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Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to know his mercies and His Covenant.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, please help me to rest in Your
strength to carry me through life's crushing moments."
Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord your eternal support system.
Pray to the Lord and pray not to be choked by theriches of this world.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek the wisdom of t he Lord.
Agree in prayer for Quebec:
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them.
LAOS
PSALMS 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord does righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the people of Israel.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He will not always accuse,
neither will He keep his anger forever.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He does not treat us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.
14 For He knows how we are formed;
He remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass;
as a flower of the field he flourishes.
16 For the hot wind passes over it, and it is gone;
the place where it was is not known.
17 But the mercy of the Lord
is from everlasting to everlasting
upon those who fear Him,
and His righteousness to children's children,
18 to those who keep His covenant,
and to those who remember to do His commandments.
19 The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,
and His kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, you His angels,
who are mighty, and do His commands,
and obey the voice of His word.
21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts;
you servants who do His pleasure.
22 Bless the Lord, all His works,
in all places of His dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Psalm 103
[1] Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy
name.
[2] Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
[3] Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
[4] Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with
lovingkindness and tender mercies;
[5] Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed
like the eagle's.
[6] The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are
oppressed.
[7] He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
[8] The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in
mercy.
[9] He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
[10] He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to
our iniquities.
[11] For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward
them that fear him.
[12] As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our
transgressions from us.
[13] Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that
fear him.
[14] For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
[15] As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he
flourisheth.
[16] For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof
shall know it no more.
[17] But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them
that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
[18] To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his
commandments to do them.
[19] The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom
ruleth over all.
[20] Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his
commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
[21] Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his
pleasure.
[22] Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the
LORD, O my soul.
Pray the blessings of Psalm 103 over Laotian believers who are enduring persecution.
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.
Psalm 136
[1] O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for
ever.
[2] O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
[3] O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
[4] To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
[5] To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
[6] To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy
endureth for ever.
[7] To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
[8] The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
[9] The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
[10] To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for
ever:
[11] And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for
ever:
[12] With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy
endureth for ever.
[13] To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for
ever:
[14] And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth
for ever:
[15] But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy
endureth for ever.
[16] To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy
endureth for ever.
[17] To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
[18] And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
[19] Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:
[20] And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:
[21] And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:
[22] Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for
ever.
[23] Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
[24] And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
[25] Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
[26] O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2) Our Daily Bread for 13 June 2026 Titled
Dependent on
God's Strength by Bill Crowder
2 Corinthians 11:23-29,12:9
23 (1Co 15:10; 2Co 6:4-5) Are they servants of Christ? I speak as a fool.
I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure,
in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
24 Five times I received from the Jews forty lashes minus one.
25 (Ac 14:19) Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned;
three times I suffered shipwreck; a night and a day I have been in the deep;
26 (Ac 14:5; 13:50; 17:5) in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils
of robbers, in perils by my own countrymen, in perils by the Gentiles, in
perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in
perils among false brothers;
27 (2Co 6:5; Php 4:12; 1Th 2:9) in weariness and painfulness, in
sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, and in cold
and nakedness.
28 Beside the external things, the care of all the churches pressures
me daily.
29 (1Co 8:13; 9:22) Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin,
and I am not distressed?
[23] Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours
more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths
oft.
[24] Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
[25] Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered
shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
[26] In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in
perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the
city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among
false brethren;
[27] In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst,
in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
[28] Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily,
the care of all the churches.
[29] Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
9 (Php 4:13; 2Co 12:10; Isa 40:29-31) But He said to me, "My grace is
sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness."
Therefore most gladly I will boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ
may rest upon me.
[9] And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is
made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my
infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Tungsten is something of a paradox. It has the highest tensile strength of any
pure element, making it extremely difficult to pull apart. But the Mead Metals
website notes, "In terms of impact strength, tungsten is weak - it's a brittle
metal known to shatter on impact." It's fascinating that tungsten, the
strongest natural metal, is also so weak and brittle.
Human beings display a similar characteristic. Though capable of great
strength both physically and mentally, we're easily crushed under the weight
of this fallen, broken world. Paul experienced this personally. In 2
Corinthians 11, he described experiences that overwhelmed him (vv. 23-29).
But God encouraged him, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made
perfect in weakness." Paul resolved, "Therefore I will boast all the more
gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's
power may rest on me" (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Earlier in 2 Corinthians, Paul had written, "We are hard pressed on every
side, but not crushed" (4:8). There's hope, even though the strongest child
of God knows all too well that this world is simply too much for us. We're
happily dependent on the strength of His grace if we are to endure. May we,
like Paul, embrace our weaknesses so God's power can carry us through.
Reflect & Pray
When did you experience a moment that felt like it would crush you?
How will you rest in God's strength the next time you're in a crisis?
Dear Father, please help me to rest in Your
strength to carry me through life's crushing moments.
Learn more about how God can be our strength.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 7 Support System
Deut 33:27
27 (Ge 49:24; Ps 90:1-2) The eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath you are the everlasting arms;
He will drive out the enemy before you,
and will say, "Destroy them."
27 The eternal God is thy refuge,
And underneath are the everlasting arms:
And he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee;
And shall say, Destroy them.
Misty was only 4 when her parents divorced. Her dad moved away,
and the following summer she went with her grandparents to visit him
in his new apartment. In the swimming pool one afternoon, Grandpa stood
Misty on the side of the pool, held out his arm, and called, "Jump!"
But Misty, normally a little fish, suddenly seemed afraid of the water,
and stood trembling on the sidewalk shaking her head.
"Jump, Misty - I'll catch you!"
"Are you sure, Grandpa?"
"Of course I'm sure! Jump!"
But Misty wouldn't jump. Finally Grandpa, a bit irritated, said, "Misty, do
you think I Won't catch you? Do you think I'll just walk away?"
The tears spilled over, and Misty sobbed. "Daddy did!"
Human support systems often fail us. We disappoint those we love, and
are disappointed by them. People simply aren't there for us
when we need them most.
But God promises that with him things are different. He's always there,
always listening, always caring, always ready to support us.
"Underneath his everlasting arms".
Sometimes those arms reach out clothed in flesh, in the warm embrace
of a loved one. Sometimes they support us through the Word, sometimes through
the quiet peace that comes in prayer. Sometimes we are not aware of them
at all, but they still hold us up, supporting, surrounding, loving.
Underneath us are the everlasting arms.
Application
a) Have I ever felt abandoned by someone I loved and depended upon?
b) How have I experienced the faithfulness of God's "Everlasting arms"?
c) Now can this verse help me in times when I feel my supports have given way?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:19
19 But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the desires for other things entering in choke the word,
and it proves unfruitful.
19 and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word,
and it becometh unfruitful.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
James 1:2 to 8
Faith and Wisdom
2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations,
3 knowing that the trying of your faith develops patience.
4 But let patience perfect its work, that you may be perfect and complete,
lacking nothing.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men
liberally and without criticism, and it will be given to him.
6 But let him ask in faith, without wavering. For he who wavers
is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed with the wind.
7 Let not that man think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect
and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men
liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth
is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Quebec
Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec
Quebec 2015 population 8214 000
est Muslim Population 418946
CNMM Networks: Montreal
There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering
of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority
of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim
population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone
African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.
And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more
Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.
This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches
and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small
by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that
is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now
this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly
or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br
easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,
yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.
Agree in prayer for :
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
13th Day of the Month
a) Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, that God's Spirit
would influence then to act justly, serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may
lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
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1 Kings 9
God's Covenant
1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house
of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which
he was pleased to do,
2 that the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared
unto him at Gibeon.
3 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication,
that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast
built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be
there perpetually.
4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity
of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded
thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
5 then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I
promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon
the throne of Israel.
6 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will
not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go
and serve other gods, and worship them:
7 then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this
house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and
Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
8 and at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be
astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus
unto this land, and to this house?
9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought
forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other
gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD
brought upon them all this evil.
2 Chronicles 7
11 (1Ki 9:1-9) Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord
and the king's house. And Solomon successfully accomplished
everything that came into his heart to do in the house of the Lord
and in his own house.
The Lord Appears to Solomon
1Ki 9:1-9
12 (Dt 12:11; 1Ki 9:2) Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night,
and He said to Solomon,
"I have heard your prayer, and I have chosen for Myself in this place
a house of sacrifice.
13 (2Ch 6:26-28) "When I shut up the heaven and there is no rain,
or when I command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence
on My people,
14 (2Ch 6:27; 6:37-39) if My people, who are called by My name,
will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn
from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven,
and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
15 (2Ch 6:40; 6:20) Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive
to the prayer of this place.
16 (2Ch 7:12) So now I have chosen and consecrated this house
that My name be there continually. My eyes and heart will be
there for all days.
17 "And you, if you walk before Me as David your father did to do
everything that I command you to do, and you keep My statutes and judgments,
18 (2Ch 6:16) then I will set the throne of your kingdom as I made a covenant
with David your father saying, 'You will not lack a man to rule Israel.'
19 (Lev 26:14; Dt 28:15) "But if the people turn aside and abandon
My statutes and commandments that I have given to you,
and you walk after and serve other gods and worship them,
20 (Dt 28:37; 29:28) then I will uproot them from My land that I have given
to them; and the house that I have consecrated for My name, I will throw it
from before Me and set it as a proverb and taunt among the peoples.
21 (Jer 22:8-9) And even though this house was majestic, it will lie desolate
before all who pass by it, and they will say, 'Why did the Lord do such
a thing to this land and this house?'
22 Then they will say, 'Because they abandoned the Lord, the God
of their fathers who brought them up from the land of Egypt,
and they took hold of other gods and worshipped and served them;
therefore He has brought on them all this disaster."
The Divine Covenant
11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house:
and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD,
and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
12 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard
thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to
devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
14 if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear
from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is
made in this place.
16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be
there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked,
and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my
statutes and my judgments;
18 then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have
covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man
to be ruler in Israel.
19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I
have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
20 then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given
them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of
my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that
passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this
land, and unto this house?
22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their
fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold
on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them:
therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
1 Kings 9
Solomon's Other Activities
2 Ch 8:1-18
10 (1Ki 6:37-7:1; 9:1) When twenty years had passed since Solomon
had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house
11 (2Ch 8:2) (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar
and fir trees, along with gold, as he had requested), King Solomon gave Hiram
twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
12 Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities Solomon had given him,
and he was not pleased with them.
13 (Jos 19:27) He said, "What cities are these which you have given me,
my brother?" And he called them the land of Kabul to this day.
14 (1Ki 9:11) Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents
[About 25 tons, or 23 metric tons.] of gold.
Cities and Ships
10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built
the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,
11 (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees
and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then
king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon
had given him; and they pleased him not.
13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother?
And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
Psalms 136
1 Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,
for His mercy endures forever.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Oh, give thanks unto the God of gods,
for His mercy endures forever.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for His mercy endures forever:
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) to Him who alone does great wonders,
for His mercy endures forever;
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) to Him who by wisdom made the heavens,
for His mercy endures forever;
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) to Him who stretched out the earth above the waters,
for His mercy endures forever;
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) to Him who made the great heavenly lights,
for His mercy endures forever;
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) the sun to rule over the day,
for His mercy endures forever;
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for His mercy endures forever;
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) to Him who struck down in Egypt their firstborn,
for His mercy endures forever;
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) and brought out Israel from among them,
for His mercy endures forever;
12 with a strong hand and a stretched-out arm,
for His mercy endures forever;
13 to Him who divided the Red Sea into two,
for His mercy endures forever;
14 and made Israel to pass through the midst of it,
for His mercy endures forever;
15 but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
for His mercy endures forever;
16 to Him who led His people through the wilderness,
for His mercy endures forever;
17 to Him who struck down great kings,
for His mercy endures forever;
18 and slew mighty kings,
for His mercy endures forever;
19 Sihon king of the Amorites,
for His mercy endures forever;
20 and Og king of Bashan,
for His mercy endures forever;
21 and gave their land for a possession,
for His mercy endures forever;
22 even an inheritance to Israel His servant,
for His mercy endures forever.
23 Who remembered us in our low place,
for His mercy endures forever;
24 and has redeemed us from our enemies,
for His mercy endures forever;
25 who gives food to all people,
for His mercy endures forever.
26 Give thanks unto the God of heaven,
for His mercy endures forever.
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Day 164, 13 June 2026
1) 1 Kings 8:54-66
2 Chronicles 7:1-10
1 Kings 9:1-9
2 Chronicles 7:11-22
1 Kings 9:10-14, Psalms 136
1 Kings 8
54 (Lk 22:45) Now when Solomon finished praying this prayer
and making supplication to the Lord, he arose from before the altar
of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
55 (1Ki 8:14; 2Sa 6:18) He stood up and blessed all the congregation
of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
56 (Dt 12:10; Jos 23:14-15) "Blessed be the Lord who has given rest
to His people Israel according to all that He promised.
Not one word of His promises which He gave by the hand of Moses
His servant has failed.
57 (Dt 31:6; Jos 1:5) The Lord our God be with us, as He was with
our fathers. Let Him neither leave us nor forsake us,
58 (Ps 119:36; Jer 31:33) that He may incline our hearts to Him,
to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments, statutes,
and judgments, which He commanded our fathers.
59 And let these my words, with which I have made supplication
before the Lord, be close to the Lord our God day and night,
that He will maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people
Israel at all times as the situation demands,
60 (Dt 4:35; 1Ki 18:39) so that all the people of the earth may know
that the Lord is God and that there is none else.
61 (1Ki 11:4; 2Ki 20:3) Let your hearts, therefore, be perfect
with the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes
and keep His commandments, as at this day."
[54] And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this
prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the
LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
[55] And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud
voice, saying,
[56] Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel,
according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his
good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
[57] The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not
leave us, nor forsake us:
[58] That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and
to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he
commanded our fathers.
[59] And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the
LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the
cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as
the matter shall require:
[60] That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and
that there is none else.
[61] Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in
his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
The Dedication of the Temple
2Ch 7:1-10
62 (2Sa 6:17-19) The king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices
before the Lord.
63 (Ezr 6:16-17; Ne 12:27) Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings,
which he offered to the Lord,2 2 000 oxen and 120000 sheep.
So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.
64 (2Ch 4:1) The same day the king consecrated the middle of the court
that was in front of the house of the Lord, for there he offered
burnt offerings and meat offerings and the fat of the peace offerings,
because the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive
the burnt offerings and meat offerings and the fat of the peace offerings.
65 (Nu 34:5; 34:8; 1Ki 8:2) At that time, Solomon held a feast
for all Israel, a great congregation, from the entry of Lebo Hamath
to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days
and another seven days, a total of fourteen days.
66 On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king
and went to their tents rejoicing in their hearts for all the goodness
that the Lord had done for David His servant and for Israel His people.
[62] And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the
LORD.
[63] And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered
unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty
thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the
house of the LORD.
[64] The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was
before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat
offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that
was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat
offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
[65] And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great
congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before
the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
[66] On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king,
and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that
the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
2 Chronicles 7
Solomon Dedicates the Temple
1Ki 8:62-66
1 (1Ki 18:38; Lev 9:23-24) And when Solomon finished praying, fire came
down from the heavens and consumed the burnt offering and sacrifices,
and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
2 (2Ch 5:14) And the priests were not able to enter
into the house of the Lord, for the glory of the Lord filled the Lord's house.
3 (2Ch 5:13; 20:21) And all the sons of Israel saw when the fire came down
and the glory of the Lord came on the temple, and they bowed their faces
low to the ground on the pavement, and they worshipped confessing,
"The Lord is good, and His mercy endures forever."
4 Then the king and all the people were making sacrifices before the Lord.
5 King Solomon sacrificed 22000 oxen and 120000 sheep.
So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
6 (2Ch 5:12; 1Ch 15:16-21) The priests stood at their positions,
with the Levites and all their instruments of music for the Lord
that King David had made to praise the Lord-for His mercy endures
forever-when David gave praise by their ministry, and the priests
sounded trumpets opposite the Levites, and all Israel stood.
7 And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was
in front of the house of the Lord because there he made burnt offerings
and the fat of peace offerings (because the bronze altar that Solomon
made was surely not able to contain the burnt offerings,
grain offerings, and fat offerings).
8 (Ge 15:18; 1Ki 8:65) And at the appointed time, Solomon made a feast
for seven days, and all Israel's a very great assembly-was with him,
from the entrance of Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt
in the south.
9 (Lev 23:36) Then on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly
because they had made a consecration of the altar for seven days
and then the feast for seven days more.
10 Then on the twenty-third day of the seventh month
Solomon sent the people away to their homes. They were joyful
and good of heart because of what the Lord had done for David,
Solomon, and His people Israel.
2 Chronicles 7
The Glory of the Lord
1 Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven,
and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD
filled the house.
2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD,
because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house.
3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down,
and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their
faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD,
saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.
5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen,
and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people
dedicated the house of God.
6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments
of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD,
because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry;
and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was
before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings,
and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon
had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings,
and the meat offerings, and the fat.
8 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel
with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath
unto the river of Egypt.
9 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept
the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent
the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness
that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
1 Kings 9
The Lord Appears to Solomon
2Ch 7:11-22
1 (1Ki 9:19) When Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord
and the king's house and all else he desired,
2 (1Ki 3:5; 11:9; 2Ch 7:12) the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time,
as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.
3 (Dt 11:12; 1Ki 8:29) The Lord said to him,
"I have heard your prayer and supplication, which you made before Me.
I have consecrated this house which you built by putting
My name there forever. And My eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually.
4 (Ge 17:1; 1Ki 11:4) "If you will walk before Me,
as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness,
so that you are obedient to do all that I have commanded you,
and will keep My statutes and My judgments,
5 (1Ki 2:4; 6:12) then I will establish the throne of your kingdom
upon Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying,
'You shall not fail to have a man upon the throne of Israel.'
6 (2Sa 7:14-16; 1Ch 28:9) 'But if you and your sons turn in any way
from following Me and do not keep My commandments
and My statutes which I have set before you, but go
and serve other gods and worship them,
7 (Dt 28:37; Ps 44:14) then I will cut Israel out of the land which I have
given them, and I will cast this house, which I have consecrated
for My name, out of My sight, and Israel shall be a proverb
and a byword among all people.
8 (Jer 22:8-9; Dt 29:24-26) And everyone who passes by this high house
will be astonished and will hiss, and they shall say,
'Why has the Lord done this to this land, and to this house?'
9 (Dt 29:25-28; Jer 2:10-13) And they will answer, 'Because they forsook
the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt,
and took hold of other gods and have worshipped and served them.
That is why the Lord has brought all this disaster upon them.' "
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4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebr 11:6
6 (1Ch 28:9; Jer 29:13-14) And without faith it is impossible to please God,
for he who comes to God must believe that He exists
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh
to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them
that diligently seek him.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
Matt 7:7-11
Ask, Seek, Knock
Lk 11:9-13
7(Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24) "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and it will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds,
and to him who knocks, it will be opened.
9 "What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread,
will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake?
11 (Ge 6:5; 8:21) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give
good things to those who ask Him!
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
8 for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread,
will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children,
how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things
to them that ask him?
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Quebec
Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec
Quebec 2015 population 8214 000
est Muslim Population 418946
CNMM Networks: Montreal
There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering
of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority
of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim
population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone
African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.
And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more
Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.
This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches
and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small
by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that
is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now
this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly
or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br
easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,
yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.
Agree in prayer for :
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
12th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business
to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically
(Proverb 11:1
1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is His delight.
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:
But a just weight is his delight.
)
b) Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of
hatred and destruction against humanity across the world.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to dedicate your lives to him
and not deny Him nor forsake His ways.
Pray to the Lord: "You called me when I was dead in my sins, dear
God. Thank You for saving me to bloom anew in You."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be truly humble in the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek Him diligently.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a persistent prayer warrior.
Agree in prayer for Quebec:
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business
to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically
Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of
hatred and destruction against humanity across the world.
Thankfully churches are ministering to expatriate
="https://www.vomcanada.com/kuwait.htm">Kuwaiti Christians.
Pray for increased ministry opportunities.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
2 Chronicles 6:12-42
Solomon's Prayer
12 And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all
the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
13 for Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five
cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court:
and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all
the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,
14 and said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven,
nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants,
that walk before thee with all their hearts:
15 thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou
hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with
thine hand, as it is this day.
16 Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father
that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in
my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed
to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.
17 Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou
hast spoken unto thy servant David.
18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven
and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which
I have built!
19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant,
and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer
which thy servant prayeth before thee:
20 that thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night,
upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there;
to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.
21 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people
Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling
place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.
22 If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make
him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
23 then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting
the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying
the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
24 And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they
have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray
and make supplication before thee in this house;
25 then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel,
and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their
fathers.
26 When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned
against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name,
and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;
27 then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants,
and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way,
wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land,
which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.
28 If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be
blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege
them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness
there be:
29 then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man,
or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore
and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
30 then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive,
and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou
knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men : )
31 that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live
in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
32 Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel,
but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty
hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;
33 then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do
according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people
of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel,
and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
34 If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou
shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast
chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;
35 then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication,
and maintain their cause.
36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,)
and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies,
and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;
37 yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried
captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying,
We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
38 if they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul
in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives,
and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers,
and toward the city which thou hast chosen,
and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
39 then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place,
their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause,
and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.
40 Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears
be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
41 Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou,
and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God,
be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
42 O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed:
remember the mercies of David thy servant.
2) Our Daily Bread for 12 June 2025 titled
Seasons of Love by Patricia Raybon
Romans 5:6-8
6 (Ro 4:25; 5:8_ While we were yet weak, in due time Christ died
for the ungodly.
7 Rarely for a righteous man will one die. Yet perhaps for a good man
some would even dare to die.
8 (Jn 15:13; 1Pe 3:18) But God demonstrates His own love toward us,
in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
[6] For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the
ungodly.
[7] For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a
good man some would even dare to die.
[8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us.
Flowers don't have to be in bloom to be beautiful, says famed landscape
designer Piet Oudolf. Even in the dead of winter, the Dutch gardener's
award-winning designs are known for their stunning appeal. "Beauty is in so
many things you wouldn't think of," Oudolf says, although some may disagree.
"The moment you say I love plants that are dead [dormant]," he said,
"then you have a problem because people don't like dead plants."
Oudolf's appreciation of plants' life cycles echoes a core spiritual
principle: While we were dead in our sins, God still loved us. "You see,"
explained the apostle Paul, "at just the right time, when we were still
powerless, Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6). Paul continued,
"God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners,
Christ died for us" (v.
.
Jesus chose disciples with flaws. He ate meals with known sinners. He healed
outcasts. Oudolf, likewise, is "interested in plants not only for their
flowers, but also for their personality"-seeing beauty "in things that,
on first sight, are not beautiful."
As bearers of God's image, we show Him to the world in how we relate to Him
and each other. Planted in His love, we're anointed by our Father to bloom
anew in Him - once - dead sinners showing His beauty to a world longing
for a glimpse of Him.
Reflect & Pray
In what season of your life did God call you?
How can you spiritually bloom so others can see His image in you?
You called me when I was dead in my sins, dear
God. Thank You for saving me to bloom anew in You.
Learn more about evangelism in the Twenty-first Century.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 6 Humility and Exaltation
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 (Jas 4:10; Mt 23:12) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time.
7 (Ps 55:22; 37:5) Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
7 casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
"I was so humble I was given an award for humility," the pastor quipped.
"They gave me a humility plaque - but they had to take it back when I hung it
on my office wall."
Humility is rare among 20th Century Christians. Our pride takes two
seemingly contradictory forms: Self-exaltation and self-denial. But both
focus on self, not on God.
Francois Fenelon, 17th century French archbishop, From his
"Letters of Spiritual Counsel" wrote:
"He who so completely forget himself that he never thinks of self ... is
truly humble. If we had the light to discern it, we should see clearly that
when we think we are humbling ourselves we are exalting ourselves;
when we think we are annihilating ourselves we are seeking out own life."
True humility, as Fenelon implies, means recognising who we are in the light
of who God is. Excess of self-importance and low self-esteem are both
self-centered perspectives; true humility is God-centered.
When we humble ourselves, we become intensely aware of God and less
aware of ourselves. We can focus on his face and get our eyes off our own
image. We can stop worrying about how others perceive us. Such humbling
is difficult - as one 70-year-old saint joked, "It ain't the heat that gets
you, it's the humility." But when we submit to him and fell the weight of the
"Mighty hand of God" upon us, we can forget ourselves, abandon
ourselves to his presence, and cast our cares upon him.
Application
a) What form does my pride usually take - self-exaltation or self-degradation?
b) Why must I humble myself in order for the Lord to lift me up?
c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?
1 Kings 8
Solomon's Prayer
22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all
the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
23 and he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven
above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants
that walk before thee with all their heart:
24 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him:
thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as
it is this day.
25 Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father
that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight
to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way,
that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
26 And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified,
which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven
of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his
supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer,
which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
29 that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward
the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest
hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people
Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven
thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
31 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him
to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
32 then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning
the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous,
to give him according to his righteousness.
33 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have
sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name,
and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
34 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and
bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned
against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn
from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
36 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy
people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk,
and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an
inheritance.
37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew,
locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land
of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
38 what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy
people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart,
and spread forth his hands toward this house:
39 then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and
give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest;
(for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
40 that they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which
thou gavest unto our fathers.
41 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but
cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;
42 (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and
of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;
43 hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that
the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know
thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know
that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.
44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever
thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which
thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
45 then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication,
and maintain their cause.
46 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and
thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry
them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
47 yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried
captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that
carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we
have committed wickedness;
48 and so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul,
in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto
thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which
thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
49 then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven
thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
50 and forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their
transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them
compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion
on them:
51 for they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth
out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
52 that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto
the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they
call for unto thee.
53 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be
thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant,
when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.
2 Chronicles 6:12-42
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication
1Ki 8:22-53; Ps 132:8-10
12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord before all the assembly
of Israel and spread out his hands.
13 (1Ki 8:54; Ne 8:4) For Solomon made a bronze platform and set it
in the midst of the enclosure. It was five cubits in length, five cubits
in width, and three cubits in height.
[About 7 1/2 feet long and wide, and 41/2 feet high;
or 2.3 meters long and wide, and 1.4 meters high. ]
And he stood on it and knelt down before all the assembly of Israel
and spread out his hands to heaven.
14 (Ex 15:11; Dt 7:9) And he said:
"O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like You in the heavens
or on the earth, who keeps covenants and mercy with Your servants
who walk before You with all their heart.
15 (1Ch 22:9-10) You have kept what You promised Your servant David
my father. You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it
with Your hand, as it is this day.
16 (1Ki 2:4; 2Ch 7:18) "And now, O Lord God of Israel, keep what
You promised Your servant David my father saying,
'You will not lack a man sitting on the throne of Israel before Me,
if only your sons take heed to their way to walk in My law
as you have walked before Me.'
17 And now, O Lord God of Israel, may Your word be confirmed
which You have spoken to Your servant David.
18 (2Ch 2:6; Isa 66:1) "For will God indeed dwell with man on the earth?
The heavens, even the highest heavens, are not able to contain You,
much less this house that I have built.
19 But respond to the prayer of Your servant and to his plea, O Lord my God,
to listen to the cry and prayer of Your servant who prays before You,
20 (Ps 34:15) that Your eyes might be open toward this house
both day and night, to the place that You have said that You will
set Your name, in order to hear the prayer of Your servant for this place.
21 (Isa 43:25; Mic 7:18) And listen to the pleas of Your servant
and Your people Israel when they pray toward this place.
And may You respond from heaven, the place of Your dwelling,
so that You hear and forgive.
22 (Ex 22:11) "If a man sins against his companion, and the companion swears
and puts him under a curse, and the wronged man comes with an oath before
Your altar at this temple,
23 then You will hear from heaven, and You will act and judge Your servants,
to repay the guilty one by bringing his way on his own head; and to vindicate
the innocent one by rendering to him according to his righteous behavior.
24 (Lev 26:17) "If Your people Israel are struck before enemies
because they have sinned against You, and they return and confess Your name
and pray and seek Your favor in this house,
25 then You will hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel,
and You will bring them back to the land that You gave them and their fathers.
26 (Lev 26:19; Dt 11:17) "When the sky is shut up and there is no rain because
they have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess
Your name and turn from their sin when You afflict them,
27 (Ps 94:12) then You will hear from heaven and forgive the sin
of Your servants and Your people Israel because You will teach them the good
path in which they will walk, and You will send rain on the land that
You have given to Your people as a possession.
28 "When there is famine in the land or when there is pestilence, blight,
mildew, winged locust, or grasshopper, or when enemies besiege them
in the land up to their city gates, in whatever plague or sickness,
29 whatever prayer or plea that is made by any man or by all your people
Israel, when each man knows his own affliction and his own sorrow,
and stretches out his hands toward this house,
30 (1Ch 28:9; 1Sa 16:7) then You will hear from heaven, the place
of the habitation of Your dwelling, and forgive, and You will render
to each according to his conduct, for You know their hearts
(for You alone know the heart of people),
31 so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days
that they live on the land that You have given to our fathers.
32 (Ex 3:19–20; Isa 56:3-7) "When foreigners are not from
Your people Israel and come from a distant land,
because of Your great name, mighty hand, and outstretched arm,
and they come and pray toward this house,
33 (2Ch 7:14) then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place,
and act on everything for which the foreigner calls on You,
that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You,
as do Your people Israel; and that they may know that this house
which I have built is called by Your name.
34 "When Your people go out to battle against their enemies,
in the way that You send them, and when they pray to You toward
this city that You have chosen and the house that I have built for Your name,
35 then hear from heaven their prayer and plea and act for their cause.
36 (Ecc 7:20; Jas 3:2) "When they sin against You
(for there is no one who does not sin) and You are angry against them
and give them to their enemies, and they are taken captive to a land,
whether distant or near, 37and they turn their hearts in the land
that they have been taken captive, and they repent
and seek Your favor in the land of captivity saying,
'We have sinned, done wrong, and acted wickedly,'
38 and if they turn in repentance to You with all their heart
and all their soul in the land of their captivity that they were taken to,
and pray toward the land that You have given to their fathers,
and toward the city that You have chosen, and toward the house
that I have built for Your name,
39 then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place,
their prayer and supplication, and maintain their cause,
and forgive the people who have sinned against You.
40 (2Ch 7:15; Ps 17:1) "Now, O my God, may Your eyes be open
and Your ears attentive to the prayer that I offer in this place.
41 (1Ch 28:2; Ne 9:25) "Now rise up, O Lord God, to Your resting place,
both You and the ark of Your strength.
And let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed in salvation
and Your loyal ones rejoice in goodness.
42 (Isa 55:3; Ps 132:1) O Lord God, do not turn Your face from Your anointed.
Remember the mercies of Your servant David."
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2 Chronicles 6:1-11
2 Chronicles 6
1 (Ex 20:21; 1Ki 8:12-50) Then Solomon said, "The Lord has said
that He would dwell in the dark cloud.
2 But I have built for You an exalted house,
even a habitation where You can continually dwell."
1 Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick
darkness.
2 But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy
dwelling for ever.
Solomon's Speech
3 (1Ki 8:14) Then the king turned his face around,
and he blessed the entire assembly of Israel while
all the assembly of Israel was standing before him.
4 And he said:
"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel who spoke with David
my father and fulfilled His promise saying,
5 'Since the day that I brought out My people from the land of Egypt,
I did not choose any city from among the tribes of Israel to build
a house for My name to dwell there, nor did I select a man
to be the leader over My people Israel;
6 (1Ch 28:4; 2Ch 12:13) but I have chosen Jerusalem for
My name to dwell there, and I have selected David
to be over My people Israel.'
7 (1Ki 5:3; 1Ch 17:1) "And it was in the heart of David my father
to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
8 But the Lord said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart
to build a house for My name, you did well because
of what was in your heart;
9 only you will not be the one to build the house. For your son, who will be
born to you, he will build a house for My name.'
10 "The Lord has fulfilled the word that He spoke. For I have risen up in
the place of David my father and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord
spoke, and I will build the house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
11 (2Ch 5:10; 5:7) And there I have set the ark, in which is the covenant
of the Lord that He made with the children of Israel."
3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel:
and all the congregation of Israel stood.
4 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands
fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,
5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt
I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that
my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people
Israel:
6 but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen
David to be over my people Israel.
7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name
of the LORD God of Israel.
8 But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart
to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
9 notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come
forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
10 The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am
risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel,
as the LORD promised, and have built the house
for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
11 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD,
that he made with the children of Israel.
1 Kings 8
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication
2Ch 6:12-40
22 (Ezr 9:5; Ex 9:33) Then Solomon stood in front of the altar of the Lord
in the presence of all the congregation of Israel and spread his hands
toward heaven.
23 (Dt 7:9; 2Sa 7:22) and he said,
"Lord God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above
or on earth below who keeps covenant and mercy with Your servants
who walk before You with all their hearts,
24 (1Ki 8:15) who have kept what You promised Your servant David my father.
You spoke also with Your mouth and have fulfilled it with Your hand,
as it is this day.
25 (1Ki 2:4) "Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised
Your servant David my father, saying, 'You will not fail to have a man sit
before Me on the throne of Israel, so long as your sons take heed
to their way, that they walk before Me as you have walked before Me.'
26 Now, O God of Israel, let Your word, I pray, be fulfilled,
which You spoke to Your servant David my father.
27 (Jer 23:24; 2Ch 2:6; Isa 66:1) "But will God indeed dwell on the earth?
See, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You.
How much less can this house that I have built?
28 Yet give consideration to the prayer of Your servant
and to his supplication, O Lord my God; listen to the cry
and to the prayer which Your servant prays before You today,
29 (Dt 12:11; Ne 1:6) that Your eyes may be upon this house night
and day, even toward the place of which You have said,
'My name shall be there,' that You may listen to the prayer
which Your servant shall make toward this place.
30 (1Ki 8:34; 8:36) Please listen to the supplication of Your servant
and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place.
May You hear in heaven, Your dwelling place,
and when You hear, forgive.
31 (Ex 22:8-11) "If any man sins against his neighbor, and an oath
be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath comes
before Your altar in this house,
32 (Dt 25:1) then may You hear in heaven and act and judge
Your servants, condemning the wicked, bringing his way
on his own head, and justifying the righteous,
giving him according to his righteousness.
33 (Lev 26:17; Dt 28:25) "When Your people Israel are defeated
by their enemies, because they have sinned against You,
and they turn back to You and call upon Your name and pray
and make supplication to You in this house,
34 then may You hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your people
Israel and bring them again to the land which You gave to their fathers.
35 (Lev 26:19; Dt 11:17) "When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain,
because they have sinned against You, if they pray toward this place
and call upon Your name and turn from their sin when You afflict them,
36 (1Sa 12:23; Ps 27:11) then may You hear in heaven
and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel,
that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk
and give rain upon Your land which You have given
to Your people as an inheritance.
37 (Lev 26:16; Dt 28:21-22) "When there is famine in the land,
if there is plague, blight, mildew, locust, or grasshopper;
if their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities;
whatever plague, whatever sickness there is;
38 whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone,
or by all Your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart,
and spreading his hands toward this house;
39 (1Sa 16:7; 1Ch 28:9) then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive,
and act, and render to everyone according to all his ways, whose hearts
You know-for only You know the hearts of the sons of men=
40 (Ps 130:4) so that they may fear You all the days that they live
in the land that You gave to our fathers.
41 (1Ki 10:1-2) "Also concerning the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel
and comes from a far country for Your name's sake
42 (Dt 3:24) (for they will hear of Your great name and of Your strong hand
and of Your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house,
43 (1Sa 17:46; Ps 102:15) may You hear in heaven, Your dwelling place,
and do all that the foreigner asks of You, so all people of the earth
will know Your name, to fear You as Your people Israel do,
and that they may know that this house, which I have built,
is called by Your name.
44 "If Your people go out to battle against their enemy
wherever You send them, and they pray to the Lord toward
the city which You have chosen and toward the house that
I have built for Your name,
45 then may You hear their prayer and supplication in heaven
and maintain their cause.
46 (Ecc 7:20; Pr 20:9; Lev 26:34-39) "If they sin against You
(for there is no man who does not sin),
and You get angry with them and hand them over to the enemy
so that they are carried away as captives to the land of the enemy,
ar or near,
47 (Ps 106:6; Ezr 9:6-7) yet when they come to their senses
while in the land where they were carried captives and repent
and make supplication to You, saying,
'We have sinned and have acted perversely and have committed wickedness,'
48 (Da 6:10; Dt 4:29) and so return to You with all their hearts
and with all their souls in the land of their enemies, who carried them away
as captives, and pray to You toward their land,which You gave
to their fathers, the city which You have chosen and the house
which I have built for Your name,
49 then may You hear their prayers and supplications in heaven,
Your dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
50 (Ps 106:46; 2Ch 30:9) and forgive Your people who have sinned against
You and all their transgressions which they committed against You
and grant them compassion before those who carried them away as captives,
so they will have compassion on them.
51 (Dt 4:20; Jer 11:4) For they are Your people and Your inheritance
whom You brought forth out of Egypt from the midst of the furnace of iron.
52 (1Ki 8:29) "Let Your eyes be open to the supplication of Your servant
and to the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them regarding
all for which they call upon You.
53 (Ex 19:5-6; Dt 32:9) For You did call them out from among all the people
of the earth to be Your inheritance, as You spoke by the hand of Moses
Your servant when You brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God."
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Day 163, 12 June 2026
1) 1 Kings 8:1-11 , 2 Chronicles 5 , 1 Kings 8:12-21 ,
2 Chronicles 6:1-11 , 1 Kings 8:22-53 ,2 Chronicles 6:12-42
1 Kings 8
The Ark Brought to the Temple
2Ch 5:2-6:11
1 (2Ch 5:2-10; 2Sa 6:12-17) Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel
and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children
of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, so that they could ensure
that the ark of the covenant of the Lord would be brought
out of the City of David in Zion.
2 (Lev 23:34; 2Ch 7:8-10) All the men of Israel assembled themselves
before King Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim,
which is the seventh month.
3 (Dt 31:9; Jos 3:6) All the elders of Israel came,
and the priests carried the ark.
4 (1Ki 3:4; 2Ch 1:3) The priests and Levites brought up the ark of the Lord,
the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy implements that were
in the tabernacle.
5 (2Sa 6:13) King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel who were
assembled before him stood together in front of the ark,
sacrificing so many sheep and oxen
that they could not be told or numbered.
6 (2Sa 6:17; 1Ki 6:19) The priests brought in the ark of the covenant
of the Lord to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house,
to the Most Holy Place under the wings of the cherubim.
7 For the cherubim spread forth their two wings over the place
of the ark and covered the ark and the poles from above.
8 (Ex 25:13-15; 37:4-5) The poles were so long that the ends of the poles
could be seen out in the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary,
but they could not be seen from outside, and they are there to this day.
9 (Ex 25:21; 40:20; Heb 9:4) There was nothing in the ark except
for the two tablets of stone that Moses put there at Horeb
when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel
after they had come out of the land of Egypt.
10 (Ex 40:34-35; 2Ch 7:1-2) And when the priests came out of the holy place,
the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
11 so that the priests could not continue to minister because of the cloud,
for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the
tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon
in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out
of the city of David, which is Zion.
2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the
feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the
congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle,
even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
5 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled
unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that
could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his
place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under
the wings of the cherubims.
7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark,
and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in
the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there
they are unto this day.
9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put
there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel,
when they came out of the land of Egypt.
10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place,
that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
11 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud:
for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 5
1 (1Ki 7:51) Thus all the work that Solomon did for the house of the Lord
was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father
had dedicated: the silver and the gold and all the furnishings
in the treasury of the house of God.
The Ark Brought to the Temple
1Ki 8:1-21
2 (2Sa 6:12; 2Ch 1:4) Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel
and all the heads of the tribes and the leaders of the houses of the fathers
among the sons of Israel to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord
from the City of David, which is Zion.
3 (1Ki 8:2; 2Ch 7:8-10) And all the men of Israel were assembled
before the king at the feast, which is the seventh month.
Tishri or Ethanim in the Hebrew calendar.
4 (Jos 3:6; 1Ki 8:3) All the elders of Israel came, and the Levites
carried the ark.
5Then they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting,
and all the holy vessels that were in the tent.
So the Levitical priests brought them up.
6 And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel,
who were assembled with him before the ark,
were sacrificing so many sheep and oxen
that they could not be counted or numbered.
7 The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place-
to the inner sanctuary of the temple, into the Most Holy Place,
under the wings of the cherubim.
8 Then the cherubim wings were spread out over the place of the ark
so that the cherubim covered the ark and its poles.
9 (1Ki 8:8-9) The poles were extended so that the ends of the poles
of the ark were seen in front of the Most Holy Place,
but they were not seen outside; and they are still there to this day.
10 (Heb 9:4; Dt 10:2-5) In the ark there was nothing except the two tablets
that Moses had given at Mount Horeb where the Lord made a covenant
with the sons of Israel when they went out from Egypt.
11 When the priests came out from the Most Holy Place-for all the priests who
were present had consecrated themselves, without keeping separate divisions-
12 (1Ch 15:24; 6:33) and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman,
and Jeduthun, with their sons and relatives, all clothed in fine linen,
with cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood to the east of the altar,
and with them one hundred and twenty priests
who were sounding with trumpets,
13 (2Ch 7:3; Ezr 3:11) it happened, when the trumpet players and singers
made one sound to praise and give thanks to the Lord,
and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals
and all the instruments of music and praised the Lord saying,
"For He is good
and His mercy endures forever,"
that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud.
14 (Ex 40:35; 2Ch 7:2) And the priests were not able to stand in order
to serve because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord had filled
the house of God.
2 Chronicles 5
1 Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished:
and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated;
and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among
the treasures of the house of God.
The Dedication
2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the
tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem,
to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David,
which is Zion.
3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king
in the feast which was in the seventh month.
4 And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
5 And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation,
and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests
and the Levites bring up.
6 Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled
unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told
nor numbered for multitude.
7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his
place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the
wings of the cherubims:
8 for the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark,
and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves
were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without.
And there it is unto this day.
10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein
at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel,
when they came out of Egypt.
11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place:
(for all the priests that were present were sanctified,
and did not then wait by course:
12 also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman,
of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen,
having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar,
and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets : )
13 it came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make
one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted
up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and
praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever:
that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;
14 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud:
for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
1 Kings 8
12 (Ps 97:2; Lev 16:2) Then Solomon spoke, saying,
"The Lord said that He would dwell in the thick darkness.
13 (2Sa 7:13; Ex 15:17) I have surely built You a house to dwell in,
a settled place for You to abide in forever."
14 (2Sa 6:18) Then the king turned around and blessed all the congregation
of Israel (and all the congregation of Israel stood),
15 (Lk 1:68; 1Ch 29:10) and he said,
"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father
David and has with His hand fulfilled His word, saying,
16 (1Sa 16:1; Dt 12:11) 'Since the day that I brought forth My people Israel
out of Egypt, I chose no city from any tribe of Israel to build a house
where My name might be praised, but I chose David to be over
My people Israel.'
17 (2Sa 7:2-3) "My father David had it in mind to build a house for the name
of the Lord God of Israel.
18 The Lord said to my father David, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build
a house for My name, you had good intentions.
19 (2Sa 7:5; 7:12-13) Nevertheless, you shall not build the house,
but your son who will come out of your loins,
he shall build the house for My name.'
20 (1Ch 28:5-6) "The Lord has fulfilled His word that He spoke,
and I have been elevated to the position of my father David,
to sit on the throne of Israel as the Lord promised, and have built a house
for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
21 (Dt 31:26; 1Ki 8:9) I have set a place there for the ark, which houses
the covenant of the Lord which He made with our fathers
when He brought them out of the land of Egypt."
12 Then spake Solomon,
The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee
to abide in for ever.
14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation
of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
15 and he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his
mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt,
I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house,
that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name
of the LORD God of Israel.
18 And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart
to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come
forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
20 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up
in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD
promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
21 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the
LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of
Egypt.
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5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Impatient
James 5:7-11
Patience and Prayer
7 Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord.
Notice how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth
and is patient with it until he receives the early and late rain.
8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts,
for the coming of the Lord is drawing near.
9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, lest you be condemned.
Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
10 My brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord,
as an example of suffering and patience.
11 Indeed we count them happy who endure.
You have heard of the patience of Job
and have seen the purpose of the Lord,
that the Lord is very gracious and merciful.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold,
the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long
patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord
draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned:
behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord,
for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience
of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful,
and of tender mercy.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Quebec
Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec
Quebec 2015 population 8214 000
est Muslim Population 418946
CNMM Networks: Montreal
There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering
of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority
of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim
population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone
African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.
And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more
Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.
This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches
and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small
by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that
is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now
this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly
or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br
easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,
yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.
Agree in prayer for :
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
11th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
(
Ps 86:12
12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify Your name forever.
12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:
And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
John 12:28
28 "Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying,
"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."
28 Father, glorify thy name.
Then came there a voice from heaven, saying,
I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
)
b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick
I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of
God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses beaming forth
the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding
the Hope Campaign and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to build your foundations in Faith.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please encourage my heart and open my mouth
so I can 'give an answer' to others who need You."
Pray to the Lord and pray to endure temptation with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Pray to the Lord and pray not to store treasure for yourself.
Pray to the Lord and pray to for the Lord to give you patience.
Agree in prayer for Quebec:
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
Praise the Lord for continued church growth and baptisms in
href="https://www.vomcanada.com/india.htm">India despite pressure
and threats from oppos-ing local groups.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
2 Chronicles 4
Temple Furniture
1 Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof,
and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
2 Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass,
and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass
it round about.
3 And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about:
ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast,
when it was cast.
4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking
toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward
the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were
inward.
5 And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work
of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three
thousand baths.
6 He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the
left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering
they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
7 And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them
in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right
side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.
9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court,
and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
10 And he set the sea on the right side of the east end,
over against the south.
11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons.
And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon
for the house of God;
12 to wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were
on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels
of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;
13 and four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates
on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon
the pillars.
14 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;
15 one sea, and twelve oxen under it.
16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their
instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house
of the LORD of bright brass.
17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground
between Succoth and Zeredathah.
18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance:
for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God,
the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;
20 moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after
the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
21 and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold,
and that perfect gold;
22 and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure
gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy
place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
2) Our Daily Bread for 11 June 2026 titled
Be Prepared to Share by Dave Branon
1 Peter 3:13-17
13 (Pr 16:7) Who is he who will harm you if you follow that which is good?
14 (1Pe 2:19-20; Isa 8:12-13) But even if you suffer for the sake
of righteousness, you are blessed. "Do not be afraid of their terror,
do not be troubled."(Isa 8:12.)
15 (Col 4:6; Isa 29:23) But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts.
Always be ready to give an answer to every man who asks you for
a reason for the hope that is in you, with
gentleness and fear.
16 (Heb 13:18; 1Pe 2:12) Have a good conscience so that evildoers who speak
evil of you and falsely accuse your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
17 (1Pe 2:20; 4:19) For it is better, if it is the will of God, that you
suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
[13] And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is
good?
[14] But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not
afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
[15] But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give
an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you
with meekness and fear:
[16] Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of
evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in
Christ.
[17] For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well
doing, than for evil doing.
The teenager stood her ground. While her high school group was visiting a home
for people in rehab from addictions, Claire engaged in conversation with a
twentysomething man who towered over her in size. They talked about faith.
Claire clearly presented the gospel of Jesus. He countered with his spiritual
views, which were very different. Back and forth they went in a friendly
give-and-take way. Finally, the young man looked at Claire and said,
"You got me. I can't argue with what you're saying."
Though he didn't put his faith in Jesus, a seed had been planted. And while
Claire would have loved for the young man to have received Christ, her
disappointment was balanced by the reality that she'd done what God had called
her to do that day: "Be prepared to give an answer" (1 Peter 3:15).
She had lovingly shared God’s plan of salvation.
Claire wasn't ashamed of the gospel (Romans 1:16). She was prepared to
"give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope
that you have" (1 Peter 3:15). And she knew how to let
her "conversation be . . . full of grace" so she would
"know how to answer" (Colossians 4:6) the young man in the right spirit.
What a privilege God gives us to make Christ known to others!
Let's be ready to share with others as He provides what we need.
Reflect & Pray
How can you prepare for an opportunity to share your faith?
Who do you know who needs to hear the gospel?
Dear God, please encourage my heart and open my mouth
so I can "give an answer" to others who need You.
Learn how to effectively
share your witness.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 5 The Way Out
1 Cor 10:13
13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken
you except what is common to man. God is faithful,
and He will not permit you to be tempted above
what you can endure, but will with the temptation
also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common
to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be
tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation
also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Becky had experienced some hard knocks in the past few weeks; the stress
was beginning to show, and she wasn't sure she should handle anything else.
"Why me?" Becky wept, covering her face. "I just can't stand it any more!
I can't pay my bills; I just lost my job, and now my car broke down
on the highway. How much more of this can I take?"
Some people seem to have more than their share of trouble and temptation.
Within six months, one family faced financial trouble, cancer, quadruple
bypass surgery, and leukemia; their trials brought them face to face with
anger, bitterness, and despair as well. Other people seem to go through
life with relatively minor stresses and few real temptations to sin.
But whether our problems are great or small, they are part of the common
thread that ties humanity together. All of us face temptation; it is ,
Paul says, "Common to man." But Paul assures us that
"God ... will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear."
Often what we can bear is more that what we think we can bear. God will use
the troubled times in our lives for our maturity in him, but he promises
as well that he will not let temptation break us. He will provide "a way out,"
"a way of escape".
Sometimes the "way out" is true escape, being removed from what caused the
trouble. At other times, rather than being removed from it, we must
withstand the stress, face the temptation, enure the pain. Whether we escape
or endure, God is faithful to provide what we need; we can trust him
not to give us more than we can bear.
Application
a) Have I ever faced more stress or temptation than I thought I could bear?
b) Under what circumstances has God provided an "escape" for me?
When have I had to walk "through" my difficulties?
c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 12:21
21 "So is he who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
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1 Kings 7
Temple Furniture
13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
14 He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of
Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and
cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought
all his work.
15 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and
a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
16 And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the
pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height
of the other chapiter was five cubits:
17 and nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters
which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter,
and seven for the other chapiter.
18 And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network,
to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates:
and so did he for the other chapiter.
19 And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work
in the porch, four cubits.
20 And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over
against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two
hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the
right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left
pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
22 And upon the top of the pillars was lily work:
so was the work of the pillars finished.
23 And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other:
it was round all about, and his height was five cubits:
and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it,
ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two
rows, when it was cast.
25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three
looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three
looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their
hinder parts were inward.
26 And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like
the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
27 And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base,
and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
28 And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and
the borders were between the ledges:
29 and on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen,
and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above:
and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
30 And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four
corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten,
at the side of every addition.
31 And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit:
but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit
and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings
with their borders, foursquare, not round.
32 And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels
were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit
and half a cubit.
33 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel:
their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes,
were all molten.
34 And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base:
and the undersetters were of the very base itself.
35 And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half
a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof
and the borders thereof were of the same.
36 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof,
he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion
of every one, and additions round about.
37 After this manner he made the ten bases:
all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.
38 Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and
every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
39 And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the
left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side
of the house eastward over against the south.
40 And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made
an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house
of the LORD:
41 the two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top
of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls
of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
42 and four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows
of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters
that were upon the pillars;
43 and the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;
44 and one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
45 and the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which
Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between
Succoth and Zarthan.
47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding
many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD:
the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,
49 and the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the
left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps,
and the tongs of gold,
50 and the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and
the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of
the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house,
to wit, of the temple.
The Dedication
51 (2Ch 5:1) All the work that King Solomon made for the house of the Lord
was completed. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father
had dedicated-the silver, the gold, and the cups-and he put them among
the treasures of the house of the Lord.
51 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD.
And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even
the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures
of the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 3:15-17
15 And he made two pillars in front of the house35 cubits
[About 53 feet, or 16 meters. high, ] with a five cubit capital on the top
of the pillar.
16 (1 Ki 7:20) Then he made ornamental chain work,
like in the Most Holy Place, and set it on the top of the pillars.
Then he designed a hundred pomegranates and set them on the chain work.
17 (1Ki 7:21) He then raised the pillars in front of the temple, with one
on the right to the south and the other on the left to the north,
and the pillar to the south he called Jakin,
and the pillar to the north he called Boaz.
15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high,
and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
16 And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the
pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
17 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand,
and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand
Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
2 Chronicles 4
The Furnishings of the Temple
1Ki 7:23-51
1 (1Ki 8:64; Eze 43:13-17) Then he made a bronze altar
that was twenty cubits long,
twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits (Or Abi in 2Ki 18:2.) high.
2 And he made a cast metal sea as a water basin. It was round and ten cubits
from edge to edge, five cubits high, [About 7 1/2 feet, or 2.3 meters. ]
and a line of thirty cubits [About 45 feet, or 14 meters.] measured
its circumference.
3 Figures like oxen were underneath it, going all the way around
the sea basin, ten cubits [About 18 inches, or 45 centimeters.] on each side.
Or ten oxen for a cubit. There were two rows of oxen that were poured
as cast metal.
4 It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west,
three facing south, and three facing east.
The sea was set on them, and their back sides were facing inward.
5 (1Ki 7:26) The thickness of the sea was a palm, [
About 3 inches, or 7.5 centimeters. ] and its brim was like the brim of a cup,
as the flower of a lily. It held three thousand baths
[About 18,000 gallons, or 66,000 liters]. securely.
6 (1Ki 7:38; Ex 30:18-21) Then he made ten water basins,
and he set five on the southern right side and five on the northern
left side to rinse off in them the instruments of the burnt offering.
And the sea basin was for the priests to wash in.
7 (Ex 25:31-40; 1Ki 7:49) And he made ten lampstands of gold
according to the specifications, and he set them in the temple,
five on the southern, right side and five on the northern, left side.
8 (1Ki 7:48) Then he made ten tables and put them in the temple,
five on the southern, right side and five on the northern, left side;
and he made a hundred basins of gold.
9 (1Ki 6:36; 2Ki 21:5) Then he made the court of the priests
and the great enclosure and the doors for the enclosure,
and he overlaid the doors with bronze.
10 (1Ki 7:39) And he set the sea basin at the southeast side,
opposite the southern side of the house.
11 And Huram made the pots, shovels, and bowls.
So Huram completed the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of God:
12 (1Ki 7:41) the two pillars, the bowls, and the two capitals on the top
of the pillars; and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls
of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars;
13 (1Ki 7:20) and the four hundred pomegranates for the two pieces
of grating, with two rows of pomegranates for each screen grate that covered
the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars.
14 (1Ki 7:27-43) And he made the supporting stands and the basins on top
of the stands,
15 and the sea basin and the twelve oxen underneath it;
16 (2Ch 2:13; 1Ki 7:13-14) the pots, shovels, utensils, and all the vessels
from polished bronze, Huram-Abi made for King Solomon
for the house of the Lord.
17 The king cast these vessels in the district of the Jordan in earthen
foundries between Sukkoth and Zeredatha. [Zarethan in 1Ki 7:46.]
18 (1Ki 7:47) And Solomon made all of these items in a great abundance
such that they did not consider the weight of the bronze.
19 So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God:
the gold altar and the tables displaying the showbread,
20 (Ex 25:31-37; 2Ch 4:7) and the finely hammered lampstands
with their lamps to burn before the Most Holy Place as prescribed;
21 the golden flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs, of purest gold;
22 the snuffers, basins, ladles, and fire pans, of pure gold. As for
the entrance to the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place
and the doors of the nave of the temple were of gold.