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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 24 of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society. (
Col 4:3
3 while praying also for us, that God would open to
us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in chains,
3 withal praying also for us, that God would open unto
us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in bonds:
)
b) Pray for the Province of Saskatchewan
I) Pray for the leaders of Saskatchewan,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Pray to trust Him in the Life route he has given you.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, please help me care enough to see and share
You with those who need You as much as I do."
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand the Lord's suffering on the cross.
Pray to the Lord and pray to honour His covenant.
Pray to the Lord and pray for integrity and uprightness to preserve you.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Society.
Pray for the safe release of the many Christians who
are currently in prison or under house arrest in Iran.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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2) Our Daily Bread for 24 January 2026 titled
Within God's Reach by Xochitl Dixon
Zephaniah 3:14-17
Israel's Song of Joy
14 (Isa 12:6; 54:1) Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 (Isa 51:22; Zep 3:5) The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemies.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
you will see evil no more.
16 (Heb 12:12; Isa 35:3-4) On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
Fear not, O Zion;
let not your hands be slack.
17 (Jer 32:41; Zep 3:15) The Lord your God is in your midst,
a Mighty One, who will save.
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will renew you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.
[14] Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all
the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
[15] The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy:
the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not
see evil any more.
[16] In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion,
Let not thine hands be slack.
[17] The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will
rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee
with singing.
Sentenced to fifty years in a maximum-security prison, a sixteen-year-old girl
sat in solitary confinement. Due to her age, she remained separated from the
other inmates. For nearly a year, she had no outside visitors. During an
outreach and baptism held at the facility, the guards let a ministry leader
enter the girl's cell. She heard the gospel, surrendered her life to Jesus,
and asked to be baptised. At first, the team considered using water bottles,
but then the prison staff shut down the entire facility and led her to
a portable baptismal pool. As God's people prayed, she wept.
Though God promises to judge those who reject Him, He also extends mercy to
those who repent. He restores and protects those who trust in His name
(Zephaniah 3:10-12). Repentance leads to redemption, because God Himself
"has taken away" the punishment we deserve (v. 15). Hope resounds in the
prophet Zephaniah's words about God: "He will take great delight in you; in
his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with
singing" (v. 17).
So we can share the gospel with compassion and confidence, especially with
those who may feel they're too far from God. No matter where we are, what
we've done, or how alone, forgotten, or unworthy we may feel, God loves
and pursues us. Every person is within God's reach.
Reflect & Pray
When have you felt too far from God?
How has His mercy toward you changed your compassion toward others?
Loving God, please help me care enough to see and share
You with those who need You as much as I do.
Want to do more to share your faith? Check out this testimony guide.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 7 - The Great Exchange
2 Cor 5:21 - God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,
that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin;
that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
People were talking ; the gossip lines were busy day and night.
Andrea, a Bible study leader and pillar of the church, had been
accused of indiscretion with a married man, another member
of the congregation. The rumours were proven untrue,
but that hardly mattered anymore. The damage was done.
"It's just not far," Andrea said. " It was all so unnecessary.
And now, even though I've done nothing wrong, my relationship
with that church will never be the same again."
We all know what pain is caused by undeserved accusation,
rejection, and misunderstanding. Sometimes, when the smoke clears,
irreparable damage has been done, even when no sin has occurred.
We can understand the torment that comes when we've sinned,
but when we've done nothing wrong, the injustice seem unbearable.
Jesus knew what it was to suffer unjustly. He had never sinned at all,
yet he 'became sin' for us. He gave himself in an outrageous exchange:
he took our sin and gave us his righteousness.
Living in this exchange does not mean, of course, that we will be exempt
from pain, that we will never again suffer unjustly or be subject
to rejection. But in Christ, we are declared righteous before God,
just as Jesus himself is righteous. And as we submit
to the Holy Spirit's work in us, we become righteous ,
obeying him and growing in grace. Christ endured rejection
for us so that we might live in him.
Application
a) Have I ever suffered unjustly or been rejected by someone without cause?
b) How can this verse, coupled with my own experience give me a greater
depth of appreciation of what Christ suffered for me?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you
the ability to get wealth, so that He may establish His covenant which
He swore to your fathers, as it is today.
18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee
power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto
thy fathers, as it is this day.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 25:15-21
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for He will lead my feet from the net.
16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,
for I am isolated and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 Look on my pain and misery,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,
and they hate me with violent hatred.
20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!
Let me not suffer shame,
for I seek refuge in You.
21 Truth and integrity will preserve me
while I wait for You.
15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;
For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;
For I am desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged:
O bring thou me out of my distresses.
18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain;
And forgive all my sins.
19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.
20 O keep my soul, and deliver me:
Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;
For I wait on thee.
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.
1Ch 2:1- 2
Sons of Israel
Ge 35:23-26; Ru 4:18-22; Mt 1:3-6
1These are the sons of Israel:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi,
and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
GENESIS 37
Joseph's Dreams
1 Now Jacob lived in the land where his father was a foreigner,
in the land of Canaan.
2 These are the generations of Jacob.
Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers,
and the boy was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah,
his father's wives. Joseph brought back
a bad report about them to their father.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons,
because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colors.
4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him
more than all his brothers, they hated him
and could not speak peaceably to him.
5 Now Joseph dreamed a dream, and when he told it to his brothers,
they hated him even more.
6 He said to them, "Please listen to this dream which I have dreamed.
7 We were binding sheaves in the field. All of a sudden my sheaf rose up
and stood upright, and your sheaves stood around it and bowed down to my sheaf."
8 His brothers said to him, "Will you really reign over us,
or will you really have dominion over us?"
So they hated him even more because of his dreams and his words.
9 Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said,
"I have dreamed another dream.
The sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing to me."
10 But when he told it to his father and his brothers,
his father rebuked him and said to him,
"What is this dream that you have dreamed?
Will I and your mother and your brothers
really come to bow down ourselves to you to the ground?"
11 So his brothers were jealous of him,
but his father kept the matter in mind.
[1] And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the
land of Canaan.
[2] These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old,
was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of
Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought
unto his father their evil report.
[3] Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the
son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
[4] And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his
brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
[5] And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated
him yet the more.
[6] And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have
dreamed:
[7] For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf
arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about,
and made obeisance to my sheaf.
[8] And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt
thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his
dreams, and for his words.
[9] And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said,
Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and
the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
[10] And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father
rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed?
Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to
thee to the earth?
[11] And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
(Was Jospeh insecure? His mother died when his younger
bother Benjamin was born, Also was his discernment
in question? And do not forget Yahwah's prediciton to Abraham)
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
12 Now his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
13 Israel said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers feeding the flock
in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them."
He answered, "Here I am."
14 Israel said to him, "Please go and see if it is well with your brothers
and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me."
So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 A certain man found him wandering in the field.
The man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
16 And he said, "I am looking for my brothers.
Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks."
17 The man said, "They have departed from here.
I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.' "
So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.
18 When they saw him some distance away, before he came near to them,
they conspired against him to kill him.
19 They said one to another, "The master of dreams comes!
20 Come now, let us kill him and throw him into some pit,
and we will say, 'Some evil beast has devoured him.'
Then we will see what will become of his dreams."
21 But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands,
saying, "Let us not kill him."
22 Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood, but throw him into this pit
here in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him," so that he might rescue
him out of their hands and deliver him to his father again.
23 When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph
of his coat - his coat of many colors that he had on.
24 And they took him and threw him into a pit.
The pit was empty, and there was no water in it.
25 Then they sat down to eat. And looking up,
they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead,
with their camels bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, carrying it down to Egypt.
26 Then Judah said to his brothers,
"What profit is it if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come, let
us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let us not lay our hand on him,
for he is our brother and our own flesh." So his brothers agreed.
28 Then when the Midianite merchants passed by,
they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit
and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver.
They took Joseph to Egypt.
29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit,
he tore his clothes. 30 He returned to his brothers, and said,
"The boy is not there, and I, where can I go?"
31 They took Joseph's coat and killed a young goat
and dipped the coat in the blood.
32 Then they took the coat of many colors and brought it to their father
and said, "This we have found.
Do you know whether it is your son's robe or not?"
33 He knew it and said, "It is my son's coat.
A wild beast has devoured him. Joseph has
without a doubt been torn into pieces."
34 Jacob tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his waist
and mourned for his son many days.
35 All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him,
but he refused to be comforted. And he said,
"For I will go down into the grave mourning for my son."
So his father wept for him.
36 Meanwhile the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar,
an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
[12] And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
[13] And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in
Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am
I.
[14] And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him
out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
[15] And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the
field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
[16] And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed
their flocks.
[17] And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us
go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
[18] And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them,
they conspired against him to slay him.
[19] And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
[20] Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit,
and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what
will become of his dreams.
[21] And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said,
Let us not kill him.
[22] And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit
that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him
out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
[23] And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they
stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
[24] And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty,
there was no water in it.
[25] And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and
looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their
camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
[26] And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our
brother, and conceal his blood?
[27] Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be
upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were
content.
[28] Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted
up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty
pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
[29] And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the
pit; and he rent his clothes.
[30] And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I,
whither shall I go?
[31] And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped
the coat in the blood;
[32] And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their
father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat
or no.
[33] And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath
devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
[34] And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and
mourned for his son many days.
[35] And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he
refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto
my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
[36] And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of
Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
(Now begins Joseph's journey the Lord has for him)
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Genesis 36
The Chiefs of Edom
15 These were chiefs of the sons of Esau.
The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau were
Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,
16 Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek.
These are the chiefs who came from Eliphaz in the land of Edom.
These were the sons of Adah.
17 These were the sons of Reuel Esau's son:
Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah.
These are the chiefs who came from Reuel in the land of Edom.
These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
18 These were the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife:
Chief Jeush, Chief Jalam, and Chief Korah.
These were the chiefs who came from Oholibamah,
the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
19 These were the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these were their chiefs.
[15] These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn
son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
[16] Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came
of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
[17] And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah,
duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the
land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
[18] And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke
Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the
daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
[19] These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.
The Sons of Seir
20 These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
These were the chiefs of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
22 The children of Lotan were
Hori and Homam, and Lotan's sister was Timna.
23 The children of Shobal were these:
Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 These were the children of Zibeon:
Aiah and Anah. This was the Anah who found the water
in the wilderness as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon, his father.
25 The children of Anah were these:
Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
26 These are the children of Dishon:
Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
27The children of Ezer were these:
Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 The children of Dishan were these:
Uz and Aran.
29 These were the chiefs that came from the Horites:
Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah,
30 Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, and Chief Dishan.
These are the chiefs who came from Hori,
among their chiefs in the land of Seir.
[20] These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan,
and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
[21] And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites,
the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
[22] And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was
Timna.
[23] And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal,
Shepho, and Onam.
[24] And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was
that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of
Zibeon his father.
[25] And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the
daughter of Anah.
[26] And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran,
and Cheran.
[27] The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
[28] The children of Dishan are these: Uz, and Aran.
[29] These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal,
duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
[30] Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of
Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
1 Chronicles 1:38-42
38 The sons of Seir were
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39 The sons of Lotan were
Hori and Homam; the sister of Lotan was Timna.
40 The sons of Shobal were
Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
The sons of Zibeon were
Aiah and Anah.
41 The son of Anah was
Dishon.
The sons of Dishon were
Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
42 The sons of Ezer were
Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.
The sons of Dishan were
Uz and Aran.
38 And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon,
and Ezar, and Dishan.
39 And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
40 The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.
And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
41 The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban,
and Ithran, and Cheran.
42 The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan;
Uz, and Aran.
Genesis 36
The Kings of Edom
31 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom
before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom,
and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
33 Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
34 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
35 Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad,
who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead,
and the name of his city was Avith.
36 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
37 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
38 Shaul died, and Baal-Hanan the son of Akbor reigned in his stead.
39 Baal-Hanan the son of Akbor died, and Hadad reigned in his stead,
and the name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel,
the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.
40 These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau,
according to their families, according to their places, by their names:
Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,
41 Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,
42 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,
43 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram.
These were the chiefs of Edom,
according to their settlements in the land of their possession.
Esau was the father of the Edomites.
[31] And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there
reigned any king over the children of Israel.
[32] And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was
Dinhabah.
[33] And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his
stead.
[34] And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
[35] And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the
field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
[36] And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
[37] And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his
stead.
[38] And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
[39] And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead:
and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the
daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
[40] And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to
their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah,
duke Jetheth,
[41] Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
[42] Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
[43] Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their
habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the
Edomites.
1 Ch 1:43-54
43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom
before any king reigned over the children of Israel:
Bela the son of Beor (the name of his city was Dinhabah).
44 When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah
reigned in his place.
45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites
reigned in his place.
46 When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, the one who struck
Midian in the open field of Moab, reigned in his place
(the name of his city was Avith).
47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River reigned in his place.
49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Akbor reigned in his place.
50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place
(the name of his city was Pai, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel,
the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab).
51 Then Hadad died.
The tribal chiefs of Edom were
Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,
52 Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,
53 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,
54 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram.
These were the chiefs of Edom.
43 Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king
reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor:
and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned
in his stead.
45 And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned
in his stead.
46 And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in
the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
47 And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
48 And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned
in his stead.
49 And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
50 And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name
of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter
of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
51 Hadad died also.
And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
52 duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
53 duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
54 duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.
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Day 24, 24 January 2026
Genesis 35, Genesis 36:1-19, 1 Chronicles 1:35-37, Genesis 36:20-30,
1 Chronicles 1:38-42, Genesis 36:31-43, 1 Chronicles 1:43-54 ,
1 Chronicles 2:1-2 , Genesis 37
GENESIS 35
Jacob Returns to Bethel
1 Then God said to Jacob,"Arise, go up to Bethel, dwell there,
and there make an altar to God, who appeared to you when you
fled from the face of Esau your brother."
2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him,
"Put away the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves
and change your clothes.
3 Let us arise and go up to Bethel,
and there I will make an altar to God, who answered me
in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."
4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their possession
and all their earrings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them
under the oak which was near Shechem.
5 As they traveled, the terror of God
was on the cities that were around them, and they did not pursue
the sons of Jacob.
6 So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan,
he and all the people who were with him.
7 There he built an altar
and called the place El Bethel, because God had appeared to him
there when he fled from his brother.
8 Now Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried beneath
Bethel under the oak. So it was called Allon Bakuth.
9 God appeared to Jacob again when he came out of Paddan Aram
and blessed him. 10 God said to him, "Your name is Jacob.
Your name shall not be called Jacob any more,
but Israel shall be your name." So He called his name Israel.
11 God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply.
A nation and a company of nations will come from you,
and kings shall come forth from you. 12 The land that I gave Abraham
and Isaac, I will give to you, and to your descendants after you
I will give the land." 13 Then God went up from him in the place
where He had spoken with him.
14 Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He had spoken with him,
a pillar of stone, and he poured out a drink offering on it, and he poured
oil on it too.
15 So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken
with him Bethel.
[1] And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and
make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest
from the face of Esau thy brother.
[2] Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put
away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your
garments:
[3] And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar
unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the
way which I went.
[4] And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand,
and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under
the oak which was by Shechem.
[5] And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were
round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
[6] So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel,
he and all the people that were with him.
[7] And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because
there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
[8] But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel
under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.
[9] And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and
blessed him.
[10] And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called
any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
[11] And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a
nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out
of thy loins;
[12] And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it,
and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
[13] And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.
[14] And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a
pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil
thereon.
[15] And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him,
Bethel.
The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac
16 They journeyed from Bethel, and when they were still
some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor,
and she had a difficult labor.
17 When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her,
"Do not fear. You will have this son also."
18 As her soul was departing
(for she died), she called his name Ben-Oni, but his father
called him Benjamin.
19 Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
20 Jacob set a pillar on her grave.
It is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.
21 Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
22 When Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah,
his father's concubine, and Israel heard about it.
[16] And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come
to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
[17] And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said
unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
[18] And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that
she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
[19] And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is
Bethlehem.
[20] And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's
grave unto this day.
[21] And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
[22] And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went
and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the
sons of Jacob were twelve:
(Disinheritance)
Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
23 The sons of Leah were
Reuben, Jacob's firstborn,
and Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun.
24 The sons of Rachel were
Joseph and Benjamin.
25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant, were
Dan and Naphtali.
26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, were
Gad and Asher.
These are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Paddan Aram.
27 Jacob came back to Isaac his father in Mamre of Kiriath Arba
(which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned
28 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.
29 And Isaac breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people,
being old and full of days, and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
[23] The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and
Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
[24] The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
[25] And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
[26] And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the
sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
[27] And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of
Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
[28] And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
[29] And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his
people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
GENESIS 36
Esau's Descendants
1Ch 1:35-42
1 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan:
Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah
the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
3 and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth.
4 Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz, and Basemath bore Reuel,
5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
6 Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters,
and all the people of his house, his livestock, all his animals,
and all his property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan,
and he moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob.
7 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together,
and the land where they were foreigners could not sustain them
because of their livestock. 8So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir.
Esau is Edom.
9 These are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites
in the hill country of Seir.
10 These are the names of Esau's sons:
Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau,
and Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.
11 The sons of Eliphaz were
Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 Timna was a concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son,
and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.
13 These are the sons of Reuel:
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
14 These were the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon,
Esau's wife: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
[1] Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
[2] Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of
Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon
the Hivite;
[3] And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
[4] And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
[5] And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of
Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
[6] And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the
persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his
substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country
from the face of his brother Jacob.
[7] For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the
land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their
cattle.
[8] Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
[9] And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in
mount Seir:
[10] These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of
Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.
[11] And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
[12] And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz
Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife.
[13] And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and
Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
[14] And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the
daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and
Korah.
1 Chron 1:34-37
Ge 36:10-14
34 Abraham also became the father of Isaac.
The sons of Isaac were
Esau and Israel.
35 The sons of Esau were
Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
36 The sons of Eliphaz were
Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
37 The sons of Reuel were
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
35 The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
36 The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna,
and Amalek.
37 The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 23 of the Month
a) Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
b) Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across Canada.
(
John 13:34-35
34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another,
even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples,
if you have love for one another."
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another;
as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one to another.
Rom 12:10
10 Be devoted to one another with brotherly love; prefer one another in honour
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love;
in honour preferring one another;
Heb 10:24
24 And let us consider how to spur one another to love and to good works.
24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
1 Peter 3:8
8 Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward one another, be gracious,
and be kind.
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,
love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1 John 3:23
23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name
of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name
of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Pray to seek Him in all decisions.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You for Your mercy and rescue."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Eternity starts now.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know He hears the cry of the suppressed.
Pray to the Lord and pray to He will Guide you through the valley of death.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across Canada.
Pray for the protection of believers in Burkina Faso
who have been driven from their homes by Islamic militants.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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2) Our Daily Bread for 23 January 2026 titled
Survivors by God's Mercy by Kenneth Petersen
Isaiah 1:9
9 (Ge 19:24; Ro 9:29) Unless the Lord of Hosts
had left to us a very small remnant,
we would have been as Sodom;
we would have been like Gomorrah.
[9] Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we
should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Romans 9:22-29
22 (Pr 16:4; 1Pe 2:8) What if God, willing to show His wrath
and to make His power known, endured with much patience
the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,
23 (Ro 2:4; Eph 3:16) in order to make known the riches of His glory
on the vessels of mercy, which He previously prepared for glory,
24 even us, whom He has called, not from the Jews only,
but also from the Gentiles?
25 (Hos 2:23; 1Pe 2:10) As indeed He says in Hosea:
"I will call those who were not My people, 'My people,'
and her who was not beloved, 'Beloved,' "(Hos 2:23.)
26 and,
"In the place where it was said to them,
'You are not My people,'
there they shall be called 'sons of the living God.'"(Hos 1:10.)
27 (Isa 10:20-23; Hos 1:10) Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel:
"Though the number of the children of Israel be like the sand of the sea,
a remnant shall be saved.(Isa 10:22.)
28 For He will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness,
because the Lord will make a quick work upon the earth."(Isa 10:23.)
29 (Isa 1:9; 13:19) And as Isaiah previously said:
"Unless the Lord of Hosts
had left us a seed,
we would have become like Sodom,
and been made like Gomorrah."(Isa 1:9.)
[22] What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known,
endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
[23] And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of
mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
[24] Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the
Gentiles?
[25] As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my
people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
[26] And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto
them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the
living God.
[27] Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children
of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
[28] For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because
a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
[29] And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a
seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
Charles Joughin was a sailor from the young age of eleven. He served as a
baker on a number of ships and, in 1912, got hired on to a cruise ship sailing
out of Southampton, England. That ship, the Titanic, hit an iceberg in the
Northern Atlantic. As the ship went down, Joughin helped people into
lifeboats. He himself stood atop the end of the Titanic as it sunk
vertically into the water. Miraculously, he survived.
Thirty years later, during World War II, Charles was on another ship, the RMS
Oregon. It was rammed by another vessel, and it also sank. Remarkably,
Joughin survived again.
Scriptures tell us we're all on a sinking ship. Paul writes, "All have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). He refers to the rebellious
nation of Israel, quoting Isaiah: "Unless the Lord Almighty had left us some
survivors, we would have become like Sodom" (Isaiah 1:9). Paul speaks of
a "remnant" of Israel, a shipload of survivors: "only the remnant will be
saved" (Romans 9:27). How are they saved? By receiving the good news (10:16).
You see, we're all like Israel, drowning in our sin. None of us can be rescued
unless we receive the good news. The lifeboat that God throws out to us all
is Jesus.
We who believe in Jesus might need to be reminded of the remarkable truth
that we are, by God's mercy, survivors. Those who haven't yet found Jesus
in the troubled waters of life might do well to climb in the lifeboat.
Reflect & Pray
When have you felt like you're drowning in life?
How do you understand God's offer of a lifeboat?
Dear God, thank You for Your mercy and rescue.
For further study, read What’s Wrong with the Sinner’s Prayer?
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 6 - Eternal Life, Beginning now
John 10:28 - I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,
nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand.
28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish,
neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
In C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, one of the Spirits in heaven, identifying
himself as George MacDonald, makes some startling statements on the nature of
eternal life. Depending upon the individual's choice for or against Christ,
MacDonald says, everything in life takes on the character of haven or hell.
"At the end of ALL THINGS, when the sun rises here (in heaven) and the twilight
turns to blackness down there, the Blessed will say, 'We have never lived
anywhere except in Heaven,' and the Lost, 'We were always in Hell.'
And both will speak truly" - From the Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis.
Lewis was not trying to make a theological case, but to demonstrate
a principle: eternal life begins now.
The choices that we make for or against obedience to God, the life we live,
the patterns we establish, all move us in one direction of the other.
And when we have decided to choose obedience to God (the forsakeness of sin),
when we give ourselves fully into his hands, he is able to take the worst of
circumstances and redeem them for our good, use them to mature us in his image.
Again Jesus says in John 10:28
"I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,
nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand. "
In Christ is a very secure place to be. No experience is lost, no pain is
wasted. Everything in our lives is redeemed by God for our benefit.
Application
a) How have I experienced the truth that "eternal life begins now"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Exodus 3:7-8
7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25)The Lord said,
"I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt
and have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters,
for I know their sorrows.
8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down
to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians,
and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land,
to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of
the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites."
7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people
which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters;
for I know their sorrows;
8 and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand
of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and
a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the
Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites,
and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 23
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside still waters.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup runs over.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
Psalm 23
A Psalm of David.
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil:
for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD for 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.
Genesis 33
[1] And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and
with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto
Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
[2] And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her
children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
[3] And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven
times, until he came near to his brother.
[4] And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him: and they wept.
[5] And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said,
Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously
given thy servant.
[6] Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed
themselves.
[7] And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and
after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
[8] And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he
said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
[9] And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto
thyself.
[10] And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy
sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy
face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
[11] Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God
hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him,
and he took it.
[12] And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go
before thee.
[13] And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and
the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive
them one day, all the flock will die.
[14] Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead
on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be
able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
[15] And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are
with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my
lord.
[16] So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
[17] And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths
for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
[18] And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of
Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.
[19] And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the
hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of
money.
[20] And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.
GENESIS 34
Dinah Is Defiled
1 Now Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see
the daughters of the land.
2 When Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite,
prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her and defiled her.
3 He was very smitten by Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl
and spoke kindly to her.
4 Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, "Get me this girl for my wife."
5 Now Jacob heard that Shechem had violated his daughter Dinah,
but his sons were with his livestock in the field,
so Jacob held his peace until they came.
6 Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to commune with him.
7 The sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it,
and the men were grieved and were very disturbed,
because Shechem had disgraced Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter,
a thing that should not be done.
8 Hamor spoke with them, saying, "The soul of my son Shechem longs for
your daughter. I pray that you will give her to him to marry.
9 Make marriages with us, and give your daughters to us,
and take our daughters for yourselves.
10 You may dwell with us, and the land will be before you.
Dwell and trade in it and get possessions in it."
11 Shechem said to her father and to her brothers,
"Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give.
12 You can make the dowry and gift I must bring high, and I will give
according to what you say to me. Just give me the girl to marry."
13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully,
because he had defiled Dinah their sister.
14 They said to them, "We cannot do this.
To give our sister to one who is uncircumcised would be a disgrace to us.
15 But we will consent to you in this: If you will become as we are,
that is, every one of your males be circumcised,
16 then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your
daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
17 But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then
we will take our daughter, and we will leave."
18 Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.
19 The young man did not delay to do the thing,
because he wanted Jacob's daughter. Now he was more respected
than all the household of his father.
20 So Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city,
and they spoke with the men of their city, saying,
21 "These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them dwell in the land
and trade in it. For the land is large enough for them. Let us take their
daughters as our wives, and let us give them our daughters.
22 Only on this
condition will the men consent to dwell with us and be one people: if every
male among us will be circumcised as they are circumcised.
23 Will not their
livestock and their possessions and every animal of theirs be ours? Only,
let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us."
24 All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and Shechem
his son, and every male was circumcised,
all who went out of the gate of his city.
25 On the third day, when they were in pain, two of Jacob's sons,
Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords
and went to the unsuspecting city and killed all the males.
26 They killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge
of the sword and took Dinah out of the house of Shechem and departed.
27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and looted the city,
because they had defiled their sister.
28 They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys
and whatever was in the city and in the fields.
29 They took captive and looted all their wealth, all their little ones,
and their wives, even all that was in each house.
30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me
by making me revolting among the inhabitants of the land,
among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. Our being few in number,
they will gather themselves together against me and slay me,
and I will be destroyed, both I and my household."
31 But they said, "Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?"
Genesis 34
[1] And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to
see the daughters of the land.
[2] And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw
her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
[3] And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the
damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
[4] And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to
wife.
[5] And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons
were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were
come.
[6] And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
[7] And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the
men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in
Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
[8] And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth
for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
[9] And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take
our daughters unto you.
[10] And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and
trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
[11] And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find
grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
[12] Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye
shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
[13] And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father
deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
[14] And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to
one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
[15] But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that
every male of you be circumcised;
[16] Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your
daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
[17] But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we
take our daughter, and we will be gone.
[18] And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
[19] And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight
in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his
father.
[20] And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and
communed with the men of their city, saying,
[21] These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land,
and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us
take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
[22] Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be
one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
[23] Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be
ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
[24] And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of
the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of
the gate of his city.
[25] And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of
the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his
sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
[26] And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and
took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.
[27] The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because
they had defiled their sister.
[28] They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which
was in the city, and that which was in the field,
[29] And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took
they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
[30] And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to
stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the
Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together
against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
[31] And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
(Honour killings for us)
Posted by DSY on
Day 23, 23 January 2025
1) Genesis 32, Genesis 33, Genesis 34
GENESIS 32
Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau
1 Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
2 When Jacob saw them, he said, "This is God's camp." So he called the name
of that place Mahanaim.
3 Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir,
the country of Edom.
4 He commanded them, saying, "This is what you must
say to my lord Esau: This is what your servant Jacob says, 'I have sojourned
with Laban and stayed there until now.
5 I have oxen and donkeys, flocks,
and male servants and female servants, and I am sending this message
to tell my lord, so that I may find favor in your sight.' "
6 The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We went to your brother Esau.
He is coming to meet you, and what is more, four hundred men are with him."
7 Then Jacob was very afraid and distressed, and he divided the people
that were with him, along with the flocks and herds and the camels,
nto two groups.
8 He said, "If Esau comes to the one camp and attacks it,
then the other camp which is left may escape."
9 And Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God
of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, 'Return to your country
and to your relatives, and I will prosper you,'
10 I am not worthy of all the lovingkindness and of all the faithfulness
which You have shown to Your servant. For with my staff I crossed over this
Jordan, and now I have become two encampments.
11 Deliver me, I pray,
from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau. For I fear him,
that he will come and attack me and the mothers with the children.
12 You said, 'I will surely prosper you and make your descendants as the sand
of the sea, which is too many to be counted.' "
13 So he spent the night there. Then he selected from what he had with him
a gift for his brother Esau:
14 two hundred female goats and twenty male
goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
15 thirty female camels
with their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys
and ten male donkeys.
16 He gave them to his servants, every drove by itself,
and said to his servants, "Pass over before me,
and keep a distance between each drove."
17 He commanded the one leading, saying, "When my brother Esau meets you
and asks you, saying, 'To whom do you belong, and where are you going,
and to whom do these animals belong?'
18 then you are to say,
'They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift sent to my lord Esau,
and he is also behind us.' "
19 Likewise he commanded the second and the third and all that
followed the droves, saying, "This is what you are to say to Esau
when you find him.
20 Moreover, say, 'Your servant Jacob is behind us.' "
For he said, "I will appease him with the gift that goes before me,
and then I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me."
21 So the gift went before him, but he lodged that night in the encampment.
[1] And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
[2] And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the
name of that place Mahanaim.
[3] And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land
of Seir, the country of Edom.
[4] And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau;
Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there
until now:
[5] And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants:
and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
[6] And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother
Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
[7] Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people
that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two
bands;
[8] And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other
company which is left shall escape.
[9] And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac,
the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred,
and I will deal well with thee:
[10] I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth,
which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over
this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
[11] Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of
Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with
the children.
[12] And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the
sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
[13] And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his
hand a present for Esau his brother;
[14] Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and
twenty rams,
[15] Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty
she asses, and ten foals.
[16] And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by
themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space
betwixt drove and drove.
[17] And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth
thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and
whose are these before thee?
[18] Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent
unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
[19] And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed
the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find
him.
[20] And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he
said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and
afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
[21] So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in
the company.
Jacob Wrestles With God
22 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants,
and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of the Jabbok.
23 He took them and sent them across the stream along with all that he had.
24 Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him there until daybreak.
25 When the man saw that He did not prevail against Jacob,
He touched the socket of his thigh, so the socket of Jacob's thigh
was dislocated, as he wrestled with Him.
26 Then He said, "Let Me go, for the day breaks."
But Jacob said, "I will not let You go, unless You bless me."
27 So He said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob."
28 Then the man said, "Your name will no more be called Jacob, but Israel.
For you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed."
29 Then Jacob asked Him, "Tell me, I pray You, Your name."
But He said, "Why do you ask Me My name?" Then He blessed him there.
30 Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying,
"I have seen God face to face, and my life has been preserved."
31 As he crossed over Peniel, the sun rose over him,
and he was limping on his thigh.
32 Therefore to this day the children
of Israel do not eat the sinew which is attached to the socket of the thigh,
because He touched the socket of Jacob's thigh in the sinew of the hip.
[22] And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two
womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
[23] And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he
had.
[24] And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the
breaking of the day.
[25] And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the
hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he
wrestled with him.
[26] And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not
let thee go, except thou bless me.
[27] And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
[28] And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as
a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
[29] And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he
said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him
there.
[30] And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face
to face, and my life is preserved.
[31] And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon
his thigh.
[32] Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank,
which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the
hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
GENESIS 33
Jacob Meets Esau
1 Then Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming and four hundred men with him.
So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.
2 He put the female servants and their children in front, then Leah
and her children next, and then Rachel and Joseph last.
3 He went on before them,
bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck
and kissed him, and they wept. 5 When Esau looked up and saw
the women and the children, he said, "Who are those with you?"
Jacob said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant."
6 Then the female servants came near, they and their children,
and they bowed down.
7 Leah also with her children came near
and bowed themselves. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near,
and they bowed themselves.
8 Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?"
Jacob answered, "These are to find favour in the sight of my lord."
9 Esau said, "I have enough, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself."
10 Jacob said, "No, I pray you, if I have now found favuor in your sight,
then receive my gift from my hand. For I have seen your face,
and it is as though I have seen the face of God, with you having received me
favorably.
11 Please take my blessing that has been brought to you,
because God has dealt graciously with me and because I have plenty."
So he urged him, and he took it.
12 Then Esau said, "Let us journey on our way, and I will go ahead of you."
13 But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are weak,
and the flocks and herds with young are with me. If they are driven
too hard one day, all the flock will die.
14 Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on slowly,
according to the pace of the livestock that goes before me and the pace
the children will be able to endure, until I come to my lord at Seir."
15 So Esau said, "Let me leave some of the people that are with me with you."
But Jacob said, "What need is there?
Let me find favour in the sight of my lord."
16 So Esau returned that day making his way back to Seir.
17 But Jacob journeyed to Sukkoth and built himself a house a
nd made booths for his livestock.
Therefore the name of the place is called Sukkoth.
18 Jacob came peacefully to the city of Shechem,
which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan Aram,
and camped before the city.
19 He bought a parcel of a field,
where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem's father,
for a hundred pieces of silver.
20 He erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel.
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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
22 Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Province of Quebec
I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
(
2 Cor 10: 3 - 5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every
high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every
thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
)
Pray to the Lord and Pray to seek the Lord's wisdom even in Time of threat.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, thank You for passionately longing
for me to know You."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Love of Jesus.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His Blessings.
Pray to the Lord and pray know in the Lord always.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
Despite extreme restrictions, ask the Lord to open doors
for Gospel worship and proclamation in Eritrea.
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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GENESIS 31
Jacob Flees From Laban
1 Now Jacob heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, "Jacob has taken away
all that was our father's, and he has gotten all his wealth from what was our
father's."
2 Jacob saw the look of Laban and saw he was not congenial toward
him as before.
3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers,
to your family, and I will be with you."
4 So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flock was,
5 and said to them, "I see your father's demeanor, that it is not congenial
toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
6 You know that with all my strength I have served your father.
7 Your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not
allow him to hurt me.
8 If he said, 'The speckled will be your wages,' then all the flock
produced speckled. If he said, 'The striped will be your pay,'
then all the flock produced striped.
9 In this way God has taken away your father's flock and given them to me.
10 "When the livestock conceived, I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream
that the male goats mating with the flock were striped, speckled,
and spotted.
11 The angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, 'Jacob.' And I said,
'Here I am.'
12 He said, 'Now lift up your eyes
and see all the male goats which mate with the flock are striped,
speckled, and spotted, for I have seen all that Laban has done to you.
13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar, where you
vowed a vow to Me. Now arise, and get out of this land,
and return to the land of your family.' "
14 Rachel and Leah answered him, "Is there any portion or inheritance
left for us in our father's house?
15 Are we not seen by him as foreigners?
For he has sold us and has completely spent our money also.
16 For all the riches which God has taken from our father are ours
and our children's. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do it."
17 Then Jacob rose up and set his sons and his wives on camels.
18 Then he carried away all his livestock and all his goods which he had
obtained, his acquired livestock which he had gotten in Paddan Aram, in order
to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
19 When Laban went to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols
that were her father's.
20 Jacob also deceived Laban the Syrian by not telling him that
he was fleeing.
21 So Jacob fled with all that he had, and he rose up and passed
over the river and headed toward the mountains of Gilead.
[1] And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away
all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten
all this glory.
[2] And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not
toward him as before.
[3] And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and
to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
[4] And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
[5] And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not
toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
[6] And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
[7] And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but
God suffered him not to hurt me.
[8] If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle
bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then
bare all the cattle ringstraked.
[9] Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
[10] And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I
lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped
upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
[11] And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I
said, Here am I.
[12] And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap
upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all
that Laban doeth unto thee.
[13] I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where
thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and
return unto the land of thy kindred.
[14] And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any
portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
[15] Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath
quite devoured also our money.
[16] For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours,
and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
[17] Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
[18] And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had
gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to
go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
[19] And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images
that were her father's.
[20] And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him
not that he fled.
[21] So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the
river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
Laban Pursues Jacob
22 Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled.
23 He took his kinsmen with him and pursued him for seven days until he caught
up with him in the mountains of Gilead.
24 But God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night
and said to him, "Take care that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad."
25 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent on the mountain,
and Laban with his kinsmen pitched in the mountains of Gilead.
26 Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done that you have stolen away without
my knowing and carried away my daughters like captives taken with the sword?
27 Why did you flee away secretly and sneak away from me and not tell me? I
would have sent you away with joy and with songs, with the tambourine and
harp.
28 And why did you not permit me to kiss my sons and my daughters farewell?
You have acted foolishly in so doing.
29 It is in my power to do you harm, but the God
of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Take care that you not speak
to Jacob either good or bad.'
30 Now you surely have gone away because
you longed desperately after your father's house,
yet why have you stolen my gods?"
31 Then Jacob answered and said to Laban, "Because I was afraid,
for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.
32 But anyone with whom you find your gods, let him not live.
In the presence of our kinsmen, point out what I have that is yours
and take it." For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.
33 So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent
and into the two female servants' tents, but he did not find them.
Then he went out of Leah's tent and entered into Rachel's tent.
34 Now Rachel had taken the household idols and put them in the camel's
saddle and sat on them. Laban searched the entire tent,
but could not find them.
35 She said to her father, "Let not my lord be displeased that I cannot rise
before you, for the manner of women is on me." So he searched, but he did
not find the household idols.
36 Then Jacob became angry and berated Laban. And Jacob asked Laban,
"What is my offense? What is my sin that you have so hotly pursued after me?
37 You have searched all my things, and yet what have you found of all
your household things? Set it here before my kinsmen and your kinsmen,
so that they may judge between us both.
38 "This twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats
have not miscarried their young, and the male goats of your flock
I have not eaten.
39 That which was torn by beasts I did not bring to you.
I bore the loss of it. You required it from my hand whether it was stolen
by day or stolen by night.
40 It was like this with me: In the day the heat
consumed me and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.
41 I have been twenty years in your house. I served you fourteen years
for your two daughters and six years for your flock, and you have changed
my wages ten times.
42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham
and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely you would have sent me
away empty now. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands
and rebuked you last night."
[22] And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
[23] And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days'
journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
[24] And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto
him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
[25] Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount:
and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
[26] And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen
away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with
the sword?
[27] Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and
didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with
songs, with tabret, and with harp?
[28] And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast
now done foolishly in so doing.
[29] It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your
father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not
to Jacob either good or bad.
[30] And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst
after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
[31] And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said,
Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
[32] With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our
brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob
knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
[33] And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the
two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's
tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.
[34] Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture,
and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
[35] And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot
rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched,
but found not the images.
[36] And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said
to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly
pursued after me?
[37] Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all
thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that
they may judge betwixt us both.
[38] This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats
have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
[39] That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss
of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by
night.
[40] Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night;
and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
[41] Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen
years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast
changed my wages ten times.
[42] Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac,
had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen
mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
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Laban's Covenant With Jacob
43 Laban answered and said to Jacob, "These daughters are my daughters,
and these children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks,
and all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day to my daughters
or to their children whom they have borne?
44 Now therefore come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be
as a witness between you and me."
45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up for a pillar.
46 Jacob said to his kinsmen, "Gather stones." So they took stones
and made a pile, and they ate there on the pile.
47 And Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
48 Laban said, "This pile is a witness between me and you this day."
Therefore its name was called Galeed,
49 and Mizpah, for he said,
"May the Lord watch between you and me, when we are apart from one another.
50 If you mistreat my daughters, or if you take other wives
beside my daughters, although no one else is with us, remember that God
is witness between you and me."
51 Then Laban said to Jacob, "See this pile and see this pillar which
I have thrown between you and me.
52 This heap is a witness,
and this pillar is a witness, so that I will not cross over this pile
to you and so that you will not pass over this pile and this pillar
to me for harm.
53 The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor,
and the God of their father, judge between us."
Then Jacob vowed by the Fear of his father Isaac.
54 Then Jacob offered
a sacrifice on the mountain and called his kinsmen to eat bread.
And they ate bread and stayed all night on the mountain.
55 Early in the morning Laban rose up, kissed his grandchildren
and his daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban departed
and returned to his place.
[43] And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my
daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my
cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto
these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?
[44] Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it
be for a witness between me and thee.
[45] And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
[46] And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones,
and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
[47] And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
[48] And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day.
Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
[49] And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we
are absent one from another.
[50] If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives
beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and
thee.
[51] And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar,
which I have cast betwixt me and thee;
[52] This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass
over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this
pillar unto me, for harm.
[53] The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father,
judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
[54] Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to
eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
[55] And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his
daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his
place.
2) Our Daily Bread for 22 January 2026 titled
A Longing Fulfilled by Sheridan Voysey
Revelation 21:1-4
The New Heaven and the New Earth
1 (Isa 66:22; 2Pe 3:13) Then I saw "a new heaven and a new earth."(Isa 65:17.)
For the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no
more sea.
2 (Heb 11:10; Rev 3:12) I, John, saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned
for her husband.
3 (2Co 6:16; Rev 7:15) And I heard a loud voice from heaven, saying,
"Look! The tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them.
They shall be His people, and God Himself will be with them
and be their God.
4 (Isa 25:8; 35:10; 1Co 15:26) 'God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
There shall be no more death.'(Isa 25:8.) Neither shall there be any more
sorrow nor crying nor pain, for the former things have passed away."
[1] And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the
first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
[2] And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of
heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
[3] And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle
of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his
people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
[4] And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no
more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more
pain: for the former things are passed away.
Blaise Pascal famously said there's an "infinite abyss" inside us that only an
infinite God can fill. "You have made us for yourself, O Lord," Augustine
prayed, "and our heart is restless until it rests in you." As David put it,
like thirsty people in the desert,
our whole being "longs" for God (Psalm 63:1).
Surprisingly, however, it isn't only humans that experience longing. God does
too. While the infinite God of the universe needs nothing outside Himself to
be fulfilled, the Bible says He "longs" to have us back when we
stray (James 4:4-5), and repeatedly says He wants a people to call
His own (Exodus 6:7; Hebrews 8:10).
For thousands of years this longing has fueled God's missionary endeavors:
sending prophets to win back His straying people and ultimately sending His
Son to find His lost sheep (Isaiah 30:18; Luke 19:10). The good news is that
in the end, this longing will be fulfilled. "They will be his people,
and God Himself will be with them and be their God,"
and God and human beings will dwell together (Revelation 21:2-3).
Humans long for God, and no substitute will satisfy. God longs for humans,
and no substitute will do. So no wonder there’s rejoicing in heaven when one
sinner repents (Luke 15:7). When we run to God's open arms,
everyone is fulfilled.
Reflect & Pray
How do you feel about God "longing" for you?
How can this encourage you when you need to repent for doing wrong?
Heavenly Father, thank You for passionately longing for me to know You.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 5 - God Loved, So He Gave
John 3:16-17
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18) "For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
17 (1Jn 4:14; Lk 19:10) For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved."
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.
Often called "the gospel in a nutshell", John 3:16 is so familiar,
even the unchurched, that it has all but lost its impact for us.
WE cite it by rote, as if it had no more meaning than a SSN (SIN),
and think that we understand the truth because we know the words.
Why did God send Jesus, his only Son, into the world to die?
Because he loved the people he created. God had no reason,
humanly speaking, to love mankind. Throughout history, from
the Garden of Eden forward, people had deliberately turned
against God and tried his patience. Even the nation God chose
for himself, Israel rebelled against the Lord and turned to other gods.
And we, as individuals, have rebelled against him too. WE have tried
to control our own lives; we have denied his reality; or
acknowledged his existence and then systematically ignored him.
We have become our own gods.
Yet Christ, in love, took upon himself the rejection, the humiliation,
the pain we were responsible for. We deserved to be condemned to die,
but he died for us instead. "God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world," John 3:17 says, "but that the world
through Him might be saved."
Often, even after we have committed our lives to Christ, we mistakenly
suppose that God's primary purpose is to condemn us - to catch us in sin
and punish us. But God says that his purpose is to love us and to save us
from sin and ourselves. He loved, and so he gave; he still loves us,
and he still continues to give.
Application
a) What sin in my life put Jesus on the cross?
b) How do I know that my sins has been forgiven?
c) How can these verses help me when I face condemnation and guilt?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Genesis 30:43
The man became exceedingly prosperous and had many sheep
and female servants and male servants and camels and donkeys.
And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle,
and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are anxious
Phil 4:4-7
4 (Php 3:1; Ro 12:12 Rejoice in the Lord always.
Again I will say, rejoice!
5 (Jas 5:8-9) Let everyone come to know your gentleness.
The Lord is at hand.
6 (Eph 6:18; Mt 6:25-33) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything,
by prayer and supplication with gratitude, make your requests known
to God.
7 (Jn 14:27; Col 3:15; Isa 26:3) And the peace of God, which surpasses
all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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.
Day 22, 22 Jan 2026
1)Genesis 30, Genesis 31
GENESIS 30
1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous
of her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I will die."
2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said,
" Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb? "
3 Then she said, "Here is my maid Bilhah. Have relations with her so that she
may bear a child on my knees, so that I may also have children through her."
4 So she gave him Bilhah her maidservant as a wife, and Jacob had relations
with her. 5 Bilhah conceived and gave Jacob a son. 6 Rachel said, "God has
vindicated me, and He has also heard my voice and has given me a son."
Therefore she called his name Dan.
7 Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again and gave Jacob a second son.
8 Then Rachel said, "With great wrestling have I wrestled with my sister,
and I have prevailed." So she called his name Naphtali.
9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children,
she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
10 Zilpah, Leah's maid, gave Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said,
"How fortunate!" So she called his name Gad.
12 Zilpah, Leah's maid, gave Jacob a second son.
13 Then Leah said, "Happy am I, for women will call me happy."
So she called his name Asher.
14 At the time of the wheat harvest, Reuben went and found mandrakes
in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah,
"Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."
15 Leah said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken my husband?
Would you take away my son's mandrakes also?"
So Rachel said, "All right, he may lie with you tonight in exchange for your
son's mandrakes."
16 When Jacob came out of the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him
and said, "You must sleep with me, because I have paid for you
with my son's mandrakes."
And he slept with her that night.
17 God listened to Leah, and she conceived and gave Jacob a fifth son.
18 Leah said, "God has given me my reward because I have given my maid to
my husband." So she called his name Issachar.
19 Leah conceived again and gave Jacob a sixth son.
20 Leah said, "God has given me a good gift.
Now my husband will dwell with me, because I have given him six sons."
So she called his name Zebulun.
21 Afterwards she gave birth to a daughter and called her name Dinah.
22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.
23 She conceived and gave birth to a son and said, "God has taken away my
reproach."
24 And she called his name Joseph, saying, "The Lord will add to me another
son."
[1] And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her
sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
[2] And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's
stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
[3] And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear
upon my knees that I may also have children by her.
[4] And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto
her.
[5] And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
[6] And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and
hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
[7] And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
[8] And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister,
and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
[9] When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and
gave her Jacob to wife.
[10] And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.
[11] And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
[12] And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
[13] And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and
she called his name Asher.
[14] And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in
the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah,
Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
[15] And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my
husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel
said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.
[16] And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to
meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee
with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
[17] And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the
fifth son.
[18] And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my
maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
[19] And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
[20] And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my
husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his
name Zebulun.
[21] And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
[22] And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her
womb.
[23] And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my
reproach:
[24] And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me
another son.
Jacob's Agreement With Laban
25 When Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban,
"Send me away, so that I may go to my own place, to my country.
26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you,
and let me go. For you know the service that I have given you."
27 Laban said to him, "If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay.
For I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me
on account of you." 28 He said, "Name me your wages, and I will give it."
29 Jacob said to him, "You know how I have served you, and how your livestock
have fared with me. 30 For you had little before I came,
and it is now increased to a multitude. The Lord has blessed you since I came,
and now when may I also provide for my own house?"
31 Laban said, "What may I give you?"
And Jacob said, "You may not give me anything, but if you will do
this one thing for me, I will continue to feed and keep your flock.
32 I will pass through all your flock today,
removing from it all the speckled and spotted sheep,
and every brown sheep from among the lambs,
and the spotted and speckled among the goats.
These shall be my wages.
33 So my integrity will answer for me in time to come.
When you come to examine my wages,
every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats,
and brown among the sheep that are with me will be considered stolen."
34 Laban said, "Agreed. Let it be according to your word."
35 He removed that day the male goats that were striped
and spotted and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted,
every one that had some white in it,
and all the brown ones among the sheep,
and gave them into the care of his sons.
36 He put three days' journey between himself and Jacob,
and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
37 Then Jacob took rods of fresh-cut poplar, almond, and plane trees,
and peeled white streaks in them, exposing the white which was in the rods.
38 He set the rods which he had peeled before the flocks in the troughs,
that is, the watering places, where the flocks came to drink, so that they
would mate when they came to drink. 39 The flocks mated before the rods
and gave birth to young that were striped, speckled, and spotted.
40 Jacob separated the lambs and made the flocks face toward the striped
and all the brown in the flock of Laban. He put his own flocks by themselves
and did not put them with Laban's sheep.
41 Whenever the stronger sheep
mated, Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the sheep in the troughs,
so that they might mate among the rods.
42 But when the livestock
were feeble, he did not put them in. So the weaker were Laban's
and the stronger Jacob's.
43 The man became exceedingly prosperous
and had many sheep and female servants and male servants
and camels and donkeys.
[25] And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto
Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
[26] Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let
me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
[27] And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine
eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me
for thy sake.
[28] And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
[29] And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy
cattle was with me.
[30] For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now
increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming:
and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
[31] And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not
give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and
keep thy flock:
[32] I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the
speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and
the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
[33] So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall
come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted
among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen
with me.
[34] And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
[35] And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted,
and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had
some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the
hand of his sons.
[36] And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed
the rest of Laban's flocks.
[37] And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut
tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was
in the rods.
[38] And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the
gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they
should conceive when they came to drink.
[39] And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle
ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
[40] And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks
toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put
his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.
[41] And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that
Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they
might conceive among the rods.
[42] But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler
were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
[43] And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and
maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
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4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Haggai 2:7-9
7 (1Ki 8:11; Isa 60:7) And I will shake all the nations,
and they will come with the wealth of all nations,
and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Isa 60:17) The silver is mine, and the gold is Mine,
says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Isa 9:6-7) The glory of this latter house will be greater
than the former, says the Lord of Hosts. And in this place
I will give peace, says the Lord of Hosts.
7 and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations
shall come: and I will fill this house with glory,
saith the LORD of hosts.
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,
saith the LORD of hosts.
9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater
than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place
will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Help in Times of Temptation
James 1:12-18
Trial and Temptation
12 (Jas 2:5; 1Co 9:25; 2Ti 4:8) Blessed is the man who endures temptation,
for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life,
which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God,"
for God cannot be tempted with evil; neither does He tempt anyone.
14 But each man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.
15 (Job 15:35; Ps 7:14) Then, when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin;
and when sin is finished, it brings forth death.
16 (Jas 1:19; 2:5) Do not err, my beloved brothers.
17 (Mal 3:6; Nu 23:19; Jn 3:27) Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above and comes down from the Father of lights,
with whom is no change or shadow of turning.
18 (1Pe 1:23; Jn 1:13; Rev 14:4) Of His own will He brought us forth with
the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures.
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried,
he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised
to them that love him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God:
for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14 but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust,
and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin:
and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,
neither shadow of turning.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth,
that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
21st Day of the Month
a) Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
(
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty,
b) Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be honourable in his eyes.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please open my heart to hear
Your voice and serve as You lead."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as Loving Father.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who creates wealth.
Pray to the Lord and pray to bring Him all your temptations.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Although only 25 percent of the population of Chad identify as Christians,
may their outreach efforts be effective.
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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Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
16 Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah,
and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 Leah's eyes were tender, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.
18 Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel
your younger daughter."
19 Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you than that I should give
her to another man. Stay with me."
20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel,
and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled,
so that I may have relations with her."
22 Laban gathered together all the men of the place and prepared a feast.
23 But in the evening he took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob,
and Jacob had relations with her.
24 Laban gave Zilpah his maid to his daughter Leah for a maidservant.
25 In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah, and he said to Laban,
"What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve you for Rachel? Why then
have you tricked me?"
26 Then Laban said, "It is not the custom in our country to marry off the
younger before the firstborn.
27 Fulfill the period of seven days for this one,
and we will give you the other also
in return for serving me another seven years."
28 Jacob did so and completed her week. Then Laban gave him
Rachel his daughter as his wife also.
29 Laban gave Bilhah his maidservant to Rachel his daughter to be her maid.
30 So Jacob also had relations with Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than
Leah and served Laban another seven years.
[16] And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the
name of the younger was Rachel.
[17] Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
[18] And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for
Rachel thy younger daughter.
[19] And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I
should give her to another man: abide with me.
[20] And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a
few days, for the love he had to her.
[21] And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled,
that I may go in unto her.
[22] And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
[23] And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and
brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
[24] And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
[25] And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he
said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with
thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
[26] And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the
younger before the firstborn.
[27] Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which
thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
[28] And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his
daughter to wife also.
[29] And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her
maid.
[30] And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than
Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
Jacob's Children
31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb,
but Rachel was barren. 32 Leah conceived and gave birth to a son,
and she called his name Reuben, for she said,
"Surely the Lord has looked upon my affliction.
Now therefore my husband will love me."
33 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said,
"Because the Lord has heard that I was unloved,
He has therefore given me this son also." Then she called his name Simeon.
34 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said,
"Now this time my husband will be joined to me,
because I have borne him three sons." Therefore his name was called Levi.
35 She conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she said,
"Now I will praise the Lord!" Therefore she called his name Judah.
Then she stopped giving birth.
[31] And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but
Rachel was barren.
[32] And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for
she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my
husband will love me.
[33] And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD
hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and
she called his name Simeon.
[34] And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will
my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore
was his name called Levi.
[35] And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I
praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
(The first 4)
2) Our Daily Bread for 21 January 2026 entitled
Divine Interruptions by Anne Cetas
2 Kings 4:8-10, 14-17
8 (Jos 19:18; 2Sa 19:32) One day Elisha passed through Shunem,
and a noble woman was there who urged him to eat a meal.
So whenever he passed through, he stopped there to eat a meal.
9 And she said to her husband, "I know that he is a holy man of God regularly
passing through near us.
10 (Ro 12:13; Mt 10:41-42) Let us make a little walled upper room
and put for him there a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp,
so when he comes to us he can stay there."
14 He said, "What may be done for her?"
And Gehazi said, "Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old."
15 He said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood in the entrance.
16 (2Ki 4:28; Ge 17:21) He said, "At this season, when it is time,
you will embrace a son."
And she said, "No, my lord, man of God, do not lie to your servant."
17 But the woman conceived and bore a son at that season,
at the time that Elisha had told her.
[8] And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great
woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as
he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
[9] And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an
holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
[10] Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set
for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it
shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
[14] And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered,
Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
[15] And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the
door.
[16] And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou
shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not
lie unto thine handmaid.
[17] And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had
said unto her, according to the time of life.
Up early, Sara wrote her to-do list for the day. But she was interrupted with
a request from a young, struggling family. They desperately needed a gas card
from church to be delivered to them. Sara was busy but knew God wanted her to
do this. So she agreed to drop it off at the hotel where the church was having
them stay for a few weeks. She got the card and checked the address - the
drive was farther than she'd anticipated, so she complained
to God, It's going to take too much gas to get this to them!
Sara sensed these words in her spirit: Haven't I provided for you? She
replied, Yes, God, You have. Forgive my attitude. When she arrived, she found
the couple, gave them the card, and held their baby. Sara thanked God on her
drive home for blessing her with this simple, yet joyful opportunity.
In Elisha's travels to Shunem in Israel, he found a woman who had a servant's
heart toward him. She urged Elisha "to stay for a meal," so he often "stopped
there to eat" (2 Kings 4:8). She and her husband even built him a room so
whenever he came to their town, he'd have a place to stay (vv. 9-10). God
graciously chose to bless them through Elisha's prophecy of a child (v. 16).
Whether serving a prophet of God or a homeless family, when we're open to
God's plan and defer to His to-do list, God delights to bless our hearts
with joy.
Reflect & Pray
What interruption might be God’s plan for you?
How can you serve in ways that are best for others?
Dear God, please open my heart to hear Your voice and serve as You lead.
For further study, read When He Was Gone.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 4 - Daddy!
Romans 8:15
'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have
received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have
received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship
with her father proved it. She was never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,
Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the
important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated
that he was, indeed a warm, approachable, affectionate man.
Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;
others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father
who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.
But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything
we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,
totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has
created us to be.
In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,
Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.
God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready
to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,
loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lap and let him comfort us.
When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a
"spirit of bondage to fear" but a "spirit of adoption." We are not called
to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.
We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,
and he is our loving Daddy.
Application
a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?
How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?
b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have
God as my Father?