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Eight) Day 10 - Daily mercy sustains long obedience.
Scripture: Lamentations 3:22–23 NIV
22 (Mal 3:6; Ps 78:38) It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed;
His compassions do not fail.
23 (Zep 3:5; Ps 36:5) They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.
22] It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his
compassions fail not.
[23] They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
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Lamentations is written from the rubble. Jerusalem has fallen. The people are
exhausted, disoriented, and grieving what's been lost. This isn't
a mountaintop moment, it's the aftermath.
And yet, right here, Jeremiah says something startling:
"His mercies… are new every morning."
Not new after everything is fixed. Not new once
the people finally get it right. New every morning.
God's mercy doesn't wait for improvement, it meets us in endurance.
Most of us don't struggle with obeying God once. We struggle with obeying Him
again. Again after disappointment. Again after conflict. Again after seasons
when community feels harder than it should. We want transformation to be
dramatic and immediate, but God often works through faithfulness that looks
ordinary and repetitive.
That's why daily mercy matters. Long obedience isn't powered by willpower;
it's sustained by grace. Each day, God supplies what we need, not for the
whole journey, but for today.
Fasting helps us feel our need for that mercy. Hunger reminds us that we are
dependent people, not self-sustaining ones. And in that dependence, God meets
us, not with frustration, but with fresh compassion.
The promise here isn't that today will be easy. It's that today will be held.
Great is His faithfulness, not because we never falter, but because He never
fails to show up.
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Personal Reflection Questions:
- Where right now are you tempted to grow weary in obedience,
especially in community?
- What would it look like to receive God's mercy
for today as you walk with others?
Prayer Points:
- Pray that our small groups and micro-churches would rely on God's mercy
daily, not running ahead in strength or pulling away in exhaustion.
- Pray that our communities would be marked by patience with one another,
grace in conflict, and faithfulness in the ordinary rhythms of following
Jesus together.
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Author: Pastor Nathan Zieber, Senior Associate Pastor of Small Groups
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You that You see me, know me,
and value all I give You."
Pray to the Lord and pray that the Book of the Law will not depart your mouth.
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand the prosperity of Abraham.
Pray to the Lord and pray to exalt His Righteousness.
Pray for more Zanzibaris to be hungry for the
teachings of Jesus and discover the Good News!
Pray that these young believers would take courageous
steps of obedience and not allow themselves to be
prevented from doing so by rumors circulating about baptism.
Pray that Jesus would answer their prayers when they pray
in His name for the sick and burdened.
Ask God for supernatural protection and care
for the believers, who are now increasingly
disadvantaged and persecuted by religious
leaders and neighbours.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
- Pray that our small groups and micro-churches would rely on God's mercy
daily, not running ahead in strength or pulling away in exhaustion.
- Pray that our communities would be marked by patience with one another,
grace in conflict, and faithfulness in the ordinary rhythms of following
Jesus together.
Ask God to deliver the Uighurs from the suffering and
persecution they have experienced in many different countries.
Pray for believers like Soliha to reach out in love to Uighurs worldwide.
Pray for wide distribution of Uighur Scriptures and other Christian
materials.
Pray for the preservation of godly values in the world.
Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right
use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.
Pray that displaced Sudanese Muslims living in refugee
camps will be receptive to the Gospel message.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gen 13:2,5-6,14-17
2 (Ge 24:35; Ps 112:1-3) Abram was very wealthy in livestock,
in silver and in gold.
5 Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
6 (Ge 36:6-7) But the land was not able to support them
both dwelling together because their possessions were so great.
14 (Ge 28:14; Dt 3:27) After Lot had departed from him,
the Lord said to Abram,
"Lift up now your eyes, and look from the place where you are,
northward and southward and eastward and westward.
15 (Ge 12:7; 2Ch 20:7) All the land that you see I will give to you
and to your descendants forever.
16 (Ge 28:14; Nu 23:10) I will make your descendants like the dust
of the earth, so that if a man could number the dust of the earth,
then your descendants could also be numbered.
17 Arise, and walk throughout the land across its length
and its width, for I will give it to you."
2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together:
for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him,
Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward,
and southward, and eastward, and westward:
15 for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it,
and to thy seed for ever.
16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man
can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it;
for I will give it unto thee.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Generous Provision
Ps 145:13b-21
13 Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and loving in all His works.
18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,
to all who call upon Him in truth.
19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and will save them.
20 The Lord preserves all those who love Him,
but all the wicked He will destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,
and let all people bless His holy name
forever and ever.
13 And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
16 Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,
And holy in all his works.
18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,
To all that call upon him in truth.
19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him:
He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him:
But all the wicked will he destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD:
And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World
Pray for Uighurs
Soliha grew up in a traditional Muslim home in Central Asia but felt a
closeness to God. When the Soviet Union broke up and her country became
independent, Muslim missionaries organized classes for girls to learn the
Quran and Hadith. At first, Soliha was excited, but grew doubtful when she
realised what the teachings didn't speak much of God's love.
When her family became friends with a Christian family, Soliha at first
objected. Everyone knew Christians were immoral! But she was fascinated by how
this family followed God. They could pray anytime and anywhere, no matter
whether they had washed before prayer or were out in the market. Jesus'
teachings about blessing and not cursing and loving your enemies sounded
more like God's character than what she was taught. It took nearly three
years, but Soliha finally found new life in Jesus.
Despite the mocking from her classmates, Soliha knew that she wanted other
Muslims to discover there was God's love for them through Jesus. She learned
this would be a hard road when, during a time of sharing, she was arrested
and held for a time in prison. But this prepared her for when God put the
Uighurs on her heart and she decided to move to Northwest China.
See also Pray for the Peul of Guinea
Being from a similar culture meant that Soliha could visit a family
and minutes later be in the kitchen rolling out fresh lagman noodles - a
traditional Uighur dish - with the wife. At other times, she would eat in a
café and then find chatting with the staff, sharing her faith with the cook
and the pantry staff. Soliha rejoiced that her Muslim background gave her
such fruitful inroads with her new Uighur friends.
How to Pray
Ask God to deliver the Uighurs from the suffering and
persecution they have experienced in many different countries.
Pray for believers like Soliha to reach out in love to Uighurs worldwide.
Pray for wide distribution of Uighur Scriptures and other Christian
materials.
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
4nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada
(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:
But sin is a reproach to any people.
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b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right
use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.
Numbers 24
[1] And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went
not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward
the wilderness.
[2] And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents
according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
[3] And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said,
and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
[4] He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the
Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
[5] How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
[6] As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as
the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees
beside the waters.
[7] He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in
many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall
be exalted.
[8] God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of
an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their
bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
[9] He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir
him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth
thee.
[10] And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands
together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies,
and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
[11] Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto
great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.
[12] And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which
thou sentest unto me, saying,
[13] If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go
beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own
mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
[14] And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will
advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
Balaam's Fourth Prophecy
15 (Nu 23:7; 24:3-4) He took up his parable and said:
"The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
and the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;
16 (Nu 24:4) the oracle of the one hearing the words of God,
and knowing the knowledge of the Most High,
who sees the vision of the Almighty,
falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
17 (Ge 49:10; 2Sa 8:2; Ps 45:6) "I will see him, but not now;
I will behold him, but not near;
a star will come out of Jacob,
and a scepter will rise out of Israel,
and will crush the borderlands of Moab,
and destroy all the children of Sheth.
18 (Am 9:12; Ge 27:29) Edom will be a possession,
and Seir, a possession of its enemies,
while Israel does valiantly.
19 (Ge 49:10; Mic 5:2) One out of Jacob shall have dominion,
and destroy the survivors of the city."
20 (Ex 17:14) Then he looked on Amalek; he took up his proverb and said:
"Amalek was the first of the nations,
but his end will be that he perishes forever."
21 (Ge 15:19) He looked on the Kenites and took up his proverb and said:
"Strong is your dwelling place,
and you put your nest in a rock;
22 nevertheless the Kenite will be wasted.
How long until Ashur carries you away captive?"
23 He took up his proverb and said:
"Alas, who will live when God does this?
24 (Ge 10:4; Nu 24:20) And ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus
and will afflict Ashur and will afflict Eber,
and he also will perish forever."
25 (Nu 31:8) Balaam rose up and went and returned to his place,
and Balak also went his way.
[15] And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said,
and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
[16] He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of
the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance,
but having his eyes open:
[17] I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there
shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and
shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
[18] And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his
enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
[19] Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy
him that remaineth of the city.
[20] And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek
was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for
ever.
[21] And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong
is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
[22] Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee
away captive.
[23] And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God
doeth this!
[24] And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict
Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
[25] And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also
went his way.
(Always do what is right in the Sight of the Lord)
2) Our Daily Bread for 4 March 2026 titled
The Unnamed Women By Elise Morgan
Luke 8:1-3
Women Who Accompany Jesus
1 (Mt 4:23) Afterward, He went throughout every city and village, preaching
and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. With Him were the twelve
2 (Mt 27:55-56; Mk 15:40-41) and some women who had been healed
of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene,
from whom seven demons had come out,
3 (Lk 24:10) and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna,
and many others, who supported Him with their possessions.
[1] And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and
village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and
the twelve were with him,
[2] And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and
infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
[3] And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many
others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
After wiping down tables with disinfectant, Shelia stooped to tie a garbage
bag filled with used cups and plates. She heaved the bag over her shoulder
and turned to survey the church's multipurpose room. She'd volunteered to
clean it for the next gathering and wanted to make sure it was ready.
A thought fluttered through her mind: Would anyone notice?
It's easy to wonder if our everyday contributions to the kingdom are valued.
Whether we clean, balance spreadsheets, lead a Bible study, or give money,
so many of us remain unseen in our places of service and unnamed in public
commendations.
In Luke 8:1-2, the historian catalogs the faithful service of women in the
ministry of Jesus. He lists three by name from among the women freed of evil
spirits and diseases: Mary of Magdalene; Joanna the wife of Chuza, who
managed Herod's household; and Susanna. Then Luke says,
"Many others . . . were helping to support [Jesus and His disciples] out of
their own means" (v. 3). Luke spotlights these unnamed women who invested
themselves in supporting the gospel, and so underlines their value.
Just as God includes unnamed women in His account of valuable contributions
to His kingdom, He sees our efforts. He knows our names (John 10:3),
and He sees our investment in His work (Hebrews 6:10).
Reflect & Pray
When have you felt overlooked and undervalued?
How does knowing that God included unnamed women
in His catalog of contributions encourage you?
Dear God, thank You that You see me, know me, and value all I give You.
God made you with a purpose. Learn more about
your worth in Jesus by watching this video.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 4 - Arming for Battle
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.
When God spoke these words to Joshua, the young leader's prospects for
"prosperity" and "success" were far from promising. Upon Moses' death,
Joshua was appointed to lead Israel into the Promised Land, to claim
the territory and establish a nation under God's rule.
Joshua was afraid, and for good reason. The people were rebellious
and intractable. And "claiming the land" meant battling many strong enemies.
Yet God told Joshua that his strength would come not in preparing for battle,
but in preparing for battle, but in preparing himself by meditating
on and applying God's word to his life.
We, too, face difficult battles as we seek to enter the "Promised Land"
of God's peace and presence. But his promise is the same as it was to Joshua:
through obedience to the Word, we can find prosperity and success.
God's promise does not necessarily mean financial prosperity
or material success. These victories may come as well, but God's primary
purpose for his people is spiritual success - the victory and joy of living
in fellowship with him. We can be enriched in the knowledge of God and
find power to overcome the enemies of sin and self. The way may not be easy
- after all, there is no victory without conflict - but God promises
that we will succeed as we look to him.
Application
a) What image do I have a personal "Promised Land" that I long
to enter and claim as my own?
b) What enemies will I need to battle in order to enter that land?
c) How can meditation on the Word of God and obedience to him bring me
prosperity and success?
Numbers 22
Balaam's First Prophecy
41 (Nu 23:13) It came to pass on the next day that Balak took Balaam
and brought him up to Bamoth Baal, and from there he saw
the extent of the people.
[41] And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought
him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost
part of the people.
(Never oppose the Will of God)
NUMBERS 23
1 (Nu 23:29) And Balaam said to Balak, "Build for me seven altars,
and prepare for me seven oxen and seven rams."
2 (Nu 23:14; 23:30) Balak did as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam
offered on every altar a bull and a ram.
3 (Nu 23:15; 24:1) Balaam said to Balak, "Stand by your burnt offering,
and I will go. Perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatever
He shows me I will tell you." And he went to a high place.
4 (Nu 23:16) God met Balaam, and he said to Him,
"I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered on every altar a bull
and a ram."
5 (Dt 18:18; Jer 1:9) The Lord put a word in the mouth of Balaam
and said, "Return to Balak, and thus you will speak."
6 So he returned to Balak, who was standing by his
burnt offering with all the princes of Moab.
7 (Nu 22:5-6; 23:18) Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying:
"Balak has brought me from Aram,
the king of Moab from the mountains of the east,
saying, 'Come, curse Jacob for me,
and come, defy Israel!'
8 How will I curse
whom God has not cursed?
Or how will I defy
whom the Lord has not defied?
9 (Ex 33:16; Dt 32:8 ) For from the top of the rocks I see him,
and from the hills I behold him;
there, the people will dwell alone
and will not be counted among the nations.
10 (Ge 13:16; Ps 37:37) Who can count the dust of Jacob
and the number of the fourth part of Israel?
Let me die the death of the righteous,
and let my last end be like his!"
11 (Nu 24:10; 22:11) And Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me?
I brought you to curse my enemies, but now you have certainly blessed them."
12 (Nu 22:38) He answered and said, "Must I not take heed to speak
what the Lord puts in my mouth?"
[1] And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me
here seven oxen and seven rams.
[2] And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on
every altar a bullock and a ram.
[3] And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go:
peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I
will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
[4] And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars,
and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
[5] And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak,
and thus thou shalt speak.
[6] And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he,
and all the princes of Moab.
[7] And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath
brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse
me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
[8] How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom
the LORD hath not defied?
[9] For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold
him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the
nations.
[10] Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of
Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like
his!
[11] And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to
curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
[12] And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the
LORD hath put in my mouth?
Balaam's Second Prophecy
13 And Balak said to him, "Please come with me to another place from
where you may see them. You will see part of them, but will not see
them all. Curse them for me from there."
14 (Nu 23:1-2) He brought him into the field of Zophim,
to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars and offered a bull a
nd a ram on each altar.
15 (Nu 23:3_ He said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offerings
while I meet the Lord over there."
16 (Nu 23:5) The Lord met Balaam and put a word in his mouth
and said, "Go again to Balak, and thus you will speak."
17 When he came to him, he was standing by his burnt offerings
with the princes of Moab. And Balak said to him, "What has the Lord spoken?"
18 And he took up his parable and said:
"Rise up, Balak, and hear!
Listen to me, you son of Zippor!
19 (1Sa 15:29; Mal 3:6; Jas 1:17) God is not a man, that He should lie,
nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He spoken, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
20 (Ge 22:17; Nu 22:12) See, I have received a commandment to bless,
and He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
21 (Jer 50:20; Ex 29:45-46) "He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob,
nor has He seen perverseness in Israel.
The Lord his God is with him,
and the shout of a king is among them.
22 (Nu 24:8; Dt 33:17; Job 39:9-11) God, who brings them out of Egypt,
has strength like a wild ox.
23 (Nu 24:1) Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob,
nor is there any divination against Israel.
For this time it will be said of Jacob and of Israel,
'See what God has done!'
24 (Ge 49:9; 49:27) A people rises up as a great lion,
and lifts itself up like a lion;
it shall not lie down until it eats the prey
and drinks the blood of the slain."
25 Balak said to Balaam, "Do not curse them at all, nor bless them at all."
26 (Nu 22:18) But Balaam answered and said to Balak, "
Did I not tell you, saying, 'All that the Lord speaks, I must do'?"
[13] And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place,
from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of
them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
[14] And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and
built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
[15] And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet
the LORD yonder.
[16] And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go
again unto Balak, and say thus.
[17] And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and
the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD
spoken?
[18] And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken
unto me, thou son of Zippor:
[19] God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he
should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and
shall he not make it good?
[20] Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and
I cannot reverse it.
[21] He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness
in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among
them.
[22] God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an
unicorn.
[23] Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any
divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob
and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
[24] Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself
as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink
the blood of the slain.
[25] And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them
at all.
[26] But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All
that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
Balaam's Third Prophecy
27 And Balak said to Balaam, "Please come. I will bring you to another place.
Perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there."
28 (Nu 21:20) Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor,
which looks toward Jeshimon.
29 Balaam said to Balak, "Build for me seven altars,
and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams."
30 Balak did as Balaam said and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
[27] And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto
another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me
them from thence.
[28] And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward
Jeshimon.
[29] And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me
here seven bullocks and seven rams.
[30] And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on
every altar.
NUMBERS 24
1 (Nu 23:23; 23:3) And when Balaam saw that
it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as other times to seek
for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2 (1Sa 19:20; 2Ch 15:1) Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel
dwelling in their tents by their tribes, and the Spirit of God came on him.
3 (Nu 23:7; 24:16) He took up his proverb and said:
"Balaam the son of Beor has said,
and the man whose eyes are open has said,
4 (Nu 12:6; Eze 1:28) he has said, who heard the words of God,
who saw the vision of the Almighty,
falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
5 "How lovely are your tents, O Jacob,
and your tabernacles, O Israel!
6 (Ps 1:3; 104:16) "Like palm trees are they spread out,
like gardens by the river's side,
like the aloe plant, which the Lord has planted,
and like cedar trees beside the waters.
7 (2Sa 5:12; 1Ch 14:2) He will pour the water out of his buckets,
and his seed will be in many waters.
"His king will be higher than Agag,
and his kingdom will be exalted.
8 (Nu 23:22; Ps 45:5) "God brings him out of Egypt;
he has the horns of a wild ox;
he will eat up the nations, his enemies,
and will break their bones,
and pierce them through with his arrows.
9 (Ge 12:3; 49:9) He crouches, he lies down as a lion, and as a lion,
who will stir him up?
"Blessed is he who blesses you,
and cursed is he who curses you."
10 (Nu 23:11; Eze 21:14) The anger of Balak was inflamed against Balaam,
and he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam,
"I called you to curse my enemies, and indeed,
you have certainly blessed them these three times.
11 (Nu 22:17; 22:37) Now flee to your own place. I thought to promote you
to great honor. But certainly, the Lord has kept you back from honor."
12 (Nu 22:18) Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not speak to your messengers
which you sent to me, saying,
13 'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go
beyond the mouth of the Lord, to do either good or bad of my own mind.
But what the Lord speaks, I will speak'?
14 (Ge 49:1; Mic 6:5) And now, I am going to my people. Come,
I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the latter days."
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Day 63, 4 March 2026
1) Numbers 22, Numbers 23, Numbers 24
NUMBERS 22
Balak Summons Balaam
1 (Nu 33:48-50; 36:13) Then the children of Israel set out
and camped in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan from Jericho.
2 (Jdg 11:25) Balak the son of Zippor saw
all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3 (Ex 15:15) Moab was very afraid of the people because they were many,
and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
4 (Nu 25:15-18; 31:8) Moab said to the elders of Midian,
"Now this company will lick up all that are around us,
as the ox licks up the grass of the field."
And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
5 (Dt 23:4; Jos 24:9; Mic 6:5) He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor
at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of the sons of his people,
to call him, saying,
"A people went out from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth,
and they dwell next to me.
6 (Nu 23:7-8; 24:9) And now, please come curse this people for me
because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I will prevail, a
nd we will defeat them, and I will drive them out of the land
because I know that he whom you bless is blessed,
and he whom you curse is cursed."
7 (1Sa 9:7-8; Mic 3:11) The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian
went with the divination payments in their hand, and they came to
Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.
8 He said to them, "Lodge here tonight,
and I will bring you word again, as the Lord will speak to me."
And the leaders of Moab dwelt with Balaam.
9 (Ge 20:3; Nu 22:20) God came to Balaam and said,
"Who are these men with you?"
10 And Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor,
king of Moab, has sent word to me, saying,
11 'A people went out of Egypt who covers the face of the earth.
Now come, curse them for me.
Perhaps I will be able to battle them and drive them out.'"
12 (Ge 12:2) God said to Balaam, "You will not go with them.
You will not curse the people because they are blessed."
13 So Balaam rose up in the morning and said to the princes of Balak,
"Go to your land because the Lord refuses to let me to go with you."
14 The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak and said,
"Balaam refuses to come with us."
15 Again Balak sent officials, more numerous and more honorable than they.
16 They came to Balaam and said to him,
"Thus says Balak the son of Zippor,
'Please, let nothing hold you back from coming to me,
17 (Nu 24:11) because I will promote you to very great honor,
and anything you say to me I will do. Come please, curse this people for me.'"
18 (Nu 24:13; 1Ki 22:14; 2Ch 18:13) Balaam answered the servants of Balak,
"If Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I am not able to go
beyond the command of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
19Now please remain here tonight, that I may know what
more the Lord will say to me."
20 (Nu 22:35; 23:12) God came to Balaam at night and said to him,
"If the men come to call you, rise up and go with them.
But surely the word which I will say to you, that will you do."
[1] And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of
Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
[2] And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
[3] And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab
was distressed because of the children of Israel.
[4] And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up
all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field.
And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
[5] He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor,
which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call
him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they
cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
[6] Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too
mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and
that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest
is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
[7] And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the
rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake
unto him the words of Balak.
[8] And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word
again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with
Balaam.
[9] And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
[10] And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath
sent unto me, saying,
[11] Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of
the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome
them, and drive them out.
[12] And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not
curse the people: for they are blessed.
[13] And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak,
Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
[14] And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said,
Balaam refuseth to come with us.
[15] And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
[16] And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of
Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
[17] For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do
whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this
people.
[18] And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would
give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of
the LORD my God, to do less or more.
[19] Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may
know what the LORD will say unto me more.
[20] And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come
to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say
unto thee, that shalt thou do.
Balaam, the Donkey, and the Angel
21 Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey,
and went with the princes of Moab.
22 (Ex 4:24; Nu 22:32_ The anger of God was inflamed because he went,
and the angel At times the Lord speaks directly through an angel
(cf. the story of the burning bush in Ex 3:2-4).
of the Lord stood in the way as an adversary against him.
Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
23 The donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way,
and His sword was drawn in His hand, so the donkey turned out of the way
and went into the field. Balaam struck the donkey to turn her onto the road.
24 But the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path of the vineyards,
a wall on this side and a wall on that side.
25 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she threw herself
into the wall and crushed the foot of Balaam against the wall,
and he struck her again.
26 The angel of the Lord went further and stood in a narrow place
where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
27 When the donkey saw the angel of theLord, she fell down under Balaam,
and the anger of Balaam was inflamed, and he struck the donkey with a staff.
28 (2Pe 2:16) Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey,
and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you,
that you have struck me these three times?"
29 (Pr 12:10) And Balaam said to the donkey,
"You have mocked me. O that there was a sword in my hand,
for now I would kill you."
30 The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey, whom you have ridden
since I became yours, to this day? Do I normally do this to you?"
And he said, "No."
31 (Ge 21:19; Lk 24:16) Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam,
and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way,
and His sword was drawn in His hand,
and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face.
32 (Nu 22:22) The angel of the Lord said to him,
"Why have you struck your donkey these three times?
I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before Me.
33 And the donkey saw Me and turned from Me these three times.
If she had not turned from Me, surely by now I would have slain you
and saved her alive."
34 (Job 34:31-32; 1Sa 15:24) Balaam said to the angel of the Lord,
"'I have sinned because I did not know that You stood in the way against me.
Now therefore, if it displeases You, I will return."
35 The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, "Go with the men.
But only speak the word that I tell you to speak."
So Balaam went with the leaders of Balak.
36 When Balak heard that Balaam had come,
he went out to meet him in a city of Moab
which is on the border of Arnon,
which is at the furthest end of the border.
37 (Nu 24:11) Balak said to Balaam,
"Did I not earnestly send to summon you?
Why did you not come to me? Indeed am I not able to honor you?"
38 (Nu 22:18; 23:16) And Balaam said to Balak, "I have come to you now.
But am I able to speak just anything? T
he word God puts in my mouth is what I will speak. "
39 Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.
40 (Nu 23:14) Balak offered oxen and sheep and sent them to Balaam
and to the officials who were with him.
[21] And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with
the princes of Moab.
[22] And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD
stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his
ass, and his two servants were with him.
[23] And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his
sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went
into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
[24] But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall
being on this side, and a wall on that side.
[25] And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the
wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
[26] And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place,
where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
[27] And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam:
and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
[28] And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam,
What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
[29] And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would
there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
[30] And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast
ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto
thee? And he said, Nay.
[31] Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the
LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down
his head, and fell flat on his face.
[32] And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten
thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because
thy way is perverse before me:
[33] And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she
had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
[34] And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew
not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease
thee, I will get me back again.
[35] And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only
the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went
with the princes of Balak.
[36] And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto
a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost
coast.
[37] And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call
thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote
thee to honour?
[38] And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any
power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that
shall I speak.
[39] And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth.
[40] And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the
princes that were with him.
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Adding further
Pray for the Gilaks of Iran
The Gilaks are a people group numbering nearly 5 million whose homeland is
Gilan on the southern and southwestern coast of the Caspian Sea. Whilst
considering themselves Iranian and generally speaking Iran's national
language, Farsi, they also have their own language, Gilaki, and their own
culture.
Varesh is Gilak. A talented musician, he was homeless, living under a bridge,
and addicted to drugs when he encountered the love of Jesus. Miraculously
freed from his addiction, he started using his musical skills to praise God.
However, due to a serious speech impediment, he couldn't sing.
During the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, Varesh noticed how a famous singer used songs
to urge young men to go to the frontline. So, he prayed that God would raise
up singers who would instead guide people into His loving arms. Not long
after, his pastor told him that he would be one of those singers! As he
prayed, received prayer and started singing, slowly his mouth and tongue
began to change and God healed him!
Varesh started composing poetry and worship songs in Farsi and Gilaki. He also
started pastoring others. Sadly, because of this activity he was arrested and
imprisoned, and upon release he and his family had to leave Iran and seek
asylum elsewhere.
See also 30 Days of Prayer 2026 is
coming soon!
Although living outside of ran, they have continued to serve the Lord. With
the encouragement and support of other believers, Varesh is publishing his
Gilaki worship songs for the first time and leading worship in the first ever
online Gilaki church! One of his songs about forgiveness, published as a
moving video filmed by his daughter, is helping other Gilaks to forgive
those who have hurt them.
How to Pray
Ask God that through Varesh’s worship songs,
many Gilaks would come to faith in Jesus.
Pray that believers would hear the Lord speaking
through the songs and obey what He says.
Intercede for a safe long-term country of asylum for Varesh
and his family and for peace as they wait.
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
3nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, 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 t
he Finding the Hope Campaign and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadian to faith in Christ.
( John 16:8 - When He comes,
He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment: ,
Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds
, He was moved with compassion for them,
because they fainted and were scattered, like sheep without a shepherd )
Eight) Day 9 - God doesn't just inspire change - He empowers it.
Scripture: Ezekiel 36:26–27
26 (Ps 51:10; Eze 11:19-20) Also, I will give you a new heart,
and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will take away the stony heart
out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
27 (Eze 37:14; Isa 59:21) I will put My Spirit within you and cause you
to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
[26] A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within
you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give
you an heart of flesh.
[27] And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my
statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
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Picture your arms full of garbage, it's heavy and you canlt take another load,
but yet you're carrying it around. Now let’s say you have a friend who wants
to give you a gift, it’s this nicely wrapped up and it's big, but yet you
can't because your arms are full. So in order to receive the gift you'd have
to put down all that garbage so you can hold the gift. God is that friend
and he has a gift he wants us to receive. A new heart of flesh
and a new spirit, a new identity and direction.
So what does it mean to have a heart of flesh? A heart of flesh is an awakened
spirit, its alive, obedient, tender love, devoted, living internally. While a
heart of stone is spiritually numb, stubborn/disobedient, loves less, expects
more, dying internally. And God is willingly wanting to change our hearts, all
we have to do is receive it with open arms. There's nothing we could ever do
to earn God's love, his love isn't earned it's given. And always will be no
matter what we've done or who we are. There is hope and new life to all who
will receive it.
How do you receive it? Surrender your life, your earthly desires, admit the
need for change and repent/turn away from your old life. Your old identity,
putting down the garbage that you're holding on to and allowing God to
reshape your new identity and heart of stone.
Ezekiel 37 is the valley of dry bones. Ezekiel is shown a vision of these dead
rotten bones in the dust, becoming dust. But yet God tells Ezekiel these bones
shall live again. It's the same with our hearts, no matter how far we seem
from God, or whatever we've done, or whatever your heart is carrying. There is
nothing that can separate you, or anything that is greater than the love God
has for you. So it’s never too late to surrender and receive the new life
and hope God promises.
It's an internal to external change through Christ, because the outer
purification will be of no use without the inner desire to live rightly before
God. Deep calls to deep, as you pour yourself out to God, God fills you with
his love and spirit. This new heart of flesh enables us to walk in obedience
following God's will. And to be able to enter into a renewed covenant with
God, a new mindset, desire, identity, and direction.
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Personal Reflection Questions:
- What is something like the garbage that you are carrying that you need to
lay down and surrender before God in order to receive the new change He has
for you?
Prayer Points:
- Prayer for all ministries in the church for God's continued guidance,
that he'd lead us to what he is calling us to.
- Prayer for the community for a heart to change and continued desire
to long for God and His will for our life.
---
Author: Brian Goslin-Lopez, Calvary Kids’ Ministry Assistant
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to organise your priorities.
Pray to the Lord and pray to trust and obey in the Lord
for He Will give you victory.
Pray to the Lord: "Sovereign God of heaven and earth,
I stand in awe of Your inspiring power."
Pray to the Lord and pray that the word of Christ dwell richly in you.
Pray to the Lord and pray to favour the Lord's righteousness cause.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek the Kingdom of God Daily.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Ask God that through Varesh’s worship songs,
many Gilaks would come to faith in Jesus.
Pray that believers would hear the Lord speaking
through the songs and obey what He says.
Intercede for a safe long-term country of asylum for Varesh
and his family and for peace as they wait.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and the World to faith in Christ.
Ask the Lord to comfort and provide for followers of Christ in Mexico
who have been driven from their homes.
- Prayer for all ministries in the church for God's continued guidance,
that he'd lead us to what he is calling us to.
- Prayer for the community for a heart to change and continued desire
to long for God and His will for our life.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 3 - Let the Word Dwell in You
Col 3:16
16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17) Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Every day, whether we are aware of it or not, our minds are
bombarded by 20th Century values: "Dress for success!" "Get ahead!"
"You deserve a break today ...." Television, radio, and the incessant
voices that surround us distract our attention and keep us from
focusing on what is really important in our lives.
Paul's instruction to the Colossian Church brings us back to God's
value system: "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly."
When we give attention to the Word of God, we put ourselves in a position
to hear a higher truth the clamour of immediate demands
and the expectations of the world around us. We can experience peace
in the midst of struggle and rest in a restless environment.
God's Word is a powerful force for good in our lives - not merely
an attractive philosophy, but true power to overcome the pressures
of daily life.
Dwelling on the Word of God, and letting it indwell us, takes many forms.
Scripture memory, music, meditation, talking with others about the
goodness of God all help us keep our attention focused on Christ rather
than on the values of the world around us.
We can choose to listen to Christian radio or tapes. We can take time
daily for quiet meditation on his Word. We can commit the Word to memory
and draw on its power during the day. And as we listen to the voice
of the Spirit rather than the noise around us, we can enter into
his peace and live in communion with him.
Application
a) What pressures do I face that tend to distract me from the reality
of Christ's presence?
b) How can I "let the word of Christ dwell richly" in me, so that I
an regain my focus on him?
c) What practical changes can I make in my life to help me focus
my attention on Jesus and his word?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ps 35:27
27 May those who favour my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad;
may they say continually, "The Lord be magnified,
who delights in the peace of His servant."
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause:
Yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified,
which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Generous Provision
Matthew 6:24-34
God and Money
24 (Lk 16:13; 16:11; 16:9) "No one can serve two masters.
For either he will hate the one and love the other,
or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and money."
Care and Anxiety
Lk 12:22-34
25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you,
take no thought about your life, what you will eat,
or what you will drink, nor about your body,
what you will put on. Is not life more than
and the body than clothing?
26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air,
for they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns.
Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?
27 Who among you by taking thought can add a cubit
(A cubit is about half a meter.) to his stature?
28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow:
They neither work, nor do they spin.
29 (1Ki 10:4-7; 2Ch 9:4-6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon
in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field,
which today is here and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,
will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?'
or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30) (For the Gentiles seek after all these things.)
For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11-13) But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you.
34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself.
Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.
True Wisdom
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat,
or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not
the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor
gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much
better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field,
how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is,
and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you,
O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat?
or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow:
for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
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Numbers 21
King Sihon Defeated
21 (Dt 2:26-28; Jdg 11:19-21) Israel sent messengers to Sihon
king of the Amorites, saying,
22 (Nu 20:17) "Let me pass through your land.
We will not turn into the fields nor into the vineyards.
We will not drink of the waters of the well.
But we will go along by the king's highway
until we are past your borders."
23 (Jdg 11:20) Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border.
But Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel
into the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.
24 (Am 2:9; Ge 32:22) Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword
and possessed his land from Arnon to Jabbok,
all the way to the children of Ammon, because the border of the children
of Ammon was strong.
25 Israel took all these cities, and Israel lived in
all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.
26 Because Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites,
who had fought against the former king of Moab
and taken all his land out of his hand, to Arnon.
27 Therefore they that speak in proverbs say:
"Come into Heshbon; let it be built,
and let the city of Sihon be established,
28 (Nu 21:15; Jer 48:45-46) because a fire went out of Heshbon,
a flame from the city of Sihon;
it has devoured Ar of Moab
and the masters of the high places of Arnon.
29 (Jdg 11:24; 2Ki 23:13) Woe to you, Moab!
You have perished, O people of Chemosh!
He has made his sons fugitives,
and his daughters captives,
to Sihon king of the Amorites.
30 (Isa 15:2; Jer 48:18) "We have overthrown them;
Heshbon is perished to Dibon,
and we have desolated them to Nophah,
which reaches to Medeba."
31 Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
[21] And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
[22] Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into
the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go
along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders.
[23] And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon
gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the
wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
[24] And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land
from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of
the children of Ammon was strong.
[25] And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of
the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
[26] For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had
fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his
hand, even unto Arnon.
[27] Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the
city of Sihon be built and prepared:
[28] For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of
Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of
Arnon.
[29] Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given
his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of
the Amorites.
[30] We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have
laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
[31] Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
King Og Defeated
32 (Nu 32:1; Jer 48:32) Moses sent to spy out Jazer,
and they took its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.
33 (Jos 13:12; Dt 1:4) They turned and went up by the way of Bashan,
and Og the king of Bashan went out against them,
he and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
34 The Lord said to Moses, "Do not fear him because
into your hand I have given him, and all his people,
and his land, and you will do to him as you did to Sihon
king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon."
35 So they killed him, and his sons, and all his people,
until there was not a survivor left to him alive,
and they possessed his land.
Numbers 21
[32] And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof,
and drove out the Amorites that were there.
[33] And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of
Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at
Edrei.
[34] And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him
into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as
thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
[35] So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was
none left him alive: and they possessed his land.
(The Lord will give you Victory in every battle)
2) Our Daily Bread for 3 March 2025 titled
God’s Undeniable Power
by Marvin Williams
Daniel 6:25-28
25 (Da 4:1; Ezr 1:1-2; 4:17) Then King Darius wrote:
To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth:
"Peace be multiplied unto you.
26 (Da 4:34; 2:44; 3:29) "I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom
men are to fear and tremble before the God of Daniel.
"For He is the living God,
enduring forever;
His kingdom shall never be destroyed,
and His dominion shall be forever.
27 (Da 4:2-3) He delivers and rescues,
and He works signs and wonders
in heaven and on earth,
who has delivered Daniel
from the power of the lions."
28 (Da 1:21; Isa 44:28-45:1) So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius
and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
[25] Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that
dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
[26] I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and
fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for
ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion
shall be even unto the end.
[27] He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven
and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
[28] So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of
Cyrus the Persian.
When the Transit Agency of Central Kentucky (TACK) renovated its headquarters,
it wanted to make sure people noticed. Instead of a subtle sign or
announcement, it installed a massive, nearly 22' tall thumbtack at its
entrance. The thumbtack, a world record, is an undeniable marker that no
passersby can miss.
In Daniel 6, God used something undeniable to get people's attention:
He miraculously rescued Daniel after he'd been placed in a lion's den for
choosing to defy King Darius' decree by continuing to pray to God (vv. 10-23).
The prophet survived because he'd "trusted in . . . God" (v. 23). Darius then
declared that - unlike the dead idols of the Medes and Persians - Daniel's God
was "the living God [who] endures forever" (v. 26). He alone "rescues
and . . . saves [and] performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the
earth" (v. 27). It's remarkable that even a pagan king acknowledged God's
power and sovereignty. Like a giant, divine "thumbtack," God's act of power
couldn't be overlooked.
Sometimes God gets our attention as He does something significant
and undeniable (v. 27) - supernatural rescues, right-on-time provisions,
and heart transformations. Other times, He works quietly as we watch and wait.
Let's stand in awe of what He's doing in and around us today - trusting in
Him and His great power (v. 23).
Reflect & Pray
How has God captured your attention?
How can you share with others what He's shown you?
Sovereign God of heaven and earth, I stand in awe of Your inspiring power.
What is God calling you to? Find out more about journeying with God
by reading
this woman's story.
Numbers 20
Edom Denies Israel Passage
14 (Jdg 11:16-17; Dt 23:7) Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom,
"Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that has found us,
15 (Ge 46:6; Ex 12:40) how our fathers went down into Egypt,
and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians distressed us
and our fathers.
16 (Ex 14:19; 23:20) And when we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice
and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt.
"And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
17 (Dt 2:27) Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through
the fields or the vineyards, or drink of the water of the wells.
We will travel the king's highway. We will not turn to the right hand
nor the left, until we have passed through your territory."
18 Edom said to him,
"You will not pass through me, lest with the sword I come out against you."
19 (Dt 2:6; 2:28) The children of Israel said to him,
"We will travel the highway, and if we and our livestock drink of your water,
then we will pay for it. I will only go through on my feet
without doing anything else.."
20 (Jdg 11:17; Am 1:11) He said,
"You will not go through."
And Edom came out against them with many people and with a strong hand.
21 (Jdg 11:18; Dt 2:29) Edom refused to give Israel passage through
his territory, so Israel turned away from him.
[14] And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith
thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
[15] How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long
time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:
[16] And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel,
and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a
city in the uttermost of thy border:
[17] Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through
the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of
the wells: we will go by the king's highway, we will not turn to the right
hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
[18] And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out
against thee with the sword.
[19] And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way:
and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will
only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.
[20] And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him
with much people, and with a strong hand.
[21] Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore
Israel turned away from him.
The Death of Aaron
22 (Nu 20:1; 20:14) They journeyed from Kadesh, and the children of Israel,
even the whole assembly, came to Mount Hor.
23 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor,
by the border of the land of Edom, saying,
24 (Ge 25:8; Dt 32:50) "Aaron will be gathered to his people because
he will not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel
because you rebelled against Me at the water of Meribah.
25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor,
26 (Nu 20:24) and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar
his son, and Aaron will be gathered to his people, and he will die there."
27 Moses did as the Lord commanded, and they went up onto Mount Hor
in the sight of all the assembly.
28 (Dt 10:6; Ex 29:29-30) Moses stripped Aaron of his garments
and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there
on the top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar
came down from the mountain.
29 (Dt 34:8) When all the assembly saw that Aaron was dead,
they wept for Aaron thirty days, all the house of Israel.
[22] And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from
Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
[23] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of
the land of Edom, saying,
[24] Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into
the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled
against my word at the water of Meribah.
[25] Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:
[26] And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and
Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.
[27] And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in
the sight of all the congregation.
[28] And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his
son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar
came down from the mount.
[29] And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for
Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
(Listen and Obey the Lord)
NUMBERS 21
Arad Destroyed
1 (Nu 33:40; Jdg 1:16) When King Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the Negev,
heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel and
took some of them captive.
2 (Ge 28:20; Jdg 11:30) Israel vowed a vow to the Lord and said,
"If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand,
then I will utterly destroy their cities."
3 (Nu 14:45; Dt 1:44) The Lord listened to the voice of Israel and delivered
up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities,
and he called the name of the place Hormah.
[1] And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell
that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and
took some of them prisoners.
[2] And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed
deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
[3] And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the
Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called
the name of the place Hormah.
The Bronze Serpent
4 (Ex 6:9; Jdg 11:18) They journeyed from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea,
to go around the land of Edom, and the soul of the people was
very discouraged because of the way.
5 (Ps 78:19) The people spoke against God and against Moses,
"Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness?
For there is no bread or water, and our soul loathes this worthless manna."
6 (Dt 8:15; Jer 8:17) So the Lord sent poisonous serpents among the people,
and they bit the people, and many children of Israel died.
7 (Ex 8:8; Nu 11:2) So the people came to Moses and said,
"We have sinned for we have spoken against the Lord and against you.
Pray to the Lord, and He will take away the serpents from us."
And Moses prayed for the people.
8 The Lord said to Moses, "Make a poisonous serpent, and put it on a pole,
and it will be, that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, will live."
9 (2Ki 18:4; Jn 3:14-15) Moses made a bronze serpent and put it on a pole,
and if a serpent had bitten any man,
when he looked at the bronze serpent he lived.
[4] And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass
the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of
the way.
[5] And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye
brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread,
neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
[6] And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the
people; and much people of Israel died.
[7] Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we
have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he
take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
[8] And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon
a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he
looketh upon it, shall live.
[9] And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came
to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of
brass, he lived.
The Journey to Moab
10 The children of Israel set out and camped in Oboth.
11 They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim in the wilderness,
which is before Moab toward the sunrise.
12 (Dt 2:13-14) From there they journeyed and camped in the Valley of Zered.
13 (Nu 22:36; Jdg 11:18) From there they journeyed and camped
on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes
out of the borders of the Amorites, for Arnon is the border of Moab,
between Moab and the Amorites.
14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord:
"Zahab in Suphah, and in the brooks
of Arnon,
15 (Nu 21:28; Dt 2:9) and at the stream of the brooks
that goes down to the dwelling of Ar,
and lies on the border of Moab."
16 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:8) From there they went to Beer.
That is the well of which the Lord spoke to Moses,
"Gather the people together, and I will give them water."
17 (Ps 105:2) Then Israel sang this song:
"Spring up, O well!
sing to it -
18 the leaders dug the well;
the nobles of the people dug,
by the lawgiver, with their staffs."
And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah,
19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
20 (Nu 23:28) and from Bamoth in the valley that is in the country
of Moab to the top of Pisgah, which looks toward Jeshimon.
[10] And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.
[11] And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije-abarim, in the
wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.
[12] From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.
[13] From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which
is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for
Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
[14] Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did
in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,
[15] And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar,
and lieth upon the border of Moab.
[16] And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD
spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
[17] Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
[18] The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the
direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they
went to Mattanah:
[19] And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
[20] And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the
top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
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Day 62, 3 March 2026
1) Numbers 19, Numbers 20, Numbers 21
NUMBERS 19
Laws of Purification
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
2 (Dt 21:3; Lev 22:20-25) This is the statute of the law which the Lord has
commanded, saying: Tell the children of Israel that they will bring you
a healthy red heifer, which has no blemish,
and on which a yoke has never gone,
3 (Lev 4:12; 4:21) and you will give it to Eleazar the priest,
and he will bring it outside the camp, and it will be slaughtered before him.
4 (Lev 4:17; 4:6) And Eleazar the priest will take from its blood
with his finger and sprinkle some of its blood directly
before the tent of meeting seven times.
5 (Ex 29:14; Lev 4:11-12) Then it will be burned in his sight.
Its hide and its flesh and its blood, with her dung, will be burned.
6 (Lev 14:4; 14:6) And the priest will take cedar wood, and hyssop,
and scarlet and throw it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
7 (Lev 11:25) Then the priest will wash his clothes, and he will bathe
his body in water, and afterward he will come into the camp, and
the priest will be unclean until evening.
8 He who burns it will wash his clothes in water, and bathe his body
in water, and will be unclean until evening.
9 (Nu 19:13; Heb 9:13) A man who is clean will gather the ashes of the heifer
and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place, and it will be guarded
for the assembly of the children of Israel for water of purification.
It is for purifying from sin.
10 He that gathers the ashes of the heifer will wash his clothes
and be unclean until evening, and it will be for the children of Israel
and for the foreigner that lives among them, for an eternal statute.
11 (Nu 5:2; Lev 21:1) He that touches the dead body of any man will
be unclean seven days.
12 (Nu 31:19) He will make himself clean on the third day,
and on the seventh day he will be clean. But if he does not make himself
clean on the third day, then the seventh day he will not be clean.
13 (Lev 15:31; 22:3) Whoever touches the body of any man that is dead
and does not purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the Lord,
and that person will be cut off from Israel.
Because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him,
he will be unclean. His uncleanness is still on him.
14 This is the law, when a man dies in a tent. Each person who comes
into the tent and all that is in the tent will be unclean seven days.
15 (Lev 11:32; Nu 31:20) Every open vessel which has no covering
fastened on it is unclean.
16 (Nu 31:19; Mt 23:27) Whoever in the field touches one that is slain
with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave will
be unclean seven days.
17 For an unclean person they will take from the ashes of the burnt
sin offering, and running water will be on it in a vessel.
18 A clean person will take hyssop, and dip it in the water,
and splash it on the tent, and on all the vessels, and on the people who
were there, and on him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead,
or a grave.
19 (Lev 14:9; Nu 19:12) The clean person will splash on the unclean person
on the third day and on the seventh day. And on the seventh day he shall
purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe in water; and he will be clean
at evening.
20 (Nu 19:13) But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself,
that person will be cut off from among the assembly
because he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord.
The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him. He is unclean.
21 It will be an eternal statute to them.
He that sprinkles the water of purification will wash his clothes,
and he that touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.
22 (Hag 2:13) Whatever the unclean person touches will be unclean,
and the person that touches it will be unclean until evening.
Numbers 19
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
[2] This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying,
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without
spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
[3] And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her
forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:
[4] And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and
sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation
seven times:
[5] And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and
her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
[6] And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast
it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
[7] Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in
water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be
unclean until the even.
[8] And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his
flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.
[9] And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay
them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the
congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a
purification for sin.
[10] And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes,
and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel,
and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.
[11] He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
[12] He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh
day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the
seventh day he shall not be clean.
[13] Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth
not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut
off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him,
he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
[14] This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the
tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
[15] And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is
unclean.
[16] And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open
fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean
seven days.
[17] And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt
heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a
vessel:
[18] And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and
sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons
that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one
dead, or a grave:
[19] And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day,
and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and
wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.
[20] But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that
soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled
the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled
upon him; he is unclean.
[21] And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth
the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the
water of separation shall be unclean until even.
[22] And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the
soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
NUMBERS 20
Moses Strikes the Rock
1 (Nu 13:21; Ex 15:20) Then the children of Israel, the whole assembly,
came to the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people dwelt
in Kadesh, and Miriam died there and was buried there.
2 (Nu 16:19; 16:42) And there was no water for the assembly, and they
gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
3 (Ex 17:2; Nu 16:31-35) The people argued with Moses, and spoke, saying,
"O that we had died when our brothers died before the Lord!
4 (Ex 17:3) And why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord
into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here?
5 (Nu 16:14) And why have you brought us up from Egypt, to bring
us into this evil place? It is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines,
or of pomegranates. Nor is there any water to drink."
6 (Nu 14:5; 16:4) Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly
to the door of the tent of meeting, and they fell on their faces,
and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
7 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
8 (Ex 4:17; 17:5-6) Take the rod, and gather the assembly together,
you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes,
and it will give its water, and you will bring out to them water
from the rock; so you will give the assembly and their livestock drink.
9 (Nu 17:10) So Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as He commanded him.
10 (Ps 106:32-33) Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock,
and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels.
Will we bring out water from this rock for you?"
11 (1Co 10:4; Ex 17:6) And Moses lifted up his hand, and he struck the rock
twice with his rod, and plenty of water came out, and the assembly drank,
and their livestock.
12 (Nu 27:14; Dt 1:37) The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,
"Because you did not believe in Me, to sanctify Me in the eyes of
the children of Israel, therefore you will not bring this assembly
into the land which I have given them"
13 (Ex 17:7; Ps 95:8) This is the water of Meribah
because the children of Israel argued with the Lord,
and He was sanctified among them.
[1] Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the
desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam
died there, and was buried there.
[2] And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered
themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
[3] And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we
had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
[4] And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this
wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
[5] And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in
unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of
pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
[6] And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and
the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.
[7] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[8] Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy
brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give
forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock:
so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
[9] And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
[10] And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock,
and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of
this rock?
[11] And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice:
and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their
beasts also.
[12] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to
sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not
bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
[13] This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove
with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
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2) Our Daily Bread for 2 March 2026 titled
Refreshing Generosity by Winn Collier
Proverbs 11:24-31
24 (Ps 112:9; Pr 19:17) There is one who scatters, yet increases;
and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.
25 (Mt 5:7) The generous soul will be made rich,
and he who waters will be watered also himself.
26 (Job 29:13) The people will curse him who withholds grain,
but blessing will be upon the head of him who sells it.
27 (Est 7:10; Ps 7:15-16) He who diligently seeks good procures favour,
but he who seeks mischief, it will come to him.
28 (Jer 17:8; Ps 1:3) He who trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish as a branch.
29 (Ecc 5:16) He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
30 (Jas 5:20; Pr 3:18) The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and he who wins souls is wise.
31 (Jer 25:29) If the righteous will be recompensed in the earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner.
24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth;
And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat:
And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him:
But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour:
But he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall:
But the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind:
And the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;
And he that winneth souls is wise.
31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth:
Much more the wicked and the sinner.
An auditorium full of medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
listened intently as ninety-year-old Ruth Gottesman spoke. As she concluded,
Ruth announced - to the students' gasps, cheers, and pandemonium - that she
was donating $1 billion so they could finish their education tuition free.
This is the largest donation ever given to a medical school. Yet in the
interviews that followed, you would have thought that Gottesman was the one
receiving the gift. She expressed joy, delight, and honour to be able to give
her money away.
Proverbs tells us that this is how generosity works. The one
who "gives freely," far from being left diminished or bereft, finds blessings
they hadn't anticipated (11:24). When we open our hands to others, we're left
with something more - not less. "Whoever refreshes," Scripture says, "will be
refreshed" (v. 25). We're often tempted to tightly grip whatever we have,
fearful that we'll be taken advantage of or left with nothing. God's economy
works differently, however. Jesus went a step further, stating that
it's "more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35).
We can be generous with our lives and our resources, offering what we have to
others in need. And then, in return we’ll find that we end up receiving too.
There's plenty for everyone in God’s kingdom.
Reflect & Pray
How has giving to others blessed you?
Where might God be asking you to be more generous?
Dear God, please help me to be generous like You,
and trust that I'll have all I need.
For further study, read The Fool's Greed and God's Generosity.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 2 - Growing Up
2 Tim 3:16-17
16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction
in righteousness,
17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness:
17 that the man of God may be perfect,
throughly furnished unto all good works.
"I can't wait till I get big!" Marc, age 5, declared. "Then I do
what I want!" Most of us, as children, shared Marc's statement.
We looked forward to that "magic age" - 16, 18, 21 - when we
would be adults: mature, able to make our own decisions.
We find, of course, that adulthood has its own share of
difficulties and conflicts. But even in our spiritual lives
we often long for a "magic moment" of maturity. As one woman
confessed, "Ever since I became a Christian, I've hoped I'd wake up
one morning to find myself mature."
But growth in the spiritual life comes gradually, like growth in
the physical world. In 2 Tim 2:16-17, Paul gives the young pastor
Timothy an important key to spiritual growing up - the Word of God.
The Word is "profitable" or "useful," Paul says, for "teaching" - that is,
for developing a right concept of God. Scripture offers "rebuke" when
we go wrong, "correction" to set us on the right path, and "training
in righteousness" so that we can grow in the image of Christ.
The purpose of Scripture's work in our lives, Paul emphasises,
is that we may be "perfect" - mature, equipped for the good things
God has for us to do. Such maturity does not come easily
or instantaneously, but it does come - sometimes imperceptibly -
as we submit our lives to the transforming power of God's Word.
Application
a) In what areas of my life do I need to grow? How can I benefit
from the Bible's
i) teaching?
ii) rebuke?
iii) correction?
iv) training in righteousness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:20-25
20 (Mk 4:8; Jn 15:4-5) "Still others are seed sown on good ground,
those who hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit:
thirty, sixty, or a hundred times as much."
A Light Under a Basket
Lk 8:16-18
21 (Mt 5:15; Lk 8:16) He said to them, "Is a candle brought to be put
under a basket or under a bed and not to be set on a candlestick?
22 (Lk 8:17) For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed;
neither is anything kept secret except to be proclaimed.
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."
20 And these are they which are sown on good ground;
such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit,
some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put
under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested;
neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete,
it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given:
and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Help in Times of Temptation
Hebrews 4:14-16
Jesus the Great High Priest
14 (Heb 6:20; 1:2-3) Since then we have a great High Priest
Who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,
let us hold firmly to our confession.
15 (2Co 5:21; Jn 8:46) For we do not have a High Priest
who cannot sympathise with our weaknesses,
but One who was in every sense tempted like we are, yet without sin.
16 (Eph 3:12; Php 4:6-7) Let us then come with confidence
to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy
and find grace to help in time of need.
14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest,
that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,
let us hold fast our profession.
15 For we have not an high priest
which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities;
but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
16 Let us therefore come boldly
unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy,
and find grace to help in time of need.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
Pray for Blue Nile, Sudan
Paulina grew up in Damazin, a city in Blue Nile, Sudan. When a pastor reached
out to her Muslim family, she was intrigued by the idea that she could become
a new creation. When she was 18, Paulina began to seek Jesus and her life
began to change. She saw God at work in her daily life and immediately began
sharing with her family and community.
Paulina later moved to her tribe's hometown, just over the border in South
Sudan. In 2011, this area became home to 130 000 refugees from Blue Nile's
numerous tribes. Thousands more refugees arrived more recently from elsewhere
in Sudan as civil war tore the country.
God told Paulina in a dream: "Unless you saturate this place with the Word of
God, it will never change!" So Paulina began to gather women from different
churches for prayer and outreach. She often visited local hospitals and prayed
for sick patients. However, Paulina lacked resources to get to the refugee
camps. So, she prayed. And God provided.
Paulina recently got to know people who help her travel to the camps
and connect with unreached tribes. They provide audio resources for her to
share with those eager to know more. Almost every day she visits women, prays
for their needs, and tells them about Jesus. She feels happy as she sees God
at work changing these communities.
See also Pray for Khoja of East Africa
How to Pray
Praise God that the Blue Nile tribes are becoming
more open to hear about Jesus.
Pray for God’s kingdom to be established in each
one of these tribes through more workers like Paulina.
Cry out to God for His provision and a good harvest
in the face of widespread hunger amongst the refugees
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
2nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians (
Rom 10:14-15 -
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not
believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 I And how shall they preach
unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of
those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring good news of good
things!"
)
b) Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom
and direction. (
Jer 33:3
- Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you
great and mighty things which you do not know.
)
Eight) Day 8 - New work requires new thinking.
Scripture: Romans 12:1–2
1 (1Pe 2:5; Ro 6:13; 6:16) I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies
of God, that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy,
and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service of worship.
2 (Ro 12:1; 1Pe 1:14) Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed
by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good
and acceptable and perfect will of God.
[1] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is
your reasonable service.
[2] And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect, will of God.
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If you could go anywhere, where would you want to go? Not just for a vacation,
but in the direction of your life. The answer to that question is crucial,
because all of us are on a journey - whether we realize it or not. Every day
we move closer to the end of our lives, and the real question is not whether
we are traveling, but where we are headed.
We can simply drift along with the current of this world, allowing its values
and expectations to determine our destination; or we can consciously choose
the path God has laid out for us. The decision is completely ours.
That is why the Apostle Paul urges us: "Offer your bodies as a living
sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God… Do not conform to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” When we choose to
renew our minds and surrender our lives to God, we stop wandering aimlessly
and begin walking toward a clear destination: God’s will, which is good,
pleasing, and perfect.
True success is not about arriving where the world applauds, but about
reaching the place God has prepared for us. Choosing that destination
transforms our journey and gives eternal purpose to every step we take.
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Questions:
A. Where am I letting the world determine the direction of my life?
Where am I making intentional decisions that reflect a renewed mind
aligned with God’s will?
B. If I were to evaluate my "destination" today, could I honestly say that I
am offering my life as a living, holy, and pleasing sacrifice to God? How do
I need to redirect my path toward His good, pleasing, and perfect will?
Prayer:
- Lord God, today we want to offer our lives to You as a living, holy,
and pleasing sacrifice. We ask You to renew our minds so that we do not
conform to this world, but instead walk in Your good, pleasing,
and perfect will. In Jesus' name, Amen.
- Help us, as a Christian community, not to wander aimlessly, but to serve
with purpose, knowing that our true destination is to fulfill Your will
in every area of our lives. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Prayer Request:
- Join us today in prayer for our maintenance department. Give our team
willing and faithful hearts to serve with excellence and joy, understanding
that every task - no matter how small it may seem - is an act of worship to
You. Grant them unity, responsibility, and wisdom to care for Your house with
order and dedication, reflecting Your character in everything we do. May
every clean, safe, and well-cared-for space be a testimony to the community - a p
lace where people can encounter You in a welcoming and dignified environment.
In Jesus' name Amen.
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Author: Cesar Blanco, Facility Manager
* Ideas for the devotional were in part supported
by John Maxwell's book "The Map to Achieve Success".
Conclusion:
Prayer: Lord Jesus, I reaffirm You now as the Lord in the whole of my life.
Lord of my human spirit and all my spiritual awareness and worship.
Lord of my mind, my attitudes, my thinking, my beliefs, and my imagination.
Lord of my emotions and my expression of my feelings.
Lord of my will and all my decisions.
Lord of my body, my physical health, my exercise, my diet, my rest and my appearance.
Lord of my sexuality and its expression.
Lord of my family and all my relationships.
Lord of my work.
Lord of my material goods and my needs.
Lord of my finances.
Lord of my plans, my ambitions and my future.
Lord of my life and timing of my physical death. Amen.
Pray to the Lord and pray not to bring the Lord to wrath.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please help me to be generous like You,
and trust that I'll have all I need."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know The Word of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be the Light of Jesus Christ.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord Jesus The high Priest of Mercy.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Praise God that the Blue Nile tribes are becoming
more open to hear about Jesus.
Pray for God’s kingdom to be established in each
one of these tribes through more workers like Paulina.
Cry out to God for His provision and a good harvest
in the face of widespread hunger amongst the refugees
Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians
Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom
and direction.
- Lord God, today we want to offer our lives to You as a living, holy,
and pleasing sacrifice. We ask You to renew our minds so that we do not
conform to this world, but instead walk in Your good, pleasing,
and perfect will. In Jesus' name, Amen.
- Help us, as a Christian community, not to wander aimlessly, but to serve
with purpose, knowing that our true destination is to fulfill Your will
in every area of our lives. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Pray for Dinara in TAJIKISTAN, who was beaten by her family after
becoming a believer and nearly forcibly married.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
Numbers 18
Offerings for Priests and Levites
8 (Lev 6:16; Ex 29:29) The Lord spoke to Aaron: I have certainly given you
the charge of the offerings made to Me, all the hallowed gifts of
the children of Israel. To you and to your sons have I given them
as a portion, as an ordinance forever.
9 (Lev 7:7; 4:22) This will be yours of the most holy things,
reserved from the fire: All of their offerings, all of their grain offerings
and all of their sin offerings, and all of their guilt offerings,
which they render to Me, will be most holy for you and for your sons.
10 (Lev 6:29; 7:6) In a most holy place shall you eat it; every male
shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.
11 (Dt 18:3; Ex 29:27-28) This is yours: the offering of their gift,
with all the wave offerings
of the children of Israel. I have given them to you and to your
sons and to your daughters with you, as an eternal statute.
Everyone who is clean in your house will eat of it.
12 (Ex 23:19; Dt 18:4) All the best of the oil,
and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first fruits of what
they will offer to the Lord, those have I given to you.
13 (Ex 22:29) The first ripe fruit of all which is in their land, which they
will bring to the Lord, will be yours. Everyone who is clean in your
house will eat of it.
14 (Lev 27:28) Everything devoted in Israel will be yours.
15 (Ex 34:20; 13:2) Everything that opens the womb of all flesh,
which they bring to the Lord, whether it is of men or animals,
will be yours. However, you will surely redeem the firstborn of man,
and the firstborn of unclean beasts you will redeem.
16 (Ex 30:13; Nu 3:47) Their redemption price, reckoned
from one month of age, is five shekels,
[About 2 ounces, or 58 grams. ] after the shekel of the sanctuary,
which is twenty gerahs.
17 But the firstborn of a herd animal, or the firstborn of a sheep,
or the firstborn of a goat, you will not redeem. They are holy.
You will splash their blood on the altar and will burn their fat
as a fire offering, as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
18 Their flesh will be yours, as the wave breast
and as the right shoulder are yours.
19 (2Ch 13:5; Lev 2:13) All the offerings of the holy things which
the children of Israel offer to the Lord I have given to you,
and to your sons and your daughters with you, as an eternal statute.
It is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord, to you
and to your seed with you.
20 (Dt 10:9; 12:12) The Lord said to Aaron: You will not have an inheritance
in their land, nor will you have any territory among them. I am your
territory and your inheritance among the children of Israel.
[8] And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge
of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of
Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy
sons, by an ordinance for ever.
[9] This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire:
every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin
offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall
render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.
[10] In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it
shall be holy unto thee.
[11] And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave
offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy
sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that
is clean in thy house shall eat of it.
[12] All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the
wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them
have I given thee.
[13] And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto
the LORD, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house shall eat
of it.
[14] Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
[15] Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto
the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the
firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean
beasts shalt thou redeem.
[16] And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem,
according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
[17] But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the
firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt
sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an
offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[18] And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the
right shoulder are thine.
[19] All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of
Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy
daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for
ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.
[20] And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their
land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine
inheritance among the children of Israel.
Tithes for Supporting the Levites
21 (Dt 14:22-29; Ne 10:37) I have given the children of Levi all the tithes
in Israel for an inheritance, for their service, which they serve,
even the service of the tent of meeting.
22 (Lev 22:9) Hereafter, the children of Israel shall not come
near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
23 (Nu 3:7) But the Levites will do the service of the tent of meeting,
and they will bear their iniquity. It will be an eternal statute throughout
your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
24 (Nu 18:26 )But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer
as an offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit.
Therefore I have said to them, among the children of Israel
they will have no inheritance.
[21] And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel
for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of
the tabernacle of the congregation.
[22] Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle
of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
[23] But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the
congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for
ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they
have no inheritance.
[24] But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave
offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I
have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no
inheritance.
The Tithe of the Levites
25 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
26 (Ne 10:38) You will speak to the Levites, and say to them:
When you take from the children of Israel the tithes that I have given you
from them for your inheritance, then you will offer up an offering of
it to the Lord, even one-tenth of the tithe.
27 (Nu 18:30) And this offering will be counted to you, as though it was
the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress.
28 Thus you also will set apart an offering to the Lord from all the tithes
which you receive from the children of Israel. Out of them you will give
the offering of the Lord to Aaron the priest.
29 Out of all your gifts you shall present every offering due to the Lord,
from all the best of them, the consecrated part of them.
30 You will say to them: When you have offered the best from it,
then it will be counted to the Levites as the increase of the threshing
floor, and as the increase of the winepress.
31 (Mt 10:10; Lk 10:7) You will eat it in every place,
you and your households, because it is your reward
for your service in the tent of meeting.
32 (Lev 19:8; 22:2) You will bear no sin because of it,
when you have offered the best of it. The holy things of the children
of Israel you will not pollute, and you will not die.
[25] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[26] Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the
children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your
inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD,
even a tenth part of the tithe.
[27] And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it
were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
[28] Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your
tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give
thereof the LORD's heave offering to Aaron the priest.
[29] Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD,
of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
[30] Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best
thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase
of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.
[31] And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is
your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
[32] And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it
the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of
Israel, lest ye die.
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Numbers 16
The People Complain
41 (Nu 14:2) But the next day all the assembly of the children of Israel
murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying,
"You have killed the people of the Lord."
42 (Nu 16:19; Lev 9:23) When the assembly was gathered
against Moses and Aaron, they looked toward the tent of meeting.
The cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
43 Moses and Aaron went before the tent of meeting.
44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
45 (Nu 16:24; 16:21-22) "Get up from among this assembly,
that I may destroy them in a moment." And they fell on their faces.
46 (Lev 10:6; Nu 8:19) Moses said to Aaron, "Take a censer and put fire
in it from off the altar, and put in incense, and go quickly to the assembly,
and make an atonement for them, because wrath has gone out from the Lord.
The plague has begun."
47 Aaron took it as Moses commanded and ran into the midst of the assembly,
where the plague had begun among the people. He put in incense
and made an atonement for the
48 (2Sa 24:25) He stood between the dead and the living,
and the plague was stopped.
49 (Nu 25:9) Now those who died in the plague were 14700,
besides those that died concerning the thing of Korah.
50 Aaron returned to Moses, to the door of the tent of meeting,
and the plague was stopped.
[41] But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel
murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people
of the LORD.
[42] And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses
and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the
congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD
appeared.
[43] And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
[44] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[45] Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in
a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
[46] And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off
the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and
make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the
plague is begun.
[47] And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the
congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put
on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
[48] And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was
stayed.
[49] Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven
hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
[50] And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation: and the plague was stayed.
(Why rebel againt the Saviour and creator?)
NUMBERS 17
The Budding of Aaron's Rod
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take from them a rod,
a rod for the house of their fathers, from all their leaders
according to the house of their fathers, twelve rods.
Write each man's name on his rod.
3 You will write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi,
because one rod will be for each father's house.
4 You will lay them in the tent of meeting before the testimony,
where I will meet with you.
5 (Nu 16:5; 16:11) It will be that the rod of the man
whom I choose will bud.
Thus I will rid myself of the complaints of the children of Israel,
that they have been making against you.
6 Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each one of their leaders
gave him a rod, one for each leader, according to their fathers' houses,
even twelve rods, and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7 (Ex 38:21; Ac 7:44) Moses laid the rods before the Lord
in the tent of witness.
8 (Eze 17:24) When Moses went into the tent of witness the next day,
the rod of Aaron, for the house of Levi, had sprouted.
It brought forth buds, produced blossoms, and yielded almonds.
9 Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to
all the children of Israel, and they looked, and each man took his rod.
10 (Nu 16:38; Heb 9:4) The Lord said to Moses, "Return the rod of Aaron
before the testimony, to be kept for a warning to rebels,
that you may put an end to their complaints before Me,
or else they will die."
11 Moses did so. As the Lord commanded him, so he did.
12 The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, "Behold, we expire,
we perish, we all perish.
13 Anyone approaching the tabernacle of the Lord will die.
Are we all to perish?"
Numbers 17
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod
according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to
the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his
rod.
[3] And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod
shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
[4] And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before
the testimony, where I will meet with you.
[5] And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose,
shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the
children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
[6] And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their
princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their
fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their
rods.
[7] And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
[8] And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle
of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded,
and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
[9] And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the
children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
[10] And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the
testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite
take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
[11] And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
[12] And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we
perish, we all perish.
[13] Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall
die: shall we be consumed with dying?
(Oh ye of little faith)
NUMBERS 18
Duties of Priests and Levites
1 (Ex 28:38) And the Lord said to Aaron: You and your sons and your father's
house with you will bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons
with you will bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
2 (Ge 29:34; Nu 18:4) Your brothers also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of
your father, bring with you, and let them be joined with you, and minister
to you. But you and your sons with you will minister before the tent of
witness.
3 (Nu 4:15; 3:25) They will perform duties for you and for the whole tent;
but they will not come near the vessels of the sanctuary or the altar,
so that neither they nor you die.
4 They will be joined to you and perform the duties of the tent of meeting,
for all the service of the tent; no foreigner will come near you.
5 (Ex 27:21; Lev 24:3) You yourselves will perform the duties
of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, so that wrath may never come
upon the children of Israel again.
6 (Nu 3:9; 3:12) I Myself have taken your brothers, the Levites, from among
the children of Israel; they are given to you as a gift from the Lord to perform
the service of the tent of meeting.
7 (Nu 3:10_ And you and your sons with you will attend to your priesthood
for everything at the altar, and within the veil, and you will serve. I have
given your priesthood to you as a gift service, and the foreigner that
comes near will be put to death.
[1] And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house
with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons
with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
[2] And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father,
bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto
thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle
of witness.
[3] And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle:
only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar,
that neither they, nor ye also, die.
[4] And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the
tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a
stranger shall not come nigh unto you.
[5] And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the
altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
[6] And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the
children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the
service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[7] Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office
for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I
have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the
stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
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Day 61, 2 March 2026
1) Numbers 16, Numbers 17, Numbers 18
NUMBERS 16
Opposition to Moses and Aaron
1 (Jude 1:11; Ex 6:21) Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath,
the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab,
and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men,
2 (Nu 26:9) and they rose up before Moses and men of the children of Israel,
two hundred and fifty chiefs of the assembly, famous in the assembly,
well-known men.
3 (Ps 106:16; Ex 19:6) They assembled against Moses and against Aaron,
and said to them, "You take too much upon yourselves, seeing
all the congregation are holy, every one of them,
and the Lord is among them. So why do you exalt yourselves
above the assembly of the Lord?"
4 (Nu 14:5; 20:6) And when Moses heard it, he fell on his face,
5 (Lev 10:3; Nu 17:5) and he spoke to Korah and to all his company, saying,
"In the morning the Lord will show who is His and who is holy, and He will
bring him to come near to Him. Whom He has chosen He will bring near to Him.
6 (Lev 10:1) Do this: Take censers, Korah and all his company;
7 (Nu 16:3) put fire in them, and put incense in them before the Lord
tomorrow, and it will be that the man whom the Lord chooses, he will be holy.
You take too much upon yourselves, sons of Levi."
8 Moses said to Korah, "Listen, please, sons of Levi.
9 (Dt 10:8; Isa 7:13) Does it seem a small thing to you that the God of Israel
has separated you from the assembly of Israel to bring you near to Himself
to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand
before the assembly to minister to them?
10 And He has brought you near to Him, and all your brothers,
the sons of Levi, with you, and you also seek the priesthood?
11 (Ex 16:7-8; 1Co 3:5) Therefore both you and all your company are gathered
together against the Lord, and who is Aaron that you murmur against him?"
12 And Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, who said,
"We will not come
13 (Ac 7:35; Ex 2:14) Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out
of a land that flows with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness
because you make yourself a prince over us?
14 (Lev 20:24) Moreover you have not brought us into a land that flows
with milk and honey nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards.
Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up."
15 (Ge 4:4-5; 2Co 7:2) Moses was very angry and said to the Lord,
"Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from
them, nor have I hurt one of them."
16 (1Sa 12:3; 12:7) Moses said to Korah, "You and all your company
be before the Lord, you and them and Aaron, tomorrow.
17 Let each man take his censer and put incense in it,
and each of you bring his censer before the Lord,
two hundred and fifty censers. Also you and Aaron shall each bring his censer."
18 Every man took his censer and put fire in it, and laid incense on it,
and stood at the door of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron.
19 (Nu 14:10; 16:42) Korah gathered all the assembly against them to the door
of the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the assembly.
20 The Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
21 (Ex 32:10; Nu 16:45) Separate yourselves from among this assembly,
that I may consume them in a moment.
22 (Nu 27:16; Ge 18:23-25) They fell on their faces and said,
"O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, will one man sin
and You will be angry with all the assembly?"
23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
24 Speak to the assembly, saying: Get up from around
the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
25 Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram,
and the elders of Israel followed him.
26 (Isa 52:11; 2Co 6:17) He spoke to the assembly, saying,
"Depart now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch
nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away for all their sins."
27 So they got up from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram,
on every side, and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood
in the opening of their tents, and their wives, and their sons,
and their children.
28 (Ex 3:12; Jer 23:16) Moses said, "By this you will know that
the Lord has sent me to do all these works, because I have not
done them of my own mind.
29 (1Ki 22:28) If these men die the common death of all men,
or if they are visited after the visitation of all men,
then the Lord has not sent me.
30 (Ps 55:15; Nu 16:33) But if the Lord makes a new thing,
and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them with all that
belongs to them, and they go down alive into the pit,
then you will know that these men have despised the Lord."
31 (Nu 27:3; Dt 11:6) So it was, when he finished speaking
all these words, that the ground that was under them split open.
32 (Nu 26:11; 1Ch 6:22) And the earth opened its mouth
and swallowed them, and their houses, and all the men
that belonged to Korah, and all their goods.
33 (Jude 1:11) And they and all that belonged to them went down
alive into the pit, and the earth closed on them, and they perished
from among the assembly.
34 All Israel that was around them fled at their cry because they said,
"The earth will swallow us also."
35 (Lev 10:2; Nu 26:10) A fire went out from the Lord and consumed
the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
36 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
37 Tell Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest to take up the censers
out of the blaze, for they are holy. Then scatter the fire far and wide.
38 (Nu 26:10; Pr 20:2) As for the censers of these men who have sinned
at the cost of their own lives, make them into hammered plates
as a covering for the altar, for they presented them before the Lord
and they are holy. They shall be a sign to the children of Israel.
39 So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were
burned had offered, and they were hammered out as a covering on the altar,
40 (Nu 3:10) to be a memorial to the children of Israel, that no outsider,
who is not of the descendants of Aaron, shall approach to offer incense
before the Lord, that he might not become like Korah and his company,
as the Lord has said to him through Moses.
Numbers 16
[1] Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and
Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of
Reuben, took men:
[2] And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel,
two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation,
men of renown:
[3] And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron,
and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation
are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift
ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
[4] And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
[5] And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow
the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come
near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto
him.
[6] This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
[7] And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow:
and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye
take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
[8] And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
[9] Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath
separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself
to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the
congregation to minister unto them?
[10] And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of
Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
[11] For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together
against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
[12] And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which
said, We will not come up:
[13] Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that
floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make
thyself altogether a prince over us?
[14] Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk
and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put
out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
[15] And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou
their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one
of them.
[16] And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD,
thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
[17] And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye
before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou
also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
[18] And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid
incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation
with Moses and Aaron.
[19] And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto
all the congregation.
[20] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
[21] Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume
them in a moment.
[22] And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits
of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the
congregation?
[23] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[24] Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the
tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
[25] And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of
Israel followed him.
[26] And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from
the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be
consumed in all their sins.
[27] So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on
every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their
tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.
[28] And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do
all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
[29] If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited
after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.
[30] But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and
swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick
into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the
LORD.
[31] And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words,
that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
[32] And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their
houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
[33] They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit,
and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the
congregation.
[34] And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for
they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
[35] And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred
and fifty men that offered incense.
[36] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[37] Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the
censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are
hallowed.
[38] The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make
them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before
the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the
children of Israel.
[39] And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that
were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of
the altar:
[40] To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which
is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD;
that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the
hand of Moses.