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4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



1 Cor 13:3



3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned,

and have not love, it profits me nothing.



3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,

and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity,

it profiteth me nothing.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Inexhaustible Strength



Ps 18:30-34



30 As for God, His way has integrity;

the word of the Lord is proven;

He is a shield to all those who take refuge in Him.

31 For who is God except the Lord?

Or who is a rock besides our God?

32 It is God who clothes me with strength,

and gives my way integrity.

33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

and causes me to stand on my high places.

34 He trains my hands for war,

so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.



30 As for God, his way is perfect:

The word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31 For who is God save the LORD?

Or who is a rock save our God?

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength,

And maketh my way perfect.

33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet,

And setteth me upon my high places.

34 He teacheth my hands to war,

So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Quebec



Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec



Quebec 2015 population 8214 000



est Muslim Population 418946



CNMM Networks: Montreal



There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering

of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority

of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim

population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone

African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.

And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more

Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.

This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches

and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small

by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that

is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now

this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly

or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br

easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,

yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.

Agree in prayer for :



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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

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

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



http://www.ehc.ca



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;



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to make your decisions based on prayer.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, You modeled perfect love and self-sacrifice.

Please help me to be ready to show Your love to others."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Inspired Word of God.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be charitable.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know His perfeect ways.



Agree in prayer for Quebec:



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve

every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge

of God.



Praise God for the many

Yemenis who acknowledge Christ as their Saviour.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

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



Remember eternity starts now -

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

2 Chronicles 11



5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

6 He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

7 and Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,

8 and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

9 and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

10 and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin

fenced cities.

11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them,

and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

12 And in every several city he put shields and spears,

and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him

out of all their coasts.

14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to

Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from

executing the priest's office unto the LORD:

15 and he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils,

and for the calves which he had made.

16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts

to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD

God of their fathers.

17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son

of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in

the way of David and Solomon.



2 Chronicles 11:18-23





Rehoboam's Family



18 (1Sa 16:6; 17:13) And Rehoboam took Mahalath for a wife,

the daughter of both Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail

the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse,

19 and she bore sons to him: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.

20 (2Ch 13:2) Then after her he took Maakah the daughter of Absalom.

And she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

21 (Dt 17:17) And Rehoboam loved Maakah the daughter of Absalom

more than his other wives and concubines

(for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines), and he had 28 sons

and 60 daughters.

22 (Dt 21:15-17) And Rehoboam set Abijah the son of Maakah as chief

and head over his brothers for he planned to make him king.

23 And he was discerning and spread out all his sons to all the lands

of Judah and Benjamin, even among the fortified cities, and he provided

for them an abundance of provisions and wives.



18 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David

to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

19 which bare him children; Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.

20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare

him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives

and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines;

and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)

22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among

his brethren: for he thought to make him king.

23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all

the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city:

and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.



2) Our Daily Bread for 22 June 2026 Titled

Ready to Be Generous By Karen Pimpo



Leviticus 19:1-10



Moral and Ceremonial Laws



1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 (Ex 19:6; Lev 11:44-45) Speak to all the congregation of the

children of Israel, and say to them: You shall be holy, for I

the Lord your God am holy.

3 (Ex 20:12; 20:8; 16:29) Every one of you shall revere

his mother and his father, and you will keep My Sabbaths:

I am the Lord your God.

4 (Lev 26:1; Ex 20:23; 34:17) Do not turn to idols,

nor make for yourselves cast metal gods: I am the Lord your God.

5 (Lev 1:3; 7:16) When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings

to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you might be accepted.

6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the next day,

and if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire.

7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, then it is contaminated.

It shall not be accepted.

8 Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity,

because he has defiled what is holy of the Lord,

and that person shall be cut off from among his people.

9 (Lev 23:22; 23:29) When you reap the harvest of your land,

you shall not reap up to the edge of your field,

nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

10 You shall not glean bare your vineyard,

nor shall you gather every fallen grape of your vineyard.

You shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.



[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

[2] Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto

them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

[3] Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my

sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

[4] Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the

LORD your God.

[5] And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall

offer it at your own will.

[6] It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if

ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.

[7] And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall

not be accepted.

[8] Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he

hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off

from among his people.

[9] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap

the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy

harvest.

[10] And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every

grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am

the LORD your God.



My great-uncle's memorial service featured a meal of roast beef, corn, and

beans to honour the hospitality that he and his wife had lived out for many

years. Each Sunday morning, they would put a large roast and veggies in the

Crock-Pot before going to church. After the service, they would look for

someone to invite for lunch. Sometimes it was a good friend, sometimes a

stranger. Either way, they made sure there was plenty of food at home

and those afternoons were especially set aside for hospitality.



Their Sunday habit required an intentional readiness for generosity. The

Israelites followed a similar pattern. Through Moses, God commanded them to

leave a portion of their food "for the poor and the foreigner"

(Leviticus 19:10). During harvest time, they were instructed not to reap to

the edges of their field, leave what had fallen, and not re-harvest their

vineyards (vv. 9-10). With these redeeming methods, those who didn't own

land could still work to gather food. For the people of God, this wasn't

a one-time, spontaneous act - although that can be a beautiful blessing too.

It was how they lived year after year.



There are opportunities all around us to show Jesus' hospitable love. Some

we can't prepare for; some we can. As God helps us, let’s consider how we

can treat others kindly today (v. 33).



Reflect & Pray



Where is God calling you to be generous?

What does it look like to be ready to show love and kindness?



Dear Jesus, You modeled perfect love and self-sacrifice.

Please help me to be ready to show Your love to others.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 2 - Growing Up



2 Tim 3:16-17



16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable

for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction

in righteousness,

17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete,

thoroughly equipped for every good work.



16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable

for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction

in righteousness:

17 that the man of God may be perfect,

throughly furnished unto all good works.



"I can't wait till I get big!" Marc, age 5, declared. "Then I do

what I want!" Most of us, as children, shared Marc's statement.

We looked forward to that "magic age" - 16, 18, 21 - when we

would be adults: mature, able to make our own decisions.

We find, of course, that adulthood has its own share of

difficulties and conflicts. But even in our spiritual lives

we often long for a "magic moment" of maturity. As one woman

confessed, "Ever since I became a Christian, I've hoped I'd wake up

one morning to find myself mature."

But growth in the spiritual life comes gradually, like growth in

the physical world. In 2 Tim 2:16-17, Paul gives the young pastor

Timothy an important key to spiritual growing up - the Word of God.

The Word is "profitable" or "useful," Paul says, for "teaching" - that is,

for developing a right concept of God. Scripture offers "rebuke" when

we go wrong, "correction" to set us on the right path, and "training

in righteousness" so that we can grow in the image of Christ.

The purpose of Scripture's work in our lives, Paul emphasises,

is that we may be "perfect" - mature, equipped for the good things

God has for us to do. Such maturity does not come easily

or instantaneously, but it does come - sometimes imperceptibly -

as we submit our lives to the transforming power of God's Word.



Application



a) In what areas of my life do I need to grow? How can I benefit

from the Bible's



i) teaching?



ii) rebuke?



iii) correction?



iv) training in righteousness?

2 Chronicles 10



King Rehoboam



6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before

Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me

to return answer to this people?

7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people,

and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants

for ever.

8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel

with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

9 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this

people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy

father did put upon us?

10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying,

Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying,

Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us;

thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than

my father's loins.

11 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your

yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with

scorpions.

12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the

king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.

13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel

of the old men,

14 and answered them after the advice of the young men, saying,

My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto:

my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that

the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the

Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.



Revolt of Ten Tribes



16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them,

the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David?

and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents,

O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house.

So all Israel went to their tents.

17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah,

Rehoboam reigned over them.

18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the

children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died.

But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to

Jerusalem.

19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.



1 Kings 12



21 (2Ch 11:1-3) When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he assembled

all the house of Judah along with the tribe of Benjamin,

a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors,

to fight against the house of Israel and to bring the kingdom back

to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

22 (2Ch 11:2) But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God,saying:

23 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house

of Judah and Benjamin and to the remnant of the people, saying,

24 (1Ki 12:15) "Thus says the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against

your brothers the children of Israel. Every man is to return to his house,

for this thing is from Me." They listened therefore to the word of the Lord

and turned to depart, according to the word of the Lord.



21 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of

Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen

men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the

kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all

the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren

the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is

from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned

to depart, according to the word of the LORD.



{ Rehoboam make a ridiculous decision to listen to his peers.

Not only should he have listened to the advisors of Solomon his father,

he should have prayed to the Lord about what to say!}



2 Chronicles 11



1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he called together from the house of Judah

and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand (Or Abi in 2Ki 18:2.) choice men

to make war and to battle with Israel in order to restore the kingdom

to Rehoboam.

2 (2Ch 12:15) But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God saying:

3 Speak to Rehoboam, son of Solomon and king of Judah, and to all Israel

in Judah and Benjamin,

4 "So says the Lord: You are not to go up and fight against your brothers.

Each man must return to his house, for this event is from Me."

So they obeyed the word of the Lord and turned back from attacking Jeroboam.



2 Chronicles 11

Jerusalem the capital of Judah



Its Fortifications and Fenced Cities



1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah

and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were

warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again

to Rehoboam.

2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel

in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

4 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren:

return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they

obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.



1 Kings 12



Jeroboam's Golden Calves



25 (Jdg 8:17; 8:8) Then Jeroboam built Shechem in Mount Ephraim

and lived there and went out from there and built Peniel.

26 Jeroboam said in his heart, "The kingdom will return to the house of David.

27 (Dt 12:5-7; 12:14) If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house

of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again to

their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me

and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah."

28 (Ex 32:4; 32:8) At that point, the king got some advice and made

two golden calves and said to the people,

"It is too difficult for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods,

O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt."



25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein;

and went out from thence, and built Penuel.



Golden Calves



26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house

of David:

27 if this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem,

then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto

Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me,

and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto

them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel,

which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.



{Yet again an irrational Godless political decision . The start

of the end of a Kingdom plagued with rebellious paganism}



29 (Ge 28:19) He set one in Bethel, and he put the other in Dan.

30 (1Ki 13:34; 2Ki 17:21) This was a sin, for the people went to worship

before the one, even all the way in Dan.

31 (1Ki 13:32-33; 2Ki 17:32) He also made houses on high places

and appointed priests from among all the people who were not Levites.



29 And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.

30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before

the one, even unto Dan.

31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest

of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.



{Yet an irrational Godless political decision}



32 (1Ki 8:2; 8:5) Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month,

on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast in Judah,

and he offered sacrifice on the altar. He did this in Bethel,

sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he stationed in Bethel

the priests of the high places he had made.

33 (1Ki 13:1; Nu 15:39) So he made offerings on the altar that he had made

in Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a holiday he imagined

in his own heart, and ordained a feast for the children of Israel,

and he sacrificed on the altar and burned incense.



32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of

the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered

upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had

made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places

which he had made.

33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day

of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart;

and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel:

and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.



{Jeroboam so self-centered that He forget the Lord who placed Him there}



2 Chronicles 11



Rehoboam Secures the Kingdom



5 (2Ch 8:2-6) So Rehoboam dwelled in Jerusalem and built siege cities in Judah.

6 He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

7 (Jos 15:35) Beth Zur in the east, Soko, Adullam,

8 Gath, Mareshah in the west, Ziph,

9 Adoraim, Lachish in the south, Azekah,

10 Zorah, Aijalon in the northwest, and central Hebron, all of which

were fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

11He strengthened the fortresses and set leaders in them

with stockpiles of food, oil, and wine.

12 And in all the cities he placed shields and spears, and he greatly

strengthened these places. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

13 And the priests and Levites in all Israel came before him from

all their territories.

14 (2Ch 13:9; Nu 35:2-5) For the Levites left their pasture lands

and properties, and they traveled to Judah and Jerusalem

because Jeroboam and his sons excluded them from serving

as priests to the Lord.

15 (1Ki 12:28; 12:31) And he set for himself priests for the high places

and for the goat and calf idols that he made.

16 (2Ch 15:9) And those who set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel

followed after them from all the tribes of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem

to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.

17 (2Ch 12:1) So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah

and supported Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, for three years,

for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.

Day 173, 22 June 2026



1) 1 Kings 12:1-20, 2 Chronicles 10, 1 Kings 12:21-24, 2 Chronicles 11:1-4,

1 Kings 12:25-33, 2 Chronicles 11:5-17 , 2 Chronicles 11:18-23



1 Kings 12

Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam



2Ch 10:1-11:4



1 (2Ch 10:1-19) And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to

Shechem to make him king.

2 (1Ki 11:40) When Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, heard

of it (for he had fled from King Solomon and stayed in Egypt),

3 they called and sent for him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation

of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

4 (1Sa 8:11-18; 1Ki 4:7) "Your father made our yoke unbearable. Now,

therefore, make the grievous service to your father and the heavy yoke

he put upon us lighter, and we will serve you."

5 He said to them, "Depart for three days, and then come back to me."

And the people departed.

6 (Job 12:12; 32:7) King Rehoboam consulted with the old men

who advised his father Solomon while he was still alive and asked,

"How do you advise me to answer the people?"

7 (Pr 15:1) And they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant

to this people this day and will serve them and answer them and speak kind

words to them, they will be your servants forever."

8 But he rejected the advice that the old men gave him and consulted

with the young men who grew up with him and who stood before him,

9 and he said to them, "What advice do you give on how we should answer

this people, who have spoken to me saying,

'Make the yoke your father put on us lighter'?"

10 And the young men who grew up with him said, "Thus shall you answer

this people who said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy,

but make it lighter for us'; thus shall you say to them, 'My little finger

will be thicker than my father's loins!

11 Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your burden.

My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions!' "

12 (1Ki 12:5) So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam

on the third day, just as the king had appointed, saying,

"Come to me again the third day."

13 The king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel the old men

gave him,

14 and instead spoke to them following the advice of the young men.

He said, "My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your burden.

My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."

15 (1Ki 12:24; Dt 2:30) Thus the king did not listen to the people,

for the cause was from the Lord, that He might fulfill His saying,

which the Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

16 (2Sa 20:1) So when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them,

the people responded to the king, saying,

"What portion do we have in David?

We also do not have an inheritance in the son of Jesse.

To your tents, O Israel,

and see to your own house, David!"

So the people of Israel departed to their tents.

17 (1Ki 11:13; 11:36) But the people of Israel living in the cities of Judah

were ruled over by Rehoboam.

18 (1Ki 4:6; 5:14) Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge

of the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death. As a result,

King Rehoboam quickly mounted his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.

19 (2Ki 17:21) So Israel rebelled against the house of David,

and it remains so even to this day.

20 (1Ki 11:13; 11:32) When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned,

they sent and called him before the congregation and made him king

over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.



The Kingdom Divided

1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make

him king.

2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt,

heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon,

and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt; )

3 that they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of

Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous

service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter,

and we will serve thee.

5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me.

And the people departed.

6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon

his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer

this people?

7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people

this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them,

then they will be thy servants for ever.

8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and

consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood

before him:

9 and he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people,

who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us

lighter?

10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus

shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father

made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say

unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to

your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips,

but I will chastise you with scorpions.

12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king

had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.

13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel

that they gave him;

14 and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father

made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised

you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from

the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah

the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

16 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people

answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we

inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own

house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

17 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah,

Rehoboam reigned over them.

18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel

stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed

to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again,

that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over

all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David,

but the tribe of Judah only.



2 Chronicles 10

Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam



1 Ki 12:1-24

1 Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel journeyed to Shechem to make him

king.

2 (1Ki 11:40) It happened that Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard this-he was

in Egypt, where he fled from King Solomon-so he returned from Egypt.

3 So they sent for him and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came

and spoke to Rehoboam saying,

4 "Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore, lighten your father's labor

and heavy yoke that he put on us, and we will serve you."

5 He responded, "Return again to me in three days." So the people left.

6 (Job 32:7) Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who stood

in the presence of Solomon his father when he was alive saying,

"How do you counsel that I should give a response to this people?"

7 (Pr 15:1; 1Ki 12:7) They said to him, "If you are good to this people

and please them and speak well to them, then they will be servants

to you all your days."

8 (2Sa 17:14) But he abandoned the counsel of the elders that they gave

to him. And he consulted the young men who grew up and stood before him.

9Rehoboam said to them, "What do you counsel that we give as a response to

this people who have spoken to me, 'Lighten the yoke that your father

placed on us'?"

10 The young men who had grown up with him said, "So you should speak

to the people who have spoken to you saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy,

but you lighten it from us.'

So you will say to them, 'My little finger is thicker

than my father's waist!

11 Whereas my father placed a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke.

My father chastened you with whips, but I will scourge you with scorpions.' "

12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day,

as the king had ordered saying, "Return to me on the third day."

13 Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice

of the elders.

14 He spoke to them with the advice of the young men, saying, "My father made

your yoke heavy, but I will increase it. My father chastised you with whips,

but I will chastise you with scorpions."

15 (1Ki 11:29-39; 2Ch 25:16-20) The king did not listen to the people,

for the event occurred because of God, that the Lord might establish

His word that He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam

the son of Nebat.



{Rehoboam should have prayed and served the Lord}



16 (2Sa 20:1; 2Ch 10:19) When all Israel saw that the king would not

listen to them, the people answered the king saying,

"What portion do we have in David?

We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.

O Israel, each man to your tent.

Now look after your own house, O David!"

Then all Israel departed to their tents.

17 The sons of Israel dwelled in the cities of Judah,

and Rehoboam reigned over them.

18 (1Ki 5:14; 4:6) Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced

labor, and the sons of Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam hurried

to mount his chariot and to flee to Jerusalem.

19 So Israel has rebelled against the house of David

until this day.



2 Chronicles 10

The Kingdom of Judah

1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make

him king.

2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt,

whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that

Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake

to Rehoboam, saying,

4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat

the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us,

and we will serve thee.

5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days.

And the people departed.

5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Eternal Faithfulness



Ps 117



1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.



1 O praise the LORD,

All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.

2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:

And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever.

Praise ye the LORD.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Quebec



Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec



Quebec 2015 population 8214 000



est Muslim Population 418946



CNMM Networks: Montreal



There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering

of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority

of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim

population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone

African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.

And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more

Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.

This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches

and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small

by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that

is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now

this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly

or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br

easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,

yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.

Agree in prayer for :



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



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 that you be a Servant Leader like Jesus Christ.



Pray to the Lord and pray to among the godly.



Pray to the Lord: "Good Father, please show me how I can honourr You in

and through both healthy and strained relationships."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Jesus Christ who strenghthens you.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know no one.



Pray to the Lord and praise him all you nations.



Agree in prayer for Quebec:



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for 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.



Pray for evangelists who boldly proclaim the Gospel message,

despite its prohibition in

Tunisia.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

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



Remember eternity starts now -

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

2) Our Daily Bread for 21 June 2026 titled The Gift of Prayer



Ephesians 6:1-8



Ephesians 6



Children and Parents



1 (Pr 6:20; 23:22) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

2 (Ex 20:12) "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment

with a promise,

3 "so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth."

4 (Ge 18:19; Dt 6:7) Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger,

but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.



[1] Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

[2] Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with

promise;)

[3] That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

[4] And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up

in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.



Servants and Masters



5 (1Co 2:3; Eph 5:22) Servants, obey those who are your masters according

to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of your heart,

as to Christ,

6 not serving when eyes are on you, but as pleasing men as the servants

of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

7 with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men,

8 (Col 3:24; 3:11) knowing that whatever good thing any man does,

he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is enslaved or free.



[5] Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the

flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

[6] Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ,

doing the will of God from the heart;

[7] With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

[8] Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he

receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.



I trudged into the grocery store to buy a Father's Day card. I had forgiven my

father. I'd tried reconciling over the years - prayerfully processing the

hurts inflicted before and after I'd left home at fifteen. Sadly, decades

later, I still couldn't relate to the cards that had messages gushing with

gratitude for the "greatest" dads. So, desperate to honor my heavenly Father,

I stood in that card aisle and prayed for my earthly father.



From Adam and Cain to David and Absalom to my father and me, sin has caused

multigenerational strife and heartbreak. Still, the apostle Paul encouraged

children to obey their parents "in the Lord,

for this is right" (Ephesians 6:1). Honouring parents is a command that comes

with a promise and a reward (vv. 2-3). In turn, fathers were meant to raise

children to know and love God (v. 4). God’s people are designed to serve each

other "wholeheartedly, as if [we] were serving the Lord, not people" (v. 7).

Unfortunately, sin can destroy these relationships.



No matter what our relationship status with our parents is, we can thank God

for the people He chose to use when He gave us life, and we can pray they

enjoy a life-transforming relationship with Christ. Prayer that leads to Jesus

is a gift of love and honor that can lead to changed relationships and lives.



By: Xochitl Dixon

Reflect & Pray



How can you honor God when a relationship is difficult?

How will you pray for someone who is estranged from you?



Good Father, please show me how I can honour You in

and through both healthy and strained relationships.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 1 - God's Perspective



Philippians 4:13



13 (2Co 12:9-10; Eph 3:16) I can do all things because

of Christ who strengthens me.



13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.



Many of us live out self-fulfilling prophecies. We believe

what we tell ourselves - or what we have been told by others:

"You're stupid", "You're ugly", "You'll never amount to anything,"

"You can't do anything right."

We programme ourselves for spiritual failure as well.

"I just can't memorise Scripture," we say. "It comes and goes,

and I can't seem to get it to stay." Yet daily we memorise

volumes of information that is less significant than the

Scriptures - telephone numbers, identification codes,

songs lyrics, advertising jingles.

The answer to the dilemma of negativism is not positive

thinking, but right thinking - biblical thinking, according

to what the Bible reveals of God's perspective. God says,

"You are worthwhile. You are valued. You are loved. I created you

just as you are, and whatever I call you to do,

I will give you the strength to do it.

The context of Phillipians 4:13 shows that Paul had learned

this important secret of spiritual strength. Paul had known

poverty and plenty, trouble and victory. But he also knew

he did not have to let circumstances determine his response to God's will.

We need not be controlled by the negative messages life throws in our paths

- even those self-defeating pronouncements we make to ourselves.

Rather, we can respond according to God's perspective, with the

conviction that God has given us strength we need to meet the

challenges we face.



Application



a) What challenges do I face that make me realise my own insufficiencies?

IS memorising Scripture one of those challenges for me?



b) How does today's memory verse help me face those challenges?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Romans 13:7-8



7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes

are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,

and honor to whom honour is due.

8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,

for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.



7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;

custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth

another hath fulfilled the law.

1) Proverbs 30, Proverbs 31



Proverbs 30

The Sayings of Agur

1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle.

The man declares to Ithiel,

to Ithiel and Ukal:

2 (Ps 73:22) Surely I am more brutish than any man,

and have not the understanding of a man.

3 (Pr 9:10) I neither learned wisdom,

nor have the knowledge of the holy.

4 (Jn 3:13; Job 26:8; Ps 2:7) Who has ascended up into heaven, or descended?

Who has gathered the wind in his fists?

Who has bound the waters in a garment?

Who has established all the ends of the earth?

What is His name, and what is the name of His son,

if you know?

5 (Ps 12:6; 18:30) Every word of God is pure;

He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

6 (Dt 4:2; 12:32 ) Do not add to His words,

lest He reprove you, and you be found a liar.

7 Two things I have required of you;

do not deny me them before I die:

8 (Mt 6:11; Lk 11:3) Remove vanity and lies far from me-

give me neither poverty nor riches;

feed me with food convenient for me;

9 (Ex 20:7; Dt 31:20) lest I be full, and deny You,

and say, "Who is the Lord?"

or lest I be poor, and steal,

and take the name of my God in vain.

10 Do not accuse a servant to his master,

lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

11 (Pr 20:20; 30:17 ) There is a generation that curses their father,

and does not bless its mother.

12 (Lk 18:11; Pr 16:2) There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,

and yet is not washed from its filthiness.

13 (Pr 6:17; Ps 101:5) There is a generation-oh, how lofty are their eyes!

And their eyelids are lifted up.

14 (Job 29:17; Ps 14:4) There is a generation whose teeth are as swords,

and their jaw teeth as knives,

to devour the poor from off the earth,

and the needy from among men.

15 (Pr 6:16; 30:21) The leech has two daughters,

crying, "Give, give."

There are three things that are never satisfied,

indeed, four things never say, "It is enough":

16 (Pr 27:20; Hab 2:5) the grave, the barren womb,

the earth that is not filled with water,

and the fire that never says, "It is enough."

17 (Pr 23:22; Dt 21:18-21) The eye that mocks at his father,

and despises to obey his mother,

the ravens of the valley will pick it out,

and the young eagles will eat it.

18 (Job 42:3) There are three things which are too wonderful for me,

indeed, four which I do not know:

19 the way of an eagle in the air,

the way of a serpent on a rock,

the way of a ship in the midst of the sea,

and the way of a man with a maid.

20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman;

she eats and wipes her mouth,

and says, "I have done no wickedness."

21 For three things the earth is disquieted,

and for four which it cannot bear:

22 (Pr 19:10; Ecc 10:7) for a servant when he reigns,

and a fool when he is filled with food,

23 for a hateful woman when she is married,

and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

24 There are four things which are little upon the earth,

but they are exceeding wise:

25 (Pr 6:6-8) The ants are a people not strong,

yet they prepare their food in the summer;

26 (Ps 104:18; Lev 11:5) the badgers are but a feeble folk,

yet they make their houses in the rocks;

27 (Joel 2:25) the locusts have no king,

yet they go forth all of them by bands;

28 the spider takes hold with her hands,

and is in kings' palaces.

29 There are three things which go well,

indeed, four are comely in going:

30 Jdg 14:18 a lion which is strongest among beasts,

and does not turn away for any;

31 a strutting rooster, a male goat also,

and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

32 (Job 21:5; 40:4) If you have been foolish in lifting up yourself,

or if you have thought evil,

put your hand on your mouth.

33 (Pr 29:22) Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter,

and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood,

so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.



[1] The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake

unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

[2] Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the

understanding of a man.

[3] I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

[4] Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the

wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath

established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his

son's name, if thou canst tell?

[5] Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their

trust in him.

[6] Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a

liar.

[7] Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

[8] Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches;

feed me with food convenient for me:

[9] Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be

poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

[10] Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be

found guilty.

[11] There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless

their mother.

[12] There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not

washed from their filthiness.

[13] There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids

are lifted up.

[14] There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth

as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among

men.

[15] The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three

things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

[16] The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with

water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

[17] The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother,

the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

[18] There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four

which I know not:

[19] The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the

way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

[20] Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her

mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

[21] For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot

bear:

[22] For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

[23] For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir

to her mistress.

[24] There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are

exceeding wise:

[25] The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the

summer;

[26] The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the

rocks;

[27] The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

[28] The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

[29] There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

[30] A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

[31] A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no

rising up.

[32] If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast

thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

[33] Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of

the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth

strife.



Proverbs 31



The Sayings of King Lemuel's Mother



1 The words of King Lemuel, an oracle that his mother taught him:

2 (Isa 49:15; 1Sa 1:11) What, my son? And what, the son of my womb?

And what, the son of my vows?

3 (Dt 17:17; Ne 13:26) Do not give your strength to women,

nor your ways to that which destroys kings.

4 (Ecc 10:17; Pr 20:1) It is not for kings, O Lemuel,

it is not for kings to drink wine,

nor for princes strong drink;

5 lest they drink and forget the law,

and pervert the justice of any of the afflicted.

6 (1Ti 5:23) Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish,

and wine to those who are of heavy hearts.

7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty,

and remember his misery no more.

8 (Ps 82:3-4) Open your mouth for the speechless

in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

9 (Lev 19:15; Dt 1:16) Open your mouth, judge righteously,

and plead the cause of the poor and needy.



[1] The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

[2] What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

[3] Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth

kings.

[4] It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor

for princes strong drink:

[5] Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of

the afflicted.

[6] Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those

that be of heavy hearts.

[7] Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

[8] Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are

appointed to destruction.

[9] Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and

needy.



Epilogue: The Virtuous Wife



10 (Ru 3:11; Pr 12:4) Who can find a virtuous woman?

For her worth is far above rubies.

11 The heart of her husband safely trusts in her,

so that he will have no lack of gain.

12 She will do him good and not evil

all the days of her life.

13 She seeks wool and flax,

and works willingly with her hands.

14 She is like the merchant ships,

she brings her food from afar.

15 (Lk 12:42; Ro 12:11) She also rises while it is yet night,

and gives food to her household,

and a portion to her maidens.

16 She considers a field and buys it;

with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

17 (1Ki 18:46; 2Ki 4:29) She clothes herself with strength,

and strengthens her arms.

18 She perceives that her merchandise is good;

her candle does not go out by night.

19 She lays her hands to the spindle,

and her hands hold the distaff.

20 (Eph 4:28; Job 31:16-20 ) She stretches out her hand to the poor;

yes, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.

21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household,

for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

22 (Ge 41:42; Pr 7:16) She makes herself coverings of tapestry;

her clothing is silk and purple.

23 (Ru 4:1; Dt 16:18) Her husband is known in the gates,

when he sits among the elders of the land.

24 She makes fine linen and sells it,

and delivers sashes to the merchant.

25 (1Ti 2:10) Strength and honor are her clothing,

and she will rejoice in time to come.

26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,

and in her tongue is the teaching of kindness.

27 She looks well to the ways of her household,

and does not eat the bread of idleness.

28 Her children rise up and call her blessed;

her husband also, and he praises her:

29 "Many daughters have done virtuously,

but you excel them all."

30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,

but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,

and let her own works praise her in the gates.



[10] Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

[11] The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall

have no need of spoil.

[12] She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

[13] She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

[14] She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

[15] She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her

household, and a portion to her maidens.

[16] She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she

planteth a vineyard.

[17] She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

[18] She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out

by night.

[19] She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

[20] She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her

hands to the needy.

[21] She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household

are clothed with scarlet.

[22] She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and

purple.

[23] Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of

the land.

[24] She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the

merchant.

[25] Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to

come.

[26] She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of

kindness.

[27] She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread

of idleness.

[28] Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he

praiseth her.

[29] Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

[30] Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the

LORD, she shall be praised.

[31] Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in

the gates.

Day 172, 21 June 2025 - Happy Father's Day



Today at Calvary Community Church

, Pastor Barry Regier spoke on Living for Christ ... While in Leadership



1 Peter 5:1-4



Tending the Flock of God



1 (Lk 24:48; Ac 11:30) I exhort the elders who are among you,

as one who is also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ

as well as a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

2 (1Ti 3:8; 3:3) Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, take care

of them, not by constraint, but willingly, not for dishonest gain,

but eagerly.

3 (Eze 34:4; Php 3:17) Do not lord over those in your charge,

but be examples to the flock.

4 (1Co 9:25; Jas 1:12; 1Pe 1:4) And when the chief Shepherd appears,

you will receive a crown of glory that will not fade away.



[1] The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a

witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that

shall be revealed:

[2] Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof,

not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

[3] Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the

flock.

[4] And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of

glory that fadeth not away.



1 Peter 2:11-12



11 (Jas 4:1; Lev 25:23) Dearly beloved, I implore you as aliens and refugees,

abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.

12 (Mt 5:16; 1Pe 3:16) Live your lives honorably among the Gentiles, so that

though they speak against you as evildoers, they shall see your good works

and thereby glorify God in the day of visitation.



[11] Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from

fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

[12] Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they

speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they

shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.



1 Timothy 3:1-7



Qualifications of Overseers



1 (Ac 20:28; 1Ti 1:15; Ac 1:20) This is a faithful saying: If a man desires

the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.

2 (1Ti 5:9; 2Ti 2:24) An overseer then must be blameless, the husband

of one wife, sober, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach;

3 (Titus 1:7; 1Ti 3:8; Lev 10:9) not given to drunkenness, not violent, not

greedy for money, but patient, not argumentative, not covetous;

4 (1Ti 3:12; Titus 1:6) and one who manages his own house well, having his

children in submission with all reverence.

5 (1Ti 3:15) For if a man does not know how to manage his own house, how will

he take care of the church of God?

6 (1Ti 6:4) He must not be newly converted, so that he does not become

prideful and fall into the condemnation of the devil.

7 (2Ti 2:26; 1Ti 6:9) Moreover he must have a good reputation among those who

are outsiders, so that he does not fall into reproach and the snare of the

devil.



[1] This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he

desireth a good work.

[2] A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,

sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

[3] Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient,

not a brawler, not covetous;

[4] One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection

with all gravity;

[5] (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care

of the church of God?)

[6] Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the

condemnation of the devil.

[7] Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he

fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.



Titus 1:5-9



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Day 347, 13 December 2023 - 18th Day of Advent



1) Titus 1, Titus 2, Titus 3



Titus 1



Salutation



1 (Ro 1:1; 1Ti 6:3) Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ,

according to the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth

which leads to godliness,

2 (2Ti 1:1; 1:9; Titus 2:13) in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot

lie, promised before the world began,

3 (1Ti 1:1; 1:1) 1and has in due time revealed His word through preaching,

with which I was entrusted according to the command of God our Savior,

4 (2Ti 1:2; 2Co 2:13) To Titus, my own son in the common faith:

Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus

Christ our Savior.



[1] Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the

faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after

godliness;

[2] In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the

world began;

[3] But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is

committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

[4] To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace,

from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.



Titus' Work in Crete



5 (Ac 14:23; 27:7) For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should

set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city,

as I commanded you:

6 (1Ti 3:2-7; 3:12) any man who is blameless, the husband of one wife,

having faithful children who are not accused of being wild or unruly.

7 (Lk 12:42; 2Pe 2:10) For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward

of God, not self-willed, not easily angered, not given to drunkenness,

not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,

8 (1Ti 3:2) but hospitable, a lover of what is good, self-controlled,

just, holy, temperate,

9 (1Ti 1:10; 2Th 2:15) holding firmly the trustworthy word that is in

accordance with the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort with

sound doctrine and to convince those who oppose it.



[5] For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order

the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had

appointed thee:

[6] If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children

not accused of riot or unruly.

[7] For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled,

not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

[8] But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy,

temperate;

[9] Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be

able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.



Matthew 20:25-26



25 (Lk 22:25-27; Mt 18:3-4) But Jesus called them to Him and said,

"You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,

and those who are great exercise authority over them.

26 (Mk 9:35; 10:43) It shall not be so among you.

Whoever would be great among you, let him serve you, "



[25] But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of

the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise

authority upon them.

[26] But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among

you, let him be your minister;



A) Care with Christ's Heart See 1 Peter 5:1-2



B) Watch over with Christ's concern Seee 1 Peter 5:2



C) LEad after Christ'd examples see 1 Peter 5:3 and Matthew 20:25-26



D) Server under Christ's authority see 1 PEter 5:4

2) Our Daily Bread for 20 June 2026 titled



Receiving from God



Galatians 5:13-25



Christian Freedom



13 (1Co 8:9; 9:19) You, brothers, have been called to liberty.

Only do not use liberty to give an opportunity to the flesh,

but by love serve one another.

14 (Lev 19:18; Mt 7:12; 19:18-19) For the entire law is fulfilled

in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

(Lev 19:18.)

15 But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that

you are not consumed by one another.



[13] For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty

for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

[14] For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love

thy neighbour as thyself.

[15] But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not

consumed one of another.



Spiritual Fruit and Fleshly Works



16 (Eph 2:3; Ro 8:4-5) I say then, walk in the Spirit,

and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

17 (Ro 8:5-8; 8:13) For the flesh lusts against the Spirit,

and the Spirit against the flesh. These are in opposition

to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

18 (Ro 8:14) But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19 (Mt 15:18-19; 1Co 3:3) Now the works of the flesh are revealed,

which are these: adultery, sexual immorality, impurity, lewdness,

20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousy,

rage, selfishness, dissensions, heresies,

21 (Ro 13:13; 1Co 6:9-10) envy, murders, drunkenness, carousing,

and the like. I warn you, as I previously warned you,

that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 (Eph 5:9; Ro 7:4) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,

patience, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 (Ac 24:25; 1Ti 1:9) meekness, and self-control; against

such there is no law.

24 (Ro 6:6; Gal 6:14) Those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh

with its passions and lusts.

25 (Gal 5:16) If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.



[16] This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust

of the flesh.

[17] For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the

flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the

things that ye would.

[18] But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

[19] Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery,

fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

[20] Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife,

seditions, heresies,

[21] Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which

I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do

such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

[22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,

gentleness, goodness, faith,

[23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

[24] And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections

and lusts.

[25] If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.



In his 1937 book Think and Grow Rich, author Napoleon Hill said, "Whatever

your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve." Hill's quote epitomises

the American Dream: If you work hard, you can achieve your wildest dreams.



Hard work may lead to earthly benefits; many passages of

Scripture - especially in Proverbs - link those things. But as I grow older,

I also see a real danger in following Hill's ideas: My grasping attempts to

achieve my dreams can be a self-focused attempt to live independently

from God.



In Galatians 5, Paul contrasts two ways of life: "Walk by the Spirit,

and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh" (v. 16). Eugene Petersen

paraphrases it this way: "Live freely, animated and motivated by God's Spirit.

Then you won't feed the compulsions of selfishness" (The Message). A few

verses later, Paul describes what a flourishing life in Christ looks like:

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (vv. 22-23).



Many voices in this world compel us to grasp our desires with both hands.

The life we long for, though, is not one we earn but one we receive as we

yield to the Holy Spirit - freely walking with Him - rather than striving

desperately to grasp blessing on our own terms.



By: Adam Holz



Reflect & Pray



How have you tried to achieve your dreams?

What habits help you to be in a posture to receive blessings from God?



Dear Father, sometimes I try to fill myself apart from You.

Please help me yield to Your Spirit's guidance and trust You to fill me.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 7 - Upheld by His Hand



Is 41:10



10 (Jos 1:9; Isa 41:13-14) Do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you,

yes, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.



10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God:

I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee;

yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.



Beth had the same recurring nightmare: she was running along a cliff,

then she slipped, and fell headlong, into a bottomless ravine.

Falling, without control, without end, falling, falling, falling...

Beth's dream may be one many of us identify with. The sense

of losing control can be nightmarish, and we may fear falling

without end, without remedy. Financial failure may be the chasm

that we face, or professional disgrace. Personal relationships

may go out of control, and we look into a never-ending

ravine of pain and misunderstanding

But God says, "Don't be afraid; I am holding you up."

Like the father who helps his child learn to swim,

God holds us above the water. We may not feel his hands;

indeed, we may suspect that he lets us go just so we can

do it on our own. But he promises that he doesn't let go.

"I am with you." he declares. "I give you strength

and hold you up."

God's promise never to let go takes on new meaning

in a world where relationships are temporary and life is

uncertain. We do not need to fear, for he is with us.

We can relax and stop striving, for he is our God.

His strength becomes ours; amid all our sin and rebellion,

he undergirds us with his righteousness. We cannot fall,

for he holds us firm.



Application



a) Under what circumstances have I felt myself "falling"?



b) How does God's promise in Is 41:10 help me to have faith

in the midst of my fears?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



3 John 2



2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be

in good health, even as your soul is well.



2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health,

even as thy soul prospereth.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Inexhaustible Strength



Is 40:27-31



27 Why do you say, O Jacob,

and assert, O Israel,

"My way is hidden from the Lord,

and my justice escapes the notice of my God"?

28 (Ps 147:5; Ge 21:33; Isa 57:15) Have you not known?

Have you not heard,

that the everlasting God, the Lord,

the Creator of the ends of the earth,

does not faint, nor is He weary?

His understanding is inscrutable.

29 (Isa 41:10) He gives power to the faint,

and to those who have no might He increases strength.

30 (Isa 9:17) Even the youths shall faint and be weary,

and the young men shall utterly fall,

31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4) but those who wait upon the Lord

shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles,

they shall run and not be weary,

and they shall walk and not faint.



27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid

from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God,

the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not,

neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might

he increaseth strength.

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall

utterly fall:

31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall

mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;

and they shall walk, and not faint.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Quebec



Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec



Quebec 2015 population 8214 000



est Muslim Population 418946



CNMM Networks: Montreal



There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering

of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority

of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim

population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone

African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.

And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more

Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.

This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches

and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small

by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that

is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now

this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly

or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br

easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,

yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.

Agree in prayer for :



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



20th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know

Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.



( Matthew 19:14



14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16-17)

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,

and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."



14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not,

to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.



)



b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not

against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.



(



Eph 6:12



12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers

of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces

of evil in the heavenly places.



12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,

against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against

spiritual wickedness in high places.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to seek His Wisdom and His Will in obedience

and not to be mislead by ungdoly forces.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, sometimes I try to fill myself apart from You.

Please help me yield to Your Spirit's guidance and trust You to fill me."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus Christ will uphold you.



Pray to the Lord and pray for the prosperity of the soul.



Pray to the Lord and pray to lean on the strength of the Lord.



Agree in prayer for Quebec:



- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel

- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding

-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting

together for worship!

- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for

reaching Muslims in Quebec.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know

Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.



Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not

against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.





Using Isaiah 2:4



4 (Hos 2:18; Joel 3:10) He shall judge among the nations,

and shall rebuke many peoples;

and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,

and their spears into pruning hooks;

nation shall not lift up sword against nation,

nor shall they learn war any more.



[4] And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and

they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into

pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall

they learn war any more.



pray that Islamic militants will lay down their weapons

in Nigeria

and come to faith in Christ.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

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



Remember eternity starts now -

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

1 Kings 11



Solomon's Adversaries



14 The Lord stirred up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite.

He was a prince of Edom.

15 (2Sa 8:14; Dt 20:13) For when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander

of the army had gone to bury the slain, he had killed every male in Edom

16 (for six months Joab stayed there with his men

until he had killed every male in Edom).

17 But Hadad fled to Egypt, he and some Edomites who served his father,

Hadad still being a small child.

18 (Nu 10:12; Dt 1:1) They set out from Midian and went to Paran,

and they gathered men from Paran and then arrived in Egypt

and presented him before Pharaoh king of Egypt,

who gave him a house and provisions and land.

19 Pharaoh had great affection for Hadad, so much so that he gave

him his sister-in-law, the sister of Tahpenes the queen, as a wife.

20 Tahpenes' sister gave birth to his son, Genubath, whom Tahpenes

weaned in Pharaoh's house. Genubath lived in Pharaoh's house

among the sons of Pharaoh.

21 (1Ki 2:10) When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers

and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh,

"Allow me to depart and go to my own country."

22 Then Pharaoh said to him, "But what have you lacked with me that

you want to go to your own country?"

And he answered, "Nothing, however let me go anyway."

23 (2Sa 8:3; 1Ki 11:14) God stirred up another adversary against him,

Rezon the son of Eliada, who fled from his lord Hadadezer, king of Zobah.

24 (2Sa 10:8; 10:18) He gathered a group of men and became leader over

a band when David killed the men of Zobah, and they fled to Damascus

and lived and reigned there.

25 He was an enemy of Israel all the days of Solomon in addition

to the troubles caused by Hadad, and he hated Israel and reigned over Aram.



1 Kings 11



14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he

was of the king's seed in Edom.

15 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain

of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every

male in Edom;

16( for six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut

off every male in Edom:)

17 that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants

with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.

18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with

them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which

gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.

19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him

to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned

in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of

Pharaoh.

21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that

Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart,

that I may go to mine own country.

22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that,

behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered,

Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.

23 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which

fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:

24 and he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David

slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein,

and reigned in Damascus.

25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside

the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.



Jeroboam's Rebellion



26 (1Ki 12:2; 2Ch 13:6) Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah,

who was Solomon's servant and whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman,

even he lifted up his hand against the king.

27 (1Ki 9:24; 9:15) This is what led to his rebellion against the king.

Solomon built Millo and repaired the wall of the City of David his father.

28 (Pr 22:29) Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor, and when Solomon

saw that the young man was industrious, he made him ruler over all the labor

force of the house of Joseph.

29 (1Ki 12:15; 14:2) At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,

the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him along the way, and he had dressed

himself in a new garment, and the two of them were alone in the field.

30 (1Sa 15:27-28) Ahijah took off the new garment that he wore

and tore it into twelve pieces,

31 (1Ki 11:11-12) and he said to Jeroboam: Take ten pieces,

for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,

"See, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon

and will give ten tribes to you

32 (1Ki 11:13) (but he shall have one tribe for My servant David's sake

and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all

the tribes of Israel),

33 because they have forsaken Me and have worshipped

Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites,

and Molek the god of the children of Ammon and have not walked

in My ways and have not done that which is right in My eyes,

to keep My statutes and judgments, as his father David had done.

34 "However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand,

but I will make him prince all the days of his life

for David My servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept

My commandments and My statutes.

35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand

and will give ten tribes to you.

36 (1Ki 11:13; 15:4) To his son will I give one tribe,

so that My servant David will always have a light

before Me in Jerusalem, the city in which I have chosen to put My name.

37 (2Sa 3:21) I will take you, and you shall reign according to all

that your soul desires and shall be king over Israel.

38 (Jos 1:5; 2Sa 7:11) It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command

you and will walk in My ways and do what is right in My sight to keep

My statutes and My commandments, as David My servant did,

I will be with you and build you a sure house, as I built for David,

and will give Israel to you.

39 I will thus afflict the seed of David, but not forever."

40 (2Ch 12:2-9) Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam.

And Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt to Shishak, king of Egypt,

and he stayed in Egypt until the death of Solomon.



Jeroboam's Revolt



26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant,

whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand

against the king.

27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon

built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.

28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing

the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge

of the house of Joseph.

29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that

the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself

with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:

30 and Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve

pieces:

31 and he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD,

the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon,

and will give ten tribes to thee:

32 (but he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for

Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of

Israel: )

33 because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth

the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom

the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do

that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments,

as did David his father.

34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make

him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose,

because he kept my commandments and my statutes:

35 but I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto

thee, even ten tribes.

36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a

light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put

my name there.

37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy

soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and

wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes

and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee,

and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel

unto thee.

39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose,

and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt,

and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.



The Death of Solomon



2Ch 9:29-31

41 (2Ch 9:29-31) The rest of the acts of Solomon and all that he did

and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel

was forty years.

43 (1Ki 2:10; 2Ki 21:18) Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried

in the City of David his father, and his son Rehoboam reigned after him.



41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did,

and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem

over all Israel was forty years.

43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David

his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.



2 Chronicles 9

The Death of Solomon



1Ki 11:41-43



29 (1Ch 29:29; 1Ki 11:29) And the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning

to end, are they not written in the annals of Nathan the prophet,

and the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer

concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

30 (1Ki 11:42-43) So Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over

all Israel for forty years.

31 (1Ki 2:10) And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried

him in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son then ruled

in his place.



29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written

in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the

Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam

the son of Nebat?

30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city

of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 10



Wealth and Splendour

14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred

threescore and six talents of gold,

15 beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice

merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia,

and of the governors of the country.

16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold:

six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold

went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the

forest of Lebanon.

18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it

with the best gold.

19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind:

and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat,

and two lions stood beside the stays.

20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon

the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels

of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver:

it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once

in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory,

and apes, and peacocks.

23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches

and for wisdom.

24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom,

which God had put in his heart.

25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels

of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules,

a rate year by year.

26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand

and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in

the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made

he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's

me chants received the linen yarn at a price.

29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels

of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings

of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria,

did they bring them out by their means.



2 Chron 9



The Splendor of Solomon



1Ki 10:14-29; 2Ch 1:14-17



13 The weight of gold that came to Solomon every year was 660 talents

[About 25 tons, or 23 metric tons.] of gold.

14 In addition to what the explorers and merchants brought in,

all the kings of Arabia and governors of the land brought in gold

and silver to Solomon.

15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold,

and six hundred gold pieces [About 15 pounds, or 6.9 kilograms.]

were used for each large shield.

16 (1Ki 7:2) And he made three hundred shields of hammered gold;

three hundred gold pieces [About 7 1/2 pounds, or 3.5 kilograms.]

were used for each shield. And the king put them in the House

of the Forest of Lebanon.

17 And the king made a great throne of ivory,

and he covered it with fine gold.

18 And there were six steps and a gold footstool attached to the throne,

and on each side at the place of the seat were armrests with two lions

standing beside the armrests.

19 So twelve lions stood there on the six steps, one on each side,

and there was nothing like this in any kingdom.

20 Even all the drinking vessels of King Solomon were gold,

and all the vessels in the House of the Forest of Lebanon were fine gold.

And silver was not thought to be valuable in the days of Solomon.

21 The ships of Solomon went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram.

Once every three years the ships of Tarshish returned carrying gold,

silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

22 (2Ch 1:12) So King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth

in wealth and wisdom.

23 (1Ki 4:34) All the kings of the earth sought out an audience

before Solomon to hear his wisdom that God gave to his mind.

24 Every year each man brought his own tribute, vessels of silver and gold,

garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules.

25 (1Ki 4:26; 10:26; 2Ch 1:14) Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses

and chariots and twelve thousand horses, and he put them in designated cities

and with him in Jerusalem.

26 (Ge 15:18; 1Ki 4:21) He ruled over all the kings from the River

[Euphrates River.] to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt.

27 (2Ch 1:15-17) So the king made silver in Jerusalem as abundant as stones

and cedar as plentiful as sycamore trees in the lowlands of the Shephelah.

28 (2Ch 1:16) The horses of Solomon were imported from Egypt

and from all other lands.



Solomon's Wealth

13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred

and threescore and six talents of gold;

14 beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings

of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold:

six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.

16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels

of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house

of the forest of Lebanon.

17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory,

and overlaid it with pure gold.

18 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold,

which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side

of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:

19 and twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon

the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.

20 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold,

and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were

of pure gold: none were of silver;

it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram:

every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold,

and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.



His Wisdom



22 And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon,

to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.

24 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels

of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules,

a rate year by year.

25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots,

and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities,

and with the king at Jerusalem.

26 And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land

of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.

27 And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made

he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.

28 And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.

29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written

in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah

the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam

the son of Nebat?

30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city

of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.



1 Kings 11

Solomon's Apostasy

1 (Dt 17:17; Ne 13:23-27) But King Solomon loved many foreign women

in addition to the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites,

Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites,

2 (Ex 34:16; 23:32-33) from the nations which the Lord warned the children

of Israel about, saying, "You shall not go in to them, nor shall they come

in to you, for they will surely turn your heart away toward their gods."

Solomon clung to these in love.

3 (2Sa 5:13-16) He had seven hundred wives who were princesses

and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.

4 (1Ki 9:4; 8:61) For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away

after other gods, and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God

as the heart of David his father had been.

5 (Jdg 2:13; 1Ki 11:7) For Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the goddess

of the Sidonians, and after Molek, the abomination of the Ammonites.

6 Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not fully

follow the Lord as his father David had done.

7 (Nu 21:29; Jdg 11:24) Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh,

the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is close to Jerusalem,

and for Molek, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

8 He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense

and sacrificed to their gods.

9 (1Ki 3:5; 9:2) The Lord was angry with Solomon

because he turned his heart away from the Lord God of Israel,

who had appeared to him twice,

10 and had warned him about this, that he should not follow other gods,

but he was disobedient to the Lord's command.

11 (1Ki 11:31; 12:15-16) Therefore the Lord said to Solomon,

"Since you have done this and have not kept My covenant and statutes,

which I commanded you, I will surely take the kingdom from you

and give it to your servant.

12 I will not do this in your lifetime for your father David's sake,

but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

13 (1Ki 12:20; Dt 12:11) However, I will not take the whole kingdom away,

but will preserve one tribe for your son for David My servant's sake

and for the sake of Jerusalem which I chose."'



His Fall



1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter

of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians,

and Hittites;

2 of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel,

Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely

they will turn away your heart after their gods:

Solomon clave unto these in love.

3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines:

and his wives turned away his heart.

4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away

his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD

his God, as was the heart of David his father.

5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after

Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after

the LORD, as did David his father.

7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab,

in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech,

the abomination of the children of Ammon.

8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives,

which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from

the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

10 and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after

other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.

11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee,

and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded

thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy

servant.

12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake:

but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to

thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which

I have chosen.

Day 171, 20 June 2026



1) 1 Kings 10:1-13 , 2 Chronicles 9:1-12 , 1 Kings 10:14-29,

2 Chronicles 9:13-28 , 1 Kings 11, 2 Chronicles 9:29-31



The Queen of Sheba



2Ch 9:1-12



1 (Mt 12:42; Lk 11:31; Ge 10:7) Now when the queen of Sheba

heard of Solomon's fame connected to the name of the Lord,

she came to test him with hard questions.

2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue,

with camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones;

and when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.

3 Solomon answered all her questions; there was not anything

too difficult for the king which he could not answer.

4 When the queen of Sheba observed Solomon's wisdom and the house he had built

5 (1Ch 26:16) and the meat of his table and the sitting of his servants

and the attendance of his ministers and their clothing and his cupbearers

and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord,

it took her breath away.

6 She said to the king, "What I heard in my own land about your acts

and your wisdom was true!

7 I did not believe it until I came and saw it with my own eyes!

In fact, I was not even told half. Your wisdom and prosperity

are greater than the stories I heard!

8 (Pr 8:34) Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants

who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

9 (2Sa 8:15; 1Ki 5:7) Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you

and set you on the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel forever;

therefore He made you king in order to execute judgment and justice."

10 (1Ki 10:2) She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents

[About 41/2 tons, or 4 metric tons.] of gold and a great amount of spices

and precious stones. No one gave as many spices as the queen of Sheba

gave to King Solomon.

11 (1Ki 9:27-28) The ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir,

also brought from Ophir a large quantity of almug wood and precious stones.

12 The king made pillars for the house of the Lord out of the almug trees

and harps also and psalteries for singers for the king's house.

Never before had such almug wood been brought,

nor has any such been seen to this day.

13 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all she desired,

no matter what she asked for, in addition to what Solomon gave her

from his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country,

she and her servants.



1 Kings 10

The Queen of Sheba

1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning

the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that

bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was

come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid

from the king, which he told her not.

4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom,

and the house that he had built,

5 and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the

attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his

ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD;

there was no more spirit

in her.

6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land

of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it:

and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth

the fame which I heard.

8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually

before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the

throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he

thee king, to do judgment and justice.

10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices

very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of

spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from

Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD,

and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers:

there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.

13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever

she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she

turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.



2 Chronicles 9



The Queen of Sheba Visits



1Ki 10:1-13



1 (Mt 12:42; Lk 11:31) The queen of Sheba heard a report of Solomon,

and she came to Jerusalem with a very impressive retinue-with camels

carrying spices, an abundance of gold, and precious stones-to test

Solomon with riddles. When she came to Solomon she shared with him

everything that was on her heart.

2 Solomon declared to her everything that she asked, and there was not

any matter concealed from Solomon that he did not declare to her.

3 When the queen of Sheba had observed the wisdom of Solomon,

the house that he had built, 4the food on his table, the seating

of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, and their clothing,

his valets, and their clothing, and his burnt offerings that he offered

at the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit left in her.

5 Then she said to the king, "True was the report that I heard

in my land concerning your words and wisdom.

6 But I did not believe their reports until I came and my eyes saw;

and indeed, half the greatness of your wisdom was not declared to me.

You have exceeded the report that I heard.

7 How happy your men must be! How happy these servants,

those who are continually before you listening to your wisdom.

8 (2Ch 2:11; Dt 7:8) May the Lord your God be blessed, who has delighted

in you, to set you as king on the throne of the Lord your God.

Your God has loved Israel to establish them continually

and has set you as king over them to perform justice and righteousness."

9 Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents

[About 41/2 tons or 4 metric tons.[ of gold and a great abundance

of spices and precious stones. And there were no spices like those

that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

10 [2Ch 8:18; 1Ki 10:11] Moreover, the servants of Hiram and Solomon

who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.

11 (1Ki 10:12) And the king used the algum wood for steps for the house

of the Lord and the palace of the king, even for lyres and harps

for the singers. And there had not been anything seen

like these in the land of Judah.

12 (1Ki 10:13) And King Solomon gave everything to the queen of Sheba

in which she had pleasure, even what she asked for in addition to what

she brought to the king. Then she turned and left for her own land with

her servants.



2 Chronicles 9

The Queen of Sheba

1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove

Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company,

and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones:

and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was

in her heart.

2 And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid

from Solomon which he told her not.

3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon,

and the house that he had built,

4 and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants,

and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel;

his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which

he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

5 And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own

land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:

6 howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it:

and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for

thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually

before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

8 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his

throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel,

to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them,

to do judgment and justice.

9 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices

great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice

as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.

10 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon,

which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

11 And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD,

and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there

were none such seen before in the land of Judah.

12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever

she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned,

and went away to her own land, she and her servants.



1 Kings 10



Solomon's Wealth



2 Ch 1:14-17; 9:13-28



14 (1Ki 9:28) Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon

in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents

[About 25 tons, or 23 metric tons.] of gold.

15 In addition, he collected from the merchantmen and the traffic

of the spice merchants and from all the kings of Arabia

and the governors of the country.

16 (1Ki 14:26-28; 2Ch 12:9-10) King Solomon made two hundred

large shields of beaten gold made of six hundred shekels

[About 15 pounds, or 6.9 kilograms; and in v. 29.] of gold each.

17 (1Ki 7:2) He made three hundred shields of beaten gold with three pounds

[About 3 3/4 pounds, or 1.7 kilograms,]

or if double minas,

[about 7 1/2 pounds, or 3.5 kilograms.] of gold in each shield.

And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

18 (1Ki 10:22; Ps 45:8) The king also made a great throne of ivory

and overlaid it with the best gold.

19 The throne had six steps, and the back of the throne was round,

and there were armrests on either side of the seat with two lions

standing beside the armrests.

20 Twelve lions stood on the sides of the six steps,

and there was no other like it in any kingdom.

21 (1Ki 10:17) All of King Solomon's drinking cups were made of gold,

and all the cups of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were made of pure gold.

None were made of silver, for it was not considered valuable

in the days of Solomon.

22 (1Ki 22:48; Ge 10:4) For the king had ships at sea at Tarshish

with the ships of Hiram. Every three years the ships of Tarshish

came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

23 (1Ki 3:12-13) So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in terms

of riches and wisdom.

24 (1Ki 3:9; 3:12) All the earth came to Solomon to hear his wisdom,

which God had put in his heart. 25Everyone brought an annual tribute

in the form of presents, silver and gold cups, garments, armor, spices,

horses, and mules.

26 (2Ch 9:25; 1Ki 4:26; Dt 17:16) Solomon gathered together chariots

and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred chariots

and twelve thousand horsemen whom he stationed in the cities for chariots

and with the king at Jerusalem.

27 The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as plentiful as stones,

and he made cedars to be as plentiful as sycamore trees in the valley.

28 (Dt 17:16; 2Ch 9:28) Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt along

with linen yarn. The king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

29 He brought chariots from Egypt at a price of six hundred shekels of silver

and a horse for a hundred and fifty.

[About 3 3/4 pounds, or 1.7 kilograms.]

And he exported them to all the kings of the Hittites

and the kings of Aram, by their means.