Dave Yadallee's personal blog

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)



Where do Muslims live?



Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.



Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial



BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



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



http://www.ehc.ca



15th Day of the Month



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

standards of living (John 16: 8 - 11



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

and of righteousness and of judgment:

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

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

and you will see Me no more;

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



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

and of righteousness, and of judgment:

9 of sin, because they believe not on me;

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

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

)



b) Pray for the province of Nova Scotia



I) Pray for the leaders of Nova Scotia, that God's Spirit would influence

them to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.

( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4

1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our

Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)

who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet

and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

4 who will have all men to be saved,

and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray a prayer of intercession for your nation of its sins

against the Lord and pray for your nation's redemption.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please help me

to live a life of gratitude to You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord Jesus Christ who is your security.



Pray to the Lord and pray for the Word not to depart from your Mouth.



Pray to the Lord and to rest your burdens upon Him.



Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous

standards of living



Pray for Christians in northern and south-western

of BURKINA FASO

who are at risk of danger for following Christ.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.

Hosea 5





War, Wrath, and Repentance



8 (Hos 9:9; 1Sa 15:34) Blow the horn in Gibeah,

and the trumpet in Ramah.

Cry aloud at Beth Aven,

"Look behind you, O Benjamin!"Or "After you, O Benjamin!"

9 (Isa 46:10; Hos 9:11-17) Ephraim will become desolate

in the day of punishment.

Among the tribes of Israel

I make known that which is sure.

10 (Dt 19:14; 27:17) The princes of Judah have become

like those who remove a boundary marker.

Upon them I will pour out

My wrath like water.

11 (Dt 28:33; Mic 6:16) Ephraim is oppressed

and broken in judgment,

because he eagerly followed after vanity.

12 (Isa 51:8; Job 13:28) Therefore I will be like pus to Ephraim

and like rottenness to the house of Judah.

13 (Hos 7:11; Jer 30:12) When Ephraim saw his sickness

and Judah saw his wound,

then Ephraim went to Assyria,

and sent to King Jareb.Or the great king.

Yet he cannot cure you

or heal your wound.

14 (Ps 7:2; Mic 5:8) For I will be like a lion to Ephraim

and like a young lion to the house of Judah.

I, Myself, will tear and go away.

I will carry off, and no one will rescue.

15 (Jer 2:27; Lev 26:40-42) I will again return to My place

until they acknowledge their offense

and seek My face.

In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.



[8] Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at

Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.

[9] Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of

Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

[10] The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I

will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

[11] Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly

walked after the commandment.

[12] Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah

as rottenness.

[13] When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went

Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you,

nor cure you of your wound.

[14] For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house

of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none

shall rescue him.

[15] I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence,

and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.



Hosea 6

A Call to Repentance

1 (Dt 32:39; Jer 50:4) Come, let us return to the Lord,

for He has torn, and He will heal us. He has struck,

and He will bind us up.

2 (1Co 15:4) After two days He will revive us.

On the third day He will raise us up, that we may live before Him.

3 (Ps 72:6; Job 29:23) Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord.

His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain;

like the spring rains He will water the earth. Impenitence of Israel and Judah

4 (Hos 11:8; 13:3) What shall I do to you, O Ephraim?

What shall I do to you, O Judah? Your faithfulness is like a morning cloud,

and like the early dew it goes away.

5 (Jer 23:29; 1:10) Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets.

I have killed them by the words of My mouth,

and My [Gk. Syr.: Heb. Your.] judgments go forth like light.

6 (Mt 9:13; 12:7) For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice,

and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

7 (Hos 5:7; 8:1) But like men [Or like/at Adam.]

they have transgressed the covenant. There they dealt faithlessly with Me.

8 (Hos 12:11) Gilead is a city of evildoers, polluted with blood.

9 (Hos 7:1; 5:1) As robbers lie in wait for someone, so a company of priests

murder on the way to Shechem. They commit a shameful deed.

10 (Hos 5:3; Jer 5:30-31) I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel.

The harlotry of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.

11 (Joel 3:13; Jer 51:33) Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you,

when I restore the fortunes of My people.



[1] Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will

heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

[2] After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up,

and we shall live in his sight.

[3] Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is

prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the

latter and former rain unto the earth.

[4] O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto

thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it

goeth away.

[5] Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the

words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

[6] For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more

than burnt offerings.

[7] But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt

treacherously against me.

[8] Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.

[9] And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests

murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

[10] I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the

whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

[11] Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the

captivity of my people.



Hosea 7



1 (Hos 4:2; 6:4) When I would heal Israel,

the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed,

and the wickedness of Samaria.

For they deal deceitfully;

the thief breaks in;

the robbers raid outside,

2 (Jer 2:19; 14:10) but they did not consider in their hearts

that I remember all their wickedness.

Now their own deeds surround them;

they are before My face.



[1] When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was

discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and

the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

[2] And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their

wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my

face.



Corrupt and Disloyal Politics



3 (Mic 7:3; Ro 1:32) They make the king glad with their wickedness,

and the princes with their lies.

4 (Jer 9:2) They are all adulterers,

like an oven heated by a baker,

who ceases stirring the fire

after kneading the dough until it is leavened.

5 (Isa 28:1) On the day of our king the princes made him sick

from the heat of wine.

He stretched out his hand with scorners.

6 For they are kindled [Gk. Syr.: Heb. brought near.] like an oven.

Their heart burns within them;Or while they lie in wait.

their anger smolders [Or Their baker sleeps.] all night;

in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

7 (2Ki 15:10; 15:14) They are all hot as an oven,

and they devour their judges.

All their kings have fallen,

and none of them calls to Me.

8 (Ps 106:35; Hos 5:13) Ephraim mixes himself with the people.

Ephraim is a cake not turned.

9 (Hos 8:7) Foreigners devour his strength,

but he does not know it.

Gray hairs are here and there upon him,

but he does not know it.

10 (Isa 9:13; Hos 5:5) The pride of Israel testifies against him,

but they do not return to the Lord their God,

nor seek Him for all this.

11 (Hos 5:13; 12:1) Ephraim is like a dove,

silly and without sense;

they call to Egypt,

they go to Assyria.

12 (Eze 12:13; Dt 28:15-68) Wherever they go, I will spread My net over them;

I will bring them down like the birds of the sky;

I will discipline them according to

the report to their congregation.

13 (Hos 9:12; 11:12) Woe to them,

for they have fled from Me!

Destruction to them,

for they have rebelled against Me!

Though I would redeem them,

yet they speak lies against Me.

14 (Am 2:8; Jdg 9:27) They do not cry to Me with their heart

when they howl on their beds.

They gather together for grain and wine,

they rebel against Me.

15 (Na 1:9) Though I trained and strengthened their arms,

yet they devise mischief against Me.

16 (Ps 78:57; Hos 9:3) They return, but not to the Most High.

They are like a loose bow.

Their princes will fall by the sword

for the rage of their tongue.

This will be their derision

in the land of Egypt.



[3] They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their

lies.

[4] They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth

from raising after he hath kneeded the dough, until it be leavened.

[5] In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of

wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

[6] For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in

wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a

flaming fire.

[7] They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their

kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

[8] Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not

turned.

[9] Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray

hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

[10] And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return

to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

[11] Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt,

they go to Assyria.

[12] When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them

down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their

congregation

hath heard.

[13] Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them!

because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet

they have spoken lies against me.

[14] And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon

their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel

against me.

[15] Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine

mischief against me.

[16] They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow:

their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this

shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

2) Our Daily Bread for 15 July 2026 titled



Always Giving Thanks By Winn Collier



Ephesians 5:15-20



Walk as Children of Light



15 (Col 4:5) See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise men,

16 (Eph 6:13; Col 4:5) making the most of the time because the days are evil.

17 (Ro 12:2; Col 1:9) Therefore do not be unwise, but understand

what the will of the Lord is.

18 (Pr 20:1; 1Co 5:11; Lk 1:15) Do not be drunk with wine, for that is

reckless living. But be filled with the Spirit.

19 (Col 3:16; Ac 16:25; 1Co 14:26) Speak to one another in psalms, hymns,

and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.

20 (Col 3:17; Ps 34:1; Eph 5:4) Give thanks always for all things to God

the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,



[15] See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

[16] Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

[17] Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord

is.

[18] And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the

Spirit;

[19] Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing

and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

[20] Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name

of our Lord Jesus Christ;



A fifty-ton, female humpback whale swam into a web of crab lines off the coast

of California, trapping her in a tangled mess. Hundreds of feet of line and

hundreds of pounds of traps wrapped around her body as she struggled to stay

afloat. Four divers came to her rescue, swimming under her belly. For an hour,

they cut rope - dangerous work since one flap of her tail could have killed

them. After they freed her, rather than immediately escaping, she swam to and

gently nudged each diver. "It felt to me like she was thanking us,"

one rescuer said.



Whether or not whales are able to express gratitude, being thankful is truly

an important part of being human. It’s vital for our life with God. Many of us

thank Him for larger blessings (the birth of a child or healing from

a disease). However, Paul tells us to offer gratitude for every gift we

receive, for every bit of goodness we encounter. We're to be "always giving

thanks to God," the apostle writes (Ephesians 5:20). Not sometimes. Not only

for exceptional moments. Always. And to make sure he's made his point, Paul

adds a bit more. "[Make] the most of every opportunity" and give thanks

"for everything," he says (vv. 16, 20).



Genuine gratitude is more than an occasional word we offer; it's the posture

of our lives. Gratitude turns us to God over and over again, always giving

thanks in celebration.



Reflect & Pray



What gifts can you thank God for today?

How can you move toward a posture of gratitude?



Dear God, please help me to live a life of gratitude to You.



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) 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.

Hosea 3



Hosea Redeems His Wife



1 (Jer 3:20; Hos 1:2-3) Then the Lord said to me, "Go, again, love a woman

who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just as the Lord loves

the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love raisin cakes."

2 (Lev 27:16; Eze 45:11) So I purchased her for myself for fifteen shekels

of silver, and for a homer of barley, and a half homer of barley.

3 (Dt 21:13) Then I said to her, "You will remain with me many days.

You will not play the whore, and you will not belong to another man.

And also I will be with you."

4 (Jdg 17:5; Ge 31:19; Ex 28:4) For the children of Israel will remain

many days without a king and without a prince, without a sacrifice

and without a standing stone, and without an ephod and teraphim.

5 (Isa 2:2; Jer 30:9) Afterward the children of Israel will return

and seek the Lord their God and David their king.

They will come in fear to the Lord and to His goodness in the latter days.



[1] Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend,

yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of

Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.

[2] So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of

barley, and an half homer of barley:

[3] And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not

play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be

for thee.

[4] For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and

without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and

without

an ephod, and without teraphim:

[5] Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their

God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the

latter days.



Hosea 4



God Accuses Israel



1 (Jer 4:22; Mic 6:2) Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,

for the Lord has a dispute

with the inhabitants of the land:

There is no truth or mercy,

and no knowledge of God in the land.

2 (Hos 6:9; 7:1) Swearing, lying, and killing,

and stealing and adultery

break out,

and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

3 (Zep 1:3; Jer 4:25) Therefore the land dries up,

and everyone who lives in it withers

with the beasts of the field

and the birds of the sky;

even the fish of the sea disappear.

4 (Dt 17:12; Hos 4:17) Yet let no one contend,

and let none reprove another,

for your people are like those

that contend with a priest.Meaning of Heb. uncertain.

5 (Jer 15:8; Hos 2:2) You will stumble in the day,

and the prophet also will stumble with you in the night,

and I will destroy your mother.

6 (Isa 5:13; Hos 4:1) My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Because you have rejected knowledge,

I will reject you from being My priest.

And because you have forgotten the law of your God,

I will also forget your children.

7 (Hos 13:6; 1Sa 2:30) As they increased, so they sinned against Me.

I will change Or like/at Adam. their glory

MT; Ancient Heb. tradition My glory. into shame.

8 (Isa 56:11; Mic 3:11) They feed upon the sin of My people,

and they are greedy for their iniquity.

9 (Isa 24:2; Jer 5:31) It will be like people, like priest.

I will punish them for their ways

and reward them for their deeds.

10 (Lev 26:26; Mic 6:14) They will eat, but not be satisfied;

they will play the whore, but not multiply,

because they have forsaken the Lord

by devoting themselves to

11 (Pr 20:1; Isa 28:7; 5:12) harlotry;

wine and new wine

take away understanding.



[1] Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a

controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth,

nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

[2] By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing

adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

[3] Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein

shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven;

yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

[4] Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they

that strive with the priest.

[5] Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall

with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.

[6] My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast

rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no

priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God,

I will also forget thy children.

[7] As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I

change their glory into shame.

[8] They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their

iniquity.

[9] And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them

for their ways, and reward them their doings.

[10] For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom,

and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the

LORD.

[11] Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.



The Idolatry of Israel



12 (Jer 2:27; Hos 5:4) My people seek counsel from their wood,

and their staff informs them.

For the spirit of harlotry has led them astray,

and they have played the whore in defiance of their God.

13 (Isa 1:29; Jer 3:6) They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains,

and burn incense upon the hills

under oak, poplar, and elm

because their shade is good.

Therefore your daughters play the whore,

and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

14 (Hos 4:1) I will not punish your daughters

when they play the whore,

nor your daughters-in-law

when they commit adultery.

For the men separate themselves with whores,

and they sacrifice with cult prostitutes.

A people without understanding will come to ruin.

15 (Hos 9:15; 12:11) Though you play the whore, O Israel,

do not let Judah offend.

Do not come to Gilgal,

or go up to Beth Aven,

and do not swear, "As the Lord lives."

16 Like a stubborn heifer,

Israel is stubborn.

Now will the Lord feed them

like a lamb in a wide pasture?

17 (Ps 81:12; Hos 4:4) Ephraim is joined to idols;

let him alone.

18 (Mic 3:11) Their drink has soured,

they have played the whore continually.

Her rulers dearly love shame.

19 (Isa 1:29; Jer 51:1) A wind has wrapped her in its wings,

and they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.



[12] My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto

them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have

gone a whoring from under their God.

[13] They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon

the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is

good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses

shall commit adultery.

[14] I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your

spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with

whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not

understand shall fall.

[15] Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and

come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD

liveth.

[16] For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will

feed them as a lamb in a large place.

[17] Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.

[18] Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her

rulers with shame do love, Give ye.

[19] The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed

because of their sacrifices.



Hosea 5



Judgment Against Israel and Judah



1 (Hos 9:8; 6:9) Hear this, O priests!

Pay attention, O house of Israel!

Listen, O house of the king!

For the judgment is for you,

because you have been a snare at Mizpah

and a net spread over Tabor,

2 (Hos 9:15; Isa 29:15) and a pit dug deep in Shittim;

but I will discipline them all.

3 (Am 3:2) I know Ephraim,

and Israel is not hidden from Me;

for now, O Ephraim, you have played the whore.

Israel is defiled.

4 (Hos 4:12) Their deeds do not allow them

to return to their God;

for a spirit of harlotry is in their midst,

and they do not know the Lord.

5 (Hos 7:10; Eze 23:31-35) The pride of Israel testifies against him.

Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity.

Judah also stumbles with them.

6 (Pr 1:28; Mic 6:6-7) With their flocks and their herds they will go

to seek the Lord,

but they will not find Him.

He has withdrawn from them.

7 (Hos 6:7; Isa 48:8) They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord,

for they have given birth to illegitimate children.

Now the New Moon will devour them

along with their portion.



[1] Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye

ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have

been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

[2] And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a

rebuker of them all.

[3] I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou

committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

[4] They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit

of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

[5] And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall

Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

[6] They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD;

but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

[7] They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten

strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

Day 196, 15 July 2026



1) Hosea 1, Hosea 2, Hosea 3, Hosea 4, Hosea 5, Hosea 6, Hosea 7



Hosea 1



1 (Isa 1:1; Mic 1:1; Am 1:1) The word of the Lord that came to Hosea

son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah,

kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.



Hosea's Wife and Children



2 (Hos 3:1; Dt 31:16) When the Lord first spoke by Hosea, the Lord said

to Hosea: "Go, take for yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry,

for the land has committed great harlotry, departing from the Lord."

3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim as a wife.

She conceived, and bore him a son.

4 (2Ki 10:7-8; 10:10-11) The Lord said to him: "Call his name Jezreel,That is,

May God make fertile. for in a little while, I will punish the house of Jehu

for the blood of Jezreel,

and will bring to an end the kingdom of the house of Israel.

5 (Jos 17:16; Jdg 6:33) On that day, I will break the bow of Israel

in the Valley of Jezreel."

6 (2Ki 17:6; Hos 2:4) Then Gomer conceived again, and bore a daughter.

And the Lord said to Hosea: "Call her name Lo-Ruhamah,

[Or the great king.] for I will no longer have mercy upon the house of Israel

but will utterly sweep them away.

7 (Zec 4:6; 2Ki 19:35) But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah,

and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow,

or by sword, or by battle, or by horses, or by horsemen."

8 When Gomer had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.

9 Then the Lord said: "Call his name Lo-Ammi, [That is, Not My people.]

for you are not My people, and I am not your God."

10 (Hos 1:9; Ge 13:16) Yet the number of the children of ­Israel will be

as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered.

And in the place where it was said to them, "You are not My people,"

there it will be said to them, "You are the children of the living God."

11 (Isa 11:12-13; Hos 3:5) Then will the Judahites and the children of Israel

be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they will come

up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.



Hosea 1

[1] The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days

of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of

Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

[2] The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to

Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms:

for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.

[3] So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and

bare him a son.

[4] And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little

while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and

will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

[5] And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of

Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

[6] And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him,

Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of

Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

[7] But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the

LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle,

by horses, nor by horsemen.

[8] Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

[9] Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I

will not be your God.

[10] Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the

sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that

in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it

shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

[11] Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered

together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of

the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.



Hosea 2:1-13



Hosea 2

1 (Hos 2:23) Say to your brothers, Ammi,

[That is, My people.] and to your sisters, Ruhamah. That is, Pitied.



Israel's Unfaithfulness Punished



2 (Isa 50:1; Eze 23:45) Plead with your mother, plead-

for she is not My wife,

and am I not her husband-

that she put away her harlotry from her face,

and her adultery from between her breasts,

3 (Isa 32:13-14; Eze 16:22) lest I strip her naked

and leave her as in the day that she was born,

and turn her into a wilderness,

and turn her into a dry land,

and kill her with thirst.

4 (Jer 13:14; Eze 8:18) I will not have mercy upon her children,

for they are children of harlotry.

5 (Isa 1:21; Jer 44:17-18) For their mother has played the whore.

She that conceived them has acted shamefully.

For she said, "I will pursue my lovers,

who provide my bread and my water,

my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink."

6 (Job 19:8; 3:23) Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns,

and make a wall, so that she will not find her paths.

7 (Jer 2:2; Hos 5:13) She will pursue her lovers, but she will not reach them;

and she will seek them but will not find them.

Then she will say,

"I will go and return to my first husband,

for it was better for me then than now."

8 (Isa 1:3; Eze 16:16-19) But she did not know that it was I who provided her

the grain, the wine, and the oil,

and multiplied her silver and gold

that they used for Baal.

9 (Hos 2:3) Therefore I will take back My grain in its time

and My wine in its season,

and I will recover My wool and My flax,

given to cover her nakedness.

10 (Eze 23:29) Therefore I will uncover her shame

in the sight of her lovers,

and no one will deliver her from My hand.

11 (Jer 7:34; Isa 1:13-14) I will also bring to an end all her joy,

her annual feasts, her New Moons,

and her Sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies.

12 (Isa 5:5; 7:23) I will destroy her vines and her fig trees,

of which she has said, "These are my rewards that my lovers have given me."

I will make them a forest,

and the beasts of the field will eat them.

13 (Hos 11:2; Jdg 3:7) I will punish her for the days of the Baals,

when she burned incense to them

and adorned herself with her earrings and her jewelry,

and pursued her lovers, but forgot Me, declares the Lord.



[1] Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ru-hamah.

[2] Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her

husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her

adulteries from between her breasts;

[3] Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and

make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with

thirst.

[4] And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of

whoredoms.

[5] For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath

done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my

bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.

[6] Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall,

that she shall not find her paths.

[7] And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them;

and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will

go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.

[8] For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and

multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.

[9] Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and

my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax

given to cover her nakedness.

[10] And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and

none shall deliver her out of mine hand.

[11] I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new

moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.

[12] And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said,

These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a

forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.

[13] And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned

incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels,

and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.



God's Mercy on Israel



14 (Eze 20:35-36) Therefore, I will allure her,

and bring her into the wilderness,

and speak tenderly to her.

15 (Jer 2:2; Jos 7:26) From there, I will give her vineyards to her,

and the Valley of Achor as a door of hope.

She will respond there as in the days of her youth,

and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

16 (Isa 54:5; Hos 2:7) On that day, declares the Lord,

you will call Me, "My husband,"

and will no longer call Me, "My Baal." Or My master.

17 (Ex 23:13; Jos 23:7) I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth,

and they will no longer be remembered by their name.

18 (Eze 34:25; Isa 2:4; Jer 23:6) On that day, I will make a covenant for them

with the beasts of the field, with the fowls of heaven,

and with the creeping things of the ground.

I will break the bow and the sword and the battle

from the earth,

and will make them to lie down safely.

19 (Jer 3:14-15; 2Co 11:2) I will take you for My wife forever.

I will take you for My wife in righteousness and in justice,

in mercy and in compassion.

20 (Jer 31:33-34; Jn 17:3) I will take you for My wife in faithfulness,

and you will know the Lord.

21 (Zec 8:12) On that day I will answer,

declares the Lord;

I will answer the heavens,

and they will answer the earth.

22 (Hos 1:4; 1:11) The earth will answer the grain,

the wine, and the oil;

and they will answer Jezreel.

23 (Hos 1:6; Jer 31:27) Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth.

I will have mercy upon Lo-Ruhamah,

and I will say to Lo-Ammi, "You are My people,"

and they will say, "You are my God."



[14] Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the

wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.

[15] And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor

for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth,

and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

[16] And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me

Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.

[17] For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they

shall no more be remembered by their name.

[18] And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the

field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the

ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the

earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

[19] And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto

me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.

[20] I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know

the LORD.

[21] And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I

will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;

[22] And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they

shall hear Jezreel.

[23] And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her

that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my

people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

Psalm 48

A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.

[1] Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in

the mountain of his holiness.

[2] Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on

the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

[3] God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

[4] For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

[5] They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted

away.

[6] Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

[7] Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

[8] As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in

the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

[9] We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy

temple.

[10] According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the

earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

[11] Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of

thy judgments.

[12] Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

[13] Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell

it to the generation following.

[14] For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even

unto death.





2 Kings 17:1-4



Hoshea, King of Israel



2Kgs 18:9-12



1 (2Ki 15:30) In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah

became king in Samaria over Israel for nine years.

2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, only not as the kings of Israel

who were before him.

3 (Hos 10:14) Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him.

Hoshea became his servant and gave him gifts.

4 But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea,

for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt

and offered up no gift to the king of Assyria as he had done year by year.

So the king of Assyria detained him, and then put him in prison.



[1] In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah

to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

[2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the

kings of Israel that were before him.

[3] Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his

servant, and gave him presents.

[4] And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent

messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of

Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him

up, and bound him in prison.



2) Our Daily Bread for 14 July 2026 titled God at Work By Tim Gustafson



Judges 6:17,36-40



17 And he said to Him, "If I have found favor in Your sight,

give me a sign that it is You who are speaking with me. "



36 Gideon said to God, "If You will use my hands to save Israel,

as You have said-

37 I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor.

If there is dew on the fleece only and all of the ground remains dry,

then I will know that You will save Israel with my hands, as You have said."

38 So it happened. He got up early the next morning and squeezed the fleece.

Enough dew poured out of the fleece to fill a bowlful of water.

39 Then Gideon said to God, "Do not let Your anger burn against me

as I speak only one more time. Please let me perform a test with the fleece

one more time. Please, let the fleece be the only thing dry,

and let there be dew on all of the ground."

40 So God did this during that night. Only the fleece was dry,

and the dew was on all the ground.



[17] And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew

me a sign that thou talkest with me.



[36] And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as

thou hast said,

[37] Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on

the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know

that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.

[38] And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the

fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of

water.

[39] And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I

will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the

fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let

there be dew.

[40] And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and

there was dew on all the ground.



Jay owned a Gideon Bible, yet his analytical mind didn’t permit him to accept

its miracles. One thing haunted him, though: the genuine faith of his friend.

So Jay offered a strange prayer. He told God, "If you want me to believe in

You, then do something I can't explain."



One day, something drew Jay to look for his Bible. It was gone. How could that

be? He never lost track of things.



He drove in the rain to his teaching job at the University of Zurich. Stepping

out of his car, he spotted a Gideon Bible on the wet pavement. That's strange,

he thought. Picking it up, he noticed the Bible was totally dry despite the

rain. Something he couldn't explain!



Gideon Bibles are named for an Old Testament hero of Israel. When God chose

Gideon to lead Israel into battle against a vast army, Gideon had huge doubts.

He told God, "I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is

dew only on the fleece . . . , then I will know that you will save Israel by

my hand" (Judges 6:37). God answered Gideon's challenge not once

but twice (vv. 39-40).



Doubt-filled prayers aren't a pattern for us to follow. They can, however,

reveal God's character. Gideon led a tiny army to a smashing victory (ch. 7).

Jay put his faith in Jesus, recognising that his prayer had been answered

by a loving God who does things we can't explain.





Reflect & Pray



What experiences have you had that seem beyond explanation?

How do they help you see God at work?



Thank You, dear Father, that You hear

my honest prayers and meet me where I am.



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) 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 2026 edition?)



Where do Muslims live?



Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.



Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial



BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



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



http://www.ehc.ca



14th Day of the Month



a) Pray for God's kingdom to come

in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,

and in our nation ( Matt 6:10



10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.



10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.



)



b) Pray for those who serve with

denominations and Christian organisations

in Canada - that God will bless their ministry

and anoint them for effective service.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and and pray for your nation to follow the Lord.



Pray to the Lord: "Thank You, dear Father, that You hear

my honest prayers and meet me where I am."



Pray to the Lord and pray to come out of Spiritual darkness

and into the Light of Jesus.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be neither a borrower nor a lender.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know He is preparing a place for you in Heaven.



Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for God's kingdom to come in your home, neighbourhood, city

or community, and in our nation.



Pray for those who serve with denominations and Christian organisations

in Canada - that God will bless their ministry and anoint them

for effective service.



Pray that believers who are beaten and questioned by the secret police

will remain strong in Christ

in TAJIKISTAN.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.

2 Kings 16:10-18



10 (Isa 8:2) Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser

king of Assyria and saw an altar that was in Damascus.

King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a pattern of the altar and model of it,

according to the manner of its construction.

11 Uriah the priest built an altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent

from Damascus. Thus Uriah the priest worked until King Ahaz

came from Damascus.

12 (2Ch 26:16-19) When the king came back from Damascus

and saw the altar, the king approached the altar and made offerings on it.

13 He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out

his libations, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings upon the altar.

14 (2Ch 4:1; Ex 40:6) And the bronze altar that was before the Lord

he moved from the front of the house, from between the altar

and the house of the Lord. He put it on the north side of the new altar.

15 (Ex 29:39-41) Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, "Upon the great

altar offer the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering,

the king's burnt offering, and his grain offering with the burnt offering

of all the people of the land, their grain offering, and their libations.

Sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood

of the sacrifice, and the bronze altar will be for me to inquire by."

16 So Uriah the priest did everything that King Ahaz commanded.

17 King Ahaz cut off the bases of the stands and removed the basin from them.

He took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it

and put it on stone pavement.

18 The structure for the Sabbath that they had built in the house

and the king's outer entrance he removed from the house of the Lord

for the king of Assyria.



[10] And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria,

and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the

priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the

workmanship thereof.

[11] And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz

had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came

from Damascus.

[12] And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and

the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

[13] and he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his

drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the

altar.

[14] And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from

the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the

LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.

[15] And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar

burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the

king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of

all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink

offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all

the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to inquire

by.

[16] Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

[17] And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver

from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were

under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.

[18] And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and

the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king

of Assyria.



2 Chronicles 28:22-25



The Death of Ahaz



22 (Isa 1:5) And at the time that he was oppressed he increased

in unfaithfulness against the Lord.

23 (2Ch 25:14) So he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus

that had devastated him, for he said, "Because the gods of the kings

of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that

they might help me." But they were his downfall in Judah

and the downfall for all of Israel.

24 (2Ch 29:7; 2Ki 16:17-18) And Ahaz gathered the vessels from the house

of God, and he cut up the vessels. Then he shut the doors of the house

of the Lord, and he made altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

25 (2Ch 28:3) Then in every city in Judah he made high places to make

offerings to other gods. So he provoked the Lord God of his fathers.



[22] And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the

LORD: this is that king Ahaz.

[23] For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he

said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I

sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him,

and of all Israel.

[24] And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in

pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house

of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

[25] And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense

unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.



2 Kings 16:19-20



19 Now the rest of the deeds of Ahaz that he did, are they not written

in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

20 Ahaz slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers

in the City of David. Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.



[19] Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in

the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

[20] And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the

city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.



2 Chronicles 28:26-27



26 (2Ki 16:19-20) Now the remainder of the acts and all his ways,

from first to last, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

27 (2Ch 21:20; 24:25) So Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him

in the city of Jerusalem because they did not bring him to the tombs

of the kings of Israel. Then Hezekiah his son was king in his place.



[26] Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold,

they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

[27] And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even

in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of

Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.



2 Chronicles 29:1-2



2 Chronicles 29

Hezekiah, King of Judah



2Ki 18:2-3



1 (2Ki 18:1-3; 1Ch 3:13) Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he began

to reign, and he was king in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years.

The name of his mother was Abijah [Or Abi in 2Ki 18:2.]

the daughter of Zechariah.

2 And he did what was correct in the eyes of the Lord

just as his father David had done.



[1] Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he

reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was

Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

[2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to

all that David his father had done.



2 Kings 18:1-8



2 Kings 18

Hezekiah, King of Judah

2Ch 29:1-2; 31:1, 20-21; 2Ki 17:3-7

1 In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel,

Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, became king.

2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king,

and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi

daughter of Zechariah.

3 (2Ki 20:3) He did what was right in the sight of the Lord,

according to everything that David his father had done.

4 (2Ch 31:1; Nu 21:8-9) He removed the high places, broke down the sacred

pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and crushed the bronze serpent that Moses

had made, for until those days the children of Israel had made offerings to it.

They called it Nehushtan.

5 (2Ki 19:10; 23:25) He trusted in the Lord God of Israel. Afterwards,

there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah

or among those who were before him.

6 (Dt 10:20; Jos 23:8) He clung to the Lord. He did not depart from

following him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord ­commanded Moses.

7 (1Sa 18:14; 2Ki 16:7; Ge 39:2-3) The Lord was with him. Wherever he went,

he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

8 (2Ki 17:9; Isa 14:29) He struck the Philistines as far as Gaza

and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.



[1] Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of

Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

[2] Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned

twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the

daughter of Zachariah.

[3] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to

all that David his father did.

[4] He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the

groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto

those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it

Nehushtan.

[5] He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like

him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.

[6] For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept

his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.

[7] And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went

forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

[8] He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from

the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.





Psalms 48

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised

in the city of our God, in His holy mountain.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Beautiful in elevation,

the joy of the whole earth,

is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north,

the city of the great King.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) God is known in her citadels

as a refuge.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For the kings were assembled,

they passed by together.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) They saw it, and so they were astounded;

they were alarmed, they hurried away.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Trembling seized them there,

and pain like a woman in labor;

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) As we have heard, so have we seen

in the city of the Lord of Hosts, in the city of our God;

God will establish it forever. Selah

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) We have thought of Your lovingkindness, O God,

in the midst of Your temple.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) According to Your name, O God,

so is Your praise to the ends of the earth;

Your right hand is full of righteousness.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) May Mount Zion rejoice,

may the daughters of Judah be glad, because of Your judgments.

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her; count her towers;

13 mark well her bulwarks; consider her citadels;

that you may tell it to the generation following.

14 For this God is our God forever and ever;

He will be our guide even to death.

Day 195, 14 July 2026



1) 2 Kings 16:1-9, 2 Chronicles 28:1-15, 2 Chronicles 28:16-21,

2 Kings 16:10-18, 2 Chronicles 28:22-25, 2 Kings 16:19-20,

2 Chronicles 28:26-27, 2 Chronicles 29:1-2, 2 Kings 18:1-4,

Psalms 48, 2 Kings 17:1-4



2 Kings 16:1-9



Ahaz, King of Judah



2Ch 28:1-27



1 (Isa 1:1) In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah,

Ahaz son of Jotham, king of Judah, became king.

2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king,

and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord his God

like David his father.

3 (Dt 12:31; Lev 18:21; 2Ki 21:2) He walked in the way of the kings

of Israel and even made his son pass through the fire according

to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord dispossessed

before the children of Israel­.

4 (Dt 12:2; 1Ki 14:23) He sacrificed and made offerings on the high places,

on the hills, and under every green tree.

5 (2Ki 15:37) Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah,

king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to battle, and they besieged Ahaz

but could not subdue him.

6 (2Ki 14:22; 2Ch 26:2) At that time Re­zin king of Aram recovered Elath

for Aram and expelled the Judeans from Elath. The Edomites came to Elath

and live there to this day.

7 (2Ki 15:29) So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath--Pileser king of Assyria,

saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand

of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel,

who are rising up against me."

8 (2Ki 12:17-18) Then Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found

in the house of the Lord and in the treasures of the king's house,

and sent a present to the king of Assyria.

9 (Isa 22:6; Am 9:7) So the king of Assyria listened to him.

The king of Assyria went up to Damascus, captured it,

exiled the people to Kir, and killed Rezin.



[1] In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of

Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

[2] Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen

years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the

LORD his God, like David his father.

[3] But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son

to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen,

whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.

[4] And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the

hills, and under every green tree.

[5] Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came

up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

[6] At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave

the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath,

and dwelt there unto this day.

[7] So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying,

I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the

king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel,

which rise up against me.

[8] And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the

LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to

the king of Assyria.

[9] And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went

up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to

Kir, and slew Rezin.



2 Chronicles 28:1-15



Ahaz, King of Judah



2Ki 16:1-20



1 (1Ch 3:13; Isa 1:1) Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign,

and he was king in Jerusalem for sixteen years. And he did not do

what was correct in the eyes of the Lord as David his father.

2 (Ex 34:17; Jdg 2:11) And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel,

and he cast images for Baal worship.

3 (Lev 18:21; 2Ch 33:2) And he made sacrifices in the Valley of Ben Hinnom,

and he burned his sons in the fire according to the detestable acts

of the nations that the Lord had displaced before the sons of Israel.

4 He even made sacrifices and offered incense on the high places

of the hills and under every green tree.



[1] Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned

sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was

right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

[2] For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel,

and made also molten images for Baalim.

[3] Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt

his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the

LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

[4] He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the

hills, and under every green tree.



Judah Defeated



5 (Isa 7:1; 2Ki 16:5-6) So the Lord his God gave him

into the hand of the king of Aram. They struck Ahaz and took captive

many prisoners and brought them to Damascus.

He was even given into the hand of the king of Israel,

and he attacked Ahaz with a great slaughter.

6 (2Ki 15:27; Isa 9:21) And Pekah the son of Rem­aliah killed

120000 in Judah in one day, and they were all strong men,

but they abandoned the Lord God of their fathers.

7 And Zikri, a mighty warrior from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah

the son of the king, and Azrikam the official of the palace,

and Elkanah second to the king.

8 (2Ch 11:4; Dt 28:25) And the sons of Israel took captive 200000

of their kin, women, sons, and daughters.

They also took much plunder and brought the plunder to Samaria.

9 (Ezr 9:6; Isa 47:6) And there was a prophet there whose name was Oded,

and he went out to the army as it approached Samaria and said to them,

"See that the anger of the Lord God of your fathers is against Judah,

and He gave them into your hand, and you all have killed them

in a rage that has reached even to heaven.

10 (Lev 25:39-46) And now you are planning to subdue for yourselves

the people of Judah and Jerusalem as male and female slaves.

Do you all not surely have among you guilt before the Lord your God?

11 (Jas 2:13) And now listen to me. Return the captives whom you have taken

captive from your relatives

because the burning wrath of the Lord is on you all."

12 And some men who were heads of the people of Ephraim rose up

before those coming from the war: Azariah the son of Jehohanan,

Berekiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum,

and Amasa the son of Hadlai.

13 And they said, "You will not bring the captives here, for guilt

from the Lord will be on us, and you plan to add to our sin and guilt.

Our guilt is great, and there is already a burning anger against Israel."

14 So the soldiers left the captives and spoil before the officials

and all the assembly.

15 (Dt 34:3; 2Ki 6:22) Then the men who were designated by name took

the captives and clothed those who were naked from the plunder.

So they clothed them, gave them sandals, offered them food and drink,

anointed them with oil, and led them on donkeys, even all those who stumbled.

They brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees,

which was near their kinsmen. Then the officials returned to Samaria.



[5] Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of

Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them

captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the

hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

[6] For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty

thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken

the LORD God of their fathers.

[7] And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and

Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.

[8] And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two

hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil

from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.

[9] But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went

out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold,

because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath

delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage

that reacheth up unto heaven.

[10] And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem

for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with

you, sins against the LORD your God?

[11] Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have

taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon

you.

[12] Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son

of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of

Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from

the war,

[13] And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for

whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to

our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is

fierce wrath against Israel.

[14] So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes

and all the congregation.

[15] And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the

captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and

arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and

anointed

them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to

Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to

Samaria.



2 Chronicles 28:16-21



16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria for help.

17 (Ob 1:10) The Edomites continually came and struck Judah

and carried off captives.

18 (Eze 16:57; 16:27) Even the Philistines made raids on the cities

of the lowlands of the Shephelah and the Negev of Judah.

And they captured Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soko and its villages,

Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages; and they settled there.

19 (2Ch 21:2) For the Lord humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Judah,

for he allowed depravity to spread in Judah and continually transgressed

against the Lord.

20 (2Ki 15:29; 1Ch 5:26) So Tiglath-­Pileser king of Assyria came

against him, but he brought him distress and not strength.

21 For Ahaz took a portion from the house of the Lord

and palace of the king and the officials, and he gave it

to the king of Assyria, but the king did not help Ahaz.



[16] At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.

[17] For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away

captives.

[18] The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of

the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth,

and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof,

Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.

[19] For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he

made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.

[20] And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him,

but strengthened him not.

[21] For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of

the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of

Assyria: but he helped him not.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)



Where do Muslims live?



Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.



Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial



BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



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



http://www.ehc.ca



13th Day of the Month



a) Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador



I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, that God's Spirit

would influence then to act justly, serve with integrity

and honour high moral standards.



( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4



1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may

lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God

our Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come

to the knowledge of the truth.

)



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to remember His Word will not be void.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear heavenly Father, I love You very much.

Thank You for loving me first."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that you are close to the Love once

you accept His Gift of Salvation.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the rewards of obedience to God.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know God is love.



Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them.



Pray that Christian converts from Islam in

Morocco will persevere

despite rejection from angered family members.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.

2) Our Daily Bread for 13 July 2026 titled God's Drastic Love

By John Blase



John 3:16-21



16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1-18) "For God so loved the world

that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him

should not perish, but have eternal life.

17 (1Jn 4:14; Lk 19:10) For God did not send His Son into the world

to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

18 (Jn 5:24; Mk 16:16) He who believes in Him is not condemned.

But he who does not believe is condemned already,

because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19 (Jn 1:4; 8:12) This is the verdict, that light has come into the world,

and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not

come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

21 (1Jn 1:6; Ps 139:23-24) But he who does the truth comes to the light,

that it may be revealed that his deeds have been done in God."



[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that

whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[17] For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that

the world through him might be saved.

[18] He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is

condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only

begotten Son of God.

[19] And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and

men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

[20] For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the

light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

[21] But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be

made manifest, that they are wrought in God.



Daniel was born into a Romanian orphanage. For seven years, he only left his

crib to go to the bathroom. When he turned eight, a family from another

country adopted him. They knew about attachment disorders - that Daniel could

have difficulty attaching to them as his parents. Slowly, Daniel started to

trust them. Over time, though, he began to rage to the point his parents hired

a bodyguard to protect them from Daniel's outbursts. They decided on a

controversial therapy: For the next five years they were never away from

Daniel even if he had a meltdown. On his thirteenth birthday Daniel broke down

and, for the first time, told his parents he loved them very much. His mother

summarised the experience: "Creating love is not for the soft and sentimental.

Love is a battlefield."



We're all born knowing that something or someone is missing. Like Daniel, we

have an attachment disorder. But God "so loved the world" so much that he took

drastic action - "he gave his one and only Son" (John 3:16), meeting us on

earth's battlefield in what we call the Incarnation.

"Light is come into the world" (v. 19).



God took drastic measures to demonstrate His great love for the world. For

you. His strong, determined Father-heart beats to hear from us the words

Daniel's parents finally heard: "I love you very much."



Reflect & Pray



How have you felt that something or someone is missing?

How can you respond to God's drastic love for you?



Dear heavenly Father, I love You very much.

Thank You for loving me first.



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) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 28:11



11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,

in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,

and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore

to your fathers to give you.



11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body,

and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land

which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.



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



When you are lonely



1 John 4:16b-18



God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us,

so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is,

so are we in this world.

18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love,

but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.

Whoever fears is not perfect in love.



God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness

in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:

because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Isaiah 14





An Oracle Concerning Philistia



28 (2Ki 16:20; 2Ch 28:27) In the year that King Ahaz died was this oracle:

29 (2Ch 26:6; Isa 11:8) Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you,

because the rod that struck you is broken;

for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a viper,

and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

30 (Isa 7:21-22) The firstborn of the poor shall feed,

and the needy shall lie down in safety:

and I will kill your root with famine,

and he shall slay your remnant.

31 (Jer 1:14; Isa 13:6) Wail, O gate. Cry, O city.

Melt away, O Philistia, all of you;

for smoke shall come from the north,

and there is no straggler in his ranks.

32 (Ps 87:5; 87:1) What shall one then answer

the messengers of the nation?

That the Lord has founded Zion,

and the poor of His people shall trust in it.



[28] In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

[29] Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote

thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice,

and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

[30] And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down

in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy

remnant.

[31] Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for

there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his

appointed times.

[32] What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD

hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.



Isaiah 15



A Prophecy Against Moab



Jer 48:29-36



1 (Nu 21:28; Isa 11:14) The oracle of Moab.

Surely in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste

and brought to silence,

surely in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste

and brought to silence,

2 (Lev 21:5; Jer 48:1) he has gone up to the temple and to Dibon,

the high places, to weep.

Moab shall wail over Nebo and over Medeba;

on all their heads shall be baldness,

and every beard cut off.

3 (Jnh 3:6-8) In their streets they shall clothe themselves with sackcloth;

on the tops of their houses and in their streets,

everyone shall wail,

weeping abundantly.

4 (Jer 48:34) Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh;

their voice shall be heard even to Jahaz;

therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out;

his life shall be grievous to him.

5 (Jer 48:5; 4:20) My heart shall cry out for Moab;

his fugitives shall flee to Zoar,

like a three-year-old heifer.

For by the Ascent of Luhith

they shall go up with weeping;

for in the way of Horonaim

they shall raise up a cry of destruction,

6 (Nu 32:36; Joel 1:10-12) for the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate;

surely the grass is withered away;

the grass fails,

there is no green thing.

7 (Jer 48:36) Therefore the abundance they have gained, and that

which they have laid up,

they shall carry away to the Brook of the Willows.

8 For the cry has gone all around the borders of Moab;

its wailing to Eglaim,

and its wailing to Beer Elim.

9 (2Ki 17:25) For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood;

for I will bring more woes on Dimon,

lions on the fugitives of Moab,

and on the remnant of the land.



[1] The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and

brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and

brought to silence;

[2] He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab

shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness,

and every beard cut off.

[3] In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops

of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping

abundantly.

[4] And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto

Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be

grievous unto him.

[5] My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an

heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping

shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of

destruction.

[6] For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered

away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.

[7] Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid

up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.

[8] For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof

unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.

[9] For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more

upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of

the land.



Isaiah 17



An Oracle Concerning Damascus



1 (Zec 9:1; Ge 14:15) The oracle of Damascus.

See, Damascus will cease from being a city;

it shall be a ruinous heap.

2 (Eze 25:5; Nu 32:34) The cities of Aroer are forsaken;

they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down,

and no one shall make them afraid.

3 (Isa 7:16; 8:4) The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim,

and the kingdom from Damascus,

and the remnant of Aram;

they shall be as the glory of the sons of Israel,

says the Lord of Hosts.

4 (Isa 10:16) In that day the glory of Jacob shall decrease,

and the fatness of his flesh shall grow lean.

5 (2Sa 5:18; Jer 51:33) It shall be as when the harvestman gathers the corn

and reaps the ears with his arm,

and it shall be as he who gathers ears

in the Valley of Rephaim.

6 (Isa 24:13; Dt 4:27) Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it,

as the shaking of an olive tree,

two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough,

four or five in its outmost fruitful branches,

says the Lord God of Israel.

7 (Mic 7:7; Hos 3:5) On that day a man shall look to his Maker,

and his eyes shall have respect for the Holy One of Israel.

8 (Isa 27:9; 30:22) He shall not look to the altars,

the work of his hands,

nor shall he respect what his fingers have made,

either the groves or the images.

9 (Isa 27:10) In that day his strong cities shall be as a forsaken bough

and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the sons of Israel;

and there shall be a desolation.

10 (Dt 32:4; Isa 12:2) Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation

and have not been mindful of the rock of your strength,

therefore you plant pleasant plants

and set them with vine slips of a strange god;

11 (Job 4:8; Hos 8:7) in the day that you plant it, you carefully fence it in,

and in the morning you make your seed to flourish;

but the harvest shall be a heap of ruins

in the day of grief and desperate pain.

12 (Ps 18:4; Jer 6:23) Woe to the multitude of many people

who make a noise like the noise of the seas,

and the rushing of many peoples

who make a rumble like the rumbling of mighty waters!

13 (Ps 9:5; Job 21:18) The nations rumble like the rumbling of many waters;

but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off,

and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind,

and like rolling dust before the whirlwind.

14 (2Ki 19:35) At evening time, sudden terror!

And before the morning, they are no more.

This is the portion of those who plunder us,

and the lot of those who rob us.



[1] The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a

city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

[2] The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall

lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

[3] The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from

Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the

children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.

[4] And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be

made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.

[5] And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth

the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the

valley of Rephaim.

[6] Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive

tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five

in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.

[7] At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have

respect to the Holy One of Israel.

[8] And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither

shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the

images.

[9] In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an

uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and

there shall be desolation.

[10] Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not

been

mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant

plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

[11] In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt

thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day

of grief and of desperate sorrow.

[12] Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise

of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the

rushing of mighty waters!

[13] The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall

rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff

of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the

whirlwind.

[14] And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not.

This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.



{This prophecy will be fulfilled soon, Under the Presidency of Assad

of Syria, this will total see off Damascus and Syria overall}

Isaiah 14



[3] And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest

from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou

wast made to serve,

[4] That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and

say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

[5] The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the

rulers.

[6] He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled

the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.

[7] The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

[8] Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying,

Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

[9] Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it

stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath

raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

[10] All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as

we? art thou become like unto us?

[11] Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the

worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

[12] How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art

thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

[13] For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will

exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of

the congregation, in the sides of the north:

[14] I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most

High.

[15] Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.



{

Please note:



Luke 10



The Return of the Seventy



17Mk 16:17; Lk 10:1The seventy returned with joy, saying,

"Lord, even the demons are subject to us through Your name."

18 (Rev 9:1; Isa 14:12) He said to them, "I saw Satan as lightning

fall from heaven.

19 (Mk 16:18; Ps 91:13) Look, I give you authority to trample

on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy.

And nothing shall by any means hurt you.

20 (Ex 32:32; Ps 69:28) Nevertheless do not rejoice that the spirits

are subject to you, but rather rejoice that your names are written in heaven."



Also note from Isa 14:12 - there is a satanic and erroroneous reference

in Is 14:12 to morning star. Why do I say that?



Revelation 22:16 MEV

16 "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to you with this testimony for the churches.

I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star."



Satan is never the Morning star!



}



16 (Jer 50:23) Those who see you shall stare at you

and ponder over you:

"Is this the man who made the earth

to tremble and shook kingdoms,

17 (Joel 2:3; Isa 45:13) who made the world as a wilderness

and destroyed its cities,

who did not open the house of his prisoners?"

18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory,

each one in his own tomb;

19 (Jer 41:7; 41:9) but you are cast out of your grave

like an abominable branch

and clothed with those who are slain,

thrust through with a sword,

who go down to the stones of the pit

as a corpse trodden underfoot.

20 (Job 18:19; Ps 21:10) You shall not be joined with them in burial

because you have destroyed your land

and slain your people.

The seed of evildoers

shall never be renowned.

21 (Ex 20:5; Lev 26:39) Prepare a place of slaughter for his children

for the iniquity of their fathers;

they must not rise nor possess the land,

nor fill the face of the world with cities.

22 (1Ki 14:10; Pr 10:7) For I will rise up against them,

says the Lord of Hosts,

and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant,

and son, and nephew,

says the Lord.

23 (Zep 2:14; 1Ki 14:10) I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog

and pools of water,

and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,

says the Lord of Hosts.



[16] They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee,

saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake

kingdoms;

[17] That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof;

that opened not the house of his prisoners?

[18] All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one

in his own house.

[19] But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as

the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go

down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

[20] Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast

destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never

be renowned.

[21] Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers;

that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world

with cities.

[22] For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off

from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.

[23] I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water:

and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.



{Also note the Babylonian religion was based on the Mother-son

religions



https://www.google.com/search?q=mother-son+religions+Chaldean+Mysteries+nimrod



Of which one article

https://amazingdiscoveries.org/S-deception_paganism_Catholic_Nimrod_Mary



The pagan system of sun worship had three main aspects: the father, mother,

and the son. In ancient Chaldean times, these were the god Bel or Merodach,

Ninus the son who was also worshiped as Tammuz, and the female goddess

Rhea who was also worshiped as Ishtar[Oestre,Easter], Astarte, or Beltis.

She was also referred to as the "queen of heaven," and the "wrath subduer."

Mary has received these same names in Catholicism.

A statue of Mary and Jesus at Westminster Abbey.

Notice the globe Jesus is holding.



Mother and child worship was the basis of the ancient religions.

In the various religions of the world, the same system of worship

was perpetuated under different names.

In Egypt , the mother and child were worshiped as Isis and Osiris or Horus,

in India as Isi and Iswara,

in China and Japan as the mother goddess Shing-moo with child,

in Greece as Ceres or Irene and Plutus,

in Rome as Fortuna and Jupitor-puer, or Venus and Adurnis,

and in Scandinavia as Frigga and Balder.

The mother and child were worshiped in Babylon as Ishtar[Oestre,Easter]

and Tammuz, and in Phoenicia, as Ashtoreth and Baal. Moreover,

the child was worshiped as both husband and son of the mother goddess.

The male component is a counterfeit of Jesus Christ. The Biblical names

used for Jesus were also used for the child in ancient religions.

Zoroaster was referred to as the seed, Mithra the Persian

sun god was referred to as the Saviour, Dionysus as the sin-bearer,

Bacchus as the branch, Vishna as the victim-man,

and Osiris as the king of kings.



The Legend of Nimrod



The system of worship has its origin in the legend of Nimrod

and his wife Semiramus. Nimrod (the great-grandson of Noah)

rebelled against God, like his father Cush.

Eventually Nimrod was put to death for his evil deeds,

and according to the ancient patriarchal system,

parts of his body were sent to various cities as a warning.



His wife Semiramus fled, but spread the rumour

that he had ascended to heaven, where he had become one with the sun.

When Semiramus later gave birth to a son, she claimed that it was

the reincarnation of her deified husband,

and that he had returned to save the human race.



She was later deified as the mother of the sun god,

and it was supposed she had ascended into heaven

as the queen of heaven. In the various cultures throughout history

and around the world, the same basic deities have been

worshipped under different names.




"https://amazingdiscoveries.org/S-deception_end-time_paganism_Catholic_Mary">

Read about Mary, the mother of the true Saviour,

and how paganism has twisted the truth about her identity

}



An Oracle Concerning Assyria



24 (Ac 4:28; Job 23:13) The Lord of Hosts has sworn, saying:

Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass,

and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

25 (Isa 9:4; Na 1:13) that I will break the Assyrian in My land,

and on My mountains tread him under foot.

Then shall his yoke depart from off them

and his burden depart from off their shoulders.

26 This is the purpose that is purposed on the whole earth,

and this is the hand that is stretched out on all the nations.

27 (2Ch 20:6; Isa 43:13) For the Lord of Hosts has purposed,

and who shall disannul it?

And His hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?



[24] The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so

shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

[25] That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread

him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden

depart from off their shoulders.

[26] This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is

the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

[27] For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his

hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

Day 194, 13 July 2026



1) Isaiah 13, Isaiah 14, Isaiah 15, Isaiah 16, Isaiah 17



Isaiah 13

A Prophecy Against Babylon

1 (Isa 1:1; 14:28) The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.

2 (Isa 5:26; Jer 50:2) Lift up a banner on the high mountain,

exalt the voice to them, shake the hand,

that they may go into the gates of the nobles.

3 (Joel 3:11; Ps 149:2) I have commanded My sanctified ones,

I have also called My mighty ones for My anger,

even those who rejoice in My exaltation.

4 (Joel 3:14 )The noise of a multitude in the mountains,

like as of a great people!

A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together!

The Lord of Hosts musters the army for battle.

5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven,

the Lord and the weapons of His indignation, to destroy the whole land.

6 (Joel 1:15; Zep 1:7) Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand!

It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.

7 (Eze 21:7; Isa 19:1) Therefore all hands shall be faint,

and every man's heart shall melt,

8 (Isa 26:17; Na 2:10) and they shall be afraid.

Pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them;

they shall be in pain as a woman who travails;

they shall be amazed one at another;

their faces shall be as flames.

9 (Ps 104:35) See, the day of the Lord comes, cruel,

both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate,

and He shall destroy its sinners out of it.

10 (Mt 24:29; Mk 13:24) For the stars of heaven and their constellations

shall not give their light; the sun shall be dark when it rises,

and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

11 (Isa 2:17; Da 5:22-23) I will punish the world for its evil,

and the wicked for their iniquity;

and I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease,

and will lay low the haughtiness of the ruthless.

12 (Isa 4:1; 24:6) I will make a man more rare than fine gold,

and mankind than the golden wedge of Ophir.

13 (La 1:12) Therefore, I will shake the heavens,

and the earth shall be shaken out of her place

at the wrath of the Lord of Hosts and in the day of His fierce anger.

14 (1Ki 22:17; Jer 50:16) It shall be as the chased roe,

and as a sheep that no man takes up; every man shall turn to his own people

and flee every one into his own land.

15 Every one who is found shall be thrust through,

and every one who is joined to them shall fall by the sword.

16 (Na 3:10; Ps 137:8-9) Their children also shall be dashed

to pieces before their eyes;

their houses shall be devastated and their wives ravished.

17 (Pr 6:34-35; Jer 51:11) See, I will stir up the Medes against them,

who shall not regard silver;

and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

18 (2Ki 8:12; 2Ch 36:17) Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces,

and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb;

their eye shall not spare children.

19 (Ge 19:24; Da 4:30) Babylon, the glory of kingdoms,

the beauty of the Chaldean's excellency, shall be as when God overthrew

Sodom and Gomorrah.

20 (Isa 14:23; Jer 51:43) It shall never be inhabited,

nor shall it be lived in from generation to generation,

nor shall the Arabian pitch a tent there,

nor shall the shepherds make their fold there.

21 (Rev 18:2; Isa 34:11-15) But wild beasts of the desert

shall lie down there,

and their houses shall be full of owls,

ostriches also shall dwell there,

and shaggy goats shall dance there.

22 (Isa 25:2; 35:7) The wild beasts of the islands shall cry

in their desolate houses

and jackals in their pleasant palaces.

And her time is near to come,

and her days shall not be prolonged.



[1] The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

[2] Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them,

shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.

[3] I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones

for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.

[4] The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a

tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of

hosts mustereth the host of the battle.

[5] They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and

the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

[6] Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a

destruction from the Almighty.

[7] Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:

[8] And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them;

they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one

at another; their faces shall be as flames.

[9] Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce

anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof

out of it.

[10] For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give

their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon

shall not cause her light to shine.

[11] And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their

iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay

low the haughtiness of the terrible.

[12] I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the

golden wedge of Ophir.

[13] Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of

her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce

anger.

[14] And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh

up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his

own land.

[15] Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is

joined unto them shall fall by the sword.

[16] Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their

houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

[17] Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard

silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

[18] Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have

no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.

[19] And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees'

excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

[20] It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from

generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there;

neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

[21] But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall

be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall

dance there.

[22] And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses,

and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her

days shall not be prolonged.



Isaiah 14



The Restoration of Judah



1 (Ps 102:13; Zec 1:17) For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob,

and will yet choose Israel,

and set them in their own land.

Then the strangers shall be joined with them,

and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

2 (Isa 61:5; 60:14) The people shall take them

and bring them to their place,

and the house of Israel shall possess them

in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids;

and they shall take them captive, whose captives they were,

and they shall rule over their oppressors.





[1] For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and

set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and

they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

[2] And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the

house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and

handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and

they shall rule over their oppressors.



The Fall of Babylon's King



3 (Ezr 9:8-9; Jer 30:10) In the day the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow,

and from your fear, and from the hard bondage in which you were made to serve,

4 (Isa 49:26; Rev 18:16) you shall take up this proverb

against the king of Babylon, and say:

How has the oppressor ceased!

The golden city ceased!

5 (Ps 125:3; Isa 9:4) The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,

and the scepter of the rulers;

6 he who struck the people in wrath with unceasing strokes,

he who ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and no one hinders.

7 (Ps 126:1-3; 98:7-9 )The whole earth is at rest and is quiet;

they break forth into singing.

8 (Eze 31:16) Indeed, the fir trees rejoice at you,

and the cedars of Lebanon, saying,

"Since you are laid down,

no tree cutter has come up against us."

9 Hell from beneath is moved for you

to meet you at your coming;

it stirs up the dead for you,

even all the chief ones of the earth;

it has raised up from their thrones

all the kings of the nations.

10 They all shall speak

and say to you:

"Have you also become as weak as we have?

Have you become like us?"

11 Your pomp is brought down to Hell,

and the noise of your harps;

maggots are spread under you,

and the worms cover you.

12 (Lk 10:18; 2Pe 1:19) How are you fallen from heaven,

O Lucifer, son of the morning!

How you are cut down to the ground,

you who weaken the nations!

13 (Eze 28:2) For you have said in your heart,

"I will ascend into heaven,

I will exalt my throne

above the stars of God;

I will sit also on the mount of the congregation,

in the recesses of the north;

14 (Isa 47:8; 2Th 2:4) I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,

I will be like the Most High."

15 (Mt 11:23; Eze 32:23) Yet you shall be brought down to Hell,

to the sides of the pit.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)



Where do Muslims live?



Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we prayfor these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.



Data for those population figures is extrapoled for the 2011 National

Household Survay and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial



BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



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



http://www.ehc.ca



12th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



(Proverb 11:1



1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,

but a just weight is His delight.



1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:

But a just weight is his delight.



)



b) Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity across the world.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord that he will finish a good work in you.



Pray to the Lord and pray to Know Jesus Christ is good and in control

and salvation.



Pray to the Lord: "Faithful God, thank You for Your promises."



Pray to the Lord and pray to confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.



Pray to the Lord and pray to honour His Covenant.



Pray to the Lord and pray for integrity and uprightness to preserve you.



Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity across the world.



Pray that online and broadcast ministries will reach

Omanis

who have never heard the Gospel..



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.