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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
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!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 29 of the Month
a) Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion (
Ps 139:13-16
13 You brought my inner parts into being;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder;
marvelous are Your works,
and You know me completely.
15 My frame was not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw me unformed,
yet in Your book
all my days were written,
before any of them came into being.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins:
Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee,
When I was made in secret, and curiously wrought
in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect;
And in thy book all my members were written,
Which in continuance were fashioned,
When as yet there was none of them.
)
b) Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight (
Gal 2:10
10 (Ac 24:17) Only they requested that we should remember the poor,
which I also was eager to do.
10 Only they would that we should remember the poor;
the same which I also was forward to do.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to seek the Lord's will for your family to succeed.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You for giving me Your divine protection."
Pray to the Lord and pray confess all your sins and iniquities to the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His Word never return void.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Confess your faults to one another
and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion
Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight
Pray that attacked followers of Jesus in Uganda will tangibly
experience God's presence, love, healing and provision.
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
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2) Our Daily Bread for 29 January 2026 titled
Standing Strong
in Christ by Nancy Gavilanes
Ephesians 6:10-20
The Battle Against Evil
10 (Eph 1:19; 1Co 16:13) Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord
and in the power of His might.
11 (Eph 6:13; Ro 13:12; Eph 4:14) Put on the whole armour of God that
you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
12 (Eph 1:3; 1:2) 1For our fight is not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces of evil
in the heavenly places.
13 (Eph 5:16) Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be
able to resist in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 (Isa 11:5; 59:17) Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth,
having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 (Isa 52:7; Ro 10:15) having your feet fitted with the readiness
of the gospel of peace, 16and above all, taking the shield of faith,
with which you will be able to extinguish all the fiery arrows
of the evil one.
17 (Heb 4:12; Isa 49:2; 59:17) Take the helmet of salvation
and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 (Col 4:2; 1Ti 2:1; Eph 1:16) Pray in the Spirit always with all kinds
of prayer and supplication. To that end be alert with all perseverance
and supplication for all the saints.
19 (1Th 5:25; Ac 4:29) Pray for me, that the power to speak may be given
to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery
of the gospel,
20 (2Co 5:20; Ac 28:20) for which I am an ambassador in chains,
that I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.
[10] Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his
might.
[11] Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil.
[12] For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places.
[13] Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
[14] Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on
the breastplate of righteousness;
[15] And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
[16] Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to
quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
[17] And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God:
[18] Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
[19] And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my
mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
[20] For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly,
as I ought to speak.
Recently, my mom gave me a play-by-play of a surprising confrontation she saw
on a live webcam feed from a watering hole in Africa. The Gemsbok, a large
antelope, has horns that can be more than two feet long, making it a
formidable animal that doesn't seem to scare easily. That is, unless it comes
across a group of brave and rowdy ostriches.
The lead ostrich, which was taller than its foes, shook its large feathers,
roared, and stomped toward three Gemsbok, causing them to flee.
"I guess they didn't realise how powerful their horns are," I said to my mom.
Believers in Jesus can forget the power we have when faced with attacks from
our spiritual enemy, Satan. We have the Holy Spirit who lives inside us
(Romans 8:11) and the armour of God to help us: "Put on the full armour of
God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes" (Ephesians
6:11). Satan wants to challenge our belief in God's Word, question
our identity in Christ, and tempt us to sin.
But we can stand strong because God's armour includes "the belt of truth,
. . . the breastplate of righteousness, . . . the shield of faith,
. . . the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God" (vv. 14-17).
When the enemy attacks us with feelings of fear, condemnation, or despair,
let's remember we're God's children and are well equipped to stand strong.
Reflect & Pray
Why do you sometimes forget to use the armour of God?
How can you stand firm in your battles?
Dear God, thank You for giving me Your divine protection.
Learn more about the armor of God by watching this video.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 5 - 1 John 1:9
9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
"If God already knows everything about me, everything I've done,
then why do I need to confess it?" Grant struggled with a common
dilemma for many Christians. Indeed, God, knew all his sin - much
better than Grant did himself. But Grant needed to confess,
not for God's benefit, but for his own. Grant needed to agree with God
that his sin was wrong, and put himself in a position to receive God's
grace in forgiveness.
1 John 1:9 make the process quit clear. We confess,
and God forgives and cleanses. Many of us, however, want to take on
God's part as well. We confess, agreeing with God that our sin is wrong.
But then we proceed to try to 'clean up our act,'bargaining with God,
promising that if he will forgive us just this once,
we won't ever to it again.
The problem is, we can never keep such a promise.
We probably will do it again, and then we are back where we started,
begging for forgiveness, and trying once more to cleanse
ourselves for our unrighteousness.
God offers freedom from such futile performance. He says, "Just confess.
Agree that you sinned. Submit yourself to me. Then I'll take over from there."
God's grace does not give us freedom to keep on sinning, of course - we need
to cooperate with the work of his Spirit in our lives and do all we can
to avoid sin. But we do not have to beg God for forgiveness - forgiveness
is offered to us freely.
We do not have to clean up out act before God will accept us; God can make
the necessary changes in our lives. When we confess, submit ourselves to God,
and allow him to work within us, he is able both to forgive us and to cleanse
us from unrighteousness.
Application
a) In what ways have I bartered with God and tried to "Clean up my act"
in order to deserve his forgiveness?
b) What is my part in confession? What is God's response?
Why it is important for me to recognize God's part in my
confession and forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Is 55:11
11 (Isa 45:23; 46:10) so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
11 so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth:
it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are ill or injured
James 5:13-16
13 (Ps 50:15; Eph 5:19) Is anyone among you suffering?
Let him pray. Is anyone merry? Let him sing psalms.
14 (Mk 6:13; 16:18; Ac 14:23) Is anyone sick among you?
Let him call for the elders of the church,
and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil
in the name of the Lord.
15 (Isa 33:24; Jas 1:6) And the prayer of faith will save
the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.
And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
16 (Ge 20:17; 18:23-32) Confess your faults to one another
and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.
13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray.
Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church;
and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise
him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another,
that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man
availeth much.
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.
Genesis 49
[1] And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together,
that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
[2] Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto
Israel your father.
[3] Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my
strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
[4] Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy
father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
[5] Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their
habitations.
[6] O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine
honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their
selfwill they digged down a wall.
[7] Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was
cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
[8] Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in
the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
[9] Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he
stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him
up?
[10] The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between
his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people
be.
[11] Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice
vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of
grapes:
[12] His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
[13] Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an
haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
[14] Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
[15] And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and
bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
[16] Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
[17] Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth
the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
[18] I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
[19] Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
[20] Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
[21] Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
[22] Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose
branches run over the wall:
[23] The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
[24] But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made
strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the
shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
[25] Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the
Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of
the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
[26] The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my
progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on
the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate
from his brethren.
[27] Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the
prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
[28] All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their
father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his
blessing he blessed them.
The Death of Jacob
29 (Ge 47:30; 50:13) Then he charged them and said to them,
"I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers
in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah,
which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan,
which Abraham bought along with the field from
Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.
31 (Ge 25:9; 35:29) They buried Abraham and Sarah his wife there.
They buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife there, and I buried Leah there.
32 The field and the cave that is there were purchased
from the children of Heth."
33 (Ge 49:29; 25:8) When Jacob finished instructing his sons,
he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last,
and was gathered to his people.
[29] And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my
people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron
the Hittite,
[30] In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre,
in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the
Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
[31] There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac
and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
[32] The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the
children of Heth.
[33] And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up
his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his
people.
GENESIS 50
The Burial of Jacob
1 (Ge 46:4) Then Joseph fell on his father's face and wept over him
and kissed him.
2 (Ge 50:26; 2Ch 16:14) Joseph commanded his servants the physicians
to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.
3 (Nu 20:29; Dt 34:8) Forty days were required for him,
for such is the time required for those who are embalmed.
Then the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
4 When the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke
to the household of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor
in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh, saying,
5(2Ch 16:14; Isa 22:16)'My father made me swear, saying,
"I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb which
I dug for myself in the land of Canaan."
Now therefore please let me go up and bury my father,
and then I will return.' "
6 Pharaoh said, "Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do."
7 Joseph went up to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh
went up with him too, the elders of his household and all the elders
of the land of Egypt,
8 all the house of Joseph and his brothers and his father's household.
They left only their little ones and their flocks and their herds
in the land of Goshen.
9 Both the chariots and horsemen also went up with him.
It was a very great company.
10 (Ac 8:2; 2Sa 1:17) When they came to the threshing floor of Atad,
which is beyond the Jordan, they mourned with a great
and very sorrowful lamentation.
He observed seven days of mourning for his father.
11 When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites,
saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said,
"This is a grievous mourning for the Egyptians."
Therefore the place was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.
12 So his sons did with him just as he had commanded them.
13 (Ge 23:16-18; Ac 7:16) For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan
and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, near Mamre,
which Abraham bought with the field as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite.
14 After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt,
he and his brothers and all who went up with him to bury his father.
Genesis 50
[1] And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed
him.
[2] And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father:
and the physicians embalmed Israel.
[3] And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of
those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and
ten days.
[4] And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house
of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray
you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
[5] My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have
digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore
let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
[6] And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee
swear.
[7] And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the
servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land
of Egypt,
[8] And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house:
only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the
land of Goshen.
[9] And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very
great company.
[10] And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan,
and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a
mourning for his father seven days.
[11] And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning
in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the
Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond
Jordan.
[12] And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
[13] For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the
cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a
possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
[14] And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went
up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
Joseph Reassures His Brothers
15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead,
they said, "Perhaps Joseph will hate us and will certainly
pay us back for all the wrong we did to him."
16 So they sent a message to Joseph, saying,
"Your father gave this command before he died:
17 (Ge 49:25)'Say to Joseph,
"I beg you, forgive the transgressions of your brothers
and their sin. For they did evil to you." '
Now, please forgive the transgressions of the servants
of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
18 Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face and said,
"We are your servants."
19 (Ge 30:2; 2Ki 5:7) Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?
20 (Ro 8:28) But as for you, you intended to harm me,
but God intended it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day,
to save many lives.
21(Ge 47:12)So now, do not fear. I will provide for you
and your little ones." So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
[15] And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said,
Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil
which we did unto him.
[16] And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command
before he died, saying,
[17] So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of
thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray
thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And
Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
[18] And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they
said, Behold, we be thy servants.
[19] And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
[20] But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good,
to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
[21] Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones.
And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
The Death of Joseph
22 Joseph stayed in Egypt, he and his father's household,
and Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.
23 (Ge 30:3; Nu 32:39) Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation.
Also, the children of Makir, the son of Manasseh,
were brought up on Joseph's knees.
24 (Ge 26:3; 35:12; 46:4) Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die.
God will surely come to you and bring you out of this land
to the land of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."
25 (Ex 13:19; Jos 24:32) Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying,
"God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here."
26 So Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten years old,
and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
[22] And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived
an hundred and ten years.
[23] And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children
also of Machir the son Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees.
[24] And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit
you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham,
to Isaac, and to Jacob.
[25] And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will
surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
[26] So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed
him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
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1 CHRONICLES 2
Sons of Israel
Ge 35:23-26; Ru 4:18-22; Mt 1:3-6
1 (Ge 29:32-35; 35:22-26) These are the sons of Israel:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
1 Chronicles 2
Sons of Israel
1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar,
and Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
From Judah to David
3 (Ge 38:2-10; 46:12) The sons of Judah were
Er, Onan, and Shelah: These three were born to him by
the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. Now Er, the firstborn of Judah,
was evil in the sight of the Lord, and He put him to death.
4 (Mt 1:3; Ge 38:13-30; Ru 4:12) Then Tamar his daughter-in-law
bore Perez and Zerah for him. In all, Judah had five sons.
5 (Ge 46:12; Nu 26:21) The sons of Perez were
Hezron and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah were
Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, and Dara, five of them in all.
7Jos 6:18The sons of Karmi were
Achar, the troubler of Israel, who acted unfaithfully in regard to the ban.
8 The son of Ethan was
Azariah.
9 (Ru 4:19; 1Ch 2:42) Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to him, were
Jerahmeel, Ram, and Kelubai.
3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto
him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah,
was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah.
All the sons of Judah were five.
5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara:
five of them in all.
7 And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed
in the thing accursed.
8 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram,
and Chelubai.
Sons of Ram
10(Mt 1:4; Nu 1:7)Ram became the father of
Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon,
a leader of the sons of Judah.
11 (Ru 4:21; Mt 1:4-5) Nahshon became the father of Salma,
and Salma became the father of Boaz.
12 Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse.
13 (1Sa 17:13) Now Jesse became the father of
his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
16 (1Sa 26:6) their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail.
The sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three in all.
17 (2Sa 17:25) Abigail bore Amasa: the father of Amasa
was Jether the Ishmaelite.
10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon,
prince of the children of Judah;
11 and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
12 and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
13 and Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second,
and Shimma the third,
14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
16 whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah;
Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
17 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
Sons of Caleb
18 Caleb the son of Hezron had children with his wife Azubah and with Jerioth.
These are her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 (1Ch 2:50) Now Azubah died, and Caleb took Ephrath as a wife.
She bore Hur for him.
20 (Ex 31:2) Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
21 (Nu 27:1) Afterward Hezron had relations with the daughter of Makir,
the father of Gilead, whom he took as a wife when he was sixty years old,
and she bore Segub for him.
22 Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities
in the land of Gilead.
23 He took Geshur and Aram, the towns of Jair, from them,
with Kenath and its villages, sixty towns.
All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
24 (1Ch 4:5) After the death of Hezron in Caleb Ephrathah,
Hezron's wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife,
and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father
of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old;
and she bare him Segub.
22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land
of Gilead.
23 And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them,
with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities.
All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's
wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
Sons of Jerahmeel
25 Now the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were
Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel also had another wife.
Her name was Atarah, and she was the mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were
Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 The sons of Onam were
Shammai and Jada.
And the sons of Shammai were
Nadab and Abishur.
29 The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail. She bore him Ahban and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadab were
Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children.
31 (1Ch 2:34-35) The son of Appaim was
Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan,
and the son of Sheshan was Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were
Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died without children.
33 The sons of Jonathan were
Peleth and Zaza.
These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no children except daughters,
but he did have a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
35 Sheshan gave one of his daughters to Jarha his servant as a wife,
and she bore him Attai.
36 (1Ch 11:41) Attai became the father of Nathan,
and Nathan became the father of Zabad.
37 Zabad became the father of Ephlal,
and Ephlal became the father of Obed.
38 Obed became the father of Jehu,
and Jehu became the father of Azariah.
39 Azariah became the father of Helez,
and Helez became the father of Eleasah.
40 Eleasah became the father of Sismai,
and Sismai became the father of Shallum.
41 Shallum became the father of Jekamiah,
and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn,
and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother
of Onam.
27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin,
and Eker.
28 And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai;
Nadab, and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban,
and Molid.
30 And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan.
And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan:
and Jether died without children.
33 And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant,
an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife;
and she bare him Attai.
36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
37 and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
38 and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
39 and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
40 and Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
41 and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
Caleb's Clans
42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were
Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 The sons of Hebron were
Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam,
and Rekem became the father of Shammai.
45 (Jos 15:58) The son of Shammai was Maon,
and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza,
and Gazez, and Haran became the father of Gazez.
47 The sons of Jahdai were
Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maakah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 (Jos 15:31) She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah,
Sheva the father of Makbenah, and the father of Gibea.
The daughter of Caleb was Aksah.
50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah:
Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
51 (1Ch 4:4) Salma the father of Bethlehem,
and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52 (1Ch 4:2)Now sons were born to Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim:
Haroeh and half of the Manahathites.
53 (2Sa 23:38) The families of Kiriath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites,
the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these the Zorathites
and the Eshtaolites went forth.
54 (Ezr 2:22; Ne 7:26) The sons of Salma were
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab,
and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
55 (Jdg 1:16; 2Ki 10:15) The families of the scribes who lived at Jabez
were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites.
They are the Kenites who came from Hammath,
the father of the house of Rekab.
42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were,
Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah
the father of Hebron.
43 And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
45 And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez:
and Haran begat Gazez.
47 And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet,
and Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father
of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah;
Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim, 51Salma the father of Beth-lehem,
Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh,
and half of the Manahethites.
53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the
Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
54 The sons of Salma; Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house
of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites,
the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath,
the father of the house of Rechab.
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Day 29, 29 January 2026 Today I turn 57
Genesis 48,49,50 , 1 Chron 2
GENESIS 48
Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons
1 After these things, Joseph was told, "Your father is sick."
So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.
2 When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph is coming to you,"
Israel strengthened himself and sat up in the bed.
3 (Ge 17:1; Ex 6:3) Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz
in the land of Canaan, and blessed me.
4 (Ge 17:8) And He said to me, 'I will make you fruitful
and multiply you, and I will make you into
a multitude of people and will give this land
to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.'
5 (Ge 41:50-52; 46:20) "Now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,
who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt,
are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
6 Any children you have after them will be yours and will be called
by the names of their brothers in their inheritance.
7 (Ge 35:9; 35:16-19) As for me, when I came from Paddan,
Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way,
when there was still some distance to get to Ephrath,
and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)."
8 Then Israel saw Joseph's sons and said, "Whose are these?"
9 (Ge 27:4; 33:5) And Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons,
whom God has given me in this place."
And he said, "Please bring them to me, and I will bless them."
10 (Ge 27:1; 27:27) Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age,
so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near to him,
and he kissed them and embraced them.
11 (Ge 37:33; 45:26) Israel said to Joseph, "I never thought I would see
your face, but here God has also shown me your children."
12 (Ge 42:6) So Joseph took them from beside his knees,
and he bowed down with his face to the ground.
13 Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's
left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand,
and brought them near him.
14 (Ge 41:51) Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim's
head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, crossing
his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 (Ge 17:1) He blessed Joseph and said,
'God, before whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who fed me
all my life long to this day,
16 (Ps 34:22; 121:7) the angel who redeemed me from all evil,
bless the boys;
let them be called by my name,
and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac;
and let them grow into a multitude
in the midst of the earth."
17 (Ge 48:14) When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand
on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he took hold of his father's
hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
18 Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn.
Put your right hand on his head."
19 (Dt 33:17) His father refused and said, "I know it, my son, I know it.
He will also become a people, and he will also be great,
but truly his younger brother will be greater than he,
and his descendants will become a multitude of nations."
20 (Ru 4:11-12) He blessed them that day, saying,
"By you Israel will bless, saying,
'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.' "
So he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 (Ge 46:4; 50:24) Israel said to Joseph, "I am about to die, but God will
be with you and return you again to the land of your fathers.
22 (Jos 24:32; Jn 4:5) Moreover, I have given to you one portion
more than your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorites
with my sword and my bow."
Genesis 48
[1] And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold,
thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
[2] And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee:
and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
[3] And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the
land of Canaan, and blessed me,
[4] And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee,
and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to
thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
[5] And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in
the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben
and Simeon, they shall be mine.
[6] And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and
shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
[7] And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of
Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath:
and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
[8] And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
[9] And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given
me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will
bless them.
[10] Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And
he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
[11] And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and,
lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
[12] And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed
himself with his face to the earth.
[13] And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's
left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and
brought them near unto him.
[14] And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's
head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding
his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
[15] And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham
and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
[16] The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my
name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let
them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
[17] And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head
of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove
it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
[18] And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the
firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
[19] And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also
shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger
brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of
nations.
[20] And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless,
saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before
Manasseh.
[21] And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you,
and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
[22] Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I
took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
GENESIS 49
Jacob Blesses His Sons
Dt 33:1-29
1( Nu 24:14; Jer 23:20) Jacob called to his sons and said,
"Gather yourselves together, so that I may tell
you what will befall you in the last days.
2 (Ps 34:11) Gather yourselves together and hear, sons of Jacob,
and listen to your father Israel.
3 (Dt 21:17; Ge 29:32) Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might and the beginning of my strength,
the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.
4 (Ge 35:22; Dt 27:20) Unstable as water, you shall not excel,
because you went up to your father's bed;
then you defiled it - he went up to my couch.
5 (Ge 29:33-34; 34:25-31) Simeon and Levi are brothers;
weapons of violence are their swords.
6 (Ps 26:9; Ge 34:30) Let my soul not enter into their council;
let my glory not be united with their assembly;
for in their anger they killed men
and in their self-will they hamstrung oxen.
7 (Jos 19:1-9; 1Ch 4:24-3)1 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
and their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will divide them in Jacob
and scatter them in Israel.
8 (1Ch 5:2; Ge 27:29) Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
your father's sons will bow down before you.
9 (Nu 24:9; Rev 5:5) Judah is a lion's cub;
from the prey, my son, you have goneup.
He crouches and lies down like a lion;
and as a lion, who dares rouse him?
10 (Nu 24:17; Ps 60:7) The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor a lawgiver from between his feet,
until Shiloh comes;
and to him will be the obedience of the people.
11(2Ki 18:32 )He tethers his foal to the vine,
and his colt to the choicest vine;
he washes his garments in wine,
his clothes in the blood of grapes.
12(Pr 23:29 )His eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth whiter than milk. (Jesus comes from the line of Judah)
13 (Dt 33:18-19; Ge 30:20) Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea;
and he shall be a haven of ships.
His border shall be at Sidon.
14(Ge 30:18; 1Ch 12:32) Issachar is a strong donkey,
lying down between two burdens;
15 he saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant;
so he bowed his shoulder to bear the burden
and became a slave to forced labor.
16 (Ge 30:6; Dt 33:22) Dan shall judge his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a serpent by the road,
a viper on the path,
that bites the horse's heels
so that its rider will fall backward.
18 (Ps 119:166; 119:174) I wait for Your salvation, O Lord!
19 (Ge 30:11 ) Gad shall be attacked by raiding bands,
but he shall raid at their heels.
20 (Ge 30:13; Dt 33:24-25) Asher's food shall be rich,
and he shall yield royal delicacies.
21 (Dt 33:23; Ge 30:8) Naphtali is a doe set loose;
he gives beautiful words.
22 (Ge 41:52) Joseph is a fruitful bough,
a fruitful bough by a spring,
whose branches run over the wall.
23 (Ge 37:24; 37:28) The archers bitterly attacked him,
they shot at him and hated him.
24 (Ps 132:2; 132:5) But his bow remained firm.
His arms were agile
because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
25 (Ge 28:13; 17:1) because of the God of your father who will help you,
and by the Almighty who will bless you
with blessings from heaven above,
blessings from the deep that lies beneath,
the blessings of the breasts and the womb.
26 (Dt 33:15-16; Hab 3:6) The blessings of your father have surpassed
the blessings of my fathers,
up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.
They will be on the head of Joseph,
and on the crown of the head of him who was set apart from his brothers.
27 (Ge 35:18; Jdg 20:21) Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;
in the morning he devours the prey,
and at night he divides the spoil."
28 These are all the twelve tribes of Israel,
and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them.
He blessed them, each with the blessing appropriate to him.
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5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are ill or injured
Psalm 103:1-5
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.
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.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
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!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 28 of the Month
a) Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.
(
John 5:24
24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever
hears My word and believes in Him who sent
Me has eternal life and shall not come into condemnation,
but has passed from death into life."
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word,
and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
)
b) Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you
know today . (
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.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to seek the Lord's will in your family to settle in a prosperous land.
Pray to the Lord: " Heavenly Father, please open my eyes to see who
I might show Your love to."
Pray to the Lord and pray to One who offers Salvation and Frees you from Fear.
Pray to the Lord and pray to keep His covenant.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him and Love .
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.
Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you know today .
Although there are no church buildings, pray that Christians
will find ways to safely gather for worship in Somalia.
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
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Joseph and the Famine
13(Ac 7:11) There was no food in all the land, for the famine
was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and
all the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
14 (Ge 41:56) Joseph gathered up all the money that was found
in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan for the grain that they bought,
and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
15 When the money was all spent in the land of Egypt
and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph
and said, "Give us food, for why should we die in your presence?
For our money is gone."
16 Joseph said, "Give your livestock, and I will give you food
for your livestock, if your money is gone."
17 They brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food
in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys;
and he fed them with food in exchange for all their livestock for that year.
18 When that year was ended, they came to him the second year
and said to him, "We will not hide it from our lord, that our money is all spent.
Our lord also has our herds of livestock. There is nothing left in the sight
of my lord but our bodies and our lands.
19 (Ne 5:2-3) Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land?
Buy us and our land for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh.
Also give us seed, so that we may live and not die,
so that the land will not be desolate."
20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh,
for every Egyptian man sold his field
because the famine was severe on them.
So the land became Pharaoh's.
21 As for the people, he removed them to cities
from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end.
22 (Ezr 7:24) Only the land of the priests he did not buy;
for the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh,
and they lived off their allotment that Pharaoh gave them.
Therefore they did not sell their lands.
23 Then Joseph said to the people, "I have bought you and your land today
for Pharaoh; here is seed for you so you may sow the land.
24 (Ge 41:34) At the harvest, you must give a fifth part to Pharaoh
and four parts will be your own, as seed for the field and
for your food and for those of your households
and for food for your little ones."
25 (Ge 33:15) They said, "You have saved our lives.
Let us find grace in the sight of my lord,
and we will be Pharaoh's slaves."
26 (Ge 47:22) So Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day,
that Pharaoh should have the fifth part,
except from the land of the priests, which did not become Pharaoh's.
[13] And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore,
so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of
the famine.
[14] And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of
Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph
brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
[15] And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan,
all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should
we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
[16] And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle,
if money fail.
[17] And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread
in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds,
and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that
year.
[18] When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said
unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my
lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of
my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
[19] Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us
and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh:
and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not
desolate.
[20] And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians
sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the
land became Pharaoh's.
[21] And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the
borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
[22] Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a
portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh
gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
[23] Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day
and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the
land.
[24] And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth
part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field,
and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your
little ones.
[25] And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the
sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
[26] And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that
Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only,
which became not Pharaoh's.
Jacob's Request of Joseph
27 (Ge 46:3; Ex 1:7) Israel lived in the land of Egypt,
in the land of Goshen, and they had possessions there
and grew and became very numerous.
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years,
so the years of Jacob's life were one hundred and forty-seven years.
29 (Ge 24:2; 24:49) When the time drew near when Israel would die,
he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found grace
in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh
and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt,
30 (Ge 49:29-32; 23:19) but let me lie with my fathers.
Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place."
And he said, "I will do as you have said."
31(1Ki 1:47; Ge 24:3)And he said, "Swear to me," and he swore to him.
Then Israel bowed himself at the head of his bed.
[27] And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and
they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
[28] And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age
of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
[29] And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son
Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I
pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury
me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
[30] But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt,
and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
[31] And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed
himself upon the bed's head.
2) Our Daily Bread for 28 January 2026 entitled
Sent with Care by Lisa M. Samra
2 Timothy 4:9-13
Remember the Lord Your God
9 (2Ti 1:4; 4:21) Diligently try to come to me soon.
10 (Ac 16:6; 17:1) Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world,
and has departed to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
11 (Ac 12:12; Col 4:14) Only Luke is with me. Get Mark, and bring him with you,
for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
12 (Ac 20:4; Eph 6:21) I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
13 (Ac 16:8) When you come, bring with you the cloak that I left
at Troas with Carpus, and the books, but especially the parchments.
[9] Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
[10] For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is
departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
[11] Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is
profitable to me for the ministry.
[12] And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
[13] The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring
with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
I recently learned that the name "CARE" package came from the acronym for
"Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe," a group that sent boxes of
food to help Europeans displaced during World War II. While the care packages
I send my kids at college are mostly filled with homemade treats and candy,
they usually include a few practical items—a favorite shirt forgotten at home
or extra school supplies.
While the name "care package" may be modern, the practice of sending helpful
items is far older. It’s even tucked away at the end of 2 Timothy. Writing
while imprisoned in Rome, Paul concluded his letter to his trusted disciple
with some personal requests. He asked that Timothy come and bring Mark to help
him (4:11). Then he requested some personal items: his cloak and his "scrolls,
especially the parchments" (v. 13). Perhaps the cloak was needed because
winter was coming, and maybe the scrolls contained copies of the Old T
estament. Whatever the reason, Paul longed for companionship and practical
items to refresh and encourage him.
Tangible reminders of care, whether the recipient lives near or far, can have
a significant impact on someone in need of a little encouragement. The gift
of a meal for a neighbor, a thoughtful card written to a loved one
or acquaintance, or a package full of goodies sent to a faraway friend can
extend God's love in practical ways.
Reflect & Pray
When did you receive a reminder of God's love?
How did that kindness encourage you?
Heavenly Father, please open my eyes to see who I might show Your love to.
Staying faithful can be difficult when life gets hard.
Learn more by reading Finishing Well.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,
and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money
loses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 29:9
9 (Dt 4:6; Jos 1:7)Therefore, keep the words of this covenant
and do them, so that you may prosper in all you do.
9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them,
that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
Day 28, 28 January 2025
1) Genesis 46 - 47
GENESIS 46 ,
Jacob's Journey to Egypt
1(Ge 21:33; 28:10) So Israel set out with all that he had and came to
Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2(Ge 15:1; Job 33:14-15) God spoke to Israel in visions of the night
and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."
3(Ge 12:2; Dt 26:5)Then He said, "I am God, the God of your father.
Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt,
for I will make you into a great nation there.
4(Ge 28:15; 48:21)I will go down with you to Egypt,
and I will also surely bring you back again.
And Joseph's own hand shall close your eyes."
5 (Ge 45:19; 45:21)Jacob arose from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel
carried Jacob their father and their little ones and their wives
in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6(Jos 24:4; Ps 105:23)They took their livestock and their possessions
that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt,
Jacob and all his descendants with him.
7 He brought with him to Egypt his sons and his sons' sons,
his daughters and his sons' daughters, and all his descendants.
8(Ex 1:1-5; 1Ch 2:13-55)These were the names of the sons of Israel,
Jacob and his sons, who came to Egypt:
Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
9 The sons of Reuben were
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.
10 (Ex 6:15; Ge 29:33)The sons of Simeon were
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar,
and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 (Ge 29:34)The sons of Levi were
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (From these will arise the Levites).
12 (Ge 29:35; 38:7) The sons of Judah were
Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah
(but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan).
The sons of Perez were
Hezron and Hamul.
13 The sons of Issachar were
Tola, Puah, Job, and Shimron.
14 The sons of Zebulun were
Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 (Ge 29:32-35; 30:17-21) These were the sons of Leah,
whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,
with his daughter Dinah.
All his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.
16 (Nu 26:15-17; Ge 30:11)And the sons of Gad were
Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 (Ge 30:13) The sons of Asher were
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah,
and Serah their sister.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
18 (Ge 29:24)These were the sons of Zilpah,
whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter;
and these she bore to Jacob, sixteen in all.
19 (Ge 44:27) The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife, were Joseph and Benjamin.
20 (Ge 41:50-52; 41:45) To Joseph in the land of Egypt
were born Manasseh and Ephraim,
whom Asenath the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore to him.
21(1Ch 7:6-12)The sons of Benjamin were
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22T hese were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.
23The son of Dan was Hushim.
24 (1Ch 7:13) The sons of Naphtali:
Jahziel,Jahzeel (in Nu 26:48. )
Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.Shallum (in 1Ch 7:13.)
25 (Ge 29:29) These were the sons of Bilhah,
whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter,
and she bore these to Jacob, seven in all.
26 (Ex 1:5) All those who came with Jacob to Egypt,
who were direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob's sons,
were sixty-six in all.
27 (Ac 7:14; Ex 1:5) And the sons of Joseph,
who were born to him in Egypt, were two.
All those of the house of Jacob who came to Egypt were seventy.
Genesis 46
[1] And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to
Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
[2] And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob,
Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
[3] And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into
Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
[4] I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee
up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
[5] And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob
their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which
Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
[6] And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in
the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
[7] His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons'
daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
[8] And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into
Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
[9] And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
[10] And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and
Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
[11] And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
[12] And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah:
but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were
Hezron and Hamul.
[13] And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
[14] And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
[15] These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram,
with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were
thirty and three.
[16] And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and
Arodi, and Areli.
[17] And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and
Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
[18] These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and
these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
[19] The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
[20] And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim,
which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
[21] And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and
Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
[22] These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls
were fourteen.
[23] And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
[24] And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
[25] These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his
daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
[26] All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his
loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
[27] And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls:
all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore
and ten.
Jacob Settles in Goshen
28 (Ge 45:10) Now he sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions
to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.
29 (Lk 15:20) Joseph readied his chariot and went up to Goshen
to meet Israel his father. As soon as he appeared to him,
he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.
30 (Lk 2:29-30) Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die,
since I have seen your face, because you are still alive."
31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household,
"I will go up and tell Pharaoh and say to him, 'My brothers
and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32 (Ge 47:3) The men are shepherds; their work has been to feed livestock,
and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.'
33 (Ge 46:32) When Pharaoh calls you and asks, 'What is your occupation?'
34 (Ge 43:32; Ex 8:26) you shall say, 'Your servants have been
keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,'
so that you may dwell in the land of Goshen,
because every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians"
[28] And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto
Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
[29] And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his
father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck,
and wept on his neck a good while.
[30] And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy
face, because thou art yet alive.
[31] And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will
go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's
house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
[32] And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle;
and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
[33] And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say,
What is your occupation?
[34] That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our
youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in
the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
GENESIS 47
1 (Ge 46:31; 45:10) Then Joseph went and told Pharaoh,
"My father and my brothers and their flocks and their herds
and all that they possess have come from the land of Canaan
and are now in the land of Goshen."
2 (Ac 7:13) He took five men from among his brothers
and presented them before Pharaoh.
3 (Ge 46:33-34) Pharaoh asked his brothers, "What is your occupation?"
And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds,
both we and also our fathers."
4 (Ge 15:13; 46:34) They said to Pharaoh, 'We have come to sojourn in the land,
for your servants have no pasture for their flocks, because the famine is severe
in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please allow your servants to dwell
in the land of Goshen.'
5 Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying,
"Your father and your brothers have come to you.
6 (Ge 47:11; Ex 18:21) The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father
and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Have them dwell
in the land of Goshen, and if you know any capable men among them,
then put them in charge over my livestock."
7(Ge 47:10)Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and presented him to Pharaoh,
and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How old are you?"
9 (Ge 35:28; 1Ch 29:15) And Jacob said to Pharaoh,
"The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred and thirty years.
My days of the years of my life have been few and evil,
and they have not attained to the days of the years of the lives of my fathers
in the days of their pilgrimage."
10 (Ge 47:7) And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.
11 (Ex 1:11; 12:37) So Joseph settled his father and his brothers
and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt,
in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses,
as Pharaoh had commanded.
12 (Ge 45:11) Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers,
and his father's entire household, according to the number of their children.
[1] Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren,
and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of
the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
[2] And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto
Pharaoh.
[3] And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they
said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our
fathers.
[4] They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come;
for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in
the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in
the land of Goshen.
[5] And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are
come unto thee:
[6] The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy
father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if
thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my
cattle.
[7] And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and
Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
[8] And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
[9] And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are
an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my
life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of
my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
[10] And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
[11] And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a
possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of
Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
[12] And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's
household, with bread, according to their families.
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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 27 of the Month
a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
(
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5casting down imaginations, and every high thing
that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
)
b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Conclusion:
Pray to seek the Lord's will for reconciliation in your family.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving Father, You know my struggles and doubts. Please
give me the faith to keep trusting in You and the strength to keep going."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who delivers you from darkness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to that the Book of thw Law will not departfrom your mouth.
Pray to the Lord and pray to give Him all your burdens.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Pray for pastors in Mali who were forced to flee after
receiving death threats for sharing their faith.
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
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3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 3 - From Darkness to Light
Col 1:13-14
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has transferred us
into the kingdom of His dear Son,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
[13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
[14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins:
Most of us have no real concept of darkness. We live in a world illuminated
not only by sun, moon and start, bit by streetlights and electric lamps and,
when the power goes off, flashlights and candles. We resist the darkness
For the sighted, being in absolute darkness is a frightening experience.
The dark blots out everything; we can see nothing, not even our own bodies,
and we may become disoriented. The dark seems to press in upon us,
with an almost physical weight that oppresses.
Spiritual darkness is like that. Spiritual darkness,
the absence of light in Christ, is oppressive, weighing us down,
distorting our perceptions of realty.
We cannot judge clearly, for we cannot see at all.
Yet God breaks into our darkness, bringing his light - Jesus Christ,
The Light of the World. When the awareness of Christ invades our lives,
our eyes are opened and we can see for the first time. We see our sin,
God's grace, and the Way he has provided for escape from the dark.
And as we continue to walk in his light, we see even more - the need
for changes in our lives, and God's power to work those changes.
Discernment and wisdom come through his light,
and we understand spiritual truths we could never see before.
Paul says that God has 'rescued' us from darkness and brought us
into the light. We cannot, on our own, accomplish this rescue,
but god through Christ's sacrifice brings it about in us.
He is the light who illuminates our darkness.
Application
a) Many different kinds of spiritual darkness invade our lives
and keep us blind to the truth - sin, lack of understanding,
resistance to the Holy Spirit. What kinds of spiritual darkness
have I experienced?
b) What changes took place in me when I first 'came into the light'?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Joshua 1:8
8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.
Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according to all
that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,
and you will be wise.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt
meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according
to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,
and then thou shalt have good success.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are discouraged or Depressed
Matthew 11:25-30
25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things
from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.
26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.
27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me
by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.
And no one knows the Father, except the Son and he to whom
the Son will reveal Him.
28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavily
burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.
For I am meek and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.(Jer 6:16).
30 (1Jn 5:3) For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."
because He has dealt bountifully with me.
The Hidden Revelation
25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things
from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man
knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father,
save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
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!
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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GENESIS 44
Joseph Detains Benjamin
1 Then he commanded the steward of his house, saying,
"Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry,
and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.
2 Put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest,
along with his grain money." And he did according to what Joseph had spoken.
3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away,
they and their donkeys. 4 When they were gone out of the city,
but not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward,
"Get up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, say to them,
'Why have you rewarded evil for good?
5 Is this not the one from which my lord drinks
and uses as he practices divination? You have done evil in doing this.'"
6 So he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words.
7 They said to him, "Why does my lord say these words?
Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing.
8 Look, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan
the money that we found in the top of our sacks.
Why then would we steal silver or gold from your lord's house?
9 Whichever of your servants is found with it shall die,
and the rest of us will become my lord's slaves."
10 He said, "Now let it also be according to your words.
He with whom it is found shall be my slave, and you will be blameless."
11 Then every man hurriedly took down his sack to the ground,
and every man opened his sack.
12 He searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest.
The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
13 Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey
and returned to the city.
14 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house,
he was still there; and they fell to the ground before him.
15 Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done?
Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly practice divination?"
16 And Judah said, "What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak?
Or how shall we clear ourselves?
God has found out the iniquity of your servants.
Here we are, my lord's servants,
both we and he also in whose possession the cup was found."
17 But he said, "Far be it from me that I should do so.
The man in whose possession the cup was found shall be my slave;
but as for you, go up in peace to your father."
[1] And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks
with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his
sack's mouth.
[2] And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and
his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
[3] As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their
asses.
[4] And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph
said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake
them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
[5] Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he
divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
[6] And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
[7] And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid
that thy servants should do according to this thing:
[8] Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again
unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy
lord's house silver or gold?
[9] With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we
also will be my lord's bondmen.
[10] And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom
it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
[11] Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and
opened every man his sack.
[12] And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and
the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
[13] Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned
to the city.
[14] And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet
there: and they fell before him on the ground.
[15] And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye
not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
[16] And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or
how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy
servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom
the cup is found.
[17] And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand
the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in
peace unto your father.
Judah's Plea for Benjamin
18 Then Judah approached him and said, "O my lord, please let your servant
speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not be angry with your servant,
for you are equal to Pharaoh.
19 My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Have you a father or a brother?'
20 And we said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man,
and a young brother, the child of his old age. His brother is dead,
and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.'
21 "You said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me,
so that I may set my eyes on him.'
22 We said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father,
for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'
23Y ou said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down
with you, you will not see my face again.'
24 When we went back to your servant, my father,
we told him the words of my lord.
25 "Our father said, 'Go again and buy us a little food.'
26 We said, 'We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us,
then we will go down, for we may not see the man's face,
unless our youngest brother is with us'
27 "Your servant, my father, said to us,
'You know that my wife bore me two sons.
28 And the one went out from me, and I said, "Surely he was torn in pieces,"
and I have not seen him since.
29 And if you take this one also from me and he is harmed,
you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave'
30 "Now therefore when I come to your servant, my father,
and the boy is not with us, as his life is bound up in the boy's life,
31 when he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants
will bring down the gray hairs of your servant,
our father, with sorrow to the grave.
32 For your servant became surety for the boy to my father, saying,
'If I fail to bring him to you,
then I shall bear the blame to my father forever.'
33 "Now therefore, please let your servant stay as a slave to my lord
instead of the boy, and let the boy go up with his brothers.
34 For how can I go up to my father if the boy is not with me,
lest perhaps I see the evil that would find my father?"
[18] Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I
pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn
against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
[19] My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
[20] And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of
his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of
his mother, and his father loveth him.
[21] And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may
set mine eyes upon him.
[22] And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he
should leave his father, his father would die.
[23] And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come
down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
[24] And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told
him the words of my lord.
[25] And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
[26] And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us,
then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest
brother be with us.
[27] And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me
two sons:
[28] And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces;
and I saw him not since:
[29] And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall
bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
[30] Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not
with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
[31] It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that
he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant
our father with sorrow to the grave.
[32] For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I
bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
[33] Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a
bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
[34] For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest
peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
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GENESIS 45
Joseph Reveals His Identity
1 Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all who stood by him,
and he cried out, "Make every man go out from me." So no man stood
with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
2 He wept so loudly that the Egyptians
and the house of Pharaoh heard about it.
3 Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?"
But his brothers could not answer him,
for they were dismayed in his presence.
4 Joseph said to his brothers, "Please come near to me,"
and they came near. Then he said,
"I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.
5 Now do not be upset or angry with yourselves b
ecause you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
6 For these two years the famine has been in the land,
and there are still five years in which there will be
neither plowing nor harvesting.
7 God sent me ahead of you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth
and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
8 "So now it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me
a father to Pharaoh and lord of his entire household and a ruler
throughout all the land of Egypt.
9 Hurry and go up to my father and say to him,
'This is what your son Joseph says,
"God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.
10 And you will dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me,
you and your children and your children's children, along with your flocks,
your herds, and all that you have.
11 I will provide for you there, for there are still five years
of famine to come, lest you and your household,
and all that you have, come to poverty." '
12 "Your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that
it is my mouth that is speaking to you.
13 You must tell my father of all my glory in Egypt
and of all that you have seen, and you must hurry
and bring my father down here."
14 Then he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck and wept,
and Benjamin wept on his neck.
15 Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept on them.
After that his brothers talked with him.
16 When the news reached Pharaoh's palace that Joseph's brothers had come,
it pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers,
'Do this. Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan.
18 Get your father and your households and come to me,
and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt,
and you shall eat the fat of the land.'
19 "You are also commanded to say,
'Do this: Take your wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones
and for your wives, and get your father and come.
20 Also do not concern yourself with your goods,
for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.' "
21 So the sons of Israel did so, and Joseph gave them wagons,
according to the commandment of Pharaoh,
and gave them provisions for the journey.
22 To each of them he gave a change of clothes,
but he gave to Benjamin three hundred shekels of silver
and five changes of clothes.
23 To his father he sent the following:
ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt
and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread
and provisions for his father on the journey.
24 So he sent his brothers away, and they departed.
He said to them, "Do not quarrel on the way."
25 They went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan
to Jacob their father.
26 They told him, "Joseph is still alive,
and he is governor over all the land of Egypt."
And Jacob's heart stood still because he could not believe them.
27 They told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them,
and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him,
the spirit of their father Jacob revived.
28 Then Israel said, "Enough! Joseph my son is still alive.
I will go and see him before I die."
Genesis 45
[1] Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him;
and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with
him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
[2] And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
[3] And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live?
And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his
presence.
[4] And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they
came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
[5] Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me
hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
[6] For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are
five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
[7] And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and
to save your lives by a great deliverance.
[8] So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me
a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all
the land of Egypt.
[9] Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son
Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
[10] And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto
me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and
thy herds, and all that thou hast:
[11] And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine;
lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
[12] And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that
it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
[13] And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that
ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
[14] And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin
wept upon his neck.
[15] Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that
his brethren talked with him.
[16] And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's
brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
[17] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade
your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
[18] And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will
give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the
land.
[19] Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of
Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and
come.
[20] Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is
yours.
[21] And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons,
according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the
way.
[22] To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he
gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
[23] And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the
good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat
for his father by the way.
[24] So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them,
See that ye fall not out by the way.
[25] And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto
Jacob their father,
[26] And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all
the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.
[27] And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them:
and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of
Jacob their father revived:
[28] And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go
and see him before I die.
2) Our Daily Bread for 27 January 2026 entitled
Hope in Faith by Leslie Koh
Psalm 31:13-18,24
13 For I have heard the slander of many;
fear was on every side;
while they took counsel together againstme,
they planned to take away my life.
14 But I trusted in You, O Lord;
I said, "You are my God."
15 My times are in Your hand;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies
and my pursuers.
16 Make Your face to shine on Your servant;
save me by Your lovingkindness.
17 Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord,
for I have called on You;
let the wicked be ashamed,
and let them be silent in the grave.
18 Let the lying lips be put to silence,
who speak arrogantly
in pride and contempt against the righteous.
24 Be strong, and He will strengthen your heart,
all you who wait for the Lord.
[13] For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while
they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
[14] But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
[15] My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and
from them that persecute me.
[16] Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
[17] Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the
wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
[18] Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things
proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
[24] Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that
hope in the LORD.
Kristin's son had died from cancer when he was just seven. Now, three years
later, her older son was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Friends who were
not believers in Jesus grieved with her, but they couldn't understand why she
continued to trust Christ. "How could your God allow this? Why keep believing
in Him?" they asked.
For Kristin, however, it was an even stronger reason to keep believing. "I
don't understand why this is happening," she said, "but I know God will help
us through this. Only God can give me hope to keep going."
Such a hope and trust kept King David going when he found himself in
overwhelming circumstances. Surrounded by enemies seeking his destruction,
he probably couldn't understand why all this was happening to him. Yet he knew
he was following a God he could trust to deliver and bless him in His time
(Psalm 31:14-16). This certain hope enabled him to keep submitting to God
and to say, "My times are in your hands" (v. 15). And it uplifted him, such
that he could also say, "Be strong and take heart, all you who hope
in the Lord" (v. 24).
In times when we feel overwhelmed and there seems little to look forward to,
we know we can hang on even more tightly to God and the life-giving hope He
alone provides.
Reflect & Pray
What do you need to keep going through life's challenges?
How does God's promise of hope give you joy and strength even in hardship?
Loving Father, You know my struggles and doubts. Please give me
the faith to keep trusting in You and the strength to keep going.
For further study, read
A Place for Doubt in a Growing Faith.
Day 27, 27 January 2026
Genesis 43, Genesis 44, Genesis 45
GENESIS 43
Joseph's Brothers Return With Benjamin
1 Now the famine was severe in the land.
2 When they had eaten up the grain which
they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them,
"Go back and buy us a little food."
3 Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, saying,
'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'
4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down.
For the man said to us, 'You will not see my face
unless your brother is with you.' "
6 Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly as
to tell the man that you had another brother?"
7 And they said, "The man asked us directly about ourselves and our family,
saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?'
So we answered his questions. How could we even know that he would say,
'Bring your brother down'?"
8 And Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the boy with me,
and we will arise and go, so that we may live and not die,
both we and you, and also our little ones.
9 I will be a surety for him. You may hold me personally
responsible for him. If I fail to bring him back to you and set him before you,
then let me bear the blame forever. 10 For if we had not delayed,
we could have returned twice."
11 Their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, do this.
Take some of the best fruits in the land in your bags,
and carry down a present for the man: a little balm
and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.
12 Take double the money with you, along with the money
that was brought back in the mouths of your sacks.
Carry it with you again. Perhaps it was a mistake.
13 Also, take your brother and arise, return to the man.
14 And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man,
so that he may send away your other brother, along with Benjamin.
As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved."
15 The men took the gift, and they took double the money with them,
along with Benjamin. Then they went on their way down to Egypt
and stood before Joseph. 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them,
he said to the house steward,
"Bring these men home, slaughter an animal and prepare it,
for these men will dine with me at noon."
17 The man did as Joseph ordered,
so the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
18 The men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph's house.
They said, "We have been brought in because of the money
that was returned in our sacks the first time,
so that he may seek occasion against us and fall upon us
and take us for slaves with our donkeys."
[1] And the famine was sore in the land.
[2] And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had
brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little
food.
[3] And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us,
saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
[4] If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee
food:
[5] But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said
unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
[6] And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man
whether ye had yet a brother?
[7] And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our
kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we
told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that
he would say, Bring your brother down?
[8] And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will
arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our
little ones.
[9] I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring
him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for
ever:
[10] For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second
time.
[11] And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this;
take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man
a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and
almonds:
[12] And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought
again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure
it was an oversight:
[13] Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
[14] And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away
your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am
bereaved.
[15] And the men took that present, and they took double money in their
hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before
Joseph.
[16] And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his
house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall
dine with me at noon.
[17] And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into
Joseph's house.
[18] And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house;
and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the
first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall
upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
The Feast With Joseph
19 They approached the steward of Joseph's house,
and they spoke with him at the entrance of the house.
20 They said, "My lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
21 When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks and realized
every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight.
So we have brought it again with us.
22 We have also brought additional money with us to buy food.
We cannot tell who put our money in our sacks."
23 He said, "Be at peace; do not be afraid.
Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks.
I had your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them.
24 The man brought the men into Joseph's house
and gave them water to wash their feet and gave feed to their donkeys.
25 Then they made ready the gift for Joseph's coming at noon,
for they heard that they would be eating a meal there.
26 When Joseph came home, they brought into the house
to him the present that they had with them
and bowed themselves to him to the ground.
27 He asked them about their well-being and said,
"Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?"
28 And they answered, "Your servant our father is in good health.
He is still alive." And they bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves.
29 He lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son,
and said, "Is this your younger brother of whom you spoke to me?"
And he said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
30 Joseph hurried out, for he was deeply moved over his brother
and sought a place to weep. So he entered into his chamber and wept there.
31 Then he washed his face and came out. Controlling himself,
he said, "Serve the food."
32 They served him by himself and them by themselves and the Egyptians
who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat a meal
with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.
33 They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright
and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked
at one another in astonishment.
34 He gave them portions from his own table, but Benjamin's serving
was five times more than any of theirs. So they drank and feasted with him.
[19] And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed
with him at the door of the house,
[20] And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
[21] And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks,
and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in
full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
[22] And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we
cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
[23] And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your
father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he
brought Simeon out unto them.
[24] And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water,
and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
[25] And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they
heard that they should eat bread there.
[26] And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in
their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
[27] And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the
old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
[28] And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet
alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
[29] And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's
son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And
he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
[30] And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and
he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
[31] And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said,
Set on bread.
[32] And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for
the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians
might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the
Egyptians.
[33] And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and
the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
[34] And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's
mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry
with him.
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Genesis 42
[1] Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his
sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
[2] And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you
down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
[3] And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
[4] But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he
said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
[5] And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the
famine was in the land of Canaan.
[6] And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to
all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down
themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
[7] And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange
unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come
ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
[8] And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
[9] And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto
them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
[10] And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants
come.
[11] We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
[12] And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are
come.
[13] And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in
the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father,
and one is not.
[14] And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye
are spies:
[15] Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth
hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
[16] Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept
in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you:
or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
[17] And he put them all together into ward three days.
[18] And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear
God:
[19] If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of
your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
[20] But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be
verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
[21] And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our
brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we
would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
[22] And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not
sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his
blood is required.
[23] And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them
by an interpreter.
[24] And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them
again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him
before their eyes.
[25] Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore
every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and
thus did he unto them.
[26] And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
[27] And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the
inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
[28] And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is
even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying
one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
[29] And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told
him all that befell unto them; saying,
[30] The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us
for spies of the country.
[31] And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
[32] We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest
is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
[33] And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know
that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food
for the famine of your households, and be gone:
[34] And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are
no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and
ye shall traffick in the land.
[35] And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every
man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father
saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
[36] And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my
children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away:
all these things are against me.
[37] And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring
him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee
again.
[38] And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is
dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which
ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
(Joseph goes ahead in the name of the Lord)
2) Our Daily Bread for 26 January 2026 entitled
Mercy and Our Mess by Karen Pimpo
Jonah 2:1-2, 7-10; 3:1-5
Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
2 He said:
"I called to the Lord out of my distress,
and He answered me.
Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
and You heard my voice.
7 "When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered the Lord;
and my prayer came to You,
into Your holy temple.
8 "Those who follow vain idols
forsake their true loyalty.
9 But I will sacrifice to You
with the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have vowed.
Salvation is of the Lord!"
10 Then the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon dry land.
[1] Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
[2] And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he
heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
[7] When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer
came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
[8] They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
[9] But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will
pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
[10] And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry
land.
Jonah 3
Jonah Preaches at Nineveh
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
2 "Get up, go to Nineveh, the great city,
and proclaim to it the message that I tell you."
3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord.
Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three-day journey across.
4 Jonah began to enter the city, going a day's walk.
And he cried out, "In forty days' time, Nineveh will be overthrown!"
5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast.
And everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
[1] And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
[2] Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the
preaching that I bid thee.
[3] So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the
LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
[4] And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried,
and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
[5] So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and
put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
During Sunday school, my patience with three-year-old Peter was wearing thin.
He was unhappy, unkind to the other kids, and absolutely refused to be
content, even when we offered him the most coveted toys. My pity turned to
annoyance. If he stubbornly persisted in being difficult, then fine, I'd
send him back to his parents and he would miss out on all the fun.
Too often I find my compassion has conditions. If someone ignores my advice or
refuses my help, then they don’t deserve it anymore. Fortunately, God doesn't
act that way toward us. The prophet Jonah experienced His great mercy after a
time of stubborn disobedience when God commanded him to travel and preach to
Nineveh (Jonah 1:2). Defiantly choosing the opposite direction, Jonah was
caught in a terrible storm, set adrift at sea, and then swallowed by a great
fish - a self-made disaster (vv. 4, 15-17). When Jonah finally "prayed to
the Lord his God" (2:1), God was still listening to him, ready to forgive
His reluctant prophet. Jonah was delivered from the fish and graciously given
a second chance to go to Nineveh (3:1).
In little Peter's case, a trip to the playground consoled him - a brilliant
idea by a helper with more patience than I had shown. How beautiful is mercy
that continually seeks us out, even in the middle of our own mess.
Reflect & Pray
Why do you sometimes struggle to offer mercy to others? When have you seen
God's love seek out even the most difficult recipients?
Dear Jesus, thank You for loving me with such
long-suffering love. Teach me, please, to do the same.
God loves us, even when we tend to rebel.
Find out more by reading To the Spiritual Rebels.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 2 - Alienation and Reconciliation
Col 1:21-22
21 (Eph 2:12) And you, who were formerly alienated
and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled
22 (Ro 7:4; Eph 5:27) in the body of His flesh through death,
to present you holy and blameless and above reproach in His sight,
21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind
by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22 in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy
and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight
Some 50 years ago, Orson Welles's radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds
threw the nation into panic; people on the East Coast ran for their lives,
expecting at any moment to be destroyed by alien invaders from outer space.
Today, of course, we are more sophisticated about such matters.
Television and movies have educated us about alien life forms.
Star Wars and Star Trek have taught us that their appearance can be much
different than ours. Sometimes they are unable to exist in our atmosphere
with artificial life-support systems; their physical makeup is often
incompatible with our environment.
God says that we, apart from Christ, are as incompatible with his kingdom
as the 'aliens' of movies are with Earth's environment.
We are at war with God, a true "war of the worlds" that staggers
the imagination.
Yet God has 'reconciled' us to his world. He has made us fit,
made us able to exist in his kingdom. He has made us part of
his world through Christ's death and resurrection.
Now, through Christ, we are 'holy' and 'without blemish' in God's sight.
And that transformation, ironically, make us 'alien' in the world around us.
No longer do we fit in a world of selfishness and greed, a world where Self
is god and everyone does what is right in his own heart.
We belong, instead, in the kingdom of God's righteousness.
Application
a) In what ways am I an 'alien' in this world?
b) How have I been an 'alien' to God's kingdom?
c) How can today's verses help me deal with my sense of 'not fitting'?
to Jesus?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 22:7
7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
John 14:1 - 7
1 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in Me.
2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places.
If it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and receive you to Myself,
that where I am, you may be also.
4 You know where I am going, and you know the way."
5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know
where You are going. How can we know the way?"
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
From now on you do know Him and have seen Him."
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so,
I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again,
and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest;
and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also:
and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen 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 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
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!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 26 of the Month
a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,
that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Pray to Him to show you what the future holds.
Pray to the Lord that Leaders in government will heed the Will of the Lord
like Joseph did.
Pray to the Lord : "Dear Jesus, thank You for loving me with such
long-suffering love. Teach me, please, to do the same."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that you fit into the God's
Kingdom when you accept His gift of Salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be neither borrower nor lender.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord is
preparing a place for you in Heaven.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ .
May the Lord bless Christian leaders with joy and strength
as they faithfully minister in their communities in VENEZUELA.
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