hor;

8 (Nu 13:21; 2Ki 14:25) from Mount Hor you will mark a line of your border

to Lebo Hamath, and the limits of the border will be to Zedad.

9 (Eze 47:17) And the border will go on to Ziphron, and the limits of it will

be at Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.

10 You will mark a line for your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham.

11 (Dt 3:17; 2Ki 23:33) And the border will go down from Shepham to Riblah,

on the east side of Ain, and the border will go down and will reach the side

of the Sea of Kinnereth to the east.

12 (Nu 34:3) And the border will go down to the Jordan, and the limits of it

will be at the Dead Sea.

This will be your land with its borders all around.

13 Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying:

This is the land which you will possess by lot,

which the Lord commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe

14 (Nu 32:33) because the tribe of the children of Reuben by the house

of their fathers and the tribe of the children of Gad by the house of their

fathers have received their inheritance, and half the tribe of Manasseh

has received their inheritance.

15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance

on this side of the Jordan near Jericho to the east, toward the sunrise.



[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

[2] Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the

land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an

inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

[3] Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the

coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt

sea eastward:

[4] And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and

pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to

Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon:

[5] And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt,

and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

[6] And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a

border: this shall be your west border.

[7] And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point

out for you mount Hor:

[8] From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of

Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:

[9] And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be

at Hazar-enan: this shall be your north border.

[10] And ye shall point out your east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham:

[11] And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of

Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea

of Chinnereth eastward:

[12] And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall

be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round

about.

[13] And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land

which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the

nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

[14] For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their

fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of

their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of

Manasseh have received their inheritance:

[15] The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on

this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.



The Leaders to Divide the Land



16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

17 (Jos 14:1; 19:51) These are the names of the men who will divide the land

for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.

18 You will take one leader of each tribe to divide the land by inheritance.

19 (Nu 26:65; 13:30) These are the names of the men:

of the tribe of Judah,

Caleb the son of Jephunneh;

20 of the tribe of the children of Simeon,

Shemuel the son of Ammihud;

21 of the tribe of Benjamin,

Elidad the son of Kislon;

22 the leader of the tribe of the children of Dan,

Bukki the son of Jogli;

23 the leader of the children of Joseph,

for the tribe of the children of Manasseh,

Hanniel the son of Ephod;

24 the leader of the tribe of the children of Ephraim,

Kemuel the son of Shiphtan;

25 the leader of the tribe of the children of Zebulun,

Elizaphan the son of Parnak;

26 the leader of the tribe of the children of Issachar,

Paltiel the son of Azzan;

27 the leader of the tribe of the children of Asher,

Ahihud the son of Shelomi;

28 the leader of the tribe of the children of Naphtali,

Pedahel the son of Ammihud.

29 These are the ones whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance

among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.



[16] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

[17] These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you:

Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

[18] And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by

inheritance.

[19] And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the

son of Jephunneh.

[20] And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.

[21] Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.

[22] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of

Jogli.

[23] The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of

Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.

[24] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son

of Shiphtan.

[25] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the

son of Parnach.

[26] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the

son of Azzan.

[27] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of

Shelomi.

[28] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the

son of Ammihud.

[29] These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto

the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.



(Remember your root in the Lord and build a strong foundation)



NUMBERS 35

The Levites' Cities



(Dt 4:41-43; 19:1-14; Jos 20:1-9)



1 (Nu 22:1) And the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab

by Jordan near Jericho, saying:

2 (Jos 14:3-4; Eze 48:8) Command the children of Israel,

and they will give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession

cities to dwell in, and you will give the Levites pasturelands

around the city.

3 The cities will be for them to dwell in, and their pasturelands will be

for their livestock, and for their property, and for all their animals.

4 The pasturelands of the cities, which you will give to the Levites,

will reach from the wall of the city

and beyond one thousand cubits

(About 1,500 feet, or 450 meters.)

all around.

5 You will measure from without the city on the east side two thousand

cubits, (About 3,000 feet, or 900 meters.) and on the south side 2000 cubits,

and on the west side 2000 cubits, and on the north side 2000 cubits,

and the city will be in the middle. This will be for them

the pasturelands of the cities.



[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near

Jericho, saying,

[2] Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the

inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also

unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

[3] And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them

shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

[4] And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites,

shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round

about.

[5] And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand

cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two

thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits and the city

shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

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



http://www.ehc.ca



8th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer

and never cease to call upon God



(

Is 62:6



6 (Isa 52:8; Ps 74:2) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,

who shall never hold their peace day nor night.

You who remind the Lord, do not keep silent;



6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold

their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,



Ps 5:3



3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord, in the morning You will hear my voice;

in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will watch expectantly.



3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;

In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.



Ps 55:17



17 Evening and morning and at noon, I will make my complaint and murmur,

and He will hear my voice.



17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud:

And he shall hear my voice.



)



b) Pray for the province of Manitoba



I) Pray for the leaders of Manitoba, that God's Spirit would influence them

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



Eight) Day 14 - Fruitfulness flows from intimacy, not effort.



Scripture: John 15:1-5



Jesus the True Vine

1 (Isa 5:1-7; 1Co 3:9) "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.

2 (Mt 3:10; 13:12) Every branch in Me that bears no fruit, He takes away.

And every branch that bears fruit, He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

3 (Jn 13:10; 17:17) You are already clean through the word

which I have spoken to you.

4 (1Jn 2:6; Jn 6:56; Gal 2:20) Remain in Me, as I also remain in you.

As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine,

neither can you, unless you remain in Me.

5 (Php 4:13; Jn 15:16) "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains

in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit. For without Me you can do nothing.



[1] I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

[2] Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every

branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

[3] Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

[4] Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,

except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

[5] I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him,

the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.



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Whenever we leave our homes, we put on layers - like a coat and shoes. We also

put layers over the deeper parts of ourselves - we mask our emotions with

politeness, we cover up the parts of us we don't want the whole world to see.

And then we come home, strip off the extra layers, put away our "going out"

supplies, and settle into home - our safe place. And this is normal! No one

else needs to see my ragged pajamas or crazy bedhead.



We often put these layers of protection between us and God too - we think that

He doesn't need to see us as our most vulnerable selves, before we've put on

our best Christian faces and done something that makes us worthy of His

attention. But we're doing it backwards that way!



I asked the Lord once in my prayer time, "What do you want me to do?"



I heard this: "You already DO; I want you to BE - 'BE still and know that I am

God', BE in My Presence, BE in Me before you DO for me."



Jesus didn't tell us to be fruitful and then come abide in Him. He said,

" Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit,

for apart from me you can do nothing."



Abiding comes when we realise we can be our freshly-woken-up, messy,

unproductive selves with Jesus, because He is our safe place. Fruitfulness

doesn't come from trying harder, doing more, or being better - it comes

from being deeply connected with the Vine, Jesus our Saviour who gives us

life.



We can only be filled and empowered for the task of bearing fruit by

first ... just ... BEING with Jesus.



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Personal Reflection Questions:



- What parts of yourself are you hiding from God or hoping He doesn't see?



- What do you think would happen if you gave Jesus access to every

part of your life?



- What would it look like for you to BE with God before you DO for Him?



Prayer Points:



- Pray that kids and families would hunger and thirst for Jesus, and that

they would spend intentional time in the Word, growing in faith together.



- Pray for the Kids' Ministry team - for renewal and encouragement for current

leaders and for more leaders to join the team.



---



Author: Vicki Schunker, Kids’ Ministry Director



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to be obedient and not divisive.



Pray to the Lord and pray to for His help in battle and travel.



Pray to the Lord: "You are so good, and what You’ve done for me

is worth telling others about, dear God. Please give me

the words and open my mouth to speak about You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to him who can free you from Sin.



Pray to the Lord and pray to honour his covenant.



Pray to the Lord and pray integrity and righteousness will uphold you.



Pray that the fragrance of God spreads throughout the Perfume Islands

and that the people experience Him.



Pray that Christians may live safely and securely.



Pray for Bible translation to progress well, with great unity in the team.



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 that Ruslan and his family may find comfort and strength in

their faith.

Pray for more Uzbeks to hear the good news of Jesus in their own

language and dialect.

Cry out for living water to be poured onto thirsty Uzbek hearts by

the Holy Spirit!

Pray that new promises from the government allowing the

registration of churches would be fulfilled.



Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer

and never cease to call upon God



- Pray that kids and families would hunger and thirst for Jesus, and that

they would spend intentional time in the Word, growing in faith together.



- Pray for the Kids' Ministry team - for renewal and encouragement for current

leaders and for more leaders to join the team.



Pray for the removal of governmental prohibitions

on Christian worship activities 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

Numbers 33

[1] These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out

of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.

[2] And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the

commandment of the LORD: and these are their journeys according to their

goings out.

[3] And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day

of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel

went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.

[4] For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten

among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.

[5] And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.

[6] And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the

edge of the wilderness.

[7] And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, which is

before Baal-zephon: and they pitched before Migdol.

[8] And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst

of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the

wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.

[9] And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve

fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched

there.

[10] And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.

[11] And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of

Sin.

[12] And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped

in Dophkah.

[13] And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.

[14] And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no

water for the people to drink.

[15] And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of

Sinai.

[16] And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at

Kibroth-hattaavah.

[17] And they departed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth.

[18] And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.

[19] And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmon-parez.

[20] And they departed from Rimmon-parez, and pitched in Libnah.

[21] And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.

[22] And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah.

[23] And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.

[24] And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah.

[25] And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.

[26] And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath.

[27] And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.

[28] And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.

[29] And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.

[30] And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth.

[31] And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan.

[32] And they removed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped at Hor-hagidgad.

[33] And they went from Hor-hagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah.

[34] And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah.

[35] And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber.

[36] And they removed from Ezion-gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of

Zin, which is Kadesh.

[37] And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of

the land of Edom.

[38] And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the

LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were

come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.

[39] And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in

mount Hor.

[40] And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of

Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

[41] And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.

[42] And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.

[43] And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth.

[44] And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarim, in the border

of Moab.

[45] And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon-gad.

[46] And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.

[47] And they removed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of

Abarim, before Nebo.

[48] And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the

plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

[49] And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim

in the plains of Moab.

[50] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near

Jericho, saying,

[51] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are

passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

[52] Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before

you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images,

and quite pluck down all their high places:

[53] And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein:

for I have given you the land to possess it.

[54] And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your

families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the

fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be

in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers

ye shall inherit.

[55] But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before

you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them

shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in

the land wherein ye dwell.

[56] Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought

to do unto them.



2) Our Daily Bread for 8 March 2025 titled

God's Loving Deeds by Anne Cetas



Psalm 107:1-11,41-43



1 Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,

for His mercy endures forever!

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Let the redeemed of the Lord speak out,

whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) and gathered them from the lands,

from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) They wandered in the wilderness on a deserted path;

they found no city to dwell in.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted in them.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,

and He delivered them out of their distresses.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He led them on a level road,

that they might go to a city to live in.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Let them praise the Lord for His goodness

and for His wonderful works to the people!

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) For He satisfies the longing soul

and fills the hungry soul with goodness.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Some sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

being prisoners in affliction and irons,

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) because they rebelled against the words of God

and rejected the counsel of the Most High.

41 yet He raises up the poor from affliction

and cares for their families like flocks of sheep.

42 The righteous shall see it and rejoice,

and all evil people shall stop their mouth.

43 Whoever is wise let him observe these things;

let them consider the lovingkindness of the Lord



[1] O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for

ever.

[2] Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the

hand of the enemy;

[3] And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west,

from the north, and from the south.

[4] They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no

city to dwell in.

[5] Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

[6] Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them

out of their distresses.

[7] And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of

habitation.

[8] Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his

wonderful works to the children of men!

[9] For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with

goodness.

[10] Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in

affliction and iron;

[11] Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the

counsel of the most High:

[41] Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him

families like a flock.

[42] The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop

her mouth.

[43] Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall

understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.



They sit side by side on Ball Street in my city - the Grand Ideas Garden and

the county jail. My friend Joann loved both places. She loved to sit in the

garden, thinking about the goodness of God and her love for Him because of

what He'd done in her life. She also loved to share with the women in the jail

and tell her story of God redeeming her life after many bad choices and

wandering far from Him. Often, she would tell me of her passion: her dream

that all the women there would someday understand and experience the love

of God for them personally.



The psalmist told his fellow Israelites to "tell their story" of how God

redeemed them from their enemies (Psalm 107:2). They had "wandered in desert

wastelands," "they were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away"

(vv. 4-5). At times they rebelled against God, and He disciplined them

(vv. 10-12). Yet every time "they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,

. . . he delivered them from their distress" (v. 6). They had much to give

God thanks for and to talk about with others. As the Israelites learned, and

we can learn also, He has a love that will never let us go.



We too can take opportunities to "ponder the loving deeds of the Lord" toward

us (v. 43), give thanks to Him, and tell our own story of His rescue.



Reflect & Pray



What has God done for you to transform your life?

Who can you share your story with?



You are so good, and what You’ve done for me

is worth telling others about, dear God. Please give me

the words and open my mouth to speak about You.



Look at what Scripture

says about witnessing to others.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 1 - Sin Universal



Romans 3:23-24



23 (Ro 3:9) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,

24 (Ro 4:16; Col 1:14) being justified freely by His grace

through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,



23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption

that is in Christ Jesus:



A distinguished middle-aged man stood trembling before his church

to give his testimony. Years before, in the grip of a mental illness

that nearly destroyed his life, he had taken the life of his own daughter

and tried to kill himself. But he did not die; tried and convicted, he

spent years in prison, and even longer in the prison of his own guilt.

After the service, a young woman walked up to him and simply said,

"Thank you for sharing. I've sinned, too."

We've all sinned, too - lest we forget or rationalise, the Bible reminds

us in no uncertain terms. And the writer of these verses was no stranger

to sin: he was the Pharisee, the holier-than-thou religious leader

who officiated at the stoning death of Stephen. He was the Jew who had

scattered and killed the followers of this heretic called Christ. He

thought he was righteous while he murdered God's people.

Christians tends to establish a "hierarchy" of sin - sexual sin is "worse"

than pride: murder is "more horrible" than slander. Yet the Bible gives

no indication that god acknowledges our hierarchy. Sin is sin; all have

sinned, and if we are guilty at one point, we are guilty of all.

Rather than rationalise our individual sins as being "less bad"

than someone else's, we need to openly confess our dilemma as sinners

and turn to God for his remedy. We cannot and do not need to earn or

deserve that grace - it is a gift from God.



Application



a) Have I ever compared my sin with someone else's in order

to make myself fell like a better person? Why is such

comparison not a valid remedy for sin?



b) Why do I need to acknowledge my sin honestly before I can

receive justification?





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.





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



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 2026





Pray for Uzbekistan



When Ruslan came to faith, he was the first believer in his remote

area. He persevered through so many trials. He was beaten by his father

and brother and left for dead, he was arrested and beaten by the police

and he was stoned when he attempted to attend the funeral of a friend.



Thankfully, however, despite all these events, he saw many Uzbeks come

to faith and several house churches established!



Ruslan's area has very little water and the water that does exist is of

poor quality. Ruslan's wife Imona developed kidney problems as a result

and lost two children during pregnancy. The doctors said she would

never be able to have children. Even his neighbors took this as a bad

omen and commented, "See, that's what happens when you become a

Christian."



Meanwhile, a Christian organisation working in the region saw the need

for clean water in the area of Ruslan's village and decided to help

drill a well. They had to drill very deep, until they hit an

underground river. Now, not only does Ruslan's village have

high-quality drinking water, but the church also makes regular water

deliveries by truck to neighboring villages.



Ruslan invited the police chief, the imam, and all the people who had

persecuted him to the opening ceremony and honored God for his

blessings. Not only do they have clean water, now, but Imona has now

given birth to two beautiful, healthy children.





How to Pray



Pray that Ruslan and his family may find comfort and strength in

their faith.

Pray for more Uzbeks to hear the good news of Jesus in their own

language and dialect.

Cry out for living water to be poured onto thirsty Uzbek hearts by

the Holy Spirit!

Pray that new promises from the government allowing the

registration of churches would be fulfilled.



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, ...) .

Numbers 32

[1] Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great

multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of

Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

[2] The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto

Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation,

saying,

[3] Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and

Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

[4] Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel,

is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:

[5] Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land

be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.

[6] And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben,

Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

[7] And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from

going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?

[8] Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the

land.

[9] For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they

discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go

into the land which the LORD had given them.

[10] And the LORD's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,

[11] Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old

and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and

unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:

[12] Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of

Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.

[13] And the LORD's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them

wander in the wilderness fourty years, until all the generation, that had

done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.

[14] And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of

sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.

[15] For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the

wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

[16] And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here

for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

[17] But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel,

until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell

in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

[18] We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have

inherited every man his inheritance.

[19] For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward;

because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

[20] And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed

before the LORD to war,

[21] And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath

driven out his enemies from before him,

[22] And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall

return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land

shall be your possession before the LORD.

[23] But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and

be sure your sin will find you out.

[24] Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do

that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

[25] And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses,

saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.

[26] Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be

there in the cities of Gilead:

[27] But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the

LORD to battle, as my lord saith.

[28] So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the

son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:

[29] And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of

Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the

LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the

land of Gilead for a possession:

[30] But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have

possessions among you in the land of Canaan.

[31] And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As

the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

[32] We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that

the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.

[33] And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the

children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph,

the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of

Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of

the country round about.

[34] And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

[35] And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

[36] And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.

[37] And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

[38] And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and

gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

[39] And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took

it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.

[40] And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt

therein.

[41] And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and

called them Havoth-jair.

[42] And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it

Nobah, after his own name.



(The Battle belongs to the Lord)



NUMBERS 33



Recounting Israel's Journey



1 (Ps 77:20; Mic 6:4) These are the journeys of the children of Israel,

who went out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand

of Moses and Aaron.

2 (Nu 9:17-23) Moses recorded the starting points of their journeys

at the command of the Lord. These are their journeys according

to their starting points.

3 (Ex 14:8; 12:37) They set out from Rameses in the first month,

on the fifteenth day of the first month. On the day after the Passover

the children of Israel went out with a high hand

in the sight of all the Egyptians,

4 (Ex 12:12; Isa 19:1) because the Egyptians buried all their firstborn,

whom the Lord had killed among them. Upon their gods the Lord

executed judgments.

5 (Ex 12:37) The children of Israel set out from Rameses

and camped in Sukkoth.

6 (Ex 13:20) They set out from Sukkoth and camped in Etham,

which is on the edge of the wilderness.

7 (Ex 14:2; 14:9) They set out from Etham and turned to Pi Hahiroth,

which is before Baal Zephon, and they camped before Migdol.

8 They set out from before Pi Hahiroth, and passed through the midst

of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey

in the Wilderness of Etham, and camped in Marah.

9 (Ex 15:27) They set out from Marah, and came to Elim, and in Elim

were twelve fountains of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.

10 They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.

11 (Ex 16:1) They set out from the Red Sea and camped

in the Wilderness of Sin.

12 They set out from the Wilderness of Sin and camped in Dophkah.

13 They set out from Dophkah and camped in Alush.

14 They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim,

where there was no water for the people to drink.

15 (Ex 19:1-2) They set out from Rephidim and camped

in the Wilderness of Sinai.

16 (Nu 11:34) They set out from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped

at Kibroth Hattaavah.

17 (Nu 11:35) They set out from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.

18 (Nu 12:16) They set out from Hazeroth and camped in Rithmah.

19 They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.

20 They set out from Rimmon Perez and camped in Libnah.

21 They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.

22 They set out from Rissah and camped in Kehelathah.

23 They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.

24 They set out from Mount Shepher and camped in Haradah.

25 They set out from Haradah and camped in Makheloth.

26 They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.

27 They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.

28 They set out from Terah and camped in Mithkah.

29 They went from Mithkah and camped in Hashmonah.

30 They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.

31 (Dt 10:6) They set out from Moseroth and camped in Bene Jaakan.

32 (Dt 10:7) They set out from Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.

33 (Dt 10:7) They set out from Hor Haggidgad and camped in Jotbathah.

34 They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.

35 (Dt 2:8; 1Ki 9:26) They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.

36 (Nu 20:1; 27:14) They set out from Ezion Geber and camped

in the Wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.

37 (Nu 21:4; 20:22-23) They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor,

at the edge of the land of Edom.

38 (Dt 10:6; 32:50) Aaron the priest went up onto Mount Hor at the word

of the Lord and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel

came out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.

39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.

40 King Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the south in the land of Canaan,

heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

41 They set out from Mount Hor and camped in Zalmonah.

42 They set out from Zalmonah and camped in Punon.

43 (Nu 21:10) They set out from Punon and camped in Oboth.

44 (Nu 21:11) They set out from Oboth and camped in Iye Abarim,

on the border of Moab.

45 They set out from Iye Abarim and camped in Dibon Gad.

46 They set out from Dibon Gad and camped in Almon Diblathaim.

47 (Dt 32:49) They set out from Almon Diblathaim

and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.

48 (Nu 22:1) They set out from the mountains of Abarim

and camped in the plains of Moab near Jordan of Jericho.

49 They camped by Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth

to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab.

Instructions for Conquering Canaan

50 The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho,

saying:

51 (Jos 3:17; Dt 9:1) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:

When you are crossing over Jordan into the land of Canaan,

52 (Ex 23:24; Lev 26:1) then you will drive out all the inhabitants

of the land from before you, and destroy all their carved images,

and destroy all their molded images, and destroy all their high places,

53 and you will drive out the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it,

because I have given you the land to inherit it.

54 (Nu 26:53-56) You will possess the land by lot for an inheritance

among your families, and to the larger you will give the larger inheritance,

and to the smaller you will give the smaller inheritance. Every man's

inheritance will be in the place where his lot falls. By the tribes of your

fathers you will inherit.

55 (Jdg 2:3) But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from

before you, then those whom you let remain will be like thorns in your

eyes and thorns in your sides. They will show hostility to you in the land

in which you live.

56 (Dt 28:63) And what I had planned to do to them, I will do to you.

Day 67, 8 March 2026



Today at Calvary Community Church

, PAstor Barry Regier spoke on Living Counter-Cultural,

Godly Submission to Governing Authorities



1 Peter 2:11-17



Live as Servants of God



11 (Jas 4:1; Lev 25:23) Dearly beloved, I implore you as aliens and refugees,

abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.

12 (Mt 5:16; 1Pe 3:16) Live your lives honorably among the Gentiles, so that

though they speak against you as evildoers, they shall see your good works

and thereby glorify God in the day of visitation.

13 (Titus 3:1) Submit yourselves to every human authority for the Lord's sake,

whether it be to the king, as supreme,

14 (Ro 13:3-4) or to governors, as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers

and to praise those who do right.

15 (1Pe 2:12) For it is the will of God that by doing right you may put to

silence the ignorance of foolish men.

16 (Ro 6:22; 1Co 7:22) As free people, do not use your liberty as a covering

for evil, but live as servants of God.

17 (Ro 13:7; Pr 24:21; Ro 12:10) Honor all people. Love the brotherhood.

Fear God. Honor the king.



[11] Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from

fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

[12] Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they

speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they

shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

[13] Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake:

whether it be to the king, as supreme;

[14] Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment

of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

[15] For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence

the ignorance of foolish men:

[16] As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but

as the servants of God.

[17] Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.



A) For the Lord's Sake

1 Peter 2:13



13 (Titus 3:1) Submit yourselves to every human authority for the Lord's sake,

whether it be to the king, as supreme,



[13] Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake:

whether it be to the king, as supreme;



Romans 13:1-2



Romans 13



Subjection to Authorities



1 (Da 2:21; Jn 19:11) Let every person be subject to the governing

authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that

exist are appointed by God.

2 Therefore ­whoever resists the authority resists what God has appointed,

and those who resist will incur judgment.



[1] Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power

but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

[2] Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God:

and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.



B) Our public witness reflects our King



1 Peter 2:15



15 (1Pe 2:12) For it is the will of God that by doing right you may put to

silence the ignorance of foolish men.



[15] For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence

the ignorance of foolish men:



1 Peter 2:14



14 (Ro 13:3-4) or to governors, as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers

and to praise those who do right.



[14] Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment

of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.



C) Respect is a choices



1 Peter 2:17



17 (Ro 13:7; Pr 24:21; Ro 12:10) Honor all people. Love the brotherhood.

Fear God. Honor the king.



[17] Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.



Acts 5:29



29 (Ac 4:19) Peter and the other apostles answered,

"We must obey God rather than men.



[29] Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey

God rather than men.



1) Numbers 32, Numbers 33



NUMBERS 32



The Tribes Settling in Gilead



1 (Nu 21:32; 32:3) Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad

had a very great number of livestock, and when they saw the land of Jazer

and the land of Gilead was a place for livestock,

2 the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses,

and to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the assembly, saying,

3 (Nu 32:34-38; Jos 13:17) "Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah,

and Hesh-bon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

4 (Nu 21:34; 21:24) the land which the Lord defeated before

the assembly of Israel is a land for livestock,

and your servants have livestock."

5 And they said, "If we have found mercy in your sight, let this land

be given to your servants for a possession,

and do not take us over the Jordan."

6 Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben,

"Will your brothers go to war, and you will dwell here?

7 And why would you discourage the hearts of the children of Israel

from going over into the land which the Lord has given to them?

8 Thus your fathers did, when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.

9 When they went up to the Valley of Eshkol and saw the land,

they discouraged the hearts of the children of Israel so they would not go

into the land which the Lord had given them.

10 (Nu 14:11) And the anger of the Lord was inflamed on that day,

and He swore, saying,

11 (Nu 14:28-30) 'Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt,

from twenty years old and older, will see the ground which I swore

to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they did not completely

follow Me,

12 (Dt 1:36; Nu 14:24) except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite,

and Joshua the son of Nun, because they completely followed the Lord.'

13 (Nu 14:33-35) The anger of the Lord was inflamed against Israel,

and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years,

until all the generation that did evil in the eyes of the Lord was finished.

14 "Behold, you have risen up in your fathers' place, an increase of sinful

men, to increase more the burning anger of the Lord toward Israel.

15 (2Ch 15:2) If you turn away from following Him, He will again abandon

them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people."

16 They approached him and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for

our livestock and cities for our children.

17 (Jos 4:12-13) But we ourselves will be armed, ready

before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place.

Our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities

because of the inhabitants of the land.

18 We will not return to our houses until all the children of Israel

have inherited their inheritance.

19 (Jos 13:8) We will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan

or beyond, because our inheritance

fell to us on this side of the Jordan to the east."

20 (Jos 4:12-13) Moses said to them, "If you will do this thing, if you will

be armed before the Lord for war,

21 and all of you, each armed, will go over the Jordan before the Lord

until He has driven out His enemies from before Him

22 (Jos 22:9; Dt 3:20) and the land is subdued before the Lord, then after

that you will return and be exempt before the Lord and before Israel,

and this land will be your possession before the Lord.

23 (Ge 44:16; Isa 59:12) "But if you will not do so, you have sinned

against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.

24 (Nu 32:16) Build for yourselves cities for your children

and folds for your sheep, and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth."

25 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying,

"Your servants will do as my lord commands.

26 (Jos 1:14) Our children, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock

will be there in the cities of Gilead,

27 (Jos 4:12) but your servants will cross over, each man armed for war,

before the Lord to battle, as my lord says."

28 (Jos 1:13) So Moses commanded Eleazar the priest,

and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes

of the children of Israel.

29 And Moses said to them, "If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben

will cross over the Jordan with you, each man armed for battle

before the Lord, and the land will be subdued before you, you are

to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

30 But if they do not cross over with you armed, they will have possessions

among you in the land of Canaan."

31 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying,

"As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.

32 We will cross over, armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan,

so the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan may be ours."

33 (Jos 12:6; Dt 3:12-17) Moses gave to the children of Gad,

to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh

the son of Joseph,

the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites

and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land with the cities

within the borders, the cities of the surrounding land.

34 (Dt 2:36; Nu 32:3) The children of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer,

35 (Nu 32:1; 32:3) Atroth Shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah,

36 (Nu 32:3) Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, fortified cities,

and folds for sheep.

37 (Nu 21:27; 32:3) And the children of Reuben built Heshbon

and Elealeh and Kiriathaim,

38 (Nu 32:3; Isa 46:1) Nebo and Baal Meon (their names being changed)

and Sibmah; and they named the other cities which they built.

39 (Ge 50:23) The children of Makir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead

and captured it and drove out the Amorites who were in it.

40 (Jos 17:1) Moses gave Gilead to Makir the son of Manasseh,

and he lived in it.

41 (Dt 3:14; Jdg 10:4) Jair the son of Manasseh went

and captured its small towns and called them Havvoth Jair.

42 Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages

and called it Nobah, after his own name.

Eight) Day 13 - New season, crucified self, resurrected life.



Scripture: 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.



---



I have a friend who chants to himself, "die to self, die to self," when he is

doing something that he does not want to do for his wife. This is a humourous

thing, but it is a true statement that Jesus calls us to in Luke 9:23: we are

to deny ourselves, give up our own ways, pick up the cross, and follow Him.



This is dying to our old self, not just in changing our actions, but dying to

our old identity. The context of Galatians 2:20 concerns the law and our

inability to fulfill it and be right with God by our own actions. Our identity

is not based on our efforts to do good; it is based on Jesus Christ.

It is trusting Christ to live through you.



Dying to ourselves is relinquishing control of our lives to Christ. It is

accepting God's will over our personal preference, and accepting death to

anything that is not aligned with God. This shift takes away our

self-centeredness and our former self, who was dominated by sin,

is now put to death.



Our new life is now lived by faith in Christ's love and sacrifice,

not by self-directed ambition.



This new identity in Christ can be further studied:



2 Corinthians 5:17,



17 (Jn 3:3; Ro 16:7) Therefore, if any man is in Christ,

he is a new creature. Old things have passed away. Look, all things have

become new.



[17] Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are

passed away; behold, all things are become new.



John 1:12,



12 Yet to all who received Him, He gave the power to become sons of God,

to those who believed in His name,



[12] But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the

sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:



Romans 8:15–16,



15 (Mk 14:36; 1Co 2:12) For you have not received the spirit of slavery

again to fear. But you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom

we cry, “Abba, Father.”

16 (Eph 1:13; 2Co 1:22) The Spirit Himself bears witness

with our spirits that we are the children of God,



[15] For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye

have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

[16] The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the

children of God:



2 Corinthians 5:21,



21 (Ro 1:17; 1Co 1:30) God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we

might become the righteousness of God in Him.



[21] For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might

be made the righteousness of God in him.



Romans 8:1,



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.



1 Peter 2:9,



9 (Dt 7:6; 10:15) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy

nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may declare the

goodness of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.



[9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a

peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath

called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:



Ephesians 2:10,



10 (Eph 4:24; 2Co 5:17; Eph 1:4) For we are His workmanship, created

in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand,

so that we should walk in them.



[10] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works,

which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.



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.



Ephesians 2:6,



6 (Eph 1:3) and He raised us up and seated us together in the heavenly places

in Christ Jesus,



[6] And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly

places in Christ Jesus:



Romans 8:37.



37 (1Co 15:57; Gal 2:20) No, in all these things we are more than

conquerors through Him who loved us.



[37] Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that

loved us.



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Personal Reflection Questions:



- Where in my life am I still holding onto control or personal preference

instead of trusting Christ to live through me?



- In this season, what part of my "old identity" (pride, approval-seeking,

fear, selfish ambition, comfort) is Jesus inviting me to surrender so

I can live more fully by faith in Him?



Prayer Points:



- Pray into the leading of the Holy Spirit in the new season at Calvary Youth.



- Pray for the team of volunteers and staff who are pastoring the students at

Calvary Youth, giving them strength, wisdom, energy, and endurance

to finish the year well!



---



Author: Landon Regier, Calvary Youth Ministry Director



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to be careful about the vows you make.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, please give me a

heart for my brothers and sisters in Christ."



Pray to the Lord and pray to get the Wisdom of the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord who hears the voice of the oppressed.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the lord your protective shepherd.



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 Aarav, Rupal and others, to experience God's wisdom, power

and protection.

Cry out in faith for the more than 135 million Bengali people who

are among the least reached peoples worldwide.

* Pray that the many Bible study groups among the Bengali would

develop into churches glorifying Jesus.



Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society

and be their help



Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your

city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.



- Pray into the leading of the Holy Spirit in the new season at Calvary Youth.



- Pray for the team of volunteers and staff who are pastoring the students at

Calvary Youth, giving them strength, wisdom, energy, and endurance

to finish the year well!



Pray that believers in China will gain access to God's

Word and other spiritual resources despite restrictions.



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

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 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



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 2026





Pray for Bangladesh



Five years ago, Rupal and his brother moved to Dhaka, the capital of

Bangladesh, in order to find work. They found an affordable place to

live, with five other men in a small apartment. Rupal thought that one

roommate was different, perhaps because he came from another region.



Aarav ("peaceful") was a peaceful person who never spoke badly about

anyone. But eventually Rupal discovered that this man was reading the

Injil (New Testament) regularly. Rupal tried to talk Aarav out of

reading this book. But Aarav told him that it was different than other

books.



"The Injil changes you!" Aarav said. "When you read it, it seems like a

person talking to you that knows you well."



Rupal wanted to read he Injjil himself, and Aarav allowed him to borrow

his copy. Quickly, Rupal found himself reading it more and more . And

Aarav was proved right. The Injil did seem to change Rupal.



In Matthew 5-7 he found the most beautiful things he had ever heard.

This was the true way! Jesus taught with authority, not like other

teachers. He showed the straight path to God, forgiving enemies and

obeying God, not people.



Rupal decided that he needed Jesus. Some time later, Rupal's brother

started to follow Jesus, too. Now they are seven men following Jesus

and reading together. They love each other and people around them. And,

as they reach out to Bengali people, they show them that the Injil has

not been changed, but that it is the wonderful book that changes you!



How to Pray



Pray for Aarav, Rupal and others, to experience God's wisdom, power

and protection.

Cry out in faith for the more than 135 million Bengali people who

are among the least reached peoples worldwide.

* Pray that the many Bible study groups among the Bengali would

develop into churches glorifying 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



7th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society

and be their help



(

Ps 34:18 - The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,

and saves the contrite of spirit.



18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;

And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.



Ps 145: 14 - 16



14 The Lord upholds all who fall,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon You,

and You give them their food in due season.

16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.



Samek

14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Ain

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;

And thou givest them their meat in due season.

Pe

16 Thou openest thine hand,

And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.



)



b) Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your

city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.

(



Romans 12:4-8



4 (1Co 12:12-14)For just as we have many parts in one body,

and not all parts have the same function,

5(1Co 10:17; 12:20)so we, being many, are one body in Christ,

and all are parts of one another.

6(Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2)We have diverse gifts according to the grace that

is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;

7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11)if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching;

8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with

generosity; he who rules, with diligence;

he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.



4 For as we have many members in one body,

and all members have not the same office:

5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ,

and every one members one of another.

6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that

is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according

to the proportion of faith;

7 or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth,

on teaching;

8 or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let

him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence;

he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.



Col 3:17



17(1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20)And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name

of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name

of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.



)

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 7 - The Cost of Wisdom



Proverbs 4:4,7



Proverbs 4



4 (Pr 7:2; Eph 6:4) He also taught me and said to me,

"Let your heart retain my words; keep my commandments, and live.

7 (Mt 13:44-46) Wisdom is principal; therefore get wisdom.

And with all your getting, get understanding. "



4 He taught me also, and said unto me,

Let thine heart retain my words:

Keep my commandments, and live.

7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom:

And with all thy getting get understanding.



Establishing priorities is a popular topic of conversation in our

generation. We carry appointment calendars and attend goal-setting

strategy seminars. We let machines answer our telephones so that

we won't miss any important messages, or so that we can screen calls

before we answer them. We order our lives so that we can "get ahead".

"Getting ahead" in God's kingdom, however, involves other priorities

than the ones we may set for ourselves. "Wisdom is supreme," the

principal thing, says Proverbs 4:7, "Get wisdom. Though it cost

all you have, get understanding."

Wisdom is defined as "an understanding of what is true, right, or lasting."

Biblical wisdom is not merely the accumulation of facts about God and his

teaching, but the application of those truths of life, taking on

the character of God as we mature in the image of Christ.

Such wisdom may, indeed, come at great cost. Jesus calls us to "lay

down our lives" to follow him - perhaps not literally to die, but to die

to self-centered priorities, to allow the Holy Spirit to establish

his value system in us.

"Keep my commandments and you will live," Proverbs 4:4 says. Real life -

rich, fulfilling, significant, abundant life - comes only through union

with God. The success offered by the world, the acclaim of others, material

prosperity and convenience cannot satisfy us once we have tasted

the joy of life with God in Christ.



Application



a) What does "getting wisdom" means to me?



b) What practical changes can I make in my life to help me focus

my attention on the priorities and values of the Lord?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Exodus 3:7-8



7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25)The Lord said,

"I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt

and have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters,

for I know their sorrows.

8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down

to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians,

and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land,

to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of

the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,

the Hivites, and the Jebusites."



7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people

which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters;

for I know their sorrows;

8 and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand

of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and

a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the

Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites,

and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.



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



When you are lonely



PSALMS 23



A Psalm of David.



1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside still waters.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;

He leads me in paths of righteousness

for His name's sake.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Even though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil;

for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff,

they comfort me.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup runs over.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

forever.



Psalm 23



A Psalm of David.



1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul:

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil:

for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:

Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

And I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.



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.

Numbers 31





Dividing the Plunder



25 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

26 "Take the count of the plunder that was taken, of man and of beast,

you and Eleazar the priest, and the chief of the fathers of the assembly.

27 (Jos 22:8) And divide the prey into two parts between those that took

the war on themselves, who went out to battle, and between all the assembly.

28 (Nu 18:26; 31:30) And levy a tribute to the Lord

from the fighting men of Israel who went out to battle:

1 person out of 500, of the people and of the oxen, and of the donkeys,

and of the sheep;

29 take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest

as an offering to the Lord.

30 (Nu 3:7-8; 3:25) Of the half of the children of Israel, you will take

one portion of fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys,

and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them to the Levites,

who keep the guard of the tabernacle of the Lord."

31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.

32 The plunder, being the rest of the prey, which the fighting men of Israel

had caught, was 675000 sheep,

33 72000 oxen,

34 and 61000 donkeys,

35 and 32 000 people in all, of women

who had not known a man by lying with him.

36 The half, which was the portion of those that went out to war,

was 337500 sheep.

37 And the Lord's tribute of the sheep was 675.

38 The oxen were 36000, of which the Lord's tribute was 72.

39 The donkeys were 30500, of which the Lord's tribute was 61.

40 The people were 16000, of which the Lord's tribute was 32 people.

41 (Nu 18:8; 18:19) Moses gave the tribute which was the Lord's offering

to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.

42 Of the half of the children of Israel,

which Moses divided from the men who fought,

43 the half belonging to the assembly was 337500 sheep,

44 36000 oxen,

45 53500 donkeys,

46 and 16000 people.

47 (Nu 31:30) From the half of the children of Israel Moses took one out

of fifty, of man and of beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept

the guard of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

48 The officers who were over thousands of the army,

the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds,

came near to Moses,

49 and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken

the count of the fighting men of Israel who are in our hand,

and not a man of us is missing.

50 (Ex 30:12; 30:15-16) We have brought an offering for the Lord,

what every man has gotten of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets,

rings, earrings, and pendants, to make an atonement for ourselves

before the Lord."

51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them,

all in the form of fashioned articles.

52 All the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord,

of the captains of thousands and of the captains of hundreds,

was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

(About 420 pounds, or 190 kilograms. )

53 (Dt 20:14) The fighting men of Israel had taken plunder,

each man for himself.

54 (Ex 30:16) And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains

of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting

as a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.



[25] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

[26] Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast,

thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:

[27] And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon

them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

[28] And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to

battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves,

and of the asses, and of the sheep:

[29] Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an

heave offering of the LORD.

[30] And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of

fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of

all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge

of the tabernacle of the LORD.

[31] And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

[32] And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had

caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand

sheep,

[33] And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

[34] And threescore and one thousand asses,

[35] And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of woman that had not known

man by lying with him.

[36] And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was

in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five

hundred sheep:

[37] And the LORD's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and

fifteen.

[38] And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD's

tribute was threescore and twelve.

[39] And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the

LORD's tribute was threescore and one.

[40] And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD's tribute was

thirty and two persons.

[41] And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD's heave offering, unto

Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

[42] And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men

that warred,

[43] (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred

thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

[44] And thirty and six thousand beeves,

[45] And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,

[46] And sixteen thousand persons;)

[47] Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty,

both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the

charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

[48] And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of

thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

[49] And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of

war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.

[50] We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath

gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and

tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.

[51] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all

wrought jewels.

[52] And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of

the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen

thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

[53] (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)

[54] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of

thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the

congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.



2) Our Daily Bread for 7 March 2026 titled One in Christ

by Lisa M. Samra



Galatians 3:26-29



Care and Anxiety

Lk 12:22-34



26 (Gal 4:5-6) You are all sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

27 (Ro 13:14; Ac 2:38) For as many of you as have been baptised

into Christ have put on Christ.

28 (Col 3:11; Gal 5:6) There is neither Jew nor Greek,

there is neither slave nor free, and there is neither male nor female,

for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 (Ro 8:17; 9:7-8) If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed,

and heirs according to the promise.



[26] For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

[27] For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on

Christ.

[28] There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there

is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

[29] And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according

to the promise.



Ephesians 4:1-7



Unity of the Body



1 (Eph 3:1; Col 1:10) I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, exhort you to

walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you were called.

2 (Col 3:12-13; Ac 20:19) With all humility, meekness, and patience,

bearing with one another in love,

3 be eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 (Eph 1:18; 2:16) There is one body and one Spirit, even as you were called

in one hope of your calling,

5 (1Co 8:6; Mt 28:19) one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 (Ro 11:36; 1Co 12:6) one God and Father of all, who is above all,

and through all, and in you all.

7 (Ro 12:3; Eph 3:2) But grace was given to each one of us according

to the measure of the gift of Christ.



[1] I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy

of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

[2] With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one

another in love;

[3] Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

[4] There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of

your calling;

[5] One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

[6] One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you

all.

[7] But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the

gift of Christ.



In January 1967, the town of Winneconne discovered it had been mistakenly

omitted from the official Wisconsin state road map, costing the town vital

tourist revenue. So the town decided to secede from Wisconsin and become its

own sovereign state on July 21 of that year. Some say the secession was a

move to embarrass the state government, while others claim it was

a tongue-in-cheek act of humour. In any case, months of negotiations resulted

in state and town coming together again on July 22, 1967.



Most division isn't as good-natured or as easily resolved. Division is such a

threat that the book of Proverbs lists "the person who stirs up conflict"

(6:19) as one of seven things "that are detestable to [God]" (v. 16).



Division may not only cause problems but misrepresents Jesus and His Father.

The night before the cross, Christ prayed that His followers would be one in

Him, "that the world may believe that you have sent me" (John 17:21).



Jesus made it clear that our unity as brothers and sisters in Christ (or lack

of it) impacts the world's belief in Him! Perhaps that's why Paul told the

Ephesians, "Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the

bond of peace" (Ephesians 4:3). May we allow the Spirit of Christ to make us

one-that the world may be drawn to Him.



Reflect & Pray



What are some of the things that can divide you from other believers?

How can those potential points of conflict be resolved,

so that the body of Christ might know and display unity?



Dear Father, please give me a heart for my brothers and sisters in Christ.





Learn how you can cultivate unity within your church and community.



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Day 66, 7 March 2026



1) Numbers 30, Numbers 31



NUMBERS 30



The Law About Vows



1 (Nu 7:2) And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children

of Israel, saying: This is the thing that the Lord has commanded.

2 (Job 22:27; Ps 22:25) If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears

an oath to bind himself with a bond, he will not break his word.

He will do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

3 If a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by a bond,

while in her father's house in her youth,

4 and her father hears her vow and her bond with which she has bound

herself, and her father is silent to her, then all her vows will stand,

and every bond with which she has bound herself will stand.

5 But if her father restrains her in the day he hears, none of her vows

or her bonds with which she has bound herself will stand,

and the Lord will forgive her, because her father restrained her.

6 (Ps 56:12) If she had a husband when she vowed, or uttered anything

out of her lips with which she bound herself,

7 and her husband heard it and was silent to her in the day that he heard it,

then her vows will stand, and her bonds with which she bound herself will stand.

8 (Ge 3:16) But if her husband restrains her on the day that he heard it,

then he will make her vow which she vowed and that which she uttered

with her lips, with which she bound herself, of no effect,

and the Lord will forgive her.

9 But every vow of a widow and of her that is divorced,

with which she has bound herself, will stand against her.

10 If she vowed in her husband's house, or bound herself by a bond

with an oath,

11 and her husband heard it and was silent to her and did not restrain her,

then all her vows will stand, and every bond with

which she bound herself will stand.

12 (Nu 30:8) But if her husband has clearly voided them on the day

he heard them, then whatever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows,

or concerning the bond of herself, will not stand. Her husband

has voided them, and the Lord will forgive her.

13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict her soul,

her husband may establish, or her husband may nullify.

14 But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day,

then he confirms all her vows, or all her pledges, which bind her.

He confirms them because he said nothing to her on the day that he heard them.

15 (Lev 5:1) But if he clearly makes them void after he has heard them,

then he will bear her iniquity.

16 These are the statutes which the Lord commanded Moses,

between a man and his wife, and between the father and his daughter,

while she is still young and in her father's house.



Numbers 30

[1] And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of

Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.

[2] If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with

a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that

proceedeth out of his mouth.

[3] If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond,

being in her father's house in her youth;

[4] And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her

soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall

stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.

[5] But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of

her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand:

and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.

[6] And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out

of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;

[7] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he

heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her

soul shall stand.

[8] But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he

shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her

lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall

forgive her.

[9] But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they

have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

[10] And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond

with an oath;

[11] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her

not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her

soul shall stand.

[12] But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard

them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or

concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them

void; and the LORD shall forgive her.

[13] Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may

establish it, or her husband may make it void.

[14] But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day;

then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he

confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard

them.

[15] But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them;

then he shall bear her iniquity.

[16] These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man

and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in

her father's house.



NUMBERS 31



Vengeance on the Midianites



1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 (Nu 27:13) "Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites.

Afterward you will be gathered to your people."

3 (Lev 26:25) Moses spoke to the people, saying,

"Arm some of your men for war, and let them go against the Midianites

to give the vengeance of the Lord against Midian.

4 A thousand from each tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel,

you will send to the war."

5 So there were delivered from the thousands of Israel

1000 of each tribe, 12000 armed for war.

6 (Nu 14:44; 10:8-9) Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe,

with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy vessels

and the trumpets to sound the alarm in his hand.

7 (Jdg 21:11; 1Ki 11:15-16) They waged war against the Midianites,

as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

8 (Nu 25:15; Jos 13:21-22) They killed the kings of Midian,

in addition to the rest of those who were killed:

Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba,

five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.

9 The children of Israel returned with the women of Midian and their children

and took their livestock, and all their flocks,

and all their wealth for plunder.

10 They burned with fire all their cities in which

they lived and all their camps.

11 (Dt 20:14; Jos 8:2) They took all the plunder and all the prey

of men and of beasts.

12 (Nu 22:1) They brought the captives, the prey, and the plunder to Moses,

to Eleazar the priest, to the assembly of the children of Israel,

and to the camp on the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan across from Jericho.

13 Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the assembly went

to meet them outside the camp.

14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains

over thousands, and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle.

15 (1Sa 15:3) Moses said to them, "Have you saved all the women alive?

16 (2Pe 2:15; Rev 2:14) These caused the children of Israel, through

the word of Balaam, to act unfaithfully against the Lord concerning

the thing of Peor, and there was a plague among the assembly of the Lord.

17 (Jdg 21:11-12) So now kill every male among the little ones,

and kill every woman who has known a man by lying with him.

18 (Dt 21:10-14) But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls

who have not known a man by lying with him.

19 (Nu 5:2; 19:11-22) "And you stay outside the camp seven days.

Whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain,

purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day

and on the seventh day.

20 Purify all your clothes, and all that is made of skins,

and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood."

21 Eleazar the priest said to the fighting men of Israel who went

to the battle, "This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord

commanded Moses:

22 Only the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin,

and the lead,

23 (Nu 19:9; 19:17) everything that can go through the fire,

you will make it go through the fire, and it will be clean,

but some of it will be purified with the water of purification,

and all that cannot pass through the fire you will make go through the water.

24 (Lev 11:25) You will wash your clothes on the seventh day,

and you will be clean, and afterward you will come into the camp."



[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

[2] Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be

gathered unto thy people.

[3] And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the

war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.

[4] Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye

send to the war.

[5] So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of

every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

[6] And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and

Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy

instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

[7] And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and

they slew all the males.

[8] And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were

slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of

Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

[9] And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and

their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their

flocks, and all their goods.

[10] And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their

goodly castles, with fire.

[11] And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of

beasts.

[12] And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses,

and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel,

unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

[13] And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the

congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

[14] And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains

over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

[15] And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

[16] Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of

Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there

was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

[17] Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every

woman that hath known man by lying with him.

[18] But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with

him, keep alive for yourselves.

[19] And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any

person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and

your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

[20] And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all

work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.

[21] And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the

battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;

[22] Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the

lead,

[23] Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the

fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the

water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go

through the water.

[24] And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be

clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.