Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to live your life worthy the Lord.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, I can get caught up in seeking my own

praise. Please help my life bring You glory!"



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that accept of the Lord gives you power from Him.



Pray to the Lord and pray to knw the rewards of obedience.



Pray to the Lord and pray to The Lord 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 for Muslim families around the world to have a special

awareness of the presence of God as they pray through Laylat

al-Qadr.

Pray that on this night the Holy Spirit would give dreams and

visions to those who are seriously seeking God.

* Pray for the needs of Muslim people, particularly in areas of the

world where there is conflict or great physical needs.



Pray that local pastors would be taught by the Holy Spirit

and lead their flocks to withstand persecution.



Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false

idea that all moral choices are equal and

without consequences.



Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly

of denying God's supremacy



Pray for the advancement of the Gospel in Djibouti even though

government officials attempt to limit Christianity.



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

3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 2 - The Right of Family



John 1:11-12



11 (Jn 3:32) He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him.

12 (Gal 3:26; 1Jn 3:23) Yet to all who received Him, He gave the power

to become sons of God, to those who believed in His name,



11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

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:



"Dad, can I ask you something?" Jimmy leaned across the back of his

father's chair. His father lowered the newspaper and reached around,

settling Jimmy on his lap.

"Sure. Son," he answered. "You can ask me anything you want. The answer

might not be Yes, but you always have the right to ask."

For many who have grown up in homes where the father was absent, or when

present, abusive or silent, the scenario of Jimmy and his father may

seem unrealistic. Often we aren't given the right by our parents to ask

what we want, to communicate openly, to express our needs and desires.

But god clearly indicates that no matter what our human families have been

like, in his family there are no barriers to belonging,

to open communications. When we commit our lives to Christ and submit to his

lordship, we have the right to become the sons and daughters of God.

In Christ, we have the right to approach him, to pray, to seek wisdom,

to ask advice, to make requests, to verbalise our needs and desires. We don't

have to be afraid of sounding stupid or being rejected, because in Christ

we belong to him, and he loves us.

The KJV uses the word "power" in verse 12 - "to them gave he power to become

the sons of God." Power implies ability, that we are equipped by the Spirit

to be children of the King. We have the right and we have the power to become

who God has called us to be - his children.



Application



a) Under what circumstances in my life have I felt that I didn't

have the right to express my wishes or feelings?



b) How do today's verses give me confidence in approaching God?



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 who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.

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



Agree in prayer with us for:

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

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

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

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

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

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.



Adding further





/Pray on the Night of Power



Laylat al-Qadr, or the "Night of Power," commemorates the revelation of

the Quran's first verses to the Prophet Muhammad. This night is also

known as the "Night of Destiny," when many believe their fate for the

coming year is determined.



There are different beliefs and traditions surrounding Laylat al-Qadr.

Many Muslims believe that on this night, sins are forgiven, prayers

have more power, and the blessings and mercy of God are more abundant.

It is a night to expect a special closeness to God, and there are many

reports of Muslims having dreams or visions of Jesus on this night.



Muslims who may have not fasted much during the first twenty days of

Ramadan will set apart these last ten days as a sacred time. They may

begin fasting, increase their reading of the Quran and will be sure to

pray during this night. Some may even move into the mosque for this

time. In this way, they hope to experience God's presence or to earn

divine favor.



How to Pray



Pray for Muslim families around the world to have a special

awareness of the presence of God as they pray through Laylat

al-Qadr.

Pray that on this night the Holy Spirit would give dreams and

visions to those who are seriously seeking God.

* Pray for the needs of Muslim people, particularly in areas of the

world where there is conflict or great physical needs.



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



16th Day of the Month



a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false

idea that all moral choices are equal and

without consequences

( John 16:7-8



7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.

For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.

But if I go, I will send Him to you.

8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment"



7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away:

for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you;

but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment:



)



b) Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly

of denying God's supremacy



(



John 14:6



6 Jesus said to him,

"I am the way, the truth, and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through Me."



6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:

no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.



Rom 3:19-20



19 Now we know that whatever the law says,

it says to those who are under the law,

so that every mouth may be silenced,

and all the world may become accountable to God.

20 Therefore by the works of the law

no flesh will be justified in His sight,

for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.



19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are

under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become

guilty before God.

20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified

in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.



2 Cor 5:10



10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,

that each one may receive his recompense in the body,

according to what he has done,

whether it was good or bad.



10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one

may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,

whether it be good or bad.



2 Cor 10:5



5 casting down imaginations and every high thing

that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,

bringing every thought into

captivity to the obedience of Christ,



5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against

the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought

to the obedience of Christ;



)

DEUTERONOMY 20



Rules of Warfare



1 (Dt 31:6; 31:8) When you go out to battle against your enemies,

and see horses, and chariots, and a people that outnumber you,

do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God is with you,

who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

2 (Nu 10:8-9; 31:6) It will be, when you approach the battle,

that the priest will approach and speak to the people,

3 and he shall say to them, "Hear, O Israel, you approach today

to do battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted.

Do not fear, and do not tremble or be terrified because of them.

4 (Dt 1:30; 3:22) For the Lord your God is He that goes with you,

to fight for you against your enemies, to save you."

5 (Ne 12:27) The officers will speak to the people, saying,

"What man is there who has built a new house and has not dedicated it?

Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, a

nd another man dedicate it.

6 (Lev 19:23-25) What man is there who has planted a vineyard,

and has not yet eaten of it? Let him also go and return to his house,

lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

7 (Dt 24:5; 28:30) What man is there who is engaged to a woman

but has not married her? Let him go and return to his house,

lest he die in the battle, and another man take her."

8 (Jdg 7:3; Dt 1:28) The officers are to speak further to the people,

and they shall say, "What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted?

Let him go and return to his house, lest his brother's heart faint

as well as his heart."

9 It will be, when the officers have made an end of speaking to the people,

that they must make captains of the armies to lead the people.

10 When you come near to a city to fight against it,

then proclaim peace to it.

11 It shall be, if it gives you a reply of peace and opens to you,

then it must be that all the people that are found within shall

become slaves to you and they shall serve you.

12 If it will not make peace with you but makes war against you,

then you are to besiege it.

13 And when the Lord your God has delivered it into your hands,

you are to slay every male there with the edge of the sword.

14 (Jos 8:2; 22:8) But the women, and the little ones, and the livestock,

and all that is in the city, all the spoil within, you are to take

to yourself, and you will eat the spoil of your enemies,

which the Lord your God has given you.

15 Thus you are to do to all the cities which are far away,

which are not the cities of these nearby nations.

16 (Jos 11:14; Nu 21:2-3) But of the cities of these people,

which the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance,

you must not leave alive anything that breathes.

17 But you shall completely destroy them: namely,

the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites,

the Hivites, and the Jebusites, just as the Lord your God

has commanded you,

18 (Ex 23:33; Dt 12:30-31) so that they do not teach you to participate

in all their abominations, which they have done to their gods,

causing you to sin against the Lord your God.

19 When you lay siege to a city for a long time, in making war against

it in order to take it, you shall not destroy the trees there by chopping

them down with an axe, for you may eat from them, and you shall not

cut them down. For the tree of the field is not a man in which to lay siege.

20 However, you may destroy and cut down only the trees which you know

are not fruit trees, so that you may build siege engines against the city

that makes war with you until it falls.



Deuteronomy 20

[1] When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses,

and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the

LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

[2] And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest

shall approach and speak unto the people,

[3] And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto

battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not

tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;

[4] For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you

against your enemies, to save you.

[5] And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there

that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and

return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

[6] And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten

of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle,

and another man eat of it.

[7] And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken

her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and

another man take her.

[8] And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall

say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and

return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.

[9] And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the

people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

[10] When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim

peace unto it.

[11] And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee,

then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be

tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.

[12] And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee,

then thou shalt besiege it:

[13] And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou

shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

[14] But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in

the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou

shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given

thee.

[15] Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from

thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

[16] But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give

thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

[17] But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the

Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the

Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:

[18] That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they

have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.

[19] When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to

take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against

them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the

tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:

[20] Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou

shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the

city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.



2) Our Daily Bread for 16 March 2026 titled

Lives Offered to God by Karen Pimpo



Exodus 35:20-29



20 Then all the congregation of the children of Israel

departed from the presence of Moses.

21 (Ex 25:2; 35:5) Everyone whose heart stirred him

and everyone whose spirit was willing came

and brought the Lord's offering for the work of the tent of meeting

and for all its service and for the holy garments.

22 They came, both men and women, as many as had willing hearts,

and brought brooches, earrings, rings and bracelets,

all kinds of gold jewelry, and everyone that offered

an offering of gold to the Lord.

23 (1Ch 29:8) Everyone who had blue, purple, and scarlet,

and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams,

and porpoise skins, brought them.

24 Everyone who was making a contribution of silver and bronze

brought the Lord's offering, and everyone who had acacia wood

for any work of the service brought it.

25 (Ex 28:3) All the women that were skilled spun with their hands

and brought what they had spun, both of blue, purple, and scarlet,

and of fine linen.

26 (Ex 35:21) All the women whose hearts stirred them to action

and were skilled spun goats' hair.

27 (1Ch 29:6; Ezr 2:68) The leaders brought onyx stones

and gemstones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate,

28 (Ex 30:23-38) and spice and oil for the light,

and for the anointing oil,

and for the fragrant incense.

29 (Ex 35:4) The children of Israel brought

a willing offering to the Lord,

every man and woman whose heart was willing

to bring material for all the work





[20] And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the

presence of Moses.

[21] And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom

his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of

the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the

holy garments.

[22] And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and

brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold:

and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.

[23] And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and

fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins,

brought them.

[24] Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the

LORD's offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any

work of the service, brought it.

[25] And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and

brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of

scarlet, and of fine linen.

[26] And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats'

hair.

[27] And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the

ephod, and for the breastplate;

[28] And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for

the sweet incense.

[29] The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every

man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of

work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.



"I am thankful to God for His goodness," reads the plaque, "in permitting me

to have a part in building this broad thoroughfare as a frame to the

beautiful picture which He created." The inscription is attributed to highway

engineer Samuel Christopher Lancaster in 1915. It stands at a beautiful scenic

overlook on the highway he designed, a road that takes drivers along the

breathtaking Columbia River Gorge, with forests, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs.



It's tempting to take credit for our resources and accomplishments or use them

to bring ourselves praise. What would it look like, instead, to think of them

as a lowly "frame" around God's masterpiece? One example is when Moses invited

the Israelites to bring gifts to build the tabernacle (Exodus 35:5).

"Everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them" contributed what they

had: precious metal and stone, linen, leather, wood, spices,

and oil (vv. 21-28). These costly goods were offered from willing hearts to

fulfill what God had commanded (v. 29). Some master craftsmen were especially

gifted. But everyone could contribute something, like the women who

skillfully spun goat hair (v. 26).



What mattered most then, and today, is the posture of the giver's heart.

"From what you have, take an offering for the Lord" (v. 5). That's

when our resources are put to their best use.



Reflect & Pray



What resources are at your disposal?

How could they be used to bring praise to God?



Dear God, I can get caught up in seeking my own

praise. Please help my life bring You glory!

DEUTERONOMY 18



The Prophet



14 For these nations, which you shall possess, listened to soothsayers

and to diviners, but as for you, the Lord your God has not permitted

you to do so.

15 (Ac 7:37; Jn 1:21) The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet

from the midst of you, of your brothers, like me. You must listen to him.

16 (Ex 20:19; Dt 9:10) This is according to all that you desired of the Lord

your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying,

"Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God,

nor let me see this great fire anymore, so that I do not die."

17 (Dt 5:28) The Lord said to me, "They have done well

in what they have said.

18 (Jn 8:28; 4:25; 12:49-50) I will raise up a prophet from

among their brothers, like you, and will put My words in his mouth,

and he will speak to them all that I command him.

19 (Ac 3:22-23) It will be that whoever will not listen to My words

which he will speak in My name, I will require it of him.

20 (Dt 13:1-5; Zec 13:3) But the prophet, who presumes to speak a word

in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who shall

speak in the name of other gods - that prophet shall die."

21 And you may say in your heart,

"How can we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?"

22 (Dt 18:20) When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord,

if the thing does not occur or come to pass, that is the thing

which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it

presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.



[14] For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers

of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not

suffered thee so to do.

[15] The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of

thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

[16] According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in

the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD

my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

[17] And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have

spoken.

[18] I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto

thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all

that I shall command him.

[19] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my

words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

[20] But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which

I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other

gods, even that prophet shall die.

[21] And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the

LORD hath not spoken?

[22] When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow

not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but

the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.



DEUTERONOMY 19



Cities of Refuge



Nu 35:6-34; Dt 4:41-43; Jos 20:1-9



1 (Dt 12:29; 6:10) When the Lord your God has cut off the nations,

whose land the Lord your God is giving you, and you dispossess them,

and dwell in their cities, and in their houses,

2 (Ex 21:13) you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the midst

of your land, which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.

3 You shall prepare a roadway for yourself, and divide the territory

of your land into three parts, which the Lord your God is giving you

to inherit, so that every manslayer may flee there.

4 (Nu 35:15-24; Dt 4:42) This is the word concerning the manslayer

who will flee there, so that he may live: Whoever kills his neighbor

unintentionally, whom he did not hate previously,

5like when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood,

and his hand raises the axe to cut down the tree, and the axe head

slips from the handle and lands on his neighbor causing him to die,

then he may flee to one of those cities, and live.

6 (Nu 35:12) Otherwise the avenger of blood might, while he is angry,

pursue the manslayer and overtake him (because the way is long)

and kill him, even though he was not worthy of death

(since he did not hate him previously).

7 Therefore, I command you, saying,

"You shall set apart three cities for yourselves."

8 (Ge 15:18-21; Ex 23:31) If the Lord your God enlarges your borders

as He promised your fathers, and gives you all the land which He

promised to give to your fathers,

9 (Jos 20:7-8) and if you will carefully keep all these commandments,

which I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to always

walk in His ways, then you must add three cities more for yourself,

besides these three.

10 Then innocent blood will not be shed in your land, which the Lord

your God is giving you for an inheritance, and blood guiltiness be on you.

11 (Nu 35:16-21; Dt 27:24) But if any man hates his neighbor,

and lies in wait for him, and rises up against him, and mortally strikes him,

causing him to die, and flees to one of these cities,

12 then the elders of his city must send and fetch him from there,

and deliver him to the hand of the avenger of blood, so that he may die.

13 (1Ki 2:31; Dt 7:2) Your eye must not pity him, but you must remove

the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.

14 (Dt 27:17; Pr 22:28) You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark,

which they of old time have set in your inheritance, which you shall

inherit in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.



[1] When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy

God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and

in their houses;

[2] Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land,

which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

[3] Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which

the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer

may flee thither.

[4] And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he

may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time

past;

[5] As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and

his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head

slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he

shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:

[6] Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot,

and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not

worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.

[7] Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for

thee.

[8] And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy

fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy

fathers;

[9] If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command

thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then

shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:

[10] That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God

giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

[11] But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up

against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of

these cities:

[12] Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and

deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

[13] Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of

innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

[14] Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time

have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the

LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.



Witnesses



15 (Nu 35:30; Mt 18:16) A single witness must not rise up against a man

on account of any iniquity or any sin that he sins. At the testimony

of two witnesses or at the testimony of three witnesses shall the matter

be established.

16 (Ps 27:12; 35:11) If a false witness rises up against any man to testify

against him to accuse him of doing wrong,

17 (Dt 17:9; 21:5) then both the men between whom the controversy

is must stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges,

who are in office those days.

18 (Dt 13:14; 17:4) The judges will thoroughly investigate,

and if the witness is a false witness and has testified falsely

against his brother,

19 (Pr 19:5; 19:9) then you must do to him as he conspired

to have done to his brother. In this way you must remove

the evil from among you.

20 (Dt 17:13; 21:21) Those who remain will hear and fear,

and will never again commit any such evil among you.

21 (Dt 19:13) You must not show pity. But life will be for life,

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.



[15] One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for

any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at

the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

[16] If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that

which is wrong;

[17] Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before

the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

[18] And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the

witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

[19] Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his

brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.

[20] And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth

commit no more any such evil among you.

[21] And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye,

tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Day 75, 16 March 2026



1) Deuteronomy 17, Deuteronomy 18, Deuteronomy 19, Deuteronomy 20



DEUTERONOMY 17

1 (Dt 15:21; 23:18) You must not sacrifice to the Lord your God any bull

or sheep that has a blemish or any defect, for that is detestable

to the Lord your God.

2 (Dt 17:5; Jos 7:11) If there be found among you, within any of your gates

which the Lord your God gives you, man or woman, who has acted

wickedly in the sight of the Lord your God, by transgressing His covenant,

3 (Dt 4:19; Job 31:26-27) and has gone and served other gods and worshipped

them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven,

which I have not commanded,

4 (Dt 13:12-14; 19:18) and if it is told to you, and you have heard of it,

and investigated diligently, and it is true, and the matter is certain

that such a detestable thing has happened in Israel,

5 (Lev 24:14; Jos 7:25) then you must bring forth that man or that woman

who has committed that wicked thing to your gates, that very man

or woman, and stone them with stones until they die.

6 (Nu 35:30; Dt 19:15) On the testimony of two or three witnesses

he that is to die must be put to death, but on the testimony

of one witness he cannot be put to death.

7 (Dt 13:9; 13:5) The hands of the witnesses shall be first against

him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people.

So you shall purge the evil from among you.



[1] Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep,

wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto

the LORD thy God.

[2] If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy

God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of

the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,

[3] And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the

sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

[4] And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently,

and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is

wrought in Israel:

[5] Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed

that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt

stone them with stones, till they die.

[6] At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is

worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall

not be put to death.

[7] The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death,

and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away

from among you.



Courts of Law



8 (Dt 12:5; Hag 2:11) If there arises a matter too difficult for you

in judgment, between one kind of bloodshed and another,

between one kind of lawsuitand another, and between one kind of assault

and another, matters of controversy within your gates, then you must arise

and go up to the place where the Lord your God shall choose.

9 (Eze 44:24; Jer 18:18) You must go to the Levitical priests or to the judge

in office those days, and inquire, and they will show you

the verdict of judgment.

10 You shall do according to the verdict which they declare to you from

the place where the Lord will choose to show you, and you must be careful

to do all that they instruct you to do.

11 (Jos 1:7) You must do according to the terms of the law which

they instruct you and according to the verdict which they tell you.

You must not deviate from the sentence which they show you,

to the right or to the left.

12 (Nu 15:30; Dt 13:5) The man who acts presumptuously

and does not listen to the priest who stands to minister

before the Lord your God, or to the judge-that man must die,

and you must purge the evil from Israel.

13 (Dt 13:11; 19:20) Then all the people will hear, and fear,

and not act presumptuously again.



[8] If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and

blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters

of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into

the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;

[9] And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge

that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall shew thee the

sentence of judgment:

[10] And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place

which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do

according to all that they inform thee:

[11] According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and

according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou

shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right

hand, nor to the left.

[12] And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the

priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the

judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from

Israel.

[13] And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.



Appointing a King

14 (1Sa 8:19-20) When you have come into the land which

the Lord your God gives you and possess it and dwell there

and then say, "I will set a king over me just like all the nations

that are around me,

15 (Jer 30:21; 1Sa 10:24) you must set a king over you whom

the Lord your God will choose. You must select a king over you

who is from among your brothers. You may not select a foreigner

over you who is not your countryman.

16 (Ex 13:17; 1Ki 4:26) What is more, he shall not accumulate horses

for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order

that he accumulate horses, for as the Lord has said to you,

"You must not go back that way ever again."

17 (Ne 13:26) He shall not acquire many wives for himself,

lest his heart turn away; nor shall he acquire for himself

excess silver and gold.

18 (Dt 31:9; 2Ki 11:12) It must be, when he sits on the throne

of his kingdom, that he shall write a copy of this law for

himself on a scroll before the priests, the Levites.

19 (Jos 1:8) It must be with him, and he must read it all the days

of his life so that he may learn to fear the Lord his God,

and carefully observe all the words of this law

and these statutes, and do them,

20 (Dt 5:32; 1Ki 15:5) that his heart will not be lifted up

above his brothers and so that he may not turn aside

from the commandment, to the right or to the left, to the end,

so that he may prolong his days in his kingdom,

he and his children, in the midst of Israel."



[14] When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee,

and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a

king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;

[15] Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God

shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee:

thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.

[16] But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to

return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the

LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

[17] Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not

away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

[18] And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that

he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before

the priests the Levites:

[19] And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his

life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of

this law and these statutes, to do them:

[20] That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn

not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the

end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in

the midst of Israel.



DEUTERONOMY 18



Provision for Priests and Levites



1 (Dt 10:9; Nu 18:8-9) The Levitical priests and all the tribe of Levi

will not have any portion or inheritance with Israel. They must eat

the offerings of the Lord made by fire and His portion.

2 They will have no inheritance among their brothers.

The Lord is their inheritance, just as He has said to them.

3 (Lev 7:30-34) This shall be the priest's due from the people,

from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be an ox or sheep:

they shall give to the priest the shoulder, the two cheeks,

and the stomach.

4 (Ex 22:29; 23:19) You must give him the first fruit of your grain,

of your wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your

sheep also.

5 (Dt 10:8; 17:12) For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all

your tribes to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him

and his sons forever.

6 (Nu 35:2-3; Dt 12:5) If a Levite comes from any of your gates

out of all Israel, where he lives, and comes with all the desire

of his mind to the place where the Lord shall choose,

7 then he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God,

as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before the Lord.

8 (Ne 12:44; 12:47) They must have the same portions to eat,

besides any profits he may receive from the sale of his father's inheritance.



[1] The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part

nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made

by fire, and his inheritance.

[2] Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD

is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

[3] And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer

a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest

the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

[4] The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the

first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.

[5] For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to

minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.

[6] And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he

sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the

LORD shall choose;

[7] Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his

brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.

[8] They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the

sale of his patrimony.



A Call to Holiness



9 (Dt 12:29-31; Lev 18:26-27) When you enter into the land which the

Lord your God gives you, you must not learn to practice the abominations

of those nations.

10 (Lev 19:26; 19:31) There must not be found among you anyone who makes

his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or who uses divination,

or uses witchcraft, or an interpreter of omens, or a sorcerer,

11 (Lev 19:31) or one who casts spells, or a spiritualist, or an occultist,

or a necromancer.

12 (Lev 18:24; Dt 9:4) For all that do these things are an abomination

to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God

will drive them out from before you.

13 (Ge 6:9; 17:1) You must be blameless before the Lord your God.



[9] When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee,

thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

[10] There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his

daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer

of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

[11] Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a

necromancer.

[12] For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and

because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from

before thee.

[13] Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

Eight) Day 21 - New works often begin quietly.



Scripture: Zechariah 4:6–10



6 (Hos 1:7; Isa 11:2-4) And he said to me: "This is the word of the Lord

to Zerubbabel, saying: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,

says the Lord of Hosts.

7 (Jer 51:25; Ps 114:4) "Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel

you will be made level ground, and he will bring out the top stone amidst

shouting of 'Grace! Grace to the stone!' "

8Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

9 (Ezr 5:16; 6:14-15) "The hands of Zerubbabel have established

the foundation of this house, and they will even complete it.

Then you will know that the Lord of Hosts has sent Me to all of you.

10 (Hag 2:3; Zec 3:9) "For who has despised the day of small things?

These seven will rejoice and see the plumb line in the hand

of Zerubbabel. These are the eyes of the Lord, which survey to

and fro throughout the earth."



[6] Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD

unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith

the LORD of hosts.

[7] Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a

plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings,

crying, Grace, grace unto it.

[8] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

[9] The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his

hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath

sent me unto you.

[10] For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice,

and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they

are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.



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Not by Might, But by Spirit



Zerubbabel stood before a half-finished temple and a mountain of opposition.

The work had stalled, the people were discouraged, and resources were scarce.

It is a feeling we all know: facing a task that seems too big for our hands

and a timeline that feels impossible to meet.



God's word to him was not a strategy for more fundraising or a pep talk on

working harder. It was a reminder of his fuel source: "Not by might nor by

power, but by my Spirit."



Human effort ("might") and collective strength ("power") have their limits.

They burn out. But the Spirit of the Lord is inexhaustible. God promised that

the "mountain" standing in the way would become level ground, not because

Zerubbabel was strong enough to crush it, but because God was gracious enough

to move it.



Furthermore, God addressed the insecurity of the "day of small things." We

often despise our own slow progress. We want the finished cathedral when we

are still laying the first bricks. But God rejoices to see the work continue.

He celebrates the process, not just the product.



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Application:



- Are you staring at a "mountain" today - a difficult relationship, a stalled

project, or a health crisis? Stop trying to shovel it away with your own

limited strength. Invite the Holy Spirit to do what you cannot. And do not let

the slowness of the process discourage you. God is present in the small steps

just as much as the big finish.



Prayer:



- Lord Almighty, I confess I often rely on my own grinding effort. Forgive me

for despising the small beginnings in my life. I ask for Your Spirit to fill

me and move the mountains I face. Thank You that the hands that began

the good work in me will be faithful to complete it. Amen.



Prayer Requests: Mill Woods Care Closet



As we look forward to the "new things" God is doing in our community,

please join us in prayer for:



- Growth: For increased food and clothing donations and the volunteers

needed to support opening an additional day to serve our neighbours.



- Intake Volunteers: For those on the front lines who share the hope of Jesus

while providing guidance on parenting, finances, employment,

and local resources.



- Funding: For God's favour as we launch our fundraising campaign

in Mill Woods and begin our grant-writing outreach.



- Mission: That in every interaction, we would reflect God's love,

patience, and grace toward every neighbour who walks through our doors.



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Author: Cynthia Foster, Mill Woods Care Closet Executive Director



Conclusion:



Lord, You see what has happened. You know the truth. Nothing about this

situation is hidden from you. Today I pplace this situation into Your hands.

I release my need to controlthe outcome. Help me walk in the footsteps

of Jesus.



Help me continue dooing good. Guard my heart from bitterness. And help me

trust that You are the One who judges justly. Amen.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be Holy in the eyes of the Lord

and honour Him.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, thank You for giving me hope.

Use me, please, to show Your light in this world through the way I live."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who bought you out of sin.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know His Blessings.



Pray to understand the Rapture of the Church.



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 peace in Gaza and for the ongoing war and humanitarian

crisis to be resolved.

Ask Jesus to reveal Himself in dreams and visions to the people in

Gaza.

* Pray for Palestinian believers to be just not Jesus followers, but

also prophets and apostles to their own people.



Pray for the Lord to convict all of humanity of His Righteous

standards of living



QATAR



Pray for Christian expatriates who are sharing

the Gospel in authentic ways with Qataris.



Lord Almighty, I confess I often rely on my own grinding effort. Forgive me

for despising the small beginnings in my life. I ask for Your Spirit to fill

me and move the mountains I face. Thank You that the hands that began

the good work in me will be faithful to complete it. Amen.



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

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Proverbs 10:22



22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.



22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, And he addeth no sorrow with it.



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



When you are Saddened by Loss



1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57



35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?

With what body do they come?"

36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.

37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,

perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.

38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.



51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall

all be changed.

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,

for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed.

53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,

and this mortal will put on immortality.

54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,

and this mortal will have put on immortality,

then the saying that is written shall come to pass:

"Death is swallowed up in victory."

55 "O death, where is your sting?

O grave, where is your victory?"

56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through

our Lord Jesus Christ!



35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?

and with what body do they come?

36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,

but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him,

and to every seed his own body.



51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall

all be changed,

52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:

for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,

and this mortal must put on immortality.

54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,

and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought

to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through

our Lord Jesus Christ.



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 who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.

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



Agree in prayer with us for:

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

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

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

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

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

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.



Adding further





Pray for Palestinians in Gaza



Deir al Balah in the Gaza Strip has been a frequent political target, but

for Shireen, it was home. A daughter in a family of ten, she was luckier

than some, eventually being able to study at Al-Azhar University in Gaza.

When she met Christians who brought relief supplies and the Word of God,

her life was transformed as she became a believer in Jesus.



Shireen eventually married Mahmoud, a man who treated her quite poorly.

She was ignored and left to fend for herself and her children when he was

jailed for debt. The desperate situation in Gaza often meant she and the

children would go for days without food and her mother's heart had to

listen to them crying themselves to sleep. She longed to escape.



God intervened and changed her heart. Shireen explains, "Jesus has called

me to be a woman of God in the Gaza Strip. I am needed here and have this

special assignment from God. My little sister loves Jesus now and we pray

together and share scripture with each other. And I tell other

Palestinians how to find eternal life in Jesus in a place that is known

for war and death."



Believers around the world prayed for her husband, Mahmoud, who was not

interested in Jesus. Then, not long ago, he had a powerful change and

began to follow Jesus himself. He grew to become an attentive husband and

often texted verses saying they were "quotes from my four best friends:

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John!"



Mahmoud has also suffered. He has been badly beaten for his faith, yet

rejects sympathy saying, "The only question we should ask is if my scars

have conformed me more to the image of Christ."



How to Pray



Pray for peace in Gaza and for the ongoing war and humanitarian

crisis to be resolved.

Ask Jesus to reveal Himself in dreams and visions to the people in

Gaza.

* Pray for Palestinian believers to be just not Jesus followers, but

also prophets and apostles to their own people.





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



15th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous

standards of living (John 16: 8 - 11



8 "When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment:

9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

10 of righteousness, because I am going to My Father,

and you will see Me no more;

11 and of judgment, because the ruler of this world stands condemned."



8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment:

9 of sin, because they believe not on me;

10 of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

11 of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

)



b) Pray for the province of Nova Scotia



I) Pray for the leaders of Nova Scotia, 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.

DEUTERONOMY 16



The Feast of Weeks



Lev 23:15-22; Nu 28:26-31



9 (Ex 23:16; 34:22) You must count seven weeks for yourself.

Begin counting the seven weeks from the time you begin

to put the sickle to the standing grain.

10 (1Co 16:2) You must keep the Feast of Weeks to the Lord

your God with a tribute of a freewill offering from your hand,

which you must give to the Lord your God, in proportion to

how much the Lord your God has blessed you.

11 (Dt 12:7; 12:12) You shall rejoice before the Lord your God-you,

your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant,

the Levite who is within your gates, the foreigner, the orphan,

and the widow who are among you-in the place where the Lord

your God has chosen to place His name.

12 (Dt 15:15) You must remember that you were a slave in Egypt,

and you must be careful to observe these statutes.



[9] Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks

from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.

[10] And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a

tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the

LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

[11] And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and

thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that

is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow,

that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place

his name there.

[12] And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou

shalt observe and do these statutes.



The Feast of Tabernacles



Lev 23:33-43; Nu 29:12-39



13 (Ex 23:16; Lev 23:34-36) You shall observe the Feast of Tabernacles

seven days after you have gathered in your threshing floor

and your winepress,

14 (Dt 16:11; Ne 8:9-12) and you shall rejoice in your feast, you,

your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant,

the Levite, the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow who

are within your gates.

15 You are to celebrate the festival for seven days to the Lord your God

in the place where the Lord will choose, because the Lord your God will

bless you in all your produce, and in all the works of your hands.

Therefore, you will indeed rejoice.

16 (Ex 23:14-17; 34:20) Three times a year all your males must appear

before the Lord your God in the place where He will choose:

at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks,

and at the Feast of Tabernacles, and they must not appear

before the Lord empty.

17 (Dt 16:10; 2Co 8:12) Every man must give as he is able,

in proportion to the blessing of the Lord your God, which

He has given you.



[13] Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou

hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:

[14] And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy

daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the

stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

[15] Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the

place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee

in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou

shalt surely rejoice.

[16] Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy

God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread,

and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall

not appear before the LORD empty:

[17] Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the

LORD thy God which he hath given thee.



Judges

18 (1Ch 23:4; 26:29) You must appoint judges and officers

in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you,

throughout your tribes, and they shall judge the people

with righteous judgment.

19 (Ex 23:2; Lev 19:15) You must not pervert judgment nor show partiality.

You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise

and perverts the words of the righteous.

20 (Dt 4:1) You must follow that which is altogether just, so that you may

live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you.



[18] Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the

LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the

people with just judgment.

[19] Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither

take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the

words of the righteous.

[20] That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live,

and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.



Idolatry Forbidden

21 (2Ki 17:16; 2Ch 33:3) You must not plant for yourself an Asherah

Wooden symbol of a female deity. of any trees near the altar of

the Lord your God, which you make for yourself.

22 (Lev 26:1; Ex 20:4) You shall not set up for yourself any image,

which the Lord your God hates.



[21] Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of

the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.

[22] Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God

hateth.



2) Our Daily Bread for 15 March 2025 titled



Being a Light for Christ by Kirsten Holmberg



Matthew 5:13-16



Salt and Light



Mk 9:50; Lk 14:34-35



13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth.

But if the salt loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty?

It is from then on good

for nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.

14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world.

A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) Neither do men light a candle

and put it under a basket, but on a candlestick.

And it gives light to all who are in the house.

16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine before men

that they may see your good works and glorify your Father

who is in heaven.



[13] Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,

wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be

cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

[14] Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be

hid.

[15] Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a

candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

[16] Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,

and glorify your Father which is in heaven.



When schools around the globe sent their students home for health and safety

during the coronavirus pandemic, their buildings and stadiums stood empty.

While acknowledging many were experiencing greater afflictions from the virus,

teachers sought ways to show their students they missed them and to encourage

them to press on through a difficult time. Many schools initiated what they

called the "Be the Light" challenge, in which they burned the empty

stadium's lights each night.



During His earthly life, Jesus issued His own kind of "be the light"

challenge, saying that we who follow Him are to "let [our] light shine before

others" (Matthew 5:16). His charge had a loftier goal than encouragement or

moral support; instead, our willingness to reveal the light He's put in us

shows the watching world who God is. The way we live our lives, in both word

and deed, reveals the hope Jesus gives us, making it visible to all those

around us, like a lamp on a stand.



Jesus calls us "the light of the world" and challenges us to illuminate the

paths of others with His light radiating through us when they're walking a

dark road. For those who don't yet know the hope Jesus offers, sharing His

light through the way we live can point them toward God as the source

of all hope.



Reflect & Pray



In whom do you see the light of Jesus?

How can you cast His light into the lives of others?



Dear Jesus, thank You for giving me hope.

Use me, please, to show Your light in this world through the way I live.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back



Eph 1:7



7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood

and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace



[7] In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,

according to the riches of his grace;



In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a

struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters

a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come

to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own

instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably

be back again.

In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through

His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."

We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped

his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the

world's system and the Enemy of our souls.

But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable

currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.

He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth

such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls

of the people he created and loved.

Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious

jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have

to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we

had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no

deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.

We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.



Application



a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?



b) What does it mean, in practical terms, that God "redeemed" me

from that sin?

DEUTERONOMY 15



The Sabbatical Year



Lev 25:8-38



1 (Dt 31:10; Ex 23:10-11) At the end of every seven years you shall

grant a relinquishing of debts.

2 This is the manner of the relinquishing: Every creditor that has

loaned anything to his neighbor shall relinquish it. He shall not

exact it of his neighbor, or of his brother, because it is called

the Lord's relinquishment.

3 (Dt 23:20) You may collect it from a foreigner, but that which

your brother has that is yours your hand shall release.

4 However, there will be no poor among you, for the Lord will

greatly bless you in the land which the Lord your God has given

you for an inheritance to possess,

5 if only you carefully obey the voice of the Lord your God,

by carefully observing all these commandments which I command you today.

6 (Dt 28:12-13; 28:44) For the Lord your God will bless you, just as

He promised you, and you will lend to many nations, but you shall

not borrow. You will reign over many nations, but they will not reign

over you.

7 (Dt 15:9) If there be among you a poor man, one of your brothers within

any of your gates in your land which the Lord your God has given you,

you must not harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.

8 (Mt 5:42; Lk 6:34) But you shall open your hand wide to him and must surely

lend him what is sufficient for his need, in that which he lacks.

9 (Dt 24:15; Mt 20:15; Ex 22:23) Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your

heart, saying, "The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand," and

your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing,

and he cry out to the Lord against you, and it become sin in you.

10 (Dt 14:29; 24:19) You must surely give to him, and your heart shall

not be grieved when you give to him, because in this thing the Lord

your God will bless you in all your works, and in all that you put

your hand to do.

11 (Mt 26:11; Mk 14:7) For the poor will never cease from being

in the land. Therefore, I command you, saying, "You shall open your hand

wide to your brother, to your poor and needy in your land."



[1] At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

[2] And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought

unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour,

or of his brother; because it is called the LORD's release.

[3] Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with

thy brother thine hand shall release;

[4] Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly

bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance

to possess it:

[5] Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to

observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.

[6] For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt

lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over

many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

[7] If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of

thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not

harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

[8] But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him

sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

[9] Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The

seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against

thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD

against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

[10] Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when

thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall

bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

[11] For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command

thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor,

and to thy needy, in thy land.



Freeing Servants



Ex 21:2-6; Lev 25:38=55



12 (Jer 34:14; Lev 25:39-41) If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman,

is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must let

him go free from you.

13 When you send him out free from you, you must

not let him go away empty-handed.

14 You shall supply him liberally out of your flock, out of your floor,

and out of your winepress. From that with which the Lord your God

has blessed you, you shall give to him.

15 (Dt 16:12) You shall remember that you were a slave in the land

of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you. Therefore,

I command this to you today.

16 (Ex 21:5-6) It shall be, if he says to you, "I will not go away from you,"

because he loves you and your house, because he is well off with you,

17 then you must take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door,

and he shall be your servant forever. And you shall also do likewise

to your female servant.

18 It will not seem difficult for you when you send him away free from you,

for he has been worth a double hired servant Or double the amount.

in serving you six years. Then the Lord your God will bless you

in all that you do.



[12] And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman , be sold unto

thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him

go free from thee.

[13] And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go

away empty:

[14] Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy

floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath

blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

[15] And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt,

and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to

day.

[16] And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee;

because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;

[17] Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the

door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant

thou shalt do likewise.

[18] It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from

thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee

six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.



The Firstborn Animals



19 (Ex 13:2; 13:12) You must sanctify all the firstborn males that come

out of your herd and flock to the Lord your God. You must do no work

with the firstborn of your bulls or shear the firstborn of your sheep.

20 (Dt 12:5-7; 12:17) You shall eat it before the Lord your God year

by year in the place where the Lord shall choose, you and your household.

21 (Dt 17:1) If there is any defect in it, if it is lame or blind

or has a serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

22 You shall eat it within your gates. The unclean and the clean person

alike shall eat it, as if it were a gazelle or a deer.

23 (Dt 12:16; Lev 7:26) Only you must not eat its blood.

You shall pour it on the ground like water.



[19] All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou

shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the

firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

[20] Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place

which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.

[21] And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or

have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

[22] Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person

shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.

[23] Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the

ground as water.



DEUTERONOMY 16



The Passover



Ex 12:14-20; Lev 23:4-8; Nu 28:16-25

1 (Ex 34:18; 13:4) Observe the month of Aviv

{March-April in the modern calendar.} and keep the Passover to the Lord

your God, for in the month of Aviv the Lord your God brought you

out of Egypt by night.

2 (Dt 12:5; 12:26) Therefore, you must sacrifice the Passover

to the Lord your God, from the flock or the herd, in the place

where the Lord shall choose to place His name.

3 (Ex 12:39; 34:18; 12:8) You must not eat leavened bread with it.

For seven days you must eat unleavened bread,

the bread of affliction, for you came out of the land of Egypt in a hurry,

so that you may remember all the days of your life the day when you

came out of the land of Egypt.

4 (Ex 12:10; 34:25) There must not be any leavened bread seen with

you within all your borders for seven days, nor may any of the

meat which you sacrificed in the evening on the first day remain

overnight until morning.

5 You may not sacrifice the Passover within any of your gates

that the Lord your God has given you.

6 But at the place where the Lord your God chooses to place

His name, there you shall sacrifice the Passover in the evening at sunset,

at the time that you came out of Egypt.

7 (2Ch 35:13) You shall roast and eat it in the place where the Lord your God

will choose, and you must return in the morning, and go to your tents.

8 (Lev 23:36) For six days you must eat unleavened bread,

and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord your God.

You must do no work on that day.



[1] Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God:

for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by

night.

[2] Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of

the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place

his name there.

[3] Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat

unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest

forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day

when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.

[4] And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast

seven days; neither shall there anything of the flesh, which thou

sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.

[5] Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which

the LORD thy God giveth thee:

[6] But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name

in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of

the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.

[7] And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God

shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.

[8] Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall

be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.

Day 74, 15 March 2026



Tooady a Calvary Community

Church Pastor Nathan Zieber spoke on Living Counter Culturally -

servants and masters (employess and employers)



Peter is going to show us 3 things in this passage:



a) How Christians respond to unjust suffering,

b) Why Jesus is our example in suffering

c) And how the cross makes that kind of life possible



1 Peter 2:18-25



The Example of Christ's Suffering



18 (Jas 3:17) Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only

to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.

19 (Ro 13:5) For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God

a person endures grief, suffering unjustly.

20 (1Pe 2:19; 3:17) For what credit is it if when you are being beaten

for your sins you patiently endure? But if when doing good and suffering

for it, you patiently endure, this is favorable before God.

21 (Ac 14:22; Mt 16:24) For to this you were called, because Christ suffered

for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:

22 (Isa 53:9; 2Co 5:21) "He committed no sin,

nor was deceit found in His mouth."(Isa 53:9.)

23 (Isa 53:7; Lk 23:46) When He was reviled, He did not revile back; when He

suffered, He did not threaten, but He entrusted Himself to Him who judges

righteously.

24 (Ro 6:2; 6:11) He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree,

that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness.

"By His wounds you were healed."(Isa 53:5).

25 (Isa 53:6; Ps 119:176)

For you were as sheep going astray, but now have been returned

to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.



[18] Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the

good and gentle, but also to the froward.

[19] For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure

grief, suffering wrongfully.

[20] For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall

take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it

patiently, this is acceptable with God.

[21] For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us,

leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

[22] Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

[23] Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he

threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

[24] Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we,

being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were

healed.

[25] For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the

Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.



1) Deuteronomy 14, Deuteronomy 15, Deuteronomy 16



DEUTERONOMY 14



Clean and Unclean Food



Lev 11:1-23



1 (Ro 9:8; Gal 3:26) You are the sons of the Lord your God.

You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness

between your eyes for the dead.

2 (Dt 7:6; Lev 20:26) For you are a holy people to the Lord your God,

and the Lord has chosen you to be a peculiar people to Himself,

treasured above all the nations that are on the earth.

3 (Eze 4:14; Lev 11:43) You must not eat any detestable thing.

4 These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

5 the deer, the gazelle, the fallow deer, the wild goat, and the ibex,

and the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

6 You may eat every animal with divided hooves,

with the hoof divided into two parts, and that chews the cud.

7 Nevertheless, you may not eat of these that chew the cud,

or of them that divide the hoof: the camel, the rabbit, and the coney.

For they chew the cud, but their hoof is not divided,

therefore they are unclean to you.

8 (Lev 11:26-27) The pig is unclean to you because it divides the hoof,

yet it does not chew the cud. You must not eat of their flesh or touch

their dead carcass.

9 These you shall eat of all that are in the water:

All that have fins and scales you may eat.

10 Whatever does not have fins and scales you may not eat.

It is unclean to you.

11 You may eat of all clean birds.

12 However, these are the ones which you cannot eat:

the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard,

13 the red kite, the falcon, and the kite after its kind,

14 every raven after its kind,

15 and the ostrich, the owl, the seagull,

and the hawk after its kind,

16 the little owl, and the great owl, and the white owl,

17 the pelican, the carrion vulture, and the cormorant,

18 the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

19 Every creeping thing that flies is unclean to you. They must not be eaten.

20 You may eat all the clean birds.

21 (Ex 23:19; 34:26; Lev 17:15) You must not eat of anything that dies of

itself, but you may give it to the foreigner that is in your gates, so that

he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people

to the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.



[1] Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves,

nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

[2] for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath

chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that

are upon the earth.

[3] Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

[4] These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the

goat,

[5] The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and

the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.

[6] And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two

claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.

[7] Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of

them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney:

for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean

unto you.

[8] And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it

is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead

carcase.

[9] These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and

scales shall ye eat:

[10] And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean

unto you.

[11] Of all clean birds ye shall eat.

[12] But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and ossifrage,

and the ospray,

[13] And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,

[14] And every raven after his kind,

[15] And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his

kind,

[16] The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

[17] And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,

[18] And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the

bat.

[19] And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall

not be eaten.

[20] But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

[21] Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it

unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest

sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God.

Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.



Tithes



22 (Dt 12:17; 12:6) You must be certain to tithe all the produce of your seed,

so that the field produces year by year.

23 (Dt 4:10; 12:5-7) You must eat before the Lord your God,

in the place in which He shall choose to place His name,

the tithe of your grain, of your wine, of your oil,

and of the firstborn of your herds and of your flocks so that

you may learn to always fear the Lord your God.

24 (Dt 12:21; 12:5) If the distance is too long for you, so that you are

not able to carry it, because the place is too far from you, where

the Lord your God shall choose to set His name, when the Lord

your God blesses you,

25 then you shall exchange it for money and bind up the money

in your hand and go to the place which the Lord your God shall choose.

26 (Dt 12:7; Ecc 9:7) Then you may spend that money for whatever

your heart desires, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink,

or for whatever your heart desires, and you may eat there before the Lord

your God, and you shall rejoice, you, and your household,

27 (Nu 18:20; Dt 14:29) and the Levite that is within your gates.

You must not forsake him, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.

28 (Dt 14:22; Am 4:4) At the end of three years you must bring forth

all the tithe of your produce the same year and lay it up within your gates.

29 (Dt 15:10; 14:27) Then the Levite (because he has no portion

or inheritance with you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow,

who are within your gates, shall come and shall eat and be satisfied,

so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand

which you do.



[22] Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field

bringeth forth year by year.

[23] And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall

choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of

thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou

mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.

[24] And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry

it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall

choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

[25] Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine

hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:

[26] And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after,

for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever

thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and

thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

[27] And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him;

for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

[28] At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine

increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:

[29] And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,)

and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy

gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may

bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

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



http://www.ehc.ca



14th Day of the Month



a) Pray for God's kingdom to come

in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,

and in our nation ( Matt 6:10



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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.



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





)



b) Pray for those who serve with

denominations and Christian organisations

in Canada - that God will bless their ministry

and anoint them for effective service.



Eight) Day 20 - God’s renewal is both personal and cosmic.



Scripture: Revelation 21:5



5 (Rev 4:9; 20:11) He who was seated on the throne said,

"Look! I am making all things new." Then He said to me,

"Write, for these words are faithful and true."





[5] And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And

he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.



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One of the principles of the Kingdom of God is often described

as the "already, not yet." It is a tension that every Christian lives in. We

are in this world, but we are not of it. We are alive, yet we have crucified

our lives with Christ. We are healed, yet we still need healing.



As 1 Corinthians 13:12 says, "For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror;

then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully,

even as I am fully known."



As we near the end of our days of prayer and fasting, we may feel a tension

that we have not seen the answers to prayer we hoped for. Maybe we asked for

something dramatic, like a miracle. Or maybe, as we sought God, we expected to

feel something more, to overcome more, or to see clearer change.



In moments like these, I'm reminded of how Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew,

"Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Even

Jesus was not satisfied with the brokenness of the world as it was. He longed

to see greater transformation, not only in the lives of His disciples, but in

the world itself.



In Revelation, we are given a picture of what is still to come, where Jesus

declares that He will make all things new. The things that remain unchanged,

unshaken, and untransformed will one day be made new by Him.



We don't always know which areas God will renew while we are still here on

earth. But we can trust that whether He does it now or later, the victory

is already His. Hebrews 12:12 reminds us,

"Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees."



Our confidence grows when we understand that God is actively working on

our behalf. He is doing a new thing. And He does not ask us to simply wait

until eternity to believe this. He invites us to trust that He is already at

work, doing something new in our lives, our families, our friends,

our church, our city, and in the world.



---



Personal Reflection Questions:



- Which area are you going to continue asking God to make new?



- When things get hard, how will you remind yourself

that God is doing a new thing?



Prayer Point:



- Pray for renewal to our church and community,

believing that God wants to transform lives now



- Pray for those who don't yet know Jesus,

that He would bring transformation through the gospel



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Author: Pastor Sebastien Merta, Senior Associate Pastor of Large Group



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to love him with all your heart and all your mind.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, it's mind-boggling when we try to figure out the

concept of time, but please help me embrace that my times are in Your hands."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that Jesus Frees you

from the condemnation of sin.



Pray to the Lord and pray to lay a foundation of righteousness.



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



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 wisdom, strength, and spiritual growth for Hussein and

other followers of Jesus.

Ask God to grow and multiply house churches among the Shatt people.

* Pray that churches will be established amongst all the peoples who

are refugees in South Sudan.



Pray for God's kingdom to come

in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,

and in our nation



Pray for those who serve with

denominations and Christian organisations

in Canada - that God will bless their ministry

and anoint them for effective service.



- Pray for renewal to our church and community,

believing that God wants to transform lives now



- Pray for those who don't yet know Jesus,

that He would bring transformation through the gospel



BRUNEI



Praise God for Bruneians who have come to faith

in Christ despite harsh religious 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

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 7 - Oh, Freedom!



Rom 8:1-2



Life in the Spirit



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

for those who are in Christ Jesus,

who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

2 (1Co 15:45; Ro 6:18; Jn 8:32) For the law of the Spirit of life

in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death.



The Spirit of God Within You

1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus,

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

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free

from the law of sin and death.



In the classic movie, I want to live! actress Susan Hayward

plays a woman convicted of murder and sentenced to be executed.

The suspense builds; the execution is delayed as the officials

wait for a word of pardon. Finally, the woman in executed;

the call comes, and the pardon has been granted, but it is too late.

When no pardon is granted, condemnation leads to death. Our sin

marks us as "guilty" before God, and we deserve the wages of sin,

which is death. But in Jesus Christ, the pardon does come - and

it comes in time. Our sin deserves condemnation by God, and yet

he forgives us because Christ paid the penalty for us,

But we face other kinds of condemnation as well - self-condemnation,

that internal accusation that we still, somehow, must pay the price

of our own sin. Others often condemn us as well, offering much less

forgiveness and mercy than God does. And the Enemy of our souls condemns

us, trying to convince us that we don't, after all, have real freedom

from sin.

Yet Paul tells us in Romans 8, "There is therefore now no condemnation

for those who are in Christ Jesus". God has forgiven us freely; he has

granted his pardon. And in light of his forgiveness, how can we live

under the condemnation of others - or even of ourselves?

We are free, Paul says - free from the "law of sin and death,"

free to live in the liberty of the Spirit. The stay of execution

has come: the pardon has been granted. Never again can we tried

for the same crimes: never again must we live under the burden

of condemnation.



Application



a) Have I ever lived under the burden of condemnation from myself

or others? Why?



b) How can Romans 8:1-2 help me live in freedom of such condemnation?





4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Ps 37:25-26



25 I have been young, and now am old;

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,

nor their offspring begging bread.

26 The righteous are gracious and lend,

and their offspring are a source of blessing.



25 I have been young, and now am old;

Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,

nor his seed begging bread.

26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth;

And his seed is blessed.



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



When you are ill or injured



Matthew 8:14-17



The Healing of Many People



Mk 1:29-34; Lk 4:38-41



14 When Jesus entered Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother,

lying sick with a fever.

15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she rose and served them.

16 When the evening came, they brought to Him many

who were possessed with demons.

And He cast out the spirits with His word, and healed all who were sick,

17 to fulfill what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,

"He Himself took our infirmities

and bore our sicknesses."



[14] And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother

laid, and sick of a fever.

[15] And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and

ministered unto them.

[16] When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed

with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that

were sick:

[17] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,

saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.



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 who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.

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



Agree in prayer with us for:

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

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

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

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

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

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.



Adding further





Pray for the Nuba in South Sudan



Hussein belongs to the Nuba K'walip people and lives as a refugee in

South Sudan with his mother and seven younger siblings. His father

died in the war. Life in mud huts without electricity or running water

is difficult, and disease is widespread.



Until about three years ago, Hussein was an average Muslim who

performed daily prayers with his neighbors. But then he heard about

Jesus through a Ugandan believer. It took a lot of patience and many

conversations to address Hussein's questions and misconceptions. Other

believers mobilized prayer for him. Eventually, he came to understand

who Jesus truly is and was baptized. Another Jesus follower walked

with him for a year in discipleship. Now, Hussein leads a small house

church among the Shatt, another Nubian people group who are largely

unreached.



One of the team writes: "This evening, I am on my way to the Shatt

house church with Hussein. The small group meets in the shade of a

house next to our school. Hussein reads the passage from Matthew where

Jesus is led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

He then gives a short sermon. His friend, who is learning from him,

then leads the group in prayer. There are many prayers of thanks, and

Hussein and I go home feeling greatly encouraged."



On the way back home, Hussein has questions about the Bible passage he

read. He doesn't yet understand all of it himself, but he is hungry

for God's Word and has a heart for Jesus and the people here. His love

and faith in Jesus are evident to his friends, his family and his

neighbors.



How to Pray



Pray for wisdom, strength, and spiritual growth for Hussein and

other followers of Jesus.

Ask God to grow and multiply house churches among the Shatt

people.

* Pray that churches will be established amongst all the peoples who

are refugees in South Sudan.



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, ...) .

DEUTERONOMY 12

The One Place of Worship

1 (1Ki 8:40) These are the statutes and judgments which you shall be careful

to observe in the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given

you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth.

2 (2Ki 16:4; Dt 7:5) You must utterly destroy all the places where

the nations which you will possess served their gods, on the high mountains,

and on the hills, and under every green tree.

3 (Nu 33:52; Jdg 2:2) And you shall overthrow their altars, and break

their pillars, and burn their Asherah poles

Wooden symbols of a female deity.

with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods,

and eliminate their names out of that place.

4 (Lev 20:23; Dt 16:21-22) You shall not act this way toward

the Lord your God.

5 (2Ch 7:12; Dt 12:11) But you must seek only the place which the Lord

your God shall choose out of all your tribes to establish His name,

and there you must go.

6 (Dt 15:19-20) There you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices,

your tithes, the offerings of your hand, your vows, your freewill offerings,

and the firstborn of your herds and of your flocks.

7 (Dt 12:18; 14:26; Lev 23:40) There you must eat before the Lord your God,

and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your

households, where the Lord your God has blessed you.

8 (Jdg 17:6; 21:25) You are not to do all the things that we are doing here

today, where every man does whatever is right in his own eyes.

9 (Dt 25:19; 1Ki 8:56) For you have not yet come to the rest

and to the inheritance which the Lord your God has given you.

10 (Dt 11:31) But when you cross the Jordan, and dwell in the land

which the Lord your God has given you to inherit, and when He gives

you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you dwell in safety,

11 (Dt 12:5; 15:20) then there will be a place which the Lord your God

will choose to cause His name to dwell. There you must bring all that

I command you: your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes,

the offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow

to the Lord.

12 (Dt 12:7; 10:9) You will rejoice before the Lord your God, you, your sons,

your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levite

who is within your gates, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.

13 Be careful that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place

that you see.

14 (Dt 12:5; 12:11) Rather, in the place which the Lord will choose in one

of your tribes, there you must offer your burnt offerings, and there you

must do all that I command you.

15 (Dt 14:5) Notwithstanding, you may kill and eat meat within all your gates,

whatever your heart desires, according to the blessing of the Lord your God

which He has given you. The unclean and the clean may eat of it,

of the gazelle and of the deer,

16 (Ge 9:4; Dt 15:23) only you must not eat the blood.

You shall pour it on the ground like water.

17 (Dt 12:6; 26:14) You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain,

your wine, your oil, the firstborn of your herds or of your flock,

any of your vows which you vow, your freewill offerings, or the offering

of your hand.

18 (Dt 12:7; 14:23; 12:5) Rather you must eat them before the Lord your God

in the place which the Lord your God will choose-you, your son,

your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, and the Levite

that is within your gates-and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God

in all that you undertake to do.

19 Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you

live on the earth.

20 (Dt 19:8; 11:24; Ge 28:14) When the Lord your God shall enlarge your

border as He has promised you, and you say, "I will eat meat," because

you desire to eat meat, then you may eat as much meat as your heart desires.

21 (Dt 12:5) If the place which the Lord your God has chosen to put His name

is too far from you, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock,

which the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you,

and you must eat in your gates whatever your heart desires.

22 Even as the gazelle and the deer are eaten, so you shall eat them.

The unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.

23 (Ge 9:4; Lev 17:11) Only be sure that you do not eat the blood.

For the blood is the life, and you may not eat the life with the meat.

24 You must not eat it. You must pour it on the ground like water.

25 (Ex 15:26; Dt 4:40) You must not eat it, so that it may go well

with you and with your children after you, when you do that

which is right in the sight of the Lord.

26 (Nu 5:9-10; 18:19) You shall take only your holy things which

you have, along with your vows, and go to the place

which the Lord shall choose.

27 (Lev 1:9; 1:13) You must offer your burnt offerings, the meat

and the blood, on the altar of the Lord your God,

and the blood of your sacrifices will be poured out on the altar

of the Lord your God, and you shall eat the meat.

28 Observe and hear all these words which I command you,

so that it may go well with you and with your children after you forever,

when you do that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.

29 (Jos 23:4; Dt 19:1) When the Lord your God shall cut off the nations from

before you, where you go to possess them, and you dispossess them,

and dwell in their land,

30 (Dt 7:16) take heed to yourself so that you are not ensnared by following

them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you not inquire

after their gods, saying, "How did these nations serve their gods?

Even so I will do likewise."

31 (Jer 32:35; Lev 18:3) You shall not do so to the Lord your God,

for every abomination to the Lord, which He hates, they have done

to their gods. They have even burned their sons and their daughters

in the fire to their gods.

32 (Dt 4:2; Jos 1:7) Whatever I command you, be careful to do it.

You shall not add to it or take away from it.



Deuteronomy 12

[1] These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in

the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all

the days that ye live upon the earth.

[2] Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye

shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the

hills, and under every green tree:

[3] And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn

their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their

gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.

[4] Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

[5] But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your

tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and

thither thou shalt come:

[6] And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices,

and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your

freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

[7] And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in

all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy

God hath blessed thee.

[8] Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man

whatsoever is right in his own eyes.

[9] For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the

LORD your God giveth you.

[10] But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your

God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies

round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

[11] Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to

cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command

you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave

offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:

[12] And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and

your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite

that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with

you.

[13] Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every

place that thou seest:

[14] But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes,

there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that

I command thee.

[15] Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates,

whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy

God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as

of the roebuck, and as of the hart.

[16] Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as

water.

[17] Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy

wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any

of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering

of thine hand:

[18] But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the

LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy

manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates:

and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest

thine hands unto.

[19] Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou

livest upon the earth.

[20] When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised

thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat

flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

[21] If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there

be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock,

which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat

in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

[22] Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the

unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.

[23] Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life;

and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.

[24] Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.

[25] Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy

children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of

the LORD.

[26] Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take,

and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:

[27] And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon

the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be

poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.

[28] Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go

well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest

that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.

[29] When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee,

whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest

in their land;

[30] Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after

that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after

their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I

do likewise.

[31] Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to

the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their

sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.

[32] What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add

thereto, nor diminish from it.

DEUTERONOMY 13



Idolatry



1 (Jer 27:9; 29:8) If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among

you and gives you a sign or a wonder,

2 (Dt 18:22; Jer 28:9) and the sign or the wonder comes to pass

concerning that which he spoke to you, saying, "Let us go after other gods,"

which you have not known, "and let us serve them,"

3 (Dt 8:2; 6:5) you must not listen to the words of that prophet

or that dreamer

of dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you love

the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

4 (Dt 10:20; 2Ki 23:3; 2Ch 34:31) You must follow after the Lord your God,

fear Him, and keep His commandments, obey His voice, and you must

serve Him, and cling to Him.

5 (1Co 5:13; Dt 17:7) That prophet or that dreamer of dreams must be put

to death because he has spoken in order to turn you away from the Lord

your God, who brought you out ofthe land of Egypt and redeemed you

out of the house of bondage, to entice you away from the way in which

the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you must put the evil

away from your midst.

6 (Dt 28:54; 1Sa 18:1) If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son,

or your daughter, or your beloved wife, or your friend, who is as your

own soul, entices you secretly, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods,"

which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers,

7 namely, of the gods of the people who are all around you, near you

or far away from you, from one end of the earth to the other end

of the earth,

8 (Pr 1:10; Dt 7:16) you shall not consent to him or listen to him,

neither should your eye pity him, nor shall you spare or conceal him,

9 but you must surely kill him. Your hand must be first upon him

to put him to death, and afterwards, the hand of all the people.

10 (Jos 7:25) You shall stone him with stones so that he dies

because he has sought to entice you away from the Lord your God

who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

11 (Dt 19:20; 17:13) All Israel shall hear and fear and no more do any

such wickedness as this among you.

12 If you hear it said in one of your cities, in which the Lord your God

has given you to dwell, saying,

13 (Dt 13:2; 13:6) "Certain men, the sons of wickedness, are gone out

from among you and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying,

'Let us go and serve other gods,'" which you have not known,

14 (Dt 17:4) then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently.

If it be true and certain that such an abomination has been among you,

15 (Ex 22:20; Lev 27:28) you shall surely put the inhabitants of that city

to the sword, utterly destroying it, all that is in it and its livestock-with

the edge of the sword.

16 (Jos 8:28; Jer 49:2) You must gather all the spoils of it into the middle

of the street and burn the city with fire along with all the spoils within

it for the Lord your God, and it will be a heap forever.

It must not be rebuilt.

17 (Ge 26:4; 26:24) Nothing of the cursed thing there must cling

to your hand, so that the Lord may turn from the fierceness

of His anger and show you mercy, have compassion on you,

and multiply you, just as He swore to your fathers,

18 (Dt 12:25; 12:28) if you listen to the voice of the Lord your God,

to keep all His commandments which I command you today, and

do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord your God.



Deuteronomy 13

[1] If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams,

and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

[2] And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee,

saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known,

and let us serve them;

[3] Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer

of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love

the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

[4] Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his

commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

[5] And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death;

because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which

brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you

out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD

thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from

the midst of thee.

[6] If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter,

or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul,

entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods,

which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

[7] Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you,

nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth

even unto the other end of the earth;

[8] Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall

thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal

him:

[9] But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to

put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

[10] And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath

sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of

the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

[11] And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such

wickedness as this is among you.

[12] If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God

hath given thee to dwell there, saying,

[13] Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and

have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve

other gods, which ye have not known;

[14] Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and,

behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is

wrought among you;

[15] Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of

the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle

thereof, with the edge of the sword.

[16] And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street

thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every

whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not

be built again.

[17] And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that

the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and

have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy

fathers;

[18] When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all

his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in

the eyes of the LORD thy God.



2) Our Daily Bread for 14 March 2026 titled

God's Timing by Kenneth Petersen



2 Peter 3:8-13



8 (Ps 90:4) But, beloved, do not be ignorant of this one thing, that with

the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9 (1Ti 2:4; Hab 2:3; Heb 10:37) The Lord is not slow concerning His promise,

as some count slowness. But He is patient with us,

because He does not want any to perish, but all to come to repentance.

10 (Mt 24:35; Rev 21:1; 2Pe 3:7) But the day of the Lord will come like

a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with

a loud noise, and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat.

The earth also and the works that are in it will be burned up.

11 (1Pe 1:15) Seeing then that all these things are to be destroyed,

what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

12 (2Pe 3:10; Ps 50:3; Isa 34:4) while you are waiting for and desiring

the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens will be destroyed

by fire and the elements will be consumed by intense heat?

13 (Isa 65:17; 66:22; Rev 21:1) But, according to His promise, we are waiting

for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.



[8] But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with

the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

[9] The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count

slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should

perish, but that all should come to repentance.

[10] But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which

the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt

with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be

burned up.

[11] Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of

persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

[12] Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the

heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with

fervent heat?

[13] Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a

new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.



Until 1967, units of time were scientifically measured by astronomical

patterns: the spin of the earth and its revolution around the sun. But over

the centuries, a problem emerged. The earth is actually slowing down in its

orbit. Scientists discovered that the unit of the second is longer than it

used to be. Gradual though this is, since the days of Christ, the world

has "lost" a full three hours of measured time.



Of course, God created the ways we measure time: the astronomy of orbits and

revolutions. Scientists' calculations may be squishier than we'd thought,

but we can stand firmly in Peter's words: "With the Lord a day is like a

thousand years" (2 Peter 3:8). He is arguing against doubters who complained

that Jesus hadn't returned yet: "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise,

as some understand slowness" (v. 9). God works in His own time for His own

purposes.



There's more! God's "timing" is born out of His love: "He is patient

with you, not wanting anyone to perish" (v. 9). Jesus will return,

and God wants everyone to have the opportunity to come to Him. This is an

expression of His love. Meanwhile, we're to "make every effort to be found

spotless" (v. 14).



Time, God, and love are linked together: In these last

days God's love is never squishy. It's the one sure thing.



Reflect & Pray



How does thinking of God and time affect your own life?

How might you live differently in light of this?



Dear God, it's mind-boggling when we try to figure out the

concept of time, but please help me embrace that my times are in Your hands.

Day 73, 14 March 2026



1) Deuteronomy 11, Deuteronomy 12, Deuteronomy 13



DEUTERONOMY 11



Love and Obey



1 (Dt 6:5; 10:12) You must love the Lord your God and keep His charge,

His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments always.

2 (Dt 5:24) Know this day that I am not speaking with your children

who have not known and who have not seen the discipline of the Lord

your God, His greatness, His mighty hand, and His outstretched arm,

3 (Dt 7:19) and His signs and His works which He did in the midst of

Egypt to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to all his land,

4 (Ex 15:9-10; Ps 106:11) and what He did to the army of Egypt,

to their horses, and to their chariots, when He made the water

of the Red Sea to flow over them as they pursued after you,

and how the Lord utterly destroyed them,

5 and what He did to you in the wilderness until you came to this place,

6 (Ps 106:17; Nu 27:3) and what He did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of

Eliab, the son of Reuben, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed

them up, their households, their tents, and everything that was in their

possession, in the midst of all Israel.

7 But your eyes have seen all the great deeds of the Lord which He did.

8 (Jos 1:6-7; Dt 31:23) Therefore you must keep all the commandments

which I am commanding you today, so that you may be strong and go

in and possess the land which you are going to possess;

9 (Ex 3:8; Dt 4:40) and that you may prolong your days in the land

which the Lord swore to your fathers to give to them

and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

10 For the land which you are entering to possess

is not like the land of Egypt from where you came,

where you sowed your seed and watered it with your foot

like a vegetable garden,

11 but the land, which you are entering to possess, is a land of hills

and valleys and drinks water from the rain of heaven,

12 (1Ki 9:3; Jer 24:6) a land for which the Lord your God cares.

The eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning

of the year even to the end of the year.

13 (Dt 4:29; 6:17) It will be, if you will diligently obey My commandments

which I am commanding you today, to love the Lord your God,

and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,

14 (Lev 26:4; Dt 28:12) then I will give you the rain of your land

in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather

in your grain and your wine and your oil.

15 (Dt 6:11; Ps 104:14) I will provide grass in your fields for your

livestock, that you may eat and be full.

16 (Job 31:27; Dt 8:19) Take heed to yourselves that your heart

be not deceived, and you turn away and serve other gods and worship them.

17 (Dt 4:26; 6:15) Then the Lord's wrath will be inflamed against you,

and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain

and the land will not yield its fruit, and you will quickly perish

from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

18 (Ex 13:9; 13:16) Therefore you must fix these words of mine

in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand,

so that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

19 (Dt 4:9-10; 6:7) You shall teach them to your children, speaking

of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way,

when you lie down, and when you rise up.

20 (Dt 6:9) You shall write them on the doorposts of your house

and on your gates,

21 (Ps 72:5; Pr 3:2) so that your days and the days of your children

may be multiplied in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers

to give them, as long as the days of heaven on the earth.

22 (Dt 6:17; 10:20) For if you diligently keep all these commandments

which I am commanding you to do-to love the Lord your God, to walk in

all His ways, and to hold fast to Him-

23 (Dt 4:38; 9:1) then the Lord will drive out all these nations from

before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and mightier than you.

24 (Ex 23:31; Jos 14:9) Every place where the soles of your feet tread

will be yours. Your border will be from the wilderness to Lebanon,

from the river, the River Euphrates, as far as the Mediterranean Sea.

25 (Ex 23:27; Dt 7:24) No man will be able to resist you, for the Lord

your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you on all the land

where you shall tread, just as He has spoken to you.

26 (Dt 30:1) See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:

27 (Dt 28:1-14) the blessing if you obey the commandments of the

Lord your God, which I am commanding you today,

28 (Dt 28:15-68) and the curse, if you will not obey the commandments

of the Lord your God, but turn from the way which I am commanding

you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.

29 Now it shall be, when the Lord your God has brought you into the land

which you are entering to possess, that you shall put the blessing

on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

30 (Ge 12:6; Jdg 7:1) Are they not on the other side of the Jordan,

west where the sun goes down, in the land of the Canaanites,

who dwell in the plain opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?

31 (Dt 9:1; Jos 1:11) For you will cross over the Jordan to go in to possess

the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess it,

and dwell in it.

32 (Dt 12:32) You must be careful to do all the statutes and judgments

which I am setting before you today.



Deuteronomy 11

[1] Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his

statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.

[2] And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not

known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his

greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,

[3] And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto

Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;

[4] And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their

chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they

pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;

[5] And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this

place;

[6] And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of

Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their

households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their

possession, in the midst of all Israel:

[7] But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did.

[8] Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this

day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to

possess it;

[9] And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto

your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with

milk and honey.

[10] For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land

of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and

wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:

[11] But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and

valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:

[12] A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God

are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the

year.

[13] And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my

commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to

serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

[14] That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first

rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine,

and thine oil.

[15] And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest

eat and be full.

[16] Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn

aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

[17] And then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the

heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and

lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.

[18] Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your

soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets

between your eyes.

[19] And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou

sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest

down, and when thou risest up.

[20] And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon

thy gates:

[21] That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the

land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of

heaven upon the earth.

[22] For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command

you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to

cleave unto him;

[23] Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye

shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.

[24] Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours:

from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even

unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.

[25] There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God

shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye

shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.

[26] Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;

[27] A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I

command you this day:

[28] And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God,

but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after

other gods, which ye have not known.

[29] And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in

unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the

blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.

[30] Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth

down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over

against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?

[31] For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the

LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.

[32] And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set

before you this day.